As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2017

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-3391143

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

400 South Hope Street, 25 th Floor

Los Angeles, California

  90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Laurence H. Midler

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

CBRE Group, Inc.

400 South Hope Street, 25 th Floor

Los Angeles, California, 90071

(Name and address of agent for service)

(213) 613-3333

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:

William B. Brentani

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 251-5000

Fax: (650) 251-5002

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” “and emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of securities

to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered (1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

 

Amount of

registration fee

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share

  10,000,000   $34.38 (2)   $343,750,000.00 (2)   $39,840.63

 

 

(1) Represents 10,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock (“common stock”) issuable under the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the 2017 Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction, effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Class A common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 16, 2017.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of the Form S-8 is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of the Form S-8.

The document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to participants in the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act. These document(s) and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The Commission allows the Registrant to “incorporate by reference” the information that the Registrant files with them, which means that the Registrant can disclose important information by reference to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement, and later information filed with the Commission will update and supersede this information. The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

 

  (a) the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016;

 

  (b) the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017;

 

  (c) the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2017, March 9, 2017 and March 24, 2017;

 

  (d) all other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act since May 19, 2017 (other than information deemed to have been “furnished” rather than “filed” in accordance with the SEC’s rules); and

 

  (e) the description of the Registrant’s Class A common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 3, 2004, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.


Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended, allows a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damage for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of the DGCL or obtained an improper personal benefit.

Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Delaware corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the Delaware corporation or is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, agent or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (1) if the person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding or (2) if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best interest, of the Delaware corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable to actions brought by or in the right of the Delaware corporation as well, but only to the extent of defense expenses (including attorneys’ fees but excluding amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred and not to any satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the further limitation that in these actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties to the Delaware corporation, unless the court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption may be held liable for these actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to these actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time the action occurred or immediately after the absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

Except as provided in the succeeding sentence, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that limits the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such limitation is not permitted under the DGCL.

The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and/or by-laws provide that the Registrant must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and/or by-laws provide that it may additionally indemnify its agents and employees to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, but if such agent or employee is serving at another entity at the request of the Registrant, then the Registrant must indemnify such agent or employee. The indemnification provisions contained in amended and restated certificate of incorporation and/or by-laws of the Registrant are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

In addition, the Registrant maintains insurance on behalf of its directors and officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and the arrangements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

 

Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.


Item 8. Exhibits.

Reference is made to the information contained in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Rule 411 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided, however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Colorado Springs, State of Colorado, on May 19, 2017.

 

CBRE GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ ROBERT E. SULENTIC

  Robert E. Sulentic
  Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE Group, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Robert E. Sulentic, James R. Groch, Gil Borok, Laurence H. Midler, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrants to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Name and Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ ROBERT E. SULENTIC

Robert E. Sulentic

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

   May 19, 2017

/s/ JAMES R. GROCH

James R. Groch

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

   May 19, 2017

/s/ GIL BOROK

Gil Borok

  

Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

   May 19, 2017

/s/ RAY WIRTA

Ray Wirta

   Chairman of the Board of Directors    May 19, 2017

/s/ BRANDON B. BOZE

Brandon B. Boze

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ BETH F. COBERT

Beth F. Cobert

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ CURTIS F. FEENY

Curtis F. Feeny

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ BRADFORD M. FREEMAN

Bradford M. Freeman

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. JENNY

Christopher T. Jenny

   Director    May 19, 2017


Name and Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ GERARDO I. LOPEZ

Gerardo I. Lopez

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ FREDERIC V. MALEK

Frederic V. Malek

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ PAULA R. REYNOLDS

Paula R. Reynolds

   Director    May 19, 2017

/s/ LAURA D. TYSON

Laura D. Tyson

   Director    May 19, 2017


EXHIBIT INDEX

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:

 

     Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

  

Form

  

SEC File No.

  

Exhibit

  

Filing Date

  

Filed
Herewith

  4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE Group, Inc.    8-K    001-32205    3.1    05/19/2016   
  4.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of CBRE Group, Inc.    10-Q    001-32205    3.2    05/10/2017   
  4.3    Form of Class A common stock certificate of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.    S-1/A#2    333-112867    4.1    04/30/2004   
  5.1    Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP                X
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                X
23.2    Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)                X
24.1    Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)                X
99.1+    CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan                X
99.2+    Form of Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Time Vest)                X
99.3+    Form of Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Performance Vest)                X
99.4+    Form of Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Director)                X

 

In the foregoing Exhibit Index, references to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. are now to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

+ Denotes a management contract or compensatory arrangement

Exhibit 5.1

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 H ANOVER S TREET

P ALO A LTO , CA 94304

TELEPHONE : +1-650-251-5000

FACSIMILE : +1-650-251-5002

 

May 19, 2017

CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Services, Inc.

400 South Hope Street, 25th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company of up to 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Shares”), par value $.01 per share, which may be issued pursuant to the CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

We have examined the Registration Statement, a form of the share certificate and the Plan. We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such other records, agreements, documents and other instruments and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company.

In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that, upon issuance and delivery of the Shares in accordance with the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

CBRE Group, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 1, 2017 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of CBRE Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity in each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, incorporated herein by reference.

(signed) KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, CA

May 19, 2017

Exhibit 99.1

CBRE GROUP, INC.

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.

The Company’s Board of Directors adopted this CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan on the Adoption Date. This Plan will become effective on the Stockholder Approval Date if such stockholder approval occurs before the first anniversary of the Adoption Date.

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by offering Participants an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company, or to increase such interest, and to encourage such Participants to continue to provide services to the Company and to attract new individuals with outstanding qualifications.

The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Grants, Stock Units, Other Equity Awards and/or Cash Awards.

Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any applicable Award Agreement.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) “ 2004 Plan ” means the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

(b) “ 2012 Plan ” means the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.

(c) “ Adoption Date ” means March 3, 2017.

(d) “ Affiliate ” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity. For purposes of determining an individual’s “Continuous Service,” this definition shall include any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company, a Parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

(e) “ Award ” means any award of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant, Stock Unit, Other Equity Award or Cash Award under the Plan.

(f) “ Award Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the award of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant, Stock Unit, Other Equity Award or Cash Award as applicable.

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


(h) “ Cash Award ” means a cash incentive opportunity awarded under this Plan, to a Covered Employee that is (i) payable only in cash, (ii) not an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant, Stock Unit or Other Equity Award, (iii) paid based on achievement of Performance Goal(s) and (iv) intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).

(i) “ Cashless Exercise ” means, to the extent authorized by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise and as permitted by applicable law and in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee, an arrangement whereby payment of some or all of the aggregate Exercise Price may be made all or in part by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company. Cashless Exercise may also be utilized to satisfy an Option’s tax withholding obligations as provided in Section 16(b) .

(j) “ Cause ” means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) “Cause” as defined in the Participant’s employment agreement or consulting agreement in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date, or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), (A) the Participant’s conviction of (or plea of guilty or no contest to) a felony involving moral turpitude; (B) the Participant’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the Participant’s designated duties or to follow lawful and authorized directions of the Company after written notice from or on behalf of the Company; (C) the Participant’s willful misconduct (including willful violation of the Company’s policies that are applicable to the Participant) or gross negligence that results in material reputational or financial harm to the Company; (D) any act of fraud, theft, or any material act of dishonesty by the Participant regarding the Company’s business; (E) the Participant’s material breach of fiduciary duty to the Company (including without limitation, acting in competition with, or taking other adverse action against, the Company during the period of the Participant’s employment with the Company, including solicitation of one or more Employees to either terminate their Service or to work for any business entity that is not affiliated with the Company); (F) any illegal or unethical act (inside or outside of the Participant’s scope of employment) by the Participant that results in material reputational or financial harm to the Company; (G) the Participant’s material misrepresentation regarding personal and/or Company performance and/or the Company’s records for personal or family financial benefit; (H) the Participant’s material or systematic unauthorized use or abuse of corporate resources of the Company for personal or family financial benefit; or (I) the Participant’s refusal to testify or cooperate in legal proceedings or investigations involving the Company. In each of the foregoing subclauses (A) through (I), whether or not a “Cause” event has occurred will be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of Participants who are Directors or Officers or Section 16 Persons, the Committee or the Board, each of whose determination shall be final, conclusive and binding. The Board or Committee may also in its discretion determine that a Participant’s Continuous Service may be deemed to have been terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s Continuous Service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified a termination for Cause, including, without limitation, violation of material Company policies or breach of confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant.

 

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(k) “ Change in Control ” except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Change in Control), means the consummation of any one or more of the following:

(i) The sale, exchange, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or group of related persons, as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act;

(ii) A merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the voting securities of the Company owned by the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent, after conversion if applicable, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the surviving controlling entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided , that any person who (A) was a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, and (B) is a beneficial owner of more than 20% of the securities of the Company immediately after such merger or consolidation, shall be excluded from the list of “stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation” for purposes of the preceding calculation;

(iii) Any person or group is or becomes the “ Beneficial Owner ” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise) (for the purposes of this clause (iii), a member of a group will not be considered to be the Beneficial Owner of the securities owned by other members of the group);

(iv) During any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; or

(v) The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transactions.

 

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(l) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.

(m) “ Committee ” means a committee described in Section 3 .

(n) “ Common Stock ” means the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per Share, and any other securities into which such shares are changed, for which such shares are exchanged or which may be issued in respect thereof.

(o) “ Company ” means CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(p) “ Consultant ” means an individual or entity which performs bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee or Non-Employee Director, and who may be offered securities registerable pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.

(q) “ Continuous Service ” means uninterrupted service as an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. Continuous Service will be deemed terminated as soon as the entity to which Continuous Service is being provided is no longer any of (i) the Company, (ii) a Parent, (iii) a Subsidiary or (iv) an Affiliate. A Participant’s Continuous Service does not terminate if he or she is a common-law employee and goes on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Employee’s outstanding ISOs are eligible to continue to qualify as ISOs (and not become NSOs), an Employee’s Continuous Service will be treated as terminating three (3) months after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Continuous Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Continuous Service, and when Continuous Service commences and terminates for all purposes under the Plan. For avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed terminated if the Committee determines that (i) a transition of employment to service with a partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary or Parent or Affiliate in which the Company or a Subsidiary or Parent or Affiliate is a party is not considered a termination of Continuous Service, (ii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and service as a Consultant or other personal service provider (or vice versa), or (iii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and that of a Non-Employee Director (or vice versa). The Committee may determine whether any Company transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in termination of Continuous Service for purposes of any affected Awards, and the Committee’s decision shall be final, conclusive and binding.

(r) “ Covered Employees ” means those individuals whose compensation is (or may be) subject to the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m).

(s) “ DGCL ” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.

 

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(t) “ Disability ” means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) “Disability” as defined in the Participant’s employment agreement or consulting agreement in effect at the time “Disability” is to be determined, or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Disability” contained therein), the following:

(A) For all ISOs, the permanent and total disability of a Participant within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3); or

(B) For all other Awards, the Participant’s physical or mental incapacitation such that for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine (9) months in any twenty-four (24) consecutive month period, the Participant is unable to substantially perform his or her duties.

Any question as to the existence of the Participant’s physical or mental incapacitation as to which the Participant or the Participant’s representative and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to the Participant or the Participant’s representative, as applicable, and the Company. If the Participant or the Participant’s representative, as applicable, and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two (2) physicians shall select a third (3rd) physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and the Participant or the Participant’s representative, as applicable, shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of the Awards granted to such Participant that remain outstanding at the time of determination of “Disability.”

(u) “ Employee ” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, or of a Parent, or of a Subsidiary or of an Affiliate. An employee who is also serving as a member of the Board is an Employee for purposes of this Plan.

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

(w) “ Exercise Price ” means, (i) in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement and (ii) in the case of a SAR, an amount, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value in determining the amount payable to a Participant upon exercise of such SAR.

(x) “ Fair Market Value ” means the market price of a Share, determined by the Committee as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange (such as the NYSE, NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Market or NASDAQ Capital Market) at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the regular session closing price for such Common Stock as reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on the date of determination, or if there were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a closing price was reported;

 

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(ii) If the Common Stock is not listed on national securities exchange but are quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last sale price reported by the inter-dealer quotation system for such date, or if there were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was reported; and

(iii) If the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, then the Fair Market Value shall the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock.

(y) “ Fiscal Year ” means the Company’s fiscal year.

(z) “ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

(aa) “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ ISO ” means an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.

