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Exhibit 10.19

Performance RSUs (adopted March 2021) 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
UNDER THE
ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. 
2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and restated from time to time (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the Participant set forth below the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below.  The Restricted Stock Units are subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein, in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (attached hereto or previously provided to the Participant in connection with a prior grant), and in the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
									
	Participant:	[First Name][Last Name]
			
	Date of Grant:	[Date of Grant]
			
	Number of
Restricted Stock Units:	[Insert Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted]
			
	Vesting Commencement Date:	[Vesting Commencement Date]	1
			
	Expiration Date:	The earlier to occur of: (a) the date on which settlement of all vested Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder occurs, and (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant.

Earning:
Only “Earned Restricted Stock Units” are eligible to become vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth below. Restricted Stock Units become “Earned Restricted Stock Units” based on (i) the Company’s level of achievement of consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year, or (ii) the Company’s achievement of the Target Share Price, or (iii) a Change in Control occurring during the Grant Year, in each case in accordance with the terms set forth on Appendix A attached hereto.
Vesting:
Settlement of Earned Restricted Stock Units is conditioned on satisfaction of a time and service based requirement (the “Time and Service Based Requirement”) before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant:

1     This will be the first day of the fiscal year in which the grant is made.
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Provided that Participant is in continuous service with the Company and its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date described below, the Time and Service Based Requirement will be satisfied as to the following percentages of the Earned Restricted Stock Units2:
i.Twenty-five percent (25%) on or after the date of determination by the Committee of the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year but prior to the second anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date,
ii.Fifty percent (50%) on or after the second anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date but prior to the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date,
iii.Seventy-five percent (75%) on or after third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date but prior to the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and
iv.One hundred percent (100%) on or after the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date; 
provided, that, if a Change in Control occurs and, during the 24 month period following such Change in Control, the Participant’s service is terminated by the Service Recipient without Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason (as defined below), then the Time and Service Based Requirement will thereupon be satisfied as to one hundred percent (100%) of the Earned Restricted Stock Units upon the date of the Participant’s Termination.
If application of a vesting percentage would cause vesting of a fractional share, then such vesting shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share and such fractional share shall cumulate with any other fractional shares and such fractions shall vest as they aggregate into a whole share.
Definitions:
“Adjusted EBIT” means earnings before interest, taxes and certain other adjustments that are not representative of the Company’s operating performance and are included as adjustments in the calculation of the Company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and adjusted net income in the Company’s quarterly and annual reports.  The Committee shall, fairly and appropriately, adjust the calculation of Adjusted EBIT to reflect, to the extent not contemplated in the management plan, the following: acquisitions, divestitures, any change required by GAAP relating to stock-based compensation or for other changes in GAAP promulgated by accounting standard setters and any extraordinary items that, in each case, the Committee in good faith determines require adjustment of Adjusted EBIT.  The Committee’s determination of such adjustment shall be based on the Company’s accounting as set forth in its books and records and on the financial plan of the Company pursuant to which the performance target was originally established.

“Cause”  means, as to the Participant, (i) “Cause,” as defined in any employment or consulting agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of the Participant’s Termination [FOR NON-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES: (except that any provision of such “Cause” 

2     To be included for the CEO only: In accordance with the terms of the CEO’s Employment Agreement, upon the date of determination by the Committee of the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year, 1/48th of the total number of Earned Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested for every monthly anniversary since the Vesting Commencement Date, and thereafter 1/48th  of the total number of Earned Restricted Stock Units shall vest on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
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definition relating to Participant’s unsatisfactory performance shall not apply for purposes of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement)]; or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), the Participant’s (A) willful neglect in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Service Recipient or willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties; (B) engagement in conduct in connection with the Participant’s employment or service with the Service Recipient, which results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company or any other member of the Company Group; (C) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, (I) any felony; or (II) any other crime that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company or any other member of the Company Group; (D) material violation of the written policies of the Service Recipient, including, but not limited to, those relating to sexual harassment or the disclosure or misuse of confidential information, or those set forth in the manuals or statements of policy of the Service Recipient; (E) fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company or any other member of the Company Group; or (F) act of personal dishonesty that involves personal profit in connection with the Participant’s employment or service to the Service Recipient.

