EX-10.40






 Exhibit 10.40 

ESAB CORPORATION 
 2022
OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK
UNIT AGREEMENT 
 ESAB Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants stock units relating
to shares of its common stock, $.001 par value (the “Stock”), to the individual named below as the Grantee. The terms and conditions of the grant are set forth in this cover sheet to the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, in the attached
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (together with the cover sheet, the “Agreement”) and in the ESAB Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
  

			
	Grant Date:	  	[ • ]
		
	Name of Grantee:	  	[ • ]
		
	Grantee Employee ID:	  	[ • ]
		
	Number of Stock Units Covered by Award:	  	[ • ]
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	[ • ]

 By accepting this Award in the manner established by the Company, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described
in this Agreement and in the Plan. You acknowledge that (a) you have received a copy of the Plan and this Agreement and have read and understand the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, (b) the grant of the Award is
voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants, (c) all decisions with respect to future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, (d) your participation is
voluntary, (e) the Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including but not limited to calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service
awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and the Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of your employment agreement, if any, (f) in the event that you are an employee of an Affiliate of the Company, the
Award will not be interpreted to form an employment agreement or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the Award will not be interpreted to form an employment agreement with the Affiliate that is your employer, (g) no claim or
entitlement to compensation or damages arises from forfeiture or termination of the Award and you irrevocably release the Company and its Affiliates from any such claim that may arise, and (h) in the event of involuntary termination of your
employment, your right to receive the Award, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that you are no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a
period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); furthermore, in the event of involuntary termination of employment, your right to vest in the Award after termination of employment, if any, will be measured by the date of
termination of your active employment and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law. You agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan and have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
 This
is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. 

  

					
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 ESAB CORPORATION 

2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

 

 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK
UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

			
		
	Stock Units	  	This grant is an Award of stock units in the number of units set forth on the cover sheet, subject to the vesting conditions described below (“Stock Units”).
		
	Vesting	  	Other than as set forth below, your Stock Units shall vest according to the schedule set forth on the cover sheet, provided that you remain in Service on the relevant Vesting Dates. If your Service terminates for any reason other
than death, Disability or Retirement (as defined below), you will forfeit any Stock Units in which you have not yet become vested.
		
	Death	  	If your Service terminates because of your death, your Stock Units will immediately become 100% vested.
		
	Disability	  	If your Service terminates because of your Disability, your Stock Units will immediately become 100% vested.
		
	Retirement	  	If your Service terminates due to Retirement (as defined below) on or after the first (1st) anniversary of the Grant Date, your Stock Units will continue to vest following your termination of Service in accordance with the
original vesting schedule as if your Service had not terminated. For the avoidance of doubt, if your Service terminates prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the Grant Date, you will forfeit any Stock Units in which you have not yet become vested.
“Retirement” means your termination of Service when your age and years of Service sum to at least sixty-five (65); provided you have reached age fifty-five (55) and have at least five (5) years of Service. For purposes of this
definition of Retirement, “Service” shall be limited to service with ESAB Corporation, and shall not include any service with a different or predecessor employer.
		
	Clawback	  	You hereby acknowledge and agree, as an officer, that this Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the ESAB Corporation Clawback Policy as in effect from time to time (including potential recoupment thereunder), a current
copy of which may be requested from the Company at any time, and the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
		
	Delivery of Stock
Pursuant to Units	  	Delivery of the shares of Stock represented by your vested Stock Units shall be made, on the basis of one share of Stock per each vested Stock Unit, as soon as practicable upon vesting and in any event not later than March 15th after the end of the calendar year in which they vest.
		
	Withholding
Taxes	  	You agree, as a condition of this grant, that you will make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of vesting in Stock Units or your acquisition of Stock under this grant. In the
event that the Company determines that any federal, state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to this grant, the Company will have the right to: (i) require that you arrange such payments to the Company,
(ii) withhold such amounts from other payments due to you from the Company or any Affiliate, or (iii) cause an immediate forfeiture of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Units granted pursuant to this Agreement in an amount equal to the
withholding or other taxes due.
		
	Change in
Control/Business
Combination	  	 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs after the Grant Date and prior to the last
vesting date, your Stock Units will immediately become 100% vested and the shares of Stock subject to them shall be delivered immediately prior to the Change in Control.
  

Notwithstanding the above provision and except as set forth immediately below, in connection with a Business Combination the result of which is that the
Company’s shares of Stock are exchanged for or become exchangeable for securities of another entity, cash or a combination of both, if the entity resulting from such Business Combination does not assume these Stock Units and the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement or replace these Stock Units with a substantially equivalent security of the entity resulting from such Business Combination, then the Stock Units evidenced by this Agreement will become 100% vested as of the day
immediately prior to the date of such Business Combination and be payable in the form of shares of Stock, cash or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee.



  

					
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 ESAB CORPORATION 

2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

 

 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK
UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

			
		
	Transfer of Stock Units	  	This Award and your Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may this Award or the Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment or similar
process.
		
