UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 28, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

US FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-185732   36-3642294

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

9399 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600

Rosemont, IL 60018

(Address of principal executive offices)

(847) 720-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 28, 2013, the Board of Directors of USF Holding Corp., the parent of US Foods, Inc., adopted an amended 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) applicable to employees of USF Holding Corp. and its affiliates (including US Foods, Inc.) as well as amended forms of Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement, Stock Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”).

These amendments included, among other things, increasing the number of shares of common stock of USF Holding Corp. available for grant under the Plan from approximately 31.5 million shares to approximately 53.2 shares and amending the vesting conditions for awards under the Plan.

The foregoing descriptions of the amendments to the Plan and the forms of Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, Stock Option Agreement, and Restricted Stock Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan and the forms of Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement, Stock Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and Restricted Stock Award Agreement filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    2007 Stock Award Plan, as amended.
10.2    Form of Management Stockholder’s Agreement.
10.3    Form of Sale Participation Agreement.
10.4    Form of Stock Option Agreement.
10.5    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
10.6    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 31, 2013   US FOODS, INC.
  By:   /s/ Juliette W. Pryor
   

 

    Juliette W. Pryor
    Executive Vice President and Secretary

Exhibit 10.1

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

FOR KEY EMPLOYEES OF

USF HOLDING CORP. AND ITS AFFILIATES,

as amended

1. Purpose of Plan

The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of USF Holding Corp. and its Affiliates, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”) is designed:

(a) to promote the long term financial interests and growth of USF Holding Corp. (the “ Company ”) and its Subsidiaries by attracting and retaining management and other personnel and key service providers with the training, experience and ability to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the success of the Company’s business;

(b) to motivate management personnel by means of growth-related incentives to achieve long range goals; and

(c) to further the alignment of interests of participants with those of the stockholders of the Company through opportunities for increased stock, or stock-based ownership in the Company.

2. Definitions

As used in the Plan, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.

(b) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) “ Change in Control ” means, in one or a series of transactions, (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (or of all of such of its operating Subsidiaries) to any Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert), other than to (x) the Investors or their Affiliates or (y) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company or its Affiliates or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or other equity securities is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (any Person described in the foregoing clauses (x) or (y), an “Affiliated Person”); or (ii) a sale by the Company, the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates, to a Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert) of Common Stock, or a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company, in any case, that results in more than 50% of the Common Stock of the Company (or any resulting company after a merger) being held by a Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert) that does not include an Affiliated Person; in any event, which results in the Investors and their Affiliates or such employee benefit plan ceasing to hold the ability to elect a majority of the members of the Board.

(d) “ Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


(e) “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or, if no such committee is appointed, the Board).

(f) “ Common Stock ” or “ Share ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, which may be authorized but unissued, or issued and reacquired.

(g) “ Employee ” means a person, including an officer, in the regular employment of the Company or any other Service Recipient who, in the opinion of the Committee, is, or is expected to have involvement in the management, growth or protection of some part or all of the business of the Company or any other Service Recipient.

(h) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i) “ Fair Market Value ” means, on a per Share basis, (i) prior to the date on which Shares are traded on an exchange or in another public market, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on any given date (without regard to discounts for minority status), as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board (consistent with the determination of an independent, third party appraisal of the fair market value of one share of Common Stock that shall be performed at least annually for the Board for purposes of, among other things, reporting such value to the Investors), but in all events satisfying Section 409A under the Code so that no Stock Option shall constitute “deferral of compensation” thereunder or (ii) after the date on which Shares are traded on an exchange or in another public market, (A) the last sale price of a Share on the relevant date on the principal stock exchange on which the Shares may at the time be listed or, (B) if there shall have been no sales on such exchange on the relevant date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such exchange on the relevant date or, (C) if there is no such bid and asked price on the relevant date, on the next preceding date when such bid and asked price occurred or, (D) if Shares shall not be so listed, the closing sale price as reported by NASDAQ for the last trading day immediately preceding the relevant date in the over-the-counter market.

(j) “ Grant ” means an award made to a Participant pursuant to the Plan and described in Section 5, including, without limitation, an award of a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Other Stock-Based Award or Dividend Equivalent Right (as such terms are defined in Section 5), or any combination of the foregoing.

(k) “ Grant Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to a Grant.

(l) “ Group ” means “group,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(m) “ Investors ” means KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR PEI Investments, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII (Co-Investment), L.P., CD&R Parallel und VII, L.P., CDR USF Co-Investor L.P., DR USF Co-Investor No. 2, L.P., KKR Partners II, L.P., OPERF Co-Investment LLC and any other co-investors (other than Employees) in the Company.

(n) “Management Stockholder’s Agreement ” means that certain Management Stockholder’s Agreement between the applicable Participant and the Company.

 

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(o) “ Participant ” means an Employee, non-employee member of the Board, consultant or other person having a service relationship with the Company or any other Service Recipient, to whom one or more Grants have been made and remain outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Participant whose employment with the Company or any other Service Recipient or service with the Board, as applicable, terminates, shall continue to be deemed a Participant to the extent necessary to allow such individual the rights and obligations applicable to such individual’s Grants awarded hereunder, to the extent such Grants remain outstanding after such termination.

(p) “ Person ” means “person,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(q) “ Public Offering ” shall mean the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public subsequent to the date hereof pursuant to a registration statement under the Act which has been declared effective by the Securities Exchange Commission (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any other similar form).

(r) “ Sale Participation Agreement ” means that certain Sale Participation Agreement between the applicable Participant and the Investors.

(s) “ Service Recipient ” means the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Affiliate of the Company that satisfies the definition of “service recipient” within the meaning of Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(g) (or any successor regulation), with respect to which the person is a “service provider” (within the meaning of Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(f) (or any successor regulation).

(t) “ Subsidiary ” means any corporation or other entity in an unbroken chain of corporations or other entities beginning with the Company if each of the corporations or other entities, or group of commonly controlled corporations or other entities, other than the last corporation or other entity in the unbroken chain then owns stock or other equity interests possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests in one of the other corporations or other entities in such chain.

3. Administration of Plan

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee may adopt its own rules of procedure, and action of a majority of the members of the Committee taken at a meeting, or action taken without a meeting by unanimous written consent, shall constitute action by the Committee. The Committee shall have the power and authority to administer, construe and interpret the Plan, to make rules for carrying it out and to make changes in such rules. Any such interpretations, rules, and administration shall be consistent with the basic purposes of the Plan.

(b) The Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan, subject to applicable law and such conditions and limitations as the Committee shall prescribe, except that only the Committee may designate and make Grants to Participants.

 

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(c) The Committee may employ counsel, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Committee, the Company, and the officers and directors of the Company shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon all Participants, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee, nor employee or representative of the Company shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Grants, and all such members of the Committee, employees and representatives shall be fully protected and indemnified to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

4. Eligibility

The Committee may from time to time make Grants under the Plan to such Employees, or other persons having a relationship with Company or any other Service Recipient, and in such form and having such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine. The terms, conditions and limitations of each Grant under the Plan shall be set forth in a Grant Agreement, in a form approved by the Committee, consistent, however, with the terms of the Plan; provided , however , that such Grant Agreement shall contain provisions dealing with the treatment of Grants in the event of the termination of employment or other service relationship, death or disability of a Participant, and may also include provisions concerning the treatment of Grants in the event of a Change in Control of the Company.

5. Grants

From time to time, the Committee will determine the forms and amounts of Grants for Participants. Such Grants may take the following forms in the Committee’s sole discretion:

(a) Stock Options —These are options to purchase Common Stock (“ Stock Options ”). At the time of Grant the Committee shall determine, and shall include in the Grant Agreement or other Plan rules, the option exercise period, the option exercise price, vesting requirements, and such other terms, conditions or restrictions on the grant or exercise of the option as the Committee deems appropriate including, without limitation, the right to receive dividend equivalent payments on vested options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise price per Share of a Stock Option shall in no event be less than the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Option is granted (subject to later adjustment pursuant to Section 8 hereof). In addition to other restrictions contained in the Plan, a Stock Option granted under this Section 5(a) may not be exercised more than 10 years after the date it is granted. Payment of the Stock Option exercise price shall be made (i) in cash, (ii) with the consent of the Committee, in Shares (any such Shares valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) that the Participant has held for at least six months (or such other period of time as may be required by the Company’s accountants), (iii) through the withholding of Shares (any such Shares valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Stock Option in a manner that is compliant with applicable law, or (iv) a combination of the foregoing methods, in each such case in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Grant Agreement and of any applicable guidelines of the Committee in effect at the time.

(b) Stock Appreciation Rights —The Committee may grant “Stock Appreciation Rights” (as hereinafter defined) independent of, or in connection with, the grant of a Stock Option or a portion thereof. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such other terms as the

 

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Committee may determine. The exercise price per Share of a Stock Appreciation Right shall in no event be less than the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. Each “ Stock Appreciation Right ” granted independent of a Stock Option shall be defined as a right of a Participant, upon exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right, to receive an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one Share over (B) the exercise price per Share of such Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares covered by the Stock Appreciation Right. Payment of the Stock Appreciation Right shall be made in Shares or in cash, or partly in Shares and partly in cash (any such Shares valued at the Fair Market Value on the date of the payment), all as shall be determined by the Committee.

(c) Other Stock-Based Awards —The Committee may grant or sell awards of Shares, awards of restricted Shares and awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares (including, without limitation, restricted stock units). Such “ Other Stock-Based Awards ” shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee may determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Grants under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and when Other Stock-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Stock-Based Awards; whether such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares; and all other terms and conditions of such awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable).

(d) Dividend Equivalent Rights —The Committee may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights either alone or in connection with the grant of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right. A “ Dividend Equivalent Right ” shall be the right to receive a payment in respect of one Share (whether or not subject to a Stock Option) equal to the amount of any dividend paid in respect of one Share held by a shareholder in the Company. Each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be subject to such terms as the Committee may determine.

6. Limitations and Conditions

(a) The number of Shares available for Grants under this Plan shall be 53,179,895, subject to adjustment as provided for in Sections 8 and 9, unless restricted by applicable law. Shares related to Grants that are forfeited, terminated, canceled, expire unexercised, withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations, or are repurchased by the Company shall immediately become available for new Grants.

(b) No Grants shall be made under the Plan beyond ten years after December 21, 2007, which was the original effective date of the Plan (the “ Effective Date ”), but the terms of Grants made on or before the expiration of the Plan may extend beyond such expiration. At the time a Grant is made or amended or the terms or conditions of a Grant are changed in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the Grant Agreement, the Committee may provide for limitations or conditions on such Grant.

 

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(c) Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of the Company or any other Service Recipient to terminate any Participant’s employment or other service relationship at any time or for any reason.

(d) Other than as specifically provided in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or Sale Participation Agreement, no benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such benefit shall, prior to receipt thereof by the Participant, be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the Participant.

(e) Participants shall not be, and shall not have any of the rights or privileges of, stockholders of the Company in respect of any Shares purchasable in connection with any Grant unless and until certificates representing any such Shares have been issued by the Company to such Participants (or book entry representing such Shares has been made and such Shares have been deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian).

(f) No election as to benefits or exercise of any Grant may be made during a Participant’s lifetime by anyone other than the Participant except by a legal representative appointed for or by the Participant.

(g) Absent express provisions to the contrary, any Grant under this Plan shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement or severance plan of the Company or other Service Recipient and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. This Plan is not a “Retirement Plan” or “Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(h) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no benefit or promise under the Plan shall be secured by any specific assets of the Company or any other Service Recipient, nor shall any assets of the Company or any other Service Recipient be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

7. Transfers and Leaves of Absence

For purposes of the Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise: (a) a transfer of a Participant’s employment without an intervening period of separation among the Company and any other Service Recipient shall not be deemed a termination of employment, and (b) a Participant who is granted in writing a leave of absence or who is entitled to a statutory leave of absence shall be deemed to have remained in the employ of the Company (and other Service Recipient) during such leave of absence.

8. Adjustments

In the event of any stock split, spin-off, share combination, reclassification, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, merger, Change in Control, payment of a dividend (other than a cash dividend paid as part of a regular dividend program) or other similar

 

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transaction or occurrence which affects the equity securities of the Company or the value thereof, the Committee shall (i) adjust the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and available for or covered by Grants, (ii) adjust the share prices related to outstanding Grants, and/or (iii) take such other action (including, without limitation providing for payment of a cash amount to holders of outstanding Grants), in each case as is necessary to address, on an equitable and good faith basis, the effect of the applicable corporate event on the Plan and any outstanding Grants. Any such adjustment made or action taken by the Committee in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be final and binding upon holders of Options and upon the Company.

9. Change in Control

In the event of a Change in Control: (a) if determined by the Committee in the applicable Grant Agreement or otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any outstanding Grants then held by Participants which are unexercisable or otherwise unvested or subject to lapse restrictions may automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of immediately prior to such Change in Control and (b) the Committee may, to the extent determined by the Committee to be permitted under Section 409A of the Code, but shall not be obligated to: (i) cancel such awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) which, in the case of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, may equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (or, if no consideration is paid in any such transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) over the aggregate option price of such Stock Options or the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Appreciation Rights, as the case may be; (ii) provide for the issuance of substitute awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Grants previously granted hereunder, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; or (iii) provide that for a period of at least ten business days prior to the Change in Control, any Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable as to all Shares subject thereto and that upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, such Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect.

10. Amendment and Termination

(a) The Committee shall have the authority to make such amendments to any terms and conditions applicable to outstanding Grants as are consistent with this Plan, provided that no such action shall modify any Grant in a manner that disadvantages in any respect (other than in a de minimis manner) a Participant with respect to any outstanding Grants, other than pursuant to Section 8 or, as may be required to satisfy Section 409A of the Code, Section 9 hereof, without the Participant’s consent, except as such modification is provided for in the terms of the Grant.

(b) The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, except that no such action, other than an action under Section 8 or 9 hereof, may be taken which would, without stockholder approval, increase the aggregate number of Shares available for Grants under the Plan, decrease the price of outstanding Grants, change the requirements relating to the Committee, or extend the term of the Plan. However, no such action shall disadvantage a Participant in any respect (other

 

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than in a de minimis manner) with respect to any outstanding Grants, other than pursuant to Section 8 or, as may be required to satisfy Section 409A of the Code, Section 9 hereof, without the Participant’s consent, except as otherwise provided under the terms of the Grant.

(c) This Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if at the time of the Participant’s termination of employment with any Service Recipient the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, and the deferral of the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such termination of service is necessary in order to prevent the imposition of any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) to the minimum extent necessary to satisfy Section 409A of the Code until the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s termination of employment with all Service Recipients (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), if such payment or benefit is payable upon a termination of employment and (ii) if any other payments of money or other benefits due to the Participant hereunder would cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred, if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the minimum extent necessary, in a manner, reasonably determined by the Board in consultation with the Participant, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax or result in an additional cost to the Company (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant). Any payment on delivery of Shares hereunder shall constitute a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

11. Governing Law; International Participants

(a) This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable therein.

(b) With respect to Participants who reside or work outside the United States of America, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan or awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or any other Service Recipient.