“Good Reason” shall have the meaning given to such term in any employment or consulting agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of the Participant’s Termination. In the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement or the absence of any definition of “Good Reason” contained therein, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any material breach by the Company or the Service Recipient of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the Participant’s employment agreement with the Service Recipient without the express written consent of the Participant, but only if the Participant notifies the Service Recipient in writing of the breach within 60 days following the occurrence of the breach, the breach remains uncured after the expiration of 30 days from receipt of such notice, and the Participant resigns effective no later than 30 days following the Service Recipient’s failure to cure the breach.

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	ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC.
	
	
	
	
	By:
	
	Title:

THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE, THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS HEREUNDER, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE, THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN.

Participant3

______________________________
 

3     To the extent that the Company has established, either itself or through a third-party plan administrator, the ability to accept this award electronically, such acceptance shall constitute the Participant's signature hereto. 
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Appendix A
Performance Targets
Restricted Stock Units shall become Earned Restricted Stock Units based on the Company’s level of achievement of consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the [____] fiscal year, which shall be the [__]-week period ending on [_____] (such [__]-week period, the “Grant Year”), in accordance with the following terms and conditions.
•If the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year is equal to or greater than $[_____] million, which amount is the Company’s target consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year (such amount, the “Grant Year High Performance Target”), then one hundred percent (100%) (such percentage, the “High Earned Percentage”) of the Restricted Stock Units shall become Earned Restricted Stock Units.
•If the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year is equal to $[_____] million (such amount, the “Grant Year Low Performance Target”), then fifty percent (50%) (such percentage, the “Low Earned Percentage”) of the Restricted Stock Units shall become Earned Restricted Stock Units.

•If the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year is less than the Grant Year High Performance Target but greater than the Grant Year Low Performance Target, then the portion of the Restricted Stock Units that shall be Earned Restricted Stock Units shall be equal to a percentage, rounded to two decimal places (the “Earned Percentage”), that is calculated by interpolating along a linear slope with the Grant Year High Performance Target and the Grant Year Low Performance Target being the limits on either end for performance, and the High Earned Percentage and the Low Earned Percentage being the limits on either end for the percentage earned.
 
•If the Company’s actual consolidated annual Adjusted EBIT for the Grant Year is less than the Grant Year Low Performance Target, then none (0.00%) of the Restricted Stock Units shall become Earned Restricted Stock Units.

•All determinations and interpretations relating to the Company’s achievement of the Grant Year Low Performance Target, the Grant Year High Performance Target, any performance between such targets, and/or the Fair Market Value of each share of Common Stock shall be made in good faith by the Committee, and all determinations and interpretations made in good faith by the Committee shall be final and binding upon Participant and all other interested persons.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to consummation of a Change in Control (i) any Restricted Stock Units that have not become Earned Restricted Stock Units remain outstanding and unvested as of the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and (ii) the Committee determines that the 20 trading-day average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such anniversary date equals or exceeds $[_____] (as such amount may be equitably adjusted by the Committee to reflect stock splits, reverse stock splits and other Adjustment Events pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Plan, the “Target Share Price”), then one hundred percent (100%) of the Restricted Stock Units that have not become Earned Restricted Stock Units as of such anniversary date shall become Earned Restricted Stock Units immediately upon such determination by the Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, no Restricted Stock Units may become Earned Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this paragraph 
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following a Termination of Participant’s employment for any reason or following the consummation of a Change in Control.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Change in Control occurs during the Grant Year, then all outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall automatically become Earned Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to such Change in Control and (ii) if a Change in Control occurs following the Grant Year, any Restricted Stock Units that are not Earned Restricted Stock Units as of immediately prior to such Change in Control shall be automatically forfeited upon the consummation of such Change in Control.

