Document:

Notice of Stock Unit Award & Agreement (FY2009) between Ariba & Robert Calderoni

 Exhibit 10.46 
 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT. THE PORTION OF THIS EXHIBIT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED
WITH “[*****]” HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION AND IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.

 ARIBA, INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN: 
 NOTICE OF STOCK UNIT AWARD 
 (FY 2009 PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS) 
 You have been granted units representing shares of Common Stock of Ariba, Inc. (the “Company”) on the following terms: 
  

					
	Name of Recipient:	  	Robert Calderoni	  	
			
	Number of Units Granted:	  	325,000	  	
			
	Date of Grant:	  	October 27, 2008	  	

 By accepting this grant, you agree as follows: 
  

	1.	This grant is made under and governed by the Ariba, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Unit Agreement. Both of these documents are available
on the Company’s internal web site at http://stock.ariba.com. 

  

	2.	The Company may deliver by email all documents relating to the Plan or this grant (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission)
and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). The Company may also deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by
the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. The “Ariba, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan—Summary and Prospectus“ is available on the Company’s internal web site at http://stock.ariba.com. If, in the future,
the Company posts documents required by law on a web site, it will notify you by email. 

  

	3.	You have read the Company’s Securities Trading Policy, and you agree to comply with that policy whenever you acquire or dispose of the Company’s securities. The
Company’s Securities Trading Policy is available on the Company’s internal web site at http://stock.ariba.com. 

 RECIPIENT: 
  

	
	  

 ARIBA, INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN: 
 STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

					
	Payment for Units	  	No payment is required for the units that you are receiving.
		
	Vesting—General Rules	  	33% of your units will vest after the 2009 performance-based vesting condition is satisfied, as described below. 67% of your units will vest after the 2009 and 2010 performance-based
vesting conditions are both satisfied, as described below.
		
		  	No additional units will vest after your Service (as defined below) has terminated for any reason, except as set forth in a Severance Agreement between you and the
Company.
		
	 2009 Performance-
 Based Vesting
Condition
	  	The number of your units that vest will be determined on the basis of Subscription Software Revenue (as defined below) for fiscal year 2009, as calculated pursuant to the following
table:
			
	  	  	 2009 Subscription Software
 Revenue:
	  	 Percentage of Total Number of
 Units Awarded That Vests:

	  	Less than $[****] M	  	0%
	  	$[****] M	  	50%
	  	$[****] M	  	100%
	  	$[****] M or more	  	200%
		
		  	Straight-line interpolation will be used for Subscription Software Revenue amounts between the increments set forth above.
		
	Vesting Dates and 2010 Performance-Based Vesting Condition	  	 33% of the units calculated pursuant to the table above will vest on November 15, 2009, provided that your Service is continuous
until that date. The remaining 67% of the units calculated pursuant to the table above will vest on November 10, 2010, provided that both:
  
 (a)    Your Service is continuous until November 10, 2010, and
  
 (b)    The 2010 performance-based
vesting condition is met. The 2010 performance-based vesting condition will be determined by the Committee and communicated to you on or before November 30, 2009.

			
	Adjustment of Performance-Based Vesting Conditions	  	The Committee, at its sole discretion, may make appropriate adjustments in the performance-based vesting conditions described above in order to account for extraordinary events, including
(without limitation) acquisitions and other corporate or financial events.
		
	Forfeiture	  	If your Service terminates for any reason, then your units will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date, except as set forth in a Severance Agreement
between you and the Company. This means that any units that have not vested under this Agreement or a Severance Agreement will immediately be cancelled. You receive no payment for units that are forfeited.
		
		  	The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.
		
	 Leaves of Absence
 and Part-Time
Work
	  	For purposes of this grant, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company
in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by applicable law, the Company’s written leave of absence policy (as in effect for similarly situated employees) or the terms of your leave. But your Service terminates when the
approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
		
		  	If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting dates specified above may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s written leave of absence policy (as in effect for similarly situated
employees) or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting dates specified above may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s written part-time work policy (as in effect for similarly situated
employees) or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
		
	Settlement of Units	  	Each unit will be settled on the first Permissible Trading Day (as defined below) that occurs on or after the day when the unit vests. However, each unit must be settled not later than the later
of (a) December 15 of the Company’s fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the unit vests or (b) March 15 of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the unit vests.

  

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		  	At the time of settlement, you will receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock for each vested unit. But the Company, at its sole discretion, may substitute an equivalent amount of
cash if the distribution of stock is not reasonably practicable due to the requirements of applicable law. The amount of cash will be determined on the basis of the market value of the Company’s Common Stock at the time of
settlement.
		
