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EXHIBIT 10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 
 AOL INC. 
 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

 This NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of January 4, 2010 by
and between AOL Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Timothy M. Armstrong (the “Participant”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the Option
provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Whenever the following
terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. 
 (a) “Cause” means, “Cause” as defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its
Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Cause” includes (and is not limited to) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, insubordination, substantial malfeasance or
non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate. The determination of the Committee as to the existence of “Cause” will be
conclusive on the Participant and the Company. 
 (b) “Disability” means, “Disability” as
defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there shall be no such agreement, “disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as in effect from time to time. 
 (c) “Employment
Agreement” means the employment agreement originally made March 12, 2009 among AOL LLC, Time Warner Inc. and the Participant, as amended. 
 (d) “Expiration Date” means the date set forth on the Notice (as defined below). 
 (e) “Good Reason” means “Good Reason” as defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or
if there is no such agreement, “Good Reason” means (i) a breach by the Company or any Affiliate of any employment or consulting agreement to which the Participant is a party and (ii) following a Change in Control, (x) the
failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid the Participant’s base salary or annual bonus when due or (y) any substantial and sustained diminution in the Participant’s authority or responsibilities materially inconsistent with
the Participant’s

 
position; provided that either of the events described in clauses (x) and (y) will constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after
receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that “Good Reason” will cease to exist for an event on the sixtieth (60th) day following the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s
knowledge thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice of his or her termination of employment for Good Reason prior to such date. 
 (f) “Notice” means (i) the Notice of Grant of Stock Option that accompanies this Agreement, if this Agreement is delivered to the Participant in “hard copy,” and
(ii) the screen of the website for the stock plan administration, which contains the details of the grant governed by this Agreement, if this Agreement is delivered electronically to the Participant. 
 (g) “Plan” means the AOL Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time. 
 (h) “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of employment by the Participant
(i) following the attainment of age 55 with ten (10) or more years of service with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to a retirement plan or early retirement program of the Company or any Affiliate. 
 (i) “Vested Portion” means, at any time, the portion of an Option which has become vested, as described in
Section 3 of this Agreement. 
 2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and
option (the “Option”) to purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the number of Shares set forth on the Notice, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. The purchase price of the Shares subject to
the Option (the “Option Price”) shall be as set forth on the Notice. The Option is intended to be a non-qualified stock option, and as such is not intended to be treated as an option that complies with
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Option granted hereby constitutes the “Replacement Option” described in Section 3.3.1 of the Employment Agreement, as in effect as of the date of grant.

 3. Vesting of the Option. 
 (a) In General. Subject to Sections 3(b) and 3(c), the Option shall vest and become exercisable at such times as are set forth in the Notice. 
 (b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, the unvested portion of the Option, to the
extent not previously cancelled or forfeited, shall immediately become vested and exercisable upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Change in Control or (ii) the termination of the Participant’s Employment (A) by
the Company other than for Cause (unless such termination is due to death or Disability) or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason. 
 (c) Termination of Employment. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason (including, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a
Participant’s change in status from an employee to a non-employee (other than director of the Company or any Affiliate)), the Option, to the extent not then vested, shall be immediately

 
canceled by the Company without consideration; provided, however, that if the Participant’s Employment terminates due to death, Disability or Retirement or if the
Participant’s Employment is terminated as a result of a termination pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Employment Agreement and subject to Section 4.4 thereof, the unvested portion of the Option, to the extent not previously cancelled or
forfeited, shall immediately become vested and exercisable. The Vested Portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement. If the Participant is absent from work with the Company or with an
Affiliate because of a temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability), or on an approved leave of absence for any purpose, the Participant shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone,
to have terminated Employment, except to the extent that the Committee so determines. 
 4. Exercise of Option.

