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Exhibit 10.4

		

			Exhibit 10.4

		

		

			 

		

		
			NOTIFICATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
		

		
			UNDER THE FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN
		

		
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						Number of Shares Covered:«Shares»

					
					
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			Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to you an option (the “Option”) under this Notification of Incentive Stock Option Award (this “Notification of Award”), under the Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan (the “Plan”), provided upon request.  Options granted under this Notification of Award are subject to the following terms and conditions:
		

			
	
			
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			Incentive Stock Option.  The Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

			
	
			
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			Purchase Price.  The purchase price of the Stock is the Exercise Price Per Share, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Date of Grant and, if you are a Significant Shareholder, not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Date of Grant.  To the extent the amount listed in the chart above is inconsistent with this paragraph, this paragraph shall control.

			
	
			
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			Expiration Date.  Unless otherwise provided in Section 8, the Option will expire on the Expiration Date which date is not more than ten years from the Date of Grant (or, if you are a Significant Shareholder, not more than five years from the Date of Grant).  To the extent the Expiration Date listed in the chart above is inconsistent with this paragraph, this paragraph shall control.

			
	
			
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			Vesting. The Shares under the Option shall vest pursuant to the following vesting schedule: 

		
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			In the event of an Involuntary Termination, other than for Cause, 30 days before or 12 months following a Change of Control (see Attachment A, “Definitions”) of the Company, then the vesting schedule set forth above shall be automatically accelerated so that all Shares purchased or purchasable upon exercise of this Option shall become fully vested, effective as of the effective time of the Change in Control.
		

			
	
			
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			Exercise Period.  The Option may only be exercised prior to the Expiration Date.  Your right to exercise some or all of the Option may be terminated before the Expiration Date as provided in Section 8, relating to termination of your employment.

			
	
			
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			$100,000 Limitation.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock with respect to which you may exercise the Option for the first time during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the Option shall be treated as a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

			
	
			
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			Transferability.  The Option may be exercised during your lifetime only by you.  You may not transfer the Option, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

		 

		

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			Termination of Employment.  All of your rights in this Option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate upon your termination of employment, except as described in this Section 8.  With respect to the exercisable portion of the Option, and subject to subsection (f): 

		
			(a)In the event of your termination of employment due to reasons other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause (see Attachment A, “Definitions”) or termination on or after you reach the age of 62, the Option may be exercised (to the extent exercisable at the date of termination) by you within three months after the date of termination of employment.
		

		
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			(b)In the event of your termination of employment on or after you reach the age of 62, the Option may be exercised (to the extent exercisable at the date of termination) by you within three months after the date of termination of employment.  
		

		
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			(c)In the event of your termination of employment due to Disability, the Option may be exercised in full by you within one year after the date of termination of employment.
		

		
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			(d)In the event of your termination of employment due to death, the Option may be exercised in full by your estate or by a person who acquires the right to such Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of your death, within one year after the date of termination of employment.
		

		
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			(e)In the event of your Termination for Cause, the Option and your right to exercise the Option shall terminate immediately.
		

		
			
		

		
			(f)Notwithstanding anything in this Notification of Award, in no event may the Option be exercised after the Expiration Date.
		

			
	
			
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			Method of Exercise; Use of Company Stock.  

		
			(a)The Option may be exercised by delivering written notice of exercise to the Company at the principal executive office of the Company, to the attention of the Company’s Secretary.  The notice must state the number of Shares to be purchased, and must be signed by the person exercising the Option.  If you are not the person exercising the Option, the person exercising the Option also must submit appropriate proof of his/her right to exercise the Option.  The Company may designate a third party to administer the option program in which case the third party may receive any required notice.
		

