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Exhibit

FTD COMPANIES, INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A.    The Board has adopted the FTD Companies, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the purpose of retaining the services of selected Employees and consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
B.    The Participant is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or a Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Corporation’s grant of performance-based restricted stock units to the Participant under the Plan.
C.    All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, including on Appendix A attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1.Grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units.  The Corporation has awarded to the Participant, as of the Award Date, a target number of performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) under the Plan. Each PSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock on the date such PSU vests.  In accordance with the Plan and the express provisions of this Agreement, the Participant may earn from 0% to 200% of the PSUs based on performance with respect to the applicable performance metrics and goals. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the awarded PSUs, the applicable vesting schedule for the PSUs, the dates on which those vested PSUs shall become payable to the Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing the award (the “Award”) shall be as set forth in or referenced by this Agreement.  The PSUs are not intended to be a Qualified Performance-Based Award under the Plan.  
AWARD SUMMARY
	
		
	Award Date:
	<Grant Date>

	Target Number of Performance Share Units Subject to Award:
	
<Shares Granted> PSUs

	Performance Period:
	January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020

	Performance Goal:
	Adjusted EBITDA for 50% of the target PSUs and Revenue for the remaining 50% of the target PSUs

	Determination Date:
	A date between January 1, 2021 and March 15, 2021

	
		
	Vesting Schedule:
	A percentage of target PSUs (if any) shall vest on the Determination Date, subject to the Participant’s continuation in Service through such date and to the extent that the applicable Performance Goal established for the PSUs, as approved by the Compensation Committee and thereafter communicated to the Participant (the “Statement of Performance Goals”), are certified by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, as having been achieved during the Performance Period.  Such vesting schedule is hereby designated the “Normal Vesting Schedule” for the PSUs. The PSUs shall also be subject to accelerated vesting, in whole or in part, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Agreement. 

	Issuance Schedule:
	Subject to Paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Agreement, the percentage of target PSUs (if any) in which the Participant vests in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be settled in shares of Common Stock, subject to the Corporation’s collection of all applicable Withholding Taxes, on the date on which the PSUs vest as set forth in the Normal Vesting Schedule or Paragraph 5 or 6, as applicable, but in all cases within the “short term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (the “Issuance Date”). For the sake of clarity, the settlement of shares in respect of vested PSUs is intended to comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and will be construed and administered in such a manner.  As a result, the shares will be issued no later than the date that is the 15th day of the third calendar month of the applicable year following the year in which the shares subject to the PSUs are no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(d). The applicable Withholding Taxes are to be collected pursuant to the procedures set forth in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement. 

2.Limited Transferability.  Prior to the vesting of the PSUs and actual receipt of the underlying shares of Common Stock issued hereunder, the Participant may not transfer any interest in the Award or the underlying shares of Common Stock. Any PSUs that vest hereunder but which otherwise remain unpaid at the time of the Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of the Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance or to the Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of this Award. The Participant may also direct the Corporation to re-issue the stock certificates for any shares of Common Stock that were issued pursuant to the Award during his or her lifetime to one or more designated family members or a trust established for the Participant and/or his or her family members. The Participant may make such a beneficiary designation or certificate directive at any time by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator or its designee.

3.Cessation of Service.  Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 5 or 6 below, should the Participant cease Service for any reason prior to vesting in a percentage of the target PSUs subject to this Award, then the Award will be immediately cancelled with respect to those unvested PSUs.  The Participant shall thereupon cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any shares of Common Stock under those cancelled PSUs.

