Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

Model 2019 TSR Award Agreement

 

AWARD AGREEMENT

 

PERFORMANCE SHARES

 

The Gannett Board of
Directors or the Executive Compensation Committee thereof (the “Committee”), as the case may be, has approved your
opportunity to receive Performance Shares (referred to herein as “Performance Shares”) under the Gannett Co., Inc.
2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, as set forth below.

 

This Award
Agreement and the enclosed Terms and Conditions effective as of January 1, 2019, constitute the formal agreement governing
this award.

 

Please sign both copies
of this Award Agreement to evidence your agreement with the terms hereof. Keep one copy and return the other to the undersigned.

 

Please keep the enclosed
Terms and Conditions for future reference.

 

	 	 
	Employee:	Location:
	 	 
	Grant Date:	1/1/2019
	 	 
	Performance Period Commencement Date:	1/1/2019
	 	 
	Performance
Period End Date:	1/1/2022
	 	 
	Performance
Share Payment Date:	On a date specified by the Committee that is within the first 70 days of 2022
	 	 
	Target Number of Performance Shares:	_____*

 

* The actual number of Performance Shares
you may receive will be higher or lower depending on the Company’s performance versus certain designated companies and your
continued employment with the Company, as more fully explained in the enclosed Terms and Conditions.

 

 

 

	 	 	Gannett Co., Inc.	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	 
	Employee’s Signature	 	 	David
Harmon	 
	 	 	 	Chief People
Officer	 

 

     

     

    

 

PERFORMANCE SHARES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Under the

Gannett Co., Inc.

2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan,
as amended

 

These Terms and Conditions,
dated January 1, 2019, govern the right of the employee (the “Employee”) designated in the Award Agreement dated coincident
with these Terms and Conditions to receive Performance Shares (referred to herein as “Performance Shares”). Generally,
the Employee will not receive any Performance Shares unless the specified service and performance requirements set forth herein
are satisfied. The Performance Shares are granted under, and are subject to, the Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”)
2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Terms used herein that are defined in the Plan shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the terms of
the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms herein.

 

1.            Grant
of Performance Shares. Pursuant to the provisions of (i) the Plan, (ii) the individual Award Agreement governing the grant,
and (iii) these Terms and Conditions, the Employee may be entitled to receive Performance Shares. Each Performance Share that becomes
payable shall entitle the Employee to receive from the Company one share of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”)
upon the expiration of the Incentive Period, except as provided in Section 13. The actual number of Performance Shares an Employee
will receive will be calculated in the manner described in these Terms and Conditions, including Exhibit A, and may be different
than the Target Number of Performance Shares set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

     

     

    

 

-2-

 

2.            Incentive
Period. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13 below, the Incentive Period in respect of the Performance Shares shall commence
on the Performance Period Commencement Date specified in the Award Agreement and end on the Performance Period End Date specified
in the Award Agreement.

 

3.            No
Dividend Equivalents. No dividend equivalents shall be paid to the Employee with regard to the Performance Shares.

 

4.            Delivery
of Shares. The Company shall deliver to the Employee a certificate or certificates, or at the election of the Company make
an appropriate book-entry, for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Performance Shares that have been earned
based on the Company’s performance during the Incentive Period as set forth in Exhibit A and satisfaction of the Terms and
Conditions set forth herein, which number of shares shall be reduced by the value of all taxes which the Company is required by
law to withhold by reason of such delivery. Except as provided in Sections 13 or 14, such delivery shall take place on the Performance
Share Payment Date. An Employee shall have no further rights with regard to the Performance Shares once the underlying shares of
Common Stock have been delivered.

 

5.            Forfeiture
and Cancellation of Right to Receive Performance Shares.

 

(a)     Termination
of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 6, 13, and 14, an Employee’s right to receive Performance Shares shall
automatically be cancelled upon the Employee’s termination of employment (as well as an event that results in the
Employee’s employer ceasing to be a subsidiary of the Company) prior
to the Performance Period End Date, and in such event the Employee shall not be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock
in respect thereof.

 

     

     

    

 

-3-

 

(b)    Forfeiture
of Performance Shares/Recovery of Common Stock. Performance Shares granted under this Award Agreement are subject to the Company’s
Clawback Policy, dated as of December 9, 2015, as amended on December [__], 2018, and which may be further amended from time-to-time
with retroactive effect. In addition, the Company may assert any other remedies that may be available to the Company under applicable
law.

 

6.            Death,
Disability, Retirement. Except as provided in Sections 13 or 14 below, in the event that the employment of the Employee shall
terminate prior to the Performance Period End Date by reason of death, permanent disability (as determined under the Company’s
Long Term Disability Plan), termination of employment without “Cause” after attaining age 65, or termination of employment
without “Cause” after both attaining age 55 and completing at least 5 years of service, the Employee (or in the case
of the Employee’s death, the Employee’s estate or designated beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive at the Performance
Share Payment Date the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares in respect of such
Performance Shares which the Employee would have been entitled to receive upon the expiration of the Incentive Period had the Employee’s
employment not terminated, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months between the
Performance Period Commencement Date and the date that employment terminated, and the denominator of which shall be the number
of full calendar months from the Performance Period Commencement Date to the Performance Period End Date. In the event the Employee
is terminated for “Cause” all unpaid awards shall be forfeited. “Cause” shall mean a termination of the
Employee’s employment following the occurrence of any of the following events, each of which shall constitute a “Cause”
for such termination:

 

     

     

    

 

-4-

 

(i)           embezzlement,
fraud, misappropriation of funds, breach of fiduciary duty or other act of material dishonesty committed by the Employee or at
his or her direction;

 

(ii)          failure
by the Employee to perform adequately the duties of his or her position, as a result of neglect or refusal, that he or she does
not remedy within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Company;

 

(iii)         gross
negligence, including in a supervisory capacity, of the Employee that causes significant financial or reputational harm to the
Company;

 

(iv)         material
violation of the Company’s employment policies by the Employee;

 

(v)          conviction
of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by, the Employee to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or

 

(vi)         the
Employee is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated
any Federal or State securities law.

