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Exhibit 10.44

 

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF 

PERFORMANCE VESTING RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(For U.S. Participants)

 

Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to the Participant an award (the “Award”) of certain units (each, a “Unit”) pursuant to the Extreme Networks, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), each of which represents the right to receive on the applicable settlement date (the “Settlement Date”) one (1) share of Stock, as follows: 

 

				
	
Participant:
	
[name]

 
	
Employee ID:
	
[Employee ID]

	
Grant Date:
	
[date]

	
Target Number of Units:
	
[number of shares], subject to adjustment as provided by the Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement (the “Agreement”).

	
Settlement Date:
	
Except as provided by the Agreement, the date on which a Unit vests (such unit, a “Vested Unit”).

	
Vested Units:
	
The Units shall be eligible to become Vested Units based on the Company’s achievement of Relative TSR (as defined in Appendix A) over each of the three performance periods (each, a “Performance Period”) set forth below:

•The Grant Date through the first anniversary of the Grant Date (the “First Performance Period”);

•The Grant Date through the second anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Second Performance Period”); and

•The Grant Date through the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Third Performance Period”).

Subject to the terms of the Agreement:

 

•The number of Units that become Vested Units in respect of each of the First Performance Period and the Second Performance Period will be determined by multiplying the Achievement Percentage (as determined in accordance with Appendix A) for such Performance Period by one-third of the Target Number of Units set forth above; and  

•the number of Units that become Vested Units in respect of the Third Performance Period will be (i) the product of the Achievement Percentage (as determined in accordance with Appendix A) for the Third Performance Period and the Target Number of Units set forth above, less (ii) the total number of Vested Units earned in respect of the First Performance Period and the Second Performance Period. 

 

Upon the date that the Committee determines the Achievement Percentage for a Performance Period, which shall in no event be more than sixty (60) days following the completion of such Performance Period (the “Determination Date”), the applicable Units shall become Vested Units, subject to the Participant’s continued Service through the Determination Date.

	
Change in Control 
	
In the event of a Change in Control, the Units will be treated as set forth in Section 8.2 of the Agreement.

 

 

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Superseding Agreement:
	
None
	
 

By the Company’s authorized signature below and the Participant’s by electronic acceptance in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Award is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document, and by the Superseding Agreement, if any.  The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, the Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

		
	
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
	
 

	
6480 Via Del Oro
	
 

	
San Jose, California 95119
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
ATTACHMENTS:
	
2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended to the Date of Grant; Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement and Plan Prospectus

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

PERFORMANCE VESTING RESTRICTED 

STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT

(For U.S. Participants) 

 

Extreme Networks, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Agreement (the “Agreement”) is attached an Award consisting of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units (each a “Unit”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  The Award has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the Extreme Networks, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.  By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the shares issuable pursuant to the Award (the “Plan Prospectus”), (b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan.

1.Definitions and Construction.

1.1Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Grant Notice or the Plan.

1.2Construction.  Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.  Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.  Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2.Administration.

All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Committee.  All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith.  Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Award or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award.  Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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3.The Award.

3.1Grant of Units.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant the Award set forth in the Grant Notice, which, based on attainment of applicable Relative TSR goals set forth on Appendix A, may result in the Participant earning up to 150% of the Target Number of Units set forth in the Grant Notice. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, each Vested Unit represents a right to receive on the applicable Settlement Date one (1) share of Stock. Unless and until a Unit has become one or more Vested Units as set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement, the Participant will have no right to settlement of such Unit. Prior to settlement of any Vested Units, such Units will represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

3.2No Monetary Payment Required.  The Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) as a condition to receiving the Units or shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Units, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Units.

4.Vesting of Units.

4.1Normal Vesting. Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, Units shall become Vested Units as provided in the Grant Notice. 

4.2Effect of Termination of Service upon Vesting. Except as provided by Section 4.4 or a Superseding Agreement, if any, if the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, all Units subject to the Award which have not become Vested Units as of the time of such termination of Service shall automatically be forfeited.

4.3Effect of a Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the number of Units shall be treated as set forth in Section 8.2.

4.4Vesting Upon Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event of the Participant’s “Termination Upon a Change in Control” (as defined by the Extreme Networks, Inc. Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, as amended or its successor (the “Change in Control Plan”)), the vesting of Units shall be determined in accordance with Section 8.3.

5.Forfeiture.

5.1Termination of Service.  Except to the extent otherwise provided by Section 4.4 or a Superseding Agreement, if any, in the event that the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, the Participant shall forfeit all Units which are not, as of the time of such termination, Vested Units (“Unvested Units”), and the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment therefor.

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5.2End of Third Performance Period.  Any Units that do not become Vested Units upon the Determination Date for the Third Performance Period shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration as of such Determination Date. 

