Document:

Exhibit 10.3 2014.6.28

RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
2012 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
(Performance-Based and Service-Based Award for Senior Officers)
THIS AGREEMENT (together with Schedule A and Schedule B, attached hereto, the “Agreement”) is made effective as of ______________ (the “Effective Date”) between RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), and ________________, an Employee of, or individual in service to, the Company or an Affiliate (the “Participant”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Administrator”) has approved the grant to the Participant of a contingent right to receive an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”) for shares of Common Stock issuable under the RF Micro Devices, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended (the “Plan”), the grant of which Award is subject to the attainment of certain performance objectives and the vesting of which Award is subject to certain service requirements, as further described in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the purposes of the Plan, and in consideration of the services of the Participant and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Participant hereby agree as follows:
1.Incorporation of Plan.  The rights and duties of the Company and the Participant under this Agreement shall in all respects be subject to and governed by the provisions of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions in this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Plan.
2.    Certain Defined Terms.  The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 2:
(a)    The “Award Date” is the date on which the Award or any portion of the Award is or may be granted to the Participant following the Administrator’s determination regarding whether all or a portion of the Performance Objectives have been attained and completion of such other action as may be necessary to complete the grant of the Award or a portion of the Award.  Performance Objectives may have separate Award Dates.
(b)    The “Effective Date” is the effective date of the Agreement, as stated above.
(c)    The “Participant” is __________.  Employee ID#__________.
(d)    “Performance Objectives” are the specific performance objectives identified in Schedule B attached hereto.

(e)    The “Performance Period” or “Performance Periods” shall be the Performance Period or Performance Periods as described in Schedule B.  Performance Objectives may have different Performance Periods, if so provided in Schedule B. 
(f)    The “Restriction Period” is the period beginning on the Award Date and ending on such date or dates and occurrence of such conditions as described in Section 3 of Schedule A attached hereto.
(g)    The “Shares” shall be that number, if any, of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award which are or may be granted under this Agreement, as such number may be determined in accordance with Section 1 of Schedule A.
3.    Award Opportunity; Incorporation of the Terms of Schedule A and Schedule B of the Agreement.
(a)    The Company hereby grants to the Participant an opportunity to be granted the Award for a certain number of shares of Common Stock (as defined above, the “Shares”) based upon the level of attainment of the Performance Objectives, all as described in Schedule A and Schedule B, during the Performance Period.  The number, if any, of Shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall be determined by the Administrator based on the achievement of the Performance Objectives described in Schedule B.  No Award of Shares is being granted at this time, and no Award shall be granted unless and until the Administrator, in its sole discretion and in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, determines whether and to what extent the Award has been earned (including but not limited to determining whether and to what extent the Performance Objectives have been met), determines the number of Shares that shall be subject to the Award and takes any other action it deems necessary or advisable in order to complete the grant.
(b)    The Participant expressly acknowledges that the terms of Schedule A and Schedule B shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall constitute part of this Agreement.  The Company and the Participant further acknowledge that the Company’s signature on the signature page hereof, and the Participant’s signature on the Grant Letter contained in Schedule A, shall constitute their acceptance of all of the terms of this Agreement.
4.    Grant of Award of Restricted Stock Units.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Company shall grant the Participant an Award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined above, the “Award”) for that number of Shares of Common Stock as is determined in accordance with Schedule A and Schedule B if and only if the minimum (and up to the maximum) of the Performance Objectives are met during the Performance Period, as further described in Schedule A and Schedule B.  The number of Shares, if any, subject to the Award shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement (including Schedule A and Schedule B) following completion of the applicable Performance Period.  The Award Date shall be as soon as practicable after the end of the applicable Performance Period and the Administrator’s determination of the extent, if any, to which the Performance Objectives have been met and the Award has been earned.  The Award shall not be deemed earned, and the Award Date shall not occur, unless and until the Administrator determines the extent, if any to which the Award has been earned following completion of the applicable Performance Period (unless the Administrator determines otherwise).  The Company shall give notice to the Participant after each Performance Period regarding whether the Award applicable to that Performance Period has been granted and the number of Shares subject to the Award.  

