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NON -Q UALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Stock Option Agreement

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Title: NON -Q UALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 12/8/2008
Industry: Misc. Capital Goods     Sector: Capital Goods

NON -Q UALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, Parties: zebra technologies corporation
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Exhibit 10.5

Form of Director 1-Year Vesting

N ON -Q 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.

 

1.

Grant of Option .

 

 

(a)

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”).

 

 

(b)

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”).

 

 

(c)

Nontransferability . The Option shall be non-transferable, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as otherwise permitted under the Plan.

 

2.

Vesting of Option .

 

 

(a)

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.

 

 

(b)

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:

 

 

(i)

the Expiration Date; or

 

 

(ii)

one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service on the Board due to the Participant’s death or Disability.

In the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s beneficiary or estate may exercise the vested portion of the Option.

 

 

(c)

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:

 

 

(i)

the Expiration Date; or

 

 

(ii)

one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service on the Board due to Retirement.

For purposes of this Option Agreement, “Retirement” means the Participant’s voluntary termination of service on the Board after attaining either:

 

 

 

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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age sixty-five (65).

 

 

(d)

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:

 

 

(i)

the Expiration Date; or

 

 

(ii)

ninety (90) days after the date of the Participant’s termination of service on the Board.

 

 

(e)

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.

 

3.

Exercise of Option .

 

 

(a)

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:

 

 

(i)

specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased;

 

 

(ii)

specify the aggregate Option Price for such Option Shares; and

 

 

(iii)

be accompanied by payment in full of such aggregate Option Price.

 

 

(b)

Payment Upon Exercise . The Option Price upon exercise of any portion of the Option shall be payable to the Company in full either:

 

 

(i)

in cash or its equivalent;

 

 

(ii)

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

 

 

(iii)

a combination of Sections 3(b)(i) and (ii) hereof.

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:

 

 

(iv)

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,

 

 

(v)

by tendering other Awards payable under the Plan, or

 

 

(vi)

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.

 

 

(vii)

Any combination of Sections 3(b)(i)-(vi) upon written consent of the Committee.

 

 

(c)

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:

 

 

(i)

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)

its receiving proof it considers satisfactory that a person seeking to exercise the Option after the Participant’s death is entitled to do so;

 

 

(iii)

the Participant complying with any requests for representations under the Plan; and

 

 

(iv)

the Participant complying with any federal, state, or local tax withholding obligations.

 

 

(d)

No Fractions of Stock . The Company shall not be required to issue any fractional shares of Stock.

 

4.

Payment of Taxes .

 

 

(a)

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.

 

5.

Changes in Company’s Capital Structure .

 

 

(a)

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:

 

 

(i)

any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business;

 

 

(ii)

any merger or consolidation of the Company;

 

 

(iii)

any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Company’s Common Stock or the rights thereof;

 

 

(iv)

the dissolution or liquidation of the Company;

 

 

(v)

any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company’s assets or business; or

 

 

(vi)

any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

6.

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete . The Participant agrees to, understands and acknowledges the following:

 

 

(a)

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,

 

 

(i)

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;

 

 

(ii)

inventions, designs, methods, discoveries, works of authorship, creations, improvements or ideas developed or otherwise produced, acquired or used by the Company;

 

 

(iii)

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;

 

 

(iv)

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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