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Exhibit 10.3
SAPIENT CORPORATION
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
AGREEMENT
In
recognition of the important contributions that __________ (the
“Director”) makes to the success of Sapient Corporation
(the “Company”) and its Affiliates (together with the
Company, the “Company Group”) as a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors, the Company hereby grants to
the Director, pursuant to the Sapient Corporation 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Restricted Stock Units
Award described below.
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The Restricted Stock Units Award. The Company hereby
grants to the Director _______________ (_____) Units, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. An Award
shall be paid hereunder, only to the extent that such Award is
Vested, as provided in this Agreement. The Director’s rights
to the Units are subject to the restrictions described in this
Agreement and the Plan in addition to such other restrictions, if
any, as may be imposed by law. |
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Definitions. The following definitions will apply for
purposes of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined in this
Agreement are used as defined in the Plan. |
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“ Agreement ” means this Restricted Stock
Units Agreement granted by the Company and agreed to by the
Director. |
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“ Award ” means the grant of Units in
accordance with this Agreement. |
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“ Change in Control ” means the occurrence
of any of the following events: (i) any “person”,
as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
(other than the Company, J. Stuart Moore, any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, or any corporation owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as
their ownership of stock of the Company), is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding securities; (ii) the
stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of
the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of
the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger
or consolidation; (iii) the stockholders of the Company
approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an
agreement for the sale of disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets; or
(iv) individuals who, |
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on the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board,
constituted the Board of Directors of the Company, together with
any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote
of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who
were directors on the date on which the Plan was adopted by the
Board or whose election or nomination was previously so approved,
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board
of Directors. |
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“ Common Stock ” means common stock of the
Company, $.01 par value. |
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“ Grant |
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