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甘尼特公司,股份有限公司。
员工现金绩效单位奖励协议
这份员工现金绩效奖励协议 本“协议本协议于2021年8月5日生效。 [授予日期],双方为甘尼特公司,一家特拉华州公司(以下简称“公司 [Grantee Name] (“本登记声明”) 由特立软件股份有限公司,一家德拉华州股份公司 (以下简称为“本公司”) 提交,目的是为了注册其额外的7,184,563股A类普通股,每股面值$0.0001 (以下简称为“A类普通股”), 以及在特立软件股份有限公司 2022年股权激励计划下可发行股份的1,436,911股A类普通股,注(下文简称为“A类普通股”)。Grantee”).
鉴于前述情况和下文约定的相互契约,各方特此同意如下:
1.授予奖励根据本文件中规定的条款和条件,公司特此授予受让人一项现金绩效单位奖励(“奖励[奖励金额]美元) (“本登记声明”) 由特立软件股份有限公司,一家德拉华州股份公司 (以下简称为“本公司”) 提交,目的是为了注册其额外的7,184,563股A类普通股,每股面值$0.0001 (以下简称为“A类普通股”), 以及在特立软件股份有限公司 2022年股权激励计划下可发行股份的1,436,911股A类普通股,注(下文简称为“A类普通股”)。目标金额”).
2.授予日期此处所授予的奖励的授予日期为 [授予日期] (“本登记声明”) 由特立软件股份有限公司,一家德拉华州股份公司 (以下简称为“本公司”) 提交,目的是为了注册其额外的7,184,563股A类普通股,每股面值$0.0001 (以下简称为“A类普通股”), 以及在特立软件股份有限公司 2022年股权激励计划下可发行股份的1,436,911股A类普通股,注(下文简称为“A类普通股”)。授予日期”).
3.绩效标准。该奖项的绩效标准和指标应基于公司实现的调整后息税折旧摊销前利润总额和总数字收入的情况,每个指标的权重相等,按照薪酬委员会批准的目标进行三个为一个日历年的周期(”委员会”),在每个日历年周期开始时确定目标(每个,一个”周期”),目标金额的三分之一视每个周期而定。除非委员会对周期另有决定,否则绩效标准和指标应规定为实现目标支付100%的目标,为实现阈值目标支付目标的50%,实现最大(或更高)目标的支付目标的120%,对于低于阈值目标的实现不支付任何报酬。根据本协议第4条有资格归属的奖励金额应通过计算每个周期的调整后息税折旧摊销前利润总额和总数字收入,并将其与委员会为该周期制定的调整后息税折旧摊销前利润总额和数字收入总额绩效标准和指标进行比较来确定(”有资格归属的金额”)。如果调整后的息税折旧摊销前利润总额或数字收入总额介于适用绩效标准和指标的两点之间,则符合归属条件的金额应通过线性插值确定。
4.兑现.
如果受让人在授予日期后连续服务作为公司或其关联公司的雇员至第三周年("兑现日期), 则将根据本协议第5条的完成总调整EBITDA和总数字营业收入绩效标准和周期的支付给予享有权益的金额。
如果受托人在归属日期之前由公司或其关联公司解除劳动合同时,且非因无正当理由(除本协议第4(c)条规定的无正当理由解除劳动的情况),或因受托人的死亡或残疾而终止,那么受托人将立即获得等于以下之和的一部分股权:



