-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NQghoUhMUJLw9N17yc8KVMJZ+2XQ2ir/WGobzAMTHdfve5czi7NfkeoqUS3ed2lH NAB72cfWtFDM9Se1yvPzzg== 0000950135-08-002955.txt : 20080428 0000950135-08-002955.hdr.sgml : 20080428 20080428100457 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-08-002955 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080428 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080428 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NASHUA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000069680 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONVERTED PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS (NO CONTAINERS/BOXES) [2670] IRS NUMBER: 020170100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05492 FILM NUMBER: 08779567 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SECOND FL STREET 2: 11 TRAFALGAR SQ CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03063 BUSINESS PHONE: 6038802323 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SECOND FL STREET 2: 11 TRAFALGAR SQ CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03063 8-K 1 b69757nce8vk.htm NASHUA CORPORATION e8vk
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 28, 2008
 
NASHUA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  1-05492
(Commission File Number)
  02-0170100
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
11 Trafalgar Square, Suite 201
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(603) 880-2323
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

     
Item 5.02.
     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
   Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
     On April 28, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Nashua Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“Nashua”), Nashua’s stockholders approved the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan and the 2008 Directors’ Plan (collectively, the “Plans”). The Plans, as recommended by the Leadership and Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, were attached as Appendix A and B, respectively, to the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2008. Summaries of the Plans’ terms were provided in such proxy statement and are incorporated herein by reference.
     The form of restricted stock agreement relating to the awards under the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan and the forms of restricted stock unit agreements relating to the awards under the 2008 Directors’ Plan are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
     Also on April 28, 2008, following approval of the 2008 Directors’ Plan by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, Nashua’s Board of Directors approved a new compensation plan for directors, effective immediately. Under the new compensation plan, each non-employee director and Andrew B. Albert, Nashua’s non-executive Chairman of the Board, will be entitled to receive a restricted stock unit grant on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders relating to Nashua common stock with a value of $85,000 on the date of grant. The award will be vested 25% as of the date of grant and, for so long as a director continues to serve as a member of Nashua’s Board of Directors, will vest as to an additional 25% of the shares subject to the award at the end of each successive three-month period following the date of grant until fully vested. Each non-employee director and Mr. Albert received such a restricted stock unit award on April 28, 2008. Each non-employee director and Mr. Albert will also receive $1,000 in cash plus expenses for each Board meeting or Board committee meeting they attend. Nashua will also continue to pay the Lead Director an additional retainer of $7,500 in cash, the Chairman of the Audit/Finance and Investment Committee an additional retainer of $2,500 in cash, and the Chairman of the Leadership and Compensation Committee an additional retainer of $1,500 in cash.
     Finally, on April 28, 2008 the Leadership and Compensation Committee of Nashua’s Board of Directors approved awards of restricted stock pursuant to the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan to members of Nashua’s management team, including the following awards to individuals who are “named executive officers” (as used in Instruction 4 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K):
     
    Restricted Stock
Name and Principal Position   Award (#)
Thomas Brooker
  25,000
    President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
   
John Patenaude
  15,000
    Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
 
   
William T. McKeown
  15,000
    Vice President of Sales and Marketing
   
     The restricted stock awards entitle recipients to acquire shares of common stock, subject to Nashua’s right to require forfeiture of all or part of such shares from the participant in the event that the conditions specified in the applicable award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period for such award. A participant’s shares of common stock will vest and no longer be subject to

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forfeiture based upon Nashua’s common stock achieving certain target prices per share of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market (or other national securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system) over a 40-consecutive trading day period ending on the third anniversary of the date of the grant of the award. Vesting of the shares under the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan is as follows:
     
Average Price for 40 Trading Day Period   Percentage of
Shares Vested
 
   
Less than $13.00
  0%
At least $13.00, but less than $14.00
  33%
At least $14.00, but less than $15.00
  66%
$15.00 or greater
  100%
     Additionally, if a participant’s employment with Nashua is terminated by Nashua without cause, as defined in the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan, during the one-year period before the third anniversary of the date of the grant of the award and one of the price targets is met as of the third anniversary of the date of grant, a portion of the participant’s shares will still vest. The portion of the shares that will vest is calculated as the pro-rata portion of the percentage of shares that otherwise would have vested, based on the number of days during the final one-year period that the participant was employed by Nashua.
     Any shares that have not vested on or before the third anniversary of the date of grant of the award will be forfeited to Nashua. Additionally, all shares that have not vested and are still subject to forfeiture will be forfeited to Nashua upon the termination of the participant’s employment with Nashua, other than for cause, or upon death or disability.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
     See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  NASHUA CORPORATION
 
 
Date: April 28, 2008 By:   /s/ John L. Patenaude    
    John L. Patenaude   
    Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan
 
   
10.2
  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2008 Directors’ Plan
 
   
10.3
  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2008 Directors’ Plan.