		
			(b)Upon giving notice of any exercise hereunder, you must provide for payment of the purchase price of the Shares being purchased through one or a combination of the following methods:
		

		
			(i)Purchase.  By paying cash (including check paid to the Company, wire transfer, bank draft, or money order);
		

		
			(ii)Delivery of Shares.  By delivery or tender to the Company of unencumbered Shares (by actual delivery or attestation) having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date the Option is exercised equal to the purchase price of the Shares being purchased under the Option, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee (provided, however, that no fractional Shares will be issued or accepted);  
		

		
			(iii)Broker-Assisted Cashless Exercise.  By directing a stockbroker designated by the Company to effect a broker assisted cashless exercise to sell Shares issued on exercise of the Option and remitting the proceeds of such sale to the Company. Please note that, if this 
		

		 

		

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		option is utilized, this will disqualify the ISO status of the shares used for the broker-assisted cashless exercise; or
		

		
			(iv)  Net Exercise.  By instructing the Company to withhold Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise less than or equal to the purchase price of the Shares acquired upon exercise; provided that this method of exercise may only be used to deliver net shares to you and no cash compensation may be provided, other than cash in lieu of a fractional share. Please note that, if this option is utilized, this will disqualify the ISO status of the shares used for the net exercise.
		

		
			In no event will you be permitted to pay any portion of the purchase price with Shares, through a broker-assisted cashless exercise or through net exercise, if the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that payment in such manner could have adverse tax or financial accounting consequences for the Company.
		

			
	
			
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			Withholding.  In any case where withholding is required or advisable under federal, state or local law in connection with any exercise by you under this Notification of Award, the Company is authorized to withhold appropriate amounts from amounts payable to you, or may require that you remit to the Company an amount equal to such appropriate amounts.  Upon the exercise of the Option, you may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, to satisfy any withholding requirements, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Stock having a Fair Market Value, on the date the tax is to be determined, equal to the standard required withholding rates for non-periodic payments.  In no event will the Company be required to permit the exercise of the Option unless the applicable withholding requirements are satisfied.

			
	
			
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			Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation, Reorganization, Acquisition.  The terms stated in the Option Agreement are subject to modification upon the occurrence of certain events as described in Section 16 of the Plan.

			
	
			
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			Severability.  In the event any provision of this Notification of Award is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of this Notification of Award, and the Notification of Award will be interpreted and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

			
	
			
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			No Guarantee of Employment.  The Notification of Award will in no way restrict the right of the Company to terminate your employment at any time.

			
	
			
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			Tax Advice.    You acknowledge that you have not looked to or relied upon the Company or any of its officers, directors, optionees, shareholders, accountants or legal counsel for tax advice concerning the tax consequences of the grant to, and your exercise of, the Option and that you have obtained such advice, to the extent you determine that it is necessary, from other sources located by you.

			
	
			
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			No Shareholder Rights.    You will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Stock subject to the Option prior to the date of exercise of the Option and, after such date, will only have rights as a shareholder with respect to the Stock acquired upon exercise.

			
	
			
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			Governing Terms.  The Notification of Award is made according to the provisions of the Plan.  The terms of the Plan are incorporated by reference in this Notification of Award.  Terms used in this Notification of Award have the meanings used in the Plan unless the context clearly requires otherwise.  In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Notification of Award, the provisions of the Plan will govern.

		 

		

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			Entire Understanding.  This Notification of Award constitutes the entire understanding of you and the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Notification of Award, and, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, may not be amended, changed, modified, terminated, or waived other than by written instrument signed by you and the Company.  This Notification of Award supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings between you and the Company concerning the subject matter of this Notification of Award, including any implied or express representations regarding your ownership of any interest in the Company or its property, and any prior oral or written agreements conveying stock option rights to you.

			
	
			
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			Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation.    By accepting the Option, you acknowledge that:  (a) the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit that does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including but not limited to, the times when options will be granted, the number of shares of Stock subject to each option, the Exercise Price Per Share, and the time or times when each option will be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation that is outside the scope of your employment agreement, if any, with the Company; (f) the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payment, bonus, long-service award, pension or retirement benefit or similar payment; (g) the exercisability of the Option ceases upon termination of employment with the Company for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Notification of Award or otherwise permitted by the Committee; (h) the future value of the Stock subject to the Option is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; and (i) if the Stock subject to the Option does not increase in value, the Option will have no value.

