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Introductory Note
On December 3, 2019 at 4:15 pm Eastern Standard Time (the “Effective Time”), Cimpress N.V., a Dutch public limited company, and Cimpress plc (formerly known as Cimpress Limited), an Irish public limited company, completed the previously announced merger pursuant to which Cimpress N.V. merged with and into Cimpress plc (the “Merger”), with Cimpress plc surviving the Merger. On November 21, 2019, Cimpress Limited was re-registered as an Irish public limited company, or plc, and thereafter became known as Cimpress plc. The Merger was effected pursuant to an agreement between Cimpress N.V. and Cimpress Limited entitled the Common Draft Terms of Merger dated as of September 17, 2019 (the “Common Draft Terms of Merger”).
As a result of the Merger, all of Cimpress N.V.’s outstanding ordinary shares, par value €0.01 per share (“Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares”), were exchanged on a one-for-one basis for newly issued ordinary shares, par value €0.01 per share (“Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares”), of Cimpress plc.
The Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) and, beginning at the opening of trading on Nasdaq on December 4, 2019, will trade under the symbol “CMPR,” the same symbol under which the Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares previously traded. In connection with the Merger and by operation of Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), Cimpress plc is the successor issuer to Cimpress N.V. and has succeeded to the attributes of Cimpress N.V. as the registrant, including Cimpress N.V’s Commission file number 000-51539. The Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares are deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and Cimpress plc is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and will hereafter file reports and other information with the Commission using the same Commission file number previously used by Cimpress N.V. Cimpress plc hereby reports this succession in accordance with Rule 12g-3(f) under the Exchange Act. The CUSIP number for Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares is G2143T103.
Prior to completion of the Merger, the Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares were listed on Nasdaq under the trading symbol “CMPR” and were registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq prior to the opening of trading on December 4, 2019, and Cimpress N.V. has requested that Nasdaq file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a notification on Form 25 with respect to the removal of the Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares from listing on Nasdaq and requesting the withdrawal of the registration of Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. In addition, Cimpress plc expects to file a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate the registration under the Exchange Act of Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares ten days after the date such Form 25 is filed.
The foregoing summary of the Merger is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Common Draft Terms of Merger included as Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 19, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
(a) Assumption of Certain Employment Agreements.
The information under the heading “Assumption of Certain Employment Agreements” in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
(b) Assumption of Certain Cimpress N.V. Obligations to Issue Ordinary Shares.
The information under the heading “Assumption of Certain Cimpress N.V. Obligations to Issue Ordinary Shares” in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
As provided in the Common Draft Terms of Merger, at the Effective Time, Cimpress N.V. ceased to exist and transferred all of its assets and liabilities by universal succession of title (onder algemene titel) to Cimpress plc pursuant to the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 157 of 2008) of Ireland, Section 2:309 and Section 2:333c of the Dutch Civil Code, and Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 26, 2005 on Cross-Border Mergers of Limited Liability Companies as repealed and codified by Chapter II, Title II of Directive 2017/1132/EU.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.
As described above in the Introductory Note, pursuant to the Merger, at the Effective Time holders of Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares received, in exchange for such Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares, Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. The issuance of these securities in connection with the Merger was sanctioned by the High Court of Ireland pursuant to an order issued on December 3, 2019 after a hearing upon the fairness of the terms and conditions of such issuance at which all holders of Cimpress N.V. Ordinary Shares had a right to appear and of which notice had been given. The issuance of Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares described above was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of the exemption provided under Section 3(a)(10) thereof.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to the Rights of Security Holders. |
The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
In connection with the Merger, commencing upon the Effective Time the rights of holders of Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares became governed by Cimpress plc’s Constitution which is included as Annex B to Cimpress N.V.’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares set forth under the caption “Description of Cimpress plc Shares” beginning on page 44 of Cimpress N.V.’s definitive proxy statement filed by Cimpress N.V. with the SEC on September 27, 2019 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(a) Executive Officers and Directors.
Upon completion of the Merger, the directors and executive officers of Cimpress N.V. immediately prior to the completion of the Merger became the directors and executive officers of Cimpress plc.
(b) Assumption of Certain Employment Agreements.
On December 3, 2019, Cimpress plc assumed the following agreements with its executive officers: (i) Amended and Restated Executive Retention Agreement between Cimpress N.V. and Robert Keane, dated as of October 23, 2009, (ii) Executive Retention Agreement between Cimpress N.V. and Sean Quinn, dated as of February 16, 2016, and (iii) Executive Retention Agreement between Cimpress N.V. and Maarten Wensveen, dated as of January 1, 2019 (collectively, the “Executive Agreements”). In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Executive Agreements will be deemed amended to the extent necessary so that all references to compensatory equity or equity-linked awards will refer to compensatory equity or equity-linked awards covering Cimpress plc Ordinary Shares. The Executive Agreements are incorporated herein by reference to our previous SEC filings, as described in the Exhibit Index of this Report.
(c) Assumption of Certain Cimpress N.V. Obligations to Issue Ordinary Shares.
Effective as of the Effective Time, Cimpress plc assumed the obligations of Cimpress N.V. in connection with certain equity awards and share based compensation previously granted under certain equity-linked incentive plans of Cimpress N.V. (the “Cimpress N.V. Equity Plans”).
(d) Compensatory Plans.
Certain of the Cimpress N.V. Equity Plans which Cimpress plc has assumed as described above in paragraph (c) of this Item 5.02 were granted to Cimpress plc’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or one or more other named executive officers (as such term is used in Rule 402 of Regulation S-K).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
December 3, 2019 |
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/s/ Sean E. Quinn | |||
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 10.3
CIMPRESS plc
2016 PERFORMANCE EQUITY PLAN
(As assumed, amended and restated, effective December 3, 2019)
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2016, Cimpress N.V., a public company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands adopted the Cimpress N.V. 2016 Performance Equity Plan (as so adopted and amended, from time to time, in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the Cimpress N.V. Plan).
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the re-domiciliation of Cimpress N.V. from the Netherlands to Ireland pursuant to a merger by acquisition under the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 of Ireland (SI 157/2008), as amended, and section 2:309 and section 2:333c of the Dutch Civil Code (the Merger) was completed. Pursuant to the Merger: (i) Cimpress plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the Company), by operation of law and universal succession of title, became entitled to the assets of Cimpress N.V. and assumed the liabilities of Cimpress N.V. from the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time); (ii) ordinary shares of 0.01 each (nominal value) were allotted and issued by the Company to the shareholders of Cimpress N.V., on a one-for-one basis, at the Effective Time as consideration for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Cimpress N.V.; and (iii) Cimpress N.V. ceased to exist following completion of the Merger.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, among other matters, at the Effective Time, the Cimpress N.V. Plan and all awards then outstanding under the Cimpress N.V. Plan were assumed by the Company and the Cimpress N.V. Plan was amended and restated on the terms set out herein and renamed the Cimpress plc 2016 Performance Equity Plan (the Cimpress N.V. Plan as so assumed, amended and restated at the Effective Time and as may, from time to time, be amended in respect of periods following the Effective Time, the Plan).
WHEREAS, save as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Plan shall apply to all awards granted prior to or following the Effective Time.
1. | Purpose |
The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Companys shareholders by enhancing the Companys ability to attract, retain and motivate individuals who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such individuals with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such individuals with those of the Companys shareholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term Company includes: (i) any of the Companys present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (the Code) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the board of directors of the Company (the Board); and (ii) in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time, Cimpress N.V.
2. | Eligibility |
All of the Companys employees, officers and directors, including members of the Companys Board, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as the terms consultants and advisors are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor form), are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Each person who is granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a Participant. The Plan provides for the award of performance share units as described in Section 5 (each an Award).
3. | Administration and Delegation |
(a) Administration by Board. The Board administers the Plan. The Board has authority to grant Awards and adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it deems advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award. The Board takes all actions and makes all decisions with respect to the Plan and any Awards in the Boards discretion, and the Boards actions and decisions are final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.
(b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a Committee). All references in the Plan to the Board mean the Board, a Committee or the officers referred to in Section 3(c), in the latter two cases to the extent that the Boards powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.
(c) Delegation to Officers. Subject to any requirements of applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards (subject to any limitations under the Plan) to eligible persons hereunder and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine. However, the Board shall fix the terms of Awards to be granted by such officers, the maximum number of Shares subject to Awards that the officers may grant, and the time period in which such Awards may be granted. In addition, no officer may be authorized to grant such Awards to any (1) executive officer of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), (2) officer of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act), or (3) member of the Companys Board.
4. | Shares Available for Awards |
(a) Number of Shares; Share Counting.
(1) Authorized Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 7, the Company may make Awards under the Plan for up to 6,000,000 ordinary shares, 0.01 nominal value per share, of the Company (the Shares). Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares, at the sole discretion of the Board.
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(2) Share Counting. For purposes of counting the number of Shares available for the grant of Awards under the Plan under this Section 4(a), the following provisions apply:
(A) If any Award (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered, canceled or forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of Shares subject to such Award being redeemed by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual redemption right) or (ii) results in any Shares not being issued, the unused Shares covered by such Award will again be available for the grant of Awards; and
(B) Shares that a Participant delivers to the Company (whether by actual delivery or attestation) to satisfy tax withholding obligations (including Shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) are not added back to the number of Shares available for the future grant of Awards.
(b) Per Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 7, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which the Company may grant Awards to any Participant under the Plan is 3,000,000 per fiscal year. The Company shall construe and apply the per Participant limit described in this Section 4(b) consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder (Section 162(m)).
5. | Performance Share Units |
(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board may grant Awards of performance share units as described in the Plan (each unit, a PSU).
