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Exhibit 10.3   AVAYA INC. 2016 KEY EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN   1. Purpose.  This Avaya Inc. (the “Company”) 2016 Key Employee Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is   designed to align the interests of the Company and eligible key employees of the Company and its   subsidiaries.   2. Adoption of the Plan.  The Company, intending to be legally bound, hereby adopts the Plan   effective as of April 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”).  The Plan shall be in effect from the Effective Date   and shall continue until terminated by the Company (the “Term”).   The expiration of the Term shall not   in any event reduce or adversely affect any amounts due to any Participant hereunder.   3. General.  The compensation provided under the Plan is intended to be in addition to all other   compensation payable to Participants under any employment agreement or incentive plan or program in   effect with the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries.   4. Definitions.  For purposes of this Plan:   (a) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors of   Avaya Holdings Corp., as applicable.   (b) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.  If no Compensation   Committee exists, the term “Committee” shall be deemed to refer to the Board for all purposes of the   Plan.   (c) “Company Group” means the Company and its affiliates.   (d) “Participant” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5 hereof.   (e) “Participation Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and a   Participant setting forth the terms of such Participant’s participation in the Plan.    (f) “Performance Goals” means the performance goals established by the Committee with   respect to a Quarter (as defined below).     (g) “Quarter” means each fiscal quarter commencing during the Term.   (h) “Quarterly Performance Incentive” shall mean, in the case of any Participant, the amount   of the Quarterly Performance Incentive opportunity for such Participant as set forth in such Participant’s   Plan Participation Agreement.     5. Eligible Participants.  Each person designated by the Board or the Committee pursuant to a   Participation Agreement shall be a Participant under the Plan and eligible to receive a Quarterly   Performance Incentive with respect to each Quarter in which such Participant participates in the Plan   (each such Quarter, an “Eligible Quarter”).    6. Term of Participation.  Subject to the provisions of this Plan, each Participant shall earn a   Quarterly Performance Incentive as of the end of each Eligible Quarter, if (i) such Participant remains   employed by the Company Group through the last date of the applicable Quarter and (ii) to the extent the   Performance Goals established for such Quarter have been achieved; provided that if the Term ends after   the commencement, and before the end, of an Eligible Quarter, each Participant who is then employed by   the Company shall earn a prorated amount of the Quarterly Performance Incentive for the Quarter in   which the Term ends (based on the portion of the Quarter that has elapsed as of the last day of the Term),   and the Participant shall not be eligible to earn a Quarterly Performance Incentive following the Term.      

 

      2      Any Quarterly Performance Incentive required to be made under this Plan shall be paid by the Company   as soon as practicable after the date the Participant earned the right to such payment; for the avoidance of   doubt, no Participant shall earn the right to a Quarterly Performance Incentive until the Committee   certifies the degree to which the Performance Goals for the applicable Quarter have been achieved.  A   Participant whose employment with the Company Group terminates (for any reason) before the end of the   Eligible Quarter shall forfeit the right to any Quarterly Performance Incentive that has not been earned as   of the end of such Eligible Quarter.   7. Performance Goals.  Before the commencement of each Quarter, the Committee shall establish   one or more Performance Goals that must be achieved to earn a Quarterly Performance Incentive for that   Quarter.  The Committee may, but shall not be required to, establish minimum, target and maximum   targets with respect to selected Performance Goals that provide for the payment of a fraction or multiple   of a Participant’s Quarterly Performance Incentive.  Promptly after the end of each Quarter, the   Committee shall certify the degree to which the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved and   the amount payable to each Participant hereunder, if any.   8. Plan Administration.     (a) This Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee is given full authority   and discretion within the limits of this Plan to establish such administrative measures as may be necessary   to administer and attain the objectives of this Plan and may delegate the authority to administer the Plan   to an officer of the Company.  The Committee (or its delegate, as applicable) shall have full power and   authority to construe and interpret this Plan and any interpretation by the Committee shall be binding on   all Participants and shall be accorded the maximum deference permitted by law.   (b) All rights and interests of Participants under this Plan shall be non-assignable and   nontransferable, and otherwise not subject to pledge or encumbrance, whether voluntary or involuntary,   other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  In the event of any sale, transfer or other   disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, whether by merger, stock sale,   consolidation or otherwise, the Company may assign this Plan.   (c) Any payment to a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan shall, to the   extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Company Group, and the Company may   require a Participant, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such   effect.   (d) Payment of amounts due under the Plan shall be provided to Participant in the same   manner as Participant receives his or her regular paycheck or by mail at the last known address of   Participant in the possession of the Company, at the discretion of Committee.  The Company will deduct   all applicable taxes and any other withholdings required to be withheld with respect to the payment of any   award pursuant to this Plan.   (e) The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make   any other segregation of assets to ensure the payment of any award provided for hereunder.  Quarterly   Performance Incentive payments shall not be considered as extraordinary, special incentive   compensation, and it will not be included as “earnings,” “wages,” “salary,” or “compensation” in any   pension, welfare, life insurance, or other employee benefit plan or arrangement of the Company Group.   (f) The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to modify, supplement, suspend   or terminate this Plan at any time; provided that if the Company terminates the Plan after the   commencement of a Quarter, a Participant who is then employed by the Company and for whom such   Quarter is an Eligible Quarter shall earn and be paid a prorated Quarterly Performance Incentive (based     

