Exhibit 10.6

Bankrate, Inc.

2015 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 21,
2017 (the “Grant Date”), is entered into by and between Bankrate, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [NAME], a non-employee director of the
Company (the “Participant”).

WHEREAS, the Bankrate, Inc. 2015 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) provides
for grants of Restricted Stock Units; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to make a grant of
RSUs (as defined below) to the Participant in order to promote the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, conditioned on the Participant’s execution of this
Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.

Restricted Stock Unit Grant.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant
[NUMBER] Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”), subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated herein by
reference with the same effect as if set forth herein in full) in addition to
such other restrictions, if any, as may be imposed by law.

2.

Definitions.  All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as
in the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided.

3.

Vesting and Forfeiture.

(a)

Service Vesting.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the RSUs
shall vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date (the  “Vesting Date”),
subject to the Participant’s continued service to the Company and its Affiliates
through the Vesting Date.

(b)

Termination of Service.

(i)

General.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3(b)(ii) of this Agreement,
if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service, any then outstanding and
unvested RSUs shall be automatically and immediately forfeited for no
consideration.

(ii)

Death or Disability.  Notwithstanding Section 3(b)(i) of this Agreement, if the
Participant incurs a Termination of Service prior to the Vesting Date that is
due to the Participant’s death or Disability, a prorated portion of the
Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest in an amount equal to the product of
(A) the number of unvested RSUs multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days that the Participant provided services during the
period from the Grant

 

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Date through the date of such Termination of Service and the denominator of
which is 365, and all other unvested RSUs shall be forfeited as of such
Termination of Service.

(c)

Change in Control.  Notwithstanding Section 3(a) of this Agreement, all unvested
RSUs shall become fully vested as of the occurrence of a Change in Control.

4.

Nontransferability.  The RSUs acquired by the Participant pursuant to this
Agreement shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of, except as provided herein and in the Plan.

5.

Settlement.  Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement,  the Company shall issue
one Share to the Participant for each RSU that becomes vested hereunder within
30 days following the applicable date on which it vests under Section 3.

6.

No Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalents.  Until such time as the RSUs have been
settled pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement and the underlying Shares have
been delivered to the Participant, and the Participant has become the holder of
such Shares, the Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder, including,
without limitation, any right to dividends or other distributions or any right
to vote.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if the Company declares an ordinary
cash dividend the record date of which occurs while the RSUs are outstanding,
the Participant shall be credited a cash dividend equivalent in an amount equal
to the dividend that would have been paid on the Shares underlying the RSUs had
such Shares been outstanding on such record date.  Any such dividend equivalents
shall be subject to the same vesting conditions applicable to the underlying RSU
with respect to which they accrue, and shall, if the underlying RSU vests, be
paid no later than 30 days following the applicable date on which such
underlying RSU vests under Section 3.

7.

Certain Tax Matters.  The Participant (or, in the event of his or her death, any
beneficiary), shall be solely responsible for any federal, state, or local
income or self-employment taxes that the Participant incurs in connection with
the receipt of the RSUs or the settlement of the RSUs and the Company shall
generally have no obligation or liability with respect to the Participant’s (or,
in the event of his or her death, any beneficiary’s) satisfaction of such taxes
and shall have no withholding obligations with respect thereto.

8.

Governing Law; Captions.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  The captions of this Agreement are
not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.

9.

Plan.  The RSUs are granted pursuant to the Plan, which is incorporated herein
by reference, and the RSUs shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
be governed by the terms of the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan
shall control.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.  The
Participant and the Company each acknowledge that this Agreement (together with
the Plan) constitutes the

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entire agreement and supersedes all other agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

10.

No Employment or Service Rights.  This Agreement shall not create any right of
the Participant to continued employment or service with the Company or limit the
right of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any
time and shall not create any right of the Participant to employment or
continued service with the Company.

11.

Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended only by mutual written agreement of
the parties.

12.

Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to the Participant and, without the
prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Participant
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Participant’s legal
representatives.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

13.

Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement.

14.

No Waiver.  The Participant’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of, or to assert any right under, this Agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or of any other
provision of or right under this Agreement.

15.

Section 409A of the Code.  It is intended that the RSUs granted pursuant to this
Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement be exempt from or comply with
Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for
avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

16.

Unfunded Plan.  This Award is unfunded and the Participant shall be considered
an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligations,
if any, to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement (including, without
limitation, as to any RSUs that vest).  Nothing contained in this Agreement, and
no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to
create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Participant
and the Company or any other person.

17.

Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall
be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument.  The parties hereto confirm that any facsimile
copy of another party’s executed counterpart of this Agreement (or its signature
page thereof) shall be deemed to be an executed original thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

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BANKRATE, INC.

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By: _____________________________________
      Name:

      Title:

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PARTICIPANT

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[PARTICIPANT NAME]

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[Signature Page to Director RSU Agreement]

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