EX-10.3
Published on November 5, 2025
Exhibit 10.3
PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 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 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units 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 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units, 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 the service or employ of the Company or its Subsidiaries 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.
“Cause” has the meaning specified as “cause” in Section 10.2(b) of the Plan.
“Certification Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3(a) (Vesting; Certification).
“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.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9 (Confidential Information).
“Disability” has the meaning specified as “Disability” in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
“Employment Termination Date” means the date of termination of your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
“Forfeitable Benefits” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Misstatement Period” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Performance Period” 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).
“Required Withholding Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6 (Mandatory Withholding for Taxes).
“Restricted Stock Units” has the meaning specified in Section 2 (Award).
“RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 5 (Dividend Equivalents).
“Section 409A” has the meaning specified in Section 27 (Code Section 409A).
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, pursuant to 18 USC § 1833(b), an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (a) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law and in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (either directly or indirectly) or to an attorney; or (b) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to his or her attorney and use the trade secret information in a court proceeding, so long as the individual (I) files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (II) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. And further, nothing herein shall limit your ability to (i) provide truthful information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any conduct which you reasonably believes constitutes a violation of 18 U.S.C. sections 1341, 1343,
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1344, or 1348, any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any provision of Federal law relating to fraud against shareholders, when the information or assistance is provided to or the investigation is conducted by a Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency, any Member of Congress or any committee of Congress, or a person with supervisory authority over you (or such other employee who has the authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct); or (ii) file, cause to be filed, testify, participate in, or otherwise assist in a proceeding filed or about to be filed relating to an alleged violation of any of the foregoing.
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Schedule I
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Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement
[Insert Grant Code]
Grant Date: | August 21, 2025 |
Issuer/Company: | GCI Liberty, Inc., a Nevada corporation |
Plan: | GCI Liberty, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time |
Common Stock: | GCI Liberty, Inc. Series C Common Stock |
Performance Period: | The period that began on January 1, 2025 and ends on December 31, 2025 |
Performance Objectives: | The performance objectives established with respect to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the 2025 Performance Equity Program approved by the Committee on August 21, 2025, the material terms of which have been provided to you |
Overriding Definitions: | For purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding Section 1 of this Agreement: “Cause” has the meaning specified in the Employment Agreement. |
Additional Definitions: | For purposes of this Agreement: “Employment Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between you and the Company, effective as of July 15, 2025, as the same may be amended from time to time. “Good Reason” has the meaning specified in the Employment Agreement. “Protected Termination” means a termination of your employment by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement. “Release Condition” means your execution of, and delivery to the Company in accordance with the notice requirements of the Employment Agreement, a general release agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company and such release becoming irrevocable in accordance with its terms, in each case, no later than 55 days following the Employment Termination Date. |
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Vesting Terms upon Protected Termination prior to end of Performance Period: | Notwithstanding Section 3(d)(i) of the Agreement, if your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries terminates prior to the end of the Performance Period pursuant to a Protected Termination, and the Release Condition is timely met, the Restricted Stock Units will remain outstanding until the Certification Date and will thereafter vest in accordance with Section 3(a) to the extent the Plan Administrator certifies they have vested in accordance with such Section and (x) the Plan Administrator will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that would have vested pursuant to the preceding sentence if you had remained actively employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries through the last day of the Performance Period (the number that would have so vested, the “Qualifying Restricted Stock Units”) and (y) you will vest as of the Certification Date in a pro rata portion of the Qualifying Restricted Stock Units based on the number of days you were employed during the Performance Period, all as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Annual Target Equity IC (as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement) will not be included in the calculation of the amount described in Section 5.2.2.(b) of the Employment Agreement if your employment is terminated pursuant to a Protected Termination during the Performance Period. |
Vesting Terms upon Protected Termination after the end of the Performance Period: | Notwithstanding Section 3(d)(ii) of the Agreement, if you remain employed with the Company or a Subsidiary until the last day of the Performance Period, and your employment is then terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, pursuant to a Protected Termination on or after the last day of the Performance Period, but prior to the Certification Date, the Restricted Stock Units will remain outstanding until the Certification Date and will thereafter vest in accordance with Section 3 as if you had remained actively employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries from the Grant Date through the Certification Date to the extent the Plan Administrator certifies they have vested in accordance with such Section. |
Company Notice Address: | GCI Liberty, Inc. 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
Company Website: | www.gciliberty.com |
Plan Access: | You can access the Plan via the link at the end of the Agreement or by contacting GCI Liberty, Inc.’s Legal Department. |
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