UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

 

 

þ

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

or

 

 

 

o

 

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: 001-33710


CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 



Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

06-1393453

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4567 Telephone Road, Suite 100
                         Ventura, CA  93003                       
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (805) 639-9458

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        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  þ 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  þ 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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated filer        o                                

 

Accelerated filer                       ¨

Non-accelerated filer           ¨   

 

Smaller reporting company     þ

(Do not check if a 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 o No   þ 

As of August 3, 2012, the outstanding number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, was 7,228,288.

 

 

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

 

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

3

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   

 

4

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

14

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

24

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

24

 

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

25

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

25

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

25

 

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

25

 

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 

 

25

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

25

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

25

 

 

 

  SIGNATURES    

 

26

 

 

 

    

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “the company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

        This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, adopted pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions, which could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “may,” “will,” “project,” “might,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “strategy,” “plan,” “continue,” “pursue,” or the negative of these words or other words or expressions of similar meaning. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us, are current only as of the date on which the statements are made, and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, please see the discussion under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2012, including without limitation the following:

 

•  

We have incurred losses and have not experienced positive cash flow from operations in the past and our ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flow from operations, or finance negative cash flow from operations, could depend on reductions in our operating costs, which may not be achievable, or from increased sales, which may not occur;

•  

The pursuit of opportunities relating to special government mandated retrofit programs requires cash investment in operating expenses and working capital such as inventory and receivables prior to the realization of profits and cash from sales and if we are not successful in accessing cash resources to make these investments we may miss out on these opportunities; further, if we are not successful in generating sufficient sales from these opportunities, we will not realize the benefits of the investments in inventory, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

•  

Future growth of our business depends, in part, on enforcement of existing emissions-related environmental regulations, further tightening of emission standards worldwide and the general availability of funding for emissions control programs and if such regulations and standards are not enacted or enforced, demand for our products could decrease, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations;

•  

Historically, we have been dependent on a few major customers for a significant portion of our company’s revenue and our revenue could decline if we are unable to maintain or develop relationships with current or potential customers, or if such customers reduce demand for our products;

•  

Failure of one or more key suppliers to timely deliver could prevent, delay or limit us from supplying products; and

•  

Future growth of our business depends, in part, on market acceptance of our catalyst products, successful verification of our products and retention of our verifications and if we do not receive such acceptance or verification, it would have an adverse effect on demand for our catalyst products and our business.

 

                 You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to other forward-looking statements.

 

 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

June 30,

 2012

 

December 31,

2011

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$          3,428 

 

$           3,471 

Accounts receivable, net

8,364 

 

11,695 

Inventories

8,405 

 

10,288 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,958 

 

1,664 

Total current assets

22,155 

 

27,118 

Property and equipment, net

2,402 

 

2,649 

Intangible assets, net

4,633 

 

4,999 

Goodwill

5,923 

 

5,955 

Other assets

417 

 

394 

Total assets

$        35,530 

 

$         41,115 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Line of credit

$          5,357 

 

$           4,527 

Shareholder notes payable

4,578 

 

─ 

Accounts payable

4,726 

 

5,952 

Warrant liability

106 

 

100 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

4,854 

 

4,915 

Income taxes payable

27 

 

274 

Total current liabilities

19,648 

 

15,768 

Shareholder notes payable

─ 

 

4,520 

Capital lease obligation

 

17 

Deferred tax liability

937 

 

942 

Total liabilities

20,594 

 

21,247 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

   Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share: authorized 100,000; no shares issued and outstanding

─ 

 

─ 

   Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: authorized 24,000,000; issued and outstanding 7,228,288 and 7,218,807 shares at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

72 

 

72 

Additional paid-in capital

185,703 

 

185,473 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(793)

 

(716)

Accumulated deficit

(170,046)

 

(164,961)

     Total stockholders’ equity

14,936 

 

19,868 

    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$        35,530 

 

$         41,115 


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

                                                                                       

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CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$        16,724 

 

$        11,532 

 

$        33,723 

 

$          25,316 

Cost of revenues

12,547 

 

8,101 

 

25,609 

 

17,878 

Gross profit

4,177 

 

3,431 

 

8,114 

 

7,438 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative (including stock-based compensation expense of $129, $663, $195 and $983)

3,755 

 

4,709 

 

8,202 

 

9,108 

Research and development (including stock-based compensation expense of $18, $192, $35 and $192)

1,952 

 

2,235 

 

3,867 

 

3,749 

Severance expense

349 

-  

349 

-  

Total operating expenses

6,056 

 

6,944 

 

12,418 

 

12,857 

Loss from operations

(1,879)

 

(3,513)

 

(4,304)

 

(5,419)

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

Interest expense

(346)

 

(322)

 

(667)

 

(535)

Other income (expense), net

125 

 

553 

 

(192)

 

720 

Total other (expense) income

(219)

 

233 

 

(854)

 

193 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

(2,098)

 

(3,280)

 

(5,158)

 

(5,226)

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations

117 

 

249 

 

(205)

 

471 

Net loss from continuing operations

(2,215)

 

(3,529)

 

(4,953)

 

(5,697)

Net loss from operations of discontinued Energy Systems division

(49)

 

(43)

 

(132)

 

(46)

Net loss

$        (2,264)

 

$        (3,572)

 

$       (5,085)

 

$         (5,743)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations per share

$          (0.31)

 

$          (0.88)

 

$         (0.69)

 

$           (1.43)

Net loss from discontinued operations per share

─ 

 

(0.01)

 

(0.01)

 

(0.01)

Net loss per share

$          (0.31)

 

$          (0.89)

 

$         (0.70)

 

$           (1.44)

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

7,221 

 

4,009 

 

7,220 

 

3,997 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$        (2,264)

 

$        (3,572)

 

$       (5,085)

 

$         (5,743)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

(579)

 

(89)

 

(77)

 

462 

Comprehensive loss

$        (2,843)

 

$        (3,661)

 

$       (5,162)

 

$         (5,281)

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net loss

$       (5,085)

 

$     (5,743)

Loss from discontinued operations

132 

 

46 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

711 

 

874 

Provision for doubtful accounts

─ 

 

23 

Stock based compensation expense

230 

 

1,175 

Loss (gain) on change in fair value of liability-classified warrants

 

(1,091)

Amortization of debt discount and accretion of debt payment premium

58 

 

54 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

─ 

 

75 

Income from unconsolidated affiliate

(38)

 

(18)

(Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions

(123)

 

221 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

─ 

 

(35)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

3,389 

 

(968)

Inventories

1,903 

 

(3,060)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(104)

 

126 

Accounts payable

(1,227)

 

2,828 

Income taxes

(432)

 

(56)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

(82)

 

547 

        Cash used in operating activities of continuing operations

(662)

 

(5,002)

        Cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations

(126)

 

(46)

        Net cash used in operating activities

(788)

 

(5,048)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

(121)

 

(360)

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

─ 

 

51 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

─ 

 

37 

        Net cash used in investing activities

(121)

 

(272)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Net borrowings under demand line of credit

830 

 

4,373 

Repayment of line of credit

─ 

 

(2,540)

Proceeds from issuance of shareholder notes payable

─ 

 

3,000 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

─ 

 

394 

Payment of settlement obligation

─ 

 

(1,575)

Repayment of capital lease obligations

(8)

 

(16)

Payments for debt issuance costs

─ 

 

(115)

Net cash provided by financing activities

822 

 

3,521 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

44 

 

(60)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(43)

 

(1,859)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

3,471 

 

5,007 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$          3,428 

 

$        3,148 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$             526 

 

$           438 

Cash paid for income taxes

$             291 

 

$           626 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.        Organization 

a.     Description of Business

        Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global manufacturer and distributor of heavy duty diesel and light duty vehicle emissions control systems and products to major automakers and retrofitters. Its business is driven by increasingly stringent global emission standards for internal combustion engines, which are major sources of a variety of harmful pollutants. The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Sweden as well as an Asian investment.

b.     Liquidity

        Historically, the revenue we have generated has not been sufficient to fund our operating requirements and debt servicing needs. Notably, the Company has suffered recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $170.0 million at June 30, 2012. The Company has historically funded its operations through equity sales, debt and bank borrowings.

        The Company has a $7.5 million secured demand facility backed by its receivables and inventory with Faunus Group International, Inc. (“FGI”). At June 30, 2012, the Company had $5.4 million in borrowings outstanding under this facility with $2.1 million available, subject to the availability of eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances for collateral.

        The Company also has a purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital (“LPC”), under which the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, over a 30-month period to sell up to $10.0 million in common stock to LPC in amounts of up to $0.5 million to up to $1.5 million per sale, depending on certain conditions as set forth in the purchase agreement. Assuming a purchase price of $1.99 per share (the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on June 30, 2012) and the purchase by LPC of the full 1,702,836 currently registered purchase shares, proceeds to the Company would be $3.4 million. There have been no sales to date under this arrangement. 

        On May 15, 2012, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC (the “Shelf Registration”) which was declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2012. The Shelf Registration permits the Company to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of various securities . See Note 8.

        On July 27, 2012, the Company entered into a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A. pursuant to which the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $3.0 million. The promissory note bears interest at 8% per annum which is payable quarterly in arrears and matures on July 27, 2015. See Note 13 “Subsequent Events” for a detailed description of the promissory note.

        At June 30 , 2012, the Company had $3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. Due to the proceeds from the note issued in July 2012 and availability under the secured demand facility with FGI and the purchase agreement with LPC, management believes that the Company will have access to sufficient working capital to sustain operations through at least the next twelve months. However, there is no assurance that, if necessary, the Company will be able to raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending to provide the required liquidity.

2.        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

a.        Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected. The results reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements should not necessarily be taken as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

b.        Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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c.         Use of Estimates        

 The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

d.        Concentration of Risk

        For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, one automotive original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customer within the Catalyst segment accounted for 33% and 28%, respectively, of the Company's revenues. This customer accounted for 11%, and 18%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.  No other customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues during these periods.

        For the periods presented below, certain customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable balance as follows:

 

Customer

June 30,

2012

 

December 31,

2011

A

28%

 

10%

B

14%

 

 4%

C

 

11%

D

   3%

 

14%

 

        Customer A above is an automotive OEM, customers B and C are diesel distributors and customer D is a diesel systems installer.

        For the periods presented below, certain vendors accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s raw material purchases as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

Vendor

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

A

13%

 

17%

 

13%

 

18%

B

4%

 

11%

 

6%

 

9%

C

12%

 

3%

 

11%

 

3%

        Vendor A above is a catalyst supplier, vendor B is a substrate supplier and vendor C is a rare earth material supplier.

e.        Net Loss per Share

        Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares. Dilutive potential common shares include employee stock options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) and other warrants and debt that are convertible into the Company’s common stock.

        Diluted net loss per share excludes certain dilutive potential common shares outstanding as their effect is anti-dilutive. Because the Company incurred net losses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the effect of potentially dilutive securities has been excluded in the computation of net loss per share and net loss from continuing operations per share as their impact would be anti-dilutive. Potential common stock equivalents excluded consist of the following (in thousands):

 

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

Common stock options

801

 

303

RSUs

187

 

20

Warrants

935

 

891

Convertible notes

370

 

370

      Total

2,293

 

1,584

 

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     f.        Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset and liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, a fair value hierarchy has been established that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

  • Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
  • Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable including quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
  • Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

        The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate carrying values due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of borrowings under the line of credit approximates their carrying value due to their variable interest rates. The fair value of shareholder notes payable is approximately $4.5 million at June 30, 2012 based on estimated rates currently available to the Company. The carrying amount of the Company's capital lease obligations approximates the fair value. See Note 9 regarding the fair value of the Company’s warrants.

g.        A ccounting Changes

        In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).” This pronouncement was issued to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. This pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The guidance concerns disclosure only and adoption did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

        In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” which was issued to enhance comparability between entities that report under U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and to provide a more consistent method of presenting non-owner transactions that affect an entity’s equity. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. This pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and full retrospective application is required. The guidance concerns disclosure only and adoption did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

3.        Inventories 

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

2012

 

December 31,

2011

Raw materials

$       2,850

 

$      4,135

Work in progress

3,059

 

3,790

Finished goods

2,496

 

2,363

 

$       8,405

 

$    10,288

 

 

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4.        Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        Goodwill 

        The Company’s Engine Control Systems reporting unit, which is within its Heavy Duty Diesel Systems reporting segment, has all of the Company’s allocated goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

$      5,955 

Effect of translation adjustment

(32)

Balance at June 30, 2012

$      5,923 

        Intangible Assets

        Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

Useful Life

in Years

 

June 30,

2012

 

December 31,
2011

Trade name

15 – 20

 

$       1,383 

 

$         1,387 

Patents and know-how

5 – 12

 

4,968 

 

4,987 

Customer relationships

4 – 8

 

1,227 

 

1,236 

 

 

7,578 

 

7,610 

Less accumulated amortization

 

(2,945)

 

(2,611)

 

 

$       4,633 

 

$         4,999 

 

        The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of $0.2 million during each of the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.  The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of $0.4 million and $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

        Estimated amortization expense for existing intangible assets for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

 

Years ending December 31:

 

Remainder of 2012

$ 347

2013

694

2014

694

2015

689

2016

541

5.        Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 
 

 

June 30,
2012

 

December 31,
2011

Accrued salaries and benefits

$      1,771

 

$      1,486

Sales tax payable

218

 

566

Accrued warranty

619

 

645

Deferred revenue

650

 

650

Liability for consigned precious metals

752

 

652

Other

844

 

916

 

$      4,854

 

$      4,915

 

 

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6.        Accrued Warranty

        Changes in the Company’s product warranty reserve are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

Balance at beginning of period

$       645 

 

$        466 

Accrued warranty expense

273 

 

110 

Warranty claims paid

(297)

 

(141)

Translation adjustment

(2)

 

12 

Balance at end of period

$       619 

 

$        447 

 

7.        Debt 

        Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,
2012

 

December 31,

2011

Line of credit with FGI

$     5,357 

 

$     4,527 

6% shareholder note payable due 2013

1,578 

 

1,520 

8% subordinated convertible shareholder notes due 2016

3,000 

 

3,000 

Capital lease obligation

 

17 

 

9,944 

 

9,064 

Less current portion

(9,935)

 

(4,527)

 

    $            9 

 

$    4,537 

        Line of Credit with FGI

        On February 14, 2011, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Credit Subsidiaries”) entered into Sale and Security Agreements with FGI to provide for a $7.5 million secured demand facility backed by its receivables and inventory (the “FGI Facility”). The FGI Facility has an initial two-year term and may be extended at the Company’s option for additional one-year terms. The Company and the Credit Subsidiaries also entered into guarantees to guarantee the performance of their obligations under the Sale and Security Agreements. The Company also granted FGI a first lien collateral interest in substantially all of its assets.