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Performance RSUs (adopted March 2021) 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC.
2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) delivered to the Participant (as defined in the Grant Notice), and subject to the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement”) and the Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and restated from time to time (the “Plan”), Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant agree as follows.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan. 
1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the number of Restricted Stock Units provided in the Grant Notice (with each Restricted Stock Unit representing an unfunded, unsecured right to receive one share of Common Stock).  The Company may make one or more additional grants of Restricted Stock Units to the Participant under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement by providing the Participant with a new Grant Notice, which may also include any terms and conditions differing from this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the extent provided therein.  The Company reserves all rights with respect to the granting of additional Restricted Stock Units hereunder and makes no implied promise to grant additional Restricted Stock Units. 
2. Vesting.  Subject to the conditions contained herein and in the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest as provided in the Grant Notice. 
3. Settlement of Earned Restricted Stock Units.  Subject to any election by the Committee pursuant to Section 9(d)(ii) of the Plan, the Company will deliver to the Participant, without charge, as soon as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, within two and one-half months) following the applicable vesting date, one share of Common Stock for each Earned Restricted Stock Unit (as adjusted under the Plan, as applicable) which becomes vested hereunder and such vested Earned Restricted Stock Unit shall be cancelled upon such delivery.  The Company shall either (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Participant a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Participant’s name or (b) cause such shares of Common Stock to be credited to the Participant’s account at the third party plan administrator.  Notwithstanding anything in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or transfer any shares of Common Stock as contemplated by this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement unless and until such issuance or transfer complies with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are listed for trading. 
4. Treatment of Restricted Stock Units Upon Termination.  Except as otherwise provided in the Grant Notice or as otherwise may be provided by the Committee, in the event of a Participant’s Termination for any reason prior to the time that such Participant’s Restricted Stock Units have vested, (A) all vesting with respect to such Participant’s Restricted Stock Units shall cease and (B) unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company by the Participant for no consideration as of the date of such Termination.  
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5. Conditions to Issuance of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to record the ownership by the Participant of shares of Common Stock issued upon the settlement of vested Earned Restricted Stock Units prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (i) the obtaining of approval or other clearance from any federal, state, local or non-U.S. governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary;  (ii) the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the vesting of the Earned Restricted Stock Units as may otherwise be required by applicable law; and (iii) the execution and delivery to the Company, to the extent not so previously executed and delivered, of such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably required by the Committee.
6. Participant. Whenever the word “Participant” is used in any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed to apply to the executors, the administrators, or the person or persons to whom the Restricted Stock Units may be transferred in accordance with Section 14(b) of the Plan, the word “Participant” shall be deemed to include such person or persons. 
7. Non-Transferability.  The Restricted Stock Units are not transferable by the Participant except to Permitted Transferees in accordance with Section 14(b) of the Plan.  Except as otherwise provided herein, no assignment or transfer of the Restricted Stock Units, or of the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such assignment or transfer the Restricted Stock Units shall terminate and become of no further effect.
[FOR IPO GRANTS AND GRANTS MADE WITHIN 180 DAYS FOLLOWING IPO: The Participant further hereby agrees that the Participant shall, without further action on the part of the Participant, be bound by the provisions of the lock-up agreements executed by the executive officers of the Company to the same extent as if the Participant had directly executed such lock-up agreement himself or herself. Such lock-up agreement will provide that the Participant shall not, subject to certain customary exceptions, dispose of or hedge any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock during the period from the date of the final prospectus relating to initial public offering of the Company and continuing through the date one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of such prospectus, except with the prior consent of the representative(s) of the underwriters.]