 (a) Period of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, and the terms of any employment
agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides for treatment of Options that is more favorable to the Participant than clauses (i) – (vii) of this Section 4(a), the Participant may
exercise all or any part of the Vested Portion of the Option at any time prior to the closing time of trading on the Expiration Date (or 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Expiration Date, if earlier). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Participant’s Employment terminates prior to the Expiration Date, the Vested Portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth below. If the last day on which the Option may be exercised, whether the Expiration Date or due
to a termination of the Optionee’s Employment prior to the Expiration Date, is a Saturday, Sunday or other day that is not a trading day on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or, if the Company’s Shares are not then listed
on the NYSE, such other stock exchange or trading system that is the primary exchange on which the Company’s Shares are then traded, then the last day on which the Option may be exercised shall be the preceding trading day on the NYSE or such
other stock exchange or trading system. 
 (i) Death or Disability. If the Participant’s Employment
with the Company and its Affiliates terminates due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant (or his or her representative) may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of
(A) three (3) years following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date; 
 (ii)
Retirement. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates due to the Participant’s Retirement, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of
(A) five (5) years following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date; provided, that if the Company or any Affiliate has given the Participant notice that the Participant’s Employment is being terminated
for Cause prior to the Participant’s election to terminate due to the Participant’s Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(v) shall control; 
 (iii) Unsatisfactory Performance; Voluntary Termination without Good Reason. If the Participant’s Employment with
the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate (other than after a Change in Control as set

 
forth in Section 4(a)(vi)) for unsatisfactory performance, but not for Cause (as determined in its sole discretion by the Company or any Affiliate), or the Participant voluntarily terminates
Employment at any time without Good Reason, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) three months following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date;
provided, that if Participant satisfies the age and service requirements described in the definition of “Retirement,” then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control; provided further, that if the Company or any Affiliate
has given the Participant notice that the Participant’s Employment is being terminated for Cause prior to the Participant’s election to voluntarily terminate Employment without Good Reason, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(v) shall
control; 
 (iv) Termination other than for Cause. Subject to the provision of Section 4(a)(vi), if
the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for any reason other than by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause, unsatisfactory performance or due to the Participant’s
death or Disability, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) one year following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date; provided that if Participant
satisfies the age and service requirements described in the definition of “Retirement,” then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control; 
 (v) Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is
terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) one month following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date;
provided, however, that if the Participant is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause on account of one or more acts of fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation committed by the Participant, the Vested Portion of the Option
shall immediately terminate in full and cease to be exercisable; 
 (vi) After a Change in Control. If the
Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates after a Change in Control due to a termination by the Company other than for Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason, the Participant may
exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) one year following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date; provided that if Participant satisfies the age and service requirements
described in the definition of “Retirement,” then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control; and 
 (vii) Transfers of Employment. If (i) the Company or any Affiliate transfers the Participant’s Employment to a corporation, company or other entity that is not an Affiliate or (ii) the Affiliate with which the
Participant has a service relationship ceases to be an Affiliate due to a sale or other disposition by the Company or an Affiliate, the Option, to the extent not then vested, shall be immediately canceled by the Company without consideration and the
Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) one year following the date of such

 
transfer, sale or other disposition and (B) the Expiration Date; provided that if Participant satisfies the age and service requirements described in the definition of
“Retirement,” then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control. 
 (b) Method of Exercise.

 (i) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Agreement, the Vested Portion of an Option may be exercised by
delivering to the Company at its principal office written notice of intent to so exercise; provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. Such notice shall specify the number of Shares for which the Option is
being exercised, shall be signed (whether or not in electronic form) by the person exercising the Option and shall make provision for the payment of the Option Price. Payment of the aggregate Option Price shall be paid to the Company, at the
election of the Committee, pursuant to one or more of the following methods: (A) in cash, or its equivalent; (B) by transferring Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased to the
Company and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided that such Shares have been held by the Participant for no less than six (6) months (or such other period as established from time to time by the
Committee or generally accepted accounting principles); (C) partly in cash and partly in Shares; or (D) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, subject to such rules as may be established by the Committee, through delivery
of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends
or other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option until the issuance of the Shares. 
 (ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, absent an available exemption to registration or qualification, the Option may not be exercised prior to the completion of any registration or
qualification of the Option or the Shares under applicable state and federal securities or other laws, or under any ruling or regulation of any governmental body or national securities exchange that the Committee shall in its sole reasonable
discretion determine to be necessary or advisable. 
 (iii) Upon the Company’s determination that the Option
has been validly exercised as to any of the Shares, the Company shall issue certificates in the Participant’s name for such Shares. However, the Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the
certificates to the Participant, any loss by the Participant of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. 
 (iv) In the event of the Participant’s death, the Vested Portion of an Option shall remain vested and exercisable by the
Participant’s executor or administrator, or the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution as the case may be, to the extent set forth in
Section 4(a) of