        Under the FGI Facility, FGI can elect to purchase eligible accounts receivables from the Company and the Credit Subsidiaries at up to 80% of the value of such receivables (retaining a 20% reserve). Purchased r eceivables are subject to full recourse to the Company in the event of nonpayment by the customer. FGI becomes responsible for the servicing and administration of the accounts receivable purchased. The Company is not obligated to offer accounts in any month and FGI has the right to decline to purchase any accounts. At FGI’s election, FGI may advance the Company up to 80% of the value of any purchased accounts receivable, subject to the $7.5 million limit. Reserves retained by FGI on any purchased receivable are expected to be refunded to the Company net of interest and fees on advances once the receivables are collected from customers. The Company may also borrow against eligible inventory up to the inventory sublimit as determined by FGI subject to the aggregate $7.5 million limit under the FGI Facility and certain other conditions. In April 2012, FGI increased the inventory sublimit from $1.0 million to $2.0 million.

 

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       The interest rate on advances or borrowings under the FGI Facility will be the greater of (i) 7.50% per annum and (ii) 2.50% per annum above the Wall Street Journal “prime rate” and was 7.50% at June 30, 2012. Any advances or borrowings under the FGI Facility are due on demand. The Company also agreed to pay FGI collateral management fees of: 0.44% per month on the face amount of eligible receivables as to which advances have been made and 0.55% per month on borrowings against inventory, if any. At any time outstanding advances or borrowings under the FGI Facility are less than $2.4 million, the Company agreed to pay FGI standby fees of (i) the interest rate on the difference between $2.4 million and the average outstanding amounts and (ii) 0.44% per month on 80% of the amount by which advances or borrowings are less than the agreed $2.4 million minimum.

        The Company paid FGI a one-time facility fee of $75,000 upon entry into the FGI Facility, and agreed to pay a $150,000 termination fee if it terminated within the first 360 days and $76,000 if it terminates in the second 360 days and prior to the expiration of the facility. FGI may terminate the facility at any time. As such, the facility fee was expensed in the first quarter of 2011. T he termination fee is not payable upon a termination by FGI or upon non-renewal.

        The Company accounts for the sale of accounts receivable under the FGI Facility as a secured borrowing with a pledge of the subject receivables as collateral in accordance with ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing.” At June 30, 2012, the Company had $4.4 million of gross accounts receivable pledged to FGI as collateral for short-term debt in the amount of $3.5 million. At June 30, 2012, the Company also had $1.8 million in borrowings outstanding against eligible inventory. The Company was in compliance with the terms of the FGI Facility at June 30, 2012.  

        6% Shareholder Note Payable due 2013

On December 30, 2010, the Company executed a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A., a shareholder of the Company, pursuant to which Kanis S.A. loaned the Company $1.5 million. The loan bears interest on the unpaid principal at a rate of 6%, with interest only payable quarterly on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing March 31, 2011. The loan matures on June 30, 2013. In addition to principal and accrued interest, the Company is obligated to pay Kanis S.A. at maturity a “Payment Premium” ranging from $0.1 million to $0.2 million based proportionally on the number of days that the loan remains outstanding. There is no prepayment penalty. The loan is unsecured. In connection with the loan, the Company issued Kanis S.A. warrants to acquire 25,000 shares of its common stock at $10.40 per share. The relative estimated fair value of such warrants represents a discount from the face amount of the loan and has been recorded as a discount from the loan amount. The discount is being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loan.

        8% Subordinated Convertible Shareholder Notes Due 2016

On April 11, 2011, the Company entered into a Subordinated Convertible Notes Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A. that provides for the sale and issuance by the Company of 8% subordinated convertible notes (the “Notes”). As provided in the Commitment Letter, on May 6, 2011 Kanis S.A. purchased from the Company at par $3.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, which bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears.

The Notes have a stated maturity of five years from the date of issuance. The original agreement allowed for the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes if: (i) the Company was in breach of the notes or other agreements with Kanis S.A., or (ii) Kanis S.A. provided written notice, not less than 30 days prior to such date, that it elected to accelerate the maturity to a date not earlier than November 11, 2012. On February 16, 2012, the Company and Kanis S.A. agreed to amend the terms of the Notes to modify the early redemption date from November 11, 2012 to May 12, 2013. The Notes also provide that the Company has the option to redeem the Notes at any time at a price equal to 100% of the face amount plus accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption. There is no prepayment penalty. The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and subordinated to existing and future secured indebtedness of the Company.

On July 27, 2012, the Company and Kanis S.A. further amended the terms of the Notes to modify the conversion feature. As amended, the outstanding principal balance of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes are convertible, at the option of Kanis S.A. at any time upon written notice given not less than 75 calendar days prior to the date of conversion, into no more than 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $4.00 per share. See Note 13, “Subsequent Events”.

In connection with the February 16, 2012 amendment, the Company issued to Kanis S.A. warrants to acquire 5,000 shares of its common stock at $3.80 per share. The warrants are exercisable on or after August 16, 2014 and expire on the earlier of (x) August 16, 2017 and (y) that date that is 30 days after the Company gives notice to the warrant holder that the market value of one share of its common stock has exceeded 130% of the exercise price of the warrant for 10 consecutive days, which 10 consecutive days commence on or after August 16, 2014. The Company did not receive any cash consideration for the issuance of the warrants. The Company relied on the private placement exemption provided by Regulation S.

 

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8.        Stockholders’ Equity

        On May 23, 2012, the Company amended its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 24 million shares. At June 30, 2012, the Company had 24.1 million shares authorized, 24 million of which are $0.01 par value common stock and 100,000 of which are $0.01 par value preferred stock.

        O n May 15, 2012, the Company filed a Shelf Registration which was declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2012. The Shelf Registration permits the Company to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of various securities, including common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock and units consisting of one or more shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, warrants, or any combination of such securities. The Shelf Registration is intended to provide the Company with additional flexibility to access capital markets for general corporate purposes, subject to market conditions and the Company's capital needs.

        On October 7, 2011, the Company signed a Purchase Agreement with LPC, together with a Registration Rights Agreement, whereby LPC agreed to purchase up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a 30-month period. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC on October 13, 2011 covering 1,823,577 shares that have been issued or may be issued to LPC under the Purchase Agreement. Of the shares registered, 40,247 shares were issued to LPC as a commitment fee upon entering into the Purchase Agreement; 80,494 shares may be issued to LPC pro rata as an additional commitment fee as up to $10.0 million of our common stock is purchased by LPC; and 1,702,836 represent shares that the Company may sell to LPC under the Purchase Agreement. The registration statement related to the transaction was declared effective by the SEC on December 5, 2011. Accordingly, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, over a 30-month period to sell shares of its common stock to LPC in amounts of up to $0.5 million to up to $1.5 million per sale, depending on certain conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, up to the aggregate amount of $10.0 million. There have been no sales to date under this arrangement.

There are no upper limits to the price LPC may pay to purchase the Company’s common stock and the purchase price of the shares related to the $10.0 million of future funding will be based on the prevailing market prices of the Company’s shares preceding the time of sales as computed in accordance with the Purchase Agreement without any fixed discount, with the Company controlling the timing and amount of future sales, if any, of shares to LPC. The purchase price per share is equal to the lesser of the lowest sales price of our common stock on the purchase date or the average of the three lowest closing sales prices of our common stock during the twelve consecutive business days prior to the date of the purchase by LPC.

LPC has agreed not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Company’s shares of common stock. The fair value of the 40,247 shares issued as the initial commitment fee of $0.1 million is recorded as a deferred charge in other assets in the accompanying balance sheet at June 30, 2012 and will be amortized into equity over the usage of the equity line. The Company may terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time at its discretion without any cost or penalty. Any proceeds received by the Company under the Purchase Agreement are expected to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

9.        Warrants 

        Warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and warrant information as of June 30, 2012 is summarized as follows: 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Range of Exercise Prices

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

929,914

 

$

 15.13

 

$2.80 - $169.47

Warrants issued

5,000

 

$

3.80

 

$3.80

Outstanding at June 30, 2012

934,914

 

$

 15.07

 

$2.80 - $169.47

Warrants exercisable at June 30, 2012

904,914

 

$

15.26

 

$2.80 - $169.47

Aggregate intrinsic value

 

 

 

 

 

        Warrant Liability

        The Company evaluates warrants on issuance and at each reporting date to determine proper classification as equity or as a liability. The Company has 379,678 outstanding warrants issued to former CSI Class A shareholders in connection with the business combination between Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (“CDTI”) and Catalytic Solutions, Inc. (“CSI”) on October 15, 2010 (the “Merger”) that it is required to physically settle by delivering registered shares. In addition, while the relevant warrant agreement does not require cash settlement if the Company fails to maintain registration of the warrant shares, it does not specifically preclude cash settlement. Accordingly, the Company’s agreement to deliver registered shares without express terms for settlement in the absence of continuous effective registration is presumed to create a liability to settle these warrants in cash, requiring liability classification. The contracts for the remaining warrants allow for settlement in unregistered shares and do not contain any other characteristics that would result in liability classification. Accordingly, these instruments have been classified in stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and are only valued on the issuance date and not subsequently revalued. The Company evaluated the balance sheet classification of all warrants at June 30, 2012 and noted no changes.

 

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       The liability-classified warrants are considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because they are valued based on unobservable inputs. The Company determined the fair value of its liability-classified warrants using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which utilizes multiple input variables to estimate the probability that market conditions will be achieved. The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

 

 

June 30,
2012

 

December 31,

2011

Expected volatility

91.6%

 

58.8%

Risk-free interest rate

0.5%

 

0.7%

Closing price of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. common stock

$1.99

 

$2.80

       Due to the significant change in the Company following the Merger, CDTI’s historical price volatility was not considered representative of expected volatility going forward. Therefore, the Company utilized an estimate based upon a weighted average of implied and historical volatility of a portfolio of peer companies and CDTI’s historical volatility.

        The liability is remeasured at the end of each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The following is a reconciliation of the warrant liability measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs (in thousands):        

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

Balance at beginning of period

$

 100

 

$

 1,238 

Exercise of common stock warrants

─  

 

(39)

Remeasurement of common stock warrants

6  

 

(1,091)

Balance at end of period

$

 106  

 

$

 108 

 

10 .        Share Based Payment

       The Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Clean Diesel Technoligies, Inc. 1994 Incentive Plan), as amended (the “Plan”), provided for the awarding of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, performance awards, bonuses or other forms of share-based awards or cash, or combinations of these to the Company’s directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (except consultants or advisors in capital-raising transactions) as the board of directors may determine. At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 2012, the Company’s shareholders approved certain amendments to the Plan, the most significant of which changed the plan name, removed the evergreen provision and established a maximum number of 1.4 million shares to be reserved for issuance under the Plan, disallowed the repricing of outstanding stock options without shareholder approval, removed the ability to issue cash bonus awards under the Plan and modified the change in control provisions within the Plan. The Plan is more fully described in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.        

        Stock-based compensation expense for both employee and non-employee awards is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Selling, general and administrative

$

 129

 

$

 663

 

$

 195

 

$

 983

Research and development

 

18

 

 

192

 

 

35

 

 

192

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

 147

 

$

 855

 

$

 230

 

$

 1,175

 

        On March 8, 2012, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved the grant of nonqualified stock options and RSUs to the Company’s newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer and President in reliance on the employment inducement exception to the NASDAQ rules that require shareholder approval of equity-based incentive plans and awards. The Company granted 176,676 nonqualified stock options at an exercise price of $2.83 per share. These options have a ten-year term, and vest 28% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 9% quarterly thereafter. The Company also granted 58,892 RSUs at a fair value of $2.83 per unit. These RSUs vest 28% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 9% quarterly thereafter, beginning June 20, 2013.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of long-term incentive awards to other employees consisting of nonqualified stock options and RSUs. The Company granted a total of 330,219 nonqualified stock options at a weighted average exercise price of $2.97 per share, a third of which vest on February 22, 2013 (the “Initial Vesting Date”) and each of the first and second anniversaries of the Initial Vesting Date. The Company also issued 113,255 RSUs at a weighted average fair value of $2.95 per unit, a third of which generally vest on March 20, 2013 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”) and each of the first and second anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date.

 

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        Stock Options

        Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and stock option information as of June 30, 2012 is summarized as follows:

 

 

Options

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

(in years)

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

301,634 

 

$

 18.57

 

 

 

 

Granted

506,895 

 

$

 2.92

 

 

 

 

Expired

(7,581)

 

$

87.00

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2012

800,948 

 

$

 8.02

 

8.93

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2012

279,473 

 

$

 17.53

 

7.53

 

 

        The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price and the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the quarter.

