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Exhibit 10.15

DDR CORP.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS AWARD MEMORANDUM

 

 

		
	
1.Holder:
	
[PARTICIPANT NAME] (the “Holder”)

	
2.Plan:
	
[PLAN NAME] (the “Plan”)

	
3.Date of Grant:
	
[GRANT DATE] (the “Date of Grant”)

	
4.Number of Restricted Share Units:
	
[# RSUs]

	
5.Purchase Price:
	
$[__]

	
6.
	
Vesting Schedule:  If you are then and have been continuously employed by the Company (subject to the terms of this Restricted Share Units Award Memorandum (the “Award Memorandum”), the attached Restricted Share Units Terms (the “Agreement”) and the Plan), the Restricted Share Units subject hereto (the “RSUs”) shall vest as follows:

 

		
	
Vesting Date
	
No. of RSUs Vesting

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

 

Additional provisions regarding the vesting of the RSUs, and other terms and conditions of the RSUs, are specified in the Agreement.  Capitalized terms not defined in this Award Memorandum shall have the meaning as defined in the Agreement, or if not defined therein, in the Plan.

 

 

ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD

 

I accept the RSUs granted to me on the Date of Grant as specified in this Award Memorandum, and I agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Award Memorandum, the Agreement and the Plan.

 

 

			
	
DDR CORP., an Ohio corporation
	
 
	
HOLDER

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By:

Name:  

Title:  
	
 
	
 

Name:  

 

 

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS TERMS

 

 

DDR Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the Holder named in the Award Memorandum the number of RSUs set forth in the Award Memorandum effective as of Date of Grant specified in the Award Memorandum.  Each RSU shall represent the right of the Holder to receive one Common Share subject to and upon these terms and conditions (the “Agreement”).  The RSUs have been granted pursuant to the Plan and are subject to all provisions of the Plan and the Award Memorandum, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and to the following provisions of this Agreement (capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning as defined in the Award Memorandum, or if not defined therein, in the Plan):

 

1.Vesting.   Except as otherwise provided in Section 4, the RSUs will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Memorandum.

 

2.Purchase Price.   The purchase price for the RSUs is set forth the Award Memorandum.

 

3.Transferability.   The Holder may transfer RSUs prior to vesting, during his or her lifetime (a) to one or more members of such Holder’s family, (b) to one or more trusts for the benefit of one or more of such Holder’s family, or (c) to a partnership or partnerships of members of such Holder’s family, provided that no consideration is paid for the transfer and that the transfer would not result in the loss of any exemption under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act with respect to the RSUs.  The RSUs are also transferable by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in the Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended).  The transferee of any RSUs will be subject to all restrictions, terms, and conditions applicable to the RSUs.

 

4.Termination of Employment or Disability.   If the Holder becomes Disabled (as defined below) or Holder’s employment by the Company or any Subsidiary terminates prior to all of the RSUs vesting, the unvested RSUs will vest or be forfeited as follows:

 

(a)Termination by Death.  If the Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, all unvested RSUs shall vest on the date of death.

 

(b)Disability.  If the Holder becomes Disabled, all unvested RSUs shall vest on the date the Holder becomes Disabled. The Holder will be considered “Disabled” if the Holder is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months and otherwise satisfies the requirements to be disabled under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c)Termination Without Cause Other than Following a Change in Control.  If the Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without Cause, other than in the circumstances described in Section 4(d), the unvested RSUs shall continue to vest following such termination of employment to the same extent that the RSUs would vest had the Holder remained continuously employed by the Company through the last Vesting Date or the occurrence of a circumstance referenced in Section 4(a) or Section 4(b), whichever occurs first.  For purposes of this Section 4(c) and Section 4(d), “Cause” is used as defined in the Holder’s employment, change in control or similar agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary (an “Individual Agreement”), if any, or if there is no Holder’s Individual Agreement or if it does not define Cause, the term “Cause” shall mean: (i) conviction of the Holder for committing a felony under federal law or in the law of the state in which such action occurred; (ii) dishonesty in the course of fulfilling the Holder’s employment 

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duties; (iii) willful and deliberate failure on the part of the Holder to perform the Holder’s employment duties in any material respect; or (iv) prior to a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined), such other events as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall, unless otherwise provided in the Holder’s Individual Agreement, have the sole discretion to determine whether Cause exists for purposes of this Section 4(c) or Section 4(d), and its determination shall be final.