(b) Terms and Conditions for All PSUs. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including the conditions for vesting, payout and forfeiture and the issue price (if any), including but not limited to performance conditions in addition to (but not in substitution of) the performance conditions set forth on Schedules 1 and/or 2. Such terms and conditions of Awards shall incorporate, among others, the terms set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto, and the terms and conditions of Awards granted to Robert Keane (the Companys current Chief Executive Officer) or members of the Board shall also incorporate the terms set forth in Schedule 2 attached hereto. In addition:
(1) Settlement. Upon the satisfaction of any service-based vesting conditions and the achievement of objective, predetermined levels of the three-year moving average of the Company share price set forth in the agreement with respect to any Award, the Participant is entitled to receive from the Company with respect to each PSU the number of Shares specified in the Award agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Shares in the authorized but unissued share capital of the Company shall be issued in settlement of a PSU unless they are paid-up, on issuance, to at least their nominal value. If the Board determines that a PSU is to be settled by the issuance of authorized but unissued Shares, the Board may decide that the Shares so issued will be
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(A) Paid-up from the exercise price (if any);
(B) Otherwise, paid-up by the Participant;
(C) Subject to applicable law, paid-up by the Company from distributable profits or other reserves which may be applied for that purpose; or
(D) Subject to applicable law, paid-up by a subsidiary of the Company or by another person.
(2) Voting and Dividend Rights. A Participant has no voting rights with respect to any PSUs and no right to receive dividends or other distributions to shareholders with respect to any PSUs, in each case until becoming a holder of the Shares issuable under the PSUs.
(3) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not issue or deliver fractional Shares under the Plan. The Board shall determine whether cash or other property will be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto will be forfeited or otherwise eliminated by rounding up or down.
6. | Section 162(m) Provisions |
(a) Section 162(m) Committee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, only the Companys Board may make a grant of any Award to a Covered Employee (as defined below) that is intended to qualify, in whole or in part, as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), or if the Board contains any directors who are not outside directors as defined by Section 162(m), then a Committee of the Board composed solely of at least two outside directors may make grants of such Awards to Covered Employees. In the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees, references to the Board are treated as referring to the Board or such a Committee. A Covered Employee means any person who is, or who the Board in its discretion determines may be, a covered employee under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.
(b) Establishment of Performance Measures. The Board shall set the performance measures for any Award that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) within the time period prescribed by, and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of, Section 162(m). The Board shall specify that the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout is subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures established by the Board that are based on the relative or absolute attainment of objective, predetermined levels of share price. Such goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies, and may be based on the three-year moving average per share rather than on spot (daily) share prices. Such performance measures may vary by Participant and may be different for different Awards, may be particular to a Participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the Participant works, and may cover such period as may be specified by the Board. However, in no case shall performance measures for Robert Keane or the Board be less stringent than those provided in Schedule 2.
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(c) Adjustments. With respect to any Award that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), the Board may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the number of Shares payable pursuant to such Award, and the Board may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance measures except in the case of the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control as defined in Section 7, below.
(d) Other. The Board has the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements of Section 162(m).
7. | Adjustments for Changes in Shares and Certain Other Events |
(a) For purposes of this Plan, a Change in Control means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a)(1) or (a)(2) below, provided, however, that the event or occurrence constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership in a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined in United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5):
(1) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a Person) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the Companys then-outstanding ordinary shares (the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares) or (y) the combined voting power of the Companys then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a)(1), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company); (ii) any acquisition by the Company; (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (a)(2) of this Section 7; or
(2) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a Business Combination), unless, immediately after such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately before such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business
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Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the Acquiring Corporation) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately before such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed before the Business Combination).
(b) A Change in Control shall trigger a Performance Dependent Issuance as defined in Schedule 1 and, upon such a Change in Control, the PSUs that have satisfied the applicable service-based vesting conditions as of the date of the Change in Control shall be settled for the number of Shares determined per Table A on Schedule 1 for Awards granted to Participants other than Robert Keane or members of the Board or per Table B on Schedule 2 for Awards granted to Robert Keane or members of the Board. The date of the Change in Control will become the Measurement Date, as defined in Schedule 1, even if the Change in Control occurs prior to the first Measurement Date set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. The PSUs that have not satisfied the applicable service-based vesting conditions as of the Change in Control will be canceled in connection with the Change in Control in exchange for no consideration, and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.
(c) Upon any merger, consolidation, share exchange, reincorporation or other similar transaction which is not a Change in Control, the acquiring or succeeding corporation shall assume all Awards or substitute substantially equivalent awards. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Shares other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Company shall appropriately and proportionately adjust (or make substituted Awards, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, (ii) the Share counting rules and sublimit set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b), (iii) the number and class of securities subject to each outstanding Award, and (iv) the performance measures to which outstanding Awards are subject.
8. | General Provisions Applicable to Awards |
(a) Transferability of Awards. Except as the Board may, in its sole discretion but in compliance with all then-applicable laws and regulations including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, otherwise determine or provide in an Award agreement, the person who is granted an Award may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber such Award, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
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(b) Documentation. Each Award is evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board determines (each, an Award Agreement). Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
(c) Board Discretion. The terms of each Award need not be identical, the Board need not treat Participants uniformly, and the eligibility of an individual to receive an Award does not mean that he or she will receive an Award in any given fiscal year, or at all.
(d) Termination of Status. Unless otherwise provided herein or in the applicable Award agreement, the Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment (with or without cause) or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participants legal representative, conservator, guardian, or estate or a beneficiary designated by the Participant to receive amounts due in the event of the Participants death may be entitled to rights under the Plan.
(e) Withholding. The Company has the right to deduct from all Award payments any taxes, charges, levies and social insurance contributions required to be withheld in any jurisdiction with respect to such payment (Tax or Taxes). The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary, wages or other compensation or amounts owed to the Participant. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. The Participant shall be accountable for any Taxes, which are chargeable on any assessable income deriving from the grant, exercise, purchase, or vesting of, or other dealing in Awards or Shares issued pursuant to an Award. The Company shall not become liable for any Taxes as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan. In respect of such assessable income, the Participant shall indemnify the Company which is or may be treated as the employer of the Participant in respect of the Taxes (the Tax Liabilities). Pursuant to this indemnity, where necessary, the Participant shall make such arrangements, as the Company requires to meet the cost of the Tax Liabilities. Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any Shares on vesting, satisfaction of performance criteria, or payout of an Award, unless the Company determines otherwise. If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant may satisfy such Tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Shares, including Shares retained from the Award creating the Tax obligation, valued at their fair market value (determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Company). However, except as otherwise provided by the Board, the total Tax withholding where Shares are being used to satisfy such Tax obligations cannot exceed the Companys minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for Tax purposes, including payroll Taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income), except that, to the extent that the Company is able to retain Shares having a fair market value (determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Company) that exceeds the statutory minimum applicable withholding Tax without financial accounting implications or the Company is withholding in a jurisdiction that does not have a statutory minimum withholding Tax, the Company may retain such number of Shares (up to the number of
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Shares having a fair market value equal to the maximum individual statutory rate of Tax (determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Company)) as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion to satisfy the Tax liability associated with any Award. The Company (i) makes no representations or undertaking regarding the Tax consequences to any Participant with respect to any Award and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participants liability for Taxes.
(f) Amendment of Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, provided that the Participants consent to such action is required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participants rights under the Plan or (ii) the action is permitted under Section 7.
(g) Conditions on Delivery of Shares. The Company is not obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from Shares previously issued or delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company; (ii) in the opinion of the Companys counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations; and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
9. | Miscellaneous |
(a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person has any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.
(b) No Rights As Shareholder; Clawback Policy. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or beneficiary has any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares to be issued with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such Shares. In accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall agree to be bound by any clawback policy the Company may adopt in the future.
(c) Authorization of Sub-Plans (including for Grants to non-U.S. Employees). The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions by adopting supplements to the Plan or in the Award agreements evidencing the Awards (in either case a Sub-Plan) containing (i) such limitations on the Boards discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable. Any Sub-Plan adopted by the Board is deemed to be part of the Plan, but each Sub-Plan applies only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company is not required to provide copies of any Sub-Plan to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not the subject of such Sub-Plan.
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(d) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan became effective on May 27, 2016, the date the Plan was approved by the Cimpress N.V.s shareholders, and has a term of ten years from the date of such shareholder approval, expiring on May 27, 2026, provided that Awards granted prior to such date may extend beyond that date.
(e) Amendment or Termination of Plan. The Board may from time to time amend, suspend or terminate in whole or in part, and if suspended or terminated, may reinstate, any or all of the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment is effective without the approval of the Companys shareholders if such approval is necessary to comply with the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) or other applicable laws or stock exchange rules or regulations.
(f) Priority of Participant Claims. The Plan is unfunded and does not create (and is not construed to create) a trust. The Plan does not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or other person. To the extent any person holds any right by virtue of being granted an Award under the Plan, such right (unless otherwise determined by the Board) is no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
(g) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Plan is intended to be exempt from or to comply with Section 409A of the Code relating to nonqualified deferred compensation and all terms used herein shall be interpreted consistently therewith. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment payable under an Award granted hereunder is treated as separate payment. Neither the vesting nor the settlement of any Award may be accelerated or deferred unless permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code. Except as provided in an individual Award agreement initially or by amendment, if and to the extent (i) any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Participant pursuant to the Plan in connection with his or her employment termination constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and (ii) the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, in each case as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determinations the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, the Company shall not pay such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of separation from service (as determined under Code Section 409A) (the New Payment Date), except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit. The Company shall pay to the Participant in a lump sum on the New Payment Date the aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and such New Payment Date, and shall pay any remaining payments on their original schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its officers, members of the Board, directors, employees, agents or affiliates has any liability if an Award hereunder is not exempt from or does not comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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(h) Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a member of the Board, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company is liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, nor is any such individual personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan is delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Boards approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning the Plan unless arising out of such persons own fraud or bad faith.