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Exhibit 10.1
NASHUA CORPORATION
Restricted Stock Agreement
Granted Under
2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan
     This Restricted Stock Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made this ___day of                     , 2008 (the “Grant Date”), between Nashua Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and                                          (the “Participant”).
     For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     1. Grant and Issuance of Shares.
     The Company shall issue to the Participant, and the Participant shall acquire and accept from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), ___shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”). The Company shall issue to the Participant one or more certificates in the name of the Participant for that number of Shares issued to the Participant. The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to (without limitation) the forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement. The Participant agrees to the provisions set forth herein and acknowledges that each such provision is a material condition to the Company’s agreement to grant the Shares to the Participant.
     2. Forfeiture of Unvested Shares.
          (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon the earlier of (i) the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, or upon death or disability, and (ii) the third anniversary of the Grant Date, all Unvested Shares (as defined below) shall, without further action of any kind by the Company, be forfeited to the Company as of the date of such termination of employment or the third anniversary of the Grant Date, as the case may be.
     “Unvested Shares” at any time means the total number of Shares multiplied by the Applicable Percentage at such time. The “Applicable Percentage” shall, at any time, be 100% less the following applicable percentage, if any:
     (i) 33% if the average of the last reported sales price per share of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market (or other national securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system) for a 40 consecutive trading day period ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “40-Day Average Closing Price”) is equal to or greater than $13.00 and less than $14.00;
     (ii) 66% if the 40-Day Average Closing Price is equal to or greater than $14.00 and less than $15.00; and
     (iii) 100% if the 40-Day Average Closing Price is equal to or greater than $15.00;

 


 

provided, however, that in the event the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without “Cause” during the one-year period beginning on the second anniversary of the Grant Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, then in the event one of the 40-Day Average Closing Price targets is thereafter met as of the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Participant’s Shares shall vest as to a percentage of such Shares equal to the number of days during such one-year period that the Participant was employed by the Company divided by 365, provided that in no such event shall the number of Shares to so vest exceed the number that would have otherwise vested had the Participant been employed as of such third anniversary of the Grant Date.
          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, the Participant is not in compliance with any portion of the “Front-End Ownership Requirement” set forth in the Company’s Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines as in effect as of the Grant Date, a copy of which are attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A, then all of the Shares shall, without further action of any kind by the Company, be forfeited to the Company as of the first anniversary of the Grant Date and thereafter all calculations in this Agreement based on the defined term “Shares” shall be based on the number of such Shares as reduced by this provision. If the Participant achieves a portion, but not all, of the Front-End Ownership Requirement on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, a pro rata portion of the Shares, equal to the pro rata portion of the Front-End Ownership Requirement that is not achieved, shall, without further action of any kind by the Company, automatically be forfeited to the Company as of the first anniversary of the Grant Date and thereafter all calculations in this Agreement based on the defined term “Shares” shall be based on the number of such Shares as reduced by this provision.
          (c) For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company shall include employment with a parent or subsidiary of the Company.
          (d) For the purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean (i) the Participant’s continued failure to perform his reasonably assigned duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which failure is not cured within 60 days after written notice for substantial performance is received by the Participant from the Board which identifies the manner in which the Board believes the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties, (ii) the Participant being convicted of a felony, or (iii) the Participant’s engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct injurious to the Company.
     3. Forfeiture Procedures.
          (a) In the event any Shares are forfeited by the Participant pursuant to Section 2(a) or (b) above, the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) shall, pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Escrow Instructions referred to in Section 5 below, tender to the Company at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Shares so forfeited, duly endorsed in blank or with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in form suitable for the transfer of such Shares to the Company.
          (b) After the time at which any Shares are required to be delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company shall not pay