			
	
			
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			Forfeiture and Repayment. If you receive or become entitled to receive a payment under this Notification of Award within six months before your Separation from Service with the Company, the Company, in its sole discretion, may require you to forfeit or return the Award, as the case may be, in the event you:  (a) engage in Competitive Activity at any time during your employment or within a two-year period after your Separation from Service or (b) engage in Improper Use of Confidential Information at any time.  (See Attachment A, “Definitions”.)  The Company also reserves the right to require you to pay back to the Company any amount received under the Award as described in Section 18 of the Plan.  Further, in no event will you be entitled to an Award under this Notification of Award if you have a Termination for Cause at any time before the payment date of the Award.  Any repayment due under this Section 18 or Section 18 of the Plan will be made by you either in the Shares, or in a dollar amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the date of repayment, you received under the Award.  The Committee, in its discretion, will determine which method of payment is acceptable.  Further, in no event will you be entitled to an Award under this Notification of Award if you have a Termination for Cause at any time prior to the payment date. 

			
	
			
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			Beneficiary Designation.  If your employment is terminated as a result of your death, someone other than you may become entitled to exercise this Option, as provided in Section 8 of this Notification of Award.  The Plan permits you to designate a beneficiary to exercise this Option in the event of your death.  Any beneficiary can be named and you may change your beneficiaries at any time by submitting such designation, in writing, to the Company.  (See Attachment B, “Beneficiary Designation of Employee”.)

		

		

		 

		

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		NOTIFICATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
		

		
			UNDER THE FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN
		

		
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						Name of Optionee:     «Name»

				
	
					
						Effective Date:     

					
					
						Vesting Date:        

				
	
					
						Number of Shares Covered:«Shares»

					
					
						Date of Grant:      

				
	
					
						Exercise Price Per Share:    $

					
					
						Expiration Date:    

				

		
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			FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.:
		

		
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						By:  Jerald K. Dittmer

				
	
					
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			Acknowledgement: Your receipt of this Notification of Award, including the Guidelines for Stock Ownership, constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notification of Award and the Plan.
		

		
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			OPTIONEE:
		

		
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			ATTACHMENT A
		

		
			The Capitalized terms used in this Notification of Award have the meanings set forth below.
		

		
			“Change in Control” means any of the following (but only if such event meets the definition of “change in control” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code):
		

		
			(i)Any individual, entity or group becomes a “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of at least thirty percent (30%) but less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company in a transaction that is not previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;
		

		
			(ii)Any individual, entity or group becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company;
		

		
			(iii)The person who were directors of the Company immediately prior to any contested election or series of contested elections, tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, other business combination, or any combination of the foregoing cease to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors immediately following such occurrence;
		

		
			(iv)Any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination where the individuals or entities who constituted the Company’s shareholders immediately prior to the combination will not immediately after the combination own at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the business resulting from the combination;
		

		
			(v)The sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to any individual, entity or group not affiliated with the Company;
		

		
			(vi)The liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
		

		
			(vii)The occurrence of any other event by which the Company no longer operates as an independent public company.
		

		
			“Competitive Activity” means any of the following regardless of whether it is undertaken, directly or indirectly, on your own behalf or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company, including without limitation as a proprietor, principal, agent, partner, officer, director, stockholder, employee, member of any association, contractor, consultant or otherwise:
		

		
			(i)Engaging in any business activity, in any geographic market in which the Company is then engaged in business that is competitive with the business of the Company; or
		

		
			(ii)Hiring or soliciting for employment any person who is then an employee of the Company; or  
		

		
			(iii)Inducing or attempting to induce any person to end his or her employment relationship with the Company; or  
		

		
			(iv)Soliciting business concerning any business (as described in Section (i) above) from any person or entity who is, or who was, a client, customer, prospective client or prospective customer of the Company; or 
		

		

		

		 

		

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		(v)Taking any action to divert business from, or inducing or attempting to induce any customer or prospective customer or any vendor, supplier or other business relation to cease doing business with the Company.
		

