As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2023.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CalAmp Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 95-3647070 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250 Irvine, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
92618 (Zip Code) |
CALAMP CORP. 2023 EMPLOYMENT INDUCEMENT INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
Jikun Kim
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CalAmp Corp.
15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250
Irvine, California 92618
(949) 600-5600
(Name, address and telephone number including area code of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☒ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. | Plan Information. |
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2. | Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. |
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
References in this Registration Statement to we, us, our, and the Company, or similar references, refer to CalAmp Corp., unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.
Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
The following documents, which have been filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Registration Statement:
(a) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2023, filed with the Commission on April 28, 2023;
(b) the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on July 10, 2023;
(c) the Companys Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 27, 2023, April 20, 2023, May 11, 2023 and July 28, 2023, and in each case excluding Items 2.02 and 7.01;
(d) Our Definitive Proxy Statement with respect to the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on June 14, 2023 (solely to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K); and
(e) The description of our common stock contained in Exhibit 4.5 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on May 6, 2020, including any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports.
For purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained therein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference, modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
Item 4. | Description of Securities. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL, empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such persons heirs, executors and administrators. Section 145 also empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporations certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any breach of such directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify each of our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements may require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors and officers for some expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of our directors or officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
We maintain a general liability insurance policy that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.
Item 7. | Exemption from Registration Claimed. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
* | Incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9. | Undertakings. |
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Companys annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on this 8th day of September, 2023.
CalAmp Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ Jikun Kim | |
Jikun Kim | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mr. Jason Cohenour and Mr. Jikun Kim and each of them severally, as such persons true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such persons name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might, or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Jason Cohenour Jason Cohenour |
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) | September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Jikun Kim Jikun Kim |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) | September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Henry Maier Henry Maier |
Chair of the Board of Directors |
September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Scott Arnold Scott Arnold |
Director |
September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Wes Cummins Wes Cummins |
Director |
September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Roxanne Oulman Roxanne Oulman |
Director |
September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Jorge Titinger Jorge Titinger |
Director |
September 8, 2023 | ||
/s/ Kirsten Wolberg Kirsten Wolberg |
Director |
September 8, 2023 |
Exhibit 5.1
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September 8, 2023 |
CalAmp Corp.
15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250
Irvine, CA
Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-8: 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CalAmp Corp. |
To the addressee set forth above:
We have acted as special counsel to CalAmp Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) of a registration statement on Form S8 (the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), relating to the potential issuance of up to 3,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Shares), pursuant to the Companys 2023 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the Plan). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the prospectus forming a part thereof, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.
September 8, 2023
Page 2
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the recipients, and have been issued by the Company for legal consideration in excess of par value in the circumstances contemplated by the Plan, assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plan are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plan (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely,
/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP
Exhibit 23.1
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Deloitte & Touche LLP 695 Town Center Drive Suite 1000 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 USA
Tel: +1 714 436 7100 Fax: +1 714 436 7200 www.deloitte.com |
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated April 27, 2023 relating to the financial statements of CalAmp Corp. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of CalAmp Corp. and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of CalAmp Corp. for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Costa Mesa, CA
September 8, 2023
Exhibit 99.1
CALAMP CORP.
2023 EMPLOYMENT INDUCEMENT INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the CalAmp Corp. 2023 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the Plan) is to provide a flexible framework that will permit the Board of Directors to develop and implement a variety of stock-based programs based on changing needs of CalAmp Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company), its competitive market, and regulatory climate. The Board of Directors and senior management of the Company believe it is in the best interest of the Companys stockholders for Eligible Individuals to own stock in the Company and that such ownership will enhance the Companys ability to attract highly qualified personnel, to strengthen its retention capabilities, to enhance the long-term performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, to vest in Participants a proprietary interest in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries. Only Eligible Individuals may receive Incentive Awards under the Plan.
2. DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:
(a) Award Agreement shall mean a written agreement or other instrument approved by the Committee evidencing an Incentive Award. An Award Agreement may be in the form of an agreement to be executed by both the Participant and the Company (or an authorized representative of the Company) or certificates, notices or similar instruments as approved by the Committee.
(b) Board of Directors shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) Cause means the occurrence or existence of any of the following with respect to a Participant, as determined by the Committee: (i) unsatisfactory performance of duties or responsibilities, provided that the Company has given the participant written notice specifying the unsatisfactory performance of his or her duties and responsibilities and afforded the participant reasonable opportunity for cure, all as determined by the Committee; (ii) a material breach by the participant of any of his or her material obligations under any employment agreement between the participant and the Company of which the Company has given participant written notice; (iii) willful failure to follow any lawful directive of the Company consistent with the participants position and duties, after written notice and reasonable opportunity to cure, all as determined by the Committee; (iv) a material breach by the participant of his or her duty not to engage in any transaction that represents, directly or indirectly, self-dealing with the Company (or any Subsidiary) that has not been approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Board of Directors or of the terms of his or her employment; (v) commission of any willful or intentional act by the participant that reasonably could be expected to injure materially the property, reputation, business or business relationships of the Company or its customers; (vi) the conviction or the plea of nolo contendere or the equivalent in respect of a felony involving moral turpitude; or (vii) the abuse of any controlled substance or the abuse of alcohol or any other non-controlled substance which the Committee reasonably determines renders the participant unfit to serve in his or her capacity as an officer or employee of the Company (or any Subsidiary).