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any dividend to the Participant on account of such Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Shares.
     4. Restrictions on Transfer. The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any Shares, or any interest therein, that are subject to the forfeiture provisions under Sections 2 and 3 above, except that the Participant may transfer such Shares (i) to or for the benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren and any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively, “Approved Relatives”) or to a trust established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or Approved Relatives, provided that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4 and the forfeiture provisions set forth in Sections 2 and 3 above) and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation), provided that, in accordance with the Plan, the securities or other property received by the Participant in connection with such transaction shall remain subject to this Agreement.
     5. Escrow.
     The Participant shall, upon the execution of this Agreement, execute Joint Escrow Instructions in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B. The Joint Escrow Instructions shall be delivered to the Clerk/Secretary of the Company, as escrow agent thereunder. The Participant shall deliver to such escrow agent a stock assignment duly endorsed in blank, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C, and hereby instructs the Company to deliver to such escrow agent, on behalf of the Participant, the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder. Such materials shall be held by such escrow agent pursuant to the terms of such Joint Escrow Instructions.
     6. Restrictive Legends.
     All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto legends in substantially the following form, in addition to any other legends that may be required under federal or state securities laws:
“The shares of stock represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on transfer and an option to purchase set forth in a certain Restricted Stock Agreement between the corporation and the registered owner of these shares (or owner’s predecessor in interest), and such Agreement is available for inspection without charge at the office of the Clerk/Secretary of the corporation.”
     7. Provisions of the Plan.
          (a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.

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          (b) As provided in the Plan, upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (as defined in the Plan), the repurchase and other rights of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Shares were converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Shares under this Agreement. If, in connection with a Reorganization Event, a portion of the cash, securities and/or other property received upon the conversion or exchange of the Shares is to be placed into escrow to secure indemnification or similar obligations, the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is placed into escrow shall be the same as the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is not subject to escrow.
     8. Withholding Taxes; Section 83(b) Election.
          (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance of the Shares to the Participant or the lapse of the forfeiture provisions provided for herein.
          (b) The Participant has reviewed with the Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Participant understands that the Participant may elect to be taxed at the time the Shares are acquired rather than when and as the forfeiture provisions provided for herein expire by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the I.R.S. within 30 days from the date of purchase.
          THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY’S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF THE PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON THE PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF.
     9. Miscellaneous.
          (a) No Rights to Employment. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of the Shares under this Agreement is earned only by continuing service as an employee at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired or being issued Shares hereunder). The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the vesting period, for any period, or at all.

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          (b) Assignment. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement, or any portions thereof, including its rights with respect to the forfeiture of Shares pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 above, to any person or persons.
          (c) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
          (d) Waiver. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of Directors of the Company.
          (e) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
          (f) Notice. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 9(f).
          (g) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
          (h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
          (i) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Participant.
          (j) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws.
          (k) Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; and (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
             
    NASHUA CORPORATION    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
 
           
 
  Address: 11 Trafalgar Square, Second Floor    
 
      Nashua, NH 03063    
 
           
    PARTICIPANT    
 
           
         
    Name:    
    Address:    

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Exhibit 10.2
NASHUA CORPORATION
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Granted Under 2008 Directors’ Plan
     This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made this [       ] day of [            ], 20[ ] (the “Grant Date”), between Nashua Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and [           ] (the “Participant”).
     1. Grant and Issuance of Shares.
     The Company shall issue to the Participant, and the Participant shall acquire and accept from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s 2008 Directors’ Plan (the “Plan”), [       ] restricted stock units (individually, an “RSU” and collectively, the “RSUs”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as provided in this Agreement. The shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon vesting of the RSUs are referred to in this Agreement as “Shares.” The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to (without limitation) the forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
     2. Vesting; Forfeiture.
          (a) The RSUs shall be vested 25% as of the Grant Date and, for as long as the Participant continues to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, shall vest as to an additional 25% of the Shares subject to the RSUs at the end of each successive three-month period following the Grant Date until fully vested.
          (b) Any Shares subject to the RSUs that have not vested on or before the date upon which the Participant resigns or retires from, or ceases for any reason to be a member of, the Company’s Board of Directors shall be forfeited to the Company.
     3. Distribution of Shares.
          (a) The Company shall not be obligated to issue to the Participant the Shares upon the vesting of any RSU (or otherwise) unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal or state securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may then be listed.
          (b) The RSUs shall be settled, and the Shares subject to the RSUs shall be delivered to the Participant, [drafting note – select one option: upon the / on the ___anniversary of / in ___equal annual installments beginning on the ___anniversary of] Participant’s retirement or resignation from, or other event upon which the Participant ceases to be a member of, the Company’s Board of Directors, but only if such retirement, resignation or other cessation of Board membership is a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). [Optional provision: Notwithstanding the foregoing, the RSU shall be settled, and the Shares subject to the RSUs