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5.    Shareholder Rights.  The Participant or his or her legal representatives, legatees or distributees shall not be deemed to be the holder of any Shares subject to the Award and shall not have any dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a shareholder unless and until (and then only to the extent that) the Award has been earned and vested and certificates for such Shares have been issued and delivered to him or them (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall have been provided).
6.    Vesting of Award.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Shares subject to the Award shall be deemed vested, and such Shares shall be distributable as provided in Section 8 herein, upon such date or dates, and subject to such conditions, as are described in this Agreement, including Section 3 of Schedule A.  Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Shares subject to the Award may vest in installments over a period of time, if so provided in Schedule A.  The Participant expressly acknowledges that the Award shall vest only upon such terms and conditions as are provided in this Agreement (including Schedule A and Schedule B) and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall be entitled to the greater of the benefits provided in this Agreement and any Change in Control Agreement, Employment Agreement or any other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company with respect to the terms governing the earning and vesting of the Award.  Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Participant understands and agrees that the Administrator may delay the vesting of the Award (or portion thereof) and the issuance of the underlying Shares in order to comply with Applicable Law or applicable policies of the Company implemented to ensure compliance with such laws (including but not limited to insider trading provisions and the Company’s insider trading policy); provided, however, that any such delay in vesting of the Award or issuance of Shares shall not apply to any Shares subject to an effective Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.  The Administrator has sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award has been earned and vested and to interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.
7.    Effect of Termination of Employment; Forfeiture of Award.  Except as may be otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement (including but not limited to Schedule A), in the event that the employment or service of the Participant is terminated for any reason (whether by the Company or the Participant, and whether voluntary or involuntary) and all or part of the Award has not been earned and vested as of the Participant’s Termination Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Award, to the extent not earned and vested as of the Participant’s Termination Date, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination, and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the Award or the Shares underlying that portion of the Award that has not yet been earned and vested.  The Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that the termination of his or her employment or service shall (except as may otherwise be provided in this Agreement or the Plan) result in forfeiture of the Award and the Shares to the extent the Award has not been earned and vested as of his or her Termination Date.  
8.    Settlement of Award.  The Award, if earned and vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be payable in whole shares of Common Stock.  The total number of Shares that may be acquired upon vesting of the Award (or portion thereof) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.  A certificate or certificates representing the Shares subject to the Award (or portion thereof) shall be issued in the name of the Participant or his or her beneficiary (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall be provided) as soon as practicable after, and only to the extent that, the Award (or portion thereof) has vested and is distributable.  Shares of Common Stock or any other benefit subject to the Award shall, upon vesting of the Award (and except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b)(iv) of Schedule A), be issued and distributed to the Participant (or his or her beneficiary) no later than the later of (a) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month following the Participant’s first taxable year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (b) the fifteenth 

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(15th) day of the third month following the end of the Company’s first taxable year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or otherwise in accordance with Code Section 409A.  
9.    No Right of Continued Employment or Service.  Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or an Affiliate or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan and this Agreement (including but not limited to Schedule A), all rights of the Participant under the Plan with respect to the unearned or unvested portion of his or her Award shall terminate upon the termination of employment or service of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate.  The grant of the Award does not create any obligation to grant further awards.
10.    Nontransferability of Award and Shares.  The Award shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than by will or the laws of intestate succession.  The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer.  The Participant shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber the Shares subject to the Award until such Shares have been issued and delivered to the Participant.
11.    Withholding; Tax Consequences.
(a)    The Participant acknowledges that the Company shall require the Participant to pay the Company the amount of any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax or other amount required by any governmental authority to be withheld and paid over by the Company to such authority for the account of the Participant, and the Participant agrees, as a condition to the grant of the Award and delivery of any Shares, to satisfy such obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may in its discretion establish procedures to permit the Participant to satisfy such obligation in whole or in part, and any local, state, federal, foreign or other income tax obligations relating to the Award, by electing (the “election”) to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock from the Shares to which the recipient is otherwise entitled. The number of Shares to be withheld shall have a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined as nearly equal as possible to (but not exceeding) the amount of such obligations being satisfied. Each election must be made in writing to the Administrator in accordance with election procedures established by the Administrator.    
(b)    The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences.  The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or vesting of the Award and/or the acquisition or disposition of the Shares subject to the Award and that he or she has been advised that he or she should consult with his or her own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.
12.    Administration.  The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan, including but not limited to the sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award has been earned and vested.  Any interpretation 