(i) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ireland, excluding choice-of-law principles.
(j) Right to Repurchase Shares. To the extent any Award granted by the Company, whether prior to, or after, the Effective Time contains a contractual right on the part of the Company to repurchase Shares, such right shall, for all purposes of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland, as amended, constitute a right to redeem the Shares (and any relevant Shares which are issued subject to such a redemption right shall be issued as redeemable Shares without further action on the part of the Board, any Committee or any delegate of the Board).
Adopted by Cimpress N.V. on May 27, 2016
Amended by Cimpress N.V. on November 15, 2016 and November 13, 2018
Assumed, amended and restated with effect from the Effective Time by the Companys Board
on November 21, 2019
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Schedule 1
Terms and conditions applicable to all Awards granted under the Plan
Each PSU represents a right to receive between 0 and 2.5 Shares upon the satisfaction of both (A) service-based vesting and (B) performance conditions relating to the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the three-year moving average daily price per Share (3YMA). The issuance of Shares pursuant to a PSU upon satisfaction of both conditions A and B listed below is a Performance Dependent Issuance.
If the Shares trade on a national securities exchange, then the Company shall use the daily closing sale prices as officially quoted (for the primary trading session) for the last three years to determine the share prices of the Shares for the purpose of calculating the 3YMA. If the Shares are not publicly traded, then the Board shall determine the method for determining the share price.
A. | Service-based Vesting |
Except as the Board may otherwise determine in its discretion, each Award granted to employees will vest no faster than 25% per year over four years so long as the Participant continues to provide services to the Company as of the applicable vesting date. PSU vesting dates are the date(s) when the Participant gains the right to a future Performance Dependent Issuance with respect to the PSUs that have satisfied the service-based vesting condition, subject to achievement of the performance conditions described below.
Except as the Board may otherwise determine in its discretion, if a Participant terminates his or her employment or other service relationship with the Company or the Company terminates the Participants employment or other service relationship with the Company other than for cause (as defined in the applicable Award agreement), the Participant retains only those PSUs that have vested as of his or her termination date. All of the Participants unvested PSUs are canceled as of his or her termination date.
B. | 3YMA Performance |
For each Award, the Company shall calculate a baseline 3YMA as of a specified date at the time of grant (the Baseline Date) for the purposes of establishing the number of PSUs to be granted and establishing the baseline against which future performance is measured.
At each of the dates for measurement determined by the Board and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (each such date, a Measurement Date) until such time as the Performance Dependent Issuance for that Award takes place, the Company shall
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measure the 3YMA. If the 3YMA CAGR on a Measurement Date, relative to the 3YMA on the Baseline Date, equals or exceeds the minimum CAGR determined by the Board and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, then at the first such Measurement Date the Company shall issue to the Participant the number of Shares determined by multiplying the number of vested PSUs in the Award by the percentage based on the level of performance as determined by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement.
If none of the CAGR performance goals is achieved by the final Measurement Date determined by the Board and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, then the Award terminates and no Shares are issued with respect to the Award.
For purposes of a Change in Control, the Company shall use Table A below instead of the CAGR performance goals and multipliers to the number of PSUs set forth in the applicable Award Agreement for Participants other than Robert Keane and members of the Companys Board (Table B on Schedule 2 applies to Robert Keane and the Board). If the actual price paid per Share to holders of the Companys Shares in connection with the Change in Control, as reasonably determined by the Board (not the 3YMA at the date of the Change in Control), equals or exceeds the minimum CAGR set forth in Table A below as of the Measurement Date corresponding to the Change in Control relative to the 3YMA on the Baseline Date, then the Company shall issue to the Participant the number of Shares determined by multiplying the number of vested PSUs in the Award by the percentage based on the level of performance in Table A.
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Table A
Applies to a Change in Control for all Participants other than Robert Keane and the Companys Board
CAGR as of the Measurement Date |
Multiplier to the number of PSUs subject to the Award | |
Less than 7% |
0% | |
7 to 7.99% |
75.0% | |
8 to 8.99% |
87.5% | |
9 to 9.99% |
100.0% | |
10 to 10.99% |
112.5% | |
11 to 11.99% |
125.0% | |
12 to 12.99% |
137.5% | |
13 to 13.99% |
150.0% | |
14 to 14.99% |
162.5% | |
15 to 15.99% |
175.0% | |
16 to 16.99% |
187.5% | |
17 to 17.99% |
200.0% | |
18 to 18.99% |
212.5% | |
19 to 19.99% |
225.0% | |
20% to 25.8925% |
250.0% | |
25.8925% or above |
Variable Cap (as defined below) |
The last row of Table A applies a limit (the Variable Cap) to the 3YMA value of the share issuance (defined as the number of Shares to be issued multiplied by the 3YMA at the Measurement Date on which the Performance Dependent Issuance is triggered) to a maximum of ten times the 3YMA grant value of the Award (defined as the number of PSUs granted multiplied by the 3YMA on the Baseline Date). Therefore, in cases of a 3YMA CAGR above 25.8925%, the Variable Cap (which shall be less than 250.0%) will be applied in order to achieve the fixed ten times maximum 3YMA value of the share issuance. The actual closing price of the Shares issued upon the Performance Dependent Issuance may be higher or lower than the 3YMA used to calculate the number of Shares issued at such time.
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Schedule 2
Terms and conditions applicable to all Awards granted to Robert Keane or the Board
The terms and conditions of all Awards granted to Robert Keane or members of the Companys Board shall incorporate the terms of Schedule 1 and this Schedule 2. For Robert Keane and the Board, Table B below sets forth the Measurement Dates, minimum CAGR performance goals, and multipliers to the number of PSUs subject to each Award:
Table B
Applies to the 6th-10th anniversaries of the Baseline Date or to a Change in Control
CAGR |
Multiplier to the number of PSUs subject to the Award | |
11 to 11.99% |
125.0% | |
12 to 12.99% |
137.5% | |
13 to 13.99% |
150.0% | |
14 to 14.99% |
162.5% | |
15 to 15.99% |
175.0% | |
16 to 16.99% |
187.5% | |
17 to 17.99% |
200.0% | |
18 to 18.99% |
212.5% | |
19 to 19.99% |
225.0% | |
20% to 25.8925% |
250.0% | |
25.8925% or above |
Variable Cap (as defined below) |
The Variable Cap applicable in the last row of Table A above also applies to the last row of Table B.
The Measurement Dates of Awards granted to Robert Keane or members of the Board shall be the sixth through tenth anniversaries of the Baseline Date. If none of the CAGR performance goals is achieved by the Measurement Date corresponding to the tenth anniversary of the Baseline Date, then the Award terminates and no Shares are issued with respect to the Award.
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Exhibit 10.4
CIMPRESS plc
2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(as assumed, amended and restated, effective December 3, 2019)
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2011, Cimpress N.V., a public company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands adopted the Cimpress N.V. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (as so adopted and amended, from time to time, in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the Cimpress N.V. Plan).
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the re-domiciliation of Cimpress N.V. from the Netherlands to Ireland pursuant to a merger by acquisition under the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 of Ireland (SI 157/2008), as amended, and section 2:309 and section 2:333c of the Dutch Civil Code (the Merger) was completed. Pursuant to the Merger: (i) Cimpress plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the Company), by operation of law and universal succession of title, became entitled to the assets of Cimpress N.V. and assumed the liabilities of Cimpress N.V. from the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time); (ii) ordinary shares of 0.01 each (nominal value) were allotted and issued by the Company to the shareholders of Cimpress N.V., on a one-for-one basis, at the Effective Time as consideration for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Cimpress N.V.; and (iii) Cimpress N.V. ceased to exist following completion of the Merger.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, among other matters, at the Effective Time, the Cimpress N.V. Plan and all awards then outstanding under the Cimpress N.V. Plan were assumed by the Company and the Cimpress N.V. Plan was amended and restated on the terms set out herein and renamed the Cimpress plc 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the Cimpress N.V. Plan as so assumed, amended and restated at the Effective Time and as may, from time to time, be amended in respect of periods following the Effective Time, the Plan).
WHEREAS, save as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Plan shall apply to all awards granted prior to or following the Effective Time.
1. | Purpose |
The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Companys shareholders by enhancing the Companys ability to attract, retain and motivate individuals who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such individuals with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of the individuals with those of the Companys shareholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term Company includes: (i) any of the Companys present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations thereunder (the Code) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the board of directors of the Company (the Board); and (ii) in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time, Cimpress N.V.
2. | Eligibility |
All of the Companys employees, officers and directors, including members of the Companys Management Board and Supervisory Board, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as the terms consultants and advisors are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or any successor form) are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Each person who is granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a Participant. Award means Options (as defined in Section 5), SARs (as defined in Section 6), Restricted Shares (as defined in Section 7), RSUs (as defined in Section 7) and Other Share-Based Awards (as defined in Section 8).
3. | Administration and Delegation |
(a) Administration by Board. The Board administers the Plan and has the authority to grant Awards and adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it deems advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it deems expedient, and it is the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board are made in the Boards sole discretion and are final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.
(b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a Committee). All references in the Plan to the Board mean the Board, a Committee or the officers referred to in Section 3(c), in the latter two cases to the extent that the Boards powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.
