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Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee ###TOTAL_AWARDS### Restricted Stock Units, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and
this Agreement, subject to adjustment as forth in the Plan.
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Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows:
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General. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b), twenty-five percent (25%) of the Restricted Stock Units shall vest on each of the first four (4)
annual anniversaries of the Grant Date, subject to the Participant’s continued Service through the applicable vesting date.
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Termination Following Change in Control. Any unvested and outstanding portion of the Restricted Stock Units will become fully vested in connection with the termination of the
Participant’s Service without Cause (or, if applicable, resignation with “Good Reason,” solely as and to the extent such term may be defined in the
Participant’s then-effective Service agreement, if any, with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) occurring upon
or within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. The vesting of the unvested and outstanding portion of the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is
conditioned, however, upon the Participant’s execution of a release of claims in a form provided by the Company (a “Release”), which Release must be executed, returned and, to the extent applicable, no longer subject to revocation,
within thirty (30) days following the Participant’s termination of Service, and the unvested and outstanding portion of the Restricted Stock Unit shall vest on the 30th day following the termination
of the Participant’s Service as set forth herein.
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No Longer an Eligible Employee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Plan, in the event the Participant transfers or is transferred to a position
in which Participant would no longer be an Eligible Employee (which the Administrator determines in its sole discretion), then the Administrator in
its sole discretion may reduce the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award, other than the Restricted Stock Units that have then satisfied the time-based vesting conditions, and such
reduction shall be effective upon the date of the position transfer.
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Payment.
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Settlement. The Company shall deliver to the Participant within thirty (30) days following the vesting date of Restricted Stock Units a number of Shares equal to the aggregate
number of Restricted Stock Units that vest on such date. The Company may deliver such shares either through book entry accounts held by, or in the name of, the Participant or cause to be issued a
certificate or certificates representing the number of Shares to be issued in respect of the Restricted Stock Units, registered in the name of the Participant. No fractional Shares shall be delivered; the Company shall not pay cash in
respect of any fractional Shares. Neither the Company nor the Committee will be liable to the Participant or any other Person for damages relating to any delays in issuing the Shares or any mistakes
or errors in the issuance of the Shares.
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Withholding Requirements. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from any Shares deliverable under this Agreement, or to require the
Participant or the Participant’s representative to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any
taxable event arising as a result of this Agreement.
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Adjustment of Shares. In the event of any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common
Stock contemplated by Section 4.5 of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units may be adjusted in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Plan.
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Restrictive Covenant Agreement. To the extent the Participant is not a party to an employment, severance or similar agreement with the
Company or any of its affiliates which contains a covenant enforceable by the Company or one of its affiliates (i) prohibiting the Participant’s competition, (ii) prohibiting the Participant’s solicitation of service providers, (iii)
prohibiting the Participant’s disclosure of confidential information, (iv) prohibiting the Participant’s disparagement of the Company and its affiliates, (v) providing for the
Participant’s assignment of intellectual property and (vi) providing for the Participant’s return of property of the Company and its affiliates upon termination of Service (each of (i) through (vi),
individually, a “Separate Restrictive Covenant”), the Participant agrees to be bound by the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”), in consideration of: (a) the Restricted Stock Units granted herein, irrespective of whether the Restricted Stock Units vest; (b) the
Participant’s ongoing Service with the Company or a Subsidiary; (c) the importance of protecting the confidential
information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their other legitimate interests, including, without limitation, the valuable confidential
information and goodwill that they have developed or acquired; (d) the Participant’s being granted access to trade secrets and other confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and (e) other good and valuable consideration.
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Miscellaneous Provisions.
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Securities Laws Requirements. No Shares will be issued or transferred pursuant to this Agreement unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by federal and state
securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the Shares may be listed, have been fully met. As a condition precedent to the issuance of Shares pursuant
to this Agreement, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet those requirements. The Committee may impose such conditions on any Shares issuable pursuant to this
Agreement as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which shares of the same class are then
listed and under any blue-sky or other securities laws applicable to those Shares.
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Rights of a Shareholder of the Company. Prior to settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, neither the Participant nor the Participant’s representative will have any rights as
a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units; provided that, if dividends or other distributions are paid in respect of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, then a dividend
equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one Share shall accumulate and be paid with respect to each unvested Restricted Stock Unit within thirty (30) days following the date on which the unvested Restricted Stock Unit vests (and,
for avoidance of doubt, shall be forfeited if such unvested Restricted Stock Unit fails to vest).
