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			Exhibit 10.2

		

		
			ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 
		

		
			2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As amended on August 23, 2016)
		

			
	
			
				 1.
			Purpose.  The purpose of the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) is to promote and closely align the interests of employees and non-employee directors of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and its stockholders by providing stock-based compensation and other performance-based compensation.  The objectives of the Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Participants and to optimize the profitability and growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company’s goals and that link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s stockholders.  The Plan provides for the grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock, any of which may be performance-based, and for Incentive Bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.

			
	
			
				 2.
			Definitions.  As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

			
	
			
				 (a)
			“Affiliate” means any entity in which the Company has a substantial direct or indirect equity interest, as determined by the Committee from time to time.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			“Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			“Award” means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Unit, Restricted Stock or Incentive Bonus granted to a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			“Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement or other instrument as may be approved from time to time by the Committee and designated as such implementing the grant of each Award.  An Award Agreement may be in the form of an agreement to be executed by both the Participant and the Company (or an authorized representative of the Company) or certificates, notices or similar instruments as approved by the Committee and designated as such.

			
	
			
				 (e)
			“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

			
	
			
				 (f)
			“Cause” means a Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company or an Affiliate by reason of the Participant’s (i) dishonesty of a material nature with respect to the Company (including, but not limited to, theft or embezzlement of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ funds or assets); (ii) conviction of, or guilty plea or no contest plea, to a felony charge or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or the entry of a consent decree with any governmental body; (iii) noncompliance in any material respect with any laws or regulations, foreign or domestic, affecting the operation of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business, if such noncompliance is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) violation of any express direction or any rule, regulation or policy established by the Board, which violation, if reasonably susceptible to cure, is not cured within 

		 

 

		

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	ten (10) days of written notice thereof from the Board (or, if such violation cannot feasibly be cured within said 10-day period and the Participant has not cured such violation within a reasonable amount of time after using best efforts), and if such violation is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) material breach of the Participant’s fiduciary duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (vi) gross incompetence, gross neglect, or gross misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties.  A Participant’s employment or service will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause if it is determined subsequent to his or her Termination of Employment that grounds for his or her Termination of Employment for Cause existed at the time of his or her Termination of Employment.

			
	
			
				 (g)
			“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

			
	
			
				 (1)
			 the consummation of any merger or consolidation of the Company, if following such merger or consolidation the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not own a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation in approximately the same proportion as before such merger or consolidation; 

			
	
			
				 (2)
			individuals who constitute the Board at the beginning of any 24-month period (“Incumbent Directors”) ceasing for any reason during such 24-month period to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director during any such 24-month period whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement for the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be an Incumbent Director; 

			
	
			
				 (3)
			 the consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a transfer of the Company’s assets to a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company or any other entity the majority of whose voting power is held by the shareholders of the Company in approximately the same proportion as before such transaction; 

			
	
			
				 (4)
			the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or 

			
	
			
				 (5)
			the acquisition by a person, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) or Section 13(d)(3) (as in effect on the date of adoption of the Plan) of the Act, of a majority or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities (whether directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record).

			
	
			
				 (h)
			“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and regulations issues thereunder.

		
			

		 

		

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				 (i)
			“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or any successor committee), or such other committee as designated by the Board to administer the Plan under Section 6.

			
	
			
				 (j)
			“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 a share, or such other class or kind of shares or other securities as may be applicable under Section 14.

			
	
			
				 (k)
			“Company” means Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

			
	
			
				 (l)
			“Dividend Equivalents” mean an amount payable in cash or Common Stock, as determined by the Committee, with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award equal to what would have been received if the shares underlying the Award had been owned by the Participant.

			
	
			
				 (m)
			“Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan takes effect, as defined pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (n)
			“Eligible Person” any employee or non-employee director the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided however that Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees.

			
	
			
				 (o)
			“Fair Market Value” means as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, system or market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing price for the Common Stock as quoted on such exchange, system or market as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable on that date or, if such date is not a trading date, the next preceding trading date; and (ii) in the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Committee by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, taking into account factors set forth in Treas. Reg. § 409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B) as the Committee deems appropriate.

			
	
			
				 (p)
			“Incentive Bonus” means a bonus opportunity awarded under Section 11 pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled to receive an amount based on satisfaction of such performance criteria established for a specified performance period as specified in the Award Agreement.

			
	
			
				 (q)
			“Incentive Stock Option” means a stock option that is designated as potentially eligible to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (r)
			“Nonqualified Stock Option” means a stock option that is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (s)
			“Option” means a right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock at such exercise price, at such times and on such other terms and conditions as are specified in or determined pursuant to an Award Agreement.  Options granted pursuant to the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

		
			

		 

		

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				 (t)
			“Participant” means any individual described in Section 3 to whom Awards have been granted from time to time by the Committee and any authorized transferee of such individual.

			
	
			
				 (u)
			“Plan” means the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			“Restricted Stock” means an Award or issuance of Common Stock the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of which is subject during specified periods of time to such conditions (including continued employment or service or performance conditions) and terms as the Committee deems appropriate.

			
	
			
				 (w)
			“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock under which the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash payment in lieu thereof) is subject to such conditions (including continued employment or service or performance conditions) and terms as the Committee deems appropriate.

			
	
			
				 (x)
			“Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” means the termination of Participant’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (y)
			“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted that entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Common Stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, value equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the time of exercise over (ii) the exercise price of the right, as established by the Committee on the date of grant.

