EX 10.48

EX-10.48 3 ex1048.htm FORM AGREEMENT - PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT LETTER EX 10.48

Universal Display Corporation

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT LETTER

THIS PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT LETTER (the “Grant Letter”), dated as of March [ ], 201[3] (the “Grant Date”), is delivered by Universal Display Corporation (the “Company”), to [ ], a key employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the “Grantee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Universal Display Corporation Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) permits the grant of Performance Units to employees, non-employee directors, or consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant Performance Units to the Grantee, and the Grantee desires to accept such Performance Units, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan;

WHEREAS, the Performance Units granted pursuant to this Grant Letter shall vest based on the attainment of performance goals related to total shareholder return and revenue growth, as described in Schedule A (“Performance Goals”); and

WHEREAS, the applicable provisions of the Plan are incorporated into this Grant Letter by reference, including the definitions of terms contained in the Plan (unless such terms are otherwise defined herein).

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:


1.	Grant of Performance Units.

Subject to the terms and vesting conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company hereby awards to the Grantee a target award of [ ] Performance Units (hereinafter, the “Target Award”) under the Plan.


2.	Vesting.

(a)General Vesting Terms. Except as set forth in Sections 2(b) and 2(c) below, the Grantee shall vest in a number of Performance Units based on the attainment of the Performance Goals as of the end of the performance period, provided that the Grantee remains employed by the Company or a subsidiary through March [ ], 2015 (the “Vesting Date”). The performance period shall begin [January 1, 2013] and shall end [December 31, 2014] (the “Performance Period”). The period beginning on [January 1, 2013] and ending on [March 7, 2015] shall be referred to as the “Vesting Period.” Except as specifically provided for below in this Section 2, no Performance Units will vest for any reason prior to the Vesting Date, and in the event of a termination of the Grantee’s employment prior to the Vesting Date, the Grantee will forfeit all Performance Units that have not yet vested as of the termination date. Except as provided in Section 2(c) below, if the Performance Goals are not attained at the end of the Performance Period, the Performance Units will be immediately forfeited. Except as otherwise set forth in this Grant Letter, at the end of the Performance Period, the Committee will determine whether and to what extent the Performance Goals have been met and the amount earned with respect to the Performance Units, and will certify such attainment of the Performance Goals. The Grantee may earn up to two hundred percent (200%) of the Target Award based on the attainment of the Performance Goals.

(b)Death or Disability. If the Grantee terminates employment during the Vesting Period because of the Grantee’s death or “Disability” (as defined below), the Grantee shall earn a pro-rata portion of the outstanding Performance Units based on attainment of the Performance Goals described on Schedule A, as determined following the end of the Performance Period (or as determined under Section 2(c), if applicable). The pro-rated portion shall be determined based on the number of Performance Units earned based on the attainment of the Performance Goals during the Performance Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service actually completed by the Grantee during the Vesting Period prior to such termination of employment, and the denominator of which is [796] (i.e., the number of days in the Vesting Period). “Disability” shall mean that the Grantee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

(c)Corporate Changes. In the event of a corporate change under Section 12 of the Plan, the Performance Units may vest as set forth in Section 12 of the Plan.

(d)Termination other than due to Death or Disability. Except as provided in Section 2(b), in the event of a termination of employment, the Grantee will forfeit all Performance Units that do not vest either before the termination date or on the termination date associated with such termination. Except as provided in Section 2(b), no Performance Units will vest after the Grantee’s employment with the Company or a subsidiary has terminated for any reason. In the event a Grantee’s employment is terminated by the Company or a subsidiary for cause, as determined by the Committee, all outstanding Performance Units held by such Grantee shall immediately terminate and be of no further force or effect.

3.Performance Units Account.

The Company shall establish a bookkeeping account on its records for the Grantee and shall credit the Grantee’s Performance Units to the bookkeeping account.


4.	Payment of Performance Units.

(a)If the Performance Units vest in accordance with Section 2(a) or Section 2(b), the Grantee shall be entitled to receive upon vesting the equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) corresponding to the vested Performance Units. The shares of Common Stock shall be distributed in March [2015] after the Vesting Date and shall be subject to a one-year holding requirement. Under the one-year holding requirement, the Grantee may not transfer, pledge, or assign the shares of Common Stock distributed pursuant to this Performance Unit until March [ , 2016], except as permitted by the Board in the event of a corporate transaction or under other circumstances as the Board deems appropriate.

