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ELLI-2013.12.31- EX 10.21

Exhibit 10.21
Notice of Grant of 
Performance Shares for Senior Executives 
under the Ellie Mae, Inc. 2014 Senior Executive Performance Share Program and  
Ellie Mae, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan

Ellie Mae, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and its 2014 Senior Executive Performance Share Program (the “Program”), hereby grants to the individual set forth below (the “Holder”) that number of performance shares set forth below (the “Performance Shares”).  This grant of Performance Shares is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Grant Agreement accompanying this Notice of Grant (the “Grant Agreement”), the Plan and the Program, each of which are incorporated herein by reference.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Grant Agreement.
	
		
	Holder:
	 

	Grant Date:
	 

	Number of Performance Shares:
	

                     

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Program and the Grant Agreement, vested Performance Shares generally will be settled as provided in Section 4 of the Grant Agreement.  By the Holder’s signature and the Company’s signature below, the Holder and the Company agree that this award of Performance Shares is made under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Program and the Grant Agreement.  The Holder acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Grant Agreement, the Program, the Plan and the Prospectus relating to the Plan. 
Please sign and return one copy of this Notice of Grant to [insert address]. 

	
				
	ELLIE MAE, INC.
	HOLDER

	By:
	 
	By:
	 

	Print Name:
	 
	Print Name:
	 

	Title:
	 
	 
	 

	Address:
	 
	Address:
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

 

Grant Agreement for 
Performance Shares for Senior Executives 
under the Ellie Mae, Inc. 2014 Senior Executive Performance Share Program and  
Ellie Mae, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan

This is a Grant Agreement between Ellie Mae, Inc. (the “Company”) and the individual (the “Holder”) named in the Notice of Grant of Performance Shares (the “Notice”) attached hereto as the cover page of this Grant Agreement.
Recitals
The Company has adopted the 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and the 2014 Senior Executive Performance Share Program (the “Program”) for the granting to selected employees of awards based upon shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”).  In accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Program, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has approved the execution of this Grant Agreement between the Company and the Holder.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.
Performance Shares
1.Grant.  The Company grants to the Holder the number of performance shares set forth in the Notice (the “Performance Shares”), subject to adjustment, forfeiture and the other terms and conditions set forth below, as of the effective date of the grant (the “Grant Date”) specified in the Notice.  The number of Performance Shares specified in the Notice reflects the target number of Performance Shares that may be earned by the Holder.  The Company and the Holder acknowledge that the Performance Shares, and any shares of Common Stock issued thereunder, (a) are being granted hereunder in exchange for the Holder’s agreement to provide services to the Company after the Grant Date, for which the Holder will otherwise not be fully compensated, and which the Company deems to have a value at least equal to the aggregate par value of the Shares, if any, that the Holder may become entitled to receive under this Agreement, and (b) will, except as provided otherwise in the Program, be forfeited by the Holder if the Holder’s termination of service to the Company occurs before the applicable Vesting Date (as defined in Section 4 below).
2.    Performance Criteria.  Subject to the Holder’s continuous employment through the Initial Settlement Date and the terms and conditions therein, the Holder will be issued a number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Performance Shares on the Initial Settlement Date determined based on the achievement of annual goals related to revenue, EBITDASC and the number of contracted SaaS users (the “Company Performance Measures”) during all or a portion of the period beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on December 31, 2014 (the “Performance Period”), in each case, as determined by the Committee and set forth in writing. 