			
	
			
				 (z)
			“Subsidiary” means any business association (including a corporation or a partnership, other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of such associations beginning with the Company if each of the associations other than the last association in the unbroken chain owns equity interests (including stock or partnership interests) possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of equity interests in one of the other associations in such chain.

			
	
			
				 (aa)
			“Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Common Stock issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

			
	
			
				 (bb)
			“Termination of Employment” means ceasing to serve as an employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, with respect to a non-employee director, ceasing to serve as such for the Company, except that with respect to all or any Awards held by a Participant (i) the Committee may determine that a leave of absence or employment on a less than full-time basis is considered a “Termination of Employment,” (ii) the Committee may determine that a transition of employment to service with a partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a “Termination of Employment,” (iii) service as a member of the Board shall constitute continued employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant while he or she served as an 

		 

		

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	employee and (iv) service as an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary shall constitute continued employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant while he or she served as a member of the Board.  The Committee shall determine whether any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or Subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in a Termination of Employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries for purposes of any affected Participant’s Awards, and the Committee’s decision shall be final and binding.

			
	
			
				 3.
			Eligibility.  Any Eligible Person is eligible to receive an Award.

			
	
			
				 4.
			Effective Date and Termination of Plan.  This Plan became effective on October 16, 2014 (the “Effective Date”).  The Plan shall remain available for the grant of Awards until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be terminated at such earlier time as the Board may determine.  Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights and obligations of the Participants and the Company arising under Awards theretofore granted.

			
	
			
				 5.
			Shares Subject to the Plan and to Awards

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Aggregate Limits.  The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be equal to fourteen (14) million.  Commencing with the first business day of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning with the Company’s fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the Effective Date occurs, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased by a number equal to the lesser of (A) a number of shares of Common Stock that when added to the total number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to new Awards under the Plan (excluding from this calculation shares then subject to outstanding Awards) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company would result in a total of number of shares available for issuance pursuant to new Awards under the Plan equal to six percent (6%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company, calculated on a fully diluted basis or (B) such lesser number of shares as determined by the Board.  The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under this Plan at the time of any event described in Section 14 and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards outstanding at the time of any event described in Section 14 shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.  The shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan may be shares that are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market. 

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Issuance of Shares.  For purposes of Section 5(a), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan at any time shall equal only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon exercise or settlement of an Award, and shares of Common Stock subject to Awards that have been canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under an Award and shares of Common Stock subject to Awards settled in cash shall not count as shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan.  The aggregate number of shares available for issuance under this Plan at any time shall not be reduced by (i) shares subject to Awards that have been terminated, expired unexercised, forfeited or settled in cash, (ii) shares subject to Awards that have been retained or withheld by the Company in payment or satisfaction of the exercise price, purchase price or tax withholding obligation of an Award, or (iii) shares subject to 

		 

		

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	Awards that otherwise do not result in the issuance of shares in connection with payment or settlement thereof.  In addition, shares that have been delivered (either actually or by attestation) to the Company in payment or satisfaction of the exercise price, purchase price or tax withholding obligation of an Award shall be available for issuance under this Plan.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Tax Code Limits.  The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan shall be equal to fourteen (14) million, which number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 14 only to the extent that such adjustment will not affect the status of any option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Substitute Awards.  Substitute Awards shall not reduce the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year.  Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines, has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were employees of such acquired or combined company before such acquisition or combination.

			
	
			
				 6.
			Administration of the Plan

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Administrator of the Plan.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Board shall fill vacancies on, and from time to time may remove or add members to, the Committee.  The Committee shall act pursuant to a majority vote or unanimous written consent.  Any power of the Committee may also be exercised by the Board, except to the extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause any Award or transaction to become subject to (or lose an exemption under) the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or cause an Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code not to qualify for such treatment.  To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.  To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, the Committee (or any successor) may by resolution delegate any or all of its authority to one or more subcommittees composed of one or more directors and/or officers, and any such subcommittee shall be treated as the Committee for all purposes under this Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board or the Committee (or any successor) delegates to a subcommittee comprised of one or more officers of the Company (who are not also directors) the authority to grant Awards, the resolution so authorizing such subcommittee shall specify the total number of shares of Common Stock such subcommittee may award pursuant to such delegated authority, and no such subcommittee shall designate any officer serving thereon or any executive officer or non-employee director of the Company as a recipient of any Awards granted under 

		 

		

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	such delegated authority.  The Committee hereby delegates to and designates the senior human resources officer of the Company (or such other officer with similar authority), and to his or her delegates or designees, the authority to assist the Committee in the day-to-day administration of the Plan and of Awards granted under the Plan, including without limitation the power to execute agreements evidencing Awards made under this Plan or other documents entered into under this Plan on behalf of the Committee or the Company.  The Committee may further designate and delegate to one or more additional officers or employees of the Company or any subsidiary, and/or one or more agents, authority to assist the Committee in any or all aspects of the day-to-day administration of the Plan and/or of Awards granted under the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Powers of Committee.  Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall be authorized and empowered to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of this Plan, including, without limitation:

			
	
			
				 (1)
			to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan and to define terms not otherwise defined herein;

			
	
			
				 (2)
			to determine which persons are Eligible Persons, to which of such Eligible Persons, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder and the timing of any such Awards;

			
	
			
				 (3)
			to prescribe and amend the terms of the Award Agreements, to grant Awards and determine the terms and conditions thereof;

			
	
			
				 (4)
			to establish and verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting, exercisability or settlement of any Award;

			
	
			
				 (5)
			to prescribe and amend the terms of or form of any document or notice required to be delivered to the Company by Participants under this Plan;

			
	
			
				 (6)
			to determine the extent to which adjustments are required pursuant to Section 14;

			
	
			
				 (7)
			to interpret and construe this Plan, any rules and regulations under this Plan and the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such provisions if the Committee, in good faith, determines that it is appropriate to do so;

			
	
			
				 (8)
			to approve corrections in the documentation or administration of any Award; and

			
	
			
				 (9)
			to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.