5.3Ownership Change Event, Non-Cash Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments.  Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property, or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 9, any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant’s ownership of Unvested Units shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to Section 5.1 above and included in the terms “Units” and “Unvested Units” for all purposes of such forfeiture condition with the same force and effect as the Unvested Units immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, as the case may be.  For purposes of determining the number of Vested Units following an Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after any such event.

6.Settlement of the Award.

6.1Issuance of Shares of Stock.  Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, the Company shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Unit to be settled on such date one (1) share of Stock.  The Settlement Date with respect to a Unit shall be the date on which such Unit becomes one or more Vested Units as provided by the Grant Notice (an “Original Settlement Date”); provided, however, that if the Original Settlement Date would occur on a date on which a sale by the Participant of the shares to be issued in settlement of the Vested Units would violate the Trading Compliance Policy of the Company, the Settlement Date for such Vested Units shall be deferred until the next day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy, but in any event on or before the 15th day of the third calendar month following calendar year of the Original Settlement Date.  Shares of Stock issued in settlement of Units shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required pursuant to Section 6.3, Section 7 or the Company’s Trading Compliance Policy.

6.2Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration.  The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award with the Company’s transfer agent, including any successor transfer agent, to be held in book entry form, or to deposit such shares for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice.  Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the shares acquired by the Participant shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

6.3Restrictions on Grant of the Award and Issuance of Shares.  The grant of the Award and issuance of shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such 

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securities.  No shares of Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed.  The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.  As a condition to the settlement of the Award, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

6.4Fractional Shares.  The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the settlement of the Award.

7.Tax Withholding.

7.1In General.  At the time the Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, the vesting of Units or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement thereof.  The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Participant.

7.2Assignment of Sale Proceeds.  Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company’s Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company providing for delivery by the Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon settlement of Units.

7.3Withholding in Shares.  The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations by deducting from the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

8.Effect of Change in Control.

8.1In General.  In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Committee determines to cash out the Award in accordance with Section 14.1(c) of the Plan and subject to Section 8.2 below, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or 

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parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under all or any portion of the outstanding Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror’s stock.  For purposes of this Section, a Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon settlement of the Unit to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control.  The Award shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control to the extent that Units subject to the Award are neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor settled as of the time of the Change in Control.

8.2Earned Units.  In the event of a Change in Control that occurs prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the Participant’s continued Service as of immediately prior to the Change in Control: 

(a)A number of Units equal to (i) the Target Number of Units set forth in the Grant Notice multiplied by (ii) the greater of (x) 100% or (y) the Achievement Percentage determined in accordance with Appendix A as if a Performance Period had ended upon a date within ten days prior to the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee, using, in the case of the Company TSR calculation, the value of the per share consideration to be received by Company stockholders in the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee) as the ending share price (which Achievement Percentage, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be capped at 100%), shall be deemed earned units (“Earned Units”);

(b)A number of Units equal to (i) the Earned Units, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days between the Grant Date and the date of the Change in Control and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Third Performance Period, less (ii) the total number of Vested Units previously earned shall become Vested Units as of immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accelerated Units”); and 

(c)A number of Units equal to the Earned Units less the total number of Vested Units previously earned (including the Accelerated Units) shall cease to vest in accordance with the Grant Notice and will instead become eligible to vest solely based on the Participant’s continued Service (the “Time-Vesting Units”).  The Time-Vesting Units will become Vested Units in substantially equal quarterly installments through the third anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the Participant’s continued Service through the applicable vesting date, with the first vesting date being the first quarterly date that would result in the Time-Vesting Units vesting in full on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to continued Service.  

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(d)Any Units that have not become Accelerated Units or Time-Vesting Units will automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration as of immediately prior to the Change in Control. 

 

8.3Change in Control Plan. This Section 8.3 shall apply only if the Participant is a participant in a Change in Control Plan. In the event that the Participant’s Service terminates due to “Termination Upon a Change in Control” (as such term or similar term is defined by the Change in Control Plan), then the vesting of each Time-Vesting Unit determined in accordance with Section 8.2 shall be accelerated, and such Time-Vesting Units shall become Vested Units to the extent provided by the Change in Control Plan and the Participant’s participation agreement in such plan effective as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service.  In addition, in the event that Award is not assumed or substituted by the Acquiror, each Time-Vesting Unit will vest in full immediately prior to the Change in Control.  For the purposes of this Section 8.3, the settlement date shall occur upon or as soon as practicable following the vesting date, but in any event no later than the 15th day of the third calendar month following the end of the calendar year in which the vesting date occurs.

 

9.Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure.

