0001104659-15-042622.txt : 20150602 0001104659-15-042622.hdr.sgml : 20150602 20150601195315 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-042622 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150602 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150601 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150602 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Echo Global Logistics, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001426945 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO [4731] IRS NUMBER: 205001120 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-204632 FILM NUMBER: 15905003 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 725 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60610 BUSINESS PHONE: 1-800-354-7993 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 725 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60610 S-8 1 a15-13069_1s8.htm S-8

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2015.

 

Registration No. 333-     

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-5001120

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 725

Chicago, Illinois 60654

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees

(Full Title of the Plan)

 

Douglas R. Waggoner

Chief Executive Officer

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

600 West Chicago Avenue

Suite 725

Chicago, Illinois 60654

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

(800) 354-7993

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

Steven J. Gavin, Esq.

Matthew F. Bergmann, Esq.

Winston & Strawn LLP

35 W. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 558-5600

(312) 558-5700 (Fax)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”):

 

Large accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

x

Smaller reporting company

o

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Securities to be
Registered

 

Amount to be
Registered (1)

 

Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

503,826

 

$32.40(2)

 

$16,323,962.40

 

$1,897

 

 

(1)

This Registration Statement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register 503,826 shares of common stock which may be issued under the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees.

(2)

Estimated, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price are based on the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on May 27, 2015, which is within five (5) business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement.

 

 

 



 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

We shall send or give to each participant in the Plan the document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, such documents are not being filed with or included in this Registration Statement. These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents:

 

(1)

the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 26, 2015 (File No. 001-34470);

 

 

(2)

the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 8, 2015 (File No. 001-34470);

 

 

(3)

the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 21, 2015, April 27, 2015, May 5, 2015 and June 1, 2015 (File No. 001-34470);

 

 

(4)

the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 27, 2015 (File No. 001-34470); and

 

 

(5)

the description of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on September 25, 2009 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K that the Registrant may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4.    Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Delaware General Corporation Law

 

The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Registrant’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws each provide for the indemnification of the Registrant’s directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made

 

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a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

In addition, the Registrant has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or otherwise involved (including involvement as a witness) in, any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that a Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director:

 

·             for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

 

·             for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

·             for payments of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions by the corporation in violation of Section 174 of the DGCL; or

 

·             for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

The Registrant’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes such a provision. As a result of this provision, the Registrant and its stockholders may be unable to obtain monetary damages from a director for certain breaches of his or her fiduciary duty to the Registrant. This provision does not, however, eliminate a director’s fiduciary responsibilities and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL, as amended from time to time. These indemnification agreements may require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. These indemnification agreements may also require the Registrant to advance all expenses incurred by the directors or executive officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or proceeding. However, an individual will not receive indemnification for judgments, settlements or expenses if he or she is found liable to the Registrant (except to the extent the court determines he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses that the court shall deem proper).

 

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

 

The Registrant maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, which insure against liabilities that the Registrant’s directors or officers may incur in such capacities. These insurance policies, together with the indemnification agreements, may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and officers for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.

 

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Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.    Exhibits.

 

(a)         Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated By-Laws of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 17, 2015).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2015).

 

 

 

4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2015).

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.3

 

Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

 

1.              The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement which, individually, or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar volume of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.

 

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Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(a)(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(a)(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of this offering.

 

(b) The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Echo Global Logistics, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 1st day of June, 2015.

 

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Douglas R. Waggoner

 

 

Douglas R. Waggoner

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Douglas R. Waggoner and Kyle Sauers his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Douglas R. Waggoner

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

June 1, 2015

Douglas R. Waggoner

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kyle Sauers

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

June 1, 2015

Kyle Sauers

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Samuel K. Skinner

 

Chairman of the Board

 

June 1, 2015

Samuel K. Skinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bradley A. Keywell

 

Director

 

June 1, 2015

Bradley A. Keywell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Matthew W. Ferguson

 

Director

 

June 1, 2015

Matthew W. Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Habiger

 

Director

 

June 1, 2015

David Habiger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Nelda J. Connors

 

Director

 

June 1, 2015

Nelda J. Connors

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated By-Laws of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 17, 2015).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-150514).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2015).