12. Withholding Taxes

The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment made under the Plan any federal, state or local income or other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment. It shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to deliver Shares upon the exercise of a Stock Option that the Participant pays to the Company such amount as may be requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying any liability for such withholding taxes.

 

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13. Termination Dates

The Plan shall terminate on December 21, 2017, subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 10.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF

MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER’S AGREEMENT

This Management Stockholder’s Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of             , 20            (the “ Effective Date ”) among USF Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the undersigned person (the “ Management Stockholder ”) (the Company and the Management Stockholder being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Parties ”). All capitalized terms not immediately defined are hereinafter defined in Section 6(b) of this Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Management Stockholder has been selected by the Company to receive options to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “ Options ”), or grants based on a notional unit of one share of Common Stock (the “ Restricted Stock Units ”), or grants of restricted Common Stock (the “ Restricted Stock ”) collectively, (the “ Awards ”), pursuant to the terms set forth below and the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of USF Holding Corp. and its Affiliates (the “ Plan ”) and the Stock Option Agreement, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated as of the date hereof, entered into by and between the Company and the Management Stockholder (the “ Award Agreements ”); and

WHEREAS, this Agreement is one of several other agreements (“ Other Management Stockholders Agreement s”), which, prior hereto, concurrently with the execution hereof or in the future, will be entered into between the Company and other individuals who are or will be key employees of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Other Management Stockholders ”).

NOW THEREFORE, to implement the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Issuance of Awards; Voting .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement, as of the Effective Date the Company is granting to the Management Stockholder Options to acquire the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on Schedule I hereto, at an initial per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value as defined in the Plan, and the Parties shall execute and deliver to each other copies of the Option Agreement concurrently with the issuance of the Options.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreements, as of the Effective Date the Company is granting to the Management Stockholder shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units as set forth on Schedule I hereto, and the Parties shall execute and deliver to each other copies of the Award Agreements concurrently with the issuance of the Awards.

2. Management Stockholder’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements .

(a) The Management Stockholder agrees and acknowledges that he or she will not, directly or indirectly, offer, transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (any of the foregoing acts being referred to herein as a “ transfer ”) at the time of exercise, Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options, (“ Option Stock ”; together with


all Restricted Stock that is deemed “Stock” under the applicable Award Agreement and any other Common Stock otherwise acquired and/or held by the Management Stockholder Entities as of or after the date hereof, “ Stock ”), except as provided in this Section 2(a) below and Section 3 hereof. If the Management Stockholder is an Affiliate of the Company, the Management Stockholder also agrees and acknowledges that he or she will not transfer any shares of Stock unless:

(i) the transfer is pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations in effect thereunder (the “ Act ”), and in compliance with applicable provisions of state securities laws; or

(ii) (A) counsel for the Management Stockholder (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) shall have furnished the Company with an opinion or other advice, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, that no such registration is required because of the availability of an exemption from registration under the Act and (B) if the Management Stockholder is a citizen or resident of any country other than the United States, or the Management Stockholder desires to effect any transfer in any such country, counsel for the Management Stockholder (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company) shall have furnished the Company with an opinion or other advice reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company to the effect that such transfer will comply with the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any of the following transfers of Stock are deemed to be in compliance with the Act and this Agreement (including without limitation any restrictions or prohibitions herein) and no opinion of counsel is required in connection therewith: (I) a transfer made pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5 or 8 hereof, (II) a transfer upon the death or Permanent Disability of the Management Stockholder to the Management Stockholder’s Estate or a transfer to the executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of a person who has become a holder of Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that it is expressly understood that any such transferee shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, (III) a transfer made in compliance with the United States federal securities laws to a Management Stockholder’s Trust, provided that such transfer is made expressly subject to this Agreement and that the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof as a “Management Stockholder” with respect to the representations and warranties and other obligations of this Agreement, and provided further that it is expressly understood and agreed that if such Management Stockholder’s Trust at any point includes any person or entity other than the Management Stockholder, his spouse (or ex-spouse) or his lineal descendants (including adopted children) such that it fails to meet the definition thereof as set forth in Section 6(b) hereof, such transfer shall no longer be deemed in compliance with this Agreement and shall be subject to Section 3(d) below, (IV) a transfer of Stock made by the Management Stockholder to Other Management Stockholders, provided that it is expressly understood that any such transferee(s) shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement (in addition to the provisions set forth in an Other Management Stockholders Agreement to which such Other Management Stockholders are a party), and (V) a transfer made by the Management Stockholder, with the Board’s approval, to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.

 

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(b) The certificate (or certificates) representing the Stock, if any, shall bear the following legend:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER’S AGREEMENT BETWEEN USF HOLDING CORP. (THE “COMPANY”) AND THE MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER NAMED ON THE FACE HEREOF AND THE SALE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMONG SUCH MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER AND CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE FUND VII, L.P., CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE FUND VII (CO-INVESTMENT), L.P., CD&R PARALLEL FUND VII, L.P., CDR USF CO-INVESTOR L.P., CDR USF CO-INVESTOR NO. 2, L.P., KKR 2006 FUND L.P., KKR PEI INVESTMENTS, L.P, KKR PARTNERS III, L.P. AND OPERF CO-INVESTMENT LLC, IN EACH CASE DATED AS OF [                    ] (COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY) AND ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

(c) The Management Stockholder acknowledges that he or she has been advised that (i) the shares of the Stock are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a Public Offering and that the Stock may be resold without registration under the Act only in certain limited circumstances, (ii) a restrictive legend in the form heretofore set forth shall be placed on the certificates (if any) representing the Stock and (iii) a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of the Company indicating that the Stock is subject to restrictions on transfer and appropriate stop transfer restrictions will be issued to the Company’s transfer agent with respect to the Stock.

(d) If any shares of the Stock are to be disposed of in accordance with Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, the Management Stockholder shall promptly notify the Company of such intended disposition and shall deliver to the Company at or prior to the time of such disposition such documentation as the Company may reasonably request in connection with such sale and take any actions requested by the Company prior to any such sale and, in the case of a disposition pursuant to Rule 144, shall deliver to the Company an executed copy of any notice on Form 144 required to be filed with the SEC.

(e) The Management Stockholder agrees that, if any shares of the Stock are offered to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act (other than registration of securities issued on Form S-8, S-4 or any successor or similar form), the Management Stockholder will not effect any public sale or distribution of any shares of the Stock not covered by such registration statement from the time of the receipt of a notice from the Company that the Company has filed or imminently intends to file such registration statement to, or within 180 days (or such shorter period as may be consented to by the managing underwriter or underwriters) in the case of an initial Public Offering and ninety (90) days (or in an underwritten offering such shorter period as may be consented to by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any) in the case of any other Public Offering after the effective date of such registration statement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company.

 

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(f) The Management Stockholder represents and warrants that (i) with respect to the Option Stock, Restricted Stock and/or shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, the Management Stockholder has received and reviewed the available information relating to such Stock, including having received and reviewed the documents related thereto, certain of which documents set forth the rights, preferences and restrictions relating to the Options, the Stock underlying the Options, the Restricted Stock and the shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units and (ii) the Management Stockholder has been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information or documents and to ask questions and receive answers about such information, the Company and the business and prospects of the Company which the Management Stockholder deems necessary to evaluate the merits and risks related to the Management Stockholder’s investment in the Stock and to verify the information contained in the information received as indicated in this Section 2(f), and the Management Stockholder has relied solely on such information.

3. Transferability of Stock .

(a) The Management Stockholder agrees that he or she will not transfer any shares of Stock at any time without the consent of the Investors; provided , however , that the Management Stockholder may transfer shares of Stock pursuant to one of the following exceptions: (i) transfers permitted by Sections 4 or 5; (ii) transfers permitted by clauses (II), (III) and (IV) of Section 2(a); (iii) a sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act filed by the Company upon the proper exercise of registration rights of such Management Stockholder under Section 8 (excluding any registration on Form S-8, S-4 or any successor or similar form); (iv) transfers permitted pursuant to the Sale Participation Agreement (as defined in Section 6(b)); (v) transfers permitted by the Board or (vi) transfers to the Company or its designee (any such exception, a “ Permitted Transfer ”).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Section 3(a) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.

(c) No transfer of any shares of Stock in violation hereof shall be made or recorded on the books of the Company and any such transfer shall be void ab initio and of no effect.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may, at any time and from time to time, waive the restrictions on transfers contained in Section 3(a), whether such waiver is made prior to or after the transferee has effected or committed to effect the transfer, or has notified the Investors of such transfer or commitment to transfer. Any transfers made pursuant to such waiver or which are later made subject to such a waiver shall, as of the date of the waiver and at all times thereafter, not be deemed to violate any applicable restrictions on transfers contained in this Agreement.

4. The Management Stockholder’s Right to Resell Stock and Options to the Company .

(a) Subject to Section 5(g), if the Management Stockholder’s employment with the Company (or, if applicable, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) terminates as a result of the death or Permanent Disability of the Management Stockholder, then the applicable Management Stockholder Entity shall, for 365 days following the date of such termination for death or Permanent Disability, have the right to:

 

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(i) With respect to Stock, sell to the Company, and the Company shall be required to purchase, on one occasion, all of the shares of Stock then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities at a per share price equal to Fair Market Value on the Repurchase Calculation Date (the “ Section 4 Repurchase Price ”); and

(ii) With respect to any outstanding, vested Options, sell to the Company, and the Company shall be required to purchase, on one occasion, all of the vested Options then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities for an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Section 4 Repurchase Price over the Option Exercise Price and (y) the number of Exercisable Option Shares, which Options shall be terminated in exchange for such payment. In the event the Management Stockholder Entity elects to sell under this Section 4(a)(ii) and the foregoing Option Excess Price is zero or a negative number, all outstanding exercisable Options granted to the Management Stockholder shall be automatically terminated without any payment in respect thereof. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, all unvested Options shall be terminated and cancelled without any payment therefor.

(b) In the event the applicable Management Stockholder Entities intend to exercise their rights pursuant to Section 4(a), such Management Stockholder Entities shall send written notice to the Company, at any time during the applicable period set forth in Section 4(a) (the “ Put Period ”), of their intention to sell shares of Stock in exchange for the payment referred to in Section 4(a)(i) and/or to sell such Options in exchange for the payment referred to in Section 4(a)(ii) and shall indicate the number of shares of Stock to be sold and the number of Options (based on the number of Exercisable Option Shares) to be sold (the “ Redemption Notice ”). The completion of the purchases shall take place at the principal office of the Company on no later than the twentieth business day (such date to be determined by the Company) after the giving of the Redemption Notice. The applicable Repurchase Price (including any payment with respect to the Options as described above) shall be paid by delivery to the applicable Management Stockholder Entities, at the option of the Company, of a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of each of the applicable Management Stockholder Entities (or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, if the Management Stockholder Entities provide to the Company wire transfer instructions) against delivery of certificates or other instruments representing the Stock so purchased and appropriate documents cancelling the Options so terminated appropriately endorsed or executed by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities or any duly authorized representative.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4 to the contrary, if there exists and is continuing a default or an event of default on the part of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any loan, guarantee or other agreement under which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company has borrowed money or if the repurchase referred to in Section 4(a) (or Section 5 below, as the case may be) would result in a default or an event of default on the part of the Company or any affiliate of the Company under any such agreement or if a repurchase would not be permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“ DGCL ”) (or if the Company reincorporates in another state, the business corporation law of such state) or any federal or state securities laws or regulations (each such occurrence being an “ Event ”), the Company shall not be obligated to repurchase any of the Stock or the Options from the applicable Management Stockholder Entities, to the extent the

 

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Company is prohibited from purchasing such Stock and Options by the existence of the Event, for cash but instead, with respect to such portion with respect to which cash settlement is so prohibited, will, subject to the Management Stockholder Entities’ rescission rights below, satisfy its obligations with respect to the Management Stockholder Entities’ exercise of their rights under Section 4(a) by delivering to the applicable Management Stockholder Entity a promissory note with a principal amount equal to the amount payable under this Section 4 that was not paid in cash, having terms acceptable to the Company’s (and its affiliate’s, as applicable) lenders and permitted under the Company’s (and its affiliate’s, as applicable) debt instruments but which in any event (i) shall be mandatorily repayable promptly and to the extent that an Event no longer prohibits the payment of cash to the applicable Management Stockholder Entity pursuant to this Agreement; and (ii) shall bear interest at a rate equal to the effective rate of interest in respect of the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated subordinated public debt securities (including any original issue discount). Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to Section 4(d), if an Event exists that prohibits the Company from purchasing Stock and Options, above, and is continuing for ninety (90) days, prior to completion of such purchase by the Company, the Management Stockholder Entities shall be permitted by written notice to rescind any Redemption Notice with respect to that portion of the Stock and Options to be repurchased by the Company from the Management Stockholder Entities pursuant to this Section 4 with the note described in the foregoing sentence, provided that, the Management Stockholder Entity shall have another thirty (30) days from the date the Event ceases to prohibit such purchase to give another Redemption Notice on the terms applicable to the first Redemption Notice.

(d) Effect of Change in Control . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for any payment obligation of the Company which has arisen prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control this Section 4 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the occurrence of such Change in Control.

 

  5. The Company’s Option to Purchase Stock and Options of the Management Stockholder Upon Certain Terminations of Employment .

(a) Termination for Cause by the Company and other Call Events . If (i) the Management Stockholder’s active employment with the Company (or, if applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates) is terminated by the Company (or, if applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates) for Cause, or (ii) the Management Stockholder Entities effect a transfer of Stock (or Options) that is prohibited under this Agreement (or the Award Agreements Agreements, as applicable), after notice from the Company of such impermissible transfer and a reasonable opportunity to cure such transfer which is not so cured (each event described above, a “ Section 5(a) Call Event ”), and subject to Section 5(g), then:

(I) With respect to Stock, the Company may purchase all or any portion of the shares of Stock then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities at a per share purchase price equal to the lesser of (x) the Base Price and (y) the Fair Market Value on the Repurchase Calculation Date and;

(II) With respect to all outstanding Options and unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, all such Awards shall be automatically terminated without any payment in respect thereof upon the occurrence of the Section 5(a) Call Event.

 

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(b) Termination without Cause by the Company, Termination for Good Reason by the Management Stockholder, Termination due to death or Permanent Disability . If the Management Stockholder’s active employment with the Company (or, if applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates) is terminated (i) by the Company (or, if applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates) without Cause, (ii) by the Management Stockholder for Good Reason (if applicable), (iii) due to the Management Stockholder’s death or Permanent Disability or (iv) under the circumstances described in Section 5(c)(ii) (each, a “ Section 5(b) Call Event ”), and subject to Section 5(g), then:

(I) With respect to Stock, the Company may purchase all or any portion of the shares of such Stock then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities at a per share purchase price equal to Fair Market Value on the Repurchase Calculation Date;

(II) With respect to any outstanding, vested Options, the Company may purchase all or any portion of the vested Options held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities for an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value on the Repurchase Calculation Date over the Option Exercise Price and (y) the number of Exercisable Option Shares (solely relating to vested Options), which vested Options shall be terminated in exchange for such payment. In the event the Company elects to repurchase under this Section 5(b)(II) and the foregoing Option Excess Price is zero or a negative number, all outstanding and exercisable vested Options shall be automatically terminated without any payment in respect thereof; and

(III) With respect to unvested Options, all outstanding unvested Options shall automatically be terminated without any payment in respect thereof.

