RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
ParkerVision, Inc.
(the “Company”) has awarded to you (the
“Grantee”) the following Restricted Stock Units (the
“Award”):
Grantee Name
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Number of Restricted Stock Units
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Grant Date
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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300,000
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02/09/2020
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Each
Restricted Stock Unit represents the obligation of the Company to
deliver to the Grantee one share of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”),
at the time provided in this Agreement, unless earlier terminated
as provided herein. This award is granted to the Grantee pursuant
to the Company’s 2019
Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “Plan”),
and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which terms
are incorporated by reference in this Agreement as if fully set
forth herein, and the terms and conditions set forth below. Any
capitalized, but undefined, term used in this Agreement shall have
the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
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Sincerely,
PARKERVISION,
INC.
By:
______________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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The
Grantee hereby agrees to all the terms and conditions described in
this Agreement and the Plan referenced herein.
GRANTEE
SIGNATURE
______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Vesting;
Delivery of Shares of Common Stock.
The
Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows: 50% shall vest on May
9, 2020 and 12.5% shall vest quarterly commencing on August 9,
2020.
Promptly
after each vesting date, the Company will cause to be issued to
Grantee (or Grantee’s beneficiaries or personal
representative, if Grantee is deceased) a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units vesting
on such date, rounded to whole shares. The shares of Common Stock
shall be issued in certificate form or book-entry form in the
records of the Company’s transfer agent.
2. Termination.
(a) Termination Due to Death or
Disability. If Grantee’s employment by the Company
terminates by reason of death or Disability (as defined in the
Plan), fifty percent (50%) of any unvested portion of the
Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest and the remainder
shall immediately terminate.
(b) Other Termination. If
Employee's employment is terminated for any reason other than (i)
death or (ii) Disability, any unvested portion of the Restricted
Stock Units shall terminate on the date of termination of
employment.
3. Additional Forfeiture. The
Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board
of Directors of the Company may cancel, suspend, withhold or
otherwise limit or restrict the delivery of shares of Common Stock
underlying the Restricted Stock Units (“Shares”) at any
time if the Grantee (i) is not in compliance with all applicable
provisions of this Agreement or the Plan or (ii) engages in any
activity inimical, contrary or harmful to the interests of the
Company, including, without limitation, (x) conduct related to the
Grantee’s service or employment for which either criminal or
civil penalties against the Grantee may be sought, (y) violation of
any policies of the Company, including, without limitation, xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx policies or anti-harassment policies or (z) participating
in a hostile takeover attempt against the Company.
4. Withholding Tax. Not later than
the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the
gross income of the Grantee for Federal income tax purposes with
respect to the Award, the Grantee shall pay to the Company, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment
of, any Federal, state and local taxes of any kind required by law
to be withheld or paid with respect to such amount. Tax withholding
or payment obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including
Common Stock that is part of the award that gives rise to the
withholding requirement at the Company’s option. The
obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and under the
Plan shall be conditional upon such payment or arrangements with
the Company and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law,
have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any
kind otherwise due to the Grantee from the Company.
5. Adjustments.
(a) In the event of a
stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or any other
similar change in the Common Stock of the Company as a whole, the
Board of Directors of the Company shall make equitable,
proportionate adjustments in the number and kind of shares covered
by the Restricted Stock Units.
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(b) In the event of any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock other than a change covered by paragraph (a) of this
Section 5 or that solely affects the par value of such shares of
Common Stock, or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another corporation (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing
corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or
reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), the
Grantee shall have the right thereafter (until the termination or
cancellation of the Restricted Stock Units) to receive upon the
vesting of the Restricted Stock Units after such event, the amount
and kind of consideration receivable by a holder of the number of
shares of Common Stock of the Company obtainable upon vesting of
the Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to such event. The
provisions of this paragraph (b) of Section 5 shall similarly apply
to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
6. Unsecured Obligation; Restrictions on
Transferability. The Restricted Stock Units represent an
unsecured promise by the Company to issue shares of Common Stock to
the Grantee in the future. The Grantee may not alienate, sell,
assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge
the Restricted Stock Units and any attempt to alienate, sell,
assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge
the same shall be void.
7. Accelerated Vesting and
Exercisability.
(a) If any one person,
or more than one person acting as a group, acquires, or such person
or persons acquire during the 12-month period ending on the date of
the most recent acquisition by such person or persons, ownership of
stock of the Company possessing 35% or more of the total voting
power of the stock of the Company and the Board of Directors does
not authorize or otherwise approve such acquisition (“Change
in Effective Control”), then the dates on which the
Restricted Stock Units vest shall be accelerated and the Restricted
Stock Units will immediately and entirely vest, and the Company
will immediately issue any and all Common Stock subject to the
Restricted Stock Units on the terms set forth in this Agreement and
the Plan. If any one person, or more than one person acting as a
group, is considered to effectively control the Company, within the
meaning of this subparagraph 7(a), the acquisition of additional
control of the Company by the same person or persons is not
considered to cause a Change in Effective Control.
