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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark one)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31 , 2015

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                       

Commission file number: 001-36827

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pdvW ireless , I nc .

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________ __________________ ___

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

33-0745043

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

3 Garret Mountain Plaza

Suite 401

Woodland Park, New Jersey

07424

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(973) 771-0300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_______________ __________________ ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.       Yes      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).       Yes       No

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 Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).       Yes       No

At February 2 , 201 6 ,   14,2 91,662 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 


 

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pdvWireless , Inc.

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended December  3 1 , 2015

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION    

 

Item 1.  

Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 , 2015 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2015 (Audited)    

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine   months ended December 31 , 2015 and December 31, 2014  

U naudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended December 3 1 , 2015  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December  3 1 , 2015 and December 31 , 2014  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements  

Item 2.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

19 

Item 3.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

25 

Item 4.  

Controls and Procedures

25 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  

26 

Item 1.  

Legal Proceedings

26 

Item 1A.  

Risk Factors 

26 

Item 2.  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

26 

Item 3.  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

26 

Item 4.  

Mine Safety Disclosures

26 

Item 5.  

Other Information

26 

Item 6.  

Exhibits

26 

SIGNATURES  

27 

 

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans, and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking statements .     These forward-looking statements are principally, but not solely, contained in the section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, expenditures and assumptions and other statements contained herein that are not historical facts. Our forward-looking statements are generally, but not always, accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “plan,” “goal,” “can,” “could,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “intend” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial , market and business trends. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks, uncertainties and other factors are beyond our ability to control, influence, or predict. The most significant of these risks, uncertainties and other factors are described in “Item 1A—Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10- K   for the year ended March 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 10, 2015 .     As a result, investors are urged not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date such forward-looking statements are made. Except to the limited extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

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PART I . FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:  Consolidated Financial Statements  

pdvWireless, Inc.

Consolidate d Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

160,676,036 

 

$

119,873,668 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

499,002 

 

 

395,172 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

271,052 

 

 

629,790 

Total current assets

 

 

161,446,090 

 

 

120,898,630 

Property and equipment

 

 

14,045,721 

 

 

6,384,602 

Intangible assets

 

 

101,577,167 

 

 

100,298,444 

Capitalized patent costs, net

 

 

224,725 

 

 

220,783 

Other assets

 

 

1,603,698 

 

 

25,630 

Total assets

 

$

278,897,401 

 

$

227,828,089 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

3,434,999 

 

$

6,467,285 

Accounts payable - officers

 

 

19,463 

 

 

40,668 

Current portion of note payable

 

 

297,203 

 

 

 —

Deferred revenue

 

 

746,517 

 

 

737,664 

Total current liabilities

 

 

4,498,182 

 

 

7,245,617 

Deferred revenue

 

 

5,829,960 

 

 

6,376,518 

Long term portion of note payable

 

 

991,810 

 

 

 —

Total liabilities

 

 

11,319,952 

 

 

13,622,135 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 14,375,466 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 12,530,493 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015

 

 

1,438 

 

 

1,253 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

324,286,711 

 

 

255,861,880 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(56,710,700)

 

 

(41,657,179)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

267,577,449 

 

 

214,205,954 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

278,897,401 

 

$

227,828,089 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

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pdvWireless, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenue

 

$

652,918 

 

$

653,437 

 

$

1,923,599 

 

$

2,143,707 

Spectrum lease revenue

 

 

182,186 

 

 

182,186 

 

 

546,559 

 

 

212,551 

Other revenue

 

 

105,288 

 

 

 —

 

 

122,552 

 

 

 —

Total operating revenues

 

 

940,392 

 

 

835,623 

 

 

2,592,710 

 

 

2,356,258 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and service

 

 

906,291 

 

 

283,043 

 

 

1,772,050 

 

 

790,687 

Gross profit

 

 

34,101 

 

 

552,580 

 

 

820,660 

 

 

1,565,571 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

3,843,378 

 

 

3,362,302 

 

 

12,154,625 

 

 

8,285,190 

Sales and support

 

 

1,118,630 

 

 

478,246 

 

 

2,815,312 

 

 

1,167,609 

Product development

 

 

341,129 

 

 

242,823 

 

 

982,226 

 

 

679,577 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,303,137 

 

 

4,083,371 

 

 

15,952,163 

 

 

10,132,376 

Loss from operations

 

 

(5,269,036)

 

 

(3,530,791)

 

 

(15,131,503)

 

 

(8,566,805)

Interest expense

 

 

(932)

 

 

 —

 

 

(932)

 

 

(570,737)

Interest income

 

 

26,151 

 

 

4,927 

 

 

77,664 

 

 

4,927 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,250 

 

 

 —

Net loss

 

$

(5,243,817)

 

$

(3,525,864)

 

$

(15,053,521)

 

$

(9,132,615)

Net loss per common share basic and diluted

 

$

(0.36)

 

$

(0.28)

 

$

(1.07)

 

$

(1.00)

Weighted-average common shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

 

 

14,375,441 

 

 

12,473,024 

 

 

14,084,506 

 

 

9,103,629 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

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pdvWireless , Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

For the nine months ended December 31 , 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

 

 

Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Common

 

Stock

 

Common

 

Additional

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

Series AA

 

Stock

 

Series AA

 

Stock

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Deficit

 

Total

Balance at March 31, 2015

 —

 

12,530,493 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,253 

 

$

255,861,880 

 

$

(41,657,179)

 

$

214,205,954 

Issuance of stock, net of closing costs

 —

 

1,725,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

173 

 

 

64,792,047 

 

 

 —

 

 

64,792,220 

Equity based compensation*

 —

 

116,667 

 

 

 —

 

 

12 

 

 

3,587,718 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,587,730 

Stock option exercises

 —

 

3,306 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

45,066 

 

 

 —

 

 

45,066 

Net loss

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,053,521)

 

 

(15,053,521)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 —

 

14,375,466 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,438 

 

$

324,286,711 

 

$

(56,710,700)

 

$

267,577,449 

 

*includes restricted shares issued .  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

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pdvWireless , Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(15,053,521)

 

$

(9,132,615)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used) provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

286,898 

 

 

54,526 

Non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock awards

 

 

3,587,730 

 

 

4,680,802 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(103,830)

 

 

(55,475)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

138,670 

 

 

(651,176)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(3,032,286)

 

 

2,416,458 

Accounts payable - officers

 

 

(21,205)

 

 

(100,455)

Accrued interest expense

 

 

 —

 

 

(332,323)

Deferred compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

(361,610)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(537,705)

 

 

7,285,457 

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

 

 

(14,735,249)

 

 

3,803,589 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of deposit

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,500,000)

Purchases of intangible assets

 

 

(1,347,710)

 

 

(76,798,444)

Purchases of equipment

 

 

(7,940,112)

 

 

(1,646,611)

Payments for patent costs

 

 

(11,847)

 

 

(8,709)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

 

(9,299,669)

 

 

(91,953,764)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from Rule 144A Offering

 

 

 —

 

 

201,922,458 

Net proceeds from follow-on offering

 

 

64,792,220 

 

 

 —

Proceeds from stock option exercise

 

 

45,066 

 

 

 —

Payment of notes payable, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,088,851)

Proceeds from Motorola investment

 

 

 —

 

 

10,000,000 

Net cash provided from financing activities

 

 

64,837,286 

 

 

210,833,607 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

40,802,368 

 

 

122,683,432 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of the period

 

 

119,873,668 

 

 

45,679 

End of the period

 

$

160,676,036 

 

$

122,729,111 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

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pdvWireless , Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.       Nature of Operations

pdvWireless, Inc. (formerly known as Pacific DataVision, Inc. ,   the “Company”) is a   private wireless communications carrier and provider of mobile workforce communications and location based solutions that increase the productivity of its customers’ field-based workers and the efficiency of their dispatch and call center operations.  The Company is deploying and operating private push-to-talk (“PTT”) network s in major markets throughout the United States , while at the same time pursuing a Federal Communications Commission ( the “FCC”) regulatory process aimed at repurposing its spectrum to be able to deploy broadband technologies .  The Company was originally incorporated in California in 1997, and reincorporated in Delaware in 2014.  The Company maintains offices in Woodland Park, New Jersey, Reston, Virginia and San Diego, California.

The Company ’s initial focus is on deploying and operating dedicated, wide-area, two-way radio network s  t hat offer PTT services to primarily dispatch-centric, small and medium-sized businesses.  In June 2015, the Company commercially launched its PTT service in its first market located in the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area .  The Company currently has   two additional markets fully launched, Dallas and Atlanta , and four more markets with sites in service ( with additional market coverage sites to be launched ) , Philadelphia , Chicago, the greater New York area, and Washington/Baltimore .     T he Company offers its DispatchPlus™ communication s solution , which combines Motorola Solutions , Inc.’s and its subsidiaries’ (collectively, “Motorola”) state-of-the-art d igital t echnology architecture with pdvConnect™, the Company’s suite of mobile communications and workforce management applications. Built with the commercial dispatch user in mind, Motorola ’s   d igital t echnology architecture allows the Company to provide highly reliable, instant and wide-area PTT communication solutions. Also developed by the Company for dispatch-centric businesses, pdvConnect is an easy to use and efficient workforce management solution that enables businesses to locate and communicate with field workers and improve documentation of work events and job status.

The Company expects that its DispatchPlus business will become its principal near term operating business However,   the Company has not yet generated significant revenues from its DispatchPlus business.   The Company primarily markets its DispatchPlus communication solutions indirectly through Motorola’s dealer network.  The Company enters into contracts directly with end users of its DispatchPlus communication solutions, including those introduced to it through its indirect dealer network.  

Concurrently with launching its DispatchPlus business , the Company is pursuing i nitiative s to increase the efficiency and capacity of its spectrum licenses, including filing (together with the Enterprise Wireless Alliance) a Joint Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC   proposing a realignment of a portion of the 900MHz spectrum from narrowband to broadband.  If successful, the Company believes these initiatives could substantially enhance the capacity and capabilities of its spectrum .    

Historically, the Company has been engaged in the development and sale of its wireless communications applications,   marketed primarily under the name pdvConnect . The Company primarily offer s these applications indirectly to the end users of two Tier I wireless communications carriers in the United States and, until July 2015, one international wireless communications carrier under licensing agreements between the Company and these carriers. The Company also offer s these applications directly to end users.

In May 2015, the Company completed a registered follow-on public offering of common stock that resulted in the sale of 1,725,000 shares at a purchase price of $40.00 per share, which included 225,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option.  Net proceeds were approximately $64.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

 

2.      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities

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at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates relate to estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets, and recoverability of intangible assets. The Company is also required to make certain estimates with regard to the valuation of awards and forfeiture rates for its share-based award programs. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revision s are reflected in the financial statements in the applicable period , a ccordingly , actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, including PDV Spectrum Holding Company, LLC formed in April 2014. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of December 31 , 2015 and for the three and nine   month periods ended December 31 , 2015 and 2014 are unaudited. These unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP for interim financial information and are presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading and all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  In the opinion of management, the Company’s results for the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results t o be expected for the full year or any future financial period.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the corresponding amounts in the financial statements for the three and nine   months ended December 31 , 2015. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations, cash flows, assets, liabilities or equity for the years presented.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates the quoted market value and include amounts held in money market funds.  

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for uncollectible receivables is estimated based on a combination of write-off history, aging analysis and any specific known troubled accounts. The Company reviews its allowance for uncollectible receivables on a quarterly basis. Past due balances meeting specific criteria are reviewed individually for collectability. At December 31 , 2015 and March 31, 2015, management provided an allowance of $ 6 00 and $7,977 , respectively, for certain slow paying accounts.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

 

The carrying amount at the balance sheet date of long-lived assets under construction in process include construction costs to date on capital projects that have not been completed and assets being constructed that are not ready to be placed into service. These costs will be transferred to property and equipment when substantially all of the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. Depreciation commences upon completion.

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Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are wireless licenses that provide the Company with the exclusive right to utilize designated radio frequency spectrum to provide wireless communication services. While licenses are issued for only a fixed time, generally ten years, such licenses are subject to renewal by the FCC. License renewals have occurred routinely and at nominal cost in the past . There are currently no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors that limit the useful life of the Company’s wireless licenses. As a result, the Company has determined that the wireless licenses should be treated as an indefinite-lived intangible asset .  T he Company will evaluate the useful life determination for its wireless licenses each year to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support their treatment as an indefinite useful life asset.

The licenses are tested for impairment on an aggregate basis, as the Company will be utilizing the wireless licenses on an integrated basis as part of developing its nationwide network.  The Company performs the test of the fair values of the wireless licenses annually using a discounted cash flow approach.

Patent Costs

Costs to acquire a patent on certain aspects of the Company’s technology have been capitalized. These amounts are amortized, subject to periodic evaluation for impairment, over statutory lives following award of the patent.

Long-Lived Asset Impairment

The Company evaluates long-lived assets, other than intangible assets with indefinite lives, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Asset groups are determined at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. When the carrying amount of a long-lived asset group is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the excess of the asset group’s carrying value over the estimated fair value.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in the period that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred or services have been rendered, it is able to determine the amount of revenue and when the collection of such amount is considered probable.  In accordance with the guidance provided in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605-45-45, Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations, the Company has determined that it is the primary obligor with respect to the service revenue derived from sales of the Company’s software applications through its Tier I domestic   carrier partners. As a result, revenue is recorded at the gross amount billed to end-user customers for sales t hrough the se carrier partners. The Company recognize d service revenue for its international carrier  ( w hich business relationship terminated in July 2015) on the net amount billed since it has determined that it is not the primary obligor. The Company also sells service and applications directly to end-users, which are billed and collected directly by the Company.

In September 2014, Motorola paid the Company an upfront, fully-paid leasing fee of $7.5 million in order to lease a portion of the Company’s wireless spectrum licenses. The payment of the fee is accounted for as Deferred Revenue on the Company’s C onsolidated B alance S heet s . The Company recognizes leasing revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 840, Leases. The fee is amortized using the straight-line method over the lease term of approximately ten years , which represents the time period in which the benefits of the leased property are expected to be depleted.

The Company evaluates certain transactions for its DispatchPlus service offering to determine whether they should be viewed as a Multiple Element Arrangement provided in ASC Topic 605-25. Multiple deliverable arrangements are presumed to be bundled transactions , and the total consideration is measured and allocated to the separate transactions based on their relative selling price with certain limitations.  The Company has determined that the rental of user devices in connection with service contracts for its DispatchPlus service are multiple deliverable arrangements.