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of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.
13.    Superseding Agreement; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.  Except as may be otherwise provided in the Plan or expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement does not supersede or amend any existing Change in Control Agreement, Inventions, Confidentiality and Nonsolicitation Agreement, Noncompetition Agreement, Severance Agreement, Employment Agreement or any other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company, including, but not limited to, any restrictive covenants contained in such agreements.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective executors, administrators, next-of-kin, successors and assigns.
14.    Governing Law.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or herein, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions of any state, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States.
15.    Amendment; Waiver.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, this Agreement may be modified or amended only by the written agreement of the parties hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall have unilateral authority to amend this Agreement (without Participant consent) to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law or changes to Applicable Law (including but not limited to federal securities laws and Code Section 409A).  The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant.
16.    Notices.  Except as may be otherwise provided by the Plan, any written notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand delivered or if sent by fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail.  Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received three business days after mailed but in no event later than the date of actual receipt.  Notice may also be provided by electronic submission, if and to the extent permitted by the Administrator.  Notices shall be directed, if to the Participant, at the Participant’s address indicated by the Company’s records, or if to the Company, at the Company’s principal office, attention Treasurer, RF Micro Devices, Inc.
17.    Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions may be determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
18.    Restrictions on Award and Shares.  The Company may impose such restrictions on the Award and any Shares or other benefits underlying the Award as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization and any blue sky, state or foreign securities laws applicable to such Award or Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer shares of Common Stock, to make any other distribution of benefits, or to take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act).  The Company may cause a restrictive legend to be placed on any certificate for Shares issued pursuant to the Award in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by Applicable Law or as may be advised by legal counsel.  The Administrator may delay the right to receive or dispose of shares of Common Stock (or other benefits) upon settlement of the Award at any time 

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if the Administrator determines that allowing issuance of shares of Common Stock (or distribution of other benefits) would violate any federal, state or foreign securities laws or applicable policies of the Company, and the Administrator may provide in its discretion that any time periods to receive shares of Common Stock (or other benefits) subject to the Award are tolled or extended during a period of suspension or delay (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations); provided, however, that any such delay, suspension, tolling or extension shall not apply to any Shares subject to an effective Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
19.    Counterparts; Further Instruments.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
20.    Compliance with Recoupment, Ownership and Other Policies or Agreements.  As a condition to receiving this Award, the Participant agrees that he or she shall abide by all provisions of any equity retention policy, compensation recovery policy, stock ownership guidelines and/or other similar policies maintained by the Company, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to Participant from time to time.  In addition, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture, or other similar provisions as may apply at any time to the Participant under Applicable Law. 
[Signature Page to Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Company and by the Participant effective as of the Effective Date stated herein.
	
			
	 
	RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	______________________________________

	 
	 
	Robert A. Bruggeworth

	 
	 
	President and Chief Executive Officer

	Attest:
	 
	 

	__________________________________
	 
	 

	William Priddy
	 
	 

	Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
	 
	 

[Signature Page of Participant to Follow on Schedule A/Grant Letter]

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RF Micro Devices, Inc. 
2012 Stock Incentive Plan  
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
(Performance-Based and Service-Based Award for Senior Officers)
Schedule A/Grant Letter
1.Award Opportunity.
(a)    Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended (the “Plan”), and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Performance-Based and Service-Based Award for Senior Officers) attached hereto (the “Agreement”), you (the “Participant”) are eligible to be granted an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”) for that number of Shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock as may be determined pursuant to this Section 1.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Schedule A shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Agreement and the Plan.
(b)    No Award will be granted unless at least ____ of the ______ Performance Objectives [is/are] met during the applicable Performance Period.  Each of the Performance Objectives is expressed as a fixed or variable percentage of the Target number of shares shown in Section 1(c) below.  If a Performance Objective is met, the Participant shall be granted an Award for a number of shares equal to the Target multiplied by the percentage assigned to such Performance Objective.  One or more of the Performance Objectives may contain a variable percentage of the Target shares based on performance of criteria applicable to such Performance Objective, and the Administrator has the sole discretion to determine if, and to what extent on a percentage basis, any such Performance Objectives are met.  If all _______ of the Performance Objectives are fully met, the Participant shall be granted an Award for the Maximum number of shares (___% of Target) shown in Section 1(c) below.  The Award shall not be granted for a particular Performance Objective until following the end of the Performance Period for that Performance Objective and then only if the terms and conditions described in the Agreement have been met.  The actual number of shares which may be subject to the Award shall be as provided in Section 1(c) below.
(c)    Number of Shares Potentially Subject to Award:
Target Number of Shares (____% of Target):
Maximum Number of Shares (___% of Target):
(d)    The Performance Objectives must be met, if at all, during the applicable Performance Period, as described in Schedule B.  The Administrator has sole discretion to determine if, and to what extent, any or all Performance Objectives are met and to interpret the other terms and conditions of the Agreement.
2.Performance Objectives.  The Performance Objectives for the applicable Performance Period pursuant to the Agreement, and the applicable weighting of each Performance Objective expressed as a percentage of the Target shares, shall be as stated in Schedule B, attached hereto, the terms of which shall be incorporated in and constitute a part of the Agreement. 