 

(d)Termination Without Cause, Termination for Good Reason or Absence on Leave Termination After a Change in Control.  If, within two years following a Change in Control, the Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without Cause, is terminated by the Holder for Good Reason, or is terminated due to an Absence on Leave Termination, the unvested RSUs shall become immediately and automatically vested.  For purposes of this Section 4(d), “Good Reason” is used as defined in the Holder’s Individual Agreement, if any, or if there is no Holder’s Individual Agreement or if it does not define Good Reason, the term “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a material reduction in the nature or scope of the responsibilities, authorities or duties of the Holder attached to the Holder’s position held immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a change of more than 50 miles in the location of the Holder’s principal office immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (iii) a material reduction in the Holder’s remuneration upon or after the Change in Control; provided, that no later than 90 days following an event constituting Good Reason the Holder gives notice to the Company or its successor following the Change in Control of the occurrence of such event and such entity fails to cure the event within 30 days following the receipt of such notice.  The Committee shall, unless otherwise provided in the Holder’s Individual Agreement, have the sole discretion to determine whether Good Reason exists for purposes of this Section 4(d), and its determination shall be final.  For purposes of this Section 4(d), “Absence on Leave Termination” means a separation from employment (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(h)(1)) that would not constitute an interruption or termination of continuous employment under the Plan due to the absence on leave rule described in the Plan.

 

(e)Other Termination.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, if the Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary terminates other than in the circumstances described in paragraphs (a), (c) or (d) of this Section 4 and prior to becoming Disabled, any RSUs which are unvested at the time of termination will be forfeited upon termination.

 

5.Form and Time of Payment of RSUs.

 

(a)Payment for the RSUs, after and to the extent they have become vested, shall be made in the form of Common Shares.  Except as provided in Section 5(b) or 5(c), payment shall be made within 10 days following the date that the RSUs become vested pursuant to Section 1 or Section 4 hereof.

 

(b)If the RSUs become vested by reason of Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary being terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without Cause, by the Holder for Good Reason, or due to an Absence on Leave Termination, within two years following the occurrence of a Change in Control as described in Section 4(d), and if either the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in control” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code or Holder’s termination of employment does not constitute a “separation from service” (determined in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code), then payment for the RSUs shall be made upon the earliest of (A) the Holder’s “separation from service” with the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code) within two years following the occurrence of a Change in Control that constitutes a “change in control” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, (B) the date the RSUs would have become nonforfeitable under Section 1 had the Holder remained in continuous employment, (C) the Holder’s death, or (D) the Holder’s becoming Disabled.

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(c)If the RSUs become payable on the Holder’s “separation from service” with the Company and its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and the Holder is a “specified employee” as determined pursuant to procedures adopted by the Company in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, then payment for the RSUs shall be made on the earlier of the first day of the seventh month after the date of the Holder’s “separation from service” with the Company and its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code or the Holder’s death.

 

(d)Except to the extent provided by Section 409A of the Code and permitted by the Committee, no Common Shares may be issued to the Holder at a time earlier than otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(e)The Company’s obligations to the Holder with respect to the RSUs will be satisfied in full upon the issuance of Common Shares corresponding to such RSUs.

 

6.Dividend Equivalents; Voting and Other Rights.   

 

(a)The Holder shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Shares underlying the RSUs and no right to vote the Common Shares underlying the RSUs until the date on which the Common Shares underlying the RSUs are issued or transferred to the Holder pursuant to Section 5 above.

 

(b)From and after the Date of Grant and until the earlier of (i) the time when the RSUs become vested and are paid in accordance with Section 5 hereof or (ii) the time when the Holder’s right to receive Common Shares in payment of the RSUs is forfeited in accordance with Section 4 hereof, on the record date for the Company paying a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Shares generally, the Holder shall be entitled to a current cash payment equal to the value of the product of (x) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per Common Share on such date and (y) the total number of unpaid RSUs covered by this Agreement.  Such dividend equivalents (if any) shall be paid in cash to the Holder on the date that the Company pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Shares generally.