 
this Agreement. Any heir or legatee of the Participant shall take rights herein granted subject to the terms and conditions hereof. 
 (v) As a condition to the exercise of any Option evidenced by this Agreement, the Participant agrees to hold, for a period of
twelve (12) months following the date of such exercise, a number of Shares issued pursuant to such exercise, equal to 75% (rounded down to the nearest whole Share) of the quotient of (A) and (B), where (A) is the product of
(1) the number of Shares exercised by the Participant multiplied by (2) fifty percent (50%) of the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price and (B) is the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the date of exercise. The holding requirement related to Shares that is established in this Section 4(b)(v) shall terminate with respect to the Options evidenced by this Agreement (as well as any Shares issued pursuant to exercise of
such Options) on the first anniversary of the date of termination of the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates. 
 5. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant the right to be retained in the Employment of the Company or any Affiliate.
Further, the Company or its Affiliate may at any time dismiss the Participant or discontinue any other relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. 
 6. Legend on Certificates. The certificates representing the Shares purchased by exercise of an Option shall be subject to such stop
transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem reasonably advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed,
any applicable federal or state laws and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 
 7. Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold
or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and
unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. 
 8. Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the
Company or its Affiliate and the Company or its Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under the Option or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a
Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Option, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under the Option or under the Plan and to take such
action as may be necessary in the option of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. 
 9.
Securities Laws. Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Committee may reasonably request in order to
comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement. 

 10. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in
care of its General Counsel at the principal executive office of the Company, with a copy to the Director, Global Stock Plans Administration, at the principal executive office of the Company, and to the Participant at the address appearing in the
personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

 11. Personal Data. The Company, the Participant’s local employer and the local employer’s parent company or
companies may hold, collect, use, process and transfer, in electronic or other form, certain personal information about the Participant for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the
Plan. Participant understands that the following personal information is required for the above named purposes: his/her name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail
address, date of birth, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, title,
salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, tax payer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), any shares of stock or directorships
held in the Company, details of all stock option grants (including number of grants, grant dates, exercise price, vesting type, vesting dates, expiration dates, and any other information regarding options that have been granted, canceled, vested,
unvested, exercisable, exercised or outstanding) with respect to the Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (the “Data”). Participant understands that Data
may be collected from the Participant directly or, on Company’s request, from Participant’s local employer. Participant understands that Data may be transferred to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration
and management of the Plan, including the brokers approved by the Company, the broker selected by the Participant from among such Company-approved brokers (if applicable), tax consultants and the Company’s software providers (the
“Data Recipients”). Participant understands that some of these Data Recipients may be located outside the Participant’s country of residence, and that the Data Recipient’s country may have different data privacy
laws and protections than the Participant’s country of residence. Participant understands that the Data Recipients will receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing,
administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of common stock on the
Participant’s behalf by a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to
implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be made available to public authorities as required by law, e.g., to the U.S. government. Participant understands that the
Participant may, at any time, review Data and may provide updated Data or corrections to the Data by written notice to the Company. Except to the extent the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data is