(d) Change of Control shall mean the consummation of the first to occur of (i) the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended); (ii) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or the merger of another entity into the Company or any Subsidiary thereof with the effect that immediately after such transaction the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or their Related parties) hold less than 50% of the total voting power of all securities generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the entity surviving such merger of consolidation; or (iv) the acquisition by any person or group of more than 50% of the voting power of all securities of the Company generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company.
(e) Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) Committee shall mean the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time to administer the Plan; provided, that the Committee shall at all times consist of two or more persons, each of whom is intended to qualify as a Non-Employee Director and an Independent Director.
(g) Company Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
(h) Director shall mean a member of the Board of Directors.
(i) Disability shall mean any physical or mental condition that would qualify a Participant for a disability benefit under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company and applicable to him or her.
(j) Division shall mean a portion of the Companys overall business that is organized and managed as a separate operating unit or business segment of the Company.
(k) Eligible Individual shall mean any prospective Employee who has not previously been an Employee or Director of the Company or a Subsidiary, or who is commencing employment with the Company or a Subsidiary following a bona fide period of non-employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, if he or she is granted an Incentive Award in connection with his or her commencement of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary and such grant is an inducement material to his or her entering into employment with the Company or a Subsidiary (within the meaning of Nasdaq Stock Market Rule IM-5636-1 or any successor rule, if the Companys securities are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and/or the applicable requirements of any other established stock exchange on which the Companys securities are traded, as applicable, as such rules and requirements may be amended from time to time).
(l) Employee shall mean any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(m) Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(n) The Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock with respect to any day shall be the closing price of Company Stock that day as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or on such other securities exchange or reporting system as may be designated by the Committee. In the event that the price of a share of Company Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion and, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with Section 409A and Section 422 of the Code.
(o) Incentive Award shall mean an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Unit, share of Restricted Stock, share of Phantom Stock or Stock Bonus (each as defined herein) granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(p) Independent Director shall mean a Director of the Company who is not an Employee of the Company and who qualifies as independent within the meaning of Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5605(a)(2), or any successor rule, if the Companys securities are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and/or the applicable requirements of any other established stock exchange on which the Companys securities are traded, as applicable, as such rules and requirements may be amended from time to time.
(q) Issue Date shall mean the date established by the Committee on which certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock shall be issued by the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 10(e).
(r) Non-Employee Director shall mean a Director of the Company who qualifies as a Non-Employee Director as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition.
(s) Non-Qualified Stock Option shall mean an Option that is not an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(t) Option shall mean an option to purchase shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to Section 7. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
(u) Participant shall mean an Eligible Individual who has been granted an Incentive Award pursuant to the Plan.
(v) A share of Phantom Stock shall mean the right, granted pursuant to Section 11, to receive in cash the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock.
(w) A share of Restricted Stock shall mean a share of Company Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 10 hereof and which is subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10(c).
(x) Restricted Stock Unit means the right, granted pursuant to Section 9, to receive shares of Company Stock or cash in lieu thereof in the future.
(y) Retirement means termination of employment from the Company or, in the case of a member of the Board of Directors, termination of service to the Company, by a Participant whose: (i) age plus years of service with the Company equal at least 65; and (ii) years of service with the Company equal at least five (5).
(z) Rule 16b-3 shall mean the rule thus designated as promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(aa) SAR shall mean a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 8.
(bb) Stock Bonus shall mean a bonus payable in shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to Section 12.
(cc) Subsidiary shall mean any corporation or other entity in which, at the time of reference, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, stock or similar interests comprising more than 50 percent of the combined voting power of all outstanding securities of such entity.
(dd) Vesting Date shall mean the date established by the Committee on which a Restricted Stock Unit or share of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock may vest.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a) Shares Available for Awards
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b), the total number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted shall not exceed 3,000,000 shares (the Share Limit). Such shares may be authorized but unissued Company Stock or authorized and issued Company Stock held in the Companys treasury for the purposes of the Plan. The Committee may direct that any stock certificate evidencing shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on transferability as may apply to such shares pursuant to the Plan.
The grant of a SAR that by its terms is to be settled in cash shall not reduce the number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan.
