Exhibit 10.5
Form of Director 1-Year
Vesting
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ON
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UALIFIED
S
TOCK
O
PTION
A
GREEMENT
This NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT (this “Option Agreement”), dated as of
<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”), is
between ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION , a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and <<Name>>
(the “Participant”), relating to a non-qualified stock
option granted under the 2006 Zebra Technologies Corporation
Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized
terms used in this Option Agreement without definition shall have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
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(a)
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Grant . Subject to the provisions of this Option
Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company
hereby grants to the Participant as of the Grant Date a
Non-Qualified Stock Option (the “Option”) to purchase
<<Number>> shares (the “Option Shares”) of
the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share (the “Stock”), at a price of <<Strike
Price>> per share (the “Option
Price”).
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(b)
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Term of the
Option . Unless the Option terminates
earlier pursuant to other provisions of the Option Agreement, the
Option shall expire on the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Grant
Date (the “Expiration Date”).
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(c)
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Nontransferability
. The Option shall be non-transferable, except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as otherwise
permitted under the Plan.
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(a)
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General
Vesting Rule . Prior to the Expiration Date, 100% of the Option
shall become and be exercisable on or after the first anniversary
of the Grant Date provided, however, except as otherwise provided
for under this Option Agreement, the Participant must remain a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”) continuously through the applicable vesting
date.
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(b)
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Death or
Disability . Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 2(a) hereof, in the event the Participant’s
service on the Board is terminated due to the Participant’s
death or Disability, any unvested portion of the Option as of the
date of such termination of service shall immediately become fully
vested and exercisable and, along with any unexercised, vested
portion of the Option, shall remain exercisable until the earlier
of:
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(i)
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the Expiration
Date; or
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(ii)
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one
(1) year after the date of the Participant’s termination
of service on the Board due to the Participant’s death or
Disability.
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In the event of the
Participant’s death, the Participant’s beneficiary or
estate may exercise the vested portion of the Option.
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(c)
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Retirement . In
the event the Participant’s service on the Board is
terminated due to Retirement, any unexercised, vested portion of
the Option as of the date of the Participant’s termination of
service on the Board shall remain exercisable until the earlier
of:
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(i)
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the Expiration
Date; or
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(ii)
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one
(1) year after the date of the Participant’s termination
of service on the Board due to Retirement.
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For purposes of this Option
Agreement, “Retirement” means the Participant’s
voluntary termination of service on the Board after attaining
either:
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age fifty-five (55) with ten
(10) or more complete years of service with the Company and/or
any Subsidiary; or
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(d)
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Other
Termination of Service on the Board . In
the event the Participant’s service on the Board is
terminated for any reason other than as provided in
Section 2(b) or (c) hereof, any portion of the Option
that is unexercised and vested as of the date of such termination
shall remain exercisable until the earlier of:
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(i)
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the Expiration
Date; or
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(ii)
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ninety
(90) days after the date of the Participant’s
termination of service on the Board.
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(e)
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Change in
Control Vesting . Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of
the Plan, if a Change in Control occurs, 100% of the remaining
unvested portion of the Option shall be immediately vested and
exercisable upon such Change in Control and, along with any
unexercised, vested portion of the Option, shall remain exercisable
through the Expiration Date.
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(a)
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Manner of
Exercise . The
vested portion of the Option may be exercised, in whole or in part,
by delivering written notice to the Company in accordance with of
Section 7(k) hereof and in such form as the Committee may
require from time to time. Such notice of exercise
shall:
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(i)
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specify the
number of Option Shares to be purchased;
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(ii)
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specify the
aggregate Option Price for such Option Shares; and
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(iii)
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be accompanied
by payment in full of such aggregate Option Price.
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(b)
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Payment
Upon Exercise . The
Option Price upon exercise of any portion of the Option shall be
payable to the Company in full either:
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(i)
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in cash or its
equivalent;
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(ii)
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by tendering
previously acquired Stock that has been held for at least six
months (or such longer period necessary to avoid a charge to the
Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes) and
having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal
to the aggregate Option Price, or
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(iii)
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a combination
of Sections 3(b)(i) and (ii) hereof.
