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EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

DIGITALGLOBE, INC. 
 2007 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN 
 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement

 You are hereby awarded the following grant of performance share units (the “PSUs”) with
respect to the common stock of DigitalGlobe, Inc. (the “Company”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) and in the DigitalGlobe, Inc.
2007 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). You should carefully review these documents, and consult with your personal financial advisor, before accepting this award. This Award is conditioned on your electronic execution of this
Award Agreement. 
 By executing this Award Agreement, you agree to be bound by all of the Plan’s terms and
conditions as if they had been set out verbatim below. In addition, you recognize and agree that all determinations, interpretations, or other actions respecting the Plan and this Award Agreement will be made by the Company’s Board of Directors
or any Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, and shall (in the absence of material and manifest bad faith or fraud) be final, conclusive and binding on all parties, including you and your successors in interest. Terms that begin
with initial capital letters have the special meanings set forth in the Plan or in this Award Agreement (unless the context indicates otherwise). 
 1. Specific Terms. The material terms of the Award are specified in Exhibit A. 
 2. Termination of Continuous Service. Subject to Section 4.B., if your Continuous Service with the Company terminates for any reason prior to the Vesting Date, this grant shall
terminate, the PSUs shall be forfeited without the transfer of any Shares to you, and you shall have no further rights with respect to the PSUs. 
 3. Settlement of PSUs. PSUs that vest pursuant to Exhibit A (the “Vested PSUs”) shall be settled by the delivery to you or a designated brokerage firm of one Share
per Vested PSU as promptly as practicable following the Vesting Date (and in no event later than March 15th of the year following the year in which the Vesting Date occurs). 

4. Change in Control. If there is a Change in Control, notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, a
number of PSUs shall be calculated based on actual performance goal attainment through the date of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (the “Earned PSUs”), and any such PSUs that are not
determined as having been achieved based on actual performance pursuant to this Section 4 shall be forfeited. The Earned PSUs shall be treated as follows: 
  

	 	A.	 If the Earned PSUs are not continued, assumed or substituted by your employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages you immediately
following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall fully vest upon the occurrence of the Change in Control. For each Earned PSU, you shall receive the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in
Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the Change in Control. 

	 	B.	 If the Earned PSUs are continued, assumed or substituted by your employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages you immediately following
the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall vest on the Vesting Date, subject to your continued employment through the Vesting Date; provided, however, that if your employment is terminated other than for Cause, or you resign for Good Reason, in
either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall fully vest upon such termination or resignation and shall be settled as promptly as practicable following such termination (and in no event later than
March 15th of the year following the year in which your termination occurs). 

 For purposes hereof, the
Earned PSUs shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs confer the right to receive, for each Share subject to the Earned PSU immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration
(whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of
substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion). The Earned
PSUs will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Earned PSUs with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the
Committee in its discretion). 
 In all events, any action under this Section 4 shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 409A of the Code (such that, for the avoidance of doubt, no action shall be taken by the Committee pursuant to this Section 4 that would violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code). 

5. Rights as Shareholder. You shall have no right to receive dividends or vote Shares until the Shares are delivered to you
in settlement of the PSUs.  
 6. Restrictions on Transfer. This Award Agreement and the PSUs may not be
sold, pledged, or otherwise transferred, except that Shares may be transferred in accordance with applicable law following settlement of the PSUs.
 7. Taxes. By signing this Award Agreement, you acknowledge that you shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of any taxes that may arise with respect to the grant, vesting or
settlement of the PSUs, and that neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation whatsoever to pay such taxes; provided that the Company’s obligation to withhold taxes with respect to the issuance of the Shares shall be
satisfied by any method acceptable to the Committee (including withholding of Shares, but only up to the minimum legally-required tax withholdings). In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by you pursuant to the Plan or
otherwise (collectively, the “Payments”) would result in a “parachute payment” as described in Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision), notwithstanding the other provisions of this Award Agreement, the Plan, or
any other agreement 

 
or arrangement (but subject to any contrary provisions of any separate unexpired employment or other agreement between you and the Company), such Payments shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the
maximum amount that may be paid to you without triggering golden parachute penalties under Section 280G and related provisions of the Code, as determined in good faith by the Company’s independent auditors. If any benefits must be cut back
to avoid triggering such penalties, they shall be cut back in the priority order designated by the Company. If an amount in excess of the limit set forth in this section is paid to you, you shall repay the excess amount to the Company on demand,
with interest at the rate provided for in Code Section 1274(b)(2)(B) (or any successor provision). The Company and you agree to cooperate with each other in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings concerning the existence or
amount of golden parachute penalties. The foregoing reduction, however, shall only apply if it increases the net amount you would realize from Payments, after payment of income and excise taxes on such Payments. 

8. Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted by any provision of this Award Agreement to be given to you
generally shall be in writing and generally shall be delivered electronically, personally, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at the last address that the Company had for you on its records. Any notice or communication
required or permitted by any provision of this Award Agreement to be given by you must be in writing and delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company’s HR Manager at its corporate headquarters.
Each party may, from time to time, by notice to the other party hereto, specify a new e-mail or address for delivery of notices relating to this Award Agreement. Any such notice shall be deemed to be given as of the date such notice is personally
delivered or properly mailed. 
 9. Binding Effect. Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement or in the
Plan, every covenant, term, and provision of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors, transferees, and assigns. 

10. Modifications. This Award Agreement may be modified or amended at any time, in accordance with Section 13 of the
Plan and provided that you must consent in writing to any modification that adversely and materially affects your rights or obligations under this Award Agreement (with such an effect being presumed to arise from a modification that would trigger a
violation of Section 409A of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, however, take any action permitted by Section 11 of the Plan without your written consent. 

11. Headings. Section and other headings contained in this Award Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not
intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope or intent of this Award Agreement or any provision hereof. 
 12.
Severability. Every provision of this Award Agreement and of the Plan is intended to be severable. If any term hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity or legality of the
remaining terms of this Award Agreement. 
 13. Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

 14. Plan Governs. By signing this Award Agreement, you acknowledge that you
have received a copy of the Plan and that your Award Agreement is subject to all the provisions contained in the Plan, the provisions of which are made a part of this Award Agreement and your Award is subject to all interpretations, amendments,
rules and regulations which from time to time may be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control. 

15. Investment Purposes. By executing this Award Agreement, you represent and warrant that any Shares issued to you will be
held for investment purposes only for your own account, and not with a view to, for resale in connection with, or with an intent in participating directly or indirectly in, any distribution of such Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. 
 16. Not a Contract of Employment. By executing this Award Agreement you acknowledge and agree
that (i) any person who is terminated before full vesting of an award, such as the one granted to you by this Award Agreement, could claim that he or she was terminated to preclude vesting; (ii) you promise never to make such a claim;
(iii) nothing in this Award Agreement or the Plan confers on you any right to continue an employment, service or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in any way your right or the Company’s right to terminate your
employment, service, or consulting relationship at any time, with or without Cause; (iv) unless you have a written agreement signed by the Company’s President providing otherwise, you are an at-will employee who may be terminated at any
time and for any or no reason; and (v) the Company would not have granted this Award to you but for these acknowledgments and agreements. 
 17. Long-term Consideration for Award. By executing this Award Agreement you acknowledge the terms and conditions set forth in Section 23 of the Plan and that such terms are hereby
incorporated by reference and made an integral part of this Award Agreement. An invalidation of all or part of Section 23 of the Plan, or your commencement of litigation to invalidate, modify, or alter the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 16 of this Award Agreement or Section 23 of the Plan, shall cause this Award to become null, void, and unenforceable. You further acknowledge and agree that the terms and conditions of this Section and Section 23 of the Plan
shall survive both (i) the termination of your Continuous Service for any reason, and (ii) the termination of the Plan, for any reason. You acknowledge and agree that the grant of Shares in this Award Agreement is just and adequate
consideration for the survival of the restrictions set forth herein, and that the Company may pursue any or all of the following remedies if you either violate the terms of this Section or Section 23 of the Plan or succeed for any reason in
invalidating any part of it (it being understood that the invalidity of any term hereof would result in a failure of consideration for the Award): 
  

	 	(i)	 declaration that the Award is null and void and of no further force or effect; 

 

	 	(ii)	 recapture of any cash paid or Shares issued to you, or any designee or beneficiary of you, pursuant to the Award; 

 

	 	(iii)	 recapture of the proceeds, plus reasonable interest, with respect to any Shares that are both issued pursuant to this Award and sold or otherwise
disposed of by you, or any designee or beneficiary of you. 

 The remedies provided above are not intended to be exclusive, and the Company may seek such
other remedies as are provided by law, including equitable relief. You acknowledge and agree that your adherence to the foregoing requirements will not prevent you from engaging in your chosen occupation and earning a satisfactory livelihood
following the termination of your employment with the Company 
 18. Electronic Delivery. You hereby consent to
the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to you pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company, the Plan, and the Shares via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 19. Governing Law. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the validity of this Award Agreement, the
construction of its terms, and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. 
 20. Definitions. For purposes
hereof: 
  

	 	(i)	 “Cause” shall have the meaning specified in your Employment Agreement or Severance Protection Agreement, if any. If there is no such
Agreement, or if such Agreement does not define such term, “Cause” shall mean (a) conviction of a felony or a crime involving fraud or moral turpitude; (b) theft, material act of dishonesty or fraud, intentional falsification of
any employment or Company records, or commission of any criminal act which impairs your ability to perform appropriate employment duties for the Company; (c) intentional or reckless conduct or gross negligence materially harmful to the Company
or the successor to the Company , including violation of a non-competition or confidentiality agreement; (d) willful failure to follow lawful instructions of the person or body to which you report; or (e) gross negligence or willful
misconduct in the performance of your assigned duties. Cause shall not include mere unsatisfactory performance in the achievement of your job objectives. 

 

	 	(ii)	 “Good Reason” shall have the meaning specified in your Employment Agreement or Severance Protection Agreement, if any. If there is no such
Agreement, or if such Agreement does not define such term, “Good Reason” shall mean your voluntary termination, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company, following the occurrence of any of the following, provided,
that the Company has not cured such event within such thirty (30) days following the receipt of such notice: (a) a material reduction or change in your job duties, responsibilities and requirements inconsistent with your position with the
Company and your prior duties, responsibilities and requirements; (b) any reduction of your base compensation; or (c) your refusal to relocate to a facility or location more than thirty (30) miles from your primary office as of the
Grant Date. 

 EXHIBIT A 
 MATERIAL TERMS OF PSUs 
 Vesting Date: Completion of the annual audit for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, but in no event later than March 15, 2015 
 Number of Shares Issuable at
Target Performance:             (“Target Shares”) 

Maximum Number of Shares Issuable: 200% of Target Shares 

Vesting Criteria: The following number of Shares shall be issued based on average annual ROIC1 for the period from
            through             : 
  

			
	 Average Annual ROIC for Period
	    	 Number of Shares to Be Issued*

	 Less than    %
	    	None
	     %
	    	50% of Target Shares
	     %
	    	100% of Target Shares
	     % or More
	    	200% of Target Shares

  

	*	 For performance between             % and
            % and             % and             %, the number of
Shares to be issued shall be determined by linear interpolation. For example, if ROIC were             %,             % of Target
Shares would be issued. 

 For purposes hereof: 

“Cash” means the average amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company shown on its balance sheet as of the end of each
calendar quarter during the applicable year. 
 “Debt” means the average long-term debt of the Company shown on its
balance sheet as of the end of each calendar quarter during the applicable year. 
 “Effective Tax Rate” means the
average income tax rate paid by the Company for the year, taking into account United States, foreign, state and local income taxes, as shown in the Company’s Form 10-K with respect to the applicable year. 

“Equity” means the average amount of stockholder’s equity of the Company shown on its balance sheet as of the end of each
calendar quarter during the applicable year. 
 “ROIC” for a calendar year means: 

 
  

	1 	 Average annual ROIC is the simple arithmetic average of the ROICs for each year. For example, if ROIC were 5%, 6% and 10% for the three years, the
average annual ROIC would be 7%. 

	(a)	 (The Company’s income or loss before taxes from continuing operations, plus annual cash bonus expense, plus interest expense, minus interest
income, all as determined pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles (“EBIT”))2 times 

  

	(b)	 (1 minus Effective Tax Rate) divided by (Debt plus Equity minus Cash). 

 
  

	2 	 The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, adjust EBIT Compensation to exclude extraordinary items such as (1) extraordinary
income/loss, (2) restructuring costs and (3) other non-operating items.Offer Letter

 Exhibit 10.1 

 
 

 
 Joseph C. Lawler 

President and Chief Executive Officer 
 1601 Trapelo Rd., Suite 170 
 Waltham, MA 02451 

Via Federal Express 

Mr. Thomas Nightingale 
 Dear Tom:

 It is a distinct pleasure to offer you the position of President, Sales and Marketing for ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.
(“ModusLink” or the “Company”). In this capacity you will be a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team and report directly to me. This offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory reference checks and
receiving the approval of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 Your annualized base
salary will be $400,000, paid bi-weekly. For fiscal year 2012, you will participate in the Company’s FY2012 Executive Management Incentive Plan (the “EMIP”) (as established by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”)) with a target bonus of 100% of your base salary. The actual bonus payments, if any, which you receive, will be subject to the terms and conditions of the EMIP. All salary and bonus
payments are subject to normal deductions and withholdings. For fiscal 2012, 50% of your target bonus will be guaranteed. 
 In addition, on
your start date, you will be granted an option to purchase 400,000 shares of ModusLink common stock (the “Option”). These stock options will be awarded under the Company’s 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and will be
priced at the closing price of ModusLink’s common stock (during normal trading hours) on the date of grant. With respect to the Option, provided you remain employed by the Company on each vesting date, the vesting schedule of the Option shall
be as follows: 25% of the shares underlying the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant and l/48th of the shares underlying the Option shall vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary date
of the date of grant starting on the 13th monthly anniversary date of the date of grant, so that the Option becomes fully vested and exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. 

On your start date, you will also be awarded 50,000 shares of restricted common stock of ModusLink. This award will be made pursuant to the Plan.
Provided you remain employed by the Company on each vesting date, the restrictions with respect to the restricted stock award will lapse in three equal annual installments (each with respect to 33 1/3% of the award), on each of the first three
anniversary dates of your start date. Further, should I cease to be employed in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company during your first twelve months of employment, 50% of the 

 Mr. Thomas Nightingale 
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restricted stock award will become immediately vested. The Company encourages you to promptly speak with your own tax or legal advisor with respect to the tax effect and any filings that you may
want to make with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with this restricted stock award. 
 The Option and the restricted stock award
described above will each be subject to all terms, limitations, restrictions and termination provisions set forth in the Plan and in the separate option and restricted stock agreements (which will be based upon the Company’s standard forms of
option and restricted stock agreement) that will be executed to evidence the grant of such Option and award of restricted stock. You will also be required to execute the Company’s standard form of Non-Competition Agreement as a condition of
ModusLink granting you an option to purchase ModusLink common stock, awarding you shares of ModusLink restricted stock and your employment with the Company. Additionally, as a condition of employment with the Company, you will be required to execute
the Company’s standard form of Non-Disclosure and Developments Agreement. 
 The Company will also provide you with relocation benefits
consistent with the Company’s normal practices and policies. These benefits shall not exceed $100,000 (net of all applicable taxes, taking into consideration your individual tax filings) in the aggregate. 

In recognition of the annual bonus you would be forfeiting by joining us on or before December 12, 2011, upon commencement of employment you will
also be paid a sign-on bonus of $75,000, less applicable taxes and withholdings (the “Sign-On Bonus”). In the event you voluntarily terminate your employment prior to the first anniversary of your start date, you will be required to return
100% of the Sign-On Bonus to the Company. In the event that you voluntarily terminate your employment prior to the second anniversary of your start date, you will be required to return 50% of the Sign-On Bonus to the Company. Should you remain
employed by the Company after the second anniversary of your start date, you will not be required to return any portion of the Sign-On Bonus. In addition you will be awarded 10,000 shares of restricted stock subject to the same vesting schedule and
terms as described above with respect to the 50,000 share award. 
 In addition, you will be provided a monthly car allowance in the amount of
$1,000, which will be treated for tax purposes as additional compensation to you. As an employee of the Company, you also will be entitled to vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies and will participate in any and all
benefit programs, other than any severance arrangement, that the Company establishes and makes generally available to its employees from time to time, provided you are eligible under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents governing
those programs. Details of the benefits offered will be reviewed with you in orientation on your first day of employment. 
 You will be an
employee at will, meaning that either you, or the Company, may terminate your employment at any time and for any or no reason, with or without notice. 
 As a senior executive, you will enter into an Executive Severance Agreement with the Company, which will provide that should the Company terminate your employment without Cause or if the Company requires
you to have your primary office more than 60 miles from Waltham, Massachusetts and you elect to terminate your employment, you will be entitled to receive 12 months base salary plus your target bonus. Payment of this amount would be made in
accordance 

  

 Mr. Thomas Nightingale 
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with the Company’s regular pay periods, for the 12 month period following your date of termination. In addition, in the event that during your employment with the Company, the Company
undergoes a Change in Control, and within one year after the Change in Control your employment is terminated by the Company, other than for Cause, or by you for Good Reason, you will be entitled to receive 12 months base salary plus your target
bonus and all unvested outstanding equity awards will become vested. Payment of these amounts would be made in accordance with the Company’s regular pay periods, for the 12 month period following your date of termination, including prorated
installments of your bonus. All capitalized terms used in this paragraph are defined in the Executive Severance Agreement and the summary description provided in this paragraph is subject to all terms and conditions contained in the Executive
Severance Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this paragraph and the terms of the Executive Severance Agreement, the Executive Severance Agreement shall govern. Any payment of severance benefits will be conditioned upon your
execution of the Company’s standard form of general release. 
 You represent and warrant that (i) you have advised the Company in
writing of any agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality between you and your previous employer, (ii) you are not a party to or bound by any other employment agreement, non-compete agreement or confidentiality
agreement with any other person or entity which would be violated by your acceptance of this position or which would interfere in any material respect with the performance of your duties with the Company and (iii) you will not use any
confidential information or trade secrets of any person or party other than the Company in connection with the performance of your duties with the Company. 
 In accordance with current federal law, all new employees must provide documentation proving their eligibility to work in the United States. Please review the enclosed Employment Eligibility Verification
Form (Form 1-9) and the list of acceptable documents that are required. Since the law requires that this documentation be presented as a condition of employment please have this available on your first day of work. Additionally, this offer is
contingent upon you successfully completing the Company’s drug screen. We will provide you the details necessary to complete such testing. You are also required to undergo a background check, including a criminal background check, and your
employment is contingent upon results satisfactory to the Company. 
 We anticipate a start date on or before December 12, 2011. Please
confirm your acceptance of this position by signing one copy of this letter and returning it to me. Please complete, sign and return the enclosed Massachusetts Tax Form, W-4, Direct Deposit Form (if you would like to have your pay check directly
deposited to a bank account), the Company’s Code of Conduct, and both nondisclosure and non-competition agreements that are enclosed. Also enclosed is a copy of ModusLink’s Policy on Trading of Securities and Public Disclosures for your
review. 
 If you choose to fax the documents, please fax a copy of your signed offer letter and all the enclosed documents to 781-663-5045 and
bring the originals with you on your first day. If you wish to overnight the original documents, please mail one copy of your signed offer letter and the entire enclosed package to ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., 1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 170,
Waltham, MA 02451, Attention: Kathleen V. Betts. 

  

 Mr. Thomas Nightingale 
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 This offer letter constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersedes all prior
offers, both verbal and written. This offer automatically expires as of the close of business (5:00 p.m., Boston time) on the seventh day following the date this letter. This letter does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the
Company any obligation to retain you as an employee for any set amount of time. 
 Tom, we are very pleased by the prospect of your addition to
our team, and we are confident that you will make a significant contribution to our future success! 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	/s/ Joseph C. Lawler
	 Joseph C. Lawler
 Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer

  

					
	Agreed and accepted:	 		 	
			
	/s/ Thomas Nightingale	 		 	11/21/11        
	Thomas Nightingale	 		 	Date

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