As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2017
  Registration No. 333-
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________
 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 Nevada
 
 59-3486297
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                                 
7100 Technology Drive
West Melbourne, Florida 32904
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
 
William P. Kelly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
RELM Wireless Corporation
7100 Technology Drive
West Melbourne, Florida 32904
 (321) 984-1414
_________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
 
With a copy to :
Jurgita Ashley
Thompson Hine LLP
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 566-8928
_________________________________________________________________
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act ☐
 

 
 
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of Securities to be Registered
 
Amount To Be Registered (1)
 
 
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (2)
 
 
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)
 
 
Amount of Registration Fee
 
Common Shares, par value $0.60
    1,000,000  
  $ 3.93
 
  $ 3,930,000
 
  $ 455.50
 
(1) 
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock that becomes issuable under the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions.
 
(2) 
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock as reported by the NYSE MKT on June 9, 2017.
 
 
 
 
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
 
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, will constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 3 . Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
 
The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement (except for the portions of the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof or otherwise not filed with the Commission which are deemed not to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement):
 
1.
The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2016;
 
2.
The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Registrant’s quarter ended March 31, 2017;
 
3.
The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 10, 2017, January 17, 2017, January 18, 2017, February 6, 2017, March 21, 2017, May 9, 2017 and June 15, 2017; and
 
4.
The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.60 per share, contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statements filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.
 
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than those furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information “furnished” to the Commission) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the time of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
 
Item 4. Description of Securities.
 
The securities to be offered are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder.
 
 
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
 
The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) provides that, subject to certain exceptions under Nevada law, unless the articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto provides for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to the Registrant or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (i) the director’s or officer’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (ii) the breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. The Registrant’s Bylaws further provide that a director shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken, or failure to take any action, unless (a) the director breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office as provided in the NRS; and (b) the breach or failure to perform constituted self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. In addition, the Registrant’s Articles provide that the personal liability of the directors of the Registrant is eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS.
 
Under Section 78.7502 of the NRS, the Registrant may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the Registrant, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if such person: (i) is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the NRS; or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Further, the Registrant may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if such person: (i) is not liable pursuant to NRS Section 78.138; or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant. However, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Registrant or for amounts paid in settlement to the Registrant, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding subject to the Nevada indemnification laws, or in defense of any such claim, issue or matter, the Registrant is required to indemnify him or her against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense. The Registrant’s Articles and Bylaws comply with the Nevada law as set forth above.
 
 
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As permitted by Nevada law, the Registrant’s Bylaws authorize the Registrant to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal action or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant.
 
Indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 78.7502 of the NRS or for the advancement of expenses as described above, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication establishes that the director’s or officer’s acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action.
 
The Registrant is authorized under Nevada law to purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for any liability asserted against him or her and liability and expenses incurred by him or her in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Registrant has the authority to indemnify him or her against such liability and expenses.
 
Under the terms of the Registrant’s directors’ and officers’ liability and company reimbursement insurance policies, directors and officers of the Registrant are insured against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
 
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 8 . Exhibits.
 
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to this Registration Statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9. Undertakings.
 
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
 
(i)
to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
 
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and
 
 
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(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
 
provided, however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
 
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of West Melbourne, State of Florida, on the 15th day of June, 2017.
 
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/  Timothy A. Vitou
 
 
 
Timothy A. Vitou
 
 
 
President
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Timothy A. Vitou
 
President
 
June 15, 2017
Timothy A. Vitou
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   William P. Kelly
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
June 15, 2017
William P. Kelly
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   D. Kyle Cerminara*
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
 
June 15, 2017
D. Kyle Cerminara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Lewis M. Johnson*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
Lewis M. Johnson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   E. Gray Payne*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
E. Gray Payne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Charles T. Lanktree*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
Charles T. Lanktree
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Ryan R.K. Turner*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
Ryan R.K. Turner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   John W. Struble*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
John W. Struble*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Michael R. Dill*
 
Director
 
June 15, 2017
Michael R. Dill
 
 
 
 
 
* By:
  William P. Kelly
 
 
  William P. Kelly
 
 
  Attorney-In-Fact
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997).
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001).
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(iii) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 29, 2013).
 
 
 
 
Amendment to Bylaws dated December 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 10, 2015).
 
 
 
 
RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan.
 
 
 
 
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan.
 
 
 
 
Form of Restricted Share Agreement under the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan.
 
 
 
 
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan.
 
 
 
 
Opinion of Thompson Hine LLP.
 
 
 
 
Consent of Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.
 
 
 
 
Consent of Thompson Hine LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
 
 
 
 
Power of Attorney.
 
