Amended and Restated Executive Severance Benefit Policy



 Exhibit 10.7 
 OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE BENEFIT POLICY 
 INTRODUCTION 
 This Openwave Systems Inc. Amended and
Restated Executive Severance Benefit Policy (the “Policy”) is dated to be effective as of September 15, 2011. The purpose of the Policy is to provide for the payment of severance benefits to Eligible Executives (as defined below) of
Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) whose employment with the Company terminates as a result of an Involuntary Termination. This Policy will be subordinated to any severance benefit arrangement, change of control severance agreement or
employment agreement that provides for severance benefits in existence between the Eligible Executive and the Company, notwithstanding the terms of any such arrangement or agreement, and any benefits under any such arrangement or agreement will be
paid prior to any payments under this Policy, which payments will be reduced by any amounts paid under any such arrangement or agreement. 

Section 1. DEFINITIONS 
 For purposes of the Policy, the following terms are defined as follows: 

“Base Salary” means the Eligible Executive’s annual base salary as in effect during the last regularly scheduled
payroll period immediately preceding the effective date of termination. 
 “Cause” means: (i) theft,
dishonesty, misconduct, or falsification of any employment or Company records; (ii) improper disclosure of the Company’s confidential or proprietary information: (iii) any action by the Eligible Executive which as a material
detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business as reasonably determined by the Company; (iv) the Eligible Executive’s failure or inability to perform any reasonably assigned duties; (v) the Eligible Executive’s
violation of any Company policy; (vi) the Eligible Executive’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or no contest) for any criminal act that impairs his ability to perform his duties under this Policy; or (vii) the Eligible
Executive’s breach of any agreement with the Company. 







 “Eligible Executive” means (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, (ii) those officers of the Company on the U.S. payroll at the level of Vice President and above who report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and are members of E-Staff and (iii) the General Counsel of the Company.

 “Involuntary Termination” means the Company’s termination of the Eligible Executive’s employment,
which termination is not effected for Cause, or any actual or purported termination effected by the Company for Cause when no Cause exists. “Involuntary Termination” also means the Eligible Executive’s resignation from the Company
within 3 months after the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) without the Eligible Executive’s express written consent, the significant reduction of the Eligible Executive’s duties, authority, responsibilities, job title,
or reporting relationships relative to the Eligible Executive’s duties, authority, responsibilities, job title, or reporting relationships as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to the Eligible Executive of such
reduced duties, authority, responsibilities, job title, or reporting relationships; (ii) without the Eligible Executive’s express written consent, a material reduction, without good business reasons, of the facilities and perquisites
(including office space, secretarial support, other support staff, and location) available to the Eligible Executive immediately prior to such reduction; (iii) without the Eligible Executive’s express written consent, a reduction by the
Company of ten percent (10%) or more in the base salary of the Eligible Executive as in effect immediately prior to such reduction (unless such reduction is part of a program generally applicable to other executives of the Company); (iv) a
material reduction by the Company in the kind or level of employee benefits, including bonuses, to which the Eligible Executive was entitled immediately prior to such reduction with the result that the Eligible Executive’s overall benefits
package is significantly reduced (unless such reduction is part of a program generally applicable to other executives of the Company); (v) the relocation of the Eligible Executive to a facility or a location more than twenty five
(25) miles from the Eligible Executive’s then present location, without the Eligible Executive’s express written consent; (vi) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this Policy by any successors to the Company
contemplated in Seciton 10(a) below; or (vii) any act or set of facts or circumstances which would, under California case law or statute, constitute a constructive termination of the Eligible Executive. Provided, however, that in each case, the
Eligible Executive’s resignation shall not be an Involuntary Termination under this provision unless (X) the Eligible Executive provides the Company’s General Counsel with written notice of the applicable event or circumstance within
30 days after the Eligible Executive first has knowledge of it, which notice specifically identifies the event or circumstance that the Eligible Executive believes constitutes grounds for an Involuntary Termination, and (Y) the Company fails to
correct the event or circumstance so identified within 30 days after receipt of such notice 
 “Policy
Administrator” means the Company. 