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3.    Consequences of Certain Events.  The consequences of the Holder’s termination of employment or a Change in Control shall be as set forth in the Program.
4.    Payout of Performance Shares.  The Committee shall certify in writing the achievement or non-achievement of the Company Performance Measures for the Performance Period on, or as soon as administratively following, the date the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Form 10-K or Form 10-Q for the last fiscal year or quarterly period, as applicable, ending during the Performance Period (the “Determination Date”).  On the thirtieth (30th) day following the Determination Date (the “Initial Settlement Date”), subject to the Holder’s continuous employment with the Company through the Determination Date (unless otherwise provided in the Program), the Company shall issue that number of shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) to the Holder, if any, determined based upon achievement or non-achievement of the Company Performance Measures for the Performance Period.  Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately vest on the Initial Settlement Date and seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture.  On each of the next three annual anniversaries of the Determination Date (collectively with the Initial Settlement Date, the “Vesting Dates”), subject to the Holder’s continuous employment with the Company through such Vesting Date (unless otherwise provided in the Program), the risk of forfeiture with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse.  In the event the Holder terminates service with the Company for any reason, any shares of Restricted Stock that remain subject to a risk of forfeiture as of date (after giving effect to any accelerated vesting) shall immediately be forfeited.  In the case of the Holder’s death prior to the Initial Settlement Date, the Common Stock to be issued in settlement of Performance Shares as described above shall be delivered to the Holder’s beneficiary or beneficiaries (as designated in the manner determined by the Committee), or if no beneficiary is so designated or if no beneficiary survives the Holder, then the Holder’s administrator, executor, personal representative, or other person to whom the Performance Shares are transferred by means of the Holder’s will or the laws of descent and distribution (such beneficiary, beneficiaries or other person(s), the “Holder’s Heir”).
5.    Code Section 409A.  The Company intends that the Performance Shares shall not constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and this Grant Agreement shall be interpreted based on such intent.  In view of uncertainty surrounding Section 409A of the Code, however, if the Company determines after the Grant Date that an amendment to this Grant Agreement is necessary or advisable so that the Performance Shares will not be subject to Section 409A of the Code, or alternatively so that they comply with Section 409A of the Code, it may make such amendment, effective as of the Grant Date or at any later date, without the consent of the Holder.
Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payment or benefit constitutes non-exempt “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and such payment or benefit would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of the Holder’s termination of employment, all references to the Holder’s termination of employment shall be construed to mean a “separation from service,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (a “Separation from Service” ), and the 

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Holder shall not be considered to have a termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a  Separation from Service with respect to the Holder.
Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Agreement to the contrary, if a Holder is deemed by the Company at the time of the Holder’s Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Holder is entitled under this Grant Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of Holder’s benefits shall not be provided to Holder until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Holder’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of the Holder’s death.  Upon the first business day following the expiration of the applicable Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) period, all payments deferred pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be paid or distributed in a lump sum to Holder (or to Holder’s estate or beneficiaries), and any remaining payments due to Holder under this Grant Agreement shall be paid or distributed as otherwise provided herein.  
A Holder’s right to receive any installment payments under this Grant Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each such installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment as permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii).
6.    Tax Withholding.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Grant Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to require payment by Holder of any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the grant of the Performance Shares or the issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Performance Shares, or any other taxable event related thereto. The Company may permit Holder to make such payment in one or more of the forms specified below: 
		
	i.
	by cash or check made payable to the Company;

		
	ii.
	by the deduction of such amount from other compensation payable to Holder;

		
	iii.
	with the consent of the Committee, by tendering shares of Common Stock, including Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such grant or issuance, which have a then-current Fair Market Value on the date of delivery not greater than the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligation based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state and local income tax and payroll tax purposes;

		
	iv.
	by surrendering other property acceptable to the Committee (including, without limitation, through the delivery of a notice that Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares payable pursuant to the Performance Shares, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of its withholding obligations; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the 

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Company at such time as may be required by the Company, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale); or
		
	v.
	in any combination of the foregoing.

If any such taxes are required to be withheld at a date earlier than the applicable Vesting Date, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Grant Agreement, the Company may (i) satisfy such obligation by causing the forfeiture of a number of shares of Restricted Stock having a Fair Market Value, on such earlier date, equal to the amount necessary to satisfy the minimum required amount of such withholding or (ii) make such other arrangements with the Holder for such withholding as may be satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion.
7.    Compliance with Law.
		
	i.
	No shares of Common Stock shall be issued and delivered pursuant to Performance Shares unless and until all applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, and all other requirements of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, shall have been complied with.  In particular, the Committee may require certain investment (or other) representations and undertakings in connection with the issuance of securities in connection with the Plan in order to comply with applicable law.

		
	ii.
	If any provision of this Grant Agreement is determined to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such provision will be applied to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and shall automatically be deemed amended in a manner consistent with its objectives to the extent necessary to conform to any limitations required under applicable law.  Furthermore, if any provision of this Grant Agreement is determined to be illegal under any applicable law, such provision shall be null and void to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law, but the other provisions of this Grant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

8.    Assignability.  Except as may be effected by designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries in such manner as may be determined by the Committee, or as may be effected by will or other testamentary disposition or by the laws of descent and distribution, any attempt to assign the Performance Shares before they are settled shall be of no effect.
9.    Certain Corporate Transactions.  In the event of certain corporate transactions, the Performance Shares shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article 14 of the Plan.

