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Exhibit 10.4

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

	 
Instructions:

	 Complete and sign this Subscription Agreement. Please be sure to initial the appropriate “accredited investor” category in Box C. 

A completed and originally executed copy of, and the other documents required to be delivered with, this Subscription Agreement, must be delivered to the following address:

	  
Edward Clissold

Chief Financial Officer

Park City Group, Inc.

299 S Main Street, Ste. 2370

 
 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

(435) 645-2000

eclissold@parkcitygroup.com

 

1. The undersigned (the “Subscriber”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Park City Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”) the number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Shares”), at the price and for the aggregate consideration set forth in Box A of Section 6 below (the “Subscription Price”), and warrants, with an exercise price of $3.50 per share (each a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”), to purchase that number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock equal to thirty-three (33%) of the aggregate purchase price of Shares subscribed for by each Subscriber (the “Warrant Shares”). A form of Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit A.  The Subscriber acknowledges that this Subscription Agreement is subject to acceptance by the Corporation, in whole or in part.  The Subscriber agrees that if this Subscription Agreement is not accepted in full, any funds related to the portion of this Subscription Agreement not accepted will be returned to the undersigned, without interest.  Notwithstanding the above, however, in the event this Subscription Agreement is not accepted in full, the Subscriber shall nevertheless be issued a Warrant for that number of Warrant Shares set forth in Box A of Section 6 below.

 

2. By executing this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber represents, warrants and covenants (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is contracting hereunder) to the Corporation (and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying thereon) that:

 

(a) it is authorized to consummate the purchase of the Shares and Warrants (together, the “Securities”);

 

(b) it understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws at the time of issuance, and that the offer and sale of Shares is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”) to accredited investors (“Accredited Investors”), as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.  It is further understood that the Company intends to register the Shares and Warrant Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to piggyback registration rights available in the Registration Rights Agreement entered into between the Corporation and certain accredited investors on March 12, 2013;

 

(c) it has reviewed copies of the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), including by way of example and not by limitation, the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2012, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 14, 2013, and current Reports on Form 8-K’s filed with the SEC subsequent to February 14, 2013 (together, “SEC Filings”).  In addition, it has had access to such additional information, if any, concerning the Corporation as it has considered necessary in connection with its investment decision to acquire the Securities, and it acknowledges that it has been offered the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from management of the Corporation concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares, and to obtain any additional information which the Corporation possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the SEC Filings;

  

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(d) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities and is able to bear the economic risks of, and withstand the complete loss of, such investment;

 

(e) it is relying on the information contained in the SEC Filings in making its investment decision with respect to the Securities.  It acknowledges that the Corporation has not made any representations or given any information to it with respect to the Corporation or the offer or sale of the Securities other than the information contained in the SEC Filings;

 

(f) it is an Accredited Investor acquiring the Securities for its own account or, if the Securities are to be purchased for one or more accounts (“Investor Accounts”) with respect to whom it is exercising sole investment discretion, each such Investor Account is an Accredited Investor on a like basis.  In each case, the undersigned has completed Box C of Section 6 to indicate under which category of Rule 501(a) the investor qualifies as an Accredited Investor;

 

(g) it is not acquiring the Securities with a view to any resale, distribution or other disposition of the Securities in violation of federal or applicable state securities laws, and, in particular, it has no intention to distribute either directly or indirectly any of the Securities in the U.S. or to U.S. persons; provided, however, that the holder may sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities pursuant to registration thereof under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements;

 

(h) in the case of the purchase by the Subscriber of the Securities as agent or trustee for any other person, the Subscriber has due and proper authority to act as agent or trustee for and on behalf of such beneficial purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(i) it is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act), including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising;

 

(j) it understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act and agrees that if it decides to offer, sell or otherwise transfer the Securities, such shares may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred only (A) to the Corporation, (B) outside the U.S. in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (C) within the U.S. or to or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws, (D) in a transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act or any applicable U.S. state securities laws or (E) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and in each case in accordance with any applicable state securities laws in the U.S. or securities laws of any other applicable jurisdiction; provided, however, that with respect to sales or transfers under clauses (C) or (D), only if the holder has furnished to the Corporation a written opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, prior to such sale or transfer;

 

(k) it has been independently advised as to the applicable holding period and resale restrictions with respect to trading imposed in respect of the Securities, by securities legislation in the jurisdiction in which it resides or to which it is otherwise subject, and confirms that no representation has been made respecting the applicable holding periods for the Securities and is aware of the risks and other characteristics of the Securities and of the fact that the undersigned may not be able to resell the Securities except in accordance with applicable securities legislation and regulations;