 

The Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall be responsible for making the determination whether an Employee’s termination is for “Cause”, and its decision
shall be binding on all parties.

 

7.            Non-Assignability.
Performance Shares may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may
the Performance Shares be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

 

8.            Rights
as a Shareholder. The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder by reason of the Performance Shares.

 

     

     

    

 

-5-

 

9.            Discretionary
Plan; Employment. The Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. With respect
to the Plan, (a) each grant of Performance Shares is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to
receive future grants of Performance Shares, or benefits in lieu of Performance Shares; (b) all determinations with respect to
any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when the Performance Shares shall be granted, the number of Performance
Shares, and the Incentive Period, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) the Employee’s participation in the
Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employee’s employer and shall not interfere with the ability
of the Employee’s employer to terminate the Employee’s employment relationship at any time with or without cause; (d)
the Employee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the Performance Shares are not part of normal and expected compensation
for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payment, bonuses, long-service awards, pension
or retirement benefits, or similar payments; and (f) the future value of the Performance Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted
with certainty.

 

10.          Effect
of Plan and these Terms and Conditions. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions, and these
Terms and Conditions are subject in all respects to the provisions of the Plan, including without limitation the authority of the
Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) in its sole discretion
to make interpretations and other determinations with respect to all matters
relating to the applicable Award Agreements, these Terms and Conditions, the Plan and awards made pursuant thereto. These Terms
and Conditions shall apply to the grant of Performance Shares made to the Employee on the date hereof and shall not apply to any
future grants of Performance Shares made to the Employee.

 

11.          Notices.
Notices hereunder shall be in writing and, if to the Company, shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Company at 7950 Jones
Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia 22107, and, if to the Employee, shall be addressed to the Employee at his or her address as it appears
on the Company’s records.

 

     

     

    

 

-6-

 

12.          Successors
and Assigns. The applicable Award Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the successors and assigns of the Company and, to the extent provided in Section 6 hereof, to the estate or designated beneficiary
of the Employee.

 

13.          Change
in Control Provisions.

 

Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions, the following provisions shall apply to the right of an Employee to receive Performance
Shares under the attached Award Agreement.

 

(a)          Definitions.

 

As used in Article 15
of the Plan and in these Terms and Conditions, a “Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of the following:

 

(i)       the
acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section, the following acquisitions
shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii)
any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or one of its affiliates,
or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 13(a)(iii)(A), 13(a)(iii)(B) and 13(a)(iii)(C);

 

     

     

    

 

-7-

 

(ii)        individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least
a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election
or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding,
for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents
by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;

 

(iii)       consummation
of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition
of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in
each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were
the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock
and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
as the case may be, of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation
or entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such
Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be,
(B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or any corporation or entity resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares
of common stock of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities of such corporation or entity, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination,
and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
providing for such Business Combination; or

 

     

     

    

 

-8-

 

(iv)       approval
by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

(b)     Acceleration
Provisions. In the event of a Change in Control, the number of Performance
Shares payable to an Employee shall be calculated in accordance with the Change in Control rules set forth in Exhibit A,
subject to the vesting rules set forth below.

 

(i)        In the
event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Shares are not continued or assumed (i.e., the Performance Shares
are not equitably converted into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash and/or equity of a successor entity or its affiliate),
the Performance Shares that have not been cancelled shall become
fully vested and shall be paid out to the Employee as soon as administratively practicable on or following the effective date of
the Change in Control (but in no event later than 30 days after such event), provided that the Change in Control also constitutes
a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of
the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the regulations
and guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), and such payout will not result in additional taxes under Section
409A. Otherwise, in the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Shares are not continued or assumed, the vested Performance Shares
shall be paid out at the earlier of the Employee’s termination of employment or the Performance
Share Payment Date.

 

     

     

    

 

-9-

 

(ii)     In
the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Shares are continued or assumed (i.e., the Performance Shares are
equitably converted into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash and/or equity of a successor entity or its affiliate),
the Performance Shares shall not vest upon the Change in Control,
provided that the Performance Shares that have not vested under
the other provisions of this Award shall become fully vested in the event that the Employee has a “qualifying termination
of employment” within two years following the date of the Change in Control. In the event of the occurrence of a Change in
Control in which the Performance Shares are continued or assumed,
vested Performance Shares shall be paid out to the Employee at
the earlier of the Employee’s termination of employment or the Performance
Share Payment Date.

 

A “qualifying
termination of employment” shall occur if the Company involuntarily terminates the Employee without “Cause” or
the Employee voluntarily terminates for “Good Reason”. For this purpose, “Cause” shall mean:

 

		●	any material misappropriation of funds
or property of the Company or its affiliate by the Employee;

 

     

     

    

 

-10-

 

		●	unreasonable and persistent neglect or
refusal by the Employee to perform his or her duties which is demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Employee’s part,
which is committed in bad faith or without reasonable belief that such breach is in the best interests of the Company and which
is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such breach; 

 

		●	conviction of the Employee of a securities
law violation or a felony involving moral turpitude; or

 

		●	the Employee being found by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities
law.