(c) Delegation to Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards (subject to any limitations under the Plan) to employees or officers of the Company and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine. However, the Board shall fix the terms of such Awards to be granted by such officers (including the exercise price of such Awards, which may include a formula by which the exercise price is determined) and the maximum number of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may grant, and no officer is authorized to grant such Awards to any (1) executive officer of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), (2) officer of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act), or (3) member of the Companys Management Board or Supervisory Board.
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4. | Ordinary Shares Available for Awards |
(a) Number of Shares; Share Counting.
(1) Authorized Number of Ordinary Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the Company may make Awards under the Plan for up to a total of:
(A) 6,300,000 ordinary shares, 0.01 nominal value per share, of the Company (the Ordinary Shares), plus
(B) the number of Ordinary Shares subject to awards granted under the Companys Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, canceled or forfeited.
The Company may grant Incentive Stock Options (as defined in Section 5(b)) under the Plan covering a maximum of 6,300,000 ordinary shares in the aggregate. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.
(2) Fungible Share Pool. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, any Award that is not a Full Value Award is counted against the share limits specified in Section 4(a)(1) as one Ordinary Share for each Ordinary Share subject to such Award, and any Award that is a Full Value Award is counted against the share limits specified in such Sections as 1.56 Ordinary Shares for each Ordinary Share subject to such Award. Full Value Award means any Restricted Share Award or Other Share-Based Award with a per share price or per unit purchase price lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date of grant. To the extent that an Ordinary Share that was subject to an Award that counted as one Ordinary Share is returned to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve is credited with one Ordinary Share. To the extent that an Ordinary Share that was subject to an Award that counted as 1.56 Ordinary Shares is returned to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve is credited with one 1.56 Ordinary Shares.
(3) Share Counting. For purposes of counting the number of shares available under the share limits specified in Section 4(a)(1), the following provisions apply:
(A) All Ordinary Shares covered by SARs are counted against the share limits specified in Section 4(a)(1), except that if the Company grants an SAR in tandem with an Option for the same number of Ordinary Shares and provides that only one such Award may be exercised (a Tandem SAR), only the shares covered by the Option, and not the shares covered by the Tandem SAR, are so counted, and the expiration of one in connection with the others exercise does not restore shares to the Plan.
(B) If any Award (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of Ordinary Shares subject to such Award being redeemed by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual redemption right) or (ii) results in any Ordinary Shares not being issued (including as a result of an SAR that was settleable either in cash or in shares actually being settled in cash), the unused Ordinary Shares covered by such Award are again available for the grant of Awards. However, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the foregoing is subject to
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any limitations under the Code; in the case of the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares counted against the share limits specified in Section 4(a)(1) is the full number of shares subject to the SAR multiplied by the percentage of the SAR actually exercised, regardless of the number of shares actually used to settle such SAR upon exercise; and the shares covered by a Tandem SAR do not again become available for grant upon the expiration or termination of such Tandem SAR.
(C) Ordinary Shares that a Participant delivers to the Company (whether by actual delivery, attestation or net exercise) to (i) purchase Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of an Award or (ii) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) are not added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards.
(D) Ordinary Shares repurchased or redeemed by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award do not increase the number of shares available for future grant of Awards.
(b) Per Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the maximum number of Ordinary Shares with respect which to the Company may grant Awards to any Participant under the Plan is 1,000,000 per fiscal year. For purposes of the foregoing limit, the combination of an Option in tandem with an SAR is treated as a single Award. The Company shall construe and apply the per Participant limit described in this Section 4(b) consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder (Section 162(m)).
(c) Substitute Awards. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof, on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Awards contained in the Plan. Substitute Awards do not count against the overall share limit set forth in Section 4(a)(1) or any sublimits contained in the Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 and related provisions of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, all Ordinary Shares underlying Awards granted under the Plan are counted on a one-for-one basis for purposes of the sublimit set forth in this section.
5. | Share Options |
(a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Ordinary Shares (each, an Option) and shall determine the number of Ordinary Shares covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and such conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an Incentive Stock Option) is subject to and construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and may be granted only to employees of Cimpress N.V., any of the parent or subsidiary corporations of Cimpress
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N.V. as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, in each case as of the date of grant of the Option. An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is designated a Nonstatutory Share Option. The Company has no liability to a Participant or any other party if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or if the Company converts an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Share Option.
(c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify the exercise price in the applicable Option agreement. The exercise price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value per Ordinary Share as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board (Fair Market Value) on the date the Option is granted, unless the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, in which case the exercise price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.
(d) Duration of Options. Each Option is exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement, except that no Option may have a term in excess of 10 years.
(e) Exercise of Options. Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be electronic) approved by the Company, together with payment in full (in the manner specified in Section 5(f)) of the exercise price for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised. The Company shall deliver Ordinary Shares subject to the Option as soon as practicable after exercise.
(f) Payment Upon Exercise. Ordinary Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan must be paid for as follows:
(1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;
(2) except as the applicable Option agreement may provide or the Board may approve in its sole discretion, by an arrangement that is acceptable to the Company with a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding;
(3) to the extent provided for in the applicable Option agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Ordinary Shares owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value, so long as (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) the Participant owned such Ordinary Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, for such minimum period of time, if any, as the Board may establish in its discretion and (iii) such Ordinary Shares are not subject to any redemption, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements;
(4) to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Nonstatutory Share Option agreement or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by delivery of a notice of net exercise to the Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised, less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate exercise price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;
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(5) to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Option agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or
(6) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.
(g) Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Companys shareholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 9) (1) amend any outstanding Option granted under the Plan to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding Option; (2) cancel any outstanding option (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(c)) covering the same or a different number of Ordinary Shares and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled option; (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding Option with an exercise price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 9; or (4) take any other action under the Plan that constitutes a repricing within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ).
6. | Share Appreciation Rights |
(a) General. The Board may grant Awards consisting of share appreciation rights (SARs) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of Ordinary Shares or cash or a combination thereof (such form to be determined by the Board) determined by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share over the measurement price established pursuant to Section 6(b). The date as of which such appreciation is determined is the exercise date.
(b) Measurement Price. The Board shall establish the measurement price of each SAR and specify it in the applicable SAR agreement. The measurement price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR is granted, unless the Board approves the grant of an SAR effective as of a future date, in which case the measurement price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.
(c) Duration of SARs. Each SAR is exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable SAR agreement, except that no SAR may have a term in excess of 10 years.
(d) Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be electronic) approved by the Company, together with any other documents required by the Board.
(e) Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Companys shareholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 9) (1) amend any outstanding SAR granted under the Plan to provide a measurement price per share that is lower
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than the then-current measurement price per share of such outstanding SAR; (2) cancel any outstanding SAR (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(c)) covering the same or a different number of Ordinary Shares and having an exercise or measurement price per share lower than the then-current measurement price per share of the cancelled SAR; (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding SAR with a measurement price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 9; or (4) take any other action under the Plan that constitutes a repricing within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ.
7. | Restricted Shares; Restricted Share Units |
(a) General. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire Ordinary Shares (Restricted Shares), subject to the right of the Company to redeem all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient if conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied before the end of the applicable restriction period(s) established by the Board for such Award. The Board may also grant Awards consisting of restricted share units entitling the recipient to receive Ordinary Shares or cash to be delivered at the time such Award vests (RSUs) (Awards of Restricted Shares and RSUs are each referred to herein as a Restricted Share Award).
(b) Terms and Conditions for All Restricted Share Awards. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of a Restricted Share Award, including the conditions for vesting and redemption (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any.
(c) Additional Provisions Relating to RSUs.
(1) Settlement. Upon the vesting of and/or lapsing of any other restrictions (i.e., settlement) with respect to each RSU, the Participant is entitled to receive from the Company one Ordinary Share or (if so provided in the applicable Award agreement) an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one Ordinary Share. The Board may, in its discretion, provide that settlement of RSUs be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.
(2) Voting Rights. A Participant has no voting rights with respect to any RSUs.
(3) Dividend Equivalents. The Award agreement for RSUs may provide Participants with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding Ordinary Share (Dividend Equivalents). The Company may pay Dividend Equivalents currently or credit them to an account for the Participant, may settle Dividend Equivalents in cash and/or Ordinary Shares and may provide that the Dividend Equivalents are subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the RSUs with respect to which they are paid, in each case to the extent provided in the Award agreement.
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8. | Other Share-Based Awards |
(a) General. The Company may grant to Participants hereunder other Awards of Ordinary Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Ordinary Shares or other property (Other Share-Based-Awards). Such Other Share-Based Awards are also available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. The Company may pay Other Share-Based Awards in Ordinary Shares or cash, as the Board determines.
(b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Share-Based Award, including any purchase price applicable thereto.
9. | Adjustments for Changes in Ordinary Shares and Certain Other Events |
(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Ordinary Shares other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Company shall equitably adjust (or make substituted Awards, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, (ii) the share counting rules, fungible share pool and sublimits set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b), (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option, (iv) the share and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (v) the number of shares subject to and the redemption price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Share Award, and (vi) the share and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each outstanding Other Share-Based Award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Company effects a split of the Ordinary Shares by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend is entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the Ordinary Shares acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.
(b) Reorganization Events.
(1) Definition. A Reorganization Event means (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Ordinary Shares of the Company are converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or are cancelled; (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Ordinary Shares of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction; or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
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(2) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards Other than Restricted Shares.
