As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2018

Registration No.:                 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-2675536
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, IL 60069

(847) 634-6700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan

(Full Title of the Plan)

Jim Kaput

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Zebra Technologies Corporation

3 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, IL 60069

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filler, a non-accelerated filler, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐  (Do not check if smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title Of Each Class of

Securities To Be Registered

  Amount To Be
Registered (1)(2)
  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share (2)
  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (2)
  Amount Of
Registration Fee (2)

Class A Common Stock of the

Company, par value $.01 per share

  3,800,000   154.98   $588,924,000   $73,321.04

 

 

(1) All of the shares of Class A Common Stock being registered relate to the 2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2) This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the Registration Fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average high and low prices for the Class A Common Stock on The NASDAQ Stock Market on May 29, 2018.

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the 2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, 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.

The following documents previously filed by the Company with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:

 

    The Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017;

 

    The Company’s current reports on Form 8-K dated February 22, 2018, May 8, 2018, May 22, 2018 and May 31, 2018;

 

    The Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018; and

 

    The description of the Company’s Class A Common Stock contained in the Company’s registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

In addition, all documents that the Company files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and before the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or deregistering all of the securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of those documents (such documents, and the documents listed above, being the ‘incorporated documents’); it being understood that any incorporated documents filed by the Company that are “furnished” but not “filed” under the Federal securities laws shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes that statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

The validity of the securities registered hereunder will be passed upon for the Company by Jim Kaput, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, of the Company. Mr. Kaput may receive awards under the Plan. Mr. Kaput beneficially owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 1% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Article Nine of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company shall indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and may indemnify its officers to such extent, except that the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify any such person (1) with respect to proceedings, claims or actions initiated or brought voluntarily by any such person and not by way of defense, or (2) for any amounts paid in settlement of an action indemnified against by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its directors and certain of its officers, including all its executive officers. These agreements may require the Company, among other things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers and to advance expenses to them as they are incurred, provided that they undertake to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court that they are not entitled to indemnification.


In addition, Article Eight of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

The Company has an insurance policy which entitles the Company to be reimbursed for certain indemnity payments it is required or permitted to make to its directors and officers.

Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made 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 he or she 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 such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware 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 circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other such court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for or granted pursuant to Section 145 of the DGCL is not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification or advancement of expenses to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, and a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liabilities asserted against any former or current, director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or a person who 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, whether or not the power to indemnify is provided by the statute.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability 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 unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions, or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.


Item 8. Exhibits.

 

  4.1      

2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan.

  4.2    (1)   

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company .

  4.3    (2)   

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended as of January 7, 2013 .

  5      

Opinion of Counsel.

23.1    *   

Consent of Counsel.

23.2      

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

24.1    +   

Powers of Attorney.

 

  (1) Incorporated by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 1, 2012.
  (2) Incorporated by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 7, 2013.
  * Included in Exhibit 5.
  + Included on signature page hereto.

Item 9. Undertakings.

1.  The Company hereby undertakes:

(a) 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 (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) 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 value of 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 a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(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;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such 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.

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

2.  The Company hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company’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’s plan 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.

3.  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to the Company’s directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Company 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company 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.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Village of Lincolnshire, State of Illinois, on this 31st day of May, 2018.

 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Jim L. Kaput
 

Jim L. Kaput

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jim Kaput and Derek Spychalski, and each of them severally, acting alone and without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 and to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 31, 2018.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/    Anders Gustafsson        

Anders Gustafsson

  

Chief Executive Officer, Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    Olivier Leonetti        

Olivier Leonetti

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/    Colleen O’Sullivan        

Colleen O’Sullivan

  

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/    Michael A. Smith        

Michael A. Smith

   Chairman of the Board

/s/    Andrew K. Ludwick        

Andrew K. Ludwick

   Director

/s/    Ross W. Manire        

Ross W. Manire

   Director

/s/    Richard L. Keyser        

Richard L. Keyser

   Director

/s/    Janice Roberts        

Janice Roberts

   Director

/s/    Chirantan J. Desai        

Chirantan J. Desai

   Director

/s/    Frank Modruson        

Frank Modruson

   Director

Exhibit 4.1

Zebra Technologies Corporation

2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Section 1

Establishment and Purpose

1.1.      Establishment .  This Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Zebra ”) for approval at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and, if approved by majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively by the holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Zebra (“ Common Stock ”) present in person or represented by proxy at such meeting, shall become effective on the date of such approval. The Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, unless terminated earlier by the Board. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the terms or conditions of any Award granted prior to termination. In the event that the Plan is not approved by the stockholders of Zebra, the Plan shall be null and void. The Plan supersedes and replaces the Zebra Technologies Corporation 2015 Long-Term Compensation Plan (the “ Prior Plan ”), except that the Prior Plan shall remain in effect with respect to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan until such awards have been exercised, forfeited, canceled, expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with their terms.