4.Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents.

a.The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting or dividend rights, with respect to the PSUs subject to the Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of the underlying shares of Common Stock upon their actual issuance following the Corporation’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

b.Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any dividend or other distribution, whether regular or extraordinary, payable in cash or other property (other than shares of Common Stock) be declared and paid on the outstanding Common Stock while one or more PSUs remain subject to this Award (i.e., shares are not otherwise issued and outstanding for purposes of entitlement to the dividend or distribution), then a special book account shall be established for the Participant and credited with a phantom dividend equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the underlying shares of Common Stock at the time subject to this Award had they been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution.  As and to the extent that the PSUs subsequently vest hereunder, the phantom dividend equivalents so credited to those PSUs in the book account shall also vest, and those vested dividend equivalents shall be distributed to the Participant (in the same form the actual dividend or distribution was paid to the holders of the Common Stock entitled to that dividend or distribution) concurrently with the payment of the vested PSUs to which those phantom dividend equivalents relate.  However, each such distribution shall be subject to the Corporation’s collection of the Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution. In no event shall any such phantom dividend equivalents vest or become distributable unless the PSUs to which they relate vest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.Effect of Certain Events.  Notwithstanding Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 6, prior to the vesting or forfeiture of the PSUs in accordance with this Agreement:

a.Death or Permanent Disability.  In the event of the Participant’s cessation of Service by reason of the Participant’s death or Permanent Disability, a pro-rata portion of the target number of PSUs shall become earned and vest, based on the number of days that the Participant provided Services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary from the beginning of the Performance Period through the date of such termination compared to the number of days in the Performance Period.  The PSUs that vest upon such termination by reason of death or Permanent Disability shall be settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the date of such termination, but in all cases within the “short term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

b.Involuntary Termination of Service Prior to a Change in Control.   In the event of the Participant’s cessation of Service by reason of an Involuntary Termination that occurs in the 2020 or 2021 calendar year prior to a Change in Control, a pro-rata portion of the number of PSUs evidenced by this Agreement shall become earned and vest on the basis of the relative achievement of the applicable Performance Goals determined in accordance with Paragraph 1 as if the Participant had remained in continuous Service with the Corporation or a Subsidiary through the Determination Date, based on the number of days that the Participant provided services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary from the beginning of the Performance Period through the date of Involuntary Termination compared to the number of days in the Performance Period; provided, that, in all instances, the number of PSUs that become earned and vest under this Paragraph 5(b) shall not exceed the total number of PSUs that could be earned at the applicable level of achievement of performance under this Agreement.  The PSUs that vest upon such Involuntary Termination of the Participant’s Service shall be settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the Determination Date, but in all cases within the “short term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

6.Change in Control. 

a.If a Change in Control occurs prior to the Determination Date (and prior to the vesting or the forfeiture of the PSUs), the applicable Performance Goals shall be deemed to be achieved at target, and the target number of PSUs shall continue to vest in accordance with the Normal Vesting 

Schedule.  Any vested PSUs shall be settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the Determination Date, but in all cases within the “short term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).  

b.Notwithstanding Paragraph 6(a), if an Involuntary Termination of the Participant’s Service occurs following the Change in Control event, but prior to the Determination Date, then the Participant shall immediately vest in all of the target number of PSUs, and the PSUs that vest upon such Involuntary Termination shall be settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the date of such termination, but in all cases within the “short term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).  

c.This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

7.Adjustment in Shares.  The total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award and the other terms of this Award shall be subject to adjustment upon certain corporate events as set forth in Article One, Section V(E) of the Plan.  The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, and those adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive.

8.Issuance of Shares of Common Stock.  
a.On each applicable Issuance Date for the PSUs which vest in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) or provide for book entry for the shares of Common Stock to be issued on such date, subject to the Corporation’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes. 

b.The Corporation shall collect the applicable Withholding Taxes through an automatic share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Corporation will withhold, on the applicable Issuance Date for the PSUs that vest under the Award, a portion of those vested PSUs with a fair market value (measured as of the applicable tax date for such shares) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes (the “Share Withholding Method”); provided, however, that the amount of any PSUs so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Corporation‘s required tax withholding obligations using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that could be applicable to supplemental taxable income (or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost).

c.For Participants who are not subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, should any PSUs vest under the Award when the Share Withholding Method is not available, then the Withholding Taxes shall be collected from the Participant through either of the following alternatives: 