	Section 409A	  	This paragraph applies only if the Company determines that you are a “specified employee,” as defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”), at the time of your “separation from service,” as defined in those regulations. If this paragraph applies, then any units that otherwise would have been settled during the first six months following your
separation from service will instead be settled during the seventh month following your separation from service, unless the settlement of those units is exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
		
	Nature of Units	  	Your units are mere bookkeeping entries. They represent only the Company’s unfunded and unsecured promise to issue shares of Common Stock (or distribute cash) on a future date. As a holder
of units, you have no rights other than the rights of a general creditor of the Company.
		
	No Voting Rights or Dividends	  	Your units carry neither voting rights nor rights to cash dividends. You have no rights as a stockholder of the Company unless and until your units are settled by issuing shares of the
Company’s Common Stock.
		
	Units Nontransferable	  	You may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any units. For instance, you may not use your units as security for a loan.
		
	Withholding Taxes	  	No stock certificates or cash will be distributed to you unless you have made arrangements, as directed by the Company, for the payment of any withholding taxes that are due as a result of the
settlement of this award. At the discretion of the Company, these arrangements may include (a) payment in cash, (b) payment from the proceeds of the sale of shares through a Company-approved broker or (c) withholding shares of Company
stock that otherwise would be issued to you when the units are settled. The fair market value of these shares, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied to the withholding
taxes.

  

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	Restrictions on Resale	  	You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as
your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
		
	Employment at Will	  	Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to
terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
		
	Adjustments	  	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of your units will be adjusted accordingly, as the Company may determine pursuant to the Plan.

		
	Effect of Merger	  	If the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation or reorganization, then your units will be subject to Section 10.3 of the Plan, provided that any action taken must either
(a) preserve the exemption of your units from Section 409A of the Code or (b) comply with Section 409A of the Code.
		
	Applicable Law	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).
		
	The Plan and Prior Agreements	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
  

The Plan, this Agreement and the Notice of Stock Unit Award constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements,
commitments or negotiations concerning this grant are superseded. However, if you and the Company entered into a Severance Agreement, then that Severance Agreement is not superseded and will continue to apply as described below.

		
	Amendments	  	This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.
		
	Interpretation of Severance Agreement	  	If you and the Company entered into a Severance Agreement, then the vesting acceleration provisions or vesting continuation provisions (as applicable) of that Severance Agreement will be applied
to this award as follows:

  

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		  	 •        If a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement) occurs and you become
entitled to accelerated vesting under the Severance Agreement after the Change in Control but before October 1, 2009, then 200% of the total number of your units will vest immediately. The 2009 and 2010 performance-based vesting conditions will
be disregarded.

		
		  	 •        If no Change in Control occurs but you become entitled to accelerated vesting (or
continued vesting during a defined Continuation Period) under the Severance Agreement before October 1, 2009, then, for the purpose of calculating the number of shares eligible for vesting acceleration or vesting continuation under the
Severance Agreement, the 2009 performance-based vesting condition will be deemed to have been met at the 100% award vesting level defined in the table above. The 2010 performance-based vesting conditions will be disregarded.

		
		  	 •        If you become entitled to accelerated vesting (or continued vesting during a defined
Continuation Period) for any reason under the Severance Agreement after September 30, 2009, but before October 1, 2010, then, for the purpose of calculating the number of shares eligible for vesting acceleration or vesting continuation
under the Severance Agreement, the actual percentage of the units calculated pursuant to the table above will be used. The 2010 performance-based vesting condition will be disregarded.

		
		  	 •        If you become entitled to accelerated vesting (or continued vesting during a defined
Continuation Period) for any reason under the Severance Agreement after September 30, 2010, for the purpose of calculating the number of shares eligible for vesting acceleration or vesting continuation under the Severance Agreement, the actual
percentage of the units calculated pursuant to the table above will be used and the 2010 performance-based vesting condition must also be satisfied.

		
	Definitions:	  	
		
	Committee	  	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
		
	Permissible Trading Day	  	“Permissible Trading Day” means a day that satisfies each of the following requirements:
		
		  	 •        The Nasdaq Global Market is open for trading on that day,

  

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		  	 •        You are permitted to sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock on that day
without incurring liability under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

		
		  	 •        Either (a) you are not in possession of material non-public information that
would make it illegal for you to sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock on that day under Rule 10b-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission or (b) you have implemented a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering the shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement and your trading plan has been approved by the Company’s Compliance Officer,

		
		  	 •        Under the Company’s written Securities Trading Policy, you are permitted to sell
shares of the Company’s Common Stock on that day, and

		
		  	 •        You are not prohibited from selling shares of the Company’s Common Stock on that
day by a written agreement between you and the Company or a third party.

