Exhibit 10.14
Form Of Callaway Golf Company Recipient: Non-Employee Director Effective Grant Date: Restricted Stock Unit Grant Number of Restricted Stock Units/Equivalent Shares: Plan: 2001 Non-Employee Directors Stock Incentive Plan
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the " Company" ), has elected to grant to you, the Recipient named above, a Restricted Stock Unit award subject to the restrictions and on the terms and conditions set forth below, in consideration for your services to the Company. Terms not otherwise defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (" Agreement" ) will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan identified above (the " Plan" ).
1. Governing Plan . The Recipient hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Prospectus for the Plan (the " Plan Prospectus" ). This Restricted Stock Unit award is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by this reference. In the case of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan will control.
2. Grant of Restricted Stock Unit . Effective as of the Effective Grant Date identified above, the Company has granted and issued to the Recipient the Number of Restricted Stock Units with respect to the Company' s Common Stock identified above (the " RSUs" ), representing an unfunded, unsecured promise of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock in the future, subject to the claims of the Company' s creditors and the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between Recipient and the Company or any other person.
3. Restrictions on the RSU . The RSU is subject to the following restrictions: (a) No Transfer . The RSU and the shares of Common Stock it represents may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered until shares are actually issued, and any additional requirements or restrictions contained in this Agreement have been satisfied, terminated or waived by the Company in writing. (b) Cancellation of Unvested Shares . In the event Recipient ceases to provide " Continuous Service" (as defined below) for any reason before the RSU vests pursuant to paragraph 4 and the restrictions set forth in paragraph 3 expire, this award shall be cancelled with respect to any then unvested shares (and any related unvested dividend equivalents) and no additional shares of Common Stock shall vest; provided, however, that the Board of Directors or a designated Board committee (the " Board" ) may, in its discretion, determine not to cancel and void all or part of such unvested award, in which case the Board may impose whatever conditions it considers appropriate with respect to such portion of the unvested award.
For purposes of this Agreement, " Continuous Service" means that the Recipient' s service with the Company or its " parent" or " subsidiary" as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (each an " Affiliate" and together
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" Affiliates" ), whether as an employee, director or consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. The Board shall have the authority to determine the time or times at which " parent" or " subsidiary" status is determined within the foregoing definition of Affiliate. A change in the capacity in which the Recipient renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an employee, consultant or director or a change in the entity for which the Recipient renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Recipient' s service with the Company or an Affiliate, shall not terminate a Recipient' s Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from a director of the Company to a consultant of a subsidiary or to an employee shall not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence shall be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in the RSU only to such extent as may be provided in the Company' s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Recipient, or as otherwise required by law.
4. Lapse of Restrictions . The restrictions imposed under paragraph 3 will lapse and expire, and the RSU will vest, in accordance with the following:
(a) Vesting Schedule . Subject to earlier cancellation, and subject to the accelerated vesting provisions, if any, set forth in any agreement between Recipient and the Company or its Affiliate, as the same may be amended, modified, extended or renewed from time to time, the restrictions imposed under paragraph 3 will lapse and be removed with respect to the number of RSUs set forth below in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth below (the " Vesting Schedule" ); provided, however, that to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder, no shares subject to this award shall vest prior to the date that is at least 12 months and 30 days following the Effective Grant Date set forth above:
Number of Shares Date Restrictions Lapse
The Board, however, may, in its discretion, accelerate the Vesting Schedule (in which case, the Board may impose whatever conditions it considers appropriate on the accelerated portion).
In addition, the restrictions imposed under paragraph 3 will automatically lapse and be removed immediately prior to any Change in Control, if the Recipient is providing Continuous Service to the Company or its Affiliate at that time, provided , however, that the Board, in its sole discretion, may provide that such restrictions do not automatically lapse immediately prior to any such Change in Control, and instead provide that the RSUs shall continue under the same terms and conditions or shall continue under the same terms and conditions with respect to shares of a successor company that may be issued in exchange or settlement of such RSUs in connection with a Change in Control.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board elects to provide that such restrictions do not lapse in connection with a Change in Control and Recipient' s Continuous Service is terminated for any reason within one year following such Change in Control, then such restrictions shall lapse and be removed immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service. For purposes hereof, " Change in Control" shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.
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Effect of Vesting . The Company will deliver to Recipient a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of vested shares of Common Stock subject to the RSU on the vesting date or dates provided herein; provided, however, that if within the 30-day period following the Effective Grant Date, Recipient elects to defer delivery of such shares of Common Stock beyond the vesting date, then the Company will deliver such shares to Recipient on the date or dates that Recipient so elects (the " Settlement Date" ); provided further, that notwithstanding any such deferral election, if Recipient ceases to provide Continuous Service and has a " separation from service" with the Company for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, then, subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, all vested shares of Common Stock subject to the award shall be delivered to Recipient as soon as administratively practicable after the date of separation from service. If such deferral election is made, the Board will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company determines that Recipient' s sale of shares of Company stock on the date the shares subject to the award are scheduled to be delivered, whether or not deferred (the " Original Distribution Date" ) would violate its policy regarding insider trading of the Company' s stock, as determined by the Company in accordance with such policy, then such shares shall not be delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be delivered as soon as practicable following the next date that Recipient could sell such shares pursuant to such policy; provided, however, that in no event shall the delivery of the shares be delayed pursuant to this provision beyond the later of: (1) December 31 st of the same calendar year of the Original Distribution Date, or (2) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following the Original Distribution Date.
(c) Payment of Taxes . If applicable, upon vesting and/or issuance of Common Stock in accordance with the foregoing, Recipient must pay in the form of a check or cash or other cash equivalents to the Company such amount as the Company determines it is required to withhold under applicable laws as a result of such vesting and/or issuance. In this regard, Recipient authorizes the Company and/or its Affiliate to withhold all applicable tax-related items legally payable by Recipient from his or her wages or other cash compensation paid to Recipient by the Company and/or Affiliate or from proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under applicable law, the Company may (1) cause the Recipient to sell shares of Common Stock that Recipient acquires to meet the withholding obligation for tax-related items, and/or (2) withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to Recipient that number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan), determined as of the date the withholding tax obligation arises, equal ...
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