(c) Termination by the Management Stockholder. (i) If the Management Stockholder’s active employment with the Company (and/or, if applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates) is terminated by the Management Stockholder (other than for Good Reason or due to death or Permanent Disability) (a “ Section 5(c) Call Event ”), and subject to Section 5(g), then:

(I) With respect to any Stock, the Company may purchase all or any portion of the shares of such Stock then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities at a per share purchase price equal to the Fair Market Value as of the Repurchase Calculation Date (such purchase price, the “ Section 5(c) Repurchase Price ”); and

(II) With respect to any outstanding, vested Options, the Company may purchase all or any portion of the exercisable vested Options then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities for an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Section 5(c) Repurchase Price over the Option Exercise Price, and (y) the number of Exercisable Option Shares (solely relating to vested Options). All unvested Options held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities will terminate immediately without payment in respect thereof.

(d) Call Notice . The Company shall have a period (the “ Call Period ”) of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of any Call Event (or, if later, with respect to a Section 5(a) Call Event, the date after discovery of, and the applicable cure period for, an impermissible transfer constituting a Section 5(a) Call Event) in which to give notice in writing to the Management Stockholder of its election to exercise its rights and obligations

 

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pursuant to this Section 5 (“ Repurchase Notice ”). The completion of the purchases pursuant to the foregoing shall take place at the principal office of the Company no later than the twentieth business day after the giving of the Repurchase Notice. The applicable Repurchase Price (including any payment with respect to the Options as described in this Section 5) shall be paid by delivery to the applicable Management Stockholder Entities of a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of each of the applicable Management Stockholder Entities (or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, if the Management Stockholder Entities provide to the Company wire transfer instructions) against delivery of certificates or other instruments representing the Stock so purchased and appropriate documents canceling the Options so terminated, appropriately endorsed or executed by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities or any duly authorized representative.

(e) Use of Note to Satisfy Call Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5 to the contrary, if there exists and is continuing any Event, the Company will, to the extent it has exercised its rights to purchase Stock or Options pursuant to this Section 5 and subject to the rescission rights of the Management Stockholder Entities below, in order to complete the purchase of any Stock or Options pursuant to this Section 5, deliver to the applicable Management Stockholder Entities (i) a cash payment for any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5 that would not cause an Event that prohibits the Company from purchasing Stock and Options for cash and (ii) a promissory note having the same terms as that provided in Section 4(c) above with a principal amount equal to the amount payable but not paid in cash pursuant to this Section 5 due to the Event to the extent that, pursuant to the Event, the Company is prohibited from purchasing such Stock and Options in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event exists that causes the Company to be prohibited from such purchase and is continuing for ninety (90) days, prior to closing such purchase the Management Stockholder Entities shall be permitted by written notice to cause the Company to rescind any Repurchase Notice with respect to that portion of the Stock and Options repurchased by the Company from the Management Stockholder Entities pursuant to this Section 5 with the note described in the foregoing sentence, provided that, the Company shall have another thirty (30) days from the date the Event ceases to prohibit such purchase to give another Repurchase Notice on the terms applicable to the first Repurchase Notice.

(f) Effect of Change in Control . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for any payment obligation of the Company which has arisen prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, this Section 5 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the occurrence of such Change in Control.

(g) Effect of Accounting Principles . Notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 4 or 5 to the contrary, in the event that it is determined by the Board that any of the provisions of either of Section 4 or 5 would result in any of the Options being classified as a liability as contemplated by FASB Statement No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, including any amendments and interpretations thereto, then the following terms shall apply:

(i) Any shares of Stock that are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4 or 5, as applicable, may only be so purchased if and when such shares have been held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities for at least six months; and

 

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(ii) With respect to any exercisable Options, upon the occurrence of the applicable event identified in Section 4 giving rise to the Management Stockholder’s rights thereunder or a Call Event, the Management Stockholder Entities may be required by the Company to elect, in accordance with the terms of the relevant Stock Option Agreement, to receive from the Company, on one occasion, in exchange for all of the exercisable Options then held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities, if any, a number of shares of Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the product of (A) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value over the Option Exercise Price and (B) the number of shares then acquirable on exercise, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value, which Options shall be terminated in exchange for such payment of shares of Stock (such shares of Stock, the “ Net Settled Stock ”). (In the event the foregoing Option Excess Price is zero or a negative number, all outstanding exercisable Options shall be automatically terminated without any payment in respect thereof.) Upon the occurrence of such net settlement of all exercisable Options, the Put Period or the Call Period, as applicable, shall be deemed to be the period that is 30 days following the date that is six months after the receipt by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities of the Net Settled Stock, during which time the Company may, on delivery of Repurchase Notice (or upon delivery of a Redemption Notice), purchase (or be required to purchase in the case of Section 4) all (in the case of a purchase pursuant to Section 4) or all or any portion (in the case of a purchase pursuant to Section 5) of the Net Settled Stock held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities, at a per share price equal to the applicable Repurchase Price for Option Stock identified in Section 4 or Section 5, as applicable.

6. Adjustment of Repurchase Price; Definitions .

(a) Adjustment of Repurchase Price . In determining the applicable repurchase price of the Stock and Options, as provided for in Sections 4 and 5 above, appropriate equitable adjustments shall be made for any stock dividends, splits, combinations, recapitalizations or any other adjustment in the number of outstanding shares of Stock in order to maintain, as nearly as practicable, the intended operation of the provisions of Sections 4 and 5.

(b) Definitions . All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have such meaning as such terms are defined in the Plan. Terms used herein and as listed below shall be defined as follows:

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i) hereof.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

Award Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital.

Base Price ” shall mean, for any Option Stock, the applicable Option Exercise Price paid by the Management Stockholder for one share of Common Stock, as adjusted pursuant to Section 9 hereof, and which for purposes of any Stock that is Vested Restricted Stock and RSU Stock, the Minimum Tax (as such term is defined in the applicable Award Agreement) paid in respect of any Vested Restricted Stock and RSU Stock at the time of its vesting under the Award Agreements.

 

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Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Call Events ” shall mean, collectively, Section 5(a) Call Events, Section 5(b) Call Events and Section 5(c) Call Events.

Call Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.

Call Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.

Cause ” shall mean “Cause” as such term may be defined in any employment or other severance agreement in effect at the time of termination between the Management Stockholder and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates (or as previously in effect immediately prior to any expiration of such agreement due to a Company nonrenewal of the agreement term)(any such employment or severance agreement, an “ Employment Agreement ”), or, if there otherwise is no such agreement or such term is not defined therein, “Cause” shall mean (i) the Management Stockholder’s willful and continued failure to perform his or her material duties with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries which continues beyond ten business days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Management Stockholder by the Company (the “ Cure Period ”); (ii) a willful and material breach of by the Management Stockholder of this Agreement or other agreements with the Company, if any, which continues beyond the Cure Period (to the extent that, in the Board’s reasonable judgment, such breach can be cured); (iii) any act involving fraud or material dishonesty in connection with the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) a material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct; (v) attendance at work in a state of intoxication or otherwise being found in possession at his place of work of any prohibited drug or substance, possession of which constitute a criminal offense; (vi) assault or other act of violence; or (vii) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, any felony whatsoever or any misdemeanor that would preclude employment under the Company’s hiring policy.

Change in Control ” means, in one or a series of transactions, (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (or of all of such of its operating Subsidiaries) to any Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert), other than to (x) the Investors or their Affiliates or (y) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company or its Affiliates or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or other equity securities is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (any Person described in the foregoing clauses (x) or (y), an “Affiliated Person”); or (ii) a sale by the Company, the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates, to a Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert) of Common Stock, or a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company, in any case, that results in more than 50% of the Common Stock of the Company (or any resulting company after a merger) being held by a Person (or Group of Persons acting in concert) that does not include an Affiliated Person; in any event, which results in the Investors and their Affiliates or such employee benefit plan ceasing to hold the ability to elect a majority of the members of the Board.

Common Stock ” shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

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Confidential Information ” shall mean all non-public information concerning trade secret, know-how, software, developments, inventions, processes, technology, designs, the financial data, strategic business plans or any proprietary or confidential information, documents or materials in any form or media, including any of the foregoing relating to research, operations, finances, current and proposed products and services, vendors, customers, advertising and marketing, and other non-public, proprietary, and confidential information of the Restricted Group.

Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(e) hereof.

DGCL ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c) hereof.

Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c) hereof.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor section thereto).

Exercisable Option Shares ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock that, at the time that any Redemption Notice or Repurchase Notice is delivered (as applicable), could be purchased by the Management Stockholder upon exercise of his or her outstanding and exercisable Options.

Fair Market Value ” shall mean, (i) prior to the date on which shares of Common Stock are traded on an exchange or in another public market, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on any given date (without regard to discounts for minority status), as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board, consistent with the determination of an independent, third party appraisal of the fair market value of one share of Common Stock that shall be performed at least annually for the Board for purposes of, among other things, reporting such value to the Investors, but in all events satisfying Section 409A under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, so that no Option shall constitute “deferral of compensation” thereunder, or (ii) after the date on which shares of Common Stock are traded on an exchange or in another public market, (A) the last sale price of a share of Common Stock on the Repurchase Calculation Date on the principal stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock may at the time be listed or, (B) if there shall have been no sales on such exchange on the Repurchase Calculation Date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such exchange on the Repurchase Calculation Date or, (C) if there is no such bid and asked price on the Repurchase Calculation Date, on the next preceding date when such bid and asked price occurred or, (D) if shares of Common Stock shall not be so listed, the closing sale price as reported by NASDAQ for the last trading day immediately preceding the Repurchase Calculation Date in the over-the-counter market.

Good Reason ” shall have the meaning set forth in any Employment Agreement, if any. If the Management Stockholder does not have an Employment Agreement, or the Management Stockholder’s Employment Agreement does not contain a Good Reason definition, then no provision relating to a termination of employment for Good Reason shall apply.

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Investors ” shall mean Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII (Co-Investment), L.P., CD&R Parallel Fund VII, L.P., CDR USF Co-Investor L.P., CDR USF Co-Investor No. 2, L.P., KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR PEI Investments, L.P., KKR Partners III, L.P. and OPERF Co-Investment LLC, collectively.

Management Stockholder ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

Management Stockholder Entities ” shall mean the Management Stockholder’s Trust, the Management Stockholder and the Management Stockholder’s Estate, collectively.

Management Stockholder’s Estate ” shall mean the conservators, guardians, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of the Management Stockholder.

Management Stockholder’s Trust ” shall mean a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, private foundation or custodianship, the beneficiaries of which may include only the Management Stockholder, his or her spouse (or ex-spouse) or his or her lineal descendants (including adopted) or spouse (or ex-spouse) of such lineal descendants or, if at any time after any such transfer there shall be no then living spouse or lineal descendants, then to the ultimate beneficiaries of any such trust or to the estate of a deceased beneficiary.

Net Settled Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Section 5(e)(ii).

Options ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital.

Option Excess Price ” shall mean the aggregate amount paid or payable by the Company in respect of Exercisable Option Shares, as determined pursuant to Section 4 or 5 hereof, as applicable.

Option Exercise Price ” shall mean the then-current exercise price of the shares of Common Stock covered by the applicable Option.

Option Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

Other Management Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

Other Management Stockholders Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital.

Permanent Disability ” shall mean “Disability” as such term is defined in any Employment Agreement, or, if there otherwise is no such Employment Agreement, shall mean “Disability” as defined in the Plan.

Permitted Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Person ” shall mean “person,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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Piggyback Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.

Piggyback Registration Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

Proposed Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.

Public Offering ” shall mean the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public subsequent to the date hereof pursuant to a registration statement under the Act which has been declared effective by the SEC (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any other similar form).

Put Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c) hereof.

Registration Rights Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

Repurchase Calculation Date ” shall mean (i) prior to the occurrence of a Public Offering, the last day of the month preceding the month in which date of repurchase occurs, and (ii) on and after the occurrence of a Public Offering, the date immediately preceding the date of repurchase.

Repurchase Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e) hereof.

Repurchase Price ” shall mean the amount to be paid in respect of the Stock and Options to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4 and Section 5, as applicable.

Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.

Restricted Group ” shall mean, collectively, the Company, its subsidiaries, the Investors and their respective Affiliates.

Restricted Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

Restricted Stock Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

Restricted Stock Unit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

Restricted Stock Unit Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital.

RSU Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

Sale Participation Agreement ” shall mean that certain sale participation agreement entered into by and between the Management Stockholder and the Investors dated as of the date hereof.

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

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transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

Transfer Restriction Waiver ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

7. The Company’s Representations and Warranties and Covenants .

(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Management Stockholder that (i) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, (ii) the Option Stock, Restricted Stock and the RSU Stock, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and the other agreements contemplated hereby, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(b) If the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Company will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder, to the extent required from time to time to enable the Management Stockholder to sell shares of Stock, subject to compliance with the provisions hereof without registration under the Exchange Act within the limitations of the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 under the Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (B) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7(b), the Company may de-register under Section 12 of the Exchange Act if it is then permitted to do so pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and, in such circumstances, shall not be required hereby to file any reports which may be necessary in order for Rule 144 or any similar rule or regulation under the Act to be available. Nothing in this Section 7(b) shall be deemed to limit in any manner the restrictions on transfers of Stock contained in this Agreement.

(c) Upon an initial Public Offering, the Company will, as promptly as practicable, file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Act pursuant to which all Option Stock will be registered and list the Option Stock for trading on the exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed.

8. “Piggyback” Registration Rights .

(a) The Management Stockholder hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and obligations of the piggyback registration rights contained in Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and investors party thereto (the “Piggyback Registration Rights”), as in effect on the date hereof (subject to any amendments thereto to which the Management Stockholder has agreed in writing to be bound), and, if any of the Investors are selling stock, shall have all of the rights and privileges of the Piggyback Registration Rights (including, without limitation, any rights to indemnification and/or contribution from the Company and/or the Investors), in each case as if the Management Stockholder were an original party (other than the Company) to the Registration Rights Agreement, subject to applicable and customary underwriter restrictions; provided, however, that at no time shall the Management Stockholder have any rights to request registration under Section 3(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, provided; further, that in lieu of the Piggyback Registration Rights in connection with any Public Offering in which such rights would otherwise be available, the Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to waive the restrictions on transfer contained in Section 3(a) with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been subject to such Piggyback Registration Rights in connection with such Public Offering (a “Transfer Restriction Waiver”).