	Retention Rights	  	This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained or employed by the Company (or any Affiliates) in any capacity. The Company (and any Affiliates) reserves the right to terminate your Service at any time for any
reason.
		
	Shareholder Rights	  	You do not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Stock Units unless and until the shares relating to the Stock Units has been delivered to you. You will, however, be entitled to receive, upon the
Company’s payment of a cash dividend on outstanding Stock, a cash payment for each Stock Unit that you hold as of the record date for such dividend equal to the per share dividend paid on the Stock provided you are employed by the Company (or
any Affiliate) on such payment date.
		
	Forfeiture of Rights	  	If (i) while employed by the Company you should take actions in competition with the Company or (ii) while employed by the Company or during the twelve (12) month period immediately following your termination of
employment with the Company you should take actions to, directly or indirectly, solicit or persuade, or attempt to solicit or persuade, any employee or independent contractor of Company or its Affiliates at the time of such contact to terminate or
modify his or her employment or service relationship, whether or not pursuant to a written agreement, with the Company and its Affiliates, the Company shall have the right to cause a forfeiture of your unvested Stock Units.
		
		  	Unless otherwise specified in an employment or other agreement between the Company and you (including the Company’s Code of Ethics), you take actions in competition with the Company if you directly or indirectly, own,
manage, operate, join or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or are a proprietor, director, officer, stockholder, member, partner or an employee or agent of, or a consultant to any business, firm,
corporation, partnership or other entity which competes with any business in which the Company or any of its Affiliates is engaged during your employment or other relationship with the Company or its Affiliates or at the time of your termination of
Service. Under the prior sentence, ownership of less than 1% of the securities of a public company shall not be treated as an action in competition with the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event you primarily live
and work for the Company in California, so long as you primarily reside in and are subject to the law of California, the restrictions on your post-employment conduct contained in this “Forfeiture of Rights” section – the noncompete,
customer nonsolicit, and employee nonsolicit provisions shall not be applicable to you. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a restriction or forfeiture, or a comparable obligation that would be prohibited under applicable
California law.
		
	Adjustments	  	The Stock Units and the shares of Stock subject to the Stock Units may be adjusted or terminated in any manner contemplated by Section 18 of the Plan.
		
	Amendment	  	The Committee has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel this Award, prospectively or retroactively; provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect your material rights under this Agreement without your
consent.
		
	Applicable Law	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to
the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
		
	The Plan	  	Unless otherwise specified in an employment or other agreement between the Company and you, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Award of Stock Units. Any
prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Award are superseded.


  

					
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 ESAB CORPORATION 

2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

 

 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK
UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

			
	Data Privacy	  	In order to administer the Plan, the Company and its Affiliates may process personal data about you. Such data includes but is not limited to the information provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate
personal and financial data about you such as your name, telephone number, home address and business addresses and other contact information, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, nationality, job title, any common
stock or directorships held in the Company, details of the Award or any other entitlement to cash awarded, payroll information (including salary) and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company and the Committee to
facilitate the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and the Award (the “Data”).
		
		  	By accepting this Award, you hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your Data by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Affiliates for the exclusive
purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Award and the Plan. You also give explicit consent to the Company and its Affiliates to transfer any such Data inside and outside the country in which you work or are
employed, including, with respect to non-U.S. resident Grantees, to the United States, to transferees who shall include the Company, the Committee and other persons who are designated by the Company to
administer, implement and manage the Award and the Plan. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the
recipients of the Data to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing your participation in the Award and the Plan. You understand that the Data will
be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Award and the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view the Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the
Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your
consent may affect your ability to participate in the Award. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.
		
	Consent to
Electronic Delivery	  	The Company may choose to deliver certain materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this grant, you agree that the Company may deliver all communications regarding the Plan and this award (including, but not
limited to, the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report) to you in an electronic format or through an online or electronic system established by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. If at any time you would prefer to
receive paper copies of these documents, as you are entitled to receive, the Company would be pleased to provide copies. Please contact Corporate Human Resources to request paper copies of these documents.
		
	Section 409A	  	This Agreement, and any issuance of shares hereunder, is intended to comply and will be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A. Upon your Separation from Service (as defined below), the Company will determine whether
any shares issued to you in accordance with this Agreement could be determined to be payments from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan and whether you are a “specified employee” as of the applicable payment date (each as defined by
Section 409A). If you are determined to be a “specified employee” and any such payments are payable in connection with your Separation from Service, and are not exempt from Section 409A of the Code as a short-term deferral or
otherwise, these payments, to the extent otherwise payable within six (6) months after your date of Separation from Service, will be paid in a lump sum on the earlier of: (i) the date that is six (6) months after your date of
Separation from Service or (ii) the date of your death. The foregoing six (6) month delay will be applied if and only to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Separation from Service” means an anticipated permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services to twenty percent (20%) or less of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period. For purposes of Section 409A, the payments to be made to you in accordance with this Agreement will be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

 By accepting this Award in the manner established by the Company, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described
above and in the Plan. 

  

					
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