 

(c)The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Common Shares in the future, and the rights of the Holder will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.

 

7.Taxes.  The Holder hereby agrees to pay to the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld and remitted by the Company with respect to the RSUs.  The Holder and the Committee hereby agree that such tax obligation, in whole, will be satisfied by the Company withholding a portion of the Common Shares otherwise to be delivered with a fair market value equal to the amount of such taxes.  Additionally, the Company shall have the right to withhold from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Holder from the Company, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the award or vesting of the RSUs so long as such withholding does not result in any adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

 

8.Deferral.  The Holder may, in his or her sole discretion, with respect to this award of RSUs, elect to participate in any equity deferred compensation plan established by the Company, in which case such plan shall govern RSUs deferred.

 

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9.Subject to the Plan.  This Agreement is made and the RSUs evidenced hereby are granted under and pursuant to, and they are expressly made subject to all of the terms and conditions of, the Plan, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary.  The RSUs and the terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement are subject to mandatory adjustment under Section 12 of the Plan.  The Holder hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and that the Holder has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Award Memorandum, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

10.Restrictive Covenants.  In the event the Holder breaches any of the restrictive covenants set forth in the Holder’s Individual Agreement (if any) while such restrictive covenants are in effect, the Holder will forfeit any right to the RSUs, to the extent the RSUs have not been paid pursuant to Section 5, as of the date of such breach.

 

11.Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.  This Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Agreement or the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the consent of the Holder).  Any reference in this Agreement to Section 409A of the Code will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

 

12.Amendments.  Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that (a) no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Holder under this Agreement without the Holder’s written consent, and (b) the Holder’s consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

13.Securities Law Compliance.

 

(a)The Holder agrees that the Company may impose such restrictions on the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs as are deemed advisable by the Company, including, without limitation, restrictions relating to listing or trading requirements.  The Holder further agrees that certificates representing the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs, if any, may bear such legends and statements as the Company shall deem appropriate or advisable to assure, among other things, compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and regulations.

 

(b)The Holder agrees that any Common Shares which the Holder may acquire by virtue of this Agreement may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by the Holder unless (i) a registration statement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to such Common Shares has become effective so as to permit the sale or other disposition of such Common Shares by the Holder, or (ii) there is presented to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the sale or other proposed disposition of such Common Shares by the Holder may lawfully be made otherwise than pursuant to an effective registration statement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement relating to such Common Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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14.Rights of the Holder.  The grant of the RSUs under this Agreement to the Holder is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards.  The grant of the RSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law.  The granting of the RSUs shall in and of itself not confer any right of the Holder to continue in the employ of the Company and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Holder’s employment at any time, subject to the terms of any Individual Agreement between the Company and the Holder.

 

15.Relation to Other Benefits.  Any economic or other benefit to the Holder under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Holder may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

16Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, except to the extent otherwise governed by Federal law.

 

17.Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the Award Memorandum or the application of any provision hereof or thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the Award Memorandum and the application of such provision in any other person or circumstances shall not be affected, and the provisions so held to be invalid or unenforceable shall be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable and valid.

 

18.Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the RSUs and the Holder’s participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Holder’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Holder hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 

19.Successors and Assigns.  Without limiting Section 3 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Holder, and the successors and assigns of the Company.

 

20.Acknowledgements.  By accepting the RSUs, the Holder hereby:

 

(a)acknowledges that he/she has received a copy of the Plan and a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report and other communications routinely distributed to the Company’s shareholders;

 

(b)accepts this Agreement and the RSUs granted to him/her under this Agreement subject to all provisions of the Plan and this Agreement;

 

(c)represents and warrants to the Company that he/she is acquiring the RSUs for his/her own account, for investment, and not with a view to or any present intention of selling or distributing the RSUs either now or at any specific or determinable future time or period or upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any predetermined or reasonably foreseeable event;  and

 

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(d)agrees that no transfer of the RSUs will be made unless the RSUs have been duly registered under all applicable Federal and state securities laws pursuant to a then-effective registration which contemplates the proposed transfer or unless the Company has received the written opinion of, or satisfactory to, its legal counsel that the proposed transfer is exempt from such registration.