 

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(b) All Stock purchased or held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be “Registrable Securities” as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

(c) In the event of a sale of Common Stock by any of the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, unless the Board shall have determined to effect a Transfer Restriction Waiver in which case the provisions of Section 8(h) shall apply, the Company will promptly notify each Management Stockholder (a “ Piggyback Notice ”) of any proposed registration (a “ Proposed Registration ”). If within five (5) days of the receipt by the Management Stockholder of such Piggyback Notice, the Company receives from the applicable Management Stockholder Entities of Management Stockholder a written request (a “ Request ”) to register shares of Stock held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities (which Request will be irrevocable unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Management Stockholder and the Company), shares of Stock will be so registered as provided in this Section 8; provided , however , that for each such registration statement only one Request, which shall be executed by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities, may be submitted for all Registrable Securities held by the applicable Management Stockholder Entities.

(d) The maximum number of shares of Stock which will be registered pursuant to a Request will be the number of shares of Stock then held by the Management Stockholder Entities, including all shares of Stock which the Management Stockholder Entities are then entitled to acquire under an unexercised Option to the extent then exercisable, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Stock being sold by holders of Registrable Securities and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Stock owned by the holders of Registrable Securities, as reduced pursuant to Section 2(b) or 3(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement, if applicable.

(e) Upon delivering a Request a Management Stockholder will, if requested by the Company, execute and deliver a custody agreement and power of attorney having customary terms and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to the shares of Stock to be registered pursuant to this Section 8 (a “ Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney ”). The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney will provide, among other things, that the Management Stockholder will deliver to and deposit in custody with the custodian and attorney-in-fact named therein a certificate or certificates (to the extent applicable) representing such shares of Stock (duly endorsed in blank by the registered owner or owners thereof or accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank) and irrevocably appoint said custodian and attorney-in-fact as the Management Stockholder’s agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to act under the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on the Management Stockholder’s behalf with respect to the matters specified therein, subject to the obligations of the Investors and the Company to the Management Stockholder under this Agreement.

(f) The Management Stockholder agrees that he will execute such other agreements as the Company may reasonably request to further evidence the provisions of this Section 8, including reasonable and customary lock-up agreements.

(g) This Section 8 will terminate upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.

 

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(h) If the Board shall have elected to effect the Transfer Restriction Waiver in lieu of Piggyback Registration Rights in accordance with Section 8(a), the Company will notify each Management Stockholder on or promptly following the completion of the Public Offering giving rise to the Transfer Restriction Waiver which notice shall include: (A) the number of shares of Common Stock sold by the Investors in such Public Offering and (B) the number of shares of Stock to which the waiver of transfer restrictions shall apply. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions in Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement will apply to such shares of Stock notwithstanding the Transfer Restriction Waiver.

9. Rights to Negotiate Repurchase Price . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the Company from purchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring for value shares of Stock or Options from the Management Stockholder, at any time, upon such terms and conditions, and for such price, as may be mutually agreed upon in writing between the Parties, whether or not at the time of such purchase, redemption or acquisition circumstances exist which specifically grant the Company the right to purchase, or the Management Stockholder the right to sell, shares of Stock or any Options under the terms of this Agreement; provided that no such purchase, redemption or acquisition shall be consummated, and no agreement with respect to any such purchase, redemption or acquisition shall be entered into, without the prior approval of the Board.

10. Covenant Regarding 83(b) Election . [Intentionally omitted].

11. Notice of Change of Beneficiary . Immediately prior to any transfer of Stock to a Management Stockholder’s Trust, the Management Stockholder shall provide the Company with a copy of the instruments creating the Management Stockholder’s Trust and with the identity of the beneficiaries of the Management Stockholder’s Trust. The Management Stockholder shall notify the Company as soon as practicable prior to any change in the identity of any beneficiary of the Management Stockholder’s Trust.

12. Recapitalizations, etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set forth herein with respect to the Stock or the Options, to any and all shares of capital stock of the Company or any capital stock, partnership units or any other security evidencing ownership interests in any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or substitution of the Stock or the Options by reason of any stock dividend, split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise.

13. Management Stockholder’s Employment by the Company . Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) obligates the Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to employ the Management Stockholder in any capacity whatsoever or (ii) prohibits or restricts the Company (or any such subsidiary or Affiliate) from terminating the employment of the Management Stockholder at any time or for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, and the Management Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other Person has made any representations or promises whatsoever to the Management Stockholder concerning the Management Stockholder’s employment or continued employment by the Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.

 

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14. Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. In the case of a transferee permitted under Section 2(a) or Section 3(a) (other than clauses (iii) or (iv) thereof) hereof, such transferee shall be deemed the Management Stockholder hereunder; provided , however , that no transferee (including without limitation, transferees referred to in Section 2(a) or Section 3(a) hereof) shall derive any rights under this Agreement unless and until such transferee has delivered to the Company a valid undertaking and becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder or with respect hereto.

15. Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by the Company at any time upon notice to the Management Stockholder thereof; provided that any amendment (i) that disadvantages the Management Stockholder in any respect (other than in a de minimis manner) shall not be effective unless and until the Management Stockholder has consented thereto in writing and (ii) that disadvantages a class of stockholders in more than a de minimis way but less than a material way shall require the consent of a majority of the equity interests held by such affected class of stockholders.

16. Closing . Except as otherwise provided herein, the closing of each purchase and sale of shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall take place at the principal office of the Company on the tenth business day following delivery of the notice by either Party to the other of its exercise of the right to purchase or sell such Stock hereunder.

17. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Arbitration; Legal Fees .

(a) The laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely in such state shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement.

(b) In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration process shall take place in Chicago, Illinois. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning, subject to enforcement of the arbitration award hereunder or for vacation or modification thereof as provided under the Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9 U.S. Code Chapter 1. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Management Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the Company, its subsidiaries, the Investors and any of their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to injunctive or other relief in order to enforce the covenant not to compete, covenant not to solicit and/or confidentiality covenants as set forth in Section 22(a) of this Agreement.

(d) In the event of any arbitration or other disputes with regard to this Agreement or any other document or agreement referred to herein, each Party shall pay half of the costs of the arbitration, and its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.

 

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18. Assignability of Certain Rights by the Company . The Company shall have the right to assign any or all of its rights or obligations to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 hereof.

19. Miscellaneous .

(a) In this Agreement all references to “dollars” or “$” are to United States dollars and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context so indicates.

(b) If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared illegal, void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect.

20. Withholding . The Company or its subsidiaries shall have the right to deduct from any cash payment made under this Agreement to the applicable Management Stockholder Entities any federal, state or local income or other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment, if applicable.

21. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing. Any notice or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) upon electronic confirmation of facsimile, (ii) one business day following the date sent when sent by overnight delivery and (iii) five (5) business days following the date mailed when mailed by registered or certified mail return receipt requested and postage prepaid, in each case as follows:

(a) If to the Company, to it at the following address:

USF Holding Corp.

c/o U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

9399 West Higgins Road

Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Attention: Juliette Pryor

Fax: (480) 293.2705

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 94025

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: Michael Calbert

Fax: (650) 233-6548

and

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

375 Park Avenue

18 th Floor

New York, New York 10152

Attention: Richard J. Schnall

Fax: (212) 407-5252

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Marni Lerner, Esq.

Fax: (212) 455-2502

and

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Franci J. Blassberg, Esq.

Fax: (212) 909-7531

(b) If to the Management Stockholder, to the Management Stockholder at the address on file with the Company; or at such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other.

22. Effect of Breach of Restrictive Covenants .

(a) In the event that the Management Stockholder violates his or her Non-Disclosure and Non-Solicitation Agreement with the Company and its subsidiaries, or any covenants not to compete, not to solicit customers, clients, or employees, and/or not to disclose confidential information, and any other similar restrictive covenants contained in any Employment Agreement to which the Management Stockholder is a party (collectively, the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor under any such agreement containing the Restrictive Covenants, require that the Management Stockholder shall be required to pay to the Company any amounts actually paid to him or her by the Company in respect of any repurchase by the Company of any Options or Stock held by such Management Stockholder; provided that (x) with respect to any Stock, the Management Stockholder shall be required to pay to the Company only such amounts, if any, that the Management Stockholder received in excess of the Base Price paid by the Management Stockholder in acquiring such Stock, and (y) with respect to Options, the Management Stockholder shall be required to pay to the Company only the amount, if any, of the Option Excess Price, on a net after-tax basis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

USF HOLDING CORP.
By:     
  Name:
  Title:

MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER

 

Name:

 

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SCHEDULE I

Management Stockholder:

[NAME]

Base Price:

$[          ]

OPTIONS

Number of shares of Common Stock underlying time-vested Options:

[              ]

Number of shares of Common Stock underlying performance-vested Options:

[              ]

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Number of shares of Common Stock subject to time-vested Restricted Stock Units:

[              ]

Number of shares of Common Stock subject to performance-vested Restricted Stock Units:

[              ]

 

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Exhibit 10.3

FORM OF

SALE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

             , 20                                  

To: The Person whose name is

set forth on the signature page hereof

Dear Sir or Madam:

You have entered into a Management Stockholder’s Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between USF Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and you (the “ Stockholder’s Agreement ”) relating to, among other things, shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”), that may be held by you. The undersigned, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII (Co-Investment), L.P., CD&R Parallel Fund VII, L.P., CDR USF Co-Investor L.P. and CDR USF Co-Investor No. 2, L.P. (collectively, the “ CD&R Investors ”) and KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR PEI Investments, L.P., KKR Partners III, L.P. and OPERF Co-Investment LLC (collectively, the “ KKR Investors ” and together with the CD&R Investors, each an “ Investor ” and together the “ Investors ”), hereby agrees with you as follows, effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement):

1. (a) In the event that at any time on or after the Effective Date any of the Investors or their Affiliates (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement) (the “ Selling Investors ”) proposes to sell for cash or any other consideration any shares of Common Stock owned by the Selling Investors, in any transaction other than a Public Offering (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement) or a sale, directly or indirectly, to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the Investor Stockholder’s Agreement (as defined below)) of a Selling Investor, then, unless the Selling Investors exercise the drag-along rights pursuant to paragraph 7 below and the Drag Transaction is consummated, the Selling Investors will notify you or your Management Stockholder’s Estate or Management Stockholder’s Trust (as such terms are defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement, and collectively with you, the “ Management Stockholder Entities ”), as the case may be, promptly, and in any event not less than 10 business days prior to the consummation of the Proposed Sale, in writing (a “ Notice ”) of such proposed sale (a “ Proposed Sale ”) specifying the principal terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale (the “ Material Terms ”).

(b) If, within 10 business days after the delivery of Notice under Section 1(a) the Selling Investors are given written notice from a Management Stockholder Entity requesting (a “ Request ”) to include Common Stock held by such Management Stockholder Entity in the Proposed Sale (which Request shall be irrevocable except as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by such Management Stockholder Entity and the Selling Investors), the Common Stock held by such Management Stockholder Entity (not in any event to exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock permitted to be included in a Proposed Sale pursuant to Section 2) will be so included as provided herein, subject to compliance by the Management Stockholder Entity with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Promptly after the execution of the Sale Agreement, the Selling Investors will furnish each such Management Stockholder Entity with a copy of the Sale Agreement, if any.


2. (a) The number of shares of Common Stock that a Management Stockholder Entity will be permitted to include in a Proposed Sale pursuant to a Request will be the product of (i) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Management Stockholder Entity plus all shares of Common Stock which such Management Stockholder Entity is then entitled to acquire under any unexercised Option or portion thereof, to the extent such Option (or portion thereof) is then exercisable or would become exercisable as a result of the consummation of the Proposed Sale, multiplied by (ii) a fraction (such fraction, expressed as a percentage, the “ Tag-Along Sale Percentage ”) (A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be purchased by the buyer in the Proposed Sale and (B) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock owned, directly or indirectly, or which would be owned upon exercise of any exercisable Options (to the extent any such Options are then exercisable or would become exercisable as a result of the consummation of the Proposed Sale), by the Investors, the Management Stockholder Entities and other holders of shares of Common Stock who have been granted the same rights granted to the Management Stockholder Entities to participate in the Proposed Sale (such other holders, together with the Management Stockholder Entities, the “ Eligible Holders ”).

(b) If one or more Eligible Holders elect not to include the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which such holders would have been permitted to include in a Proposed Sale pursuant to Paragraph 2(a) (such non-included shares, the “ Eligible Shares ”), then each of the Selling Investors, or the remaining Eligible Holders, or any of them, will have the right to sell in the Proposed Sale a number of additional shares of their Common Stock equal to their pro rata portion of the number of Eligible Shares, based on the relative number of shares of Common Stock then held by each such holder plus all shares of Common Stock which such holder is then entitled to acquire under any unexercised Option or portion thereof, to the extent such Option (or portion thereof) is then exercisable or would become exercisable as a result of the consummation of the Proposed Sale. The Selling Investors will have the right to sell in the Proposed Sale additional shares of Common Stock owned by them equal to the number, if any, of remaining Eligible Shares which will not be included in the Proposed Sale pursuant to the foregoing.

3. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, shares of Common Stock subject to a Request will be included in a Proposed Sale pursuant hereto and in any agreements with purchasers relating thereto on the same terms and subject to the same conditions applicable to the shares of Common Stock which the Selling Investors propose to sell in the Proposed Sale. Such terms and conditions shall include, without limitation: the pro rata reduction of the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Investors, the Management Stockholder Entities and any Eligible Holders to be included in the Proposed Sale if required by the party proposing such Sale; the sale price; the payment of fees, commissions and expenses (which shall not include any such amounts as may be payable by the selling stockholders to an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor); the provision of, and representation and warranty as to, information reasonably requested by the Selling Investors covering matters regarding the Management Stockholder Entities’ ownership of shares; and the provision of requisite indemnification; provided that any indemnification provided by the Management Stockholder Entities shall be pro

 

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rata in proportion with the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold and liability thereunder shall be limited to the after-tax proceeds received by such Management Stockholder Entity for such Common Stock to be sold. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if the consideration payable for shares of Common Stock is securities and the acquisition of such securities by a Management Stockholder Entity would reasonably be expected to be prohibited under U.S., foreign or state securities laws, such Management Stockholder Entity shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the value of any such securities such Person would otherwise be entitled to receive.

4. Upon delivering a Request, the Management Stockholder Entities will, if requested by the Selling Investors, execute and deliver a custody agreement and power of attorney in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Selling Investors and the Designated Employee Representative (as defined below) with respect to the shares of Common Stock which are to be sold by the Management Stockholder Entities pursuant hereto (a “ Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney ”). The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney will contain customary provisions and will provide, among other things, that the Management Stockholder Entities will deliver to and deposit in custody with the custodian and attorney-in-fact named therein a certificate or certificates (if such shares are certificated) representing such shares of Common Stock (duly endorsed in blank by the registered owner or owners thereof) and irrevocably appoint said custodian and attorney-in-fact as the Management Stockholder Entities’ agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to act under the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on the Management Stockholder Entities’ behalf with respect to the matters specified therein, subject to the obligations of Investors and the Company under this Sale Participation Agreement. For purposes hereof, the term “ Designated Employee Representative ” means: the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the relevant time (or his or her designee) so long as such person is a Management Stockholder and if such person is not a Management Stockholder, then the Management Stockholder or Other Management Stockholder (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement), as applicable, whose Management Stockholder Entities hold the largest number of shares of Common Stock, relative to all Other Management Stockholders .