		
			The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan, but subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in Section 18, waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after Termination of Employment with the Company or an Affiliate.  The Committee or any member thereof may, in its sole and absolute discretion and, except as otherwise provided in Section 18, waive, settle or adjust any of the terms of any Award 

		 

		

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so as to avoid unanticipated consequences or address unanticipated events (including any temporary closure of an applicable stock exchange, disruption of communications or natural catastrophe).
		

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Determinations by the Committee.  All decisions, determinations and interpretations by the Committee regarding the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan and the terms and conditions of or operation of any Award granted hereunder, shall be final and binding on all Participants, beneficiaries, heirs, assigns or other persons holding or claiming rights under the Plan or any Award.  The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole and absolute discretion, to making such decisions, determinations and interpretations including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or other employee of the Company and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as it may select.  Members of the Board and members of the Committee acting under the Plan shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the advice of counsel and shall incur no liability except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Subsidiary Awards.  In the case of a grant of an Award to any Participant employed by a Subsidiary, such grant may, if the Committee so directs, be implemented by the Company issuing any subject shares of Common Stock to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Committee may determine, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the shares of Common Stock to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Award may be issued by and in the name of the Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted on such date as the Committee shall determine.

			
	
			
				 7.
			Awards

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Terms Set Forth in Award Agreement.  Awards may be granted at any time and from time to time prior to the termination of the Plan to Eligible Persons as determined by the Committee.  The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement in a form approved by the Committee for such Award, which Award Agreement may contain such terms and conditions as specified from time to time by the Committee, provided such terms and conditions do not conflict with the Plan.  The Award Agreement for any Award (other than Restricted Stock awards) shall include the time or times at or within which and the consideration, if any, for which any shares of Common Stock may be acquired from the Company.  The terms of Awards may vary among Participants, and the Plan does not impose upon the Committee any requirement to make Awards subject to uniform terms.  Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Agreements may vary.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Rights of a Stockholder.  A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by an Award (including voting rights) until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in Section 10(b) or Section 14 of this Plan or as otherwise provided by the Committee.

		
			

		 

		

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				 8.
			Options

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Grant, Term and Price.  The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Option shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee or under criteria established by the Committee, which may include conditions based on continued employment or service, passage of time, attainment of age and/or service requirements, and/or satisfaction of performance conditions.  The term of an Option shall in no event be greater than ten (10) years; provided, however, the term of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) shall be automatically extended if, at the time of its scheduled expiration, the Participant holding such Option is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy from exercising the Option, which extension shall expire on the thirtieth (30th) day following the date such prohibition no longer applies.  The Committee will establish the price at which Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, which, in no event will be less than the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of grant; provided, however, that the exercise price per share of Common Stock with respect to an Option that is granted as a Substitute Award may be less than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date such Option is granted if such exercise price is based on a formula set forth in the terms of the options held by such optionees or in the terms of the agreement providing for such merger or other acquisition that satisfies the requirements of (i) Section 409A of the Code, if such options held by such optionees are not intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, and (ii) Section 424(a) of the Code, if such options held by such optionees are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.  The exercise price of any Option may be paid in cash or such other method as determined by the Committee, including an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount from a sale of the Shares issuable under an Option, the delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock or withholding of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			No Repricing without Stockholder Approval.  Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 14), the Committee shall not, without stockholder approval, reduce the exercise price of a previously awarded Option and, at any time when the exercise price of a previously awarded Option is above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, the Committee shall not, without stockholder approval, cancel and re-grant or exchange such Option for cash or a new Award with a lower (or no) exercise price.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			No Reload Grants.  Options shall not be granted under the Plan in consideration for and shall not be conditioned upon the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligation under any other employee stock option.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Incentive Stock Options.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, in the case of the grant of an Option intending to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, if the Participant owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (a “10% Stockholder”), the exercise price of such Option must be at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of grant and the Option must expire within a period of not more than five (5) years from the date of grant.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8 to the contrary, options designated as 

		 

		

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	Incentive Stock Options shall not be eligible for treatment under the Code as Incentive Stock Options (and will be deemed to be Nonqualified Stock Options) to the extent that either (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock (determined as of the time of grant) with respect to which such Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted, or (b) such Options otherwise remain exercisable but are not exercised within three (3) months (or such other period of time provided in Section 422 of the Code) of separation of service (as determined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder).

			
	
			
				 (e)
			No Stockholder Rights.  Participants shall have no voting rights and will have no rights to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents in respect of an Option or any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares.

