EX-10.15.4 20 d621288dex10154.htm EX-10.15.4

Exhibit 10.15.4

MALIBU BOATS, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into by and between Malibu Boats, Inc. (the “Company”) and (the “Participant”) in connection with a Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Malibu Boats, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that was made on the (“Date of Grant”). In consideration of the foregoing, the parties have entered into this Agreement to govern the terms of this Award:

1. | Restricted Stock Unit Award

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company has granted to the Participant Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.3 of the Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the Company’s unsecured obligation to issue a share of Common Stock to the Participant in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) Except as provided below, this Award will become vested and no longer subject to forfeiture with respect to one-third of the Restricted Stock Units on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, with respect to two-thirds of the Restricted Stock Units on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, and will be fully vested on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Award will become fully vested upon the death or disability of the Participant, under the circumstances described in Section 13 of the Plan upon the Change in Control of the Company, or in accordance with subsection (d) below. For purposes hereof, “disability” shall have the definition described in section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code.

(d) With respect to a Participant who is an Outside Director, this Award will become vested and no longer subject to forfeiture on the earlier to occur of termination of Board service, provided that such termination is on or after the final day of the relevant Board Term to which the Award pertains.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (d) above, if this Award is not fully vested upon the termination of Participant’s service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, the unvested portion of this Award shall be immediately forfeited to the Company, unless such termination is due to death or the disability of the Participant.

2. | Issuance of Common Stock

As soon as practicable after each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Date of Grant, or upon the occurrence of the events described in Paragraphs 1(c) or 1(d) (each, an “Issuance Date”), whichever is earliest, but in any event no more than sixty (60) days thereafter, the Company will issue in the Participant’s name one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit vested in accordance with Paragraph 1 above as of the Issuance Date (subject to any reductions for tax withholdings or otherwise to the extent permitted under the Plan or pursuant to this Agreement). Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued upon the occurrence of a Change in

Control that is not a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and using the default percentages of the treasury regulations thereunder).

3. | Transfer of Award

Except for transfer by the Participant of his or her rights hereunder upon death pursuant to a will or by the laws of descent and distribution, this Award is not transferable and the Participant may not make any disposition of the Award or the Restricted Stock Units described herein, or any interest herein, prior to the date(s) that the Company has issued shares of Common Stock to the Participant in accordance with Paragraph 2 or the Plan. As used herein, “disposition” means any sale, transfer, encumbrance, gift, donation, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition, whether similar or dissimilar to those previously enumerated, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether during the Participant’s lifetime or upon or after the Participant’s death, including, but not limited to, any disposition by operation of law, by court order, by judicial process, or by foreclosure, levy, or attachment, except a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. Any attempted disposition in violation of this Paragraph is void.

| 4. | Tax Withholding

Subject to the requirements of section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, and pursuant to Section 15.4 of the Plan, any tax withholding obligation of the Company arising in connection with this Award, and/or the lapse of restrictions with respect hereto, shall be satisfied by the retention of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Award that have a then-current Fair Market Value equal to the amount of taxes that are required to be remitted to the applicable taxing authorities calculated using the applicable supplemental wage withholding rate.

| 5. | No Stockholder Rights or Dividends

Until shares of Common Stock are issued to the Participant pursuant to Paragraph 2 hereof, the Participant shall not be entitled to any of the rights or benefits generally accorded to stockholders, including, without limitation, the receipt of dividends.

| 6. | No Effect on Capital Structure

This Award shall not affect the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to reclassify, recapitalize or otherwise change its capital or debt structure or to merge, consolidate, convey any or all of its assets, dissolve, liquidate, windup, or otherwise reorganize.

| 7. | Committee Authority

The full discretionary authority delegated to the Committee under the terms of the Plan, including Section 4, includes the authority to: (i) determine any question concerning the interpretation of this Agreement, (ii) make any required adjustments to this Award, (iii) determine if the conditions stated in the Plan and Agreement have

occurred with respect hereto; and (iv) provide for the accelerated vesting of the Restricted Stock Units at any time and for any reason. Any question concerning the interpretation of this Agreement, any adjustments required to be made under the Plan and any controversy that may arise under the Plan or this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Such decisions by the Committee shall be final and binding on all persons.

| 8. | Plan Controls

The terms of this Agreement are governed by the terms of the Plan, as it exists on the date of this Agreement and as the Plan is amended from time to time. A copy of the Plan and all amendments thereto has been previously provided to the Participant, and is made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control, except as expressly stated otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, the defined terms in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires. The term “Section” generally refers to provisions within the Plan. The term “Paragraph” generally refers to a provision of this Agreement.

| 9. | Notice

Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at the Company’s office at 1 Malibu Court, Merced, CA 95341, or at such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Participant. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant may have on file with the Company.

| 10. | Information Confidential

As partial consideration for the grant of this Award, the Participant agrees that he or she will keep confidential all information and knowledge that the Participant has relating to the manner and amount of his or her participation in the Plan; provided, however, that such information may be disclosed as required by law and may be given in confidence to the Participant’s spouse, tax and financial advisors, or to a financial institution to the extent that such information is necessary to secure a loan.

| 11. | Amendment

The Company, acting through the Committee or through the Board, may amend this Agreement at any time for any purpose determined by the Company in its sole discretion that is consistent with the Plan. All amendments and waivers must be in writing. The Company may not amend this Agreement, however, without the Participant’s express agreement to any amendment that would adversely affect the material rights of the Participant hereunder.

12. | Governing Law

Except as is otherwise provided in the Plan, where applicable, the provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware.

13. | Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code

The Award is intended to comply with section 409A of the Code to the extent subject thereto, and shall be interpreted in accordance with section 409A of the Code and treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Date of Grant. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent it is determined that any payments under this Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under section 409A of the Code that is payable on the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in section 409A of the Code), and that Participant is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under section 409A of the Code, the timing of such payments shall be delayed until the earlier of six months and one day after the Participant’s separation from service or the date of the Participant’s death, at which time the Company shall issue to the Participant all shares that the Participant would have otherwise received through the delayed payment date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has adopted this instrument as the Agreement to govern the terms of the Award described herein. The Participant acknowledges and consents to the terms of this Agreement by accepting the grant of this Award and/or by signifying acceptance electronically through the administrative system adopted by the Company.

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