(A) In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any (or any portion of) outstanding Awards other than Restricted Shares on such terms as the Board determines (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in an applicable Award agreement or another agreement between the Company and the Participant): (i) provide that the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) assume such Awards or substitute substantially equivalent awards; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that all of the Participants unexercised Awards will terminate immediately before the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant (to the extent then exercisable) within a specified period after the date of such notice; (iii) provide that outstanding Awards become exercisable, realizable, or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award lapse, in whole or in part before or upon such Reorganization Event; (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Ordinary Shares will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each Ordinary Share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the Acquisition Price), make or provide for a cash payment to Participants with respect to each Award held by a Participant equal to (A) the number of Ordinary Shares subject to the vested portion of the Award (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately before such Reorganization Event) multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of (I) the Acquisition Price over (II) the exercise, measurement or purchase price of such Award and any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of such Award; (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise, measurement or purchase price thereof and any applicable tax withholdings); and (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 9(b)(2), the Board is not obligated by the Plan to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, identically.
(B) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 9(b)(2)(A), in the case of outstanding RSUs that are subject to Section 409A of the Code: (i) if the applicable RSU agreement provides that the RSUs shall be settled upon a change in control event within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i), and the Reorganization Event constitutes such a change in control event, then no assumption or substitution is permitted pursuant to Section 9(b)(2)(A)(i) and the RSUs shall instead be settled in accordance with the terms of the applicable RSU agreement; and (ii) the Board may only undertake the actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 9(b)(2)(A) if the Reorganization Event constitutes a change in control event as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) and such action is permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code. If the Reorganization Event is not a change in control event as so defined or such action is not permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code, and the acquiring or succeeding corporation does not assume or substitute the RSUs pursuant to clause (i) of Section 9(b)(2)(A), then the unvested RSUs terminate immediately before the consummation of the Reorganization Event without any payment in exchange therefor.
(C) For purposes of Section 9(b)(2)(A)(i), an Award (other than Restricted Shares) is considered assumed if, after consummation of the Reorganization Event,
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such Award confers the right to purchase or receive pursuant to the terms of such Award, for each Ordinary Share subject to the Award immediately before the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Ordinary Shares for each Ordinary Share held immediately before the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award to consist solely of such number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) that the Board determined to be equivalent in value (as of the date of such determination or another date specified by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding Ordinary Shares as a result of the Reorganization Event.
(3) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Restricted Shares. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event other than a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the redemption and other rights of the Company with respect to outstanding Restricted Shares inure to the benefit of the Companys successor and, unless the Board determines otherwise, apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Ordinary Shares were converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to such Restricted Shares; provided, however, that the Board may provide for termination or deemed satisfaction of such redemption or other rights under the instrument evidencing any Restricted Shares or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, either initially or by amendment. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event involving the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Shares or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, all restrictions and conditions on all Restricted Shares then outstanding are automatically deemed terminated or satisfied.
10. | General Provisions Applicable to Awards |
(a) Transferability of Awards. The person who is granted an Award may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber such Award, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option and Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. During the life of the Participant, only the Participant may exercise such Award. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding two sentences, the Board may permit or provide in an Award for the gratuitous transfer of the Award by the Participant without consideration, subject to any limitations that the Board deems appropriate. The Company is not required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee is bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, include references to authorized transferees. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 10(a) is deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.
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(b) Documentation. Each Award is evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board determines. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
(c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Company may make each Award alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly. The Board may also use different methods to determine Fair Market Value depending on whether the Fair Market Value is in reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, settlement, or payout of an Award.
(d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant or the Participants legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award. Designated Beneficiary means (i) the beneficiary that a Participant designates, in a manner determined by the Board, to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participants death or (ii) in the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, the Participants estate.
(e) Withholding. The Participant must satisfy all applicable taxes, charges, levies or social insurance contributions required to be withheld in any jurisdiction (Tax or Taxes) before the Company will deliver Ordinary Shares or otherwise recognize ownership of Ordinary Shares under an Award. The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary, wages or other compensation or amounts owed to the Participant. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. The Participant shall be accountable for any Taxes, which are chargeable on any assessable income deriving from the grant, exercise, purchase, or vesting of, or other dealing in Awards or Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Award. The Company shall not become liable for any Taxes as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan. In respect of such assessable income, the Participant shall indemnify the Company which is or may be treated as the employer of the Participant in respect of the Taxes (the Tax Liabilities). Pursuant to this indemnity, where necessary, the Participant shall make such arrangements, as the Company requires to meet the cost of the Tax Liabilities. Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any shares on exercise, vesting or release from forfeiture of an Award or at the same time as payment of the exercise or purchase price, unless the Company determines otherwise. If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant may satisfy such Tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Ordinary Shares, including shares retained from the Award creating the Tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value. However, except as otherwise provided by the Board, the total Tax withholding where Ordinary Shares are being used to satisfy such Tax obligations cannot exceed the Companys minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). Shares used to satisfy Tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, redemption, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.
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(f) Amendment of Award. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Share Option. The Participants consent to such action is required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participants rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 9.
(g) Conditions on Delivery of Shares. The Company is not obligated to deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously issued or delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company; (ii) in the opinion of the Companys counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations; and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(h) Payment of Nominal Value. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Ordinary Shares in the authorized but unissued share capital of the Company shall be issued in settlement of an Award unless they are paid-up, on issuance, to at least their nominal value. If the Board determines that an Award is to be settled by the issuance of authorized but unissued Shares, the Board may decide that the Shares so issued will be: (i) paid-up from the exercise price (if any); (ii) otherwise paid-up by the Participant; (iii) subject to applicable law, paid-up by the Company from distributable profits or other reserves which may be applied for that purpose; or (iv) subject to applicable law, paid-up by a subsidiary of the Company or by another person.
(i) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award becomes immediately exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.
(j) 162(m) Performance Awards.
(1) Grants. The Company may make Restricted Share Awards and Other Share-Based Awards under the Plan that are subject to the achievement of performance goals pursuant to this Section 10(i) and that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) (Performance-Based Compensation). Such Awards are referred to as 162(m) Performance Awards.
(2) Committee. Only a Committee (or a subcommittee of a Committee) comprising solely two or more directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) may make grants of 162(m) Performance Awards to any Covered Employee (as defined below) that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. In the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees, references to the Board or to a Committee are treated as referring to such Committee (or subcommittee). Covered Employee means any person who is, or who the Committee in its discretion determines may be, a covered employee under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.
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(3) Performance Measures. For any Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall specify that the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout is subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures established by the Committee that are based on the relative or absolute attainment of specified levels of one or any combination of the following, which may be determined pursuant to United States generally accepted accounting principles or on a non-US GAAP basis, as determined by the Committee:
| increase in shareowner value; |
| earnings per share; |
| revenue; |
| revenue less cost of revenue; |
| gross profit; |
| operating expenses; |
| net income; |
| return on assets; |
| return on shareowners equity; |
| increase in cash flow; |
| operating profit; |
| revenue growth; |
| return on capital; |
| return on invested capital; |
| earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; |
| operating income; |
| pre-tax operating income. |
Such goals may reflect absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria, may be determined on a per-Ordinary Share basis and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. The Committee may specify that such performance measures are adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i) extraordinary items, (ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued operations, (iii) the cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, (iv) the writedown of any asset, (v) fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates, and (vi) charges for restructuring and rationalization programs. Such performance measures (a) may vary by Participant and may be different for different Awards; (b) may be particular to a Participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the Participant works and may cover such period as may be specified by the Committee; and (c) shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m). Awards that are not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may be based on these or such other performance measures as the Board may determine.
(4) Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, with respect to any 162(m) Performance Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the cash or number of shares payable
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pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance measures except in the case of the death or disability of the Participant or a change in control of the Company.
(5) Other. The Committee has the power to impose such other restrictions on 162(m) Performance Awards as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for Performance-Based Compensation.
11. | Miscellaneous |
(a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person has any claim or right to be granted an Award by virtue of the adoption of the Plan, and the grant of an Award may not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.
(b) No Rights As Shareholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary has any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Ordinary Shares to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.
(c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan became effective on June 30, 2011, the date the Plan was approved by the Cimpress N.V.s shareholders. The Company shall not grant any Awards under the Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the date of such shareholder approval, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.
(d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, except that (i) to the extent required by Section 162(m), no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such amendment may become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, until the Companys shareholders approve such amendment in the manner required by Section 162(m); (ii) no amendment that would require shareholder approval under the rules of the NASDAQ may be made effective until the Companys shareholders approve such amendment; and (iii) if the NASDAQ amends its corporate governance rules so that such rules no longer require shareholder approval of material amendments to equity compensation plans, then, from and after the effective date of such amendment to the NASDAQ rules, no amendment to the Plan (A) materially increasing the number of shares authorized under the Plan (other than pursuant to Section 4(c) or 9), (B) expanding the types of Awards that may be granted under the Plan, or (C) materially expanding the class of participants eligible to participate in the Plan is effective until the Companys shareholders approve such amendment. In addition, if at any time the approval of the Companys shareholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 11(d) applies to, and is binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, so long as the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan.
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(e) Authorization of Sub-Plans (including for grants to non-U.S. employees). The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions. The Board may establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan containing (i) such limitations on the Boards discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board are deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement applies only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company is not required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not the subject of such supplement.
(f) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except as provided in individual Award agreements initially or by amendment, if and to the extent (i) any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Participant pursuant to the Plan in connection with his or her employment termination constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and (ii) the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, in each case as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determinations the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit will not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of separation from service (as determined under Section 409A of the Code) (the New Payment Date), except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit. The Company shall pay to the Participant in a lump sum on such New Payment Date the aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date, and the Company shall make any remaining payments on their original schedule.
The Company makes no representations or warranty and has no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section.
(g) Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company is liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, nor is any such individual personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan is delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Boards approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning the Plan unless arising out of such persons own fraud or bad faith.
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(h) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ireland, excluding choice-of-law principles.
