Exhibit 10.6

 

 

Name:

Mark Cosby

Number of Restricted Stock Units:

40,584

Date of Grant:

November 4, 2019

 

THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC.

 2014 OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This agreement (this “Agreement”) evidences the grant of restricted stock units
(the “Restricted Stock Units”) by The Michaels Companies, Inc. (the “Company”)
to the individual named above (the “Grantee”), pursuant to and subject to the
terms of The Michaels Companies, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (as
amended from time to time, the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by
reference.

1.         Grant of Restricted Stock Units.  The Company hereby grants to the
Grantee on the date of grant set forth above (the “Date of Grant”) an award (the
“Award”) consisting of the right to receive, on the terms provided herein and in
the Plan, one share of Stock with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit forming
part of the Award, in each case, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7(b)
of the Plan in respect of transactions occurring after the date hereof.

2.         Meaning of Certain Terms.  Each initially capitalized term used but
not separately defined herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Plan.  The following terms have the following meanings:

(a)        “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i)
any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or
other Person, or any other corporate reorganization or transaction (including
the acquisition of capital stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is
a party thereto, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to
such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction, own capital stock
either (A) representing directly, or indirectly through one or more entities,
less than fifty percent (50%) of the economic interests in or voting power of
the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation,
merger, reorganization or transaction or (B) that does not directly, or
indirectly through one or more entities, have the power to elect a majority of
the entire board of directors of the Company or other surviving entity
immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction;
(ii) any stock sale or other transaction or series of related transactions,
whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after giving effect to which in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is owned directly,
or indirectly through one or more entities, by any Person and its “affiliates”
or “associates” (as such terms are defined in the rules adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the

 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time), other than the
Investors and their respective affiliated funds, excluding, in any case referred
to in clause (i) or (ii) an initial public offering or any bona fide primary or
secondary public offering following the occurrence of an initial public
offering; or (iii) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company.

(b)        “Investors” means Bain Capital Partners, LLC and The Blackstone Group
L.P.

(c)        “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company,
association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated
organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or
agency or political subdivision thereof.

3.         Vesting.  The term “vest” as used herein with respect to any
Restricted Stock Unit means the lapsing of the restrictions described herein
with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit.  Unless earlier terminated,
forfeited, relinquished or expired, the Award shall vest as follows:

(a)        Twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the Restricted Stock Units shall
vest beginning on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company (each, a
“Fiscal Quarter”) in which the grant is made and on each subsequent Fiscal
Quarter-end of the Company, provided that, through each such vesting date, (i)
the Grantee has remained in continuous Employment as Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to the offer letter agreement between the Grantee, Michaels Stores,
Inc. and the Company, made and entered into as of February 28, 2019 and amended,
effective October 21, 2019 (as may be further amended from time to time, the
“Offer Letter”), or (y) through his service as a member of the Company’s board
of directors (the “Board”) (each of clauses (x) and (y), “Qualifying Service”)
and (ii) has not breached the covenants set forth in Section 10 herein.

(b)        In the event (i) the Grantee’s Employment as Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to the Offer Letter is terminated (x) by the Company  without Cause,
provided that the Grantee no longer continues to serve as a member of the
Company’s Board, (y) due to the Grantee’s Disability, provided that the Grantee
no longer continues to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, or (z) by
reason of the Grantee’s death, or (ii) following the Grantee’s termination of
Employment as Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Officer Letter for any
reason other than for Cause, (x) the Grantee’s service on the Board is
terminated without Cause, or (y) the Grantee is not re-elected to the Board
(each of clauses (i) and (ii), provided that circumstances constituting Cause do
not exist, a “Qualifying Termination”): (x) if such Qualifying Termination
occurs before February 1, 2020, a pro-rata portion of the initial twelve and a
half percent (12.5%) of the Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest (based on
the number of days

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the Grantee has provided Qualifying Service in the current Fiscal Quarter), will
vest in full on the date of the Grantee’s Qualifying Termination and the
remainder of the Restricted Stock Units granted to the Grantee hereunder will be
forfeited on the date of the Grantee’s Qualifying Termination; and (y) if such
Qualifying Termination occurs on or after February 1, 2020, any unvested
Restricted Stock Units that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the
Qualifying Termination will vest in full on the date of the Grantee’s Qualifying
Termination.