  
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 Section 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS 

General Rules. 
 Subject to the requirements set forth in this Section 3, the Company will provide the severance benefits described in Section 4 of the Policy to an Eligible Executive whose termination of
employment with the Company is an Involuntary Termination. 
 (i) In order to be eligible to receive benefits under the
Policy, the Eligible Executive must execute a general waiver and release, which includes certain representations, in substantially the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, EXHIBIT B, or EXHIBIT
C, as appropriate, and such release must become effective in accordance with its terms. The Company, in its sole discretion, may modify the form of the required release to comply with applicable law and will determine the form of the required
release. 
 Exceptions to Benefit Entitlement. The Eligible Executive will not receive benefits under the Policy in any
of the following circumstances, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion: 
 (ii) The Eligible Executive has
executed an individually negotiated employment contract or agreement with the Company relating to severance benefits that is in effect on his or her termination date, in which case such Eligible Executive’s severance benefit, if any, will be
governed by the terms of such individually negotiated employment contract or agreement and will be governed by this Policy only to the extent that the reduction pursuant to Section 5(a) below does not entirely eliminate benefits under this
Plan. 
 The Company terminates the Eligible Executive’s employment with the Company, and such termination does not
constitute an Involuntary Termination. 
 (iii) The Eligible Executive terminates employment with the Company for any
reason or no reason other than, as described in Section 2(d) above, a resignation within ninety (90) days following the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successors contemplated in Section 10(a)
below. Such terminations include, but are not limited to, the Eligible Executive’s resignation, retirement or failure to return from a leave of absence on the scheduled date. 

The Eligible Executive’s employment terminates as a result of his or her death or Disability. “Disability” shall mean that
the Eligible Executive has been unable to perform his or her Company duties as the result of his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, and such inability, at least 26 weeks after its commencement, is determined to be total
and permanent by a physician selected by the Eligible Executive or the Eligible Executive’s legal representative and acceptable to the Company or its insurers (such Agreement as to acceptability not to be unreasonably withheld). 

  
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 Section 3. AMOUNT OF BENEFIT  

Salary Continuation. The Eligible Executive shall continue to receive Base Salary for a period of six (6) months. Such amounts
shall be paid in regular installments on the normal payroll dates of the Company and will be subject to all required tax withholding. 
 Medical Coverage Continuation. For Eligible Executives who elect to continue health insurance coverage under the Openwave Systems Inc. health plans pursuant to the terms of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay the full premium cost of such coverage on behalf of the Eligible Executive, as well as the Eligible Executive’s spouse and dependents, if any, for the lesser of six
(6) months or until the Eligible Executive and his or covered dependents, if any, become eligible for health insurance coverage through another source. 
 Educational Assistance Plan. Educational assistance benefits shall be extended to the end of the then current course term for any Eligible Executive enrolled in a class previously approved by the
Company at the time of his or her Involuntary Termination. 
 Outplacement Assistance. The Eligible Executive
shall be eligible to receive up to six (6) months outplacement assistance in the form determined by the Company offered through a third-party vendor selected by the Company. 
 Section 4. LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS 
 Certain Reductions and Offsets. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Policy to the contrary, any amounts payable to the Eligible Executive under this Policy will be reduced by any payments by
the Company to such individual under any other policy, plan, program or arrangement, including, without limitation, the Openwave Systems Inc. Severance Plan for Eligible U.S. Employees, any change of control severance agreement or employment
agreement between the Eligible Executive and the Company that provides for severance benefits in existence, or any contract between the Eligible Executive and any entity, to the extent such payments are conditioned, at least in part, on termination
of employment and are based on the Eligible Executive’s continued receipt of his or her Base Salary. Furthermore, to the extent that any federal, state or local laws, including, without limitation, so-called “plant closing” laws,
require the Company to give advance notice or make a payment of any kind to an Eligible Executive because of that Eligible Executive’s involuntary termination due to a layoff, reduction in force, plant or facility closing, sale of business,
change of control, or any other similar event or reason, the benefits payable under this Policy will either be reduced or eliminated. The benefits provided under this Policy are intended to satisfy any and all statutory obligations that may arise
out of an Eligible Executive’s involuntary termination of employment for the foregoing reasons, and the Policy Administrator will so construe and implement the terms of the Policy. 

Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Eligible Executive will not be required to mitigate damages or
the amount of any payment provided under this Policy by seeking other employment or other form of remuneration for services, nor will the amount of any 

  
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payment provided for under this Policy be reduced by any compensation earned by any Eligible Executive as a result of employment by another employer or any retirement benefits received by such
Eligible Executive after his or her Involuntary Termination. 
 Termination of Benefits. Benefits under this Policy will
terminate immediately if the Eligible Executive, at any time, violates any proprietary information or confidentiality obligation to the Company, including his or her obligations under the Company’s Confidential Information and Invention
Assignment Agreement, or any obligations under this Policy, including but not limited to the obligations described in Section 6 below. 
 Non-Duplication of Benefits. No Eligible Executive is eligible to receive benefits under this Policy more than one time. 
 Indebtedness of Eligible Executives. If the Eligible Executive is indebted to the Company or an affiliate of the Company at his or her termination date, the Company reserves the right to offset any
severance payments under the Policy by the amount of such indebtedness. 
 (f) Application of Section 409A.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Policy to the contrary, if, at the time of an Eligible Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Eligible Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Eligible Executive pursuant to this Policy would constitute deferred compensation subject to
Section 409A, no such payment or benefit will be provided under this Policy until the earliest of (A) the date which is six (6) months after the Eligible Executive’s “separation from service” for any reason, other than
death or “disability” (as such terms are used in Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code), (B) the date of the Eligible Executive’s death or “disability” (as such term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code) or
(C) the effective date of a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company (as such term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code). The provisions of this Section 5(f) shall only apply to the extent
required to avoid the Eligible Executive’s incurrence of any tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder. If, notwithstanding the application of this Section 5(f) to
one or more payments or benefits provided under this Policy, the Eligible Executive would still incur any tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder with respect to one or more
payments or benefits provided pursuant to the provisions of this Policy, the Company may reform such provisions to maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provisions without violating the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code. 
 Section 5. NON-COMPETITION 

As an executive of the Company, each Eligible Executive has acquired and will continue to acquire knowledge of sensitive and confidential
information relating to product development road maps, marketing plans, competitive plans and pricing strategies and trade secrets (the “Confidential Information”). The Confidential Information which the Company has provided and will
provide to an Eligible Executive could play a significant role were the Eligible Executive to directly or indirectly be engaged in any business in Competition (as hereinafter defined) with the Company or its subsidiaries. As a condition to being
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six months following the date of Involuntary Termination, absent the prior written consent of the Company, an Eligible Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either as principal, manager,
agent, consultant, officer, stockholder, partner, investor, lender or employee or in any other capacity, carry on, be engaged in or have any financial interest in (other than an ownership position of less than 2 percent in any company whose shares
are publicly traded), any business, which is in Competition with the existing business of the Company or its subsidiaries (“Competitive Activity”). 
 For purposes of this Section 6, a business shall be deemed to be in “Competition” with the Company or its subsidiaries if it is engaged in or has taken concrete steps toward engaging in the
business of providing (A) software or systems that enable Internet connectivity or enable or provide data services on mobile devices (such as messaging and location or location related services) to communication service providers or enterprise
customers, whether the software is located on the server or the client (e.g., mobile device), or (B) messaging software to communication service providers, Internet service providers or enterprise customers, either as carried on or being
developed by the Company or its affiliates as of the date of the Eligible Executive’s Involuntary Termination, in all cities, counties, states and countries in which the business of the Company or its affiliates is then being conducted or its
products are being sold. 
 Section 6. RIGHT TO INTERPRET PLAN;
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
 Exclusive Discretion. The Policy
Administrator will have the exclusive discretion and authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Policy and to construe and interpret the Policy and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation,
definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Policy, including, but not limited to, the eligibility to participate in the Policy and amount of benefits paid under the Policy. The rules, interpretations,
computations and other actions of the Policy Administrator will be binding and conclusive on all persons. 
 Amendment or
Termination. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this Policy or the benefits provided hereunder at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination will affect the right to any unpaid benefit of any
Eligible Executive whose termination date has occurred prior to amendment or termination of the Policy. Any action amending or terminating the Policy will be in the form of a written resolution adopted by either the Board or of the Compensation
Committee of the Board. 
 Section 7. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS 
 All benefits (including but not limited to health insurance, life insurance, disability and 401(k)
plan coverage) will terminate as of the Eligible Executive’s termination date (except to the extent that a continuation or conversion privilege may be available thereunder). 

