TRIPADVISOR, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (French)
Exhibit 10.4
TRIPADVISOR, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(French)
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date between Tripadvisor, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the Eligible Individual designated on the Grant Details (as defined below), describes the terms of an Award of restricted stock units qualified for favorable income tax and social security treatment in France as set out in Article 135 of the Macron Law (“Qualified RSUs”) to the Eligible Individual by the Company.
All capitalized terms used herein, to the extent not defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Company’s 2023 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Plan” or the French Schedule attached hereto).
1. Award and Vesting of Qualified RSUs
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan and the Grant Details, the Company hereby grants Qualified RSUs to the Eligible Individual. Reference is made to the “Grant Details” that can be found on the equity plan website of the current professional selected by the Company to administer the Plan (the “Plan Administrator”), currently located at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (or any successor equity administration system selected by the Company to manage the Plan from time to time). The Grant Details, which set forth the number of Qualified RSUs granted to the Eligible Individual by the Company, the Grant Date and the vesting schedule of the Qualified RSUs (among other information), are hereby incorporated by reference into, and shall be read as part and parcel of, this Agreement.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Grant Details and the Plan, the Qualified RSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to any restriction (such period during which restrictions apply shall be referred to as the “RSU Restriction Period”) on the date(s) detailed in the Grant Details.
As soon as practicable after any Qualified RSUs have vested and are no longer subject to the RSU Restriction Period (but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter), such Qualified RSUs shall be settled. Subject to Section 8 (pertaining to the taxes and fees), for each RSU settled pursuant to this Section 2, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Qualified RSUs in cash or Shares by causing to be paid or delivered to the Eligible Individual cash or one or more unlegended, freely-transferable Shares upon settlement of the number of Shares in respect of which the Qualified RSUs have vested. The Shares issued or transferred shall be recorded in the name of the Eligible Individual in an account controlled by the Company or Broker, or in such other manner as the Company or the empowered corporate body may otherwise determine, to ensure compliance with applicable restrictions provided under French law. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to hold the Shares issuable upon settlement of Qualified RSUs that have vested until the Company or the Plan Administrator shall have received
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from the Eligible Individual a duly executed Form W-9 or Form W-8, as applicable and if legally required, as well as such other documents as may be legally required.
All Awards received and any Shares or other amount or property that may be issued, delivered, or paid in respect of the Award, as well as any consideration that may be received in respect of a sale or other disposition of any such Shares or property, will be subject to clawback, cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback, reduction, or other similar action in accordance with the Company’s Clawback Policy (as in effect from time to time and any amendments or successor policies) or similar policy or any applicable law related to such actions. The Eligible Individual’s acceptance of this Award constitutes the Eligible Individual’s acknowledgment of and consent to the Company’s application, implementation, and enforcement of the Company’s Clawback Policy or similar policy that may apply to the Eligible Individual, whether adopted before or after the Grant Date, and any applicable law relating to clawback, cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback, or reduction of compensation, and the Eligible Individual’s agreement that the Company may take any actions that may be necessary to effectuate any such policy or applicable law, without further consideration or action.
