MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC. OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made this 11th day
of June, 2007 (the “Grant Date”) by and between Mobility Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx (the “Participant”).
WHEREAS, Participant is receiving an award of restricted stock units pursuant to Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(1)(A)(iv) ; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition to Participant receiving the restricted stock unit award that
Participant deliver an executed version of this Agreement, along with the attached Tax Election
Form, to the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the Company hereby awards restricted stock units to Participant on the
following terms and conditions:
1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to Participant a total
of Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) restricted stock units (the “Units”) subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Vesting Schedule. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Units
shall vest upon the earliest to occur, and subject to the terms and conditions, of the following
(the occurrence of such event referred to herein as the “Vesting Date”):
A. Time Based Vesting: One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand (125,000) Units shall
automatically vest immediately on each of June 11, 2008, June 11, 2009, June 11, 2010, and
June 11, 2011 (the “Time Based Vesting Date”);
B. Death; Disability; Termination Without Cause; or Retirement: If the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company by reason of his or her death, total and
permanent disability (as certified by an independent medical advisor appointed by the
Company prior to such termination), termination without “Cause” (as defined below), or
“Retirement” (as defined below), a prorated number of unvested Units shall vest
automatically upon such death, disability, termination without Cause, or Retirement,
determined by multiplying the number of Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of complete months of continuous employment by the Participant with the Company from
the Grant Date and the denominator of which is Forty-Eight (48). The balance of the Units
subject to the provisions of this Agreement which have not vested shall automatically be
forfeited by the Participant. “Cause” means (i) Participant’s conviction of a felony or
commission of any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii) Participant’s breach of
any of the terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any covenant contained in, the
Company’s Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as modified from time to
time, or (c) Participant’s violation of
reasonable instructions or policies established by the Company with respect to the
operation of its business and affairs or Participant’s failure to carry out the reasonable
instructions required in connection with his or her employment. “Retirement” means the
point in time at which the Participant retires from the Company and either: (1) (a)
Participant’s age is fifty-five (55) years or greater, and (b) Participant has been employed
by the Company for ten (10) years or more; or (2) Participant’s age is sixty-two (62) years
or greater; and
C. Change in Control: Upon a “Change in Control,” as defined below, one
hundred percent (100%) of the Units shall vest automatically. A “Change in Control” shall
mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any person within the
meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), other than the Company (including its subsidiaries, directors or executive
officers) has become the beneficial owner, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, of 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding common stock or equivalent in voting power of any class or classes of the
Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily entitled to vote in elections of directors
(“voting securities”); (ii) shares representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting
power of the Company’s voting securities are purchased pursuant to a tender offer or
exchange offer (other than an offer by the Company or its subsidiaries, directors or
executive officers); (iii) as a result of, or in connection with, any tender offer or
exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election,
or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons who were
directors of the Company before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the
Board or of any successor to the Company; (iv) following the date hereof, the Company is
merged or consolidated with another corporation and as a result of such merger or
consolidation less than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or
resulting corporation shall then be owned in the aggregate by the former stockholders of the
Company, other than (1) any party to such merger or consolidation, or (2) any affiliates of
any such party; or (v) the Company transfers more than 50 percent of its assets, or the last
of a series of transfers results in the transfer of more than 50 percent of the assets of
the Company, or the Company transfers a business unit and/or business division responsible
for more than 35% of the Company’s revenue for the twelve-month period preceding the month
in which such transfer occurred, in either case, to another entity that is not wholly-owned
by the Company. Any determination required above in this subsection (v) shall be made by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event.
3. Restrictions. This Agreement and the Units granted pursuant hereto shall be
subject to the following restrictions:
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A. Termination of Agreement and Rights to Units. Any Units that have not otherwise
vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be automatically forfeited upon the
Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company.
B. Non-Assignability. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, discount, or
pledge as collateral for a loan, or otherwise anticipate any right to payment under this Agreement
other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.
4. Form and Timing of Payment. Any vested Units shall be paid by the Company in
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) on a one-to-one
basis on, or as soon as practicable after, the Vesting Date.
5. Tax Withholding. Upon the vesting of any Units, the tax withholding obligations of
the Participant and the Company shall be satisfied, at the Participant’s election pursuant to the
attached Tax Election Form, by the Participant either paying the appropriate tax withholding amount
in cash, or tendering to the Company a sufficient number of Shares necessary to satisfy the
Participant’s and the Company’s tax withholding obligations.
6. Change in Capital Structure. The terms of this Agreement, including the number of
Units subject to this Agreement, shall be adjusted as the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company determines is equitably required in the event the Company effects any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares or other securities of the Company,
or similar corporate transaction.
7. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any Shares until the date of the issuance and delivery of such Shares.
8. No Right to Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed as giving the
Participant the right to be retained in the employ or as a consultant of the Company or any
affiliate of the Company, as the case may be. The Company may at any time terminate the
Participant’s employment or a consultant’s provision of services free from any liability or any
claim under this Agreement.
9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the legatees, distributes and personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the
Company.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted under, the
laws of the State of Arizona without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof, and the
Participant and the Company irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the
federal and/or state courts located in Phoenix, Arizona.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
| MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: EVP & CFO | ||||||
The undersigned Participant hereby accepts, and agrees to, all terms and provisions of the
foregoing Agreement. If you do not sign and return this Agreement, you will not be entitled to the
Units.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
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