(i) Right to Repurchase Shares. To the extent any Award granted by the Company, whether prior to, or after, the Effective Time contains a contractual right on the part of the Company to repurchase Shares, such right shall, for all purposes of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland, as amended, constitute a right to redeem the Shares (and any relevant Shares which are issued subject to such a redemption right shall be issued as redeemable Shares without further action on the part of the Board, any Committee or any delegate of the Board).
Adopted by the Cimpress N.V.s Supervisory Board and Management Board on May 26, 2011 and by the Cimpress N.V.s shareholders on June 30, 2011. |
Assumed, amended and restated with effect from the Effective Time by the Companys Board on November 21, 2019. |
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Exhibit 10.5
CIMPRESS plc
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(as assumed, amended and restated, effective December 3, 2019)
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2009, Cimpress N.V., a public company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands adopted the Cimpress N.V. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (as so adopted and amended, from time to time, in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the Cimpress N.V. Plan).
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the re-domiciliation of Cimpress N.V. from the Netherlands to Ireland pursuant to a merger by acquisition under the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 of Ireland (SI 157/2008), as amended, and section 2:309 and section 2:333c of the Dutch Civil Code (the Merger) was completed. Pursuant to the Merger: (i) Cimpress plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the Company), by operation of law and universal succession of title, became entitled to the assets of Cimpress N.V. and assumed the liabilities of Cimpress N.V. from the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time); (ii) ordinary shares of 0.01 each (nominal value) were allotted and issued by the Company to the shareholders of Cimpress N.V., on a one-for-one basis, at the Effective Time as consideration for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Cimpress N.V.; and (iii) Cimpress N.V. ceased to exist following completion of the Merger.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, among other matters, at the Effective Time, the Cimpress N.V. Plan and all awards then outstanding under the Cimpress N.V. Plan were assumed by the Company and the Cimpress N.V. Plan was amended and restated on the terms set out herein and renamed the Cimpress N.V. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the Cimpress N.V. Plan as so assumed, amended and restated at the Effective Time and as may, from time to time, be amended in respect of periods following the Effective Time, the Plan).
WHEREAS, save as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Plan shall apply to all awards granted prior to or following the Effective Time.
1. | Purpose |
The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Companys shareholders by enhancing the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company and its subsidiaries by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives and thereby better aligning the interests of such persons with those of the Companys shareholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term Company includes: (i) any of the Companys present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the Code) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a significant interest, as determined by the board of directors of the Company (the Board); and (ii) in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time, Cimpress N.V.
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2. | Eligibility |
All of the Companys employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors (and any individuals who have accepted an offer for employment) are eligible to be granted options, restricted share awards, or other share-based awards (each, an Award) under the Plan. Each person who has been granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a Participant.
3. | Administration and Delegation |
(a) Administration by the Board. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board has authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it deems advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it deems expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Boards sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith.
(b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a Committee) or to one or more executive officers of the Companys subsidiaries (a Board Designee). All references in the Plan to the Board means the Board, a Committee of the Board, or a Board Designee, to the extent that the Boards powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or Board Designee.
4. | Shares Available for Awards |
(a) Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be made under the Plan for up to 7,383,736 ordinary shares of the Company, 0.01 nominal value per share (the Ordinary Shares).
If any Award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of Ordinary Shares subject to such Award being redeemed by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual redemption right), the unused Ordinary Shares covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined), to any limitations under the Code. Ordinary Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.
(b) Counting of Shares. The grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award, the exercise price or per unit purchase price of which is not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date such Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award is granted shall be deemed, for purposes of determining the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to Section 4(a), as an Award of one Ordinary Share for each such share actually subject to the Award. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the grant of any Award, the exercise price or per unit purchase price of which is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date such Award is granted shall be deemed, for the purpose of determining the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to Section 4(a), as an Award of 1.56 Ordinary Shares for each such share actually subject to the Award. To the extent a share that was subject to an Award that counted as 1.56 Ordinary Shares for the
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purpose of determining the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to Section 4(a) becomes available again for the grant of Awards under the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a), the number of Ordinary Shares available for issuance pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be increased by 1.56 shares. Any Ordinary Shares tendered to the Company by a Participant to exercise an Award shall not be added to the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares withheld or tendered to cover tax withholding obligations with respect to an Award, or not issued or delivered as a result of a net settlement of an outstanding Share Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award, shall be counted as having been issued under the Plan.
(c) Per-Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, for Awards granted after the Ordinary Shares are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the maximum number of Ordinary Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 per fiscal year. The per-Participant limit set forth in this Section 4(c) shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder.
5. | Share Options |
(a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Ordinary Shares (each, an Option) and determine the number of Ordinary Shares to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable Dutch laws, applicable securities laws, or other applicable laws in other jurisdictions, as it considers necessary or advisable. An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an Incentive Stock Option) shall be granted only to employees of the Company, any of the Companys present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Company has no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or for any action taken by the Board pursuant to Section 9(f), including without limitation the conversion of an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date the Option is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.
(d) Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement, provided, however, that no Option will be granted for a term in excess of 10 years.
(e) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board, together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised.
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(f) Payment Upon Exercise. Ordinary Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:
(1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;
(2) except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise provide in an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding;
(3) when the Ordinary Shares are registered under the Exchange Act, by delivery of Ordinary Shares owned by the Participant, or by attestation to the ownership of a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares, valued at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board in good faith (Fair Market Value), provided (i) such methods of payment are then permitted under applicable law and (ii) such Ordinary Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, were owned by the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery;
(4) to the extent permitted by applicable law and by the Board, by (i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or
(5) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.
(g) Substitute Options. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or securities of an entity, the Board may grant Options in substitution for any options or other securities or equity-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Options may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Options contained in the other sections of this Section 5 or in Section 2. Substitute Options shall not count against the overall share limit set forth in Section 4(a), except as may be required by reason of Section 422 and related provisions of the Code.
(h) Sale or Transfer of Ordinary Shares. In the discretion of the Board, the Participants Award agreement may include terms and conditions regarding any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Participant of the Ordinary Shares received upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan, including any right of the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Ordinary Shares.
(i) Limitation on Repricing Without Shareholder Approval. Unless such action is approved by the Companys shareholders: (i) no outstanding Option granted under the Plan may be amended to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding Option (other than adjustments pursuant to Section 9) and (ii) the Board may not cancel any outstanding option (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefore new Options under the Plan covering the same or a different number of Ordinary Shares and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled option or any other new Award under the Plan.
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6. | Share Appreciation Rights |
(a) General. The Board may grant Awards consisting of a share appreciation right (Share Appreciation Right) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount in Ordinary Shares or cash or a combination thereof (as specified by the Board in the applicable Award agreement or otherwise) determined by reference to appreciation in the Fair Market Value from and after the date of grant. The date as of which such appreciation or other measure is determined shall be the exercise date.
(b) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Share Appreciation Right and specify such price in the applicable Award agreement. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the Share Appreciation Right is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of a Share Appreciation Right with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.
(c) Duration of Share Appreciation Right. Each Share Appreciation Right shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable Award agreement; provided, however, that no Share Appreciation Right will be granted for a term in excess of 10 years.
(d) Exercise. Share Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board, together with any other documents required by the Board.
(e) Limitation on Repricing without Shareholder Approval. Unless such action is approved by the Companys shareholders: (i) no outstanding Share Appreciation Right granted under the Plan may be amended to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding Share Appreciation Right (other than adjustments made pursuant to Section 9) and (ii) the Board may not cancel any outstanding share appreciation right (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in consideration therefor new Share Appreciation Rights under the Plan covering the same or a different number of Ordinary Shares and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled Share Appreciation Right or any other new Award under the Plan.
7. | Restricted Shares |
(a) Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire Ordinary Shares, subject to the right of the Company to redeem all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award (each, a Restricted Share Award).
(b) Terms and Conditions. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Restricted Share Award, including the conditions for redemption (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any, and conditions relating to applicable Dutch laws, applicable United States federal or state securities laws, or applicable laws of other jurisdictions where a Restricted Share Award is granted, as it considers necessary or advisable.
(c) Share Certificates. Any Ordinary Share certificates issued in respect of a Restricted Share Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the
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Board, deposited by the Participant, together with a share power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). As a record holder of the Ordinary Shares granted pursuant to the Restricted Share Award, the Participant receiving such Award shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and benefits with respect to such Ordinary Shares. At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participants death (the Designated Beneficiary). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary means the Participants estate.
8. | Other Share-Based Awards |
The Board has the right to grant other Awards (Other Share-Based Awards) based upon the Ordinary Shares having such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, including the grant of shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Ordinary Shares and the grant of restricted share units.
9. | Adjustments for Changes in Ordinary Shares and Certain Other Events |
(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any share split, reverse share split, share dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of Ordinary Shares other than a normal cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the share counting provisions of Section 4(b), (iii) the per participant limit set forth in Section 4(e), (iv) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding Option and Share Appreciation Right, (v) the redemption price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Share Award, and (vi) the share and per share related provisions and such other terms of each outstanding Other Share-Based Award shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board. If this Section 9(a) applies and Section 9(c) also applies to any event, Section 8(c) shall be applicable to such event, and this Section 9(a) shall not be applicable.
(b) Liquidation or Dissolution. In the event of a proposed liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Board shall upon written notice to the Participants provide that all then unexercised Options will (i) become exercisable in full as of a specified time at least 10 business days prior to the effective date of such liquidation or dissolution and (ii) terminate effective upon such liquidation or dissolution, except to the extent exercised before such effective date. The Board may specify the effect of a liquidation or dissolution on any Restricted Share Award, Share Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan at the time of the grant of such Award.
(c) Reorganization and Change in Control Events.
