Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF
GLOBALSTAR, INC.
RESTRICTED
STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
NON-U.S. DESIGNATED EXECUTIVE
Globalstar, Inc. (“Globalstar”)
has granted and has promised to grant to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units (the ”Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted Stock Units Agreement
(the “Agreement”)
is attached an Award and future Awards consisting of Restricted Stock Units subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this
Agreement. The Award has been granted,
and any future Award provided in the Grant Notice will be granted, pursuant to
the Globalstar, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the ”Plan”), as amended to the applicable Date of
Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and
represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice,
this Agreement, the Plan, a prospectus for
the Plan in the form most recently registered with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Plan Prospectus”), and
the supplement to the Plan Prospectus for the Participant’s country of
residence (the “Information Statement”), (b) accepts the Award and each
future Award specified in the Grant Notice subject to all of the terms and
conditions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees
to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of
the Committee upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, this Agreement
or the Plan. The Awards provided in the
Grant Notice completely supersede and replace a supplemental executive
incentive compensation program that Globalstar previously provided to the
Participant under a “Designated Executive Incentive Compensation Memorandum”
effective as of November 1, 2004.
This Agreement does not modify or otherwise affect Participant’s terms
and conditions of employment. It does
not, expressly or by implication, create a contract for, or any assurance of, a
fixed or minimum duration of employment by Participant. Participant acknowledges and agrees that all
agreements and understandings in this Agreement are expressly made subject to
all applicable terms and conditions of the Globalstar Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual, and the Plan.
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Definitions. Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement but not defined in this Agreement have the
meanings given to them in the Plan. In
the event of conflict in the definition of a capitalized term between this
Agreement and the Plan, the definition in this Agreement shall prevail,
subject, however, to Section 1.2. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms have these meanings:
(a) “Affiliate(s) (of Thermo)”
means persons, natural or otherwise, who, directly or indirectly, control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with Thermo.
(b) “Annual Vesting Dates” means,
subject to fulfillment of applicable vesting conditions set out in
Section 4 of this Agreement, the first Trading Day of 2008, 2009, 2010,
and 2011 that is three business days after Globalstar shall have announced its
earnings for the years ended, respectively,
on December 31, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
(c) “Change of Control” means an event, or series of events, as a result of which
any party other than Thermo becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of Globalstar representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of Globalstar’s then-outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; provided,
however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a
Change of Control: (1) an acquisition by
any such person who on the Effective Date is the beneficial owner of more than
fifty percent (50%) of such voting power, (2) any acquisition directly from
Globalstar, including without limitation a public offering of securities, (3)
any acquisition by Globalstar, (4) any acquisition by a trustee or other
fiduciary under an employee benefit plan of Globalstar, or (5) any acquisition
by an entity owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Globalstar in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities
of Globalstar. The effective date of a
Change of Control will be determined from the documents under which the Change
of Control occurs.
(d) “Dividend
Equivalent Units”
means additional Restricted Stock Units credited pursuant to Section 3.3.
(e) “Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement.
(f) “Fair Value of Services” Total
compensation (exclusive of compensation under this Agreement) that is at least
equal to the compensation that Participant would be entitled to receive if
employed on an arm’s length basis to perform the services for which Participant
accepts ongoing employment by the Company after a Change of Control, but under
no circumstances less than the salary, plus all benefits (exclusive of
compensation under this Agreement) that Participant was receiving from the
Company before the effective date of the Change of Control.
(g) “Company” means any
applicable member of the Globalstar Group, as the context may require.
(h) “Globalstar Group” means
Globalstar and, at any time, all entities that are directly or indirectly owned
or controlled by Globalstar.
(i) “Insider Trading Policy” has
the meaning provided in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.
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(j) “Plan” means the Globalstar,
Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, approved by the Board and by the stockholders
of the Company on July 12, 2006, as amended from time to time.
(k) “Settlement Date” means the
date on which a Unit becomes a Vested Unit.
(l) “Stock” means common stock of
Globalstar, $0.001 (US) par value per share, as adjusted from time to time in
accordance with Section 8.
(m) “Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including NASDAQ, on which Stock
shall been registered as of an applicable Settlement Date.
(n) “Successor” means a successor
to Globalstar as a result of any Change of Control transaction or series of
transactions.
(o) “Thermo” means collectively,
Globalstar Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Globalstar
Satellite, LP, and Thermo Funding Company, LLC, both organized under the laws
of Colorado, and their respective Affiliates.
(p) “Trading Day” means any day on
which Stock shall be traded on a Stock Exchange.