5. The Management Stockholder Entities’ right pursuant hereto to participate in a Proposed Sale shall be contingent on the Management Stockholder Entities’ strict compliance with each of the provisions hereof and the Management Stockholder Entities’ respective willingness to execute such documents in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Investors.

6. If the consideration to be paid in exchange for shares of Common Stock in a Proposed Sale pursuant to Section 1 includes any securities, and the receipt thereof by the Selling Investors and a Management Shareholder Entity would require under applicable law (a) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities or (b) the provision to any selling Management Stockholder Entity of any information regarding the Company, its subsidiaries, such securities or the issuer thereof that would not be required to be delivered in an offering solely to a limited number of “accredited investors” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations in effect thereunder, the Selling Investors shall have the right to cause to be paid to such selling Management Stockholder Entity in lieu thereof, against surrender of the shares of Common Stock which would have otherwise been sold by such selling Management

 

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Stockholder Entity to the prospective buyer in the proposed sale, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement) of such shares of Common Stock as of the date such securities would have been issued in exchange for such shares of Common Stock.

7. (a) If an Investor or group of Investors (including any Investors selling shares of Common Stock as a result of the exercise by another Investor of the rights set forth in Section 3.5 of the Stockholder’s Agreement, dated July 3, 2007, between the Company and the Investors (the “ Investor Stockholder’s Agreement ”) (the “ Initiating Investors ”) proposes to transfer, directly or indirectly, a number of shares of Common Stock to a non-Affiliate of the Initiating Investors (such Person, the “ Drag-Along Purchaser ”), such that the transaction (a “ Drag Transaction ”) would result in a Change of Control (taking into account all interests (including pursuant to this Section 7(a) and Section 3.5 of the Investor Stockholder’s Agreement) being “dragged”), then if requested by the Initiating Investors, each Management Stockholder Entity shall be required to sell a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by such Management Stockholder Entity plus all shares of Common Stock which such Management Stockholder Entity is then entitled to acquire under any unexercised Option or portion thereof, to the extent such Option (or portion thereof) is then exercisable or would become exercisable as a result of the consummation of the Drag Transaction, multiplied by the Tag-Along Sale Percentage.

(b) Shares of Common Stock held by the Management Stockholder Entities included in a Drag Transaction will be included in any agreements with the Drag-Along Purchaser relating thereto on the same terms and subject to the same conditions applicable to the shares of Common Stock which the Initiating Investors propose to sell in the Drag Transaction. Such terms and conditions shall include, without limitation: the pro rata reduction of the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Initiating Investors and the Management Stockholder Entities to be included in the Drag Transaction if required by the Drag-Along Purchaser; the sale price; the payment of fees, commissions and expenses (which shall not include any such amounts as may be payable by the selling stockholders to an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor); the provision of, and representation and warranty as to, information reasonably requested by Parent covering matters regarding the Management Stockholder Entities’ ownership of shares; and the provision of requisite indemnification; provided that any indemnification provided by the Management Stockholder Entities shall be pro rata in proportion with the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold and liability thereunder shall be limited to the after-tax proceeds received by such Management Stockholder Entity for such Common Stock to be sold.

(c) Your pro rata share of any amount to be paid pursuant to Paragraph 3 or 7(b) shall be based upon the number of shares of Common Stock intended to be transferred by the Management Stockholder Entities plus the number of shares of Common Stock you would have the right to acquire under any unexercised portion of the Option which is then vested or would become vested as a result of the Proposed Sale or Drag Transaction, assuming that you receive a payment in respect of such Option.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if the consideration payable for shares of Common Stock is securities and the acquisition of such securities by a Management Stockholder Entity would reasonably be expected to be prohibited under U.S., foreign or state securities laws, such Management Stockholder Entity shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the value of any such securities such Person would otherwise be entitled to receive.

8. The obligations of the Investors hereunder shall extend only to you and your transferees (“ Permitted Transferees ”) who (a) are Other Management Stockholders (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement), (b) are party to a Management Stockholder’s Agreement with the Company and (c) have acquired Common Stock pursuant to a Permitted Transfer (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement), and none of the Management Stockholder Entities’ successors or assigns, with the exception of any Permitted Transferee and only with respect to the Common Stock acquired by such Permitted Transferee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, shall have any rights pursuant hereto.

9. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the occurrence of the earlier of the consummation of a Qualified IPO (as defined in the Investor Stockholder’s Agreement) or a Change in Control (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement).

10. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, provided that a copy of such notice is also sent via nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (d) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to such party’s address as set forth below or at such other address or to such other person as the party shall have furnished to each other party in writing in accordance with this provision:

If to the Company, to:

USF Holding Corp.

c/o US Foods, Inc.

9399 West Higgins Road

Rosemont, IL 60018

Attention: Juliette Pryor

Facsimile: (480) 293-2705

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 94025

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: Michael Calbert

Fax: (650) 233-6548

and

 

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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

375 Park Avenue

18 th Floor

New York, New York 10152

Attention: Richard J. Schnall

Fax: (212) 407-5252

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Marni Lerner, Esq.

Fax: (212) 455-2502

and

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Franci J. Blassberg, Esq.

Fax: (212) 909-7531

if to a KKR Investor, to:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 94025

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: Michael Calbert

Fax: (650) 233-6548

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Marni Lerner, Esq.

Fax: (212) 455-2502

if to a CD&R Investor, to:

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

375 Park Avenue

18 th Floor

New York, New York 10152

Attention: Richard J. Schnall

Fax: (212) 407-5252

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Franci J. Blassberg, Esq.

Fax: (212) 909-7531

If to you, to you at the address set forth in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement to which you are a party.

If to your Management Stockholder’s Estate or Management Stockholder’s Trust, to the address provided to the Company by such entity.

11. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration process shall take place in New York, New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Company shall pay all fees and costs of such arbitration; provided, each party shall bear its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any right that it may have had to bring an action in any court, domestic or foreign, or before any similar domestic or foreign authority with respect to this Agreement, except for enforcement of the arbitration award hereunder or for vacation or modification thereof as provided under the Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9 U.S. Code Chapter 1.

12. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

13. It is the understanding of the undersigned that you are aware that no Proposed Sale is contemplated and that such a sale may never occur.

14. This Agreement may be amended by the Company and the Investors at any time upon notice to the Management Stockholder thereof; provided that any amendment (i) that materially disadvantages the Management Stockholder shall not be effective unless and until the Management Stockholder has consented thereto in writing and (ii) that disadvantages a class of stockholders in more than a de minimis way but less than a material way shall require the consent of a majority of the equity interests held by such affected class of stockholders.

 

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15. Capitalized terms used by not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Stockholder’s Agreement.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreement, please acknowledge your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose.

 

Very truly yours,
USF HOLDING CORP.
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
US FOODS, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
KKR 2006 FUND, L.P.
By:   KKR Associates 2006 L.P.,
  its General Partner
By: KKR 2006 GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:


KKR PEI INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By:    KKR PEI Associates, L.P.,
  its General Partner
By:   KKR PEI GP Limited, the General Partner of KKR PEI Associates, L.P.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
KKR PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   KKR III GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
OPERF CO-INVESTMENT LLC
By:   KKR Associates 2006 L.P.,
  its Manager
By:   KKR 2006 GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

[signature page to Sale Participation Agreement]


CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE
FUND VII, L.P.
By:    CD&R Associates VII, Ltd.,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE FUND VII (CO-INVESTMENT), L.P.
By:   CD&R Associates VII (Co-Investment), Ltd., its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CD&R PARALLEL FUND VII, L.P.
By:   CD&R Parallel Fund Associates VII, Ltd., its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CDR USF CO-INVESTOR L.P.
By:   CDR USF Co-Investor GP Limited,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

[signature page to Sale Participation Agreement]


CDR USF CO-INVESTOR NO. 2, L.P.
By:    CDR USF Co-Investor GP No. 2 Limited, its General Partner
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Accepted and agreed this      day of

             , 20      .

[signature page to Sale Participation Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4

FORM OF

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of [                    ], 20[    ] (the “ Grant Date ”) is made by and between USF Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”), and the individual whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof, who is an employee of the Company or other Service Recipient, hereinafter referred to as the “ Optionee ”. Any capitalized terms herein not otherwise defined in Article I shall have the meaning set forth in the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of USF Holding Corp. and its Affiliates, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”).

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Plan, the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of the Company (or, if no such committee is appointed, the Board) (the “ Committee ”) has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders to grant the Option provided for herein to the Optionee as an incentive for increased efforts during his term of office with the Company or other Service Recipient, and has advised the Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officers to issue said Option.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

Section 1.1.  Aggregate Investment

“Aggregate Investment” shall mean the total amount of all equity securities of the Company held by the Investors, directly and indirectly (taking into account any adjustment as a result of any stock dividend, split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

Section 1.2. Base Price

“Base Price” shall mean the effective per share price paid by the Investors in the Merger (e.g. $5.00, as adjusted).


Section 1.3.  Cause

“Cause” shall mean “Cause” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement or other severance agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment (or as previously in effect immediately prior to any expiration of such agreement due to a Company nonrenewal of the agreement term) between the Optionee and the Company or any other Service Recipient (an “ Employment Agreement ”), or, if there is no such Employment Agreement, “Cause” shall mean, with respect to an Optionee: (i) willful and continued failure to perform his or her material duties with respect to the Company or any other Service Recipient which continues beyond ten business days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Optionee by the Company (the “ Cure Period ”); (ii) a willful and material breach of the Optionee’s Management Stockholder’s Agreement or other agreements, if any, which continues beyond the Cure Period (to the extent that, in the Board’s (or its designee’s) reasonable judgment, such breach can be cured); (iii) any act involving fraud or material dishonesty in connection with the business of the Company; (iv) a material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct; (v) attendance at work in a state of intoxication or otherwise being found in possession at his place of work of any prohibited drug or substance, possession of which constitutes to a criminal offense; (vi) assault or other unlawful act of violence; or (vii) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, any felony whatsoever or any misdemeanor that would preclude employment under the Company’s hiring policy.

Section 1.4.  Closing Date

“Closing Date” shall mean July 3, 2007.

Section 1.5.  Fiscal Year

“Fiscal Year” shall mean each of the [                    ] fiscal years of the Company.

Section 1.6.  Good Reason

“Good Reason” shall mean “Good Reason” as such term may be defined in any Employment Agreement. If the Optionee does not have an Employment Agreement, or if the Optionee has an Employment Agreement but such agreement does not contain a Good Reason definition, then no provisions pertaining to a termination for Good Reason contained in this Agreement shall apply to this Grant.

Section 1.7.  Investor IRR

“Investor IRR” shall mean, on any given date, a pretax compounded annual internal rate of return realized by the Investors after the Closing Date on any Shares held by the Investors on a per Share, fully diluted basis (including all Shares subject to all outstanding options granted to any persons under the Plan), based on the Aggregate Investment; provided, however, that (a) any calculation of Investor IRR will, for purposes of Section 3.1(b), be calculated solely with respect to that portion of the Aggregate Investment actually sold or otherwise disposed of in the applicable transaction, and (b) in any event, Investor IRR will not be calculated taking into account the receipt by the Investors or any of their Affiliates of any management, monitoring, transaction or other fees (including transaction advisory fees and related expenses) payable to such parties by the Company.

 

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Section 1.8.  Investor Return

“Investor Return” shall mean, on any date, as determined on a cumulative, fully diluted per Share basis (including all Shares subject to all outstanding options granted to any persons under the Plan), all cash and marketable securities received by the Investors after the Closing Date on any Share held by the Investors as proceeds in any sale or other disposition of such Share, and any extraordinary cash dividends paid on such Share; provided, however, that any calculations of Investor Return will, for purposes of: (a) Section 3.1(b), also include all cash and marketable securities ultimately received by the Investors after the Closing Date as proceeds from any extraordinary dividend and the sale or other disposition of any illiquid property (e.g., equity securities of another corporation or debt securities) received in exchange for or in respect of a Share, which for such purposes shall be deemed received on the date such illiquid property is received; (b) Section 3.1(b), be calculated solely with respect to that portion of the Aggregate Investment actually sold or otherwise disposed of; and (c) Section 3.1(c)(ii), also include the fair market value of any illiquid property received in exchange for or in respect of a Share.

Section 1.9.  Liquidity

“Liquidity” shall mean (i) the Investors achieve an Investor IRR of at least 20% and (ii) the Investors earn an Investor Return of at least 3.0 times the Base Price on the Aggregate Investment.

Section 1.10.  Management Stockholder’s Agreement

“Management Stockholder’s Agreement” shall mean that certain Management Stockholder’s Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.

Section 1.11.  Option

“Option” shall mean the aggregate of the Time Option and the Performance Option granted under Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

Section 1.12.  Performance Option

“Performance Option” shall mean the right and option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term Performance Option.

Section 1.13.  Permanent Disability

“Permanent Disability” shall mean “Disability” as such term is defined in any Employment Agreement or, if there is no such Employment Agreement, “Disability” as defined in the long-term disability plan of the Company (or Service Recipient sponsoring such plan).

 

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Section 1.14.  Qualified Public Offering

“Qualified Public Offering” shall mean, after a Public Offering, the Investors sell, in one transaction or a series of transactions, an aggregate of at least 35% of the Aggregate Investment.

Section 1.15.  Secretary

“Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Company.

Section 1.16.  Time Option

“Time Option” shall mean the right and option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term Time Option.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF OPTIONS

Section 2.1.  Grant of Options

For good and valuable consideration, on and as of the date hereof, the Company irrevocably grants to the Optionee the following Stock Options: (a) the Time Option and (b) the Performance Option, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.2.  Exercise Price

Subject to Section 2.4, the exercise price per share of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option (the “ Exercise Price ”) shall be as set forth on the signature page hereof, which is the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date.

Section 2.3.  No Guarantee of Employment

Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Service Recipient or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Service Recipients, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

Section 2.4.  Adjustments to Option

The Option shall be subject to the adjustment provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan.

 

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ARTICLE III

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

Section 3.1.  Commencement of Exercisability

(a) So long as the Optionee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipient through the applicable vesting date, the Option shall become exercisable as follows:

(i) Time Option . The Time Option shall become vested and exercisable with respect to [    ]% of the Shares subject to such Option on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date (e.g., the first [    ]% installment of vesting will occur on the first anniversary of the Grant Date).

 

  (ii) Performance Option .

 

  (A) The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to [    ]% of the Shares subject to such Option on the last day of each of the four Fiscal Years ending after the Grant Date (e.g., the first [    ]% installment of vesting will be eligible to occur on the last day of the [                    ] Fiscal Year, which occurs on [                    ]), if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as established by the Board for each fiscal year and/or as subsequently formalized in the Company’s long range plan (each an “ Annual EBITDA Target ”) for the given Fiscal Year. This annual vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Primary Vesting Method .” The definition and determination of EBITDA is as set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement.