(1) Definitions
(a) | A Reorganization Event means: |
(i) | any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which the Ordinary Shares are converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property; or |
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(ii) | any exchange of shares of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange transaction. |
(b) | A Change in Control Event means: |
(i) | the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a Person) of beneficial ownership of any capital shares or equity of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding Ordinary Shares (the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control Event: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (C) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) that complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (ii) of this definition; or |
(ii) | the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a Business Combination), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of ordinary shares and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which includes, without limitation, a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the Acquiring |
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Corporation) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then-outstanding ordinary shares of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination). |
(c) | Good Reason means any significant diminution in the Participants title, authority, or responsibilities from and after such Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event, as the case may be, or any reduction in the annual cash compensation payable to the Participant from and after such Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event, as the case may be, or the relocation of the place of business at which the Participant is principally located to a location that is greater than 50 miles from the current site. |
(d) | Cause means any (i) willful failure by the Participant, which failure is not cured within 30 days of written notice to the Participant from the Company, to perform his or her material responsibilities to the Company or (ii) willful misconduct by the Participant that affects the business reputation of the Company. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participants resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted. |
(2) Effect on Options
(a) | Reorganization Event. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a Change in Control Event), or the execution by the Company of any agreement with respect to a Reorganization Event (regardless of whether such event will result in a Change in Control Event), the Board shall provide that all outstanding Options shall be assumed, or equivalent options shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof); provided that if such Reorganization Event also constitutes a Change in Control Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Option or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, one-half of the number of shares subject to the Option that were not already vested shall become exercisable if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Participants employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated for Good Reason by the Participant or is terminated without Cause by the |
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Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation. For purposes hereof, an Option shall be considered to be assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option confers the right to purchase, for each Ordinary Share subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of each Ordinary Share held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely ordinary shares of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options to consist solely of ordinary shares of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding Ordinary Shares as a result of the Reorganization Event. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) does not agree to assume, or substitute for, such Options, then the Board shall, upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all then unexercised Options will become exercisable in full as of a specified time prior to the Reorganization Event and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event, except to the extent exercised by the Participants before the consummation of such Reorganization Event; provided, however, that in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Ordinary Shares will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each Ordinary Share surrendered pursuant to such Reorganization Event (the Acquisition Price), then the Board may instead provide that all outstanding Options shall terminate upon consummation of such Reorganization Event and that each Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (A) the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of Ordinary Shares subject to such outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable), exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Options. To the extent all or any portion of an Option becomes exercisable solely as a result of the first sentence of this paragraph, upon exercise of such Option the Participant shall receive shares subject to a right of redemption by the Company or its successor at the Option exercise price. Such redemption right (1) shall lapse at the same rate as the Option would have become exercisable under its terms and (2) shall not apply to any shares subject to the Option that were exercisable under its terms without regard to the first sentence of this paragraph.
(b) | Change in Control Event that is not a Reorganization Event. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event that does not also constitute a Reorganization Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the |
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contrary in the instrument evidencing any Option or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, one-half of the number of shares subject to the Option that were not already vested shall become exercisable if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the Participants employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated for Good Reason by the Participant or is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation. |
(c) | If any Option provides that it may be exercised for Ordinary Shares that remain subject to a redemption right in favor of the Company, upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event, any restricted shares received upon exercise of such Option shall be treated in accordance with Section 8(c)(3) as if they were a Restricted Share Award. |
(3) Effect on Restricted Share Awards
(a) | Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event, the redemption and other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Share Award shall inure to the benefit of the Companys successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which Ordinary Shares were converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Ordinary Shares subject to such Restricted Share Award. |
(b) | Change in Control Event. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a Reorganization Event), except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Share Award or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, one-half of the number of shares subject to conditions or restrictions shall become free from all conditions or restrictions if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the Participants employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated for Good Reason by the Participant or is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation. |
(4) Effect on Other Share-Based Awards
(a) | Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event. The Board shall specify the effect of a Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event on any Share Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award granted under the Plan at the time of the grant of such Share Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award. |
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(b) | Change in Control Event. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a Reorganization Event), except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Share Appreciation Right or Other Share-Based Award or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, one-half of the number of shares subject to each such Other Share-Based Award shall become exercisable, realizable, vested or free from conditions or restrictions if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the Participants employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated for Good Reason by the Participant or is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation. |
10. General | Provisions Applicable to Awards |
(a) Transferability of Awards. Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant; provided, that the Board may permit or provide in an Award for the gratuitous transfer of the Award by a Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust, family partnership or family limited liability company established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if, with respect to such proposed transferee, the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 for the registration of the issuance and sale of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Award under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, include references to authorized transferees.
(b) Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
(c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.
(d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine and indicate in the Participants Award Agreement, the effect on an Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participants legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award.
(e) Withholding. Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes, charges, levies or social insurance contributions required by law to be withheld in any jurisdiction (Tax or Taxes) in connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date of the event creating the Tax liability. The Participant shall be accountable for any Taxes, which are chargeable on any assessable income deriving from the grant, exercise, purchase, or vesting of, or other dealing in Awards or Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Award. The Company shall not become liable for any Taxes as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan. In respect of
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such assessable income, the Participant shall indemnify the Company which is or may be treated as the employer of the Participant in respect of the Taxes (the Tax Liabilities). Pursuant to this indemnity, where necessary, the Participant shall make such arrangements, as the Company requires to meet the cost of the Tax Liabilities. Except as the Board may otherwise provide in an Award, when the Ordinary Shares are registered under the Exchange Act, Participants may satisfy such Tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of Ordinary Shares, including shares retained from the Award creating the Tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, that the total Tax withholding where shares are being used to satisfy such Tax obligations cannot exceed the Companys minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for United States federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income) or, the applicable statutory withholding rates as required under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such Tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant.
(f) Amendment of Award. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(i) and 6(e), the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the Participants consent to such action shall be required unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant.
(g) Conditions on Delivery of Share. The Company is not obligated to deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Companys counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(h) Payment of Nominal Value. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Ordinary Shares in the authorized but unissued share capital of the Company shall be issued in settlement of an Award unless they are paid-up, on issuance, to at least their nominal value. If the Board determines that an Award is to be settled by the issuance of authorized but unissued Shares, the Board may decide that the Shares so issued will be: (i) paid-up from the exercise price (if any); (ii) otherwise paid-up by the Participant; (iii) subject to applicable law, paid-up by the Company from distributable profits or other reserves which may be applied for that purpose; or (iv) subject to applicable law, paid-up by a subsidiary of the Company or by another person.
(i) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be.
11. Miscellaneous |
(a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person has any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.
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(b) No Rights As Shareholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary has any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Ordinary Shares to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Ordinary Shares by means of a share dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such share dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the share dividend with respect to the Ordinary Shares acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such share dividend.
(c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan was effective as of September 29, 2005 (the Initial Effective Date). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten years from the Initial Effective Date, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.
(d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.
(e) Authorization of Sub-Plans. The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable blue sky, securities, tax or other applicable laws of various jurisdictions. The Board shall establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to this Plan containing (i) such limitations on the Boards discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement shall apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not the subject of such supplement.
(f) No Award to any Participant subject to United States taxation on income earned shall provide for deferral of compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code, unless the Board, at the time of grant, specifically provides that the Award is not intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
(g) Right to Repurchase Shares. To the extent any Award granted by the Company, whether prior to, or after, the Effective Time contains a contractual right on the part of the Company to repurchase Shares, such right shall, for all purposes of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland, as amended, constitute a right to redeem the Shares (and any relevant Shares which are issued subject to such a redemption right shall be issued as redeemable Shares without further action on the part of the Board, any Committee or any Board Designee).
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(h) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ireland, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.
Adopted by Cimpress N.V.s Supervisory Board, Management Board and shareholders on August 28, 2009. | ||
Amended by Cimpress N.V.s Supervisory Board and Management Board on October 2, 2010. | ||
Assumed, amended and restated with effect from the Effective Time by the Companys Board on November 21, 2019. |
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Exhibit 10.6
CIMPRESS plc
2005 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS SHARE OPTION PLAN
(as assumed, amended and restated, effective December 3, 2019)
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2009, Cimpress N.V., a public company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands adopted the Cimpress N.V. 2005 Non-Employee Directors Share Option Plan (as so adopted and amended, from time to time, in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the Cimpress N.V. Plan).
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the re-domiciliation of Cimpress N.V. from the Netherlands to Ireland pursuant to a merger by acquisition under the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 of Ireland (SI 157/2008), as amended, and section 2:309 and section 2:333c of the Dutch Civil Code (the Merger) was completed. Pursuant to the Merger: (i) Cimpress plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the Company), by operation of law and universal succession of title, became entitled to the assets of Cimpress N.V. and assumed the liabilities of Cimpress N.V. from the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time); (ii) ordinary shares of 0.01 each (nominal value) were allotted and issued by the Company to the shareholders of Cimpress N.V., on a one-for-one basis, at the Effective Time as consideration for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Cimpress N.V.; and (iii) Cimpress N.V. ceased to exist following completion of the Merger.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, among other matters, at the Effective Time, the Cimpress N.V. Plan and all awards then outstanding under the Cimpress N.V. Plan were assumed by the Company and the Cimpress N.V. Plan was amended and restated on the terms set out herein and renamed the Cimpress plc 2005 Non-Employee Directors Share Option Plan (the Cimpress N.V. Plan as so assumed, amended and restated at the Effective Time and as may, from time to time, be amended in respect of periods following the Effective Time, the Plan).
WHEREAS, save as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Plan shall apply to all awards granted prior to or following the Effective Time.