i.对于在终止日期之前完成的任何周期,根据本协议第3条的实际表现确定的该周期符合控股条件的金额;
ii.对于包括终止日期的周期,相当于(x)根据本协议第3条按照目标表现确定的该周期有资格获得的金额,而不考虑该周期的实际表现,乘以(y)一个分数,其中分子是从该周期第一天至终止日期间经过的天数,包括该周期第一天在内,分母是该周期总天数;和
iii.对于任何在终止日期之后开始的周期,将不包括任何金额。
(c) 发生控制变更情况时:(1)若受限受让人在在控制变更发生后的两年内因非由于受限受让人的过错而被公司或其关联方解除雇佣关系,并且在归属日期之前,或(2)若在控制变更情况下,收购方或存续实体(或收购方或存续实体的母公司)不同意根据公司2023年股权激励计划的规定以公司授予日期的生效情况承担或替代奖励,则受限受让人立即获得下列之和:
iv.对于在终止日期之前完成的任何周期,根据本协议第3条的实际表现确定的适合该周期的金额将获得权益;及
v.对于任何包括终止日期或在终止日期之后开始的周期,该周期的目标金额为固定数额,与该周期的实际表现无关,不进行折算。
(d) 如果被授予人在认股日期前被公司或其关联公司因故终止雇佣,则奖励,无论是否已获授或未解禁,将立即被没收,且不支付任何补偿。
根据本协议,(i)“残疾”应指公司2023年股权激励计划中在授予日期生效的定义;(ii)“原因”应指公司关键员工离职补偿计划中在授予日期生效的定义;而(iii)“控制权变更”应指公司2023年股权激励计划中在授予日期生效的定义。
5.适用于拖欠余额的合格住宅客户的分期付款安排长达12个月。先支付欠款金额的定金,然后通过分期支付剩余金额,加上常规月度账单。根据本协议第12条的规定,应支付获授的奖励金额,将在对应归权日期之后尽快支付,但不得迟于包括归权日期的当年日历年度的次年3月15日。
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6.取消根据本协议第4条规定,未在授予日期前获得的奖励部分,在受益人作为公司或其关联企业的雇员的服务因任何原因终止时立即被取消。
7.延迟或省略。在本协议下,任何一方当事人出现任何违约或违约情况时未行使权利、权力或救济措施,不得损害该类担保人或投资者享有的任何该等权利、权力或救济措施,也不得被解释为豁免任何该等违约或违约行为,或在此后发生的任何类似违约或违约行为中默认或任何相似违约或违约行为,也不得视为前面或后面发生的任何其他违约或违约行为的豁免。任何被豁免一方的担保人或投资者在本协议下对任何违约或违约行为进行的任何豁免、许可、同意或批准,或任何被豁免一方的担保人或投资者对本协议的任何规定或条件进行的任何豁免,必须以书面形式进行,并仅在该等书面文件中具有的明确规定的范围内生效。根据第9.1和第9.2款,除非本协议另有规定,否则担保人和投资者享有的所有救济措施均是累加而非选择性的。任何一方在本协议项下发生任何违约或默认后未行使任何权利、权力或补救措施的延迟或省略,均不会损害该方的任何该等权利、权力或补救措施,也不会被解释为对任何此类违约或默认的弃权,或默认同意,或任何之后发生的类似违约或默认,亦不会将任何单一违约或默认的弃权视为对任何此前或此后发生的其他违约或默认的弃权。任何一方就本协议项下的任何违约或默认作出的任何豁免、许可、同意或批准,或任何一方对本协议的任何规定或条件作出的任何豁免,均须以书面形式作出,并仅对该书面中明确规定的范围有效。
8.全部协议本协议包含了各方对主题事项的完整理解。除本协议明确规定的事项外,关于主题事项本身没有任何限制、协议、承诺、陈述、保证、契约或承诺。本协议取代了各方之间关于主题事项的所有先前协议和了解。
9.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10.Grantee Acknowledgment. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Company in respect of this Agreement and the Award shall be final and conclusive.
11.Non-Transferability. The Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (a “Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the Award is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon the Award, the Grantee’s right to the Award shall be immediately forfeited to the Company, and this Agreement shall be null and void.
12.Tax Withholding. The Company or its affiliates may deduct and withhold from the Award such federal, state, local foreign or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
13.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws of such state.
14.Notices. All notices or other communications provided hereunder must be in writing and mailed or delivered either (a) to the Company at its principal place of business; or (b) to the Grantee at the address on file with the Company, or such other address as the Company or the
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Grantee may provide to the other for purposes of providing notice. Any such notice shall be deemed effective (i) upon delivery if delivered in person; (ii) on the next business day if transmitted by national overnight courier; and (iii) on the fourth business day following mailing by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid.
15.Agreement Not a Contract for Services. Neither the granting of the Award nor this Agreement shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Grantee has a right to continue to provide services as an officer, director, employee, consultant or advisor of the Company or any of its affiliates for any period of time or at any specific rate of compensation.
16.Representations. The Grantee has reviewed with the Grantee’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
17.Amendments; Construction. The Committee may amend the terms of this Agreement prospectively or retroactively at any time, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of the Grantee hereunder without the Grantee’s consent. Headings to Sections of this Agreement are intended for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall have no effect on the interpretation hereof.
18.Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”), under the short-term deferral exemption described in Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, and this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered consistent with such intention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the Award is exempt from or complies with Section 409A, and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
19.Clawback Policy. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any portion of the Award paid hereunder shall be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Detrimental Conduct Recoupment Policy, the Company’s Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, as well as any other recoupment or similar policy, if any, that the Company may adopt from time to time (collectively, the “Policies”). The Grantee agrees and consents to the Company’s application, implementation and enforcement of (a) the Policies that may apply to the Grantee; and (b) any provision of applicable law relating to cancellation, rescission, payback or recoupment of compensation, and expressly agrees that the Company may take such actions as are necessary to effectuate the Policies or applicable law without further consent or action being required by the Grantee. To the extent that the terms of this Agreement and any Policy conflict, then the terms of the Policy shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and the Grantee has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Grantee’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Grantee has carefully read and understands this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
GANNETT CO., INC.

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Acknowledged and Accepted:


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