SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-02-18

Document Content:
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge 9.11.0.85--><!--Created on: 2/18/2022 12:11:27 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.61</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman Bold';font-size:12pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 3pt 0pt;"><u style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;">CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</u></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman Bold';font-size:12pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 18pt 0pt;"><b style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase;">Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement &#8211; Performance Based</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;">This <font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement</font> (this &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Agreement</u>&#8221;) is dated effective _______________________(the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Award Date</u>&#8221;), and is between Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Corporation</u>&#8221;) and Edward T. Tilly (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Participant</u>&#8221;). &#160;Any term capitalized but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (formerly CBOE Holdings, Inc.) Long-Term Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Plan</u>&#8221;). </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">1.</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Award</u><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;">. &#160;The Corporation hereby awards to Participant [___] Restricted Stock Units (the &#8220;</font><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Restricted Stock Units</u><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;">&#8221;). &#160;The Restricted Stock Units will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. &#160;Each Restricted Stock Unit is a notional amount that represents one unvested share of Stock and entitles Participant, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to receive a share of Stock if and when the Restricted Stock Unit vests. &#160; </font></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">2.</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">No Rights as Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents</u><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:justify;">. &#160;Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock represented by Restricted Stock Units until the date of the issuance of the shares of Stock (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation). &#160;Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation declares a cash dividend on shares of Stock, on the payment date of the dividend, Participant will be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights equal to the amount of the cash dividend per share multiplied by the number of Restricted Stock Units held by Participant on the dividend&#8217;s record date. &#160;The Dividend Equivalent Rights credited to Participant under the preceding sentence will be deemed to be reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units, which will be subject to the same terms regarding vesting, forfeiture, and distribution as Restricted Stock Units awarded to Participant under this Agreement. &#160; &#160;</font></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="font-f