(c)        In the event the Grantee’s Qualifying Service terminates for any
reason other than a Qualifying Termination and other than by reason of a
termination of the Grantee’s Employment by the Company or Michaels Stores, Inc.
for Cause (a “Non-Qualifying Termination”): (x) if such Non-Qualifying
Termination occurs before February 1, 2020, a pro-rata portion of the initial
twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the Restricted Stock Units (based on the
number of days the Grantee has provided Qualifying Service in the current Fiscal
Quarter), will remain outstanding and eligible to vest according to its original
vesting schedule set forth in Section 3(a) and the remainder of the Restricted
Stock Units will be forfeited on the date of Grantee’s Non-Qualifying
Termination; and (y) if such Non-Qualifying Termination occurs on or after
February 1, 2020, any unvested Restricted Stock Units that are outstanding as of
immediately prior to the Non-Qualifying Termination, will vest according to the
original vesting schedule set forth in Section 3(a).  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event the Grantee’s Employment is terminated by the Company or
Michaels Stores, Inc. for Cause or the Grantee breaches any of the restrictive
covenants set forth in Section 10 below, the Grantee will immediately forfeit
the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock Units that the Grantee then holds.

(d)        In the event (i) the Restricted Stock Units (or any portion thereof)
are outstanding as of immediately prior to a Change of Control and the
Administrator provides for the assumption or continuation of, or the
substitution of a substantially equivalent award for, the Restricted Stock Units
(or any portion thereof) in accordance with Section 7(a)(i) of the Plan (the
“Rollover Award”) and (ii) the Grantee’s Qualifying Service is terminated by the
Company or Michaels Stores, Inc. (or any of their  successors) without Cause
within the twelve (12) months following the Change of Control, the Rollover
Award to the extent still outstanding will vest in full on the date of the
Grantee’s termination of Qualifying Service.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the
Administrator does not provide for such assumption, continuation, or
substitution in connection with a Change of Control, then the treatment of the
Restricted Stock Units in such Change of Control will be as provided for by the
Administrator in its sole discretion pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) through Section
7(a)(5) of the Plan.

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4.         Forfeiture Risk.  If the Grantee’s Qualifying Service ceases for any
reason, including death, any then outstanding and unvested Restricted Stock
Units acquired by the Grantee hereunder shall be treated as provided for in
Sections 3(b), (c) or (d) above, as applicable.

5.         Delivery of Stock.  The Company shall deliver to the Grantee as soon
as practicable upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units (or any portion
thereof), but in all events no later than thirty (30) days following the date on
which such Restricted Stock Units vest, one share of Stock with respect to each
such vested Restricted Stock Unit, subject to the terms of the Plan and this
Agreement.

6.         Dividends, etc.  The Grantee shall have the rights of a shareholder
with respect to a share of Stock subject to the Award only at such time, if any,
as such share is actually delivered under the Award.  Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the Grantee shall
not be entitled to vote any share of Stock subject to the Award or to receive or
be credited with any dividend or other distribution declared and payable on any
such share unless such share has been actually delivered hereunder and is held
by the Grantee on the record date for such vote or dividend (or other
distribution), as the case may be.

7.         Nontransferability.  Neither the Award nor the Restricted Stock Units
may be transferred.

8.         Certain Tax Matters.

(a)        The Grantee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee’s
rights hereunder, including the right to be issued shares of Stock upon the
vesting of the Restricted Stock Units (or any portion thereof), are subject to
the Grantee’s promptly paying, or in respect of any later requirement of
withholding being liable promptly to pay at such time as such withholdings are
due, to the Company in cash (or by such other means as may be acceptable to the
Administrator in its discretion) all taxes required to be withheld, if any.  No
shares of Stock will be required to be transferred pursuant to the vesting of
the Restricted Stock Units (or any portion thereof) unless and until the Grantee
or the person then holding the Award has remitted to the Company an amount in
cash sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, or local requirements with
respect to tax withholdings then due and has committed (and by accepting the
Award the Grantee shall be deemed to have committed) to pay in cash all tax
withholdings required at any later time in respect of the transfer of such
shares, or has made other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator with
respect to such taxes.  The Grantee also authorizes the Company and its
subsidiaries to withhold such amounts from any amounts otherwise owed to the
Grantee, but nothing in this sentence shall be construed as relieving the
Grantee of any liability for satisfying his or her obligations under the
preceding provisions of this Section.

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(b)        The Grantee expressly acknowledges that because the Award consists of
an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver Stock in the future,
subject to the terms hereof, it is not possible to make a so-called “83(b)
election” with respect to the Award.

9.         Forfeiture/Recovery of Compensation.  By accepting the Award the
Grantee expressly acknowledges and agrees that his or her rights, and those of
any permitted transferee, under the Award or to any Stock received following the
vesting of the Award or proceeds from the disposition thereof, are subject to
Section 6(a)(5) of the Plan (including any successor provision) and Section 10
of this Agreement.  Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as
limiting the general application of Section 13 of this Agreement.