        The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted-average fair value and assumptions used for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 

 

2012

 

2011

Expected volatility

84.4%

 

77.4%

Risk-free interest rate

1.1%

 

2.0%

Dividend yield

 

Expected life in years

5.96

 

5.25

Weighted average grant date fair value

$2.07

 

$3.66

 

        The expected term of the options has historically been based upon the historical term until exercise or expiration of all granted options. Due to the significant change in the Company following the Merger and significant change in the terms of the options granted, CDTI’s historical exercise data was not considered to provide a reasonable basis for estimating the expected term for current option grants. As such, the expected term of stock options granted in 2012 and 2011 was determined using the “simplified method” as allowed under ASC 718-10-S99. The “simplified method” calculates the expected term as the average of the vesting term and original contractual term of the options. Also, due to the significant change in the Company following the Merger, CDTI’s historical price volatility was not considered representative of expected volatility going forward. Therefore, the Company utilized an estimate based upon the historical and implied volatility of a portfolio of peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is the constant maturity rate published by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board that corresponds to the expected term of the option. The dividend yield is assumed as 0% because the Company has not paid dividends and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.

        Compensation costs for stock options that vest over time are recognized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $1.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option grants that remained to be recognized over vesting periods. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

There was no cash received from option exercises under any share-based payment arrangements for the six months ended June 30, 2012 or 2011.

        Restricted Share Units               

RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and RSU information as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested share units at December 31, 2011

25,238 

 

$

5.64

 

 

Granted

172,147 

 

$

 2.91

 

 

Vested

(9,481)

 

$

 6.17

 

 

Forfeited

(920)

 

$

 6.17

 

 

Non-vested share units at June 30, 2012

186,984 

 

$

3.10

 

         As of June 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $0.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to RSUs, which will be recognized over a weighted average estimated remaining life of 2.5 years.

 

11.        Contingencies 

          Legal Proceedings

        On September 30, 2008, Applied Utility Systems, Inc. (“AUS”), a former subsidiary of the Company, filed a complaint against Benz Air Engineering, Inc. (“Benz Air”). The Company sold the majority of the assets of AUS to Johnson Matthey (“JM”) on October 1, 2009; however, this lawsuit was excluded from the sale. The complaint was amended on January 16, 2009, and asserted claims against Benz Air for breach of contract, common counts and slander. AUS was seeking $0.2 million in damages, plus interest, costs and applicable penalties. In response to the complaint, Benz Air filed a cross-complaint on November 17, 2008, which named both AUS and the Company as defendants. The cross-complaint asserted claims against AUS and the Company for breach of oral contract, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, negligent misrepresentation and intentional misrepresentation and was seeking not less than $0.3 million in damages, plus interest, costs and punitive damages. The trial was concluded on July 29, 2011 with the jury awarding AUS $0.2 million plus interest as well as an additional $0.3 million for false statements. On October 18, 2011, the trial court granted Benz Air’s motion and overturned the jury’s verdict regarding the $0.3 million for false statements, and denied Benz Air’s motion to overturn the jury’s verdict on the remaining counts. In addition, the trial court awarded the Company over $0.5 million in attorney’s fees. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a gain of $0.2 million related to a partial recovery of the award from the Benz Air litigation. On July 31, 2012, the Company and Benz Air completed a global settlement agreement that provides for a cash payment by Benz Air of $175,000, plus three individual payments of $25,000 each to be paid on October 1, 2012, January 2, 2013, and April 1, 2013.  A gain will be recorded upon receipt of the payments. 

On April 30, 2010, CDTI received a complaint from the Hartford, Connecticut office of the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) under Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2001, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, alleging that a former employee had been subject to discriminatory employment practices. CDTI’s Board of Directors terminated the employee’s employment on April 19, 2010. The complainant in this proceeding does not demand specific relief. However, the statute provides that a prevailing employee shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole, including compensatory damages, which may be reinstatement, back pay with interest, front pay, and special damages such as attorney’s and expert witness fees. CDTI responded on June 14, 2010, denying the allegations of the complaint. On March 29, 2011, the U.S. DOL investigator assigned to this matter requested information and documentation regarding the former employee’s allegations and the Company provided responsive documents as requested.  The Company also responded to additional requests from the U.S. DOL regarding electronic correspondence.  On October 6, 2011, the U.S. DOL investigator requested that the Company provide additional information and requested interviews with certain individuals.  The Company responded to those requests. On April 16, 2012, the U.S. DOL requested that the Company take part in non-binding mediation with the former employee. The Company has granted that request, but the former employee declined to participate in mediation.  On July 17, 2012, the U.S. DOL conducted interviews of several former CDTI officers.  On July 31, 2012, the Company submitted Supplemental Briefing to the U.S. DOL pertaining to the protections and applicability of Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  The U.S. DOL’s investigation is ongoing.  Based upon current information, management, after consultation with legal counsel defending the Company’s interests, believes the ultimate disposition will have no material effect upon its business, results or financial position. As no specific quantification of damages has been provided by the Claimant, the Company cannot provide a reasonable range of possible outcomes.

BP Products North America (“BP”), a subsidiary of British Petroleum (BP p.l.c.) has made claims against JM as the parent company of and purchaser of AUS, pertaining to the Whiting Refinery SPS NOx Reduction Project.  BP alleges JM is liable for default damages and various other set-offs to the contract price and has retained a significant portion of the contract amount, as well as made claims for additional damages.  JM maintains that it fully performed its obligations under the contract, and BP has acted in bad faith and has inappropriately withheld the contract proceeds and is further liable for various other damages.  On May 12, 2010, JM tendered to the Company a claim for indemnification under the Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 1, 2009, among JM, CSI and AUS.  A recent mediation did not result in a settlement.  On May 14, 2012, JM filed a lawsuit in California state court alleging breach of contract.  On June 25, 2012, BP removed the case to federal court.  On June 29, 2012, BP filed their Answer and Counterclaimed against JM for Breach of Contract.  The Parties are now preparing for their initial disclosures.  As litigation has just begun and no discovery has been conducted, the Company cannot provide a reasonable range of possible outcomes. Any potential obligation is not expected to have a material impact on the Company, its results of operations or its financial position.

In addition to the foregoing, the Company is involved in legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that any of these claims and proceedings against it is likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.                  

Sales and Use Tax Audit

The Company is undergoing a sales and use tax audit by the State of California on AUS for the period of 2007 through 2009. The audit has identified a project performed by the Company during that time period for which sales tax was not collected and remitted and for which the State of California asserts that proper documentation of resale may not have been obtained. The Company contends and believes that it received sufficient and proper documentation from its customer to support not collecting and remitting sales tax from that customer and is actively disputing the audit report with the State of California. Accordingly, no accrual has been recorded for this matter. The potential outcomes of this matter range from zero to $1.3 million. Should the Company not prevail in this matter, it has certain indemnifications from its customer related to sales tax and would pursue reimbursement from the customer for all assessments from the State.     

 

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12.        Segment Reporting

        The Company has two division segments based on the products it delivers:

        Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division The Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division designs and manufactures verified exhaust emissions control solutions.  This division offers a full range of products for the verified retrofit and OEM markets through its distributor/dealer network and direct sales. The ECS and Clean Diesel Technologies-branded products are used to reduce exhaust emissions created by on-road, off-road and stationary diesel and alternative fuel engines including propane and natural gas. The retrofit market in the U.S. is driven in particular by state and municipal environmental regulations and incentive funding for voluntary early compliance. The Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division derives significant revenues from retrofit with a portfolio of solutions verified by the California Air Resources Board and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

        Catalyst division The Catalyst division produces catalyst formulations to reduce emissions from gasoline, diesel and natural gas combustion engines that are offered for multiple markets and a wide range of applications.  A family of unique high-performance catalysts has been developed — with base-metals or low platinum group metal and zero platinum group metal content — to provide increased catalytic function and value for technology-driven automotive industry customers. The Catalyst division’s technical and manufacturing competence in the light duty vehicle market is aimed at meeting auto makers’ most stringent requirements, and it has supplied over ten million parts to light duty vehicle customers since 1996. The Catalyst division also provides catalyst formulations for the Company’s Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division. Intersegment revenues are based on market prices.

        Corporate  — Corporate includes cost for personnel, insurance and public company expenses such as legal, audit and taxes that are not allocated down to the operating divisions.

        Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$

 11,002 

 

$

   9,571 

 

$

 23,603 

 

$

 19,029 

Catalyst

 

6,431 

 

 

3,800 

 

 

12,535 

 

 

8,555 

Corporate

 

─ 

 

 

─ 

 

 

─ 

 

 

─ 

Eliminations (1)

 

(709)

 

 

(1,839)

 

 

(2,415)

 

 

(2,268)

Total

$

 16,724 

 

$

 11,532 

 

$

 33,723 

 

$

25,316 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$

91 

 

$

 (620)

 

$

(273)

 

$

(289)

Catalyst

 

(679)

 

 

(508)

 

 

(1,011)

 

 

(894)

Corporate

 

(1,354)

 

 

(2,294)

 

 

(3,042)

 

 

(4,128)

Eliminations (1)

 

63 

 

 

(91)

 

 

22 

 

 

(108)

Total

$

 (1,879)

 

$

(3,513)

 

$

 (4,304)

 

$

 (5,419)

 

(1)      Elimination of Catalyst revenue and profit in ending inventory related to sales to Heavy Duty Diesel Systems.

        The Company conducted an intercompany transfer pricing study at the end of 2011 which resulted in it adjusting the prices its group companies charge each other for the sale of products and services. The Catalyst division adjusted certain prices it charges for products sold to the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division to be consistent with market prices. The impact for the full year was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011 which resulted in a $1.3 million increase in revenues for the Catalyst division and the offsetting intercompany eliminations.  The change also resulted in a $1.3 million decrease in loss from continuing operations for the Catalyst division with an offsetting decrease in income from continuing operations for the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division for the year ended December 31, 2011. Of this amount, $1.0 million related to previous interim periods in 2011 with the impact on the individual quarters of $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2011, respectively. Catalyst division revenues and eliminations and the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems and Catalyst income (loss) from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 have been recast to reflect the impact of this change in measurement. The change in intercompany pricing did not result in any change in consolidated revenues or in the consolidated loss from operations. 

        Net sales by geographic region are as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

United States

$

7,531

 

$

 3,892

 

$

13,530

 

$

9,735

Canada

 

6,582

 

 

5 , 550

 

 

11,505

 

 

11,314

United Kingdom

 

1,098

 

 

238

 

 

5,419

 

 

462

Sweden

 

1,513

 

 

1 , 852

 

 

3,269

 

 

3,805

Total

$

16,724

 

$

11 , 532

 

$

33,723

 

$

25,316

         Geographic information is based on country of origin. The majority of Canadian sales are to U.S. customers.

13.        Subsequent Events

        On July 27, 2012, the Company executed a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A., pursuant to which the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $3.0 million, which bears interest at 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The promissory note is an unsecured obligation of the Company. The promissory note has a stated maturity of three years from the date of issuance. There is no prepayment penalty or premium.

        In connection with the issuance of the promissory note, on July 27, 2012, the Company issued Kanis S.A. warrants to acquire 45,000 shares of its common stock at $2.09 per share, a third of which become exercisable on the issuance date and each of the first and second anniversaries of the issuance date. These warrants expire on July 27, 2018. The Company did not receive any cash consideration for the issuance of these warrants, which were issued in reliance upon the private placement exemption provided by Regulation S.

        Also on July 27, 2012, the Company and Kanis S.A. agreed to amend the terms of the Company’s amended and outstanding 8% subordinated convertible note due 2016 to modify the conversion feature. As amended, the Notes may now be converted into no more than 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price of $4.00 per share.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

         The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should also be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, the accuracy of which involves risks and uncertainties, see “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, as a result of many important factors, including those set forth in Part I — Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

        All percentage amounts and ratios included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations were calculated using the underlying data in thousands.

Overview

        We are a leading global manufacturer and distributor of heavy diesel and light duty vehicle emissions control systems and products to major automakers and retrofitters. Our emissions control systems and products are designed to deliver high value to our customers while benefiting the global environment through air quality improvement, sustainability and energy efficiency. Our business is driven by increasingly stringent global emission standards for internal combustion engines, which are major sources of a variety of harmful pollutants.

         We organize our operations in two business divisions: the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division and the Catalyst division.

        Heavy Duty Diesel Systems: Through our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division we design and manufacture verified exhaust emissions control solutions. Our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division offers a full range of products for the verified retrofit and original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, markets through its distribution/dealer network and direct sales. These ECS and Clean Diesel Technologies-branded products, such as Purifilter ® , Purifier™, ARIS ® and exhaust gas recirculation with selective catalytic reduction are used to reduce exhaust emissions created by on-road, off-road and stationary diesel and alternative fuel engines including propane and natural gas. Revenues from our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division accounted for approximately 70% and 75% of the total consolidated revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Catalyst: Through our Catalyst division, we produce catalyst formulations to reduce emissions from gasoline, diesel and natural gas combustion engines that are offered for multiple markets and a wide range of applications. A family of unique high-performance catalysts has been developed — with base-metals or low platinum group metal and zero- platinum group metal content — to provide increased catalytic function and value for technology-driven automotive industry customers. Our technical and manufacturing competence in the light duty vehicle market is aimed at meeting auto makers’ most stringent requirements, and we have supplied over ten million parts to light duty vehicle customers since 1996. Our Catalyst division also provides catalyst formulations for our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division. Revenues from our Catalyst division accounted for approximately 30% and 25% of the total consolidated revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures in the financial statements. Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that may be material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change, and that have a material impact on financial condition or operating performance. While we base our estimates and judgments on our experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe that the assumptions, judgments and estimates involved in the accounting for revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, accounting for income taxes, business combinations, goodwill, impairment of long-lived assets other than goodwill, stock-based compensation and warrant derivative liability have the greatest potential impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our year ended December 31, 2011 for a more complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates.


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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Retrospective application is required. The guidance concerns disclosure only and will not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

For additional discussion regarding other recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Factors Affecting Future Results

Factors Affecting our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems Division

        The nature of our business and, in particular, our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division, is heavily influenced by government funding of emissions control projects and increased diesel emission control regulations and mandates. Compliance with these regulatory initiatives drives demand for our products and the timing of implementation of emission reduction projects.