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Cost of Revenue

The Company ’s cost of revenue relating to sales of its software applications through its wireless carrier partners includes the portion of service revenue retained by its domestic carrier partners pursuant to its agreements with these parties, which may include network services, connectivity, SMS service, sales, marketing, billing and other ancillary services. With respect to its recently launched DispatchPlus service offering, the Company’s cost of revenue includes the cost s of operati ng its dispatch network ,   and its cloud-based s olutions and to a lesser degree, the costs associated with the sales of the relevant user devices.

Stock Compensation

The Company accounts for stock options in accordance with US GAAP, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense, based on the estimated fair value of awards granted to employees and directors. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense in the Company’s statements of operations over the requisite service periods.  In the event the participant’s employment by or engagement with (as a director or otherwise) the Company terminate s before exercise of the options granted, the stock option s granted to the participant shall immediately expire and all rights to purchase shares thereunder shall immediately cease and expire and be of no further force or effect, other than applicable exercise rights for vested shares that may extend past the termination date as provided for in the participant’s applicable option award agreement.  Additionally, the Compensation Committee adopted an Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) in February 2015 , and the Company subsequently entered into Severance Plan Participation Agreements with its executive officers and certain key employees.  In addition to providing participants with severance payments, the Severance Plan provides for accelerated vesting and extends the exercise period for outstanding equity awards if the Company terminates a participant’s service for reasons other than cause, death or disability or the participant terminates his or her service for good reason, whether before or after a change of control (each of such terms as defined in the Severance Plan) .

To calculate option-based compensation, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company’s determination of fair value of option-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables.

No tax benefits were attributed to the share-based compensation expense because the Company maintained a full valuation allowance f or all net deferred tax assets.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , ("ASU 2014-09") which supersedes current revenue recognition guidance, including most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services, and also requires additional disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. The guidance, as stated in ASU 2014-09, is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date," which defers the effective date by one year, with early adoption on the original effective date permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements.  This ASU requires management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in the U.S. auditing standards.  Specifically, the ASU (1) provides a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) requires an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provides principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) requires certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plan, (5) requires an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) requires an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued).  This standard is effective for the fiscal years ending after December 15, 2016, and

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for annual periods and interim periods thereafter.  Early application is permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Extraordinary and Unusual Items , eliminating the concept of extraordinary items. The issuance is part of the FASB’s initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. Under the current guidance, an entity is required to separately classify, present and disclose events and transactions that meet the criteria for extraordinary classification. Under the new guidance, reporting entities will no longer be required to consider whether an underlying event or transaction is extraordinary, however, presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently was retained and expanded to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring. The amendments are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016, although early adoption is permitted if applied from the beginning of a fiscal year. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in the financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The guidance will be applied retrospectively to each period presented. The adoption of this standard update is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments , which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, including the cumulative effect of the change in provisional amount as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The adjustments related to previous reporting periods since the acquisition date must be disclosed by income statement line item either on the face of the income statement or in the notes. The guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early application permitted for financial statements that have not been issued. The amendments are to be   applied prospectively to adjustments that occur after the effective date. The amendments will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and will be applied, as necessary, to future business combinations.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying Consolidate d Financial Statements.

Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, preferred stock, convertible notes payable-affiliated entities, stock options and warrants are considered to be potentially dilutive securities. Because the Company has reported a net loss for the three and nine   months ended December 31 , 2015 and 2014, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for those periods.

Common stock equivalents resulting from potentially dilutive securities approximated 1, 1 00,000 and 1,000,000 at December 31 , 2015 and March 31, 2015, respectively, and have not been included in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as their effects are anti-dilutive.

Subsequent Events Evaluation by Management  

Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the financial statements through the date that the se financial statements were issued .  

 

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3.      Property and equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31 , 2015 and March 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

useful life

 

2015

 

2015

Network sites and equipment

5-10 years

 

$

5,962,135 

 

$

 —

Computer equipment

5-7 years

 

 

1,053,841 

 

 

976,331 

Furniture and fixture and other equipment

2-5 years

 

 

338,493 

 

 

34,126 

Leasehold improvements

Shorter of the lease term or 5 years

 

 

138,165 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

7,492,634 

 

 

1,010,457 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

1,130,910 

 

 

853,047 

 

 

 

 

6,361,724 

 

 

157,410 

Construction in process

 

 

 

7,683,997 

 

 

6,227,192 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

$

14,045,721 

 

$

6,384,602 

 

Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2015 amounted to   $ 155,635 and $ 278,993 , respectively.  For the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2014, depreciation expense was $ 15 , 0 00 and $ 22 , 0 00 , respectively. For the three and nine   months ended December 31 , 2015, approximately $ 122 ,000 and $ 205 ,000   of such depreciation expense was classified as C ost of revenue while the remain der was classified in O perating expenses in the Company’s relevant Consolidated Statements of Operations .  Construction in process   includes the expenditures related to the costs to establish the Company’s dedicated , wide-area, t w o-way radio dispatch network in certain metropolitan areas.

 

4. Intangible Assets

Wireless licenses are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not subject to amortization but instead are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event indicates that the asset might be impaired. The Company believes that no impairment indicators existed as of December 31 , 2015 that would require it to perform impairment testing.

During the nine months ended December 31 , 2015, the Company entered into agreements with several third parties in multiple U.S. markets to acquire wireless licenses for cash consideration , as well as a promissory note (see N ote 6 ), upon FCC approval.  Also during the period , the Company entered into an agreement with a third party to exchange wireless licenses.  The first exchange occurred in June 2015, when the Company transferred wireless licenses to the counterparty.  The second exchange  i s anticipated to occur by the end of Fiscal 2016 , when the Company will receive wireless licenses from the counterparty.  The second exchange is accounted for as an Other asset in the Company’s C onsolidated B alance S heets as of December 31 , 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Licenses

Balance at March 31, 2015

 

$

100,298,444 

Acquisitions

 

 

2,636,723 

Exchanges

 

 

(1,358,000)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

101,577,167 

 

 

 

5 .      Accounts P ayable - officers

Accounts payable-officers represents unreimburse d expenses including travel, lodging, and meal ex pense s incurred by the C ompany’s officers. At December 31 , 2015 and March 31, 2015, the accounts payable to officers amounted to $ 19 , 463 and $40,668 , respectively.

 

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6.      Promissory Note

 

On October 23, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the amount of $1,289,013 with a third party in exchange for wirele ss licenses .  The term of the note is through March 15, 2018 and bears a fixed rate of interest , of 0.55% per annum , which is based on the Short Term Applicable Federal Rate on the closing date.  As of December 31, 2015, the Compan y had outs tanding borrowings of the full amount of the promissory note, of which $297,203 is in C urrent lia bilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

7 .      Income Taxes

The Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $28.7 million at March 31, 2015 , which expir e in varying amounts from 2021 through 2035.

The Company has deferred tax assets of approximately $14.7 million relating to these net operating loss carryforwards and stock compensation plans at March 31, 2015. Federal net operating loss carryforwards are subject to limitations as a result of a change in ownership. State net operating loss carryforwards are subject to limitations , which differ from federal law in that they may not allow the carryback of net operating losses, and have shorter carryforward periods. Due to the uncertainty with respect to the realization of these deferred tax assets, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for the entire amount. The difference between the tax benefit at the statutory rate and the effective tax rate is primarily attributable to a full valuation allowance placed upon the deferred tax asset.

The Company recognizes the effect of tax positions only when they are more likely than not to be sustained.  The Company’s management has determined that it had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure.  The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations for periods prior to 201 3 .

 

8.      Stock Acquisition Rights, Stock Options and Warrants

The Company established the pdvWireless, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the “2014 Stock Plan”) to attract, retain and reward individuals who contribute to the growth of the Company. This 2014 Stock Plan superseded previously established stock plans although under such previous plans, 52,567 stock options were vested and outstanding as of December 31, 2015.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized and reserved 1,823,651 shares of common stock for issuance under its 2014 Stock Plan. The number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance under the 2014 Stock Plan increased on January 1, 2016 by 71 4 , 583 shares of common stock, for an aggregate of 2,538, 234 shares authorized and reserved under the 2014 Stock Plan.  The shares authorized and reserved for issuance under the 2014 Stock Plan will continue to increase each subsequent anniversary through January 1, 2024 by an amount equal to the smaller of 5% of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or a lesser amount determined by the Board of Directors. 

From April 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, the Company awarded certain employees of the Company 194,000 options to purchase shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $37.16 per share. The shares have a ten year contractual life and 25% will vest on the first anniversary of grant, and the remainder will vest in three   equal   annual   installments . Shares granted to employees are subject to vesting, future settlement conditions and other such terms as determined by the Board of Directors.

Restricted Stock 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, the Company awarded 70,978 restricted stock awards and units at a weighted average grant price of $27.11 .  As of December 31, 2015, there were 154,782 restricted stock awards and units outstanding , of which 83,804   restricted stock units were vested. These restricted stock units were issued under the Company’s 2010 Stock Plan and the 2014 Stock Plan and the restricted stock awards were issued under the 2014 Stock Plan .  The Company recognizes compensation expense for restricted stock   over the explicit vesting period. Vested restricted stock units are settled and issuable upon the earlier of the date the employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a date certain in the future. At December 31, 2015, there was $1.8 million of unvested compensation expense of the restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years.

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Stock Options

A summary of Stock Option activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Options

 

Exercise Price

Options outstanding at March 31, 2015

 

1,425,951 

 

$

20.86 

Granted

 

194,000 

 

 

37.16 

Expirations

 

(15)

 

 

72.85 

Exercised

 

(3,306)

 

 

13.63 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

1,616,630 

 

$

22.83 

 

Additional information regarding Stock Options outstanding at December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Exercise Price

Exercise

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

Options

 

of Shares

Prices

 

Outstanding

 

Life in Years

 

Exercise Price

 

Exercisable

 

Exercisable

$

13.25

-

$

20.00

 

1,171,243 

 

8.31 

 

$

19.74 

 

338,782 

 

$

19.12 

 

25.00

-

 

46.23

 

347,750 

 

9.26 

 

 

26.07 

 

100,000 

 

 

25.00 

 

47.10

-

 

72.85

 

97,637 

 

8.71 

 

 

48.36 

 

7,387 

 

 

52.98 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,616,630 

 

8.54 

 

$

22.83 

 

446,169 

 

$

20.99 

 

The Black-Scholes option model requires weighted average assumptions to be used for calculation of the Company’s stock compensation expense. The assumptions used during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 were: the expected life of the awards was 5 years, the risk-free interest rate ranged from 1.29% to 1.71% , the expected volatility was 40.0% , and the expected dividend yield was 0.0% . There was a 2% forfeiture rate used for the calculation.

Stock compensation expense was $1,132,119 and $3,587,730 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, respectively, of which $72,160 related to restricted stock awards and units.  For the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2014, stock compensation expense was $1,404,202 and $4,680,802 .  Included in the nine months ended December 31 ,   2014, the Company recognized $1,676,080 related to restricted stock units issued. Stock compensation expense is included as part of G eneral and administrative expense in the accompanying C onsolidated S tatement s of O perations.

The weighted average fair value for each stock option award granted during the nine months ended December 31 , 2015, was $13.80 per share.  As of December 31 , 2015 , there was approximately $5.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share options granted under the Company’s stock option plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.82 years. The intrinsic value of the options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2015 was approximately $9.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

 

Warrants

A summary of Warrant activity is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Warrants

 

Exercise Price

Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2015

 

6,039 

 

$

82.79 

Expired

 

 —

 

 

 —

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

6,039 

 

$

82.79 

 

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Additional information regarding Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

Exercise

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Exercise

Price

 

Outstanding

 

Life in Years

 

Price

$

82.79

 

6,039

 

0.42

 

$

82.79 

 

The outstanding warrants are immediately exercisable into 6,039 shares of common stock at December 31, 2015 and expire in June 2016.

Motorola Investment

On September 15, 2014, Motorola invested $10.0 million to purchase 500,000 Class B Units of the Company’s subsidiary, PDV Spectrum Holding Company, LLC (at a price equal to $20.00 per unit). The Company owns 100% of the Class A Units in this subsidiary. Motorola has the right at any time to convert its 500,000 Class B Units into 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company also has the right to force Motorola’s conversion of these Class B Units into shares of its common stock on the occurrence of certain corporate events or at its election after September 15, 2016. Motorola is not entitled to any assets, profits or distributions from the operations of the subsidiary. In addition, Motorola’s conversion ratio from Class B Units to shares of the Company’s common stock is fixed on a one -for-one basis, and is not dependent on the performance or valuation of either the Company or the subsidiary. The Class B Units have no redemption or call provisions and can only be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock. Management has determined that this investment does not meet the criteria for temporary equity or non-controlling interest due to the limited rights that Motorola has as a holder of Class B Units, and accordingly has presented this investment as part of its permanent equity within Additional Paid-in Capital in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

9 .       Supplemental   Dis closure of Cash Flow Information

The Company paid in cash $ 3,6 00 in taxes and did not make any payments for interest during the nine months ended December 31 , 2015.

During the nine months ended December 31 , 2015, the Company exchanged wireless licenses valued at $1,358,000 with a third party (see Note 4).  The Company purchased wireless licenses valued at $1, 4 89,013 consisting of $200,000 in cash and $1,289,013 in the form of a promissory note (see Note 6 ).

During the nine months ended December 31 , 2014, the Company entered into the following non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

·

Pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement between the Company and Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”) , the Company issued 500,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $10.0 million , as part of the consideration it paid t o purchase certain 900 MHz spectrum licenses and related assets from Sprint in September 2014.

 

·

The Company r epaid its outstanding working capital line with an affiliate of $1,300,000 in exchange for 65,000 shares of common stock.

 

·

The Company c onverted $1,016,956 in principal and $537,924 of accrued interest for certain outstanding Redeemable Notes with an affiliate into 77,733 shares of common stock.

 

10 .      Commitments and Contingencies

Leasing Obligations

The Company is obligated under certain lease agreements for office space. These leases expire on June 30, 2016 ,   January   7 , 201 9 June 30, 2019 , and May 31, 2020 , respectively . Rent expense amounted to $ 1 82,835 and $ 405,187 in

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the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2015, of which $ 82,137 and $ 142,483   was classified in C ost of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations   for the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2015, respectively.  The remainder of the rent expense, $ 100,698 and $ 262 , 704 , was classified as O perating expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the same periods , respectively .  For the three and nine   months ended December 31 , 2014, total rent expense of $ 21 , 790 and $ 8 3,087 , respectively, was classified in O perating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations .  

