Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement




 Exhibit 10.3C 
 SOLARWINDS, INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK 
 Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the SolarWinds, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock (the “Notice of
Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A (together, the “Agreement”). 
  

					
	 Participant:
	 	 	 	
			
	 Address:
	 	 	 	
			
		 	 	 	

 Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows: 
  

					
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	 Date of Grant
	 	 	 	
			
	 Vesting Commencement Date
	 	 	 	
			
	 Number of shares of
 Stock (“Shares”) Granted
	 	 	 	

 Vesting Schedule: 
 Subject to any repurchase rights prior to a Repurchase Right Lapse Date as prescribed in Section 8(c) of the Plan and any acceleration provisions
contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted Stock will vest and the Company’s right to reacquire the Restricted Stock will lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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 By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, Participant
and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to
obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee
upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below. 
  

									
	PARTICIPANT	 		 	SOLARWINDS, INC.
			
	  
	 		 	  

	Signature	 		 	

  
  

									
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	Print Name	 		 		 	
		 	Title	 	
			
	 Address:
	 		 	
			
	  
	 		 	
			
	  
	 		 	

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT 
 1. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company
hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant (“Participant”) under the Plan for past services and as a separate incentive in connection with his or her services and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his
or her services, an Award of Shares of Restricted Stock, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between
the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail. 
 2.
Participant’s Representations. In the event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, at the time this Award of Restricted Stock is granted, Participant shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the grant
of this Award of Restricted Stock, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 
 3. Lock-Up Period. Participant hereby agrees that Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option,
right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any
of the economic consequences of ownership of any Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Participant (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Stock (or other
securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days following the IPO Date (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or
other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in NASD Rule 2711(f)(4) or NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments
thereto). 
 Participant agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter
which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant shall
provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration
statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this Section 3 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or
a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Stock (or other securities)
subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred and eighty (180) day (or other) period. Participant agrees that any transferee of the Award of Restricted Stock or shares acquired pursuant to the Award of Restricted Stock
shall be bound by this Section 3. 
  

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 4. Tax Consequences. Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the
federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its
agents. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Participant understands that
Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), taxes as ordinary income the difference between the purchase price, if any, for the Shares and the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of each vesting date.
Participant understands that Participant may elect to be taxed at the time the Shares are granted rather than when such Shares vest by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code (the “83(b) Election”) with the IRS within
thirty (30) days from the date of grant of the Award of Restricted Stock. The form for making this election is attached as Exhibit C-3 hereto. 
 PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY’S TO FILE TIMELY THE 83(b) ELECTION, EVEN IF PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS
FILING ON PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF. 
 5. Repurchase Rights Upon Termination of Employment or Service. 
 (a) If, prior to the Repurchase Right Lapse Date, Participant’s employment or service with the Employer terminates for any reason then, at any time
during the one (1) year period following Participant’s termination of employment or service, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the vested Shares received pursuant to the Award of Restricted Stock granted hereunder at a per
share price equal to the Repurchase Price, as defined in the Plan (the “Repurchase Right”). The Repurchase Right shall be exercisable upon written notice to Participant indicating the number of Shares to be repurchased and the date on
which the repurchase is to be effected, such date to be not more than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice. The certificates representing the Shares to be repurchased shall be delivered to the Company prior to the close of business on
the date specified for the repurchase. 
 (b) If the Company exercises the Repurchase Right following Participant’s termination of
employment or service, as applicable, other than (A) by the Employer for Cause or (B) by Participant’s voluntary resignation, the aggregate Repurchase Price shall be paid in a lump-sum at the time of repurchase. 
  

