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Exhibit
99.2
SIGMATEL,
INC.
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN
CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN
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1. |
E STABLISHMENT AND P
URPOSE |
1.1 Establishment. The
SigmaTel, Inc. Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, as
originally established by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of SigmaTel, Inc., effective August 31, 2006 (the
“Effective Date”), is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as set forth below (as amended and restated, the
“ Plan ”).
1.2 Purpose. The
Company draws upon the knowledge, experience and advice of its
Executive Officers in order to manage its business for the benefit
of the Company’s stockholders. Due to the widespread
awareness of the possibility of mergers, acquisitions and other
strategic alliances in the Company’s industry, the topic of
compensation and other employee benefits in the event of a Change
in Control is an issue in competitive recruitment and retention
efforts. The Committee recognizes that the possibility or pending
occurrence of a Change in Control could lead to uncertainty
regarding the consequences of such an event and could adversely
affect the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate
its Executive Officers. The Committee has therefore determined that
it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to
provide for the continued dedication of its Executive Officers
notwithstanding the possibility or occurrence of a Change in
Control by establishing this Plan to provide designated Executive
Officers with enhanced financial security in the event of a Change
in Control. The purpose of this Plan is to provide its Participants
with specified compensation and benefits in the event of
termination of employment under circumstances specified herein upon
or following a Change in Control.
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2. |
D EFINITIONS AND C
ONSTRUCTION |
2.1 Definitions.
Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
(a) “ Base
Salary Rate ” means the greater of
(1) the Participant’s monthly base salary rate in effect
immediately prior to the Participant’s Termination Upon a
Change in Control or (2) the Participant’s monthly base
salary rate in effect immediately prior to the applicable Change in
Control. For this purpose, base salary does not include any
bonuses, commissions, fringe benefits, car allowances, other
irregular payments or any other compensation except base
salary.
(b) “
Benefit Period ” means a period of
twelve (12) months.
(c) “
Board ” means the Board of Directors of
the Company.
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(d) “
Cause ” means the occurrence of any of
the following: (1) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty,
misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or
falsification of any documents or records of the Company Group;
(2) the Participant’s material failure to abide by the
code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation,
policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace
conduct) of any member of the Company Group; (3) misconduct by
the Participant within the scope of Section 304 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as a result of which of the Company is
required to prepare an accounting restatement; (4) the
Participant’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction
or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate
opportunity of a member of the Company Group (including, without
limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of
the confidential or proprietary information of a member of the
Company Group); (5) any intentional act by the Participant
which has a material detrimental effect on reputation or business
of a member of the Company Group; (6) the Participant’s
repeated failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned
duties after written notice from a member of the Company Group of,
and a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure or inability;
(7) any material breach by the Participant of any employment,
non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar
agreement between the Participant and a member of the Company
Group, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such
agreement; or (8) the Participant’s conviction
(including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal
act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral
turpitude, or which impairs the Participant’s ability to
perform his or her duties with a member of the Company
Group.
(e) “
Change in Control ” means the occurrence
of any of the following:
(1) any “person”
(as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“ Exchange Act ” )), other
than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities of the Company
under an employee benefit plan of the Company, becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors;
(2) the Company is party to a
merger or consolidation which results in the holders of the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
failing to retain immediately after such merger or consolidation
direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the
Company or the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation;
(3) the sale or disposition
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or
consummation of any transaction having similar effect (other than a
sale or disposition to one or more subsidiaries of the Company);
or
(4) a change in the
composition of the Board within any twelve (12) month period
as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are
Incumbent Directors;
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provided; however , that to the
extent that any amount constituting nonqualified deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code would become
payable under this Plan by reason of a Change in Control, such
amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Change
in Control would also constitute a change in ownership or effective
control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code; provided, further, that
to the extent the accelerated vesting of an Equity Award is limited
by the terms of a governing plan document, the definition of
“Change in Control” in such governing document shall
control with respect to such Equity Award.
(f) “
Change in Control Period ” means a
period commencing upon the date of the consummation of a Change in
Control and ending on the date occurring twenty-four
(24) months thereafter.
(g) “
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto and any applicable
regulations (including proposed or temporary regulations) and other
Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated
thereunder.
(h) “
Committee ” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board.