(bb) “ ISO Limit ” means the maximum aggregate number of Shares that are permitted to be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs granted under the Plan as described in Section 5(a) .

(cc) “ Minimum Vesting Condition ” means, with respect to an Award, that the full vesting of (or lapsing of restrictions on) such Award does not occur any more rapidly than on the third anniversary of the date of grant (or the date of commencement of employment or service, in the case of a grant made in connection with a Participant’s commencement of employment or service) (it being understood that the Award may vest ratably on an annual basis over such three-year period), other than (i) in connection with a Change in Control, or (ii) as a result of a Participant’s retirement, death or Disability.

(dd) “ Net Exercise ” means, to the extent that an Award Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law, an arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares issued to the Optionee in connection with the Optionee’s exercise of the Option will be reduced by the Company’s retention of a portion of such Shares. Upon such a net exercise of an Option, the Optionee will receive a net number of Shares that is equal to (i) the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised minus (ii) the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares being exercised divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Option exercise date. The number of Shares covered by clause (ii) will be retained by the Company and not delivered to the Optionee. No fractional Shares will be created as a result of a Net Exercise and the Optionee must contemporaneously pay for any portion of the aggregate Exercise Price that is not covered by the Shares retained by the Company under clause (ii). The number of Shares delivered to the Optionee may be further reduced if Net Exercise is utilized under Section 16(b) to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.

(ee) “ Non-Employee Director ” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

(ff) “ Nonstatutory Stock Option ” or “ NSO ” means a stock option that is not an ISO.

 

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(gg) “ NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

(hh) “ Officer ” means an individual who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.

(ii) “ Option ” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to purchase a specified number of Shares, at such times and applying a specified Exercise Price, as provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

(jj) “ Optionee ” means an individual, estate or other entity that holds an Option.

(kk) “ Other Equity Award ” means an award (other than an Option, SAR, Stock Unit, Restricted Stock Grant or Cash Award) which derives its value from the value of Shares and/or from increases in the value of Shares.

(ll) “ Outside Director ” means a Non-Employee Director who is an “outside director” for purposes of Code Section 162(m).

(mm) “ Parent ” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the Stockholder Approval Date shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(nn) “ Participant ” means an Employee, Consultant, or Non-Employee Director who has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.

(oo) “ Performance Criteria ” means the criteria (and adjustments) that the Committee selects for an Award for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Performance Period, determined as follows:

(i) The Performance Criteria that shall be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following and may be determined in accordance with GAAP or on a non-GAAP basis: (A) annual revenue, (B) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including EBIT or EBITDA, (C) earnings per share, (D) stock price, (E) operating cash flow, (F) net income, (G) profit margins, operating margins, gross margins or cash margins, (H) revenue growth, (I) pre- or after-tax income (before or after allocations of corporate overhead and bonuses), (J) return on equity, (K) total stockholder return, (L) return on assets or net assets, (M) appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Common Stock, (N) market share, (O) gross or net operating profits, (P) economic value-added models or equivalent metrics, (Q) competitive market metrics, (R) reductions in costs, (S) cash flow or cash flow per share, (T) return on capital (including return on total capital or return on invested capital), (U) cash flow return on investment, (V) improvement in or attainment of expense levels or working

 

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capital levels, (W) year-end cash, (X) debt reductions, (Y) stockholder equity, (Z) regulatory or litigation achievements, (AA) implementation, completion or attainment of measurable objectives with respect to business development, new products or services, budgets, regulatory or business risks, acquisitions, divestitures or recruiting and maintaining personnel, or (BB) any combination of the foregoing, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease or as compared to results of a peer group or index. Such Performance Goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate, division, business segment or business unit of the Company, or based upon the relative performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to other companies. To the extent required under Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall, within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Code Section 162(m)), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period.

(ii) The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to one or more of the Performance Goals. Such adjustments may include one or more of the following: (A) items related to a change in accounting principle; (B) items relating to financing activities; (C) expenses for restructuring or productivity initiatives; (D) other non-operating items; (E) items related to acquisitions; (F) items attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired by the Company during the Performance Period; (G) items related to the disposal of a business or segment of a business; (H) items related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business under GAAP; (I) items attributable to any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares occurring during the Performance Period; (J) any other items of significant income or expense which are determined to be appropriate adjustments; (K) items relating to unusual or extraordinary corporate transactions, events or developments, (L) items related to amortization of acquired intangible assets; (M) items that are outside the scope of the Company’s core, on-going business activities; or (N) items relating to any other unusual or nonrecurring events or changes in applicable laws, accounting principles or business conditions. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time an Award is granted, the Committee shall, during the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Code Section

 

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162(m)), or at any time thereafter to the extent the exercise of such authority at such time would not cause any Awards granted to any Participant for such Performance Period and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) to fail to so qualify, specify adjustments or modifications to be made to the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period.

(pp) “ Performance Goals ” means for a Performance Period, one or more goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon one or more Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate, division, business unit, or an individual.

(qq) “ Performance Period ” means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, an Award; provided , that no Performance Period shall be less than twelve months as measured from the commencement of the period over which performance is evaluated.

(rr) “ Plan ” means this CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

(ss) “ Prior Equity Compensation Plans ” means the 2012 Plan, 2004 Plan, the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, and their predecessor plans and any other Company nonqualified equity compensation plans.

(tt) “ Re-Price ” means that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs and/or outstanding Other Equity Awards for any Participant(s) in a manner described by SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(d)(2)(viii) (or as described in any successor provision(s) or definition(s)). For avoidance of doubt, Re-Price also includes any exchange of Options or SARs for other Awards or cash.

(uu) “ Restricted Stock Grant ” means Shares awarded under the Plan as provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

(vv) “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

(ww) “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(xx) “ Section 16 Persons ” means those Officers, Directors or other persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(yy) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(zz) “ Separation From Service ” has the meaning provided to such term under Code Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder. With respect to any Award that is considered “deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A, references in the Plan or in any Award Agreement to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean Separation From Service.

 

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(aaa) “ Share ” means one share of Common Stock.

(bbb) “ Share Limit ” means the maximum aggregate number of Shares that are permitted to be issued under the Plan as described in Section 5(a) .

(cc) “ Specified Employee ” means a Participant who is considered a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

(ddd) “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means a stock appreciation right awarded under the Plan which provides the holder with a right to potentially receive, in cash and/or Shares, appreciation in value over the Exercise Price with respect to a specific number of Shares, as provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

(eee) “ Stock Unit ” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share awarded under the Plan, as provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

(fff) “ Stockholder Approval Date ” means the date that the Company’s stockholders approve this Plan.

(ggg) “ Subsidiary ” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the Stockholder Approval Date shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

(hhh) “ Substitute Awards ” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by an entity acquired by the Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate combines.

(iii) “ Termination Date ” means the date on which a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates.

(jjj) “ 10-Percent Shareholder ” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d) shall be applied.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

(a)  Committee Composition . A Committee (or Committees) appointed by the Board (or its Compensation Committee) shall administer the Plan. Unless the Board provides otherwise, the Board’s compensation committee (or a comparable committee of the Board) shall be the Committee. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

 

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To the extent required to enable Awards to be exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to Section 16 Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards to Covered Employees to qualify as performance-based compensation as provided under Code Section 162(m).

The Board or the Committee may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3 or Code Section 162(m), that may (i) administer the Plan with respect to Participants who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees, respectively, (ii) grant Awards under the Plan to such Participants and (iii) determine all terms of such Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may also appoint a committee, composed of one or more officers of the Company, that may authorize Awards to Employees (who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees) within parameters specified by the Board and consistent with any limitations imposed by applicable law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall constitute the Committee and shall administer the Plan with respect to all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors.

(b)  Authority of the Committee . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include without limitation:

(i) determining Participants who are to receive Awards under the Plan;

(ii) determining the type, number, vesting requirements, Performance Goals (or other objective/subjective goals (if any)) and their degree of satisfaction, and other features and conditions of such Awards and amending such Awards;

(iii) correcting any defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling or clarifying any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;

(iv) accelerating the vesting or extending the post-termination exercise term, or waiving restrictions, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate;

(v) permitting or denying, in its discretion, a Participant’s request to transfer an Award;

(vi) permitting or requiring, in its discretion, a Participant to use Cashless Exercise, Net Exercise and/or Share withholding with respect to the payment of any Exercise Price and/or applicable tax withholding;

(vii) interpreting the Plan and any Award Agreements;

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(ix) granting Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan, which may be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and adopting such modifications, procedures, and/or subplans (with any such subplans attached as appendices to the Plan) and the like as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws or regulations of other countries or jurisdictions to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries or jurisdictions, or to meet the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax efficient manner, and/or comply with applicable foreign laws or regulations.

The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines, as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. The Committee’s decisions and determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Participants in the Committee’s sole discretion. The Committee’s decisions and determinations will be afforded the maximum deference provided by applicable law.

(c)  Indemnification . To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee, or of the Board, or any persons (including without limitation Employees and Officers) who are delegated by the Board or Committee to perform administrative functions in connection with the Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award Agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided , that, he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

SECTION 4. GENERAL.

(a)  General Eligibility . Only Employees, Consultants, and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible for designation as Participants by the Committee.

(b)  Incentive Stock Options . Only Participants who are common-law employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, a Participant who is a 10-Percent Shareholder shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the requirements set forth in Code Section 422(c)(5) are satisfied. If and to the extent that any Shares are issued under a portion of any Option that exceeds the $100,000 limitation of Code Section 422, such Shares shall not be treated as issued under an ISO notwithstanding any

 

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designation otherwise. Certain decisions, amendments, interpretations and actions by the Company or the Committee and certain actions by a Participant may cause an Option to cease to qualify as an ISO pursuant to the Code and by accepting an Award of Options, a Participant agrees in advance to such disqualifying action(s).

(c)  Restrictions on Shares . Any Shares issued pursuant to an Award shall be subject to such Company policies, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally and shall also comply to the extent necessary with applicable law. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares under this Plan.

(d)  No Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a stockholder (including without limitation voting rights or dividend or distribution rights) with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Award until such Participant or transferee, as applicable, becomes entitled to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable tax withholding obligations relating to the Award and the Common Stock has been issued to such Participant or transferee, as applicable. No adjustment shall be made for cash or stock dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Common Stock is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 13 .

(e)  Termination of Continuous Service . Unless the applicable Award Agreement or employment or consulting agreement provides otherwise (and in such case, the Award Agreement or employment or consulting agreement shall govern as to the consequences of a termination of Continuous Service for such Awards), the following rules shall govern the vesting, exercisability and term of outstanding Awards held by a Participant in the event of termination of such Participant’s Continuous Service:

(i) if the Continuous Service of a Participant is terminated for Cause, then all of his/her then-outstanding Options, SARs, and unvested portions of all other Awards shall terminate and be forfeited immediately without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had paid to the Company to acquire unvested Shares underlying the forfeited Awards);

(ii) if the Continuous Service of a Participant is terminated due to Participant’s retirement, death or Disability, then the vested portions of his/her then-outstanding Options, SARs, and, if applicable, Other Equity Awards may be exercised by such Participant or his or her personal representative within the lesser of the remaining term of such Option, SAR, and, if applicable, Other Equity Awards and twelve (12) months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of all then-outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had paid to the Company to acquire unvested Shares underlying the forfeited Awards); and

 

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(iii) if the Continuous Service of Participant is terminated for any reason other than for Cause or due to Participant’s retirement, death or Disability, then the vested portion of his/her then-outstanding Options, SARs, and, if applicable, Other Equity Awards may be exercised by such Participant within the lesser of the remaining term of such Option, SAR, and, if applicable, Other Equity Awards and three (3) months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of all then-outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had paid to the Company to acquire unvested Shares underlying the forfeited Awards).

(f)  Code Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan and Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intention. In the event that any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A or the applicable regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to the Plan or an Award Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements. Any payment made pursuant to any Award shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if upon a Participant’s Separation From Service the Participant is then a Specified Employee, then solely to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six (6) months following such Separation From Service under this Plan until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation From Service, or (ii) ten (10) days after the Company receives written confirmation of the Participant’s death. Any such delayed payments shall be made without interest. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant by Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event that the timing of payments in respect of any Award (that would otherwise be considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A) would be accelerated upon the occurrence of (x) a Change in Control, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the event giving rise to the Change in Control satisfies the definition of a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation pursuant to Code Section 409A; or (y) a Disability, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the Disability also satisfies the definition of “Disability” pursuant to Code Section 409A.

