EX-10.9



 Exhibit 10.9 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT EMERGENCE AWARD AGREEMENT 

PURSUANT TO THE 
 AVAYA
HOLDINGS CORP. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
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 Participant:    James Chirico

 Grant Date:    December 15, 2017 

Grant Number:     [Client Grant ID] 

Number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Granted:    1,460,943 

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This RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT EMERGENCE AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above,
is entered into by and between Avaya Holdings Corp., a corporation organized in the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the Avaya Holdings Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as in
effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee
has determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Participant an Other Stock-Based Award in the form of the RSUs provided herein, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock
upon vesting of such RSU, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Plan; 
 WHEREAS, the Participant and Avaya Inc.
are party to that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated November 13, 2017 and effective as of the Grant Date (the “Employment Agreement”); and 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant agree that, for purposes of this Agreement, the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 8 of
the Employment Agreement (the “Restrictive Covenants”) are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, as fully as though set forth herein, and this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied consistently with the
parties’ intent that the end result should be the same as if the Restrictive Covenants were actually set forth herein. 
 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, conditions 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, conditions and
provisions are made a part of and incorporated into this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Except as provided otherwise 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 true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content and agrees to be bound thereby and hereby. 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. 
 2. Grant of RSUs. The
Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the Grant Date specified above, the number of RSUs specified above, subject to adjustment as provided for in the Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and otherwise provided for
in the Plan. 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, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs, except as otherwise
specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement. The RSUs shall be credited to a separate book-entry account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Company. The Participant’s interest in the book-entry account shall be that
of a general, unsecured creditor of the Company. 
 3. Vesting. 

(a) General. Except as set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c),
Section 3(d), Section 3(f) or Section 3(f), as applicable, the RSUs subject to this Award shall vest as follows, provided that the Participant has not incurred a
Termination of Employment prior to each such vesting date, and provided, further, that there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each such vesting date. 

 

					
	 Vesting Dates
	  	Percentage of RSUs	 
	 First Anniversary of the Grant Date
	  	 	33.33	% 
	 Last Day of Each Quarter Thereafter
	  	 	8.33	% 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the number of RSUs is not evenly divisible, then no fractional RSUs shall vest and the
smaller installments shall vest first, and upon vesting of the last installment in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, 100% of the RSUs subject to this Award shall be fully vested. 

(b) Accelerated Vesting Upon a Qualifying Termination (No Change in Control) – On or Before First Anniversary of Grant Date. In the
event the Participant incurs a Termination of Employment on or before the first anniversary of the Grant Date as a result of the Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company or the Company Entity that is the Participant’s actual
employing entity without Cause, by the Participant for Good Reason, or due to the Participant’s death or Disability (any such Termination of Employment, a “Qualifying Termination”), and such Qualifying Termination does not
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month period immediately following a Change in Control (such period, the “CIC Period”), subject to the Participant’s (or the Participant’s estate’s, if applicable)
execution, delivery and non-revocation of a customary release of claims in favor of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates within sixty (60) days of such Termination of Employment and, except in
the event of a Termination of Employment due to death, continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenants, the Participant will vest in 75% of the outstanding and unvested RSUs upon such Termination of Employment. 

(c) Accelerated Vesting Upon a Qualifying Termination (No Change in Control) – After First Anniversary of Grant Date. If the
Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination after the first anniversary of the Grant Date and before the last vesting date provided for in Section 3(a), and such Qualifying Termination does not occur within the CIC Period,
then in addition to any vesting that has already occurred as of the date of such Termination of Employment, subject to the Participant’s (or the Participant’s estate’s, if applicable) execution, delivery and non-revocation of a customary release of claims in favor of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates within sixty (60) days of such Termination of Employment and, except in the event of a Termination of
Employment due to death, continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenants, the Participant will vest in either: (i) an additional portion of the RSUs such that 75% of the total number of RSUs granted hereunder are vested as of the date of
such Termination of Employment, or (ii) a pro-rata portion of the then-current vesting tranche of the RSUs as provided for under Section 3(a) above, based on the number of days
of his employment from the last vesting date (as provided for under Section 3(a) above) prior to the date of such Termination of Employment until the next vesting date (as provided for under
Section 3(a) above) following the date of such Termination of Employment, plus the RSUs that would have vested pursuant to Section 3(a) above in the first twelve (12) months immediately
following the date of such Termination of Employment, whichever of (i) or (ii) results in greater total vesting, and with the applicable vesting effective as of the date of such Termination of Employment. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Participant will vest in no less than 75% of the total number of RSUs granted hereunder in connection with such Qualifying Termination. 

