Exhibit 10.3
ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
GRANT NOTICE FOR 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
(Part A Awards – United States)
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby grants to Participant named below the number of restricted stock units specified below (the “Award”). Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Grant Notice, the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and the Standard Terms and Conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) promulgated under such Plan, each as amended from time to time. This Award is granted pursuant to the Plan and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the Standard Terms and Conditions.
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Vesting Schedule: | The Award vests with respect to 100% of the restricted stock units on (the “Vesting Date”), subject to continued employment through the Vesting Date. |
Participant must accept and electronically sign this Grant Notice by the date that is 90 days following the Grant Date as written above or the Award will be forfeited and cancelled on that date without payment of any additional consideration and without further action by Participant or Company.
In addition, by accepting this Grant Notice, Participant irrevocably agrees to elect to fund the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the Award by means of a “sell-to-cover” election through the Participant’s account with Fidelity Investments and to cause such election to remain in effect through each Vesting Date. In the event that the Participant does not have a valid “sell to cover” election in effect on any Vesting Date, the entire Award scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date will not vest and will be forfeited and cancelled on that date without payment of any additional consideration and without further action by Participant or Company.
By accepting this Grant Notice, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received and read, and agrees that this Award shall be subject to, the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Standard Terms and Conditions.
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ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
(Part A Awards – United States)
These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to the Award of restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions and are designated as “Part A Awards”. In addition to these Standard Terms and Conditions, the restricted stock units shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
1. TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), has granted to the Participant named in the Grant Notice provided to said Participant herewith (the “Grant Notice”) an award of a number of restricted stock units (the “Award” or the “Restricted Stock Units”) with each Restricted Stock Unit representing the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) specified in the Grant Notice. The Award is subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions, and the Plan, each as amended from time to time. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall include a reference to any Subsidiary.
2. VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |
The Award shall not be vested as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice and shall be forfeitable unless and until otherwise vested pursuant to the terms of the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions. After the Grant Date, subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Award shall become vested as described in the Grant Notice with respect to that number of Restricted Stock Units as set forth in the Grant Notice. Restricted Stock Units that have vested and are no longer subject to forfeiture are referred to herein as “Vested RSUs.”
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms and Conditions to the contrary and unless otherwise determined by the Company, upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the Vesting Date set forth in the Grant Notice for any reason, the Award and all of the Restricted Stock Units subject thereto shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Termination of Employment.
3. SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |
Each Vested RSU will be settled by the delivery of one share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 14 of the Plan) to the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s estate, heir or beneficiary, promptly following the Vesting Date (but
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in no event later than 30 days following the Vesting Date); provided that the Participant has satisfied all of the tax withholding obligations described in Section 6 below, and that the Participant has completed, signed and returned any documents and taken any additional action that the Company deems appropriate to enable it to accomplish the delivery of the shares of Common Stock. The date upon which shares of Common Stock are to be issued under this Section 3 is referred to as the “Settlement Date.” The issuance of the shares of Common Stock hereunder may be effected by the issuance of a stock certificate, recording shares on the stock records of the Company or by crediting shares in an account established on the Participant’s behalf with a brokerage firm or other custodian, in each case as determined by the Company. Fractional shares will not be issued pursuant to the Award.
Notwithstanding the above, (i) the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of the Common Stock during any period when the Company determines that the delivery of shares hereunder would violate any federal, state or other applicable laws, (ii) the Company may issue shares of Common Stock hereunder subject to any restrictive legends that, as determined by the Company’s counsel, are necessary to comply with securities or other regulatory requirements, and (iii) the date on which shares are issued hereunder may include a delay (which delay shall in no event extend beyond 30 days following the Vesting Date) in order to provide the Company such time as it determines appropriate to address tax withholding and other administrative matters.
4. RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER |
Participant shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any RSUs unless and until shares of Common Stock settled for such RSUs shall have been issued by the Company to Participant (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the Grant Date and until the earlier of (a) the time when the Restricted Stock Units become vested and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or (b) the time when the Participant’s right to receive Common Stock upon payment of Restricted Stock Units is forfeited, on the date that the Company pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Stock generally, the Participant shall be entitled to a number of additional whole Restricted Stock Units determined by dividing (i) the product of (A) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Common Stock on such date and (B) the total number of Restricted Stock Units (including Dividend Equivalents paid thereon) previously credited to the Participant as of such date, by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on such date. Such Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Stock Units to which the Dividend Equivalents were credited.
5. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES |
The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Vested RSUs, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions
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designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by Participant and other holders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.
6. TAX WITHHOLDING |
The Company has the right to deduct or otherwise effect a withholding of the amount of any taxes (including, but not limited to, any FICA, FUTA, and similar taxes) required by federal, state, local or foreign laws to be withheld or otherwise deducted and paid with respect to the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units; or, in lieu of such withholding, to require that the Grantee pay to the Company in cash (or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of shares of Common Stock or net settlement of the Award) the amount of any taxes required to be withheld or otherwise deducted and paid by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units. Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company or any affiliate are satisfied, the Company will have no obligation to issue a certificate for any of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award (whether vested or unvested).
7. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD |
The Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan or as permitted by the Committee, the Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
8. NON-SOLICIT |
The Participant hereby agrees that during Participant’s service with the Company and for a period of one year after Participant’s Termination of Employment (the “Restricted Period”), Participant will not (a) induce any customer or supplier of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, with which the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate has a business relationship, to curtail, cancel, not renew, or not continue his or her or its business with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or (b) induce, or attempt to influence, any employee of or service provider to the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate such employment or service, or (c) interfere with or harm, or attempt to interfere with or harm, the relationship of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate with any person who at any time was a customer or supplier of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or otherwise had a business relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or hire, solicit for hire or cause to be hired, either as an employee, contractor or consultant, any person who is currently employed, or was employed at any time during the six-month period prior thereto, as an employee, contractor or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall not apply (i) in any case where the Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company was not for Cause or (ii) at any time after expiration of the Restricted Period. For avoidance of doubt, this Section 8 will apply in any case where the Participant voluntarily terminates service with the Company or where the Participant experiences a Termination of Employment with Cause. In the event that Participant violates the terms of this Section 8, upon written demand of the Company, the Participant shall be obligated to disgorge to the
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Company the number of shares of Common Stock, or the cash value equivalent thereto (based upon the market value thereof on the applicable vesting date(s)), which vested during the twelve (12) months prior to Participant’s Termination of Employment.
9. WAIVER OF CLAIMS |
By executing the Grant Notice, Participant hereby releases and discharges Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents or successors of and from any demands or claims, of whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, arising out of Participant’s employment or other service with Company, including, but not limited to, claims of breach of express or implied contract, promissory estoppel, detrimental reliance, infliction of emotional distress, harassment and/or hostile work environment, claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the WARN Act, or claims of discrimination under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the Internal Revenue Code, New York Anti-Discrimination Act, or any other local, state or federal law or regulation, as of the Grant Date.
10. OTHER AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDED |
The Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.
11. LIMITATION OF INTEREST IN SHARES SUBJECT TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |
Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Grant Notice or these Standard Terms and Conditions except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person in connection with the Award. Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason.
12. SECTION 409A |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or these Standard Terms and Conditions, this Award is not intended to provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and is intended to qualify for as a “short-term deferral” under Section 409A of the Code, and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed or deemed to be amended as necessary to effect such intent. Under no circumstances, however, shall the Company have any liability under the Plan or these Standard Terms and Conditions for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable pursuant to the Plan or these
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Standard Terms and Conditions, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code.
13. GENERAL |
(a) | In the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision. |
(b) | The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect. |
(c) | These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns. |
(d) | These Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. |
(e) | In the event of any conflict between the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall control. In the event of any conflict between the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions, the Grant Notice shall control. |
(f) | All questions arising under the Plan or under these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion. |
14. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY |
By executing the Grant Notice, the Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, and the Restricted Stock Units via Company web site or other electronic delivery.
Exhibit 10.3
ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
PEFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
SUMMARY
PART A1 AWARD
The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted a Performance Compensation Incentive Program (the “PCIP”) that will provide for the quarterly grant equity awards in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) based upon Company and individual performance.
