As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2020.
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 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250 Irvine, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
92618 (Zip Code) |
Calamp corp. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 Incentive Stock Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Kurtis Binder
Executive 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):
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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. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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$8.49 |
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$17,829,000 |
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$2,314.21 |
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This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) registers the offer and sale of (a) 1,500,000 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. Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and (b) 600,000 additional shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Plan, which may become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, there is also being registered such additional shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share that become available under the CalAmp Corp. Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan in connection with changes in the number of outstanding Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect to which the outstanding shares are converted or exchanged. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Company’s Common Stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 21, 2020.
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NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional (a) 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, which may be issued pursuant to awards under the Plan, the addition of which was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on July 29, 2020, and (b) 600,000 shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Plan, which may become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to the terms of the Plan. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company hereby incorporates herein by reference the Form S-8s filed by the Company with respect to the Plan on October 20, 2004 (SEC File No. 333-119842), April 28, 2011 (SEC File No. 333-173778), April 21, 2015 (SEC File No. 333-203545) and May 10, 2018 (SEC File No. 333-224811), together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference. During the first quarter ended May 31, 2020, Mr. Jeffery Gardner, our new President and Chief Executive Officer, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker, realigned our operational structure into three reportable segments: Software & Subscriptions Services, Telematics Products and LoJack U.S. SVR Products. We have recast our segment disclosures for the previously issued interim report for the three-month period ended May 31, 2019. For further information regarding this change, see the unaudited footnote 6 contained in “Part I, Financial Information” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2020, which has been incorporated by reference within this Form S-8.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Incorporated herein by reference. |
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 24 day of August, 2020.
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/s/ Kurtis Binder |
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Kurtis Binder |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Messrs. Jeffery Gardner and Kurtis Binder and each of them severally, as such person’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s 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.
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/s/ Jeffery Gardner Jeffery Gardner
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |
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August 24, 2020 |
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/s/ Kurtis Binder Kurtis Binder
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August 24, 2020 |
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/s/ Amal Johnson Amal Johnson
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Chair of the Board of Directors |
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/s/ Scott Arnold Scott Arnold
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Director |
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/s/ Jorge Titinger Jorge Titinger
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/s/ Larry Wolfe Larry Wolfe |
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Director |
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August 24, 2020 |
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650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925
Tel: +1.714.540.1235 Fax: +1.714.755.8290
www.lw.com
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File No. 058009-0001
August 24, 2020
CalAmp Corp.
15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250
Irvine, CA
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Registration Statement on Form S-8: 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CalAmp Corp. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
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 S–8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the potential issuance of up to 2,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock 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.
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.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP
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 May 5, 2020 relating to the consolidated 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 29, 2020.
Costa Mesa, CA
August 24, 2020
CALAMP CORP.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the CalAmp Corp. 2004 Incentive Stock 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 Company’s stockholders for officers, employees, and members of the Board of Directors of the Company to own stock in the Company and that such ownership will enhance the Company’s 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.
Upon its Effective Date, as defined herein, the Plan replaces the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan. Beginning on such date, the 1999 Stock Option Plan becomes frozen and stock options can no longer be granted thereunder. Upon the Restatement Effective Date, as defined herein, the Plan amends and restates in its entirety the CalAmp Corp. Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Original 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 participant’s 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
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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 Compensation 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 shall be a member of the Board of Directors. To the extent required for transactions under the Plan to qualify for the exemptions available under Rule 16b-3 (as defined herein), members of the Committee (or any subcommittee thereof) shall be “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.
(g) “Company Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
(h) “Disability” shall mean: (1) 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 or (2) when used in connection with the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option (as defined herein) following termination of employment, disability within the meaning of Section 422(e)(3) of the Code.
(i) “Division” shall mean a portion of the Company’s overall business that is organized and managed as a separate operating unit or business segment of the Company.
(j) “Effective Date” shall mean July 30, 2004.
(k) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) 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.
(m) “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.
(n) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(o) “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 9(e).
(p) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(q) “Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to Section 7.
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(r) “Participant” shall mean an employee, member of the Board of Directors, or consultant of the Company to whom an Incentive Award is granted pursuant to the Plan and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.
(s) “Performance Goal” shall mean vesting targets which may be established by the Committee from time to time and documented in writing in connection with an Incentive Award, which may be based on Qualifying Performance Criteria or other standards of financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations.