1.2 .     Purposes . The purposes of the Plan are to align participants’ long-term compensation with the interests of Zebra and its stockholders and to attract, retain, motivate and reward key personnel. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan provides that Zebra may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Performance Shares or Performance Units.

Section 2

Definitions

2.1.     “ Award means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Performance Shares or Performance Units.

2.2.      Award Agreement means either: (a) a written or electronic agreement between Zebra and a Participant that sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award, and is a condition to the grant of an Award or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by Zebra describing the terms and conditions of an Award.

2.3.      Board means the Board of Directors of Zebra.

2.4.      Cause means, unless otherwise provided for in the Award Agreement, as determined by Zebra, in its sole discretion, termination of the Participant’s employment with Zebra and its Subsidiaries because of the Participant’s: (a) material breach of an Award Agreement or of any other agreement to which the Participant and Zebra or a Subsidiary are parties, as determined by Zebra in good faith; (b) material violation of Zebra policy, regardless of whether within or outside of his or her authority; (c) willful or intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or dishonest, fraudulent, or unethical behavior, or other conduct involving serious moral turpitude, in the performance of Participant’s duties; (d) dishonesty, theft or conviction of any crime or offense involving money or property of Zebra or any Subsidiary; (e) breach of any fiduciary duty owing to Zebra or any Subsidiary; (f) unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of confidential information; or (g) conduct that is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially harmful to Zebra or any of its Subsidiaries, as determined by Zebra in good faith.


2.5.      Change in Control means, unless the Committee provides otherwise in the Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (a “ Person ”), including any “person” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, of 35% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “ Outstanding Common Stock ”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Zebra entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Voting Securities ”); excluding , however , the following: (A) any acquisition directly from Zebra (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege unless the security being so exercised, converted or exchanged was acquired directly from Zebra), (B) any acquisition by Zebra, (C) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Zebra or any corporation controlled by Zebra or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.5; provided , further , that for purposes of clause (B), if any Person (other than Zebra or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Zebra or any corporation controlled by Zebra) shall become the beneficial owner of 35% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock or 35% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities by reason of an acquisition by Zebra, and such Person shall, after such acquisition by Zebra, become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of the Outstanding Common Stock or any additional Outstanding Voting Securities and such beneficial ownership is publicly announced, such additional beneficial ownership shall constitute a Change in Control;

(b) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided , that any individual who becomes a director of Zebra subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Zebra’s stockholders, was approved by the vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided , further , that any individual who was initially elected as a director of Zebra as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation by a Person other than the Board for the purpose of opposing a solicitation by any other Person with respect to the election or removal of directors, or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board shall not be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board or who was initially elected as a director of Zebra and whose election was opposed by the Incumbent Board;

(c) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Zebra (a “ Corporate Transaction ”); excluding , however , a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns Zebra or all or substantially all of Zebra’s assets either directly or indirectly) in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than: Zebra; any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Zebra or any entity controlled by Zebra; and any Person which beneficially owned, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock or the Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar body) of the entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or

(d) the consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Zebra.

2.6.      Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.7.      Common Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

2.8.      Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

2.9.      Director means any individual who is a member of the Board.


2.10.      Disability means, unless otherwise provided for in the Award Agreement, (i) in the case of an Employee, the Employee qualifying for long-term disability benefits under any long-term disability program sponsored by Zebra or a Subsidiary in which the Employee participates and (ii) in the case of a Director or consultant, the inability of the Director or consultant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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 Zebra, based upon medical evidence.

2.11.      Employee means any employee of Zebra or any Subsidiary.

2.12.      Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.13.      Fair Market Value means the closing price of the Shares on a national securities exchange on the date as of which such value is being determined or on the immediately preceding date for which transactions were reported; provided , however , that Fair Market Value may be determined by Zebra by whatever means or method as Zebra, in the good faith exercise of its

discretion, shall at such time deem appropriate; provided , further , that no method of determining Fair Market Value will be used with respect to an Option or SAR if such method would cause the Option or SAR to constitute a form of nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code.

2.14.      Good Reason means, unless otherwise provided for in the Award Agreement, termination of the Participant’s employment with Zebra and its Subsidiaries because of resignation by the Participant for any of the following reasons: (a) a demotion of the Participant to a lesser position (including a material diminution in the status of the Participant’s responsibilities, authorities, powers or duties taken as a whole) or assignment to the Participant of any duties materially inconsistent with the status and responsibilities of the Participant’s position; (b) a material breach of any provision of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any, by Zebra or its Subsidiaries and Zebra’s failure to cure such breach within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written notice from the Participant to the Chief Administrative Officer or other person responsible for Human Resources specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the breach; or (c) a decrease in base salary at the rate in effect on the date of grant of the Award, but only if the Participant terminates his or her employment within ten (10) business days after the effective date of the decrease. If the Participant fails to terminate his or her employment within ten (10) business days after the effective date of a decrease, a termination shall not constitute termination of employment by the Participant for Good Reason.