(b) Adjustment for Change in Capitalization
If there is any change in the outstanding shares of Company Stock by reason of a stock dividend or distribution, stock split-up, recapitalization, combination or exchange of shares, by reason of any extraordinary cash dividend, or by reason of any merger, consolidation, spinoff or other corporate reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the number of shares available for issuance both in the aggregate and with respect to each outstanding Incentive Award, an Incentive Awards exercise price or grant price and/or applicable performance goals, shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be final and binding. After any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(b), the number of shares subject to each outstanding Incentive Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(c) Re-use of Shares
If, on or following the Effective Date, any shares of Company Stock subject to an Incentive Award are forfeited or expire or such Incentive Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part), the shares of Company Stock subject to such Incentive Award shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, again be available for future grants of Incentive Awards under the Plan and shall be added back to the Share Limit in the same number of shares of Company Stock as were debited from the Share Limit in respect of the grant of such Incentive Award. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following shares of Company Stock shall not be added back to the Share Limit and will not be available for future grants of Incentive Awards: (i) shares of Company Stock tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) shares of Company Stock tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Incentive Award; (iii) shares of Company Stock subject to a SAR that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR on exercise thereof; and (iv) shares of Company Stock purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.
(d) No Repricing
Other than adjustments made in connection with a transaction or other change in the Companys capitalization as described in Section 3(b), absent prior stockholder approval, neither the Committee nor the Board of Directors shall have any authority, with or without the consent of the affected holders of Incentive Awards, to reprice an Option or SAR after the date of its initial grant. For purposes of the Plan, repricing means canceling an Option or SAR to issue a replacement Option or SAR to the Participant at a lower exercise price, reducing the exercise price of an Option or SAR, canceling an Option or SAR in exchange for cash or another type of Incentive Award, or taking any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles. This paragraph may not be amended, altered or repealed by the Board of Directors or the Committee without approval of the stockholders of the Company.
4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee and shall consist solely of two or more Directors appointed by and holding office at the pleasure of the Board, each of whom is a Non-Employee Director and an Independent Director. The Board of Directors may abolish the Committee or re-vest in itself any previously delegated authority at any time; provided, however, that any action taken by the Board of Directors in connection with the administration of the Plan shall not be deemed approved by the Board of Directors unless such actions are approved by a majority of the Independent Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, Awards shall be approved by (a) the Committee comprised entirely of Independent Directors or (b) a majority of the Companys Independent Directors.
The Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan, including authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and the terms of any Incentive Award issued under it and to adopt such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary or appropriate. The Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence shall constitute termination of employment. Decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties. The Committees determinations under the Plan may, but need not, be uniform and may be made on a Participant-by-Participant basis (whether or not two or more Participants are similarly situated).
The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan, (i) accelerate the date on which any Option or SAR granted under the Plan becomes exercisable, (ii) waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after termination of employment or otherwise adjust any of the terms of such Option or SAR and (iii) accelerate the Vesting Date or Issue Date, or waive any condition imposed hereunder, with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit or share of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock or otherwise adjust any of the terms applicable to such Incentive Award. In addition, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, adopt procedures from time to time intended to ensure that an individual is an Eligible Individual prior to the granting of any Incentive Awards to such individual under the Plan (including without limitation a requirement, if any, that each such individual certify to the Company prior to the receipt of an Incentive Award under the Plan that he or she has not been previously employed by or a director of the Company or a Subsidiary, or if previously employed, has had a bona fide period of non-employment, and that the grant of Incentive Awards under the Plan is an inducement material to his or her agreement to enter into employment with the Company or a Subsidiary).
No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company.
Following the issuance of any Incentive Award under the Plan, the Company shall, in accordance with the listing requirements of the applicable securities exchange, (i) promptly issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the grant, including the recipient(s) of the grant and the number of shares involved (and if the disclosure relates to an award to only one person, or to executive officers, or the award was individually negotiated, then the disclosure must include the identity of the recipient), and (ii) notify the applicable securities exchange of such grant no later than the earlier to occur of (A) five calendar days after entering into the agreement to issue the Incentive Award or (B) the date of the public announcement of the Incentive Award.
5. ELIGIBILITY
Eligible Individuals shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan, subject to the limitations described herein.
6. AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN; AWARD AGREEMENTS
The Committee may grant Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Units, shares of Restricted Stock, shares of Phantom Stock and Stock Bonuses, in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, subject to the provisions of the Plan.
Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan (except an unconditional Stock Bonus) shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall contain such provisions as the Committee may in its sole discretion deem necessary or desirable. By accepting an Incentive Award, a Participant thereby agrees that the Incentive Award shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
7. OPTIONS
(a) Identification of Options
Each Option shall be clearly identified in the applicable Award Agreement as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(b) Exercise Price
Each Award Agreement with respect to an Option shall set forth the amount (the exercise price) payable by the holder to the Company upon exercise of the Option. The exercise price per share shall be determined by the Committee but shall in no event be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date the Option is granted.