(i)    the Participant’s delivery of his or her separate check payable to the Corporation in the amount of such Withholding Taxes, or
(ii)    the use of the proceeds from a next-day sale of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant, provided and only if (A) such a sale is permissible under the Corporation’s trading policies governing the sale of Common Stock, (B) the Participant makes an irrevocable commitment, on or before the vesting date for those shares, to effect such sale of the shares and (C) the transaction is not otherwise deemed to constitute a prohibited loan under Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

d.The Corporation shall concurrently, with each payment of vested PSUs in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 8, distribute to the Participant any outstanding phantom dividend equivalents credited with respect to those PSUs. The Corporation shall collect the Withholding Taxes with respect to each distribution of such phantom dividend equivalents by withholding a portion of that distribution equal to the amount of the applicable Withholding Taxes, with the cash portion of the distribution to be the first portion so withheld, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Corporation deems appropriate.
e.Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 5 or 6, the settlement of all PSUs which vest under the Award shall be made solely in shares of Common Stock.  No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to this Award, and any fractional share resulting from any calculation made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be rounded down to the next whole share of Common Stock. 

9.Compliance with Laws and Regulations.  The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and the Participant with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of the Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading at the time of such issuance.

10.Notices.  Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Corporation under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal corporate offices and directed to the attention of Stock Plan Administrator.  Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the most current address then indicated for the Participant on the Corporation’s employee records or delivered electronically to the Participant through the Corporation’s electronic mail system.  All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Corporation’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

11.Successors and Assigns.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors and assigns and the Participant, the Participant’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate and any beneficiaries of the Award designated by the Participant.

12.Construction.  This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan.  All decisions of the Plan Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.  The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporation’s applicable clawback or recoupment policy as may be in effect from time to time, and as such, to the extent such policy is applicable to this Award, it creates additional rights for the Corporation with respect to this Award.  Further, the Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the Participant is a party to an employment agreement with the Corporation (the “Employment Agreement”), then the accelerated vesting provisions of such employment agreement (with respect to terminations of the Participant as a result of death or “Disability,” “without cause” or for “good reason”), if any, shall not apply to this Award, and that the vesting provisions of this Award shall specifically override any different accelerated vesting provisions contained in such employment agreement.

13.Governing Law.  The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that state’s conflict-of-laws rules.
14.Employment at Will.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
15.Statement of Performance Goals.  The Participant acknowledges that the Corporation intends for the information contained in the Statement of Performance Goals to remain confidential.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Participant’s entitlement to any award or payment hereunder is contingent upon the Participant maintaining the confidentiality of the information contained in the Statement of Performance Goals.   The Participant agrees that he or she shall not disclose or cause the disclosure of such information and shall hold such information confidential.
16.Code Section 409A.  
(a)  It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement comply with the requirements of the “short-term deferral” exception of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).  Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A applicable to such short-term deferral exception, then those provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder that apply to such exception.  Each installment that becomes payable in respect of vested PSUs subject to the Award is a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).  In no event shall the Corporation be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of Code Section 409A.
(b)  If and to the extent this Agreement may be deemed to create an arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply: 
i.No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable under this Agreement by reason of the Participant’s cessation of Service shall actually be issued or distributed to the Participant until the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service due to such cessation of Service or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the fifteenth day of the third calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service. 
ii.No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable under this Agreement by reason of the Participant’s cessation of Service shall actually be issued or distributed to the Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death, if the Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Corporation, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred shares or other distributable amount shall be issued or 

distributed in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first day of the month immediately following the date the Corporation receives proof of the Participant’s death.

iii.No amounts that vest and become payable under Paragraph 5 of this Agreement by reason of a Change in Control shall be distributed to the Participant at the time of such Change in Control, unless that transaction also qualifies as a change in control event under Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.  In the absence of such a qualifying change in control, the distribution shall not be made until the date or dates on which those amounts are to be distributed pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule, or to the extent applicable, the provisions of Paragraph 6(c) of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first indicated above.
FTD COMPANIES, INC.