  
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 Section 8. NO IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT 
 The Company and the Eligible Executive acknowledge that the Eligible Executive’s employment
is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law. If the Eligible Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than an Involuntary Termination, the Eligible Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits, damages,
awards or compensation under Section 4 of this Policy, but may be entitled to payments or benefits in accordance with the Company’s other established employee plans and practices or pursuant to other agreements with the Company.

 SUCCESSORS 
 Company’s Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
Company’s business and/or assets will assume the obligations under this Policy and agree expressly to perform the obligations under this Policy in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such
obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under this Policy, the term “Company” will include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption agreement described in
this Section 10(a) or which becomes bound by the terms of this Policy by operation of law or otherwise. 
 Eligible
Executive’s Successors. The terms of this Policy and all rights of the Eligible Executive hereunder will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. 
 Section 9. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION 

This Policy is intended to be governed by and will be construed in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”) and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the State of California. 
 Section 10.
CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS 
 Applications for Benefits and
Inquiries. Any application for benefits, inquiries about the Policy or inquiries about present or future rights under the Policy must be submitted to the Policy Administrator in writing. 

Denial of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Policy Administrator must
notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial of the application, and of the applicant’s right to review the denial. The written notice of denial will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant and will include
specific reasons for the denial, specific references to the Policy provision upon which the denial is based, a description of any information or material that the Policy Administrator needs to complete the review and an explanation of the
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 This written notice will be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the
Policy Administrator receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Policy Administrator has up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If an extension of time
for processing is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. 
 This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Policy Administrator is to render its decision on the application. If written
notice of denial of the application for benefits is not furnished within the specified time, the application will be deemed to be denied. The applicant will then be permitted to appeal the denial in accordance with the Review Procedure described
below. 
 Request for a Review. Any person (or that person’s authorized representative) for whom an application for
benefits is denied (or deemed denied), in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Policy Administrator within sixty (60) days after the application is denied (or deemed denied). The Policy
Administrator will give the applicant (or his or her representative) an opportunity to review pertinent documents in preparing a request for a review. A request for a review will be in writing and will be addressed to: 

Openwave Systems Inc. 
 2100 Seaport Boulevard

 Redwood City, California 94063 

Attn: Senior Vice President of Human Resources 

A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant
feels are pertinent. The Policy Administrator may require the applicant to submit additional facts, documents or other material as it may find necessary or appropriate in making its review. 

Decision on Review. The Policy Administrator will act on each request for review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the
request, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days), for processing the request for a review. If an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished
to the applicant within the initial sixty (60) day period. The Policy Administrator will give prompt, written notice of its decision to the applicant. In the event that the Policy Administrator confirms the denial of the application for
benefits in whole or in part, the notice will outline, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, the specific Policy provisions upon which the decision is based. If written notice of the Policy Administrator’s decision is not
given to the applicant within the time prescribed in this Subsection (d), the application will be deemed denied on review. 