 

  (B) In addition to the foregoing, in the event that an Annual EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, but the cumulative EBITDA target as established by the Board for each fiscal year and/or as subsequently formalized in the Company’s long range plan (each, a “ Cumulative EBITDA Target ”) for such particular Fiscal Year is achieved, then [    ]% of the Shares subject to the Performance Option shall nevertheless be eligible to become vested and exercisable as of the last day of such Fiscal Year. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Secondary Vesting Method .”

 

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  (C) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, in the event that neither the Annual EBITDA Target nor the Cumulative EBITDA Target is achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve either its Annual EBITDA Target or its Cumulative EBITDA Target in such particular Fiscal Year shall nevertheless be eligible to become vested and exercisable, if the Company achieves its Cumulative EBITDA Target in any subsequent Fiscal Year, as of the last day of such subsequent Fiscal Year. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Missed Year Catch-up Vesting .” See Appendix I for examples of the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method and the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting.

 

  (D) Once any portion of the Performance Option becomes eligible to vest and exercisable pursuant to any of the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or Missed Year Catch-up Vesting as provided above (collectively, the “ Vesting Methods ”), such portion(s) of the Performance Options shall become vested and exercisable on the anniversary of the Grant Date that occurs immediately following the Fiscal Year in which the Annual EBITDA Target or Cumulative EBITDA Target, as applicable, that corresponds to the applicable Vesting Method giving rise to such vesting, is achieved.

(b) In addition to the foregoing, if, after a Qualified Public Offering, the Investors sell, in one transaction or a series of related transactions (and/or receive extraordinary cash dividends on), sufficient Shares such that the Investors achieve Liquidity on any percentage of the Aggregate Investment that is in excess of the percentage of the Performance Options that could have become vested pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting in the Fiscal Year that immediately precedes the Fiscal Year in which such transaction, such final transaction in a series of related transactions or the date on which any such dividend if paid, occurs, and so long as the Optionee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipients through the date of any such event, then the Performance Option shall become vested, to the extent not already vested, up to the same percentage of Performance Option that could have become vested in respect of any previously completed Fiscal Years pursuant to either the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ QPO Catch-up Vesting ”. See Appendix I for examples hereof.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, so long as the Optionee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipients through the date of such occurrence:

(i) The Time Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such Option has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable); and

 

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(ii) The Performance Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such Option has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable) if as a result of the Change in Control, the Investors achieve Liquidity on the entire Aggregate Investment; and

(d) In the event that Optionee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients terminates due to the Optionee’s death or Permanent Disability, (i) a pro rata portion of the Time Option that would have vested on the anniversary of the Grant Date that next occurs after the date of such termination of employment will vest upon such date of termination of employment and (ii) a pro rata portion of the Performance Option will also vest, but only if and to the extent that the Performance Option would have vested under Section 3.1(a)(ii) above if the Optionee had remained employed with the Company, as of the last day of the Fiscal Year in which the date of such termination of employment occurs. In each case, such pro rata portion will be determined based on the number of days the Optionee worked during (x) for the pro rata portion of the Time Option, the period between the anniversaries of the Grant Date before and after such date of termination of employment and (y) for the pro rata portion of the Performance Option, the Fiscal Year in which such date of termination of employment occurs, relative to 365 days. Such Performance Options will expire 30 days after notice to Optionee of the amount of Optionee’s pro rata vesting (if any), or if earlier, according to Section 3.2 of this Agreement .

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1(d) above, of the Agreement, no portion of the Option shall become exercisable as to any additional shares of Common Stock following the termination of employment of the Optionee for any reason and any portion of the Option, which is unexercisable as of the Optionee’s termination of employment, shall immediately expire without payment therefor.

Section 3.2.  Expiration of Option

The Optionee may not exercise the Option to any extent after the first to occur of the following events:

(a) The tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, so long as the Optionee remains employed with the Company or any Service Recipient through such date;

(b) The first anniversary of the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company and all Service Recipients, if the Optionee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Permanent Disability;

(c) Immediately upon the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and all Service Recipients for Cause;

(d) Thirty (30) days after the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company and all Service Recipients by the Optionee (except due to death or Permanent Disability or a termination for Good Reason (if such a termination is provided for in the Optionee’s Employment Agreement));

 

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(e) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and all Service Recipients without Cause (other than due to Permanent Disability);

(f) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company and all Service Recipients by the Optionee for Good Reason (if such a termination is provided for in the Optionee’s Employment Agreement);

(g) The date the Option is terminated pursuant to Section 4 or 5 of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement; or

(h) At the discretion of the Company consistent with any determination by the Committee pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.

For the purposes of this Section 3.2, if an Optionee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients is terminated without Cause by the Company, for Good Reason by an Optionee (if such a termination is provided for in the Optionee’s Employment Agreement), or due to an Optionee’s death or Permanent Disability after the end of any Fiscal Year, but prior to the date the Company determines whether or not the applicable Annual EBITDA Target and/or Cumulative EBITDA Target has been achieved, the Performance Option that could vest in respect of such Fiscal Year will remain outstanding until 30 days after notice to Optionee of such determination and effect on the vesting of such Performance Option, such that, if such determination results in the Performance Option vesting in respect of such Fiscal Year, the Optionee shall have such 30-day period to exercise such Performance Option, which will otherwise expire at the close of business on the last day of such period.

ARTICLE IV

EXERCISE OF OPTION

Section 4.1.  Person Eligible to Exercise

During the lifetime of the Optionee, only the Optionee (or his or her duly authorized legal representative) may exercise an Option or any portion thereof. After the death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior to the time when an Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, be exercised by his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the Optionee’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

Section 4.2.  Partial Exercise

Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2; provided , however , that any partial exercise shall be for whole shares of Common Stock only.

 

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Section 4.3.  Manner of Exercise

The Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivering to the Secretary or his office all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2:

(a) Notice in writing signed by the Optionee or the other person then entitled to exercise the Option or portion thereof, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Committee;

(b) (i) Full payment (in cash or by check or by a combination thereof) for the Shares with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised or (ii) indication that the Optionee elects to have the number of Shares that would otherwise be issued to the Optionee reduced by a number of Shares having an equivalent Fair Market Value to the payment that would otherwise be made by Optionee to the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (b);

(c) Full payment (in cash or by check or by a combination thereof) to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised, except as provided under Section 4.3(f);

(d) A bona fide written representation and agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Committee, signed by the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof, stating that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired for his own account, for investment and without any present intention of distributing or reselling said shares or any of them except as may be permitted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and then applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and that the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof will indemnify the Company against and hold it free and harmless from any loss, damage, expense or liability resulting to the Company if any sale or distribution of the shares by such person is contrary to the representation and agreement referred to above; provided , however , that the Committee may, in its reasonable discretion, take whatever additional actions it deems reasonably necessary to ensure the observance and performance of such representation and agreement and to effect compliance with the Act and any other federal or state securities laws or regulations; and

(e) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

(f) In the event there has not occurred a Public Offering and an Optionee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients is terminated without Cause by the Company, for Good Reason by an Optionee (if such a termination is provided for in an Optionee’s Employment Arrangement), or due to an Optionee’s death or Permanent Disability, the Optionee will, to the extent it does not materially adversely impact the short-term liquidity needs of the Company, be allowed to pay any minimum tax withholding due upon any exercise of a vested Option out of the Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise (using the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise to determine the number of Shares to be withheld in respect of such minimum tax withholding due).

 

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(g) Once a Public Offering has occurred, an Optionee may use a Regulation T, Sarbanes-Oxley-compliant program which shall be established by the Company to sell Shares to pay the exercise price and the minimum taxes due upon exercise of any then vested Options subject to any limitations on transfer imposed under applicable securities laws or any underwriter or under any blackout policy of the Company.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of shares acquired on exercise of an Option does not violate the Act, and may issue stop-transfer orders covering such shares. The registration in the books and records of the Company evidencing stock issued on exercise of this Option shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the provisions of subsection (d) above and the agreements herein. The written representation and agreement referred to in subsection (d) above shall, however, not be required if the shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise have been registered under the Act, and such registration is then effective in respect of such shares.

Section 4.4.  Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates

The shares of stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option, or any portion thereof (“ Option Stock ”), may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or register the issuance of such shares on its books and records upon the exercise of an Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

(a) The obtaining of approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;

(b) The execution by the Optionee of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, a Sale Participation Agreement and a Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement (as amended from time to time); and

(c) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option as the Committee may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may otherwise be required by applicable law.

Section 4.5.  Rights as Stockholder

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4 of this Agreement, the holder of an Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Option or any portion thereof, including voting rights and actual dividend rights with respect to the shares unless and until the Optionee becomes the holder of record of those shares following their actual issuance to Optionee.

 

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1.  Administration

The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Option. In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan and this Agreement.

Section 5.2.  Option Not Transferable

Neither the Option nor any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Optionee or his successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect; provided, however, that this Section 5.2 shall not prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

Section 5.3.  Notices

Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Optionee shall be addressed to him at the address given beneath his signature hereto. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.3, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him. Any notice, which is required to be given to the Optionee, shall, if the Optionee is then deceased, be given to the Optionee’s personal representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of his status and address by written notice under this Section 5.3. Any notice shall have been deemed duly given when (i) delivered in person, (ii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, three business days after which it is deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, or (iii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, the first business day following the day after which it is deposited (with fees prepaid) in an office (and not a drop box) regularly maintained by FedEx, UPS, or comparable non-public overnight national courier.

 

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Section 5.4.  Titles; Pronouns

Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context so indicates.

Section 5.5.  Applicability of Plan, Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement

The Option and any Option Stock shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, the Sale Participation Agreement, and the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement (as amended from time to time), to the extent applicable to the Option and such Option Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement, if, at any time while the Optionee is employed with the Company or any Service Recipient or during the twelve months following the termination of Optionee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients for any reason (the “ Termination Date ”): (i) Optionee breaches any of the restrictive covenants contained in the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement or (ii) the Committee reasonably determines that the Optionee has at any time engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company, then the Committee may, in each such case and to the extent permitted by governing law, elect to impose the requirements of Section 5.6 below (any such foregoing event, a “ Clawback Event ”).

Section 5.6.  Clawback/Recoupment

(a) If the Committee reasonably determines that a Clawback Event has occurred, the Committee may require Optionee:

(i) to forfeit any then unvested portion of the Option and any portion of the Option that became vested within the Clawback Period (defined below); and/or

(ii) to return all, or such portion as the Committee may determine, of the shares of Option Stock then held by Optionee, which Optionee acquired during the Clawback Period or acquired through the exercise of the Option that became vested during the Clawback Period; and/or

(iii) to the extent that such determination occurs after the Company has purchased Option Stock, acquired by Optionee within the Clawback Period or acquired through the exercise of the Option that became vested during the Clawback Period, from Optionee pursuant to the terms of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, to reimburse to the Company any payment(s) received from the Company in connection with such purchase; and/or

(iv) to pay to the Company the full value of the Option Stock Optionee acquired under this Agreement during the Clawback Period or acquired through the exercise of the Option that became vested during the Clawback Period, if Optionee previously sold or otherwise disposed of any such Option Stock to a third party prior to the Committee determining that a Clawback Event has or had occurred. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Clawback Period ” means the three-year period immediately preceding the earlier of (x) a Clawback Event and (y) the Termination Date.

 

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(b) In the event the foregoing Section 5.6(a) applies the Company may, at its sole election:

(i) require the Optionee to return such Option Stock, and/or pay such amount as determined in such provision in a cash lump sum, in each case within 30 days of such determination;

(ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Optionee (as a condition to acceptance of this Option, the Optionee agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection) the value of such Option Stock and/or amount otherwise due thereunder, as applicable or

(iii) a combination of subsections (b)(i) and (b)(ii).

(c) In addition to the foregoing, this Option and any Option Stock acquired hereunder, and any proceeds received in respect of any of the foregoing by the Optionee, shall be subject to any reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of certain specified events, as may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any applicable national or local exchange, law, rule or regulation.

(d) By accepting this Option, the Optionee agrees that timely delivery or payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 5.6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely delivery or payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 5.6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that the Optionee’s Option shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Optionee has engaged in the conduct specified under Section 5.5.

Section 5.7.  Investment Representation

Optionee hereby acknowledges that the Option and Option Stock relating to the Option shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement for the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan. Optionee also agrees that the Option and Option Stock which Optionee acquires pursuant to this Agreement will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws, whether federal or state.

 

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Section 5.8.  Record of Restrictions

In the absence of an effective registration statement, the registration of the issuance of Shares purchased by exercise of the Option on the stock transfer books of the Company shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may determine is required by the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, any applicable federal or state laws and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Section 5.9.  Further Assistance

Optionee will provide assistance reasonably requested by the Company or any Service Recipient in connection with actions taken by Optionee while employed by the Company or any Service Recipient, including but not limited to assistance in connection with any lawsuits or other claims against the Company or any Service Recipient arising from events during the period in which Optionee was employed by the Company or any Service Recipient.

Section 5.10.  Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company (including Service Recipients) and Optionee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company (including Service Recipients) and the Optionee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that this Agreement shall survive the issuance of the Option Stock to the extent applicable.

Section 5.11.  Entire Agreement; Amendment

Subject to Section 10 of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the parties hereto, which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to any agreements regarding any option awards to be granted by the Company to the Optionee in [    ] and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, discussions, understandings and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the foregoing.

Section 5.12.  Governing Law

The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.

Section 5.13.  Arbitration

In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration process shall take place within Chicago, Illinois. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning, subject to enforcement of the arbitration award hereunder or for vacation or modification thereof as provided under the Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9 U.S. Code Chapter 1. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall split the cost of the arbitrator and shall otherwise bear its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.

[Signatures on next page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

 

USF HOLDING CORP.
By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

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Option Grants :

 

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock

for which the Time Option granted hereunder is

exercisable (100% of number of shares):

  

                                           

  

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock

for which the Performance Option

granted hereunder is exercisable (100% of the

number of shares):

  

                               

  

Exercise Price of all options:

   $         per share   

Grant Date:

   [            ], 20[    ]   
   OPTIONEE:   
  

 

  

[Signature Page of Stock Option Agreement]

 

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Schedule A

“EBITDA” shall mean earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization plus transaction, management and/or similar fees (including any transaction advisory fees and related expenses) paid to the Investors and/or its Affiliates. The Board shall, fairly and appropriately, and in good faith, adjust the calculation of EBITDA to reflect, to the extent not contemplated in the management plan, the following: acquisitions, divestitures, major capital programs, any stock option and other stock-based compensation charges, any costs or expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any litigation matters subject to potential indemnification by Ahold under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Restore Acquisition Corp., Ahold U.S.A., Inc. and Koninklijke Ahold N.V., dated May 2, 2007 and related documents, fees or expenses related to any equity offering or repayment or refinancing of indebtedness approved by the Board, any other any restructuring charges or extraordinary or unusual fees, expenses or losses approved by the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any LIFO adjustments. The Board’s determination of such adjustment shall be in good faith and based on the Company’s accounting as set forth in its books and records and on the financial plan of the Company pursuant to which the Annual EBITDA Targets were originally established.

Annual EBITDA Targets and Cumulative EBITDA Targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board for any acquisitions, divestitures or major capital investment programs not contemplated in management’s base case, to the extent permitted under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and applicable law (“ GAAP ”).

