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Exhibit 10.36




AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS




Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement





     This Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated as of [         ] and is
entered into between Avanir Pharmaceuticals, a California corporation (the “Company”), and [         ] (the “Awardee”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Plan.



RECITALS




     A. The Company’s [2003 / 2005] Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides that
the Company may issue stock awards, including awards of restricted stock units.



     B. On [         ], the Board of Directors, acting directly or through its
Compensation Committee, approved the grant of the following restricted stock units, representing
the right to receive shares of Class A common stock of the Company upon the vesting schedule set
forth below in Section 2 (the “Restricted Stock Units”).



AGREEMENT




     In consideration of the mutual promises set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:



     1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Plan (the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference) and effective as of the date
set forth above, the Company hereby grants to the Awardee [         ] Restricted Stock Units.



     2. Vesting.
The Restricted Stock Units shall vest with respect to one-quarter of
the Restricted Stock Units on
the first anniversary of the grant date, and then with respect to the
remaining Restricted Stock Units, in equal portions on a quarterly
basis thereafter
over the next three years.



     3. Effect of Termination. Following the Termination of a Awardee’s service, the unvested
portions of the Restricted Stock Units, if any, as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited.



     4. Distribution. Stock certificates evidencing a one-for-one conversion (adjusted as
provided in the Plan) of vested Restricted Stock Units into Shares (the “Certificate”) shall be
issued and registered in the Awardee’s name as promptly as practicable following a particular
Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the distribution of the shares and the issuance of
the Certificates may, for directors and officers of the Company, be deferred beyond the vesting
date if such director or officer executes and delivers a deferral election form, which is available from Secretary of the Company. In the case of Awardee’s death, Certificates shall be
delivered to the Awardee’s beneficiary or estate as soon as practicable.



 









 





     5. Dividends. Participants holding Restricted Stock Units shall not be entitled to receive
cash payments equal to any cash dividends and other distributions paid with respect to a
corresponding number of Shares until the underlying Shares have been delivered in accordance with
this Agreement.



     6. Tax Withholding Obligations. In circumstances in which tax withholding is applicable,
to meet any such obligations of the Company and Awardee that might arise with respect to any
withholding taxes, FICA contributions, or the like under any federal, state, or local statute,
ordinance, rule, or regulation in or connection with the award, deferral, or settlement of the
Restricted Stock Units, the Awardee shall remit to the Company an amount of cash sufficient to meet
the withholding requirements and/or the Company shall withhold the required amounts from
the Awardee’s pay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow
Awardee to satisfy such withholding obligations upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units by
withholding a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the Company’s statutory
withholding obligations. The Company shall not deliver any of the Certificates until and unless the
Awardee has made the payment(s) required herein or proper provision for required withholding has
been made. The Awardee hereby consents to any action reasonably taken by the Company to meet the
withholding obligations.



     7. Restriction on Transferability. Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated at any time. Any attempt to do so contrary to the
provisions hereof shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the above, transfers can be made pursuant
to intra-family transfer instruments or to an inter vivos trust.



     8. Rights as Shareholder. The Awardee shall not have voting or any other rights as a
shareholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Stock Units. Upon settlement of the
Restricted Stock Units into Shares, the Awardee will obtain full voting and other rights as a
shareholder of the Company.



     9. Administration. The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this
Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation, and application of the
Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and
all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the
Awardee, the Company, and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be
personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation made in good faith with respect
to the Plan or this Agreement.



     10. Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of the Restricted Stock Units granted
pursuant to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other
similar terms used when calculating the Awardee’s benefits under any Awardee or other benefit plan
sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The
Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s or any
Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.



     11. Effect on Service. The award of the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Agreement
shall not give the Awardee any right to remain in the service of the Company or any Affiliate. The
award is completely within the discretion of the Company. It is not made as a part



 









 




of any ongoing element of compensation or something that the Awardee should expect to receive annually or on any
other periodic basis. It does not constitute part of the Awardee’s compensation for purposes of
determining any post-employment payment or severance.




     12. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the Company and
the Awardee which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement may be amended solely by the Committee by a writing which specifically
states that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to the
Awardee, and provided that no such amendment adversely affects the rights of the Awardee (but
limiting the foregoing, the Committee reserves the right to change, by written notice to the
Awardee, the provisions of the Restricted Stock Units or this Agreement in any way it may deem
necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the grant as a result of any change in
applicable laws or regulations or any future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision,
provided that any such change shall be applicable only to Restricted Stock Units which are then
subject to restrictions as provided herein).



     13. Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall
be addressed to the Secretary of the Company. Any notice to be given to the Awardee shall be
addressed to the Awardee at the address listed in the Company’s records. By a notice given pursuant
to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices. Any notice shall have
been deemed given when actually delivered.



     14. Severability. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court
or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not
invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any
Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall,
if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part
of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.



     15. Construction. The Restricted Stock Units are being issued pursuant to the Plan
and are subject to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Plan has been given to the Awardee, and additional copies of the Plan are available
upon request during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company. To the
extent that any provision of this Agreement violates or is inconsistent with an express provision
of the Plan, the Plan provision shall govern and any inconsistent provision in this Agreement shall
be of no force or effect.



     16. Miscellaneous.



          (a) The Board may terminate, amend, or modify the Plan; provided, however, that no such
termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan may in any way adversely affect the
Participant’s rights under this Agreement, without the Participant’s written approval.




          (b) This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to
such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.




 









 








          (c) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement, with respect to the
Restricted Stock Units, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of
such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise,
of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.




          (d) By signing this Agreement, the Awardee acknowledges that his or her personal employment
information regarding participation in the Plan and information necessary to determine and pay, if
applicable, benefits under the Plan must be shared with other entities, including companies related
to the Company and persons responsible for certain acts in the administration of the Plan. By
signing this Agreement the Awardee consents to such transmission of personal data as the Company
believes is appropriate to administer the Plan.




          (e) To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.




     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement effective as of the
day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AWARDEE	 	 	 	AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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