         Emission reduction programs are often one-off, or have staggered compliance dates, which mean they do not generally result in a regular source of recurring revenues for our company. For example, London, U.K. had mandated that certain heavy duty diesel vehicles entering the London Low Emissions Zone (or LEZ) were required to meet certain emission standards by January 2012. We believe that approximately 20,000 such vehicles were required to have a retrofit emission control device installed on the vehicle by year end 2011. In December 2011, the regulator extended the deadline for compliance into the first quarter of 2012. We believe that the bulk of the vehicles were retrofitted in the fourth quarter of 2011, with sales of our products of approximately $6 million in the fourth quarter and $8 million in the full year 2011. However, due to the extension, we recorded additional sales of $4.3 million and $1.0 million in the first and second quarters of 2012, respectively. We believe that this program is now virtually complete and as such, sales in London will drop off considerably in the third quarter of 2012 and beyond. In addition, the California Air Resources Board has mandated that all Class 7 and Class 8 heavy diesel trucks meet certain emission targets by 2016, with interim targets established for 2011, 2012 and 2013, such that 90% of current operating diesel trucks will be required to meet these targets by 2014. We estimate that this rule will require well over 100,000 heavy duty diesel trucks to be replaced or retrofitted. We estimate that approximately 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles will elect to retrofit and will form the target market for our products, providing us with an opportunity to sell our products and generate revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014. We expect sales in California to grow in the second half of the year compared to the first half as we receive new product verifications and as the annual compliance deadline approaches at the end of the year. We will incur product verification and other expenditures relating to sales and marketing activities and may incur increased inventory costs as we record orders and ship products. While we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in gaining any particular level of sales from the various funding sources, emission programs and mandates, we expect to pursue these opportunities. The success and timing of receiving product verifications and sales in California is uncertain and could result in fluctuations in revenue and working capital requirements from quarter to quarter during this year and beyond.

 

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Factors Affecting our Catalyst Division

         Because the customers of our Catalyst division are OEM auto makers, our business is also affected by macroeconomic factors that impact the automotive industry generally, which can result in increased or decreased purchases of vehicles, and consequently demand for our products. Sales to our largest OEM auto customer have been positively impacted during the first half due to increased vehicle shipments, expansion of our catalysts onto new vehicle platforms, increased purchasing by the customer to build initial stock of parts for a new model and an increase in pass through sales of rare earth materials due to increased prices of these materials. At present, we expect sales to this customer to be slightly lower in the third quarter compared to the second quarter of 2012 as the customer is not expected to repeat their inventory purchases.  

Supply of Catalyst Division Products to Heavy Duty Diesel Systems Division

        Our strategy is to progressively utilize the products of our Catalyst division in the products of our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division. We anticipate that our intercompany sales of catalysts will increase compared to historical levels, as our planned new products are approved by the regulatory agencies and begin to generate sales. While this will not impact our reported sales, we believe that the manufacturing gross margin associated with these sales will improve our total gross margin.

Results of Operations

        We conducted an intercompany transfer pricing study in the end of 2011 which resulted in us adjusting the prices our group companies charge each other for the sale of products and services. The Catalyst division adjusted certain prices it charges for products sold to the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division to be consistent with market prices. The impact for the full year was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011 which resulted in a $1.3 million increase in revenues for the Catalyst division and the offsetting intercompany eliminations.  The change also resulted in a $1.3 million decrease in loss from continuing operations for the Catalyst division with an offsetting decrease in Heavy Duty Diesel Systems income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2011. Of this amount, $1.0 million related to previous interim periods in 2011 with the impact on the individual quarters of $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2011, respectively. The Catalyst revenues and related eliminations and the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems and Catalyst income (loss) from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 have been recast to reflect the impact of this change in measurement. The change in intercompany pricing did not result in any change in consolidated revenues or in the consolidated loss from operations.              

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 to Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

Revenues

        The table below and the tables in the discussion that follow are based upon the way we analyze our business. See Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information about our divisions.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

Total Revenue

 

2011

 

Total Revenue

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$ 11.0 

 

65.8% 

 

$  9.6 

 

83.0% 

 

$ 1.4

 

15.0% 

Catalyst

6.4 

 

38.5% 

 

3.8 

 

33.0% 

 

2.6

 

69.2% 

Intercompany revenue

(0.7)

 

 (4.3)%

 

(1.9)

 

(16.0 ) %

 

1.2

 

(61.4)%

    Total revenue

$ 16.7 

 

1 00 .0%  

 

$ 11.5 

 

100.0% 

 

$ 5.2

 

45.0% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased by $5.2 million, or 45.0%, to $16.7 million from $11.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

         Revenues for our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased $1.4 million, or 15.0%, to $11.0 million from $9.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was due to a $1.0 million in sales under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Mandatory Diesel Retrofit Program, $0.8 million in sales for the retrofit of school buses in the State of Texas and to increased sales in the London LEZ of $0.9 million, partially offset by a decline in other North American and European sales of $0.9 million and an unfavorable currency translation impact of $0.4 million. Our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division includes on-road diesel retrofit business most often driven by increasingly stringent emission regulations as well as product applications sold on an OEM and aftermarket basis with applications for the reduction of exhaust emissions of off-road and stationary engines and licensing revenue. Revenues generated from non-retrofit business were $4.4 million for the three months ending June 30, 2012 as compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. 

         Total revenues for our Catalyst division for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased $2.6 million, or 69.2%, to $6.4 million from $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Excluding intercompany revenue, sales for this division increased 191.8% to $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was largely due to a $4.2 million increase in sales to our Japanese OEM customer due to higher vehicle shipments, expansion of our catalysts onto new vehicle platforms, increased purchasing by the customer to build an initial stock of parts for a new model and rare earth material price increases that were passed on to the customer of  $1.5 million. This was partially offset by reductions of $0.6 million in sales to other OEM customers for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011. We eliminate intercompany sales by the Catalyst division to our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division in consolidation.

       

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Cost of revenues

        Cost of revenues increased by $4.4 million, or 54.9% to $12.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $8.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The primary reason for the increase in costs was higher product sales volume. 

Gross profit

        The following table shows our gross profit and gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of revenues) by division for the periods indicated.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Revenue (1)

 

2011

 

% of

Revenue (1)

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$ 3.4

 

30.9%

 

$ 2.5 

 

25.8%

 

$ 0.9 

 

37.8%

Catalyst

0.7

 

11.1%

 

1.0 

 

27.8%

 

(0.3)

 

(32.2)%

Intercompany eliminations

0.1

 

 

(0.1)

 

 

0.2 

 

170.0%

Total gross profit

$ 4.2

 

25.0%

 

$ 3.4 

 

29.8%

 

$ 0.8 

 

21.7%

 

(1)      Division calculation based on division revenue. Total based on total revenue.

        Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased by $0.8 million, or 21.7%, to $4.2 million from $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Gross margin was 25.0% during the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 29.8% during the three months ended June 30, 2011.

        The increase in gross margin for our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division from 25.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to 30.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 is a result of improved product mix driven by the reduction in sales in the London LEZ, as expected, and by higher volumes of sales in New Jersey and Texas, as discussed above.

        The decrease in gross margin for our Catalyst division from 27.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to 11.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 is a result of the escalation of prices of rare earth materials that we use in our catalysts.  One of our OEM customers provides price adjustments to isolate us from the impact of rare earth cost increases, but that addition solely covers cost without any additional profit. With the significant increases in rare earth prices, this cost reimbursement is dilutive to margin on a percent of sales. With two of our other OEM customers, we were not reimbursed for the increased costs of the rare earth material but are pursuing both for retroactive reimbursement for the first quarter of 2012 as well as for future business.

 

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Operating expenses

        The following table shows our operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

2011

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Selling, general and administrative

$ 3.8

 

22.4%

 

$ 4.7

 

40.8%

 

$ (0.9)

 

(20.3)%

Research and development

2.0

 

11.7%

 

2.2

 

19.4%

 

(0.2)

 

(12.7)%

Severance expense

0.3

2.1%

-

-

0.3 

NM   

Total operating expenses

$ 6.1

 

36.2%

 

$ 6.9

 

60.2%

 

$ (0.8)

 

(12.8)%

 

        For the three months ended June 30, 2012, operating expenses decreased by $0.8 million to $6.1 million from $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Included in the three months ended June 30, 2012 is $0.3 million in severance expense related to elimination of several positions in both the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems and Catalyst divisions.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

       For the three months ended June 30, 2012, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.9 million, or 20.3%, to $3.8 million from $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. This decrease is primarily a result of a reduction in stock based compensation of $0.5 million, a reduction in our London operation of $0.3 million and a reduction in legal, accounting and other professional expenses at corporate of $0.3 million, partially offset by expense related to additional hiring in support of the California Truck and Bus rule. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 22.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 40.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2011.          

Research and development expenses

        For the three months ended June 30, 2012, research and development expenses decreased by $0.2 million, or 12.7%, to $2.0 million from $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The three months ended June 30, 2011 included higher material costs for new OEM catalyst product development for catalysts going into production in 2012. As a percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 11.7% in the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to 19.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2011.

Other expense

        The following table shows the components of other expense and other (expense) income as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

2011

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

(Dollars in millions)

Interest expense

$ (0.3)

 

(2.1)%

 

$ (0.3)

 

(2.8)%

Gain on change in fair value of common stock warrant liability

0.1 

 

0.8%  

 

0.7 

 

5.7% 

All other, net

─ 

 

─    

 

(0.2)

 

(0.9)%

    Total other expense

$ (0.2)

 

(1.3)%

 

$ 0.2 

 

2.0%  

 

        We incurred interest expense of $0.3 million during each of the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, there was a gain of $0.1 million related to the change in fair value of liability classified common stock warrants compared to a gain of $0.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011.         

 

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Net loss

       For the foregoing reasons, we had a net loss of $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Excluding net loss in the three months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 from discontinued operations, we had a net loss from continuing operations of $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011.We continue to have legal and other expenses related to the 2009 divestiture of the assets of Applied Utility Systems. We record these activities as discontinued operations. For additional information relating to Applied Utility Systems, see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.       

  Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 to Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

Revenues       

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

2011

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$ 23.6 

 

70.0% 

 

$ 19.0 

 

75.2% 

 

$ 4.6 

 

24.0%

Catalyst

12.5 

 

37.2% 

 

8.6 

 

33.8% 

 

3.9 

 

46.5%

Intercompany revenue

(2.4)

 

(7.2)%

 

(2.3)

 

(9.0%)

 

(0.1)

 

6.5%

    Total revenue

$ 33.7 

 

100.0% 

 

$ 25.3 

 

100.0% 

 

$ 8.4 

 

33.2%

 

       Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased by $8.4 million, or 33.2%, to $33.7 million from $25.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

        Revenues for our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased $4.6 million, or 24.0%, to $23.6 million from $19.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was due to sales in the London LEZ of $5.2 million, $1.0 million in sales under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Mandatory Diesel Retrofit Program, $0.8 million for the retrofit of school buses in the State of Texas and an increase in sales in California of $0.6 million, partially offset by a decline in other North American and European sales of $2.4 million and an unfavorable currency translation impact of $0.6 million. Our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division includes on-road diesel retrofit business most often driven by increasingly stringent emission regulations as well as product applications sold on an OEM and aftermarket basis with applications for the reduction of exhaust emissions of off-road and stationary engines and licensing revenue. Revenues generated from non-retrofit business were $8.7 million for the six months ending June 30, 2012 as compared to $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. 

        Revenues for our Catalyst division for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased $3.9 million, or 46.5%, to $12.5 million from $8.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was due to an increase in sales to our Japanese OEM customer of $4.9 million, of which $1.5 million was as a result of increased prices of rare earth raw materials that were passed on to the customer, and to a $0.1 million increase in intercompany sales of catalysts to our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division. This was offset by a reduction of $1.1 million in sales to other OEM customers for the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011.  We eliminate intercompany sales by the Catalyst division to our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division in consolidation.

Cost of revenues

        Cost of revenues increased by $7.7 million, or 43.2% to $25.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $17.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The primary reason for the increase in costs was higher product sales volume.  Additionally, we incurred $0.6 million in expense for the write-down of excess inventory primarily related to the London LEZ program which is virtually complete (see “—Factors Affecting Future Results” above).

Gross profit

        The following table shows our gross profit and gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of revenues) by division for the periods indicated.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Revenue (1)

 

2011

 

% of

Revenue (1)

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Heavy Duty Diesel Systems

$ 6.2

 

26.1%

 

$ 5.3 

 

27.9%

 

$ 0.9 

 

16.2%  

Catalyst

1.9

 

15.3%

 

2.2 

 

26.1%

 

(0.3)

 

(14.0)%

Intercompany eliminations

─ 

 

─ 

 

(0.1)

 

─ 

 

0.1 

 

─ 

      Total gross profit

$ 8.1

 

24.1%

 

$ 7.4 

 

29.4%

 

$ 0.7 

 

9.1% 

 

(1)      Division calculation based on division revenue. Total based on total revenue.

        Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased by $0.7 million, or 9.1%, to $8.1 million from $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Gross margin was 24.1% during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 29.4% during the six months ended June 30, 2011. In both our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division and our Catalyst division, an increase in gross profit resulting from increased sales was offset by the impact of the write-down of excess inventory related to the completion of the London LEZ program.

        The decrease in gross margin for our Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division from 27.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to 26.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is a result of the write-down of inventory as described above and the impact of product mix and discounting in the London LEZ. We anticipate that gross margins in this business will gradually improve as a result of improved product mix driven by the expected reduction in sales in the London LEZ and by higher volumes of sales as a result of the California Truck and Bus rules that are anticipated in the second half of the year (see “—Factors Affecting Future Results” above). 

