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FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 7/28/2008

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT, Parties: freescale semiconductor holdings i  ltd.
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EXHIBIT 10.6

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made effective as of February 11 th , 2008 between Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Company”) and Richard M. Beyer (the “Executive”):

R E C I T A L S :

WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to enter into the deferred compensation arrangement provided for herein with the Executive pursuant to the terms set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Exhibit A .

2. Grant of Deferred Compensation . The Company hereby grants to the Executive, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, deferred compensation of $12,500,000 pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Deferred Compensation”).

3. Vesting Period . Subject to the Executive’s continued Employment, or except as otherwise provided below, thirty-three and one-third percent (33  1 / 3 %) of the Deferred Compensation covered by this Agreement shall vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date. At any time, the portion of the Deferred Compensation which has become vested as described above shall be referred to as the “Vested Portion”.

4. Payment . Payment of the Vested Portion of the Deferred Compensation shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the earliest to occur of: (i) the Executive’s termination of Employment; (ii) the Executive’s death; (iii) the Executive’s Disability; (iv) a Change of Control; or (v) the third anniversary of the Effective Date.

5. Accelerated Payment on Change of Control . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Change of Control, the unvested portion of the Deferred Compensation shall become fully vested.

6. Termination of Employment .

(a) General . If the Executive’s Employment is terminated for any reason, the Executive’s right to payment of the Deferred Compensation shall, to the extent the Deferred Compensation is not then vested (after giving effect to the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6), terminate upon the termination of such Employment.

 

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(b) For Cause . The Deferred Compensation (including any Vested Portion thereof) shall terminate upon the Executive’s termination of Employment for Cause.

(c) Without Cause or for Good Reason . Upon the Executive’s termination of Employment without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Deferred Compensation shall become vested in an amount equal to the amount of Deferred Compensation that would have vested on the next anniversary of the Effective Date if the Executive had remained employed until such date (the “Subsequent Vested Amount”), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of days elapsed from the vesting date immediately preceding termination of the Executive’s Employment or the Effective Date, as applicable, through the Executive’s termination of Employment and the denominator of which equals 365, plus the Subsequent Vested Amount; subject in all circumstances to the maximum of the Deferred Compensation as of the date of such termination of Employment. Any portion of the Deferred Compensation that is not vested after giving effect to the above provisions of this Section 6(c) shall terminate immediately effective as of the termination of the Executive’s Employment.

(d) Death . Upon the Executive’s termination of Employment due to death, the Deferred Compensation shall become fully vested.

(e) Disability . Upon the Executive’s termination of Employment due to Disability, the Deferred Compensation shall become fully vested.

(f) By the Executive Other Than Due to Disability or Good Reason . If the Executive’s Employment is terminated on account of a termination of the Executive’s Employment initiated by the Executive other than due to Disability or Good Reason, then the unvested portion of the Deferred Compensation shall be automatically forfeited.

(g) Six-Month Waiting Period for Distributions Upon Separation From Service . To the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, any payment that would otherwise be payable under this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s termination of Employment, shall instead be paid on the first business day after the expiration of such six-month period, plus interest thereon, at a rate equal to the applicable Federal short-term rate (as defined in Section 1274(d) of the Code) for the month in which such date of termination occurs from the respective dates on which such amounts would otherwise have been paid until the actual date of payment. In no event will any payment be made hereunder, unless the relevant termination of Employment constitutes a “separation from service” under Section 409A.

7. Certain Covenants . The Executive hereby agrees and covenants to perform all of his obligations set forth in Exhibit B hereto (which is incorporated by reference hereby) and acknowledges that the Executive’s obligations set forth in Exhibit B constitute a material inducement for the Company’s grant of the Deferred Compensation to the Executive.

 

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8. No Right to Continued Employment . The granting of the Deferred Compensation evidenced hereby and this Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Employment of the Executive and shall not lessen or affect the Company’s or its Affiliate’s right to terminate the Employment of the Executive.

9. Withholding . The Executive may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under the Deferred Compensation of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Deferred Compensation or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Deferred Compensation and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

10. Notices . Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Executive at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Executive or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

11. Governing Law . This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

12. Consent to Jurisdiction . All actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any New York state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York. The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York for the purpose of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune of from attachment or execution, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.

13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS

 

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SECTION 14 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 14 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

14. Section 409A . It is intended that the terms of this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code. If it is determined that the terms of this Agreement have been structured in a manner that would result in adverse tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code, the parties agree to cooperate in taking all reasonable measures to restructure the arrangement to minimize or avoid such adverse tax treatment without materially impairing Executive’s economic rights.

15. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

16. Signature in Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Paul C. Schorr, IV

Name:

 

Paul


 
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