ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. GRANT NOTICE FOR 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD (Part B Awards)

ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
▇▇▇▇▇ NOTICE FOR 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
(Part B Awards)

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”).  Assuming target performance, 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. 

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.

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.

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A
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ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
▇▇▇▇▇ NOTICE FOR 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
(Part B Awards)

The number of restricted stock units earned, if any, will be determined following the end of the Performance Period, based on the Company’s Stock Price Performance over the Performance Period.

The following table sets forth the number of restricted stock units, expressed as a percentage of the Target Dollar Value of RSUs, earned by the Participant based upon the Company’s Stock Price Performance over the Performance Period (calculated in the manner set forth below):

* Payout Percentage for performance within the Stock Price Performance range shall be determined by linear interpolation.  For example, if Stock Price Performance was 25%, which falls 50% between 20% and 30%, the Payout Percentage would be similarly be 50% between 200% and 400% (i.e., 300%).  There is no payout under the Award if Stock Price Performance is 10% or below.  

To determine the number of restricted stock units earned, if any, at the end of the Performance Period, the following steps shall be taken:

At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee shall determine the Earned RSU Award based on the Stock Price Performance.  The Earned RSU Award will vest on the Vesting Date, subject to Participant’s continuous employment through such time.

Any restricted stock unit that is not earned at the end of the Performance Period shall be forfeited.

Definitions

For purposes of this Award, the following terms shall mean:

“Beginning Stock Price” shall equal the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the first day of the Performance Period.  

“Earned RSU Award” shall mean the number of restricted stock units that can vest based on performance through the Performance Period.  The Earned RSU Award is calculated as follows: the Target Dollar Value of RSUs multiplied by the Payout Percentage based on the Stock Price Performance through the Performance Period divided by the Ending Stock Price.

“Ending Stock Price” shall equal the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the ten (10) trading day period ending on the last trading day of the Performance Period.

“▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇” shall equal the Beginning Stock Price multiplied by 1.15.

“Stock Price Performance” shall be calculated as the percentage increase from the Company’s Beginning Stock Price to the Ending Stock Price, adjusted for dividends paid during the Performance Period (assuming such dividends are reinvested in the Company’s common stock on the dividend payment date). 

“Target Dollar Value of RSUs” shall equal the Target Number of RSUs multiplied by the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.

“Target Number of RSUs” shall be the target number of restricted stock units set forth on the Grant Notice.

 

 

ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(Part B Awards)

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 B 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.

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), has granted to the Participant named in the Grant Notice provided 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 a certain number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) based on performance as set forth in Appendix A.  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.

The number of Restricted Stock Units earned under the Award shall be determined according to the Grant Notice and Appendix A attached thereto.

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 earned Restricted Stock Units as determined pursuant to the Grant Notice and Appendix A attached thereto and certified by the Committee.  Earned 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 and set forth in Appendix A, upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the Restricted Stock Unit becoming a Vested RSU, the Award and all of the unvested Restricted Stock Units subject thereto shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Termination of Employment; provided, that if Participant’s employment terminates as the result of Participant’s death during the Performance Period (as defined in

Appendix A), the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock Units shall vest at the end of the Performance Period, in the manner provided in this Agreement.

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 in no event later than 30 days following a Restricted Stock Unit becoming a Vested RSU); provided that the Participant has satisfied all of the tax withholding obligations, 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 4 is referred to as the “Settlement Date.”  The issuance of the shares of Common Stock hereunder may be made pursuant to 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, the date on which shares are issued hereunder may include a delay (which delay shall in no event extend beyond 30 days following a Restricted Stock Unit becoming a Vested RSU) in order to provide the Company such time as it determines appropriate to address tax withholding and other administrative matters. 

Participant shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Restricted Stock Units unless and until shares of Common Stock settled for such Restricted Stock Units 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). 

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 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.

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.

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.

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 Standard Terms and Conditions, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code. 

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.

To the extent Participant has an effective employment agreement with the Company, and the terms of such employment agreement are contrary to terms provided in the Grant Notice or these Standard Terms and Conditions, the terms of the employment agreement in effect at such time shall control.