 

      3      on the portion of the Quarter that has elapsed as of the Plan termination date) as soon as practicable after   the date on which the Committee certifies the degree to which the Performance Goals for such Quarter   have been achieved.  Subject to the foregoing, the Plan shall terminate upon the satisfaction of all   obligations of the Company or its successor entities hereunder.   (g) Nothing contained in this Plan shall in any way affect the right and power of the   Company to discharge any Participant or otherwise terminate his or her employment at any time or for   any reason or to change the terms of his or her employment in any manner.   (h) Except as otherwise provided under this Plan, any expense incurred in administering this   Plan shall be borne by the Company.   (i) Captions preceding the sections hereof are inserted solely as a matter of convenience and   in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision hereof.   (j) The administration of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,   without regard to the conflict of law principles of any state.  Any persons or corporations who now are or   shall subsequently become parties to the Plan shall be deemed to consent to this provision.   (k) The Plan is intended to either comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of   Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code Section 409A”).  To the extent   that the Plan is not exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Plan is intended to comply   with the requirements of Code Section 409A and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance   with such intent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for   any additional tax, interest, income inclusion or other penalty that may be imposed on a Participant by   Code Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.   [End of Plan]exhibit104formofavayakei

Exhibit 10.4   Personal and Confidential   May 13, 2016   (Name)    Re: Quarterly Performance Incentive Opportunity   Dear (Name):    On behalf of Avaya Inc. (the “Company”), I am pleased to offer you the opportunity to   participate in the 2016 Key Employee Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms in this letter   (this “Participation Agreement”) not herein defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.    General Description.  The Plan is a quarterly performance incentive plan that permits you   and other eligible participants to earn and be paid a cash incentive (the “Quarterly Performance   Incentive”).  The term of the Plan begins April 1, 2016 and ends when terminated by the Company,   subject to the additional terms set forth in the Plan.  Your participation in the Plan is limited to a   maximum of four fiscal quarters, and you will be eligible to participate in the Plan in the following   fiscal quarters (each, an “Eligible Quarter”):   Eligible Quarter: 4Q2016 1Q2017 2Q2017 3Q2017   Time of Payment: 1Q2017 2Q2017 3Q2017 4Q2017    Quarterly Performance Incentive.  Your Quarterly Performance Incentive is  You will   earn a Quarterly Performance Incentive if and to the extent that (i) you are employed by the Company   or its subsidiaries on the last day of the applicable Quarter and (ii) the applicable Performance Goals   established by the Committee for the applicable Quarter are achieved (which Performance Goals   will be communicated to you promptly after they are established).  In the event that your employment   with the Company Group is terminated (for any reason) prior to the end of the applicable Quarter,   you will forfeit your right to receive any portion of your Quarterly Performance Incentive for such   Quarter.   Waiver of Fiscal Year 2016 Long-Term Incentive Awards.  By executing this Participation   Agreement, you waive your right to any and all long-term incentive awards, whether consisting of   cash or equity, previously awarded to you in November 2015 with respect to fiscal year 2016   (collectively, the “FY 2016 Awards”), and the FY 2016 Awards are hereby cancelled without any   further action on behalf of you or the Company.           Waiver of Second Half Fiscal Year 2016 (“2H FY 2016”) Executive Committee   Discretionary Annual Incentive Plan (“EC DAIP”) Awards. By executing this Participation     

 

Agreement, you acknowledge that the Company does not intend to grant any awards under the EC   DAIP for 2H FY 2016, and you waive any rights you may have had to receive such EC DAIP awards.   Administration.  The Plan and this Participation Agreement shall be administered by the   Committee, as such term is defined in the Plan.  All calculations and determinations made by the   Committee with respect to this Participation Agreement and your Quarterly Performance Incentive   opportunity will be final and binding on you and the Company.  In the event of a conflict between   the terms of this Participation Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control in all respects.    We are pleased to be able to offer this Quarterly Performance Incentive opportunity to you   and truly appreciate your dedication and commitment to the Company and its affiliates.  If you have   further questions about this plan please contact your HR leadership.  We are excited about the future   and look forward to our success together.            Very truly yours,          AVAYA INC.    Name: Dave Vellequette          Title: Senior Vice President   & Chief Financial Officer   ACCEPTED BY:   ____________________________      (Name)

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