RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AGREEMENT
MAKEMUSIC, INC.
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
THIS AGREEMENT is
made effective as of this
day of
,
, by and between MakeMusic,
Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and
(the “Participant”).
WHEREAS, the
Participant on the date hereof is a key employee, officer, director
of or consultant or advisor to, the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, the
Company wishes to grant a restricted stock unit award to the
Participant for shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant
to the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the
Administrator of the Plan has authorized the grant of a restricted
stock unit award to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award . The Company
hereby grants to the Participant a restricted stock unit award (the
“Award”) for
(
) restricted stock units on the terms and conditions set forth
herein. Each restricted stock unit shall entitle the Participant to
receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock. This Award
shall expire ________, unless terminated earlier under the
provisions of Paragraph 2 below.
2.
Vesting of Restricted Stock Units .
a.
General . Except as provided in Paragraph 3
below, the restricted stock units subject to this Award shall vest
according to the following schedule:
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Number of Restricted Stock
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Vesting
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Available for
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b.
Termination of Relationship . Except as provided in
Paragraph 3 below, if, prior to the vesting of all or any
portion of the Award, the Participant ceases to be [a key
employee or officer] [a consultant or advisor] [a director] of
the Company or any Affiliate for any reason, the Participant may be
required to forfeit all restricted stock units subject to this
Award which have not vested and this Award may, in the
Administrator’s discretion, terminate as of the date of the
act giving rise to such termination. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if any payments to be made to the
Participant hereunder are subject to the requirements of Code
Section 409A and the Company determines that the Participant is a
“specified employee” as defined in Code
Section 409A as of the date of the termination, such payments
shall not be paid or commence earlier than the date that is six
months after the termination. Any payment not made during the six
month period shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month
following termination.
c.
Issuance of Shares; Rights as a Shareholder .
On each Vesting Date or in the event of a termination in connection
with a Change of Control (as defined below), the Company shall
cause to be issued a stock certificate representing that number of
shares of Common Stock that have vested as of such Vesting Date,
less any shares withheld for payment of taxes as provided in
Paragraph 4(e) below, and shall deliver such certificate to the
Participant. Until the issuance of such shares, the Participant
shall not be entitled to receive dividends attributable to such
shares of Common Stock, and shall not have any other rights as a
shareholder with respect to such shares. No adjustment shall be
made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash,
securities or other property), distributions or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued,
except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan and Paragraph
4(c) of this Agreement.
a.
Acceleration . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan
or this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of the termination
of the Participant’s relationship with the Company in
connection with a Change of Control (as defined below), this Award
shall immediately and fully vest.
b.
Change of Control Defined . For purposes of this
Paragraph 3, a “Change of Control”
means:
i.
The consummation of any merger, consolidation, exchange, or
reorganization to which the Company is a party if the individuals
and entities who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior
to the effective date of such transaction have, immediately
following the effective date of such transaction, beneficial
ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) of less than fifty percent (50%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of securities issued by the
surviving corporation for the election of directors of the
surviving corporation;
ii.
The shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for
the liquidation of the Company;
iii.
A sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company to any person or entity which is not an
Affiliate of the Company; or
iv.
The acquisition, without prior approval by resolution adopted by
the Board, of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of
securities of the Company representing, in the aggregate, fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of the Company’s then-issued and outstanding
securities by any person or entity or by a group of associated
persons or entities acting in concert; provided, however, that a
Change of Control will not be deemed to occur if such acquisition
is initiated by the Participant or an entity in which the
Participant owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of such entity’s securities, or
if the Participant or such entity is a member of the group of
associated persons or entities acting in concert.
In all cases,
the determination of whether a Change of Control has occurred shall
be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the
regulations, notices and other guidance of general applicability
issued thereunder.
c.
Limitation on Change of Control Payments . The
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any Change of Control
Payment, as defined below, which would constitute a
“parachute payment” for purposes of Code
Section 280G, or any successor provision, and the
regulations
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thereunder. In
the event any Change of Control Payment payable to the Participant
would constitute a “parachute payment,” the Participant
shall have the right to designate those Change of Control Payments
which would be reduced or eliminated so that the Participant will
not receive a “parachute payment.” For purposes of this
Paragraph 3(c), a “Change of Control Payment”
shall mean any payment, benefit or transfer of property in the
nature of compensation paid to or for the benefit of the
Participant under any arrangement which is considered contingent on
a Change of Control for purposes of Code Section 280G,
including, without limitation, any and all of the Company’s
salary, bonus, incentive, restricted stock, stock option,
equity-based compensation or benefit plans, programs or other
arrangements, and shall include the acceleration of this
Award.
a.
Employment; Rights as Shareholder . This Agreement
shall
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