Exhibit 10.31
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and effective as of the date specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Grant Date”), by and between the issuer specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Company”) and you.
The Company has adopted the incentive plan that governs the Options specified in Schedule I hereto (as has been or may hereafter be amended, the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached via a link at the end of this online Agreement as Exhibit A and, by this reference, made a part hereof. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Administrator has determined that it would be in the interest of the Company and its stockholders to grant you an Award of Options, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, in order to provide you with additional remuneration for services rendered, to encourage you to remain in service to the Company and to increase your personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company.
The Company and you therefore agree as follows:
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day on which stock exchanges in the United States are open for trading.
“Cause” has the meaning specified as “cause” in Section 10.2(b) of the Plan.
“Close of Business” means, on any day, 4:00 p.m., New York, New York time.
“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Schedule I hereto.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Disability” has the meaning specified as “Disability” in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
“Exercise Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4(i)(1) (Manner of Exercise).
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Nonemployee Director” has the meaning specified in the Plan.
“Option(s)” has the meaning specified in Section 2 (Award).
“Option Exercise Price” means, with respect to each type of Common Stock for which Options are granted hereunder, the amount specified in Schedule I hereto as the Option Exercise Price for such Common Stock.
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“Option Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Schedule I hereto.
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Plan Administrator” has the meaning specified in Section 12 (Plan Administrator).
“Section 409A” has the meaning specified in Section 27 (Code Section 409A).
“Service Termination Date” means the date of termination of your service as a Nonemployee Director.
“Tax-Related Items” has the meaning specified in Section 5 (Taxes and Withholding).
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Notwithstanding any period of time referenced in this Section 7 or Schedule I hereto or any other provision of this Agreement that may be construed to the contrary, the Options will in any event terminate at the Close of Business on the Option Termination Date. Notwithstanding anything herein or the Plan to the contrary, if the Options would otherwise expire when trading in the Common Stock is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy pursuant to an event-specific occurrence (as determined by the Company), then the Options shall instead expire on the 30th day after the expiration of such prohibition.
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Schedule I
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Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
[Insert Grant Code]
Grant Date: | [____________] |
Issuer/Company: | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation |
Plan: | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time |
Common Stock: | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A Common Stock (“LTRPA Common Stock”) |
Option Termination Date: | [____________] |
Option Exercise Price: | LTRPA Common Stock:$[______] |
General Vesting Schedule: | Subject to your continuous service as a Nonemployee Director with the Company from the Grant Date through the following vesting date, 100% of the Options will vest and become exercisable on [___________]. |
Company Notice Address: | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer |
Company Website: | www.libertytripadvisor.com |
Plan Access: | You can access the Plan via the link at the end of the Agreement or by contacting Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.’s Legal Department. |
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