(b)If the Performance Units vest in accordance with Section 2(c) due to a corporate change as set forth in Section 12 of the Plan that qualifies as a “change in control event” under section 409A of the Code, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive the equivalent number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the vested Performance Units as of the corporate change under Section 12 of the Plan. If the corporate change as set forth in Section 12 of the Plan is not a “change in control event” under section 409A of the Code, distribution of the shares of Common Stock shall be made on the regular schedule set forth in Section 4(a), to the extent required under section 409A of the Code.

(c)In March [2015], for distributions under Section 4(a), or upon the closing date of the corporate change as set forth in Section 12 of the Plan, for distributions under Section 4(b), as applicable, each vested Performance Unit credited to the Grantee’s account shall be settled in stock as one share of Common Stock for every vested Performance Unit, and the Company shall deliver to the Grantee a stock certificate (which shall restrict the transfer, pledge, or assignment of the shares pursuant to the one-year holding requirement described in Section 4(a)), or make an appropriate book entry for such shares, for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of vested Performance Units being settled, subject to payment of any federal, state, local, or foreign withholding taxes as described in Section 12 below, and subject to compliance with section 409A of the Code, if applicable. The obligation of the Company to deliver the shares upon vesting shall be subject to the rights of the Company as set forth in the Plan and to all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee.

5.Certain Corporate Changes.

If there is any change made to the Common Stock (whether by reason of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or distribution, recapitalization, stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, merger, reorganization, consolidation, reclassification, change in par value, or any other change in capital structure made without receipt of consideration), then unless such event or change results in the termination of all the Performance Units granted under this Grant Letter, the Committee shall proportionately adjust, as provided in the Plan, the number and class of shares underlying the Performance Units held by the Grantee to reflect the effect of such event or change in the Company’s capital structure in such a way as to prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under the Performance Units. Any adjustment that occurs under the terms of this Section 5 or the Plan will not change the timing or form of payment with respect to any Performance Units.


6.	No Stockholder Rights.

The Grantee has no voting rights, no rights to receive dividends, and no other ownership rights and privileges of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Units prior to the delivery of shares of Common Stock after vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any dividend or other distribution payable in cash be declared and paid on the outstanding Common Stock while one or more Performance Units remain subject to this award (i.e., those shares of Common Stock are not otherwise issued and outstanding for purposes of entitlement to the dividend or distribution), then a special book account shall be established for the Grantee and credited with a dividend equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on those shares of Common Stock had they been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. No interest will be credited to any such account. The dividend equivalents shall vest in accordance with the vesting provisions in effect hereunder for the particular shares of Common Stock to which they relate and shall be distributed to the Grantee (in cash or such other form as the Committee may deem appropriate) concurrently with the issuance of those vested shares of Common Stock, subject to applicable tax withholding. In no event shall any dividend equivalents vest or become distributable unless the shares of Common Stock to which they relate vest in accordance with the terms of this Grant Letter.


7.	Retention Rights.

Neither the award of Performance Units, nor any other action taken with respect to the Performance Units, shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a subsidiary or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a subsidiary to terminate Grantee’s employment or service at any time.