		
	Service	  	“Service” means service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
		
	Subscription Software Revenue	  	“Subscription Software Revenue” means subscription software revenue as determined under U.S. GAAP and published in the Company’s periodic financial reports.

 BY ACCEPTING THIS GRANT,
YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND 
 CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, IN THE PLAN AND IN 
 THE NOTICE OF STOCK UNIT AWARD. 
  

 7Form of Restricted Shares Agreement (Officers: Restricted Stock)

 Exhibit No. 10.1 
 WINDSTREAM CORPORATION 
 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 RESTRICTED SHARES AGREEMENT- TIME-BASED VESTING ONLY 
 [Designated Executives] 
 Summary of Restricted Share Grant 
 Windstream Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of the
Windstream Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Restricted Shares Agreement (the “Agreement”), the following number of Restricted Shares, on the Date of Grant set forth below: 
  

			
	Name of Grantee:	 	
		
	Number of Restricted Shares:	 	
		
	Date of Grant:	 	February 2, 2009

 Terms of Agreement 
 1. Grant of Restricted Shares. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee as of the Date of Grant, the
total number of Restricted Shares (the “Restricted Shares”) set forth above. The Restricted Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. 
 2. Vesting of Restricted Shares. 
 (a) The Restricted Shares shall vest and become nonforfeitable if the Grantee shall have
remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the vesting dates set forth below with respect to the percentage of Restricted Shares set forth next to such date: 
  

			
	 Vesting Date
	  	Percentage of Restricted
Shares Vesting on such
Vesting Date
	 February 15, 2010
	  	1/3
	 February 15, 2011
	  	1/3
	 February 15, 2012
	  	1/3

 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a), all of the Restricted Shares covered by
this Agreement shall immediately become vested and nonforfeitable if, during the vesting period, the Grantee (i) dies or becomes permanently disabled (as determined by the Committee) while in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary, or
(ii) the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is terminated without Cause (as defined in Section 19), or the Grantee terminates his employment with the Company or a Subsidiary for Good Reason (as defined in
Section 19), in each case within the two year period immediately following a Change in Control. 

 (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, accelerate the time at which the Restricted Shares become vested and nonforfeitable on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate. 
 3. Forfeiture of Shares. The Restricted Shares that have not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 (including without limitation any cash dividends and non-cash proceeds related to the Restricted Shares for
which the record date occurs on or after the date of forfeiture) shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary other than as provided in Section 2(b). In
the event of a forfeiture of the Restricted Shares, the stock book entry account representing the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement shall be cancelled and all Restricted Shares shall be returned to the Company. 
 4. Transferability. The Restricted Shares may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by the
Grantee, except to the Company, until the Restricted Shares have become nonforfeitable as provided in Section 2. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 4 shall be void, and the other party to
any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Shares. The Committee, in its sole discretion, when and as is permitted by the Plan, may waive the restrictions on transferability with respect to all or a
portion of the Restricted Shares, provided that any permitted transferee (other than the Company) shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Restricted Shares prior to such transfer. 
 5. Dividend, Voting and Other Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, from and after the Date of Grant, the Grantee shall have all of the
rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to vote the Restricted Shares and receive any cash dividends that may be paid thereon (which such dividends shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year
in which the dividends are paid to the holders of the Common Shares or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to the holders of the Common Shares); provided, however, that any additional
Common Shares or other securities that the Grantee may become entitled to receive pursuant to a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, separation or reorganization or any other change in the
capital structure of the Company shall be considered Restricted Shares and shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement. Any cash dividends paid with respect to the Restricted Shares shall be reported
on the Grantee’s annual wage and tax statement (Form W-2) as compensation and shall be subject to all applicable tax withholdings as provided in Section 10. 
 6. Custody of Restricted Shares; Stock Power. Until the Restricted Shares have become vested and nonforfeitable as provided in Section 2, the Restricted Shares shall be issued in book-entry
only form and shall not be represented by a certificate. The restrictions set forth in this Agreement shall be reflected on the stock transfer records maintained by or on behalf of the Company. By execution of this Agreement and effective until the
Restricted Shares have become vested and nonforfeitable as provided in Section 2, the Grantee hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Jeffery R. Gardner, Brent Whittington, or John P. Fletcher, or any of them, attorneys-in-fact to transfer
the Restricted Shares on the stock transfer records of the Company with full power of substitution. The Grantee agrees to take any and all other actions (including without limitation executing, delivering, performing and filing such other
agreements, instruments and documents) as the Company may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out and give effect to the provisions of this Agreement. 
  