 
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Exhibit 4.5
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
2017 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
 
1. Establishment, Purpose, Duration .
 
a.   Establishment . RELM Wireless Corporation (the “Company”) hereby establishes an equity compensation plan to be known as the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is effective as of March 27, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), subject to the approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company (the date of such shareholder approval being the “Approval Date”). Definitions of capitalized terms used in the Plan are contained in Section  2 of the Plan.
 
b.   Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain Directors, Consultants, officers and other key Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide to such persons incentives and rewards for superior performance.
 
c.   Duration . No Award may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine. The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.
 
d.   Prior Plans . If the Company’s shareholders approve the Plan, the RELM Wireless Corporation 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Prior Plan”) will terminate in its entirety effective on the Approval Date; provided that all outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of the Approval Date shall remain outstanding and shall be administered and settled in accordance with the provisions of the Prior Plan.
 
2. Definitions.  As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply.
 
a.   “Applicable Laws” means the applicable requirements relating to the administration of equity-based compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.
 
b.   “Approval Date” has the meaning given such term in Section  1 (a).
 
c.   “Award” means an award of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Other Share-Based Awards, or Cash-Based Awards granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
d.   “Award Agreement” means either: (a) an agreement, in written or electronic format, entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan; or (b) a statement, in written or electronic format, issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, which need not be signed by the Participant.
 
 
 
 
e.   “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.
 
f.   “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
g.   “Business Combination” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(j).
 
h.   “Cash-Based Award” shall mean a cash Award granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
 
i.   “Cause” as a reason for a Participant’s termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service shall have the meaning specified in the Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Cause” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “cause” or “for cause” set forth in any employment, consulting, or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (a) the failure by the Participant to perform, in a reasonable manner, his or her duties as assigned by the Company or a Subsidiary, (b) any violation or breach by the Participant of his or her employment, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, if any, (c) any violation or breach by the Participant of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and/or other similar agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, (d) any act by the Participant of dishonesty or bad faith with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary, (e) breach of fiduciary duties owed to the Company, (e) use of alcohol, drugs or other similar substances in a manner that adversely affects the Participant’s work performance, or (f) the commission by the Participant of any act, misdemeanor, or crime reflecting unfavorably upon the Participant or the Company or any Subsidiary. The good faith determination by the Committee of whether the Participant’s Continuous Service was terminated by the Company for “Cause” shall be final and binding for all purposes hereunder.
 
j.   “Change in Control ” shall mean, unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following:
 
a.           The acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities) (the foregoing Beneficial Ownership hereinafter being referred to as a “Controlling Interest”); provided, however , that for purposes of this paragraph, the following acquisitions shall not constitute or result in a Change in Control: (u) any acquisition directly from the Company, (v) any acquisition by Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and their affiliates), (w) any acquisition by the Company, (x) any acquisition by any Person that as of the Effective Date owns Beneficial Ownership of a Controlling Interest, (y) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, or (z) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) below; or
 
 
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b.           Individuals who constitute the Board on the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however , that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
 
c.           Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (each a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) no Person (other than Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and their affiliates, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination or any Person that as of the Effective Date owns Beneficial Ownership of a Controlling Interest) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the value of the then outstanding equity securities of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (ii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
 
d.           A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
 
k.   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
l.   “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee of the Board as may be duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, an “outside director” within the meaning of regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code, and an “independent director” within the meaning of applicable rules of any securities exchange upon which Shares are listed.
 
m.   “Company” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(a) and any successor thereto.
 
n.   “Consultant” means an independent contractor that (a) performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary in a capacity other than as an Employee or Director and (b) qualifies as a consultant under the applicable rules of the SEC for registration of shares on a Form S-8 Registration Statement.
 
 
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o.   “Continuous Service” means the uninterrupted provision of services to the Company or any Subsidiary in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Subsidiaries, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.
 
p.   “Controlling Interest” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(j).
 
q.   “Date of Grant” means the date specified by the Committee on which the grant of an Award is to be effective. The Date of Grant shall not be earlier than the date of the resolution and action therein by the Committee. In no event shall the Date of Grant be earlier than the Effective Date.
 
r.   “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board and who is not an Employee.
 
s.   “Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in Section  1 (a).
 
t.   “Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary; provided , however , that for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, the term “Employee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3401(c) of the Code, as interpreted by the regulations thereunder and Applicable Laws.
 
u.   “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time.
 
v.   “Fair Market Value” means the value of one Share on any relevant date, determined under the following rules: (a) the closing sale price per Share on that date as reported on the principal exchange on which Shares are then trading, if any, or if applicable the NYSE MKT, or if there are no sales on that date, on the next preceding trading day during which a sale occurred; (b) if the Shares are not reported on a principal exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices last quoted on that date by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities; or (c) if neither (a) nor (b) applies, (i) with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and any Award of stock rights that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the value as determined by the Committee through the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, taking into account all information material to the value of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) with respect to all other Awards, the fair market value as determined by the Committee in good faith.
 