2.15.      Incentive Stock Option or ISO means a right to purchase Shares pursuant to terms and conditions that provide that such right will be treated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

2.16.      Incumbent Board has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

2.17.      Non-Employee Director means any individual who serves as a member of the Board and who is not an employee of the Zebra or any of its Subsidiaries.

2.18.      Non-Tandem SAR means an SAR which is not granted in tandem with, or by reference to, an Option, which entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon exercise, Shares (which may be Restricted Stock or RSUs), cash or a combination thereof with an aggregate value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over the base price of such SAR, multiplied by the number of such SARs which are exercised.

2.19.      Nonqualified Stock Option or NQSO means a right to purchase Shares which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.20.      Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.

2.21.      Option Price means the per share purchase price of a Share pursuant to an Option.

2.22.      Outstanding Common Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

2.23.      Outstanding Voting Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

2.24.      Participant means an Employee, Director or consultant who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan, and includes former Employees, Directors or consultants who have certain post-termination rights pursuant to an Award.


2.25.      Performance Award means a right, contingent upon the attainment of Performance Target(s) with respect to one or more Performance Goals within a Performance Period, to receive an amount in cash that has an initial value specified in the Award Agreement.

2.26.      Performance Goal means one or more goals or measures established by the Committee with a related Performance Target for a Performance Period.

2.27.      Performance Period means the time period during which Performance Targets must be achieved with respect to an Award.

2.28.      Performance Target means, with respect to a Performance Goal, the target(s) established by the Committee for a Performance Period.

2.29.      Performance Share means a right, contingent upon the attainment of Performance Target(s) with respect to one or more Performance Goals within a Performance Period, to receive one Share (which may be Restricted Stock or RSUs), or in lieu of all or a portion thereof, the Fair Market Value of a Share in cash.

2.30.      Performance Unit means a right, contingent upon the attainment of Performance Target(s) with respect to one or more Performance Goals within a Performance Period, to receive an amount that has an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant date, which amount may be paid in a Share (which may be Restricted Stock or RSUs), or in lieu of all or a portion thereof, the Fair Market Value of a Share in cash.

2.31.      Person has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

2.32.      Plan means the 2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan.

2.33.      Prior Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

2.34.      Retirement has the meaning, if any, set forth in an Award Agreement.

2.35.      Restricted Stock means issued and outstanding Shares that are subject to a Vesting Period.

2.36.      Restricted Stock Unit or RSU means a right to receive one Share, or in lieu of all or a portion thereof, the Fair Market Value of a Share in cash, that is subject to a Vesting Period.

2.37.      Share or Shares means shares of Class A common stock of Zebra, par value $.01.

2.38.      Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means a Tandem SAR or a Non-Tandem SAR.

2.39.      Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, affiliate, or other entity in which Zebra is at least a majority-owner of all issued and outstanding equity interests or has a controlling interest.

2.40.    “ Tandem SAR means an SAR that is granted in tandem with, or by reference to, an Option, which entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon exercise of such SAR and surrender for cancellation of all or a portion of such Option, Shares (which may be Restricted Stock or RSUs), cash or a combination thereof with an aggregate value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over the base price of such SAR, multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered.

2.41.    “ Vesting Period ” means the period during which the Shares of Restricted Stock or RSUs subject to an Award may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

2.42.      Zebra has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.


Section 3

Administration

3.1.      Plan Administration and Committee Membership .  The Committee shall administer the Plan.   The Committee shall consist of not less than two Directors who are both non-employee directors of Zebra within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board shall perform the functions of the Committee for purposes of granting Awards to non-employee directors and for approving, after receiving the recommendation of the Committee, awards to the Chief Executive Officer.

3.2.     Authority of the Committee .  Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Zebra, the Committee shall have full power to select Employees, Directors, and consultants to participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards, including the form, amount and timing of each Award and, if applicable, the number of Shares, Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, RSUs, Performance Units and Performance Shares subject to an Award, the exercise price or base price associated with the Award, the time and conditions of vesting, exercise or settlement of the Award and all other terms and conditions of the Award, including, without limitation, the form of the Award Agreement; 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 amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award. The Committee shall, subject to the terms of the Plan, interpret the Plan and the application thereof, establish rules and regulations it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and may impose, incidental to the grant of an Award, conditions with respect to the Award, such as limiting competitive employment or other activities. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including Zebra, its stockholders, Employees, Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 157(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Committee may delegate some or all of its authority hereunder to the Board or the Chief Executive Officer as the Committee deems appropriate; provided , however , that the Committee may not delegate its power and authority to the Board or the Chief Executive Officer with regard to an executive officer or who, in the Committee’s judgment, is likely to be an executive officer at any time during the period an Award to such officer would be outstanding or (ii) delegate its power and authority to the Chief Executive Officer with regard to the selection for participation in the Plan of an officer or other person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or decisions concerning the timing, pricing or amount of an Award to such an officer or other person.