(i) “
Company ” means SigmaTel, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and, following a Change in Control, a
Successor that agrees to assume all of the terms and provisions of
this Plan or a Successor which otherwise becomes bound by operation
of law to this Plan.
(j) “
Company Group ” means the group
consisting of the Company and each present or future parent and
subsidiary corporation or other business entity thereof.
(k) “
Disability ” means a Participant’s
permanent and total disability within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(l) “
Executive Officer ” means an individual
who, immediately prior to the consummation of a Change in Control,
serves as an executive officer of the Company Group appointed by
the Board.
(m) “
Equity Award ” means any Option, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or
other stock-based compensation award.
(n) “ Good
Reason ” means the occurrence during a Change
in Control Period of any of the following conditions without the
Participant’s informed written consent, which condition(s)
remain(s) in effect twenty (20) days after written notice to
the Company from the Participant of such condition(s):
(1) a material, adverse
change in the Participant’s position, duties, substantive
functional responsibilities or reporting relationships, causing the
Participant’s position to be of materially lesser rank or
responsibility within the Company or an equivalent business unit of
its parent as measured by the position occupied by the Participant
immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided, however, the
elimination of the Participant’s duties associated with
operating and maintaining the Company Group as a publically traded
company (in the event that the Company Group ceases to be a
publically traded company after a Change of Control), shall not,
taken alone, constitute a material adverse change; or
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(2) a decrease in the
Participant’s base salary rate or a decrease in the
Participant’s target bonus amount (subject to applicable
performance requirements with respect to the actual amount of bonus
compensation earned by the Participant); or
(3) any failure by the
Company Group to (i) continue to provide the Participant with
the opportunity to participate, on terms substantially similar in
the aggregate to those in effect for the benefit of any employee
group which customarily includes a person holding the employment
position or a comparable position with the Company Group then held
by the Participant, in any benefit or compensation plans or
programs that are substantially similar in the aggregate to the
plans and programs, including, but not limited to, the Company
Group’s life, disability, health, dental, medical, savings,
profit sharing, stock purchase and retirement plans, if any, in
which the Participant was participating immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (ii) provide the Participant with all
other fringe benefits (or their equivalent) from time to time in
effect for the benefit of any employee group which customarily
includes a person holding the employment position or a comparable
position with the Company Group then held by the Participant;
or
(4) the relocation of the
Participant’s work place for the Company Group to a location
that increases the regular commute distance between the
Participant’s residence and work place by more than thirty
(30) miles (one-way), or, following the consummation of a
Change in Control, the imposition of business travel requirements
substantially more demanding of the Participant than such travel
requirements existing immediately prior to the Change in Control;
or
(5) any material breach of
this Plan by the Company Group with respect to the
Participant.
The existence of Good Reason shall not
be affected by the Participant’s temporary incapacity due to
physical or mental illness not constituting a Disability. The
Participant’s continued employment for a period not exceeding
sixty (60) days following the occurrence of any condition
constituting Good Reason shall not constitute consent to, or a
waiver of rights with respect to, such condition. For the purposes
of any determination regarding the existence of Good Reason, any
claim by the Participant that Good Reason exists shall be presumed
to be correct unless the Company establishes to the Board that Good
Reason does not exist, and the Board, acting in good faith, affirms
such determination by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its
entire membership (excluding the Participant if the Participant is
a member of the Board).
(o) “
Incumbent Director ” means a director
who either (1) is a member of the Board as of the Effective
Date, or (2) is elected, or nominated for election, to the
Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the
Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination, but
(3) was not elected or nominated in connection with an actual
or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors
of the Company.
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(p) “
Option ” means any option to purchase
shares of the capital stock of the Company or of any other member
of the Company Group granted to a Participant by the Company or any
other Company Group member, whether granted before or after a
Change in Control.
(q) “
Participant ” means each Executive
Officer designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan,
provided such individual has executed a Participation
Agreement.
(r) “
Participation Agreement ” means an
Agreement to Participate in the SigmaTel, Inc. Executive Change in
Control Severance Plan in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A or in such other form as the Committee may
approve from time to time; provided, however, that, after a
Participation Agreement has been entered into between a Participant
and the Company, it may be modified only by a supplemental written
agreement executed by both the Participant and the Company. The
terms of such forms of Participation Agreement need not be
identical with respect to each Participant. For example, a
Participation Agreement may limit the duration of a
Participant’s participation in the Plan or may modify the
definition of “Change in Control” with respect to a
Participant.