 
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w.   “Good Reason” shall, with respect to any Participant, have the meaning specified in the applicable Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Good Reason” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “good reason” or “for good reason” set forth in any employment, consulting or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (i) the assignment to the Participant of any duties inconsistent in any material respect with the Participant's duties or responsibilities as assigned by the Company or a Subsidiary, or any other action by the Company or a Subsidiary which results in a material diminution in such duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose any action which is remedied by the Company or a Subsidiary promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant; or (ii) any material failure by the Company or a Subsidiary to comply with its obligations to the Participant as agreed upon, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure which is remedied by the Company or a Subsidiary promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant.
 
x.   “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means a Stock Option that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
 
y.   Incumbent Board” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(j).
 
z.   “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or otherwise does not meet such requirements.
 
aa.   “Other Share-Based Award” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.
 
bb.   “Outstanding Company Common Stock” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(j).
 
cc.   “Outstanding Company Voting Securities” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(j).
 
dd.   “Participant” means any eligible individual as set forth in Section 5 who holds one or more outstanding Awards.
 
ee.   “Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
ff.   “Performance Objectives” means the performance objective or objectives established by the Committee with respect to an Award granted pursuant to the Plan. Any Performance Objectives may relate to the performance of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, divisions, departments, units, functions, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, product lines or products, or the performance of the individual Participant, and may include, without limitation, the Performance Objectives set forth in Section 14(b). The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Objectives as compared to various stock market indices. Performance Objectives may be stated as a combination of the listed factors. Any Performance Objectives that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), if applicable, or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP.
 
 
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gg.   “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and shall include a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
 
hh.   “Plan” means this RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
ii.   “Prior Plan” has the meaning given such term in Section  1 (d).
 
jj.   “Qualified Termination” means any termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the two-year period commencing on a Change in Control (a) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the resulting entity in connection with a Change in Control other than for Cause, or (b) by the Participant for Good Reason.
 
kk.   “Restricted Shares” means Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section  8 as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the prohibition on transfers referred to in such Section  8 has expired.
 
ll.   “Restricted Share Unit” means a grant or sale of the right to receive Shares or cash at the end of a specified restricted period made pursuant to Section  9 .
 
mm.   “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
nn.   “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, par value $.60 per share, or any security into which such Share may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 16.
 
oo.   “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section  7 .
 
pp.   “Stock Option” means a right to purchase a Share granted to a Participant under the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section  6 . Stock Options may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
 
qq.   “Subsidiary” means: (a) with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, a “subsidiary corporation” as defined under Section 424(f) of the Code; and (b) for all other purposes under the Plan, any corporation or other entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
 
 
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rr.   “Ten Percent Shareholder” shall mean any Participant who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code .
 
3. Shares Available Under the Plan.
 
a.   Shares Available for Awards . The maximum number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 Shares, reduced by Shares covered by an award granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2016 but prior to the Approval Date, and increased by Shares covered by an award outstanding under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2016 that is forfeited, canceled, surrendered, settled in cash or otherwise terminated without the issuance of such Share. All of the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Shares issued or delivered pursuant to an Award may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares, including Shares purchased in the open market, or a combination of the foregoing. The aggregate number of Shares available for issuance or delivery under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16.
 
b.   Share Counting . The following Shares shall not count against the Share limit in Section 3(a): (i) Shares covered by an Award that expires or is forfeited, canceled, surrendered, or otherwise terminated without the issuance of such Shares; (ii) Shares covered by an Award that is settled only in cash; and (iii) Shares granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards granted by a company to individuals who become Employees, Directors or Consultants as the result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving such company and the Company or any of its Affiliates (except as may be required by reason of the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or other trading market on which the Shares are listed). This Section 3(b) shall apply to the number of Shares reserved and available for Incentive Stock Options only to the extent consistent with applicable Treasury regulations relating to Incentive Stock Options under the Code.
 
c.   Prohibition of Share Recycling . The following Shares subject to an Award shall not again be available for grant as described above, regardless of whether those Shares are actually issued or delivered to the Participant: (i) Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option; (ii) Shares withheld by the Company or any Subsidiary to satisfy a tax withholding obligation; and (iii) Shares that are repurchased by the Company with Stock Option proceeds. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right that is settled in Shares, the full number of Shares subject to the Award shall count against the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise.
 
d.   Per-Person Limits . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan, the following limits shall apply with respect to Awards that are intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception: (i) the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be 500,000 Shares; (ii) the maximum aggregate number of Restricted Shares and Shares issuable or deliverable under Restricted Share Units and Other Share-Based Awards granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be 500,000 Shares; (iii) the maximum aggregate cash compensation that can be paid pursuant to Cash-Based Awards or Other Share-Based Awards granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be (x) $5,000,000 with respect to any 12 month performance period (pro-rated for any performance period that is less than 12 months based upon the ratio of the number of days in the performance period as compared to 365), and (y) with respect to any performance period that is more than 12 months, $5,000,000 multiplied by the number of full 12 months periods that are in the performance period.
 
 
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e.   Director Limits . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate grant date fair value (determined as of the applicable Date(s) of Grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) of all Awards granted to any Director during any single calendar year, taken together with any cash fees paid to such person during such calendar year, shall not exceed $200,000.
 