			
	
			
				 9.
			Stock Appreciation Rights

			
	
			
				 (a)
			General Terms.  The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Stock Appreciation Right shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee or under criteria established by the Committee, which may include conditions based on continued employment or service, passage of time, attainment of age and/or service requirements, and/or satisfaction of performance conditions.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants from time to time either in tandem with or as a component of Options granted under the Plan (“tandem SARs”) or not in conjunction with other Awards (“freestanding SARs”).  Upon exercise of a tandem SAR as to some or all of the shares covered by the grant, the related Option shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by such exercise.  Conversely, if the related Option is exercised as to some or all of the shares covered by the grant, the related tandem SAR, if any, shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the Option exercise.  Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option may be granted at the same time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option, provided that the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the date of the SAR’s grant is not greater than the exercise price of the related Option.  All freestanding SARs shall be granted subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Options as set forth in Section 8 and all tandem SARs shall have the same exercise price as the Option to which they relate.  Subject to the provisions of Section 8 and the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be settled in Common Stock, cash, Restricted Stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			No Repricing without Stockholder Approval.  Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 14), the Committee shall not, without stockholder approval, reduce the exercise price of a previously awarded Stock Appreciation Right and, at any time when the exercise price of a previously awarded Stock Appreciation Right is above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, the Committee shall not, without stockholder approval, cancel and re-grant or exchange such Stock Appreciation Right for cash or a new Award with a lower (or no) exercise price.

		
			

		 

		

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				 (c)
			No Stockholder Rights.  Participants shall have no voting rights and will have no rights to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents in respect of an Award of Stock Appreciation Rights or any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Stock Appreciation Rights until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares.

			
	
			
				 10.
			Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Vesting and Performance Criteria.  The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee or under criteria established by the Committee, which may include conditions based on continued employment or service, passage of time, attainment of age and/or service requirements, and /or satisfaction of performance conditions.  In addition, the Committee shall have the right to grant Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other stockholder-approved compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Dividends and Distributions.  Participants in whose name Restricted Stock is granted shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to those shares of Common Stock, unless determined otherwise by the Committee.  The Committee will determine whether any such dividends or distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock and/or subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were distributed or whether such dividends or distributions will be paid in cash.  Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to dividends or distributions only to the extent provided by the Committee.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will dividends or Dividend Equivalents be paid during the performance period with respect to unearned Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria.  Dividends or Dividend Equivalents accrued on such shares shall become payable no earlier than the date the performance-based vesting criteria have been achieved and the underlying shares or Restricted Stock Units have been earned.

			
	
			
				 11.
			Incentive Bonuses

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Payment Criteria.  The Committee shall establish the performance criteria and level of achievement versus these criteria, or such other criteria (which need not be performance-based), that shall determine the amount payable under an Incentive Bonus, which may include a target, threshold and/or maximum amount payable and any formula for determining such achievement, and which criteria may be based on performance conditions.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Timing and Form of Payment.  The Committee shall determine the timing of payment of any Incentive Bonus.  Payment of the amount due under an Incentive Bonus may be made in cash, Common Stock, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Awards, as determined by the Committee.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Discretionary Adjustments.  Notwithstanding satisfaction of any performance goals and, the amount paid under an Incentive Bonus on account of either financial performance 

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.2

		

	or personal performance evaluations may be adjusted by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee shall determine.

			
	
			
				 12.
			Deferral of Payment.  The Committee may, in an Award Agreement or otherwise, provide for the deferred delivery of Common Stock or cash upon settlement, vesting or other events with respect to Restricted Stock Units, or in payment or satisfaction of an Incentive Bonus.  No Award shall provide for deferral of compensation that is not intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company, the Board and the Committee shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Board or the Committee.

			
	
			
				 13.
			Conditions and Restrictions Upon Securities Subject to Awards.  The Committee may provide that the Common Stock subject to or issued under an Award shall be subject to such further agreements, restrictions, conditions or limitations as the Committee in its discretion may specify prior to the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of such Award, including without limitation, conditions on vesting or transferability, forfeiture or repurchase provisions and method of payment for the Common Stock issued upon exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award (including the actual or constructive surrender of Common Stock already owned by the Participant) or payment of taxes arising in connection with an Award.  Without limiting the foregoing, such restrictions may address the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued under an Award, including without limitation (i) restrictions under an insider trading policy or pursuant to applicable law, (ii) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and holders of other Company equity compensation arrangements, (iii) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers, (iv) provisions requiring Common Stock be sold on the open market or to the Company in order to satisfy tax withholding or other obligations and (v) mandatory holding periods.

			
	
			
				 14.
			Adjustment of and Changes in the Stock

			
	
			
				 (a)
			The number and kind of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under this Plan (including under any Awards then outstanding), and the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to the limits set forth in Section 5 of this Plan, shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee to reflect any reorganization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, dividend or distribution of securities, property or cash (other than regular, quarterly cash dividends), or any other event or transaction that affects the number or kind of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Such adjustment may be designed to comply with Section 424 of the Code or may be designed to treat the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan and subject to Awards as if they were all outstanding on the record date for such event or transaction or to increase the number of such shares of Common Stock to reflect a deemed reinvestment in shares of Common Stock of the amount distributed to the Company’s securityholders.  The terms of any outstanding Award shall also be equitably adjusted by the Committee as to price, number or kind of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award, vesting, and other terms to reflect the foregoing events, which adjustments need not be uniform as between different Awards or different types of Awards.  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to such an adjustment.