 

For this purpose, “Good
Reason” means the occurrence after a Change in Control of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s
express written consent, unless such circumstances are fully corrected within 90 days of the Notice of Termination described below:

 

		●	the material diminution of the Employee’s
duties, authorities or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

		●	a material reduction in the Employee’s
base salary or target bonus opportunity as in effect on the date immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

		●	the relocation of the Employee’s
office from the location at which the Employee is principally employed immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control to
a location 35 or more miles farther from the Employee’s residence immediately prior to the Change in Control, and recognizing
that the Employee shall be expected to travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s
business travel obligations prior to the Change in Control; or

 

		●	the failure by the Company or its affiliate
to pay any material compensation or benefits due to the Employee. 

 

Any termination by
the Employee for Good Reason shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination that (x) indicates the specific termination provision
in the Award Agreement relied upon, and (y) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated. Such notice must
be provided to the Company within ninety (90) days after the event that created the “Good Reason”.

 

     

     

    

 

-11-

 

(iii)       If
in connection with a Change in Control, the Performance Shares are assumed (i.e., the Performance Shares are equitably converted
into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash and/or equity of a successor entity or its affiliate), the Performance Shares
shall refer to the right to receive such cash and/or equity. An assumption of this Performance Share award must satisfy the following
requirements:

 

		●	The converted or substituted award must
be a right to receive an amount of cash and/or equity that has a value, measured at the time of such conversion or substitution,
that is equal to the value of this Award as of the date of the Change in Control;

 

		●	Any equity payable in connection with
a converted or substituted award must be publicly traded equity securities of the Company, a successor company or their direct
or indirect parent company, and such equity issuable with respect to a converted or substituted award must be covered by a registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the immediate sale of such shares on a national exchange;

 

		●	The vesting terms of any converted or
substituted award must be substantially identical to the terms of this Award; and 

 

		●	The other terms and conditions of any
converted or substituted award must be no less favorable to the Employee than the terms of this Award are as of the date of the
Change in Control (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).

 

The determination
of whether the conditions of this Section 13(b)(iii) are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before
the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.

 

(c) Legal Fees.
The Company shall pay all legal fees, court costs, fees of experts and other costs and expenses when incurred by Employee in connection
with any actual, threatened or contemplated litigation or legal, administrative or other proceedings involving the provisions of
this Section 13, whether or not initiated by the Employee. The Company agrees to pay such amounts within 10 days following the
Company’s receipt of an invoice from the Employee, provided that the Employee shall have submitted an invoice for such amounts
at least 30 days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and disbursements were
incurred.

 

     

     

    

 

-12-

 

14.       Employment
or Similar Agreements. The provisions of Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 13 of these Terms and Conditions shall not be applied to or
interpreted in a manner which would decrease the rights held by, or the payments owing to, an Employee under an employment agreement,
termination benefits agreement or similar agreement with the Company that pre-exists the Grant Date and contains specific provisions
applying to Plan awards in the case of any change in control or similar event or termination of employment, and if there is any
conflict between the terms of such employment agreement, termination benefits agreement or similar agreement and the terms of Sections
1, 4, 5, 6 or 13, the employment agreement or termination benefits agreement shall control.

 

15.       Grant
Subject to Applicable Regulatory Approvals. Any grant of Performance Shares under the Plan is specifically conditioned on,
and subject to, any regulatory approvals required in the Employee’s country. These approvals cannot be assured. If necessary
approvals for grant or payment are not obtained, the Performance Shares may be cancelled or rescinded, or they may expire, as determined
by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

16.       Applicable
Laws and Consent to Jurisdiction. The validity, construction, interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement shall be
determined and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law. For the
purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in Virginia
and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of Fairfax County, Virginia or the federal courts of the United
States for the Eastern District of Virginia.

 

     

     

    

 

-13-

 

17.       Compliance
with Section 409A. This Award is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that no taxes under Section 409A
are triggered, and shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with that intent (e.g., the definition of “termination
of employment” (or similar term used herein) shall have the meaning ascribed to “separation from service” under
Section 409A). If any provision of these Terms and Conditions would otherwise conflict with or frustrate this intent, the provision
shall not apply. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement
to the contrary and solely to the extent required by Section 409A, if the Employee is a “specified employee”
within the meaning of Code Section 409A and if delivery of shares is being
made in connection with the Employee’s separation from service other than by reason of the Employee’s death, delivery
of the shares shall be delayed until six months and one day after the Employee’s separation from service with the Company
(or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of the Employee’s death). The Company shall not be
responsible or liable for the consequences of any failure of the Award to avoid taxation under Section 409A.

 

     

     

    

 

-14-

 

Exhibit A

 

Performance Share Calculation

 

The number of Performance
Shares that the Employee will be entitled to receive if the Employee satisfies the applicable service requirements will be calculated
based on how the Company’s Total Shareholder Return compares to the Total Shareholder Return of the Comparator Companies
during the Incentive Period (i.e., the Company’s Total Shareholder Return will be ranked against the Total Shareholder Return
of the Comparator Companies). Specifically, the Committee shall calculate the number of Performance Shares that may be paid to
the Employee by multiplying the Employee’s Target Number of Performance Shares by the applicable percentage determined as
follows:

 

		1.	Calculate the Total Shareholder Return for the Company and each of the Comparator Companies from
the first day of the Incentive Period to the applicable measurement date.

