SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-01-11

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<a name="s546CE54FFC7BDCEE75BE1E64E957C4D8"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Stock Unit Award Agreement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Issued Under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">THIS STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), effective as of the ____ day of January, 2016 (the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">), governs an award granted by DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), of stock units for shares of the common stock of the Company, par value, $0.001 per share (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Common Stock</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), to __________________________ (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Company&#8217;s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). A copy of the Plan has been made available to the Participant. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Agreement shall have the meaning given such terms in the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. In accordance with the Plan, and effective as of the Grant Date, the Company hereby grants to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, an award of _______________ (______) stock units (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Stock Unit Award,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; with the number set forth in this sentence being the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Target Award&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. The Participant&#8217;s interest in the stock units covered by the Stock Unit Award shall become vested as provided in this Section.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Company Total Shareholder Return Compared to RMS Return</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. One-half of the Participant&#8217;s interest in the stock units covered by the Stock Unit Award (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">RMS Return Target Award</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) shall become vested as provided in the schedule below, if (i) the Participant remains in continuous Service from the Grant Date until the Vesting Date, and (ii) the Company&#8217;s Total Shareholder Return for the Perform