(a) In the event a Termination of Employment of the Eligible Individual occurs during the RSU Restriction Period for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise provided in the Plan or any written employment agreement or written offer letter between the Company and the Eligible Individual (an “Employment Arrangement”), the Eligible Individual’s right to any Qualified RSUs that have not vested as of the date of Termination of Employment will terminate effective as of the date of the Termination of Employment and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); The Eligible Individual shall not be entitled by way of compensation for loss of office or otherwise to any sum or other benefit to compensate the Eligible Individual for the loss of any rights under this Agreement or the Plan.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 above or anything in the Plan or in any Employment Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Eligible Individual incurs a Termination of Employment by the Company for Cause, or the Eligible Individual voluntarily incurs a Termination of Employment within two years after any event or circumstance that would have been grounds for a Termination of Employment for Cause, the Eligible Individual’s RSUs (whether or not vested) shall be forfeited and cancelled in their entirety upon such Termination of Employment without any consideration being paid therefor and otherwise without any further action of the Company whatsoever. In such event, the Company may cause the Eligible Individual, immediately upon notice from the Company, to either (i) return the Shares issued upon settlement of the Qualified RSUs that vested during the two-year period after the events or circumstances giving rise to or constituting grounds for such Termination of Employment for Cause or (ii) pay to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, that the Eligible Individual had previously realized in respect of any and all Shares issued upon settlement of the Qualified RSUs that vested during the two-year period after the events or circumstances giving rise to or
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constituting grounds for such Termination of Employment for Cause (i.e., the value of the Qualified RSUs upon vesting), in each case including any dividend equivalents or other distributions received in respect of any such RSUs.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as provided in Section 4(b) above, regarding Termination of Employment for Cause, if there is any conflict between the terms of an Employment Arrangement and the Plan, the terms that are more favorable to the Eligible Individual will apply. In no event shall Eligible Individual be entitled to the same type of benefits under both the Plan and any Employment Arrangement for the same event or qualifying termination.
(d) For purpose of this Agreement, employment with the Company shall include employment with the Company’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine whether there has been any interruption or Termination of Employment, whether and when grounds for a Termination of Employment for Cause existed or whether there occurred a Change in Control.
Any Eligible Individual who, on the Grant Date of a Qualified RSU, and to the extent required under French law, is employed under the terms and conditions of an employment contract (“contrat de travail”) by a French entity or who is a corporate officer of a French entity, shall be eligible to receive, at the discretion of the Company or the empowered corporate body, Qualified RSUs under the Plan as adjusted to meet the requirements of the French Code de commerce.
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During the RSU Restriction Period and until such time as the Qualified RSUs are settled as provided herein or on the website of the Plan Administrator, the Qualified RSUs shall not be transferable by the Eligible Individual by means of sale, assignment, exchange, encumbrance, pledge, hedge or otherwise, except in the event of death or disability (as defined under the second or third category of Article L.341-4 of the French Code de la sécurité sociale). Subject to the limitations on the transferability contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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Shares also cannot be sold or transferred during the Closed Period.
An Eligible Individual shall not be entitled to any dividends (or other distributions) and shall have no right to vote in respect of the Shares subject to Awards of Qualified RSUs under the French Schedule until the Shares have vested. After Vesting and during the Holding Period, the Eligible Individual shall be entitled to the dividends, distributions or other rights attached to the Eligible Individual’s Vested Shares as they arise.
On the occurrence of one of the events specified under Article L.225-181 of the French Code de commerce, the Company or the empowered corporate body may make such adjustments as it considers appropriate to restore the value of the Qualified RSUs. An adjustment made under this rule shall only be permissible to the extent that it is intended to, and that its sole effect is to, restore the value of the Qualified RSUs and it is made in compliance with the rules set out in the French Code de commerce.
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(e) The Eligible Individuals (or beneficiaries, if applicable) are responsible for reporting the receipt of any income under the Plan, however received, to the appropriate tax authorities.
(a) If at any time the Committee determines that (i) the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or (ii) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body is required, then, in any such event, the Award shall not be effective unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(b) The Eligible Individual acknowledges that the Eligible Individual is subject to the Company’s policies regarding compliance with securities laws, including but not limited to its ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Policy (as in effect from time to time and any successor policies), and, pursuant to these policies, if the Eligible Individual is on the Company’s insider list, the Eligible Individual shall be required to obtain pre-clearance from the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer prior to
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purchasing or selling any of the Company’s securities, including any Shares issued upon vesting of the Qualified RSUs, and may be prohibited from selling such Shares other than during an open trading window. The Eligible Individual further acknowledges that, in its discretion, the Company may prohibit the Eligible Individual from selling such Shares even during an open trading window if the Company has concerns over the potential for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(c) Notwithstanding any other rule of the Plan, this Agreement or the Schedule, the total number of Qualified Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan or any other plan subject to provisions of Articles L.▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇ et seq. of the French Code de commerce shall not exceed 10 per cent of the Shares in issue at the Grant Date.