The Company entered into multiple lease agreements for tower space related to its new DispatchPlus business and deployment of the related dedicated , wide-area, two-way dispatch radio network . The lease expiration dates range from February 28, 2020 to December 31 , 202 5 .  

The straight-line method is used to recognize minimum rent expense under leases that provide for varying rents over their term. The effect of applying the straight-line basis resulted in an increase in rental expense of approximately $ 4 2 ,000 and $1 90 ,000 in the t hree and nine   months ended December 31 , 2015 , respectively .  The impact to the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2014 was a decrease in rental expense of approximately $ 9,600 and $ 18,200 , res pectively . At   December 31 , 2015, A ccumulated deferred rent payable amounted to approximately $ 321 ,000 and is included as part of A ccounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying December 31 , 2015  C onsolidated   B alance S heet s .  

Aggregate rentals, under non-cancelable leases for office and tower space (exclusive of real estate taxes, utilities, maintenance and other costs borne by the C ompany) for the remaining terms of the leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (3 months)

 

$

305,311 

2017

 

 

913,049 

2018

 

 

962,935 

2019

 

 

1,376,470 

2020

 

 

1,458,403 

After 2020

 

 

4,698,195 

Total

 

$

9,714,363 

 

Liti gation

The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings or other l itigation matters at this time. However, from time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation that arises from the ordinary operations of the business, such as contractual or employment disputes or other general actions. In the event of an adverse outcome of these proceedings, the Company believes the resulting liabilities would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

1 1 .      Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially expose the Company t o concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable.

The Company places its cash and temporary cash investments with financial institutions for which credit loss is not anticipated.

The Company sells its current software applications product and extends credit predominately through two domestic third-party carriers. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts based on factors surrounding the write-off history, historical trends, and other information.

 

1 2 .      Business Concentrations

For the three months ended December 31 , 2015, the Company had two carriers that accounted for approximately 35 %   and   18 % of Operating revenue, respectively. The two carriers accounted for approximately 40% and 21% for the nine months ended December 31, 2015.  T he two carriers accounted for approximately 5 3 % and 2 8 % of Operating revenue for the three and nine months ended December 31 , 2014.  

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As of December 31 , 2015 and March 31, 2015, the Company had two carriers that accounted for approximately   51 % and 17 %   and 69% and 22% , respectively ,   of A ccounts receivable.  

 

13.   Subsequent Event

On January 13, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors authorized the compensation for the Company’s executive officers for Fiscal 2017.  In connection therewith, the Company awarded certain executive officers an aggregate of 69,744 restricted stock units under the 2014 Stock Plan (the “Time-Based RSUs”).  25% of the Time-Based RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder will vest in three equal installments thereafter.  Additionally, the Company awarded certain executive officers an aggregate of 37,295 restricted stock units under the 2014 Stock Plan (the “Performance-Based RSUs”), which vest upon meeting certain performance conditions.  The restricted stock units are subject to future settlement conditions and other such terms as provided in the respective award agreements.

Additionally, the Company awarded an e xecutive officer (i) an option to purchase   50,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $25.81 , of which ,   25% will vest on the first anniversary of the grant and the remainder will vest in three equal annual installments thereafter and (ii) an option to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $25. 81 that vest upon meeting certain performance conditions. 

       

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Ite m 2:  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of pdvWireless, Inc. (“pdv,” the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2015.  In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including, but not limited to, those identified in “Item 1A—Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  As a result, investors are urged not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  Except to the limited extent required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Quarterly Report.

 

Overview

We are a private wireless communications carrier and provider of mobile workforce communications and location based solutions that increase the productivity of our customers’ field-based workers and the efficiency of their dispatch and call center operations. We are deploying and operating PTT networks in major markets throughout the United States while at the same time pursuing a FCC regulatory process aimed at repurposing our spectrum to be able to deploy broadband technologies.  We were originally incorporated in California in 1997, and we reincorporated in Delaware in 2014.  We maintain offices in Woodland Park, New Jersey, Reston, Virginia and San Diego, California.

Our initial focus is on deploying and operating dedicated, wide-area, two-way radio networks that offer PTT services to primarily dispatch-centric, small and medium-sized businesses.  In June 2015, we commercially launched our PTT service in our first market located in the greater, Houston, Texas metropolitan area.  We currently have two additional market fully launched, Dallas and Atlanta, and four more markets with sites in service (with additional market coverage sites to be launched), Philadelphia, Chicago, the greater New York area, and Washington/Baltimore.

We offer our DispatchPlus communications solution, which combines Motorola’s state-of-the-art digital technology architecture with pdvConnect,   our suite of mobile communications and workforce management applications.  Built with the commercial dispatch user in mind, Motorola’s digital technology architecture allows us to provide highly reliable, instant and wide-area PTT communication solutions. Also developed for dispatch-centric businesses, pdvConnect is an easy to use and efficient workforce management solution that enables businesses to locate and communicate with field workers and improve documentation of work events and job status.

We expect that our DispatchPlus business will become our principal near term operating business.  However, we have not yet generated significant revenues from our DispatchPlus business.  We primarily market our DispatchPlus communication solutions indirectly through Motorola’s dealer network.  We enter into contracts directly with the end users of our DispatchPlus communication solutions, including those introduced to us through our indirect dealer network.

Concurrently with launching our DispatchPlus business, we are pursuing initiatives to increase the efficiency and capacity of the spectrum licenses we hold, including filling (together with the Enterprise Wireless Alliance) a Joint Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC proposing a realignment of a portion of the 900MHz spectrum from narrowband to broadband.  If successful, we believe these initiatives could substantially enhance the capacity and capabilities of our spectrum.

Historically, we have been engaged in the development and sale of wireless communications applications, marketed primarily under the name pdvConnect.  We primarily offer these applications indirectly to the end users of two Tier 1 wireless communications carriers in the United States and, until July 2015, one international wireless communications carrier under licensing agreements between these carriers and us.  We also offer these applications directly to end users.

In May 2015, we completed a registered follow-on public offering of our common stock that resulted in the sale of 1,725,000 shares at a purchase price of $40.00 per share, which included 225,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option.  Net proceeds were approximately $64.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of

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contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Accordingly, our actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Further, to the extent that there are differences between our estimates and our actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving our judgments and estimates.

Revenue Recognition. Historically, we have derived our revenue from the sale of our pdvConnect workforce management solution to end-users. We market pdvConnect through our direct sales force and indirectly through two Tier I carriers in the United States and, until July 2015, through one international carrier. We have entered into standard reseller, co-marketing or licensing agreements with our carrier partners. We recognize the service revenue we derive from sales through our domestic carrier partners on a gross basis rather than on a net basis. For our international carrier partner, we recognized revenue on a net basis. We also sell certain applications directly to end-users through our direct sales force, which are billed and collected directly by us.  

In September 2014, Motorola paid us an upfront, fully-paid leasing fee of $7.5 million in order to lease a portion of our wireless spectrum licenses. The payment of the fee is accounted for as Deferred Revenue in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recognize leasing revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 840, Leases. The fee is being amortized straight-line over the lease term which is approximately ten years and which represents the time frame in which the benefits of the leased property are expected to be depleted.

We primarily market our recently launched DispatchPlus communication solutions indirectly through Motorola’s dealer network.  We enter into contract directly with the end users of our DispatchPlus communication solutions, includ ing those introduced to us through our indirect dealer network.

We evaluate certain transactions for the DispatchPlus service offering to determine whether they should be viewed as a Multiple Element Arrangement, as described in ASC Topic 605-25. Multiple deliverable arrangements are presumed to be bundled transactions , and the total consideration is measured and allocated to the separate transactions based on their relative selling price with certain limitations.  We have determined that the rental of user devices   in connection with service contracts for our DispatchPlus service are multiple deliverable arrangements.

Cost of revenue. Our cost of revenue relating to the sales of our pdvConnect software applications through our wireless carrier partners includes the portion of service revenue retained by our domestic carrier partners pursuant to our agreements with these parties, which may include network services, connectivity, SMS service and special equipment expenses, sales, marketing, billing and other ancillary services. With respect to our recently launched DispatchPlus service offering, we include in our cost of revenue the cost of operating our dispatch networks and our cloud-based solutions and to a lesser degree, the costs associated with the sales of the relevant user devices.

Sales and support expenses. We currently maintain a small sales force and have a standard sales commission program. This sales commission program provides a percentage-based commission for each sale of our pdvConnect and DispatchPlus solutions.  

Indirect Sales Commissions. For our DispatchPlus business, cash consideration given to an indirect sales representative is recorded as selling expenses when we receive an identifiable benefit exchange for the consideration and the fair value of such benefit can be reasonably estimated.  If we do not receive an identifiable benefit for the consideration, we record it as a reduction of revenue.  We compensate our indirect sales representatives with an upfront commission and residual fees based on an end-user customer’s continued use and payment for our network solutions. When a commission is earned solely due to the selling activity relating to our DispatchPlus network solution, the cost is recorded as a selling expense. We regularly review the estimated incentives payable to our indirect sales representatives and record them as accrued expenses on a monthly basis.

Product development expenses. We charge all product development costs to expense as incurred. Types of costs incurred in product development expenses include employee compensation, consulting, travel and facility costs along with equipment and technology costs.  

Stock compensation.   We account for stock options in accordance with US GAAP, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense, based on the estimated fair value of awards granted to employees and directors, which requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense in our statements of operations over the requisite service periods.  In the event the participant’s employment by or engagement with (as a director or

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otherwise) us terminate s before exercise of the options granted hereunder, the stock option granted to the participant shall immediately expire and all rights to purchase shares thereunder shall immediately cease and expire and be of no further force or effect, other than applicable exercise rights for vested option shares that may extend past the termination date as provided for in the participant’s applicable option award agreement. A dditionally, the Compensation Committee adopted an Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) in February 2015, and we subsequently entered into Severance Plan Participation Agreements with our executive officers and certain key employees.  In addition to providing participants with severance payments, the Severance Plan provides for accelerated vesting and extends the exercise period for outstanding equity awards if we terminate a participant’s service for reasons other than cause, death or disability or the participant terminates his or her service for good reason, whether before or after a change of control (each of such terms as defined in the Severance P lan) .

To calculate option-based compensation, we use a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Our determination of fair value of option-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables.

We have not attributed tax benefits to the share-based compensation expense because we maintain a full valuation allowance for all net deferred tax assets.

Allowance for doubtful accounts. An allowance for uncollectible receivables is estimated based on a combination of write-off history, aging analysis and any specific known troubled accounts. We review our allowance for uncollectible receivables on a quarterly basis. Past due balances meeting specific criteria are reviewed individually for collectability. At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, management provided an allowance of $600 and $7,977, respectively, for certain slow paying accounts.

Property and equipment. Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  

Intangible Assets Intangible assets are wireless licenses that will be used to provide the exclusive right to utilize designated radio frequency spectrum to provide wireless communication services. While licenses are issued for only a fixed time, generally ten years, such licenses are subject to renewal by the   FCC. License renewals have occurred routinely and at nominal cost. There are currently no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors that limit the useful life of our wireless licenses. As a result, the wireless licenses are treated as an indefinite-lived intangible asset and we will evaluate the useful life determination for wireless licenses each year to determine whether events and circumstances continue to su pport an indefinite useful life.

The licenses are tested for impair ment on an aggregate basis, as we will be utilizing the wireless licenses on an integrated basis as part of developing our nationwide network.  We perform the test of the fair values of the wireless licenses annually using a discounted cash flow approach.

Patent costs. Costs to acquire a patent on certain aspects of our technology have been capitalized. These amounts are amortized, subject to periodic evaluation for impairment, over statutory lives following award of the patent.

Income taxes. We follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, taxes consist of taxes currently payable plus those deferred due to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of certain assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when, in our management’s judgment, it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized.  

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. We recognize the effect of tax positions only when they are more likely than not to be sustained. Our management has determined that we had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations for periods prior to 2013.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of the financial results we will achieve in future periods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

  

2014

 

2015

 

2014

Operating Revenues

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Service revenue

  

$

652,918 

  

$

653,437 

  

$

1,923,599 

  

$

2,143,707 

Spectrum lease revenue

  

 

182,186 

  

 

182,186 

  

 

546,559 

  

 

212,551 

Other revenue

 

 

105,288 

 

 

 —

  

 

122,552 

  

 

 —

Total operating revenues

 

 

940,392 

 

 

835,623 

 

$

2,592,710 

 

$

2,356,258 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and service

 

 

906,291 

 

 

283,043 

 

 

1,772,050 

 

 

790,687 

Gross Profit

 

 

34,101 

 

 

552,580 

 

 

820,660 

 

 

1,565,571 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

3,843,378 

 

 

3,362,302 

 

 

12,154,625 

 

 

8,285,190 

Sales and support

 

 

1,118,630 

 

 

478,246 

 

 

2,815,312 

 

 

1,167,609 

Product development

 

 

341,129 

 

 

242,823 

 

 

982,226 

 

 

679,577 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,303,137 

 

 

4,083,371 

 

 

15,952,163 

 

 

10,132,376 

Loss from operations

 

 

(5,269,036)

 

 

(3,530,791)

 

 

(15,131,503)

 

 

(8,566,805)

Interest expense

 

 

(932)

 

 

 —

 

 

(932)

 

 

(570,737)

Interest income

 

 

26,151 

 

 

4,927 

 

 

77,664 

 

 

4,927 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,250 

 

 

 —

Net loss

 

$

(5,243,817)

 

$

(3,525,864)

 

$

(15,053,521)

 

$

(9,132,615)

Net loss per common share basic and diluted

 

$

(0.36)

 

$

(0.28)

 

$

(1.07)

 

$

(1.00)

Weighted-average common shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

 

 

14,375,441 

 

 

12,473,024 

 

 

14,084,506 

 

 

9,103,629 

 

Operating revenues. Service revenue remained flat at $0.65 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 over the same period in 2014.  Service revenue decreased $0.22 million, or 10.3%, for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 to $1.92 million from $2.14 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014.  The decrease in the nine month period can be attributed to higher customer churn in our pdvConnect business.  The overall $0.10 million or 12.5% increase in our operating revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2015 primarily resulted from our dispatch business, which includes service, equipment sales and rentals.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2015, the increase in our operating revenues of $0.23 million or 10.0% resulted from the revenue derived from the spectrum lease to Motorola that began on September 15, 2014, along with our recently started dispatch business.

Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2015 increased by approximately $0.63 million, or 220.2%, to $0.91 million from $0.28 million for three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily driven by the cost to maintain the launched network sites for our DispatchPlus business, the cost of handsets sold, and increased headcount to support the commercial deployment of this business. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 increased $0.98 million, or 124.1%, to $1.77 million from $0.79 million for the nine month period ended December 31, 2014.  The majority of the increase was driven by the launch and support of our DispatchPlus business.

Gross profit. Gross profit decreased by $0.52 million, or 93.8%, to $0.03 million from $0.55 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2015, gross profit decreased by $0.74 million, or 47.6%, to $0.82 million from $1.56 million for the nine month period ended December 31, 2014.  The primary driver of the decline of our gross profit for both the three and nine month periods resulted from the support costs for the new DispatchPlus business which we first began incurring in September 2014.  Also, contributing to the decline was our lower gross profit from

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sales of our applications through our international carrier partner.  The contract with our international carrier partner terminated in July 2015.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2015 increased by $0.48 million, or 14.3%, to $3.84 million from $3.36 million for three months ended December 31, 2014.  For the nine month period ended December 31, 2015, general and administrative expenses increased by $3.87 million, or 46.7%, to $12.15 million from $8.28 million for the nine month period ended December 31, 2014.  The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three and nine month periods of approximately $0.58 million and $1.77 million, respectively, is primarily due to our increase in headcount and related costs in order to support our new DispatchPlus business initiatives. For the three months ended December 31, 2015, we also had increased costs related to being a public company of $0.28 million.  The increases in this three month period were partially offset by $0.20 million of lower professional services and $0.27 million lower stock compensation expense.  For the nine month period ended December 31, 2015, in addition to the increased costs for headcount and related costs, we incurred $1.50 million in additional costs related to being a public company and $0.73 million in professional services. These increases in the nine month period were partially offset by $1.09 million in lower stock compensation expense.  

Sales and support expenses. Sales and support expenses increased by $0.64 million, or 133.9%, to $1.12 million for three months ended December 31, 2015 from $0.48 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014.  For the nine month period ended December 31, 2015, sales and support expenses increased by $1.65 million, or 141.1%, to $2.82 million from $1.17 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in expenses is due primarily to an increase in headcount and related costs along with the sales and marketing initiatives to support our new DispatchPlus business.  

Product development expenses. Product development expenses increased by $0.10 million, or 40.5%, to $0.34 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $0.24 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2015, product development expenses increased by $0.30 million, or 44.5%, to $0.98 million from $0.68 million for the nine month period ended December 31, 2014.  This increase for both periods was due primarily to an increase in headcount and the related costs.

Interest expense. Interest expense incurred for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 resulted from the promissory note entered into by us in the three months ended December 31, 2015 in exchange for wireless licenses.  The interest expense incurred during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, of $0.57 million was a result of the settlement of our outstanding debt obligations in September 2014 with affiliated entities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of $160.68 million.

Our accounts receivable are heavily concentrated in two of our carrier partners. As of December 31, 2015, our accounts receivable balance was approximately $500,000 of which approximately $256,000 was due from one third-party carrier and approximately $82,000 was due from another third-party carrier, or approximately 51% and 17%, respectively, of our outstanding accounts receivable balance.

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities was ($14.74) million for the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $3.80 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014. Net cash used in operating activities in 2015 resulted from the net loss of approximately $15.05 million and a decrease in Accounts payable and accrued expenses of $3.03 million, partially offset by reduced non-cash compensation expense of $3.59 million.  

Net cash used by investing activities . Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $9.30 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as compared to $91.95 million used for the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The net cash used in the nine months ended December 31, 2015 resulted from the continuing equipment purchases and construction costs related to the buildout of our network for our new DispatchPlus business of $7.94 million, along with the purchase of wireless licenses of $1.35 million. The majority of net cash used in investing activities used during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 resulted from a $90.3 million payment to Sprint for the spectrum licenses and related assets.  

Net cash from financing activities . Net cash from financing activities was $64.84 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and resulted almost entirely from the net proceeds from our follow-on public offering in May 2015.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the net cash from financing activities of approximately $211 million resulted

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from $202 million of the proceeds of our June 2014 private placement financing and $10.0 million from Motorola for an investment in us partially offset by our repayment of $1.1 million of our outstanding indebtedness in September 2014.

We intend to deploy our dedicated DispatchPlus networks in up to 20 major metropolitan areas throughout the United States.  We currently have seven markets with some level of service, including three markets that have been fully launched, Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta, and four more markets with sites in service (with additional market coverage sites to be launched), Philadelphia, Chicago, the greater New York area, and Washington/Baltimore.

We estimate that the total capital cost, including those amounts spent thus far, to deploy our network in 20 major metropolitan areas will range from $30 million to $40 million, which amount includes the cost of equipment, design and buildout of our networks plus the costs of hiring additional employees to support the rollout.

We are currently focusing the bulk of our resources and attention on refining and  i mproving our sales and marketing efforts i n the seven markets where we have either fully launched or have sites in service and on completing our initially planned coverage footprint in the four existing markets where sites still are to be deployed .  In these seven markets, we are testing various sales and marketing programs to determine the most cost-effective ways to acquire additional customers and increase revenue.  Although we have concentrated our sales, marketing and active deployment efforts on this initial group of markets, and have not yet begun to incur significant capital or operating expenses in the other markets that we have identified for potential deployment.  We have c ontinue d to get ready for the rollout of additional markets by preparing the network design and pursuing certain site development efforts in additional markets.  We believe this approach puts us in the best position to more quickly and effectively proceed with new market deploymen ts when the Company determine s it is ready to do so.

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors: including the timing and amount of the revenues we generate from our dispatch network services and other product offerings, the timing and extent of expenditures to support the rollout of our dispatch network, the development of new service offerings, sales and marketing activities, and our activities associated with increasing the value of our spectrum. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, including our available cash reserves, will be sufficient to satisfy our financial obligations through at least the next 12 months.

We cannot predict with certainty when, if ever, we will require additional capital to further fund our current business plan. Presently, we intend to cover our future operating expenses through cash on hand and from revenue derived primarily from our planned sales of our DispatchPlus network services and product offerings. With the recent commercial launch of markets (as noted above), revenues from our DispatchPlus business have just begun to be realized, and we have not recognized significant amounts of revenue from this business through the first nine months of our 2016 fiscal year. Nevertheless, we may experience greater than expected cash usage to support our operating activities and business plan and/or our revenues may be lower than, or take more time to develop than we anticipate. See “Item 1A-Risk Factors” of  our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on June 10, 2015, for risks and uncertainties that could cause our operating costs to be more than we currently anticipate and/or our revenue and operating results to be lower than we currently anticipate. As a result, we cannot provide assurance that we will not require additional funding in the future. In addition, we intend to acquire businesses, technologies or spectrum or license technologies from third parties for or in connection with our spectrum initiatives.  We may decide to raise additional capital through debt or equity financing to the extent we believe this is necessary to successfully complete these acquisitions or license these technologies or spectrum. However, we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available if and when needed, or that, if available, we can obtain financing on terms favorable to us and our stockholders. Any failure to obtain financing when required would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

Warranties . Our agreements with our customers generally include certain provisions for indemnifying them against liabilities if our services infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights or for other specified reasons.  

Off-balance sheet arrangements

As of December 31 and March 31, 2015, we did not have and do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.  

 

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Ite m 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our financial instruments consist of cash, cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable. We consider investments in highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, because of the short-term nature of the highly liquid instruments in our portfolio, a 10% change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material impact on our financial condition and/or results of operations.

Our operations are based in the United States and, accordingly, all of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. We are currently not exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency.

 

Ite m 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of such period. 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that no changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

 

 

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PA RT II – OTHER INFORMATION

Ite m 1.  Legal Proceedings

We are not involved in any material legal proceedings.

It em 1A.  Risk Factors.

In evaluating us and our common stock, we urge you to carefully consider the risks and other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2015. There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the risks discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Ite m 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Use of Proceeds

On May 18, 2015, we completed a public offering of our common stock in which we raised net proceeds of approximately $64.8 million.  We registered the shares of common stock issued in the offering on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-203681), which the SEC declared effective on May 12, 2015.  Through December 31, 2015, we have used approximately $2.8 million of the net proceeds from this offering.  We did not complete any transaction in which we paid any of these proceeds, directly or indirectly, to our directors or officers, to any person owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, to any associate of any of the foregoing, or to any of our affiliates.  There has been no material change in the expected uses of the net proceeds from the offering as described in our Registration Statement.

Ite m 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Ite m 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Ite m 5.  Other Information.

None.

Ite m 6.  Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.

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SIG NATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pdvWIRELESS ,   INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 16, 2016

 

/s/   John   Pescatore

 

 

 

John   Pescatore

 

 

 

President   and   Chief   Executive   Officer

(Principal   Executive   Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/   Timothy   Gray

 

 

 

Timothy Gray

 

 

 

Chief   Financial   Officer

(Principal   Financial   and   Accounting   Officer)

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
No.

Description of Exhibit

 

 

    3.1(1)

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of pdvWireless , Inc. (the “Company” )

 

 

    3.2(2)

Certificate of Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company

 

 

    3. 3 (1)

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company

 

 

    4.1(1)

Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Company

 

 

    4.2(1)

Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 10, 2014, by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s executive officers named therein, and FBR Capital Markets & Co., on behalf of the investors participating in the June 2014 private placement.

 

 

    4.3(1)

Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated October 2010, by and among the Company and investors named therein

 

 

    4.4(1)

Amendment and Waiver of Rights under Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, approved May 30, 2014, by and among the Company and the investors named therein

 

 

 

 

    4.6(1)

Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 15, 2014, by and between the Company and Machine License Holding, LLC.

    

 

    10.1+

Executive Form of Performance- B ased Stock Option Agreement and Grant Notice under the 2014 Stock Plan

 

 

    10.2+

Executive Form of Performance- B ased Restricted Stock Units Agreement and Grant Notice under the 2014 Stock Plan

 

 

    10.3+

Non-employee Director F or m of Restricted Stock Award Agreement and Grant Notice under the 2014 Stock Plan

 

 

    10.4+

Executive Form of Time- B ased Stock Option Agreement and Grant Notice under the 2014 Stock Plan

 

 

    10.5+

Executive Form of Time- B ased Restricted Stock Award Agreement and Grant Notice under the 2014 Stock Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

  31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

  32.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

  32.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-201156), filed with the SEC on December 19, 2014.

 

(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36827), filed with the SEC on November 5, 2015.

 

 


 

Table of Contents

 

+   Management Contract or Compensatory Plan

 

* The certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

   

 


Exhibit 10.1

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF

PERFORMANCE-BASED STOCK OPTION

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ) , has granted to the Participant an option (the Option ) to purchase that number of shares of the Company’s common stock set forth below   (the “ Option Shares ”) pursuant to the pdvWireless , Inc.   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ) on the following terms and conditions.  All capitalization terms used herein that are not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan , except as provided in a Superseding Agreement .

 

 

 

 

 

Participant:

______________

Award No.:

__________

Date of Grant:

______________

Number of Option Shares:

______________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Stock Option Agreement.

Exercise Price per Share:

$ ______________

Option Expiration Date:

The tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant .

Tax Status of Option:

Nonstatutory Stock Option.   (Enter “ Incentive ” or “ Nonstatutory .”   If blank, this Option will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.)

Vesting Condition:

Except as otherwise specified below, the Option Shares shall fully vest contingent upon the Company's satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before January 13, 2020:  (A) achievement of a Final Order (as defined below) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) providing for the creation and allocation of licenses for spectrum in the 900 MHz band consisting of paired blocks of contiguous spectrum, each containing at least 3 MHz of contiguous spectrum, authorized for broadband wireless communications uses and (B) the lack of objection by the Company's Board of Directors to the terms and conditions  (including, but not limited to, the rebanding, clearing and relocation procedures, license assignment and award mechanisms, and technical and operational rules) set forth or referenced in the Final Order.

The term “Final Order” shall mean a written action or decision of the FCC as to which forty-five (45) days shall have elapsed from date of publication of such action or decision in the Federal Register without any filing of any adverse request, petition or appeal by any third party or by the FCC on its own motion with respect to such action or decision, or, if challenged, such FCC action or decision shall have been reaffirmed or upheld and the applicable period for seeking further administrative or judicial review shall have expired without the filing of any action, petition or request for further review.    

 


 

Extension of Eligibility / Accelerated Vesting:

Termination Before Change of Control : N otwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement, the Plan or the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”), if the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason more than six months before a Change of Control, then this Award shall remain outstanding (and shall not terminate) and the Participant shall continue to be eligible to obtain Vested Option Shares under this Award if the Vesting Conditions set forth above are satisfied, provided, however, that the vesting and exercise of any Option Shares shall be conditioned upon Participant’s compliance with Sections 5(d), 5(e), 5(f) and 5(g) of the Executive Severance Plan.  The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this section shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

 

Termination After Change of Control : I f the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason (a) within six months before a Change of Control or (b) within 24 months after a Change of Control, then this Award shall vest in accordance with the applicable provisions and conditions provided for in Sections 5(b) through 5(g) of the Executive Severance Plan. The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this section shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

 

Superseding Agreement:

Any employment agreement between the Company and Participant or any severance plan adopted by the Board in which Participant agrees to participate in (including the Executive Severance Plan) shall be deemed a Superseding Agreement, and the terms set forth in such employment agreement or severance plan (including the Executive Severance Plan) shall supersede and replace the terms set forth in this Notice of Grant, the accompanying Stock Option Agreement and the Plan.  

