Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.2
[LILA Class __] 

LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA
2018 INCENTIVE PLAN

(Effective December 29, 2017)

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS AGREEMENT
THIS PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of [DATE] by and between LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD., an exempted Bermuda company limited by shares (the “Company”), and the individual whose name, address, and Optionee ID number appear on the signature page hereto (the “Grantee”).
The Company has adopted the Liberty Latin America 2018 Incentive Plan effective December 29, 2017 (the “Plan”), which by this reference is made a part hereof, for the benefit of eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meaning given thereto in the Plan. [CLICK HERE TO READ THE PLAN.]
Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Article 3 of the Plan to administer the Plan (the “Committee”) has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company and its Shareholders to award performance-based restricted share units to the Grantee effective as of [DATE] (the “Grant Date”), subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth herein and in the Plan, in order to provide the Grantee additional remuneration for services rendered, to encourage the Grantee to continue to provide services to the Company or its Subsidiaries and to increase the Grantee’s personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company.  
The Company and the Grantee therefore agree as follows:
1.Definitions.  The following terms, when used in this Agreement, have the following meanings: 
“Act” means the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Annual Performance Rating” means the performance rating received by the Grantee during the Company’s Annual Performance Review Process.
“Cause” has the meaning specified for “cause” in Section 11.2(c) of the Plan.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.  Reference to any specific code section shall include any successor section.
“Committee” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Company” means Liberty Latin America Ltd., an exempted Bermuda company limited by shares.
“Earned Percentage” means the percentage determined by the Committee after the end of the Performance Period in accordance with the terms set forth in Appendix A taking into account the level of achievement of the Performance Metric or Performance Metrics set forth in Appendix A during the Performance Period and, if applicable, the relative weighting of the Performance Metrics. 
“Earned Performance Share Units” means the number of Performance Share Units that following the completion of the Performance Period the Grantee is determined in accordance with Section 3 to have earned under this Agreement, subject to reduction, forfeiture or acceleration during the Service Period in accordance with Section 4, Section 6 and Section 7, as applicable.
“Good Reason” for the Grantee to resign from his or her employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries means that any of the following occurs, is not consented to by the Grantee and, except for purposes of Section 7(b), is not the result of the Grantee’s poor performance:
(i)any material diminution in the Grantee’s base compensation;
(ii)the material diminution of the Grantee’s official position or authority, but excluding isolated or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith that is remedied promptly after notice; or
(iii)the Company requires the Grantee to relocate his/her principal business office to a different country.
For the Grantee’s Termination of Service to constitute resignation for Good Reason, the Grantee must notify the Committee in writing within 30 days of the occurrence of such event that Good Reason exists for resignation, the Company must not have taken corrective action within 60 days after such notice is given so that Good Reason for resignation ceases to exist, and the Grantee must terminate his or her employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries within six months after such notice is given or such longer period (but in any event not to exceed two years following the initial occurrence of such event) as may be required by the provisions of any employment agreement or other contract or arrangement with the Company or its Subsidiaries to which the Grantee is a party.
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Grantee” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Maximum Percentage” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Appendix A.
“Performance Metric” or “Performance Metrics” means the performance goal or goals established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Plan and set forth in Appendix A hereto.
“Performance Period” means the two-year period beginning on January 1 of the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurs.
“Performance Share Unit” is a Restricted Share representing the right to receive one Share, subject to the performance and other conditions and restrictions set forth herein and in the Plan.
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Regulations” means the rules and regulations under the Code or a specified section of the Code, as applicable.
“Required Withholding Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 17 of this Agreement.
“Retirement” means the voluntary termination of a Grantee’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries, on or after the date that the sum of the Grantee’s years of age and years of continuous employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is at least 70 (the “Rule of 70”).  For clarity, the Company will count years of continuous employment with Liberty Global plc or any of its Subsidiaries for calculating the Rule of 70 for any service rendered by the Grantee to such entities immediately prior to joining the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.      
“RSU Dividend Equivalents” with respect to a Performance Share Unit means, to the extent specified by the Committee only, an amount equal to all dividends and other distributions (or the economic equivalent thereof) which are payable or transferable to Shareholders of record during the Performance Period and Service Period with respect to one Share.
“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and related Regulations and Treasury pronouncements.
“Service Period” means the period beginning on the January 1 immediately following the expiration of the Performance Period and ending on October 1 of that calendar year.
“Share” means the LILA Class __ common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“Target Performance Share Units” means the initial number of Performance Share Units granted to the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement, with such number subject to adjustment or forfeiture in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
“Termination of Service” means the termination for any reason of the Grantee’s provision of services to the Company and its Subsidiaries, as an officer, employee or independent contractor.  Whether any leave of absence constitutes a Termination of Service will be determined by the Committee subject to Section 11.2(d) of the Plan.  Unless the Committee otherwise determines, neither transfers of employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor a change in Grantee’s status from an independent contractor to an employee will be a Termination of Service for purposes of this Agreement.  Unless the Committee otherwise determines, however, any change in Grantee’s status from an employee to an independent contractor will be a Termination of Service within the meaning of this Agreement; provided, however, that, to the extent Section 409A is applicable to Grantee, any amounts otherwise be payable hereunder as nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A on account of Termination of Service shall not be payable before Grantee “separates from service”, as that term is defined in Section 409A, and shall be paid in accordance with Section 17(c) of this Agreement.
“Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b) of this Agreement.  
“Vesting Date” means each date on which any Performance Share Units cease to be subject to a risk of forfeiture or vest, as determined in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan.
“Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 10 of this Agreement.
2.    Grant of Target Performance Share Units.  Pursuant to the Plan, the Company grants to the Grantee, effective as of the Grant Date, an Award of the number of Target Performance Share Units set forth on the signature page hereto, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth herein and in the Plan.
3.    Performance Conditions For Performance Period.
(a)    Except as otherwise provided in Section 7, if the Grantee receives less than an Annual Performance Rating of “Developing”, or its equivalent, for any year in the Performance Period, then upon conclusion of the Company’s Annual Performance Review Process for that year, this Award and Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents shall be forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights hereunder.  
(b)    The Performance Metric or Performance Metrics established by the Committee for the Performance Period are set forth on Appendix A attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.  The Earned Performance Share Units for the Grantee shall initially be determined by multiplying the number of Target Performance Share Units by the Earned Percentage determined by the Committee in accordance with Appendix A.  If the Grantee received at least a “Developing” (or its equivalent) but less than a “Strong” (or its equivalent) Annual Performance Rating for any year in the Performance Period, then the Committee may in its discretion reduce the number of Earned Performance Share Units initially so determined in accordance with the preceding sentence to such number of Earned Performance Share Units as the Committee shall determine. 
(c)    Following the close of the Performance Period, the Committee shall certify whether and the extent to which the Performance Metric or Performance Metrics have been achieved and the calculation of the Earned Percentage.  The Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, engage an independent accounting firm to perform agreed upon procedures to verify the calculations.  Upon completing its determination, the Committee shall notify the Grantee, in the form and manner as determined by the Committee, of the number of Earned Performance Share Units that will be subject to the service vesting provisions of Section 4.
(d)    If the number of Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units is less than the number of Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units, the excess Target Performance Share Units and any related unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will immediately be cancelled.  If the number of Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units exceeds the number of Grantee’s Target Performance Units, Grantee will be awarded a number of additional Performance Share Units so that the number of Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units and such additional Performance Share Units will equal the number of Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units.
4.    Vesting during Service Period.
(a)    Unless the Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, subject to earlier vesting in accordance with Section 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement or Section 11.1(b) of the Plan and subject to Section 4(c) and the forfeiture provisions of this Agreement, the Earned Performance Share Units shall become vested in accordance with the following schedule (each date specified below being a Vesting Date):  
		