(q) “Vested Units” means Units
that were issued under this Agreement that have vested under Section 4.
(r) “Vesting Date” means any date,
including an Annual Vesting Date, on which Awards, or any portion thereof,
granted under this Award Agreement shall have become Vested Units.
(s) “Units” means the Restricted Stock Units
originally granted pursuant to the Award and the Dividend Equivalent Units
credited pursuant to the Award, as both shall be adjusted from time to time
pursuant to Section 7.
1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Agreement. Except when
otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and
the plural shall include the singular.
Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise. This
Agreement is intended to be consistent with the Plan. In the event of an irreconcilable conflict of
substance, this Agreement shall be interpreted to reconcile it with the
applicable provisions of the Plan.
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2. ADMINISTRATION.
All questions of
interpretation concerning the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be
determined by the Committee. All
determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons
having an interest in the Award. Any Officer
of a Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the
Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer
has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or
election.
3. THE AWARDS.
3.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Units. On the applicable Date of Grant, the
Participant shall acquire, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the
Number of Restricted Stock Units set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 7.
Each Unit represents a right to receive on a date determined in
accordance with the Grant Notice and this Agreement one (1) share of Stock.
3.2 No Monetary Payment Required. The Participant is not required to make any
monetary payment (other than applicable tax and social insurance contributions withholding,
if any) as a condition to receiving the Units or shares of Stock issued in
settlement of the Units. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish
consideration in the form of cash having a value not less than the par value of
the shares of stock issued upon settlement of the Units.
3.3 Dividend Equivalent Units.
On the date that the Company pays a cash dividend to holders of Stock
generally, the Participant shall be credited with a number of additional whole
Dividend Equivalent Units determined by dividing (a) the product of
(i) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Stock on such
date and (ii) the total number of Restricted Stock Units and Dividend
Equivalent Units previously credited to the Participant pursuant to the Award
and which have not been settled or forfeited as of such date, by (b) the
Fair Market Value per share of Stock on such date. Any resulting fractional Dividend Equivalent
Unit shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. Such additional Dividend Equivalent Units
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled or
forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Stock Units
originally subject to the Award with respect to which they have been credited.
3.4 Compliance with Law. The grant of Units hereunder and the issuance
of the shares of Stock in settlement of the Units shall be subject to
compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, provincial, state or
foreign law. No Units shall be granted
and no shares of Stock shall be issued in settlement of the Units granted
hereunder at any time when the grant and/or issuance would constitute a
violation of any applicable federal, provincial, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of the Stock Exchange or
other stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be
listed. The inability of the Company to
obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any,
deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful grant of
the Units and the issuance of any Shares in settlement of the Units granted
hereunder shall toll the Company’s obligation to grant the Units and/or issue
the shares of Stock until such disability shall have been removed,
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and shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of any resultant delay in granting the Units and/or
issuing such shares of Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not
have been obtained. As a condition to
the grant of the Units and the issuance of the shares of Stock in settlement of
the Units, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any
qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance
with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or
warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
3.5 Compliance with Rule 16b-3. The grant of Units subject to this Agreement
have been approved by the Board in compliance with Rule 16b-3(d) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4. VESTING OF UNITS AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES.
4.1 Normal Vesting. Except as provided in this Section 4, the
Units shall vest and become Vested Units as provided in the Grant Notice (any Units
which are not Vested Units shall be referenced hereunder as “Unvested Units”).
4.2 General Rule Regarding Forfeiture. Subject to the exceptions in Sections 4.3,
4.4 and 4.5, in the event that Participant’s Service terminates for any reason
or no reason, with or without Cause, the Participant shall cease vesting in the
Units subject to this Award and shall immediately forfeit all rights to future
issuance of Units and all Unvested Units and the Participant shall not be
entitled to any payment therefor. For
purposes of the foregoing, the Participant’s termination date shall be the
earlier of: (a) the date on which the
Participant ceases to render actual Service to the Company, a Participating
Company or a Successor; (b) the date on which the Company, a Participating
Company or the Participant first provides notice of termination of Service; or
(c) the first date of any statutory notice period provided under local law,
notwithstanding any entitlement that the Participant might have to notice, pay
in lieu of notice, severance pay, or termination pay.