Section 4

Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards

4.1.     Shares Available for Awards .

(a) The Shares available for Awards may be either authorized and unissued Shares or Shares issued and re-acquired by Zebra. The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued or used for reference purposes under the Plan or with respect to which any Awards may be granted shall not exceed 3,800,000 Shares; provided, however, that the number of Shares that may be subject to an ISO shall not exceed 1,000,000, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3.

(b) In the case of any Award granted in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by Zebra or a Subsidiary, Shares issued or issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted against the number of Shares reserved under the Plan, but shall be available under the Plan by virtue of Zebra’s assumption of the plan or arrangement of the acquired company or business.

4.2.      Maximum Awards to Non-Employee Directors . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the value of all Awards granted under this Plan to any Non-Employee Director in any calendar year shall not exceed $400,000 (excluding any Awards granted to any Non-Employee Director in connection with his or her initial appointment or election to the Board). For purposes of this limitation, the value of any equity-based Award shall be the Fair Market Value.


4.3.      Adjustments in Authorized Shares .  In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of Shares other than a regular cash dividend, the number and class of securities available under the Plan, the maximum number of securities available for Awards, the number and class of securities subject to each outstanding Award and, if applicable, the purchase price per security, the maximum number of securities with respect to which Awards may be granted during any calendar year to any person, the terms of each outstanding Award shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, such adjustments to be made in the case of outstanding Options and SARs without an increase in the aggregate purchase price or base price. The decision of the Committee regarding any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding. If any such adjustment would result in a fractional security being (a) available under the Plan, such fractional security shall be disregarded, or (b) subject to an award under the Plan, Zebra shall pay the holder of such Award, in connection with the first vesting, exercise or settlement of such Award in whole or in part occurring after such adjustment, an amount in cash determined by multiplying (i) the fraction of such security (rounded to the nearest hundredth) by (ii) the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value on the vesting, exercise or settlement date over (B) the exercise or base price, if any, of such Award.

Section 5

Eligibility and Participation

5.1.      Eligibility .  Persons eligible to participate in the Plan include current and future Employees (including officers), Directors and consultants of Zebra and its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee.

5.2.      Participation .  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine and designate, from time to time, the Employees, Directors and consultants of Zebra and any Subsidiary to whom Awards shall be granted.

Section 6

Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

6.1.      Grants of Options and SARs . Options and SARs may be granted to one or more Participants in such number, upon such terms and conditions, and at any time and from time to time, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Each Option, or portion thereof, that is not an ISO shall be an NQSO. An ISO may not be granted to any person who is not an employee of Zebra or any parent or subsidiary (as defined in Section 424 of the Code). Each ISO shall be granted within ten years of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which Options designated as ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan or any other plan of Zebra, or any parent or subsidiary as defined in Section 424 of the Code) exceeds the amount established by the Code, such Options shall constitute NQSOs. Non-Tandem SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SARs may be granted.  

6.2.      Option Price and Base Price .  The Award Agreement shall set forth the Option Price or base price for each Option or SAR; provided, that the Option Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date, and which Option Price may not be subsequently changed by the Committee except pursuant to Section 4.3. With respect to a Participant who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of Zebra or any Subsidiary, the Option Price of Shares subject to an ISO shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the ISO’s grant date.

6.3.      Term .  Each Option or SAR granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as set forth in the Award Agreement, but in no event shall be exercisable later than the 10th anniversary of the grant date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to ISOs, in the case of a Participant who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of Zebra or any Subsidiary, no such ISO shall be exercisable later than the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

6.4.      Exercise of Options and SARs .  Options and SARs shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement, which need not be the same for each Award or for each Participant. Options and SARs shall be exercised by the delivery of a written, electronic or other notice of exercise to Zebra, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option or SAR is to be exercised, accompanied in the case of Options by full payment for the Shares as set forth in Section 6.7. The payment by Zebra to the Participant upon an SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof, as set forth in the Award Agreement. If an Award Agreement does not specify the time or times at which the Option or SAR shall become exercisable, the Option or SAR shall become exercisable by the Participant (i) to a maximum cumulative extent of one-third of the Shares or SARs (rounded down to the nearest whole) covered by the Option or SAR on the first anniversary of the grant date, and (ii) to a maximum cumulative extent of two-thirds of the Shares or SARs (rounded down to the nearest whole) covered by the Option or SAR on the second anniversary of the grant date, and (iii) to a maximum cumulative extent of 100% of the Shares or SARs covered by the Option or SAR on the third anniversary of the grant date.