 

(l) no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations:

 

(i) that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities;

  

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(ii) that any person will refund the purchase price of the Securities; or

 

(iii) as to the future price or value of any of the Securities;

 

(m) it understands and acknowledges that certificates representing the Securities shall bear the following legend:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THESE SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION, THAT THESE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION, (B) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (D) IN ANOTHER TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, IN THE CASE OF (C) AND (D), THE SELLER FURNISHES TO THE CORPORATION A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT.”

 

(n) it consents to the Corporation making a notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of the shares of Securities in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and described herein;

 

(o) the office or other address of the undersigned at which the undersigned received and accepted the offer to purchase the Securities is the address listed in Box B of Section 6 below;

 

(p) if required by applicable securities laws, regulations, rule or order or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other regulatory authority, it will execute, deliver and file, within the approved time periods, all documentation as may be required thereunder, and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing reports, questionnaires, undertakings and other documents with respect to the issuance of the Securities;

 

(q) this subscription agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Subscriber; and

 

(r) it is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Corporation and is not acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Corporation.

 

3. The Subscriber acknowledges that the representations and warranties and agreements contained herein are made by it with the intention that they may be relied upon by the Corporation and its legal counsel in determining its eligibility or, if applicable, the eligibility of others on whose behalf it is contracting hereunder, to purchase the Securities.  The Subscriber further agrees that by accepting delivery of the Securities or by having its agent accept delivery of the Securities on its behalf, it shall be representing and warranting that the representations, warranties, acknowledgements and agreements contained herein are true and correct as at the time of accepting delivery of the Securities with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Subscriber at such time and that the representations and warranties shall survive the purchase by the Subscriber of the Securities and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Subscriber of the Securities.  The Corporation and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders and its legal counsel shall be entitled to rely on the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this subscription agreement, and the Subscriber shall indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, its legal counsel for any loss, costs or damages any of them may suffer as a result of any misrepresentations or any breach or failure to comply with any agreement herein.

 

  

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4. The contract arising out of the acceptance of this subscription by the Corporation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah and represents the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

5. The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on delivery of a facsimile copy of this subscription agreement, and acceptance by the Corporation of a facsimile copy of this subscription agreement shall create a legal, valid and binding agreement among the undersigned and the Corporation in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

6. SUBSCRIPTION PARTICULARS

 

	
BOX A

	
 

Particulars of Purchase of Shares of Common Stock and Warrants

	  	
 

Number of Shares subscribed for:

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Subscription Price ($3.50 X number of Shares)

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Number of Warrants subscribed for:

	  	  
	  	
(Subscription Price X 33%/$3.50)

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  

	
BOX B

 

	
Subscriber Information

	  	
 

Name

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Street Address

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Street Address (2)

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
City and State

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Zip Code

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Contact Name

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Alternate Contact

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Phone No.

	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	
Fax No. / E-mail Address

	  	  
	  	  	  	  

  

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BOX C

	
  

	
Accredited Investor Status

 

The Subscriber represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, by virtue of satisfying one or more of the categories indicated below (please write your initials on the line next to each applicable category):

 

	 
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Category 1.

	 
A bank, as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

A savings and loan association or other institution, as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.

A broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

An insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act.

An investment company registered under the Investment Corporation Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that Act.

A Small Business Investment Corporation licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.

	
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Category 2.

	
Any private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

	
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Category 3.

	
An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

	
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Category 4.

	
A director or executive officer of the Corporation.

	
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Category 5.

	
A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of this purchase exceeds $1,000,000, excluding the value of the person’s primary residence, if any.

	
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Category 6.

	
A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

	
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Category 7.

	
A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act.

	
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Category 8.

	
An entity in which each of the equity owners is an accredited investor.

 

  

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7. A certified check or bank draft in the amount of the Subscription Price as set forth in Box A of Section 6 above, accompanies this Subscription Agreement.

 

SIGNATURE OF SUBSCRIBER

 

Signature of Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of each person for whom it is contracting hereunder):

	  	  
	  	  
	  	
(Full Name of Subscriber)

	  	  
	  	
(Authorized Signature)

	  	  
	  	
(Name and Official Capacity – PLEASE PRINT)

ACCEPTANCE BY CORPORATION

The Corporation hereby accepts the above subscription as of this ______ day of _____________, 2013.