4. Administration of the Plan.
 
a.   In General . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion to take all actions determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, discretion to: select Award recipients; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; grant waivers of terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations applicable to any Award, or accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Award, in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee deems appropriate. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more Directors or Employees any of the Committee’s authority under the Plan. The acts of any such delegates shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Committee with respect to any matters so delegated.
 
b.   Determinations . The Committee shall have no obligation to treat Participants or eligible Participants uniformly, and the Committee may make determinations under the Plan selectively among Participants who receive, or Employees, Directors or Consultants who are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Participants or eligible Employees, Directors or Consultants are similarly situated). All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, shareholders, Directors, Consultants, Employees, Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.
 
c.   Authority of the Board . The Board may reserve to itself any or all of the authority or responsibility of the Committee under the Plan or may act as the administrator of the Plan for any and all purposes. To the extent the Board has reserved any such authority or responsibility or during any time that the Board is acting as administrator of the Plan, it shall have all the powers of the Committee hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee (other than in this Section 4(c)) shall include the Board. To the extent that any action of the Board under the Plan conflicts with any action taken by the Committee, the action of the Board shall control.
 
 
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5. Eligibility and Participation. Each Employee, Director and Consultant is eligible to participate in the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of any and all terms permissible by Applicable Laws and the amount of each Award. No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.
 
6. Stock Options. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.   Award Agreement . Each Stock Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Option, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Option, the conditions upon which the Stock Option shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12). The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Stock Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. No dividend equivalents may be granted with respect to the Shares underlying a Stock Option.
 
b.   Exercise Price . The exercise price per Share of a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Stock Option is granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Stock Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
 
c.   Term . The term of a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that in no event shall the term of any Stock Option exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
 
d.   Exercisability . Stock Options shall become vested and exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (a) performance goals based on one or more Performance Objectives, and (b) time-based vesting requirements.
 
e.   Exercise of Stock Options . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Option may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Option shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised and full payment of the exercise price for such Shares. The exercise price of a Stock Option may be paid, in the discretion of the Committee and as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (i) in cash or its equivalent; (ii) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price; (iii) by a cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise and through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws); (iv) by a combination of the methods described in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii); or (v) through any other method approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. As soon as practicable after receipt of the notification of exercise and full payment of the exercise price, the Company shall cause the appropriate number of Shares to be issued to the Participant.
 
 
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f.   Special Rules Applicable to Incentive Stock Options . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary:
 
(i)           Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The terms and conditions of Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to and comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
 
(ii)           To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares (determined as of the Date of Grant) with respect to which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) is greater than $100,000 (or such other amount specified in Section 422 of the Code), as calculated under Section 422 of the Code, then the Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
 
(iii)           No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Participant who, on the Date of Grant, is a Ten Percent Shareholder, unless (x) the exercise price per Share of such Incentive Stock Option is at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant, and (y) the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant.
 
7. Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.   Award Agreement . Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions upon which the Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12). No dividend equivalents may be granted with respect to the Shares underlying a Stock Appreciation Right.
 
b.   Exercise Price . The exercise price per Share of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Stock Appreciation Right be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
 
 
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c.   Term . The term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that in no event shall the term of any Stock Appreciation Right exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
 
d.   Exercisability of Stock Appreciation Rights . A Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (i) performance goals based on one or more Performance Objectives, and (ii) time-based vesting requirements.
 
e.   Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is to be exercised. Upon exercise, a Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to an amount equal to (a) the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date over (ii) the exercise price per Share, multiplied by (b) the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
8. Restricted Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Shares may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.   Award Agreement . Each Restricted Shares Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Restricted Shares, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Shares, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Shares will lapse and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12).
 
b.   Terms, Conditions and Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Shares as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives, time-based restrictions or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Shares. Unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement or required by applicable law, the restrictions imposed on Restricted Shares shall lapse upon the expiration or termination of the applicable restricted period and the satisfaction of any other applicable terms and conditions.
 
 
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c.   Custody of Certificates . To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain any certificates representing Restricted Shares in the Company’s possession until such time as all terms, conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse.
 
d.   Rights Associated with Restricted Shares during Restricted Period . During any restricted period applicable to Restricted Shares: (i) the Restricted Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated; (ii) unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement, the Participant shall be entitled to exercise full voting rights associated with such Restricted Shares; and (iii) the Participant shall be entitled to all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Shares during the restricted period; provided, however , that any dividends with respect to unvested Restricted Shares shall be accumulated or deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Shares, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Award (including service-based vesting conditions and any Performance Objectives) until such Award is earned and vested.
 
9. Restricted Share Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Share Units may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.   Award Agreement . Each Restricted Share Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of units, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Share Units, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Share Units will lapse, the time and method of payment of the Restricted Share Units, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12).
 
b.   Terms, Conditions and Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Share Units as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share Unit, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives or time-based restrictions or holding requirements.
 
c.   Form of Settlement . Restricted Share Units may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
d.     Dividend Equivalents . Restricted Share Units may provide the Participant with dividend equivalents, payable either in cash or in additional Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that any dividend equivalents with respect to unvested Restricted Share Units shall be accumulated or deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Share Units, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Award (including service-based vesting conditions and any Performance Objectives) until such Award is earned and vested.
 