(c) Term and Exercise of Options
(1) An Option shall become exercisable in accordance with the terms in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that Options may not vest, in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant except in connection with acceleration due to a Change of Control or death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Options and SARs, up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under this Plan (as described in Section 3(a)) may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards subject to any, or no, vesting conditions, as the administrator determines appropriate. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any Option, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Committee may specify. The Committee shall determine the expiration date of each Option; provided, however, that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan, and further provided that no Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date of grant.
(2) An Option may be exercised for all or any portion of the shares as to which it is exercisable; provided, that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000 unless such partial exercise represents the entire unexercised portion of the Option or the entire portion of the Option that is then exercisable. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof.
(3) An Option shall be exercised by delivering notice to the Companys principal office, to the attention of its Secretary (or the Secretarys designee), no less than one business day in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. Such notice shall be accompanied by the applicable Award Agreement, shall specify the number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise and shall be signed by the Participant or other person then having the right to exercise the Option in a manner determined by the Committee. Such notice may be withdrawn at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise. Payment for shares of Company Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be made on the effective date of such exercise by one or a combination of the following means:
(i) in cash, by certified check, bank cashiers check or wire transfer;
(ii) through a broker-assisted transaction whereby a broker selected and engaged by the Participant sells shares of Company Stock in an open market transaction and remits to the Company from the sales proceeds on behalf of the Participant the Option exercise price and the required tax withholding amounts;
(iii) subject to the approval of the Committee, and at the direction of the Participant, through shares retained by the Company in an amount whose aggregate Fair Market Value is equal on the date of exercise to the exercise price, thereby surrendering as payment the portion of the Option that covers the retained shares;
(iv) subject to the approval of the Committee, in shares of Company Stock owned by the Participant and valued at their Fair Market Value on the effective date of such exercise; or
(v) subject to the approval of the Committee, by such other provision as the Committee may from time to time authorize.
(4) No shares of Company Stock will be issued until full payment has been made. Any payment in shares of Company Stock shall be effected by the delivery of such shares to the Secretary (or the Secretarys designee) of the Company, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, together with any other documents and evidences as the Secretary (or the Secretarys designee) of the Company shall require. Certificates for shares of Company Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant or other person entitled to receive such shares, and delivered to the Participant or such other person as soon as practicable following the effective date on which the Option is exercised.
(d) No Reload Rights
Options granted under this Plan shall not contain any provision entitling the optionee to the automatic grant of additional options in connection with any exercise of the original option.
(e) No Loans
The Company may not make loans to individual Participants for the purpose of financing the exercise of an Option.
(f) Effect of Termination of Employment
(1) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides or the Committee shall determine otherwise, in the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company shall terminate for any reason other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or death: (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is 90 days after such termination, on which date they shall expire; and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. The 90-day period described in this Section 7(f)(1) shall be extended to one year in the event of the Participants death during such 90-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
(2) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides or the Committee shall determine otherwise, in the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company shall terminate on account of the Disability or death of the Participant: (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is one year after such termination, on which date they shall expire; and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
(3) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides or the Committee shall determine otherwise, in the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company shall terminate on account of the Retirement of the Participant: (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable for a period of two years from the date of termination, on which date they shall expire; and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
(4) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides or the Committee shall determine otherwise, if a Participants employment by or service with the Company (or any Subsidiary) is terminated for Cause, any unexercised Stock Option granted to such participant shall be cancelled on the date of such termination, whether or not exercisable on such date. See also Section 20, Cancellation and Rescission of Incentive Awards.
8. SARS
(a) Exercise Price
The exercise price per share of a SAR shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, but shall in no event be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date of grant.
(b) Benefit Upon Exercise
At the time of granting a SAR, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall specify whether the benefit payable upon exercise of the SAR will be paid in shares of Company Stock or in cash, and such form of payment will be made a part of the applicable Award Agreement. The exercise of a SAR with respect to any number of shares of Company Stock shall entitle the Participant to a payment, for each such share, equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the exercise date over (ii) the exercise price of the SAR. Payment will be made in shares of Company Stock, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or in cash, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Payments shall be made as soon as practicable following exercise of the SAR.
(c) Term and Exercise of SARs
(1) A SAR shall become exercisable in accordance with the terms in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that SARS may not vest, in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant except in connection with acceleration due to a Change of Control or death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Options and SARs, up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under this Plan (as described in Section 3(a)) may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards subject to any, or no, vesting conditions, as the administrator determines appropriate. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any SAR, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Committee may specify. The Committee shall determine the expiration date of each SAR; provided, however, that the term of a SAR will not exceed ten years. No SAR shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) A SAR may be exercised for all or any portion of the shares as to which it is exercisable; provided, that no partial exercise of a SAR shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000. The partial exercise of a SAR shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof.
