EX-10.1



 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 KeyCorp grants to the Participant
named below, in accordance with the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the KeyCorp 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) and the
attached Acceptance Agreement, an award of the number of Restricted Stock Units (“Units” or “Award”), on the Date of Grant, each as set forth below. Each Unit represents the contingent right to receive one Common
Share, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Acceptance Agreement. 
  

					
	 Name of Participant:
	  	[Participant Name]	  	
			
	 Number of Units:
	  	[Shares Granted]	  	
			
	 Date of Grant:
	  	[Grant Date]	  	
			
	 Vesting:
	  	 100 percent of the Units shall vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Vesting Date”), provided
that the Participant shall have remained in the continuous employ of KeyCorp and its affiliates (“Key”) through the Vesting Date.
  

Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, any unvested Units shall vest immediately (i) in the
event of the Participant’s death, Disability or Termination Under Limited Circumstances, or (ii) if, within two years following the date of a Change of Control, the Participant’s employment with Key terminates for any reason other than a
Voluntary Resignation or a Termination for Cause.
	  	
			
	 Payment:
	  	The Common Shares underlying any portion of the Award that becomes vested (including dividend equivalents as provided pursuant to Section 4 of this Award Agreement) shall be
delivered within 30 days after the Vesting Date, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Award Agreement.	  	
		
	  
	  	

 The Participant must accept the Award online in accordance with the procedures established by KeyCorp and
the Award administrator or this Award Agreement may be cancelled by KeyCorp, in its sole discretion. By accepting the Award in accordance with these procedures, the Participant acknowledges that: 

 

	 	•	 	 This Award is subject to the KeyCorp Incentive Compensation Program and Policy, as amended from time to time. The Participant understands and agrees
that the Award is subject to risk-balancing in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Incentive Compensation Program and Policy. These procedures permit Key, in its sole discretion, to decrease, forfeit, or initiate a clawback, of all or
any part of the Award under certain circumstances, including in the event that the Participant receives a “Does Not Meet” risk rating on his or her DHP scorecard, and/or in the event that the Participant’s business unit experiences
negative pre-provision net revenue (before allocated costs) or significant credit, market or operational losses. If a significant risk event occurs, whether at the individual or business level, a root cause analysis may be conducted, which may
result in a risk adjustment of the Award. 


  

	 	•	 	 The Participant understands that as a condition to receiving the Award, the Participant must agree to be bound by and comply with the terms and
conditions of the Plan, the Award Agreement and related Acceptance Agreement. As soon as the Participant accepts the Award, the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement and Acceptance Agreement will constitute a legal contract that will bind both
the Participant and KeyCorp. 


 Additional Terms 

1.          Effect of Termination.  The
unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Participant ceases to be continuously employed by Key for any reason (including, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, the Participant’s
retirement) other than as provided under the “Vesting” section above (related to death, Disability, Termination Under Limited Circumstances or certain terminations in connection with a Change of Control). For purposes of this
Section 1, the continuous employment of the Participant shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and 







 
the Participant shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of Key, by reason of the transfer of employment among KeyCorp and its affiliates. 

2.          Harmful Activity.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant engages in any Harmful Activity prior to or within twelve months after the Participant’s termination of employment with Key, then any unvested portion of the Award
not otherwise forfeited at the time of such termination shall be immediately forfeited without further action or notice and any Common Shares delivered in payment of the Award within one year prior to the Participant’s termination of
employment, and any Profits realized by the Participant from the sale of such Common Shares, shall become immediately due and payable to KeyCorp upon KeyCorp’s demand. This Section 2 shall survive the termination of Participant’s
employment. 
 3.          KeyCorp Stock Ownership
Guidelines.      If the Participant is subject to and has not met the KeyCorp Stock Ownership Guidelines, the Participant may not sell or otherwise transfer the Common Shares delivered upon vesting in the
Award until and unless the Participant meets the Stock Ownership Guidelines or terminates his or her employment with Key; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may sell the number of Common Shares necessary to
satisfy any withholding tax obligation that may arise in connection with vesting in this Award even if the Participant has not met the Stock Ownership Guidelines. 
 4.          Dividend Equivalents.    Each Unit is granted with a related dividend equivalent which is
subject to the same terms and conditions as the Units. Each dividend equivalent represents the right to payment of any dividends paid on a Common Share between the Date of Grant and the Vesting Date of the related Unit. Dividend equivalents are
deemed reinvested in Common Shares (based upon the Fair Market Value per Common Share on the date the related dividend is paid to KeyCorp shareholders), which will be delivered at the same time as the Common Shares are delivered upon vesting in the
related Unit. 
 5.          Relation to Other
Benefits.  Any economic or other benefit to the Participant under this Award Agreement shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Participant may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or
other benefit or compensation plan maintained by Key and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of Key. 

6.          Taxes and Withholding.  To the extent
that Key is required to withhold any federal, state, local or other taxes in connection with the delivery of Common Shares under this Award Agreement, then Key shall retain a number of Common Shares otherwise deliverable hereunder with a value equal
to the required withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the date of delivery); provided that in no event shall the value of the Common Shares retained exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such
other amount that will not result in a negative accounting impact. 