		
			

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.2

		

		

			
	
			
				 (b)
			In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, by reason of a Change in Control, other merger, consolidation or otherwise, then the Committee shall determine the appropriate and equitable adjustment to be effected, which adjustments need not be uniform between different Awards or different types of Awards.  In addition, in the event of such change described in this paragraph, the Committee may accelerate the time or times at which any Award may be exercised, consistent with and as otherwise permitted under Section 409A of the Code, and may provide for cancellation of such accelerated Awards that are not exercised within a time prescribed by the Committee in its sole discretion.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, and except as otherwise expressly provided in the Award Agreement or another contract, including an employment agreement, or under the terms of a transaction constituting a Change in Control, the Committee shall provide for the treatment of outstanding Awards pursuant to any one of the following methods as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion:

			
	
			
				 (1)
			the cancelation and cash settlement of all outstanding Awards; or

			
	
			
				 (2)
			the conditions to the exercisability, grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any restrictions applicable to, all outstanding Awards shall lapse in full; provided, however, that in the case of any Award the vesting of which is in whole or in part subject to performance criteria or an Incentive Bonus, all conditions to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any other restrictions applicable to, such Award shall immediately lapse and the Participant shall have the right to receive a payment based on the greater of (i) performance through a date determined by the Committee, or (ii) target performance, if applicable; or 

			
	
			
				 (3)
			the assumption or continuation of all outstanding Awards or the substitution or conversion of all outstanding Awards with substantially equivalent economic value by the successor company; provided, however, that any such assumed, continued, substituted or converted Award shall provide for the lapse of conditions to exercisability, grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any restrictions applicable to, all assumed, continued, substituted or converted Awards in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment without Cause within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control; or

			
	
			
				 (4)
			a combination of any of the above.  

			
	
			
				 (d)
			The Company shall notify Participants holding Awards subject to any adjustments pursuant to this Section 14 of such adjustment, but (whether or not notice is given) such adjustment shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (e)
			Notwithstanding anything in this Section 14 to the contrary, an adjustment to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right under this Section 14 shall be made in a manner that will not result in the grant of a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right under Section 409A of the Code.  In addition, in no event shall any action be taken pursuant to this Section 14 that would change 

		 

		

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	the payment or settlement date of an Award in a manner that would result in the imposition of any additional taxes or penalties pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

			
	
			
				 15.
			Transferability.  Each Award may not be sold, transferred for value, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, outstanding Options may be exercised following the Participant’s death by the Participant’s beneficiaries or as permitted by the Committee.

			
	
			
				 16.
			Compliance with Laws and Regulations.  This Plan, the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise and settlement of Awards thereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell, issue or deliver shares of Common Stock under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, stock exchange rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required.  The Company shall not be required to register in a Participant’s name or deliver Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any foreign, federal, state or local law or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable.  To the extent the Company is unable to or the Committee deems it infeasible to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be relieved of any liability with respect to the failure to issue or sell such shares of Common Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.  No Option shall be exercisable and no Common Stock shall be issued and/or transferable under any other Award unless a registration statement with respect to the Common Stock underlying such Option is effective and current or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary.

		
			In the event an Award is granted to or held by a Participant who is employed or providing services outside the United States, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify the provisions of the Plan or of such Award as they pertain to such individual to comply with applicable foreign law or to recognize differences in local law, currency or tax policy.  The Committee may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance, exercise, vesting, settlement or retention of Awards in order to comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the Company’s obligations with respect to tax equalization for Participants employed outside their home country.
		

			
	
			
				 17.
			Withholding.  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Committee may and/or a Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise with respect to any Award, or the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock.  The Company shall not be required to recognize any Participant rights under an Award, to issue shares of Common Stock or to recognize the disposition of such shares of Common Stock until such obligations are satisfied.  To the extent permitted or required by the Committee, these obligations may or shall be satisfied by the Company withholding cash from any compensation otherwise payable to or for the benefit of a Participant, the Company withholding a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to a Participant under such Award or any other award held by the 

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.2

		

	Participant or by the Participant tendering to the Company cash or, if allowed by the Committee, shares of Common Stock.

			
	
			
				 18.
			Amendment of the Plan or Awards.  The Board may amend, alter or discontinue this Plan and the Committee may amend, or alter any agreement or other document evidencing an Award made under this Plan but, except as provided pursuant to the provisions of Section 14, no such amendment shall, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company:

			
	
			
				 (a)
			increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Awards may be granted under this Plan;

			
	
			
				 (b)
			reduce the price at which Options may be granted below the price provided for in Section 8(a);

			
	
			
				 (c)
			reprice outstanding Options or SARs as described in 8(b) and 9(b);

			
	
			
				 (d)
			extend the term of this Plan;

			
	
			
				 (e)
			change the class of persons eligible to be Participants;

			
	
			
				 (f)
			increase the individual maximum limits in Section 5(c); or

			
	
			
				 (g)
			otherwise amend the Plan in any manner requiring stockholder approval by law or the rules of any stock exchange or market or quotation system on which the Common Stock is traded, listed or quoted.

		
			No amendment or alteration to the Plan or an Award or Award Agreement shall be made which would impair the rights of the holder of an Award, without such holder’s consent, provided that no such consent shall be required if the Committee determines in its sole discretion and prior to the date of any change in control that such amendment or alteration either (i) is required or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy any law or regulation or to meet the requirements of or avoid adverse financial accounting consequences under any accounting standard, or (ii) is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that any such diminishment has been adequately compensated.
		

			
	
			
				 19.
			No Liability of Company.  The Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate which is in existence or hereafter comes into existence, the Board and the Committee shall not be liable to a Participant or any other person as to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder; and (b) any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.

			
	
			
				 20.
			Non-Exclusivity of Plan.  Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as either may deem desirable.

		
			

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.2

		

		

			
	
			
				 21.
			Governing Law.  This Plan and any agreements or other documents hereunder shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal law.  Any reference in this Plan or in the agreement or other document evidencing any Awards to a provision of law or to a rule or regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect or applicability.