8. Rights as Shareholder.  The Participant or a Permitted Transferee of the Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any share of Common Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Unit unless and until the Participant shall have become the holder of record or the beneficial owner of such share of Common Stock, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights in respect of such share of Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Participant shall become the holder of record or the beneficial owner thereof.  
9. Tax Withholding.  The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or the Service Recipient and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock Units, their vesting or settlement or any payment or transfer with respect to the Restricted Stock Units at the minimum applicable statutory rates, and to take such action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to satisfy such withholding tax obligations, in whole or in part, by delivering shares of Common Stock, 
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including shares of Common Stock received upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  
10. Notice.  Every notice or other communication relating to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Company and the Participant shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by such party in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as herein provided; provided, that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Participant to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal executive office, to the attention of the Company’s Compensation Department, and all notices or communications by the Company to the Participant may be given to the Participant personally or may be mailed to the Participant at the Participant’s last known address, as reflected in the Company’s records.  Notwithstanding the above, all notices and communications between the Participant and any third-party plan administrator shall be mailed, delivered, transmitted or sent in accordance with the procedures established by such third-party plan administrator and communicated to the Participant from time to time. 
11. No Right to Continued Service.  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement does not confer upon the Participant any right to continue as an employee or other service provider to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 
12. Binding Effect.  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties hereto. 
13. Waiver and Amendments.  Except as otherwise set forth in Section 13 of the Plan, any waiver, alteration, amendment or modification of any of the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be valid only if made in writing and signed by the parties hereto; provided, that any such waiver, alteration, amendment or modification is consented to on the Company’s behalf by the Committee.  No waiver by either of the parties hereto of their rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver. 
14. Clawback; Forfeiture.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Plan, if the Participant has engaged in or engages in any Detrimental Activity, then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, take actions permitted under the Plan, including: (a) canceling the Restricted Stock Units, or (b) requiring that the Participant forfeit any gain realized on the disposition of any shares of Common Stock received in settlement of any Restricted Stock Units, and repay such gain to the Company.  In addition, if the Participant receives any amount in excess of what the Participant should have received under the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), then the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.  Without limiting the foregoing, all Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law. “Detrimental Activity” means any, offset of the following: (i) unauthorized disclosure of any confidential or proprietary information of any member of the Company Group; (ii) any activity that would be grounds to terminate the Participant’s employment or service with the Service Recipient for Cause; (iii) a breach by the Participant of any restrictive covenant by which such Participant is bound, including, without limitation, any covenant not to compete or not to hire or solicit, in any agreement with any member of the Company Group; or (iv) fraud, gross negligence  or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
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15. Governing Law; Venue.  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan to the contrary, if any suit or claim is instituted by the Participant or the Company relating to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan, the Participant hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the courts of Houston, Texas. 
16. Award Subject to Plan. The Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, and the shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant upon settlement of vested Earned Restricted Stock Units, are subject to the Plan and the terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated into this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. By accepting the Restricted Stock Units, the Participant acknowledges that the Participant has received and read the Plan and agrees to be bound by the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the Plan, this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and the Company’s policies, as in effect from time to time, relating to the Plan. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail. The provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall survive the termination of this Award to the extent consistent with, or necessary to carry out, the purposes thereof.
17. Section 409A.  It is intended that the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder shall be exempt from Section 409A of the Code pursuant to the “short-term deferral” rule applicable to such section, as set forth in the regulations or other guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service thereunder. 
18. Imposition of Other Requirements.  The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Stock Units and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
19. Transmission Acknowledgement. To the extent necessary, the Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company or any other member of the Company Group of any of the Participant’s personal data related to the Award for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). The Participant confirms and acknowledges that the Participant gives this authorization and consent freely.
20. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. In the event that any information regarding the Restricted Stock Units provided to the Participant through the third-party stock plan administrator’s web portal or otherwise conflicts with any of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the Plan  (collectively, the “Restricted Stock Unit Governing Documents”), the Restricted Stock Unit Governing Documents shall control.

21. Entire Agreement.  The Restricted Stock Unit Governing Documents constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to such subject matter. 
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Exhibit 10.27

2018 TIME OPTION GRANTS

NEW ACADEMY HOLDING COMPANY LLC
TIME OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT 