7.          Entire Agreement;
Amendments.    This Award Agreement, along with the Plan and the related Acceptance Agreement, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained therein, and
supersedes all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. KeyCorp may modify or amend this Award Agreement at any time upon written notice to the Participant. In the event of any inconsistency between
the provisions of this Award Agreement or the related Acceptance Agreement, on the one hand, and the Plan, on the other, the Plan shall govern. 
 8.          Administration.  KeyCorp shall have the right, in accordance with the Plan, to determine any questions
which arise in connection with the Award. All such determinations and decisions shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including Key, the Participant and the Participant’s estate and beneficiaries. 

9.          Successors and Assigns.  Without
limiting Section 14.1 of the Plan, the provisions of this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Participant, and the successors and
assigns of KeyCorp. 
 10.          Compliance with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.    To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Award comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”). The Award
shall accordingly be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause the Award to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A. In
particular, to the extent that the Participant’s right to receive payment under the Award becomes vested and the event triggering the Participant’s right to payment is the Participant’s termination of employment, then notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, payment will be made to the Participant, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, on the earlier of (a) the Participant’s 







 
“separation from service” (determined in accordance with section 409A); provided, however, that if the Participant is a “specified employee” (determined in accordance with
KeyCorp’s policies), the date of payment shall not occur until the first business day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s separation from service with Key, or (b) the Participant’s death. 

11.          Definitions.     
   Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. 







 ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT 

I acknowledge receipt of the attached Award and in consideration thereof, I accept such Award subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the Award Agreement, and the restrictions that are set forth in this Acceptance Agreement. 
 I also understand and agree
that the restrictions set forth in this Acceptance Agreement are (i) in addition to, and do not in any way limit or vary the restrictions that are contained in any other agreement, plan, policy, or practice that are applicable to me as an
employee of Key, and (ii) binding upon me regardless of whether I vest, sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Award or any of the Common Shares to be paid to me upon vesting in the Award. 

1.  I recognize the importance of preserving the confidentiality of Non-Public Information of Key, and I acknowledge and agree
that: (a) during my employment with Key, I will acquire, reproduce, and use such Non-Public Information only to the extent reasonably necessary for the proper performance of my duties; (b) both during and after my employment with Key, I
will not use, publish, sell, trade or otherwise disclose such Non-Public Information; and (c) upon the termination of my employment with Key, I will immediately return to Key all documents, data, and things in my possession or to which I have
access that involve such Non-Public Information. I also agree to enter into and to execute nondisclosure agreements in favor of Key and others doing business with Key with whom Key has a confidential relationship. 

2.  I acknowledge and agree that the duties of my position at Key may include the development of Intellectual Property, and
that any Intellectual Property which I create with any of Key’s resources or assistance, or which pertains to the business of Key is the property of Key. I hereby agree and I hereby assign to Key all right, title, and interest in and absolute
title to such Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and patents in or to (or associated with) such Intellectual Property and I agree that I will execute all patent applications and assignments
thereof on Key’s behalf without additional compensation. 
 3.  Except in the proper performance of my duties for
Key, I acknowledge and agree that from the date hereof through a period of one (1) year after the termination of my employment with Key for any reason, I will not, directly or indirectly, for myself or on behalf of any other person or entity,
hire or solicit or entice for employment any Key Employee, without the written consent of Key (which consent Key may grant or withhold in its discretion). “Key Employees” shall include (i) all current Key employees, and
(ii) all persons who were employed by Key at any time during the six (6) month period prior to my termination from Key. 
 4.  (a) Except in the proper performance of my duties for Key, I acknowledge and agree that from the date hereof through a period of one (1) year after the termination of my employment
with Key for any reason, I will not, directly or indirectly, for myself or on behalf of any other person or entity, call upon, solicit, or do business with any Key customer or potential customer with whom I interacted, became acquainted, or learned
of through access to information while employed at Key, without the written consent of Key (which consent Key may grant or withhold in its discretion). 
 (b)  In the event that my employment with Key is terminated as a result of a Termination Under Limited Circumstances, the restrictions in paragraph 4(a) of this Acceptance Agreement shall become
inapplicable to me; however, the restrictions in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Acceptance Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 5.  The aforementioned restrictions in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4(a) shall not apply in the event that, within the 2-year period commencing on a Change of Control: (i) my employment with Key
is terminated as a result of a Termination Under Limited Circumstances, or (ii) I terminate employment with Key after a relocation of my principal place of employment more than 35 miles from my principal place of employment immediately prior to
the Change of Control, or after a reduction in my base salary after a Change of Control. 
 6.  I agree that the Plan,
the Award Agreement and this Acceptance Agreement will be governed by Ohio law without regard to the conflicts of laws principles, and that if any term, condition, clause or provision of the Plan, the Award Agreement or this Acceptance Agreement is
determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be void or invalid at law, then only that term, condition, clause or provision determined to be void or invalid shall be stricken, and the remainder of the Plan, the Award Agreement and this
Acceptance Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all other aspects. 
 I also understand and agree that if I engage
in any activity that is in violation of the Plan, the Award Agreement or this Acceptance Agreement, such conduct may cause serious damage and irreparable injury to Key, and Key at its election may terminate my employment (if I am still employed),
seek monetary damages and attorney fees, and injunctive relief without the necessity of posting bond, as well as any and all other equitable relief to which it may be entitled under the law, the Plan, the Award Agreement and this Acceptance
Agreement. 
 * * * * *