(t) 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.
(u) “Qualifying Performance Criteria” means any one or more of the following performance criteria, or derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually (or over such shorter period) or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee: revenue; gross profit; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation, equity in net income (losses) of affiliates, non-cash cost of sales on fair value write-ups of inventory, acquisition and integration expenses, and litigation provisions (Adjusted EBITDA); operating income; pre-or after-tax income; earnings per share; net cash flow; net cash flow per share; net income; return on sales; return on equity; return on total capital; return on assets; return on net assets employed; economic value added; share price performance; total shareholder return; cash; cash net of debt; improvement in or attainment of specified cost and expense levels; or improvement in or attainment of specified working capital levels.
(v) “Restatement Effective Date” means the date this amendment and restatement of the Plan was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors.
(w) A share of “Restricted Stock” shall mean a share of Company Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 9 hereof and which is subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 9(c).
(x) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right, granted pursuant to Section 10, 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.
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(a) Shares Available for Awards
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c), the total number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted shall not exceed 11,100,000 shares. Such shares may be authorized but unissued Company Stock or authorized and issued Company Stock held in the Company’s treasury or acquired by the Company 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.
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c), the total number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards other than Options or SARs may be granted from and after July 29, 2020 shall not exceed 3,800,000 shares (such limit the “Full Value Limit”).
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. In addition, the grant of an Incentive Award that by its terms is to be settled in cash shall not reduce or otherwise count against the Full Value Limit.
(b) Individual Limitation
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c) hereof, the total number of Incentive Awards awarded to any one employee during any fiscal year of the Company, shall not exceed 300,000 shares of Company Stock.
(c) 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, the price per share under each outstanding Incentive Award, the Full Value Limit, and the limitation set forth in Section 3(b), shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be final and binding. After any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(c), the number of shares subject to each outstanding Incentive Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
(d) Re-use of Shares
The following shares of Company Stock shall again become available for Incentive Awards: any shares subject to an Incentive Award that remain unissued upon the cancellation or termination of such Incentive Award for any reason whatsoever; any shares of Restricted Stock forfeited; and, if allowed by the Committee as a form of payment of the required tax withholding in connection with an Incentive Award (other than an Option or SAR), any shares withheld and retained by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any shares of Company Stock delivered by a Participant to the Company or any Option shares withheld and retained by the Company to pay the Option exercise price or withholding taxes thereon shall not become available for Incentive Awards under the Plan. In addition, any shares subject to a SAR that are not issued upon net settlement of the SAR shall nonetheless be counted against share pool set forth in Section 3(a) and shall not become available for Incentive Awards under the Plan.
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In addition, the following shares of Company Stock shall be added to or again become available under the Full Value Limit: any shares subject to an Incentive Award (other than an Option or SAR, but including Incentive Awards (other than Options and SARs) granted prior to July 28, 2017) that remain unissued upon the cancellation or termination of such Incentive Award for any reason whatsoever; any shares of Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock granted prior to July 28, 2017) forfeited; and, if allowed by the Committee as a form of payment of the required tax withholding in connection with an Incentive Award other than an Option or SAR (including Incentive Awards (other than Options and SARs) granted prior to July 28, 2017), any shares withheld and retained by the Company.
(e) No Repricing
Other than adjustments made in connection with a transaction or other change in the Company’s capitalization as described in Section 3(c), 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. The Committee shall from time to time designate the employees of the Company who shall be granted Incentive Awards.
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 Committee’s 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). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, resolve to administer the Plan, in which case the term “Committee” as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Board of Directors.
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.
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.
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The persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be such officers and salaried employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including employees who are also directors and prospective salaried employees conditioned on their becoming salaried employees), non-employee members of the Board of Directors, and such consultants to the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Committee shall select in its discretion.
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 either a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option. In the absence of such identification, an Option shall be deemed to be 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, except as permitted in connection with the issuance of Options in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies.
(c) Term and Exercise of Options
(1) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, an Option shall become cumulatively exercisable as to 25% of the shares covered thereby on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant; provided, however, that Options may not become exercisable, vest or be settled, 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.
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(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 Company’s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary (or the Secretary’s 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 cashier’s 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) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option exercised pursuant to (3)(iii) above, the number of shares deemed to be used to satisfy the exercise price will not be treated as having been purchased through the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.
(5) 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 Secretary’s 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 Secretary’s 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.