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Units subject to the Award and/or the number and kind of shares or other property to be issued in settlement of the Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Award.  For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.”  Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of Units acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all Units originally acquired hereunder.  Any fractional Unit or share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.  Such adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10.Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant.

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares which may be issued in settlement of this Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as 

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evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).  No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section 9.  If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term.  Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time.

11.Legends.

The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.  The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section.

12.Compliance with Section 409A.

It is intended that any election, payment or benefit which is made or provided pursuant to or in connection with this Award that may result in Section 409A Deferred Compensation shall comply in all respects with the applicable requirements of Section 409A (including applicable regulations or other administrative guidance thereunder, as determined by the Committee in good faith) to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non‐compliance.  In connection with effecting such compliance with Section 409A, the following shall apply:

12.1Separation from Service; Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee.  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, no amount payable pursuant to this Agreement on account of the Participant’s termination of Service which constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code (the “Section 409A Regulations”) shall be paid unless and until the Participant has incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations.  Furthermore, to the extent that the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service, no amount that constitutes a deferral of compensation which is payable on account of the Participant’s separation from service shall be paid to the Participant before the date (the “Delayed Payment Date”) which is first day of the seventh month after the date of the Participant’s separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death following such separation from service.  All such amounts that would, but for this Section, become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date will be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.

12.2Other Changes in Time of Payment.  Neither the Participant nor the Company shall take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any benefits under this Agreement in any manner which would not be in compliance with the Section 409A Regulations.

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12.3Amendments to Comply with Section 409A; Indemnification.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to void or amend any election made by the Participant under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A Regulations without prior notice to or consent of the Participant.  The Participant hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by the Participant in connection with the Award, including as a result of the application of Section 409A.

12.4Advice of Independent Tax Advisor.  The Company has not obtained a tax ruling or other confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service with regard to the application of Section 409A to the Award, and the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement will avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including as a result of the application of Section 409A to the Award.  The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has been advised to seek the advice of his or her own independent tax advisor prior to entering into this Agreement and is not relying upon any representations of the Company or any of its agents as to the effect of or the advisability of entering into this Agreement.

13.Miscellaneous Provisions.

13.1Administration. All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Award Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Committee. All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Award or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

13.2Termination or Amendment.  The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or government regulation, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.  No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.3Nontransferability of the Award.  Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock on the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Units subject to this Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except 

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transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

13.4Further Instruments.  The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

13.5Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.6Delivery of Documents and Notices.  Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

(a)Description of Electronic Delivery.  The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time.  Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

(b)Consent to Electronic Delivery.  The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 13.6(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Grant Notice, as described in Section 13.6(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing.  The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.  Similarly, the Participant understands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.  The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.6(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail.  Finally, the 

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Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.6(a).

13.7Integrated Agreement.  The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding Agreement, if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter.  To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan shall survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.8Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

13.9Counterparts.  The Grant Notice may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Appendix A

 

1.Definitions.

1.1“Benchmark Index” shall mean the Russell 2000 Index. 

1.2“Benchmark TSR” shall mean the total shareholder return of the Benchmark Index, expressed as a percentage and calculated based on the change in index price over the applicable Performance Period, where the beginning price for purposes of the calculation is the average closing price over the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the first day of the applicable Performance Period and the ending price for purposes of the calculation is based on the average closing trading price over the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the last day of the applicable Performance Period.

1.3“Company TSR” shall mean the total shareholder return of the Stock, expressed as a percentage and calculated based on the change in the price of one share of Stock over the applicable Performance Period , where the beginning share price for purposes of the calculation is  the average closing trading price over the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the first day of the applicable Performance Period and the ending share price for purposes of the calculation is based on the average closing trading price  over the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the last day of the applicable Performance Period, and assuming dividends (if any) are reinvested.

1.4“Relative TSR” shall mean the percentage points obtained by subtracting the Company TSR from the Benchmark TSR and may be a negative number. 

2.Achievement Percentage.  Following the end of a Performance Period, the Achievement Percentage for a Performance Period will be determined by the Committee based on the Relative TSR for such Performance Period in accordance with the following table, with the Achievement Percentage determined using linear interpolation for Relative TSR performance between the threshold level and the target level or the target level and the maximum level.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Achievement Percentage exceed 100% for each of the First Performance Period and the Second Performance Period.

			
	
 
	
Relative TSR
	
Achievement Percentage

	
Below Threshold
	
Less than -37.5 percentage points
	
0%

	
Threshold
	
-37.5 percentage points
	
25%

	
Target
	
0 percentage points
	
100%

	
Maximum
	
25 percentage points or more
	
150%

 

An example of the determination of the Achievement Percentage and Vested Units is set forth on Annex A hereto.