 
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10. Other Share-Based Awards . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Share-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Other Share-Based Awards are Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares, and shall be in such form as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, unrestricted Shares or time-based or performance-based units that are settled in Shares and/or cash.
 
a.   Award Agreement . Each Other Share-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the terms and conditions upon which the Other Share-Based Award shall become vested, if applicable, the time and method of settlement, the form of settlement and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12).
 
b.   Form of Settlement . An Other Share-Based Award may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
c.   Dividend Equivalents . Other Share-Based Awards may provide the Participant with dividend equivalents, on payable either in cash or in additional Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that any dividend equivalents with respect to unvested Other Share-Based Awards shall be accumulated or deemed reinvested, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Award (including service-based vesting conditions and any Performance Objectives) until such Award is earned and vested.
 
11. Cash-Based Awards . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Cash-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Each Cash-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the payment amount or payment range, the time and method of settlement and the other terms and conditions, as applicable, of such Award which may include, without limitation, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12).
 
12. Minimum Vesting Provisions . Subject to Sections 19, 21 and 22(b) of the Plan, (a) no condition on vesting or exercisability of an Award, whether based on continued employment or other service or based upon the achievement of Performance Objectives, shall be based on service or performance (as applicable) over a period of less than one year, and (b) upon and after such minimum one-year period, restrictions on vesting or exercisability may lapse on a pro-rated, graded, or cliff basis as specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however , that Awards covering up to five percent (5%) of the Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Section 3(a) may be granted under the Plan as unrestricted Shares or otherwise as Awards with a performance period or vesting period of less than one year.
 
 
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13. Compliance with Section 409A . Awards granted under the Plan shall be designed and administered in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Committee determines that any award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement (unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise with specific reference to this Section 13): (i) an Award shall not be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, substituted or modified under the Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant; and (ii) if an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if the Participant holding the award is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code, with such classification to be determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company), then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant, no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made before the date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. The Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan.
 
14. Compliance with Section 162(m) .
 
a.   In General . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, Awards may be granted in a manner that is intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception. As determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, the grant, vesting, exercisability and/or settlement of any Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Other Share-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be conditioned on the attainment of one or more Performance Objectives during a performance period established by the Committee and must satisfy the requirements of this Section 14.
 
b.   Performance Objectives . If an Award is intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, then the Performance Objectives shall be based on specified levels of or growth in one or more of the following criteria: (i) earnings per share; (ii) revenues or margins; (iii) cash flow; (iv) operating margin; (v) return on net assets, investment, capital, or equity; (vi) economic value added; (vii) direct contribution; (viii) net income; pretax income; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings after interest expense and before extraordinary or special items; operating income; income before interest income or expense, unusual items and income taxes, local, state or federal and excluding budgeted and actual bonuses which might be paid under any ongoing bonus plans of the Company; (ix) working capital; (x) management of fixed costs or variable costs; (xi) identification or consummation of investment opportunities or completion of specified projects in accordance with corporate business plans, including strategic mergers, acquisitions or divestitures; (xii) total shareholder return; (xiii) debt reduction; (xiv) market share; (xv) entry into new markets, either geographically or by business unit; (xvi) customer retention and satisfaction; (xvii) strategic plan development and implementation, including turnaround plans; and/or (xviii) the Fair Market Value of a Share.
 
 
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c.     Establishment of Performance Objectives . With respect to Awards intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall establish: (i) the applicable Performance Objectives and performance period, and (ii) the formula for computing the payout. Such terms and conditions shall be established in writing while the outcome of the applicable performance period is substantially uncertain, but in no event later than the earlier of: (x) ninety days after the beginning of the applicable performance period; or (y) the expiration of twenty-five percent (25%) of the applicable performance period.
 
d.     Certification of Performance . With respect to any Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Objectives and other material terms imposed on such Award have been satisfied, and, if they have, ascertain the amount of the payout or vesting of the Award. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, payment or vesting of any such Award shall not be made until the Committee certifies in writing that the applicable Performance Objectives and any other material terms of such Award were in fact satisfied in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
e.   Adjustments . If the Committee determines that a change in the Company’s business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure, or in the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion adjust such Performance Objectives or the related level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable, including, without limitation, to exclude the effects of events that are unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence (as determined in accordance with applicable financial accounting standards), cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes, discontinued operations, acquisitions, divestitures and material restructuring or asset impairment charges; provided, however , that in no event will any such adjustment be made that would cause an Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception to fail to so qualify.
 
f.   Negative Discretion . With respect to any Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, after the date that the Performance Objectives are required to be established in writing pursuant to Section 14(c), the Committee shall not have discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated Performance Objectives. However, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated Performance Objectives.
 
15. Transferability . Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Award or dividend equivalents paid with respect to any Award shall be transferable by the Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided , that if so determined by the Committee, each Participant may, in a manner established by the Board or the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant and to receive Shares or other property issued or delivered under such Award. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity to do so, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary capacity under state law and/or court supervision.
 
