Exhibit 10.3

 

CVS CORPORATION

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

GRANT DATE: AUGUST 5, 2005

 

1. Pursuant to the provisions of the 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan
(hereinafter called the “Plan”) of CVS Corporation (hereinafter called the
“Company”), on the date set forth above, the Company has awarded, and hereby
evidences the award to, Thomas Ryan, Employee ID#                         
(hereinafter called the “Participant”), subject to the terms and conditions set
forth or incorporated herein, 400,000 Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”). The Plan
is hereby made a part hereof and Participant agrees to be bound by all the
provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Plan. On the Grant Date specified
above, the Fair Market Value of a Share equals $                .

 

2. Each RSU represents a right to a future payment of one share (“Share”) of
Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company. Except for required tax
withholding, if applicable, such payment shall be in Shares.

 

3. To the extent a dividend is paid on Shares at a time the RSUs remain
outstanding and prior to the Settlement Date (as defined below), Participant
shall be entitled to receive an additional RSU equal to (x) the amount of such
dividend per Share times (y) the number of RSU’s held by the Participant
pursuant to this Agreement (“Aggregate RSU’s”) on the record date of such
dividend divided by (z) the Fair Market Value of a share on such record date.

 

4. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement and
subject to Paragraphs 5 and 7 below, Participant shall be vested in the
Aggregate RSUs on January 1, 2010 (“Vesting Date”).

 

5. Subject to Paragraphs 4, 6 and 7, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive (and the Company shall deliver to Participant) within 60 days of the
Participant’s termination of employment, or such later date, if any, as may be
necessary in order to avoid the application of Code Section 409A(a)(1) to such
delivery (such delivery date being herein referred to as the “Settlement Date”);
the number of Shares underlying the Aggregate RSUs as of the Settlement Date.

 

6.

Except as may be elected below by the Participant, on the Vesting Date or at the
Settlement Date for the Aggregate RSUs, the number of Shares to be delivered by
the Company to the Participant shall be reduced by the smallest number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the dollar amount of Federal, State
or local tax withholding required to be withheld by the Company with respect to
such RSUs on such

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date.

 

7. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 7(b) below, if Participant ceases to be
employed by the Company or an affiliate of the Company, all RSUs not then vested
in accordance with Paragraph 4, above, shall be immediately forfeited.

 

(b) In the event Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any
affiliate of the Company by reason of death or disability the Aggregate RSUs not
yet vested in accordance with Paragraph 4 will become immediately vested. In
addition, to the extent provided in an employment or other agreement with
Participant, if Participant’s employment ceases by reason of a Termination
without Cause or a Constructive Termination without Cause (as both shall be
defined in such employment or other agreement with Participant) any RSUs not yet
vested in accordance with Paragraph 4 shall be immediately vested.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the above, (i) the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan
shall apply in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in such Section 10)
and (ii) the provisions of Section 7(e)(iv) of the Plan shall apply.

 

(d) For purposes of this Section 7, transfer of employment of the Participant
from the Company to an affiliate of the Company, transfer between affiliates, or
transfer from an affiliate to the Company shall not be treated as a cessation of
employment.

 

8. An RSU does not represent an equity interest in the Company, and carries no
voting rights. Participant shall have no rights of a shareholder with respect to
the RSUs until the Shares have been delivered to Participant.

 

9. Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the award
evidenced hereby shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or
understanding, express or implied, on the part of the Company or its affiliates
to employ the Participant for any specific period.

 

10. Any notice required to be given hereunder to the Company shall be addressed
to the Company, attention Corporate Secretary, One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI
02895, and any notice required to be given hereunder the Participant shall be
addressed to such Participant at the address as shown on the records of the
Company subject to the right of either party hereafter to designate in writing
to the other, some other address.

 

11. All decisions and interpretations made by the Board of Directors or the
Committee with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan shall
be binding and conclusive on all persons. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms hereof and the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, this
Agreement shall govern.

 

12. By accepting this Award, Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Plan, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Plan, as in effect from time to time.

 

13.

By accepting this Award, Participant further acknowledges that the Federal
securities

 

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laws and/or the Company’s policies regarding trading in its securities may limit
or restrict Participant’s right to buy or sell Shares, including, without
limitation, sales of Shares acquired in connection with those RSUs. Participant
agrees to comply with such federal securities law requirements and Company
policies, as such laws and policies are amended from time to time.

 

14. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Rhode Island
without giving effect to its choice of law provisions.

 

A. Tax Withholding (check box if applicable)

 

¨ In lieu of having the number of Shares underlying the RSUs reduced, I hereby
elect to pay to the Company any amount required to be withheld by the Company in
connection with the vesting of the RSUs or delivery of Shares pursuant to the
Agreement.

 

B. Beneficiary

 

If Participant would like to designate a beneficiary to exercise rights under
this RSU in the event of Participant’s death, please complete the designation in
the space provided below.

 

Beneficiary: 

        Name           Social Security Number

 

Participant

     

CVS Corporation

        By:                

Name:

  V. Michael Ferdinandi            

Title:

  Senior Vice President

 

PLEASE RETURN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE ATTENTION OF LISA BISACCIA, VICE PRESIDENT,
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

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