THIS TIME OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award”), made by and between New Academy Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and the individual/participant whose name is set forth on the Master Signature Page attached to this Award (the “Grantee”), is entered into as of the “Grant Date” set forth on such Master Signature Page (the “Grant Date”).  Any capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the New Academy Holding Company LLC 2011 Unit Incentive Plan, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the “Plan”).
WHEREAS, as an incentive for the Grantee’s efforts in connection with his or her Employment by, or performance of other services for, the Company (or its Affiliates, as applicable), the Company wishes to afford the Grantee the opportunity to purchase a number of Membership Units (which Membership Units shall entitle the Grantee to any and all rights and benefits to which the holder of such Membership Units may be provided under the LLC Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Plan, the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Award, pursuant to which the Committee, appointed to administer the Plan, has instructed the undersigned officers to issue this Time Option.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, this Award shall be granted in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Whenever the following terms are used in this Award, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
Section 1.1Cause
“Cause” means “Cause” as defined and determined in the Employment Agreement, if any, or if the Grantee has no Employment Agreement or the term “Cause” is not defined in the Employment Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the (i) Grantee’s act of dishonesty or disloyalty (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement or misappropriation), (ii) Grantee’s failure to timely or sufficiently perform any material and reasonable duties assigned to him/her, (iii) Grantee’s failure to reach the material and reasonable goals set forth for the Grantee, including poor performance and/or failure to achieve an acceptable performance rating, (iv) Grantee’s breach of any policy of Academy, Ltd., including but not limited to all employment, ethics, conflict of interest, and code of conduct policies, (v) Grantee’s drug or alcohol abuse, (vi) Grantee’s conviction, guilty plea, no contest plea, deferred adjudication or other trial diversion regarding any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or (vii) Grantee’s willful disregard of any material and reasonable directive, or material misconduct with respect to the business or affairs of Academy, Ltd., including any act or acts which adversely affect its image or reputation or which result in material financial loss to Academy, Ltd.
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Section 1.2Demotion
“Demotion” shall mean the demotion of the Grantee to an Employment position which is not then eligible for grants of options or to a position that is eligible for option grants at a lower level than the level for which the Grantee was eligible on the Grant Date.
Section 1.3Disability
“Disability” means “Disability” as defined in and determined under the Employment Agreement, if any, or if the Grantee has no Employment Agreement or the term “Disability” is not defined in the Employment Agreement, shall mean a physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability which has prevented the Grantee from substantially performing the Grantee’s material duties for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days.    
Section 1.4Employed or Employment
“Employed” or “Employment” means employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates as an employee or the performance of services (whether as employee, consultant, director or member or other service provider) to the Company. 
Section 1.5Employment Agreement
“Employment Agreement” means that certain associate employment agreement or other employment agreement, if any, specifying the terms of the Grantee’s Employment by the Company, Academy, Ltd. and/or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Section 1.6Exercise Price
“Exercise Price” means the price at which a Membership Unit may be purchased upon the exercise of the Time Option.  For all purposes hereunder, the Exercise Price of the Time Option shall initially be the Exercise Price set forth on Section B of the Master Signature Page attached hereto (which is the Fair Market Value per Membership Unit on the Grant Date) and shall thereafter be subject to adjustment pursuant to the Plan.
Section 1.7New Position
    “New Position” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.
Section 1.8Time Option
“Time Option” means the option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number and series of Membership Units granted to the Grantee under Section 2.1 of this Award.
ARTICLE II.
GRANT OF TIME OPTION 
Section 2.1Grant of Time Options; Exercise Price

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For good and valuable consideration, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, on and as of the Grant Date, the Company grants to the Grantee an option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number and series of Membership Units set forth on Section B of the Master Signature Page attached hereto, at the Exercise Price, without commission or other charge.

ARTICLE III.

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY 

Section 3.1Vesting and Commencement of Exercisability
( a)Subject to Section 3.1(c) and so long as the Grantee continues to be Employed through the relevant vesting dates, the Time Option shall become vested and exercisable based on elapsed time, such that the percentages of the Time Option set forth in the table entitled Time Option Vesting Schedule on Appendix A attached hereto shall become vested and exercisable on each of the corresponding vesting dates set forth in such table.
( b)Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, upon a termination of the Grantee’s Employment at any time by reason of death or Disability, that portion of the Time Option that would have become vested and exercisable on the vesting date of the Time Option immediately following the date of such termination, had the Grantee remained Employed through such vesting date, will become vested and exercisable as of such termination.
( c)Notwithstanding any of Sections 3.1(a) or 3.1(b) above, in connection with any Change of Control, any then-outstanding and unvested portion of the Time Option shall become vested and exercisable as to one hundred percent (100%) of the Membership Units that are subject to such unvested portion, immediately prior to such Change of Control.
Section 3.2Expiration of Time Option
The Grantee may not exercise the exercisable portion of the Time Option to any extent and the unexercised portion of the Time Option shall lapse, upon the first to occur of the following events:
(a)the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date; 
(b)the first anniversary of the date of the Grantee’s termination of Employment, if the Grantee’s Employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability; or 
(c)one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the Grantee’s termination of Employment by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause (for any reason other than as set forth in Section 3.2(b)); or 
(d)immediately upon the date of the Grantee’s termination of Employment by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause; or
(e)thirty (30) days after termination of Employment by the Grantee (for any reason other than as set forth in Section 3.2(b)); or
(f)the date the Time Option is terminated pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2 of the Management Unitholder’s Agreement; or
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(g)if the Committee so determines pursuant to Section 7 or 8 of the Plan.
Section 3.3Demotion
No portion of the Time Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of the Grantee’s Demotion shall thereafter become vested and exercisable; provided, that in the event of Demotion to a position that is eligible for option grants at a lower level than the level for which the Grantee was eligible on the Grant Date (the “New Position”), then the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (a) the terms of the foregoing shall apply only to that part (if any) of the portion of the Time Option which has not become vested and exercisable and exceeds the minimum number of options to which the New Position is eligible and (b) the Company may, in its sole discretion, further adjust (e.g., increase or reduce) the portion of the Time Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of the Grantee’s Demotion if, in its sole judgment, such further adjustment is appropriate; provided, further, that this Section 3.3 does not permit the Company to make an adjustment that results in an increase in the number of Membership Units subject to the Time Option that is greater than the number of Membership Units subject to each such portion of the Time Option granted pursuant to Section 2.1 and set forth on Section B of the Master Signature Page attached hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, waive or adjust any portion of the terms of the immediately preceding sentence in the event of Demotion due to the transfer, illness or disability of the Grantee, the occurrence of a force majeure event (including without limitation acts of God, strikes or labor disturbances) affecting the Grantee’s position or other similar circumstances.  
ARTICLE IV.