(3) A SAR shall be exercised by delivering notice to the Companys principal office, to the attention of its Secretary (or the Secretarys designee), no less than one business day in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. Such notice shall be accompanied by the applicable Award Agreement, shall specify the number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which the SAR is being exercised, and the effective date of the proposed exercise, and shall be signed by the Participant. The Participant may withdraw such notice at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise.
(d) Effect of Termination of Employment
The provisions set forth in Section 7(f) with respect to the exercise of Options following termination of employment shall apply as well to such exercise of SARs.
9. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
(a) Vesting Date
At the time of the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall establish a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Vesting Date for each class. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit imposed pursuant to Section 9(c) are satisfied, and except as provided in Section 9(f), upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit, such Restricted Stock Unit shall vest.
(b) Benefit Upon Vesting
Upon the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant shall be entitled to receive one share of Company Stock or an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date on which such share of Restricted Stock Unit vests, as determined by the Committee.
(c) Conditions to Vesting
At the time of the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such shares as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate; provided, however, that Restricted Stock Units may not vest, in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant except in connection with acceleration due to a Change of Control or death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under this Plan (as described in Section 3(a)) may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards subject to any, or no, vesting conditions, as the administrator determines appropriate. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any class or classes of Restricted Stock Units, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Committee may specify.
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Consequences of Vesting
In connection with the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit (other than a Restricted Stock Unit that is settled in cash) pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, the Company shall cause to be issued a stock certificate, registered in the name of the Participant to whom such Restricted Stock Unit was granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such share still may be subject to restrictions on transfer as a result of applicable securities laws.
(f) Effect of Termination of Employment
(1) Unless the applicable Award Agreement or the Committee provides otherwise, Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall be forfeited upon the Participants termination of employment for any reason other than Cause.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participants employment for Cause, all Restricted Stock Units granted to such Participant which have not vested as of the date of such termination shall immediately be forfeited. See also Section 20, Cancellation and Rescission of Incentive Awards.
10. RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) Issue Date and Vesting Date
At the time of the grant of shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall establish an Issue Date or Issue Dates and a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such shares. The Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Issue Date and/or Vesting Date for each class. If the grantee is employed by the Company on an Issue Date (which may be the date of grant), the specified number of shares of Restricted Stock shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(e). Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock imposed pursuant to Section 10(b) are satisfied, and except as provided in Section 10(g), upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of Restricted Stock, such share shall vest and the restrictions of Section 10(c) shall cease to apply to such share.
(b) Conditions to Vesting
At the time of the grant of shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such shares as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate; provided, however, that Restricted Stock may not vest, in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant except in connection with acceleration due to a Change of Control or death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under this Plan (as described in Section 3(a)) may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards subject to any, or no, vesting conditions, as the administrator determines appropriate. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any class or classes of shares of Restricted Stock, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Committee may specify.
(c) Restrictions on Transfer Prior to Vesting
Prior to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock, no transfer of a Participants rights with respect to such share, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall be permitted. Immediately upon any attempt to transfer such rights, such share, and all of the rights related thereto, shall be forfeited by the Participant.
(d) Dividends on Restricted Stock
Dividends declared on shares of Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow and shall not be paid until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.
(e) Issuance of Certificates
(1) Reasonably promptly after the Issue Date with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, the Company shall cause to be issued a stock certificate, registered in the name of the Participant to whom such shares were granted, evidencing such shares; provided, that the Company shall not cause such a stock certificate to be issued unless it has received a stock power duly endorsed in blank with respect to such shares. Each such stock certificate shall bear the following legend:
The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions (including forfeiture provisions and restrictions against transfer) contained in the CalAmp Corp. 2023 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan and related Award Agreement, and such rules, regulations and interpretations as the CalAmp Corp. Human Capital Committee may adopt. Copies of the Plan, Award Agreement and, if any, rules, regulations and interpretations are on file in the office of the Secretary of CalAmp Corp., 15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92618.
Such legend shall not be removed until such shares vest pursuant to the terms hereof.
(2) Each certificate issued pursuant to this Section 10(e), together with the stock powers relating to the shares of Restricted Stock evidenced by such certificate, shall be held in escrow by the Company until (i) the restrictions have lapsed and (ii) the income tax and employment tax withholding amounts have been satisfied, as provided for in Section 17 hereof.
(f) Consequences of Vesting
Upon the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, the restrictions of Section 10(c) shall cease to apply to such share. Reasonably promptly after a share of Restricted Stock vests, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Participant to whom such shares were granted, a certificate evidencing such share, free of the legend set forth in Section 10(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, such share still may be subject to restrictions on transfer as a result of applicable securities laws.