In accepting the Award, the Eligible Individual acknowledges that:
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The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan, or the Eligible Individual’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Eligible Individual is hereby advised to consult with the Eligible Individual’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan, receipt of the Award and/or the vesting, settlement or disposition of the Award before taking any action related to the Plan or the Award.
Any notices, communications or changes to this Agreement shall be communicated (either directly by the Company or indirectly through any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or the Plan Administrator) to the Eligible Individual electronically via email (or otherwise in writing to the Eligible Individual’s last address reflected in the Company’s records) promptly after such change becomes effective.
Except as otherwise provided hereunder, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company. The invalidity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
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The Company may modify, amend, or waive the terms of this Award, prospectively or retroactively, but no such modification, amendment or waiver shall materially impair the rights of the Eligible Individual without the Eligible Individual’s consent, except as required by applicable law, NASDAQ or stock exchange rules, tax rules or accounting rules. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.
The Eligible Individual agrees and acknowledges that that Eligible Individual shall bear any and all risks associated with the exchange or fluctuation of currency associated with the Award, including without limitation the settlement of the Award and/or sale of the Shares (the “Currency Risk”). Eligible Individual waives and releases the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the Plan Administrator from any potential claims arising out of the Currency Risk. Eligible Individual acknowledges and agrees that Eligible Individual shall with any and all exchange control requirements applicable to the Award and the sale of the Shares and any resulting funds including, without limitation, reporting or repatriation requirements.
The Eligible Individual has received this Agreement and any other related communications and consents to having received these documents solely in English. If, however, the Eligible Individual receives this or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different from the English version in any way, the English version will control.
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The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award and participation in the Plan or future awards that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or to request the Eligible Individual’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Eligible Individual hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
By participating in the Plan and receiving this Award, the Eligible Individual agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the Grant Details and Schedule.
Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, the Qualified RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in the French Schedule to the Agreement. The Schedule constitutes a part of this Agreement. If, however, the Eligible Individual receives this or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different than the English version in any way, the English version will control. If necessary, an Eligible Individual may request translated versions in their mother tongue.
The grant of Qualified RSUs is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Eligible Individual’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and the grant of Qualified RSUs is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.
The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan, on the Award of RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Eligible Individual to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TRIPADVISOR, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(FRANCE)
FRENCH SCHEDULE
Terms and Conditions
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This French Schedule includes special terms and conditions applicable to Eligible Individuals residing in France. These terms and conditions are in addition to, or if so indicated, in place of, the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the Appendix.
The purpose of this French Schedule is to make certain variations to the terms of the Agreement and the Appendix, in order to satisfy French securities laws, exchange control, corporate law and tax requirements (especially the provisions of L. ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇ et seq. of the French Code de commerce) to qualify Awards of Restricted Stock Units for favourable income tax and social security treatment in France as set out in Article 135 of the Macron Law (loi n° 2015-990 du 6 août 2015 pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques) (“Qualified Restricted Stock Units”).
The rules of the Agreement and the Appendix shall apply, subject to the modifications contained in this French Schedule, whenever the Company or the empowered corporate body decides to grant Qualified Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Employees under this French Schedule. This French Schedule shall only apply to Qualified Restricted Stock Units granted as conditional rights to acquire Shares.
If for any reason an Award does not satisfy the requirements of the French tax authorities for favourable income tax and social security treatment (to qualify as a Qualified Restricted Stock Unit), then the Company or the empowered corporate body can take such actions, including changing the Vesting Period and/or the Holding Period (both as defined below) as it considers reasonably necessary to achieve such treatment.
This French Schedule will be approved by the Committee (as the empowered foreign corporate body) on April 14, 2020, as required by the French tax authorities.
