EX-10.9



 Exhibit 10.9 
 BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. 
 2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2013 Equity Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the
“Plan”), hereby grants to the individual listed below (the “Participant”), the number of shares of Restricted Stock set forth below (the “Shares”). This Restricted Stock award
is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Agreement”) (including without limitation the Restrictions on the Shares set forth in the Agreement) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the
Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Agreement. 
  

			
	Participant:	  	[                    ]
		
	Grant Date:	  	[                    ]
		
	Total Number of Shares of Restricted Stock:	  	[                    ]Shares
		
	Vesting Commencement Date:	  	[                    ]
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	[                    ]

 By his or her signature and the Company’s signature below, the Participant agrees to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Grant Notice. The Participant has reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant
Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan. The Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising
under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement. In addition, by signing below, the Participant also agrees that the Company, in its sole discretion, may satisfy any withholding obligations in accordance with Section 2.2(c) of the Agreement
by (i) withholding shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock, (ii) instructing a broker on the Participant’s behalf to sell shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to
the Participant upon vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock and submit the proceeds of such sale to the Company, or (iii) using any other method permitted by Section 2.2(c) of the Agreement or the Plan. If the Participant is married,
his or her spouse has signed the Consent of Spouse attached to this Grant Notice as Exhibit B. 
  

							
	BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.:	  	PARTICIPANT:
				
	By:	 	  
	  	By:	 	  

	Print Name:	 	  
	  	Print Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  
	  		 	
	Address:	 	  
	  	Address:	 	  



  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) has granted to the Participant the number of shares of Restricted Stock
(the “Shares”) under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), as set forth in the Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein
shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and Grant Notice. 
 ARTICLE I. 

GENERAL 

1.1 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The Award (as defined below) is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are
incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. 
 ARTICLE II. 
 AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK 

2.1 Award of Restricted Stock. 
 (a) Award. Pursuant to the Grant Notice and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, effective as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice, the Company has
granted to the Participant an award of Restricted Stock (the “Award”) under the Plan in consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate, and for other
good and valuable consideration. The number of Shares subject to the Award is set forth in the Grant Notice. The Participant is an Employee, Director or Consultant of the Company or one of its Affiliates. 

(b) Book Entry Form; Certificates. At the sole discretion of the Administrator, the Shares will be issued in either
(i) uncertificated form, with the Shares recorded in the name of the Participant in the books and records of the Company’s transfer agent with appropriate notations regarding the restrictions on transfer imposed pursuant to this Agreement,
and upon vesting and the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(b) and (d) hereof, the Company shall remove such notations on any such vested Shares in accordance with Section 2.2(e) below; or (ii) certificated form
pursuant to the terms of Sections 2.1(c), (d) and (e) below. 
 (c) Legend. Certificates representing Shares
issued pursuant to this Agreement (if any) shall, until all Restrictions (as defined below) imposed pursuant to this Agreement lapse or have been removed and the Shares have thereby become vested or the Shares represented thereby have been forfeited
hereunder, bear the following legend (or such other legend as shall be determined by the Administrator): 
 “THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN VESTING REQUIREMENTS AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE UNDER THE TERMS OF A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT, BY 

  
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AND BETWEEN BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND THE REGISTERED OWNER OF SUCH SHARES, AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFERED, TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT.” 
 (d)
Escrow. The Secretary of the Company or such other escrow holder as the Administrator may appoint may retain physical custody of any certificates representing the Shares until all of the Restrictions on transfer imposed pursuant to this
Agreement lapse or shall have been removed; in such event, the Participant shall not retain physical custody of any certificates representing unvested Shares issued to him or her. The Participant, by acceptance of the Award, shall be deemed to
appoint, and does so appoint, the Company and each of its authorized representatives as the Participant’s attorney(s)-in-fact to effect any transfer of unvested forfeited Shares (or Shares otherwise reacquired by the Company hereunder) to the
Company as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement and to execute such documents as the Company or such representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such transfer. 

(e) Removal of Notations; Delivery of Certificates Upon Vesting. As soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of any
Shares subject to the Award pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof, the Company shall, as applicable, either remove the notations on any Shares subject to the Award issued in book entry form which have vested or deliver to the Participant a
certificate or certificates evidencing the number of Shares subject to the Award which have vested (or, in either case, such lesser number of Shares as may be permitted pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Plan). The Participant (or the beneficiary
or personal representative of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death or incapacity, as the case may be) shall deliver to the Company any representations or other documents or assurances required by the Company. The Shares so
delivered shall no longer be subject to the Restrictions hereunder. 
 2.2 Restrictions. 

(a) Forfeiture. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, upon the Participant’s Termination of Service for
any or no reason, any portion of the Award (and the Shares subject thereto) which has not vested prior to or in connection with such Termination of Service (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting and lapsing of Restrictions which
may occur in connection with such Termination of Service (if any)) shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company, and the Participant’s rights in any Shares and such portion of the Award shall thereupon
lapse and expire. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restrictions” shall mean the restrictions on sale or other transfer set forth in Section 3.4 hereof and the exposure to forfeiture set forth in this Section 2.2(a).