        The decrease in gross margin for our Catalyst division from 26.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to 15.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is a result of the impact of unfavorable product mix and the escalation of prices of rare earth materials that we use in our catalysts.  One of our OEM customers provides price adjustments to isolate us from the impact of rare earth cost increases, but that addition solely covers cost without any additional profit.   With the significant increases in rare earth prices, this cost reimbursement is dilutive to margin on a percent of sales.  With two of our other OEM customers, we did not get reimbursed for the increased costs of the rare earth material but are pursuing both for retroactive as well as for future business. We expect that gross margin in this business will increase in the second half of 2012 as a result of volume improvements and a more favorable product mix associated with new shipments to one of our OEM customers (see “—Factors Affecting Future Results” above).

 

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Operating expenses

        The following table shows our operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

2011

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Selling, general and administrative

$ 8.2

 

24.3%

 

$ 9.1

 

36.0%

 

$ (0.9)

 

(9.9)%

Research and development

3.9

 

11.5%

 

3.8

 

14.8%

 

0.1 

 

3.1% 

   Severance expense

0.3  

1.0%   

-   

-   

0.3   

NM      

Total operating expenses

$ 12.4

 

36.8%

 

$ 12.9

 

50.8%

 

$ (0.5)

 

(3.4)%

 

        For the six months ended June 30, 2012, operating expenses decreased by $0.5 million to $12.4 million from $12.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Included in the six months ended June 30, 2012 is $0.3 million in severance expense related to the elimination of several positions at both the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems and Catalyst divisions.  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

        For the six months ended June 30, 2012, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.9 million, or 9.9%, to $8.2 million from $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. This decrease is primarily a result of a $0.8 million reduction in stock based compensation, partially offset by an increase in executive recruiting and relocation expenses incurred in filling two key executive positions during the quarter as well as expense related to additional hiring in support of the California Truck and Bus rule. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 24.3% in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 36.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Research and development expenses

        For the six months ended June 30, 2012, research and development expenses increased by $0.1 million, or 3.1%, to $3.9 million from $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily attributable to material and outside test lab expenses for new product verifications to broaden our product offering in California and the rest of North America.  As a percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 11.5% in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to 14.8% in the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Other expense

        The following table shows the components of other expense and other (expense) income as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2012

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

 

2011

 

% of

Total Revenue

 

(Dollars in millions)

Interest expense

$ (0.7)

 

(2.0)%

 

$ (0.5)

 

(2.1)%

Gain on change in fair value of common stock warrant liability

─ 

 

─ 

 

1.1 

 

4.3% 

All other, net

(0.2)

 

(0.5)%

 

(0.4)

 

(1.4)%

   Total other expense

$ (0.9)

 

(2.5)%

 

$ 0.2 

 

0.8% 

        For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we incurred interest expense of $0.7 million compared to $0.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, there was a gain of $1.1 related to the change in fair value of liability classified common stock warrants.

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Net loss

        For the foregoing reasons, we had a net loss of $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Excluding net loss of $0.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 from discontinued operations, we had a net loss from continuing operations of $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. We continue to have legal and other expenses related to the 2009 divestiture of the assets of Applied Utility Systems. We record these activities as discontinued operations. For additional information relating to Applied Utility Systems, see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Historically, the revenue that we have generated has not been sufficient to fund our operating requirements and debt servicing needs. Notably, we have suffered recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. A s of June 30, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $170.0 million compared to $165.0 million at December 31, 2011. We had $3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2012 compared to $3.5 million in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2011, and total current liabilities of $19.6 million at June 30, 2012 compared to $15.8 million at December 31, 2011.

        Our primary sources of liquidity in recent years have been asset sales, credit facilities and other borrowings and equity sales. We took several steps in 2011 to improve our liquidity position. In February 2011, we entered into a $7.5 million secured demand financing facility with FGI backed by our receivables and inventory and repaid our previous demand facility with Fifth Third Bank. At June 30, 2012, we had $5.4 million in borrowings outstanding with $2.1 million available under our FGI credit facility, subject to the availability of eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances for collateral. I n May 2011, we issued $3.0 million of our 8% subordinated convertible notes to a shareholder. Additionally, o n July 5, 2011, we closed a public offering in which we sold 3,053,750 shares of common stock and received $10.2 million in net proceeds from the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

        We continue to pursue revenue generating opportunities relating to special government mandated retrofit programs in California and potentially others in various jurisdictions domestically and internationally. Opportunities such as these require cash investment in operating expenses and working capital such as inventory and receivables prior to realizing profits and cash from sales. To address the potential need for capital, in October 2011, we signed a purchase agreement, together with a registration rights agreement, with LPC, whereby LPC has agreed to purchase up to $10.0 million of our common stock over a 30-month period. We have registered 1,823,577 shares related to the transaction, 40,247 shares of which were issued to LPC as a commitment fee; 80,494 shares may be issued to LPC as an additional commitment fee on a pro rata basis as up to $10.0 million of our common stock is purchased by LPC; and 1,702,836 represent shares that we may sell to LPC under the Purchase Agreement. W e have the right, in our sole discretion, over a 30-month period to sell shares of our common stock to LPC in amounts of up to $0.5 million to up to $1.5 million per sale, depending on certain conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, up to the aggregate amount of $10.0 million . Assuming a purchase price of $2.25 per share (the closing sale price of our common stock on August 3, 2012) and the purchase by LPC of the full 1,702,836 currently registered purchase shares, proceeds to us would be $3.8 million. We expect to use the proceeds received under the Purchase Agreement for working capital and general corporate purposes. There have been no sales to date under this arrangement.

        In addition, on May 15, 2012, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC (the Shelf Registration). The Shelf Registration was declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2012. The shelf registration statement permits us to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of various securities, including common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock and units consisting of one or more shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, warrants, or any combination of such securities. The registration statement is intended to provide us with additional flexibility to access capital markets for general corporate purposes, subject to market conditions and our capital needs.

        On July 27, 2012, we entered into a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A. pursuant to which we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $3.0 million. The promissory note bears interest at 8% per annum which is payable quarterly in arrears and matures on July 27, 2015. See Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

        Due to actions taken to improve our liquidity, including the proceeds from the note issued in July 2012 and availability with FGI and LPC, as discussed above, management believes that we will have access to sufficient working capital to sustain operations through at least the next twelve months. However, no assurances can be provided that we will have sufficient cash and credit to sustain operations or that we will, if necessary, be able to raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending to provide the required liquidity. In the meantime, we intend to continue to manage our cash in a manner designed to ensure that we have adequate cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations for the foreseeable future.        

        The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated.

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

(Dollars in millions)

Cash used in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

$ (0.8)

 

$ (5.0)

 

$ 4.2 

 

84.0% 

Investing activities

$ (0.1)

 

$ (0.3)

 

$ 0.2 

 

66.7% 

Financing activities

$ 0.8 

 

$ 3.5 

 

$ (2.7)

 

(77.1)%

 

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Cash used in operating activities

        Our largest source of operating cash flows is cash collections from our customers following the sale of our products and services. Our primary uses of cash for operating activities are for purchasing inventory in support of the products that we sell, personnel related expenditures, facilities costs and payments for general operating matters.

        Cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $0.8 million, a decrease of $4.2 million from the six months ended June 30, 2011, when our operating activities used $5.0 million of cash. The decrease in cash used in operations was due to a $4.0 million increase in cash provided related to the change in net operating assets and liabilities and a $0.3 million decrease in net loss from continuing operations, after giving consideration to non-cash operating items. Non-cash operating items include depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, the change in valuation of liability-classified warrants, non-cash interest expense and foreign exchange gain or loss for both periods and amortization of deferred financing costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease in net loss from continuing operations was primarily due to an increase in product sales and lower operating expense partially offset by lower margins related to product sales mix in the Heavy Duty Diesel division, the impact of rare earth price increases in the Catalyst division and the write-down of inventory related to the London LEZ program. Cash provided related to the change in net operating assets and liabilities was $3.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $0.6 million in cash used related to changes in net operating assets and liabilities in the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase in cash provided in the six months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily due to a $5.0 million increase in cash provided related to the change in inventories primarily due to the decline in the London LEZ project and to a $4.4 million increase in cash provided related to the change in accounts receivable due primarily to collections on fourth quarter 2011 sales in the Heavy Duty Diesel Systems business partially offset by a $4.1 million decrease in cash provided related to the change in accounts payable due to the wind down of the London LEZ project and timing of purchases of key raw materials.

Cash used in investing activities

        Our cash flows from investing activities primarily relate to asset sales and acquisitions, our Asian investment as well as capital expenditures and other assets to support our growth plans.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to cash used of $0.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011. Cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 relates primarily to purchases of property and equipment .  

Cash provided by financing activities

Since inception, we have financed our net operating cash usage through a combination of financing activities such as issuance of equity or debt and investing activities such as sale of intellectual property or other assets. Changes in our cash flows from financing activities primarily relate to borrowings and payments under debt obligations.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to cash provided of $3.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011. Cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2012 is related to the net increase in borrowings under our line of credit with FGI. Cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 3, 2011 included proceeds of $3.0 million on the issuance of secured convertible notes, $1.8 million in increased borrowings under credit facilities and $0.4 million in proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants, all of which were partially offset by $1.6 million in payment of a settlement obligation pursuant to the October 20, 2010 settlement agreement with respect to litigation and other disputes in connection with our purchase of AUS assets in August 2006, and the payment of $0.1 million in debt issuance costs. 

Description of Indebtedness

        Our outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

June 30,

2012

 

December 31,

 2011

 

(Dollars in millions)

Line of credit with FGI

$

 5.4

 

$

 4.5

6% shareholder note payable due 2013

1.5

 

1.5

8% subordinated convertible shareholder notes due 2016

3.0

 

3.0

Capital lease obligation

 

0.1

 

$

 9.9

 

$

9.1

 

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Line of Credit with FGI

        On February 14, 2011, we and certain of our subsidiaries (the “Credit Subsidiaries”) entered into separate Sale and Security Agreements with FGI to provide for a $7.5 million secured demand facility backed by our receivables and inventory (the “FGI Facility”). The FGI facility has an initial two-year term and may be extended at our option for additional one-year terms. We and the Credit Subsidiaries also entered into guarantees to guarantee the performance of their obligations under the Sale and Security Agreements. We also granted FGI a first lien collateral interest in substantially all of our assets.

        Under the FGI facility, FGI can elect to purchase eligible accounts receivables from us and the Credit Subsidiaries at up to 80% of the value of such receivables (retaining a 20% reserve). At FGI’s election, FGI may advance us up to 80% of the value of any purchased accounts receivable, subject to the $7.5 million limit. Reserves retained by FGI on any purchased receivable are expected to be refunded to us net of interest and fees on advances once the receivables are collected from customers. We may also borrow against eligible inventory up to the inventory sublimit as determined by FGI subject to the aggregate $7.5 million limit under the FGI Facility and certain other conditions. In April 2012, FGI increased the inventory sublimit from $1.0 million to $2.0 million.

        The interest rate on advances or borrowings under the FGI facility will be the greater of (i) 7.50% per annum and (ii) 2.50% per annum above the Wall Street Journal “prime rate” and was 7.50% at June 30, 2012. Any advances or borrowings under the FGI facility are due on demand. We also agreed to pay FGI collateral management fees of: 0.44% per month on the face amount of eligible receivables as to which advances have been made and 0.55% per month on borrowings against inventory, if any. At any time outstanding advances or borrowings under the FGI facility are less than $2.4 million, we agreed to pay FGI standby fees of (i) the interest rate on the difference between $2.4 million and the average outstanding amounts and (ii) 0.44% per month on 80% of the amount by which our advances or borrowings are less than the agreed $2.4 million minimum.

        We account for the sale of accounts receivable under the FGI facility as a secured borrowing with a pledge of the subject receivables as collateral. At June 30, 2012, we had $4.4 million of gross accounts receivable pledged to FGI as collateral for short-term debt in the amount of $3.5 million. At June 30, 2012, we also had $1.8 million in borrowings outstanding against eligible inventory. We were in compliance with the terms of the FGI Facility at June 30, 2012.

        We paid FGI a onetime facility fee of $75,000 upon entry into the FGI facility, and agreed to pay a $150,000 termination fee if we terminated within the first 360 days and $76,000 if we terminate in the second 360 days. FGI may terminate the facility at any time.

6% Shareholder Note Payable due 2013

        On December 30, 2010, we executed a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A., a shareholder of our company, pursuant to which Kanis S.A. loaned us $1.5 million. The unsecured loan bears interest on the unpaid principal at a rate of 6% per annum, with interest only payable quarterly on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing March 31, 2011 and matures on June 30, 2013. In addition to principal and accrued interest, we are obligated to pay Kanis S.A. at maturity a “Payment Premium” ranging from $0.1 million to $0.2 million based proportionally on the number of days that the loan remains outstanding. There is no prepayment penalty.

        In connection with the loan, we issued Kanis S.A. warrants to acquire 25,000 shares of our common stock at $10.40 per share. These warrants are exercisable on or after June 30, 2013 and expire on the earlier of (x) June 30, 2016 and (y) the date that is 30 days after we give notice to the warrant holder that the market value of one share of our common stock has exceeded 130% of the exercise price of the warrant for 10 consecutive days, which 10 consecutive days commence on or after June 30, 2013. We have recorded the relative estimated fair value of these warrants as a discount from the loan amount and are amortizing the discount using the effective interest method over the term of the loan.

8% Subordinated Convertible Notes Due 2016

        On May 6, 2011, we issued to Kanis S.A $3.0 million aggregate principal amount of our subordinated convertible notes. The notes bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, which is payable quarterly in arrears. The notes have a stated maturity of five years from the date of issuance. The original agreement allowed for the acceleration of the maturity of the notes if: (i) we were in breach of the notes or other agreements with Kanis S.A., or (ii) Kanis S.A. provided written notice, not less than 30 days prior to such date, that it elected to accelerate the maturity to a date not earlier than November 11, 2012. On February 16, 2012, the agreement was amended to modify the early redemption date from November 11, 2012 to May 12, 2013.