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Option is governed by this Notice of Grant and by the provisions of the   Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document, and by the Superseding Agreement, if any.   The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, the Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Notice of Grant .   The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions

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of the Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

 

 

 

PDVWIRELESS, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: ____________________________________

___________________________________

Name: _________________________________

Signature

Title:   __________________________________

___________________________________

 

Date

Address:

3 Garret Mountain

___________________________________

 

Suite 401

Address

 

Woodland Park , NJ 07 424

___________________________________

 

ATTACHMENTS: 2014 Stock Plan , as amended to the Date of Grant; Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement; Exercise Notice; and Plan Prospectus

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

PDVWIRELESS

PERFORMANCE-BASED
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
( Executive Form)

pdvWireless , Inc. (the Company ) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Performance-Based Stock Option (the Notice of Grant ) to which this Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement (the Option Agreement ) is attached an option (the Option ) to purchase certain shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Stock ”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Grant and this Option Agreement. The Option has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the pdvWireless , Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Notice of Grant, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of, and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with, the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of shares issuable pursuant to the Option (the Plan Prospectus ) , (b) accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “ Committee ”) upon any questions arising under the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement or the Plan.

1. Definitions and Construction .

1.1 Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Notice of Grant (including any Superseding Agreement) or the Plan.

1.2 Construction . Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2. Tax Consequences .

2.1 Tax Status of Option . This Option is intended to have the tax status designated in the Notice of Grant.

(a) Incentive Stock Option . If the Notice of Grant so designates, this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Company does not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The Participant should consult with the Participant s own tax advisor regarding the tax effects of this Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on which you

 


 

cease to be an Employee (other than by reason of your death or permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)

(b) Nonstatutory Stock Option. If the Notice of Grant so designates, this Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

2.2 ISO Fair Market Value Limitation.   If the Notice of Grant designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option , then to the extent that the Option (together with all Incentive Stock Options granted to the Participant under all stock option plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) becomes exercisable for the first time during any calendar year for shares having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section  2.2 , options designated as Incentive Stock Options are taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of Stock is determined as of the time the option with respect to such Stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section  2.2 , such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If the Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section  2.2 , the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such portion shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option (that is, the Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus the aggregate exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options you hold (whether granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Participating Company Group) is greater than $100,000, you should contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option.)

3. Administration .

All questions of interpretation concerning the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Option shall be determined by the Committee. All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Option, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Option or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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4. Exercise of the Option .

4.1 Right to Exercise . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option shall be exerc isable on and after the Vesting Date and prior to the termination of the Option (as provided in Section  6 ) in an amount not to exceed the number of Vested Shares less the number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Section  9 .

4.2 Method of Exercise .   Exercise of the Option shall be by means of electronic or written notice (the Exercise Notice ) in a form authorized by the Company.   An electronic Exercise Notice must be digitally signed or authenticated by the Participant in such manner as required by the notice and transmitted to the Company or an authorized representative of the Company (including a third-party administrator designated by the Company).   In the event that the Participant is not authorized or is unable to provide an electronic Exercise Notice, the Option shall be exercised by a written Exercise Notice addressed to the Company, which shall be signed by the Participant and delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may permit, to the Company, or an authorized representative of the Company (including a third-party administrator designated by the Company).   Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such other representations and agreements as to the Participant’s investment intent with respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this Option Agreement.   Further, each Exercise Notice must be received by the Company prior to the termination of the Option as set forth in Section  6 and must be accompanied by full payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased.   The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized . Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Company and subject to the limitations contained in Section  4.3(b) , by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Net-Exercise, or (3) a Stock Tender Exercise; or (iii) by any combination of the foregoing.

(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration. The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedure providing for payment of the Exercise Price through any of the means described below, including with respect to the Participant notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to others.

(i) Cashless Exercise. A Cashless Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker in a form acceptable to the Company providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the Option in an

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amount not less than the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

(ii) Net-Exercise. A Net-Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice electing a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option by the largest whole number of shares having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance of such aggregate Exercise Price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. Following a Net-Exercise, the number of shares remaining subject to the Option, if any, shall be reduced by the sum of (1) the net number of shares issued to the Participant upon such exercise, and (2) the number of shares deducted by the Company for payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(iii) Stock Tender Exercise. A Stock Tender Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice accompanied by (1) the Participant’s tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant’s payment to the Company in cash of the remaining balance of such aggregate Exercise Price not satisfied by such shares’ Fair Market Value. A Stock Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company s Stock. If required by the Company, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

4.4 Tax Withholding .

(a) In General. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in connection with the Option. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group have been satisfied by the Participant.

(b) Withholding in Shares . The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations upon exercise of the Option by deducting from the shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon such exercise a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the amount

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of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

4.5 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration . The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Except as provided by the preceding sentence, a certificate for the shares as to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares . The grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE PARTICIPANT IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTICIPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

4.7 Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.

5. Nontransferability of the Option .

During the lifetime of the Participant, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. The Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent provided in Section  7 , may be exercised by the Participant s legal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

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6. Termination of the Option .

Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement, t he Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised after the first to occur of (a) the close of business on the Option Expiration Date, (b) the close of business on the last date for exercising the Option following termination of the Participant s Service as described in Section  7 , or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in Section  8 .

7. Effect of Termination of Service .

7.1 Option Exercisability.   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement, t he Option shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period as determined below and thereafter shall terminate. The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

(a) Retirement. If the Participant s Service terminates other than for Cause after the Participant has both (i) attained age sixty (60) and (ii) completed ten (10) years of continuous Service to the Company (such combination of age and continuous Service, “ Retirement Eligibility ”), the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Disability . If the Participant s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of three ( 3 )   years after the date on which the Participant s Service terminated (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant after the Participant achieves Retirement Eligibility, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.

(c) Death .   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) years after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated   (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Participant dies during the three-month period provided by Section  7.1(f) or during the period provided by Section  7.1(b) , the Option, to the

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extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) years after the date of the Participant’s death   (provided that Participant’s legal representative or other person may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date; or (ii)  if the Participant s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant after the Participant achieves Retirement Eligibility, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death a any time prior to the Option Expiration Date .

(d) Termination for Cause.   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement and n otwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement   to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause ,   the Participant may exercise those Vested Shares as of the date Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated for Cause , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date .    

(e) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason .     Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement, i f the Company terminates Participant’s Service without Cause or if Participant’s Service is terminated by the Participant for Good Reason ,   Participant may exercise those Vested Shares as of the date Participant’s Service is terminated at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated   (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date

(f) Other Termination of Service .   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement,  i f the Participant’s Service terminates for any r eason not covered by Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) or 3(d), the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares by the Participant on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any t ime prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law . Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of the Participant’s Service for Cause, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section  7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section  4.6 , the Option shall remain exercisable until the later of (a) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions, or (b) the end of the applicable time period under Section  7.1 , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

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8. Effect of Change in Control .

Subject in all cases to any accelerated vesting provisions provided in the Notice of Grant or any Superseding Agreement , i n the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Committee determines to cash out the Option in accordance with Section 13.1(c) of the Plan, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the Acquiror ), may, without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under all or any portion of the Option or substitute for all or any portion of the Option a substantially equivalent option for the Acquiror’s stock. For purposes of this Section, the Option or any portion thereof shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to such portion of the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock) ; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Stock subject to the Option, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. The Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of the Change in Control.

9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number, Exercise Price and kind of shares subject to the Option, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Option. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. In no event may the Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the Stock subject to the Option. The Committee in its sole discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of the Option to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems appropriate.   All adjustments pursuant

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to this Section shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant .

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section  9 . If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant s Service as a Director, an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.

11. Notice of Sales Upon Disqualifying Disposition .

The Participant shall dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option only in accordance with the provisions of this Option Agreement. In addition, if the Notice of Grant designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option , the Participant shall (a) promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Company if the Participant disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option within one (1) year after the date the Participant exercises all or part of the Option or within two (2) years after the Date of Grant and (b) provide the Company with a description of the circumstances of such disposition. Until such time as the Participant disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Company, the Participant shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the Participant s name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year period immediately after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period immediately after Date of Grant. At any time during the one-year or two-year periods set forth above, the Company may place a legend on any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the transfer agent for the Company s Stock to notify the Company of any such transfers. The obligation of the Participant to notify the Company of any such transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.

12. Legends .

The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of Stock subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

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THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 422 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“ISO ). IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AFFORDED TO ISOs, THE SHARES SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO [ INSERT DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION DATE HERE ]. SHOULD THE REGISTERED HOLDER ELECT TO TRANSFER ANY OF THE SHARES PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND FOREGO ISO TAX TREATMENT, THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY. THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION IN THE REGISTERED HOLDER S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE) PRIOR TO THIS DATE OR UNTIL TRANSFERRED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

 

13. Miscellaneous Provisions .

13.1 Termination or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section  8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Further Instruments. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Option Agreement.

13.3 Binding Effect. This Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.4 Delivery of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Notice of Grant or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

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(a) Description of Electronic Delivery . The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically. In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically the Notice of Grant and Exercise Notice called for by Section  4.2 to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section  13.4(a) of this Option Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Notice of Grant and Exercise Notice, as described in Section  13.4(a) . The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing. The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. Similarly, the Participant u nderstands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.4(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if the Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail. Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.4(a) .

13.5 Integrated Agreement. The Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding Agreement, if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter. To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Notice of Grant, the Option Agreement and the Plan shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.6 Applicable Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between New Jersey residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey .

13.7 Counterparts. The Notice of Grant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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Exhibit 10.2

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF

PERFORMANCE-BASED

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc. (the Company )   has granted to the Participant a performance-based award (the Award )   for restricted stock units (each a “ Unit ”)   pursuant to the pdvWireless   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), each of which represents the right to receive on the applicable Settlement Date one (1) share of common stock of the Company ( the  “ Stock ”) , as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant:

___________________

Employee ID:

___________

Date of Grant:

___________________

Total Number of Units:

________________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement.

Settlement Date:

Except as provided by the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement, the Settlement D ate for a Unit shall be the day on which such Unit becomes a Vested Unit.

Vesting Conditions:

Except as otherwise specified below,  t he Units shall fully vest contingent upon the Company's satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before January 13, 2020:  (A) achievement of a Final Order (as defined below) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) providing for the creation and allocation of licenses for spectrum in the 900 MHz band consisting of paired blocks of contiguous spectrum, each containing at least 3 MHz of contiguous spectrum, authorized for broadband wireless communications uses and (B) the lack of objection by the Company's Board of Directors to the terms and conditions  (including, but not limited to, the rebanding, clearing and relocation procedures, license assignment and award mechanisms, and technical and operational rules) set forth or referenced in the Final Order.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and as provided for in the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement, if the vesting of the Units would otherwise occur on a date that is closed for trading under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, the vesting shall be automatically deemed to occur on the next trading day on which the sale of shares of common stock by the Participant in the open market would be permitted under the Company's Insider Trading Policy Units that have vested shall be referred to herein as “ Vested Units ”.

The term “Final Order” shall mean a written action or decision of the FCC as to which forty-five (45) days shall have elapsed from date of publication of such action or decision in the Federal Register without any filing of any adverse request, petition or appeal by any third party or by the FCC on its own motion with respect to such action or decision, or, if challenged, such FCC action or decision shall have been reaffirmed or upheld and the applicable period for seeking further administrative or judicial review shall have expired without the filing of any action, petition or request for further review.

 


 

Extension of Eligibility / Accelerated Vesting:

Termination Before a Change of Control :   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement, the Plan or the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”), if the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason more than six months before a Change of Control, then this Award shall remain outstanding (and shall not terminate) and the Participant shall continue to be eligible to obtain Vested Units under this Award if the Vesting Conditions set forth above are satisfied, provided, however, that the vesting and settlement of any Units shall be conditioned upon Participant’s compliance with Sections 5(d), 5(e), 5(f) and 5(g) of the Executive Severance Plan.  The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this section shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

 

Termination After a Change of Control :   If the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason (a) within six months before a Change of Control or (b) within 24 months after a Change of Control, then this Award shall vest in accordance with the applicable provisions and conditions provided for in Sections 5(b) through 5(g) of the Executive Severance Plan. The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this section shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

 

Superseding Agreement:

Any employment agreement between the Company and Participant or any severance plan adopted by the Board in which Participant agrees to participate in, including the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, shall be deemed a Superseding Agreement, and the terms set forth in such employment agreement or severance plan, including an Executive Severance Plan Participation Agreement,  shall supersede and replace the terms set forth in this Notice of Grant, the accompanying Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan.

 

 

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Aw ard is governed by this Notice of Grant and by the provisions of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document, and by the Superseding Agreement, if any.   The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Notice of Grant .   The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions.

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PDVWIRELESS, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: ________________________________

____________________________________

[Name]

Signature

[Title]

____________________________________

 

Date

Address:

3 Garret Mountain Plaza

____________________________________

 

Suite 401

Address

 

Woodland Park, NJ 07424

____________________________________

 

ATTACHMENTS: 2014 Stock Plan , as amended to the Date of Grant ;   Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement and Plan Prospectus

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Exhibit 10.2

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

PERFORMANCE-BASED

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc.   (the “ Company ”) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (the Notice of Grant ) to which this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement (the Agreement ) is attached an Award consisting of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (each a Unit ) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Grant and this Agreement.   The Award has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms conditions of the pdvWireless   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.   By signing the Notice of Grant , the Participant : (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the shares issuable pursuant to the Award (the Plan Prospectus ) , (b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Notice of Grant , this Agreement or the Plan.

1. Definitions and Construction .

1.1 Definitions .   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Notice of Grant or the Plan.

1.2 Construction .   Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.   Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.   Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2. Administration .

All questions of interpretation concerning the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Committee.   All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith.   Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Award or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award.   Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

 


 

3. The Award .

3.1 Grant of Units.   On the Date of Grant, the Participant shall acquire, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Total Number of Units set forth in the Notice of Grant , subject to adjustment as provided in Section  9 .   Each Unit represents a right to receive on a date determined in accordance with the Notice of Grant and this Agreement one (1) share of Stock.

3.2 No Monetary Payment Required.   The Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) as a condition to receiving the Units or shares of Stock issued upon vesting or settlement of the Units, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Units.

3.3 Issuance of Stock in Compliance with Law .  The issuance of the Stock shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.  No Stock shall be issued hereunder if their issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed.  The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Stock shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.  As a condition to the issuance of the Stock, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

4. Vesting of Units .

Units acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall become Vested Units as provided in the Notice of Grant .   For purposes of determining the number of Vested Units following an Ownership Change Event, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after the Ownership Change Event.

5. Company Reacquisition Right .

5.1 Grant of Company Reacquisition Right.   Except to the extent otherwise provided by the Superseding Agreement, if any, in the event that the Participant s Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire all Units which are not, as of the time of such termination, Vested Units ( Unvested Units ) , and the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment therefor (the Company Reacquisition Right ).