 

		2.	Calculate the percentile ranking of each Comparator Company (excluding the Company) based on its
Total Shareholder Return during the applicable measurement period;

 

		3.	Determine the Company’s percentile ranking based on its Total Shareholder Return and the
percentile rankings of the Comparator Companies with Total Shareholder Returns immediately above and below the Company using straight
line interpolation; and

 

		4.	Calculate the Resulting Shares Earned percentage based on the Company’s percentile ranking
and the below chart using straight line interpolation. The Resulting Shares Earned percentage is the applicable percentage used
to determine the number of Performance Shares that have been earned.

 

	Company’s Percentile in 3-Year 

TSR vs. Comparator Companies	Resulting Shares Earned (% of 

Target)	Value of Each Share Earned
	 	 	 
	90th or above	200%	Each share earned is also impacted by share price change during the cycle
	70th	150%
	50th	100%
	25th	50%
	<25th	0%
	Straight-line interpolation between points

 

For purposes of calculating the payout,
the Company’s performance versus the Comparator Companies will be based on the average payout that would be made based on
the Company’s cumulative Total Shareholder Return relative to the Comparator Companies at the end of each of the last 4 quarters
of the Incentive Period.

 

     

     

    

 

-15-

 

Other Rules:

 

1.       In
the event that the price of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Performance Share Payment Date is more than 300%
of the price of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Performance Period Commencement Date, the number of shares delivered
under the Award will be reduced so the value of the Award does not exceed 300% of the price of a share of the Company’s Common
Stock on the Performance Period Commencement Date multiplied by the number of Performance Shares earned. For example, if (i) the
Company’s share price is $10 on the Performance Period Commencement Date, (ii) the Employee’s Target Number of Shares
is 100, (iii) the Employee earns 100% of the Target Number of Shares (or 100 shares), and (iv) the value of such shares on the
Performance Share Payment Date is $50, the number of the shares will be reduced because the value of the shares on the Performance
Share Payment Date exceeds 300% of the value of the shares on the Performance Period Commencement Date. Specifically, the award
to the Employee would be reduced to 60 shares (i.e., (100 shares x (300% x $10)/$50)).

 

2.            Comparator
Companies that are involved in bankruptcy proceedings (and thus no longer traded on a national securities exchange) during the
Incentive Period will remain in the group at -100% Total Shareholder Return.

 

3.            The
following rules shall apply to Comparator Companies during the
Incentive Period:

 

(a)       If
a Comparator Company enters into or becomes subject to a definitive agreement to be acquired (whether by acquisition, merger, tender
offer or otherwise) on or before the last day of the second year of the Incentive Period, the Comparator Company will be eliminated
from the Total Shareholder Return calculations for the entire period. If, however, such an agreement is rescinded, revoked or abandoned
by the end of the second year of the Incentive Period and no new agreement is entered into by the end of the second year, the Comparator
Company will be taken into account unless it is subject to another rule set forth below.

 

(b)       If
a Comparator Company is subject to a public announcement of a takeover attempt or enters into or is subject to a definitive agreement
to be acquired in the third year of the Incentive Period, the Comparator Company will be fixed above or below Gannett using 30-trading
day average prices for both companies up to the day before the announcement of the takeover attempt or definitive agreement. If
fixed above Gannett, such Comparator Company will be placed at the top of the rankings of Comparator Companies, and if fixed below
Gannett, such Comparator Company will be placed at the bottom of the rankings of Comparator Companies.

 

(c)       If
a Comparator Company enters into or is subject to a definitive agreement to be acquired by Gannett or one of its subsidiaries,
it will be eliminated from the Total Shareholder Return calculations for the entire measurement period.

 

Definitions:

 

“Total Shareholder Return”
means a fraction whose numerator is the stock price change plus dividends paid on such stock (which are assumed to be reinvested
in the stock) and whose denominator is the stock price on the Performance Period Commencement Date.

 

     

     

    

 

-16-

 

“Comparator Companies” means:

 

	A.H. Belo Corp. 	Entercom Communications Corp.	Graham Holdings Co.
	Harte Hanks, Inc.	IAC/Interactivecorp	Lee Enterprises, Inc.
	McClatchy Co. – CL A	Meredith Corp.	New Media Investment Group
	New York Times Co. – CL A	News Corp.	Nexstar Media Group
	Quad/Graphics, Inc. – CL A	TEGNA Inc.	Townsquare Media, Inc.
	Tronc, Inc.	Wiley (John) & Sons – CL A	Yelp, Inc.

 

The Committee, in its sole discretion,
is responsible for making the above calculations.

 

Change In Control

 

In the event of a Change
in Control to the Company and provided that the Employee’s right to receive Performance Shares has not previously been cancelled,
the number of Performance Shares an Employee may be paid will be calculated based on the Company’s relative Total Shareholder
Return positioning on the date of the Change in Control and there will be no four quarter averaging. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Change in Control occurs in the first twelve (12) months of the Incentive Period, the Employee will, instead, receive the
Target Number of Performance Shares as set forth in the Employee’s Award Agreement; provided that the Employee’s right
to receive Performance Shares has not previously been cancelled.

 

Jan. 2019Exhibit 10.3

 

Model 2019 Performance Unit Award Agreement

 

AWARD AGREEMENT

 

PERFORMANCE UNITS

 

The Gannett Board of
Directors or the Executive Compensation Committee thereof (the “Committee”), as the case may be, has approved your
opportunity to receive Performance Units (referred to herein as “Performance Units”) under the Gannett Co., Inc. 2015
Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, as set forth below.