 

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        We may be required to redeem all or a portion of the notes at any time on or after May 12, 2013 on not less than 30 days prior written notice at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption. We also have the option to redeem the notes at any time at a price equal to 100% of the face amount plus accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption. There is no prepayment penalty. We used the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general working capital purposes. The subordinated convertible notes are unsecured obligations and are subordinated to our existing and future secured indebtedness.

        On July 27, 2012, the Company and Kanis S.A. further amended the terms of the Notes to modify the conversion feature. As amended, the outstanding principal balance of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes are convertible, at the option of Kanis S.A. at any time upon written notice given not less than 75 calendar days prior to the date of conversion, into no more than 250,000 shares of Company common stock at a conversion price of $4.00 per share. See Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

        In connection with the February 16, 2012 amendment, we issued to Kanis S.A., warrants to acquire 5,000 shares of our common stock at $3.80 per share. The warrants are exercisable on or after August 16, 2014 and expire on the earlier of (x) August 16, 2017 and (y) that date that is 30 days after we give notice to the warrant holder that the market value of one share of our common stock has exceeded 130% of the exercise price of the warrant for 10 consecutive days, which 10 consecutive days commence on or after August 16, 2014. We did not receive any cash consideration for the issuance of the warrants. We relied on the private placement exemption provided by Regulation S.

8% Shareholder Notes Due 2015

        On July 27, 2012, we executed a Loan Commitment Letter with Kanis S.A., pursuant to which we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $3.0 million. The unsecured promissory note bears interest at 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The promissory note has a stated maturity of three years from the date of issuance. There is no prepayment penalty or premium.

        In connection with the issuance of the promissory note, on July 27, 2012, we issued Kanis S.A. warrants to acquire 45,000 shares of our common stock at $2.09 per share, a third of which became exercisable on the issuance date and the remainder will vest as to one third on each of the first and second anniversaries of the issuance date. These warrants expire on July 27, 2018. We did not receive any cash consideration for the issuance of these warrants, which were issued in reliance upon the private placement exemption provided by Regulation S.

Capital Expenditures

As of June 30, 2012, we had no commitments for capital expenditures and no material commitments are anticipated in the near future.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Commitments and Contingencies

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other than office leases, employment agreements with key executive officers and the obligation to fund our portion (5%) of the losses of our investment in TCC (see Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011), we had no material commitments other than the liabilities reflected in our consolidated financial statement included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

        Not applicable.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures            

        In evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at the reasonable assurance level,  as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings             

        There have been no material developments in our legal proceedings since the legal proceedings reported in Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

        Not applicable.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

        None.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

        None. 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

        Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information

        None.

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

No.

  

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Clean Diesel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(a) to Clean Diesel’s Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and filed on March 30, 2007).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(b) to Clean Diesel’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-144201) dated on June 29, 2007).

 

 

 

3.3

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Clean Diesel’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 on Form S-3 (No. 333-166865) filed on November 10, 2010).

 

 

 

3.4

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Clean Diesel’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2012).

 

 

 

3.5

 

By-Laws of Clean Diesel as amended through November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Clean Diesel’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2008).

 

 

 

10.1†

  

Employment Agreement, dated May 2, 2012, between Nikhil Mehta and Clean Diesel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2012).

 

 

 

10.2†

  

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Clean Diesel’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 23, 2012).

 

 

 

10.3*†

  

Form of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. US Participant Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Agreement.

 

 

 

10.4 *

  

Form of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Non-US Participant Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Agreement.

 

 

 

10.5 *

 

Form of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Agreement.

 

 

 

10.6 *

 

Form of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. US Participant Notice of Grant of Restricted Share Units and Agreement.

 

 

 

10.7*†

 

Form of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Non-US Participant Notice of Grant of Restricted Share Units and Agreement. .

 

 

 

31.1*

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32**

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 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.

  

*

 

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith


** +

 

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: August 9, 2012

By:  

/s/ R. Craig Breese  

 

 

 

R. Craig Breese 

 

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

Date: August 9, 2012

By:  

/s/ Nikhil A. Mehta  

 

 

 

Nikhil A. Mehta 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 

 

 
 
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Exhibit 10.3

 

FORM OF CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

(For US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Corporation ) has granted to the Participant an option (the Option ) to purchase certain shares of common stock pursuant to the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan ), as follows:

 

Participant:

______________

Grant ID:

______________

Date of Grant:

______________

Number of Option Shares:

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

Exercise Price:

$_____________

Vesting Start Date:

______________

Option Expiration Date:

The tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant

Option Exercisability:

Exercisable only at such time and to the extent vested.

Tax Status of Option:

______________ Stock Option.

Vested Shares:

Except as provided in the Option Agreement and provided the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of Vested Shares (disregarding any resulting fractional share) as of any date is determined by multiplying the Number of Option Shares by the Vested Ratio ”  determined as of such date, as follows:

 

 

Vested Ratio

 

Prior to first anniversary of Vesting Start Date ...........................

0

 

On the first anniversary of Vesting Start Date (“ Initial Vesting Date ”)...................................................................................  


1/3

 

Plus

 

 

On the second anniversary of Vesting Start Date.......................

1/3

 

Plus

 

 

On the third anniversary of Vesting Start Date............................

1/3

Superseding Agreement:

None

 

 

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Corporation, the Corporation and the Participant agree that the Option is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, both of which are made a part of this document.  The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement are available for review upon request at the Corporation’s offices and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _____________________________________________

___________________________________________

[officer name]

Signature

[officer title]

___________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

 

___________________________________________

 

 

Address

 

 

___________________________________________

 

 

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

                                                   

 

 


 

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(For US Participant)

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Corporation ) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the Grant Notice ) to which this Stock Option Agreement (the Option Agreement ) is attached an option (the Option ) to purchase certain Shares upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice 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 Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive 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 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 Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, 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 Grant Notice or the Plan.

(a)     Cause ” means (i) Participant’s conviction of a felony or commission of any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii) Participant’s breach of any of the terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any covenant contained in, the Company’s Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as modified from time to time, or (c) Participant’s violation of reasonable instructions or policies established by the Company with respect to the operation of its business and affairs or Participant’s failure to carry out the reasonable instructions required in connection with his or her Service; provided, however, that if the Participant is party to an employment agreement with the Company that defines such term, “Cause” shall have the meaning assigned to it by such employment agreement.

(b)       “ Retirement ”  means termination of a Participant’s Service by retirement under the normal, mandatory, early and applicable age plus service or other provision of the applicable retirement plan of the Corporation or, if there shall be no such plan, then under such procedures as the Corporation may from time to time establish.

(c)     Service ” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Corporation, whether as an Employee, Non-Employee Director, consultant or advisor.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Corporation for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.  Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military  leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Corporation.  However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under this Option Agreement.  A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be the Corporation.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

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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 Grant Notice.

(a)     Incentive Stock Option   If the Grant Notice so designates, this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Corporation 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 ninety (90) days 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 Grant Notice 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 Grant Notice 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 Corporation, 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 per Share 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 Corporation) is greater than $100,000, you should contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option.)

                                                    

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3.                   Administration

All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Corporation in the administration of the Plan or the Option shall be determined by the Board.  All such determinations by the Board 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 Board 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 of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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 Corporation.  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 Corporation or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  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 Corporation, 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 Corporation may permit, to the Corporation, or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole Shares 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 Corporation 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 being purchased.  The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Corporation of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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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 for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Corporation 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 Corporation reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Corporation s 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 Corporation providing for the assignment to the Corporation of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to Shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option in an 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation for payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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(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 Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Corporation of whole 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’s payment to the Corporation 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 Corporation s stock.  If required by the Corporation, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, of Shares unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Corporation (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation.

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 the Corporation, 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 Corporation), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Corporation, if any, which arise in connection with the Option.  The Corporation shall have no obligation to deliver Shares until the tax withholding obligations of the Corporation have been satisfied by the Participant.

(b)    Withholding in Shares   The Corporation shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the Corporation’s tax withholding obligations upon exercise of the Option by deducting from the Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon such exercise a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Corporation as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the amount 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation 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 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 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Corporation s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

                                                    

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4.7               Fractional Shares   The Corporation 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.

6.                   Termination of the Option

The 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.  The 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.

(a)     Total Disability or Retirement   If the Participant s Service terminates because the Participant becomes Totally Disabled or because of Retirement, 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. However, in the case of Total Disability, shares not exercised prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date, will lose their favorable tax treatment and will be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

                                                    

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(b)    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 Beneficiary at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.  The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service

(c)     Termination for Cause.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.

(d)    Other Termination of Service   If the Participant’s Service terminates for any other reason, except Total Disability, Retirement, death or Cause, 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 time prior to the expiration of ninety (90) days 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

In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Board determines to cash out the Option in accordance with Section 8.2(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 Corporation’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 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 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); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share 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.

                                                    

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9.                   Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Corporation and the requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the common stock of the Corporation (“ Stock ”) effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, 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 Corporation, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Corporation in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, 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 Corporation shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.”  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.  Such adjustments shall be determined by the Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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

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 Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation).  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 the Corporation 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 the Corporation or interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation to terminate the Participant s Service as a Director, Employee, consultant or advisor, as the case may be, at any time.

                                                    

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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 Grant Notice designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option, the Participant shall (a) promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation may place a legend on any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the transfer agent for the Corporation s stock to notify the Corporation of any such transfers.  The obligation of the Participant to notify the Corporation of any such transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.

12.               Legends

The Corporation 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 Corporation, promptly present to the Corporation 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 Corporation, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

“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.”

                                                    

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13.               Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1           Termination or Amendment.   The Board 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 Corporation 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 the Corporation, 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 Option Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Corporation provided generally to the Corporation’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice called for by Section 4.2 to the Corporation or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

(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 Corporation, the delivery of the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice, as described in Section 13.4(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Corporation a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Corporation 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 understands that the Participant must provide the Corporation 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 Corporation 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).

                                                    

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13.5           Integrated Agreement.   The Grant Notice, 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 Corporation with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Corporation with respect to such subject matter.  To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, 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 California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

13.7           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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Exhibit 10.4

 

FORM OF CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

(For Non-US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Company ) has granted to the Participant an option (the Option ) to purchase certain shares of common stock pursuant to the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan ), as follows:

 

Participant:

______________

Grant ID:

______________

Date of Grant:

______________

Number of Option Shares:

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

Exercise Price:

$_____________

Vesting Start Date:

____________

Option Expiration Date:

The tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant

Option Exercisability:

Exercisable only at such time and to the extent vested.

Vested Shares:

Except as provided in the Option Agreement and provided the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of Vested Shares (disregarding any resulting fractional share) as of any date is determined by multiplying the Number of Option Shares by the Vested Ratio ”  determined as of such date, as follows:

 

 

Vested Ratio

 

Prior to first anniversary of Vesting Start Date ...........................

0

 

On the first anniversary of Vesting Start Date (“ Initial Vesting Date ”)...................................................................................  


1/3

 

Plus

 

 

On the second anniversary of Vesting Start Date.......................

1/3

 

Plus

 

 

On the third anniversary of Vesting Start Date............................

1/3

Local Law:

The laws, rules and regulations of [ Name of Country ]. 

Superseding Agreement:

None

 

 

 

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 Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, both of which are made a part of this document.  The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement are available for review upon request at the Company’s offices and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _____________________________________________

__________________________________________

[officer name]

Signature

[officer title]

__________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

 

__________________________________________

 

 

Address

 

 

_____________________________________

 

 

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

                                                   


 

 

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(For Non-US Participant)

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the Grant Notice ) to which this Stock Option Agreement (the Option Agreement ) is attached an option (the Option ) to purchase certain Shares upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice 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 Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive 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 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 Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, 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 Grant Notice or the Plan.

(a)        “ Cause ” means (i) Participant’s conviction of a felony or commission of any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii) Participant’s breach of any of the terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any covenant contained in, the Corporation’s Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as modified from time to time, or (c) Participant’s violation of reasonable instructions or policies established by the Corporation with respect to the operation of its business and affairs or Participant’s failure to carry out the reasonable instructions required in connection with his or her Service; provided, however, that if the Participant is party to an employment agreement with the Corporation that defines such term, “Cause” shall have the meaning assigned to it by such employment agreement.

(b)       “ Retirement ”  means termination of a Participant’s Service by retirement under the normal, mandatory, early and applicable age plus service or other provision of the applicable retirement plan of the Corporation or, if there shall be no such plan, then under such procedures as the Corporation may from time to time establish.

(c)     Service ” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Corporation, whether as an Employee, Non-Employee Director, consultant or advisor.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Corporation for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.  Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Corporation.  However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Corporation or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under this Option Agreement.  A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be the Corporation.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

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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.                   Certain Conditions of the Option.

2.1               Compliance with Local Law.   The Participant agrees that the Participant will not acquire Shares pursuant to the Option or transfer, assign, sell or otherwise deal with such Shares except in compliance with Local Law.

2.2               Service Conditions.   In accepting the Option, the Participant acknowledges that:

(a)                 Any notice period mandated under Local Law shall not be treated as Service for the purpose of determining the vesting of the Option; and the Participant’s right to exercise the Option after termination of Service, if any, will be measured by the date of termination of the Participant’s active Service and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under Local Law.  Subject to the foregoing and the provisions of the Plan, the Corporation, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

(b)                The vesting of the Option shall cease upon, and no Shares shall become Vested Shares following, the Participant’s termination of Service for any reason except as may be explicitly provided by the Plan or this Agreement.

(c)                 The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation.  It is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Corporation at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Option Agreement.

(d)                The grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Options, or benefits in lieu of Options, even if Options have been granted repeatedly in the past.