(g)  Suspension or Termination of Awards . If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee (or the Board), reasonably believes that a Participant has committed an act of Cause (which includes a failure to act), the Committee (or Board) may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise any Award (or vesting or settlement of any Award) pending a determination of whether there was in fact an act of Cause. If the Committee (or the Board) determines a Participant has committed an act of Cause, neither the Participant nor his or her estate or personal representative shall be entitled to exercise any outstanding Award whatsoever and all of Participant’s outstanding Awards shall then terminate without consideration. Any determination by the Committee (or the Board) with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties.

 

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(h)  Electronic Communications . Subject to compliance with applicable law and/or regulations, an Award Agreement or other documentation or notices relating to the Plan and/or Awards may be communicated to Participants (and executed by Participants) by electronic media.

(i)  Unfunded Plan . The Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are granted Awards under the Plan, any such accounts will be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets which may at any time be represented by Awards, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company, the Board or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of stock or cash to be awarded under the Plan.

(j)  Liability of Company . The Company (or members of the Board or Committee) shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (i) the non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder; and (ii) any unexpected or adverse tax consequence or any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the grant, receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.

(k)  Reformation . In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such provisions will be reformed by the Board if possible and to the extent needed in order to be held legal and valid. If it is not possible to reform the illegal or invalid provisions then the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

(l)  Payment of Non-Employee Director Cash Fees with Equity Awards . If the Board affirmatively decides to authorize such a process, each Non-Employee Director may elect to receive a Restricted Stock Grant (or Stock Units) issued under the Plan in lieu of payment of all or a portion of his or her annual cash retainer and/or any other cash fees including, without limitation, meeting fees, committee service fees and participation fees. Any such elections made by a Non-Employee Director shall be effected no later than the time permitted by applicable law (and, if applicable, in order to be a valid deferral election under Code Section 409A) and in accordance with the Company’s insider trading policies and/or other policies. The aggregate grant date fair market value of any Restricted Stock Grants or Stock Units issued pursuant to this Section 4(l) is intended to be equivalent to the value of the foregone cash fees. Any cash fees not elected to be received as a Restricted Stock Grant or Stock Units shall be payable in cash in accordance with the Company’s standard payment procedures. The Board in its discretion shall determine the terms, conditions and procedures for implementing this Section 4(l) and may also modify or terminate its operation at any time.

(m)  Successor Provision . Any reference to a statute, rule or regulation, or to a section of a statute, rule or regulation, is a reference to that statute, rule, regulation, or section as amended from time to time, both before and after the Adoption Date and including any successor provisions.

 

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(n)  No Re-Pricing of Options or SARs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, outstanding Options or SARs may not be Re-Priced without the approval of Company stockholders.

(o)  Governing Law . This Plan and (unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement) all Awards shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, but without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The Committee may provide that any dispute as to any Award shall be presented and determined in such forum as the Committee may specify, including through binding arbitration. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under the Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of California to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any Award Agreement thereunder.

(p)  Minimum Vesting . All Awards granted under the Plan, other than (x) Substitute Awards and (y) Restricted Stock Grants or Awards of Stock Units that a Non-Employee Director has elected to receive in lieu of payment of all or a portion of his or her annual cash retainer and/or any other cash fees, shall be subject to the Minimum Vesting Condition; provided , that the Minimum Vesting Condition shall not be required for Restricted Stock Grants, Stock Units and Other Equity Awards to the extent (i) that they are granted by a Committee composed solely of independent Non-Employee Directors and (ii) the number of Shares underlying such Awards do not in the aggregate exceed, at the time the Award is granted, the product of five percent (5%) multiplied by the Share Limit set forth in Section 5(a) .

(q)  Assignment or Transfer of Awards .

(i) Each Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant to whom such Award was granted during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant (unless such transfer is specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by applicable law) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company; provided , that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award Agreement to preserve the purposes of the Plan, to (A) any person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act or any successor form of registration statement promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “ Immediate Family Members ”); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and the Participant’s Immediate Family Members; (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and the

 

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Participant’s Immediate Family Members; or (D) a beneficiary to whom donations are eligible to be treated as “charitable contributions” for federal income tax purposes (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Transferee ”); provided , that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of the Plan.

(iii) The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with clause (ii) above shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan, or in any applicable Award Agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the shares of Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award Agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) neither the Committee nor the Company shall be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of a Participant’s Termination Date under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS.

(a)  Basic Limitations . The Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise. The maximum number of Shares that are issued under this Plan cannot exceed the Share Limit as may be adjusted under Section 13 . For purposes of the Plan and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13 , the Share Limit is 10,000,000. For purposes of the Plan, (x) subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13, the ISO Limit cannot exceed 10,000,000 Shares and (y) the maximum number of Shares subject to Awards granted during a single fiscal year to any Non-Employee Director, taken together with any cash fees paid to such Non-Employee Director during the fiscal year, shall not exceed $700,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes).

(b)  Share Accounting . To the extent that an Award (other than a Substitute Award) expires or is canceled, forfeited, or terminated without issuance to the Participant of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the Award related, the unissued shares will again be available for grant under the Plan. If a Participant pays any withholding tax obligation with respect to an Award (other than an Option or SAR) by electing to have Shares withheld or surrendering previously owned Shares (or by stock attestation), the surrendered Shares and the Shares withheld to pay taxes shall not be counted toward the Share Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall (i) Shares tendered or withheld on the exercise of Options for the payment of the Exercise Price (ii) Shares tendered by a Participant to

 

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satisfy withholding taxes in connection with the exercise of Options or SARs, (iii) Shares not issued upon the settlement of a SAR that settles in Shares (or could settle in Shares), or (iv) Shares purchased on the open market with cash proceeds from the exercise of Options or SARs, again become available for other Awards under the Plan.

(c)  Substitute Awards . Substitute Awards, including without limitation any Shares that are delivered and any Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, as a result of the assumption by the Company of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by another entity (as provided in Sections 6(e) , 8(f) , 9(e) or 10(e) ), shall not count toward the Share Limit (but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall count against the ISO Limit), as applicable, nor shall Shares subject to a Substitute Award again be available for Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 5(b) above. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not count toward the Share Limit; provided , that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Board members prior to such acquisition or combination.

(d)  Dividend Equivalents . Any dividend equivalents distributed under the Plan shall not be counted against the Share Limit. Dividend equivalents will not be paid (or accrue) on unexercised Options or SARs and, if granted in connection with an Award of Stock Units or an Other Equity Award that is subject to vesting conditions, such dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same vesting conditions that apply to the related Award.

SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

(a)  Award Agreement . Each Award of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. The Award Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO and if not specified then the Option shall be an NSO.

(b)  Number of Shares . An Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 13 .

(c)  Exercise Price . An Option’s Exercise Price shall be established by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement. Except with respect to outstanding stock options being assumed or Options being granted in exchange for cancellation of options granted by another issuer as provided under Section 6(e) , the Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (110% for 10-Percent Shareholders in the case of ISOs) of a Share on the date of grant of the Option.

 

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(d)  Exercisability and Term . Subject to Section 4(q) , an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant. An Award Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become vested and/or exercisable. The Award Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided , that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed ten (10) years from its date of grant (and may be for a shorter period of time than ten (10) years). An Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s retirement, death, or Disability or, subject to Section 4(p) , other events. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, an ISO that is granted to a 10-Percent Shareholder shall have a maximum term of five (5) years. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Award Agreement. An Award Agreement may permit an Optionee to exercise an Option before it is vested (an “ early exercise ”), subject to the Company’s right of repurchase at the original Exercise Price of any Shares acquired under the unvested portion of the Option which right of repurchase shall lapse at the same rate the Option would have vested had there been no early exercise. An Award Agreement may also provide that the Company may determine to issue an equivalent value of cash in lieu of issuing some or all of the Shares that are being purchased upon an Option’s exercise. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of an Option and the Committee may specify a minimum number of Shares that must be purchased in any one Option exercise.

(e)  Modifications or Assumption of Options . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding stock options (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding Options without the approval of Company stockholders. No modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Option.

SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.

(a)  General Rule . The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash (or check) at the time when such Shares are purchased by the Optionee, except as follows:

(i) In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, payment shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the applicable Award Agreement. The Award Agreement may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Section 7 .

(ii) In the case of an NSO granted under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion at any time (and as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise), accept payment in any form(s) described in this Section 7 .

 

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(b)  Surrender of Stock . To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(b) applicable to an Option in an Award Agreement or otherwise, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made with Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee for such duration as shall be specified by the Committee. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.

(c)  Cashless Exercise . To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(c) applicable to an Option in an Award Agreement or otherwise, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.

(d)  Net Exercise . To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(d) applicable to an Option in an Award Agreement or otherwise, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Net Exercise.

(e)  Other Forms of Payment . To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(e) applicable to an Option in an Award Agreement or otherwise, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.

SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

(a)  Award Agreement . Each Award of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). An Award Agreement may provide for a maximum limit on the amount of any payout notwithstanding the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR. The provisions of the various Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. SARs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s other compensation.

(b)  Number of Shares . An Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 13 .

(c)  Exercise Price . An Award Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. Except with respect to outstanding stock appreciation rights being assumed or SARs being granted in exchange for cancellation of stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer as provided under Section 8(f) , the Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the SAR.

(d)  Exercisability and Term . Subject to Section 4(q) , a SAR may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant. An Award Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The Award Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR which shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant of the SAR (and may be for a shorter period of time than ten (10) years). No SAR can be exercised after the expiration date specified in the applicable Award Agreement. An Award Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s retirement, death, or Disability or, subject to Section 4(p) , other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service.

 

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(e)  Exercise of SARs . If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price under such SAR is less than the Fair Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or surrendered, then such SAR shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after Participant’s death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price of the Shares.

(f)  Modification or Assumption of SARs . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (including stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding SARs without the approval of Company stockholders. No modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such SAR.

SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS.

(a)  Award Agreement . Each Restricted Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Each Restricted Stock Grant shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b)  Number of Shares and Payment . An Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Restricted Stock Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 13 . Restricted Stock Grants may be issued with or without the payment of cash consideration under the Plan.

(c)  Vesting Conditions . Each Restricted Stock Grant shall be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Award Agreement (which conditions shall be subject to the minimum vesting requirements of Section 4(p) , as applicable). An Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s retirement, death, or Disability or, subject to Section 4(p) , other events.

(d)  Voting and Dividend Rights . The holder of a Restricted Stock Grant (irrespective of whether the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Grant are vested or unvested) awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders. However, any dividends received on Shares that are unvested (whether such dividends are in the form of cash or Shares) shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Restricted Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends were paid. Such additional Shares issued as dividends that are subject to the Restricted Stock Grant shall not count toward the Share Limit.

 

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(e)  Modification or Assumption of Restricted Stock Grants . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Restricted Stock Grants or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Restricted Stock Grants (including stock granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Restricted Stock Grants for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Restricted Stock Grant shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Restricted Stock Grant.

SECTION 10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK UNITS.

(a)  Award Agreement . Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. Stock Units may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s other compensation.

(b)  Number of Shares and Payment . An Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Stock Unit Award pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 13. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.

(c)  Vesting Conditions . Each Award of Stock Units shall be subject to vesting (unless such Stock Unit is granted to a Non-Employee Director under a director compensation deferral program with respect to otherwise earned and vested compensation, in which case such Stock Unit need not be subject to vesting conditions). Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Award Agreement which conditions shall be subject to the minimum vesting requirements of Section 4(p) , as applicable). An Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s retirement, death, or Disability or, subject to Section 4(p) , other events.

(d)  Voting and Dividend Rights . The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash or Common Stock dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to vesting of the Stock Units, any dividend equivalents accrued on such unvested Stock Units shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach. Dividend equivalents converted into additional Stock Units shall not count toward the Share Limit.

(e)  Modification or Assumption of Stock Units . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Stock Units or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Stock Units (including stock units granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Units for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Stock Unit shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Stock Unit.

 

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(f)  Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units . Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) Shares or (iii) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or a timely completed deferral election, vested Stock Units shall be settled within thirty days after vesting. The Award Agreement may provide that distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law and subject to compliance with Code Section 409A, if applicable, to a later specified date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 13 .

(g)  Creditors’ Rights . A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.