4.3 Acceleration of Vesting in Event of Change of Control. If Globalstar or stockholders holding, in the
aggregate, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of
Globalstar’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of Directors should enter into one or more final and binding
agreements under which a Change of Control would occur before all Units have
been granted under Section 3.1 and have become Vested Units under
Section 4.1, then,
(a) seven (7) Trading
Days before the effective date of the Change of Control, subject to Sections
3.4 and 5.3 all ungranted Units shall be granted, and,
(b) subject
to Section 5.1, all Units shall immediately become fully Vested Units; provided, however, that in the event the Awards are
assumed or substituted by a Successor this Section 4.3 is expressly also made
subject to special rules (i) and (ii) set forth below. In the event that the Successor does not
assume or substitute the Awards, full acceleration of the grant and Vesting of
the Awards under this Section 4.2.4 shall occur notwithstanding the
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employment of the Participant by the Company or the Successor following
the effective date of the Change of Control.
(i) If the transaction
or event that results in the Change of Control includes a requirement that the
Participant remain employed by the Company or its successor for a period of up
to, but not more than, twelve (12) months after the effective date of the
Change of Control, then if Participant’s continued employment for the entire
employment period would be for not less than Fair Value of Services,
Participant agrees to accept the offered employment, and the vesting of all Unvested
Units on the effective date of the Change of Control will occur on the earlier
of twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Change of Control or
the termination of Participant’s employment by or at the request of the Company
or its successor.
(ii) If the transaction or
event that results in the Change of Control includes a requirement that
Participant remain employed by the Company or its successor for a period of in
excess of twelve (12) months after the effective date of the Change of Control,
then if Participant’s continued employment would be for not less than Fair
Value of Services, Participant will accept the offered employment; provided, however, that if the required period is in
excess of 24 months, Participant need only offer to accept for 24 months. In such event, the vesting of all Unvested
Units as of the effective date of the Change of Control shall occur to the
extent of one-half of the Units not then vested on the first anniversary of the
effective date of the Change of Control, and vesting of one-half of such Units
shall occur on the second anniversary of the effective date of the Change of
Control; provided, however, that under no
circumstances shall final vesting occur later than the earliest of: (i) the date of termination of Participant by
or at the request of the Company or a Successor, (ii) 24 months after the
effective date of the Change of Control, or (iii) the final Annual Vesting
Date.
4.4 Acceleration for Second Generation Constellation. Subject to Sections 3.4, 4.1, 4.5, 5.1
and 5.3, granting and vesting of all ungranted or Unvested Units shall occur on
the date that the Committee, acting in the exercise of its discretion, which
shall not be withheld or delayed unreasonably, determines that not less than
twenty-four (24) satellites of Globalstar’s “second generation constellation”
have entered commercial service and are performing satisfactorily in carrying
two-way voice and data, revenue capable, traffic.
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4.5 Exceptions.
Subject only to limitations under Sections 3.4, 5.1 and 5.3,
(a) Partial Vesting with Respect to Next Succeeding Annual
Vesting Date. If the Company
terminates Participant for any reason other than for Cause before any Annual
Vesting Date, the Participant’s Unvested Units that would have vested on the
applicable Annual Vesting Date (but not on any subsequent Annual Vesting Dates)
shall vest pro rata on the date of Participant’s termination. The pro rata share shall be determined by
multiplying the Award by a fraction with:
(i) a numerator equal
to the greater of (a) 12 or (b) 12 minus the number of whole months remaining
until the applicable Annual Vesting Date, and
(ii) a denominator of 12.
This
exception shall not apply if the termination of employment is a voluntary
termination or resignation by Participant.
(b) Termination within Six Months prior to a Change of
Control. In addition to
Participant’s rights under Section 4.5(a), if the Company terminates
Participant’s employment for any reason other than for Cause, and the effective
date of a Change of Control occurs within six (6) months after the date of
termination, then, notwithstanding Participant’s termination and in addition to
Participant’s rights under Section 4.5(a), all of the Unvested Units relating
to the current Award shall be reinstated and vesting of such reinstated Units
shall occur on the date that the Change of Control becomes effective. On the same date, ungranted future Awards
provided in the Grant Notice shall be reinstated, applicable Units shall be
granted, and vesting of these Units shall occur, to the full extent that would
have occurred in the event Participant had been employed at the time of the
effective date of a Change of Control.
This exception shall not apply if the termination of employment was a
voluntary termination or resignation by Participant.
(c) Termination Because of Death or Disability. If a Participant’s employment terminates
prior to the final Annual Vesting Date because of Participant’s death or
Disability, Participant (or if applicable Participant’s duly qualified
estate, personal representative, or designated beneficiary), shall be entitled
to receive, as Vested Units, all Units that would have vested on the next
Annual Vesting Date after the occurrence of death or Disability and
notwithstanding the actual date of the applicable Annual Vesting Date,
distribution shall be made on the date that is three (3) months after the date
of death or Disability. Rights under
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this Section 4.5(c) are in lieu of rights that Participant would have
enjoyed under Sections 4.5(a) and 4.5(b).
