Exhibit 10.1

Privileged & Confidential

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO THE

EVERYWARE GLOBAL, INC. 2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

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[GRANT #            ]

Participant:                    

Grant Date:                    

Per Share Exercise Price: $        

Number of Shares subject to this Option:                    

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THIS STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date
specified above, is entered into by and between EveryWare Global, Inc., a
corporation organized in the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the
Participant specified above, pursuant to the EveryWare Global, Inc. 2013 Omnibus
Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the
“Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and

WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best
interests of the Company to grant the Stock Option provided for herein to the
Participant.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject
in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without
limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time
unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided
hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and
incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein.
Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning
as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt
of a copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and
fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of
this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
No part of the Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an “incentive
stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

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2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the
Grant Date specified above, a Non-Qualified Stock Option (this “Option”) to
acquire from the Company at the Per Share Exercise Price specified above, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock specified above (the “Option
Shares”). Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Participant agrees and
understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to
provide, the Participant with any protection against potential future dilution
of the Participant’s interest in the Company for any reason. The Participant
shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock
covered by the Option unless and until the Participant has become the holder of
record of such shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or
other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares,
except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

3. Vesting and Exercise.

(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof, the
Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows, provided that the
Participant has not incurred a Termination prior to each such vesting date:

 

Vesting Date

   Number of Shares

First Anniversary of Grant Date

   20% of total

Second Anniversary of Grant Date

   20% of total

Third Anniversary of Grant Date

   20% of total

Fourth Anniversary of Grant Date

   20% of total

Fifth Anniversary of Grant Date

   20% of total

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each
vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date,
subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date. Upon expiration of the Option, the
Option shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable.

(b) Committee Discretion to Accelerate Vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of
the Option at any time and for any reason.

(c) Expiration. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of the Option
(whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable
after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date.

4. Method of Exercise and Payment. Subject to Section 7 hereof, to the extent
that the Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to a number of
shares of Common Stock as provided herein, the Option may thereafter be
exercised by the Participant, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to
time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein and in accordance
with Sections 6.4(c) and 6.4(d) of the Plan, including, without limitation, by
the filing of any written form of exercise notice as may be required by the
Committee and payment in full of the Per Share Exercise Price specified above
multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the
Option exercised.

 

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5. Non-Transferability. The Option, and any rights and interests with respect
thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged,
transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (or
any beneficiary of the Participant), other than by testamentary disposition by
the Participant or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Option to be
Transferred to a Family Member for no value, provided that such Transfer shall
only be valid upon execution of a written instrument in form and substance
acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion evidencing such Transfer and
the transferee’s acceptance thereof signed by the Participant and the
transferee, and provided, further, that the Option may not be subsequently
Transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or to
another Family Member (as permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion) in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, and shall remain
subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to sell,
exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or
hypothecate in any way the Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or
similar legal process upon the Option, contrary to the terms and provisions of
this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or
effect.

6. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice
of law principles thereof.

7. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct
or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount
sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind
(including, but not limited to, the Participant’s FICA and SDI obligations)
which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or
remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other applicable law, rule or
regulation with respect to the Option and, if the Participant fails to do so,
the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any shares of Common Stock
otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any minimum
statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to the Participant shall
be satisfied by reducing the amount of cash or shares of Common Stock otherwise
deliverable upon exercise of the Option.

8. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains
the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior
understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such
subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to
modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as
provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a
writing signed by both the Company and the Participant. The Company shall give
written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this
Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.

9. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the
Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt
thereof by the General Counsel of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the
Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be
deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant
may have on file with the Company.

 

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10. No Right to Employment. Any questions as to whether and when there has been
a Termination and the cause of such Termination shall be determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates to
terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, for any reason
and with or without Cause.

11. Transfer of Personal Data. The Participant authorizes, agrees and
unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary) of
any personal data or information related to the Option awarded under this
Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the
administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by
the Participant.

12. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Option (and the Option Shares upon
exercise of the Option) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and
shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal
and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation,
the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any
respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or
regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the
Option or any of the Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such
issuance would violate any such requirements.

13. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the
contrary, the Option is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements
of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in
accordance with such intent.

14. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of,
be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and
assigns. The Participant shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 5
hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of
the Company.

15. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to
be a part of this Agreement.

16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

17. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause
to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either
party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereunder.

 

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18. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this
Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or
enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the
validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

19. Acquired Rights. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the
Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the Option
made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant
and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards
(including, without limitation, the Option awarded hereunder) give the
Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and
(d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant’s
ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event
of severance, redundancy or resignation.

20. Clawback. The rights contained in this Agreement shall be subject to (i) any
right that the Company may have under any Company recoupment policy or other
agreement or arrangement with the Participant, or (ii) any right or obligation
that the Company may have regarding the clawback of incentive-based compensation
under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, as amended (as determined by the
applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) or other applicable law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

 

EVERYWARE GLOBAL, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

Name:

 

 

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