 

This Award
Agreement and the enclosed Terms and Conditions effective as of January 1, 2019, constitute the formal agreement governing
this award.

 

Please sign both copies
of this Award Agreement to evidence your agreement with the terms hereof. Keep one copy and return the other to the undersigned.

 

Please keep the enclosed
Terms and Conditions for future reference.

 

 

 

	Employee:	Location:

 

	Grant Date:	1/1/2019

 

	Performance Period Commencement Date:	1/1/2019

 

	Performance Period End Date:	1/1/2022

 

	Performance Unit Payment Date:	On a date specified by the Committee that is within the first 70 days of 2022

 

	Target Number of Performance Units: 	_____*

 

	Value of each Performance Unit:	$1

 

* The actual number of Performance Units
you may receive will be higher or lower depending on the Company’s performance and your continued employment with the Company,
as more fully explained in the enclosed Terms and Conditions.

 

 

 

	 	Gannett Co.,
Inc.
	 	 	 
	Employee’s Signature	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	David
Harmon
Chief People
Officer

 

     

     

    

 

PERFORMANCE UNITS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Under the

Gannett Co., Inc.

2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan,
as amended

 

These Terms and Conditions,
dated January 1, 2019, govern the right of the employee (the “Employee”) designated in the Award Agreement dated coincident
with these Terms and Conditions to receive Performance Units (referred to herein as “Performance Units”). Generally,
the Employee will not receive any Performance Units unless the specified service and performance requirements set forth herein
are satisfied. The Performance Units are granted under, and are subject to, the Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”) 2015
Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Terms used herein that are defined in the Plan shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the terms of
the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms herein.

 

1.             Grant
of Performance Units. Pursuant to the provisions of (i) the Plan, (ii) the individual Award Agreement governing the grant,
and (iii) these Terms and Conditions, the Employee may be entitled to receive Performance Units. Each Performance Unit that becomes
payable shall entitle the Employee to receive from the Company an amount of cash consideration equal to $1 upon the expiration
of the Incentive Period (except as provided in Section 13), subject to applicable withholding requirements. The actual number of
Performance Units an Employee will receive will be calculated in the manner described in these Terms and Conditions, including
Exhibit A, and may be different than the Target Number of Performance Units set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

     

    -2- 

    

 

2.             Incentive
Period. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13 below, the Incentive Period in respect of the Performance Units shall commence
on the Performance Period Commencement Date specified in the Award Agreement and end on the Performance Period End Date specified
in the Award Agreement.

 

3.             No
Interest or Earnings Credited on Performance Units. No interest or earnings shall be paid to the Employee with regard to the
Performance Units.

 

4.             Payment
of Units. The Company shall pay to the Employee a cash amount equal to $1 multiplied by the number of Performance Units that
have been earned based on the Company’s performance during the Incentive Period as set forth in Exhibit A and satisfaction
of the Terms and Conditions set forth herein, which amount shall be reduced by the value of all taxes which the Company is required
by law to withhold by reason of such delivery. Except as provided in Sections 13 or 14, such delivery shall take place on the Performance
Unit Payment Date. An Employee shall have no further rights with regard to a Performance Unit once the Performance Unit has been
paid.

 

5.             Forfeiture
and Cancellation of Right to Receive Performance Units.

 

(a)           Termination
of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 6, 13, and 14, an Employee’s right to receive Performance Units shall automatically
be cancelled upon the Employee’s termination of employment (as well as an event that results in the Employee’s
employer ceasing to be a subsidiary of the Company) prior to the Performance
Period End Date, and in such event the Employee shall not be entitled to receive any payment in respect thereof.

 

(b)           Forfeiture
of Performance Unit/Recovery of Cash Payment. Performance Units granted under this Award Agreement are subject to the Company’s
Clawback Policy, dated as of December 9, 2015, as amended on December [__], 2018, and which may be further amended from time-to-time
with retroactive effect. In addition, the Company may assert any other remedies that may be available to the Company under applicable
law.

 

     

    -3- 

    

 

6.     Death,
Disability, Retirement. Except as provided in Sections 13 or 14 below, in the event that the employment of the Employee shall
terminate prior to the Performance Period End Date by reason of death, permanent disability (as determined under the Company’s
Long Term Disability Plan), termination of employment without “Cause” after attaining age 65, or termination of employment
without “Cause” after both attaining age 55 and completing at least 5 years of service, the Employee (or in the case
of the Employee’s death, the Employee’s estate or designated beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive at the Performance
Unit Payment Date a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of Performance Units which the Employee would have
been entitled to receive upon the expiration of the Incentive Period had the Employee’s employment not terminated, and (ii)
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months between the Performance Period Commencement Date
and the date that employment terminated, and the denominator of which shall be the number of full calendar months from the Performance
Period Commencement Date to the Performance Period End Date. In the event the Employee is terminated for “Cause” all
unpaid awards shall be forfeited. “Cause” shall mean a termination of the Employee’s employment following the
occurrence of any of the following events, each of which shall constitute a “Cause” for such termination:

 

(i)            embezzlement,
fraud, misappropriation of funds, breach of fiduciary duty or other act of material dishonesty committed by the Employee or at
his or her direction;

 

     

    -4- 

    

 

(ii)           failure
by the Employee to perform adequately the duties of his or her position, as a result of neglect or refusal, that he or she does
not remedy within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Company;

 

(iii)          gross
negligence, including in a supervisory capacity, of the Employee that causes significant financial or reputational harm to the
Company;

 

(iv)          material
violation of the Company’s employment policies by the Employee;

 

(v)           conviction
of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by, the Employee to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or

 

(vi)          the
Employee is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated
any Federal or State securities law.