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In addition, payment of the Option
Price may be payable by one or more of the following methods either
upon written consent from the Committee or if one or more of the
following methods will not result in a charge to the
Company’s earnings for financial reporting
purposes:
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(iv)
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by withholding
Stock that otherwise would be acquired on exercise having an
aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the
aggregate Option Price,
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(v)
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by tendering
other Awards payable under the Plan, or
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(vi)
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by cashless
exercise through delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker
to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of proceeds from a
sale of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the purchase
price.
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(vii)
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Any combination
of Sections 3(b)(i)-(vi) upon written consent of the
Committee.
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(c)
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Compliance with Federal and State
Law .
The Company reserves the right to
delay a Participant’s exercise of the Option if (1) the
Company’s issuance of Stock upon such exercise would violate
any applicable federal or state securities laws or any other
applicable laws or regulations, or (2) the Company reasonably
determines that issuance of Stock would not be deductible under
Code Section 162(m). The Participant may not sell or otherwise
dispose of Option Shares in violation of any applicable law. The
Company may postpone issuing and delivering any Option Shares for
so long as the Company reasonably determines to be necessary to
satisfy the following:
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(i)
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its completing
or amending any securities registration or qualification of the
Option Shares, or it or the Participant satisfying any exemption
from registration under any federal or state law, rule, or
regulation;
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(ii)
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its receiving
proof it considers satisfactory that a person seeking to exercise
the Option after the Participant’s death is entitled to do
so;
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(iii)
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the Participant
complying with any requests for representations under the Plan;
and
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(iv)
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the Participant
complying with any federal, state, or local tax withholding
obligations.
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(d)
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No
Fractions of Stock . The
Company shall not be required to issue any fractional shares of
Stock.
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(a)
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General
Rule .
If the Company is obligated to
withhold an amount on account of any tax imposed as a result of the
exercise of an Option, the Participant shall be required to pay
such amount to the Company, as provided under Section 17 of
the Plan. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the
Participant is responsible for the tax consequences associated with
the grant of the Option and its exercise.
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Changes
in Company’s Capital Structure .
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(a)
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Adjustment in Authorized Stock
. As may be determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the Committee, in its complete and sole discretion, to
prevent dilution or enlargement of rights, the Committee shall make
or authorize to be made an adjustment in the number and class of
Option and/or the Option Price to prevent dilution or enlargement
of rights, as a result of the following:
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(i)
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any adjustment,
recapitalization, reorganization or other changes in the
Company’s capital structure or its business;
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(ii)
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any merger or
consolidation of the Company;
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(iii)
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any issuance of
bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or
affecting the Company’s Common Stock or the rights
thereof;
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(iv)
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the dissolution
or liquidation of the Company;
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(v)
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any sale or
transfer of all or any part of the Company’s assets or
business; or
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(vi)
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any other
corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or
otherwise.
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Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and
Non-Compete . The
Participant agrees to, understands and acknowledges the
following:
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(a)
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Confidential Information
. The Participant will be furnished, use or
otherwise have access to certain Confidential Information of the
Company. For purposes of this Option Agreement, “Confidential
Information” means any and all financial, technical,
commercial or other information concerning the business and affairs
of the Company that is confidential and proprietary to the Company,
including without limitation,
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(i)
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information
relating to the Company’s past and existing customers and
vendors and development of prospective customers and vendors,
including specific customer product requirements, pricing
arrangements, payments terms, customer lists and other similar
information;
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(ii)
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inventions,
designs, methods, discoveries, works of authorship, creations,
improvements or ideas developed or otherwise produced, acquired or
used by the Company;
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(iii)
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the
Company’s proprietary programs, processes or software,
consisting of but not limited to, computer programs in source or
object code and all related documentation and training materials,
including all upgrades, updates, improvements, derivatives and
modifications thereof and including programs and documentation in
incomplete stages of design or research and development;
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(iv)
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the subject
matter of the Company’s patents, design patents, copyrights,
trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress,
manuals, operating instructions, training materials, and other
industrial property, including such information in incomplete
stages of desi
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