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 6. Escrow of Shares. 
 (a) All Shares of Restricted Stock will, upon execution of this Agreement, be delivered and deposited with an escrow holder designated by the Company
(the “Escrow Holder”), together with the Assignment Separate from Certificate (the “Stock Assignment”) duly endorsed in blank, attached hereto as Exhibit C-1. The Shares of Restricted Stock will be held by the Escrow
Holder until such time as the Shares of Restricted Stock vest or the date of Participant’s termination of employment or services with the Employer . The unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and the Stock Assignment will be held by the Escrow
Holder, pursuant to the Joint Escrow Instructions of the Company and Participant attached as Exhibit C-2 hereto, until such time as the Shares of Restricted Stock vest or are forfeited. 
 (b) The Escrow Holder will not be liable for any act it may do or omit to do with respect to holding the Shares of Restricted Stock in escrow while
acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment. 
 (c) Upon Participant’s termination of employment or services with the
Employer for any reason, the Escrow Holder, upon receipt of written notice of such termination, will take all steps necessary to accomplish the transfer of the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company. Participant hereby appoints the
Escrow Holder with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with irrevocable power and authority in the name and on behalf of Participant to take any action and execute all documents and instruments,
including, without limitation, stock powers which may be necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company upon such termination. 
 (d) The Escrow Holder will take all steps necessary to accomplish the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock to Participant after they vest following
Participant’s request that the Escrow Holder do so. 
 (e) Subject to the terms hereof, Participant will have all the rights of a
stockholder with respect to the Shares while they are held in escrow, including without limitation, the right to vote the Shares and to receive any cash dividends declared thereon. 
 (f) In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization,
stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the
Shares, the Shares of Restricted Stock will be increased, reduced or otherwise changed, and by virtue of any such change Participant will in his or her capacity as owner of unvested Shares of Restricted Stock be entitled to new or additional or
different shares of stock, cash or securities (other than rights or warrants to purchase securities); such new or additional or different shares, cash or securities will thereupon be considered to be unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and will be
subject to all of the conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement. If Participant receives rights or warrants with respect to any unvested Shares of Restricted Stock, such
rights or warrants may be held or exercised by Participant, provided that until such exercise any such rights or warrants and after such exercise any shares or other securities acquired by the exercise of such rights or warrants will be considered
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unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and will be subject to all of the conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the unvested Shares of Restricted
Stock pursuant to this Agreement. The Committee in its absolute discretion at any time may accelerate the vesting of all or any portion of such new or additional shares of stock, cash or securities, rights or warrants to purchase securities or
shares or other securities acquired by the exercise of such rights or warrants. 
 (g) The Company may instruct the transfer agent for its
Stock to place a legend on the certificates representing the Restricted Stock or otherwise note its records as to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement. 
 7. Company’s Right of First Refusal. Subject to Sections 5, 12 and 17, before any Shares held by Participant or any transferee (either being
sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 7 (the “Right of First Refusal”). 
 (a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder
of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee
(“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered
Price”), and the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s). 
 (b) Exercise of Right of
First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be
transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (c) below. 
 (c) Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Right of First Refusal Price”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 7 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes
consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith. 
 (d)
Payment. Payment of the Right of First Refusal Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in
the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice. 
 (e) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not
purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 7, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other
transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the 

  

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Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 7 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed
Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal
before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred. 
 (f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to
the contrary contained in this Section 7 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during Participant’s lifetime or on Participant’s death by will or intestacy to Participant’s immediate family or a trust for the
benefit of Participant’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 7. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister. In such
case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to this Section 7, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in
accordance with the terms of this Section 7. 
 (g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall
terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the IPO Date, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly traded. 
 8. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders. 
 (a) Legends. Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of
the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws: 
 THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH. 
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SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL , A REPURCHASE RIGHT AND FORFEITURE RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEES AS SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, REPURCHASE RIGHT AND FORFEITURE RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUER OR
ITS ASSIGNEES ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES. 
  