 

The Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall be responsible for making the determination whether an Employee’s termination is for “Cause”, and its decision
shall be binding on all parties.

 

7.             Non-Assignability.
Performance Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may
the Performance Units be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

 

8.             Rights
as a Shareholder. The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder by reason of the Performance Units.

 

     

    -5- 

    

 

9.             Discretionary
Plan; Employment. The Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. With respect
to the Plan, (a) each grant of Performance Units is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to
receive future grants of Performance Units, or benefits in lieu of Performance Units; (b) all determinations with respect to any
such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when the Performance Units shall be granted, the number of Performance
Units, and the Incentive Period, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) the Employee’s participation in the Plan
shall not create a right to further employment with the Employee’s employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the
Employee’s employer to terminate the Employee’s employment relationship at any time with or without cause; (d) the
Employee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the Performance Units are not part of normal and expected compensation
for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payment, bonuses, long-service awards, pension
or retirement benefits, or similar payments; (f) the future value of the Performance Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty; and (g) the payment of the Performance Units shall be an unfunded, contractual obligation of the Company.

 

10.           Effect
of Plan and these Terms and Conditions. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions, and these
Terms and Conditions are subject in all respects to the provisions of the Plan, including without limitation the authority of the
Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) in its sole discretion
to make interpretations and other determinations with respect to all matters
relating to the applicable Award Agreements, these Terms and Conditions, the Plan and awards made pursuant thereto. These Terms
and Conditions shall apply to the grant of Performance Units made to the Employee on the date hereof and shall not apply to any
future grants of Performance Units made to the Employee.

 

11.           Notices.
Notices hereunder shall be in writing and, if to the Company, shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Company at 7950 Jones
Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia 22107, and, if to the Employee, shall be addressed to the Employee at his or her address as it appears
on the Company’s records.

 

     

    -6- 

    

 

12.           Successors
and Assigns. The applicable Award Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the successors and assigns of the Company and, to the extent provided in Section 6 hereof, to the estate or designated beneficiary
of the Employee.

 

13.           Change
in Control Provisions.

 

Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions, the following provisions shall apply to the right of an Employee to receive Performance
Units under the attached Award Agreement.

 

(a)           Definitions.

 

As used in Article 15
of the Plan and in these Terms and Conditions, a “Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of the following:

 

(i)          the
acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section, the following acquisitions
shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii)
any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or one of its affiliates,
or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 13(a)(iii)(A), 13(a)(iii)(B) and 13(a)(iii)(C);

 

     

    -7- 

    

 

(ii)         individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least
a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election
or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding,
for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents
by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;

 

(iii)        consummation
of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition
of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in
each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were
the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock
and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
as the case may be, of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation
or entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such
Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be,
(B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or any corporation or entity resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares
of common stock of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities of such corporation or entity, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination,
and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation or entity resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
providing for such Business Combination; or

 

     

    -8- 

    

 

(iv)       approval
by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

(b)           Acceleration
Provisions. In the event of a Change in Control, the number of Performance
Units payable to an Employee shall be calculated in accordance with the Change in Control rules set forth in Exhibit A,
subject to the vesting rules set forth below.

 

(i) In the
event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Units are not continued or assumed (i.e., the Performance Units
are not equitably converted into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash of a successor entity or its affiliate), the
Performance Units that have not been cancelled shall become fully
vested and shall be paid out to the Employee as soon as administratively practicable on or following the effective date of the
Change in Control (but in no event later than 30 days after such event), provided that the Change in Control also constitutes a
change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of
the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the regulations
and guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), and such payout will not result in additional taxes under Section
409A. Otherwise, in the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Units are not continued or assumed, the vested Performance Units
shall be paid out at the earlier of the Employee’s termination of employment or the Performance
Unit Payment Date.

 

     

    -9- 

    

 

(ii) In
the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance
Units are continued or assumed (i.e., the Performance Units are
equitably converted into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash of a successor entity or its affiliate), the Performance
Units shall not vest upon the Change in Control, provided that the Performance
Units that have not vested under the other provisions of this Award shall become fully vested in the event that the Employee
has a “qualifying termination of employment” within two years following the date of the Change in Control. In the event
of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Performance Units
are continued or assumed, vested Performance Units shall
be paid out to the Employee at the earlier of the Employee’s termination of employment or the Performance
Unit Payment Date.

 

A “qualifying
termination of employment” shall occur if the Company involuntarily terminates the Employee without “Cause” or
the Employee voluntarily terminates for “Good Reason”. For this purpose, “Cause” shall mean:

 

		●	any material misappropriation of funds
or property of the Company or its affiliate by the Employee;

 

		●	unreasonable and persistent neglect or
refusal by the Employee to perform his or her duties which is demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Employee’s part,
which is committed in bad faith or without reasonable belief that such breach is in the best interests of the Company and which
is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such breach; 

 

     

    -10- 

    

 

		●	conviction of the Employee of a securities
law violation or a felony involving moral turpitude; or

 

		●	the Employee being found by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities
law.

 

For this purpose, “Good
Reason” means the occurrence after a Change in Control of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s
express written consent, unless such circumstances are fully corrected within 90 days of the Notice of Termination described below:

 

		●	the material diminution of the Employee’s
duties, authorities or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

		●	a material reduction in the Employee’s
base salary or target bonus opportunity as in effect on the date immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

		●	the relocation of the Employee’s
office from the location at which the Employee is principally employed immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control to
a location 35 or more miles farther from the Employee’s residence immediately prior to the Change in Control, and recognizing
that the Employee shall be expected to travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s
business travel obligations prior to the Change in Control; or

 

		●	the failure by the Company or its affiliate
to pay any material compensation or benefits due to the Employee. 