By:  Scott D. Levin

Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel        

PARTICIPANT

Name:  <Participant Name>

Signature:  <Electronic Signature>

APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
A.Agreement shall mean this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement.
B.Award shall mean the award of performance-based restricted stock units made to the Participant and evidenced by this Agreement.
C.Award Date shall mean the date the performance-based restricted stock units are awarded to the Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.
D.Cause (1) shall, if a definition of “with cause” is set forth in the Participant’s Employment Agreement (if applicable), have substantially the meaning under such “with cause” definition as it applies to the Participant and the Corporation, or (2) shall mean the Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty, any unauthorized use or disclosure by the Participant of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by the Participant adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner.  The foregoing definition shall not in any way preclude or restrict the right of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) to discharge or dismiss the Participant or any other person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any other acts or omissions, but such other acts or omissions shall not be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to constitute grounds for a termination for Cause.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (or any Employment Agreement) to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement (or any Employment Agreement) prevents the Participant from providing, without prior notice to the Corporation, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations, and for purpose of clarity the Participant is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
E.Good Reason (1) shall, if a definition of “good reason” is set forth in the Participant’s Employment Agreement (if applicable), have substantially the meaning under such for “good reason” definition as it applies to the Participant and the Corporation, or (2) shall mean the Participant’s resignation from Service following (i) a material reduction in the scope of the duties, responsibilities and authority of his or her position with the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), it being understood that a change in the Participant’s title or the Participant’s reporting responsibilities or requirements shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a material reduction, (ii) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary, or (iii) a relocation of the Participant’s place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles; provided and only if such reduction or relocation is effected by the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) without the Participant’s consent. In no event, however, shall the Participant’s resignation for any of the foregoing reasons constitute a termination for Good Reason unless each of the following requirements is satisfied: (x) the Participant provides written notice of the clause (i), (ii) or (iii) event to the Corporation (or the 

Parent or Subsidiary employer) within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of that event, (y) the Corporation (or the Parent or Subsidiary employer) fails to take appropriate remedial action to remedy such event within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice and (z) the Participant resigns from his or her employment with the Corporation (or the Parent or Subsidiary employer) within ninety (90) days following the initial occurrence of the clause (i), (ii) or (iii) event.
F.Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the Participant’s Service which occurs by reason of:
i.the Participant’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for reasons other than Cause, or
ii.Good Reason. 
G.Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement. 
H.Separation from Service means the Participant’s cessation of Service that constitutes a “separation from service” as defined in Code Section 409A and determined in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued under Code Section 409A.Exhibit

FTD COMPANIES, INC. 
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION
Notice is hereby given of the following stock option grant (the “option”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock of FTD Companies, Inc. (the “Corporation”):
Optionee:      <Participant Name>
Grant Date:      ___________ __, 20__
Exercise Price:      $__.__ per share
Number of 
Option Shares:      <Shares Granted> shares
Expiration Date:      __________ __, 20__            
	
		
	Type of Option:
	Non-Statutory Option

Exercise Schedule:   The option shall become exercisable in a series of four (4) successive substantially equal installments starting with 25% of the Option Shares (rounded if possible to the nearest whole Option Share) on ____________ __, 20__ and continuing with 25% (rounded if possible to the nearest whole Option Share) on each of the first three (3) anniversaries thereafter, provided that Optionee remains in continuous Service through each such vesting date.  Except as may otherwise be provided in the attached Stock Option Agreement, the option shall not become exercisable for any additional Option Shares after Optionee’s cessation of Service.
Optionee understands and agrees that the option is granted subject to and in accordance with the terms of the FTD Companies, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).  Optionee further agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and the terms of the option as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.  
Employment at Will.  Nothing in this Notice of Grant of Stock Option (this “Notice”) or in the attached Stock Option Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) or of Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Optionee’s Service at any time for any reason, with cause or without cause.
Definitions.  All capitalized terms in this Notice shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Notice, in the Stock Option Agreement attached as Exhibit A or in the Plan.