 


 

shall be delivered to the Participant, upon the Participant’s death or cessation of Board membership due to disability.] Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Participant may accelerate or defer the delivery of the Shares, except as provided in this Agreement.
          (c) If the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and if any issuance of Shares hereunder is subject to the rule under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then such issuance of Shares shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the Participant has a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Code or (ii) the death of the Participant.
     4. Restrictions on Transfer.
     The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein, that are subject to the forfeiture provisions under Section 2 above, except that the Participant may transfer such RSUs (i) to or for the benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren and any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively, “Approved Relatives”) or to a trust established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or Approved Relatives, provided that such RSUs shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4 and the forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 2 above) and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation), provided that, in accordance with the Plan, the securities or other property received by the Participant in connection with such transaction shall remain subject to this Agreement.
     5. Dividend and Other Shareholder Rights.
     Except as set forth in the Plan, neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be, or have any rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs granted hereunder until the Shares have been delivered to the Participant.
     6. Provisions of the Plan; Reorganization Event.
          (a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
          (b) Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (as defined in the Plan), the repurchase and other rights of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the RSUs were converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the RSUs under this Agreement. If, in connection with a Reorganization Event, a portion of the cash, securities and/or other property received upon the conversion or exchange of the RSUs is to be placed into escrow to secure indemnification or

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similar obligations, the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is placed into escrow shall be the same as the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is not subject to escrow.
     7. Withholding Taxes; No Section 83(b) Election.
          (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance of the Shares to the Participant or the lapse of the forfeiture provisions provided for herein.
          (b) The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be filed with respect to this award.
     8. Miscellaneous.
          (a) No Rights to Employment. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2 hereof is earned only by continuing service as a director of the Company (not through the act of being elected or appointed as a director or purchasing shares hereunder). The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued service as a director or engagement as an employee or consultant for the vesting period, for any period, or at all.
          (b) Assignment. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement, or any portions thereof, including its rights with respect to the forfeiture of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2 above, to any person or persons.
          (c) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
          (d) Waiver. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of Directors of the Company.
          (e) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
          (f) Notice. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 8(f).

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          (g) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
          (h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
          (i) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Participant.
          (j) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws.
          (k) Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; and (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.
          (l) Unfunded Rights. The right of the Participant to receive Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have no rights under this Agreement other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
             
    NASHUA CORPORATION    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
 
           
         
    [Name of Participant]    
 
           
    Address:    

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EX-10.3 4 b69757ncexv10w3.htm EX-10.3 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT, DIRECTOR'S PLAN exv10w3
 

Exhibit 10.3
NASHUA CORPORATION
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Granted Under 2008 Directors’ Plan
     This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made this [      ] day of [             ], 20[       ] (the “Grant Date”), between Nashua Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and [            ] (the “Participant”).
     1. Grant and Issuance of Shares.
     The Company shall issue to the Participant, and the Participant shall acquire and accept from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s 2008 Directors’ Plan (the “Plan”), [      ] restricted stock units (individually, an “RSU” and collectively, the “RSUs”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as provided in this Agreement. The shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon vesting of the RSUs are referred to in this Agreement as “Shares.” The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to (without limitation) the forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
     2. Vesting; Forfeiture.
          (a) The RSUs shall be vested 25% as of the Grant Date and, for as long as the Participant continues to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, shall vest as to an additional 25% of the Shares subject to the RSUs at the end of each successive three-month period following the Grant Date until fully vested.
          (b) Any Shares subject to the RSUs that have not vested on or before the date upon which the Participant resigns or retires from, or ceases for any reason to be a member of, the Company’s Board of Directors shall be forfeited to the Company.
     3. Distribution of Shares.
          (a) The Company shall not be obligated to issue to the Participant the Shares upon the vesting of any RSU (or otherwise) unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal or state securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may then be listed.
          (b) Subject to Section 3(c), the RSUs shall be settled, and the Shares subject to the RSUs shall be delivered to the Participant, upon the Participant’s retirement or resignation from, or other event upon which the Participant ceases to be a member of, the Company’s Board of Directors, but only if such retirement, resignation or other cessation of Board membership is a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (the “Current Delivery Date”). Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Participant may accelerate or defer the delivery of the Shares, except as provided in this Agreement.