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10.    No Additional Rights. 
		
	i.
	Neither the granting of the Performance Shares nor their settlement shall (a) affect or restrict in any way the power of the Company to undertake any corporate action otherwise permitted under applicable law, (b) confer upon the Holder the right to continue performing services for the Company, or (c) interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the services of the Holder at any time, with or without Cause.

		
	ii.
	The Holder acknowledges that (a) this is a one-time grant, (b) the making of this grant does not mean that the Holder will receive any similar grant or grants in the future, or any future grants at all, and (c) this grant does not in any way entitle the Holder to future grants under the Plan, if any, and the Company retains sole and absolute discretion as to whether to make any additional grants to the Holder in the future and, if so, the quantity, terms, conditions and provisions of any such grants.

		
	iii.
	Without limiting the generality of subsections i. and ii. immediately above and subject to the Program, if the Holder’s employment with the Company terminates, the Holder shall not be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit or prospective right or benefit relating to the Performance Shares or under the Plan which he or she might otherwise have enjoyed, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful dismissal or other breach of contract or by way of compensation for loss of office or otherwise.

11.    Rights as a Stockholder.  Neither the Holder nor the Holder’s Heir shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares represented by the Performance Shares unless and until shares of Common Stock have been issued in settlement thereof.
12.    Compliance with Plan and Program.  The Performance Shares and this Grant Agreement are subject to, and the Company and the Holder agree to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Program as each may be amended from time to time, which are incorporated herein by reference.  No amendment to the Plan or the Program shall adversely affect the Performance Shares or this Grant Agreement without the consent of the Holder.  In the case of a conflict between the terms of the Plan or the Program and this Grant Agreement, the terms of the Plan or the Program, respectively, shall govern.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the Program, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
13.    Effect of Grant Agreement on Individual Agreements.  Except where an agreement entered into between the Holder and the Company (an “Individual Agreement”) is approved by the Board of Directors or the Committee and expressly supersedes the terms of this Grant Agreement, (i) in the case of a conflict between the terms of the Holder’s Individual Agreement and this Grant Agreement, the terms of the Grant Agreement shall govern, and (ii) the vesting and settlement of Performance Shares shall in all events occur in accordance with this Grant Agreement to the exclusion of any provisions contained in an Individual Agreement 

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regarding the vesting or settlement of the Performance Shares, and any such Individual Agreement provisions shall have no force or effect with respect to the Performance Shares.
14.    Governing Law.  The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Grant Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  The Holder may only exercise his or her rights in respect of the Plan or the Program to the extent that it would be lawful to do so.  

-7-FMC.2014.2.27 Ex. 10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED  
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE 
AMENDED AND RESTATED FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AND STOCK PLAN

This Agreement is made as of the ____ day of _______, 20__ (the “Grant Date”) by FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ______________ (the “Employee”).

The Amended and Restated FMC Technologies, Inc. Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (the “Plan”), as it may be amended and continued, is incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement and will control the rights and obligations of the Company and the Employee under this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all capitalized terms have the meanings provided in the Plan. To the extent there is a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan will control.

The Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) determined that it would be to the competitive advantage and interest of the Company and its stockholders to grant an award of restricted stock units to the Employee, the amount of which will vary based on the Company’s performance, as an inducement to remain in the service of the Company or one of its affiliates (collectively, the “Employer”), and as an incentive for increased efforts during such service.

The Committee, on behalf of the Company, grants to the Employee a targeted award of _________________ restricted stock units (the “Restricted Units”) of the Company’s common stock par value of $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).  The number of shares ultimately earned by the Employee will depend upon the Company’s 20__ fiscal year performance on the performance criteria, [EBITDA growth] [Return on Investment] [Total Shareholder Return], relative to the performance of _____ other oilfield service and equipment companies that are designated by the Committee at the time of the Committee’s approval of the grant of this award.  The actual number of Restricted Units earned by the Employee will be determined at a meeting of the Committee following the completion of the 20__ fiscal year, at which time the Committee will review and approve the Company’s calculation of the Company’s performance on the specified performance criteria.  The total number of Performance-Based shares issued will vary between 0% and 200% of a target award amount depending on whether the Company’s [full year][three year] performance on the performance criteria is determined to be above average, average or below average relative to the peer group of ___ selected oilfield service and equipment companies. The Company’s performance on this measure will be designated “above average” if the Company’s performance is better than the midpoint between the 3rd and 4th ranked peer companies for such measure (1st being the highest performance), “average” if the Company’s performance is better than the midpoint between the 8th and 9th ranked peer companies for such measure and lower than the midpoint between the 3rd and 4th ranked peer companies for such measure, and “below average” if the Company’s performance is below the midpoint between the 8th and 9th ranked peer companies for such measure.