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3.Vesting of Award∗.  If the Award is granted in accordance with this Agreement, the Award shall vest as follows:
(a)    General:  
(i)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to fifty percent (50%) of the Shares subject to the Award on the Award Date, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date;
(ii)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) (for a total of seventy-five percent (75%)) of the Shares subject to the Award on the first anniversary of the earliest Award Date applicable to any Performance Objective covered by this Agreement, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date; and
(iii)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) (for a total of one hundred percent (100%)) of the Shares subject to the Award on the second anniversary of the earliest Award Date applicable to any Performance Objective covered by this Agreement, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date.
(b)    Special Post-Termination Vesting Terms:  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a), the following terms shall apply with respect to the Award:
(i)    In the event of the Participant's termination of employment or service for Cause, the Award (and any remaining right to underlying Shares) shall be forfeited immediately.
(ii)    In the event of the Participant’s termination of employment or service due to death, the Award (and any remaining right to underlying Shares) shall be forfeited automatically effective as of the date of the Participant’s death.
(iii)    In the event of the Participant’s termination of employment or service for any reason other than death or for Cause (including termination due to Disability), the Award shall continue to vest, to the extent earned, according to the Vesting Schedule stated in Section 3(a) above of this Schedule A as if the Participant had remained an Employee of, or service provider to, the Company, but only if the Participant enters into a noncompetition agreement (the “Noncompetition Agreement”), and, if so determined by the Company, a severance or other similar agreement (the “Severance Agreement”) with the Company, in each case in form acceptable to the Company and containing such terms as may be specified by the Company in the exercise of its discretion, within twenty (20) days following termination of employment or service (or, if later, by the end of any applicable statutory revocation period) and abides by the terms of such Noncompetition Agreement and, if applicable, Severance Agreement.  In the event that the Participant fails to enter into such Noncompetition Agreement and, if applicable, Severance Agreement, within twenty (20) days following his or her termination of employment or service (or, if later, by the end of any applicable statutory revocation period), the Award (and any remaining right to underlying Shares) shall be deemed forfeited in its entirety as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or service.  If the Participant enters into the Noncompetition Agreement and, if applicable, the Severance Agreement, and the Administrator determines in the exercise of its discretion that the Participant has committed a material breach or violation of the Noncompetition Agreement, the Severance
                                                           