			
	
			
				 22.
			No Right to Employment, Reelection or Continued Service.  Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates to terminate any Participant’s employment, service on the Board or service for the Company at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor shall this Plan or an Award itself confer upon any Participant any right to continue his or her employment or service for any specified period of time.  Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company, any Subsidiary and/or its Affiliates.  Subject to Sections 4 and 18, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates.

			
	
			
				 23.
			Section 409A Compliance. The Board intends that, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee, any Awards under the Plan satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related regulations and Treasury pronouncements to avoid the imposition of any taxes, including additional income taxes, thereunder. If the Committee determines that an Award, Award Agreement, payment, distribution, deferral election, transaction or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken, cause a Participant to become subject to Section 409A of the Code, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise, such grant of Award, payment, distribution, deferral election, transaction or other action or arrangement shall not be undertaken and the related provisions of the Plan and/or Award Agreement will be amended or deemed modified in as close a manner as possible to give effect to the original terms of the Award, or, only if necessary because a modification or deemed modification would not be reasonably effective in avoiding the additional income tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code, rescinded in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A  of the Code to the extent determined by the Committee without the consent of or notice to the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award intended by the Committee to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A  of the Code which is to be paid out when vested, such payment shall be made as soon as administratively feasible after the Award becomes vested, but in no event shall such payment be made later than 2-1/2 months after the end of the calendar year in which the Award became vested unless otherwise permitted under the exemption provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

			
	
			
				 24.
			Specified Employee Delay.  To the extent any payment or benefit under this Plan is considered deferred compensation subject to (and not exempt from) the restrictions contained in Section 409A of the Code, such payment may not be made to a specified employee (as determined in accordance with a uniform policy adopted by the Company with respect to all arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Code) upon Separation from Service before the date that is six months after the specified employee’s Separation form Service (or, if earlier, the specified employee’s death).  Any payment that would otherwise be made during this period of delay shall be accumulated and paid on the sixth month plus one day following the specified 

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.2

		

	employee’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as administratively practicable after the specified employee’s death).

			
	
			
				 25.
			No Liability of Committee Members.  No member of the Committee shall be personally liable by reason of any contract or other instrument executed by such member or on his behalf in his capacity as a member of the Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other employee, officer or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or willful bad faith; provided, however, that approval of the Board shall be required for the payment of any amount in settlement of a claim against any such person.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

			
	
			
				 26.
			Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

		
			Unfunded Plan.  The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan.  Participants are and shall at all times be general creditors of the Company with respect to their Awards.  If the Committee or the Company chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the payment of Awards under the Plan, such funds shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		 

		

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			Exhibit 10.3

		

		
			ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
GRANT NOTICE FOR 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
(Part A Awards – United States)
		

		
			FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby grants to Participant named below the number of restricted stock units specified below (the “Award”).  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Grant Notice, the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and the Standard Terms and Conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) promulgated under such Plan, each as amended from time to time. This Award is granted pursuant to the Plan and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the Standard Terms and Conditions.  
		

			
					
						Name of Participant:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Grant Date:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Number of restricted stock units:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Vesting Schedule:

					
					
						The Award vests with respect to 100% of the restricted stock units on                (the “Vesting Date”), subject to continued employment through the Vesting Date.

				

		
			Participant must accept and electronically sign this Grant Notice by the date that is 90 days following the Grant Date as written above or the Award will be forfeited and cancelled on that date without payment of any additional consideration and without further action by Participant or Company. 
		

		
			In addition, by accepting this Grant Notice, Participant irrevocably agrees to elect to fund the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the Award by means of a “sell-to-cover” election through the Participant’s account with Fidelity Investments and to cause such election to remain in effect through each Vesting Date.  In the event that the Participant does not have a valid “sell to cover” election in effect on any Vesting Date, the entire Award scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date will not vest and will be forfeited and cancelled on that date without payment of any additional consideration and without further action by Participant or Company.
		

		
			By accepting this Grant Notice, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received and read, and agrees that this Award shall be subject to, the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Standard Terms and Conditions.
		

			
					
						ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

					
					
						 

					
						 

				
	
					
						By: 

					
					
						Participant Signature

				
	
					
						Title: 

				

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

		

		
			ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
		

		
			STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 
(Part A Awards – United States)
		

		
			These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to the Award of restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions and are designated as “Part A Awards”.  In addition to these Standard Terms and Conditions, the restricted stock units shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
		

		
			 
		

			
	
			
				 1.
			TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

		
			 
		

		
			Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), has granted to the Participant named in the Grant Notice provided to said Participant herewith (the “Grant Notice”) an award of a number of restricted stock units (the “Award” or the “Restricted Stock Units”) with each Restricted Stock Unit representing the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) specified in the Grant Notice.  The Award is subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions, and the Plan, each as amended from time to time.  For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall include a reference to any Subsidiary.
		

			
	
			
				 2.
			VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

		
			 
		

		
			The Award shall not be vested as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice and shall be forfeitable unless and until otherwise vested pursuant to the terms of the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions.  After the Grant Date, subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Award shall become vested as described in the Grant Notice with respect to that number of Restricted Stock Units as set forth in the Grant Notice.  Restricted Stock Units that have vested and are no longer subject to forfeiture are referred to herein as “Vested RSUs.”  
		

		
			Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms and Conditions to the contrary and unless otherwise determined by the Company, upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the Vesting Date set forth in the Grant Notice for any reason, the Award and all of the Restricted Stock Units subject thereto shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Termination of Employment. 
		