(g) Effect of Termination of Employment
(1) Unless the applicable Award Agreement or the Committee provides otherwise, during the 90 days following termination of a Participants employment for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right to require the return of any shares to which restrictions on transferability apply, in exchange for which the Company shall repay to the Participant (or the Participants estate) any amount paid by the Participant for such shares.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participants employment for Cause, all shares of Restricted Stock granted to such Participant which have not vested as of the date of such termination shall immediately be returned to the Company, in return for which the Company shall repay to the Participant any amount paid for such shares. See also Section 20, Cancellation and Rescission of Incentive Awards.
11. PHANTOM STOCK
(a) Vesting Date
At the time of the grant of shares of Phantom Stock, the Committee shall establish a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such shares. The Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Vesting Date for each class. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a share of Phantom Stock imposed pursuant to Section 11(c) are satisfied, and except as provided in Section 11(d), upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of Phantom Stock, such share shall vest.
(b) Benefit Upon Vesting
Upon the vesting of a share of Phantom Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive in cash, within 30 days of the date on which such share vests, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date on which such share of Phantom Stock vests and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Company Stock during the period commencing on the date on which the share of Phantom Stock was granted and terminating on the date on which such share vests.
(c) Conditions to Vesting
At the time of the grant of shares of Phantom Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such shares as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate; provided, however, that Phantom Stock may not vest , in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant except in connection with acceleration due to a Change of Control or death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under this Plan (as described in Section 3(a)) may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards subject to any, or no, vesting conditions, as the administrator determines appropriate. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any class or classes of shares of Phantom Stock, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Committee may specify.
(d) Effect of Termination of Employment
(1) Unless the applicable Award Agreement or the Committee provides otherwise, shares of Phantom Stock that have not vested, together with any dividends credited on such shares, shall be forfeited upon the Participants termination of employment for any reason other than Cause.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participants employment for Cause, all shares of Phantom Stock granted to such Participant which have not vested as of the date of such termination shall immediately be forfeited, together with any dividends credited on such shares. See also Section 20, Cancellation and Rescission of Incentive Awards.
12. STOCK BONUSES
In the event that the Committee grants a Stock Bonus, a certificate for the shares of Company Stock comprising such Stock Bonus shall be issued in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was made and delivered to such Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such Stock Bonus is payable.
13. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Company Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of issuance of a stock certificate with respect to such shares. For the avoidance of doubt, Participants shall have no voting rights and will have no rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents in respect of an Option, a SAR or any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock. In addition, a grant of Restricted Stock Units, Phantom Stock or Stock Bonuses may provide a Participant with the right to receive dividend equivalents, which may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, settled in cash or Shares and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Incentive Award with to which the dividend equivalents are paid and subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, dividend equivalents with respect to an Incentive Award shall only be paid out to the Participant to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied. All such dividend equivalent payments will be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year following calendar year in which the right to the dividend equivalent payment becomes nonforfeitable, unless determined otherwise by the Committee or unless deferred in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 3(b), no adjustment to any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
14. MINIMUM VESTING
No portion of any Incentive Award shall vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant of the Incentive Award; provided, that vesting may accelerate in connection with death, Disability or a Change of Control. For purposes of Incentive Awards to non-employee directors, a vesting period will be deemed to be one year if it runs from the date of one annual meeting of the Companys stockholders to the next annual meeting of the Companys stockholders, so long as the period between such meetings is not less than 50 weeks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the shares of the Companys Common Stock that shall be available for grant under this Plan may be granted with a minimum vesting schedule that is shorter than that mandated in this Section 14.
15. NO SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; NO RIGHT TO INCENTIVE AWARD
Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant.
No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committees granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant any other Incentive Award to such Participant or other person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other person.
The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan. Participants are and shall at all times be general creditors of the Company with respect to their Incentive Awards. If the Committee or the Company chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the payment of Incentive Awards under the Plan, such funds shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.
The adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board of Directors or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as either may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of restricted stock or stock options otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
16. SECURITIES MATTERS
(a) The Company shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 of any interests in the Plan or any shares of Company Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares of Company Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of the Nasdaq National Market and any other securities exchange on which shares of Company Stock are traded. Certificates evidencing shares of Company Stock issued pursuant to the terms hereof, may bear such legends, as the Committee or the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to insure compliance with applicable securities laws.
(b) The transfer of any shares of Company Stock hereunder shall be effective only at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of such shares is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of the Nasdaq National Market and any other securities exchange on which shares of Company Stock are traded. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any transfer of shares of Company stock hereunder in order to allow the issuance of such shares to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state securities laws. The Company shall inform the Participant in writing of the Committees decision to defer the effectiveness of a transfer. During the period of such a deferral in connection with the exercise of an Option, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.
17. WITHHOLDING TAXES
Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Incentive Award, the Company shall have the right to deduct therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto.