SECTION 11. OTHER AWARDS

The Committee may in its discretion issue Other Equity Awards to Participants and/or Cash Awards to Covered Employees. The terms and conditions of any such Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Settlement of Other Equity Awards may be in the form of Shares and/or cash as determined by the Committee.

SECTION 12. CODE SECTION 162(M).

(a)  Applicability . The provisions of Sections 12(b) and 12(c) shall apply to an Award if and only if all of the following items (i) through (iii) in this Section 12(a) are true as of the date of grant of such Award:

(i) the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m);

(ii) the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m) are applicable to Awards granted to Covered Employees under this Plan; and

(iii) the Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).

(b)  Administration . Awards issued in accordance with this Section 12 shall be granted by and administered by a Committee consisting solely of two or more Outside Directors. If Performance Goals are included in Awards in order to enable such Awards to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), then such Awards will be subject to the achievement of such Performance Goals that will be established and administered pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and as described in this Section 12(b) . To the extent

 

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required by Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall certify in writing the degree to which the Performance Goals have been satisfied before any Shares underlying an Award or any Award payments are released to a Covered Employee with respect to a Performance Period. Without limitation, the approved minutes of a Committee meeting shall constitute such written certification.

Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goal, to the extent specified at the time of grant of an Award, the number of Shares, Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Equity Awards or the value of a Cash Award or any other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. For avoidance of doubt, Awards with Performance Goals or performance objectives (if any) that are granted to Participants who are not Covered Employees or any Awards to Covered Employees which are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) need not comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) or this Section 12 .

(c)  Limits . Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) will be limited to the following amounts:

(i)  Limits on Options and SARs . No Participant shall receive Options and/or SARs to purchase Shares during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 3,000,000 Shares.

(ii) Limits on Restricted Stock Grants and Stock Units . No Participant shall receive Restricted Stock Grants and/or Stock Units during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 2,000,000 Shares.

(iii) Limits on Other Equity Awards . No Participant shall receive Other Equity Awards during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 2,000,000 Shares.

(iv) Limit on Total Amount of All Awards Other than Cash Awards . No Participant shall receive Awards (excluding Cash Awards) during any Fiscal Year in excess of the aggregate amount of 3,300,000 Shares, whether such Awards are in the form of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Grants, Stock Units and/or Other Equity Awards.

(v) Limit on Cash Awards . The maximum aggregate value of Cash Awards that may be received by any one Covered Employee with respect to any Fiscal Year is $5,000,000.

SECTION 13. ADJUSTMENTS.

(a)  Adjustments . In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary cash dividend, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a stock split, a reverse stock split, a reclassification or other distribution of the Shares without the receipt of consideration by the Company, of or on the Common Stock, a recapitalization, a combination, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make equitable and proportionate adjustments, taking into consideration the accounting and tax consequences, to:

 

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(1) the Share Limit and ISO Limit and the various Share numbers referenced in Section 5(a) and the Code Section 162(m) Share limits specified in Section 12(c) ;

(2) the number and kind of securities available for Awards (and which can be issued as ISOs) under Section 5 ;

(3) the number and kind of securities covered by each outstanding Award;

(4) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR; and

(5) the number and kind of outstanding securities issued under the Plan.

(b)  Participant Rights . Except as provided in this Section 13 , a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 13 , a Participant’s Award covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Award in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award and the Shares subject to the Award prior to such adjustment.

(c)  Fractional Shares . Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 13 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to authorize or issue fractional shares. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no consideration shall be provided as a result of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.

SECTION 14. EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL.

(a)  Merger or Reorganization . In the event that there is a Change in Control and/or the Company is a party to a merger or acquisition or reorganization or similar transaction, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the merger agreement or other applicable transaction agreement. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, that subject to the consummation of the applicable transaction, for the assumption (or substitution) of outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent, for their continuation by the Company (if the Company is a surviving corporation), for accelerated vesting or for their cancellation with consideration or, solely in the case of an underwater Option or SAR, without consideration, in all cases without the consent of the Participant and outstanding Awards do not have to all be uniformly treated the same way.

(b)  Acceleration of Vesting . In the event that a Change in Control occurs and there is no assumption, substitution or continuation of Awards pursuant to Section 14(a) , the Committee in its discretion may provide that some or all Awards shall vest and, if applicable, become exercisable as of immediately before such Change in Control. For avoidance of doubt, “substitution” includes, without limitation, an Award being replaced by a cash award that provides an equivalent intrinsic value (wherein intrinsic value equals the difference between the market value of a share and any exercise price).

 

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(c) Other Requirements . Prior to any payment with respect to of assumption, substitution or continuation of any Awards contemplated under this Section 14 , the Committee may require each Participant to (i) represent and warrant as to the unencumbered title to the Participant’s Awards; (ii) bear such Participant’s pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Common Stock, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Code Section 409A; and (iii) deliver customary transfer documentation as reasonably determined by the Committee.

SECTION 15. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS.

(a)  Retention Rights . Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain in Continuous Service as an Employee, Consultant, or Non-Employee Director or to receive any other Awards under the Plan. The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Continuous Service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and a written employment or consulting agreement (if any).

(b)  Regulatory Requirements . Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Shares or other securities under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares or other securities pursuant to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares or other securities, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.

(c)  Dissolution . To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs, and unvested Stock Units, Restricted Stock Grants and Other Equity Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company and shall be forfeited to the Company (except for repayment of any amounts a Participant had paid to the Company to acquire unvested Shares underlying the forfeited Awards).

(d)  Clawback Policy . The Company may (i) cause the cancellation of any Award, (ii) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant and (iii) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with Company policies as may be adopted and/or modified from time to time by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “ Clawback Policy ”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with the Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by the Company’s Clawback Policy which may be amended from time to time by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Awards (and/or awards issued under any of the Prior Equity Compensation Plans) may be unilaterally amended by the Company to the extent needed to comply with the Clawback Policy.

 

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SECTION 16. TAXES.

(a)  General . A Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations (including without limitation federal, state, local and foreign taxes) that arise in connection with his or her Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied and the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

(b)  Share Withholding . The Committee in its discretion may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired (or by stock attestation). Such Shares shall be valued based on the value of the actual trade or, if there is none, the Fair Market Value as of the previous day. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the SEC. The Committee may also, in its discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to an Award through a sale of Shares underlying the Award or, in the case of Options, through Net Exercise or Cashless Exercise. The number of Shares that are withheld from an Award pursuant to this section may in no event be in excess of minimum statutory withholding rates. The Committee, in its discretion, may permit or require other forms of payment of applicable tax withholding.

SECTION 17. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

(a)  Term of the Plan . The Plan is effective on the Stockholder Approval Date and no Awards may be granted under this Plan before the Stockholder Approval Date. If the Stockholder Approval Date does not occur before the first anniversary of the Adoption Date then the Plan shall terminate on such first anniversary without any Awards being issued hereunder. If the Stockholder Approval Date occurs before the first anniversary of the Adoption Date, then the Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Adoption Date. In all cases, the Plan may be terminated on any earlier date other than what is specified above pursuant to Section 17(b) . This Plan will not in any way affect outstanding awards that were issued under the Prior Equity Compensation Plans or other Company equity compensation plans. No new awards may be granted under any of the Prior Equity Compensation Plans as of the Stockholder Approval Date.

(b)  Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan . The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the Plan’s termination. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules. In addition, no such amendment or termination shall be made which would impair the rights of any Participant, without such Participant’s written consent, under any then-outstanding Award; provided , that no such Participant consent shall be required with respect to any amendment or alteration if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that such amendment or alteration is required or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy or conform to any applicable law or regulation or to meet the requirements of any accounting standard. In the event of any conflict in terms between the Plan and any Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail and govern.

 

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SECTION 18. EXECUTION.

To record the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the Company has caused its duly authorized Officer to execute this Plan on behalf of the Company.

 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

/s/ Robert E. Sulentic

By: Robert E. Sulentic
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.2

CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

2017 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NITS

G RANT N OTICE

CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to the “ Participant ” identified below an award (the “ Award ”) of that number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below (the “ Units ”). In general, each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at the time such Unit vests. This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan (collectively, the “ Award Documents ”), both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

 

Grant Date:

  

Vesting Commencement Date:

  

Number of Units Subject to Award:

   See “Number Available to Accept” field on Merrill Lynch’s “award acceptance” page (as available upon your acceptance of the terms of this Award Agreement).

Vesting Schedule:

   Subject to Section  4 of the Agreement, one-fourth (1/4 th ) of the Units subject to the Award shall vest on each anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date over a period of four (4) years.

Consideration:

   No payment is required for the Shares, although payment may be required for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of the delivery of the Shares as described in greater detail in the Agreement.

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of the Award Documents and the Plan’s Prospectus, and understands and agrees to the terms set forth in the Award Documents. Participant acknowledges that he or she is accepting the Award by electronic means and that such electronic acceptance constitutes Participant’s agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award Documents. By accepting the Award, Participant consents to receive any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. Participant also acknowledges that this Grant Notice must be returned to the Company (including through electronic means). Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, the Award Documents set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of Units and Shares and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) Awards previously granted and delivered to Participant under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements only, if any:

 

O THER  A GREEMENTS :

 

  

 

  

A TTACHMENTS :

 

I. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
II. CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 

     


CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

2017 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“ Plan ”), the terms of the Grant Notice to which this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is attached (“ Grant Notice ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ,” and together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, the “ Company Group ”) grants you that number of Restricted Stock Units (the “ Units ”) as set forth in the Grant Notice as of the date specified in the Grant Notice (“ Grant Date ”). Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement or in the Grant Notice but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your Award are as follows:

1. T HE A WARD . The Company hereby awards to you the aggregate number of Units specified in your Grant Notice. Each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) on the Vesting Date (as defined below). The Units and the Shares are awarded to you in consideration for your continued service to the Company or the Company Group.

2. D OCUMENTATION . As a condition to the award of the Units and the Shares, you agree to execute the Grant Notice and to deliver the same to the Company (including through electronic means), along with such additional documents as the Committee may require, within the time period prescribed by the Company or else this Award shall be forfeited without consideration. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting the Award, you consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

3. C ONSIDERATION F OR T HE A WARD . No cash payment is required for the Units or the Shares, although you may be required to tender payment in cash or other acceptable form of consideration for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of delivery of the Shares.

4. V ESTING . Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement and the Plan, the Units will vest as provided in the Grant Notice (the “ Vesting Date ”). Any Units which have not vested as of the date of your termination of Continuous Service shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company, except as otherwise directed by the Committee; provided , that:

(a) If your Continuous Service terminates due to your death or Disability after the Vesting Commencement Date, the following number of unvested Units automatically will become vested:

 

Grant Date:                 1   


(i) If such termination occurs within 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will become vested will be equal to (x) the number of days that have elapsed from the Vesting Commencement Date through the date of your termination of Continuous Service divided by 365, multiplied by (y) the number of Units subject to your Award, rounded down to the nearest whole Unit, and such vesting will occur as of the date of your termination of Continuous Service (and such date will be deemed to be the “Vesting Date” for purposes of such Units); or

(ii) If such termination occurs more than 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will become vested will be equal to all of the unvested Units subject to your Award, and such vesting will occur as of the date of your termination of Continuous Service (and such date will be deemed to be the “Vesting Date” for purposes of such Units).

The Award will immediately terminate following such vesting and the issuance of Shares pursuant to Section  6 below.

(b) If, after the Vesting Commencement Date, (1) your Continuous Service terminates due to your Retirement (as defined below), and (2) (x) after such termination through the applicable Vesting Date you have at all times satisfied certain noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality conditions imposed by the Company (in its sole discretion) upon or promptly following such termination and (y) you provide the Company with a certification (in a form acceptable to the Company) that you have satisfied all such conditions during such period, the following number of unvested Units will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice:

(i) If such termination occurs within 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice will be equal to (x) the number of days that have elapsed from the Vesting Commencement Date through the date of your termination of Continuous Service divided by 365, multiplied by (y) the number of Units subject to your Award, rounded down to the nearest whole Unit; or

(ii) If such termination occurs more than 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice will be equal to all of the unvested Units subject to your Award.

(c) For purposes of the Award, “Retirement” means your voluntary termination following:

(i) completion of at least ten years of Continuous Service, and

(ii) (A) for U.S. Participants, your attainment of age 62, or (B) for non-U.S. Participants, your attainment of age 62 or such other age as required to qualify for Retirement under applicable law, or an applicable retirement plan or policy. If you are eligible to qualify for Retirement under this subsection, you must provide evidence to that effect to the Company (in a form acceptable to the Company) on or before your termination date.