 
required by law, Participant may object to the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data by contacting the Company in writing. Participant understands that such objection may affect his/her
ability to participate in the Plan. Participant understands that he/she may contact the Company’s Stock Plan Administration to obtain more information on the consequences of such objection. 
 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflicts of laws, and any and all disputes between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Option shall be brought only in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Manhattan, New York, and the
Participant and the Company and any Affiliate hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any such court and irrevocably agree that venue for any such action shall be only in any such court. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Notice and the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly
set forth in this Agreement or the Notice shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Notice; provided, that this Agreement and the Notice shall be subject to and
governed by the Plan, and in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement or the Notice and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. 
 14. Modifications And Amendments. The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Notice may be modified or amended as provided in
the Plan. 
 15. Waivers And Consents. Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the
Notice may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver
or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement or the Notice, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not
constitute a continuing waiver or consent. 
 16. Reformation; Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the
Notice (including any provision of the Plan that is incorporated herein by reference) shall hereafter be held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, in whole or in part, in any jurisdiction under any circumstances for any reason, (i) such
provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to cause such provision to be valid, enforceable and legal while preserving the intent of the parties as expressed in, and the benefits of the parties provided by, this Agreement, the
Notice and the Plan or (ii) if such provision cannot be so reformed, such provision shall be severed from this Agreement or the Notice and an equitable adjustment shall be made to this Agreement or the Notice (including, without limitation,
addition of necessary further provisions) so as to give effect to the intent as so expressed and the benefits so provided. Such holding shall not affect or impair the validity, enforceability or legality of such provision in any other jurisdiction
or under any other

 
circumstances. Neither such holding nor such reformation or severance shall affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, the Notice or the Plan.

 17. Entry into Force. By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that (i) the
Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and (ii) the Option is granted pursuant to the Plan and is therefore subject to all of the terms of the Plan. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant may be entitled from
time to time to receive certain other documents related to the Company, including the Company’s annual report to stockholders and proxy statement related to its annual meeting of stockholders (which become available each year approximately
three months after the end of the calendar year), and the Participant consents to receive such documents electronically through the Internet or as the Company otherwise directs.EXHIBIT 10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 
 Restricted Stock Units Agreement 
 General
Terms and Conditions 
 This RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
January 4, 2010 is by and between AOL Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Timothy M. Armstrong. 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the restricted
stock units (the “RSUs”) provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. 

  

	 	a)	“Cause” means, “Cause” as defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if
not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Cause” means (i) Participant’s continued failure substantially to perform such Participant’s duties (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to
physical or mental illness) for a period of ten (10) days following written notice by the Company or any of its Affiliates to the Participant of such failure, (ii) dishonesty in the performance of the Participant’s duties,
(iii) Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (A) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
(iv) Participant’s insubordination, willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Participant’s duties or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of
its Affiliates, or (v) Participant’s breach of any non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality provisions to which the Participant is subject. The determination of the Committee as to the existence of “Cause” will be
conclusive on the Participant and the Company. 

  

	 	b)	“Disability” means, “Disability” as defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the
Participant or, if not defined therein or if there shall be no such agreement, “disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as in effect from time
to time, to the extent that such definition also constitutes such Participant being considered “disabled” under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. 

	 	c)	“Employment Agreement” means the employment agreement originally made March 12, 2009 among AOL LLC, Time Warner Inc. and the Participant,
as amended. 

  

	 	d)	 “Good Reason” means “Good Reason” as defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates
and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Good Reason” means (i) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid the Participant’s base salary or annual bonus when due or
(ii) any substantial and sustained diminution in the Participant’s authority or responsibilities materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position; provided that either of the events described in clauses (i) and
(ii) will constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that “Good
Reason” will cease to exist for an event on the sixtieth (60th) day following the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice of his or her termination of employment for Good Reason prior to such date.

  

	 	e)	“Notice” means (i) the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units that accompanies this Agreement, if this Agreement is delivered to the
Participant in “hard copy,” and (ii) the screen of the website for the stock plan administration, which contains the details of the grant governed by this Agreement, if this Agreement is delivered electronically to the Participant.

  

	 	f)	“Participant” means Timothy M. Armstrong, the individual to whom RSUs have been awarded hereunder pursuant to the Plan and shall have the same
meaning as may be assigned to the terms “Holder” or “Participant” in the Plan. 