You have been selected to participate in Part A1 of the PCIP, which is directed toward general employee population. The following is a summary of the terms and conditions of your participation in Part A1 of the PCIP.
Please note that your participation in the PCIP and the grant of awards to you under the PCIP does not constitute an employment contract, express or implied, nor impose upon the Company any obligation to employ or continue to employ you. Nothing herein shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate your employment at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law. In addition, please note that the Company may amend, suspend or discontinue the PCIP and/or your participation in any part of the PCIP at any time; provided that such amendment, suspension or termination will not affect your rights with respect to any outstanding awards previously granted to you under the PCIP without your consent.
Quarterly Grants
During your participation in Part A1 of the PCIP, you will eligible to receive awards on a quarterly basis, subject to being employed and in good standing on the first day of the Measurement Period (as defined below) and remain so through the RSU grant date for such Measurement Period.
Awards under Part A1 of the PCIP are determined based upon the Company’s Equity IRR (as defined below) performance over a two quarter period in which the second quarter precedes the quarter of the grant date (“Measurement Period”).
Structure of Part A1 Awards
Awards earned under Part A1 of the PCIP will be payable in the form of RSUs; provided, however, that the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay earned Part A1 awards in cash rather than RSUs. RSUs awarded pursuant to Part A1 of the PCIP represent the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of the Company’s common stock. All RSUs awarded under the PCIP will be granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and a form of Restricted Stock Unit award agreement adopted under the Plan to evidence the grant of RSUs awarded under Part A of the PCIP and included as Exhibit A hereto.
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As set forth in more detail in the Restricted Stock Unit award agreement, RSUs granted in respect of Part A1 of the PCIP will vest, provided the employee remains actively employed by the Company, in full on the last day of the fourth fiscal quarter ending after the grant date of the RSU. For example, an RSU awarded in respect of Part A1 of the PCIP in February 2015 for the Measurement Period through actual results of the second fiscal quarter of FY 2015, will 100% cliff vest and convert to shares of the Company’s common stock, provided the Employee remains actively employed by the Company on March 31, 2016.
Measurement of Part A1 Awards
For each fiscal quarter, you will have the opportunity to earn an award with an aggregate value equal to up to 200% of the quarterly amount of your annual Target Award. The amount actually earned will be based upon (i) the aggregate Company Part A1 RSU pool funding as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and (ii) your individual payout as determined by Management in its sole discretion.
The Committee will evaluate the Company and the Part A1 RSU pool funding (from which any individual participant’s grant would be funded) based upon the Company’s Equity IRR (as defined below) for the applicable Measurement Period. While the Committee’s determination of the Company’s aggregate payout will be guided by the table below, they will take other factors into consideration and ultimately retains sole discretion in its determination.
Equity IRR | Payout % of Aggregate Target Value |
40% | 200% |
30% | 150% |
20% | 100% |
10% | 50% |
<6% | 25%* |
Note that 25% is simply the floor at which the Part A1 RSU pool may be allocated. No individual participant in Part A1 of the PCIP has any guaranteed right to a minimum or any payment thereunder.
Your individual participant payout may range from 0% to 200% of your Target Award for the quarter, as determined by Management at its sole discretion. Factors may include Company, group and individual performance and results.
For purposes of the PCIP, “Equity IRR” for any Measurement Period means: the percentage increase in the Company’s Equity Value as measured over the Measurement Period. For purposes of the PCIP, “Equity Value” means the Company’s estimated enterprise value plus cash balance minus debt outstanding (“Net Debt”), with Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt determined based upon the Company’s publicly-reported financial statements for any fiscal quarter.
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Form of Payment of Part A1 Awards
As described above, your Earned Award (as determined by either the Committee in its sole discretion or management pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Committee) pursuant to Part A1 of the PCIP for any fiscal quarter will generally be paid form of RSUs (to be granted promptly following the determination of the Earned Award). The number of RSUs awarded for any fiscal quarter will equal your Earned Award and divided by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the last ten (10) trading days of the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the grant date.