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Agreement or the Inventions, Confidentiality and Nonsolicitation Agreement previously entered into between the Company and the Participant (the “ICN Agreement”) at any time on or prior to the date the last installment of Shares covered by the Award vests under this Agreement (without regard to when the Administrator first discovers or has notice of such breach or violation), then, in addition to any other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity as a result of such breach or violation, (A) the Award (and any remaining right to underlying Shares) shall immediately be forfeited in its entirety; (B) any Shares subject to the Award that vested following termination of employment or service shall immediately be forfeited and returned to the Company (without the payment of any consideration for such Shares, including repayment of any amount paid by the Participant with respect to taxes related to the grant or vesting of the Award), and the Participant shall cease to have any interest in or right to such Shares and shall cease to be recognized as the legal owner of such Shares; and (C) any Gain (as defined herein) realized by the Participant with respect to any Shares issued following termination of employment shall immediately be paid by the Participant to the Company.  For the purposes herein, “Gain” shall mean the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of sale or other disposition, multiplied by the number of Shares sold or disposed of.  If the Participant terminates service for reasons other than death or Cause and subsequently dies, to the extent the Award is not fully vested as of the date of the Participant’s death, the Award shall automatically fully vest effective as of the date of the Participant’s death.  The Administrator shall have discretion to determine the basis for termination, whether any breach of the Noncompetition Agreement, the Severance Agreement or the ICN Agreement has occurred and to otherwise interpret this Section 3.
(iv)    Any shares of Common Stock issuable to the Participant following termination of employment or service pursuant to Section 3(b) herein shall be issued in accordance with the vesting schedule stated in Section 3(a) above and shall be distributed on such vesting dates or a later date(s) within the same taxable year of the Participant, or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date(s) specified in Section 3(a) and the Participant shall not be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of distribution, or shall otherwise be made in accordance with Code Section 409A and related regulations.
4.Change of Control.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14 of the Plan and Sections 1 and 3(a) of Schedule A, in the event of a Change of Control, all of the Performance Objectives shall be deemed met and the Award shall vest as follows:
(a)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to fifty percent (50%) of the Target Number of Shares subject to the Award on the date of the Change of Control, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date;
(b)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) (for a total of seventy-five percent (75%)) of the Target Number of Shares subject to the Award on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date; and
(c)    The Award shall be deemed vested with respect to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) (for a total of one hundred percent (100%)) of the Target Number of Shares subject to the Award on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate through such vesting date.

[Signature Page to Follow]

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By my signature below, I, the Participant, hereby acknowledge receipt of this Grant Letter and the Agreement.  I understand that the Grant Letter and other provisions of Schedule A and Schedule B herein are incorporated by reference into the Agreement and constitute a part of the Agreement.  By my signature below, I further agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, including but not limited to the terms of this Grant Letter and the other provisions of Schedule A and Schedule B contained herein.  The Company reserves the right to treat the Award and the Agreement as cancelled, void and of no effect if the Participant fails to return a signed copy of the Grant Letter within 30 days of receipt.

	
					
	Signature:
	 
	 
	Date:
	 

Note: If there are any discrepancies in the name shown above, please make the appropriate corrections on this form and return to Treasury Department, RF Micro Devices, Inc., 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.  Please retain a copy of the Agreement, including this Grant Letter, for your files.

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RF Micro Devices, Inc. 
2012 Stock Incentive Plan  
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
(Performance-Based and Service-Based Award for Senior Officers)
Schedule B
Performance Period and Performance Objectives
1.    Performance Period.

[Insert Performance Period(s).]

2.    Performance Objectives.

The Performance Objectives for the Performance Period(s) applicable to the Participant pursuant to the Agreement are as follows:

[Insert Performance Objectives.]

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EXHIBIT 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND AGREEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

THIS SECOND AGREEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO LOAN DOCUMENTS (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, this “Amendment Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2014, is entered into among ENVENTIS CORPORATION (f/k/a Hickory Tech Corporation) (the “Borrower”); each of the wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on the signature pages hereof (individually, a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”; and, together with the Borrower, the “Loan Parties”); COBANK, ACB (individually, “CoBank” and, as Administrative Agent, “Administrative Agent”), in its capacity as Administrative Agent and as a Lender; and each lender listed on the signature pages hereof (together with CoBank, the “Lenders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2011, as amended by that certain Agreement Regarding Amendments to Loan Documents, dated as of October 30, 2013, by and among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as further amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, certain lenders extended certain financial accommodations to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement consisting of a term loan facility (the “Existing Term Loan”), the proceeds of which were to be used to refinance certain debt of the Borrower, payment of certain permitted dividends and payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Existing Term Loan;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Incremental Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Incremental Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2012 (the “Incremental Term Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which certain Incremental Term Lenders extended certain financial accommodations to the Borrower consisting of an Incremental Term Loan facility (the “Incremental Term Loan”), the proceeds of which were to be used (i) to finance the acquisition of all the outstanding membership interests of IdeaOne Telecom Group, LLC and (ii) for the payment of certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Incremental Term Loan;

 

WHEREAS, the Guarantors are party to that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2011, as amended by that certain Agreement Regarding Amendments to Loan Documents, dated as of October 30, 2013, by and among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as further amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “Guaranty Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms hereof, to certain modifications to the Credit Agreement, as more fully described herein;

  

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements set forth in this Amendment Agreement, each of the Borrower, each Guarantor, Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree and consent as follows:

SECTION 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. Amendment.  In reliance on the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in this Agreement and in connection with the request of the Borrower for the amendments and other modifications provided herein and subject to the effectiveness of this Agreement as described below, the Loan Documents are hereby amended as set forth below.