  
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 Rules and Procedures. The Policy Administrator will establish rules and procedures,
consistent with the Policy and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Policy Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional information in connection
with an appeal from the denial (or deemed denial) of benefits to do so at the applicant’s own expense. 
 Exhaustion of
Remedies. No legal action for benefits under the Policy may be brought until the claimant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with the procedures described by Section 12(a) above, (ii) has been
notified by the Policy Administrator that the application is denied (or the application is deemed denied due to the Policy Administrator’s failure to act on it within the established time period), (iii) has filed a written request for a
review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 12(c) above and (iv) has been notified in writing that the Policy Administrator has denied the appeal (or the appeal is deemed to be denied due to the
Policy Administrator’s failure to take any action on the claim within the time prescribed by Section 12(d) above). 

Section 11. BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM
PLAN 
 All benefits under the Policy will be paid by the Company. The Policy will be unfunded, and benefits
hereunder will be paid only from the general assets of the Company. 
 Section 12. OTHER POLICY
INFORMATION 
 Employer Identification Numbers. The Employer Identification Number assigned to the
Company (which is the “Policy Sponsor” as that term is used in ERISA) by the Internal Revenue Service is 94-3219054. 

Agent for the Service of Legal Process. The agent for the service of legal process with respect to the Policy is Openwave Systems
Inc., 2100 Seaport Boulevard, Redwood City, California, 94063. 
 Policy Sponsor and Administrator. The “Policy
Sponsor” and the “Policy Administrator” of the Policy is Openwave Systems Inc., 2100 Seaport Boulevard, Redwood City, California, 94063. The Policy Sponsor’s and Policy Administrator’s telephone number is
(650) 480-8000. The Policy Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with the responsibility for administering the Policy. 

Section 15. MISCELLANEOUS 
 (a) Notice. Notices and all other communications contemplated by this Policy will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given either (i) when personally delivered or sent by
facsimile or (ii) five (5) days after being mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of the Eligible Executive, mailed notices shall be addressed to him or her at the home
address or facsimile number which he or she most recently communicated to the Company in writing. In the case of the Company, mailed notices or notices sent by facsimile shall be 

  
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addressed to its corporate headquarters, and all notices shall be directed to the attention of its General Counsel. 
 (b) No Waiver. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Policy on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party
of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Policy. 
 (c)
Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Policy shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect or to any degree, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Policy shall not be affected thereby. The parties intend to give the terms of this Policy the fullest force and effect so that is any provision shall be found to be invalid or unenforceable, the court reaching such conclusion may modify or interpret
such provision in a manner that shall carry out the parties’ intent and shall be valid and enforceable. 
 Headings.
The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof or to affect the meaning thereof. 
 Specific Performance. If in the opinion of any court of competent jurisdiction the covenants described in Sections 5(c) and 6 of this Policy are not reasonable in any respect, such court shall have
the right, power and authority to excise or modify such provision or provisions of this covenant as to the court shall appear not reasonable and to enforce the remainder of the covenant as so amended. Any breach of the covenants contained in
Sections 5(c) and 6 would irreparably injure the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 5(c) and 6 would be inadequate and, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, the Company may, without posting any bond, in addition to pursuing any other remedies it may have in law or in equity, obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available against the Eligible Executive from any court having jurisdiction over the matter, restraining any further violation of this Policy by the Eligible Executive. 

Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Policy such federal, state and local taxes as may
be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

  
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 SECTION 16. EXECUTION 

To record the adoption of the Policy as set forth herein, Openwave Systems Inc. has caused its duly authorized officer to execute the
same. 
  

			
	OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Mike Mulica, President and
		 	Chief Executive Officer



  
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