 

 

 

4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2015).

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.3

 

Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).

 

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EX-5.1 2 a15-13069_1ex5d1.htm EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

June 1, 2015

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

600 West Chicago Avenue

Suite 725

Chicago, Illinois 60654

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel to Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Form S-8 Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the registration of the offer and sale of up to 503,826 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable pursuant to the terms and in the manner set forth in the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees (the “Plan”).

 

This opinion letter is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

 

In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined and are familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of: (i) the Registration Statement, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act; (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as currently in effect; (iii) the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as currently in effect; (iv) the Plan; and (v) resolutions of the board of directors of the Company relating to, among other things, the approval of the Plan and the reservation for issuance of the shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder.  We have also examined such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth below.

 

In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.  As to any facts material to this opinion that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.

 

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued, paid for and delivered pursuant to the terms and in the manner set forth in the Plan, and assuming that the Shares have been and remain duly reserved for issuance within the limits of the Common Stock then remaining authorized but unissued, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 



 

The foregoing opinion is based upon and limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the statutory provisions, the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing).  We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, regulations or ordinances.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are experts within the meaning of the Act or that our firm is within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

 

Very Truly Yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Winston & Strawn LLP

 

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EX-10.1 3 a15-13069_1ex10d1.htm EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

2015 INDUCEMENT AND RETENTION STOCK PLAN

FOR COMMAND EMPLOYEES

 

(effective June 1, 2015)

 



 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

2015 INDUCEMENT AND RETENTION STOCK PLAN

FOR COMMAND EMPLOYEES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

Article 1.

Establishment, Objectives and Duration

1

Article 2.

Definitions

1

Article 3.

Administration

5

Article 4.

Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards

6

Article 5.

Eligibility and Participation

7

Article 6.

Restricted Stock

7

Article 7.

Beneficiary Designation

8

Article 8.

Rights of Participants

8

Article 9.

Amendment, Modification and Termination

8

Article 10.

Date of Grant

9

Article 11.

Nontransferability of Awards

9

Article 12.

Withholding

9

Article 13.

Indemnification

9

Article 14.

Successors

10

Article 15.

Breach of Restrictive Covenants

10

Article 16.

Legal Construction

10

EXHIBIT A

 

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ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

2015 INDUCEMENT AND RETENTION STOCK PLAN
FOR COMMAND EMPLOYEES

 

Article 1.                                            Establishment, Objectives and Duration

 

1.1                               Establishment of the Plan.  The “independent directors” within the meaning of the NASDAQ marketplace rules (the “Independent Directors”) of the Board of Directors of Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby establishes this Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees (the “Plan”) as set forth herein.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings given to them in Article 2.  The Plan permits the grant of Restricted Stock.  The Plan will not be effective until the Committee has approved the Plan and until the Acquisition (as defined in Article 2) has been consummated.

 

1.2                               Purpose of the Plan.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide Awards of Restricted Stock to certain persons employed by Command Transportation, LLC (“Command”) in connection with the Acquisition, as an inducement material to those persons entering into employment or continuing employment with the Company or its current or future Affiliates upon the consummation of the Acquisition, and to promote the success and enhance the value of the Company by linking the personal interests of Participants to those of Company stockholders. The Plan is intended to comply with The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), which provides an exception to the NASDAQ shareholder approval requirement for the issuance of securities with regard to grants to prospective employees of the Company, including without limitation grants to prospective employees in connection with a merger or other acquisition.

 

1.3                               Duration of the Plan. The Plan will commence on the Effective Date, as described in Article 2, and will remain in effect, subject to the right of the Committee to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article 9, for a term of 10 years after the Effective Date.

 

Article 2.                                            Definitions

 

Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:

 

“Acquisition” means the transactions contemplated under the Acquisition Agreement.

 

“Acquisition Agreement” means the Unit Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Command, the Members of Command, Paul Loeb, as Sellers’ Representative, and Paul Loeb, in his individual capacity, concerning the sale of membership units of Command, dated as of April 20, 2015.

 

“Affiliate” means, for all purposes hereunder, an entity that is (directly or indirectly) controlled by the Company.

 

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“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan to a Participant of Restricted Stock.