			
	
			
				 3.
			SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

		
			 
		

		
			Each Vested RSU will be settled by the delivery of one share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 14 of the Plan) to the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s estate, heir or beneficiary, promptly following the Vesting Date (but 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

in no event later than 30 days following the Vesting Date); provided that the Participant has satisfied all of the tax withholding obligations described in Section 6 below, and that the Participant has completed, signed and returned any documents and taken any additional action that the Company deems appropriate to enable it to accomplish the delivery of the shares of Common Stock.  The date upon which shares of Common Stock are to be issued under this Section 3 is referred to as the “Settlement Date.”  The issuance of the shares of Common Stock hereunder may be effected by the issuance of a stock certificate, recording shares on the stock records of the Company or by crediting shares in an account established on the Participant’s behalf with a brokerage firm or other custodian, in each case as determined by the Company.  Fractional shares will not be issued pursuant to the Award.  
		

		
			Notwithstanding the above, (i) the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of the Common Stock during any period when the Company determines that the delivery of shares hereunder would violate any federal, state or other applicable laws, (ii) the Company may issue shares of Common Stock hereunder subject to any restrictive legends that, as determined by the Company’s counsel, are necessary to comply with securities or other regulatory requirements, and (iii) the date on which shares are issued hereunder may include a delay (which delay shall in no event extend beyond 30 days following the Vesting Date) in order to provide the Company such time as it determines appropriate to address tax withholding and other administrative matters.  
		

			
	
			
				 4.
			RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER

		
			 
		

		
			Participant shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any RSUs unless and until shares of Common Stock settled for such RSUs shall have been issued by the Company to Participant (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).  
		

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the Grant Date and until the earlier of (a) the time when the Restricted Stock Units become vested and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or (b) the time when the Participant’s right to receive Common Stock upon payment of Restricted Stock Units is forfeited, on the date that the Company pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Stock generally, the Participant shall be entitled to a number of additional whole Restricted Stock Units determined by dividing (i) the product of (A) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Common Stock on such date and (B) the total number of Restricted Stock Units (including Dividend Equivalents paid thereon) previously credited to the Participant as of such date, by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on such date.  Such Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Stock Units to which the Dividend Equivalents were credited.
		

			
	
			
				 5.
			RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES

		
			 
		

		
			The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Vested RSUs, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by Participant and other holders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers. 
		

			
	
			
				 6.
			TAX WITHHOLDING

		
			 
		

		
			The Company has the right to deduct or otherwise effect a withholding of the amount of any taxes (including, but not limited to, any FICA, FUTA, and similar taxes) required by federal, state, local or foreign laws to be withheld or otherwise deducted and paid with respect to the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units; or, in lieu of such withholding, to require that the Grantee pay to the Company in cash (or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of shares of Common Stock or net settlement of the Award) the amount of any taxes required to be withheld or otherwise deducted and paid by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units.  Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company or any affiliate are satisfied, the Company will have no obligation to issue a certificate for any of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award (whether vested or unvested).
		

			
	
			
				 7.
			NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD

		
			 
		

		
			The Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan or as permitted by the Committee, the Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
		

		
			 
		

			
	
			
				 8.
			NON-SOLICIT

		
			The Participant hereby agrees that during Participant’s service with the Company and for a period of one year after Participant’s Termination of Employment (the “Restricted Period”), Participant will not (a) induce any customer or supplier of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, with which the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate has a business relationship, to curtail, cancel, not renew, or not continue his or her or its business with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or (b) induce, or attempt to influence, any employee of or service provider to the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate such employment or service, or (c) interfere with or harm, or attempt to interfere with or harm, the relationship of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate with any person who at any time was a customer or supplier of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or otherwise had a business relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or hire, solicit for hire or cause to be hired, either as an employee, contractor or consultant, any person who is currently employed, or was employed at any time during the six-month period prior thereto, as an employee, contractor or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall not apply (i) in any case where the Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company was not for Cause or (ii) at any time after expiration of the Restricted Period.  For avoidance of doubt, this Section 8 will apply in any case where the Participant voluntarily terminates service with the Company or where the Participant experiences a Termination of Employment with Cause.  In the event that Participant violates the terms of this Section 8, upon written demand of the Company, the Participant shall be obligated to disgorge to the 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

Company the number of shares of Common Stock, or the cash value equivalent thereto (based upon the market value thereof on the applicable vesting date(s)), which vested during the twelve (12) months prior to Participant’s Termination of Employment. 
		

			
	
			
				 9.
			WAIVER OF CLAIMS

		
			By executing the Grant Notice, Participant hereby releases and discharges Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents or successors of and from any demands or claims, of whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, arising out of Participant’s employment or other service with Company, including, but not limited to, claims of breach of express or implied contract, promissory estoppel, detrimental reliance, infliction of emotional distress, harassment and/or hostile work environment, claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the WARN Act, or claims of discrimination under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the Internal Revenue Code, New York Anti-Discrimination Act, or any other local, state or federal law or regulation, as of the Grant Date.
		

			
	
			
				 10.
			OTHER AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDED

		
			 
		

		
			The Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Award.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.
		

			
	
			
				 11.
			LIMITATION OF INTEREST IN SHARES SUBJECT TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

		
			 
		

		
			Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Grant Notice or these Standard Terms and Conditions except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person in connection with the Award.  Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason.
		