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Exhibit 10.18

DDR CORP.

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS AWARD MEMORANDUM

 

 

		
	
1.Holder:
	
Thomas F. August (the “Holder”)

	
2.Plan:
	
DDR Corp. 2012 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)

	
3.Date of Grant:
	
December 1, 2016 (the “Date of Grant”)

	
4.Number of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units:
	
198,808

	
5.Purchase Price:
	
$0

	
6.Performance Period
	
July 8, 2016 through July 7, 2019 (the “Performance Period”)

 

Additional provisions regarding the earning and payment of the performance-based Restricted Share Units subject hereto (the “PRSUs”), and other terms and conditions of the PRSUs, are specified in the attached Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Terms (the “Agreement”).  Capitalized terms not defined in this Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Award Memorandum (the “Award Memorandum”) shall have the meaning as defined in the Agreement, or if not defined therein, in the Plan.

 

 

ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD

 

I accept the PRSUs granted to me on the Date of Grant as specified in this Award Memorandum, and I agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Award Memorandum, the Agreement and the Plan.

 

 

			
	
DDR CORP., an Ohio corporation
	
 
	
HOLDER

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By: /s/ David E. Weiss  

Name:  David E. Weiss

Title:  Executive Vice President
	
 
	
/s/ Thomas F. August  

Name:  Thomas F. August

 

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS TERMS

 

 

DDR Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the Holder named in the Award Memorandum the number of PRSUs set forth in the Award Memorandum effective as of Date of Grant specified in the Award Memorandum.  Subject to the degree of attainment of the Management Objectives described in Section 3 of these terms and conditions (the “Agreement”), as approved by the Committee and distributed to the Holder (the “Statement of Management Objectives”), the Holder may earn a percentage of the PRSUs as described in the Statement of Management Objectives.  Each PRSU shall then represent the right of the Holder to receive one Common Share subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  The PRSUs have been granted pursuant to the Plan and are subject to all provisions of the Plan and the Award Memorandum, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and to the following provisions of this Agreement (capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning as defined in the Award Memorandum, or if not defined therein, in the Plan):

 

	
 
	
1.
	
Payment of PRSUs.  The PRSUs will become payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement if the Restriction Period lapses and the Holder’s right to receive payment for the PRSUs becomes nonforfeitable (“Vest,” “Vesting” or “Vested”) in accordance with Section 3 and Section 4 of this Agreement.

	
 
	
2.
	
PRSUs Not Transferrable.  Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, neither the PRSUs evidenced hereby nor any interest therein or in the Common Shares underlying such PRSUs shall be transferable prior to payment to the Holder pursuant to Section 6 hereof other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in the Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended).

	
 
	
3.
	
Vesting of PRSUs.

	
 
	
(a)
	
Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4 and Section 5 of this Agreement, the PRSUs will Vest on the basis of the relative achievement of the Management Objectives described in the Statement of Management Objectives approved by the Committee for the PRSUs for the Performance Period specified in the Award Memorandum if the Holder is in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary from the Date of Grant through the last day of the Performance Period.

	
 
	
(b)
	
For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Holder with the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Holder shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of the transfer of the Holder’s employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries.

	
 
	
4.
	
Alternative Vesting of PRSUs.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement, and subject to the payment provisions of Section 6 hereof, the Holder shall Vest in some or all of the PRSUs under the following circumstances (to the extent the PRSUs have not been forfeited or previously Vested): 

	
 
	
(a)
	
Certain Qualifying Terminations:  If the Holder’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary terminates due to death, termination by the Company due to 

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Disability, termination by the Company or any Subsidiary without Cause, or termination by the Holder for Good Reason, then on the date of such termination of employment (notwithstanding anything in the Statement of Management Objectives to the contrary):  (i) the PRSUs will be earned on the basis of the relative achievement of the applicable Management Objectives determined in accordance with Section 3(a), except that the Performance Period will be deemed to have ended on the date of such termination of employment; and (ii) the Holder will Vest in the number of PRSUs earned in accordance with Section 4(a)(i).  PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this Section 4(a) will be paid as provided for in Section 6 of this Agreement.