EXERCISE OF TIME OPTION

Section 4.1Person Eligible to Exercise
Except as expressly provided for herein, the Plan or in the Management Unitholder’s Agreement, during the lifetime of the Grantee (other than in the case of the Disability of the Grantee), only the Grantee may exercise the Time Option or any portion thereof.  After the Disability or death of the Grantee, any exercisable portion of the Time Option may, prior to the time when the Time Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, be exercised by the Grantee’s legatees, personal representatives, or distributees.  
Section 4.2Partial Exercise
Any exercisable portion of the Time Option or the entire Time Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Time Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2; provided, that any partial exercise shall be for whole Membership Units only.
Section 4.3Manner of Exercise
The Time Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivering to the Secretary of the Company all of the following on or prior to the time when the Time Option or such portion becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, and the satisfaction of all of the foregoing shall be determined in the discretion of the Company:  
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(a)notice in writing signed by the Grantee or any other person then entitled to exercise the Time Option or portion thereof, stating that the Time Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Committee;
(b)full payment of the exercise price applicable to any Time Option in cash, by check, in Membership Units (any such Membership Units valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) that the Grantee has held for at least six months (or such lesser period of time as may be required by the Company’s accountants), through the withholding of Membership Units (any such Membership Units valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Time Option in a manner that is compliant with applicable law, or a combination of the foregoing methods; 
(c)full payment in cash of any taxes due in respect of such exercise in cash, except that upon any termination of the Grantee’s Employment under a circumstance described in Section 3.2(b) or (c) above, the Grantee may make payment of any such taxes under any method described in Section 4.3(b) above;
(d)execution and delivery to the Company, to the extent not so previously executed and delivered, of the Management Unitholder’s Agreement and such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably required by the Committee;  
(e)full payment to the Company of all amounts which, under federal, state or local law, it (or an Affiliate) is required to withhold upon exercise of the Time Option, except as otherwise agreed to by the Company under the Plan;
(f)in the event the Time Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Grantee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the option; and
(g)if so requested by the Committee, an irrevocable voting proxy and power of attorney in favor of a designated member of the Board.
In addition, following an IPO, the Grantee may satisfy his or her obligations under Section 4.3(b) and/or (c) through the sale of Membership Units (or equity securities into which Membership Units are convertible) into the public market pursuant to a cashless exercise program that is compliant with applicable law, to the extent the sale of such Membership Units (or equity securities, as applicable) is permitted under the Management Unitholder’s Agreement. 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of Membership Units acquired on exercise of the Time Option does not violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may issue stop-transfer orders covering such Membership Units. 
Section 4.4Conditions to Issuance of Membership Units
The Company shall not be required to record the ownership by the Grantee of Membership Units purchased upon the exercise of the Time Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:
(a)the obtaining of approval or other clearance from any federal, state, local or non-U.S. governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary;
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(b)the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Time Option as may otherwise be required by applicable law; and
(c)the execution and to the Company, to the extent not so previously executed and delivered, of the Management Unitholder’s Agreement and such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably required by the Committee.
Section 4.5Rights as Unitholder; Member
The Grantee shall not be, and shall not have any of the rights or privileges of, unitholders or members of the Company in respect of any Membership Units purchasable upon exercise of the Time Option or any portion thereof unless and until a book entry representing such Membership Units has been made on the books and records of the Company and the Grantee has been admitted as a member pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement; provided, that the Grantee shall be deemed to be admitted as a member, retroactive to the date of exercise of the Time Option, once the criteria contained in Sections 4.3 and 4.4 hereof have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1Administration