 

“Award Agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award or Awards granted to the Participant.

 

“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in any written employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate.  If there is no written employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, or if such agreement does not define “Cause,” then “Cause” shall have the meaning specified by the Committee in connection with the grant of any Award; provided, that if the Committee does not so specify, “Cause” shall mean the Participant’s:

 

(a)                                 willful neglect of or continued failure to substantially perform his or her duties with or obligations for the Company or an Affiliate in any material respect (other than any such failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

 

(b)                                 commission of a willful or grossly negligent act or the willful or grossly negligent omission to act that causes or is reasonably likely to cause material harm to the Company or an Affiliate; or

 

(c)                                  commission or conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate.

 

An act or omission is “willful” for this purpose if it was knowingly done, or knowingly omitted, by the Participant in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the best interest of the Company or an Affiliate.  Determination of Cause shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion, and may be applied retroactively if, after the Participant terminates Service, it is discovered that Cause occurred during Participant’s Service.

 

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following:

 

(a)                                 An effective change of control pursuant to which any person or persons acting as a group acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) beneficial ownership of stock of the Company representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting power of the Company’s then outstanding stock; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (i) by the Company or any Affiliate, (ii) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, (iii) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) by any Incumbent Stockholders (as defined below);

 

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(b)                                 Any person or persons acting as a group (in each case, other than any Incumbent Stockholders) acquires beneficial ownership of Company stock that, together with Company stock already held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or voting power of the Company’s then outstanding stock. The acquisition of Company stock by the Company in exchange for property, which reduces the number of outstanding shares and increases the percentage ownership by any person or group to more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding stock will be treated as a Change in Control;

 

(c)                                  Individuals who constitute the Board immediately after the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board during any 12-month period; provided, however, that any person becoming a Director subsequent thereto whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director, provided that no individual initially elected or nominated as a Director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; or

 

(d)                                 Any person or persons acting as a group acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value of at least forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition. For purposes of this section, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. The event described in this paragraph (d) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control if the assets are transferred to (i) any owner of Company stock in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (ii) an entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the entity’s total value or total voting power, (iii) any person that owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company stock, or (iv) an entity in which a person described in (d)(iii) above owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power. For purposes of this section, and except as otherwise provided, a person’s status is determined immediately after the transfer of the assets.

 

In no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to the Participant, if an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliate or the

 

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Participant is part of a purchasing group that consummates the transaction that would otherwise result in a Change in Control. The employee benefit plan or the Participant will be deemed “part of a purchasing group” for purposes of the preceding sentence if the plan or the Participant is an equity participant in the purchasing company or group, except where participation is: (i) passive ownership of less than two percent (2%) of the stock of the purchasing company; or (ii) ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group that is otherwise not significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a majority of the non-employee continuing directors.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

“Command” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

 

“Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the composition of which shall consist of at least two directors who are “independent directors” within the meaning of the NASDAQ marketplace rules and “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, or in lieu of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the Independent Directors.

 

“Company” means Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 14.

 

“Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors.

 

“Disability” shall mean:

 

(a)                                 A physical or mental condition that would qualify a Participant for a disability benefit under the long-term disability plan of the Company or an Affiliate applicable to him or her; or

 

(b)                                 If the Participant is not covered by such a long-term disability plan, disability as defined for purposes of eligibility for a disability award under the Social Security Act.

 

“Effective Date” means the Closing Date as such term is defined in Section 2.4 of the Acquisition Agreement.

 

“Employee” means an employee of Command or one of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Acquisition who is identified on Exhibit A to the Plan.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

 

“Fair Market Value” of a Share on any given date means the last reported sales price on the NASDAQ or such other exchange on the date in question.

 

“Independent Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

“NASDAQ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

 

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“Participant” means an Employee who the Committee has selected to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 5.2 and who has an Award outstanding under the Plan.

 

“Plan” means the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees, as set forth in this document, and as amended from time to time.

 

“Restriction Period” means the period during which the transfer of Restricted Stock is limited in some way (based on the passage of time or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion) or the Restricted Stock is not vested.