 

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Appendix I

Examples :

 

 

Primary Vesting Method . Company achieves the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ]. The [    ]% of the Performance Option eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes immediately vested on the first anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method.

 

 

Secondary Vesting Method . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ], but it does achieve the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ]. The [    ]% of the Performance Option eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes immediately vested on the first anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Secondary Vesting Method.

 

 

Missed Year Catch-up Vesting . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ] or the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ], so the [    ]% of the Performance Option eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] (the “ FY [    ] Performance Options ”) does not become immediately vested on the first anniversary of the Grant Date. Company achieves the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ] and the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ], so the [    ]% of the Performance Option eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes vested pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and the [    ]% of the FY [    ] Performance Option also becomes vested on the second anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting, because the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ] was achieved.

 

 

QPO Catch-up Vesting—Example 1 . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ]. In FY [    ], a Qualified Public Offering occurs wherein the Investors achieve Liquidity on [    ]% of the Investors’ Aggregate Investment. Upon such event, the [    ]% of the Performance Option that could have, but did not, become vested if the Company had achieved the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ], becomes vested. Because the QPO Catch-up Vesting is only available to provide for catch-up vesting in respect of any previously completed fiscal years, if the Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ], no vesting will occur under this method with respect to the Performance Option that might otherwise have become vested in respect of FY [    ].

 

 

QPO Catch-up Vesting- Example 2. Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for either of FY [    ] or FY [    ]. In FY [    ], a Qualified Public Offering occurs wherein the Investors achieve Liquidity on [    ]% of the Investors’ Aggregate Investment. Upon such event, the [    ]% of the Performance Option that could have, but did not, become vested if the Company had achieved the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for each of FY [    ] and FY [    ], becomes vested, such that the Performance Option will be [    ]% vested as of the date of such Qualified Public Offering. If the Company then achieves either the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Annual Performance Target for FY [    ], the [    ]% of the Performance Option due to be vested in respect of FY [    ] will become vested in the ordinary course.

 

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Exhibit 10.5

FORM OF

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of [                    ], 20[    ] (the “ Grant Date ”), between USF Holding, Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof, who is an employee of the Company or of a Service Recipient, hereinafter referred to as the “ Grantee ”.

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant Grantee a number of Restricted Stock Units, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement), and a Management Stockholder’s Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions . Any capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as such terms are defined in the Plan (as such term is defined below) or the Management Stockholder’s Agreement.

(a) “ Aggregate Investment ” shall mean the total amount of all equity securities of the Company held by the Investors, directly and indirectly (taking into account any adjustment as a result of any stock dividend, split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

(b) “ Base Price ” shall mean the effective per share price paid by the Investors in the Merger (e.g. $5.00, as adjusted).

(c) “ Fair Market Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

(d) “ Investor IRR ” shall mean, on any given date, a pretax compounded annual internal rate of return realized by the Investors after December 27, 2007 (the “ Closing Date ”) on any Shares held by the Investors on a per Share, fully diluted basis (including all Shares subject to all outstanding options granted to any persons under the Plan), based on the Aggregate Investment; provided, however, that (a) any calculation of Investor IRR will, for purposes of Section 2(b)(iii), be calculated solely with respect to that portion of the Aggregate Investment actually sold or otherwise disposed of in the applicable transaction, and (b) in any event, Investor IRR will not be calculated taking into account the receipt by the Investors or any of their Affiliates of any management, monitoring, transaction or other fees (including transaction advisory fees and related expenses) payable to such parties by the Company.

(e) “ Investor Return ” shall mean, on any date, as determined on a cumulative, fully diluted per Share basis (including all Shares subject to all outstanding options granted to any persons under the Plan), all cash and marketable securities received by the Investors after the Closing Date on any Share held by the Investors as proceeds in any sale or other disposition of such Share, and any extraordinary cash dividends paid on such Share; provided, however, that any calculations of Investor Return will, for purposes of: (a) Section 2(b)(iii), also include all cash and marketable securities


ultimately received by the Investors after the Closing Date as proceeds from any extraordinary dividend and the sale or other disposition of any illiquid property (e.g., equity securities of another corporation or debt securities) received in exchange for or in respect of a Share, which for such purposes shall be deemed received on the date such illiquid property is received; (b) Section 2(b)(iii), be calculated solely with respect to that portion of the Aggregate Investment actually sold or otherwise disposed of; and (c) Section 2(c)(ii), also include the fair market value of any illiquid property received in exchange for or in respect of a Share.

(f) “ Liquidity ” shall mean (i) the Investors achieve an Investor IRR of at least 20% and (ii) the Investors earn an Investor Return of at least 3.0 times the Base Price on the Aggregate Investment.

(g) “ Performance Restricted Stock Unit ” means the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to all or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock that correspond to the Restricted Stock Units set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term “Performance Restricted Stock Units”.

(h) “ Permanent Disability ” shall mean “Disability” as such term is defined in any employment agreement or other severance agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment (or as previously in effect immediately prior to any expiration of such agreement due to a Company nonrenewal of the agreement term) between the Grantee and the Company or any Service Recipient (an “ Employment Agreement ”) or, if there is no such Employment Agreement, “Disability” as defined in the long-term disability plan of the Company (or Service Recipient sponsoring such plan).

(i) “ Plan ” means the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of USF Holding Corp. and its Affiliates, as amended from time to time.

(j) “ Qualified Public Offering ” shall mean, after a Public Offering, the Investors sell, in one transaction or a series of transactions, an aggregate of at least 35% of the Aggregate Investment.

(k) “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a notional unit of one share of Common Stock, an aggregate number of which are granted under Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

(l) “ Settlement Date ” means the date that is no later than sixty (60) days following the vesting date of the applicable number of the Restricted Stock Units as provided hereunder.

(m) “ Time Restricted Stock Unit ” means the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to all or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock that correspond to the Restricted Stock Units set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term “Time Restricted Stock Units”.

Section 2. Grant and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Grant . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the additional terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Company hereby grants to Grantee the Time Restricted Stock Units and the Performance Restricted Stock Units, each as may become vested as set forth below. Any Restricted Stock Units that become vested pursuant to this Section 2 shall hereafter be referred to as “ Vested Restricted Stock Units .”

 

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(b) Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. So long as the Grantee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipients through the applicable vesting date, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest as set forth in this Section 2(b) below, as applicable:

(i) Time Restricted Stock Units- General Vesting Schedule . The Time Restricted Stock Unit shall become vested with respect to [    ]% of the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Unit on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date.

(ii) Performance Restricted Stock Units- General Vesting Schedule .

 

  (A) The Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall be eligible to become vested as to [    ]% of the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Unit on the last day of each of the four Fiscal Years ending after the Grant Date (e.g., the first [    ]% installment of vesting will be eligible to occur on the last day of the [            ] Fiscal Year, which is [            ]), if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as established by the Board for each fiscal year and/or as subsequently formalized in the Company’s long range plan (each an “ Annual EBITDA Target ”) for the given Fiscal Year. This annual vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Primary Vesting Method .” The definition and determination of EBITDA is as set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement.

 

  (B) In addition to the foregoing, in the event that an Annual EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, but the cumulative EBITDA target as established by the Board for each fiscal year and/or as subsequently formalized in the Company’s long range plan (each, a “ Cumulative EBITDA Target ”) for such particular Fiscal Year is achieved, then [    ]% of the Shares subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall nevertheless be eligible to become vested as of the last day of such Fiscal Year. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Secondary Vesting Method .”

 

  (C) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, in the event that neither the Annual EBITDA Target nor the Cumulative EBITDA Target is achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve either its Annual EBITDA Target or its Cumulative EBITDA Target in such particular Fiscal Year shall nevertheless be eligible to vest, if the Company achieves its Cumulative EBITDA Target in any subsequent Fiscal Year, as of the last day of such subsequent Fiscal Year. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ Missed Year Catch-up Vesting .” See Appendix I for examples of the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method and the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting.

 

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  (D) Once any portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit becomes eligible to vest pursuant to any of the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or Missed Year Catch-up Vesting as provided above (collectively, the “ Vesting Methods ”), such portion(s) of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall become vested on the anniversary of the Grant Date that occurs immediately following the Fiscal Year in which the Annual EBITDA Target or Cumulative EBITDA Target, as applicable, that corresponds to the applicable Vesting Method giving rise to such vesting, is achieved.

(iii) Performance Restricted Stock Units- Vesting after a Qualified Public Offering. In addition to the foregoing, if, after a Qualified Public Offering, the Investors sell, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (and/or receive extraordinary cash dividends on), sufficient Shares such that the Investors achieve Liquidity on any percentage of the Aggregate Investment that is in excess of the percentage of the Performance Restricted Stock Units that could have become vested pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting in the Fiscal Year that immediately precedes the Fiscal Year in which such transaction, such final transaction in a series of related transactions, or the date on which any such dividend if paid, occurs, then the Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall become vested, to the extent not already vested, up to the same percentage of Performance Restricted Stock Unit that could have become vested in respect of any previously completed Fiscal Years pursuant to either the Primary Vesting Method, Secondary Vesting Method or the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting. This vesting method is hereby referred to as the “ QPO Catch-up Vesting ”. See Appendix I for examples hereof.

(iv) Change in Control Vesting . Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, so long as the Grantee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipients through the date of such occurrence:

(A) the Time Restricted Stock Unit shall become immediately vested as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such Restricted Stock Unit has not otherwise terminated or vested); and

(B) the Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall become immediately vested as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such Restricted Stock Unit has not otherwise terminated or vested) if as a result of the Change in Control, the Investors achieve Liquidity on the entire Aggregate Investment; but if no such Liquidity is achieved, the Performance Restricted Stock Units shall continue to be eligible to vest pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) above.

(c) In the event that Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients terminates due to the Employee’s death or Permanent Disability, (i) a pro rata portion of the Time Restricted Stock Unit that would have vested on the anniversary of the Grant Date that next occurs after the date of such termination of employment will vest upon such date of termination of employment and (ii) a pro rata portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit will also vest, but only if and to the extent that the Performance Restricted Stock Unit would have vested under Section 2(b)(ii) above if the Grantee had remained employed with the Company, as of the last day of the Fiscal Year in which the date of such termination of employment occurs. In each case, such pro rata portion will be determined based on the number of days the Grantee worked during (x) for the pro rata portion of the Time Restricted Stock Unit, the period between the anniversaries of the Grant Date before and after such date of termination of employment and (y) for the pro rata portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Units, the Fiscal Year in which such date of termination of employment occurs, relative to 365 days.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit that remains unvested following the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Grant Date shall expire and be forfeited upon such date, and Grantee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

Section 3. Termination of Employment . In the event of any termination of Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients for any reason, except as otherwise provided in Section 2(c) above, then all unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination, and Grantee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

Section 4. Settlement of the Restricted Stock Units . Vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled in shares of Common Stock on the applicable Settlement Date (for the avoidance of doubt, regardless of whether Grantee is employed by the Company on such date), with such Shares to be delivered to Grantee on such date; provided , however , that if a Settlement Date occurs prior to the occurrence of a Public Offering, Grantee may satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligation associated with the settlement of the Vested Restricted Stock Units (the “ Minimum Tax ”) by having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to Grantee upon such settlement having an aggregate Fair Market Value on such Settlement Date equal to the amount of such minimum withholding obligation. Subject to the foregoing proviso, it shall be a condition of the obligation of the Company, upon delivery of the shares of Common Stock to Grantee as provided in the previous sentence, that Grantee pay to the Company such amount as may be required for the purpose of satisfying any liability for any federal, state or local income or other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the settlement of the Vested Restricted Stock Units in such Common Stock. Grantee shall make such arrangements with the Company to provide for the satisfaction of such withholding including, without limitation, authorizing the Company to withhold Common Stock otherwise deliverable to Grantee hereunder and/or withholding amounts from any compensation or other amount owing from the Company to Grantee.

Section 5. Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement.

The shares of Common Stock received by Grantee upon settlement of the Vested Restricted Stock Units (any such shares “ RSU Stock ”) shall, to the extent applicable, be subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement and the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement as amended from time to time). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement, if, at any time while Grantee is employed with the Company or any Service Recipient during the twelve months following the termination of Grantee’s employment with the Company and all Service Recipients for any reason (the “ Termination Date ”): (a) Grantee breaches any of the restrictive covenants contained in the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement or (b) the Committee reasonably determines that the Grantee has at any time engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company, then the Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, elect to impose the requirements of Section 6 below (any such foregoing event, a “ Clawback Event ”).

 

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Section 6. Clawback/Recoupment .

(a) If the Committee reasonably determines that a Clawback Event has occurred, the Committee may require Grantee: (i) to forfeit any unvested Restricted Stock Units and/or to return all, or such portion as the Committee may determine, of the shares of RSU Stock then held by Grantee, which Grantee received within the Clawback Period (as defined below); and/or (ii) to the extent that such determination occurs after the Company has purchased RSU Stock received by Grantee within the Clawback Period from Grantee pursuant to the terms of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, to reimburse to the Company any payment(s) received from the Company in connection with such purchase; and/or (iii) to pay to the Company the full value of the RSU Stock Grantee received upon vesting of this Grant during the Clawback Period, if Grantee previously sold or otherwise disposed of any such RSU Stock to a third party prior to the Committee determining that a Clawback Event has or had occurred. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Clawback Period ” means the three-year period immediately preceding the earlier of (x) a Clawback Event and (y) the Termination Date.

(b) In the event the foregoing Section 6(a) applies, the Company may, at its sole election:

(i) require the Grantee to return such RSU Stock, and/or pay such amount as determined in such provision in a cash lump sum, in each case within 30 days of such determination;

(ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Grantee (as a condition to acceptance of this Grant, the Grantee agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection) the value of such RSU Stock and/or amount otherwise due thereunder, as applicable; or

(iii) a combination of subsections (b)(i) and (b)(ii).

(c) By accepting this Grant, the Grantee agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Grantee further acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Grantee has engaged in the conduct specified under Section 5.

Section 7. Conflicts . In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or the Sale Participation Agreement, only shares of Common Stock due to be delivered to Grantee in respect of Vested Restricted Stock Units on or after any applicable vesting date hereunder that has occurred shall be considered “Stock” under the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, and “Common Stock” that is eligible to be included in any Request (as defined in the Sale Participation Agreement) for purposes of the Sale Participation Agreement.

Section 8. No Rights as Stockholder. Grantee shall not have any rights of a stockholder, including voting rights and actual dividend rights with respect to the Shares subject to the grant of Restricted Stock Units hereunder unless and until Grantee becomes the record holder of those Shares following their actual issuance to Grantee and Grantee’s satisfaction of the applicable withholding taxes pursuant to Section 4 above.

Section 9. Conditions to Issuance of Stock

The Shares deliverable upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares purchased (if certificates are issued, or if certificates are not issued, to register the issuance of such Shares on its books and records) upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

 

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(i) The obtaining of approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;

(ii) The execution by the Grantee of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, a Sale Participation Agreement and a Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement (as amended from time to time); and

(iii) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units as the Committee may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may otherwise be required by applicable law.