DATED:     [__________]        

	
		
	FTD COMPANIES, INC.

	By:
	Scott D. Levin

	 
	 

	Title:
	Executive Vice President & General Counsel

	Name:
	<Participant Name>

	Signature:
	<Electronic signature>

	 
	 

ATTACHMENTS
 
EXHIBIT A --- STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT A

FTD COMPANIES, INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
RECITALS
A.    The Corporation has implemented the Plan for the purpose of providing eligible persons in the Corporation’s Service with the opportunity to participate in one or more cash or equity incentive compensation programs designed to encourage them to continue their Service relationship with the Corporation.
B.    Optionee is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or a Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Corporation’s grant of an option to Optionee.
C.    All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan unless otherwise defined in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached (the “Grant Notice”) or this Agreement, including on the Appendix attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1.Grant of Option.  The Corporation has awarded to Optionee, as of the Grant Date, the option to purchase up to the number of Option Shares specified in the Grant Notice.  The Option Shares shall be purchasable from time to time during the option term specified in Paragraph 2 at the Exercise Price.

2.Option Term.  The term of this option shall commence on the Grant Date and continue in effect until the close of business on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Paragraph 5 or 6.

3.Limited Transferability.  

(a)Except to the limited extent provided in Paragraph 3(b), this option shall be neither transferable nor assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death and may be exercised, during Optionee’s lifetime, only by Optionee.  However, Optionee may designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of this option, and this option shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Optionee’s death while holding this option.  Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred option subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, including (without limitation) the limited time period during which this option may, pursuant to Paragraph 5, be exercised following Optionee’s death.

(b)If this option is designated a Non-Statutory Option in the Grant Notice, then this option may, with the Plan Administrator’s consent, be assigned in whole or in part during Optionee’s lifetime through a gratuitous transfer to one or more of Optionee’s Family Members or to a trust established for the exclusive benefit of Optionee and/or one or more such Family Members.  The assigned portion shall be exercisable only by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to such assignment.  The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for this option immediately prior to such assignment.

4.Dates of Exercise.  

(a)This option shall become exercisable for the Option Shares in one or more installments in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice.  As the option becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate, and the option shall remain exercisable for the accumulated installments until the Expiration Date or sooner termination of the option term under Paragraph 5 or 6.

(b)Optionee’s Employment Agreement sets forth certain terms and conditions under which Optionee’s equity or equity-based awards from the Corporation, including this option, may vest in whole or in part on an accelerated basis in connection with Optionee’s cessation of Service under various specified circumstances. To the extent this option vests in accordance with the terms and conditions of those vesting acceleration provisions of the Employment Agreement, this option shall become immediately exercisable for the Option Shares as to which the vesting acceleration pertains and may be exercised for any or all of those Option Shares until this option terminates in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5 or 6. The terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement (including any conditions, restrictions or limitations governing the accelerated vesting of this option, including (without limitation) the execution and delivery of an effective general release), as they apply to this option, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and shall have the same force and effect as if expressly set forth in this Agreement.  Such vesting acceleration provisions and the conditions relating thereto shall also apply to any cash retention program established pursuant to Paragraph 6(a).

5.Cessation of Service.  The option term specified in Paragraph 2 above shall terminate (and this option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:

(a)Except as otherwise expressly provided in subparagraphs (b) through (f) of this Paragraph 5, should Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason while this option is outstanding, then (i) Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the expiration of the three (3)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Service, but in no event shall this option be exercisable at any time after the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) the portion of this option that is unvested and unexercisable at the time

of Optionee’s cessation of Service shall immediately terminate and cease to be outstanding as of the date of such cessation of Service.

