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rli保险。

2023年长期激励计划

非雇员董事限制性股票单位协议

(2024年5月协议格式)

参与者姓名:

单位数量:

所有授予的股票单位结算完成的日期。如果您的服务提前终止(如单位协议所述),该限制性股票单位则提前到期。

限制期限:

授予日期

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成为归属单位的百分比

100%

自上述“授予日期”起生效, rli保险,一家特拉华州公司(以下简称“公司”),授予上述个人(以下简称“参与者公司授予限制性股票单位("RSU")受限股票,除非参与者对根据2018年计划授予的受限股票进行第83(b)条款选举(如下所述),否则在授予该奖项时,接收此类奖励的参与者将不会认可美国应税普通收入,同时我们将不会被允许在此类奖项授予时认可扣减款项。当一项奖励保持未获豁免或其他实质性风险失去之状态时,参与者将认可股息的数量作为报酬所认可的收入,我们将允许扣除相同的金额。当奖项获得豁免或不再存在重大风险失去之时,公允价值溢价将被认可为参与者的普通收入,并且将以我们的联邦所得税的目的表明为扣减。根据有关规定,股票被处分所获得的利润或损失将被视为资本收益或资本损失,资本收益或损失是根据参与者从认购股票或解除实质性风险失去之日期算起持有该股票的时间而定的,如果持有期超过一年,则将是长期或短期的。 单位,每单位代表公司普通股一份,每份面值0.01美元普通股)。本《限制性股票单位协议》("RSA")规定的时间和条款生效。协议”) and in the RLI Corp. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “401(k)计划的雇主贡献).  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan.

背景

A.The Company maintains the Plan (i) to align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and the recipients of awards under the Plan by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success, (ii) to advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining officers, other employees, Non-Employee Directors, consultants and independent contractors and (iii) to motivate such persons to act in the long term best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

B.Under the Plan, the Human Capital & Compensation Committee 董事会或根据计划由董事会指定的其他委员会 (“本登记声明”) 由特立软件股份有限公司,一家德拉华州股份公司 (以下简称为“本公司”) 提交,目的是为了注册其额外的7,184,563股A类普通股,每股面值$0.0001 (以下简称为“A类普通股”), 以及在特立软件股份有限公司 2022年股权激励计划下可发行股份的1,436,911股A类普通股,注(下文简称为“A类普通股”)。委员会负责执行计划并有权利判断计划下授予的奖励。

C.根据提名/企业治理委员会推荐并董事会批准的外部董事补偿计划,该委员会已判断参与者有资格获得计划下的受限股票单位奖励(“受限制股票单位 奖励”).

D.公司根据以下条款和条件授予参与者受限股票单位奖励:

条款和条件

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授予。参与者根据本协议开头规定的受限股票单位数量被授予受限股票单位奖励。

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2.

限制期限。受该奖励约束的限制性股票单位的百分之百(100%)将在本协议开头规定的归属之日归属,前提是参与者在该归属之日持续担任非雇员董事或以其他方式以员工或服务提供者的身份向公司提供服务。

在本协议第 3 节所述的情况下,限制性股票单位也应全部归属(不管归属时间表如何),如果在本协议第 14 节符合条件的终止,则限制性股票单位在本协议之前未被没收。除非本协议第3或14节另有规定,否则限制性股票单位将被全部没收,因为参与者作为公司非雇员董事、员工或服务提供者的服务在归属之日之前终止。

3.

加速解锁.  如果参与者死亡或残疾,如果参与者持续担任,则单位应立即全额归属 非雇员董事或以雇员或服务提供者的身份向公司提供服务 从奖励颁发之日到此类死亡或残疾之日之间。

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股息等价物.  截至公司向股票的登记所有者支付现金股息的每个日期(a”分红日期”),数量 限制性股票 受以下条件约束的单位 限制性股票单位奖励 应增加 (i) 总数的乘积 限制性股票 受以下条件约束的单位 限制性股票单位奖励 未结算的依据本协议第 5 节(如公司过户代理人的记录所示)前夕向参与者发行的普通股乘以公司在该股息日支付的每股普通股现金股息的美元金额除以 (ii) 该股息日的公允市场价值 并向下舍入到最接近的整数; 前提是任何零星股份均应以现金支付给参与者。任何此类额外内容 限制性股票 单位应遵守与本文规定的相同的归属条件和付款条款 限制性股票 与之相关的单位。

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证书的交付. 根据公司制定的递延薪酬计划和经修订的1986年《美国国税法》第409A条推迟的除外(”代码”),在根据第 2 条或第 3 节归属之日后,公司应尽快但不超过 30 天,以参与者或其受益人的名义向参与者或其受益人交付一份或多份代表普通股数量的证书,这些普通股的数量等于受限制性股票单位奖励的限制性股票单位的数量(包括根据本协议第 4 条规定的任何股息等价物)根据本协议第 2 节或第 3 节归属;但是,前提是公司可以以账面记录的形式以电子方式交付普通股。公司应缴纳与普通股发行或转让相关的任何原始发行税或转让税,以及由此产生的所有费用和开支。以这种方式发行的所有普通股均应全额支付且不可估税。尽管本协议中有任何相反的规定,除非该证书的发行符合所有适用的法律要求,包括但不限于遵守适用的州证券法、1933年的联邦证券法和1934年《证券交易法》以及相关法规以及公司的规定,否则不得发行和交付根据本计划可分配的普通股证书 可能还要求任何此类证书 附上图例,表明除非遵守经修订的1933年《证券法》及其相关规章制度,否则禁止持有人出售、转让或以其他方式处置该法案.