(b) The Board of
Directors or Committee may, in the event of an acquisition of stock
described in (A) or an acquisition of assets described in (B),
which has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors,
(i) accelerate the dates on which the Restricted Stock Units vest,
and (ii) require the Grantee to relinquish the Restricted Stock
Units to the Company upon the tender by the Company to Grantee of
cash in an amount equal to the Repurchase Value (as defined in the
Plan) of such award:
(A) An acquisition by
any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of the
ownership of stock of the Company that, together with the stock
held by such person or group, constitutes more than 65% of the
total fair market value or combined voting power of the stock of
the Company (including by way of merger or reorganization). If any
one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is
considered to own more than 65% of the total fair market value or
total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of
additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to
cause a change in the ownership of the Company. An increase in the
percentage of stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a
group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires
its stock in exchange for property is treated as an acquisition of
stock.
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(B) An
acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a
group, or an acquisition during the 12-month period ending on the
date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons, of
assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value
equal to or more than 65% of the total gross fair market value of
all of the assets of the Company immediately before such
acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market
value means the value of the assets being disposed of, determined
without regard to any liabilities associated with such
assets.
8. Company Representations. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Grantee
that:
(a) the Company, by
appropriate and all required action, is duly authorized to enter
into this Agreement and consummate all of the transactions
contemplated hereunder; and
(b) the Shares, when
issued and delivered by the Company to the Employee in accordance
with the terms and conditions hereof, will be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and non-assessable.
9. Grantee Representations. The
Grantee hereby represents and warrants to the Company
that:
(a) Grantee is
acquiring the Restricted Stock Units and shall acquire the Shares
for his or her own account and not with a view towards the
distribution thereof;
(b) Grantee has
received a copy of all reports and documents required to be filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to the Exchange Act within the last 12 months and all reports
issued by the Company to its stockholders and the prospectus
materials, if any, relating to the Plan;
(c) Grantee understands
that Grantee must bear the economic risk of the investment in the
Shares, which cannot be sold by him or her unless they are
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”) or an exemption therefrom is available thereunder and
that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares for
sale under the Securities Act;
(d) in Grantee’s
position with the Company, Grantee has had both the opportunity to
ask questions and receive answers from the officers and other
employees of the Company and all persons acting on its behalf
concerning the terms and conditions of the offer made hereunder and
to obtain any additional information to the extent the Company
possesses or may possess such information or can acquire it without
unreasonable effort or expense necessary to verify the accuracy of
the information obtained pursuant to clause (b) above;
(e) Grantee is aware
that the Company shall place stop transfer orders with its transfer
agent against the transfer of the Shares in the absence of
registration under the Securities Act or an exemption
therefrom;
(f) Grantee is aware of
and understands that Grantee is subject to the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Policy of the Company and has received a copy of such policy as of
the date of this Agreement; and
10. Securities Laws.
(a) The Company shall
not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to this
Agreement if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the shares
to be so issued are required to be registered or otherwise
qualified under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or under any other applicable statute, regulation or
ordinance affecting the sale of securities, unless and until such
shares have been so registered or otherwise qualified.
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(b) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Grantee hereby
agrees that Grantee shall not sell, transfer by any means or
otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired by him or her without
registration under the Securities Act, or in the event that they
are not so registered, unless (i) an exemption from the
Securities Act registration requirements is available thereunder,
and (ii) the Grantee has furnished the Company with notice of
such proposed transfer and the Company's legal counsel, in its
reasonable opinion, shall deem such proposed transfer to be so
exempt.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notice. Any notice or other
communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
properly delivered, given and received when delivered (by hand, by
certified or registered mail (return receipt requested, postage
prepaid) or by courier or express delivery service) to the Company
at its principal executive office and to the Grantee at his address
set forth above, or to such other address as either party shall
have specified by notice in writing to the other.
(b) Conflicts with the Plan. In the
event of a conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the
provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall in
all respects be controlling.
(c) Interpretations Binding. Plan
Administrator interpretations and determinations are binding and
conclusive.
(d) No Rights of Stockholder. The
Grantee shall not have any stockholder rights, such as rights to
vote or to receive dividends or other distributions, with respect
to any Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee.
(e) No Right to Continued
Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall
confer on the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of, or
other relationship with, the Company (or with any parent,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company) or limit in any way the
right of the Company (or of any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of
the Company) to terminate the Grantee’s employment or other
relationship with the Company (or with any parent, subsidiary or
affiliate of the Company) at any time, with or without
cause.
(f) No Right to Further Grants.
Restricted Stock Unit grants are within the discretion of the Board
of Directors, or a Committee designated by the Board of Directors,
and no such grant entitles the Grantee to any further
grants.
(g) Waiver. The waiver by any party
hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not
operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach.
(h) Entire Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be
amended except in writing executed by the Grantee and the
Company.
(i) Binding Effect; Successors.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and, to the extent not prohibited herein, their
respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives. Nothing
in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on
any person other than the parties hereto and as provided above,
their respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives,
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities.
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(j) Choice of Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Florida, without giving
effect to any conflicts of law rule or principle that might require
the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
(k) Headings. The headings
contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of
reference and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or
interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement.
(l) Section 409A. This Agreement is
intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section
409A”). To the extent that the Restricted Stock Units or any
payments or benefits provided hereunder are not considered
compliant with Section 409A, the parties agree that the Company
shall take all actions necessary to cause such payments and/or
benefits to become compliant.
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