  

	 	g)	“Plan” means the AOL Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

  

	 	h)	“Retirement” means a voluntary termination of employment by the Participant (i) following the attainment of age 55 with ten (10) or
more years of service as an employee or a director with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to the retirement plan or program of the Company or any Affiliate that is applicable to the Participant. 

  

	 	i)	“Severance Period” means the period of time following a termination of Employment during which a Participant is entitled to receive both salary
continuation payments and continued participation under the health benefit plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates, whether pursuant to an employment contract with, or a severance plan or other arrangement maintained by, the Company or any
Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Severance Period shall not include any time period following the date on which a Participant commences employment with a subsequent employer that is not an
Affiliate, regardless of whether the Participant continues to receive salary continuation payments from the Company or any Affiliate after such date. 

	 	j)	“Shares” means shares of Common Stock of the Company. 

  

	 	k)	“Vesting Date” means each vesting date set forth in the Notice. 

  

	2.	Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the Participant (the “Award”), on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, the number of RSUs set forth on the Notice. Each RSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive a Share on the date(s) specified herein. RSUs do not constitute issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock for any corporate purposes and do not confer on the Participant any right to vote on matters that are submitted to a vote of holders of Shares. The RSUs granted hereby constitute the “Replacement RSUs” described in
Section 3.3.1 of the Employment Agreement, as in effect as of the date of grant. 

  

	3.	Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any regular cash dividend on
the Shares, the Participant shall be paid, for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date, an amount of cash equal to the dividend paid on a Share (the “Dividend Equivalents”) at the time that such dividends are paid
to holders of Shares. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any dividend other than a regular cash dividend or make any other distribution on the Shares, the Participant shall be credited with a bookkeeping entry
equivalent to such dividend or distribution for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date for such dividend or distribution, but the Company shall retain custody of all such dividends and distributions unless the Board has in its sole
discretion determined that an amount equivalent to such dividend or distribution shall be paid currently to the Participant (the “Retained Distributions”); provided, however, that if the Retained Distribution
relates to a dividend paid in Shares, the Participant shall receive an additional amount of RSUs equal to the product of (I) the aggregate number of RSUs held by the Participant pursuant to this Agreement through the related dividend record
date, multiplied by (II) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a Share. Retained Distributions will not bear interest and will be subject to the same restrictions as the RSUs to which they relate.
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this paragraph 3, no payment of Dividend Equivalents or Retained Distributions shall occur before the first date on which a payment could be made without subjecting the Participant to tax under the
provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). 

  

	4.	Vesting and Delivery of Vested Securities. 

  

	 	a)	 Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, no later than 30 days after each Vesting Date with respect to the Award, the
Company shall issue or transfer to the Participant the number of Shares corresponding to such Vesting Date and the Retained Distributions, if any, covered by that portion of the Award. Except as otherwise provided

	 	 
in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the vesting of such RSUs and any Retained Distributions relating thereto shall occur only if the Participant has continued in Employment of the Company or any of its
Affiliates on the Vesting Date and has continuously been so employed since the Date of Grant (as defined in the Notice). 

  

	 	b)	RSUs Extinguished. Upon each issuance or transfer of Shares in accordance with this Agreement, a number of RSUs equal to the number of Shares issued or
transferred to the Participant shall be extinguished and such number of RSUs will not be considered to be held by the Participant for any purpose. 

  

	 	c)	Final Issuance. Upon the final issuance or transfer of Shares and Retained Distributions, if any, to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement, in lieu of a
fractional Share, the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share. 

  

	 	d)	Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, no Shares shall be issued or transferred to a Participant before the first date on
which a payment could be made without subjecting the Participant to tax under the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. 

  

	5.	Termination of Employment. 

 Subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement and the terms of any employment agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company that provides for the treatment of RSUs that is more
favorable to the Participant than this Section 5: 
  

	 	(a)	If the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Participant for any reason other than those described in clauses
(b) and (c) below prior to the Vesting Date with respect to any portion of the Award, then the RSUs covered by any such portion of the Award and all Retained Distributions relating thereto shall be completely forfeited on the date of any
such termination, unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate. 

