Exhibit 10.37
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and effective as of the date specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Grant Date”), by and between the issuer specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Company”) and you.
The Company has adopted the incentive plan that governs the Restricted Stock Units specified in Schedule I hereto (as has been or may hereafter be amended, the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached via a link at the end of this online Agreement as Exhibit A and, by this reference, made a part hereof. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Administrator has determined that it would be in the interest of the Company and its stockholders to grant you an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, in order to provide you with additional remuneration for services rendered, to encourage you to remain in the service or employ of the Company or its Subsidiaries and to increase your personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company.
The Company and you therefore agree as follows:
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Approved Transaction” means (i) the consummation of any transaction in which the Board (or, if approval of the Board is not required as a matter of law, the stockholders of the Company) shall approve (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company, or binding share exchange, pursuant to which shares of Common Stock of the Company would be changed or converted into or exchanged for cash, securities, or other property, other than any such transaction in which the common stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction have the same proportionate ownership of the Common Stock of, and voting power with respect to, the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction, (B) any merger, consolidation or binding share exchange to which the Company is a party as a result of which (I) the Persons who are common stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto have less than a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company ordinarily (and apart from the rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors immediately following such merger, consolidation or binding share exchange, or (II) the individuals who, immediately prior thereto, constituted the members of the Board constitute less than a majority of the members of the Board immediately following such merger, consolidation or binding share exchange, or (C) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company, or (ii) any transaction in which the Board (or, if approval of the Board is not required as a matter of law, the stockholders of the Company) shall approve the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
“Cause” has the meaning specified as “cause” in Section 10.2(b) of the Plan.
“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Schedule I hereto.
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“Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9 (Confidential Information).
“Disability” has the meaning specified as “Disability” in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
“Employment Termination Date” means the date of termination of your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
“Forfeitable Benefits” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Misstatement Period” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Plan Administrator” has the meaning specified in Section 12 (Plan Administrator).
“Required Withholding Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6 (Mandatory Withholding for Taxes).
“Restricted Stock Units” has the meaning specified in Section 2 (Award).
“RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 5 (Dividend Equivalents).
“Section 409A” has the meaning specified in Section 27 (Code Section 409A).
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, pursuant to 18 USC § 1833(b), an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (a) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law and in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (either directly or indirectly) or to an attorney; or (b) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to his or her attorney and use the trade secret information in a court proceeding, so long as the individual (I) files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (II) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. And further, nothing herein shall limit your ability to (i) provide truthful information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any conduct which you reasonably believes constitutes a violation of 18 U.S.C. sections 1341, 1343, 1344, or 1348, any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any provision of Federal law relating to fraud against shareholders, when the information or assistance is provided to or the investigation is conducted by a Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency, any Member of Congress or any committee of Congress, or a person with supervisory authority over you (or such other employee who has the authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct); or (ii) file, cause to be filed, testify, participate in, or otherwise assist in a proceeding filed or about to be filed relating to an alleged violation of any of the foregoing.
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Schedule I
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Restricted Stock Units Agreement
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Grant Date: | [____________] |
Issuer/Company: | Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation |
Plan: | Liberty Media Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time |
Common Stock: | Series C Liberty [Live/Formula One] Common Stock |
General Vesting Schedule: | Subject to your continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date through the following applicable vesting dates, the Restricted Stock Units will vest on the following schedule: Vesting Date Vesting Percentage [____________] 100% |
Company Notice Address: | Liberty Media Corporation 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
Company Website: | www.libertymedia.com |
Plan Access: | You can access the Plan via the link at the end of the Agreement or by contacting Liberty Media Corporation’s Legal Department. |
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