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Exhibit 10.1




Mobility
Electronics,
Inc.

Omnibus
Long-Term
Incentive
Plan

Restricted
Stock
Unit
Award
Agreement




     This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made this 2nd
day of January, 2007 (the “Grant Date”) by and between Mobility Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”)
and                      (the “Participant”).



     WHEREAS, Participant is receiving an award of restricted stock units pursuant to the Mobility
Electronics, Inc. Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”); and



     WHEREAS, it is a condition to Participant receiving the restricted stock unit award that
Participant deliver an executed version of this Agreement, along with the attached Tax Election
Form, to the Company;



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the Company hereby awards restricted stock units to Participant on the
following terms and conditions:



     1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to Participant a total
of                                          (___) restricted stock units (the “Units”) subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.



     2. Vesting Schedule. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Units
shall vest upon the earliest to occur, and subject to the terms and conditions, of the following
(the occurrence of such event referred to herein as the “Vesting Date”):




     A. Time Based Vesting: Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Units shall
automatically vest each year over the next four (4) years immediately upon the anniversary
of the Grant Date (i.e. 25% of the Units shall automatically vest on each of January 2,
2008, January 2, 2009, January 2, 2010, and January 2, 2011) (the “Time Based Vesting
Date”);




     B. Death; Disability; Termination Without Cause; or Retirement: If the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company by reason of his or her death, total and
permanent disability (as certified by an independent medical advisor appointed by the
Company prior to such termination), termination without “Cause” (as defined below), or
“Retirement” (as defined below), a prorated number of unvested Units shall vest
automatically upon such death, disability, termination without Cause, or Retirement,
determined by multiplying the number of Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of complete months of continuous employment by the Participant with the Company from
the Grant Date and the denominator of which is the number of complete months between the
Grant Date and the Time Based Vesting Date. The balance of the Units subject to the
provisions of this Agreement which have not vested shall automatically be forfeited by the
Participant. “Cause” means (i) Participant’s conviction



 









 






of a felony or commission of any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii)
Participant’s breach of any of the terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any
covenant contained in, the Company’s Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics, as modified from time to time, or (c) Participant’s violation of reasonable
instructions or policies established by the Company with respect to the operation of its
business and affairs or Participant’s failure to carry out the reasonable instructions
required in connection with his or her employment. “Retirement” means the point in time at
which the Participant retires from the Company and either: (1) (a) Participant’s age is
fifty-five (55) years or greater, and (b) Participant has been employed by the Company for
ten (10) years or more; or (2) Participant’s age is sixty-two (62) years or greater; and




     C. Change in Control: Upon a “Change in Control,” as defined below, occurring
at any time following January 2, 2008, one hundred percent (100%) of the Units shall vest
automatically. A “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the
following events: (i) any person within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act or 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than the Company
(including its subsidiaries, directors or executive officers) has become the beneficial
owner, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of 50 percent or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding common stock or equivalent in voting
power of any class or classes of the Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily entitled to
vote in elections of directors (“voting securities”); (ii) shares representing 50 percent or
more of the combined voting power of the Company’s voting securities are purchased pursuant
to a tender offer or exchange offer (other than an offer by the Company or its subsidiaries,
directors or executive officers); (iii) as a result of, or in connection with, any tender
offer or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested
election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons
who were directors of the Company before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a
majority of the Board or of any successor to the Company; (iv) following the date hereof,
the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation and as a result of such
merger or consolidation less than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the
surviving or resulting corporation shall then be owned in the aggregate by the former
stockholders of the Company, other than (1) any party to such merger or consolidation, or
(2) any affiliates of any such party; or (v) the Company transfers more than 50 percent of
its assets, or the last of a series of transfers results in the transfer of more than 50
percent of the assets of the Company, or the Company transfers a business unit and/or
business division responsible for more than 35% of the Company’s revenue for the
twelve-month period preceding the month in which such transfer occurred, in either case, to
another entity that is not wholly-owned by the Company. Any determination required above in
this subsection (v) shall be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company, as constituted immediately prior to the occurrence of such event.



 









 





     3. Restrictions. This Agreement and the Units granted pursuant hereto shall be
subject to the following restrictions:



          A. Termination of Agreement and Rights to Units. Any Units that have not otherwise
vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be automatically forfeited upon the
Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company.




          B. Non-Assignability. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, discount, or
pledge as collateral for a loan, or otherwise anticipate any right to payment under the Plan or
this Agreement other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.




     4. Form and Timing of Payment. Any vested Units shall be paid by the Company in
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) on a one-to-one
basis on, or as soon as practicable after, the Vesting Date.



     5. Tax Withholding. Upon the vesting of any Units, the tax withholding obligations of
the Participant and the Company shall be satisfied, at the Participant’s election pursuant to the
attached Tax Election Form, by the Participant either paying the appropriate tax withholding amount
in cash, or tendering to the Company a sufficient number of Shares necessary to satisfy the
Participant’s and the Company’s tax withholding obligations.



     6. Change in Capital Structure. The terms of this Agreement, including the number of
Units subject to this Agreement, shall be adjusted as the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company determines is equitably required in the event the Company effects any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares or other securities of the Company,
or similar corporate transaction.



     7. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any Shares until the date of the issuance and delivery of such Shares.



     8. No Right to Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed as giving the
Participant the right to be retained in the employ or as a consultant of the Company or any
affiliate of the Company, as the case may be. The Company may at any time terminate the
Participant’s employment or a consultant’s provision of services free from any liability or any
claim under the Plan or this Agreement.



     9. Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that a copy of the
Plan and the Prospectus for the Plan has been made available to him or her and the Participant
agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.



 









 





     10. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in
effect on the Grant Date and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall
govern.



     11. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the legatees, distributes and personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the
Company.



     12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted under, the
laws of the State of Arizona without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof, and the
Participant and the Company irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the
federal and/or state courts located in Phoenix, Arizona.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 





     The undersigned Participant hereby accepts, and agrees to, all terms and provisions of the
foregoing Agreement. If you do not sign and return this Agreement, you will not be entitled to the
Units.



	 	 	 
	 

Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Print Name

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Social Security Number or

	 	 
	Commerce ID Number