 

“Restricted Stock” means a contingent grant of Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to Article 6.  The Shares awarded to the Participant will vest over the Restriction Period and according to the time-based criteria specified in the Award Agreement.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

 

“Service” means the provision of services by a Participant to the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity of an employee.  For purposes of this Plan, the transfer of a Participant from the Company to an Affiliate, from an Affiliate to the Company or from an Affiliate to another Affiliate shall not be a termination of Service.  However, if the Affiliate for which such Participant is providing services ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company due to a sale, transfer or other reason, and such Participant ceases to perform services for the Company or any Affiliate, such Participant shall incur a termination of Service.

 

“Shares” means the shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value of the Company, or any successor or predecessor equity interest in the Company.

 

“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f).

 

Article 3.                                            Administration

 

3.1                               The Committee.  The Plan will be administered by the Committee, or by the Independent Directors or any other committee appointed by the Board whose composition satisfies the “nonemployee director” requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the regulations of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the “independent director” requirements of the NASDAQ marketplace rules, or any successor regulations or provisions.

 

3.2                               Authority of the Committee.  Except as limited by law and subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee will have full power to: select the persons to whom Awards may be granted hereunder prior to the consummation of the Acquisition with the grant of such Award effective upon the consummation of the Acquisition and subject to such person commencing employment with the Company or an Affiliate; determine the sizes of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish, amend or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and (subject to the provisions of Article 9) amend the terms and conditions of the Plan to the extent such amendment is within the discretion of the Committee as provided in the Plan.  Further, the Committee will make all other

 

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determinations that may be necessary or advisable to administer the Plan.  As permitted by law and consistent with Section 3.1, the Committee may delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan, including to an officer of the Company to designate the Employees (other than such officer himself or herself) to receive Awards and to determine the number of Shares subject to the Awards such Employees will receive.

 

The duties of the Committee or its delegatee shall also include, but shall not be limited to, making disbursements and settlements of Awards, creating trusts, and determining whether to defer or accelerate the vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions or risk of forfeiture with respect to Restricted Stock.  Subject only to compliance with the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee or its delegatee may act in its, his, or her sole and absolute discretion in performing the duties specifically set forth in the preceding sentence and other duties under the Plan.

 

3.3                               Decisions Binding.  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, its Board of Directors, its stockholders, all Affiliates, Employees, Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.

 

3.4                               Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the vesting of Awards, eliminate any restrictions applicable to Awards, or take such other action as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion.

 

Article 4.                                            Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards

 

4.1                               Number of Shares Available for Awards.  Subject to adjustment as provided below and in Sections 4.2 and 4.3, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued or transferred to Participants under the Plan will be 503,826.

 

4.2                               Lapsed Awards.  Any Shares (a) subject to an Award under the Plan that, after the Effective Date, are forfeited, canceled, settled or otherwise terminated without a distribution of Shares to a Participant; or (b) delivered by attestation to, or withheld by, the Company in payment of any required income tax withholding for the vesting of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan will thereafter not be deemed to be available for Awards.

 

4.3                               Adjustments in Authorized Shares.

 

(a)                                 In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, split-up, share combination, or other such change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan, and in the number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights and provided that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

 

(b)                                 Fractional Shares resulting from any adjustment in Awards pursuant to this section may be settled in cash or otherwise as the Committee determines.  The Company will give notice of any adjustment to each Participant who holds an

 

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Award that has been adjusted and the adjustment (whether or not that notice is given) will be effective and binding for all Plan purposes.

 

Article 5.                                            Eligibility and Participation

 

5.1                               Eligibility.  Awards may be granted only to Employees and shall be granted as an inducement material to such Employees entering into employment with the Company or an Affiliate upon the consummation of the Acquisition.  Awards shall not become effective until the consummation of the Acquisition and the Participant’s commencement of employment with the Company or an Affiliate.  No Award shall be granted hereunder after the consummation of the Acquisition, and no Award shall be granted hereunder to any individual who is employed by, or who is rendering services to, the Company or an Affiliate immediately prior to the Acquisition.

 

5.2                               Actual Participation.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will select those Employees to whom Awards will be granted and will determine the nature and amount of each Award.

 

Article 6.                                            Restricted Stock

 

6.1                               Grant of Restricted Stock.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, grant Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts as it determines.