	
 
	
(b)
	
Change in Control:  

	
 
	
(i)
	
If at any time before the PRSUs have Vested or been forfeited, and while the Holder is continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, a Change in Control occurs, then the Holder will Vest in the “target” number of PRSUs set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives on the date of the Change in Control, except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Holder in accordance with Section 4(b)(ii) to continue, replace or assume the PRSUs covered by this Agreement (the “Replaced Award”).

	
 
	
(ii)
	
For purposes of this Agreement, a “Replacement Award” means an award (A) of time-based restricted stock units that generally vest in full on July 7, 2019, (B) that has a value at least equal to the value of the number of PRSUs that would have been earned on the basis of the relative achievement of the applicable Management Objectives determined in accordance with Section 3(a) if the Performance Period had ended on the date of the Change in Control, (C) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control, (D) if the Holder holding the Replaced Award is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences of which to such Holder under the Code are not less favorable to such Holder than the tax consequences of the Replaced Award, and (E) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to the Holder holding the Replaced Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply for certain qualifying terminations as set forth in Section 4(a) or in the event of a subsequent Change in Control), subject to any amendments that the Committee may reasonably determine are necessary to reflect the replacement of the PRSUs with a time-based award.  A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it does not result in the Replaced Award or Replacement Award failing to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code.  The determination of whether the conditions of this Section 4(b)(ii) are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its reasonable sole discretion.

	
 
	
(iii)
	
If a Replacement Award is provided, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any outstanding PRSUs that at the time of the 

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Change in Control are not subject to a "substantial risk of forfeiture" (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) will be deemed to be Vested at the time of such Change in Control.

	
 
	
5.
	
Forfeiture of PRSUs.  Any PRSUs that have not Vested pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited automatically and without further notice after the end of the Performance Period (or earlier if, and on such date that, the Holder ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the end of the Performance Period for any reason other than as described in Section 4).

	
 
	
6.
	
Form and Time of Payment of PRSUs.  Subject to Section 5, the PRSUs (to the extent Vested) will be payable in Common Shares as follows:

	
 
	
(a)
	
Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(b) or 6(c), payment for Vested PRSUs will be made no later than March 15, 2020.

	
 
	
(b)
	
In the event that PRSUs Vest as provided in Section 4(a), payment for Vested PRSUs will be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Holder’s employment terminates pursuant to Section 4(a).

	
 
	
(c)
	
In the event that PRSUs Vest as provided in Section 4(b)(i) or 4(b)(iii), payment for Vested PRSUs will be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs.

	
 
	
7.
	
Certain Defined Terms.  For purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the following terms have the following definitions:

	
 
	
(a)
	
“Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016, by and between the Holder and the Company (including any successor agreement, the “Employment Agreement”).

	
 
	
(b)
	
“Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Total Disability” in the Employment Agreement.

	
 
	
(c)
	
“Good Reason” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

	
 
	
8.
	
Payment of Dividend Equivalents.  With respect to each of the PRSUs covered by this Agreement, the Holder shall be credited on the records of the Company with dividend equivalents in an amount equal to the amount per Common Share of any cash dividends declared by the Board on the outstanding Common Shares that have a record date that occurs during the period beginning on July 8, 2016 and ending either on the date on which the Holder receives payment for the PRSUs pursuant to Section 6 hereof or at the time when the PRSUs are forfeited in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement.  These dividend equivalents will accumulate without interest and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will be paid in the form of Common Shares at the same time, to the same extent and in the same manner as the PRSUs for which the dividend equivalents were credited, based on the Market Value per Share on the trading day immediately preceding the date of payment.

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9.
	
Compensation Recovery.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Holder acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s clawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be traded) (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), and that applicable provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof.

	
 
	
10.
	
Restrictive Covenants.  In the event the Holder breaches any of the restrictive covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement while such restrictive covenants are in effect, the Holder will forfeit any right to the PRSUs, to the extent the PRSUs have not been paid pursuant to Section 6, as of the date of such breach.