6.5.      Exercise of Tandem SARs .  Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Option Price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercise; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.

6.6.      Exercise of Non-Tandem SARs .  SARs may be exercised upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Award Agreement. Upon exercise, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from Zebra in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the base price by (b) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

6.7.      Option Price Payment .  The Option Price upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to Zebra in full either: (a) in cash, (b) by tendering previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price, (c) a combination (i) and (ii), or (d) in cash by a broker-dealer acceptable to Zebra to whom the holder of the Option has submitted an irrevocable notice of exercise.

Any fraction of a Share which would be required to pay the Option Price shall be disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in cash. No book-entry record or certificate representing Shares shall be made or delivered until the full Option Price and any withholding taxes have been paid (or arrangement made for such payment to Zebra’s satisfaction).

6.8.      Termination of Employment, Service as a Director, or Consulting Arrangement .  The Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which a Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option or SAR following termination of employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions need not be uniform among Options or SARs, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for such termination, including, but not limited to, termination for Cause or Good Reason, or reasons relating to the breach or threatened breach of restrictive covenants. Subject to Section 9.8, in the event that an Award Agreement does not set forth such provisions, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) Death or Disability . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death or Disability, to the extent that the Option or SAR is not exercisable, all Shares covered by the Option or SAR shall immediately become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the remainder of the term of the Option or SAR, or (ii) 12 months after the date of termination.

(b) Retirement; Termination other than for Cause . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Retirement or by the Company or any Subsidiary other than for Cause, a prorata portion of the Option or SAR, minus the number of Options or SARs that vested prior to the date of Retirement or termination other than for Cause, shall immediately become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) in the case of Retirement, (A) the remainder of the term of the Option or SAR, or (B) 12 months after the date of termination, and (ii) in the case of termination other than for Cause, (A) the remainder of the term of the Option or SAR, or (B) ninety (90) days after the date of termination.

(c)  Termination for Cause . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or any Subsidiary terminates for Cause, all Options or SARs shall expire immediately and all rights thereunder shall cease upon termination.

(d)  Other Termination . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director or consulting arrangement with Zebra terminates for any reason other than death, Disability, or for Cause, all then exercisable Options or SARs shall remain exercisable from the date of termination until the earlier of (i) the remainder of the term of the Option or SAR, or (ii) 90 days after the date of termination. Such Options or SARs shall only be exercisable to the extent that they were exercisable as of such termination date and all unexercisable Options or SARs shall be forfeited.


Section 7

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

7.1.      Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units . Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards may be granted to one or more Participants in such number, upon such terms and conditions, and at any time and from time to time, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. If the Award Agreement does not set forth a Vesting Period, the transfer and any other restrictions shall lapse (i) to a maximum cumulative extent of one-third of the Shares or RSUs (rounded to the nearest whole) covered by the Award on the first anniversary of the grant date, (ii) to a maximum cumulative extent of two-thirds of the Shares or RSUs (rounded to the nearest whole) covered by the Award on the second anniversary of the grant date, and (iii) to a maximum cumulative extent of 100% of the Shares or RSUs covered by the Award on the third anniversary of the grant date.

7.2.      Restrictions .  Subject to Section 9.1, such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock or RSUs may be imposed as set forth in the Award Agreement, including without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or RSU, restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Targets with respect to one or more Performance Goals (company-wide, subsidiary-wide, divisional, and/or individual), time-based restrictions on vesting, which may or may not be following the attainment of the Performance Targets, sales restrictions under applicable stockholder agreements or similar agreements, and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws.

7.3.      Voting Rights, Dividends and Other Distributions .  Unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, Participants to whom Shares of Restricted Stock have been granted may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Vesting Period and shall be credited with regular cash dividends paid with respect to the underlying Shares while they are so held during the Vesting Period. The Award Agreement may contain restrictions on the dividends and other distributions.

7.4.      Termination of Employment, Service as a Director, or Consulting Arrangement .  The Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which a Participant shall have the right to receive or settle unvested Shares of Restricted Stock or RSUs following termination of employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions need not be uniform among Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment including, but not limited to, termination of employment for Cause or Good Reason, or reasons relating to the breach or threatened breach of restrictive covenants. Subject to Section 9.8, in the event that an Award Agreement does not set forth such provisions, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) Death or Disability . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated due to death or Disability, all Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs shall immediately become fully vested on the date of termination and any restrictions shall lapse.

(b) Retirement; Termination by the Company other than for Cause . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated due to Retirement or termination other than for Cause, a pro rata portion of all Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs, minus the number of Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs that vested prior to the date of Retirement or termination other than for Cause, shall immediately become fully vested on the date of termination and any restrictions shall lapse.