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预扣税. 除非适用法律要求,否则不会预扣或支付与限制性股票单位奖励相关的联邦、州、地方或其他税款,参与者有责任支付所有此类税款。

7.

转账限制。限制性股票单位奖 不得出售、转让、转让、质押、抵押或以其他方式处置(无论是通过法律实施还是其他方式),也不得根据遗嘱、血统法和分配法、根据委员会批准的受益人指定程序或符合条件的家庭关系令,受执行、扣押或类似程序的约束。尽管有上述规定,参与者可以在不向受让人付款或对价的情况下将限制性股票单位奖励转让,(a)转让给参与者的任何一个或多个配偶或发行人,(b)转移到仅为参与者配偶或发行人的利益而设立的一个或多个信托基金,或者(c)分配给唯一合伙人是参与者配偶或子女的一个或多个合伙企业。为了本条款的目的,

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term “spouse” shall include a former spouse who receives a transfer pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and the term issue shall include stepchildren, step-grandchildren and adopted children.  No such transfer shall be effective unless reasonable prior notice thereof is delivered to the Company.  Any such permitted transferee shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to the person transferring the Restricted Stock Unit Award including the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement.  Any attempt to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Restricted Stock Unit Award other than in accordance with this Section 7 shall be null and void.

8.

No Stockholder Rights Before Issuance of Shares.  No person shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to any share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award unless and until the share of Common Stock actually is issued to him/her following the vesting and settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit Award and such person becomes a stockholder of record with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

9.

Adjustment.  The Restricted Stock Unit Award is subject to adjustment, without the consent of the Participant, pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Plan.

10.

Interpretation of this Agreement.  All decisions and interpretations made by the Committee (or, as applicable, the Board) with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Participant.  If there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

11.

Discontinuance of Service.  This Agreement shall not give the Participant a right to continued service with the Company, and the Company may terminate his/her service at any time and otherwise deal with the Participant without regard to the effect it may have upon him/her under this Agreement.

12.

Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding in all respects on the heirs, representatives, successors and assigns of the Participant.

13.

Choice of Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement is entered into under the laws of the State of Delaware and shall be construed and interpreted thereunder (without regard to its conflict of law principles).  All disputes hereunder shall be heard in the federal and state courts located in Peoria, Illinois.

14.

Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall take one of the actions described in Sections 14(a) or (b).

(a)  Substitution.  If the Change in Control is a merger, consolidation or statutory share exchange, the Committee may make appropriate provision for the replacement of the Restricted Stock Unit Award by the substitution of an award relating to the stock of the corporation surviving any merger or consolidation with substantially similar terms and conditions (or, if appropriate, an award relating to the stock of the parent corporation of the Company or such surviving corporation), provided such award preserves the full economic value of the Restricted Stock Unit Award (to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code) and provides for full vesting of the award in the event the Participant experiences a Qualifying Termination; provided that if the Company continues to be a publicly traded corporation immediately after a Change in Control, the Committee may provide for the Award to continue in effect in accordance with its terms, in which case the Restricted Stock Unit Award shall become fully vested in the event the Participant experiences a Qualifying Termination.

(b)  Acceleration of Vesting and Payment of Awards.  The Committee may declare, and provide written notice to the Participant of the declaration, that the Restricted Stock Unit Award, whether or not then vested, shall be cancelled at the time of, or immediately before the occurrence of, the Change in Control in exchange for payment to the Participant, within ten (10) days after the Change in Control, of cash equal to, for each Restricted Stock Unit covered by the canceled Restricted Stock Unit Award, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock; provided, however, that if the Restricted Stock Unit Award is deferred compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and the Change in Control is not a “change in control event,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Restricted Stock Unit

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Award shall become immediately vested upon the Change in Control, but the cash payment pursuant to this Section 14(b) shall be made in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement.

15.

Amendment.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Amendments to the Agreement may be unilaterally made by the Company (with the approval of the Committee) unless such amendments are deemed by the Committee to be materially impair the rights of the Participant and not required as a matter of law.

16.

Section 409A.  This Agreement is intended to comply with, or be exempt from, the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.  Although the Company does not guarantee any particular tax treatment, to the extent that the Restricted Stock Unit Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, it shall be paid in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Participant by Section 409A of the Code or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Participant shall be solely responsible for the tax consequences of the Restricted Stock Unit Award, and in no event shall the Company have any responsibility or liability if the Restricted Stock Unit Award does not meet any applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  Although the Company intends to administer the Plan to prevent taxation under Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not represent or warrant that the Plan or the Restricted Stock Unit Award complies with Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local or other tax law.  To the extent any amounts under this Agreement are payable by reference to the Participant’s termination of employment, such term shall be deemed to refer to the Participant’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.  

17.

Plan Administration.  The Company partners with Solium Capital for the management and administration of its long-term incentives program using Solium’s web-based application, Shareworks by Morgan Stanley®.  The Participant may access information pertaining to the Restricted Stock Unit Award via the Company’s Shareworks by Morgan Stanley® site, https://rli.solium.com.  

****Signatures Appear on the Following Page****

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****Signature Page to [NAME] Restricted Stock Unit Agreement****

The Participant and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the [__] day of [__], [___].

PARTICIPANT

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RLI Corp.

By

Name   ​ ​

Title_______________________________________

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