Park City Group, Inc.

	  	  
	  	
(Signature)

	  	  
	  	
[Name], [Title]MTOR-03.31.2013-EX10.A

Exhibit 10-a
Charles G. (Chip) McClure, Jr.    
Troy, MI

May 1, 2013

Dear Chip:

This Agreement confirms our mutual understanding of your employment as an elected officer and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President (the “Executive”) with Meritor, Inc. (“Company” or “Meritor”).  

If you accept the terms of this Agreement, please return a signed copy to me.

1. Base Salary

You will continue to receive your current monthly base salary in accordance with Company payroll practices.  Your performance will be assessed at the end of each performance year against both your annual goals and objectives and the Company’s performance.  Based on your performance and the Company’s performance, your salary will be reviewed each year by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors (“Committee”) which may, at its discretion, adjust your base salary as a direct result of your past performance.  Any annual adjustments are typically effective the following December. (Nothing herein shall preclude the Chairman and CEO from effecting a downward adjustment of your salary if in his judgment and the judgment of the Compensation Committee, such adjustment is warranted as a result of the Company’s poor performance or other economic/business related factors or your individual performance.)

2. Annual Incentive Plans

You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual incentive plan (Incentive Compensation Plan or ICP) on a basis consistent with those of comparable executives.  Your target award will be based upon the Incentive Compensation Plan target percentage for your position within the Company multiplied by your base salary at the end of the fiscal year. Actual award payments will be in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan and may be adjusted to reflect Company performance and your individual performance as approved by the Committee.  

3. Long-Term Incentives

Your outstanding equity awards are subject to the provisions in your grant letters as well as any related equity award agreements.

You will continue to participate in the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) cash performance plan cycles that are underway at the target cash award level contained in your employment or notification letters for those cycles.

In addition, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s LTIP cycles in future years on a basis consistent with those of comparable executives in accordance with the provisions of the LTIP and as approved by the Committee.  Your LTIP target levels are based upon your position within the Company at the beginning of the three-year performance cycle.

Charles G. McClure, Jr.
May 1, 2013
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Payment of any awards under the LTIP will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the LTIP and any related award agreements.

4. Stock Ownership Guideline

In order to assure your long-term interest in the Company’s success, as an officer of the Company you are expected to acquire and retain shares of Meritor stock in the amount required for your level and position in the Company.  This amount will be determined by the Compensation Committee and re-evaluated periodically.  You will be notified of this requirement annually.  The stock ownership guidelines provide a transition period within which to achieve compliance.  This period ends five years after the date the ownership guidelines become applicable to you (i.e., five (5) years after the date of your hire, becoming an officer, or a change in the ownership requirement.)

5. Benefits

You will be eligible to participate in all employee retirement and health and welfare benefit plans maintained by the Company and offered to all full time employees of the Company, including medical, disability, life insurance and vacation, to the extent permitted by the terms of the plans and by the law, subject to the Company’s rights to amend or terminate such plans as set forth in those plans.

As an officer of the Company, you will continue to be eligible for the following additional benefits, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable policies, subject to the Company’s rights to modify or terminate such benefits:

		
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	Car Allowance

		
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	Financial Counseling Allowance

		
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	Personal Excess Liability Coverage

6. Severance Benefits

If you incur a separation from service with the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (as defined below) (“Separation from Service”), you will be eligible for certain severance benefits as follows:

		
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	A.    By the Company Without Cause.  

		
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	Any accrued and unpaid salary and vacation pay through your date of Separation from Service with the Company (“Accrued Obligations”) paid in a lump sum within thirty (30) calendar days following your Separation from Service or such earlier date as may be required by law.

		
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	Severance pay (annualized base salary at time of separation) over a period of thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of your Separation from Service (“Severance Period”) payable in accordance with the following paragraphs.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will any payments extend beyond the Severance Period.  

		
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	Not withstanding any Section 409A restrictions, your severance pay will be paid in equal semi-monthly installments beginning with the first payroll cycle that includes the Release Effective Date (as defined in paragraph 19 herein).  You will receive any amount due for the period from the date of your Separation from Service through the Release Effective Date in a lump sum within one week of the Release Effective Date.

Charles G. McClure, Jr.
May 1, 2013
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	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the final regulations thereunder (“Section 409A”), you will be required to wait to receive any portion of your severance pay that is not exempt from Section 409A.