		
			“Improper Use of Confidential Information” means:  
		

		
			(i)Any use or disclosure of Confidential Information except as required for the performance of your duties as an employee of the Company;
		

		
			(ii)Any act or omission that directly or indirectly would materially reduce the value of Confidential Information except for such acts or omissions that are required for the performance of your duties as an employee of the Company.   
		

		
			(iii)Notwithstanding anything in Sections (i) or (ii) above, Improper Use of Confidential Information does not include:
		

		
			(A)any disclosure, use or other act or omission that is expressly authorized in writing, in advance by the Company; or 
		

		
			(B)any required disclosure of Confidential Information by law or legal process, if:  (x) you provide prompt notice to the Company in writing, and prior to disclosing any Confidential Information, so that the Company may elect to seek an appropriate protective order to prevent disclosure at the Company’s option and expense; and (y) you cooperate with the Company in any efforts to seek a protective order.
		

		
			For purposes of this definition, “Confidential Information” means any non-public information regarding the Company or any of its owners, directors, representatives, agents, employees, suppliers, vendors, shareholders, members, clients, customers, or other third parties or entities with whom the Company does business and which you have learned or developed in the past as a result of your employment by or association with the Company or which you learn or develop while providing services to the Company.  Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets, information about customers, prospective customers, marketing strategies, business strategies, sales strategies, products, services, key personnel, suppliers, pricing, technology, computer software code, methods, processes, designs, research, development systems, techniques, finances, accounting, purchasing, forecasts, or planning.  All information disclosed to you or to which you obtain access in whatever form, whether originated by you or by others, during the period that you provide services to the Company will be presumed to be Confidential Information if it is treated by the Company as being Confidential Information or if you have a reasonable basis to believe it to be Confidential Information.  For these purposes, Confidential Information will not include knowledge or information:  (i) that is now or subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of Improper Use or Disclosure of Confidential Information by you; or (ii) that is independently made available to you in good faith by a third party who has not violated any legal duty or confidential relationship with the Company.
		

		
			“Involuntary Termination” has the meaning set forth in U.S. Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n).  Generally, this means that the Company has terminated your employment under circumstances where you have not initiated or requested the termination and you are willing and able to continue your employment.  An “involuntary termination,” for these purposes, also includes your separation from service due to “good reason” if your separation occurs due to a material diminution in your base compensation; a material diminution of your authority, duties or responsibilities; or a material change in the geographic location at which you must perform services.  In order for a separation from service to be considered a “good reason” separation from service, you must provide a 
		

		 

		

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		written notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within a 30-day period following the initial existence of the condition, upon which the Company must be provided a period of at least 90 days during which it may remedy the condition.
		

		
			“Termination for Cause” means the involuntary termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company as a result of dishonesty, fraud, misappropriation of funds, theft relating to the Participant’s position, harassment, an act of violence, acts punishable by law, misconduct as described in the Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Employee Handbook, as amended from time to time, or such other serious misconduct as will be determined by the Company to constitute conduct that warrants forfeiture pursuant to the Plan and this Notification of Award.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			ATTACHMENT B
		

		
			FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
		

		
			OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN
		

		
			INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION
		

		
			BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEE
		

		
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			Under the Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan, I, «Name», hereby designate the following as beneficiary of any portion of my award which has been earned according to the terms of the Plan and unpaid at the time of my death.
		

		
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			Primary Beneficiary:  _____________________________________

		
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			Name:     «Name»
		

		
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			Date:  ____________________________________
		

		
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			*This election is valid until a later dated designation is completed and filed with the Company.
		

