December 3, 2008
Exhibit 10.76
December 3, 2008
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Comverse Technology, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Second Amendment to the Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Deferred Stock Award Agreement”) dated as of April 30, 2007 between Comverse Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) and Xxxxx Xxxxx
Dear Andre:
Pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Stock Award Agreement, the Company was required to deliver to you on April 30, 2008 and is required to deliver to you on April 30, 2009 the number of shares of Company common stock equal to the aggregate number of Granted Units (as defined in the Deferred Stock Award Agreement) that vest as of each date (i.e., 61,281 shares of Company common stock). The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it would be beneficial to amend your Deferred Stock Award Agreement to provide greater flexibility as to the timing of the delivery of the 61,281 shares of Company common stock which vested on April 30, 2008 and which will vest on April 30, 2009 in order to alleviate the possibility of the vested Company common stock being required to be delivered to you (and taxable to you) when the Company common stock is not subject to an effective registration statement and/or other restrictions on the resale of such stock. Accordingly, upon your execution of this letter amendment below and delivery to the Company by December 23, 2008, the Deferred Stock Award Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following as the last sentence of Section 4(a):
“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4(a), and subject to Section 4(b), the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable to the Grantee in respect of any Granted Units which vest in calendar years 2008 and 2009 shall be deliverable to the Grantee on the first date within calendar year 2010 on which there is an Effective Registration (as defined below) in place, but in no event later than December 31, 2010; provided, however, that (i) in the event of the Grantee’s Service Termination in accordance with Section 3(b) prior to December 31, 2010 and there is no Effective Registration in place or (ii) in the event that any shares are deliverable to the Grantee in
respect of Granted Units when there is no effective registration statement on Form S-8 or any successor form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in respect of the Granted Units, unless the Grantee elects otherwise subject to Section 4(b), the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of any Granted Units which are vested as of the Termination Date or Vesting Date, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Grantee on the Termination Date or Vesting Date, as applicable, less a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate value sufficient to cover any applicable Withholding Tax, with the shares of Common Stock valued using the closing price of the Common Stock on the Termination Date or Vesting Date, as applicable. For purposes of this Section 4, “Effective Registration” shall mean the registration of the shares of Common Stock granted to the Grantee hereunder pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-8 or any successor form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no restrictions under applicable law apply to the resale of such shares of Common Stock at the time of delivery of such shares of Common Stock.”
This letter amendment constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between you and the Company with regard to the subject matter herein and supersedes any other promises, warranties, representations or amendments related to the subject matter herein, including, without limitation the letter amendment to the Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 between Comverse Technology, Inc. and Xxxxx Xxxxx, dated as of April 29, 2008.
Except as expressly herein amended, the terms and conditions of the Deferred Stock Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Miyamoro | |
Name: | Xxxxx Miyamoro | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief | |
Human Resources Officer |
Accepted and Agreed as of December 11, 2008: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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