5. SETTLEMENT OF THE AWARD.
5.1 Issuance of Shares of Stock. Subject
to the provisions of Section 5.3 below, the Company shall issue to the
Participant, on the Settlement Date with respect to each Unit to be settled on
such date, one (1) share of Stock; provided however, that if such Settlement
Date is a date on which a sale by the Participant of the Stock to be issued in
settlement of such Unit would violate the Insider Trading Policy of the
Company, then the Settlement Date with respect to such Unit shall be the
earlier of (a) the next day on which such sale would not violate the
Insider Trading Policy or (b) the date that is two and one-half (2½)
months from the end of the calendar year in which such Unit became a Vested Unit. For purposes of this Agreement, “Insider Trading Policy” means the written policy of the Company pertaining to the
sale, transfer or other disposition of the Company’s equity securities by
members of the Board, Officers or other employees who may possess material,
non-public information regarding the Company, as in effect at the time of a
disposition of any shares of Stock.
Shares of Stock issued in settlement of Units shall not be subject to
any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required
pursuant to Section 5.3.
5.2 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration.
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion,
to deposit for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the
Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice any or
all shares of stock acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of
the Award. Except as provided by the
preceding sentence, a certificate for the shares as to which the Award is
settled shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable,
in the names of the heirs of the Participant.
5.3 Restrictions on Grant of the Award and Issuance of
Shares. The grant of the Award and issuance of shares
of Stock upon settlement of the Award shall be subject to compliance with all
applicable requirements of federal, provincial, state or foreign law with
respect to such securities. No shares of
Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a
violation of any applicable federal, provincial, state or foreign securities
laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of the stock exchange or
any other stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be
listed. The inability of the Company to
obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any,
deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of
any shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
As a condition to the settlement of the Award, the Company may require
the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or
appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and
to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested
by the Company.
5.4 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares upon the settlement of the Award.
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6. TAX MATTERS.
6.1 Tax and Social Insurance Contributions in General. At the
time the Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by
the Company or a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant by
the Company or a Participating Company, and otherwise agrees to make adequate
provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, provincial, local and
foreign tax and social insurance contributions withholding obligations of the
Company or the Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with
the Award, including, without limitation, obligations arising upon (a) the
grant of the Units to the Participant or (b) the issuance of shares of Stock to
the Participant in settlement of the Units.
The Company and the Participating Company shall have no obligation to
deliver the shares of Stock until the tax and social insurance contributions
withholding obligations of the Company or the Participating Company have been
satisfied by the Participant.
6.2 Withholding in Shares. Subject to approval by the Company and as
permitted under local law, in its discretion, the Participant may satisfy all
or any portion of any applicable tax and social insurance contributions
withholding obligations by requesting the Company to withhold a number of whole
shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the
Vested Units having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the
date on which the tax and social insurance contributions withholding
obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax and social insurance
contributions withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum
statutory withholding rates or, in the absence of any minimum statutory
withholding rates, by the Company in its sole discretion. Any adverse consequences to the Participant
resulting from the procedure permitted under this Section, including, without limitation,
tax consequences, shall be the sole responsibility of the Participant.
7. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any change
in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether
through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the
event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the
Company in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a
material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and
proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Units subject to the
Award and/or the number and kind of shares to be issued in settlement of the
Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights
under the Award. For purposes of the
foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be
treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” Any fractional share resulting from an
adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole
number. The Committee in its sole
discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of any Award to
reflect, or related to, such changes in capital structure of the Company or
distributions as it deems appropriate. Such
adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall
be final, binding and conclusive.
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8. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR
CONSULTANT.
The Participant shall
have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares which may be issued
in settlement of this Award until the date of the issuance of a certificate for
such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company
or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends,
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
such certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 3.3 and Section 7. If the Participant is an Employee, the
Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in
a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and
the Participant, the Participant’s employment is for no specified term. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon
the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company
or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to
terminate the Participant’s Service at any time.
9. LEGENDS.
The Company may at
any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, provincial, state or
foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing the shares
of Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.
The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present
to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant
to this Award in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the
provisions of this Section.
10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
10.1 Termination or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan,
or this Agreement at any time; provided,
however, that no such termination or amendment may adversely affect
the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the
Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with
applicable law or government regulation.
No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in
writing.
10.2 Non-Transferability of the Award. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock on
the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Units subject to this
Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale,
exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors
of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution.
All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the
Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or
legal representative.