(s) “
Prior Year Bonus ” means the greater of
the maximum aggregate amount of all bonuses for which the
Participant was eligible (whether or not actually earned or paid)
under the terms of the programs, plans or agreements providing for
such bonuses with respect to the full fiscal year of the Company in
effect immediately prior to (1) the Change in Control or
(2) the Termination Upon a Change in Control, in either case
irrespective of amounts already earned or paid with respect to such
fiscal year.
(t) “
Release ” means a general release of all
known and unknown claims against the Company and its affiliates and
their stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents,
successors and assigns substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (“General Release of Claims [Age 40 and
over]” or Exhibit C (“General Release of
Claims [Under age 40]”), whichever is applicable to the
Participant, with any modifications thereto determined by legal
counsel to the Company to be necessary or advisable to comply with
applicable law or to accomplish the intent of Section 7
(Exclusive Remedy) hereof.
(u) “
Restricted Stock ” means any
compensatory award of shares of the capital stock of the Company or
of any other member of the Company Group granted to a Participant
by the Company or any other Company Group member or acquired upon
the exercise of an Option, whether such shares are granted or
acquired before or after a Change in Control, including any shares
issued in exchange for any such shares by a Successor or any other
member of the Company Group.
(v) “
Restricted Stock Units ” mean any
compensatory award of rights to receive shares of the capital stock
or cash in an amount measured by the value of shares of the capital
stock of the Company or of any other member of the Company Group at
one or more specified future times or upon the satisfaction of one
or more specified conditions granted to a Participant by the
Company or any other Company Group member, whether such awards are
granted before or after a Change in Control, including any such
awards granted in exchange for such awards by a Successor or any
other member of the Company Group.
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(w) “
Separation from Service ” means a
separation from service as defined in Section 409A of the
Code.
(x) “
Specified Employee ” means a specified
employee as defined in Section 409A of the Code.
(y) “
Stock Appreciation Right ” means any
award consisting of the right to receive payment, for each share of
the capital stock of the Company or of any other member of the
Company Group subject to such award, of an amount equal to the
excess, if any, of the fair market value of such share on the date
of exercise of the award over the exercise price for such share
granted to a Participant by the Company or any other Company Group
member, whether such awards are granted before or after a Change in
Control, including any such awards granted in exchange for such
awards by a Successor or any other member of the Company
Group.
(z) “
Successor ” means any successor in
interest to substantially all of the business and/or assets of the
Company.
(aa) “
Termination Upon a Change in Control ”
means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) termination by the
Company Group of the Participant’s employment for any reason
other than Cause during the Change in Control Period; or
(2) the Participant’s
resignation for Good Reason from employment with the Company Group
during the Change in Control Period, provided that such resignation
occurs within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of the
condition constituting Good Reason;
provided, however , that
Termination Upon a Change in Control shall not include any
termination of the Participant’s employment which is
(i) for Cause, (ii) a result of the Participant’s
death or Disability, or (iii) a result of the
Participant’s voluntary termination of employment other than
for Good Reason.
2.2 Construction.
Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of
the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the
singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be
exclusive, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.
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3. |
E LIGIBILITY AND P
ARTICIPATION |
The Board or Committee shall
designate those Executive Officers who shall be eligible to become
Participants in the Plan. To become a Participant, an Executive
Officer so designated by the Committee must execute a Participation
Agreement.
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4. |
T REATMENT OF E
QUITY A WARDS IN C
ONNECTION WITH A C
HANGE IN C
ONTROL |
4.1 Equity Awards –
Not Assumed or Substituted. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary contained in any agreement evidencing an Equity Award
granted to a Participant, in the event of a Change in Control in
which the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing
corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case
may be (the “ Acquiror ” ),
does not assume or continue the Company’s rights and
obligations under any of the then-outstanding Equity Awards held by
the Participant or substitute for any such awards substantially
equivalent awards, as the case may be, for the Acquiror’s
stock, then the vesting, exercisability and settlement of each such
award which is not assumed, continued or substituted for shall be
accelerated in full effective immediately prior to but conditioned
upon the consummation of the Change in Control. For purposes of
this Section 4, an Equity Award shall be deemed assumed or
substituted for if, and only if, following the Change in Control,
the Equity Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms
and conditions of the stock plan and award agreement pursuant to
which such award was granted which are not inconsistent with this
Section, for each share of stock of the Company subject to such
award immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in
Control (and not previously issued in settlement of such award),
stock of the Acquiror having a fair market value equal to the fair
market value of the consideration (whether stock, cash, other
securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder
of a share of stock of the Company on the effective date of the
Change in Control was entitled, such fair market values being
determined as of the date of the Change in Control.