8.	Restrictive Covenants.

(a) The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that, during the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its affiliates, and for the twelve (12) month period following the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee will not be employed for, engaged as a consultant or researcher for, or otherwise perform services for any business or enterprise directly engaged in, or with affiliates directly engaged in, the business of researching, developing, licensing, selling, distributing, marketing or otherwise commercializing organic light emitting device (“OLED”) technology, chemicals or manufacturing equipment. The Grantee further agrees that, given the nature of the Company’s business and the locations of its clients, a worldwide geographic scope is appropriate and reasonable.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the terms “Confidential Information” and “Trade Secrets” shall mean information that the Company or any of its affiliates owns or possesses, that the Company or its affiliates have developed at significant expense and effort, that they use or that is potentially useful in the business of the Company or its affiliates, that the Company or its affiliates treat as proprietary, private or confidential, and that is not generally known to the public. The Grantee further acknowledges that the Grantee’s relationship with the Company is one of confidence and trust such that the Grantee has in the past been, and may in the future be, privy to Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(c) The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the term of the Grantee’s employment by the Company and for a period to two (2) years following termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly through others, (i) hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) solicit or attempt to solicit any employee of the Company or its affiliates to become an employee, consultant, or independent contractor to, for, or of any other person or business entity, or (iii) solicit or attempt to solicit any employee, or any consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its affiliates to change or terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates, unless in each case more than three months shall have elapsed between the last day of such person’s employment or service with the Company or any of its affiliates and the first date of such solicitation or hiring or attempt to solicit or hire. If any employee, consultant, or independent contractor is hired or solicited by any entity that has hired or agreed to hire the Grantee, such hiring or solicitation shall be conclusively presumed to be a violation of this Grant Letter; provided, however, that any hiring or solicitation pursuant to a general solicitation conducted by an entity that has hired or agreed to hire the Grantee, or by a headhunter employed by such entity, which does not involve the Grantee, shall not be a violation of this Section 8(c).

(d) The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the term of the Grantee’s employment by the Company or its affiliates and for a period to two (2) years following termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall not, either directly or indirectly through others:

(i) solicit, divert, appropriate, or do business with, or attempt to solicit, divert, appropriate, or do business with, any customer for whom the Company or any of its affiliates provided goods or services within 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination or any actively sought prospective customer of the Company or any of its affiliates for the purpose of providing such customer or actively sought prospective customer with services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates during the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, or

(ii) encourage any customer for whom the Company or any of its affiliates provided goods or services within 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination to reduce the level or amount of business such customer conducts with the Company or any of its affiliates.

(e) The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the business of the Company and its affiliates is highly competitive, that the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets have been developed by the Company at significant expense and effort, and that the restrictions contained in this Section 8 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company and its affiliates.

(f) Because the Grantee’s services are personal and unique and the Grantee has had and will continue to have access to and has become and will continue to become acquainted with Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, the parties to this Grant Letter acknowledge and agree that any breach by the Grantee of any of the covenants or agreements contained in Section 8 will result in irreparable injury to the Company or any of its affiliates, as the case may be, for which money damages could not adequately compensate such entity. Therefore, the Company or any of its affiliates shall have the right (in addition to any other rights and remedies which it may have at law or in equity and in addition to the forfeiture requirements set forth in Section 8(g) below) to seek to enforce Section 8 and any of its provisions by injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company or any of its affiliates may have for a breach, or threatened breach, of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 8. The Grantee agrees that in any action in which the Company

or any of its affiliates seeks injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, the Grantee will not assert or contend that any of the provisions of Section 8 are unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable. The Grantee irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees that any legal proceeding arising out of this paragraph or the obligations set forth in this Agreement may be brought in the State Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, (ii) consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such court in any such proceeding, and (iii) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such proceeding in any such court. The Grantee also irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of any process, pleadings, notices, or other papers.

(g) The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Grantee breaches any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Section 8:

(i) The Committee may in its discretion determine that the Grantee shall forfeit all of the outstanding Performance Units, and the outstanding Performance Units shall immediately terminate, and

(ii) The Committee may in its discretion require the Grantee to return to the Company any shares of Common Stock received in settlement of the Performance Units; provided, that if the Grantee has disposed of any shares of Common Stock received in settlement of the Performance Units, then the Committee may require the Grantee to pay to the Company, in cash, the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock as of the date of disposition. The Committee shall exercise the right of recoupment provided in this Section 8(g)(ii) within 180 days after the Committee’s discovery of the Grantee’s breach of any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Section 8.

(h) If any portion of the covenants or agreements contained in this Section 8, or the application hereof, is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the other portions of such covenants or agreements or the application thereof shall not be affected and shall be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions to the fullest extent possible. If any covenant or agreement in this Section 8 is held to be unenforceable because of the duration thereof or the scope thereof, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and limit the scope thereof, and the covenant or agreement shall then be enforceable in its reduced form. The covenants and agreements contained in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.