 
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16. Adjustments . In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto), such as a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the Committee shall cause there to be an equitable adjustment in the number and kind of Shares specified in Section 3 of the Plan and, with respect to outstanding Awards, in the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price or other price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, in each case to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, or in the event of a merger, consolidation, liquidation, or similar transaction, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, cause there to be an equitable adjustment as described in the foregoing sentence, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided , however , that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be rounded down to a whole number. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not make any adjustment pursuant to this Section 16 that would (i) cause any Stock Option intended to qualify as an ISO to fail to so qualify, (ii) cause an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code to become subject to Section 409A, or (iii) cause an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants and any other persons claiming under or through any Participant.
 
17. Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any fractional Shares pursuant to the Plan and, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, fractional shares shall be settled in cash.
 
18. Withholding Taxes . To the extent required by Applicable Laws, a Participant shall be required to satisfy, in a manner satisfactory to the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the vesting of or settlement of Shares under an Award, an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or otherwise with respect to an Award. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to issue or deliver Shares, make any payment or to recognize the transfer or disposition of Shares until such obligations are satisfied. The Committee may permit or require these obligations to be satisfied by having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be issued or delivered to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the vesting or settlement of an Award, or by tendering Shares previously acquired, in each case having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. Any such elections are subject to such conditions or procedures as may be established by the Committee and may be subject to disapproval by the Committee. In no event will the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or tendered pursuant to this Section 18 to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the amount of taxes required to be withheld based on the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable taxing jurisdictions.
 
 
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19. Foreign Participants . Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals, or who are subject to Applicable Laws of one or more non-United States jurisdictions, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may in the judgment of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may approve such sub-plans, supplements to or amendments, modifications, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of Applicable Laws of other countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees or Consultants.
 
20 . Compensation Recovery Policy . Any Award granted to a Participant shall be subject to forfeiture or repayment pursuant to the terms of any applicable compensation recovery policy maintained by the Company from time to time, including any such policy that may be maintained to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any rules or regulations issued by the SEC or applicable securities exchange.
 
21. Change in Control .
 
a.            Committee Discretion . The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participants, either by the terms of the Award Agreement applicable to any Award or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control, determine whether and to what extent outstanding Awards under the Plan shall be assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity in connection with a Change in Control (or, if the Company is the resulting entity, whether such Awards shall be continued by the Company), in each case subject to equitable adjustments in accordance with Section 16 of the Plan.
 
b.            Awards that are Assumed . To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity in the event of a Change in Control (or, if the Company is the resulting entity, to the extent such Awards are continued by the Company) as provided in Section 21(a) of the Plan, then, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or in another written agreement with the Participant, or in a Company severance plan applicable to the Participant: (i) any outstanding Awards that are subject to Performance Objectives shall be converted by the resulting entity, as if “target” performance had been achieved as of the date of the Change in Control, and shall continue to vest during the remaining performance period or other period of required service, and (ii) all other Awards shall continue to vest during the applicable vesting period, if any. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if a Participant incurs a Qualified Termination, then upon such termination (A) all outstanding Awards held by the Participant that may be exercised shall become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the full duration of their term, (B) all restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards shall lapse, with any specified Performance Objectives with respect to outstanding Awards deemed to be satisfied at the “target” level, and (C) all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested.
 
c.            Awards that are not Assumed . To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are not assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity in connection with a Change in Control (or, if the Company is the resulting entity, to the extent such Awards are not continued by the Company) in accordance with Section 21(a) of the Plan, then effective immediately prior to the Change in Control, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or in another written agreement with the Participant, or in a Company severance plan applicable to the Participant: (i) all outstanding Awards held by the Participant that may be exercised shall become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the full duration of their term, (ii) all restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards shall lapse, with any specified Performance Objectives with respect to outstanding Awards deemed to be satisfied at the “target” level, and (iii) all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested.
 
 
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d.    Cancellation Right . The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participants, either by the terms of the Award Agreement applicable to any Award or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control, provide that any outstanding Award (or a portion thereof) shall, upon the occurrence of such Change in Control, be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash or other property (including shares of the resulting entity in connection with a Change in Control) in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Award, over any exercise price related to the Award, which amount may be zero if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of the Change in Control does not exceed the exercise price per Share of the applicable Awards.
 