4.2 Equity Awards –
Assumed or Substituted. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained in any agreement evidencing an Equity Award
granted to a Participant, in the event of a Change in Control in
which the Acquiror assumes or continues the Company’s rights
and obligations under any of the then-outstanding Equity Awards
held by the Participant or substituted for any such awards
substantially equivalent awards for the Acquiror’s stock,
then the vesting, exercisability and settlement of each such award
which is assumed, continued or substituted shall on the date of a
Termination Upon a Change of Control be accelerated immediately as
to such number of shares as would have vested pursuant to the
schedule set forth in the agreement or certificate evidencing the
Equity Award if the Participant had remained in the employ of the
Company Group for twelve (12) months from the date of the
Termination Upon a Change in Control.
4.3 Section 409A.
The provision, time and manner of payment or distribution of all
such compensation and benefits shall be subject to, limited by and
construed in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code, to the extent applicable, including any delay in
payments after a Termination Upon a Change in Control of a
Specified Employee required by Section 409A.
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5. |
O THER B ENEFITS
IN T ERMINATION U PON
A C HANGE IN C
ONTROL |
In the event of a
Participant’s Termination Upon a Change in Control, the
Participant shall be entitled to receive the compensation and
benefits described in this Section 5. The provision, time and
manner of payment or distribution of all such compensation and
benefits shall be subject to, limited by and construed in
accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code,
to the extent applicable, including any delay in payments after a
Termination Upon a Change in Control of a Specified Employee
required by Section 409A.
5.1 Accrued
Obligations. The Participant shall be entitled to
receive:
(a) all salary, commissions
and accrued but unused vacation earned through the date of the
Participant’s termination of employment;
(b) reimbursement within ten
(10) business days of submission of proper expense reports of
all expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred by the Participant
in connection with the business of the Company Group prior to his
or her termination of employment; and
(c) the benefits, if any,
under any Company Group retirement plan, nonqualified deferred
compensation plan, stock purchase or other stock-based compensation
plan or agreement (other than any such plan or agreement pertaining
to Equity Awards whose treatment is prescribed by
Section 5.2(c) below), health benefits plan or other Company
Group benefit plan to which the Participant may be entitled
pursuant to the terms of such plans or agreements.
5.2 Severance
Benefits. Provided that the Participant executes and does not
revoke the Release applicable to such Participant at or following
the time of the Participant’s Termination Upon a Change in
Control, the Participant shall be entitled to receive the following
severance payments and benefits:
(a) Salary and Bonus.
Within ten (10) business days following the last to occur of
(i) the Participant’s termination of employment;
(ii) the last day on which the Participant may revoke the
Release in accordance with its terms; or (iii) if the
Participant is a Specified Employee (but only to the extent the
delay in this clause (iii) is required under
Section 409A), six months after the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service, the Company shall pay
to the Participant in a lump sum cash payment an amount equal to
the Participant’s Base Salary Rate multiplied by the number
of months in the Benefit Period applicable to the Participant, plus
the Participant’s Prior Year Bonus.
Health Insurance
Benefits. For the period commencing immediately following the
Participant’s termination of employment and continuing for
the duration of the Benefit Period applicable to the Participant,
the Company shall arrange to provide the Participant and his or her
dependents with health insurance benefits (including medical,
dental and vision) substantially similar to those provided to the
Participant and his or her dependents immediately prior to the date
of such termination of employment (without giving effect to any
reduction in such benefits constituting Good Reason). Such benefits
shall be provided to the Participant without cost to the
Participant and at the same coverage level as in effect as of the
Participant’s
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termination of employment (without
giving effect to any reduction in such benefits constituting Good
Reason). The Company may satisfy its obligation to provide a
continuation of health insurance benefits by paying the full amount
of the Participant’s premiums required under the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ( “
COBRA ” ) with respect to
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