(e)                 All decisions with respect to future Option grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation.

                                                   

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(f)                 The Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further Service with the Corporation and shall not interfere with the ability of the Corporation to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time, with or without cause.

(g)                The Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan.

(h)                The Option is an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for Service of any kind rendered to the Corporation, and which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any.

(i)                  The Option is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

(j)                  In the event that the Participant is not an employee of the Corporation, the Option grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Corporation.

(k)                The future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.  If the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value.  If the Participant exercises the Option and obtains Shares, the value of those Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price.

(l)                  No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from termination of the Option or diminution in value of the Option or Shares purchased through exercise of the Option resulting from termination of the Participant’s Service (for any reason whether or not in breach of Local Law) and the Participant irrevocably releases the Corporation from any such claim that may arise.  If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen then, by signing this Option Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Participant’s entitlement to pursue such a claim.

2.3               Data Privacy Consent.

(a)                 The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this document by the Corporation for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

(b)                The Participant understands that the Corporation holds certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Corporation, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Data ”).  The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.  The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Participant’s local human resources representative.  The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option.  The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources representative.  The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact the Participant’s local human resources representative.

                                                    

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3.                   Administration

All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Corporation in the administration of the Plan or the Option shall be determined by the Board.  All such determinations by the Board 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 Board 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 of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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 Corporation.  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 Corporation or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  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 Corporation, 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 Corporation may permit, to the Corporation, or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole Shares 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 Corporation 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 being purchased.  The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Corporation of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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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 for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Corporation 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 Corporation reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Corporation s 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 Corporation providing for the assignment to the Corporation of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to Shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option in an 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation for payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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(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 Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Corporation of whole 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’s payment to the Corporation 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 Corporation s stock.  If required by the Corporation, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, of Shares unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Corporation (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation.

4.4               Tax Withholding

(a)     In General.   Regardless of any action taken by the Corporation with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, national insurance contributions, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (the Tax Obligations ), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Obligations legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Corporation (a) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of shares acquired pursuant to such exercise, or the receipt of any dividends and (b) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax Obligations.  At the time of exercise of the Option, the Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation to satisfy all withholding obligations of the Corporation.  In this regard, at the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Corporation, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding of all applicable Tax Obligations from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for withholding of all applicable Tax Obligations, if any, by the Corporation which arise in connection with the Option.  Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under applicable law, including Local Law, the Corporation may sell or arrange for the sale of shares acquired by the Participant to satisfy the Tax Obligations.  Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Corporation any amount of the Tax Obligations that any such company may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Corporation shall have no obligation to process the exercise of the Option or to deliver Shares until the Tax Obligations as described in this Section have been satisfied by the Participant.

                                                   

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(b)    Withholding in Shares   If permissible under applicable law, including Local Law, the Corporation shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the Tax Obligations upon exercise of the Option by deducting from the Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon such exercise a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Corporation as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the amount of such Tax Obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

4.5               Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration   The Participant hereby authorizes the Corporation, 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 Corporation 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 upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of United States federal or state or Local Law with respect to such securities.  The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of Shares upon exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable United States federal or state or foreign securities laws, including Local Law, 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 of 1933, as amended (“ 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Corporation s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

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

                                                        

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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.

6.                   Termination of the Option

The 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.  The 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.

(a)     Total Disability or Retirement   If the Participant s Service terminates because the Participant becomes Totally Disabled or because of Retirement, 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 the Option Expiration Date.

(b)    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 Beneficiary at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date.  The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service

(c)     Termination for Cause.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.

(d)    Other Termination of Service   If the Participant’s Service terminates for any other reason, except Total Disability, Retirement, death or Cause, 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 time prior to the expiration of ninety (90) days after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

                                                    

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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

In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Board determines to cash out the Option in accordance with Section 8.2(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 Corporation’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 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 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); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share 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 Corporation, in the event of any change in the common stock of the Corporation (“ Stock ”) effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, 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 Corporation, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Corporation in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, 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 Corporation shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.”  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.  Such adjustments shall be determined by the Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

                                                    

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

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 Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation).  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 the Corporation and the Participant, the Participant s employment is for no specified term.  Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Corporation or interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation to terminate the Participant s Service as a Director, Employee, consultant or advisor, as the case may be, at any time.

11.               Reserved

12.               Legends

The Corporation may at any time place legends referencing any applicable United States federal or state or foreign securities law, including Local 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 Corporation, promptly present to the Corporation 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.

13.               Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1           Termination or Amendment.   The Board 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.

                                                    

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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 Corporation 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 the Corporation, 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 Option Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Corporation provided generally to the Corporation’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice called for by Section 4.2 to the Corporation or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

(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 Corporation, the delivery of the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice, as described in Section 13.4(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Corporation a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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).

                                                   

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13.5           Integrated Agreement.   The Grant Notice, 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 Corporation with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Corporation with respect to such subject matter.  To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, the Option Agreement and the Plan shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.6           Foreign Exchange .    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is the Participant’s sole responsibility to investigate and comply with any applicable exchange control laws in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option and that the Participant shall be responsible for any reporting of inbound and/or outbound international fund transfers required under applicable law.  The Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the exchange control regulations apply to the Participant’s specific situation.

13.7           Country-Specific Terms and Conditions.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, the Option shall be subject to the specific terms and conditions, if any, set forth in the Appendix to this Option Agreement which are applicable to the Participant’s country of residence, the provisions of which are incorporated in and constitute part of this Option Agreement.  Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the specific terms and conditions applicable to such country will apply to the Option to the extent the Corporation determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan or this Option Agreement.

13.8           Applicable Law.   Except as provided in Section 13.6, this Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.  For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties as evidenced by this Option Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of the County of Ventura, California, or the federal courts of the United States for the Central District of California, and no other courts, where this Option Agreement is made and/or performed.

13.9           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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Exhibit 10.5

 

FORM OF CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

(For Non-Employee Director)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Corporation ) has granted to the Participant an option (the Option ) to purchase certain shares of common stock of the Corporation pursuant to the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan ), as follows:

 

Participant:

_____________

Grant ID:

____________

Date of Grant:

_____________

Number of Option Shares:

_____________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Option Agreement.

Exercise Price:

$ ____________

Vesting Start Date:

_____________

Option Expiration Date:

The tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant

Option Exercisability:

Exercisable only at such time and to the extent vested.

Tax Status of Option:

Nonstatutory Stock Option.

Vested Shares:

Except as provided in the Option Agreement and provided the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of Vested Shares (disregarding any resulting fractional share) as of any date is determined by multiplying the Number of Option Shares by the Vested Ratio ”  determined as of such date, as follows:

 

 

Vested Ratio

 

Prior to _______ [one month from Date of Grant] (“ Initial Vesting Date ”)...................................................................................  

0

 

On the Initial Vesting Date..............................................................

1/12

 

Plus

 

 

For each full month of the Participant’s Service from the Initial Vesting Date until the Vested Ratio equals 1/1................


1/12

Superseding Agreement:

None

 

 

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Corporation, the Corporation and the Participant agree that the Option is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, both of which are made a part of this document.  The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement are available for review upon request at the Corporation’s offices and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _____________________________________________

___________________________________________

[officer name]

Signature

[officer title]

___________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

 

___________________________________________

 

 

Address

 

 

___________________________________________

 

 

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

                                                   


 

 

Clean diesel technologies, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(For Non-Employee Director)

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Corporation ) has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the Grant Notice ) to which this Stock Option Agreement (the Option Agreement ) is attached an option (the Option ) to purchase certain Shares upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice 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 Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive 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 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 Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, 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 Grant Notice or the Plan.

(a)                 Cause ” means (i) Participant’s conviction of a felony or commission of any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii) Participant’s breach of any of the terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any covenant contained in, the Company’s Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as modified from time to time, or (c) Participant’s violation of reasonable instructions or policies established by the Company with respect to the operation of its business and affairs or Participant’s failure to carry out the reasonable instructions required in connection with his or her Service.

(b)                   “ Retirement ”  means termination of a Participant’s Service by retirement under the normal, mandatory, early and applicable age plus service or other provision of the applicable retirement plan of the Corporation or, if there shall be no such plan, then under such procedures as the Corporation may from time to time establish.

(c)                 Service ” means a Participant’s service with the Corporation as a Non-Employee Director.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Corporation for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.  Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Corporation.  However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under this Option Agreement.  A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be the Corporation.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

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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

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

3.                   Administration

All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Corporation in the administration of the Plan or the Option shall be determined by the Board.  All such determinations by the Board 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 Board 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 of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

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 Corporation.  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 Corporation or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  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 Corporation, 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 Corporation may permit, to the Corporation, or an authorized representative of the Corporation (including a third-party administrator designated by the Corporation).  Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole Shares 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 Corporation 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 being purchased.  The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Corporation of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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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 for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Corporation 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 Corporation reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Corporation s 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 Corporation providing for the assignment to the Corporation of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to Shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option in an 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation for payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

                                                    

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(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 Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Corporation of whole 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’s payment to the Corporation 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 Corporation s stock.  If required by the Corporation, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Corporation, or attestation to the ownership, of Shares unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Corporation (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation.

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 the Corporation, 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 Corporation), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding obligations of the Corporation, if any, which arise in connection with the Option.  The Corporation shall have no obligation to deliver Shares until the tax withholding obligations of the Corporation have been satisfied by the Participant.

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

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4.6               Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares   The grant of the Option and the issuance of Shares 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 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Corporation s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

4.7               Fractional Shares   The Corporation 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.

6.                   Termination of the Option

The 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.

                                                    

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7.                   Effect of Termination of Service

7.1               Option Exercisability.  The 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.

(a)                 Termination for Cause.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.

(b)                Other Termination of Service   If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Cause, 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 (or in the case of Disability or Death, the Participant’s guardian, legal representative or beneficiary) at any time prior to the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of Death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service.

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

In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Board determines to cash out the Option in accordance with Section 8.2(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 Corporation’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 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 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); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share 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.

                                                    

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9.                   Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Corporation and the requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the common stock of the Corporation (“ Stock ”) effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, 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 Corporation, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Corporation in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, 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 Corporation shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.”  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.  Such adjustments shall be determined by the Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10.               Rights as a Stockholder or Director

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 Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation).  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 9Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Corporation or interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation to terminate the Participant s Service as a Director 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. 

12.               Legends

The Corporation 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 Corporation, promptly present to the Corporation 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 Corporation, 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 Board 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 Corporation 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 the Corporation, 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.

                                                    

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(a)                 Description of Electronic Delivery.   The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Corporation provided generally to the Corporation’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice called for by Section 4.2 to the Corporation or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

(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 Corporation, the delivery of the Grant Notice and Exercise Notice, as described in Section 13.4(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Corporation a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Corporation 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 understands that the Participant must provide the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Grant Notice, 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 Corporation with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Corporation with respect to such subject matter.  To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, 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 California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

13.7           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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Exhibit 10.6

 

FORM OF Clean diesel technologies, inc.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

(For US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Corporation ) has granted to the Participant an award of Restricted Share Units (the Award ) pursuant to the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan ), each of which represents the right to receive on the applicable Settlement Date one (1) Share of the Corporation, as follows:

 

 

Participant:

___________________

Grant ID:

___________________

Date of Grant:

_ __________________

Number of Restricted Share Units:

____________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement.

Settlement Date:

For each Restricted Share Unit, except as otherwise provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement, the date on which such unit becomes a Vested Unit in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth below.

Vested Units:

Except as provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement and provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of Vested Units shall cumulatively increase on each respective date set forth below by the number of units set forth opposite such date, as follows:

 

Vesting Date

Number of Units Vesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Clean diesel technologies, inc.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _________________________________________________

____________________________________________

[officer name]

Signature

[officer title]

____________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

 

____________________________________________

 

 

Address

 

 

____________________________________________

 

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

                                                                                                         


 

 

Clean diesel Technologies, Inc.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS AGREEMENT

(For US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Share Units (the Grant Notice ) to which this Restricted Share Units Agreement (the Agreement ) is attached, an Award consisting of Restricted Share Units 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 conditions of the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive 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 issuable pursuant to the Award (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 Board 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.

(a)                 Service ” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Corporation, whether as an Employee, Non-Employee Director, consultant or advisor.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Corporation for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.  Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Corporation.  However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under this Agreement.  A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be the Corporation.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

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.                                                                                                          

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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 Corporation in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Board.  All such determinations by the Board 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 Board 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 of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

3.                   The Award

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

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 Restricted Share   Units or Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share   Units, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to the Corporation 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 the Corporation or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share   Units. 

4.                   Vesting of Restricted Share Units

Except as otherwise provided by this Section 4 and Section 8, Restricted Share   Units acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall become Vested Units as provided in the Grant Notice. 

(a)                 Death   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, one hundred percent (100%) of the Restricted Shares Units will become Vested Units as of the Participant’s death.  The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service.

                                                    

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(b)                Board Discretion .  The Board, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of any Unvested Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan.  If so accelerated, such Restricted Share Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Board.  Subject to the provisions of this Section 4(b), if the Board, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Unvested Units, the payment of such accelerated Restricted Share Units shall be made within two and one-half (2½) months following the end of the Corporation’s tax year that includes the date such accelerated Restricted Share Units vest.

5.                   Reserved. 

6.                   Settlement of the Award

6.1               Issuance of Shares   Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the Corporation shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Unit to be settled on such date one (1) Share.  Shares issued in settlement of Restricted Share 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 Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy.