 

 

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US-DOCS\93913327.3EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 Cole
Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. 
 2398 E. Camelback Road, 4th Floor 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016 
 August 30, 2020 

Cole Corporate Income Management II, LLC 
 2398 E. Camelback
Road, 4th Floor 
 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 
 Attention: President

  

	Re:	 Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. – Advisory Agreement 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This letter agreement sets forth certain
agreements and understandings that each of Cole Corporate Income Management II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”) has agreed to undertake in connection with the Company’s proposed business combination (the “Merger”) with CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (“CMFT”) and Thor II Merger Sub, LLC
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among them dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Advisory
Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2013 (the “Advisory Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Advisor, as amended. 

1.    Termination. Subject to the terms set forth herein, effective upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with the Merger
Agreement, the Advisor and the Company hereby irrevocably terminate the Advisory Agreement (the “Termination”), without any further liability or obligation on the part of any party thereto, except as set forth herein. 

2.    Release. Subject to the terms set forth herein, effective upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with the Merger
Agreement, the Advisor hereby releases and waives any and all claims, suits, controversies, actions, debts, damages, obligations or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity against the Company which arise out of or are connected
with the Advisory Agreement or termination thereof; except as set forth in Section 3 and Section 5 hereof, including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the obligation of the Company under
Section 4.03(a) of the Advisory Agreement to pay to the Advisor (i) any unpaid reimbursements of expenses and (ii) accrued but unpaid fees payable to the Advisor prior to Termination other than those waived in
Section 3 hereof. 
 3.    Waiver of Certain Fees. Subject to the terms set forth herein, effective
upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Advisor hereby waives any claim or right it has to any Subordinated Performance Fee or Disposition Fee that would otherwise be payable by the Company to the Advisor in
accordance with the Advisory Agreement as a result of the Merger. For the avoidance of doubt, such waiver does not pertain to, and the Company agrees to pay amounts payable in respect of, the reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Advisor and
its Affiliates in connection with its services to the Company in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Advisory Agreement. After the payments described in the foregoing sentence and Section 4.03(a) of the Advisory
Agreement (as amended as set forth in Section 5 below) have been paid, the Advisor hereby acknowledges and agrees that all fees, payments and other amounts owed to the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement have been
satisfied in full. 
 4.    Further Duties of the Advisor. The Advisor shall, promptly upon the Termination: 

 

	 	(a)	 deliver to CIM Real Estate Finance Management, LLC, an Affiliate of the Advisor and the external manager of
CMFT, to be held and managed for the benefit of CMFT in accordance with its management agreement with such Person, (i) all money collected and held for the account of the Company pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, after deducting any accrued
compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled and (ii) all assets, including the Assets, and documents of the Company then in the custody of the Advisor; and 

	 	(b)	 deliver to CMFT a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement
of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board. 

5.    Survival; Amendment. Notwithstanding the Termination, the provisions of Sections 2.05 and 2.06 and Sections 4.03 through
6.11, as amended by this letter agreement, shall survive the termination of the Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Company and the Advisor agree that the reference to “30 days” in Section 4.03(a) of the Advisory Agreement is hereby
amended to read “90 days”. 
 6.    Successors and Assigns. No party shall assign (voluntarily, by operation of law or
otherwise) this letter agreement or any right, interest or benefit under this letter agreement without the prior written consent of each other party; provided, however, the Company may assign this letter agreement to CMFT or the Surviving Entity (as
defined in the Merger Agreement). Subject to the foregoing, this letter agreement shall be fully binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

7.    Severability. The provisions of this letter agreement are independent of and severable from each other, and no provision
shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. 

8.    Choice of Law; Venue. The provisions of this letter agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Arizona (without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles), and venue for any action brought with respect to any claims arising out of this letter agreement shall be brought exclusively in Maricopa County, Arizona.

 9.    Termination of Merger Agreement: In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, then
this letter agreement will be automatically terminated effective upon the termination of the Merger Agreement and will be null and void. 

10.    Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under
this letter agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor
shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing
and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. 
 11.    Entire Agreement. The Advisory Agreement, as amended
by this letter agreement, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions,
express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. This letter agreement may not be amended or supplemented other than by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto. 

12.    Counterparts. This letter agreement may be executed (including by e-mail
transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument comprising this letter agreement. 

[Signatures Follow] 

  
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 If the foregoing accurately sets forth your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return the
enclosed copy of this letter agreement. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Avraham Shemesh

	Name:	 	Avraham Shemesh
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

  

			
	 Acknowledged and Agreed to
 as of
the date first written above:

	
	Cole Corporate Income Management II, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nathan D. DeBacker

	Name:	 	Nathan D. DeBacker
	Title:	 	Vice President

 [Signature Page to Termination Agreement]

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