22. Amendment, Modification and Termination .
 
a.   In General . The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided , however , that no alteration or amendment that requires shareholder approval in order for the Plan to comply with any rule promulgated by the SEC or any securities exchange on which Shares are listed or any other Applicable Laws shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of shareholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule.
 
b.   Adjustments to Outstanding Awards . The Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (i) provide that all or a portion of a Participant’s Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially exercisable; (ii) provide that all or a part of the time-based vesting restrictions on all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall lapse, and/or that any Performance Objectives or other performance-based criteria with respect to any Awards shall be deemed to be wholly or partially satisfied; or (iii) waive any other limitation or requirement under any such Award, in each case, as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any such adjustment that is made with respect to an Award that is intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be made at such times and in such manner as will not cause such Awards to fail to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception. Additionally, the Committee shall not make any adjustment pursuant to this Section 22(b) that would cause an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code to become subject to Section 409A, or that would cause an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A.
 
c.   Prohibition on Repricing . Except for adjustments made pursuant to Sections 16 or 21, the Board or the Committee will not, without the further approval of the shareholders of the Company, authorize the amendment of any outstanding Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price. No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be cancelled and replaced with an Award having a lower exercise price, or for another Award, or for cash without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, except as provided in Sections 16 or 21. Furthermore, no Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will provide for the payment, at the time of exercise, of a cash bonus or grant or sale of another Award without further approval of the shareholders of the Company. This Section 22(c) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without shareholder approval and will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Sections 16 or 21.
 
 
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d.   Effect on Outstanding Awards . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary (other than Sections 16, 21, 22(b) and 24(d)), no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award; provided that the Committee may modify an ISO held by a Participant to disqualify such Stock Option from treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code without the Participant’s consent.
 
23. Applicable Laws . The obligations of the Company with respect to Awards under the Plan shall be subject to all Applicable Laws and such approvals by any governmental agencies as the Committee determines may be required. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
 
24. Miscellaneous .
 
a.    Deferral of Awards . Except with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Shares, the Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance or delivery of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash under the Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for purposes of the Plan. The Committee also may provide that deferred issuances and settlements include the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferral amounts. All elections and deferrals permitted under this provision shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, including setting forth the time and manner of the election (including a compliant time and form of payment), the date on which the election is irrevocable, and whether the election can be changed until the date it is irrevocable.
 
b.    No Right of Continued Service . The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or other service at any time. Awards granted under the Plan shall not be considered a part of any Participant’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments, and in no event shall any Award be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate.
 
 
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c.    Unfunded, Unsecured Plan . Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, including without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which the Company or any Subsidiary may set aside in anticipation of any liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to an Award or the amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.
 
d.    Severability . If any provision of the Plan is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to Applicable Laws or, in the discretion of the Committee, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
 
e.    Acceptance of Plan . By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and any action taken under the Plan by the Committee, the Board or the Company, in any case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
f.    Successors . All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and references to the “Company” herein and in any Award Agreements shall be deemed to refer to such successors.
 
 
[END OF DOCUMENT]
 
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Exhibit 4.6
RELM Wireless Corporation
 
2017 Incentive Compensation Plan
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
All capitalized terms used in this Stock Option Agreement, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”).
 
I.   NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
 
Optionholder Name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
The Optionholder (as designated above) has been granted an Option to purchase Shares of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:
 
Date of Grant:
 
 
Type of Grant:
 
 
Exercise Price per Share:
 
 
Total Number of Shares Granted:
 
 
Total Exercise Price:
 
 
Type of Option:
 
 
Expiration Date:
 
 
Vesting Schedule:   This Option shall be vested based on the Grantee’s Continuous Service according to the following vesting schedule:
 
   
 
Termination Period:   The term of this Option shall end as provided in Section 3 of the Stock Option Agreement.  
 
II.   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
1.   Grant of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Optionholder named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “ Optionholder ”), an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “ Exercise Price ”), and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  Subject to Section 22(d) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Stock Option Agreement (the “ Option Agreement ”), the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
 
 
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2.   Exercise of Option .
 
(a)   Right to Exercise .  This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth above, (i) in the event of a Change in Control, the exercisability of this Option will be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 21 of the Plan; and (ii) the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the full or partial acceleration of vesting and exercisability of this Option in connection with the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service for any reason prior to a vesting date, including, but not limited to, termination of Continuous Service as a result of the Optionholder’s death or “ Disability ”, defined as the Optionholder’s permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.
 
(b)   Method of Exercise .  This Option shall be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company.
 
The Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with this Option Agreement) from the Optionholder (or other person entitled to exercise the Option); (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised; (iii) payment of any required tax withholding; and (iv) any other documents required by this Option Agreement or the Exercise Notice.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment permitted by this Option Agreement.  Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionholder or, if requested by the Optionholder and permitted under applicable law, in the name of the Optionholder and his or her spouse.  Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
Exercise of this Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
 
(c)   Legal Compliance . No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and such exercise complies with applicable laws and the requirements of any governmental or regulatory agency or stock exchange.  Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionholder on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.
 
3.   Term .  Optionholder may not exercise the Option before the commencement of its term or after its term expires.  During the term of the Option, Optionholder may only exercise the Option to the extent vested.  The term of the Option commences on the Date of Grant and, except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 21 of the Plan in connection with a Change in Control, expires upon the earliest of the following:
 
 
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(a)   With respect to the unvested portion of the Option, upon termination of Optionholder’s Continuous Service;
 
(b)   With respect to the vested portion of the Option, three (3) months after the termination of Optionholder’s Continuous Service for any reason other than Optionholder’s death or Disability;
 
(c)   With respect to the vested portion of the Option, twelve (12) months after the termination of Optionholder’s Continuous Service by reason of Optionholder’s death or Disability; or
 
(d)   The day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant.
 