Whenever shares of Company Stock are to be delivered pursuant to an Incentive Award, the amount of any federal, state and local tax withholding requirements must be satisfied by the Participant prior to the issuance of shares by the Company (or, in the case of Restricted Stock, before the release of such shares from escrow). The Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto. The Committee may require or permit a Participant to satisfy the foregoing requirement by (i) withholding and retaining from delivery shares of Company Stock having a value equal to the amount of the tax withholding requirement, (ii) delivering to the Company already vested and owned shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount of the tax withholding requirement, (iii) subject to Section 18 and any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods), if there is a public market for shares of Common Stock at the time the tax obligations are satisfied, (A) delivery (including electronically or telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to satisfy the tax obligations, (B) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Committee, or (C) sale of shares in the open market by the Company on the Participants behalf, or (iv) to the extent permitted by the Company, any combination of the foregoing payment forms approved by the Committee. Such shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined (the Tax Date). Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash. Such a withholding election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the shares to be delivered pursuant to an Incentive Award. To the extent required for such a withholding of stock to qualify for the exemption available under Rule 16b-3, such an election by a grantee whose transactions in Company Stock are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act shall be subject to the approval of the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be so delivered or retained pursuant to clause (i) of this Section shall be limited to the number of shares which have a fair market value on the date of retention no greater than the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the maximum applicable statutory withholding rate in the applicable jurisdiction at the time of such withholding (or such other rate as may be required to avoid the liability classification of the applicable award under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America). Subject to Section 18, if any tax withholding obligation will be satisfied under clause (i) above by the Companys retention of shares from the Incentive Award creating the tax obligation and there is a public market for shares at the time the tax obligation is satisfied, the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on the applicable Participants behalf some or all of the shares retained and to remit the proceeds of the sale to the Company or its designee, and each Participants acceptance of an Incentive Award under the Plan will constitute the Participants authorization to the Company and instruction and authorization to such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this sentence.
18. BROKER-ASSISTED SALES
In the event of a broker-assisted sale of shares of Common Stock in connection with the payment of amounts owed by a Participant under or with respect to the Plan or Incentive Awards, including amounts to be paid under the final sentence of Section 17: (i) any shares to be sold through the broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the payment first becomes due, or as soon thereafter as practicable; (ii) such shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other Participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (iii) the applicable Participant will be responsible for all brokers fees and other costs of sale, and by accepting an Incentive Award, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and its Subsidiaries harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (iv) to the extent the Company, its Subsidiaries or their designee receives proceeds of such sale that exceed the amount owed, the Company or its Subsidiary will pay such excess in cash to the applicable Participant as soon as reasonably practicable; (v) the Company, its Subsidiaries and their designees are under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price; and (vi) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the Participants applicable obligation, the Participant may be required to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its designee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Participants obligation.
19. NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE
If any Participant shall, in connection with the award of Restricted Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election to include in gross income in the year of award the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Participant shall notify the Company of such election at the time of entering into the Award Agreement pertaining to the Restricted Stock award, and shall concurrently make a payment to the Company of the aggregate income tax and employment tax withholding amount, such payment to be made in cash, by certified check, bank cashiers check or wire transfer.
20. CANCELLATION AND RESCISSION OF INCENTIVE AWARDS
Unless the Award Agreement specifies otherwise, the Committee may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Incentive Awards at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Award Agreement, or if the Participant engages in any Detrimental Activity, subject to applicable law. For purposes of this Section 20, Detrimental Activity shall include: (i) the rendering of services for any organization or engaging directly or indirectly in any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of services to such organization or business, is or becomes otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company; (ii) the disclosure to anyone outside the Company, or the use in other than the Companys business, without prior written authorization from the Company, of any confidential information or material, as defined in the Companys Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Intellectual Property, relating to the business of the Company, acquired by the Participant either during or after employment with the Company; (iii) the failure or refusal to disclose promptly and to assign to the Company, pursuant to the Companys Confidentiality, Company Property, and Non-Solicitation Agreement (formerly known as the Companys Confidential Invention Agreement), all right, title and interest in any invention or idea, patentable or not, made or conceived by the Participant during employment by the Company, relating in any manner to the actual or anticipated business, research or development work of the Company or the failure or refusal to do anything reasonably necessary to enable the Company to secure a patent where appropriate in the United States and in other countries; (iv) activity that results in termination of the Participants employment for Cause; (v) a violation of any rules, policies, procedures or guidelines of the Company, including but not limited to the Companys Code of Business Conduct and Ethics policy; (vi) any attempt directly or indirectly to induce any employee of the Company to be employed or perform services elsewhere or any attempt directly or indirectly to solicit the trade or business of any current or prospective customer, supplier or partner of the Company; (vii) the Participant being convicted of, or entering a guilty plea with respect to, a crime, whether or not connected with the Company; or (viii) any other conduct or act determined to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any interest of the Company.