		
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			RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT NOTIFICATION OF AWARD 
		

		
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			This Restricted Stock Unit Award (“Award”) is effective as of the 1st day of July 202_ (the “Grant Date”) between FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., a Minnesota Corporation (“Flexsteel” or the “Company”) and <Name>, an employee of the Company (“Employee”).  The Company desires to provide the Employee with a long-term incentive to continue the Employee’s services to the Company, and to increase his participation in the success of the Company.  This Award is granted under the terms of the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Stock Plan (the “Plan”).
		

		
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			Therefore, the Award is as follows:
		

		
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			Issuance of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below in this Notification of Award, the Company grants to the Employee <#> RSUs equal to ($) <spell dollar amount” with the number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to be awarded based upon the average of the previous 10 trading days closing stock price to the Grant Date.  The number of RSUs shall vest as enumerated in Section 2, and shall be paid as provided in Section 6.

		
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			Vesting.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Employee’s rights in and to the RSUs shall become vested upon the earliest occurrence of the dates or events and to the extent set forth below:

		
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			On June 30, 202_, if the Employee is employed and in good standing with the Company all of the RSUs shall vest;

			
	
			
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			On the date of the Employee’s death while employed with the Company all of the RSUs shall vest;

			
	
			
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			On the date the Employee is determined to be disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan for entitlement to benefits thereunder all of the RSUs shall vest;

			
	
			
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			On the date of an Involuntary Termination within 30 days before or 12 months following a Change in Control of the Company all of the RSUs shall vest (See Section 3);

			
	
			
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			[On the date Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated, if termination for other than Cause (See Section 4) occurs on or after Employee reaches the age of 62 and is the result of other than death or disability, then Employee shall be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the RSU Award based on the number of days employed by the Company during the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending June 30, 202__.]

		
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			If the employment of the Employee shall terminate for any reason prior to the earliest date or event provided in subsection a. through [d][e]. above, all RSUs shall be forfeited to the Company, without payment to the Employee therefor.  Notwithstanding any earlier vesting as provided above, the Employee shall have no rights in or to the RSUs or payment under this Notification of Award if the Employee is terminated for Cause (as defined in Section 4 below).
		

		
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			stock of the Company in a transaction that is not previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;

			
	
			
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			Any individual, entity or group becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company; 

			
	
			
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			The persons who were directors of the Company immediately prior to any contested election or series of contested elections, tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, other business combination, or any combination of the foregoing cease to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company immediately following such occurrence;

			
	
			
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			Any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination where the individuals or entities who constituted the Company’s shareholders immediately prior to the combination will not immediately after the combination own at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the business resulting from the combination;

			
	
			
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			The sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to any individual, entity or group not affiliated with the Company; 

			
	
			
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			The willful and continued failure of the Employee to perform substantially the Employee’s duties as established from time to time by the Company’s management (other than any such failure resulting from a disability), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the Company’s management that specifically identifies the manner in which the management believes that the Employee has not substantially performed the Employee’s duties; or

			
	
			
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			Dishonesty, fraud, misappropriation of funds, theft relating to the Employee’s position, harassment, an act of violence, acts punishable by law, misconduct as described in the Flexsteel Employee Handbook, as amended from time to time, or such other serious misconduct as will be determined by the Company to constitute conduct that warrants forfeiture pursuant to the Plan and this Notification of Award.

		
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			Dividend Equivalents on RSUs.  During the period prior to vesting (as defined in Section 2 above), Dividend Equivalents will be credited quarterly as cash, accumulating until vesting and payout at the same time as the underlying RSU award.  Any credited Dividend Equivalents shall thereafter be subject to the terms of this Notification of Award to the same extent as the RSUs giving rise to the Dividend Equivalents.  Dividend Equivalents shall otherwise be considered a part of the award of RSUs.

		
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			Payment of RSUs.  Except as provided in the next sentence, the Company shall pay to the Employee the value as determined in this Section 6 of the RSUs credited to the Employee under this Award within fifteen (15) days after the vesting date (as defined in Section 2 above).  The amount to be paid shall be the number of whole RSUs credited to the Employee under this Agreement converted to shares and Dividend Equivalents shall be paid in cash. 