(b)In the event Optionee ceases Service by reason of his or her death while this option is outstanding, then this option may be exercised, for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Service, by (i) the personal representative of Optionee’s estate or (ii) the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death. However, if Optionee dies while holding this option and has an effective beneficiary designation in effect for this option at the time of his or her death, then the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have the exclusive right to exercise this option following Optionee’s death.  Any such right to exercise this option shall lapse, and this option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the earlier of (i) the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of Optionee’s death and (ii) the Expiration Date.  Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(c)Should Optionee cease Service by reason of Disability while this option is outstanding, then Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the earlier of (i) the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of such cessation of Service and (ii) the Expiration Date.  Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(d)The applicable period of post-Service exercisability in effect pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall automatically be extended by an additional period of time equal in duration to any interval within such post-Service exercise period during which the exercise of this option or the immediate sale of the Option Shares acquired under this option cannot be effected in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, but in no event shall such an extension result in the continuation of this option beyond the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the Expiration Date.

(e)Should Optionee’s Service be terminated with cause, or should Optionee engage in any other conduct, while in Service or during the exercisability period following cessation of Service, that is materially detrimental to the business or affairs of the Corporation, as determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, then this option, whether or not vested and exercisable at the time, shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

(f)Should Optionee’s Service terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination, within the period commencing with the Corporation’s execution of a definitive agreement for a Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the termination of that agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control and (ii) the expiration of the twenty-four (24)-month period measured from the effective date of such Change in Control,  

and while this option or a Replacement Award (as defined below), as applicable, is outstanding, then this option or such Replacement Award, as applicable, shall remain so outstanding until the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the earliest to occur of (i) the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of such Involuntary Termination and (ii) the  Expiration Date.  Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not been exercised.

(g)During the limited period of post-Service exercisability provided under this Paragraph 5, this option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of Option Shares for which this option is at the time of termination of Service vested and exercisable.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement or as specifically authorized by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the terms of any other express written agreement with the Optionee, this option shall not vest or become exercisable for any additional Option Shares, whether pursuant to the normal Exercise Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph 6 below, following Optionee’s cessation of Service.  Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the close of business on the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the Expiration Date, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

6.Special Acceleration of Option.

(a)This option, to the extent outstanding at the time of an actual Change in Control but not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that this option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in Control, become exercisable for all of the Option Shares at the time subject to this option and may be exercised for any or all of those Option Shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock.  However, this option shall not become exercisable on such an accelerated basis if and to the extent: (i) a Replacement Award is provided by the successor entity (or parent thereof) to Optionee in accordance with Paragraph 6(c) to assume, convert or replace this option (a “Replaced Award”); or (ii) this option is replaced with a cash retention program of the successor entity (or parent thereof) which preserves the spread existing at the time of the Change in Control on any Option Shares for which this option is not otherwise at that time vested and exercisable (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such shares) and provides for the subsequent vesting and concurrent payout of that spread in accordance with the same Exercise Schedule for those Option Shares set forth in the Grant Notice or the special vesting acceleration provisions of the Employment Agreement applicable to this option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such cash retention program shall be established for this option (or any other option granted to Optionee under the Plan) to the extent such program would not comply with, or would otherwise be deemed to constitute a deferred compensation arrangement subject to, the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(b)Immediately following the consummation of the Change in Control, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent it is assumed, converted or replaced in the form of a Replacement Award.

(c)For purposes of this Agreement, a “Replacement Award” means an award: (i) of the same type (e.g., time-based stock options) as the Replaced Award; (ii) that has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award; (iii) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Corporation or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Corporation or its successor following the Change in Control; (iv) if Optionee is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences of which to Optionee under the Code are not less favorable to Optionee than the tax consequences of the Replaced Award; and (v) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to Optionee than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).  A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it does not result in the Replaced Award or Replacement Award failing to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the two preceding sentences are satisfied.  The determination of whether the conditions of this Paragraph 6(c) are satisfied will be made by the Plan Administrator, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.

(d)In the event of a Replacement Award, the Replaced Award shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in Control, including if applicable to apply to the number and class of securities into which the shares of Common Stock subject to the Replaced Award would have been converted in consummation of such Change in Control had those shares actually been outstanding at the time. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made as applicable to the Exercise Price, provided the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same.  To the extent the actual holders of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor entity (or parent thereof) may, in connection with the Replacement Award, but subject to the Plan Administrator’s approval prior to the Change in Control, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control, provided such common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities exchange.