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Transfer Restrictions. The Shares delivered hereunder will 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, any applicable
federal or state laws and any agreement with, or policy of, the Company or the Committee to which the Participant is a party or subject, and the Committee may cause orders or designations to be placed upon the books and records of the Company’s transfer agent to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
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No Right to Continued Service. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan confers upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for
any period of specific duration or interferes with or otherwise restricts in any way the rights of the Company (or any Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant,
which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause.
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Notification. Any notification required by the terms of this Agreement will be given by the Participant (i) in a writing addressed to the Company at its principal executive
office, attention General Counsel, and will be deemed effective upon actual receipt when delivered by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, or (ii) by electronic transmission to the Company’s
e-mail address of the Company’s General Counsel and will be deemed effective upon actual receipt. Any notification required by the terms of this Agreement will be given by the Company (x) in a writing addressed to the address that the
Participant most recently provided to the Company and will be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid,
or (y) by facsimile or electronic transmission to the Participant’s primary work facsimile number or e-mail address (as applicable) and will be deemed effective upon confirmation of receipt by the sender of the facsimile transmission or
when e-mail is deemed sent by the e-mail account of the sender (as applicable).
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the subject
matter of this Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) that relate to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
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Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement will be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.
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Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant
and the Participant’s executor, personal representative(s), distributees, administrator, permitted transferees, permitted assignees, beneficiaries, and legatee(s), as applicable, whether or not any such person
will have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.
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Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part,
then the remaining provisions will nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
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Amendment. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, this Agreement will not be amended unless the amendment is agreed to in writing by both the Participant and the Company.
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Choice of Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and all claims, causes of action or proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise
out of or relate to this Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflict- or choice-of-law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the
substantive law of another jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will bring all claims, causes of action and proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or be
related to the Plan and this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction over such claim, cause of action or proceeding,
exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”), and hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any
such proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Court is an inconvenient forum or does not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim or cause
of action will be effective if notice is given in accordance with this Agreement.
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Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, manually or electronically, each of which will be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures to each were upon the same instrument.
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Electronic Signatures. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall be executed by electronic signature, which shall be considered as an original signature for
all purposes and shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.
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Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions of the Plan
and this Agreement and accepts the Restricted Stock Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained in this Agreement and a term or
provision of the Plan, the applicable term and provision of the Plan will govern and prevail.
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OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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James J. Comitale
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James J. Comitale, General Counsel | ||
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PARTICIPANT
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Electronically Accepted
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###PARTICIPANT_NAME###
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###HOME_ADDRESS###
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###EMPLOYEE_NUMBER###
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###GRANT_DATE###
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###ACCEPTANCE_DATE###
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###MARKET_PRICE_AT_TIME_OF_GRANT###
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carry on, engage in, or be concerned with or interested in, the Business;
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assist (as principal, beneficiary, director, shareholder, partner, nominee, executor, trustee, agent, servant, employee, independent contractor, supplier, consultant, lender, guarantor, financier or in any other capacity whatsoever) any
Person to carry on, engage in or be concerned with or interested in the Business; or
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have any interest or concern (as principal, beneficiary, director, shareholder, partner, nominee, executor, trustee, agent, servant, employee, consultant, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever) in or with any Person,
if any part of the activities of such Person consists of the Business.
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employ or engage, or seek to employ or engage (whether for the benefit of the Participant or any other Person), any Person that is or within the preceding twenty-four (24) months was an employee or independent contractor of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise solicit, encourage or entice any such Person to terminate his or her service relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
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induce or attempt to induce (whether for the benefit of the Participant or any other Person) any Vendor to (i) curtail, cancel or not commence any business it transacts or may transact with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) sell products or provide services to any Person carrying on or engaged in the Business.
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the covenants in this Restrictive Covenant Agreement are reasonable in the circumstances, narrow in scope and duration, and protect a legitimate business interest of the Company;
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the Participant is being provided with the opportunity to receive a substantial financial benefit as a result of Award Agreement;
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the covenants of the Participant contained in this Restrictive Covenant Agreement were a material inducement for the Company to enter into the Award Agreement and the execution and delivery of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement is a
condition to the Company’s obligation pursuant to the Award Agreement; and
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OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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James J. Comitale (signed)
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James J. Comitale, General Counsel | ||
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PARTICIPANT
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Electronically Accepted
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###PARTICIPANT_NAME###
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###HOME_ADDRESS###
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###ACCEPTANCE_DATE###
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