21. CHANGE OF CONTROL
In the event a Change of Control occurs, Incentive Awards outstanding as of immediately prior to such Change of Control shall be continued, converted, assumed or replaced with a substantially similar award by (a) the Company or (b) a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary (an Assumption). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Incentive Award is not Assumed and provided that the Participant has not had a termination of service, then, immediately prior to the Change of Control, such Incentive Awards shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Incentive Awards shall lapse, provided that, to the extent the vesting of any such Incentive Award is subject to the satisfaction of specified performance goals, such Incentive Award shall vest and all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at the target level of performance, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable. In addition, to the extent an Incentive Award is not Assumed, such Incentive Awards shall be canceled upon the consummation of the Change of Control in exchange for the right to receive (to the extent vested in connection with the foregoing sentence) the Change of Control consideration payable to other holders of Common Stock (i) which may be on such terms and conditions as apply generally to holders of Common Stock under the Change of Control documents (including, without limitation, any escrow, earn-out or other deferred consideration provisions) or such other terms and conditions as the Committee may provide, and (ii) determined by reference to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Awards and net of any applicable exercise price; provided that to the extent that any Incentive Awards constitute nonqualified deferred compensation that may not be paid upon the Change of Control under Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of taxes thereon under Section 409A of the Code, the timing of such payments shall be governed by the applicable Award Agreement (subject to any deferred consideration provisions applicable under the Change of Control documents); and provided, further, that if the amount to which the Participant would be entitled upon the settlement or exercise of such Incentive Award at the time of the Change of Control is equal to or less than zero, then such Incentive Award may be terminated without payment. The Committee shall determine whether an Assumption of an Incentive Award has occurred in connection with a Change of Control.
22. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Board of Directors may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that stockholder approval shall be required if and to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 or by any comparable or successor exemption under which the Board of Directors believes it is appropriate for the Plan to qualify, or if and to the extent the Board of Directors determines that such approval is appropriate for purposes of satisfying the requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other securities exchange on which shares of Company Stock are traded. Nothing herein shall restrict the Committees ability to exercise its discretionary authority pursuant to Section 4, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, reduce the Participants rights under any outstanding Incentive Award.
23. NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE
The grant to a Participant of an Option or SAR shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Option or SAR.
24. TRANSFERS UPON DEATH; NONASSIGNABILITY
Upon the death of a Participant outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the Participants estate or by a person who shall have acquired the right to such exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer of an Incentive Award by will or the laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgments made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award. Any permitted transfer of an Incentive Award hereunder shall be without consideration, except as required by applicable law.
25. EXPENSES AND RECEIPTS
The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. Any proceeds received by the Company in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes.
26. FAILURE TO COMPLY
In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant (or beneficiary) to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant (or beneficiary) within ten days after notice of such failure by the Committee, shall be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.
27. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN
The Plan shall be effective on the date it is adopted by the Board of Directors (the Effective Date), and shall remain in effect until terminated by the Board of Directors.
28. Stockholder Approval Not Required
It is expressly intended that approval of the Companys stockholders not be required as a condition of the effectiveness of the Plan, and the Plans provisions shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent for all purposes. Specifically, Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c) generally requires stockholder approval for stock option plans or other equity compensation arrangements adopted by companies whose securities are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market pursuant to which stock awards or stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees or consultants of such companies. Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4) provides an exemption in certain circumstances for employment inducement awards (within the meaning of Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Companys securities are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, then Awards under the Plan may only be made to Employees who have not previously been an Employee or Director of the Company or a Subsidiary, or following a bona fide period of non-employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, in each case as an inducement material to the Employees entering into employment with the Company or a Subsidiary. Accordingly, pursuant to Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4), the issuance of Awards and the Shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of such Awards pursuant to the Plan are not subject to the approval of the Companys stockholders.
29. CLAWBACK
All Incentive Awards (including, without limitation, any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Participant upon any receipt or exercise of any Incentive Award or upon the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Incentive Award) shall be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with applicable laws as and to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy or the Award Agreement.
30. APPLICABLE LAW
Except to the extent preempted by any applicable federal law, the Plan will be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereunder.
Exhibit 107
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLE
Form S-8
(Form Type)
CalAmp Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Security Type | Security Class Title |
Fee Calculation Rule |
Amount Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (3) |
Proposed Aggregate Offering Price (3) |
Fee Rate |
Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||
Equity | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 3,000,000 | $0.64 | $1,920,000 | $110.20 per $1,000,000 | $211.58 | |||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $211.58 | |||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | | |||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $211.58 |
(1) | This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) registers the offer and sale of (a) 3,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock) of CalAmp Corp. (the Company or Registrant), which may be issued pursuant to awards under the CalAmp Corp. 2023 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the Plan). |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (Common Stock), of the Registrant that become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
(3) | Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The maximum price per share and maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 1, 2023, which date is within five business days prior to filing this Registration Statement. |