 

Any termination by
the Employee for Good Reason shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination that (x) indicates the specific termination provision
in the Award Agreement relied upon, and (y) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated. Such notice must
be provided to the Company within ninety (90) days after the event that created the “Good Reason”.

 

     

    -11- 

    

 

(iii)          If
in connection with a Change in Control, the Performance Units are assumed (i.e., the Performance Units are equitably converted
into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash of a successor entity or its affiliate), the Performance Units shall refer to
the right to receive such cash. An assumption of this Performance Unit award must satisfy the following requirements:

 

		●	The converted or substituted award must
be a right to receive an amount of cash that has a value, measured at the time of such conversion or substitution, that is equal
to the value of this Award as of the date of the Change in Control;

 

		●	The vesting terms of any converted or
substituted award must be substantially identical to the terms of this Award; and 

 

		●	The other terms and conditions of any
converted or substituted award must be no less favorable to the Employee than the terms of this Award are as of the date of the
Change in Control (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).

 

The determination
of whether the conditions of this Section 13(b)(iii) are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before
the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.

 

(c) Legal Fees.
The Company shall pay all legal fees, court costs, fees of experts and other costs and expenses when incurred by Employee in connection
with any actual, threatened or contemplated litigation or legal, administrative or other proceedings involving the provisions of
this Section 13, whether or not initiated by the Employee. The Company agrees to pay such amounts within 10 days following the
Company’s receipt of an invoice from the Employee, provided that the Employee shall have submitted an invoice for such amounts
at least 30 days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and disbursements were
incurred.

 

14.           Employment
or Similar Agreements. The provisions of Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 13 of these Terms and Conditions shall not be applied to or
interpreted in a manner which would decrease the rights held by, or the payments owing to, an Employee under an employment agreement,
termination benefits agreement or similar agreement with the Company that pre-exists the Grant Date and contains specific provisions
applying to Plan awards in the case of any change in control or similar event or termination of employment, and if there is any
conflict between the terms of such employment agreement, termination benefits agreement or similar agreement and the terms of Sections
1, 4, 5, 6 or 13, the employment agreement or termination benefits agreement shall control.

 

     

    -12- 

    

 

15.           Grant
Subject to Applicable Regulatory Approvals. Any grant of Performance Units under the Plan is specifically conditioned on, and
subject to, any regulatory approvals required in the Employee’s country. These approvals cannot be assured. If necessary
approvals for grant or payment are not obtained, the Performance Units may be cancelled or rescinded, or they may expire, as determined
by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

16.           Applicable
Laws and Consent to Jurisdiction. The validity, construction, interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement shall be
determined and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law. For the
purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in Virginia
and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of Fairfax County, Virginia or the federal courts of the United
States for the Eastern District of Virginia.

 

17.           Compliance
with Section 409A. This Award is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that no taxes under Section 409A
are triggered, and shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with that intent (e.g., the definition of “termination
of employment” (or similar term used herein) shall have the meaning ascribed to “separation from service” under
Section 409A). If any provision of these Terms and Conditions would otherwise conflict with or frustrate this intent, the provision
shall not apply. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement
to the contrary and solely to the extent required by Section 409A, if the Employee is a “specified employee”
within the meaning of Code Section 409A and payment of the award is being
made in connection with the Employee’s separation from service other than by reason of the Employee’s death, payment
of the award shall be delayed until six months and one day after the Employee’s separation from service with the Company
(or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of the Employee’s death). The Company shall not be
responsible or liable for the consequences of any failure of the Award to avoid taxation under Section 409A.

 

     

    -13- 

    

 

Exhibit A

 

Calculation of Performance Units

 

Subject to the satisfaction
of applicable service requirements, the amount awarded to the Employee shall be an amount, as determined by the Committee, that
is equal to the sum of (i), (ii) and (iii), as set forth below:

 

		(i)	50% of the Employee’s Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2019 Applicable
Percentage determined pursuant to the following chart based on the Company’s actual Digital Revenues for 2019 versus the
Company’s 2019 Target Digital Revenues:

 

	2019 Digital Revenue
	 	Achievement Against Target Digital Revenue	Digital Revenue	2019 Applicable Percentage
	Below Threshold	Below YYY%	Less than $XXX	0% - No Award
	Threshold 	YYY% 	$XXX	50%*
	Target 	YYY%	$XXX	100%*
	Maximum	YYY%	$XXX	200%*
	Above Maximum	YYY% or more	More than $XXX	200% 

 

*
The Applicable Percentage is calculated using straight line interpolation between points.

 

		(ii)	30% of the Employee’s Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2020 Applicable
Percentage determined pursuant to the following chart based on the Company’s actual Digital Revenues for 2020 versus the
Company’s 2020 Target Digital Revenues:

 

	2020 Digital Revenue
	 	Achievement Against

Target Digital Revenue	Digital Revenue	2020 Applicable

Percentage
	Below Threshold	Below YYY%	Below Threshold	0% - No Award
	Threshold 	YYY% 	ZZ% of 2020 Target Digital Revenue	50%*
	Target	YYY%	2020 Target Digital Revenue	100%*
	Maximum	YYY%	
        ZZ% of 2020 Target Digital Revenue

         
	200%*
	Above Maximum	YYY% or more	Above Maximum	200% 

 

*
The Applicable Percentage is calculated using straight line interpolation between points.