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 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER. 
 (b) Stop-Transfer Notices.
Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own
securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records. 
 (c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company
shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or
pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred. 
 9. Vesting Schedule. Except
as provided in Section 10, and subject to Section 11, the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded by this Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant. Shares of Restricted Stock scheduled to
vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously in the employment or providing services to
the Employer from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. 
 10. Committee Discretion. The Committee, in its discretion,
may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock will be considered as having vested as of the
date specified by the Committee. 
 11. Forfeiture upon Termination of Employment or Service. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
of this Agreement, the balance of the Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested at the time of Participant’s termination or employment or service with the Employer for any reason will be forfeited and automatically transferred to and
reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company upon the date of such termination and Participant will have no further rights thereunder. Participant will not be entitled to a refund of the price paid for the Shares of Restricted Stock, if any,
returned to the Company pursuant to this Section 11. Participant hereby appoints the Escrow Agent with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with irrevocable power and authority in the name and on
behalf of Participant to take any action and execute all documents and instruments, including, without limitation, stock powers which may be necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested Shares to the Company upon
such termination of service. 
 12. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Agreement
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no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with
(a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer. 
 13. Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares of Restricted Stock may
be released from the escrow established pursuant to Section 6, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of income, employment and other taxes
which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation,
in whole or in part by one or more of the following (without limitation): (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be
withheld, (c) delivering to the Company already vested and owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant through
such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but
not the obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations
hereunder at the time any applicable Shares otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 9 or 10, Participant will permanently forfeit such Shares and the Shares will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company. 
 14. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a
stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to
Participant or the Escrow Agent. Except as provided in Section 6, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends
and distributions on such Shares. 
 15. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF
THE SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS AN EMPLOYEE OR SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE
ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT
CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE OR SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR
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RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS AN EMPLOYEE OR SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. 
 16. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at SolarWinds,
Inc., 3711 South MoPac Expressway, Building Two, Austin, Texas 78746, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing. 
 17. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 12, the unvested Shares subject to this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any unvested Shares
of Restricted Stock subject to this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become
null and void. 
 18. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 
 19. Additional Conditions to Release from Escrow. The Company will not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for Shares hereunder or release such Shares from the escrow established pursuant to
Section 6 prior to fulfillment of all the following conditions: (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such class of stock is then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other
qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Committee will, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary
or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency, which the Committee will, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and (d) the lapse of such
reasonable period of time following the date of grant of the Restricted Stock as the Committee may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience. 
 20. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the
provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
 21. Committee Authority. The Committee will 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 (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares of Restricted Stock have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith will
be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

  

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 22. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents
related to the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant
hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. 

23. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this
Agreement. 
 24. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such
provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 
 25. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in
reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A of the Code in connection to this Award of Restricted
Stock. 
 26. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she
has received an Award of Restricted Stock under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at
any time. 
 27. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to the
conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Texas, and agree that
such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Travis County, Texas or the federal courts for the United States for the Western District of Texas, and no other courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock is made and/or to be performed.

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT 
  

					
	PARTICIPANT	 	:	  	
			
	COMPANY	 	:	  	SOLARWINDS, INC.
			
	SECURITY	 	:	  	COMMON STOCK
			
	AMOUNT	 	:	  	
			
	DATE	 	:	  	

 In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Participant
represents to the Company the following: 
 (a) Participant is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Participant is acquiring these Securities for investment for Participant’s own account only and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 
 (b) Participant acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific
exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Participant’s investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Participant understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Participant’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for
a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future. Participant further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless
they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Participant further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Participant
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws. 
 (c) Participant is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or
indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Restricted Stock Award to
Participant, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days
thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions 

  

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specified by Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the
amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker”
or “riskless principal transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable. 
 In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Restricted Stock Award, then the Securities may be resold
in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may require (i) the availability of current public information about the Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the purchase
and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2), (3) and (4) of the
paragraph immediately above. 
 (d) Participant further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or
144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial burden of
proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Participant understands that no
assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such event. 
  

			
		 	PARTICIPANT
		
		 	 
		 	Signature
		
		 	 
		 	Print Name
		
		 	 
		 	Date


  

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 EXHIBIT C-1 
 ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED I,
                            , hereby sell, assign and transfer unto SolarWinds, Inc.
                     shares of the common stock of SolarWinds, Inc. standing in my name on the books of said corporation represented by
Certificate No.                      herewith and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                             to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named corporation
with full power of substitution in the premises. 
 This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the Restricted Stock Agreement
between SolarWinds, Inc. and the undersigned dated                     ,
             (the “Agreement”). 
  

																	
		 		 		 		 	
									
	Dated:	 	 	 	,	 	 	 	 	 		 		 	Signature:	 	 
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 	

 INSTRUCTIONS: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line. The purpose of this
assignment is to enable the Company to transfer the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company upon Participant’s termination as an employee or service provider, without requiring additional signatures on the part of Participant.

  

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 EXHIBIT C-2 
 JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS 
                         ,             

 Corporate Secretary 
 SolarWinds, Inc. 
 3711 South MoPac Expressway, Building Two 
 Austin, Texas 78746 
 Dear                         : 

As Escrow Agent for both SolarWinds, Inc. (the “Company”), and the undersigned recipient of stock of the Company (the
“Participant”), you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the documents delivered to you pursuant to the terms of that certain Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Company and the undersigned, in
accordance with the following instructions: 
 1. At the closing, you are directed (a) to date the stock assignments necessary for the
transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number of shares being transferred, and (c) to deliver the stock assignments, together with the certificate evidencing the shares of stock to be transferred, to the Company or its assignee.