		
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	A portion of your severance pay may be exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii).  The amount that is exempt under Section 409A is the amount of separation pay that does not exceed two times the lesser of (1) your annualized compensation determined in accordance with Section 409A regulations and (2) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under IRC Section 401(a)(17) for the year in which you separate from service (the “409A Exempt Amount”).  

		
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	Any portion of your severance pay that is not exempt under the Section 409A exemption that would otherwise have been paid during the first six (6) months following your Separation from Service will be paid in a lump sum the first payroll cycle following the six (6) month anniversary of your Separation from Service.

		
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	The balance of your severance pay that is not exempt under the Section 409A exemption will be paid in equal semi-monthly payments beginning with the later of (1) the first payroll cycle after the payroll cycle in which the 409A Exempt Amount has been completely paid and (2) the first payroll cycle after your six (6) month anniversary of your Separation from Service.

		
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	Pro-rata, actual annual incentive bonus participation for the then-current fiscal year, based on the time actually worked and your performance, paid after the end of the fiscal year, in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan.

		
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	Continued health coverage through the end of the Severance Period, provided that (A) to the extent any such benefit is provided via reimbursement to you, no such reimbursement will be made by the Company later than the end of the year following the year in which the underlying expense is incurred, (B) any such benefit provided by the Company in any year will not be affected by the amount of any such benefit provided by the Company in any other year, subject to any maximum benefit limitations under the applicable plan's terms, and (C) under no circumstances will you be permitted to liquidate or exchange any such benefit for cash or any other benefit. Moreover, if you become subsequently employed and covered by a health insurance plan of a new employer, your coverage under the Company’s health plans will cease as of the date you become covered under such other employer’s health plan.

		
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	Continued life insurance coverage through the end of the Severance Period. 

		
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	Short and Long-Term Disability coverage will remain in effect through the last day actually worked prior to the start of the Severance Period.  

		
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	Vesting or forfeiture of special grants of service-based restricted shares, performance shares,  Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) or stock options, made either at the time of your hire, or as a special retention incentive, will be determined under the agreement relating to the grant.

		
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	Vesting or forfeiture of all other restricted shares, RSUs, performance shares, stock options and payouts under cash performance plans, will be determined under the terms of the LTIP under which the grant was made and any agreements related to the grants. 

		
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	Payment of all vested benefits under the Company’s savings plans and pension plan if applicable, in accordance with the terms of such plans.

		
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	Reasonable outplacement services for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of your Separation from Service at a cost not to exceed $10,000.

Charles G. McClure, Jr.
May 1, 2013
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	B.    By the Company for Cause  (Cause is defined as continued and willful failure to perform duties, provided that you have been given written notice and an opportunity to cure the failure within five business days of receipt; gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or conviction of or pleading guilty or no contest to a (a) felony or (b) other crime which materially and adversely affects the Company):

		
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	Accrued Obligations paid within thirty (30) days following your Separation from Service or such earlier date as may be required by law.

		
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	Any vested plan benefits under the Company’s savings plans, payable in accordance with the terms of such plans.

		
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	Forfeit all unvested long-term incentive awards, performance shares, restricted stock, RSUs and cash portions of any Long-Term incentive cycles.

		
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	Forfeit eligibility to receive an annual incentive award.

		
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	C.    By the Executive for any reason (other than death or disability):

		
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	Accrued Obligations paid within thirty (30) days following your Separation from Service or such earlier date as may be required by law. 

		
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	Any vested plan benefits under the Company’s savings plans, payable in accordance with the terms of such plans.

7. Change in Control

In the event of a Change in Control as defined in the LTIP, you will be eligible for vesting and payment of equity grants and awards under cash performance plans under the LTIP in accordance with the terms of that plan and the related grants and agreements.

In the event of your Separation from Service as a result of a Change in Control (as defined in the LTIP), but no later than one year thereafter (except for Cause), you will also be eligible for:

		
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	The severance terms outlined above under 6A “By The Company Without Cause”; provided, that the full target amount of the annual bonus under the Incentive Compensation Plan for the then-current fiscal year will be paid within thirty (30) days of your termination (instead of a pro-rata amount of actual payout at the end of the fiscal year).