 

		(iii)	20% of the Employee’s Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2021 Applicable
Percentage determined pursuant to the following chart based on the Company’s actual Digital Revenues for 2021 versus the
Company’s 2021 Target Digital Revenues:

 

     

    -14- 

    

 

	2021 Digital Revenue
	 	Achievement Against

                                                                                Target Digital Revenue
	Digital Revenue	2021 Applicable Percentage
	Below Threshold	Below YYY%	Below Threshold	0% - No Award
	Threshold 	YYY% 	ZZ% of 2021 Target Digital Revenue	50%*
	Target	YYY%	2021 Target Digital Revenue	100%*
	Maximum	YYY%	ZZ% of 2021 Target Digital Revenue	200%*
	Above Maximum	YYY% or more	Above Maximum	200% 

 

*
The Applicable Percentage is calculated using straight line interpolation between points.

 

The Committee, in its sole discretion,
is responsible for making the above calculations, and its determinations are binding on all parties. The Committee reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to reduce, but not increase, the amount of an Award.

 

Definitions:

 

“2019 Target Digital Revenue”
shall mean $_______________ (such amount shall be established by the Committee in the first 60 days of 2019 as will the achievement
percentages in the foregoing charts).

 

“2020 Target Digital Revenue”
shall mean __% multiplied by the Company’s actual Digital Revenues for 2019.

 

“2021 Target Digital Revenue”
shall mean __% multiplied by the Company’s actual Digital Revenues for 2020.

 

“Digital Revenue” means Digital
Advertising plus Digital Only Subscriptions as defined below:

 

		●	Digital Advertising includes revenues earned by selling display and video advertising on desktop
and mobile platforms as well as classified revenues earned through sales on third party platforms (e.g., RealMatch, Cars). It also
includes revenues generated through search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), social, email, directories,
digital syndication, archives, other third-party partners (e.g., affiliate sites) and various digital-related software and web
presence products.

		●	Digital Only Subscriptions is revenue earned through the purchase of digital only subscriptions
to our local market desktop sites, mobile web sites or native applications, as well as the purchase of digital subscriptions to
any of USA TODAY Group’s digital only offerings, including but not limited to the e-edition, sports-related subscriptions,
and ad-free experiences.

 

Actual Digital Revenue shall be adjusted for “Extraordinary
Items” as defined and set forth in Article 10 of the Plan except that the adjustment for item 4 in such definition (i.e.,
the effects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs or significant transactions) shall only be made in the year of the
closing of the transaction.

 

     

    -15- 

    

 

Change In Control

 

In the event of a Change
in Control of the Company and provided that the Employee’s right to receive Performance Units has not previously been cancelled
or forfeited, the number of Performance Units an Employee will be paid is calculated as follows:

 

		(i)	For a Change in Control occurring in 2019, the number of the Employee’s Performance Units
shall be calculated as the sum of (A) plus (B) where:

 

(A) is 50% of the Target Number
of Performance Units; provided that if the Change in Control occurs on or after July 1, 2019, (A) shall be the greater of: (I)
50% of the Target Number of Performance Units, or (II) 50% of the Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2019 Applicable
Percentage where the 2019 Applicable Percentage is determined under the 2019 Digital Revenue chart set forth above based on the
Company’s actual Digital Revenues in 2019 through the date of the Change in Control (with the Company’s Target Digital
Revenues for 2019 multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number of days in 2019 prior to the Change in Control and whose
denominator is 365); and

 

(B) is 50% of the Target Number
of Performance Units.

 

		(ii)	For a Change in Control occurring in 2020, the number of the Employee’s Performance Units
shall be calculated as the sum of (A) plus (B) plus (C) where:

 

(A) is the number of Performance
Units earned based on the Company’s performance in 2019;

 

(B) is 30% of the Target Number
of Performance Units; provided that if the Change in Control occurs on or after July 1, 2020, (B) shall be the greater of (I) 30%
of the Target Number of Performance Units; and (II) 30% of the Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2020 Applicable
Percentage where the 2020 Applicable Percentage is determined under the 2020 Digital Revenue chart set forth above based on the
Company’s actual Digital Revenues in 2020 through the date of the Change in Control (with the Company’s Target Digital
Revenues for 2020 multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number of days in 2020 prior to the Change in Control and whose
denominator is 365); and

 

(C) is 20% of the Target Number
of Performance Units.

 

		(iii)	For a Change in Control occurring in 2021, the number of the Employee’s Performance Units
shall be calculated as the sum of (A) plus (B) where

 

(A) is the number of Performance
Units earned based on the Company’s performance in 2019 plus the number of Performance Units earned based on the Company’s
performance in 2020; and

 

     

    -16- 

    

 

(B) is 20% of the Target Number
of Performance Units; provided that if the Change in Control occurs on or after July 1, 2021, (B) is the greater of (I) 20% of
the Target Number of Performance Units; and (II) 20% of the Target Number of Performance Units multiplied by the 2021 Applicable
Percentage where the 2021 Applicable Percentage is determined under the 2021 Digital Revenue chart set forth above based on the
Company’s actual Digital Revenues in 2021 through the date of the Change in Control (with the Company’s Target Digital
Revenues for 2021 multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number of days in 2021 prior to the Change in Control and whose
denominator is 365).

 

The payment of the above is subject
to the Employee’s satisfaction of the service requirements, if any, specified in Section 13.

 

Jan. 2019

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00290-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00290-of-00352.parquet"}]]