1. Purpose.
The purpose of the Plan is to compensate non-employee members of the board of directors of the Company (the Board) for their services and participation in the meetings of the Board and any committees on which such director served in the prior year, to encourage ownership in the Company by non-employee directors of the Company, whose services are considered essential to the Companys future progress, and to provide them with a further incentive to remain as members of the Board. Except where the context otherwise requires, references to the Company and the Board include, in respects of periods prior to the Effective Time, Cimpress N.V. and the Supervisory Board of Cimpress N.V.
2. Administration.
The Board, as may be permitted by applicable law in any particular instance, shall supervise and administer the Plan. The Board has the authority to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it deems advisable. All questions concerning interpretation of the Plan or any share awards or options granted under it
shall be resolved by the Board and such resolution shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan. The Board may, to the full extent permitted by or consistent with applicable laws or regulations, delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to a committee appointed by the Board, and if a committee is so appointed, all references to the Board in the Plan mean and relate to such committee. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan that is made in good faith.
3. Participation in the Plan; Eligibility.
Members of the Board who are not employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (non-employee directors) shall be eligible to receive options under the Plan.
4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8, the maximum number of the Companys ordinary shares nominal value 0.01 per share (Ordinary Shares), that may be issued under the Plan shall be (x) an aggregate of 250,000 shares, consisting of (i) 160,000 Ordinary Shares reserved for issuance under the Companys Amended and Restated 2000-2002 Share Incentive Plan immediately prior to the closing of the Companys initial public offering and (ii) an additional 90,000 Ordinary Shares.
(b) If any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason is terminated, canceled, surrendered or expires without having been exercised in full, the shares covered by the unexercised portion of such option shall again become available for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Ordinary Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.
5. Share Options.
All options granted under the Plan shall be non-statutory options not entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Option Grant Dates. Options shall automatically be granted to the non-employee directors as follows:
(i) each person who first becomes a non-employee director on or following the date that the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company shall be granted an option to purchase Ordinary Shares with a Fair Value (as defined in Section 5(c) below) of $150,000 up to a maximum of 50,000 Ordinary Shares, on the date of his or her initial appointment or election to the Board; and
(ii) each non-employee director shall be granted an option to purchase Ordinary Shares with a Fair Value of $50,000 up to a maximum of 12,500 Ordinary Shares, at each years annual general meeting at which he or she serves as a member of the Board.
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Each date of grant of an option pursuant to this Section 5(a) is hereinafter referred to as an Option Grant Date.
(b) Option Exercise Price. The option exercise price per share for each option granted under the Plan shall equal (i) the closing price on any national securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are listed, (ii) the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq National Market or (iii) the average of the closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market as published in The Wall Street Journal, whichever is applicable, on the Option Grant Date. If no sales of Ordinary Shares were made on the Option Grant Date, the price of the Ordinary Shares for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be the reported price for the next preceding day on which sales were made.
(c) Fair Value. The Fair Value of any option grant shall be the fair market value as determined by the Board using a generally accepted option pricing valuation methodology, such as the Black-Scholes model or a generally accepted binomial method, with such modifications as the Board may deem appropriate to reflect the fair market value of the options on the date of grant. The methodology employed shall be the same methodology used by the Company for US GAAP purposes in calculating and reporting the cost of equity instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.
(d) Transferability of Options. Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an option granted under the Plan, any option granted under the Plan to an optionee shall not be transferable by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the optionees lifetime only by the optionee or the optionees guardian or legal representative. References to an optionee, to the extent relevant in the context, include references to authorized transferees.
(e) Vesting Period.
(i) General. Each option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable (vest) as to 8.33% of the original number of Ordinary Shares each successive three-month period following the Option Grant Date until the third anniversary of the Option Grant Date, in each case provided that the optionee is serving as a member of the Companys Supervisory Board on such vesting date.
(ii) Acceleration Upon a Change In Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each outstanding option granted under the Plan shall immediately become exercisable in full upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 9) with respect to the Company.
(iii) Termination. Each option shall terminate, and may no longer be exercised, on the earlier of (i) the date ten years after the Option Grant Date of such option or (ii) the date 90 days after the optionee ceases to serve as a member of the Board.
(f) Exercise Procedure. An option may be exercised only by written notice to the Company at its principal office accompanied by (i) payment in cash or by certified or bank check of the full consideration for the shares as to which they are exercised, (ii) delivery of outstanding Ordinary Shares (provided such Ordinary Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, were owned by the exercising non-employee director, and not subject to repurchase by the Company, for at least six months prior to such delivery) having a fair market value on the last business day preceding the date of exercise equal to the option exercise price, or (iii) an irrevocable undertaking by a
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creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or delivery of irrevocable instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price.
(g) Exercise by Representative Following Death of Director. An optionee, by written notice to the Company, may designate one or more persons (and from time to time change such designation), including his or her legal representative, who, by reason of the optionees death, shall acquire the right to exercise all or a portion of the option. If the person or persons so designated wish to exercise any portion of the option, they must do so within the term of the option as provided herein. Any exercise by a representative shall be subject to the provisions of the Plan.
6. Withholding. Each non-employee director shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes, charges, levies or social insurance contributions required by law in any jurisdiction (Tax or Taxes) to be withheld in connection with options to such non-employee director no later than the date of the event creating the Tax liability. Each non-employee director shall be accountable for any Taxes, which are chargeable on any assessable income deriving from the grant, exercise, purchase, or vesting of, or other dealing in options or Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an option. The Company shall not become liable for any Taxes as a result of a non-employee directors participation in the Plan. In respect of such assessable income, the non-employee director shall indemnify the Company which is or may be treated as the employer of the Participant in respect of the Taxes (the Tax Liabilities). Pursuant to this indemnity, where necessary, each non-employee director shall make such arrangements as the Company requires to meet the cost of the Tax Liabilities. Except as the Board may otherwise provide, so long as the Ordinary Shares are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), non-employee directors may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of Ordinary Shares, including shares issued pursuant to the option creating the Tax obligation, valued at their fair market value; provided, however, that the total Tax withholding where Ordinary Shares is being used to satisfy such Tax obligations cannot exceed the Companys minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for United States federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such Tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a non-employee director.
7. Limitation of Rights.
(a) No Right to Continue as a Director. Neither the Plan, nor the granting of an option hereunder, nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Company will retain the optionee as a member of the Board for any period of time.
(b) No Shareholders Rights for Options. An optionee has no rights as a shareholder with respect to the shares covered by his or her option until the date of the issuance to him or her of a share certificate therefor, and no adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights (except as provided in Section 8) for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Ordinary Shares by means of a share dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to options are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an option between the record date and the distribution date for such share dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the
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share dividend with respect to the Ordinary Shares acquired upon such option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such share dividend.
(c) Compliance with Securities Laws. Each option shall be subject to the requirement that if, at any time, counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Ordinary Shares subject to such option upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, or the disclosure of non-public information or the satisfaction of any other condition is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares pursuant to such option, such option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval, or satisfaction of such condition has been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification, or to satisfy such condition.
8. Adjustment Provisions for Mergers, Recapitalizations and Related Transactions.
If, through or as a result of any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, share dividend, share split, reverse share split, or other similar transaction, (i) the outstanding Ordinary Shares are exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or of another entity, or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or of another entity are distributed with respect to such Ordinary Shares, the Board shall make an appropriate and proportionate adjustment in (w) the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (x) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to then outstanding options under the Plan, (y) the number and kind of shares or other securities issuable pursuant to options to be granted pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, and (z) the price for each share subject to any then outstanding options under the Plan (without changing the aggregate purchase price for such options), to the end that each option shall be exercisable, for the same aggregate exercise price, for such securities as such optionholder would have held immediately following such event if he had exercised such option immediately prior to such event. No fractional shares will be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments.
9. Definition of Change in Control.
Change in Control means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such subsection):
(a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a Person) of beneficial ownership of any capital shares of the Company after the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company (the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for
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ordinary shares or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (C) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (b) of this Section 9; or
(b) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a Business Combination), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding ordinary shares and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which includes, without limitation, a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the Acquiring Corporation) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, and (y) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then-outstanding ordinary shares of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or
10. Termination and Amendment of the Plan.
The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or amend it in any respect whatsoever.
11. Notice.
Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall become effective when it is received.
12. Governing Law.
The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the internal laws of Ireland (without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws or principles).
13. Effective Date.
The Plan became effective on the date it was adopted by the shareholders of Vistaprint Limited.
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14. Payment of Nominal Value.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Ordinary Shares in the authorized but unissued share capital of the Company shall be issued in settlement of an option unless they are paid-up, on issuance, to at least their nominal value. If the Board determines that an option is to be settled by the issuance of authorized but unissued Shares, the Board may decide that the Ordinary Shares so issued will be: (i) paid-up from the exercise price (if any); (ii) otherwise paid-up by the Participant; (iii) subject to applicable law, paid-up by the Company from distributable profits or other reserves which may be applied for that purpose; or (iv) subject to applicable law, paid-up by a subsidiary of the Company or by another person.
15. Right to Repurchase Shares.
To the extent any option granted by the Company, whether prior to, or after, the Effective Time contains a contractual right on the part of the Company to repurchase Ordinary Shares, such right shall, for all purposes of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland, as amended, constitute a right to redeem the Ordinary Shares (and any relevant Ordinary Shares which are issued subject to such a redemption right shall be issued as redeemable Shares without further action on the part of the Board, any committee of the Board or any delegate of the Board).
Adopted by Cimpress N.V.s Supervisory Board, Management Board and shareholders on August 28, 2009.
Amended by the Cimpress N.Vs Supervisory Board and Management Board on October 2, 2010.
Assumed, amended and restated with effect from the Effective Time by the Companys Board on November 21, 2019. |
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