  

	 	(b)	If the Participant’s Employment terminates (i) as a result of his or her death or Disability or (ii) as a result of his or her Retirement or is
terminated by the Company and its Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause on a date when the Participant satisfies the requirements for Retirement, then the RSUs for which a Vesting Date has not yet occurred and all Retained Distributions
relating thereto shall, to the extent the RSUs were not extinguished prior to such termination of Employment, fully vest on the date of any such termination and Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant, as soon as
practicable, but no later than 90 days following such termination of Employment. 

	 	(c)	If the Participant’s Employment is terminated by the Company and its Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause (unless such termination is due to death or
Disability), then a pro rata portion of the RSUs that were scheduled to vest on the next Vesting Date, and on any subsequent Vesting Dates that occur during a Severance Period, and any Retained Distributions relating thereto, shall, to the extent
the RSUs were not extinguished prior to such termination of Employment, become vested, and Shares subject to such RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant on each such Vesting Date following such termination of Employment, determined
as follows: 

  

	 	(x)	the number of RSUs covered by the portion of the Award that were scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date multiplied by; 

  

	 	(y)	a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the last Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date) during which the
Participant either remained in Employment or was within a covered Severance Period, and the denominator of which shall be the number of days from the last Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date).

 If the product of (x) and (y) results in a fractional share, such fractional share shall be rounded
to the next higher whole share. 
 The RSUs and any Retained Distributions related thereto that have not vested shall be
completely forfeited on the date of any such termination. 
 For purposes of this paragraph 5, a temporary leave of absence shall
not constitute a termination of Employment or a failure to be continuously employed by the Company or any Affiliate regardless of the Participant’s payroll status during such leave of absence if such leave of absence is approved in writing by
the Company or any Affiliate; provided, that such leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence and not a Separation From Service under Treas. Reg. 1.409A-1(h)(1)(i). Notice of any such approved leave of absence should be sent to the
Company at 770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003, attention: General Counsel, but such notice shall not be required for the leave of absence to be considered approved. 
 In the event the Participant’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates is terminated, and subject to the terms of any employment agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company
that provides for the treatment of RSUs upon the Participant’s termination of Employment that is more favorable to the Participant than this Section 5, the Participant shall have no claim against the Company with respect to the RSUs and
related Retained Distributions, if any, other than as set forth in this paragraph 5, the provisions of this paragraph 5 being the sole remedy of the Participant with respect thereto. 

	6.	Acceleration of Vesting Date. In the event a Change in Control, subject to paragraph 7, has occurred, to the extent that any such occurrence also
constitutes a change in ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code (a “409A Change of Control
Event”), (A) the Award will vest in full upon the earlier of (i) the expiration of the one-year period immediately following the Change in Control, provided the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates has not
terminated, (ii) the original Vesting Date with respect to each portion of the Award, or (iii) the termination of the Participant’s Employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates (I) by the Company other than for Cause
(unless such termination is due to death or Disability) or (II) by the Participant for Good Reason and (B) Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 60 days
following such Vesting Date, along with the Retained Distributions related thereto; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any such occurrence does not constitute a 409A Change of Control Event, the RSUs shall vest
as described under this paragraph 6, but the issuance of Shares shall be made at the times otherwise provided hereunder as if no Change of Control had occurred. In the event of any such vesting as described in clauses (i) and (iii) of the
preceding sentence, the date described in such clauses shall be treated as the Vesting Date. 