For below-average performance, the Employee will receive 0% of this grant; for average performance, 100% of this grant; and for above-average performance, 200% of this grant.  If the Total Shareholder Return is not positive, the total number of Performance-Based shares issued shall not exceed the Total Shareholder Return target award amount.

The award is made upon the following terms and conditions:

1.    Vesting.  The Restricted Units ultimately earned by the Employee will vest and be immediately transferable on _______ __, 20__ (the “Vesting Date”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Units will vest and be immediately transferable in the event of the Employee’s death or Disability, or a qualifying Change in Control of the Company and, for purposes of determining the amount of the resulting award, it will be assumed that the Company achieved “average” performance on the performance measure, resulting in the payment of 100% of the award amount of this grant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s retirement on or after age 62, the Restricted Units will vest and be immediately transferable on the Vesting Date. All Restricted Units will be forfeited upon termination of the Employee's employment with the Employer before the Vesting Date for a reason other than death, Disability, a Change in Control of the Company or retirement under the Company’s pension plan on or after age 62.  Prior to the Vesting Date, an Award remains subject to substantial risk of forfeiture.

2.    Adjustment.  The Committee may make equitable substitutions or adjustments in the Restricted Units as it determines to be appropriate in the event of any corporate event or transaction such as a stock split, merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, reorganization or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company. Notwithstanding the above, any such adjustment to an Award shall comply with Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

3.    Rights and Obligations as Stockholder.

 (a)     The Restricted Units will be issued in the form of a book entry registration in the amount of the maximum potential award.

(b)     Prior to the Vesting Date, the Employee may not vote, sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of the Restricted Units.  The Restricted Units have Dividend Equivalent Rights.

(c)    After the Vesting Date, the Employee agrees to comply with any and all of the Company’s policies and procedures related to trading in the Company’s Common Stock, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Principles of Integrity and the Procedures for Trading in FMC Technologies Securities.

4.    No Limitation on Rights of the Company.  The granting of Restricted Units will not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications or changes in its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, reincorporate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

5.    Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan will be construed as constituting a commitment, guarantee, agreement or understanding of any kind or nature that the Employer will continue to employ the Employee, or as affecting in any way the right of the Employer to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time.

6.    Government Regulation.  The Company's obligation to deliver Common Stock following the Vesting Date will be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

7.    Withholding.  The Employer will comply with all applicable withholding tax laws, and will be entitled to take any action necessary to effectuate such compliance. The Company may withhold a portion of the Common Stock to which the Employee or beneficiary otherwise would be entitled equivalent in value to the taxes required to be withheld, determined based upon the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.  For purposes of withholding, Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price of the amount of Common Stock earned by the Employee pursuant to this award on the Vesting Date, or, if the Vesting Date is not a business day, the next business day immediately following the Vesting Date.
    
8.    Notice.  Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement will be addressed to it in care of its Secretary, FMC Technologies, Inc., 5875 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston, Texas 77086, and any notice to the Employee (or other person entitled to receive the Restricted Units) will be addressed to such person at the Employee’s address now on file with the Company, or to such other address as either may designate to the other in writing. Any notice will be deemed to be duly given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above and deposited, postage paid, in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States government.

9.    Administration.  The Committee administers the Plan.  The Employee’s rights under this Agreement are expressly subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, including any guidelines the Committee adopts from time to time.

10.    Binding Effect.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

11.    Sole Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties to it relating to the Restricted Units and supersedes any and all prior oral and written representations.  This Agreement may only be amended by written agreement between the Company and the Employee. Employee expressly acknowledges that the form of the grant agreement that the Employee accepts electronically through the Fidelity NetBenefits website is intended to facilitate the administration of this restricted stock award and may not be a full version of this Agreement due to limitation inherit in such website that are imposed by Fidelity.  The terms of this Agreement will govern the Employee’s award in the event of any inconsistency with the agreement viewed or accepted by the Employee on the Fidelity NetBenefits website.

12.    Governing Law.  The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

13.    Privacy.  Employee acknowledges and agrees to the Employer transferring certain personal data of such Employee to the Company for purposes of implementing, performing or administering the Plan or any related benefit.  Employee expressly gives his consent to the Employer and the Company to process such personal data.

Executed as of the Grant Date.

	
				
	FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	EMPLOYEE

	By:
	 
	By:
	 

	Title:
	 
	Accepted by electronic confirmation

This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

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