		 

		

			 

		

			

					

						 

					

					

						 

					

					

						 

				
	

					

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			Changes in Capital Structure of the Company.  The number of RSUs held by the Employee for which payment pursuant to Section 6 has not been made shall be adjusted equitably by the Company in the event of (i) a subdivision or combination of the shares of capital stock of the Company, (ii) a dividend payable in shares of capital stock of the Company (iii) a reclassification of any shares of capital stock of the Company or (iv) any other change in capital structure of the Company.  Such adjustment shall be made as if each RSU represented an issued and outstanding share of Common Stock of the Company as of the date of such adjustment.  Any additional RSUs credited to the Employee as a result of any of the foregoing events shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Notification of Award to the same extent as the RSUs giving rise to the right to receive such additional RSUs.

		
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			Withholding.  The Company has the right to deduct and withhold any taxes due as a result of this Award. The Company may, in its discretion, elect to withhold cash from other compensation payable to the Employee by the Company or withhold shares otherwise payable to you under this Notification of Award to satisfy applicable federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.  The Employee agrees to pay to the Company, when due, any amount necessary to satisfy applicable federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.  The Company will process payment of the amount determined under Section 6 through the Employee’s payroll along with applicable withholding taxes.

		
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			Forfeiture and Repayment.  If you receive or become entitled to receive a payment under this Notification of Award within six months before your Separation from Service with the Company, the Company, in its sole discretion, may require you to forfeit or return the Award, as the case may be, in the event you:  (a) engage in Competitive Activity at any time during your employment or within a two-year period after your Separation from Service or (b) engage in Improper Use of Confidential Information at any time.  (See Attachment A, “Definitions”.)  The Company also reserves the right to require you to pay back to the Company any amount received under the Award as described in Section 18 of the Plan.  Further, in no event will you be entitled to an Award under this Notification of Award if you have a termination for Cause at any time before the payment date of the Award.  Any repayment due under this Section 9 or Section 18 of the Plan will be made by you either in the Shares, or in a dollar amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the date of repayment, you received under the Award.  The Committee, in its discretion, will determine which method of payment is acceptable.

		
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			Employment of Employee.  Nothing in this Notification of Award shall be construed as constituting a commitment, guaranty, agreement or understanding of any kind or nature that the Company shall continue to employ the Employee, and this Notification of Award shall not affect in any way the right of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time for any reason.  The Company shall have the right to reduce or recoup amounts due under the Notification of Award, but only to the extent such reduction or recoupment is specifically required by any federal or Minnesota law or regulation with respect to amounts due under this Notification of Award.

		
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			General Creditor.  The RSUs represent an unfunded promise to pay cash or cash equivalents in the future and the Employee shall not have any rights other than as a general creditor of the Company with respect to the payment of the value of the RSUs as provided in this Agreement.  The Employee shall not sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber any of the RSUs, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law.  Any purported transfer, pledge or encumbrance of such RSUs shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, and no purported transferee shall acquire any right or interest with respect to the RSUs or the payment therefor as a result.

		
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			Incorporation of Plan.  Except to the extent specifically provided in this Notification of Award, this grant shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, which shall be incorporated as though fully set forth herein.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Notification of Award shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

		
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			Entire Notification of Award; Modification.  This Notification of Award sets forth all of the promises, conditions, understandings, warranties and representations between the parties with respect to the RSUs, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions, understandings, warranties or representations, oral or written, express or implied, between the parties with respect to the RSUs other than as set forth in this Notification of Award, the Plan and referenced and related attachments to the Plan.  This Notification of Award is, and is intended by the parties to be, an integration of any and all prior agreements or understandings, oral or written, with respect to the RSUs.  Except as provided in Section 14, any change in, or modification of, this Agreement shall be valid only if in writing and signed by the parties to this Agreement.

		
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			Notices.  Any and all notices provided for in this Notification of Award shall be addressed: (i) if to the Company, to the principal executive office of the Company to the attention of Secretary, and (ii) if to the Employee, to the address of the Employee as reflected in the records of the Company.