 

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “EBITDA” set forth therein in its entirety as follows:

 

“EBITDA” (a) means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, calculated on a Consolidated basis without duplication, in accordance with GAAP,  the result of (i) sum of (1) Net Income or deficit, as the case may be, (2) Interest Expense (including non-cash interest), (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) income taxes, (5) certain one-time items and/or adjustments, in each case to be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, associated with (I) fees and expenses in connection with the Credit Facilities and Hedge Agreements associated with the Credit Facilities and the existing Debt being refinanced by the Credit Facilities, (II) any Permitted Acquisitions or dispositions of assets permitted by Section 12.5(e), (III) any non-cash restructuring charges, (IV) cash restructuring charges not to exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, and (V) any Debt restructuring or amendment charges, (6) losses from the disposal or impairment of property and equipment and other long-term assets, including goodwill, intangibles and spectrum, (7) losses on sales of assets (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business) and (8) any other non-cash expenses, charges, losses, or infrequent, unusual or extraordinary items reducing net income for such period to the extent such non-cash items do not represent a cash item in any future period; provided however that the items specified above in clauses (2) through (8) shall only be included to the extent such items reduce the Net Income of the Borrower; minus (ii) to the extent included in calculating Net Income or deficit, the sum of (1) non-cash dividends, (2) patronage income, (3) equity in earnings from unconsolidated Subsidiaries and joint ventures, (4) gains from the disposal of property and equipment and other long-term assets, including goodwill, intangibles and spectrum (excluding disposals in the ordinary course of business), (5) gains on sales of assets (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business) and (6) any other non-cash gains, non-cash income, or extraordinary items increasing Net Income, and (b) will be measured for the then most recently completed four fiscal quarters, adjusted to give effect to any material acquisition (including any Permitted Acquisition), sale or other disposition, directly or through a Subsidiary, of any business (or any portion thereof) during the period of calculation as if such acquisition, sale or other disposition occurred on the first day of such period of calculation.

 

  

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SECTION 3. Consent.  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.4 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower is prohibited from, among other things, merging, consolidating or entering into similar combinations except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.4, and pursuant to Section 13.1(i) the of the Credit Agreement the Borrower is prohibited from consummating certain changes of control.  The Borrower has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 29, 2014, a true, correct and complete copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Merger Agreement”) with Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (“Consolidated”) and Sky Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”) regarding a strategic business combination transaction pursuant to the terms of which Merger Sub will be merged into Borrower with Borrower continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated, (the “Proposed Merger”), the consummation of which is not otherwise permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.4 and 13.1(i) of the Credit Agreement.  The Borrower has further advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, upon closing of the Proposed Merger, the Indebtedness owing to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement will be paid in full in cash, and has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders consent to the Proposed Merger and the execution and performance by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties of any documents required in connection therewith.  In reliance on the representations, warranties and agreements provided and made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders herein, and subject to the conditions set forth below, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the execution by the Borrower of the Merger Agreement, and, subject to the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 6 below, consent to the consummation of the Proposed Merger.

 

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

 

(a) Such entity has the right and power to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

(b) Such entity has taken all necessary action to authorize it to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

(c) This Amendment Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment Agreement in accordance with its terms do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise,

 

(i) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to such entity;

 

  

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(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of such entity;

(iii) conflict with any material provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to it; or

(iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except Permitted Liens) upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such entity.

(e) since December 31, 2013, there has been no change in the properties, business, operations, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and no event has occurred or condition arisen that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) that, after giving effect to the amendments and affirmative covenants described or set forth in this Amendment Agreement, the representations and warranties of such entity set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.

(g) no Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing as of this date.