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 7. Continuous Employment. For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee
with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the
Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence approved by the Committee. 
 8. No Employment Contract; Disclaimer. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the
employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee, in each case with or without cause. By acceptance of this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that neither this Agreement nor any other agreement awarded prior to the date hereof under
any equity compensation plan of the Company or its subsidiaries has created or shall create, or be deemed or construed to create or have created, (i) a contractual, equitable, or other right to receive future grants of equity awards, or other
benefits in lieu of equity awards, or (ii) a fiduciary duty or other comparable duty of trust or confidence owed to the Grantee (or any successor, assign, affiliate or family member of the Grantee) by the Company and its affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents or contractors. 
 9. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to
the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a
Subsidiary and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary. 
 10. Taxes and Withholding. The Grantee is responsible for any federal, state, local or other taxes with respect to the Restricted Shares
(including the grant, the vesting, the receipt of Common Shares, the sale of Common Shares and the receipt of dividends, if any). The Company does not guarantee any particular tax treatment or results in connection with the grant or vesting of the
Restricted Shares or the payment of dividends. If the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local or other taxes in connection with the delivery or vesting of the Restricted Shares, the Grantee shall pay the tax or
make provisions that are satisfactory to the Company or such Subsidiary for the payment thereof. The Grantee may elect to satisfy all or any portion of any such withholding obligation by surrendering to the Company or such Subsidiary a portion of
the Common Shares that become vested and nonforfeitable hereunder, and the Common Shares so surrendered by the Grantee shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the Market Value per Share of such Common Shares on the date of such
surrender. 
 11. Section 83(b) Election Prohibited. As a condition to receiving this award, the Grantee acknowledges and
agrees that he or she shall not file an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to all or any portion of the Restricted Shares. 
 12. Compliance with Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange with
respect to the Restricted Shares; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Restricted Shares 

  

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shall not be delivered or become vested if the delivery or vesting thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement. 
 13. Amendments. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the
Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this
Agreement without the Grantee’s consent. 
 14. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully
enforceable. 
 15. Relation to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan
contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event
of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Compensation Committee of the Board acting
pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Restricted Shares. 
 16. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 4, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company. 
 17. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 
 18. Electronic Delivery. The Grantee hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to
deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other
award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that, unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also
understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. The Grantee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established
or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as,
his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan. 
  

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 19. Definitions. Where used herein, the terms “Cause” and “Good Reason” shall
have the meanings given to such terms in the employment agreement or change in control agreement in effect for the Grantee immediately prior to his termination of employment, or if none is in effect at that time, such terms shall be defined as
follows: 
 (a) “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) the willful failure by the Grantee
substantially to perform the Grantee’s duties with the Company or a Subsidiary, other than any failure resulting from the Grantee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, that continues for at least 30 days after the Board delivers
to the Grantee a written demand for performance that identifies specifically and in detail the manner in which the Board believes that the Grantee willfully has failed substantially to perform the Grantee’s duties or (ii) the willful
engaging by the Grantee in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Grantee’s part shall be deemed
“willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Grantee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Grantee’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 (b) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, without the Grantee’s express written consent, of any one of the following: (i) the
assignment to the Grantee of any duties inconsistent with the Grantee’s status as an executive officer of the Company or of a Subsidiary or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Grantee’s responsibilities from
those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Grantee’s annual base salary to any amount less than the Grantee’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control; (iii) the relocation of the principal executive offices of the Company or of a Subsidiary, as the case may be, to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the
Company’s requiring the Grantee to be based anywhere other than the principal executive offices of the Company or of a Subsidiary as the case may be, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with the
Grantee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Grantee any portion of the Grantee’s current compensation, or to pay to the Grantee any deferred
compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within five days after the date the compensation is due or to pay or reimburse the Grantee for any expenses incurred by him for required business travel; (v) the failure by
the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Grantee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control that is material to the Grantee’s total compensation, including but not limited to, stock option, restricted
stock, stock appreciation right, incentive compensation, bonus, and other plans, unless an equitable alternative arrangement embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan has been made, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Grantee’s participation therein (or in a substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of compensation provided and the level of the Grantee’s participation relative to other
participants, than existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Grantee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Grantee under any of the Company’s
pension, profit-sharing, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, or other employee benefit plans in which the Grantee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the failure by the Company to continue to provide
the Grantee any material fringe benefit or perquisite enjoyed by the Grantee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Grantee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Grantee is entitled in
accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer and the Grantee has also executed this Agreement, as of the Date of Grant. 
  

			
	WINDSTREAM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 The undersigned hereby acknowledges that a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus,
and the Company’s most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “Prospectus Information”) are available for viewing on the Company’s intranet site at windstream.com. The Grantee hereby consents to receiving this Prospectus
Information electronically, or, in the alternative, agrees to contact                      to request a paper copy of the Prospectus
Information at no charge. The Grantee represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts the award of Restricted Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.

  

	
	  

	 Grantee:

	
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