	
 
	
11.
	
Compliance with Law.  The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any of the Common Shares covered by this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in violation of any such law.

	
 
	
12.
	
Adjustments.  Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, the Committee shall make any adjustments in the number of PRSUs or kind of shares of stock or other securities underlying the PRSUs covered by this Agreement, or in the other terms and conditions of the PRSUs, that the Committee determines to be equitably required to prevent any dilution or expansion of the Holder’s rights under this Agreement that otherwise would result from any event listed in Section 12 of the Plan.

	
 
	
13.
	
Withholding Taxes.  The Holder hereby agrees to pay to the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld and remitted by the Company with respect to the PRSUs.  The Holder and the Committee hereby agree that such tax obligation, in whole, will be satisfied by the Company withholding a portion of the Common Shares otherwise to be delivered with a fair market value equal to the amount of such taxes.  Additionally, the Company shall have the right to withhold from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Holder from the Company, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the award or vesting of the PRSUs so long as such withholding does not result in any adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

	
 
	
14.
	
No Right to Future Awards or Continued Employment.  The grant of the PRSUs under this Agreement to the Holder is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards.  The grant of the PRSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law.  No provision of this Agreement will limit in any way whatsoever any right that the Company or a Subsidiary may otherwise have to terminate the employment of the Holder at any time, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

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15.
	
Relation to Other Benefits.  Any economic or other benefit to the Holder under this Agreement or the Plan will not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Holder may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and will not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.

	
 
	
16.
	
Amendments.  Any amendment to the Plan will be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable to this Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment will adversely affect the rights of the Holder with respect to the Common Shares or other securities covered by this Agreement without the Holder’s consent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation requiring the consent of the Holder to certain amendments will not apply to any amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or Section 10D of the Exchange Act.

	
 
	
17.
	
Subject to Plan.  This Agreement is made and the PRSUs evidenced hereby are granted under and pursuant to, and they are expressly made subject to all of the terms and conditions of, the Plan, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary.  The Holder hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and that the Holder has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Award Memorandum, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

	
 
	
18.
	
Severability.  In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement or the Award Memorandum is invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated will be deemed to be separable from the other provisions of this Agreement or the Award Memorandum, as applicable, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the Award Memorandum will continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

	
 
	
19.
	
Governing Law.  This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio.

	
 
	
20.
	
Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Holder.  This Agreement, the Award Memorandum and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent.  Reference to Section 409A of the Code is to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

	
 
	
21.
	
Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the PRSUs and the Holder’s participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Holder’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Holder hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan 

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through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

	
 
	
22.
	
Successors and Assigns.  Without limiting Section 2 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Holder, and the successors and assigns of the Company.

	
 
	
23.
	
Acknowledgements.  By accepting the PRSUs, the Holder hereby:

	
 
	
(a)
	
acknowledges that he/she has received a copy of the Plan and a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report and other communications routinely distributed to the Company’s shareholders;

	
 
	
(b)
	
accepts this Agreement and the PRSUs granted to him/her under this Agreement subject to all provisions of the Plan and this Agreement;

	
 
	
(c)
	
represents and warrants to the Company that he/she is acquiring the PRSUs for his/her own account, for investment, and not with a view to or any present intention of selling or distributing the PRSUs either now or at any specific or determinable future time or period or upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any predetermined or reasonably foreseeable event; and

	
 
	
(d)
	
agrees that no transfer of the PRSUs will be made unless the PRSUs have been duly registered under all applicable Federal and state securities laws pursuant to a then-effective registration which contemplates the proposed transfer or unless the Company has received the written opinion of, or satisfactory to, its legal counsel that the proposed transfer is exempt from such registration.

 

 

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Statement of Management Objectives

This Statement of Management Objectives applies to the PRSUs granted to the Holder on the Date of Grant and applies with respect to the Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Terms (the “Agreement”) and the Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Award Memorandum between the Company and the Holder (the “Award Memorandum”).  Capitalized terms used in this Statement of Management Objectives that are not specifically defined in this Statement of Management Objectives have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement, the Award Memorandum or in the Plan, as applicable.  