5.2 Ownership Change Event , Non-Cash Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments .   Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to

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the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property, or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section  9 ,   any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant s ownership of Unvested Units shall be immediately subject to the Company Reacquisition Right and included in the terms “ Units ” and “Unvested Units ” for all purposes of the Company Reacquisition Right with the same force and effect as the Unvested Units immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, as the case may be.   For purposes of determining the number of Vested Units following an Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after any such event.

6. Settlement of the Award .

6.1 Issuance of Shares of Stock .   Subject to the provisions of Section  3.3 , the Company shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Unit to be settled on such date one (1) share of Stock.   The Settlement Date with respect to a Unit shall be the date on which such Unit becomes a Vested Unit   as provided by the Notice of Grant (an Original Settlement Date ); provided, however, that if the Original Settlement Date would occur on (i) a date which is not a business day, the Settlement Date shall occur on the next business day or (ii) a date on which a sale by the Participant of the shares to be issued in settlement of the Vested Units would violate the then applicable Insider Trading Policy of the Company or on a date which a sale is not otherwise not permitted , the Settlement Date for such Vested Units shall be deferred until the next day on which the sale of such shares by the Participant would not violate the then applicable Insider Trading Policy , but in any event on or before the 15th day of the third calendar month following fiscal year of the Original Settlement Date.   Shares of Stock issued in settlement of Units shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required pursuant to Section  3.3 , Section  7 or the Company’s then applicable Insider Trading Policy .

6.2 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration .   The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award with the Company’s transfer agent, including any successor transfer agent, to be held in book entry form , or to deposit such shares for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice.   Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the s hares acquired by the Participant shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

6.3 Fractional Shares .   The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the settlement of the Award.

7. Tax Withholding .

7.1 In General.   At the time the Notice of Grant is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding

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from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant , and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, the vesting of Units or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement thereof.   The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Participant .

7.2 Assignment of Sale Proceeds.   Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company’s Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company providing for delivery by the Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon settlement of Units.

7.3 Withholding in Shares.   The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations by deducting from the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

8. Effect of Change in Control .

Subject in all cases to any accelerated vesting provisions provided in the Notice of Grant and any Superseding Agreement, i n the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Committee determines to cash out the Award in accordance with Section 13.1(c) of the Plan, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “ Acquiror ”), may , without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under   all or any portion of the outstanding Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror’s stock.   For purposes of this Section, a Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled  ( and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock) ; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon settlement of the Unit to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control.   The Award shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation or the Change in Control to the extent that Units subject to the Award are neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor settled as of the time of the Change in Control.

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9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Section 409A to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Units subject to the Award and/or the number and kind of shares or other property to be issued in settlement of the Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Award.   For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.”   Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of Units acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all Units originally acquired hereunder.   Any fractional Unit or share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.   Such adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant .

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares which may be issued in settlement of this Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).   No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section  9 .   If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term.   Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant’ s Service at any time.

11. Legends .

The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.   The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section.

 

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12. Compliance with Section 409A .

It is intended that any election, payment or benefit which is made or provided pursuant to or in connection with this Award that may result in Section 409A Deferred Compensation shall comply in all respects with the applicable requirements of Section 409A (including applicable regulations or other administrative guidance thereunder, as determined by the Committee in good faith) to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non ‑compliance.   In connection with effecting such compliance with Section 409A, the following shall apply:

12.1 Separation from Service; Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee.   Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, no amount payable pursuant to this Agreement   on account of the Participant’s termination of Service which constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A (the Section 409A Regulations ) shall be paid unless and until the Participant has incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations.   Furthermore, to the extent that the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service, no amount that constitutes a deferral of compensation which is payable on account of the Participant’s separation from service shall be paid to the Participant before the date (the Delayed Payment Date ) which is first day of the seventh month after the date of the Participant’s separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death following such separation from service.   All such amounts that would, but for this Section , become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date will be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.

12.2 Other Changes in Time of Payment .   Neither the Participant nor the Company shall take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any benefits under this Agreement in any manner which would not be in compliance with the Section 409A Regulations .

12.3 Amendments to Comply with Section 409A; Indemnification.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary , the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement , to void or amend any election made by the Participant under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such m anner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be nece ssary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A   Regulations without prior notice to or consent of the Participant.   The Participant hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by the Participant in connection with the Award, including as a result of the application of Section 409A.

12.4 Advice of Independent Tax Advisor.   The Company has not obtained a tax ruling or other confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service with regard to the application of Section 409A to the Award , and the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement will avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant , including as a result of the application of Section 409A   to the Award .   The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has been advised to seek the advice of his or her own independent tax advisor prior to entering into this Agreement

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and is not relying upon any representations of the Company or any of its agents as to the effect of or the advisability of entering into this Agreement .

13. Miscellaneous Provisions .

13.1 Termination or Amendment.   The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section  8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or government regulation, including, but not limited to, Section 409A .   No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Nontransferability of the Award.   Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock on the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Units subject to this Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.   All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

13.3 Further Instruments.   The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

13.4 Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.5 Delivery of Documents and Notices.   Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Notice of Grant or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

(a) Description of Electronic Delivery .   The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.   In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically the Notice of Grant to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time.   Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the

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delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery.   The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section  13.5(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Notice of Grant , as described in Section  13.5(a) .   The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing.   The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.   Similarly, the Participant u nderstands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.   The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail.   Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) .

13.6 Clawback Policy .     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all Units payable or s hares of Stock issued in settlement of this Award shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Company from time to time (including, but not limited to, any policy adopted in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other Applicable Laws), regardless of whether the policy is adopted after the date on which the Units are granted, vest, or are settled by the issuance of s hares of Stock .

13.7 Integrated Agreement.   The Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding Agreement, if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter.   To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan shall survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.8 Applicable Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between New Jersey residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey .

13.9 Counterparts.   The Notice of Grant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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Exhibit 10.3

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK

(Non-Employee Director)

 

The Participant has been granted a Restricted Stock Award (the Award ) pursuant to the pdvWireless, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the Plan )   f or   the number of shares listed below (the “ Shares ”) of the common stock (the “ Stock ”) of pdv Wireless , Inc. (the Company ) , as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant:

[ Name of Non-Employee Director ]

 

 

Date of Grant:

November 4, 2015

Total Number of Shares:

2,282 shares of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided by the Restricted Stock Agreement.

Fair Market Value per Share on Grant Date:


$28.49

Vested Conditions:

The Shares will vest on the earlier of (a) immediately prior to the commencement of the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or (b) 12 months from the Date of Grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the vesting date would otherwise occur on a date that is closed for trading under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, the vesting of the restricted stock shall be automatically delayed and deemed to occur on the next trading day on which the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market would be permitted under the Insider Trading Policy.

Accelerated Vesting:

The Shares shall be subject to accelerated vesting in the event of (a) a n Change in Control of the Company or (b) the director’s death, resignation or removal from the Board without cause.

Superseding Agreement:

The terms and conditions of a Superseding Agreement (if any) to which the Participant is a party shall, notwithstanding any provision of the Restricted Stock Agreement to the contrary, supersede any inconsistent term or condition set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement to the extent intended by such Superseding Agreement.

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Award is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement, both of which are made part of this document.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

PDVWIRELESS, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: __________________________________________

__________________________________________

John Pescatore

Signature

Chief Executive Officer and President

__________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

3 Garret Mountain Plaza

__________________________________________

 

Suite 401

Address

 

Woodland Park, NJ 07424

__________________________________________

 

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

 

pdvWireless , Inc. (the Company ) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock (the Grant Notice ) to which this Restricted Stock Agreement (the Agreement ) is attached an Award consisting of Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  The Award has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the pdvWireless 2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.  By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant : (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Shares (the Plan Prospectus ) , (b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan.

 

1. Definitions and Construction .

1.1 Definitions .  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Grant Notice or the Plan .

1.2 Construction .  Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.  Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.  Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2. Administration .

All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Committee.  All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith.  Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Award or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award.  Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.


 

3. The Award .

3.1 Grant and Issuance of Shares.  On the Date of Grant, the Participant shall acquire and the Company shall issue, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a number of Shares equal to the Total Number of Shares.  As a condition to the issuance of the Shares, the Participant shall execute and deliver the Grant Notice to the Company, and, if required by the Company, an Assignment Separate from Certificate duly endorsed (with date and number of shares blank) in the form provided by the Company.

3.2 No Monetary Payment Required.  The Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other than to satisfy applicable tax withholding, if any, with respect to the issuance or vesting of the Shares) as a condition to receiving the Shares, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Shares issued pursuant to the Award.

3.3 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration .  The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit the Shares with the Company’s transfer agent, including any successor transfer agent, to be held in book entry form during the term of the Escrow pursuant to Section  6 .  Furthermore, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit, following the term of such Escrow, for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice any or all Shares which are no longer subject to such Escrow.  Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the Shares shall be registered in the name of the Participant , or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant .

3.4 Issuance of Shares in Compliance with Law .  The issuance of the Shares shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.  No Shares shall be issued hereunder if their issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed.  The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Shares shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.  As a condition to the issuance of the Shares, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

4. Vesting of Shares .

Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall become Vested Shares as provided in the Grant Notice.  For purposes of determining the number of Vested Shares following an Ownership Change Event, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is

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a Participating Company both before and after the Ownership Change Event.

5. Company Reacquisition Right .

5.1 Grant of Company Reacquisition Right .     Except as provided in the Grant Notice and except to the extent otherwise provided by the Superseding Agreement, if any, i n the event that (a) the Participant s Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without c ause, or (b) the Participant, the Participant s legal representative, or other holder of the Shares, attempts to sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (other than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event), including, without limitation, any transfer to a nominee or agent of the Participant, any Shares which are not Vested Shares ( Unvested Shares ), the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire the Unvested Shares, and the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment therefor (the Company Reacquisition Right ) .

5.2 Ownership Change Event, Non-Cash Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments .  Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property, or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section  9 , any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant s ownership of Unvested Shares shall be immediately subject to the Company Reacquisition Right and included in the terms “Shares,” “Stock” and “Unvested Shares” for all purposes of the Company Reacquisition Right with the same force and effect as the Unvested Shares immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, as the case may be.  For purposes of determining the number of Vested Shares following an Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after any such event.

5.3 Obligation to Repay Certain Cash Dividends and Distributions.  The Participant shall, at the discretion of the Company, be obligated to promptly repay to the Company upon termination of the Participant’s Service any dividends and other distributions paid to the Participant in cash with respect to Unvested Shares reacquired by the Company pursuant to the Company Reacquisition Right.

6. Escrow .

6.1 Appointment of Agent.  To ensure that Shares subject to the Company Reacquisition Right will be available for reacquisition, the Participant and the Company hereby appoint the Secretary of the Company, or any other person designated by the Company, as their agent and as attorney-in-fact for the Participant (the Agent ) to hold any and all Unvested Shares and to sell, assign and transfer to the Company any such Unvested Shares reacquired by the Company pursuant to the Company Reacquisition Right.  The Participant understands that appointment of the Agent is a material inducement to make this Agreement and that such appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.  The Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Agent may do or omit to do hereunder as escrow agent, agent for the Company, or

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attorney in fact for the Participant while acting in good faith and in the exercise of the Agent’s own good judgment, and any act done or omitted by the Agent pursuant to the advice of the Agent’s own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.  The Agent may rely upon any letter, notice or other document executed by any signature purporting to be genuine and may resign at any time.

6.2 Establishment of Escrow .  The Participant authorizes the Company to deposit the Unvested Shares with the Company’s transfer agent to be held in book entry form, as provided in Section  3.3 , and the Participant agrees to deliver to and deposit with the Agent each certificate, if any, evidencing the Shares and, if required by the Company, an Assignment Separate from Certificate with respect to such book entry shares and each such certificate duly endorsed (with date and number of Shares blank) in the form attached to this Agreement, to be held by the Agent under the terms and conditions of this Section  6 (the Escrow ).  Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property (other than regular, periodic dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company, as described in Section  9 , any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which the Participant is entitled by reason of his or her ownership of the Shares that remain, following such Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or change described in Section  9 , subject to the Company Reacquisition Right shall be immediately subject to the Escrow to the same extent as the Shares immediately before such event.  The Company shall bear the expenses of the Escrow.

6.3 Delivery of Shares to Participant .  The Escrow shall continue with respect to any Shares for so long as such Shares remain subject to the Company Reacquisition Right.  Upon termination of the Company Reacquisition Right with respect to Shares, the Company shall so notify the Agent and direct the Agent to deliver such number of Shares to the Participant.  As soon as practicable after receipt of such notice, the Agent shall cause the Shares specified by such notice to be delivered to the Participant, and the Escrow shall terminate with respect to such Shares.

7. Tax Matters .

7.1 Tax Withholding.

(a) In General.  At the time the Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, including, without limitation, obligations arising upon (a) the transfer of Shares to the Participant, (b) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any Shares, (c) the filing of an election to recognize tax liability, or (d) the transfer by the Participant of any Shares.  The Company shall have no obligation to deliver the Shares or to release any Shares from the Escrow established pursuant to Section  6 until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Participant .

(b) Assignment of Sale Proceeds .  Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company’s Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the Company, the

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Participant may satisfy the Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company providing for delivery by the Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares becoming Vested Shares on a Vesting Date as provided in the Grant Notice.

(c) Withholding in Shares.  The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations by withholding a number of whole, Vested Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant or by the Participant’s tender to the Company of a number of whole, Vested Shares or vested shares acquired otherwise than pursuant to the Award having, in any such case, a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

7.2 Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code.

(a) The Participant understands that Section 83 of the Code taxes as ordinary income the difference between the amount paid for the Shares, if anything, and the fair market value of the Shares as of the date on which the Shares are “substantially vested,” within the meaning of Section 83.  In this context, “substantially vested” means that the right of the Company to reacquire the Shares pursuant to the Company Reacquisition Right has lapsed.  The Participant understands that he or she may elect to have his or her taxable income determined at the time he or she acquires the Shares rather than when and as the Company Reacquisition Right lapses by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service no later than thirty (30) days after the date of acquisition of the Shares.  The Participant understands that failure to make a timely filing under Section 83(b) will result in his or her recognition of ordinary income, as the Company Reacquisition Right lapses, on the difference between the purchase price, if anything, and the fair market value of the Shares at the time such restrictions lapse.  The Participant further understands, however, that if Shares with respect to which an election under Section 83(b) has been made are forfeited to the Company pursuant to its Company Reacquisition Right, such forfeiture will be treated as a sale on which there is realized a loss equal to the excess (if any) of the amount paid (if any) by the Participant for the forfeited Shares over the amount realized (if any) upon their forfeiture.  If the Participant has paid nothing for the forfeited Shares and has received no payment upon their forfeiture, the Participant understands that he or she will be unable to recognize any loss on the forfeiture of the Shares even though the Participant incurred a tax liability by making an election under Section 83(b).