 (b) Vesting and Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Section 2.2(a) above, the Award shall vest and Restrictions
shall lapse in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice (rounding down to the nearest whole Share). 

(c) Tax Withholding. The Company or its Affiliates shall be entitled to require a cash payment (or to elect, or permit the
Participant to elect, such other form of payment determined in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Plan) by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal, state
or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the grant or vesting of the Award or the lapse of the Restrictions hereunder. The number of Shares which shall be so withheld in order to satisfy such federal, state and/or local


  
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withholding tax liabilities shall be limited to the number of shares which have a fair market value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the
minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state and/or local tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including without limitation Section 2.1(b)
hereof), the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any new certificate representing Shares to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative or enter any such Shares in book entry form unless and until the Participant or the
Participant’s legal representative, as applicable, shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of the Participant resulting from the grant or vesting of the
Award or the issuance of Shares hereunder. 
 (d) Conditions to Delivery of Shares. Subject to Section 2.1 above,
the Shares deliverable under this Award may be either previously authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market. Such Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any Shares under this Award prior to fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section 11.4 of the Plan. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of such Shares shall not be delayed if and to the extent that such delay would result in a
violation of Section 409A of the Code. In the event that the Company delays the issuance of such Shares because it reasonably determines that the issuance of such Shares will violate applicable laws, rules or regulations, such issuance shall be
made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that issuing such Shares will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii). 

(e) To ensure compliance with the Restrictions, the provisions of the charter documents of the Company, and/or applicable laws, rules or
regulations and for other proper purposes, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” and other instructions to its transfer agent with respect to the Restricted Stock. The Company shall notify the transfer agent as and when the
Restrictions lapse. 
 2.3 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the Award pursuant hereto, the
Participant agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or its Affiliate. 
 2.4 Rights as
Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon the Grant Date, the Participant shall have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares, subject to the Restrictions, including, without limitation, voting
rights in respect of the Shares subject to the Award and deliverable hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any dividends or distributions are paid with respect to the Shares subject to the Award, such dividends
shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares. Each dividend payment shall be made prior to the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of the Common Stock or, if
later, the 15th day of the third month following the later of (a) the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of Common Stock, and (b) the date the dividends are no longer subject to forfeiture. 

ARTICLE III. 
 OTHER PROVISIONS 
 3.1 Section 83(b) Election. If the
Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to the Restricted Stock as of the date of transfer of the Restricted Stock rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Participant would otherwise be
taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Participant hereby agrees to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service. 

  
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 3.2 Tax Consultation. The Participant understands that the Participant may suffer
adverse tax consequences in connection with the Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement. The Participant represents that the Participant has consulted with any tax consultants the Participant deems advisable in connection with the Award
and the issuance of Restricted Stock with respect thereto and that the Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice. 
 3.3 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement as provided in the Plan. All interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good
faith shall be final and binding upon the Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. 
 3.4 Restricted Stock
Not Transferable. Without limiting the generality of any other provision hereof, until the Restrictions hereunder lapse or expire pursuant to this Agreement and the Shares vest, the Restricted Stock shall be subject to the restrictions on
transferability set forth in Section 11.3 of the Plan. 
 3.5 Adjustments. The Participant acknowledges that the
Award is subject to modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and Article 14 of the Plan. 

3.6 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended
or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board; provided, however, that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination
of this Agreement shall adversely affect the Award in any material way without the prior written consent of the Participant. 

3.7 Not a Contract of Service Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right
to continue to serve as an Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider of the Company or any of its Affiliates or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Affiliates, which rights are hereby
expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or an Affiliate
and the Participant. 
 3.8 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan or this Agreement, if the Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, then the Plan, the Award and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16
of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent
necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 
 3.9 Conformity to Securities Laws. The Participant
acknowledges that the Plan and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, as well as all applicable state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Award is granted, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and
regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. 

3.10 Limitation on the Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein
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of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. The Plan, in and of itself, has no assets. The Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured
creditor of the Company and its Affiliates with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Shares issuable hereunder, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Common Stock as a general unsecured creditor
with respect to Restricted Stock, as and when payable hereunder. 
 3.11 Successors and Assigns. The Company or any
Affiliate may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and its Affiliates. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set
forth in Section 3.4 hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 
 3.12 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto, if any) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all
prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and its Affiliates and the Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 3.13 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal
office, and any notice to be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the Company’s records. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by
reputable overnight courier or by certified mail (return receipt requested) through the United States Postal Service. 
 3.14
Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts
of laws. 
 3.15 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for
interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 CONSENT OF SPOUSE

 I,
                        , spouse of
                        , have read and approve the Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice (the “Grant
Notice”) to which this Consent of Spouse is attached and the Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) attached to the Grant Notice. In consideration of issuing to my spouse the shares of the common
stock of Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. set forth in the Grant Notice, I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights under the Agreement and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement insofar
as I may have any rights in said Agreement or any shares of the common stock of Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. issued pursuant thereto under the community property laws or similar laws relating to marital property in effect in the state of our
residence as of the date of the signing of the foregoing Agreement. 
  

			
	Dated:
                                	  	  

		  	Signature of Spouse


  
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