  

	7.	Limitation on Acceleration. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, subject to the terms of any employment agreement
entered into by the Participant and the Company that provides for the treatment of RSUs that is more favorable to the Participant than this Section 7, if the Payment (as hereinafter defined) due to the Participant hereunder as a result of the
acceleration of vesting of the RSUs pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Agreement, either alone or together with all other Payments received or to be received by the Participant from the Company or any of its Affiliates (collectively, the
“Aggregate Payments”), or any portion thereof, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor thereto), the following provisions shall apply: 

  

	 	a)	If the net amount that would be retained by the Participant after all taxes on the Aggregate Payments are paid would be greater than the net amount that would be
retained by the Participant after all taxes are paid if the Aggregate Payments were limited to the largest amount that would result in no portion of the Aggregate Payments being subject to such excise tax, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive the Aggregate Payments. 

  

	 	b)	If, however, the net amount that would be retained by the Participant after all taxes were paid would be greater if the Aggregate Payments were limited to the largest
amount that would result in no portion of the Aggregate Payments being subject to such excise tax, the Aggregate Payments to which the Participant is entitled shall be reduced to such largest amount. 

 The term “Payment” shall mean any transfer of property within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code. 
 The determination of whether any reduction of Aggregate Payments is required and the
timing and method of any such required reduction in Payments under this Agreement or in any such other Payments otherwise payable by the Company or any of its Affiliates consistent with any such required reduction, shall be made by the Participant,
including whether any portion of such reduction shall be applied against any cash or any shares of stock of the Company or any other securities or property to which the Participant would otherwise have been entitled under this Agreement or under any
such other Payments, and whether to waive the right to the acceleration of the Payment due under this Agreement or any portion thereof or under any such other Payments or portions thereof, and all such determinations shall be conclusive and binding
on the Company and its Affiliates. To the extent that Payments hereunder or any such other Payments are not paid as a consequence of the limitation contained in this paragraph 7, then the RSUs and Retained Distributions related thereto (to the
extent not so accelerated) and such other Payments (to the extent not vested) shall be deemed to remain outstanding and shall be subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan as if no acceleration or vesting had occurred. Under such
circumstances, if the Participant terminates Employment for Good Reason or is terminated by the Company or any of its Affiliates without Cause, the RSUs and Retained Distributions related thereto (to the extent that they have not already become
vested) shall become immediately vested in their entirety upon such termination and Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant, as soon as practicable following such termination of Employment, subject to the
provisions relating to Section 4999 of the Code set forth herein. 
 The Company shall promptly pay, upon demand by the
Participant, all legal fees, court costs, fees of experts and other costs and expenses which the Participant incurred in any actual, threatened or contemplated contest of the Participant’s interpretation of, or determination under, the
provisions of this paragraph 7. 
  

	8.	Withholding Taxes. The Participant agrees that, 

  

	 	a)	Obligation to Pay Withholding Taxes. Upon the payment of any Dividend Equivalents and the vesting of any portion of the Award of RSUs and the Retained
Distributions relating thereto, the Participant will be required to pay to the Company any applicable Federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax due as a result of such payment or vesting. The Company’s obligation to deliver the Shares
subject to the RSUs or to pay any Dividend Equivalents or Retained Distributions shall be subject to such payment. The Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from the Dividend Equivalent, Shares
issued in connection with the vesting or Retained Distribution, as applicable, or any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any Federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes due with respect to such vesting or payment.

	 	b)	Payment of Taxes with Stock. Subject to the Committee’s right to disapprove any such election and require the Participant to pay the required
withholding tax in cash, the Participant shall have the right to elect to pay the required withholding tax associated with a vesting with Shares to be received upon vesting. Unless the Company shall permit another valuation method to be elected by
the Participant, Shares used to pay any required withholding taxes shall be valued at the closing price of a Share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on the date the withholding tax becomes due (hereinafter called the
“Tax Date”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Participant who is required to pay the required withholding tax in cash fails to do so within the time period established by the Company, then the Participant shall be
deemed to have elected to pay such withholding taxes with Shares to be received upon vesting. Elections must be made in conformity with conditions established by the Committee from time to time 

  

	 	c)	Conditions to Payment of Taxes with Stock. Any election to pay withholding taxes with stock must be made on or prior to the Tax Date and will be
irrevocable once made. 