(b) The Participant understands that he or she should consult with his or her tax advisor regarding the advisability of filing with the Internal Revenue Service an election under Section 83(b) of the Code, which must be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the acquisition of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.  Failure to file an election under Section 83(b), if appropriate, may result in adverse tax consequences to the Participant.  The Participant acknowledges that he or she has been advised to consult with a tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to the Participant of the acquisition of Shares hereunder.  ANY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) THE PARTICIPANT WISHES TO MAKE MUST BE FILED NO

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LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE PARTICIPANT ACQUIRES THE SHARES.  THIS TIME PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED.  THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TIMELY FILING OF A SECTION 83(b) ELECTION IS THE PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN IF THE PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO FILE SUCH ELECTION ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.

(c) The Participant will notify the Company in writing if the Participant files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.  The Company intends, in the event it does not receive from the Participant evidence of such filing, to claim a tax deduction for any amount which would otherwise be taxable to the Participant in the absence of such an election.

8. Effect of Change in Control .

In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the Acquiror ), may, without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under the Award or substitute for the Award a substantially equivalent award for the Acquiror’s stock.  For purposes of this Section, the Award shall be deemed ass umed if, following the Change in Control ,   the Award confers the right to receive ,   subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares acquired pursuant to the Award prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Agreement except as otherwise provided herein.

9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares of stock or other property subject to the Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Award.  For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.”  Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy , subject to Section  5.3 )   to which Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of shares acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all shares originally acquired hereunder.     Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section

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shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.  Such adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant .

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to the Award until the date of the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).  No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section  9 .  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Participant shall exercise all rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to Shares deposited in the Escrow pursuant to Section  6 , including the right to vote such Shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, subject to Section  5.3 .   If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term.  Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time.

11. Legends .

The Company may at any time place legends referencing the Company Reacquisition Right and any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing the Shares.  The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing the Shares in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section.  Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THIS CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THIS CORPORATION.”

 

12. Transfers in Violation of Agreement .

No Shares may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, including by operation of law, in any manner which violates any of the provisions of this Agreement and, except pursuant to an Ownership Change Event, until the date on which such shares become Vested Shares, and any such attempted disposition shall be void.  The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any Shares which will have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares will have been so transferred.  In order to enforce its rights under this Section, the Company shall be authorized to give a stop transfer instruction with respect to the Shares to the Company’s transfer agent.

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13. Miscellaneous Provisions .

13.1 Termination or Amendment.  The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that no such termination or amendment may adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or government regulation .  No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Nontransferability of the Award.  The right to acquire Shares pursuant to the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

13.3 Further Instruments.  The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

13.4 Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.5 Delivery of Documents and Notices.  Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party   set forth in the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

(a) Description of Electronic Delivery .  The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Company, the parties may deliver electronically any notices called for in connection with the Escrow and the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time.  Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

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(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery.  The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section  13.5(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Grant Notice and notices in connection with the Escrow, as described in Section  13.5(a) .  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing.  The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.  Similarly, the Participant u nderstands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.  The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail.  Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) .

13.6 Integrated Agreement.  The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding A greement , if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter.  To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan shall survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.7 Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between   New Jersey residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey .

13.8 Counterparts.  The Grant Notice may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned does hereby sell, assign and t ransfer unto       

_____________________________________________________________________________

________________________________ ( _________________ ) shares of the Capital Stock of   pdvWireless , Inc. standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of said corporation represented by Certificate No.   _________________ herewith and does hereby irr evocably constitute and appoint _________________________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of said corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: ____________________________

 

___________________________________

Signature

 

___________________________________

Print Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions :  Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.  The purpose of this assignm ent is to enable the Company to exercise its Company Reacquisition Right set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement without requiring additional signatures on the part of the Participant.

 

 


 

 

SAMPLE

 

Internal Revenue Service

[ IRS   Service   Center

where Form 1040 is Filed]

 

Re: Section 83(b) Election

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

The following information is submitted pursuant to section 1.83-2 of the Treasury Regulations in connection with this election by the undersigned under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

1. The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer are:

 

Name: __________________________________________

 

Address: ___________________________________________

______________________________________ ____

Social Security Number:  ____________________________________

 

2. The following is a description of each item of property with respect to which the election is made:

 

________________ shares of common stock of pdvWireless , Inc.   (the “Shares”), acquired from pdvWireless , Inc.   (the “Company”) pursuant to a restricted stock grant.

 

3. The property was transferred to the undersigned on:

 

Restricted stock grant date: ________________________

 

The taxable year for which the election is made is:

 

Calendar Year ___________

 

4. The nature of the restriction to which the property is subject:

 

The Shares are subject to automatic forfeiture to the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.  This forfeiture provision lapses with regard to a portion of the Shares based upon the continued performance of services by the taxpayer over time.

 

 


 

 

5. The following is the fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse) of the property with respect to which the election is made:

 

$__________________ (_____________ Shares at $__________ per share).

 

The property was transferred to the taxpayer pursuant to the grant of an award of restricted stock.

 

6. The following is the amount paid for the property:

 

No monetary consideration was provided in exchange for the Shares.

 

7. A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company, and the corporation for which the services were performed by the undersigned , if different .

 

Please acknowledge receipt of this election by date or received-stamping the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to the undersigned.  A self-addressed stamped envelope is provided for your convenience.

 

 

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

____________________________________ Date: _______________________

 

 

Enclosures

cc:  pdvWireless , Inc.

 

 

 

 


Exhibit 10.4

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ) , has granted to the Participant an option (the Option ) to purchase that number of shares of the Company’s common stock set forth below   (the “ Option Shares ”) pursuant to the pdvWireless , Inc.   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ) on the following terms and conditions.  All capitalization terms used herein that are not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan , except as provided in a Superseding Agreement .

 

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Participant:

______________

Award No.:

____________

Date of Grant:

______________

Number of Option Shares:

______________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Stock Option Agreement.

Exercise Price per Share:

$ ____________

Vesting Start Date:

______________

Option Expiration Date:

The tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant .

Tax Status of Option:

Incentive Stock Option.   (Enter “ Incentive ” or “ Nonstatutory .”   If blank, this Option will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.)

Vesting Condition :

Except as otherwise specified below or in the S tock Option Agreement, 25% of the Option Shares shall vest and become exercisable in four equal yearly installments, with the first installment occurring on the first anniversary of the Vesting Start Date   (the “ Initial Vesting Date ”), so long Participant’s Service (as defined in the Stock Option Agreement) is continuous from the Date of Grant through the applicable v esting d ate.    

Accelerated Vesting:

Any accelerated Vesting shall be defined in and subject to the Company’s Executive Severance Plan and the applicable Executive Severance Plan Participation Agreement entered into with the Participant.

Superseding Agreement:

Any employment agreement between the Company and Participant or any severance plan adopted by the Board in which Participant agrees to participate (including the Executive Severance Plan) shall be deemed a Superseding Agreement, and the terms set forth in such employment agreement or severance plan (including the Executive Severance Plan) shall supersede and replace the terms set forth in this Notice of Grant, the accompanying Stock Option Agreement and the Plan.

 


 

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Option is governed by this Notice of Grant and by the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document, and by the Superseding Agreement, if any.   The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Notice of Grant .   The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

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PDVWIRELESS, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: ___________________________________

____________________________________

Name:   _________________________________

Signature

Title:   __________________________________

____________________________________

 

Date

Address:

3 Garret Mountain

____________________________________

 

Suite 401

Address

 

Woodland Park , NJ 07 424

____________________________________

 

ATTACHMENTS: 2014 Stock Plan , as amended to the Date of Grant; Stock Option Agreement; Exercise Notice; and Plan Prospectus

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

PDVWIRELESS

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(Executive Form)

pdvWireless , Inc. (the Company ) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the Notice of Grant ) to which this Stock Option Agreement (the Option Agreement ) is attached an option (the Option ) to purchase certain shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Stock ”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Grant and this Option Agreement. The Option has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the pdvWireless , Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Notice of Grant, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of, and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with, the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of shares issuable pursuant to the Option (the Plan Prospectus ) , (b) accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “ Committee ”) upon any questions arising under the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement or the Plan.

1. Definitions and Construction .

1.1 Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Notice of Grant (including any Superseding Agreement) or the Plan.

1.2 Construction . Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2. Tax Consequences .

2.1 Tax Status of Option . This Option is intended to have the tax status designated in the Notice of Grant.

(a) Incentive Stock Option . If the Notice of Grant so designates, this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Company does not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The Participant should consult with the Participant s own tax advisor regarding the tax effects of this Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on which you cease to be an Employee (other than by reason of your death or permanent and total disability as

 


 

defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)

(b) Nonstatutory Stock Option. If the Notice of Grant so designates, this Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

2.2 ISO Fair Market Value Limitation.   If the Notice of Grant designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option , then to the extent that the Option (together with all Incentive Stock Options granted to the Participant under all stock option plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) becomes exercisable for the first time during any calendar year for shares having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section  2.2 , options designated as Incentive Stock Options are taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of Stock is determined as of the time the option with respect to such Stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section  2.2 , such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If the Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section  2.2 , the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such portion shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option (that is, the Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus the aggregate exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options you hold (whether granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Participating Company Group) is greater than $100,000, you should contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option.)

3. Administration .

All questions of interpretation concerning the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Option shall be determined by the Committee. All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Option, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Option or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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4. Exercise of the Option .

4.1 Right to Exercise . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Vesting Date and prior to the termination of the Option (as provided in Section  6 ) in an amount not to exceed the number of Vested Shares less the number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Section  9 .

4.2 Method of Exercise .   Exercise of the Option shall be by means of electronic or written notice (the Exercise Notice ) in a form authorized by the Company.   An electronic Exercise Notice must be digitally signed or authenticated by the Participant in such manner as required by the notice and transmitted to the Company or an authorized representative of the Company (including a third-party administrator designated by the Company).   In the event that the Participant is not authorized or is unable to provide an electronic Exercise Notice, the Option shall be exercised by a written Exercise Notice addressed to the Company, which shall be signed by the Participant and delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may permit, to the Company, or an authorized representative of the Company (including a third-party administrator designated by the Company).   Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such other representations and agreements as to the Participant’s investment intent with respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this Option Agreement.   Further, each Exercise Notice must be received by the Company prior to the termination of the Option as set forth in Section  6 and must be accompanied by full payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased.   The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized . Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Company and subject to the limitations contained in Section  4.3(b) , by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Net-Exercise, or (3) a Stock Tender Exercise; or (iii) by any combination of the foregoing.

(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration. The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedure providing for payment of the Exercise Price through any of the means described below, including with respect to the Participant notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to others.

(i) Cashless Exercise. A Cashless Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker in a form acceptable to the Company providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the Option in an

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amount not less than the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

(ii) Net-Exercise. A Net-Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice electing a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option by the largest whole number of shares having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance of such aggregate Exercise Price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. Following a Net-Exercise, the number of shares remaining subject to the Option, if any, shall be reduced by the sum of (1) the net number of shares issued to the Participant upon such exercise, and (2) the number of shares deducted by the Company for payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(iii) Stock Tender Exercise. A Stock Tender Exercise means the delivery of a properly executed Exercise Notice accompanied by (1) the Participant’s tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant’s payment to the Company in cash of the remaining balance of such aggregate Exercise Price not satisfied by such shares’ Fair Market Value. A Stock Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company s Stock. If required by the Company, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

4.4 Tax Withholding .

(a) In General. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in connection with the Option. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group have been satisfied by the Participant.

(b) Withholding in Shares . The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations upon exercise of the Option by deducting from the shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon such exercise a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the amount

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of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

4.5 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration . The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Except as provided by the preceding sentence, a certificate for the shares as to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares . The grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, the Option may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE PARTICIPANT IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTICIPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

4.7 Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.

5. Nontransferability of the Option .

During the lifetime of the Participant, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. The Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent provided in Section  7 , may be exercised by the Participant s legal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

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6. Termination of the Option .

Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement, t he Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised after the first to occur of (a) the close of business on the Option Expiration Date, (b) the close of business on the last date for exercising the Option following termination of the Participant s Service as described in Section  7 , or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in Section  8 .

7. Effect of Termination of Service .

7.1 Option Exercisability.   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement, t he Option shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period as determined below and thereafter shall terminate.   The terms “Cause”, “Good Reason”, “Disability” and “Change of Control” in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Executive Severance Plan.

(a) Retirement. If the Participant s Service terminates other than for Cause after the Participant has both (i) attained age sixty (60) and (ii) completed ten (10) years of continuous Service to the Company (such combination of age and continuous Service, “ Retirement Eligibility ”), the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Disability . If the Participant s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of three ( 3 )   years after the date on which the Participant s Service terminated (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant after the Participant achieves Retirement Eligibility, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.

(c) Death .   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) years after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated   (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Participant dies during the three-month period

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provided by Section  7.1(e) or during the period provided by Section  7.1(b) , the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) years after the date of the Participant’s death   (provided that Participant’s legal representative or other person may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date; or (ii)  if the Participant s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant after the Participant achieves Retirement Eligibility, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares on the date on which the Participant s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date .

(d) Termination for Cause.   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement and notwithstanding any other provision of this O ption Agreement to the contrary and n otwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement   to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause ,   the Participant may exercise those Vested Shares as of the date Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated for Cause , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date .    