	(i)
	On April 1 during the Service Period, 50% of the Earned Performance Share Units shall become vested; and

		
	(ii)
	On October 1 during the Service Period, 50% of the Earned Performance Share Units shall become vested.

[Please refer to the website of the Third Party Administrator, UBS Financial Services Inc., which maintains the database for the Plan and provides related services, for the specific Vesting Dates related to the Performance Share Units (click on the specific grant under the tab labeled “Grants/Award/Units”).]
(b)    On each Vesting Date, subject to the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions, any RSU Dividend Equivalents with respect to the Earned Performance Share Units that have not theretofore become Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents (“Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents”) will become vested to the extent that the Earned Performance Share Units related thereto shall have become vested in accordance with this Agreement.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Grantee is suspended (with or without compensation) or is otherwise not in good standing with the Company or any Subsidiary as determined by the Company’s Chief Legal Officer due to an alleged violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, applicable law or other misconduct (a “Suspension Event”), the Company has the right to suspend the vesting of the Earned Performance Share Units until the day after the Company (as determined by the Chief Legal Officer or his/her designee) has determined (x) the suspension is lifted or (y) the Company determines lack of good standing has been cured (each, the “Recovery Date”). If the Suspension Event has occurred and prior to the Recovery Date, the Grantee dies, is disabled or is terminated without cause, then the provisions of this Sections 4(a), 4(b) and Section 6 continue to apply notwithstanding the Suspension Event. If the Grantee resigns (including due to retirement) or is terminated for cause prior to the Recovery Date then the unvested Earned Performance Share Units will be terminated without any further vesting after the date of the Suspension Event, unless otherwise agreed by the Company.
5.    Termination, Death or Disability during Performance Period.
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 5 and to Sections 7 and 8, in the event of Termination of Service at any time during the Performance Period, the Grantee shall thereupon forfeit the Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units, any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents and any rights hereunder, except as indicated below:
(a)    If the Termination of Service occurs after June 30 of the first year of the Performance Period and is due to death, then provided that the Grantee’s Annual Performance Rating for any full year, if any, of the Performance Period prior to Termination of Service was not less than “Developing” , or its equivalent, the Grantee’s estate will be entitled to a prorated portion of the Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents based on the number of full days of service by the Grantee during the Performance Period.  Subject to the foregoing, the prorated portion of the Target Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalent will thereupon become vested and will be settled in accordance with Section 9 as soon as administratively practicable after the Termination of Service, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Termination of Service occurred.
(b)    If the Termination of Service occurs after June 30 of the first year of the Performance Period and is due to Disability, then provided that the Grantee’s most recent Annual Performance Rating prior to Termination of Service was not less than “Developing” , or its equivalent, the Grantee will retain the right to earn a pro rata portion of the Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents.  The number of the Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units will initially be determined in accordance with Section 3 on the same basis as would otherwise apply had no Termination of Service occurred, but if the Termination of Service occurs in the first year of the Performance Period, the level of achievement of the Performance Metric or Performance Metrics will be determined based on the Company’s relative performance during that year as if the Performance Period were one year.  The number of Earned Performance Share Units so determined will then be prorated based on the number of full days of service by the Grantee during the full Performance Period.  Subject to the foregoing, the prorated portion of the Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will thereupon become vested and will be settled in accordance with Section 9 as soon as administratively practicable after the Termination of Service, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which Grantee’s Termination of Service occurred.
(c)    If the Termination of Service occurs after June 30 of the first year of the Performance Period and is due to termination of the Grantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without Cause or resignation by the Grantee for Good Reason, then the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that a portion of the Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units (determined in the manner described in Section 5(b)) and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will thereupon become vested and no longer be subject to a risk of forfeiture in such amount as the Committee may determine, and shall be settled in accordance with Section 9 as soon as administratively practicable after the Termination of Service, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Termination of Service occurred, provided that in no event shall the amount or terms of such settlement be more favorable to the Grantee than if the Grantee’s service had terminated due to Disability.
6.    Termination, Death, Disability or Retirement during Service Period.
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6 and to Sections 7 and 8, in the event of Termination of Service at any time during the Service Period, the Grantee shall, effective upon such Termination of Service, forfeit any Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, the Vesting Date for which has not yet occurred, except as indicated below:
(a)    If the Termination of Service is due to death or Disability, the Grantee’s unvested Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will thereupon become vested and no longer be subject to a risk of forfeiture.  Such Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be settled in accordance with Section 9 as of the originally scheduled Vesting Dates.
(b)    If the Termination of Service is due to termination of the Grantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without Cause or resignation by the Grantee for Good Reason, then the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that a portion of the Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will become vested and no longer be subject to a risk of forfeiture in such amount as the Committee may determine, and shall be settled in accordance with Section 9 as of the originally scheduled Vesting Dates, provided that in no event shall the amount or terms of such settlement be more favorable to the Grantee than if the Grantee’s service had terminated due to death or Disability.
(c)    If the Termination of Service is due to Retirement, the Grantee’s unvested Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will thereupon become vested and no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture in a pro-rata amount determined by multiplying such unvested Earned Performance Share Units (including any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents) by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of months (with any partial month being deemed a full month) of the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries during the period beginning on the first day of the Performance Period of such Award and ending on the date of the Grantee’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be the number of full months in the period beginning on the first day of the Performance Period of such Award and ending on the date such Unvested Earned Performance Share Units would otherwise have become vested in accordance with its terms had the Grantee remained employed with the Company through such date.  Such Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be settled in accordance with Section 9 as of the originally scheduled Vesting Dates.
7.    Change in Control.
(a)    If an Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs on or before the Grantee’s Termination of Service and (x) this Agreement is not continued on the same terms and conditions or (y) in the case of an Approved Transaction, the Committee as constituted prior to such Approved Transaction has not determined, in its discretion, that effective provision has been made for the assumption or continuation of this Agreement on terms and conditions that in the opinion of the Committee are as nearly as practicable equivalent for the Grantee to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, taking into account, to the extent applicable, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets into or for which the Shares may be changed, converted or exchanged in connection with the Approved Transaction, then the provisions of this Section 7(a) will apply, subject to Section 8:
(i)If the Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs during the Performance Period, then provided that the Grantee’s Annual Performance Rating for any full year, if any, of the Performance Period prior to such event was not less than “Developing”, or its equivalent, the Grantee will be deemed to have earned a number of Earned Performance Share Units equal to the Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units.  Such Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents shall thereupon become vested and will be settled in accordance with Section 9 promptly following the occurrence of the Board Change or Control Purchase, but in any event no later than 30 days following such occurrence, or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction.  The accelerated vesting and settlement contemplated by this clause (i) will be in full satisfaction of the Grantee’s rights hereunder.
(ii)If the Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs during the Service Period, the Grantee’s remaining Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will vest and no longer be subject to a risk of forfeiture upon the occurrence of the Board Change or Control Purchase or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction.  Such Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents shall be settled in accordance with Section 9 promptly following the occurrence of the Board Change or Control Purchase, but in any event no later than 30 days following such occurrence, or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction.  The accelerated vesting and settlement contemplated by this clause (ii) will be in full satisfaction of the Grantee’s rights hereunder.
(b)    If an Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs on or before the Grantee’s Termination of Service and the provisions of Section 7(a) do not apply because of the assumption or continuation of this Agreement as described therein, then the following will apply, subject to Section 8:
(i)    If the Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs during the Performance Period, then provided that the Grantee’s Annual Performance Rating for any full year, if any, of the Performance Period prior to such event was not less than “Developing”, or its equivalent, the Grantee will thereupon be deemed to have earned a number of Earned Performance Share Units equal to the Grantee’s Target Performance Share Units, and the Grantee shall continue to be subject to the service and vesting requirements of, and to have the rights otherwise provided under, this Agreement with respect to such Earned Performance Share Units.
(ii)    If the Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase occurs during the Service Period, the Grantee will continue to have the rights otherwise provided under this Agreement with respect to the Earned Performance Share Units.
(iii)    In the event of Termination of Service thereafter due to termination of the Grantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause or resignation by the Grantee, but excluding resignation as a result of Disability or for Good Reason, the Grantee shall, effective upon such Termination of Service, forfeit any then unvested Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, the Vesting Date for which has not yet occurred.
(iv)    In the event of Termination of Service thereafter due to death, Disability or Retirement, resignation by the Grantee for Good Reason or termination by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without Cause, then effective upon such Termination of Service, the Grantee’s then unvested Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalent shall become vested and no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture.  Settlement in accordance with Section 9 of such Earned Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be made as soon as administratively practicable after the Termination of Service, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Termination of Service occurred without regard to whether such termination occurs during the Performance Period or the Service Period.
8.    Forfeiture and Recoupment Policy.
(a)    Except when the Grantee’s Termination of Service is due to death or Disability, the accelerated vesting of Performance Share Units contemplated or permitted by Sections 5 and 6 shall be contingent upon execution by the Grantee, no later than the 60th day after the Termination of Service, of a general release, non-solicitation agreement and confidentiality agreement and, if the Committee in its discretion so requires, a non-competition agreement, in each case in favor of the Company and its Subsidiaries and in substance and form approved by the Committee, which form shall be provided by the Company to the Grantee within 15 days after the Termination of Service.  
(b)    If the Grantee breaches any restrictions, terms or conditions provided in or established by the Committee pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement with respect to the Performance Share Units prior to the vesting thereof (including any attempted or completed transfer of any such unvested Performance Share Units contrary to the terms of the Plan or this Agreement), the unvested Performance Share Units, together with any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, will be forfeited immediately.
(c)    If the Company’s consolidated financial statements for any of the years taken into account in the Performance Metrics are required to be restated at any time as a result of an error (whether or not involving fraud or misconduct) and the Committee determines that if the financial results had been properly reported the number of Earned Performance Share Units would have been lower, then the Grantee shall be required to forfeit the excess amount of his or her Earned Performance Share Units, together with any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, or to refund any amounts previously delivered to the Grantee.  The Grantee’s excess amount will be allocated ratably across the portions of his or her Earned Performance Share Units previously settled and the portions remaining to be settled, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.  The amount allocated to portions of the Grantee’s Earned Performance Share Units that have previously been settled shall be promptly refunded to the Company by the Grantee in cash or by transfer of a number of Shares with a Fair Market Value as of the date transferred to the Company that is equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date such shares were previously issued or transferred in settlement of the Earned Performance Share Units and the value of any RSU Dividend Equivalents previously paid with respect thereto.  The Company shall have the right, exercisable in the Committee’s discretion, to offset, or cause to be offset, any amounts that the Grantee is required to refund to the Company pursuant to this Section 8(c) against any amounts otherwise owed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to the Grantee.
(d)    Upon forfeiture of any Target Performance Share Units or Earned Performance Share Units, such Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be immediately cancelled, and the Grantee will cease to have any rights hereunder with respect thereto.
9.    Settlement of Vested Performance Share Units.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 5, Section 6 and Section 7(a), settlement of Performance Share Units that vest in accordance with this Agreement shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the applicable Vesting Date, but in no event later than 30 days after such Vesting Date.  Settlement of vested Performance Share Units shall be made in payment of Shares, together with any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, in accordance with Section 11. 
10.    Shareholder Rights; RSU Dividend Equivalents.  The Grantee shall have no rights of a Shareholder with respect to any Shares represented by any Performance Share Units unless and until such time as Shares represented by vested Performance Share Units have been delivered to the Grantee in accordance with Section 9.  The Grantee will have no right to receive, or otherwise with respect to, any RSU Dividend Equivalents until such time, if ever, as the Performance Share Units with respect to which such RSU Dividend Equivalents relate shall have become vested and, if vesting does not occur, the related RSU Dividend Equivalents will be forfeited.  RSU Dividend Equivalents shall not bear interest or be segregated in a separate account.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any portion of the RSU Dividend Equivalents (the “Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents”).  The settlement of any Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the accelerated vesting date, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents became vested.
11.    Delivery by Company.  As soon as practicable after the vesting of Performance Share Units, and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, and subject to the withholding referred to in Section 17 of this Agreement, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to or at the direction of the Grantee (i)(a) a statement of holdings reflecting that the Shares represented by such vested Performance Share Units are held for the benefit of the Grantee in uncertificated form by a third party service provider designated by the Company, or (b) a confirmation of deposit of the Shares represented by such vested Performance Share Units, in book-entry form, into the broker’s account designated by the Grantee, (ii) any securities constituting related vested Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents by any applicable method specified in clause (i) above, and (iii) any cash payment constituting related vested Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents.  Any delivery of securities will be deemed effected for all purposes when (1) a statement of holdings reflecting such securities and, in the case of any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, any other documents necessary to reflect ownership thereof by the Grantee has been delivered personally to the Grantee or, if delivery is by mail, when the Company or its share transfer agent has deposited the statement of holdings and/or such other documents in the United States or local country mail, addressed to the Grantee, or (2) confirmation of deposit into the designated broker’s account of such securities, in written or electronic format, is first made available to the Grantee.  Any cash payment will be deemed effected when a check from the Company, payable to or at the direction of the Grantee and in the amount equal to the amount of the cash payment, has been delivered personally to or at the direction of the Grantee or deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the Grantee or his or her nominee.
12.    Nontransferability of Performance Share Units Before Vesting.
(a)    Before vesting and during the Grantee’s lifetime, the Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents may not be sold, assigned, transferred by gift or otherwise, pledged, exchanged, encumbered or disposed of (voluntarily or involuntarily), other than an assignment pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order.  In the event of an assignment pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, the unvested Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents so assigned shall be subject to all the restrictions, terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, and the assignee shall be bound by all applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Plan in the same manner as the Grantee.
(b)    The Grantee may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the Performance Share Units, to the extent then vested, and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will pass upon the Grantee’s death and may change such designation from time to time by filing a written designation of beneficiary or beneficiaries with the Committee on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee, provided that no such designation will be effective unless so filed prior to the death of the Grantee.  If no such designation is made or if the designated beneficiary does not survive the Grantee’s death, the Performance Share Units, to the extent then vested, and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  Following the Grantee’s death, the person to whom such vested Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents pass according to the foregoing will be deemed the Grantee for purposes of any applicable provisions of this Agreement. [CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FORM.]
13.    Adjustments.  The Performance Share Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Plan in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable and appropriate in connection with the occurrence following the Grant Date of any of the events described in Section 4.2 of the Plan.
14.    Company’s Rights.    The existence of this Agreement will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its Shareholders to accomplish any corporate act, including, without limitation, the acts referred to in Section 11.16 of the Plan.
15.    Limitation of Rights; Executive Share Ownership Policy.  Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan will be construed to give the Grantee any right to be granted any future Award other than in the sole discretion of the Committee or give the Grantee or any other person any interest in any fund or in any specified asset or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  Neither the Grantee nor any person claiming through the Grantee will have any right or interest in Shares  represented by any Performance Share Units or any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents unless and until there shall have been full compliance with all the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the Plan.  Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the transfer by Grantee of the Shares  received upon vesting of Performance Share Units shall be subject to Grantee’s compliance with the Company’s Executive Share Ownership Policy, as in effect from time to time.
16.    Restrictions Imposed by Law.  Without limiting the generality of Section 11.8 of the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares  represented by vested Performance Share Units or securities constituting any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents if counsel to the Company determines that the issuance or delivery thereof would violate any applicable law or any rule or regulation of any governmental authority or any rule or regulation of, or agreement of the Company with, any securities exchange upon which Shares  or such other securities are listed.  The Company will in no event be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the delivery of Shares  represented by vested Performance Share Units or securities constituting any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents to comply with any such law, rule, regulation, or agreement.  Any certificates representing any such securities issued or transferred under this Agreement may bear such legend or legends as the Company deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws.
17.    Mandatory Withholding for Taxes. 
(a)     To the extent the Grantee or Company is subject to withholding tax or employee social security withholding requirements under any national, state, local or other governmental law with respect to either (i) the award of Performance Share Units to the Grantee or the vesting thereof, or (ii) the designation of any RSU Dividend Equivalents as payable or distributable or the payment, distribution or vesting thereof, in each case as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion (collectively, the “Required Withholding Amount”), then the Grantee agrees that the Company shall withhold (i) from the Shares  represented by vested Performance Share Units and otherwise deliverable to the Grantee a number of Shares and/or (ii) from any related RSU Dividend Equivalents otherwise deliverable to the Grantee an amount of such RSU Dividend Equivalents, which collectively have a value (or, in the case of securities withheld, a Fair Market Value) equal to the Required Withholding Amount, unless the Grantee remits the Required Withholding Amount to the Company in cash in such form and by such time as the Company may require or other provisions for withholding such amount satisfactory to the Company have been made.  Without limitation to the foregoing sentence, the Grantee hereby agrees that the Required Withholding Amount can also be collected by (i) deducting from cash amounts otherwise payable to the Grantee (including wages or other cash compensation) or (ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon vesting of the Earned Performance Share Units through a sale arranged by the Company (on the Grantee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent).  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the delivery of any Shares represented by vested Performance Share Units and any related RSU Dividend Equivalents may be postponed until any required withholding taxes have been paid to the Company.
(b)    At all times prior to the Vesting Date, the benefit payable under this Agreement is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 409A and Regulation 1.409A-1(d) (or any successor Regulation).  Accordingly, this Agreement is not subject to Section 409A under the short term deferral exclusion.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if Grantee is a “specified employee” as such term is defined in Section 409A, and determined as described below, any amounts that would otherwise be payable hereunder as nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A on account of Termination of Service (other than by reason of death) to the Grantee shall not be payable before the earlier of (i) the date that is six months after the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Service, (ii) the date of the Grantee’s death or (iii) the date that otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 409A.  The Grantee shall be deemed a “specified employee” for the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of a year if the Grantee is a “key employee” as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code (without regard to Section 416(i)(5)) as of December 31 of the preceding year.
18.    Notice.  Unless the Company notifies the Grantee in writing of a different procedure, any notice or other communication to the Company with respect to this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally or sent by United States first class or local country mail, postage prepaid, sent by overnight courier, freight prepaid or sent by facsimile and addressed as follows:
Liberty Latin America Ltd. 
1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710
Denver, CO 80202 
Attn: Chief Legal Officer 

Any notice or other communication to the Grantee with respect to this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally, or will be sent by United States first class or local country mail, postage prepaid, to the Grantee’s address as listed in the records of the Company on the Grant Date, unless the Company has received written notification from the Grantee of a change of address.
19.    Amendment.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, this Agreement may be supplemented or amended from time to time as approved by the Committee.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the Grantee,
(a)    this Agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time as approved by the Committee (i) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or (ii) to add to the covenants and agreements of the Company for the benefit of the Grantee or surrender any right or power reserved to or conferred upon the Company in this Agreement, subject to any required approval of the Shareholders and, provided, in each case, that such changes or corrections will not adversely affect the rights of the Grantee with respect to the Award evidenced hereby, or (iii) to reform the Award made hereunder as contemplated by Section 11.18 of the Plan or to exempt the Award made hereunder from coverage under Section 409A, or (iv) to make such other changes as the Company, upon advice of counsel, determines are necessary or advisable because of the adoption or promulgation of, or change in or of the interpretation of, any law or governmental rule or regulation, including any applicable tax or securities laws; and
(b)    subject to any required action by the Board or the Shareholders, the Performance Share Units granted under this Agreement may be canceled by the Company and a new Award made in substitution therefor, provided that the Award so substituted will satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made and no such action will adversely affect any Performance Share Units that are then vested.
20.    Grantee Employment or Service.  
(a)    Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action of the Company or the Committee with respect hereto, will confer or be construed to confer on the Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or interfere in any way with any right of the Company or any Subsidiary, subject to the terms of any separate employment or service agreement to the contrary, to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, with or without cause, or to increase or decrease the Grantee’s compensation from the rate in effect at the date hereof or to change the Grantee’s title or duties.
(b)    The Award hereunder is special incentive compensation that will not be taken into account, in any manner, as salary, earnings, compensation, bonus or benefits, in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, 401(k), life insurance, salary continuation, severance or other employee benefit plan, program or policy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any employment or service agreement or arrangement with the Grantee. 
(c)    It is a condition of the Grantee’s Award that, in the event of Termination of Service for whatever reason, whether lawful or not, including in circumstances which could give rise to a claim for wrongful and/or unfair dismissal (whether or not it is known at the time of Termination of Service that such a claim may ensue), the Grantee will not by virtue of such Termination of Service, subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement, become entitled to any damages or severance or any additional amount of damages or severance in respect of any rights or expectations of whatsoever nature the Grantee may have hereunder or under the Plan.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Award hereunder will not form part of the Grantee’s entitlement to remuneration or benefits pursuant to the Grantee’s employment or service agreement or arrangement, if any.  The rights and obligations of the Grantee under the terms of his or her employment or service agreement, if any, will not be enhanced hereby.
(d)    In the event of any inconsistency between the terms hereof or of the Plan and any employment, severance or other agreement with the Grantee, the terms hereof and of the Plan shall control.
21.    Nonalienation of Benefits.  Except as provided in Section 12 of this Agreement, (i) no right or benefit under this Agreement will be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge the same will be void, and (ii) no right or benefit hereunder will in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the Grantee or other person entitled to such benefits.
22.    Data Privacy.  
(a)    The Grantee’s acceptance hereof shall evidence the Grantee’s explicit and unambiguous consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Grantee’s personal data by and among, as applicable, the Grantee’s employer (the “Employer”) and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan.  The Grantee understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Grantee, including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, bonus and employee benefits, nationality, job title and description, any Shares or directorships or other positions held in the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, details of all options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units or any other entitlement to Shares or other Awards granted, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Grantee’s favor, annual performance objectives, performance reviews and performance ratings, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Awards under the Plan (“Data”).
(b)    The Grantee understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g. the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Grantee’s country.  The Grantee understands that the Grantee may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Grantee’s local human resources representative.  The Grantee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Grantee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired with respect to an Award.
(c)    The Grantee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Grantee’s participation in the Plan.  The Grantee understands that the Grantee may at any time view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Grantee’s local human resources representative.  Further, the Grantee understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Grantee does not consent, or if the Grantee later seeks to revoke his or her consent, the Grantee’s employment status or service and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Grantee’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant him or her Target Performance Share Units or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Grantee understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Grantee’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of a refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Grantee may contact the Grantee’s local human resources representative.
23.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects exclusively by the internal laws of the State of Colorado as a contract to be performed in such state and without regard to any principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and agrees that any action to enforce, interpret or construe this Agreement or any other agreement or document delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be conducted in, the federal or state courts of the State of Colorado sitting in the City and County of Denver, and the Grantee hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and irrevocably waives any defense of improper venue or forum non conveniens to any such action brought in such courts.  Each party hereby waives its right to trial by jury. 
24.    Construction.  References in this Agreement to “this Agreement” and the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and similar terms include all Exhibits and Schedules appended hereto, including the Plan.  This Agreement is entered into, and the Award evidenced hereby is granted, pursuant to the Plan and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan and the administrative interpretations adopted by the Committee thereunder. The word “include” and all variations thereof are used in an illustrative sense and not in a limiting sense.  All decisions of the Committee upon questions regarding this Agreement will be conclusive.  Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.  The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been included for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
25.    Duplicate Originals.  The Company and the Grantee may sign any number of copies of this Agreement.  Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  Counterparts to this Agreement may be delivered via PDF or other electronic means.
26.    Rules by Committee.  The rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company hereunder will be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt from time to time.
27.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement is in satisfaction of and in lieu of all prior discussions and agreements, oral or written, between the Company and the Grantee regarding the subject matter hereof.  The Grantee and the Company hereby declare and represent that no promise or agreement not herein expressed has been made and that this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Award and replaces and makes null and void any prior agreements between the Grantee and the Company regarding the Award.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. 
28.    Grantee Acceptance.  The Grantee will signify acceptance hereof and consent to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing in the space provided on the signature page hereto and returning a signed copy to the Company.  If the Grantee does not execute and return this Agreement within 60 days of the Grant Date, the grant of Performance Share Units shall be null and void.
29.    280G Matters.  Except as provided in any other agreement between the Grantee and the Company, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement, together with any other payments and benefits which the Grantee has the right to receive from the Company or any of its affiliates or any party to a transaction with the Company or any of its affiliates (“Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest or penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the amount of the Payment shall be either (i) reduced (a “Reduction”) to the minimum extent necessary to avoid imposition of such Excise Tax or (ii) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax position to the Grantee (taking into account any applicable excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code and any other applicable taxes).  For purposes of any Reduction, the Payments that shall be reduced shall be those that provide the Grantee the best economic benefit, and to the extent any Payments are economically equivalent, each shall be reduced pro rata. All determinations required to be made under this Section shall be made by the Company’s accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Grantee. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Absent manifest error, any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Grantee.  By accepting this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section shall apply to all future compensation earned by the Grantee from the Company and its affiliates, and that this Section 29 shall survive the settlement and termination of this Agreement.

Signature Page to Performance Share Units Agreement
dated as of ___________, 20__, between Liberty Latin America Ltd. and the Grantee

LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD.

By: /s/ Authorized Signatory  
Name: Authorized Signatory 
Title: Senior Vice President

ACCEPTED:

    
Grantee Name:                      
Address:                        
City/State/Country:                    
Optionee ID:                        

Grant No.  _________    

Number of Target Performance Share Units (LILA Class__) Awarded            

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Exhibit 10.1 

 

 

EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT

 

This
Agreement is entered into by SharpSpring Technologies, Inc. of
Gainesville, Florida, including its parents, affiliates, assignees,
and successors, each of whom are expressly authorized to enforce
this Agreement, and who are referenced herein as “the
Company” and Brad Stanczak, referenced herein as
“you” or “your” or
“Employee”.

 

1. 

CONSIDERATION. You
agree that this Agreement is entered into in consideration of the
mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and
valuable consideration, and in further consideration of your
present employment or association with the Company or your
continued employment or association with the Company. Your
employment or association with the Company is at-will and may be
terminated at any time at the election of either party. This
Agreement does not guarantee your employment by or association with
the Company for any definite period of time.

 

2. 

REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES. You represent and warrant to the Company that the
following statements are true and correct and shall remain true and
correct at all times during your employment or association with the
Company:

 

a.

All
statements and representations contained in your application for
employment or association are true and correct; and

 

b.

This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement and
obligation enforceable against you in accordance with its
terms.

 

3. 

POSITION AND
DUTIES. The Company agrees to employ you to act as its Chief
Financial Officer effective as of December 10, 2018. You shall be
responsible for leading the Company’s finance and accounting
functions, including financial reporting and analysis, and other
duties as may be prescribed by the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer from time to time. You agree that you will serve the
Company faithfully and to the best of your ability during the term
of employment, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company.

 

4. 

PLACE OF
EMPLOYMENT. You shall perform your duties under this Employee
Agreement at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL, or the
Company’s then-current headquarters office.

 

5. 

COMPENSATION OF
EMPLOYEE. For all services rendered, you shall initially receive
compensation as follows:

 

a.

Base
Salary: The Company agrees to pay you at a rate of $185,000 per
year, payable on a semi-monthly basis, or on whatever basis
SharpSpring may adopt in the future, in accordance with the
Company’s standard payroll practices.

 

b.

Bonus:
You will be eligible for participation in SharpSpring’s
executive bonus plan with a bonus opportunity of $70,000. The
payout related to your bonus opportunity will initially be based on
the Company achieving specified revenue and EBITDA performance
targets as set by the Board of Directors, and may be modified from
time to time by the Board of Directors in their sole discretion.
The executive bonus is currently paid quarterly, but may be paid
annually in the future at the election of the board.

 

c.

Signing
Bonus & Reimbursement of Moving Cost: In addition to your
ongoing compensation, after commencing your employment and
relocating to the Gainesville, FL area, SharpSpring will pay you a
one-time signing bonus of $25,000 and reimburse you for up to
$25,000 of direct moving costs in association with your relocation
to the Gainesville, FL area. This one-time bonus and reimbursed
moving costs shall be refunded to the Company on a pro-rata basis
if you choose to leave the Company during your first year of
employment, other than if you choose to leave for Good Reason. Such
moving costs shall not include real-estate brokerage fees. Any
reimbursements shall follow our standard expense reimbursement
process, which requires valid receipts for any expenses incurred
and approval of expenses by a supervisor.

 

 

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d.

Stock
Options: You will be granted an option to purchase 100,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock at fair market value, as
determined by the Board of Directors (the “Option
Shares”). The option will be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Plan, as may
be amended, and the stock option agreement that you will sign in
connection with receiving the option. The option shall vest over
four (4) years, with 25% of the Option Shares vesting on the
one-year anniversary of the date of the grant and the remaining 75%
of the Option Shares vesting on a monthly basis thereafter. You
will be considered for future stock or option grants to the extent
that the Board of Directors considers those for other Company
executives. In the event of a Change of Control, a portion of your
outstanding stock options shall accelerate such that a minimum of
50% of each stock option granted shall be vested immediately prior
to the Change of Control. For example, if 100,000 stock options
were granted and 25,000 were already vested prior to a Change of
Control, an additional 25,000 options would be accelerated and vest
immediately prior to a Change of Control. Furthermore, in the event
that you leave the Company’s employment for Good Reason or if
the Company terminates your employment without Cause within one
year of a Change of Control, all of your outstanding stock options
shall accelerate and become vested and exercisable upon your
separation with the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events: (i) an acquisition of the Company by another
entity by means of any transaction or series of related
transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization,
merger or consolidation but excluding any merger effected
exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the
Company), or (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company (collectively, a Merger), so long as in either case
the Company’s stockholders of record immediately prior to
such Merger will, immediately after such Merger, hold less than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving or
acquiring entity.

 

e.

Withholdings:
All amounts due from the Company to the Employee hereunder shall be
paid to the Employee net of all taxes and other amounts which the
Company is required to withhold by law.

 

6. 

REIMBURSEMENT FOR
BUSINESS EXPENSES. Subject to the approval of the Company, the
Company shall promptly pay or reimburse You for all reasonable
business expenses incurred in performing Your duties and
obligations under this Employee Agreement, but only if You properly
account for expenses in accordance with the Company’s
policies.

 

7. 

PAID TIME OFF AND
BENEFITS. You shall be entitled to the same benefits, paid time off
and Company holidays offered by the Company to its other
employees. Nothing
in this Employee Agreement shall prohibit the Company from
modifying or terminating any of its employee benefit plans in a
manner that does not discriminate between Employee and other
Company employees.

 

8. 

TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT. Employee’s employment hereunder shall
automatically terminate upon (i) his death; (ii) Employee
voluntarily leaving the employ of the Company; (iii) at the
Company’s sole discretion, for any reason, with or without
cause.

 

Payments on
Termination. In the event that
Employee’s employment under this agreement is terminated for
any reason, Company shall promptly pay Employee any amounts due to
Employee under this agreement, including any salary accrued through
the date of termination, and reimbursement for business related
expenses during the period of Employee’s employment,
providing that such expenses are submitted in accordance with
Company policies. In the event that you leave the Company’s
employment for Good Reason or if the Company terminates your
employment without Cause, you shall be entitled to receive
severance in an amount equal to one day of base salary for every
completed work day of employment with the Company, up to a maximum
of 6 months of base salary. Such severance shall be paid
semi-monthly according to the Company’s normal payroll
process and shall terminate immediately if you become gainfully
employed during the severance period. For purposes hereof,
“Good Reason” shall mean any material diminution in
your responsibilities, title or authority, or without your consent,
any reduction in your then-current compensation, or any material
breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement
between the Company and you, that is not cured within 30 days after
written notice of such condition is given by you to the Board of
Directors. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall include
(i) your willful malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance or gross
negligence in connection with the performance of your duties, (ii)
any willful misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact
made by you in connection with your Employee Agreement; or (iii)
the willful breach of any material provision or covenant made by
you in your offer letter or this Agreement.

 

 

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9. 

BEST EFFORTS AND
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. You shall devote all of the necessary business
time, attention, and energies, as well as your best talents and
abilities to the business of the Company in accordance with the
Company’s instructions and directions. You may engage to a
limited extent in other business activities unrelated to the
Company so long as such activities do not create a conflict of
interest or otherwise interfere with the performance of your duties
and the terms and conditions of this Employee
Agreement.

 

10. 

MAINTENANCE
OF LIABILITY INSURANCE. So long as You shall serve as an executive
officer of the Company pursuant to this Employee Agreement, the
Company shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect a policy
of director and officer liability insurance of at least $5,000,000
from an established and reputable insurer. In all policies of such
insurance, Employee shall be named as an insured in such manner as
to provide Employee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to
the most favorably insured of the Company’s officers or
directors.

 

11. 

INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to the insurance
coverage described above and the indemnification protection set
forth in Article IX of the Company’s Bylaws, the Company
shall indemnify You to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law if he is made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (each a “Proceeding”), by reason of the
fact that Employee is or was an officer, director, or employee of
the Company or any of its affiliates, against all
“Expenses” (as defined below) resulting from or related
to such Proceeding, or any appeal thereof. Any such indemnification
pursuant to this section shall continue as to Employee even if
Employee has ceased to be an executive, officer, director or
employee of the Company and/or any of its affiliates, and shall
inure to the benefit of Employee’s heirs, executors and
administrators. Expenses incurred by Employee in connection with
any indemnification-eligible Proceeding shall be paid by the
Company in advance upon request of Employee that the Company pay
such Expenses, (a) after receipt by the Company of a written
request from Employee for such advance, together with documentation
reasonably acceptable to the Board, and (b) subject to an
undertaking by Employee to pay back any advanced amounts for which
it is later determined that Employee was not entitled to
indemnification as described herein. Employee shall be entitled to
select his own counsel in connection with any
indemnification-eligible Proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this section to the contrary, the Company shall have
no obligation to indemnify Employee or advance Expenses to Employee
(i) in connection with any claim or proceeding between Employee and
the Company (unless approved by the Board), or (ii) if
Employee’s actions or omissions giving rise to his status as
a party to a Proceeding involve intentional or willful misconduct
or malfeasance on the part of Employee in connection with the
performance of his job. For purposes of this section, the term
“Expenses” means any damages, losses, judgments,
liabilities, fines, penalties, excise taxes, settlements, costs,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, expert
fees, and disbursements and costs of attorneys, experts and
accountants.

 

12. 

RECORDS
OWNERSHIP. You acknowledge, understand, and agree that all files,
records and documents, whether in hard copy, electronic or any
other form, generated or received by the Company or its employees,
or concerning the Company or its business, belong to and constitute
the property of Company and that Company is the records owner of
all such files, records and documents. Therefore, upon your
separation from employment, all such files, records and documents
shall remain on the premises and in the possession of Company, and
you shall promptly return any and all such files, records and
documents to Company that you may then have, or at any time
thereafter you discover in your possession. You shall not retain
any copies of such files, records and documents.

 

 

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13. 

INTANGIBLE PROPERTY
OWNERSHIP. You hereby irrevocably assign and transfer, and agree to
assign and transfer, to the Company all of your rights, title and
interest in and to any and all inventions and works you create or
modify (including, but not limited to software or other works,
designs, or the like) for or on behalf of the Company. You hereby
acknowledge and agree that such works are within the scope of your
employment or association, and that all intellectual property
rights, including copyright, inventions, designs, and trade
secrets, whether patentable or not, are the exclusive and sole
worldwide property of the Company. Copyrighted works developed or
created by you and owned by the Company include the right to copy,
license, market, manufacture, publish, distribute, create
derivative works from the works created, mark as copyrighted by the
Company, and to authorize others to do some or all of the foregoing
as needed or desired by the Company to carry out its business
purpose.

 

You
will not at any time during or after your employment or association
with the Company have or claim any right, title or interest in any
trade name, trademark, patent, copyright, work for hire, or other
similar rights belonging to or used by the Company. You shall not
have or claim any right, title or interest in any material or
matter of any sort prepared for or used in connection with the
business or promotion of the Company, whatever your involvement
with such matters may have been, and whether procured, produced,
prepared or published in whole or in part by you. You further
release and hereby assign all rights in any and all intellectual
property to the Company, and shall, at the request of the Company,
give evidence and testimony and execute any and all agreements or
other documents as needed to effect or memorialize any such
transfer of rights without encumbrance, and for the Company to
carry out its business purpose. You hereby irrevocably appoint the
Company as your attorney-in-fact (with a power couple with an
interest) to execute any and all documents which may be necessary
or appropriate in the security of such rights, including but not
limited to, any copyright in your work.

 

You
certify that all works pursuant to this Agreement are original
works and are not the property of others, and that any liability
from or caused by you in this regard is your sole responsibility.
You shall hold harmless and indemnify the Company from and against
any and all claims, actions, losses, costs, or other liabilities
based on or arising out of claimed infringement by the works of any
copyright or other intellectual property rights of any third party,
and you agree to cooperate in the defense of the Company against
any and all claims, actions, losses, costs, or other liabilities
based on or arising out of claimed infringement or any other action
by the works of any copyright or other intellectual property rights
of any third party at your expense.

 

You
have attached hereto, as Exhibit A, a list detailing all
inventions, original works of authorship, developments,
improvements, and trade secrets which you made prior to the
commencement of this Agreement (collectively referred to as
“Prior Inventions”), which belong solely to you or
belong to you jointly with another, and which are not assigned to
the Company hereunder or, if no such list is attach, you represent
that there no such Prior Inventions.

 

14. 

TRADE SECRETS AND
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. You agree to keep confidential and not
disclose to others any Trade Secrets or Confidential and
Proprietary Information, during the term of this Agreement and all
times thereafter, except as required by law or as consented in
writing by the Company’s President.

 

You
agree that the Trade Secrets and Confidential and Proprietary
Information described herein are valuable information.

 

Trade
Secrets and Confidential and Proprietary Information includes all
forms of information whether in oral, written, graphic, magnetic or
electronic form without limitation. Trade Secrets and Confidential
and Proprietary Information means, without limitation, the
Company’s client and prospective client names, addresses,
relationships, terms and information; suppliers’ names,
addresses, terms and information; financial information; business
and/or marketing plans; methods of operation; internal structure;
financial information and practices; products and services;
inventions; systems; devices; methods; ideas, procedures; client
lists and files; fee schedules; test data; descriptions; drawings;
techniques; algorithms; programs; designs; formula; software;
business management and methods; planning methods; sales and
marketing methods; valuable confidential business and professional
information; proprietary computer software; management information;
and all know-how, trade secrets, confidential information and any
other information developed by and belonging to the Company which
gives the Company a competitive advantage over others.

 

If you
shall leave, separate or terminate from the Company, you will
neither take nor retain any file, record, document, Trade Secrets
or Confidential and Proprietary Information, whether a
reproduction, duplication, copy or original, of any kind or nature
developed by, compiled by or belonging to the Company.

 

 

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15. 

NO PRIOR COVENANT
NOT TO COMPETE. You warrant and represent that except for this
Agreement and except as otherwise disclosed, (a) you are not
presently subject to any contract or understanding that restricts
in any manner your ability to provide services to the Company; (b)
you have performed all duties and obligations that you may have
under any contract or agreement with a former employer (or other
party) including but not limited to the return of all confidential
information; and (c) you are currently not in possession of any
confidential materials or property belonging to any former employer
(or other party). Further, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold
the Company harmless from and against any demands, claims,
obligations, causes of action, diminution in the value of the
Company, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest, and fees,
which the Company may incur due to (a) any conflict between your
employment with Company and any prior employment or association,
duty contract, agreement, order or restrictive covenant, or (b) any
misrepresentation by you as to any facts which are the subject
matter of any conflict or violation of any prior contract,
agreement, order or restrictive covenant on your part.

 

16. 

COVENANT NOT TO
COMPETE. You acknowledge that you are familiar with restrictive
covenants of this nature, the covenant is a material inducement to
this Agreement and your employment, the Company will suffer
irreparable injury if you violate this restrictive covenant, and
the covenant is fair and reasonable to protect the Company’s
trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information,
relationships with prospective and existing clients, goodwill,
and/or other legitimate business interests. You further agree that
your work with the Company has provided and will provide you
extraordinary and specialized training, knowledge and information
over the Company’s techniques, methods, products and systems;
the Company’s valuable confidential proprietary and business
information which you would not otherwise acquire; and access to
its substantial relationships with present and prospective clients
and substantial goodwill associated with its name.

 

The
covenant is intended to protect the Company’s legitimate
business interests which include but are not limited to the
extraordinary and specialized training of its employees; valuable
confidential and proprietary business and professional information;
substantial relationships with prospective and existing clients;
client good will associated with the Company’s ongoing
professional and business practice and trade name in the fields of
business and financial software and related professional activities
throughout North America and globally.

 

Accordingly, you
agree that prior to your separation or termination from the Company
and for the later of one (1) year after your separation or
termination (with or without cause) or from the date of entry by a
court of competent jurisdiction enforcing these covenants,
whichever is later (referenced herein as “the restricted
period): You shall not engage, directly or indirectly, as
principal, agent, advisor, stockholder, consultant, partner,
independent contractor, or employee or in any other manner in any
business or activity which is in competition with the Company or
which may propose to go into competition with the Company. And,
during the restricted period, you shall not directly or indirectly
induce or attempt to induce (a) clients of the Company to do
business with any competitor of the Company, and/or (b) any of the
officers, agents, employees, or associates of the Company to leave
the employment or association of the Company.

 

Some of
the businesses which are in competition with the Company or which
may propose to go into competition with the Company, and which are
specifically prohibited include but are not limited to:
HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce.com, Act-On, Eloqua and Responsys
(both part of Oracle), Constant Contact, iContact, MailChimp,
Infusionsoft, J2 Global (Campaigner), and Feathr. This list of
businesses is not intended to be an exclusive list.

 

 

Nothing
herein shall prohibit you from purchasing or owning less than five
percent (5%) of the publicly traded securities of any corporation,
provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and
that you are not a controlling person of, or a member of a group
that controls, such corporation.

 

17. 

REMEDIES FOR BREACH
OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. The Company is entitled to obtain
equitable relief, including specific performance by means of
injunctions, as well as monetary damages and any other available
remedies. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines
these restrictive covenants are not enforceable as written herein,
the court will reform or modify the restrictive covenants(s) to
make it (them) reasonable and enforceable, and the court will
enforce the restrictive covenants(s) as so reformed or modified.
Assignees and successors of the Company are expressly authorized to
enforce these restrictive covenants. The restrictive covenants of
this Agreement shall not be interpreted to employ any rule of
contract construction that requires construing a restrictive
covenant narrowly, against the restraint, or against the drafter of
this Agreement.

 

Further, you
understand that any and all obligations of the Company to pay any
compensation to you for any reason shall cease and terminate upon
your breach of any of the obligations in this Employee
Agreement.

 

 

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18. 

NOTIFICATION OF
INTERESTED PARTIES. You agree that the Company may notify anyone
employing or engaging you to perform services or evidencing an
intention to employ you now or in the future as to the existence
and provisions of this Agreement. You shall, during the restricted
period, (1) inform anyone employing or engaging you or evidencing
an intent to employ or engage you, of the existence of the
restrictive covenants in this Agreement and (2) notify the Company
of the name, address, and telephone number of anyone who employs or
engages you to perform services.

 

19. 

MEDIATION. If a
dispute arises out of or related to the interpretation or
enforcement of this Agreement, you agree to try to settle the
dispute in good faith through mediation upon the Company’s
request, before litigation or at any time during
litigation.

 

20. 

WAIVERS. The
Company’s waiver of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach.

 

21. 

GOVERNING LAW,
JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Florida and applicable federal and local law, and
jurisdiction and venue for enforcement shall be in state circuit
court in Gainesville, Florida.

 

22. 

INDEPENDENT
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this
Agreement are independent of and separate from each other and from
any other agreements. The breach, invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision or part of any provision in this Agreement or any
other agreements shall not in any way effect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision or part of provision of this
Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action by you
against the Company shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement of these provisions.

 

23. 

ARBITRATION OF
DISPUTES. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Employee
Agreement, or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be
settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good
faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the
American Arbitration Association under its Employment Mediation
Rules before resorting to arbitration, litigation or some other
dispute resolution procedure.

 

24. 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement comprises the entire agreement and understanding by
the parties regarding the topics contained herein; no
representations, promises, agreements, or understandings, written
or oral, relating hereto but not contained herein, shall be of any
force or effect. This Agreement may be amended only in writing and
by mutual agreement of the parties.

 

25. 

ATTORNEYS’
FEES AND COSTS. If any litigation proceedings are bought arising
out of or related to the terms of this Agreement, the successful
prevailing party will be entitled to reimbursement for all
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees.

 

26. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Employee acknowledges that he has had the benefit of independent
professional counsel with respect to this Agreement and that the
Employee is not relying upon the Company, the Company’s
attorneys or any person on behalf of or retained by the Company for
any advice or counsel with respect to this Agreement.

 

27. 

NUMBER OF PAGES.
This Agreement, including the signatures, is comprised of nine (9)
pages.

 

 

 

 

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Employee: Brad
Stanczak                                                                                                                            
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Rick Carlson, CEO and
President                             
                 
                 
                 
                 
       
            Date
                                                                                          
                      

for
SharpSpring Technologies, Inc.

 

 

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