 

Grant Date:                 2   


With respect to the vesting of this Award, the provisions of this Section  4 shall apply and supersede the terms of any other plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company or the Company Group or any other agreement between you and the Company or the Company Group.

5. N UMBER OF S HARES AND P URCHASE P RICE . The number of Shares subject to your Award may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section  13 of the Plan.

6. I SSUANCE AND C ERTIFICATES ; C ODE S ECTION 409A . The Company will deliver to you a number of Shares equal to the number of vested Units subject to your Award, including any additional Units received pursuant to Section  5 above that relate to such vested Units, as soon as reasonably practicable after the applicable Vesting Date, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs. However, if a scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next business day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) you are subject to the Company’s policy permitting officers and directors to sell Shares only during certain “window periods,” as in effect from time to time (the “ Policy ”), or you are otherwise prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, and any Shares subject to your Award are scheduled to be delivered on a day (the “ Original Distribution Date ”) that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you or a day on which you are permitted to sell Shares pursuant to a written plan that meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Company in accordance with the Policy, or does not occur on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell Shares in the open market, and (ii) the Company elects not to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding Shares from your distribution, then such Shares shall not be delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be delivered on the first business day of the next occurring open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to the Policy (regardless of whether you are still providing Continuous Service at such time) or the next business day when you are not prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs.

There are no certificates evidencing the Units. Certificates evidencing the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be issued by the Company and registered in your name.

7. T RANSFER R ESTRICTIONS . The Units are non-transferable. Shares that are received under your Award are subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Plan and any transfer restrictions that may be described in the Company’s bylaws or charter or insider trading policies in effect at the time of the contemplated transfer.

8. N O R IGHTS AS A S TOCKHOLDER . A Unit (i) does not represent an equity interest in the Company, and (ii) carries no voting, dividend or dividend equivalent rights. You will not have an equity interest in the Company or any of such shareholder rights, unless and until the Shares are delivered to you in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Grant Date:                 3   


9. S ECURITIES L AWS . Upon the delivery of the Shares, you will 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, unless there is an available exemption from such registration, qualification or other legal requirements, Units may not be converted into Shares prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Units or the Shares that is required to comply with applicable state and federal securities or any ruling or regulation of any governmental body or national securities exchange or compliance with any other applicable federal, state or foreign law that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine in good faith to be necessary or advisable.

10. L EGENDS ON C ERTIFICATES . The certificates representing the Shares delivered to you as contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

11. A WARD N OT A S ERVICE C ONTRACT AND N O E NTITLEMENT TO F UTURE G RANTS . Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation or right to continued employment or service with or to the Company Group. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, its Board or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a member of the Board, as an employee or as any other type of service provider for the Company. You acknowledge and agree that this Award was granted in the Committee’s discretion and that neither the grant of this Award nor the issuance of any Shares pursuant to this Award creates any entitlement to or expectation of any future grant of Units or any future benefits in lieu of Units.

12. T AX C ONSEQUENCES . You are responsible for any taxes due in connection with your receipt of this Award, including the vesting of such Award and delivery of Shares, and for declaring the Award to the relevant tax authority to which you are subject, if required.

13. W ITHHOLDING O BLIGATIONS .

(a) At the time your Award is made, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations, if any, from payroll and any other amounts payable to you (or, in the Company’s discretion, from Shares that become deliverable upon vesting under this Award), and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, which arise in connection with the grant of or vesting of your Award or the delivery of Shares under the Award.

(b) Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such Shares or release such Shares.

 

Grant Date:                 4   


14. N OTICES . Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by overnight courier, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or electronic mail and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

15. M ISCELLANEOUS .

(a) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Committee to carry out the purposes or intent of this Award.

(b) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

(c) The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of the Award by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Award, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of the Award.

16. G OVERNING P LAN D OCUMENT . Your Award is subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any other document, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

17. D ATA P RIVACY C ONSENT . You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award Documents (“ Data ”) by and among, as applicable, the Company, Company Group, and its subsidiaries and affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that Company and the Company Group may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social security, social insurance, passport or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in Company or Company Group, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

You understand that Data will be transferred to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch ”), or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the Company, Merrill Lynch and any other possible recipients which may assist the

 

Grant Date:                 5   


Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. Further, you understand that you are providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If you do not consent, or if you later seek to revoke your consent, your employment status or service with the Company or Company Group will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing your consent is that the Company would not be able to grant you Awards or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, you understand that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

18. A PPENDICES . Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, if you reside in a country outside the United States or are otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States, the Award shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement and to any special terms and provisions (if any) as set forth in Appendix B for your country. Moreover, if you relocate outside the U.S., the special terms and conditions in Appendix A (applicable to all non-U.S. countries) and in Appendix B (applicable to your specific country) will apply to you, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. Appendix A and Appendix B constitute part of this Agreement.

19. I MPOSITION OF O THER R EQUIREMENTS . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on your participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require you to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

 

Grant Date:                 6   


A PPENDIX A

TO

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

P ROVISIONS A PPLICABLE TO N ON -U.S. C OUNTRIES

This Appendix A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to you under the Plan if you are a Participant and reside and/or work in a country outside the United States of America (or later relocate to such a country). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan and/or the Agreement to which this Appendix A is attached.

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Nature of Grant . In accepting the grant of the Award, you acknowledge, understand and agree that:

a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

b. the grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional;

c. all decisions with respect to future Units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

d. you are voluntarily participating in the Plan;

e. the Award and any Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

f. unless otherwise expressly agreed in a writing by you with the Company, the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service you may provide as a director of a Subsidiary or Affiliate;

g. the Award and any Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

h. the future value of the Shares underlying the Award is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

Grant Date:                 1   


i. no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of your Continuous Service as provided for in the Plan or in the Agreement;

j. for purposes of the Award, and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Agreement or determined by the Company, your Continuous Service will be considered terminated as of the date you are no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Agreement or determined by the Company, your right to vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period ( e.g ., your period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when you are no longer actively providing services for purposes of your Award (including whether you may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence);

k. unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by the Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company; and

l. neither the Company nor any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between your local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Award or of any amounts due to you pursuant to the settlement of the Award or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.

Responsibility for Taxes . The following provisions supplement Section  13 of the Agreement:

You acknowledge that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, your employer (the “ Employer ”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to your participation in the Plan and legally applicable to you (“ Tax-Related Items ”) is and remains your responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. You further acknowledge that the Company and the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, you acknowledge that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

 

Grant Date:                 2   


Prior to any applicable taxable or tax withholding event, you authorize the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by any of the methods referred to in Section 13(a) of the Agreement. In addition, you authorize withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon settlement of the Award either through a voluntary sale, through a mandatory sale, through a “withhold to cover” program or any other scheme or program, in each case, arranged by the Company (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent by you).

The Company may withhold Shares otherwise deliverable under the Award for Tax-Related Items solely by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, you are deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.

Finally, if requested by the Company, you agree to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.

 

Grant Date:                 3   


A PPENDIX B

TO

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

C OUNTRY -S PECIFIC P ROVISIONS

This Appendix B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to you under the Plan if you are a Participant and reside and/or work in one of the countries listed herein. If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you currently are working and/or residing (or if you are considered as such for local law purposes), or if you transfer or relocate employment or residence to another country after the Grant Date, the Company, in its discretion, will determine the extent to which the terms and conditions herein will be applicable to you.

This Appendix B also includes information regarding securities and other laws of which you should be aware with respect to your participation in the Plan. The information is based on laws in effect in the respective countries as of August 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, you should not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of your participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date by the time you vest in the Award or sell the Shares acquired under the Plan. In addition, the information noted herein is general in nature and may not apply to your particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure you of any particular result. Accordingly, you should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the applicable laws may apply to your situation. That is your responsibility, and not the Company’s.

If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you currently are working and/or residing (or if you are considered as such for local law purposes), or if you transfer employment or residence to another country after the Grant Date, the information noted herein may not be applicable to you in the same manner.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, the Agreement and/or the Appendix A which this Appendix B follows.

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A USTRALIA

Australian Offer Document . This Award is intended to comply with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, ASIC Regulatory Guide 49 and ASIC Class Order CO 14/1000. Additional details are set forth in the Australian Offer Document, which you acknowledge has been provided to you with this Agreement.

A USTRIA

No country-specific provisions.

 

Grant Date:                 4   


B ELGIUM

No country-specific provisions.

C ANADA

Form of Settlement . Notwithstanding any discretion contained in Section 10(f) of the Plan or anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Award shall be settled in Shares only.

Securities Law Notice . You are permitted to sell Shares acquired upon the vesting and settlement of the Award through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The following provisions apply if you are a resident of Quebec:

Language Consent . The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.

Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information . The following provision supplements Section  17 of the Agreement:

You hereby authorize the Company (including any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. You further authorize the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. You further authorize the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in your employee file.

C HINA

The following provisions apply only to Participants who are PRC nationals, unless otherwise determined by the Company or required by the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“ SAFE ”).

Mandatory Sale Restriction . To facilitate compliance with local regulatory requirements, you agree to the sale of any Shares to be issued to you under the Plan, including by the Company on your behalf if the Company so determines. The sale will occur, at the Company’s election: (i) immediately upon vesting, (ii) following your termination of Continuous Service, or (iii) within any other time frame as the Company determines to be necessary to comply with local regulatory requirements. You further agree that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker

 

Grant Date:                 5   


to assist with the mandatory sale of such shares (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization) and you expressly authorize the Company’s designated broker to complete the sale of such shares. You acknowledge that the designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Shares, the Company agrees to pay you the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items. You agree that the payment of the cash proceeds will be subject to the repatriation requirements described below.

You further agree that any Shares to be issued to you shall be deposited directly into an account with the designated broker. The deposited Shares shall not be transferable (either electronically or in certificate form) from the brokerage account. This limitation shall apply both to transfers to different accounts with the same broker and to transfers to other brokerage firms. The limitation shall apply to all Shares issued to you under the Plan, whether or not you continue to be employed by the Company Group. If you sell Shares that you acquire under the Plan, the repatriation requirements described below shall apply.

Exchange Control Restrictions . By participating in the Plan, you understand and agree that, if you are subject to exchange control laws in China, you will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan. You further understand that such repatriation of the proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company, the Employer or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, and you hereby consent and agree that the proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company (or its designated broker) on your behalf prior to being delivered to you. You also agree to sign any agreements, forms and/or consents that may be reasonably requested by the Company (or its designated broker) to effectuate such transfers.

C ZECH R EPUBLIC

No country-specific provisions.

F RANCE

Language Consent . By accepting the grant, you confirm having read and understood the Plan and Agreement which were provided in the English language. You accept the terms of those documents accordingly.

En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez avoir lu et compris le Plan et l’Accord, qui ont été fournis en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes de ces documents en connaissance de cause.

G ERMANY

No country-specific provisions.

 

Grant Date:                 6   


H ONG K ONG

Sale Restriction .  Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event that the Award vests and Shares are issued to you (or your heirs) within six months of the Grant Date, you (or your heirs) agree that the Shares will not be offered to the public or otherwise disposed of prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

Securities Law Notice . WARNING: The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice. Neither the grant of the Award nor the issuance of Shares upon vesting and settlement of the Award constitutes a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to Participants. The Award Agreement, the Plan and other incidental communication materials distributed in connection with the Award (i) have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong and (ii) are intended only for the personal use of each Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.

I NDIA

No country-specific provisions.

I RELAND

No country-specific provisions.

I TALY

Acknowledgement of Terms . You acknowledge that by accepting this Award, you have been given access to the Plan document, have reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, and fully understand and accept all provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. Further you specifically and expressly approve the following sections of the Agreement: (i) Section 4 – Vesting; (ii) Section 6 – Issuance and Certificates; (iii) Section 11 – Award Not a Service Contract and No Entitlement to Future Grants; (iv) Section 13 – Withholding Obligations (including the Responsibility for Taxes section in Appendix A which supplements Section 13); (v) Section 16 – Governing Plan Document; (vi) the Nature of Grant section in Appendix A; and (vii) the Data Privacy section set forth below in this Appendix B.