  

	9.	Changes in Capitalization and Government and Other Regulations. The Award shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions as provided in this
Agreement and in the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan (generally relating to adjustments to the number of Shares subject to the
Award, upon certain changes in capitalization and certain reorganizations and other transactions). 

  

	10.	Forfeiture. A breach of any of the foregoing restrictions or a breach of any of the other restrictions, terms and conditions of the Plan or this
Agreement, with respect to any of the RSUs or any Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions relating thereto, except as waived by the Board or the Committee, will cause a forfeiture of such RSUs and any Dividend Equivalents or Retained
Distributions relating thereto. 

  

	11.	Right of Company to Terminate Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on any Participant any right to continue in the
employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Company and any such Affiliate shall have the right to terminate the Employment of the Participant at any such time, with or without cause, notwithstanding the fact that some or all of the RSUs
and related Retained Distributions covered by this Agreement may be forfeited as a result of such termination. The granting of the RSUs under this Agreement shall not confer on the Participant any right to any future Awards under the Plan.

  

	12.	Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give the other shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or by
mail, postage prepaid, addressed to AOL Inc., at 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, attention: General Counsel, and to the Participant at his or her address, as it is shown on the records of the Company or its Affiliate, or in either case to such
other address as the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, by notice to the other may designate in writing from time to time. 

	13.	Interpretation and Amendments. The Board and the Committee (to the extent delegated by the Board) have plenary authority to interpret this Agreement and
the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules relating thereto and to make all other determinations in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may from time to time modify or amend this Agreement in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan, provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Participant under this Agreement without his or her consent. 

  

	14.	Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Participant and his or her legatees, distributees and personal representatives. 

  

	15.	Copy of the Plan and Documents. By entering into the Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that he or she has received and read a copy of the
Plan. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant may be entitled from time to time to receive certain other documents related to the Company, including the Company’s annual report to stockholders and proxy statement related to
its annual meeting of stockholders (which become available each year approximately three months after the end of the calendar year), and the Participant consents to receive such documents electronically through the Internet or as the Company
otherwise directs. 

  

	16.	Governing Law. The Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice of law
rules thereof which might apply the laws of any other jurisdiction. 

  

	17.	Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, each party hereto hereby waives, and covenants that it will
not assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise), any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement. 

  

	18.	Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State
of New York and the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto to the extent
permitted by applicable law hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the
above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that such suit, action or proceeding in the above-referenced courts is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such suit, action or proceedings, is
improper or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by mail at its address to which notices are to be given pursuant to paragraph 12 hereof.

	19.	Personal Data. The Company, the Participant’s local employer and the local employer’s parent company or companies may hold, collect, use,
process and transfer, in electronic or other form, certain personal information about the Participant for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands
that the following personal information is required for the above named purposes: his/her name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth,
citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, title, salary, bonus target and
bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, tax payer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company,
details of all grants of RSUs (including number of grants, grant dates, vesting type, vesting dates, and any other information regarding RSUs that have been granted, canceled, vested, or forfeited) with respect to the Participant, estimated tax
withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (the “Data”). Participant understands that Data may be collected from the Participant directly or, on Company’s request, from
Participant’s local employer. Participant understands that Data may be transferred to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including the brokers approved by the Company, the
broker selected by the Participant from among such Company-approved brokers (if applicable), tax consultants and the Company’s software providers (the “Data Recipients”). Participant understands that some of these Data
Recipients may be located outside the Participant’s country of residence, and that the Data Recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country of residence. Participant understands
that the Data Recipients will receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite
transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Participant’s behalf by a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired
pursuant to the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be made available to
public authorities as required by law, e.g., to the U.S. government. Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, review Data and may provide updated Data or corrections to the Data by written notice to the Company. Except to the
extent the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data is required by law, Participant may object to the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data by contacting the Company in writing. Participant understands that such objection may affect
his/her ability to participate in the Plan. Participant understands that he/she may contact the Company’s Stock Plan Administration to obtain more information on the consequences of such objection.

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