10.3 Further Instruments. The
parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such
further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this
Agreement.
10.4 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on
transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
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10.5 Delivery of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the
Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing
and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement
provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon
personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided
for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S.
Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with
a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees
prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address shown below that party’s
signature to the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may
designate in writing from time to time to the other party.
(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan documents, which may
include but do not necessarily include: the
Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus and any reports of
the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered
to the Participant electronically. In
addition, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the
Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the
Company may designate from time to time.
Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily
include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a
third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document
via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the
Company.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Participant acknowledges that
the Participant has read Section 10.5(a) of this Agreement and consents to
the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and the Grant Notice described in
Section 10.5(a). The Participant
acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any
documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting
the Company by telephone or in writing.
The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be
provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic
delivery of such documents fails.
Similarly, the Participant understands
that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party
administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic
delivery of such documents fails. The
Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of
documents described in Section 10.5(a) or may change the electronic mail
address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has
provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such
revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or
electronic mail. Finally, the
Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic
delivery of documents described in Section 10.5(a).
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10.6 Integrated Agreement. The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan
together with any employment, service or other agreement between the
Participant and a Participating Company referring to the Award shall constitute
the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Globalstar Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersedes
any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or
warranties among the Participant and the Globalstar Group with respect to such
subject matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or
therein. To the extent contemplated
herein or therein, the provisions of the Grant Notice and the Agreement shall
survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect.
10.7 Beneficiary Designation. Subject to local laws and procedures, each
Participant may file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any benefit under the Plan and this Agreement to which the
Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant’s death before he or
she receives any or all of such benefit.
Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same
Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be
effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during
the Participant’s lifetime. If a married
Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, the
effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the
Participant’s spouse. If a Participant
dies without an effective designation of a beneficiary who is living at the
time of the Participant’s death, the Company will pay any remaining unpaid
benefits to the Participant’s legal representative.
10.8 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between
California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State
of California.
10.9 Counterparts. The Grant Notice and this Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10.10 Discretionary
Nature of the Plan; No Vested Rights. The
Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Plan is discretionary in nature
and limited in duration, and may be amended, cancelled, or terminated by the
Company, in its sole discretion, at any time.
The grant of Units under the Plan is a one-time benefit and does not
create any contractual or other right to receive an award or benefits in lieu
of an award in the future. Except as
provided in the Grant Notice, future awards, if any, will be at the sole
discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the form and timing
of an award, the number of shares subject to an award, and the vesting
provisions.
10.11 Termination Indemnities/Severance Pay. The Participant’s participa-tion
in the Plan is voluntary. The value of
the Units granted pursuant to this Agreement under the Plan is an extraordinary
item of compensation outside the scope of the Participant’s employment
contract, if any, and is not part of normal or expected compensation for
purposes of calculating any wages, severance, resignation, pay in lieu of
notice, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards,
pension, or retirement benefits or similar payments.
10.12 Termination
of Designated Executive Incentive Compensation Memorandum. On the Effective Date, Participant’s rights
under the Globalstar Companies
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Designated Executive Incentive Compensation
Memorandum effective as of November 1, 2004 shall terminate.
11. CONSENT TO COLLECTION/
PROCESSING/TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA.
The Participant voluntarily
acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, disclosure, processing and
transfer of personal data as described in this Section. The Participant is not obliged to consent to
such collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data; however,
failure to provide the consent may affect the Participant’s ability to
participate in the Plan. The Company, the
Participating Companies and the Participant’s employer hold certain personal
information about the Participant, including the Participant’s name, home
address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, social
insurance number, or other employee identification number, salary, nationality,
job title, any Units, Dividend Equivalent Units, Stock or directorships held in
the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to Stock awarded,
canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor
(“Data”), for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan. The Company and/or the Participating
Companies will collect, use, disclose and transfer Data amongst themselves (i) with
the consent of the Participant, (ii) as required or permitted by
law, and/or (iii) for purposes relating to the implementation,
administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan,
and the Company and/or any of the Participating Companies may each further
transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation,
administration and management of the Plan.
These Data recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, or
elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. The Participant hereby authorizes them to collect,
receive, possess, use, retain, disclose and transfer the Data, in electronic or
other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the
Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of
such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent
holding of shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or other third party
with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares acquired pursuant to
the Plan. The Participant may, at any
time, make a request in writing to the Company to: review the Data; request corrections to it;
or withdraw the Participant’s consent herein.
The Company will consider such requests and provide its response to the
Participant in writing; however, withdrawing the Participant’s consent may
affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.
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