Data Privacy . The following provisions replace in its entirety Section  17 of the Agreement:

You understand that the Company and, if different, the Employer, and any Parent, Subsidiary and Affiliate may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance (to the extent permitted under Italian law), passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all Units or other entitlement to Shares or equivalent benefits granted, awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third parties (“ Data ”) for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering your participation in the Plan and complying with applicable laws, including community legislation.

 

Grant Date:                 7   


You also understand that providing the Company with Data is necessary to effectuate your participation in the Plan and that your refusal to do so would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. The controllers of Data processing are CBRE Group, Inc. with registered offices at 400 South Hope Street, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071 and CBRE S.p.A. with its registered offices at Via del Lauro, 5/7 20121, Milan, Italy which is also the Company’s representative in Italy for privacy purposes pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 192/2003.

You understand that Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the privacy representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing such Data and the data processor (“ Processors ”). An updated list of Processors and other transferees of Data is available upon request from the Employer.

Furthermore, Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. You understand that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. You further understand that the Company and/or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of the implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan. The Data recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purpose of implementing, administering, and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that these recipients may be acting as controllers, Processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending or terminating the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.

You understand that Data processing for the purposes specified in the Agreement shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

The processing activity, including the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified in the Agreement does not require your consent thereto as the processing is necessary for the performance of legal and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that, pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, you have the right at any moment to, without limitation, obtain information on Data held, access and verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, block or stop, for legitimate reason, the Data processing by contacting your local human resources representative. Finally, you are aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes.

 

Grant Date:                 8   


J APAN

No country-specific provisions.

N ETHERLANDS

No country-specific provisions.

N EW Z EALAND

No country-specific provisions.

P OLAND

No country-specific provisions.

P ORTUGAL

Language Consent . You hereby expressly declare that you have full knowledge of the English language and have read, understood and fully accepted and agreed with the terms and conditions established in the Plan and the Agreement.

Conhecimento da Lingua . Você expressamente declara ter pleno conhecimento do idioma inglês e ter lido, entendido e totalmente aceito e concordou com os termos e condições estabelecidas no plano e no acordo.

P UERTO R ICO

No country-specific provisions.

R OMANIA

No country-specific provisions.

R USSIA

U.S. Transaction and Sale Restrictions . You understand that your acceptance of the Award results in a contract between you and the Company that is completed in the United States and that the Plan is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Further, any Shares to be issued to you upon vesting and settlement of the Award shall be delivered to you through a bank or brokerage account in the United States. You are not permitted to sell or otherwise transfer the Shares directly to individuals or legal entities in Russia, nor are you permitted to bring any certificates representing the Shares into Russia.

 

Grant Date:                 9   


Securities Law Notice . This Agreement, the Plan and all other materials you may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. Absent any requirement under local law, the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia; hence, the securities described in any Plan-related documents may not be used for offering or public circulation in Russia.

S INGAPORE

Sale Restriction .  You agree that any Shares be issued to you upon vesting and settlement of the Award will not be offered for sale or sold in Singapore prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“ SFA ”).

Securities Law Notice . The Award is being made to you in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the SFA and is not being made with the view to the underlying Shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation . If you are the Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) or a director, associate director or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate, you are subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing when you receive an interest ( e.g. , an Award or Shares) in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. In addition, you must notify the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate when you sell Shares or shares of any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate (including when you sell Shares issued upon vesting and settlement of the Award). These notifications must be made within two business days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. In addition, a notification of your interests in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate must be made within two business days of becoming the CEO or a director, associate director or shadow director.

S LOVAKIA

No country-specific provisions.

S OUTH K OREA

No country-specific provisions.

 

Grant Date:                 10   


S PAIN

Labor Law Acknowledgment . The following provision supplements the Nature of Grant section in Appendix A :

By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that you understand and agree that you consent to participation in the Plan and that you have received a copy of the Plan.

You further understand that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion decided to grant Awards under the Plan to employees of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate throughout the world. The decision to grant the Awards is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate on an ongoing basis other than as set forth in this Agreement. Consequently, you understand that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purpose (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, you understand and freely accept that there is no guarantee that any benefit shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Shares is unknown and unpredictable.

Additionally, you understand that the vesting and settlement of the Award is expressly conditioned on your continued and active rendering of service to the Employer such that if your Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than as expressly provided in Section  4 of the Agreement, your Award will cease vesting immediately effective as of the date of termination of your Continuous Service. This will be the case, for example, even if (1) you are considered to be unfairly dismissed without good cause ( i.e. , subject to a “ despido improcedente ”); (2) you are dismissed for disciplinary or objective reasons or due to a collective dismissal; (3) you terminate Continuous Service due to a change of work location, duties or any other employment or contractual condition; (4) you terminate Continuous Service due to the Company’s or any Parent’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s unilateral breach of contract; or (5) your Continuous Service terminates for any other reason whatsoever, in each case other than as expressly provided in Section  4 of the Agreement. Consequently, upon termination of your Continuous Service for any of the above reasons, you will automatically lose any rights to Awards granted to you that were unvested on the date of termination of your Continuous Service, as described in the Agreement.

Finally, you understand that this grant would not be made to you but for the assumptions and conditions referred to herein; thus, you acknowledge and freely accept that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then any grant of an Award shall be null and void.

Securities Law Notice . No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory in connection with the offer of the Award. The Agreement has not been nor will it be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores , and does not constitute a public offering prospectus.

S WEDEN

No country-specific provisions.

 

Grant Date:                 11   


S WITZERLAND

Securities Law Notice . The Award is considered a private offering in Switzerland and is therefore not subject to securities registration in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Award (a) constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, (b) may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland or (c) has been or will be filed with, approved by or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority ( e.g. , the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority).

T AIWAN

Securities Law Notice . The Award and the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan are available only for Participants. The Award is not a public offer of securities by a Taiwanese company.

U NITED K INGDOM

Tax Acknowledgment . The following provisions supplement Section  13 of the Agreement as further supplemented by the Responsibility for Taxes section in Appendix A:

If withholding of income taxes by the Company and/or the Employer is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year (April 6 - April 5) in which such event giving rise to the income tax liability occurs or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the “ Due Date ”), you understand and agree that the amount of any uncollected income tax will constitute a loan owed by you to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. You understand and agree that the loan will bear interest at the then-current official rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“ HMRC ”), it will be immediately due and repayable by you, and the Company and/or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you understand and agree that if you are a director or an executive officer (as within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act), you will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax. In the event that you are a director or executive officer and the income tax is not collected from or paid by you by the Due Date, you understand that the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a benefit to you on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“ NICs ”) may be payable. You understand and agree that you will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from you by any of the means referred to in the Plan or the Agreement.

 

Grant Date:                 12   

Exhibit 99.3

CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

2017 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NITS

G RANT N OTICE

CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to the “ Participant ” identified below an award (the “ Award ”) of that number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below (the “ Units ”). In general, each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at the time such Unit vests. This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan (collectively, the “ Award Documents ”), both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

 

Grant Date:   
Vesting Commencement Date:   
Target Number of Units Subject to Award (“ Target Award ”):    See “Number Available to Accept” field on Merrill Lynch’s “award acceptance” page (as available upon your acceptance of the terms of this Award Agreement).
Maximum Number of Units Subject to Award (“ Maximum Award ”):    [            ]% of Target Award

 

Actual Award:   

The actual number of Units subject to the Award (the “ Actual Award ”) will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Compensation Committee ”) based on Adjusted EPS (as defined below) measured on a cumulative basis (the “ Cumulative Adjusted EPS ”) for fiscal years [                    ] (the “ Performance Period ”), as follows:

 

(i)     if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is less than $[        ], the Actual Award will be zero;

 

(ii)    if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is $[        ], the Actual Award will be equal to [        ]% of the Target Award;

 

(iii)  if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is more than $[        ] but less than $[        ], the Actual Award will be equal to an amount linearly interpolated between [        ]% of the Target Award and the Target Award;

 

(iv)   if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is $[        ], the Actual Award will be equal to the Target Award;

 

(v)    if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is more than $[        ]but less than $[        ], the Actual Award will be equal to an amount linearly interpolated between the Target Award and the Maximum Award; and

 

(vi)   if the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is $[        ] or more, the Actual Award will be equal to the Maximum Award.

 

 

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Such determination will be made by the Compensation Committee following the end of the Performance Period, but by no later than the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. If the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is less than $[        ], the Award will terminate on the date of such determination and Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to the Award or the Units or underlying Shares subject to the Award.

 

For purposes of the Award, Adjusted EPS is defined as the Company’s earnings per share, as adjusted for certain charges in accordance with the Plan, and publicly reported by the Company as “EPS, as adjusted” for each applicable period within the Performance Period.

Vesting Schedule:    Subject to Section  4 of the Agreement, 100% of the Units subject to the Actual Award shall vest on the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
Consideration:    No payment is required for the Shares, although payment may be required for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of the delivery of the Shares as described in greater detail in the Agreement.

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of the Award Documents and the Plan’s Prospectus, and understands and agrees to the terms set forth in the Award Documents. Participant acknowledges that he or she is accepting the Award by electronic means and that such electronic acceptance constitutes Participant’s agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award Documents. By accepting the Award, Participant consents to receive any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. Participant also acknowledges that this Grant Notice must be returned to the Company (including through electronic means). Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, the Award Documents set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of Units and Shares and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) Awards previously granted and delivered to Participant under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements only, if any:

 

O THER  A GREEMENTS :

 

  

 

  

A TTACHMENTS :

 

I. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
II. CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan


CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

2017 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“ Plan ”), the terms of the Grant Notice to which this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is attached (“ Grant Notice ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ,” and together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, the “ Company Group ”) grants you that number of Restricted Stock Units (the “ Units ”) as set forth in the Grant Notice as of the date specified in the Grant Notice (“ Grant Date ”). Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement or in the Grant Notice but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your Award are as follows:

1. T HE A WARD . The Company hereby awards to you the aggregate number of Units specified in your Grant Notice. Each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) on the Vesting Date (as defined below). The Units and the Shares are awarded to you in consideration for your continued service to the Company or the Company Group.

2. D OCUMENTATION . As a condition to the award of the Units, you agree to execute the Grant Notice and to deliver the same to the Company (including through electronic means), along with such additional documents as the Committee may require, within the time period prescribed by the Company or else this Award shall be forfeited without consideration. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting the Award, you consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

3. C ONSIDERATION F OR T HE A WARD . No cash payment is required for the Units or the Shares, although you may be required to tender payment in cash or other acceptable form of consideration for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of delivery of the Shares.

4. V ESTING . Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement and the Plan, the Units will vest as provided in the Grant Notice (the “ Vesting Date ”). Any Units which have not vested as of the date of your termination of Continuous Service shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company, except as otherwise directed by the Committee; provided , that:

(a) If, after the Vesting Commencement Date, (1) your Continuous Service terminates due to your death, Disability or Retirement (as defined below), and (2) in the event of your Retirement, (x) after such termination through the applicable Vesting Date you have at all times satisfied certain noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality conditions imposed by the Company (in its sole discretion) upon or promptly following such termination and (y) you provide the Company with a certification (in a form acceptable to the Company) that you have satisfied all such conditions during such period, the following number of unvested Units will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice:

 

Grant Date:    1   


(i) If such termination occurs within 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice will be equal to (x) the number of days that have elapsed from the Vesting Commencement Date through the date of your termination of Continuous Service divided by 365, multiplied by (y) the number of Units subject to your Actual Award, rounded down to the nearest whole Unit; or

(ii) If such termination occurs more than 12 months following the Vesting Commencement Date, the number of unvested Units that will continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice will be equal to all of the unvested Units subject to your Actual Award.

(b) For purposes of this Award: “Retirement” means your voluntary termination following: (x) completion of at least ten years of Continuous Service, and (y) (A) for U.S. Participants, your attainment of age 62, or (B) for non-U.S. Participants, your attainment of age 62 or such other age as required to qualify for Retirement under applicable law, or an applicable retirement plan or policy. If you are eligible to qualify for Retirement under this subsection, you must provide evidence to that effect to the Company (in a form acceptable to the Company) on or before your termination date.

With respect to the vesting of this Award, the provisions of this Section  4 shall apply and supersede the terms of any other plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company or the Company Group or any other agreement between you and the Company or the Company Group.

5. N UMBER OF S HARES AND P URCHASE P RICE . The number of Shares subject to your Award may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section  13 of the Plan.