If payments and benefits to or for the benefit of you, whether pursuant to this agreement or otherwise, would result in total Parachute Payments (defined under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as all compensatory payments or benefits that would not have been paid if no change in control had occurred) to you with a value equal to or greater than one hundred percent (100%) of the Parachute Payment Limit (defined as 3x the individual’s 5-year average taxable income (Box 1 of Internal Revenue Service Form W2)), the amount payable to you, shall be reduced so that the value of all Parachute Payments to you, whether or not made pursuant to this Agreement, is equal to the Parachute Payment Limit minus one dollar ($1.00).  

This will be accomplished by first reducing any amounts payable pursuant to this agreement, including other amounts of compensation to the extent necessary. 

No such reduction shall be taken, however, if the total Parachute Payments accruing to you would be more than the amount of the total Parachute Payments after:

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May 1, 2013
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	taking the reduction for any applicable federal excise tax imposed on you by Section 4999 of the Code and;

		
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	further reducing such payment by any federal, state and local income taxes imposed on you with respect to the total Parachute Payments.  

The Company agrees to undertake such reasonable efforts as it may determine in its sole discretion to prevent any payment or benefit under this Agreement (or any portion thereof) from constituting and “excess parachute payment,” as defined under Section 280G(b)(I) of the IRS Code.  

8. Death Benefits
		
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	Accrued Obligations paid within thirty (30) days following your death or such earlier date as may be required by law.

		
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	Pro-rata annual incentive bonus participation for the time actually worked in the year of death, paid in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan.

		
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	Forfeiture or vesting of restricted shares/RSUs, performance shares, and stock options and payouts under cash performance plans in accordance with the terms of the LTIP and award agreements under which unvested shares were granted or your original employment letter, as applicable.

		
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	Continued medical, dental and/or vision plan coverage for your spouse and other dependents for six (6) months following your death and at the end of this six (6) month period your spouse and dependents may be eligible for coverage under COBRA (for an additional period not to exceed thirty (30) months).

		
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	Payment of all death benefits under the Company’s savings plans and pension plans, if applicable, in accordance with the terms of such plans.

9. Disability   

Disability is initially defined as the inability to perform the duties of your current job as a result of disease or injury.  Based on your years of service, your first six (6) months of disability (“Short-Term Disability”) will result in either full salary continuation for the entire six-month period or a combination of full salary continuation and reduced salary continuation for said six-month period.  Following Short-Term Disability, if you are unable to perform your job duties and otherwise meet the requirements for benefits under the Company’s Long-Term Disability Plan, you will be placed on a leave of absence due to Long-Term Disability and will receive benefits under the provisions of the Company’s Long-Term Disability Plan.  Following a one and one-half year (1 1⁄2) period on Long-Term Disability, eligibility for continued coverage under the Company’s Long-Term Disability Plan will be based on your inability to perform any job for which you are qualified by education, training or experience.  While you are on Long-Term Disability, you will:

		
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	Be eligible to receive a pro-rata annual incentive bonus based on the time that you were actively at work, paid in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan.

		
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	Forfeit or vest in your equity and cash performance awards in accordance with the terms of the LTIP and award agreements under which shares were granted.

		
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	Be entitled to medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage on the same terms as if you were actively employed while you are on Long-Term Disability.

		
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	If you participate in the Company’s defined benefit pension plans, you will continue to earn vesting service, but you will not receive credited service for the purpose of determining your plan benefit; and if you are eligible to receive Company pension contributions to the 401(k) Savings Plan and the 

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May 1, 2013
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Supplemental Savings Plan, you will continue to earn vesting service, but Company contributions to such plans will cease.

10. Deferred Compensation

If you incur a Separation from Service with the Company, any amounts deferred by or on your behalf under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, the Supplemental Savings Plan or the Supplemental Pension Plan, if applicable, will be paid in accordance with the terms of such plans.

11. Retirement Benefits

You are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Savings Plan, which has discretionary matching company contributions, and the supplemental savings plan.  In addition, you are eligible to receive the pension contribution in accordance with the terms of the Company’s savings plans, which is a percentage of base pay and ICP varying by age that is available under those plans.  

12. Indemnification

The Company will provide indemnification and defend you with regard to any claims arising from any decision made by you in good faith, while performing services for the Company, in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s by-laws.

13. Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, you agree that any “incentive-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be subject to clawback by the Company in the manner required by Section 10D(b)(2) of the Exchange Act including any future requirements determined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and implemented by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. 

14. Director’s and Officer’s Insurance

The Company shall provide you with reasonable Director’s and Officer’s liability insurance coverage.

15. Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation

For the duration of the Severance Period, except as permitted by the Company’s prior written consent, you are restricted from, in any capacity in which Proprietary Information (as defined in paragraph 17) or the Company’s trade secrets would reasonably be regarded as useful, engaging in, being employed by, or in any way advising or acting for any business which is a competitor of the Company with respect to the products or services provided by any business unit within the Company to which you devoted substantial attention in the year preceding termination of employment with the Company, and within the national and international 

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geographic markets served by any such business unit.  Depending on the scope of your responsibilities in the year preceding termination of employment with the Company, this restriction could potentially apply to a geographic area co-extensive with the Company’s operations, which are worldwide.  You will be expected to confirm the terms of this section in writing at the time of termination of active employment.  You also agree that if your employment is terminated by the Company, whether with or without cause, the consideration provided in the Severance Benefits section of this Agreement is sufficient for the restriction described in this paragraph.  

You agree that for a period of (number of months separation) months following the date of your departure (last day worked) from the Company, you will not solicit for employment any Meritor employee, unless permission to do so is granted to you in writing by Meritor’s CEO or his designee.  

16. Arbitration

You have previously agreed to sign the Company’s “Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Claims” and the Company’s “Standards of Business Conduct and Conflict of Interest Certificate.”  Any controversy involving the construction or application of any terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, or any claims arising out of any alleged breach of this Agreement, will be submitted to and resolved by final and binding arbitration in Oakland County, Michigan (conducted pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association).

17. Proprietary Information

In the event you leave employment of the Company for any reason, you agree that you will not disclose, nor will you use, any Company Proprietary Information after you leave employment of the Company.  Proprietary information is any sensitive information owned by the Company and which gives or potentially gives the Company certain competitive advantages and is not widely known to the public.  Proprietary information can include secret formulas, processes, and methods used in production. It can also include the Company's business and marketing plans, salary structure, customer lists, contracts, and details of its computer systems.  Special knowledge and skills that an employee has learned on the job are considered to be the Company's proprietary information.

18. Survival of Restrictive Covenants

You acknowledge that the restrictive covenants shall survive the termination of your employment for any reason.  You further acknowledge that any alleged breach by the Company of any contractual, statutory or other obligation shall not excuse or terminate your obligations under the restrictive covenants or preclude the Company from seeking appropriate legal relief.  You acknowledge that such obligations are independent and separate covenants undertaken by you for the benefit of the Company.

19. Waiver and Release

You agree that, as a condition to receive any amounts or benefits payable upon your Separation from Service (other than Accrued Obligations and benefits in which you are otherwise vested under the terms of the applicable benefit plans), you will execute a release agreement within the applicable time period from the date of your Separation from Service and not revoke such acceptance of the agreement within 

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any revocation period prescribed by law.  The scope of the release agreement will include causes of action of every kind, nature and description whatsoever, arising out of your employment by or affiliation with Meritor or the separation of such employment, including any dispute having to do with any contract, agreement or implied agreement between you and Meritor.  The date the release agreement becomes irrevocable will be the Release Effective Date.  If you do not sign a general release agreement within the applicable time period or if you sign such agreement and revoke it within the applicable revocation period, any amounts and benefits (other than Accrued Obligations and benefits in which you are otherwise vested under terms of the applicable benefit plans) will cease as of the last day of the applicable time periods and will not resume unless and until the Release Effective Date.  In such case any unpaid amounts for the period from the day after the end of the applicable time period following your Separation from Service to the Release Effective Date will be paid on the first payroll date that includes the Release Effective Date.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if you do not sign the general release agreement within the applicable time period no amounts or benefits will be payable upon your Separation from Service (other than Accrued Obligations and benefits in which you are otherwise vested under the terms of the applicable benefit plans).  

20. Review by Counsel

You acknowledge and agree that you have been advised to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.  You also acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is voluntarily entered into by you in consideration of the undertakings by the Company as set forth in this Agreement and is consistent in all respects with discussions by the Company’s personnel with you. 

21. Entire Agreement

Except with respect to provisions regarding vesting or forfeiture of certain equity grants and payout of cash plans that are specifically referred to above, this letter supersedes the provisions of any prior employment letter between you and the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreements remain in full force and effect.

22. Successors and Assigns

This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company. 

23. Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts when taken together will constitute one and the same original.

24. Governing Law

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

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Sincerely,

William R. Newlin
Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
Meritor, Inc.

Accepted:

   /s/ Charles G. McClure, Jr.         May 1, 2013        
Charles G. McClure, Jr.            Date

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