 

6.2                               Award Agreement.  Each grant of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that specifies the Restriction Periods, the number of Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Committee determines.

 

6.3                               Other Restrictions.  The Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock as it deems advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws.  The Committee may provide that restrictions established under this Section 6.3 as to any given Award will lapse all at once or in installments.  The Company will retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in its possession until all conditions and restrictions applicable to the Shares have been satisfied.

 

6.4                               Payment of Awards.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, Shares covered by each Restricted Stock grant will become freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

 

6.5                               Voting Rights.  During the Restriction Period, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares.

 

6.6                               Dividends and Other Distributions.  Except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement:

 

(a)                             During the Restriction Period, Participants awarded Shares of Restricted Stock hereunder will be credited with regular cash dividends paid on those Shares.

 

(b)                                 Dividends on vested Shares shall be paid as soon as practicable as dividends are received by other Company stockholders.

 

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(c)                                  Dividends on unvested Shares shall be subject to the same vesting conditions as the underlying Shares, and will be targeted to be paid within 2-1/2 months following the end of the calendar year in which the underlying Shares vest, but shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the underlying Shares vest.

 

6.7                               Termination of Service.  Each Award Agreement will set forth the extent to which the Participant has the right to retain unvested Restricted Stock after his or her termination of Service.  These terms will be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, need not be uniform among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect, among other things, distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

 

Article 7.                                            Beneficiary Designation

 

Each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case the Participant should die before receiving any or all of his or her Plan benefits.  Each beneficiary designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, must be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and must be made during the Participant’s lifetime.  If the Participant’s designated beneficiary predeceases the Participant or no beneficiary has been designated, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death will be paid to the Participant’s estate or other entity described in the Participant’s Award Agreement.

 

Article 8.                                            Rights of Participants

 

8.1                               Employment and Service.  Nothing in the Plan will confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or Service of the Company or any Affiliate, or interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate any Participant’s employment or Service at any time.

 

8.2                               Participation.  No Employee will have the right to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having received any Award, to receive a future Award.

 

Article 9.                                            Amendment, Modification and Termination

 

9.1                               Amendment, Modification and Termination.  The Committee may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that the Committee will not amend the Plan in any way that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment under the Plan or a termination of the Plan will materially alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award already granted under the Plan, without the prior written consent of the Participant.

 

9.2                               Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events.  In recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.3) affecting the Company or its financial statements, or in recognition of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, and, whenever adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, the Committee shall, using

 

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reasonable care, make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee.

 

Article 10.                                     Date of Grant.

 

The date of grant of an Award shall be the date, upon consummation of the Acquisition, when the Participant commences employment with the Company or an Affiliate.  Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of grant.  Promptly following the date of grant of any Award hereunder, the Company shall disclose in a press release in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) the material terms of the Awards, the number of Employees and the number of Shares involved.

 

Article 11.                                     Nontransferability of Awards.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, no Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)).  All rights with respect to Restricted Stock will be available during the Participant’s lifetime only to the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative.  The Participant’s beneficiary may exercise the Participant’s rights to the extent they are exercisable under the Plan following the Participant’s death.  The Committee may, in its discretion, require a Participant’s guardian, legal representative or beneficiary to supply it with the evidence the Committee deems necessary to establish the authority of the guardian, legal representative or beneficiary to act on behalf of the Participant.

 

Article 12.                                     Withholding

 

12.1                        Tax Withholding.  The Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum amount necessary to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising under this Plan.

 

12.2                        Share Withholding.  With respect to withholding required upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, the Company may satisfy the minimum withholding requirement for supplemental wages, in whole or in part, by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value (determined on the date the Participant recognizes taxable income on the Award) equal to the minimum withholding tax required to be collected on the transaction.  The Participant may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to deliver the necessary funds to satisfy the withholding obligation to the Company, in which case there will be no reduction in the Shares otherwise distributable to the Participant.