(d) Accelerated Vesting Upon a Qualifying Termination (Change in Control). In the event the Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination
within the CIC Period, subject to the Participant’s (or the Participant’s estate’s, if applicable) execution, delivery and non-revocation of a customary release of claims in favor of the Company
and its subsidiaries and affiliates within sixty (60) days of such Termination of Employment and, except in the event of a Termination of Employment due to death, continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenants, all outstanding and unvested
RSUs shall fully vest effective as of the date of such Termination of Employment. 
 (e) Coordination with Employment Agreement. For
the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the Employment Agreement provides for more favorable treatment of the RSUs granted hereunder, the Participant shall be entitled to such more favorable treatment subject to the terms and conditions of the
Employment Agreement. 
 (f) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in Section 3(b),
Section 3(c), Section 3(d), or Section 3(e), all unvested RSUs shall be immediately forfeited upon the Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason. For the
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in the event that the Participant fails to execute, deliver and not revoke the release of claims provided for in Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or
Section 3(d), as applicable, any RSUs that remain outstanding and unvested as of the sixtieth (60th) day following the date on which the Qualifying Termination occurs
shall be forfeited and cancelled as of such sixtieth (60th) day without consideration therefor. Additionally, in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company or the
Company Entity that is the Participant’s actual employing entity for Cause, all of the Participant’s outstanding RSUs, whether or not vested, shall be forfeited and cancelled without consideration therefor effective as of the date of such
Termination of Employment. 
 4. Delivery of Shares. Promptly following the vesting of the RSUs (but in no event more than sixty
(60) days thereafter) (or, in the event of a Qualifying Termination pursuant to Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above or in connection with any additional
vesting pursuant to Section 3(e) above, on the sixtieth (60th) day following the date on which the Participant’s Termination of Employment occurs, provided the conditions set forth in
Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above or the Employment Agreement, as applicable, have been met), the Participant shall receive the number of shares of Common
Stock that correspond to the number of RSUs that have become vested on the applicable vesting date, less any shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Plan, and such vested RSUs shall be cancelled upon
receipt of the shares of Common Stock. 
 5. Non-Transferability. No portion of the RSUs may
be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated or pledged by the Participant, other than to the Company as a result of forfeiture of the RSUs as provided herein. 

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. Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be governed by Section 13.9 of the Plan. 

7. Legend. The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on
all certificates, if any, representing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates, if any, representing shares of Common
Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section 7. 

8. Securities Representations. This Agreement is being entered into by the Company in reliance upon the following express
representations and warranties of the Participant. The Participant hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants that: 
 (a) The Participant
has been advised that the Participant may be an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in this connection the Company is relying in part on the Participant’s representations set forth in this
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 (b) If the Participant is deemed an affiliate within the meaning of Rule 144 of the Securities
Act, the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder must be held indefinitely unless an exemption from any applicable resale restrictions is available or the Company files an additional registration statement (or a
“re-offer prospectus”) with regard to such shares of Common Stock and the Company is under no obligation to register such shares of Common Stock (or to file a
“re-offer prospectus”). 
 (c) If the Participant is deemed an affiliate within the meaning
of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, the Participant understands that (i) the exemption from registration under Rule 144 shall not be available unless (A) a public trading market then exists for the Common Stock, (B) adequate
information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (C) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are complied with, and (ii) any sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder may be made
only in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom. 
 9. Entire Agreement;
Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan and the Employment Agreement, 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. 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. 

10. Notices; Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. 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. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to RSUs awarded under the Plan or future RSUs that may be awarded under the Plan by
electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the
Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. 

11. No Right to Employment or Service. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Employment and the cause of
such Termination of Employment 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. 
 12. Transfer of Personal Data. The
Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary) of any personal data information related to the RSUs 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. 

  
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 13. Compliance with Laws. The grant of RSUs and the issuance of shares of Common Stock
hereunder 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, rule regulation or exchange requirement applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the RSUs or any shares of Common Stock pursuant
to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the settlement of the RSUs, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence
compliance with any applicable law or regulation. 
 14. Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding
upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. 
 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. 
 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 RSUs 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 RSUs 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 compensation and shall not be considered as part of
such compensation in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation. 
 20. Acceptance of Agreement. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in order for this Award to become effective, the Participant must acknowledge acceptance of this Agreement no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following the Grant Date
(the “Final Acceptance Date”). If the Participant’s acceptance of this Agreement does not occur by the Final Acceptance Date, then the entire Award will be forfeited and cancelled without any consideration therefor, except as
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 21. No Waiver. No waiver or non-action by either
party hereto with respect to any breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision or as a waiver of the provision itself. 

22. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant’s interest in the RSUs shall not entitle the Participant to any rights as a
stockholder of the Company. The Participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of, the shares of Common Stock unless and until such shares have been issued to
the Participant in accordance with Section 4. 
 23. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan
to the contrary, the RSUs are 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. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of [•]. 

 

			
	AVAYA HOLDINGS CORP.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	Patrick J. O’Malley, III
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	PARTICIPANT
	
	[To be executed electronically.]



  
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