	
1.
	
Definitions.  For purposes hereof:

	
 
	
(a)
	
“Peer Group” means the following entities:  Acadia Realty Trust, Brixmor Property Group Inc., Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Equity One, Inc., Federal Realty Investment Trust, Inland Real Estate Corporation, Kimco Realty Corporation, Kite Realty Group Trust, Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, Regency Centers Corporation, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., Saul Centers, Inc., Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., and Weingarten Realty Investors.  In terms of mandatory adjustments to the Peer Group during the Performance Period: (i) if any member of the Peer Group files for bankruptcy and/or liquidation, is operating under bankruptcy protection, or is delisted from its primary stock exchange because it fails to meet the exchange listing requirement, then such entity will remain in the Peer Group, but RTSR for the Performance Period will be calculated as if such entity achieved Total Shareholder Return placing it at the bottom (chronologically, if more than one such entity) of the Peer Group; (ii) if, by the last day of the Performance Period, any member of the Peer Group has been acquired and/or is no longer existing as a public company that is traded on its primary stock exchange (other than for the reasons as described in subsection (i) above), then such entity will not remain in the Peer Group and RTSR for the Performance Period will be calculated as if such entity had never been a member of the Peer Group; and (iii) except as otherwise described in subsection (i) and (ii) above, for purposes of this Statement of Management Objectives, for each of the members of the Peer Group, such entity shall be deemed to include any successor to all or substantially all of the primary business of such entity at end of the Performance Period.

	
 
	
(b)
	
“Relative Total Shareholder Return” or “RTSR” means the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return as compared to (but not included in) the Total Shareholder Returns of all members of the Peer Group, ranked in descending order, at the end of the Performance Period.

	
 
	
(c)
	
“Total Shareholder Return” means, with respect to each of the Common Shares and the common stock of each of the members of the Peer Group, a rate of return reflecting stock price appreciation, plus the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of stock, from the beginning of the Performance Period through the end of the Performance Period.  For purposes of calculating Total Shareholder Return for each of the Company and the members of the Peer Group, the beginning stock price will be based on the closing price on July 7, 2016 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then traded and the ending stock price will be based on the closing price on July 7, 2019 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then trades.

 

 

	
2.
	
RTSR Performance Matrix.

From 0% to 200% of the PRSUs will be earned based on achievement of RTSR during the Performance Period as follows:

 

			
	
Performance Level
	
RTSR
	
PRSUs Earned

	
Below Threshold
	
Below 40th percentile
	
0%

	
Threshold
	
40th percentile
	
50%

	
Target
	
60th percentile
	
100%

	
Maximum
	
80th percentile or above
	
200%

 

	
3.
	
Number of PRSUs Earned.  Following the Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether and to what extent RTSR goals have been satisfied for the Performance Period and shall determine the number of PRSUs that shall become Vested hereunder and under the Agreement on the basis of the following, subject to Section 4 of this Statement of Management Objectives:

	
 
	
(a)
	
Below Threshold.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period falls below the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, no PRSUs shall become Vested.

	
 
	
(b)
	
Threshold.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 50% of the PRSUs (rounded up to the nearest whole number of PRSUs) shall become Vested.

	
 
	
(c)
	
Between Threshold and Target.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the threshold level, but is less than the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, a percentage between 50% and 100% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the PRSUs (rounded up to the nearest whole number of PRSUs) shall become Vested.

	
 
	
(d)
	
Target.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 100% of the PRSUs shall become Vested.

	
 
	
(e)
	
Between Target and Maximum.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, a percentage between 100% and 200% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the PRSUs (rounded up to the nearest whole number of PRSUs) shall become Vested.

	
 
	
(f)
	
Equals or Exceeds Maximum.  If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals or exceeds the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 200% of the PRSUs (rounded up to the nearest whole number of PRSUs) shall become Vested.

	
4.
	
Absolute TSR Modifier.  Notwithstanding anything in this Statement of Management Objectives to the contrary, the number of PRSUs that become Vested pursuant to Section 3 of this Statement of Management Objectives will be reduced by one third (1/3) in the event that the Company’s Total Shareholder Return for the Performance Period is negative.

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