 

Article 13.                                     Indemnification

 

Each person who is or has been a member of the Committee or the Board, and any officer or Employee to whom the Committee has delegated authority under Section 3.1 or 3.2 of the Plan, will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in

 

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connection with or as a result of any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken, or failure to act, under the Plan.  Each such person will also be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all amounts paid by him or her in a settlement approved by the Company, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment, of or in a claim, action, suit or proceeding against him or her and described in the previous sentence, so long as he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the claim, action, suit or proceeding before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it.  The foregoing right of indemnification will not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which a person who is or has been a member of the Committee or the Board may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify him or her or hold him or her harmless.

 

Article 14.                                     Successors

 

All obligations of the Company under the Plan or any Award Agreement will be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of the successor results from a direct or indirect purchase of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company or both, or a merger, consolidation, or otherwise.

 

Article 15.                                     Breach of Restrictive Covenants

 

An Award Agreement may provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Participant breaches any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, no-hire or other restrictive covenant provisions contained in the Award Agreement or in any written employment or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company, whether prior to or following termination of Service, the Participant will forfeit any and all Awards granted or transferred to him or her under the Plan.

 

Article 16.                                     Legal Construction

 

16.1                        Number.  Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any plural term used in this Plan includes the singular and any singular term includes the plural.

 

16.2                        Severability.  If any provision of the Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

16.3                        Requirements of Law.  The granting of Awards and the issuance of Share or cash payouts under the Plan will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to any approvals by governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

16.4                        Securities Law Compliance.  As to any individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, director or more than ten percent beneficial owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule.  To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it will be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

 

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The Company may require a Participant to make written representations it deems necessary or desirable to comply with applicable securities laws.  No person who acquires Shares under the Plan may sell the Shares, unless he or she makes the offer and sale pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Exchange Act, which is current and includes the Shares to be sold, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

16.5                        Unfunded Status of the Plan.  The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation.  With respect to any payments or deliveries of Shares not yet made to a Participant by the Company, the Participant’s rights are no greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.  The Committee may authorize the establishment of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan, so long as the arrangement does not cause the Plan to lose its legal status as an unfunded plan.

 

16.6                        Governing Law.  To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan and all agreements hereunder will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Illinois.

 

16.7                        Electronic Delivery and Evidence of Award.  The Company may deliver by email or other electronic means (including posting on a web site maintained by the Company or by a third party) all documents relating to the Plan or any Award hereunder (including, without limitation, any Award Agreement and prospectus required by the SEC) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its securities holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements).  In addition, evidence of an Award may be in electronic form, may be limited to notation on the books and records of the Company and, with the approval of the Board, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.  Any Shares that become deliverable to the Participant pursuant to the Plan may be issued in certificate form in the name of the Participant or in book entry form in the name of the Participant.

 

16.8                        No Limitation on Rights of the Company.  The grant of the Award does not and will not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

16.9                        Participant to Have No Rights as a Stockholder.  Before the date as of which he or she is recorded on the books of the Company as the holder of any Shares underlying an Award, a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to those Shares.

 

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EXHIBIT A

EMPLOYEES

 

Brian Rudich

Kevin Broude

David Ardell

Phillip Broering

Andrew Bennett

Justin Loeb

Andrew Hafertepe

Andrew Kimelman

Bradley Jerwick

Adam Markman

Josh Wesolowski

Brett Stein

Michael Zamost

Alexander Nienberg

Matthew Haydock

Justin Frees

John Pavlick

Timothy Tolari

Mangirdas Pranckevicius

David Paciga

Scott Carlson

Patrick O’Connor

Brian Oberman

John Ashman

Scott Fisher

Brian Goldstein

Gerald Privasky

Mitchell Celik

Mark Snyder

Patrick Vallely

Lewis Dowell

John Cameli

Daniel Zamost

Scott Gordon

John Callas

 

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EX-23.2 4 a15-13069_1ex23d2.htm EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees of our reports dated February 26, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Echo Global Logistics, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Echo Global Logistics, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 1, 2015

 


EX-23.3 5 a15-13069_1ex23d3.htm EX-23.3

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (pertaining to the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 2015 Inducement and Retention Stock Plan for Command Employees) of our report dated April 10, 2015 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Command Transportation, LLC and Subsidiary as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, appearing in the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015.

 

 

 

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

 

 

 

Crowe Horwath LLP

 

 

Oak Brook, Illinois

 

June 1, 2015

 

 


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