9.	Amendment.

This award may be amended by the Committee, in whole or in part, in accordance with the applicable terms of the Plan.


10.	Notice.

Any notice to the Company provided for in this Grant Letter shall be addressed to it in care of the Corporate Secretary of the Company, 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll system of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, or to such other address as the Grantee may designate to the Company in writing. Any notice provided for hereunder shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or electronic mail, or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage and registry fee prepaid in the United States mail or other mail delivery service. Notice to the Company shall be deemed effective upon receipt. By receipt of this Grant Letter, Grantee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Grantee pursuant to the applicable securities laws) regarding the Company, the Plan, and the Performance Units via the Company’s electronic mail system or other electronic delivery system.


11.	Incorporation of Plan by Reference.

This Grant Letter is made pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance therewith. The decisions of the Committee shall be conclusive upon any question arising hereunder. The Grantee’s receipt of the Performance Units awarded under this Grant Letter constitutes such Grantee’s acknowledgment that all decisions and determinations of the Committee with respect to the Plan, this Grant Letter, and/or the Performance Units shall be final and binding on the Grantee, his or her beneficiaries, and any other person having or claiming an interest in such Performance Units. The settlement of any award with respect to Performance Units is subject to the provisions of the Plan and to interpretations, regulations, and determinations concerning the Plan as established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. A copy of the Plan will be furnished to each Grantee upon request.


12.	Income Taxes; Withholding Taxes.

The Grantee is solely responsible for the satisfaction of taxes and penalties that may arise in connection with the Performance Units pursuant to this Grant Letter. At the time of taxation, the Company shall have the right to deduct from other compensation, or to withhold from the amounts payable under the Performance Units, including from shares of Common Stock, an amount equal to the federal (including FICA), state, local, and foreign income taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be withheld with respect to the taxation of the Performance Units, provided that any share withholding shall not exceed the Grantee’s minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state, local, and foreign tax liabilities.


13.	Governing Law.

The validity, construction, interpretation, and effect of this instrument shall exclusively be governed by, and determined in accordance with, the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle.


14.	Assignment.

This Grant Letter shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and assignees of the Company. The Grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the Performance Units, except to a successor Grantee in the event of the Grantee’s death.


15.	Section 409A.

This Grant Letter is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of section 409A of the Code, as set forth in Section 22 of the Plan.


16.	Company Policies.

All Performance Units under this Grant Letter shall be subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment policies, share trading policies, and other policies that may be implemented by the Board from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and attest this instrument, and the Grantee has placed his or her signature hereon, effective as of the date of the grant set forth above.

Universal Display Corporation

By: ________________________________

Name: [ ]

Title: [ ]

I, [ ], hereby accept the award of the Performance Units described in this Grant Letter pursuant to the terms and conditions described herein, and I agree to be bound by all terms of the Plan and this Grant Letter. I hereby agree that all decisions and determinations of the Committee with respect to the Performance Units shall be final and binding.

Acknowledged and Agreed by the Grantee:

By: _______________________________

[ ]

Date: _____________________________

Schedule A

Performance Goals


1.	Performance Goals. The Performance Units shall vest based on continual employment (as described in the Grant Letter) and based on the Company’s achievement of two Performance Goals as follows:

•50% of the Target Award shall be based on the Company’s TSR (as defined below) as compared to the TSR of the companies in the Peer Group as described in Section 3 below during the Performance Period.

•50% of the Target Award shall be based on the Company’s cumulative revenue growth, as compared to the cumulative revenue growth of the companies in the Peer Group, as described in Section 4 below during the Performance Period.


2.	Calculation of TSR.

(i)Comparative total shareholder return (“TSR”) means the Company’s TSR relative to the TSR of the companies in the Peer Group during the Performance Period. At the end of the Performance Period, the TSR for the Company and each company in the Peer Group shall be calculated by dividing the “Closing Average Share Value” (as defined below) by the “Opening Average Share Value” (as defined below).