		
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			Invalid or Unenforceable Provisions.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provisions of this Notification of Award shall not affect the other provisions, and this Notification of Award shall be construed in all respects as if that invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

		
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			DEFINITIONS
		

		
			The Capitalized terms used in this Notification of Award have the meanings set forth below.
		

		
			“Competitive Activity” means any of the following regardless of whether it is undertaken, directly or indirectly, on your own behalf or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company, including without limitation as a proprietor, principal, agent, partner, officer, director, stockholder, employee, member of any association, contractor, consultant or otherwise:
		

		
			(i)Engaging in any business activity, in any geographic market in which the Company is then engaged in business that is competitive with the business of the Company; or
		

		
			(ii)Hiring or soliciting for employment any person who is then an employee of the Company; or  
		

		
			(iii)Inducing or attempting to induce any person to end his or her employment relationship with the Company; or  
		

		
			(iv)Soliciting business concerning any business (as described in Section (i) above) from any person or entity who is, or who was, a client, customer, prospective client or prospective customer of the Company; or 
		

		
			(v)Taking any action to divert business from, or inducing or attempting to induce any customer or prospective customer or any vendor, supplier or other business relation to cease doing business with the Company.
		

		
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			(i)Any use or disclosure of Confidential Information except as required for the performance of your duties as an employee of the Company;
		

		
			(ii)Any act or omission that directly or indirectly would materially reduce the value of Confidential Information except for such acts or omissions that are required for the performance of your duties as an employee of the Company.   
		

		
			(iii)Notwithstanding anything in Sections (i) or (ii) above, Improper Use of Confidential Information does not include:
		

		
			(a)any disclosure, use or other act or omission that is expressly authorized in writing, in advance by the Company; or 
		

		
			(b)any required disclosure of Confidential Information by law or legal process, if: (x) you provide prompt notice to the Company in writing, and prior to disclosing any Confidential Information, so that the Company may elect to seek an appropriate protective order to prevent disclosure at the Company’s option and expense; and (y) you cooperate with the Company in any efforts to seek a protective order.
		

		
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			For purposes of this definition, “Confidential Information” means any non-public information regarding the Company or any of its owners, directors, representatives, agents, employees, suppliers, vendors, shareholders, members, clients, customers, or other third parties or entities with whom the Company does business and which you have learned or developed in the past as a result of your employment by or association with the Company or which you learn or develop while providing services to the Company.  Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets, information about 
		

		 

		

			 

		

			

					

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		customers, prospective customers, marketing strategies, business strategies, sales strategies, products, services, key personnel, suppliers, pricing, technology, computer software code, methods, processes, designs, research, development systems, techniques, finances, accounting, purchasing, forecasts, or planning. All information disclosed to you or to which you obtain access in whatever form, whether originated by you or by others, during the period that you provide services to the Company will be presumed to be Confidential Information if it is treated by the Company as being Confidential Information or if you have a reasonable basis to believe it to be Confidential Information.  For these purposes, Confidential Information will not include knowledge or information: (i) that is now or subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of Improper Use or Disclosure of Confidential Information by you; or (ii) that is independently made available to you in good faith by a third party who has not violated any legal duty or confidential relationship with the Company.
		

		
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			“Involuntary Termination” has the meaning set forth in U.S. Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n).  Generally, this means that the Company has terminated your employment under circumstances where you have not initiated or requested the termination and you are willing and able to continue your employment.  An “involuntary termination,” for these purposes, also includes your separation from service due to “good reason” if your separation occurs due to a material diminution in your base compensation; a material diminution of your authority, duties or responsibilities; or a material change in the geographic location at which you must perform services.  In order for a separation from service to be considered a “good reason” separation from service, you must provide a written notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within a 30-day period following the initial existence of the condition, upon which the Company must be provided a period of at least 90 days during which it may remedy the condition.
		

		
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