 

SECTION 5. Reaffirmation Regarding Credit Agreement, Guaranty Agreement and Security Agreement.  The Borrower and the Guarantors, as the makers of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the Security Agreement, as applicable, and certain other Loan Documents, hereby confirm and agree that (a) each such document is and shall continue to be in full force and effect, and (b) the obligations secured by each such document include any and all obligations of the Loan Parties to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 6. Effective Date.  Except as set forth below with respect to the consent to the consummation of the Proposed Merger, this Amendment Agreement shall be effective only upon receipt by Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart hereto signed by each Lender and each Loan Party.  The consent to the Proposed Merger set forth in Section 3 hereof shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion that (i) the Proposed Merger will be consummated on substantially the same terms as those set forth in the Merger Agreement and (ii) all the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments terminated.  Other than as expressly set forth herein, (i) all obligations and rights of the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and the Lenders arising out of or relating to the period commencing on the Effective Date shall be governed by the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents giving effect to the modifications provided for herein; and (ii) the obligations of and rights of the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and the Lenders arising out of or relating to the period prior to the Effective Date shall continue to be governed by the Loan Documents without giving effect to the modifications provided for herein.

 

  

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SECTION 7. No Novation.  This Amendment Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.  All references to any agreement or instrument amended hereby in such agreement or instrument, in any other Loan Document or in any other documents, instruments or agreements executed or delivered in connection therewith, shall be deemed a reference to such agreement or instrument as amended by this Amendment Agreement.  Except as expressly provided in this Amendment Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Amendment Agreement does not and will not amend, modify or supplement any provision of, or constitute a consent to or a waiver of any noncompliance with the provisions of, the Loan Documents, and, except as specifically provided in this Amendment Agreement, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 8. Costs.  The Borrower agrees to pay Administrative Agent, on demand, all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained by Administrative Agent, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment Agreement and all other instruments and documents contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 9. General.  This Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This Amendment Agreement shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, including the governing law provisions thereof.

 

SECTION 10. Release.  Although each of Administrative Agent and the Lenders regards its respective conduct as proper and does not believe that any Loan Party has any claim, right, cause of action, offset or defense against it or any of its Related Parties in connection with the execution, delivery, performance or administration of, or the transactions contemplated by, any of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, this Amendment Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties, as an inducement to enter into this Amendment Agreement and as consideration herefore, agree to eliminate any possibility that any past conduct, conditions, acts, omissions, events, circumstances or matters of any kind whatsoever could impair or otherwise affect any rights, interests, contracts or remedies of any Indemnitees.  Therefore, each Loan Party unconditionally, freely, voluntarily and, after consultation with counsel and becoming fully and adequately informed as to the relevant facts, circumstances and consequences, jointly and severally releases, waives and forever discharges each Indemnitee from and against (a) any and all liabilities, indebtedness and obligations, whether known or unknown, of any kind whatsoever, (b) any legal, equitable or other obligations of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, (c) any and all claims whether known or unknown, under any oral or implied agreement (or obligation or undertaking of any kind whatsoever) which is different from or in addition to the express terms of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, this Amendment Agreement, or the other Loan Documents, and (d) all other claims, rights, causes of action, counterclaims or defenses of any kind whatsoever, in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, direct or derivative, which any Loan Party or any predecessor, successor or assign thereof might otherwise have against any Indemnitee on account of any conduct, condition, act, omission, event, contract, liability, obligation, demand, covenant, promise, indebtedness, claim, right, cause of action, suit, damage, defense, circumstance or matter of any kind whatsoever which existed, arose or occurred at any time prior to the date hereof.

 

 

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Witness the due execution hereof by the respective duly authorized officers of the undersigned as of the date first written above.

	 	

ENVENTIS CORPORATION (f/k/a Hickory Tech Corporation), as the Borrower

	 	 	 
	  	
By: 

	/s/ David A. Christensen
	 	Name:	David A. Christensen
	 	Title: 	
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Secretary

 

	  	

CABLE NETWORK, INC.,

CRYSTAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION SERVICES, INC.,

ENVENTIS TELECOM, INC.,

HEARTLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

COMPANY OF IOWA,

IDEAONE TELECOM, INC.,

MANKATO CITIZENS TELEPHONE

COMPANY,

MID-COMMUNICATIONS, INC., and

NATIONAL INDEPENDENT BILLING, INC.,

each as a Guarantor

 

	 	 	 
	  	
By: 

	/s/ David A. Christensen
	 	Name:	David A. Christensen
	 	Title: 	
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Secretary

 

 

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COBANK, ACB, as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger, Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender and as a Lender

	 	 	 
	  	
By: 

	/s/ Theodore Koerner
	 	Name:	Theodore Koerner
	 	Title: 	
Managing Director

 

 

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