6. I SSUANCE AND C ERTIFICATES . The Company will deliver to you a number of Shares equal to the number of vested Units subject to your Award, including any additional Units received pursuant to Section  5 above that relate to such vested Units, as soon as reasonably practicable after the applicable Vesting Date, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs. However, if a scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next business day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) you are subject to the Company’s policy permitting officers and directors to sell Shares only during certain “window periods,” as in effect from time to time (the “ Policy ”), or you are otherwise prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, and any Shares subject to your Award are scheduled to be delivered on a day (the “ Original Distribution Date ”) that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you or a day on which you are permitted to sell Shares pursuant to a written plan that meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Company in accordance with the Policy, or does not occur on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell Shares in the open market, and (ii) the Company elects not to

 

Grant Date:    2   


satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding Shares from your distribution, then such Shares shall not be delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be delivered on the first business day of the next occurring open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to the Policy (regardless of whether you are still providing Continuous Service at such time) or the next business day when you are not prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs.

There are no certificates evidencing the Units. Certificates evidencing the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be issued by the Company and registered in your name.

7. T RANSFER R ESTRICTIONS . The Units are non-transferable. Shares that are received under your Award are subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Plan and any transfer restrictions that may be described in the Company’s bylaws or charter or insider trading policies in effect at the time of the contemplated transfer.

8. N O R IGHTS AS A S TOCKHOLDER . A Unit (i) does not represent an equity interest in the Company, and (ii) carries no voting, dividend or dividend equivalent rights. You will not have an equity interest in the Company or any of such shareholder rights, unless and until the Shares are delivered to you in accordance with this Agreement.

9. S ECURITIES L AWS . Upon the delivery of the Shares, you will 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, unless there is an available exemption from such registration, qualification or other legal requirements, Units may not be converted into Shares prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Units or the Shares that is required to comply with applicable state and federal securities or any ruling or regulation of any governmental body or national securities exchange or compliance with any other applicable federal, state or foreign law that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine in good faith to be necessary or advisable.

10. L EGENDS ON C ERTIFICATES . The certificates representing the Shares delivered to you as contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

11. A WARD N OT A S ERVICE C ONTRACT AND N O E NTITLEMENT TO F UTURE G RANTS . Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation or right to continued employment or service with or to the Company Group. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, its Board or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a member of the Board, as an employee or as any other type of service provider for the Company. You acknowledge and agree that this Award was granted in the Committee’s discretion and that neither the grant of this Award nor the issuance of any Shares pursuant to this Award creates any entitlement to or expectation of any future grant of Units or any future benefits in lieu of Units.

 

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12. T AX C ONSEQUENCES . You are responsible for any taxes due in connection with your receipt of this Award, including the vesting of such Award and delivery of Shares, and for declaring the Award to the relevant tax authority to which you are subject, if required.

13. W ITHHOLDING O BLIGATIONS .

(a) At the time your Award is made, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations, if any, from payroll and any other amounts payable to you (or, in the Company’s discretion, from Shares that become deliverable upon vesting under this Award), and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, which arise in connection with the grant of or vesting of your Award or the delivery of Shares under the Award.

(b) Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such Shares or release such Shares.

14. N OTICES . Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by overnight courier, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or electronic mail and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

15. M ISCELLANEOUS .

(a) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Committee to carry out the purposes or intent of this Award.

(b) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

(c) The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of the Award by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Award, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of the Award.

16. G OVERNING P LAN D OCUMENT . Your Award is subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any other document, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

 

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17. D ATA P RIVACY C ONSENT . You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award Documents (“ Data ”) by and among, as applicable, the Company, Company Group, and its subsidiaries and affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that Company and the Company Group may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social security, social insurance, passport or other identification number (e.g. resident registration number), salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in Company or Company Group, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

You understand that Data will be transferred to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch ”), or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the Company, Merrill Lynch and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. Further, you understand that you are providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If you do not consent, or if you later seek to revoke your consent, your employment status or service with the Company or Company Group will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing your consent is that the Company would not be able to grant you Awards or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, you understand that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

18. A PPENDICES . Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, if you reside in a country outside the United States or are otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States, the Award shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement and to any special terms and provisions (if any) as set forth in

 

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Appendix B for your country. Moreover, if you relocate outside the U.S., the special terms and conditions in Appendix A (applicable to all non-U.S. countries) and in Appendix B (applicable to your specific country) will apply to you, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. Appendix A and Appendix B constitute part of this Agreement.

19. I MPOSITION OF O THER R EQUIREMENTS . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on your participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require you to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

 

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A PPENDIX A

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P ROVISIONS A PPLICABLE TO N ON -U.S. C OUNTRIES

This Appendix A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to you under the Plan if you are a Participant and reside and/or work in a country outside the United States of America (or later relocate to such a country). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan and/or the Agreement to which this Appendix A is attached.

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Nature of Grant . In accepting the grant of the Award, you acknowledge, understand and agree that:

a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

b. the grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional;

c. all decisions with respect to future Units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

d. you are voluntarily participating in the Plan;

e. the Award and any Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

f. unless otherwise expressly agreed in a writing by you with the Company, the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service you may provide as a director of a Subsidiary or Affiliate;

g. the Award and any Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

h. the future value of the Shares underlying the Award is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

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i. no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of your Continuous Service as provided for in the Plan or in the Agreement;

j. for purposes of the Award, and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Agreement or determined by the Company, your Continuous Service will be considered terminated as of the date you are no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Agreement or determined by the Company, your right to vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period ( e.g ., your period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when you are no longer actively providing services for purposes of your Award (including whether you may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence);

k. unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by the Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company; and

l. neither the Company nor any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between your local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Award or of any amounts due to you pursuant to the settlement of the Award or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.

Responsibility for Taxes . The following provisions supplement Section  13 of the Agreement:

You acknowledge that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, your employer (the “ Employer ”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to your participation in the Plan and legally applicable to you (“ Tax-Related Items ”) is and remains your responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. You further acknowledge that the Company and the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, you acknowledge that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

 

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Prior to any applicable taxable or tax withholding event, you authorize the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by any of the methods referred to in Section 13(a) of the Agreement. In addition, you authorize withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon settlement of the Award either through a voluntary sale, through a mandatory sale, through a “withhold to cover” program or any other scheme or program, in each case, arranged by the Company (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent by you).

The Company may withhold Shares otherwise deliverable under the Award for Tax-Related Items solely by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, you are deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.

Finally, if requested by the Company, you agree to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.

 

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A PPENDIX B

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C OUNTRY -S PECIFIC P ROVISIONS

This Appendix B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to you under the Plan if you are a Participant and reside and/or work in one of the countries listed herein. If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you currently are working and/or residing (or if you are considered as such for local law purposes), or if you transfer or relocate employment or residence to another country after the Grant Date, the Company, in its discretion, will determine the extent to which the terms and conditions herein will be applicable to you.

This Appendix B also includes information regarding securities and other laws of which you should be aware with respect to your participation in the Plan. The information is based on laws in effect in the respective countries as of [             ]. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, you should not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of your participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date by the time you vest in the Award or sell the Shares acquired under the Plan. In addition, the information noted herein is general in nature and may not apply to your particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure you of any particular result. Accordingly, you should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the applicable laws may apply to your situation. That is your responsibility, and not the Company’s.

If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you currently are working and/or residing (or if you are considered as such for local law purposes), or if you transfer employment or residence to another country after the Grant Date, the information noted herein may not be applicable to you in the same manner.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, the Agreement and/or the Appendix A which this Appendix B follows.

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A USTRALIA

Australian Offer Document . This Award is intended to comply with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, ASIC Regulatory Guide 49 and ASIC Class Order CO 14/1000. Additional details are set forth in the Australian Offer Document, which you acknowledge has been provided to you with this Agreement.

A USTRIA

No country-specific provisions.

 

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B ELGIUM

No country-specific provisions.

C ANADA

Form of Settlement . Notwithstanding any discretion contained in Section 10(f) of the Plan or anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Award shall be settled in Shares only.

Securities Law Notice . You are permitted to sell Shares acquired upon the vesting and settlement of the Award through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The following provisions apply if you are a resident of Quebec:

Language Consent . The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.

Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information . The following provision supplements Section  17 of the Agreement:

You hereby authorize the Company (including any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. You further authorize the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. You further authorize the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in your employee file.

C HINA

The following provisions apply only to Participants who are PRC nationals, unless otherwise determined by the Company or required by the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“ SAFE ”) .

Mandatory Sale Restriction . To facilitate compliance with local regulatory requirements, you agree to the sale of any Shares to be issued to you under the Plan, including by the Company on your behalf if the Company so determines. The sale will occur, at the Company’s election: (i) immediately upon vesting, (ii) following your termination of Continuous Service, or (iii) within any other time frame as the Company determines to be necessary to comply with local regulatory

 

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requirements. You further agree that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such shares (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization) and you expressly authorize the Company’s designated broker to complete the sale of such shares. You acknowledge that the designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Shares, the Company agrees to pay you the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items. You agree that the payment of the cash proceeds will be subject to the repatriation requirements described below.

You further agree that any Shares to be issued to you shall be deposited directly into an account with the designated broker. The deposited Shares shall not be transferable (either electronically or in certificate form) from the brokerage account. This limitation shall apply both to transfers to different accounts with the same broker and to transfers to other brokerage firms. The limitation shall apply to all Shares issued to you under the Plan, whether or not you continue to be employed by the Company Group. If you sell Shares that you acquire under the Plan, the repatriation requirements described below shall apply.

Exchange Control Restrictions . By participating in the Plan, you understand and agree that, if you are subject to exchange control laws in China, you will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan. You further understand that such repatriation of the proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company, the Employer or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, and you hereby consent and agree that the proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company (or its designated broker) on your behalf prior to being delivered to you. You also agree to sign any agreements, forms and/or consents that may be reasonably requested by the Company (or its designated broker) to effectuate such transfers.

C ZECH R EPUBLIC

No country-specific provisions.

F RANCE

Language Consent . By accepting the grant, you confirm having read and understood the Plan and Agreement which were provided in the English language. You accept the terms of those documents accordingly.

En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez avoir lu et compris le Plan et l’Accord, qui ont été fournis en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes de ces documents en connaissance de cause.

G ERMANY

No country-specific provisions.

 

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H ONG K ONG

Sale Restriction .  Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event that the Award vests and Shares are issued to you (or your heirs) within six months of the Grant Date, you (or your heirs) agree that the Shares will not be offered to the public or otherwise disposed of prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

Securities Law Notice . WARNING: The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice. Neither the grant of the Award nor the issuance of Shares upon vesting and settlement of the Award constitutes a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to Participants. The Award Agreement, the Plan and other incidental communication materials distributed in connection with the Award (i) have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong and (ii) are intended only for the personal use of each Participant and may not be distributed to any other person. 

I NDIA

No country-specific provisions.

I RELAND

No country-specific provisions.

I TALY

Acknowledgement of Terms . You acknowledge that by accepting this Award, you have been given access to the Plan document, have reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, and fully understand and accept all provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. Further you specifically and expressly approve the following sections of the Agreement: (i) Section 4 – Vesting; (ii) Section 6 – Issuance and Certificates; (iii) Section 11 – Award Not a Service Contract and No Entitlement to Future Grants; (iv) Section 13 – Withholding Obligations (including the Responsibility for Taxes section in Appendix A which supplements Section 13); (v) Section 16 – Governing Plan Document; (vi) the Nature of Grant section in Appendix A; and (vii) the Data Privacy section set forth below in this Appendix B.

Data Privacy .    The following provisions replace in its entirety Section  17 of the Agreement:

You understand that the Company and, if different, the Employer, and any Parent, Subsidiary and Affiliate may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance (to the extent permitted under Italian law), passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all Units or other entitlement to Shares or equivalent benefits

 

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granted, awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third parties (“ Data ”) for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering your participation in the Plan and complying with applicable laws, including community legislation.

You also understand that providing the Company with Data is necessary to effectuate your participation in the Plan and that your refusal to do so would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. The controllers of Data processing are CBRE Group, Inc. with registered offices at 400 South Hope Street, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071 and CBRE S.p.A. with its registered offices at Via del Lauro, 5/7 20121, Milan, Italy which is also the Company’s representative in Italy for privacy purposes pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 192/2003.

You understand that Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the privacy representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing such Data and the data processor (“ Processors ”). An updated list of Processors and other transferees of Data is available upon request from the Employer.