(e)This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

(f)For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Employment Agreement with respect to accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a termination without cause or for good reason in connection with a Change in Control (as more fully described in the Employment Agreement) are deemed to apply to any Replacement Award.

7.Adjustment in Option.  Option Shares and the other terms of this option shall be subject to adjustment upon certain corporate events as set forth in Article One, Section V(E) of the Plan. The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, and those adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive upon Optionee and any other person or persons having an interest in this option. 

8.Stockholder Rights.  The holder of this option shall not have any stockholder rights with respect to the Option Shares until such holder shall have exercised the option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased Option Shares, and the holder of this option shall have no rights to dividends, DER Awards or dividend equivalents with respect to this option.

9.Manner of Exercising Option.

(a)In order to exercise this option with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which this option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) must take the following actions:

(i)Execute and deliver to the Corporation a Notice of Exercise as to the Option Shares for which the option is exercised or comply with such other procedures as the Corporation may establish for notifying the Corporation, either directly or through an on-line internet transaction with a brokerage firm authorized by the Corporation to effect such option exercises, of the exercise of this option for one or more Option Shares.  

(ii)Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Option Shares in one or more of the following forms:

(A)cash or check made payable to the Corporation; or

(B)shares of Common Stock (whether delivered in the form of actual stock certificates or through attestation of ownership in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) held for the requisite period (if any) necessary to avoid any resulting charge to the Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date; or

(C)withholding by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the option in satisfaction of the Exercise Price, with such withheld shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date; or

(D)to the extent both permitted by law and the option is exercised for vested shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions (i) to a brokerage firm (reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation for purposes of administering such procedure in accordance with the Corporation’s pre-clearance/pre-notification policies) to effect the immediate sale of all or a sufficient portion of the purchased shares so that such brokerage firm can remit to the Corporation, on the settlement date, sufficient funds out of the

 resulting sale proceeds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for all the purchased shares plus all applicable Withholding Taxes and (ii) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm (or provide for book entry transfer of such purchased shares) on such settlement date.

Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure set forth in clause (D) above is utilized in connection with the option exercise, payment of the Exercise Price must accompany the Notice of Exercise (or other notification procedure) delivered to the Corporation in connection with the option exercise.
(iii)Furnish to the Corporation appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise this option.

(iv)Make appropriate arrangements, including under Article Five, Section II(B) of the Plan, with the Corporation (or Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) for the satisfaction of all applicable Withholding Taxes. 

(b)As soon as practical after the Exercise Date, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising this option) a certificate for the purchased Option Shares (either in paper or electronic form) or provide for book entry transfer of such purchased shares, with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

(c)In no event may this option be exercised for any fractional shares.

10.Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a)The exercise of this option and the issuance of the Option Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and Optionee with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading at the time of such exercise and issuance.

(b)The inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to this option shall relieve the Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained.  The Corporation, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals. 

11.Successors and Assigns.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3 and 6 above, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and Optionee, Optionee’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Optionee’s estate and any beneficiaries of this option designated by Optionee.

12.Notices.  Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Corporation under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal corporate offices and directed to the attention of the Stock Plan Administrator.  Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the most current address then indicated for Optionee on the Corporation’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Optionee through the Corporation’s electronic mail system.  All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Corporation’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13.Construction.  This Agreement and the option evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Plan Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in this option.

14.Governing Law.  The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.

15.Excess Shares.  If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Grant Date, the number of shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then this option shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.  In no event shall the option be exercisable with respect to any of the excess Option Shares unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained.

16.Additional Terms Applicable to an Incentive Option.  In the event this option is designated an Incentive Option in the Grant Notice, the following terms and conditions shall also apply to the grant:

(a)This option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Option if (and to the extent) this option is exercised for one or more Option Shares: (i) more than three (3) months after the date Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or Permanent Disability or (ii) more than twelve (12) months after the date Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of Permanent Disability.