Section 10. Successors and Assigns .

(a) The Company . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, and may be assigned by the Company to, any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets or any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

(b) Grantee . Grantee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by Grantee by assignment, sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or otherwise encumbered or disposed of , without the prior written consent of the Company; provided , however , that if Grantee shall die, all amounts then payable to Grantee hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Grantee’s devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Grantee’s estate.

Section 11. Investment Representation . Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Restricted Stock Units and RSU Stock shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement for the shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws or as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan. Grantee also agrees that the Restricted Stock Units and RSU Stock which Grantee acquires pursuant to this Agreement will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws, whether federal or state.

Section 12. Registration of RSU Stock . The Company shall register the issuance of any RSU Stock in the Grantee’s name on the stock transfer books of the Company promptly after the Settlement Date relating to such RSU Stock, with the restrictions imposed on such RSU Stock under this Agreement and such other restrictions referenced in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement (including, without limitation that such RSU Stock may be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Board may deem reasonably advisable under the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such RSU Stock is listed, and any applicable federal or state laws and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws) also recorded in such stock transfer books, to be removed as applicable.

 

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Section 13. Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company (including Service Recipients) and Grantee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company (including Service Recipients) and the Grantee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that this Agreement shall survive the issuance of the RSU Stock.

Section 14. Notice . Every notice or other communication relating to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by it in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as herein provided, provided that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by Grantee to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal Grantee office, and all notices or communications by the Company to Grantee may be given to Grantee personally or may be mailed to Grantee at Grantee’s last known address, as reflected in the Company’s records.

Section 15. Changes in Capital Structure . The Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder shall be adjusted or substituted, as determined by the Board or the Committee, as applicable, in accordance with Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan.

Section 16. No Right to Continued Service . This Agreement does not confer upon Grantee any right to continue as an employee of the Company or any Service Recipient, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Service Recipient to terminate Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason.

Section 17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

Section 18. Compliance with Section 409A . The provisions of Section 10(c) of the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.

Section 19. Signature in Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

Section 20. Arbitration . In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration process shall take place within Chicago, Illinois. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning, subject to enforcement of the arbitration award hereunder or for vacation or modification thereof as provided under the Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9 U.S. Code Chapter 1. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall split the cost of the arbitrator and shall otherwise bear its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.

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[ Signatures to appear on the following page ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

USF HOLDING CORP.
By:    
Its:    

 

GRANTEE:  

 

[NAME]  

Restricted Stock Unit Grants :

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock

subject to the Time Restricted Stock Units

granted hereunder (100% of number of shares):                                                                                        

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock

subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Units

granted hereunder (100% of number of shares):                                                                                        

[Signature Page of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement]

 

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Schedule A

“EBITDA” shall mean earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization plus transaction, management and/or similar fees (including any transaction advisory fees and related expenses) paid to the Investors and/or its Affiliates. The Board shall, fairly and appropriately, and in good faith, adjust the calculation of EBITDA to reflect, to the extent not contemplated in the management plan, the following: acquisitions, divestitures, major capital programs, any stock Restricted Stock Unit and other stock-based compensation charges, any costs or expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any litigation matters subject to potential indemnification by Ahold under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Restore Acquisition Corp., Ahold U.S.A., Inc. and Koninklijke Ahold N.V., dated May 2, 2007 and related documents, fees or expenses related to any equity offering or repayment or refinancing of indebtedness approved by the Board, any other any restructuring charges or extraordinary or unusual fees, expenses or losses approved by the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any LIFO adjustments. The Board’s determination of such adjustment shall be in good faith and based on the Company’s accounting as set forth in its books and records and on the financial plan of the Company pursuant to which the Annual EBITDA Targets were originally established.

Annual EBITDA Targets and Cumulative EBITDA Targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board for any acquisitions, divestitures or major capital investment programs not contemplated in management’s base case, to the extent permitted under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and applicable law (“ GAAP ”).

 

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Appendix I

 

 

Examples :

 

 

Primary Vesting Method . Company achieves the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ]. The [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes immediately vested on the first anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method.

 

 

Secondary Vesting Method . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ], but it does achieve the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ]. The [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes immediately vested on the first anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Secondary Vesting Method.

 

 

Missed Year Catch-up Vesting . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ] or the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ], so the [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] (the “ FY [    ] Performance Restricted Stock Units ”) does not become immediately vested. Company achieves the Annual Performance Target for FY [    ] and the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ], so the [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest in respect of FY [    ] becomes vested pursuant to the Primary Vesting Method on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and the [    ]% of the FY [    ] Performance Restricted Stock Units also becomes vested on the second anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to the Missed Year Catch-up Vesting, because the Cumulative EBITDA Target for FY [    ] was achieved.

 

 

QPO Catch-up Vesting—Example 1 . Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ]. In FY [    ], a Qualified Public Offering occurs wherein the Investors achieve Liquidity on [    ]% of the Investors’ Aggregate Investment. Upon such event, the [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units that could have, but did not, become vested if the Company had achieved the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ], becomes vested. Because the QPO Catch-up Vesting is only available to provide for catch-up vesting in respect of any previously completed fiscal years, if the Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for FY [    ], no vesting will occur under this method with respect to the Performance Restricted Stock Units that might otherwise have become vested in respect of FY [    ].

 

 

QPO Catch-up Vesting- Example 2. Company does not achieve the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for either of FY [    ] or FY [    ]. In FY [    ], a Qualified Public Offering occurs wherein the Investors achieve Liquidity on [    ]% of the Investors’ Aggregate Investment. Upon such event, the [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units that could have, but did not, become vested if the Company had achieved the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Performance Target for each of FY [    ] and FY [    ], becomes vested, such that the Performance Restricted Stock Units will be [    ]% vested as of the date of such Qualified Public Offering. If the Company then achieves either the Annual Performance Target or the Cumulative Annual Performance Target for FY [    ], the [    ]% of the Performance Restricted Stock Units that is due to be vested in respect of FY [    ] will become vested in the ordinary course.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

FORM OF

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of                     , 20     (the “ Grant Date ”), between USF Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and [              ] , an employee of the Company or other Service Recipient, hereinafter referred to as the “ Grantee .” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan or the Management Stockholder’s Agreement (each as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Grantee shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “ Restricted Stock Award ”), the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of USF Holding Corp. and its Affiliates, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”) (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement), and a Management Stockholder’s Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Grantee as of [              ] (the “ Management Stockholder’s Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders to grant the shares of Common Stock provided for herein to the Grantee as an incentive for increased efforts during his employment with the Company, and has advised the Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officer to grant said Restricted Stock Award;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1. Grant of the Restricted Stock . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement (and the agreements incorporated by reference therein), and the additional terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee [              ] shares of Common Stock (hereinafter called the “ Restricted Stock ” or “ Award ”). The Restricted Stock shall vest and become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 2 hereof.

2. Vesting .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, so long as the Grantee continues to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries through the applicable vesting date: (i) the Restricted Stock shall become vested in increments of [      ]% of such shares on each of [              ]; and (ii) all Restricted Stock shall become vested as to 100% of such shares upon the occurrence of a Change in Control that occurs prior to [              ]. Any stock that becomes vested pursuant to this Section 2(a) shall hereafter be referred to as “ Vested Restricted Stock .”

(b) Notwithstanding the above, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any other Service Recipient is terminated for any reason by the Company or any other Service Recipient, or by the Grantee, any Restricted Stock that has not yet become Vested Restricted Stock at such time shall be forfeited by the Grantee without consideration therefor, and neither Grantee nor any successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives of Grantee shall thereafter have any further rights or interest in the Restricted Stock or under this Agreement, and Grantee’s name shall thereupon be deleted from the list of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Restricted Stock.

3. Registration of Restricted Stock . The Company shall register the issuance of the Restricted Stock in the Grantee’s name on the stock transfer books of the Company promptly after the date hereof, with the restrictions imposed on such Restricted Stock under this Agreement and such other restrictions referenced in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and Section 5 below (including, without limitation that such Restricted Stock, even after it becomes Vested Restricted Stock, may be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Board may deem reasonably advisable


under the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Vested Restricted Stock is listed, and any applicable federal or state laws and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws) also recorded in such stock transfer books, to be removed as applicable.

4. Rights as a Stockholder . The Grantee shall be the record owner of the Restricted Stock unless or until such Restricted Stock is forfeited pursuant to Section 2 or is otherwise sold or disposed of as permitted under Section 6 of this Agreement, and as record owner shall be entitled to all rights of a common stockholder of the Company (including, without limitation, the payment of any dividends on the shares of Restricted Stock).

5. Conditions to Removal of Restrictions on Vested Restricted Stock. The shares of stock deliverable under this Award, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to remove from the stock transfer books of the Company the recording of the restrictions imposed on the Restricted Stock (or any portion thereof) referenced in Section 3 above prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

(a) The execution by the Grantee of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, a Sale Participation Agreement and a Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement (as amended from time to time); and

(b) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the vesting of Restricted Stock as the Committee may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may otherwise be required by applicable law.

6. Investment Representation . Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Restricted Stock shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement for the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Ac t”), and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or as otherwise provided herein, in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or in the Plan. Grantee also agrees that the Restricted Stock which Grantee acquires pursuant to this Agreement will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws, whether federal or state.

7. Further Assistance . Grantee will provide assistance reasonably requested by the Company or any Service Recipient in connection with actions taken by Grantee while employed by the Company or any Service Recipient, including but not limited to assistance in connection with any lawsuits or other claims against the Company or any Service Recipient arising from events during the period in which Grantee was employed by the Company or any Service Recipient.

8. Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company (including Service Recipients) and Grantee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company (including Service Recipients) and the Grantee and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that this Agreement shall survive the issuance of the Restricted Stock.

9. Transferability . The Restricted Stock may not at any time be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition complies with the provisions of this Agreement and the Management Stockholder’s Agreement.

 

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10. Securities Laws . The Company may require the Grantee to make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Committee may reasonably request in order to comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement. The granting of the Restricted Stock hereunder shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals of any governmental agencies as may be required.

11. Grantee’s Continued Employment with the Company . Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement entered into by the Company and the Grantee guarantees that the Grantee will continue to be employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any specified period of time.

12. Change in Capitalization . If the Company shall be reorganized, recapitalized or restructured, consolidated or merged with another corporation, or otherwise undergo a significant corporate event, (a) the Restricted Stock may be adjusted and (b) any stock, securities or other property exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to such reorganization, recapitalization, restructuring, consolidation, merger or other corporate event, shall be deposited with the Company and shall become subject to the restrictions and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if it had been the original property granted hereby, all pursuant to Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan.

13. Payment of Taxes . The Grantee shall have full responsibility, and the Company shall have no responsibility, for satisfying any liability for any federal, state or local income or other taxes required by law to be paid with respect to such Restricted Stock, including upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock. In connection with the foregoing, the Grantee may, at his option, elect to recognize the fair value of the Restricted Stock upon the Grant Date pursuant to Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Grantee is hereby advised to seek his own tax counsel regarding the taxation of the grant of Restricted Stock made hereunder . Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s accountants determine that there would be no adverse accounting implications to the Company, the Grantee may be permitted to elect to use Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Grantee hereunder to satisfy any such obligations, subject to such procedures as the Company’s accountants may require.

14. Limitation on Obligations . The Company’s obligation with respect to the Restricted Stock granted hereunder is limited solely to the delivery to the Grantee of shares of Common Stock on the date when such shares are due to be delivered hereunder, and in no way shall the Company become obligated to pay cash in respect of such obligation. This Restricted Stock Award shall not be secured by any specific assets of the Company or any Service Recipient, nor shall any assets of the Company or any Service Recipient be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall not be liable to the Grantee for damages relating to any delays in issuing the share certificates to him (or his designated entities), any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves.

15. Notices . Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Grantee shall be addressed to him at the address given beneath his signature hereto. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 15, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him. Any notice that is required to be given to the Grantee shall, if the Grantee is then deceased, be given to the Grantee’s personal representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of his status and address by written notice under this Section 15. Any notice shall have been deemed duly given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

16. Governing Law . The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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17. Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement . The shares of Common Stock received by Grantee upon settlement of the Restricted Stock shall, to the extent applicable, be subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, Sale Participation Agreement and the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement (as amended from time to time). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement, if, at any time while the Grantee is employed with the Company or during the twelve months following the termination of Grantee’s employment with the Company for any reason (the “ Termination Date ”): (a) Grantee breaches any of the restrictive covenants contained in the Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement or (b) the Committee reasonably determines that the Grantee has at any time engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company, then the Committee may, in any such event and to the extent permitted by governing law, elect to impose the requirements of Section 18 below (any such foregoing event, a “ Clawback Event ”).

18. Clawback/Recoupment .

(a) If the Committee reasonably determines that a Clawback Event has occurred, the Committee may require Grantee: (i) to forfeit any unvested Restricted Stock and/or to return all, or such portion as the Committee may determine, of the Vested Restricted Stock then held by Grantee, which became vested within the Clawback Period (defined below); and/or (ii) to the extent that such determination occurs after the Company has purchased from Grantee, pursuant to the terms of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, any Vested Restricted Stock received by Grantee upon vesting of this Award during the Clawback Period, to reimburse to the Company any payment(s) received from the Company in connection with such purchase, on a net after-tax basis; and/or (iii) to pay to the Company the full value of the Vested Restricted Stock Grantee received upon vesting of this Award during the Clawback Period, if Grantee previously sold or otherwise disposed of any such Vested Restricted Stock to a third party prior to the Committee determining that a Clawback Event has or had occurred. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Clawback Period ” means the three-year period immediately preceding the earlier of (x) a Clawback Event and (y) the Termination Date.

(b) In the event the foregoing Section 18(a) applies, the Company may, at its sole election:

(i) require the Grantee to return such Vested Restricted Stock, and/or pay such amount as determined in such provision in a cash lump sum, in each case within 30 days of such determination;

(ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Grantee (as a condition to acceptance of this Award, the Grantee agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection) the value of such Vested Restricted Stock and/or amount otherwise due thereunder, as applicable; or

(iii) a combination of subsections (b)(i) and (b)(ii).

(c) In addition to the foregoing, this Award and any vested Restricted Stock acquired hereunder, and any proceeds received in respect of any of the foregoing by the Grantee, shall be subject to any reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of certain specified events, as may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any applicable national or local exchange, law, rule or regulation.

(d) By accepting this Award, the Grantee agrees that timely deliver or payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 18 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely delivery or payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 18 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from

 

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seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Grantee further acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee’s unvested Restricted Stock shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Grantee has engaged in the conduct specified under Section 18(a) above.

19. Conflict . In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or the Sale Participation Agreement, only shares of Restricted Stock granted under this Award that become Vested Restricted Stock on or after any applicable vesting date that has occurred shall be considered “Stock” under this Agreement and the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, and “Common Stock” that is eligible to be included in any Request (as defined in the Sale Participation Agreement) for purposes of the Sale Participation Agreement.

20. Signature in Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

[ Continued on next page. ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

USF HOLDING CORP.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
GRANTEE
 
Name:   [                  ]