UTi WORLDWIDE INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit 10.6
Stock Option Award Agreement
Providing for the Withholding of Shares to Satisfy Tax Liabilities
Providing for the Withholding of Shares to Satisfy Tax Liabilities
Award No.
You (the “Participant”) are hereby awarded the following stock option (the
“Option”) to purchase Shares of UTi Worldwide Inc. (“the “Company”), subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”)
and in the UTi Worldwide Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. A summary of the Plan appears in
its Prospectus, which is attached as Exhibit B. You should carefully review these
documents, and consult with your personal financial advisor, before exercising this Option.
By executing this Award Agreement, you agree to be bound by all of the Plan’s terms and
conditions as if they had been set out verbatim in this Award Agreement. In addition, you
recognize and agree that all determinations, interpretations, or other actions respecting the Plan
and this Award Agreement will be made by the Board of Directors of UTi Worldwide Inc. (the
“Board”) or any Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, and shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all parties, including you and your successors in interest.
Capitalized terms are defined in the Plan or in this Award Agreement.
1. Variable Terms. This Option shall have, and be interpreted according to, the following
terms, subject to the provisions of the Plan in all instances:
Name of Participant: |
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Type of Stock Option:
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o Incentive Stock Option (ISO)1 | |||
o Non-Incentive Stock Option2 | ||||
Number of Shares subject to Option: |
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Option Exercise Price per Share: |
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Grant Date: |
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Expiration Date:
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o _____ years after Grant Date | |||
o 10 years after Grant Date |
1 | If an ISO is awarded to a person owning more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, then the term of the Option cannot exceed 5 years and the exercise price must be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value (100% for any other employee who is receiving ISO awards). | |
2 | The exercise price of a non-ISO must be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value. |
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Vesting Schedule:
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(Establishes the Participant’s rights to exercise this Option with respect to the Number of Shares stated above.) | |
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___% on Grant Date. | |
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___% on each of the first ___(#) annual (_quarterly/___monthly) anniversary dates of the Participant’s Continuous Service after the Grant Date. | |
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The Participant may exercise this Option before vesting occurs, in accordance with Section ___of the Plan. |
2. Term of Option. The term of the Option will expire at 5:00 p.m. (E.D.T. or E.S.T., as
applicable) on the Expiration Date.
3. Manner of Exercise. The Option shall be exercised in the manner set forth in the Plan.
The amount of Shares for which the Option may be exercised is cumulative; that is, if you fail to
exercise the Option for all of the Shares vested under the Option during any period set forth
above, then any Shares subject to the Option that are not exercised during such period may be
exercised during any subsequent period, until the expiration or termination of the Option pursuant
to Sections 2 and 5 of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan. Fractional Shares may not
be purchased.
4. Special ISO Provisions. If designated as an ISO, this Option shall be treated as an ISO
to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code, and shall otherwise be treated as a Non-ISO.
If you sell or otherwise dispose of Shares acquired upon the exercise of an ISO within 1 year from
the date such Shares were acquired or 2 years from the Grant Date, you agree to deliver a written
report to the Company within 10 days following the sale or other disposition of such Shares
detailing the net proceeds of such sale or disposition.
5. Termination of Continuous Service. If your Continuous Service with the Company is
terminated for any reason, this Option shall terminate on the date on which you cease to have any
right to exercise the Option pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6 of the
Plan.
6. Accelerated Vesting; Occurrence of a Change in Corporate Control. In the event your
Continuous Service ends prior to the date upon which your right to exercise this Option becomes
fully vested and exercisable due to your termination without Cause, your right to exercise this
Option shall become fully vested and exercisable. The term “Cause” shall have the meaning set
forth in any then effective employment, consultant or other such agreement between you and the
Company. In the absence of such an agreement, “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Plan. Additionally, in the event you experience an Involuntary Termination in connection with, or
within 12 months following consummation of, a Change in Control, your right to exercise this Option
shall become fully vested and exercisable.
7. Designation of Beneficiary. Subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan,
following the execution of this Award Agreement, you may expressly designate a beneficiary (the
“Beneficiary”) of your interest in the Option awarded hereby, in the event of your death.
You shall
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designate the Beneficiary by completing and executing a designation of beneficiary agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Designation of Beneficiary”)
and delivering an executed copy of the Designation of Beneficiary to the Company.
8. Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted by any provision of this
Award Agreement to be given to you shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at the last address that the Company had
for you on its records. Each party may, from time to time, by notice to the other party hereto,
specify a new address for delivery of notices relating to this Award Agreement. Any such notice
shall be deemed to be given as of the date such notice is personally delivered or properly mailed.
9. Binding Effect. Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement or in the Plan,
every covenant, term, and provision of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legatees, legal representatives,
successors, transferees, and assigns.
10. Modifications. This Award Agreement may be modified or amended at any time, provided
that you must consent in writing to any modification that adversely alters or impairs any rights or
obligations under this Option.
11. Headings. Section and other headings contained in this Award Agreement are for
reference purposes only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope or
intent of this Award Agreement or any provision hereof.
12. Severability. Every provision of this Award Agreement and of the Plan is intended to
be severable. If any term hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or
invalidity shall not affect the validity or legality of the remaining terms of this Award
Agreement.
13. Governing Law. The laws of the British Virgin Islands shall govern the validity of
this Award Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation of the rights and
duties of the parties hereto.
14. Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
15. Plan Governs. By signing this Award Agreement, you acknowledge that you have received
a copy of the Plan and that your Award is subject to all the provisions contained in the Plan, the
provisions of which are made a part of this Award Agreement and your Award is subject to all
interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which from time to time may be promulgated and
adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Award
Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
16. Taxes. By signing this Award, you acknowledge that you shall be solely responsible for
the satisfaction of any federal, state, province or local taxes that may arise with respect to this
Award
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Providing for the Withholding of Shares to Satisfy Tax Liabilities
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Agreement (including, if you are subject to taxation in the United States, any taxes arising under
Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in a
written agreement with the Company). If the Company is obligated to withhold an amount on account
of any federal, state, province or local tax imposed as a result of the exercise by you of all or
any portion of this Option (the date upon which the Company becomes so obligated shall be referred
to herein as the “Withholding Date”), then you shall pay to the Company the minimum aggregate
amount that the Company is obligated to withhold as such amount shall be determined by the Company
in its discretion (the “Minimum Withholding Liability”), which payment shall be made by the
automatic cancellation by the Company of a number of Shares which would otherwise be issued to you
on account of such exercise, the aggregate Fair Market Value of which is equal to the Minimum
Withholding Liability (such cancelled Shares to be valued on the basis of the aggregate Fair Market
Value thereof on the Withholding Date); provided that the number of Shares so cancelled will be
rounded up to the nearest whole Share sufficient to satisfy the Minimum Withholding Liability, with
cash being paid to you in an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of such
cancelled Shares exceeds the Minimum Withholding Liability. If the Fair Market Value of the
cancelled Shares is less than the Minimum Withholding Liability, then you shall pay to the Company
in cash the difference between the Minimum Withholding Liability and the Fair Market Value of the
cancelled Shares. Neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation whatsoever to
pay such taxes, to prevent you from incurring them or to mitigate or protect you from any such tax
liabilities.
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Providing for the Withholding of Shares to Satisfy Tax Liabilities
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BY YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW, along with the signature of the Company’s representative, you and the
Company agree that the Option is awarded under and governed by the terms and conditions of this
Award Agreement and the Plan.
UTi WORLDWIDE INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
PARTICIPANT The undersigned Participant hereby accepts the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan. |
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By: | ||||
Name of Participant: _____________________ | ||||
UTi WORLDWIDE INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit B
Prospectus
UTi WORLDWIDE INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit C
Designation of Beneficiary
In connection with the STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”) entered
into on
, 200__ between UTi Worldwide Inc. (the “Company”) and
, an individual residing at
(the “Participant”), you hereby
designate the person specified below as the beneficiary, in the event of your death, of the
Participant’s interest in a stock option to purchase
Shares (as defined in the
Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan) of the Company awarded pursuant to the Award
Agreement, in the event of your death. This designation shall remain in effect until revoked in
writing by the Participant.
Name of Beneficiary: |
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Address: |
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Social Security No.: |
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Subject to the Award Agreement and the Plan, you understand that this designation operates to
entitle the above-named beneficiary to the rights conferred by the Award Agreement upon your death
from the date this form is delivered to the Company until such date as this designation is revoked
in writing by you, including by delivery to the Company of a written designation of beneficiary
executed by you on a later date.
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By: |
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[Participant Name] | ||||
Sworn to before me this
___ day
of , 200_
County of
State of