			
	
			
				 12.
			SECTION 409A

		
			 
		

		
			Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or these Standard Terms and Conditions, this Award is not intended to provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and is intended to qualify for as a “short-term deferral” under Section 409A of the Code, and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed or deemed to be amended as necessary to effect such intent.  Under no circumstances, however, shall the Company have any liability under the Plan or these Standard Terms and Conditions for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable pursuant to the Plan or these 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

Standard Terms and Conditions, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code.  
		

			
	
			
				 13.
			GENERAL

		
			 
		

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			In the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

			
	
			
			These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			

			
	
			
			These Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

			
	
			
				 (e)
			

			
	
			
			In the event of any conflict between the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions shall control.  In the event of any conflict between the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions, the Grant Notice shall control.

			
	
			
				 (f)
			

			
	
			
			All questions arising under the Plan or under these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion.  

			
	
			
				 14.
			ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

		
			 
		

		
			By executing the Grant Notice, the Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, and the Restricted Stock Units via Company web site or other electronic delivery.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

		

		
			ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 
		

		
			2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

		

		
			PEFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
		

		
			 
		

		
			SUMMARY
		

		
			 
		

		
			PART A1 AWARD
		

		
			The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted a Performance Compensation Incentive Program (the “PCIP”) that will provide for the quarterly grant equity awards in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) based upon Company and individual performance.  
		

		
			You have been selected to participate in Part A1 of the PCIP, which is directed toward general employee population.  The following is a summary of the terms and conditions of your participation in Part A1 of the PCIP.  
		

		
			Please note that your participation in the PCIP and the grant of awards to you under the PCIP does not constitute an employment contract, express or implied, nor impose upon the Company any obligation to employ or continue to employ you.  Nothing herein shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate your employment at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law.  In addition, please note that the Company may amend, suspend or discontinue the PCIP and/or your participation in any part of the PCIP at any time; provided that such amendment, suspension or termination will not affect your rights with respect to any outstanding awards previously granted to you under the PCIP without your consent.
		

		
			Quarterly Grants
		

		
			During your participation in Part A1 of the PCIP, you will eligible to receive awards on a quarterly basis, subject to being employed and in good standing on the first day of the Measurement Period (as defined below) and remain so through the RSU grant date for such Measurement Period. 
		

		
			Awards under Part A1 of the PCIP are determined based upon the Company’s Equity IRR (as defined below) performance over a two quarter period in which the second quarter precedes the quarter of the grant date (“Measurement Period”).     
		

		
			Structure of Part A1 Awards
		

		
			Awards earned under Part A1 of the PCIP will be payable in the form of RSUs; provided, however, that the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay earned Part A1 awards in cash rather than RSUs.  RSUs awarded pursuant to Part A1 of the PCIP represent the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of the Company’s common stock.  All RSUs awarded under the PCIP will be granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and a form of Restricted Stock Unit award agreement adopted under the Plan to evidence the grant of RSUs awarded under Part A of the PCIP and included as Exhibit A hereto.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

		

		
			As set forth in more detail in the Restricted Stock Unit award agreement, RSUs granted in respect of Part A1 of the PCIP will vest, provided the employee remains actively employed by the Company, in full on the last day of the fourth fiscal quarter ending after the grant date of the RSU. For example, an RSU awarded in respect of Part A1 of the PCIP in February 2015 for the Measurement Period through actual results of the second fiscal quarter of FY 2015, will 100% cliff vest and convert to shares of the Company’s common stock, provided the Employee remains actively employed by the Company on March 31, 2016.
		

		
			Measurement of Part A1 Awards
		

		
			For each fiscal quarter, you will have the opportunity to earn an award with an aggregate value equal to up to 200% of the quarterly amount of your annual Target Award.  The amount actually earned will be based upon (i) the aggregate Company Part A1 RSU pool funding as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and (ii) your individual payout as determined by Management in its sole discretion. 
		

		
			The Committee will evaluate the Company and the Part A1 RSU pool funding (from which any individual participant’s grant would be funded) based upon the Company’s Equity IRR (as defined below) for the applicable Measurement Period.  While the Committee’s determination of the Company’s aggregate payout will be guided by the table below, they will take other factors into consideration and ultimately retains sole discretion in its determination.  
		

			
					
						Equity IRR

					
					
						Payout % of Aggregate Target Value

				
	
					
						40%

					
					
						200%

				
	
					
						30%

					
					
						150%

				
	
					
						20%

					
					
						100%

				
	
					
						10%

					
					
						50%

				
	
					
						<6%

					
					
						25%*

				

		
			Note that 25% is simply the floor at which the Part A1 RSU pool may be allocated.  No individual participant in Part A1 of the PCIP has any guaranteed right to a minimum or any payment thereunder.
		

		
			Your individual participant payout may range from 0% to 200% of your Target Award for the quarter, as determined by Management at its sole discretion. Factors may include Company, group and individual performance and results. 
		

		
			For purposes of the PCIP, “Equity IRR” for any Measurement Period means:  the percentage increase in the Company’s Equity Value as measured over the Measurement Period.  For purposes of the PCIP, “Equity Value” means the Company’s estimated enterprise value plus cash balance minus debt outstanding (“Net Debt”), with Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt determined based upon the Company’s publicly-reported financial statements for any fiscal quarter. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

		

		
			 
		

		
			Form of Payment of Part A1 Awards
		

		
			As described above, your Earned Award (as determined by either the Committee in its sole discretion or management pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Committee) pursuant to Part A1 of the PCIP for any fiscal quarter will generally be paid form of RSUs (to be granted promptly following the determination of the Earned Award).  The number of RSUs awarded for any fiscal quarter will equal your Earned Award and divided by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the last ten (10) trading days of the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the grant date.

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