The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award 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 and all actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other interested persons; provided, that the foregoing powers shall not govern any determinations of “Cause” or “Disability” for purposes of this Award, which shall instead be subject to dispute pursuant to Section 5.6.  In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan and this Award; provided, that in no event may the Board or Committee terminate the Plan or the Time Option other than pursuant to Section 7 or 8 of the Plan or the Management Unitholder’s Agreement without the Grantee’s written consent.
Section 5.2Notices
Any notice to be given under the terms of this Award to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Grantee shall be addressed to the Grantee at the address set forth in the Company’s books and records.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.2, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice which is required to be given to the Grantee, shall, if the Grantee is then deceased, be given to the Grantee’s personal representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of the representative’s status and address by written notice under this Section 5.2.
Section 5.3Time Option Subject to Plan and Management Unitholder’s Agreement; Survival of Terms; Conflicts 
The Time Option, and the Membership Units issued to the Grantee upon exercise of the Time Option, shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the Management Unitholder’s Agreement, to the extent applicable to the Time Option and such Membership Units, and all such applicable terms are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, those provisions contained in Sections 4.1, 5 and 7 of the Management Unitholder’s 
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Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Award and the Management Unitholder’s Agreement, the Management Unitholder’s Agreement shall control. This Award also remains subject to the terms of the Plan, and, in the event of any conflict between specific provisions of the Plan and the Award, the Plan shall control.  The provisions of the Award shall survive the termination of the Award to the extent consistent with, or necessary to carry out, the purposes thereof. 
Section 5.4Amendment
Subject to Section 9 of the Plan, this Award may be amended only by a writing executed by the parties hereto, which specifically states that it is amending this Award.
Section 5.5Governing Law
This Award shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principal of conflict of laws.
Section 5.6Disputes
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Award shall be exclusively resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in the Employment Agreement, if any, or if the Grantee has no Employment Agreement or if no such procedures exist therein, pursuant to Section 14(h) of the Plan; provided, that any arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 14(h) of the Plan shall be conducted in the State of Texas.
Section 5.7Conformity to Section 409A 
It is intended that the Time Option either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and this Award shall be interpreted accordingly.  The Committee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section 5.7 in good faith; provided, that none of the Company, the Board, the Committee nor any of the Company’s employees, directors or representatives shall have any liability to Participants with respect to this Section 5.7 to the extent administered in accordance therewith.
Section 5.8No Right of Employment or Service     
Nothing contained herein shall confer on the Grantee any right to be continued in the Employ or service of the Company and/or any Affiliate, constitute any contract or agreement of Employment or other service or affect an employee’s status as an at-will employee, nor shall anything contained herein  affect any rights which the Company and/or an Affiliate may have to change the Grantee’s compensation or other benefits or terminate such person’s Employment or association with the Company and/or its Affiliate for any reason (with or without Cause, with or without compensation) at any time.  
Section 5.9Counterparts
This Award may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 
Section 5.10Electronic Delivery
    The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to this Award by electronic means.  The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. In the event that any information regarding the 
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Time Option provided to the Grantee through the stock plan administrator’s web portal or otherwise conflicts with any of the terms and conditions of this Award, the Plan or the Management Unitholder’s Agreement (collectively, the “Award Governing Documents”), the Award Governing Documents shall control. 
			
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This Time Option Award Agreement between the Company and the Grantee named on the Master Signature Page attached hereto is dated and executed as of the date set forth on such Master Signature Page.
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Appendix A
Time Option Vesting Schedule

						
	The following percentages of the Time Option:	Shall become vested and exercisable on the following corresponding anniversaries of the Grant Date:
	25%	First anniversary of the Grant Date
	25%	Second anniversary of the Grant Date
	25%	Third anniversary of the Grant Date
	25%	Fourth anniversary of the Grant Date

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