(e) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason .     Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement and n otwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement   to the contrary,  i f the Company terminates Participant’s Service without Cause or if Participant’s Service is terminated by the Participant for Good Reason ,   Participant may exercise those Vested Shares as of the date Participant’s Service is terminated at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated   (provided that Participant may elect a shorter exercise period in order to maintain the Option’s ISO status) , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date

(f) Other Termination of Service .   Except as provided in the Notice of Grant or a Superseding Agreement and n otwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement   to the contrary,  i f the Participant’s Service terminates for any r eason not covered by Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) or 3(d), the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for Vested Shares by the Participant on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any t ime prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law . Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of the Participant’s Service for Cause, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section  7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section  4.6 , the Option shall remain exercisable until the later of (a) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions, or (b) the end of the applicable time period under Section  7.1 , but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

8. Effect of Change in Control .

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Subject in all cases to any accelerated vesting provisions provided in the Notice of Grant or any Superseding Agreement , i n the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Committee determines to cash out the Option in accordance with Section 13.1(c) of the Plan, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the Acquiror ), may, without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under all or any portion of the Option or substitute for all or any portion of the Option a substantially equivalent option for the Acquiror’s stock. For purposes of this Section, the Option or any portion thereof shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to such portion of the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock) ; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Stock subject to the Option, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. The Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of the Change in Control.

9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number, Exercise Price and kind of shares subject to the Option, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Option. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. In no event may the Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the Stock subject to the Option. The Committee in its sole discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of the Option to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems appropriate.   All adjustments pursuant

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to this Section shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant .

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section  9 . If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant s Service as a Director, an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.

11. Notice of Sales Upon Disqualifying Disposition .

The Participant shall dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option only in accordance with the provisions of this Option Agreement. In addition, if the Notice of Grant designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option , the Participant shall (a) promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Company if the Participant disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option within one (1) year after the date the Participant exercises all or part of the Option or within two (2) years after the Date of Grant and (b) provide the Company with a description of the circumstances of such disposition. Until such time as the Participant disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Company, the Participant shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the Participant s name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year period immediately after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period immediately after Date of Grant. At any time during the one-year or two-year periods set forth above, the Company may place a legend on any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the transfer agent for the Company s Stock to notify the Company of any such transfers. The obligation of the Participant to notify the Company of any such transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.

12. Legends .

The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of Stock subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

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THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 422 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“ISO ). IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AFFORDED TO ISOs, THE SHARES SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO [ INSERT DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION DATE HERE ]. SHOULD THE REGISTERED HOLDER ELECT TO TRANSFER ANY OF THE SHARES PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND FOREGO ISO TAX TREATMENT, THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY. THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION IN THE REGISTERED HOLDER S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE) PRIOR TO THIS DATE OR UNTIL TRANSFERRED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

 

13. Miscellaneous Provisions .

13.1 Termination or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section  8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Further Instruments. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Option Agreement.

13.3 Binding Effect. This Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.4 Delivery of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Notice of Grant or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

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(a) Description of Electronic Delivery . The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically. In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically the Notice of Grant and Exercise Notice called for by Section  4.2 to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section  13.4(a) of this Option Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Notice of Grant and Exercise Notice, as described in Section  13.4(a) . The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing. The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. Similarly, the Participant u nderstands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.4(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if the Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail. Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.4(a) .

13.5 Integrated Agreement. The Notice of Grant, this Option Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding Agreement, if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter. To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Notice of Grant, the Option Agreement and the Plan shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.6 Applicable Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between New Jersey residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey .

13.7 Counterparts. The Notice of Grant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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Exhibit 10.5

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc. (the Company )   has granted to the Participant an award (the Award )   of certain restricted stock units (each a “ Unit ”)   pursuant to the pdvWireless   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), each of which represents the right to receive on the applicable Settlement Date one (1) share of common stock of the Company ( the  “ Stock ”) , as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant:

__________________

Employee ID:

___________

Date of Grant:

__________________

Total Number of Units:

________________ subject to adjustment as provided by the Restricted Stock Units Agreement.

Settlement Date:

Except as provided by the Restricted Stock Units Agreement, the date on which a Unit becomes a Vested Unit.

Vesting Start Date:

___________________

Vesting Conditions :

Except as otherwise specified below or in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, 25% of the Units shall vest and become exercisable in four equal yearly installments, with the first installment occurring on the first anniversary of the Vesting Start Date   (the “ Initial Vesting Date ”), so long Participant’s Service (as defined in the Restricted Stock Unit s Agreement) is continuous from the Date of Grant through the applicable v esting d ate.    

Notwithstanding the foregoing and as provided for in the Restricted Stock Units Agreement, if the vesting of the Units would otherwise occur on a date that is closed for trading under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, the vesting shall be automatically deemed to occur on the next trading day on which the sale of shares of common stock by the Participant in the open market would be permitted under the Company's Insider Trading Policy.  Units that have vested shall be referred to herein as “Vested Units”.  Units that have vested shall be referred to herein as “ Vested Units ”.

Accelerated Vesting:

Any accelerated Vesting shall be provided in and subject to the Company’s Executive Severance Plan and the applicable Executive Severance Plan Participation Agreement entered into with the Participant.

Superseding Agreement:

Any employment agreement between the Company and Participant or any severance plan adopted by the Board in which Participant agrees to participate in, including the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, shall be deemed a Superseding Agreement, and the terms set forth in such employment agreement or severance plan, including an Executive Severance Plan Participation Agreement,  shall supersede and replace the terms set forth in this Notice of Grant, the accompanying Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan.

 

 

 

 


 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Award is governed by this Notice of Grant and by the provisions of the Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document, and by the Superseding Agreement, if any.   The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Notice of Grant .   The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Restricted Stock Units Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

 

 

 

PDVWIRELESS, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _________________________________

____________________________________

[Name]

Signature

[Title]

____________________________________

 

Date

Address:

3 Garret Mountain Plaza

____________________________________

 

Suite 401

Address

 

Woodland Park, NJ 07424

____________________________________

 

ATTACHMENTS: 2014 Stock Plan , as amended to the Date of Grant ; Restricted Stock Units Agreement and Plan Prospectus

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Exhibit 10.5

 

PDVWIRELESS , INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT

(Executive Form)

 

pdvWireless , Inc.   (the “ Company ”) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units (the Notice of Grant ) to which this Restricted Stock Units Agreement (the Agreement ) is attached an Award consisting of Restricted Stock Units (each a Unit ) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Grant and this Agreement.   The Award has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms conditions of the pdvWireless   2014 Stock Plan (the Plan ), as amended to the Date of Grant, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.   By signing the Notice of Grant , the Participant : (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the shares issuable pursuant to the Award (the Plan Prospectus ) , (b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Notice of Grant , this Agreement or the Plan.

1. Definitions and Construction .

1.1 Definitions .   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Notice of Grant or the Plan.

1.2 Construction .   Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.   Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.   Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2. Administration .

All questions of interpretation concerning the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Committee.   All such determinations by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith.   Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the Award or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Award.   Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

 


 

3. The Award .

3.1 Grant of Units.   On the Date of Grant, the Participant shall acquire, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Total Number of Units set forth in the Notice of Grant , subject to adjustment as provided in Section  9 .   Each Unit represents a right to receive on a date determined in accordance with the Notice of Grant and this Agreement one (1) share of Stock.

3.2 No Monetary Payment Required.   The Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) as a condition to receiving the Units or shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Units, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Units.

4. Vesting of Units .

Units acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall become Vested Units as provided in the Notice of Grant .   For purposes of determining the number of Vested Units following an Ownership Change Event, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after the Ownership Change Event.

5. Company Reacquisition Right .

5.1 Grant of Company Reacquisition Right.   Except to the extent otherwise provided by the Superseding Agreement, if any, in the event that the Participant s Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire all Units which are not, as of the time of such termination, Vested Units ( Unvested Units ) , and the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment therefor (the Company Reacquisition Right ).

5.2 Ownership Change Event , Non-Cash Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments .   Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property, or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section  9 ,   any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant s ownership of Unvested Units shall be immediately subject to the Company Reacquisition Right and included in the terms “ Units ” and “Unvested Units ” for all purposes of the Company Reacquisition Right with the same force and effect as the Unvested Units immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, as the case may be.   For purposes of determining the number of Vested Units following an Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after any such event.

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6. Settlement of the Award .

6.1 Issuance of Shares of Stock .   Subject to the provisions of Section  6.3 , the Company shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Unit to be settled on such date one (1) share of Stock.   The Settlement Date with respect to a Unit shall be the date on which such Unit becomes a Vested Unit   as provided by the Notice of Grant (an Original Settlement Date ); provided, however, that if the Original Settlement Date would occur on (i) a date which is not a business day, the Settlement Date shall occur on the next business day or (ii) a date on which a sale by the Participant of the shares to be issued in settlement of the Vested Units would violate the then applicable Insider Trading Policy of the Company or on a date which a sale is not otherwise not permitted , the Settlement Date for such Vested Units shall be deferred until the next day on which the sale of such shares by the Participant would not violate the then applicable Insider Trading Policy , but in any event on or before the 15th day of the third calendar month following calendar year of the Original Settlement Date.   Shares of Stock issued in settlement of Units shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required pursuant to Section  6.3 , Section  7 or the Company’s then applicable Insider Trading Policy .

6.2 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration .   The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award with the Company’s transfer agent, including any successor transfer agent, to be held in book entry form , or to deposit such shares for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice.   Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the s hares acquired by the Participant shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

6.3 Restrictions on Grant of the Award and Issuance of Shares .   The grant of the Award and issuance of shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.   No shares of Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed.   The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.   As a condition to the settlement of the Award, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

6.4 Fractional Shares .   The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the settlement of the Award.

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7. Tax Withholding .

7.1 In General.   At the time the Notice of Grant is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant , and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, the vesting of Units or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement thereof.   The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Participant .

7.2 Assignment of Sale Proceeds.   Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company’s Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company providing for delivery by the Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon settlement of Units.

7.3 Withholding in Shares.   The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations by deducting from the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

8. Effect of Change in Control .

Subject in all cases to any accelerated vesting provisions provided in the Notice of Grant and any Superseding Agreement, i n the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Committee determines to cash out the Award in accordance with Section 13.1(c) of the Plan, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “ Acquiror ”), may , without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company’s rights and obligations under   all or any portion of the outstanding Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror’s stock.   For purposes of this Section, a Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled  ( and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock) ; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon settlement of the Unit to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control.   The Award shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation or the Change

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in Control to the extent that Units subject to the Award are neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor settled as of the time of the Change in Control.

9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Section 409A to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Units subject to the Award and/or the number and kind of shares or other property to be issued in settlement of the Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Award.   For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.”   Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of Units acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all Units originally acquired hereunder.   Any fractional Unit or share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.   Such adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant .

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares which may be issued in settlement of this Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).   No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section  9 .   If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the Participant s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term.   Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participant’ s Service at any time.

11. Legends .

The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.   The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present

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to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section.

12. Compliance with Section 409A .

It is intended that any election, payment or benefit which is made or provided pursuant to or in connection with this Award that may result in Section 409A Deferred Compensation shall comply in all respects with the applicable requirements of Section 409A (including applicable regulations or other administrative guidance thereunder, as determined by the Committee in good faith) to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non ‑compliance.   In connection with effecting such compliance with Section 409A, the following shall apply:

12.1 Separation from Service; Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee.   Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, no amount payable pursuant to this Agreement   on account of the Participant’s termination of Service which constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A (the Section 409A Regulations ) shall be paid unless and until the Participant has incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations.   Furthermore, to the extent that the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Section 409A Regulations as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service, no amount that constitutes a deferral of compensation which is payable on account of the Participant’s separation from service shall be paid to the Participant before the date (the Delayed Payment Date ) which is first day of the seventh month after the date of the Participant’s separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death following such separation from service.   All such amounts that would, but for this Section , become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date will be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.

12.2 Other Changes in Time of Payment .   Neither the Participant nor the Company shall take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any benefits under this Agreement in any manner which would not be in compliance with the Section 409A Regulations .

12.3 Amendments to Comply with Section 409A; Indemnification.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary , the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement , to void or amend any election made by the Participant under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such m anner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be nece ssary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A   Regulations without prior notice to or consent of the Participant.   The Participant hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by the Participant in connection with the Award, including as a result of the application of Section 409A.

12.4 Advice of Independent Tax Advisor.   The Company has not obtained a tax ruling or other confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service with regard to the application of Section 409A to the Award , and the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement will avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant , including as a result of the application of

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Section 409A   to the Award .   The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has been advised to seek the advice of his or her own independent tax advisor prior to entering into this Agreement and is not relying upon any representations of the Company or any of its agents as to the effect of or the advisability of entering into this Agreement .

13. Miscellaneous Provisions .

13.1 Termination or Amendment.   The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section  8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or government regulation, including, but not limited to, Section 409A .   No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Nontransferability of the Award.   Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock on the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Units subject to this Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.   All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

13.3 Further Instruments.   The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

13.4 Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.5 Delivery of Documents and Notices.   Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Notice of Grant or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

(a) Description of Electronic Delivery .   The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Notice of Grant , this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.   In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically the Notice of Grant to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time.   Such means

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of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.

(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery.   The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section  13.5(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the Notice of Grant , as described in Section  13.5(a) .   The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing.   The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.   Similarly, the Participant u nderstands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.   The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail.   Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section  13.5(a) .

13.6 Clawback Policy .     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all Units payable or s hares of Stock issued in settlement of this Award shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Company from time to time (including, but not limited to, any policy adopted in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other Applicable Laws), regardless of whether the policy is adopted after the date on which the Units are granted, vest, or are settled by the issuance of s hares of Stock .

13.7 Integrated Agreement.   The Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan, together with the Superseding Agreement, if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter.   To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Notice of Grant , this Agreement and the Plan shall survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.8 Applicable Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between New Jersey residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey .

13.9 Counterparts.   The Notice of Grant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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EXHIBIT 31. 1  

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, John Pescatore, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of pdvWireless , Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial rep orting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

e)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

f)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 16, 2016

 

By:

/s/ John Pescatore

 

 

 

John Pescatore

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 


EXHIBIT 31. 2  

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Timothy Gray, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of pdvWireless , Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

a)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 16, 2016

By:

/s/ Timothy Gray

 

 

Timothy Gray

 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 


EXHIBIT 32. 1  

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of pdvWireless , Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31 , 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John Pescatore, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 16, 2016

By:

/s/ John Pescatore

 

 

John Pescatore

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to pdvWireless , Inc. and will be retained by pdvWireless , Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 


EXHIBIT 32. 2  

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the   quarterly report of pdvWireless , Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31 , 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Timothy Gray, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 16, 2016

By:

/s/ Timothy Gray

 

 

Timothy Gray

 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to pdvWireless , Inc. and will be retained by pdvWireless , Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.