 


 

          (c) The Participant may elect to further defer delivery of Shares to a date that is at least five years after the Current Delivery Date. In addition, the Participant may elect to receive the Shares in installments, all of which are payable at least five years after the Current Delivery Date. Any such deferral election or election to receive payments in the form of installments must be in the form attached as Exhibit A and executed and delivered to the Company in writing more than one year before the Current Delivery Date, and such deferral election or election to receive payments in the form of installments shall become irrevocable 30 days after delivery to the Company.
          (d) If the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and if any issuance of Shares hereunder is subject to the rule under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then such issuance of Shares shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the Participant has a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Code or (ii) the death of the Participant.
     4. Restrictions on Transfer.
     The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein, that are subject to the forfeiture provisions under Section 2 above, except that the Participant may transfer such RSUs (i) to or for the benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren and any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively, “Approved Relatives”) or to a trust established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or Approved Relatives, provided that such RSUs shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4 and the forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 2 above) and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation), provided that, in accordance with the Plan, the securities or other property received by the Participant in connection with such transaction shall remain subject to this Agreement.
     5. Dividend and Other Shareholder Rights.
     Except as set forth in the Plan, neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be, or have any rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs granted hereunder until the Shares have been delivered to the Participant.
     6. Provisions of the Plan; Reorganization Event.
          (a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
          (b) Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (as defined in the Plan), the repurchase and other rights of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the

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Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the RSUs were converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the RSUs under this Agreement. If, in connection with a Reorganization Event, a portion of the cash, securities and/or other property received upon the conversion or exchange of the RSUs is to be placed into escrow to secure indemnification or similar obligations, the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is placed into escrow shall be the same as the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is not subject to escrow.
     7. Withholding Taxes; No Section 83(b) Election.
          (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance of the Shares to the Participant or the lapse of the forfeiture provisions provided for herein.
          (b) The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be filed with respect to this award.
     8. Miscellaneous.
          (a) No Rights to Employment. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2 hereof is earned only by continuing service as a director of the Company (not through the act of being elected or appointed as a director or purchasing shares hereunder). The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued service as a director or engagement as an employee or consultant for the vesting period, for any period, or at all.
          (b) Assignment. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement, or any portions thereof, including its rights with respect to the forfeiture of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2 above, to any person or persons.
          (c) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
          (d) Waiver. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of Directors of the Company.
          (e) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.

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          (f) Notice. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 8(f).
          (g) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
          (h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
          (i) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Participant.
          (j) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws.
          (k) Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; and (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.
          (l) Unfunded Rights. The right of the Participant to receive Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have no rights under this Agreement other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
             
    NASHUA CORPORATION    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
 
           
         
    [Name of Participant]    
 
           
    Address:    

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Exhibit A
NOTICE OF DEFERRAL1
                 Date:                     2
Nashua Corporation
11 Trafalgar Square, Suite 201
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
Attention: Secretary
Dear Sir or Madam:
     I am the holder of ___Restricted Stock Units granted to me under the 2008 Directors’ Plan of Nashua Corporation on ___, 20___3.
     I hereby exercise my election to defer the settlement of my Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”), to (select one below):
  o   one installment on the ___4 anniversary of the Current Delivery Date (as defined in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement);
 
  o   three equal annual installments commencing on ___4 anniversary of the Current Delivery Date;
 
  o   five equal annual installments commencing on ___4 anniversary of the Current Delivery Date.
     Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the following box is checked this deferral election shall not apply to settlement made as a result of my death or cessation of Board membership due to disability, which (if the box is checked) shall instead be made upon the Current Delivery Date. o
Very truly yours,
 
(Signature)
 
1   To be used if the Participant elects to further defer delivery of the Shares pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
 
2   Enter the date of deferral.
 
3   Enter the date of grant.
 
4   Insert at least fifth anniversary or later of the Current Delivery Date.

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