(c)  Other Termination . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, all Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs that are unvested at the date of termination shall be forfeited.

Section 8

Performance Awards, Performance Units and Performance Shares

8.1.      Grant of Performance Awards, Performance Units and Performance Shares . Performance Awards, Performance Units and Performance Shares may be granted to one or more Participants in such number, upon such terms and conditions, and at any time and from time to time, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.


8.2.      Termination of Employment, Service as a Director or Consulting Arrangement .  The Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive payment for Performance Awards, Performance Units and/or Performance Shares following termination of the Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions need not be uniform among Performance Awards, Performance Unit Awards and Performance Share Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for such termination, including, but not limited to, termination for Cause or Good Reason, or reasons relating to the breach or threatened breach of restrictive covenants. Subject to Section 9.8, in the event that an Award Agreement does not set forth such provisions, the following provisions shall apply:

(a)  Death or Disability . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated during a Performance Period, or prior to the date of the payment of the Performance Award, Performance Unit and/or Performance Share Award, due to death or Disability, the Participant shall receive the greater of the banked number of Performance Awards, Performance Units and/or Performance Shares and the number of Performance Awards, Performance Units, and/or Performance Shares determined based on the GAAP vesting percentage used by the Company.

(b) Retirement, Termination other than for Cause . In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated during a Performance Period, or prior to the date of the payment of the Performance Award, Performance Unit and/or Performance Share Award, due to Retirement or by the Company for a reason other than for Cause, the Participant shall receive the prorated portion of the greater of any banked number of Performance Awards, Performance Units and/or Performance Shares and the number of Performance Awards, Performance Units, and/or Performance Shares determined based on the GAAP vesting percentage used by the Company.

(c)  Other Termination.  In the event that a Participant’s employment, service as a Director, or consulting arrangement with Zebra and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated during a Performance Period, or prior to the date of the payment of the Performance Award, Performance Unit and/or Performance Share Award, for any reason other than a reason set forth in Section 8.2(a) or (b), all Performance Awards, Performance Unit Awards and Performance Share Awards shall be forfeited.

Section 9

General

9.1.      Performance Goals . The Performance Goals and Performance Targets to be used for purposes of grants of Performance Awards shall be established by the Committee or Board in writing, shall be objectively measurable and shall be stated in terms of the attainment of specified levels of, percentage changes in, or relative performance against, any one or more of any performance measure, including, but not limited to the following measurements: revenue; primary or fully-diluted earnings per Share; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and/or amortization; adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and/or amortization; pretax income; adjusted pretax income; cash flows from operations; total cash flows; bookings; return on equity; return on invested capital; return on assets; net operating profits after taxes; economic value added; total stockholder return or return on sales; or any individual Performance Goal which is measured solely in terms of quantitative targets related to Zebra or Zebra’s business, or any combination thereof. In addition, Performance Goals and Performance Targets may be based on one or more business criteria, one or more business units or divisions of Zebra or the applicable sector, or Zebra as a whole, and if so desired by the Committee, by comparison with a peer group of companies. A Performance Target need not be based upon an increase or positive result under a particular business criterion and could include, for example, maintaining the status quo or limiting economic losses (measured, in each case, by reference to specific business criteria). The Performance Targets for any Performance Period may be measured on an absolute basis or in relation to a peer group or an index. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the degree of attainment of the Performance Targets.

9.2.      Non-Transferability of Awards . All ISOs granted to a Participant shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by the Participant. Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement relating to an Award, no Award shall be transferable other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to beneficiary designation procedures approved by Zebra. Except to the extent permitted by the foregoing sentence or the Agreement relating to an Award, each Award may be exercised or settled during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative or similar person. Except to the extent permitted by the second preceding sentence or the Agreement relating to an Award, no Award may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any such Award, such Award and all rights thereunder shall immediately become null and void.


9.3.     Beneficiary Designation . If permitted by Zebra, each Participant under the Plan 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 of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by Zebra, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with Zebra’s Human Resources Department during the Participant’s lifetime. The spouse of a married Participant domiciled in a community property jurisdiction shall join in any designation of a beneficiary other than such spouse. If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, or if all designated beneficiaries of a Participant predecease the Participant, then each outstanding Option and SAR hereunder held by such Participant, to the extent exercisable, may be exercised by such Participant’s executor, administrator, legal representative or similar person. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

9.4.      Deferrals; Compliance with Section  409A . The Committee, in its sole discretion, may include in an Award Agreement provisions that permit a Participant to defer receipt of payment of cash or delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant upon the exercise, lapse or waiver of restrictions, or satisfaction of any requirements, goal or target with respect to such Award. Such deferral provisions shall be consistent with Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations and shall be made in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish from time to time or as may be provided in any employment agreement between Zebra and the Participant or in any deferred compensation plan maintained by Zebra.