(b)No installment under this option shall qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Option if (and to the extent) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Grant Date) of the Common Stock for which such installment first becomes exercisable hereunder would, when added to the aggregate value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock or other securities for which this option or any other Incentive Options granted to Optionee prior to the Grant Date (whether under the Plan or any other option 

plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) first become exercisable during the same calendar year, exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate.  
Should such One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation be exceeded in any calendar year, this option shall nevertheless become exercisable for the excess shares in such calendar year as a Non-Statutory Option.

(c)Should the exercisability of this option be accelerated upon a Change in Control, then this option shall qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Option only to the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Grant Date) of the Common Stock for which this option first becomes exercisable in the calendar year in which the Change in Control transaction occurs does not, when added to the aggregate value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock or other securities for which this option or one or more other Incentive Options granted to Optionee prior to the Grant Date (whether under the Plan or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) first become exercisable during the same calendar year, exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate.  Should the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation be exceeded in the calendar year of such Change in Control, the option may nevertheless be exercised for the excess shares in such calendar year as a Non-Statutory Option.

(d)Should Optionee hold, in addition to this option, one or more other options to purchase Common Stock which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year as this option, then for purposes of the foregoing limitations on the exercisability of such options as Incentive Options, this option and each of those other options shall be deemed to become first exercisable in that calendar year, on the basis of the chronological order in which such options were granted, except to the extent otherwise provided under applicable law or regulation.

17.Employment at Will.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Optionee any right to remain in Employee status for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing Optionee) or of Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Optionee’s Employee status at any time for any reason, with cause or without cause.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (or the Employment Agreement) to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement (or the Employment Agreement) prevents the Optionee from providing, without prior notice to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations, and for purpose of clarity the Optionee is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

18.Plan Prospectus.  Optionee may obtain a copy of the official prospectus for the Plan by accessing Optionee’s portfolio on Fidelity’s website (www.fidelity.com).  Optionee may also obtain a printed copy of the prospectus by contacting the Stock Plan Administrator.

19.Optionee Acceptance.  Optionee must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the 

Corporation or through a written acceptance delivered to the Corporation in a form 

satisfactory to the Corporation.  In no event shall this option be exercised in the absence of such acceptance. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FTD Companies, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated in the Grant Notice.
	
		
	FTD COMPANIES, INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	Scott D. Levin

	Title:
	Executive Vice President & General Counsel

APPENDIX
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
A.Agreement shall mean this Stock Option Agreement.

B.Change in Control shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement.  However, in the absence of such definition in the Employment Agreement, a Change in Control shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

C.Disability shall mean the Optionee’s inability to engage in any substantial activity necessary to perform his or her duties and responsibilities under his or her Employment Agreement by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

D.Employment Agreement shall mean the Employment Agreement between Optionee and the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in effect on the Grant Date. 

E.Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Agreement.

F.Exercise Price shall mean the exercise price payable per Option Share as specified in the Grant Notice. 

G.Exercise Schedule shall mean the schedule set forth in the Grant Notice pursuant to which the option is to become exercisable for the Option Shares in one or more installments over the Optionee’s period of Service.

H.Expiration Date shall mean the date specified in the Grant Notice for measuring the maximum term for which the option may remain outstanding. 

I.Good reason shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement.

J.Grant Date shall mean the date of grant of the option as specified in the Grant Notice.

K.Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of Optionee’s  Service by reason of:

(i)    Optionee’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Corporation without cause, or
(ii)    Optionee’s resignation for good reason. 

L.Notice of Exercise shall mean the notice of option exercise in the form authorized by the Corporation.

M.Option Shares shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option as specified in the Grant Notice.

N.Optionee shall mean the person to whom the option is granted as specified in the Grant Notice.

O.With cause shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement.

P.Without cause shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement.

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