10.       Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation.  The Grantee hereby acknowledges
that the Company and its Affiliates have invested and continue to invest
considerable resources in developing Company Information (as defined below) and
trade secrets, and in establishing and maintaining relationships with customers,
employees, and vendors.  The Grantee hereby further acknowledges that the Award
is being furnished to the Grantee as good and valuable consideration, among
other consideration, in exchange for the below covenants, which are necessary to
protect the Company Information, trade secrets, and goodwill of the Company and
its Affiliates:

(a)        Non-Competition.  The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the
Grantee’s Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months (and such period
shall be tolled on a day-to-day basis for each day during which the Grantee
participates in any activity in violation of the restrictions set forth in this
Section 10(a)) following the termination of the Grantee’s Employment, whether
such termination occurs at the insistence of the Company or its Affiliates or
the Grantee (for whatever reason), the Grantee will not, directly or indirectly,
alone or in association with others, anywhere in the Territory (as defined
below), own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership,
management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee,
investor, principal, joint venturer, shareholder, partner, director, consultant,
agent or otherwise with, or have any financial interest (through stock or other
equity ownership, investment of capital, the lending of money or otherwise) in,
any business, venture or activity that directly or indirectly competes, or is in
planning, or has undertaken any preparation, to compete, with the Business of
the Company or any of its Immediate Affiliates (any Person who engages in any
such business venture or activity, a “Competitor”), except that nothing
contained in this Section 10(a) shall prevent the Grantee’s wholly passive
ownership of two percent (2%) or less of the equity securities of any Competitor
that is a publicly-traded company.  For purposes of this Section 10(a), the
“Business of the Company or any of its Immediate Affiliates” is that of arts and
crafts, or framing specialty retailer or wholesaler providing materials, ideas
and education for creative activities, or framing, as well as any other business
that the Company or

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any of its Immediate Affiliates conducts or is actively planning to conduct at
any time during the Grantee’s Employment, or with respect to the Grantee’s
obligations following the termination of the Grantee’s Employment the twelve
(12) months immediately preceding the termination of the Grantee’s Employment;
provided, that the term “Competitor” shall not include any business, venture or
activity whose gross receipts derived from the retail or wholesale sale of arts
and crafts, or framing products and services (aggregated with the gross receipts
derived from the retail and wholesale sale of such products or any related
business, venture or activity) are less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate
gross receipts of such businesses, ventures or activities. For purposes of this
Section 10(a), the “Territory” is comprised of those states within the United
States, those provinces of Canada, and any other geographic area in which the
Company or any of its Immediate Affiliates was doing business or actively
planning to do business at any time during the Grantee’s Employment, or with
respect to the Grantee’s obligations following his or her termination of
Employment the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the termination of the
Grantee’s Employment.   For purposes of this Section, “Immediate Affiliates”
means those Affiliates which are one of the following: (i) a direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, (ii) a parent to the Company or (iii) a direct or
indirect subsidiary of such a parent.

(b)        Non-Solicitation. The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the
Grantee’s Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months (and such period
shall be tolled on a day-to-day basis for each day during which the Grantee
participates in any activity in violation of the restrictions set forth in this
Section 10(b)) after the termination of the Grantee’s Employment, whether such
termination occurs at the insistence of the Company or the Grantee (for whatever
reason), the Grantee shall not, and shall not assist any other Person to, (i)
hire or solicit for hire any employee of the Company or any of its Immediate
Affiliates or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any of its
Immediate Affiliates to discontinue employment or (ii) solicit or encourage any
independent contractor providing services to the Company or any of its Immediate
Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with them; provided,
however, that after termination of the Grantee’s Employment, these restrictions
shall apply only with respect to employees of, and independent contractors
providing services to, the Company or any of its Immediate Affiliates who were
such on the date that the Grantee’s Employment terminated or at any time during
the nine (9) months immediately preceding such termination date.