(ii)The term “Closing Average Share Value” means the average value of the common stock for the 30 trading days ending on the last day of the Performance Period ([December 31, 2014]) (the “Closing 30-day period”), which shall be calculated as follows: (A) determine the closing price of the common stock on each trading date during the Closing 30-day period, (B) multiply each closing price as of that trading date by the applicable share number described below, and (C) average the amounts so determined for the Closing 30-day period. The Closing Average Share Value shall take into account any dividends on the common stock for which the ex-dividend date occurred during the Performance Period, as if the dividend amount had been reinvested in common stock at the closing price on the ex-dividend date. The share number in clause (B) above, for a given trading day, is the sum of one share plus the cumulative number of shares deemed purchased with such dividends.

(iii)The term “Opening Average Share Value” means the average value of the common stock for the trading days during the 30 trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the beginning of the Performance Period ([January 1, 2013]) (the “Opening 30-day period”), which shall be calculated as follows: (A) determine the closing price of the common stock on each trading date during Opening 30-day period, (B) multiply each closing price as of that trading date by the applicable share number described below, and (C) average the amounts so determined for the Opening 30-day period. The Opening Average Share Value shall take into account any dividends on the common stock for which the ex-dividend date occurred during the Opening 30-day period, as if the dividend amount had been reinvested in common stock at the closing price on the ex-dividend date. The share number in clause (B) above, for a given trading day, is the sum of one share plus the cumulative number of shares deemed purchased with such dividends.

3.Performance Units Based on Comparative TSR to the Peer Group. Performance for 50% of the Target Award of Performance Units (the “TSR Portion”) shall be based on the Company’s TSR as compared to the TSR of the companies that are in the Peer Group on the last day of the Performance Period, in accordance with the following:

(i)The Peer Group for this purpose shall be the Nasdaq Electronics Components Index (each member a “Peer Company” and collectively, the “Peer Group”).

(ii)The Peer Group shall be subject to change as follows:

(a) In the event of a merger, acquisition, or business combination transaction of a Peer Company in which the Peer Company is the surviving entity and remains publicly traded, the surviving entity shall remain a Peer Company.

(b) In the event of a merger, acquisition, or business combination transaction of a Peer Company, a “going private” transaction or similar event involving a Peer Company, or the liquidation of a Peer Company, in each case where the Peer Company is not the surviving entity or is no longer publicly traded, the company shall no longer be a Peer Company.

(iii)The TSR Portion will vest in accordance with the following:



Total Shareholder Return
Performance ranking vs. Peer Group	Multiple of 50% of the Target Award
90^th to 99^th percentile	2.0x
80^th to 89^th percentile	1.75x
70^th to 79^th percentile	1.5x
60^th to 69^th percentile	1.25x
50^th to 59^th percentile	1.0x
40^th to 49^th percentile	.5x
30^th to 39^th percentile	.25x
Below 30^th percentile	0x

If the Company’s TSR rank falls between the measuring points on the foregoing schedule, the percentage vesting will be based on linear interpolation.

Performance Units Based on Comparative Revenue Growth to the Peer Group. Performance for 50% of the Target Award of Performance Units (the “Revenue Portion”) shall be earned based on the Company’s cumulative revenue growth over the Performance Period as compared to the cumulative revenue growth of the companies that are in the Peer Group on the last day of the Performance Period. The Revenue Portion shall vest according to the following schedule:



Revenue Growth
Performance ranking vs. Peer Group	Multiple of 50% of the Target Award
90^th to 99^th percentile	2.0x
80^th to 89^th percentile	1.75x
70^th to 79^th percentile	1.5x
60^th to 69^th percentile	1.0x
50^th to 59^th percentile	.5x
40^th to 49^th percentile	.25x
30^th to 39^th percentile	0x
Below 30^th percentile	0x

If the Company’s cumulative revenue growth rank falls between the measuring points on the foregoing schedule, the percentage vesting will be based on linear interpolation.

General Vesting Terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s TSR is negative for the Performance Period, the Performance Units may not vest above the Target Award. No vesting shall occur unless and until the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals have been achieved. Any fractional Performance Unit resulting from the vesting of the Performance Units shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Any portion of the Performance Units that does not vest as of the end of the Performance Period shall be forfeited as of the end of the Performance Period. In no event shall the maximum number of Performance Units that may be payable pursuant to this Grant Letter exceed 200% of the Target Award.