Definitions
Unless provided otherwise or unless the context requires otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined in this French Schedule shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan, the Agreement and/or the Appendix.
The terms of a “Restricted Stock Unit” under this French Schedule shall be on similar terms to the equivalent “Restricted Stock Unit” under the Agreement, except to the extent that this French Schedule provides to the contrary.
For the purposes of this French Schedule only, the following additional definitions shall be used:
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Notifications
This Schedule also includes country-specific information of which Eligible Individual should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of March 2019. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Eligible Individual does not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time that Eligible Individual vests in the Award or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to Eligible Individual’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Eligible Individual of any particular result. Accordingly, Eligible Individual is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, please note that if Eligible Individual is a citizen or resident of a country other than the country in
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which he or she is currently working, or transfers employment after grant, the information contained in this Schedule may not be applicable to Eligible Individual.
European Union (“EU”)/ European Economic Area (“EEA”) Data Privacy
The following replaces Section 17 of the Agreement:
In order to offer participation in the Plan, it is necessary for the Company to collect and process certain information about Eligible Individual. Further detail about this is set out below.
Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan is voluntary. Eligible Individual may withdraw from the Plan at any time. Withdrawal from the Plan will not affect Eligible Individual’s salary as an employee or his or her employment; Eligible Individual would merely forfeit the opportunities and benefits associated with the Plan.
If Eligible Individual withdraws from the Plan, the Company will cease to use Eligible Individual’s information for the purpose of the Plan (subject to the data retention requirements set out below).
Data Collection and Usage. The Company collects personal information about Eligible Individual for purposes of administration of the Plan, including: name, home address, telephone number and email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, citizenship, nationality, job title, any equity, shares of stock or directorships held in the Company and its Affiliates, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to equity granted, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Eligible Individual’s favor, which the Company receives from Eligible Individual or the Employer (“Eligible Individual Data”).
The Company will process and use Eligible Individual Data for the purposes of allocating stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the processing of Eligible Individual’s Data is based on contractual necessity for the performance of the Plan.
Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. The Company currently uses Fidelity and its affiliated companies (“Fidelity”) as its service provider for the Plan. The Company shares your Eligible Individual Data with Fidelity for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Plan. Fidelity is based in the United States. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Eligible Individual Data with another company that serves in a similar manner. The Company’s service provider(s) will open an account for Eligible Individual to receive and trade stock. Eligible Individual may be asked to agree to separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider(s), which is a condition to his or her participation in the Plan.
International Data Transfers. The Company and its service provider(s), including Fidelity, are based in the United States, which means that it will be necessary for Eligible Individual Data to be transferred to, and processed in, the US. Eligible Individual should note that his or her country may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the United States and which may offer different levels of protection. The legal basis for the transfer of Eligible Individual Data is based on contractual necessity for the performance of the Plan.
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Data Retention. The Company will use Eligible Individual Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan or as may be required by the Company in order to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws (which will generally be no more than 7 years after the Eligible Individual ceases participating in the Plan).
Data Subject Rights. Eligible Individual has a number of rights under data privacy laws in his or her country. Depending on where Eligible Individual is based, his or her rights may include: (a) the right of access to the Eligible Individual’s personal data held by the Company, (b) the right of rectification of incorrect data, (c) the right to erasure of data, (d) the right to restriction of processing, and (e) the right to data portability.
If you have any questions about any aspect of the Plan or these terms, please contact ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.
Taxation of Award. This Award is intended to be French tax-qualified and is subject to the special terms and conditions set forth in the French Schedule to this Schedule.”
Exchange Control Information. Eligible Individual may hold Shares acquired under the Plan outside of France provided he or she declares all foreign accounts, whether open, current, or closed, in his or her income tax return. Furthermore, Eligible Individual must declare to the customs and excise authorities any cash or bearer securities he or she imports or exports without the use of a financial institution when the value of the cash or securities is equal to or exceeds €10,000 (for 2011).
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