(c)        Goodwill and Company Information.  The Grantee acknowledges the
importance to the Company and its Affiliates of protecting their legitimate
business interests, including without limitation the valuable Company
Information and goodwill that they have developed or acquired at

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considerable expense.  The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that in the course of
the Grantee’s Employment, the Grantee has acquired: (i) confidential information
including without limitation information received by the Company (or any of its
Affiliates) from third parties, under confidential conditions, (ii) other
technical, product, business, financial or development information from the
Company (or any of its Affiliates), the use or disclosure of which reasonably
might be construed to be contrary to the interest of the Company (or any of its
Affiliates), or (iii) any other proprietary information or data, including but
not limited to identities, responsibilities, contact information, performance
and/or compensation levels of employees, costs and methods of doing business,
systems, processes, computer hardware and software, compilations of information,
third-party IT service providers and other Company or its Affiliates’ vendors,
records, sales reports, sales procedures, financial information, customer
requirements and confidential negotiated terms, pricing techniques, customer
lists, price lists, information about past, present, pending and/or planned
Company or its Affiliates’ transactions not publicly disclosed and other
confidential information which the Grantee may have acquired during the
Grantee’s Employment (hereafter collectively referred to as “Company
Information”) which are owned by the Company or  its Affiliates and regularly
used in the operation of its business, and as to which precautions are taken to
prevent dissemination to persons other than certain directors, officers and
employees and if disclosed, would assist in competition against the Company or
any of its Affiliates.  The Grantee understands and agrees that such Company
Information was and will be disclosed to the Grantee in confidence and for use
only in performing work for the Company or its Affiliates.  The Grantee
understands and agrees that the Grantee: (x) will keep such Company Information
confidential at all times, (y) will not disclose or communicate Company
Information to any third party, and (z) will not make use of Company Information
on the Grantee’s own behalf, or on behalf of any third party.  In view of the
nature of the Grantee’s Employment and the nature of Company Information the
Grantee receives during the course of the Grantee’s Employment, the Grantee
agrees that any unauthorized disclosure to third parties of Company Information
would cause irreparable damage to the confidential or trade secret status of
Company Information. The Grantee further acknowledges and agrees that the
restrictions on his or her activities set forth above are necessary to protect
the goodwill, Company Information and other legitimate interests of the Company
and its Affiliates and that the Grantee’s acceptance of these restrictions is a
condition of receipt of the Award, to which the Grantee would not otherwise be
entitled, and the Award is good and sufficient consideration to support the
Grantee’s agreement to and compliance with these covenants.

(d)        Remedies.  In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Grantee of any of the covenants contained in Section 10(a), 10(b) or 10(c):

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(i)         the Grantee hereby consents and agrees that (x) any unvested
Restricted Stock Units and (y) all shares of Stock held by the Grantee following
the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited effective as of the
date of such breach or threatened breach, unless sooner terminated by operation
of another term or condition of this Agreement or the Plan;

(ii)       the Grantee hereby consents and agrees that if the Grantee has sold
any shares of Stock upon or following the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units
within twelve (12) months prior to the date of such breach or threatened breach,
the Grantee shall pay to the Company the gross proceeds realized by the Grantee
in connection with such sale; and

(iii)      the Grantee hereby consents and agrees that the Company shall be
entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or
permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened
breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of
showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate
remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The
aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal
remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief.

(e)        General.  The Grantee agrees that the above restrictive covenants are
completely severable and independent agreements supported by good and valuable
consideration and, as such, shall survive the termination of this Agreement for
whatever reason.  The Company and the Grantee agree that any invalidity or
unenforceability of any one or more of such restrictions on competition shall
not render invalid or unenforceable any remaining restrictive covenants. Should
a court of competent jurisdiction determine that the scope of any provision of
this Section 10 is too broad to be enforced as written, the Company and the
Grantee intend that the court reform the provision to such narrower scope as it
determines to be reasonable and enforceable.

11.       Form S-8 Prospectus.  The Grantee acknowledges having received and
reviewed a copy of the prospectus required by Part I of Form S-8 relating to
shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan.

12.       Governing Law.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan,
Section 10 of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice or
conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws
of any other jurisdiction, except where preempted by federal law.  Both parties
hereby consent and submit to the

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jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Dallas County, Texas in all
questions and controversies arising out of this Agreement.

13.       Acknowledgments.  By accepting the Award, the Grantee agrees to be
bound by, and agrees that the Award is, and the Restricted Stock Units are,
subject in all respects to, the terms of the Plan.  The Grantee further
acknowledges and agrees that (a) the signature to this Agreement on behalf of
the Company is an electronic signature that will be treated as an original
signature for all purposes hereunder, and (b) such electronic signature will be
binding against the Company and will create a legally binding agreement when
this Agreement is countersigned by the Grantee.

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Executed as of the ___ day of November, 2019.

 

 

 

 

Company:

THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

Navin Rao

 

Title:

Vice President — Assistant General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Grantee:

 

 

Name: Mark Cosby

 

 

 

Address: