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Exhibit 10.4
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR AWARD GRANTED TO MATTHEW B. BRADY ON JULY 17, 2017

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT is granted by WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Company”) to Matthew B. Brady (the “Participant”) this 17th day of July 2017 (the “Grant Date”) pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The applicable terms of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, including the definitions of terms contained therein.

WHEREAS, the Company believes it to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for the Participant to have an incentive tied to the performance of the Company and the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) in order that the Participant will have a greater incentive to work for and manage the Company’s affairs in such a way that its shares may become more valuable; and

WHEREAS, the Company has determined to grant the Participant restricted stock units which assuming certain conditions and other requirements specified below are satisfied convert into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the services to be performed by the Participant and other conditions required hereunder, the Company and the Participant intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Restricted Stock Units Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant 40,000 “Restricted Stock Units.” The Restricted Stock Units granted under this Agreement are units that will be reflected in a book account maintained by the Company until the shares of Common Stock have been issued pursuant to Section 4 or have been forfeited. This Award is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

		
	2.
	Measurement of Performance Metrics.

	
		
	(a)
	The number of Restricted Stock Units that may become vested pursuant to the vesting calculation in Section 3 is determined based on revenue and Non-GAAP operating profit results (the “Performance Metrics”) as described on Exhibit 1 attached hereto. The measurement of the Performance Metrics is determined and calculated by comparing the Company’s actual revenue and Non-GAAP operating profit for the second, third, fourth, and combined second through fourth quarters of fiscal year 2018 to pre-established performance goals established by the Committee. For purposes of this Agreement, the Performance Targets shall be defined in Exhibit 1. Following the close of each fiscal quarter, the Committee will compare the Company’s performance to the pre-established performance goals to determine the number of points that are earned. 

	(b)
	  The Committee’s determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company and the Participant.

3.      Vesting of Award. 

(a)      Vesting Schedule. The Restricted Stock Units shall become 100% vested and nonforfeitable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, only if the Company achieves the performance objectives set forth in Exhibit 1, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Employment prior to prior to the first anniversary of the Grant Date. The Committee shall make such determination as to whether the performance objective was achieved on or prior to the first anniversary of the Grant Date.  The Committee’s determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company and the Participant.

(b)      Vesting Conditions and Provisions Applicable to Award.  The period of time during which the Restricted Stock Units are forfeitable is referred to as the “Restricted Period.” Except as provided in Section 6 if the Participant’s employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries terminates during the Restricted Period for any reason, then the unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company on the date of such termination, without any further obligation of the Company to the Participant and all of the Participant’s rights with respect to unvested Restricted Stock Units shall terminate. 

Any portion of the Restricted Stock Units that have not become fully vested on the date immediately following the first anniversary of the Grant Date shall be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. 

4.      Conversion of the Restricted Stock Units to Common Stock.  Immediately following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units under Section 3, the Company shall issue to the Participant a certificate representing one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit becoming vested. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units.

5.      Rights During the Restricted Period. Prior to vesting as described in Section 3, the Participant will not receive any certificates with respect to the Restricted Stock Units and will not have any right to vote the Restricted Stock Units. The Participant will not be deemed a stockholder of the Company with respect to any of the Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of prior to vesting. After Restricted Stock Units are converted to shares of Common Stock, the Participant shall receive a cash payment or payments from the Company equal to any cash dividends paid with respect to the number of shares of Restricted Stock relating to Restricted Stock Units that are earned hereunder during the period beginning with the date of Award through the date the shares of Common Stock become issued and outstanding. 

6.      Change in Control.  
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, in the event of a Triggering Event or a termination of Participant’s employment by the Company or one of its subsidiaries without Cause no more than three months prior to and in anticipation of a Change in Control, the Participant will become immediately vested in all Restricted Stock Units.  
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control”, “Triggering Event” and “Cause” have the following meaning:
(i) A “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(A) the consummation of the purchase by any person, entity or group of persons, within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except the Voting Trust (together with its affiliates) formed pursuant to the Voting Trust Agreement dated February 23, 1994, as amended, among Robert C. Penny III and Melvin J. Simon, as co-trustees, and certain members of the Penny family and the Simon family, of ownership of shares representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s voting securities entitled to vote generally (determined after giving effect to the purchase);
(B) a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, in each case, with respect to which persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own 50% or more of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally of the Company or the surviving or resulting entity (as the case may be); or
(C) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except that a Change in Control shall not exist under this clause (C) if the Company or persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale continue to collectively own 50% or more of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally of the acquirer; or
 (D) any other transaction the Administrator, in its sole discretion specifies in writing.
(ii) A “Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(A)the Participant resigns from and terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason following a Change in Control by notifying the Company or its successor within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason specifying in reasonable detail the basis for the Good Reason. 
(B)the Company or its successor terminates the Participant’s employment with the Company without Cause within two years of the date on which a Change in Control occurred.

(iii) “Good Reason” means that concurrent with or within twelve months following a Change in Control, the Participant’s base salary is reduced or the Participant’s total compensation and benefits package is materially reduced without the Participant’s written approval, or the Participant’s primary duties and responsibilities prior to the Change in Control are materially reduced or modified in such a way as to be qualitatively beneath the duties and responsibilities befitting of a person holding a similar position with a company of comparable size in the Company’s business in the United States, without the Participant’s written approval (other than may arise as a result of the Company ceasing to be a reporting company under the Exchange Act or ceasing to be listed on NASDAQ), or the Participant is required, without his consent, to relocate his principal office to a location, or commence principally working out of another office located, more than 30 miles from the Company’s office which represented the Participant’s principal work location.  
(iv) “Cause” means (A) the failure by the Participant to comply with a particular directive or request from the Board of the Company regarding a matter material to the Company, and the failure thereafter by the Participant to reasonably address and remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as shall be reasonable or necessary under the circumstances) following the Participant’s receipt of written notice from the Board confirming the Participant’s noncompliance; (B) the taking of an action by the Participant regarding a matter material to the Company, which action the Participant knew at the time the action was taken to be specifically contrary to a particular directive or request from the Board, (C) the failure by the Participant to comply with the written policies of the Company regarding a matter material to the Company, including expenditure authority, and the failure thereafter by the Participant to reasonably address and remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as shall be reasonable or necessary under the circumstances) following the Participant’s receipt of written notice from the Board confirming the Participant’s noncompliance, but such opportunity to cure shall not apply if the failure is not curable; (D) the Participant’s engaging in willful, reckless or grossly negligent conduct or misconduct which, in the good faith determination of the Company’s Board, is materially injurious to the Company monetarily or otherwise; (E) the aiding or abetting a competitor or other breach by the Participant of his fiduciary duties to the Company; (F) a material breach by the Participant of his obligations of confidentiality or nondisclosure or (if applicable) any breach of the Participant’s obligations of noncompetition or nonsolicitation under any agreement between the Participant and the Company; (G) the use or knowing possession by the Participant of illegal drugs on the premises of the Company; or (H) the Participant is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
(c) Solely for purposes of the definitions of “Triggering Event”, “Good Reason” and “Cause” under this Section 6 (and not for purposes of the definition of “Change in Control” hereunder), the Company shall be deemed to include any of Westell Technologies, Inc.’s direct and indirect subsidiary companies and the term Board shall be deemed to include the Board of Directors of any such subsidiary. 
7.      Interpretation by Administrator.  The Participant agrees that any dispute or disagreement that may arise in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Administrator of the terms of this Agreement, the Award or the Plan and any determination made by the Administrator under this Agreement or such plan may be made in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

8.      Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein between residents thereof.
(b) This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by the written consent of the parties hereto.
(c) The captions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be taken into account in construing this Agreement.
(d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Participant, the Beneficiary and the personal representative(s) and heirs of the Participant, except that the Participant may not transfer any interest in any Restricted Stock Units prior to the release of the restrictions imposed by Sections 3 and 5.  Additionally, Participant’s stock must be held in accordance with the Stock Retention Policy applicable at the time of vesting.
(e) These awards are subject to the terms of the Company's claw back policies, as may be adopted or amended from time to time.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have, personally or by a duly authorized representative, executed this Agreement as of the Grant Date first above written.
Westell Technologies, Inc.

By:     /s/ Thomas P . Minichiello                    
Name:      Thomas P. Minichiello
Title:      Chief Financial Officer

/s/ Matthew B. Brady
_______________________________________

Name (Printed):    Matthew B. BradyExhibit

    

Exhibit 10.5

WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION, dated as set forth in the attached Memorandum is granted by WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the "Company"), to the Employee as set forth in the attached Memorandum (the “Employee”) pursuant to the Company's 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
1.OPTION GRANT
The Company hereby grants to the Employee an option to purchase total shares as set forth in the attached Memorandum of Class A Common Stock of the Company at an option price per share as set forth in the attached Memorandum. This option is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.TIME OF EXERCISE
This option may be exercised (in the manner described in paragraph 4 hereof) in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, subject to the following limitations:
(a)this option may not be exercised to any extent until the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. This option may be exercised to a maximum cumulative extent of 33% of the total shares covered hereby on and after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant; 66% of the total shares commencing on and after the second anniversary of the Date of Grant; 100% of the total shares commencing on and after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. In the event that the Employee's employment with the Company or a subsidiary terminates by reason of total disability or death prior to the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, then the portion of the option which may be exercised shall be 

determined as if the Employee remained an employee of the Company until the next anniversary of the Date of Grant.
(b)For these purposes, employment shall be deemed to continue after termination of full-time employment for any period during which the Employee remains a part-time employee of the Company or a consultant to the Company as determined by the sole discretion of the Administrator.
(c)This option may not be exercised:
(i)more than three months after the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company or a subsidiary for any reason other than retirement, total disability or death; or
(ii)more than twelve months after termination of employment by reason of retirement, total disability or death; or 
(iii)more than seven years from the Date of Grant.
For these purposes retirement and total disability shall be determined in accordance with the established policies of the Company. This option may be exercised during the indicated periods following termination of employment only to the extent permitted pursuant to paragraphs 2(a) and (b) hereof.
3.Change in Control and Limitations on Sales.  
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, in the event of a Triggering Event or a termination of Participant's employment by the Company or one of its subsidiaries without Cause no more than three months prior to and in anticipation of a Change in Control, the Participant will become immediately vested in all Stock Options.
(b)For purposes of this Agreement, "Change in Control", "Triggering Event" and "Cause" have the following meaning:
(i)A “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(1)the consummation of the purchase by any person, entity or group of persons, within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except the Voting Trust (together with its affiliates) formed pursuant to the Voting Trust Agreement dated February 23, 1994, as amended, among Robert C. Penny III and Melvin J. Simon, as co-trustees, and certain members of the Penny family and the Simon family, of ownership of shares representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s voting securities entitled to vote generally (determined after giving effect to the purchase);
(2)a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, in each case, with respect to which persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own 50% or more of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally of the Company or the surviving or resulting entity (as the case may be); 
(3)a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except that a Change in Control shall not exist under this clause (C) if the Company or persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale 

continue to collectively own 50% or more of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally of the acquirer; or 
(4)any other transaction the Administrator, in its sole discretion, specifies in writing.
(ii)A "Triggering Event" shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(1)the Participant resigns from and terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason following a Change in Control by notifying the Company or its successor within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason specifying in reasonable detail the basis for the Good Reason. 
(2)the Company or its successor terminates the Participant’s employment with the Company without Cause within two years of the date on which a Change in Control occurred.
(iii)"Good Reason" means that concurrent with or within twelve months following a Change in Control, the Participant's base salary is reduced or the Participant’s total compensation and benefits package is materially reduced without the Participant's written approval, or the Participant's primary duties and responsibilities prior to the Change in Control are materially reduced or modified in such a way as to be qualitatively beneath the duties and responsibilities befitting of a person holding a similar position with a company of comparable size in the Company’s business in the United States, without the

 Participant's written approval (other than may arise as a result of the Company ceasing to be a reporting company under the Exchange Act or ceasing to be listed on NASDAQ), or the Participant is required, without his consent, to relocate his principal office to a location, or commence principally working out of another office located, more than 30 miles from the Company’s office which represented the Participant’s principal work location.  
(iv)“Cause” means (A) the failure by the Participant to comply with a particular directive or request from the Board of the Company regarding a matter material to the Company, and the failure thereafter by the Participant to reasonably address and remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as shall be reasonable or necessary under the circumstances) following the Participant’s receipt of written notice from the Board confirming the Participant’s noncompliance; (B) the taking of an action by the Participant regarding a matter material to the Company, which action the Participant knew at the time the action was taken to be specifically contrary to a particular directive or request from the Board, (C) the failure by the Participant to comply with the written policies of the Company regarding a matter material to the Company, including expenditure authority, and the failure thereafter by the Participant to reasonably address and remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as shall be reasonable or necessary under the circumstances) following the Participant’s receipt of written notice from the Board confirming the Participant’s noncompliance, but such opportunity to cure shall not apply if the failure is not curable; (D) the Participant’s engaging in willful, reckless or grossly negligent conduct or misconduct which, in the good faith determination of the Company’s Board, is materially injurious to the Company monetarily or otherwise; (E) the aiding or abetting a competitor or other breach by the Participant of his fiduciary duties to the Company; (F) a material breach by the Participant of his

 obligations of confidentiality or nondisclosure or (if applicable) any breach of the Participant’s obligations of noncompetition or nonsolicitation under any agreement between the Participant and the Company; (G) the use or knowing possession by the Participant of illegal drugs on the premises of the Company; or (H) the Participant is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
(c)Solely for purposes of the definitions of “Triggering Event”, “Good Reason” and "Cause" under this paragraph 3 (and not for purposes of the definition of "Change in Control" hereunder), the Company shall be deemed to include any of Westell Technologies, Inc.'s direct and indirect subsidiary companies and the term Board shall be deemed to include the Board of Directors of any such subsidiary. 
(d)Notwithstanding the provisions in the paragraphs above, Participant’s stock must be held in accordance with the Stock Retention Policy applicable at the time of vesting.

4.METHOD OF EXERCISE
This option may be exercised only by appropriate notice in writing delivered to the Secretary of the Company and accompanied by:
(a)a check payable to the order of the Company for the full purchase price of the shares purchased and any required tax withholding, and 
(b)such other documents or representations as the Company may reasonably request in order to comply with securities, tax or other laws then applicable to the exercise of the option.
Payment of the purchase price may be made in whole or in part by the delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Employee or by certification of the Employee's ownership of such shares), valued at fair market value on the date of exercise. The Employee may satisfy any

tax withholding obligation in whole or in part by electing to have the Company retain option shares, having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the amount required to be withheld.
5.CONDITIONS
I agree that I shall not within twelve months following my resignation of employment with the Company engage in any Competitive Activity, without prior written consent of the Board of the Company (which may be given or denied in its sole discretion). Competitive Activity means any service to a competitor related to the work I have done at Westell or with knowledge of confidential information gained at Westell. 
6.NON‐TRANSFERABILITY; DEATH
This option is not transferable by the Employee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable during the Employee's lifetime only by the Employee. If the Employee dies during the option period, this option may be exercised in whole or in part and from time to time, in the manner described in paragraph 3 hereof, by the Employee's estate or the person to whom the option passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but only within a period of (a) twelve months after the Employee's death or (b) seven years from the Date of Grant, whichever period is shorter. At the discretion of the Administrator, this option may be transferred to members of the Employee's immediate family or trusts or family partnerships for the benefit of such persons, subject to terms and conditions established by the Administrator.

7.  These awards are subject to the terms of the Company's claw back policies, as may be adopted or amended from time to time.
* * *

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the execution hereof by its duly authorized officer and Employee has agreed to the terms and conditions of this option, all as of the date first above written.
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

/s/ Thomas P. Minichiello
By______________________________

Matthew B. Brady
_______________________________
Employee Name

/s/ Matthew B. Brady
________________________________
Employee Signature 

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF
CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Name:  Matthew B. Brady

You have received a grant with the following parameters:

Plan Name:  Westell Technologies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
Award Number:  10124
Shares Granted:  100,000
Exercise Price:  $3.06
Award Type:  NQSO
Award Date:  07/17/2017
Vesting Schedule:     33.3% on 07/17/2018
33.3% on 07/17/2019
33.4% on 07/17/2020
Expiration Date:  07/17/2024  
If you have any questions, contact Sharon Hintz at 630-375-4160.
By affixing your signature to the bottom of this Notice, you acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Agreement and the Plan to which the Agreement and this Stock Option Grant is subject and agree that the Options Granted hereunder shall be subject to such Plan and Agreement and shall be governed by their terms and provisions.
Westell Technologies, Inc.

By:     /s/ Thomas P. Minichiello                    
Name (printed):  Thomas P. Minichiello
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
_/s/ Matthew B. Brady______
Name (Printed):    Matthew B. Brady

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