EXHIBIT 10.1

NOVANTA INC.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

Effective as of January 1, 2019

Non-employee members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Novanta Inc.
(the “Company”) shall be eligible to receive cash and equity compensation as set
forth in this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (this “Policy”).  The
cash and equity compensation described in this Policy shall be paid or be made,
as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each
member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any parent or
subsidiary of the Company (each, a “Non-Employee Director”), unless such
Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation
by written notice to the Company.  This Policy shall become effective on January
1, 2019 and shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further
action of the Board. This Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the
Board at any time in its sole discretion.  The terms and conditions of this
Policy shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity compensation arrangements
for service as a member of the Board between the Company and any of its
Non-Employee Directors and between any subsidiary of the Company and any of its
non-employee directors.  

1.Annual Retainers.

(a)Annual Retainers. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual cash
retainer of $62,500 for service on the Board. The annual retainers described in
this Section 1(a) shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar
quarter and shall be paid by the Company in advance on the first business day of
each calendar quarter. In the event a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a
Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b),
for an entire calendar quarter, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a
prorated portion of the retainer otherwise payable to such Non-Employee Director
for such calendar quarter pursuant to Section 1(a) and a prorated portion of the
Cash Retainer (as defined below) otherwise payable to such Non-Employee Director
for such calendar quarter pursuant to Section 1(b), with such prorated portion
determined by multiplying such otherwise payable retainer(s) by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days remaining in the applicable calendar
quarter determined as of the date the Non-Employee Director commences services
as a Non-Employee Director or in the applicable positions described in Section
1(b), as the case may be, and the denominator of which is the total number of
days in the applicable calendar quarter.

(b)Additional Annual Chairperson Retainers.  In addition, a Non-Employee
Director shall be eligible to receive the following annual retainers, as
applicable:

(i)Board Chair.  A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Board
shall receive an additional annual retainer of $125,000 for such service.

(ii)Audit Committee Chair.  A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of
the Audit Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for
such service.

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(iii)Compensation Committee Chair.  A Non-Employee Director serving as
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee (unless also serving as the
Chairperson of the Board) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $10,000
for such service.

(iv)Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair.   A Non-Employee
Director serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee (unless also serving as the Chairperson of the Board) shall receive an
additional annual retainer of $10,000 for such service.

(v)Payment of Additional Annual Chairperson Retainers.  The additional annual
chairperson retainers described in Section 1(b)(i)-(iv) shall be paid (i) 50% in
cash (the “Cash Retainers”) and (ii) 50% in deferred stock units (the “Equity
Retainers”). The Cash Retainers shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a
calendar quarter and shall be paid by the Company in advance on the first
business day of each calendar quarter. The Equity Retainers shall be paid
through a grant of deferred stock units on the first business day of any
calendar year. The number of shares of deferred stock units to be granted shall
be determined based on the aggregate fair value of such grant (as determined in
accordance with ASC 718 and subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan
(as defined below)), rounded down to the nearest whole share. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Non-Employee Director commences service as a Chairperson of
the Board or a chairperson of a committee described in Section 1(b)(i)-(iv) on
any date other than the first business day of an applicable calendar year, in
lieu of an applicable Equity Retainer described above, on the date of such
Non-Employee Director’s commencement of service as a Chairperson of the Board or
a chairperson of a committee described in Section 1(b)(i)-(iv) (such
Non-Employee Director’s “Chairperson Start Date”), the Non-Employee Director
shall be automatically granted, on such Chairperson Start Date, an award of
deferred stock units that have an aggregate fair value on such Non-Employee
Director’s Chairperson Start Date equal to the product of (i) the applicable
Equity Retainer (as determined in accordance with ASC 718) and (ii) a fraction,
the numerator of which is 365 minus the number of days in the calendar year
preceding such Non-Employee Director’s Chairperson Start Date and the
denominator of which is 365 (with the number of shares of common stock
underlying each such award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity
Plan), rounded down to the nearest whole share, for such service.

2.Annual Equity Compensation Awards.  In addition to the annual fees and
retainers described in Section 1, each Non-Employee Director shall be granted
equity awards as described in this Section 2.  The awards described in this
Section 2 shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms and
provisions of the Company’s 2010 Incentive Award Plan or any other applicable
Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (such plan, as may
be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”) and shall be granted subject to
the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in
substantially the forms previously approved by the Board.  All applicable terms
of the Equity Plan apply to this Policy as if fully set forth herein, and all
equity grants hereunder are subject in all respects to the terms of the Equity
Plan.  

(a)Annual Awards.  Each Non-Employee Director who serves on the Board as of the
first business day of any given calendar year shall be automatically granted, on
such date, an equity award that has an aggregate fair value on such date of
$125,000 (as determined in

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accordance with ASC 718), with 50% of the award granted in the form of
restricted stock units and 50% of the award granted in the form of deferred
stock units (with the number of shares of common stock underlying each such
award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan), rounded down to the
nearest whole share. The awards described in this Section 2(a) shall be referred
to as the “Annual Awards.”  

(b)Initial Awards.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board, each
Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board on any
date other than the first business day of an applicable calendar year shall be
automatically granted, on the date of such Non-Employee Director’s initial
election or appointment (such Non-Employee Director’s “Start Date”), an equity
award that has an aggregate fair value on such Non-Employee Director’s Start
Date equal to the product of (i) $125,000 (as determined in accordance with ASC
718) and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 365 minus the number of days
in the calendar year preceding such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date and the
denominator of which is 365, with 50% of the award granted in the form of
restricted stock units and 50% of the award granted in the form of deferred
stock units (with the number of shares of common stock underlying each such
award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan), rounded down to the
nearest whole share. The awards described in this Section 2(b) shall be referred
to as “Initial Awards.”  For the avoidance of doubt, no Non-Employee Director
shall be granted more than one Initial Award.

(c)Termination of Employment of Employee Directors.  Members of the Board who
are employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company who
subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and any parent or
subsidiary of the Company and remain on the Board will not receive an Initial
Award pursuant to Section 2(b) above, but to the extent that they are otherwise
eligible, will be eligible to receive, after termination from employment with
the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company, Annual Awards as
described in Section 2(a) above.

3.Vesting of Equity Compensation Awards. Each Equity Retainer, Annual Award and
Initial Award granted in the form of deferred stock units shall be immediately
vested and shall become settled in common stock on the date of the Non-Employee
Director’s termination of service on the Board. Each Annual Award and Initial
Award granted in the form of restricted stock units shall be vested (and
non-forfeitable) immediately upon the date of grant and shall be settled in
common stock on the first anniversary of the date of grant (or if such date is
not a business day, the next business day immediately following the first
anniversary of the date of grant).  

 

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