9.5.      No Guarantee of Employment or Service or Right to Participate .  Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of Zebra to terminate any Participant’s employment or consulting arrangement at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of or consulting arrangement with Zebra or any Subsidiary. Temporary absence from employment because of illness, vacation, approved leaves of absence, and transfers of employment among Zebra and its Subsidiaries, shall not be considered to terminate employment or to interrupt continuous employment. Temporary cessation of the provision of consulting services because of illness, vacation or any other reason approved in advance by Zebra shall not be considered a termination of the consulting arrangement or an interruption of the continuity thereof.

Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, conversion of a Participant’s employment relationship to a consulting arrangement, or vice versa, shall not result in termination of previously granted Awards. No Employee, Director or consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.

9.6.      Right of Setoff .  Zebra or any Subsidiary may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and which would not trigger tax under Section 409A of the Code, deduct from and set off against any amounts Zebra or Subsidiary may owe to the Participant from time to time, including amounts payable in connection with any Award, owed as wages, fringe benefits, or other compensation owed to the Participant, such amounts as may be owed by the Participant to Zebra, although the Participant shall remain liable for any part of the Participant’s payment obligation not satisfied through such deduction and setoff. By accepting any Award granted hereunder, the Participant agrees to any deduction or setoff under this Section.

9.7.      Section 83(b) Election .  No election under Section 83(b) of the Code to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States may be made, unless expressly permitted by the terms of the Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing before the making of such election. In any case in which a Participant is permitted to make such an election in connection with an Award, the Participant shall notify Zebra of such election within ten days after filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under Section 83(b) of the Code or other applicable provision.


9.8.     Change in Control .

(a)   Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 2.5(c) or (d) in connection with which (i) holders of Shares receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (disregarding the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares) and (ii) outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards are assumed or provision is made for the continuation of outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards after the Change in Control, then, subject to Section 4.3, all outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards shall continue in accordance with their terms and there shall be substituted for each Share available under the Plan, whether or not then subject to an outstanding Award, the number and class of shares into which each outstanding Share shall be converted pursuant to such Change in Control; provided , however , in the event of any such substitution, the purchase price per share in the case of an Option and the base price in the case of a SAR shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee (whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive), such adjustments to be made in the case of outstanding Options and SARs without an increase in the aggregate purchase price or base price; provided , further , that in the event a Participant’s employment with Zebra and its Subsidiaries is terminated by the Participant for Good Reason or by Zebra or any Subsidiary without Cause on or after the date of such Change in Control, then all outstanding Options and SARs held by the Participant under the Plan shall become exercisable in full as of the effective date of the termination of employment and, along with any then unexercised portions of such Options and SARs, shall remain exercisable through the remaining term of such Options and SARs, as applicable, and all outstanding Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards held by the Participant under the Plan shall become fully vested as of the effective date of the termination of employment and the remainder of any Vesting Period relating to such Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards shall lapse; provided , further , that upon the occurrence of such Change in Control the Performance Periods applicable to all outstanding Awards shall lapse and the Performance Goals applicable to such Awards shall be deemed to be satisfied at the amount of such Award that is payable or earned upon satisfaction, or banked or accrued under generally accepted accounting principles as an estimate of satisfaction of, the applicable Performance Goals and, along with any then unexercised portion(s) of any such Options and SARs as to which a Performance Period lapses, shall remain exercisable through the remaining terms of such Options and SARs, as applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement and unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s employment or other agreement, in the event of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or (b), or in the event of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 2.5(c) or (d) in connection with which (i) holders of Shares do not receive consideration consisting solely of shares of common stock that are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or (ii) outstanding Options and SARs are not assumed or provision is not made for the continuation of outstanding Options and SARs after the Change in Control, each outstanding Award shall be surrendered to Zebra by the holder thereof, and each such Award shall immediately be canceled by Zebra, and the holder shall receive, within ten days of the occurrence of such Change in Control, a cash payment from Zebra (or any successor) in an amount equal to (i) in the case of an Option, the number of Shares then subject to such Option, multiplied by the excess, if any, of the greater of (A) the highest per share price offered to Zebra stockholders in any transaction whereby such Change in Control takes place or (B) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of occurrence of such Change in Control, over the Option Price per Share subject to the Option, (ii) in the case of a Non-Tandem SAR, the number of Shares then subject to such SAR, multiplied by the excess, if any, of the greater of (A) the highest price per Share offered to Zebra stockholders in any transaction whereby such Change in Control takes place or (B) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of occurrence of such Change in Control, over the base price of the SAR, (iii) in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, RSU Award, Performance Unit Award or Performance Share Award, the number of Shares, number of units or number of Performance Shares, as the case may be, then subject to such Award, multiplied by the greater of (A) the highest per Share price offered to Zebra stockholders in any transaction whereby such Change in Control takes place or (B) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of occurrence of such Change in Control, and (iv) in the case of a Performance Award, the amount of such Award that is payable or earned upon satisfaction of, or banked or accrued under generally accepted accounting principles as an estimate of satisfaction of, the applicable Performance Goals. In the event of such Change in Control, each Tandem SAR shall be surrendered by the holder thereof and shall be canceled simultaneously with the cancellation of the related Option. Zebra may, but is not required to, cooperate with any person who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act to assure that any cash payment in accordance with the foregoing to such person is made in compliance with Section 16 and the rules and regulations thereunder.