Furthermore, Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. You understand that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. You further understand that the Company and/or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of the implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan. The Data recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purpose of implementing, administering, and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that these recipients may be acting as controllers, Processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending or terminating the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.

You understand that Data processing for the purposes specified in the Agreement shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

The processing activity, including the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified in the Agreement does not require your consent thereto as the processing is necessary for the performance of legal and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that,

 

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pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, you have the right at any moment to, without limitation, obtain information on Data held, access and verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, block or stop, for legitimate reason, the Data processing by contacting your local human resources representative. Finally, you are aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes.

J APAN

No country-specific provisions.

N ETHERLANDS

No country-specific provisions.

N EW Z EALAND

No country-specific provisions.

P OLAND

No country-specific provisions.

P ORTUGAL

Language Consent . You hereby expressly declare that you have full knowledge of the English language and have read, understood and fully accepted and agreed with the terms and conditions established in the Plan and the Agreement.

Conhecimento da Lingua . Você expressamente declara ter pleno conhecimento do idioma inglês e ter lido, entendido e totalmente aceito e concordou com os termos e condições estabelecidas no plano e no acordo.

P UERTO R ICO

No country-specific provisions.

R OMANIA

No country-specific provisions.

R USSIA

U.S. Transaction and Sale Restrictions . You understand that your acceptance of the Award results in a contract between you and the Company that is completed in the United States and that the Plan is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Further, any Shares to be issued to you upon vesting and settlement of the

 

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Award shall be delivered to you through a bank or brokerage account in the United States. You are not permitted to sell or otherwise transfer the Shares directly to individuals or legal entities in Russia, nor are you permitted to bring any certificates representing the Shares into Russia.

Securities Law Notice . This Agreement, the Plan and all other materials you may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. Absent any requirement under local law, the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia; hence, the securities described in any Plan-related documents may not be used for offering or public circulation in Russia.

S INGAPORE

Sale Restriction .  You agree that any Shares be issued to you upon vesting and settlement of the Award will not be offered for sale or sold in Singapore prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“ SFA ”).

Securities Law Notice . The Award is being made to you in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the SFA and is not being made with the view to the underlying Shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation . If you are the Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) or a director, associate director or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate, you are subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing when you receive an interest ( e.g. , an Award or Shares) in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. In addition, you must notify the Company’s Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate when you sell Shares or shares of any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate (including when you sell Shares issued upon vesting and settlement of the Award). These notifications must be made within two business days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. In addition, a notification of your interests in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate must be made within two business days of becoming the CEO or a director, associate director or shadow director.

S LOVAKIA

No country-specific provisions.

S OUTH K OREA

No country-specific provisions.

S PAIN

 

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Labor Law Acknowledgment . The following provision supplements the Nature of Grant section in Appendix A :

By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that you understand and agree that you consent to participation in the Plan and that you have received a copy of the Plan.

You further understand that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion decided to grant Awards under the Plan to employees of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate throughout the world. The decision to grant the Awards is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate on an ongoing basis other than as set forth in this Agreement. Consequently, you understand that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purpose (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, you understand and freely accept that there is no guarantee that any benefit shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Shares is unknown and unpredictable.

Additionally, you understand that the vesting and settlement of the Award is expressly conditioned on your continued and active rendering of service to the Employer such that if your Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than as expressly provided in Section  4 of the Agreement, your Award will cease vesting immediately effective as of the date of termination of your Continuous Service. This will be the case, for example, even if (1) you are considered to be unfairly dismissed without good cause ( i.e. , subject to a “ despido improcedente ”); (2) you are dismissed for disciplinary or objective reasons or due to a collective dismissal; (3) you terminate Continuous Service due to a change of work location, duties or any other employment or contractual condition; (4) you terminate Continuous Service due to the Company’s or any Parent’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s unilateral breach of contract; or (5) your Continuous Service terminates for any other reason whatsoever, in each case other than as expressly provided in Section  4 of the Agreement. Consequently, upon termination of your Continuous Service for any of the above reasons, you will automatically lose any rights to Awards granted to you that were unvested on the date of termination of your Continuous Service, as described in the Agreement.

Finally, you understand that this grant would not be made to you but for the assumptions and conditions referred to herein; thus, you acknowledge and freely accept that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then any grant of an Award shall be null and void.

Securities Law Notice . No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory in connection with the offer of the Award. The Agreement has not been nor will it be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores , and does not constitute a public offering prospectus.

S WEDEN

No country-specific provisions.

 

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S WITZERLAND

Securities Law Notice . The Award is considered a private offering in Switzerland and is therefore not subject to securities registration in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Award (a) constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, (b) may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland or (c) has been or will be filed with, approved by or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority ( e.g. , the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority).

T AIWAN

Securities Law Notice . The Award and the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan are available only for Participants. The Award is not a public offer of securities by a Taiwanese company.

U NITED K INGDOM

Tax Acknowledgment . The following provisions supplement Section  13 of the Agreement as further supplemented by the Responsibility for Taxes section in Appendix A :

If withholding of income taxes by the Company and/or the Employer is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year (April 6 - April 5) in which such event giving rise to the income tax liability occurs or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the “ Due Date ”), you understand and agree that the amount of any uncollected income tax will constitute a loan owed by you to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. You understand and agree that the loan will bear interest at the then-current official rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“ HMRC ”), it will be immediately due and repayable by you, and the Company and/or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you understand and agree that if you are a director or an executive officer (as within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act), you will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax. In the event that you are a director or executive officer and the income tax is not collected from or paid by you by the Due Date, you understand that the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a benefit to you on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“ NICs ”) may be payable. You understand and agree that you will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from you by any of the means referred to in the Plan or the Agreement

 

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Exhibit 99.4

CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

2017 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NITS

G RANT N OTICE

CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to the “ Participant ” identified below an award (the “ Award ”) of that number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below (the “ Units ”). In general, each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at the time such Unit vests. This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan (collectively, the “ Award Documents ”), both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

 

Participant:

 

 

Grant Date:

 

 

Number of Units:

 

 

Fair Market Value on Grant Date (Per Share):

 

 

 

Vesting Schedule:    Subject to Section  4 of the Agreement, the Units subject to the Award shall vest in full on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the Grant Date or the next annual meeting of stockholders.
Consideration:    No payment is required for the Shares, although payment may be required for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of the delivery of the Shares as described in greater detail in the Agreement.

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of the Award Documents and the Plan’s Prospectus, and understands and agrees to terms set forth in the Award Documents. Participant acknowledges that he or she is accepting the Award by electronic means and that such electronic acceptance constitutes Participant’s agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award Documents. By accepting the Award, Participant consents to receive any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. Participant also acknowledges that this Grant Notice must be returned to the Company (including through electronic means). Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, the Award Documents set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of Units and Shares and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) Awards previously granted and delivered to Participant under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements only, if any:

 

O THER  A GREEMENTS :   

N ONE .

 

CBRE G ROUP , I NC .

 

    P ARTICIPANT :

By:

 

LOGO

   

X

Signature       Signature

Title:

  Executive Vice President & General Counsel    

Date:                                         

Date:

     

A TTACHMENTS :

I. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
II. CBRE Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 


CBRE Group, Inc. 2017

E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT A GREEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“ Plan ”), the terms of the Grant Notice to which this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is attached (“ Grant Notice ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), CBRE Group, Inc. (the “ Company ,” and together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, the “ Company Group ”) grants you that number of Restricted Stock Units (the “ Units ”) as set forth in the Grant Notice as of the date specified in the Grant Notice (“ Grant Date ”). Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement or in the Grant Notice but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your Award are as follows:

1.      T HE A WARD . The Company hereby awards to you the aggregate number of Units specified in your Grant Notice. Each Unit is the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) on the Vesting Date (as defined below). The Units and the Shares are awarded to you in consideration for your continued service to the Company or the Company Group.

2.    D OCUMENTATION . As a condition to the award of the Units, you agree to execute the Grant Notice and to deliver the same to the Company (including through electronic means), along with such additional documents as the Committee may require, within the time period prescribed by the Company or else this Award shall be forfeited without consideration. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting the Award, you consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

3.      C ONSIDERATION F OR T HE A WARD . No cash payment is required for the Units or the Shares, although you may be required to tender payment in cash or other acceptable form of consideration for the amount of any withholding taxes due as a result of delivery of the Shares.

4.      V ESTING . Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement and the Plan, the Units will vest as provided in the Grant Notice (the “ Vesting Date ”). Any Units which have not vested as of the date of your termination of Continuous Service shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company, except as otherwise directed by the Committee.

5.      N UMBER OF S HARES AND P URCHASE P RICE . The number of Shares subject to your Award may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section  13 of the Plan.

 

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6.      I SSUANCE AND C ERTIFICATES . The Company will deliver to you a number of Shares equal to the number of vested Units subject to your Award, including any additional Units received pursuant to Section  5 above that relate to such vested Units, as soon as reasonably practicable after the applicable Vesting Date, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs. However, if a scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next following business day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) you are subject to the Company’s policy permitting officers and directors to sell Shares only during certain “window periods,” as in effect from time to time (the “ Policy ”), or you are otherwise prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, and any Shares subject to your Award are scheduled to be delivered on a day (the “ Original Distribution Date ”) that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you or a day on which you are permitted to sell Shares pursuant to a written plan that meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Company in accordance with the Policy, or does not occur on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell Shares in the open market, and (ii) the Company elects not to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding Shares from your distribution, then such Shares shall not be delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be delivered on the first business day of the next occurring open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to the Policy (regardless of whether you are still providing Continuous Service at such time) or the next business day when you are not prohibited from selling Shares in the open market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the applicable Vesting Date occurs.

There are no certificates evidencing the Units. Certificates evidencing the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be issued by the Company and shall be registered in your name as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the Shares are delivered pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to him/her, any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves.

7.      T RANSFER R ESTRICTIONS . The Units are non-transferable. Shares that are received under your Award are subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Plan and any transfer restrictions that may be described in the Company’s bylaws or charter or insider trading policies in effect at the time of the contemplated transfer.

8.      N O R IGHTS AS A S TOCKHOLDER . A Unit (i) does not represent an equity interest in the Company, and (ii) carries no voting, dividend or dividend equivalent rights. You will not have an equity interest in the Company or any of such shareholder rights, unless and until the Shares are delivered to you in accordance with this Agreement.

9.      S ECURITIES L AWS . Upon the delivery of the Shares, you will 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, unless there is an available exemption from such registration, qualification or other legal requirements, Units may not be converted into Shares prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Units or the Shares that is required to comply with applicable state and federal securities or any ruling or regulation of any governmental body or national securities exchange or compliance with any other applicable federal, state or foreign law that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine in good faith to be necessary or advisable.

 

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10.      L EGENDS ON C ERTIFICATES . The certificates representing the Shares delivered to you as contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

11.      A WARD NOT A S ERVICE C ONTRACT . Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation or right to continued employment or service with or to the Company Group. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, its Board or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a member of the Board, as an employee or as any other type of service provider for the Company.

12.      T AX C ONSEQUENCES . You are responsible for any taxes due in connection with your receipt of this Award, including the vesting of such Award and delivery of Shares, and for declaring the Award to the relevant tax authority to which you are subject, if required.

13.    W ITHHOLDING O BLIGATIONS .

(a)     At the time your Award is made, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations, if any, from payroll and any other amounts payable to you (or, in the Company’s discretion, from Shares that become deliverable upon vesting under this Award), and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, which arise in connection with the grant of or vesting of your Award or the delivery of Shares under the Award.

(b)     Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such Shares or release such Shares.

14.      N OTICES . Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by overnight courier, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or electronic mail and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

 

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15.    M ISCELLANEOUS .

(a)     You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Committee to carry out the purposes or intent of this Award.

(b)     You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

(c)     The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of the Award by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Award, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of the Award.

16.      G OVERNING P LAN D OCUMENT . Your Award is subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any other document, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

17.      D ATA P RIVACY C ONSENT . You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award Documents (“ Data ”) by and among, as applicable, the Company, Company Group, and its subsidiaries and affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan.

You understand that Company and the Company Group may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in Company or Company Group, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

You understand that Data will be transferred to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch ”), or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the Company, Merrill Lynch and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may, at any

 

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time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. Further, you understand that you are providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If you do not consent, or if you later seek to revoke your consent, your employment status or service and career with the Company or Company Group will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing your consent is that the Company would not be able to grant you Awards or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, you understand that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

 

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