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The Company may not make loans to individual Participants for the purpose of financing the exercise of an Option.
(f) Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
(1) To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and any other stock option plan of the Company (or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) shall exceed $100,000, or such higher value as may be permitted under Section 422 of the Code, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. Such Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date on which each such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(2) No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to an individual if, at the time of the proposed grant, such individual owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), unless (i) the exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted and (ii) such Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(g) 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(g)(1) shall be extended to one year in the event of the Participant’s 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.
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(4) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides or the Committee shall determine otherwise, if a Participant’s 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 21, 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) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, a SAR shall become cumulatively exercisable as to 25 percent of the shares covered thereby on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant; provided, however, that SARS may not become exercisable, vest or be settled, 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 Company’s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary (or the Secretary’s 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
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The provisions set forth in Section 7(g) 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(d), 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 or be settled, 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
Upon 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 Participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than Cause.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participant’s 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 21, Cancellation and Rescission of Incentive Awards.
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(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 or be settled, 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 Participant’s 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. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and related Award Agreement, and such rules, regulations and interpretations as the CalAmp Corp. Compensation 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.
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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 18 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 Participant’s 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 Participant’s estate) any amount paid by the Participant for such shares.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participant’s 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 21, 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 or be settled, in whole or in part, prior to the one (1) year
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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 Participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than Cause.
(2) In the event of the termination of a Participant’s 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 21, 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. 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 Company’s stockholders to the next annual meeting of the Company’s 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 Company’s 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 13.
14. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AWARDS
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, the sum of any cash compensation, or other compensation, and the value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of Incentive Awards granted to a Non-Employee Director as compensation for services as a Non-Employee Director during any fiscal year of the Company may not exceed $500,000 (the “Director Limit”). Each year, on the day of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which directors of the Company are elected (and, in the case that a person becomes a Non-Employee Director other than at an annual meeting, on such date that the person first becomes a Non-Employee Director), each Non-Employee Director shall receive Incentive Awards in an amount not to exceed the Director Limit. The specific amount of Incentive Awards to be granted to each Non-Employee Director on the day of the annual meeting of stockholders will be as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time, subject to the Director Limit.
Incentive Awards granted pursuant to this Section 14 shall generally become exercisable one (1) year from the date of grant or over such longer or shorter period as the Board of Directors may from time to
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time establish, subject to the discretion of the Committee to accelerate the vesting of Incentive Awards as provided in Section 4 hereof.
15. 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(c), 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.
16. 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 Committee’s 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.
Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors nor the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall 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.
17. 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
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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 Committee’s 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.
18. 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. With the approval of the Committee, which it shall have sole discretion to grant, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by (i) electing to have the Company withhold and retain from delivery shares of Company Stock having a value equal to the amount of the tax withholding requirement, or (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. 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.
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 cashier’s check or wire transfer.
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20. NOTIFICATION UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION
Each Award Agreement with respect to an Incentive Stock Option shall require the Participant to notify the Company of any disposition of shares of Company Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of such Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions) within ten days of such disposition.
21. 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 21, “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 Company’s business, without prior written authorization from the Company, of any confidential information or material, as defined in the Company’s 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 Company’s “Confidentiality, Company Property, and Non-Solicitation Agreement” (formerly known as the Company’s “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 Participant’s employment for Cause; (v) a violation of any rules, policies, procedures or guidelines of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s 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.
22. 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
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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.
23. 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 or Section 422 of the Code. Nothing herein shall restrict the Committee’s 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 Participant’s rights under any outstanding Incentive Award.
24. 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.
25. 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 Participant’s 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
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28. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN
The Plan shall be effective as of the Restatement Effective Date; provided, however, that Section 3(a) and Section 14 (each, as amended and restated) will be subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders. If the Plan is not approved by the Company’s stockholders within twelve (12) months after its adoption by the Board, then the Plan shall continue on its existing terms and conditions; provided, however, that Section 3(a) and Section 14 of the Original Plan shall continue on its existing terms and conditions and Section 3(a) and Section 14 of the Plan (as amended and restated) shall be of no force or effect. For purposes of this Section 28, references to the Plan shall mean to the Plan, as amended and restated (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to the Original Plan).
Unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors, the right to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date. Incentive Awards outstanding at Plan termination will remain in effect according to their terms and the provisions of the Plan.
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 (including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder) 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.
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