9.9.      Amendment, Modification, and Termination .  The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards without the consent of stockholders or Participants; provided , however , that any amendment to the Plan shall be submitted to Zebra’s stockholders for approval not later than the earliest annual meeting for which the record date is after the date of such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Shares may then be listed or quoted and the Board may otherwise, in its sole discretion, determine to submit other amendments to the Plan to stockholders for approval; and provided , further , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no Board or Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award, unless such action is determined by the Board or Committee in good faith to be necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule (including Section 409A of the Code). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Committee may waive or modify any term of an Award to the extent that the terms of the Award Agreement, taking the waiver or modification into account, would have

been permissible if included in the original Award Agreement, but shall have no authority to waive or modify any other Award term after the Award has been granted to the extent that the waived or modified term was mandatory under the Plan.

9.10.      Tax Withholding .  Zebra shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to Zebra, an amount sufficient 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 as a result of the Plan. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock or RSUs, upon the satisfaction of Performance Targets, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of Zebra, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having Zebra withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined in an amount that does not exceed the minimum statutory total tax which would be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that Zebra deems appropriate.

9.11.      Unfunded Plan .  The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of Zebra; provided, however , that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet Zebra’s obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant.

9.12.      Forfeitures; Fractional Shares .  Unless otherwise determined by Zebra, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash consideration. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. Zebra shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

9.13.      No Repricing of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights . Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary and subject to Section 4.3, the terms of outstanding Options or SARs may not be amended to reduce the exercise price or base price, as the case may be, and no Option or SAR shall be canceled in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price or base price that is less than the exercise price or base price of the original Option or SAR without the approval of a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively by the holders of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting in which the reduction of such exercise price or base price, or the cancellation and regranting of an Award, as the case may be, is considered for approval.

9.14.      Awards to Participants Outside the United States . The Committee may modify the terms of any Award made to or held by a Participant who is then resident or primarily employed outside of the United States in any manner deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and other restrictions, applicable as a result of the Participant’s residence or employment abroad shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States. An Award may be modified under this Section in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will not contravene any applicable law or regulation or result in actual liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act for the Participant whose Award is modified.

9.15.      Successors .  All obligations of Zebra under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to Zebra, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect merger, consolidation, purchase of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Zebra or otherwise.

9.16.      Governing Law .  To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

Exhibit 5

May 31, 2018

Zebra Technologies Corporation

3 Overlook Point

Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form  S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am General Counsel for Zebra Technologies Corporation (“Zebra”), a Delaware corporation, and have acted as counsel for Zebra in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of 3,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Registered Common Stock”) to be issued under the 2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

I am familiar with the Plan and the Registration Statement. I have also examined originals, or copies of originals certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of Zebra’s corporate records, certificates of public officials, and other relevant instruments. I have examined such questions of law and have satisfied myself to such matters of fact as I have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed herein. I have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies thereof submitted to me for my examination.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and limitations hereinafter set forth, I am of the opinion that:

 

  1. Zebra is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  2. Each share of Registered Common Stock which is newly issued pursuant to the Plan will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable when (i) the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) Zebra’s Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall have adopted final resolutions authorizing the issuance of such share for the consideration provided in the Plan; and (iii) either a certificate representing such share of Registered Common Stock shall have been duly executed, countersigned and registered and duly delivered to the purchaser thereof upon payment of the agreed consideration therefor (not less than the par value thereof) or if any share of Registered Common Stock is to be issued in uncertificated form, Zebra’s books shall reflect the issuance of such share of Registered Common Stock to the purchaser thereof, upon payment of the agreed consideration therefor (not less than the par value thereof) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Plan.

This opinion letter is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Securities Act. I express no opinion as to the application of the securities or blue sky laws of the various states or the District of Columbia to the issuance or sale of shares of Registered Common Stock. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and further consent to the use of my name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jim L. Kaput

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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 2018 Zebra Technologies Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan of Zebra Technologies Corporation of our reports dated February 22, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Zebra Technologies Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Zebra Technologies Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois

May 31, 2018