 2. Participant irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with you any certificates evidencing shares of stock to be held by you
hereunder and any additions and substitutions to said shares as defined in the Agreement. Participant does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint you as Participant’s attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute with
respect to such securities all documents necessary or appropriate to make such securities negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated, including but not limited to the filing with any applicable state blue sky authority of any
required applications for consent to, or notice of transfer of, the securities. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 2, Participant shall exercise all rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company while the stock is held by you.

 3. Upon written request of Participant, you shall deliver to Participant a certificate or certificates representing so many shares of
stock that have vested. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after cessation of Participant’s continuous employment by or services to the Company, or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, you shall deliver to Participant a
certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of shares held or issued pursuant to the Agreement that have vested. Upon any forfeiture of such shares, you shall deliver or electronically transfer such shares to the Company.

 4. If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have in your possession any documents, securities, or other property belonging
to Participant, you shall deliver all of the same to Participant and shall be discharged of all further obligations hereunder. 
  

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 5. Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by all of
the parties hereto. 
 6. You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth herein and may rely
and shall be protected in relying or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. You shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or
omit to do hereunder as Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact for Participant while acting in good faith, and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. 
 7. You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation,
excepting only orders or process of courts of law and are hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree, you shall not be liable to
any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered
without jurisdiction. 
 8. You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authorities or rights of the parties executing
or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for hereunder. 
 9. You shall
not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under the Statute of Limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or any documents deposited with you. 
 10. You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as you may deem necessary properly to advise you in connection with your obligations hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel, and
may pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor. 
 11. Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if you shall
cease to be an officer or agent of the Company or if you shall resign by written notice to each party. In the event of any such termination, the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent. 
 12. If you reasonably require other or further instruments in connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect hereto, the
necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments. 
 13. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with
respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the securities held by you hereunder, you are authorized and directed to retain in your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said securities until such disputes
shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement of the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected, but you shall be
under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings. 
 14. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
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registered or certified mail with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses or at such
other addresses as a party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto. 
 15. By signing
these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party hereto only for the purpose of said Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not become a party to the Agreement. 
 16. This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 17. These Joint Escrow Instructions shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of Texas. 
  

					
	PARTICIPANT	 		 	SOLARWINDS, INC.
			
	 	 		 	 
	Signature	 		 	By
			
	 	 		 	 
	Print Name	 		 	Print Name
			
	 	 		 	 
		 		 	Title
			
	 	 		 	
	Residence Address	 		 	
		 		 	
			
	ESCROW AGENT	 		 	
			
	 	 		 	
	Corporate Secretary	 		 	


							
				
	Dated:	 	 	 		 	
				
		 		 		 	

  

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 EXHIBIT C-3 
 ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) 
 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 
 The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in taxpayer’s gross income or
alternative minimum taxable income, as the case may be, for the current taxable year the amount of any compensation taxable to taxpayer in connection with taxpayer’s receipt of the property described below. 
  

	1.	The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of the undersigned are as follows: 

  

															
	 NAME:
	 	 	 	 SPOUSE:
	 	 
						
	 ADDRESS:
	 	 	 		 		  		  	
						
		 	 	 		 		  		  	

 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.:
                         TAXABLE YEAR:             

  

	2.	The property with respect to which the election is made is described as follows: 


	    	                         shares (the
“Shares”) of the common stock of SolarWinds, Inc. (the “Company”). 

  

	3.	The date on which the property was transferred
is:                        ,             .


  

	4.	The property is subject to the following restrictions: 

  

	    	The Shares may not be transferred and are subject to forfeiture under the terms of an agreement between the taxpayer and the Company. These restrictions lapse upon the satisfaction
of certain conditions contained in such agreement. 

  

	5.	The Fair Market Value at the time of transfer, determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms shall never lapse, of such property is:
$                        . 

  


	6.	The amount (if any) paid for such property is:
$                        . 

 The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom the services were performed in connection with the undersigned’s receipt of the above-described property. The transferee of such
property is the person performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property. 
 The undersigned understands that the foregoing
election may not be revoked except with the consent of the Commissioner. 
  

									
		 		 	
				
	 Dated:
	 	                                       
                                 ,
            	 		 	 
		 		 		 	Taxpayer
	 The undersigned spouse of taxpayer joins in this election.
	 		 		 	
				
	 Dated:
	 	                                       
                                 ,
            	 		 	 
		 		 		 	Spouse of Taxpayer

  

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