6.2               Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration   The Participant hereby authorizes the Corporation, in its sole discretion, to deposit any or all Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award with the Corporation’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 Corporation has notice.  Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the Shares 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 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 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 Shares may then be listed.  The inability of the Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Corporation’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

6.4               Fractional Shares   The Corporation 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 Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Corporation, 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 Corporation, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, the vesting of Restricted Share Units or the issuance of Shares in settlement thereof.  The Corporation shall have no obligation to deliver Shares until the tax withholding obligations of the Corporation have been satisfied by the Participant

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

7.3               Withholding in Shares.   The Corporation shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the Corporation’s tax withholding obligations by deducting from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole Shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Corporation 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

In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Board determines to cash out the Award in accordance with Section 8.2(c) of the Plan, 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 Corporation’s rights and obligations with respect to all or any portion of the outstanding Restricted Share Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Restricted Share Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror’s capital stock.  For purposes of this Section, a Restricted Share Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Restricted Share Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether shares, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a Share 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); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common shares of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon settlement of the Restricted Share Unit to consist solely of common shares of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by holders of Shares 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 the Award is 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 Corporation and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, share dividend, share split, reverse share split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Corporation, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Corporation in a form other than Shares (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Shares pursuant to the Corporation’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Restricted Share 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 Corporation shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.”  Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which the Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of Restricted Share Units acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all Restricted Share Units originally acquired hereunder.  Any fractional Restricted Share 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 Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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

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 Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation).  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 Corporation 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 the Corporation or interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation to terminate the Participant’ s Service at any time.

11.               Legends

The Corporation may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement.  The Participant   shall, at the request of the Corporation, promptly present to the Corporation 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 Board 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 of the Code (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 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 Delays in Payment.   Neither the Participant nor the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 manner as may be determined by the Corporation, in its discretion, to be necessary 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 and is not relying upon any representations of the Corporation or any of its agents as to the effect of or the advisability of entering into this Agreement.

                                                    

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13.               Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1           Termination or Amendment.   The Board 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 on the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Restricted Share 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           Unfunded Obligation.   The Participant shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation.  Any amounts payable to the Participant pursuant to the Award shall be an unfunded and unsecured obligation for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  The Corporation shall not be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations.  The Corporation shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Corporation may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder.  Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Plan Administrator or the Corporation and the Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in the Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of the Corporation.  The Participant shall have no claim against the Corporation for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Corporation with respect to the Award.

13.4           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.

13.5           Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Corporation 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.

                                                    

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13.6           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 the Corporation, 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 Corporation provided generally to the Corporation’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the Corporation or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

(b)                Consent to Electronic Delivery.   The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 13.6(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Corporation, the delivery of the Grant Notice, as described in Section 13.6(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Corporation a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Corporation 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 understands that the Participant must provide the Corporation 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 13.6(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 Corporation 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 13.6(a).

13.7           Integrated Agreement.   The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, together with any employment, service or other agreement between the Participant and the Corporation referring to the Award, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant  and the Corporation 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 Corporation 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.

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

13.9           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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Exhibit 10.7

 

FORM OF Clean diesel technologies, inc.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

(For Non-US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the Company ) has granted to the Participant an award of Restricted Share Units (the Award ) pursuant to the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan ), each of which represents the right to receive on the applicable Settlement Date one (1) Share of the Company, as follows:

 

 

Participant:

_________________

Grant ID:

_________________

Date of Grant:

_________________

Number of Restricted Share Units:

___________ , subject to adjustment as provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement.

Settlement Date:

For each Restricted Share Unit, except as otherwise provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement, the date on which such unit becomes a Vested Unit in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth below.

Vested Units:

Except as provided by the Restricted Share Units Agreement and provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of Vested Units shall cumulatively increase on each respective date set forth below by the number of units set forth opposite such date, as follows:

 

Vesting Date

Number of Units Vesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Law:

  The laws, rules and regulations of [ Name of Country ]. 

 

 

 

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 Share Units Agreement, both of which are made a part of this document.  The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Restricted Share Units Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available for review upon request at the Company’s offices and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice.  The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and Restricted Share Units Agreement, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions.

 

Clean diesel technologies, inc.

PARTICIPANT

 

 

By: _________________________________________________

____________________________________________

[officer name]

Signature

[officer title]

____________________________________________

 

Date

Address:

 

____________________________________________

 

 

Address

 

 

____________________________________________

 

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

 


 

 

Clean diesel Technologies, Inc.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS AGREEMENT

(For Non-US Participant)

 

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Share Units (the Grant Notice ) to which this Restricted Share Units Agreement (the Agreement ) is attached, an Award consisting of Restricted Share Units 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 conditions of the Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive 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 issuable pursuant to the Award (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 Board 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.

(a)                 Service ” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Corporation, whether as an Employee, Non-Employee Director, consultant or advisor.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Corporation for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.  Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Corporation.  However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Corporation or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under this Option Agreement.  A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be the Corporation.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

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.

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2.                   Certain Conditions of the Award

2.1               Compliance with Local Law.   The Participant agrees that the Participant will not acquire Shares pursuant to the Award or transfer, assign, sell or otherwise deal with such Shares except in compliance with Local Law.

2.2               Service Conditions.   In accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that:

(a)                 Any notice period mandated  under Local Law shall not be treated as Service for the purpose of determining the vesting of the Award; and the Participant’s right to receive Shares in settlement of the Award after termination of Service, if any, will be measured by the date of termination of the Participant’s active Service and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under Local Law.  Subject to the foregoing and the provisions of the Plan, the Corporation, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

(b)                The vesting of the Award shall cease upon, and no Restricted Share Units shall become Vested Units following, the Participant’s termination of Service for any reason except as may be explicitly provided by the Plan or this Agreement.

(c)                 The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation.  It is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Corporation at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement.

(d)                The grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past.

(e)                 All decisions with respect to future Award grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation.

(f)                 The Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further Service with the Corporation and shall not interfere with the ability of with the Corporation to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time, with or without cause.

(g)                The Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan.

(h)                The Award is an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for Service of any kind rendered to the Corporation, and which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any.

(i)                  The Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

                                                   

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(j)                  In the event that the Participant is not an employee of the Corporation, the Award grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Corporation.

(k)                The future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.  If the Participant obtains Shares upon settlement of the Award, the value of those Shares may increase or decrease.

(l)                  No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from termination of the Award or diminution in value of the Award or Shares acquired upon settlement of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant’s Service (for any reason whether or not in breach of Local Law) and the Participant irrevocably releases the Corporation from any such claim that may arise.  If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen then, by signing this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Participant’s entitlement to pursue such a claim.

2.3               Data Privacy Consent.

(a)                 The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this document by the Corporation for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

(b)                The Participant understands that the Corporation holds certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Corporation, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Data ”).  The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.  The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Participant’s local human resources representative.  The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Award.  The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources representative.  The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact the Participant’s local human resources representative.

                                                    

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3.                   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 Corporation in the administration of the Plan or the Award shall be determined by the Board.  All such determinations by the Board 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 Board 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 of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

4.                   The Award

4.1               Grant of Restricted Share Units.   On the Date of Grant, the Participant shall acquire, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Number of Restricted Share Units set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.  Each Restricted Share Unit represents a right to receive on a date determined in accordance with the Grant Notice and this Agreement one (1) Share.

4.2               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 Restricted Share   Units or Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share   Units, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered or future services to be rendered to the Corporation 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 the Corporation or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share   Units. 

5.                   Vesting of Restricted Share Units

Except as otherwise provided by this Section 5 and Section 9, Restricted Share   Units acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall become Vested Units as provided in the Grant Notice. 

(a)                 Death   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, one hundred percent (100%) of the Restricted Shares Units will become Vested Units as of the Participant’s death..  The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service.

                                                    

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(b)                Board Discretion .  The Board, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of any Unvested Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan.  If so accelerated, such Restricted Share Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Board.  Subject to the provisions of this Section 5(b), if the Board, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Unvested Units, the payment of such accelerated Restricted Share Units shall be made within two and one-half (2½) months following the end of the Corporation’s tax year that includes the date such accelerated Restricted Share Units vest.

6.                   Reserved. 

7.                   Settlement of the Award

7.1               Issuance of Shares   Subject to the provisions of Section 7.3 below, the Corporation shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Unit to be settled on such date one (1) Share.  Shares issued in settlement of Restricted Share Units shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required pursuant to Section 7.3, Section 8 or the Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy.

7.2               Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration   The Participant hereby authorizes the Corporation, in its sole discretion, to deposit any or all Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award with the Corporation’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 Corporation has notice.  Except as provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the Shares 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.

7.3               Restrictions on Grant of the Award and Issuance of Shares   The grant of the Award and issuance of Shares upon settlement of the Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of United States federal and state law and Local Law with respect to such securities.  No Shares may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such Shares would constitute a violation of any applicable United States federal, state or foreign securities laws, including Local Law, or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Shares may then be listed.  The inability of the Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Corporation’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

                                                    

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7.4               Fractional Shares   The Corporation shall not be required to issue fractional Shares upon the settlement of the Award.

8.                   Tax Withholding

8.1               In General.   Regardless of any action taken by the Corporation with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding obligations (the Tax Obligations ), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Obligations legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Corporation (a) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant, vesting or settlement of the Award, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement, or the receipt of any dividends and (b) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax Obligations.  The Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation to satisfy all Tax Obligations of the Corporation at the time such Tax Obligations arise.  In this regard, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding of all applicable Tax Obligations from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for withholding of all applicable Tax Obligations, if any, by the Corporation which arise in connection with the Award.  The Corporation shall have no obligation to process the settlement of the Award or to deliver Shares until the Tax Obligations as described in this Section have been satisfied by the Participant.

8.2               Assignment of Sale Proceeds.   Subject to compliance with applicable law, including Local Law, and the Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may satisfy the Tax Obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Corporation providing for delivery by the Participant to the Corporation or a broker approved by the Corporation of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Corporation, providing for the assignment to the Corporation of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the Shares being acquired upon settlement of Restricted Share Units.

8.3               Withholding in Shares.   If permissible under applicable law, including Local Law, the Corporation shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the Tax Obligations by deducting from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole Shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Corporation as of the date on which the Tax Obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such Tax Obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

9.                   Effect of Change in Control

In the event of a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Board determines to cash out the Award in accordance with Section 8.2(c) of the Plan, 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 Corporation’s rights and obligations with respect to all or any portion of the outstanding Restricted Share Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Restricted Share Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror’s capital stock.  For purposes of this Section, a Restricted Share Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Restricted Share Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether shares, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a Share 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); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common shares of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon settlement of the Restricted Share Unit to consist solely of common shares of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by holders of Shares 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 the Award is 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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10.                   Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Corporation, in the event of any change in the Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, share dividend, share split, reverse share split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Corporation, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Corporation in a form other than Shares (other than regular, periodic cash dividends paid on Shares pursuant to the Corporation’s dividend policy) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number of Restricted Share 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 Corporation shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.”  Any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which the Participant is entitled by reason of ownership of Restricted Share Units acquired pursuant to this Award will be immediately subject to the provisions of this Award on the same basis as all Restricted Share Units originally acquired hereunder.  Any fractional Restricted Share 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 Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

11.               Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee, Consultant or Advisor

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 Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation).  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 10.  If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Corporation and the Participant, the Participant s employment is for no specified term.  Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant  any right to continue in the service of the Corporation or interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation to terminate the Participant s Service at any time.

                                                    

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12.                   Legends

The Corporation may at any time place legends referencing any applicable United States federal or state or foreign securities law, including Local Law, restrictions on all certificates representing Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement.  The Participant  shall, at the request of the Corporation, promptly present to the Corporation 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.

13.               Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1           Termination or Amendment.   The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 9 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 .  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 on the applicable Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Restricted Share 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           Unfunded Obligation.   The Participant shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation.  Any amounts payable to the Participant pursuant to the Award shall be an unfunded and unsecured obligation for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  The Corporation shall not be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations.  The Corporation shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Corporation may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder.  Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Plan Administrator or the Corporation and the Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in the Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of the Corporation.  The Participant shall have no claim against the Corporation for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Corporation with respect to the Award.                                                     

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13.4           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.

13.5           Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Corporation 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.

13.6           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 the Corporation, 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 Corporation provided generally to the Corporation’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically.  In addition, if permitted by the Corporation, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the Corporation or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

(b)                Consent to Electronic Delivery.   The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 13.6(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Corporation, the delivery of the Grant Notice, as described in Section 13.6(a).  The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Corporation a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 13.6(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 Corporation 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 13.6(a).

                                                    

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13.7           Integrated Agreement.   The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, together with any employment, service or other agreement between the Participant and the Corporation referring to the Award, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant  and the Corporation 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 Corporation 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.

13.8           Country-Specific Terms and Conditions.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Award shall be subject to the specific terms and conditions, if any, set forth in the Appendix to this Agreement which are applicable to the Participant’s country of residence, the provisions of which are incorporated in and constitute part of this Agreement.  Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the specific terms and conditions applicable to such country will apply to the Award to the extent the Corporation determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan or this Agreement.

13.9           Applicable Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law rules.  For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of the County of Ventura, California or the federal courts of the United States for the Central District of California and no other courts, where this Agreement is made and/or performed.

13.10       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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Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

   I, R. Craig Breese, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “report”) of Clean Diesel Technologies, 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and 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 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;

 

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 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 functions):

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls 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: August 9, 2012

By:  

/s/ R. Craig Breese  

 

 

R. Craig Breese

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I,        I, Nikhil A. Mehta, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “report”) of Clean Diesel Technologies, 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and 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 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;

 

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 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 functions):

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls 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:  August 9, 2012

By:

/s/ Nikhil A. Mehta

 

 

Nikhil A. Mehta

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 32

 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,

 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The undersigned, R. Craig Breese and Nikhil A. Mehta, in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) do each hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the period ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), that, to the best of his knowledge:

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

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report.

 

Date: August 9, 2012 

/s/ R. Craig Breese 

 

 

 

R. Craig Breese 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director 

 

Date: August 9, 2012

/s/ Nikhil A. Mehta  

 

 

 

Nikhil A. Mehta 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is not being “filed” as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except to the extent that this Exhibit 32 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.

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