4.   Method of Payment .  Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any combination of:
 
(a)   cash or check;
 
(b)   subject to the Company’s approval at the time of exercise, consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
 
(c)   surrender to the Company of other Shares which, (i) in the case of Shares acquired from the Company, either directly or indirectly, have been owned by the Optionholder for such period of time on the date of surrender such that will avoid an expense for financial accounting purposes, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of Shares being acquired pursuant to exercise of  this Option.  Shares from the portion of this Option to be exercised may be used to pay the exercise price to the extent that such use will not increase the compensation expense related to this Option for financial accounting purposes.
 
5.   Non-Transferability of Option . This Option is transferable by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  This Option also may be transferable to Optionholder’s “family member” upon written consent of the Company if the transfer is not for value and at the time of transfer, a Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) is available for the exercise of the Option and the subsequent resale of the underlying Shares after such transfer.  In addition, Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form provided by or otherwise satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.  For purposes hereof, the term “family member” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the general instructions of a Form S-8 registration statement (or any successor form adopted under the Securities Act).
 
 
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6.   Tax Obligations .
 
(a)   Tax Consequences .  Optionholder has reviewed with Optionholder’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this Option.  Optionholder is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.  Optionholder understands that Optionholder (and not the Company) shall be responsible for any tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Option Agreement and the Plan.
 
(b)   Withholding Taxes .  Optionholder may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Shares under this Option by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Optionholder by the Company) or by a combination of such means:  (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold Shares from the Shares otherwise issuable to Optionholder as a result of the exercise or acquisition of stock under this Option; provided, however, that no Shares are withheld with a value exceeding the amount of tax required to be withheld by law based on the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable taxing jurisdictions; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered Shares.  Optionholder agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company for the satisfaction of all federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise.  Optionholder acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
 
7.   Entire Agreement; Governing Law .  The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionholder with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionholder’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionholder.  This Option Agreement shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to choice of law provisions thereof.
 
8.   No Guarantee of Continued Service .  Optionholder acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Option Agreement or the Plan confer upon Optionholder any right to continued employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate.
 
9. Data Privacy . In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about the Optionholder. Such data includes, but is not limited to the information provided in this Option Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about the Optionholder such as home address and business addresses and other contact information and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. By signing this Option Agreement, the Optionholder gives explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data. The Optionholder also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which the Optionholder works or is employed, including, if the Optionholder is not a U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.
 
 
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10. Plan and Prospectus Delivery . By signing this Option Agreement, the Optionholder acknowledges that a copy of the Plan, the Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “ Prospectus Information ”) either have been received by or provided to the Optionholder, and the Optionholder consents to receiving the Prospectus Information electronically, or, in the alternative, agrees to contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to request a paper copy of the Prospectus Information at no charge. The Optionholder also represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts the Option on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. The Optionholder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. The Optionholder further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
 
 
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPTION HOLDER
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
 
RELM Wireless Corporation
2017 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
 
EXERCISE NOTICE
 
RELM Wireless Corporation
7100 Technology Drive
West Melbourne, Florida 32904
 
Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
 
1.   Exercise of Option .  Effective as of today, _____________, 20__, the undersigned (“ Optionholder ”) hereby elects to exercise Optionholder’s option to purchase _________ shares of the Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) of RELM Wireless Corporation (the “ Company ”) under and pursuant to the Company’s 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated ____________, 20__ (the “ Option Agreement ”).
 
2.   Delivery of Payment and Required Documents .  Optionholder herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant in Part I of the Option Agreement, and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option.  In addition, Optionholder herewith delivers any other documents required by the Company.
 
3.   Representations of Optionholder .  Optionholder acknowledges that Optionholder has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
 
4.   Rights as Stockholder .  Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Shares shall be issued to the Optionholder as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement.  No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
5.   Tax Consultation .  Optionholder understands that Optionholder may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionholder’s purchase or disposition of the Shares.  Optionholder represents that Optionholder has consulted with any tax consultants Optionholder deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Optionholder is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
 
 
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6.   Successors and Assigns .  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Option Agreement, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionholder and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
 
7.   Interpretation .  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionholder or by the Company forthwith to the Committee which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting.  The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.
 
8.   Governing Law .  This Exercise Notice shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to choice of law provisions thereof.
 
9.   Entire Agreement .  The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.  All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Option Agreement.  This Exercise Notice, the Plan and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionholder with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionholder’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionholder.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Exercise Notice as of the Date of Grant.
 
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPTION HOLDER
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
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Exhibit 4.7
 
RELM Wireless Corporation
 
2017 Incentive Compensation Plan
RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT
 
All capitalized terms used in this Restricted Share Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”).
 
I.   NOTICE OF RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD
 
Grantee Name:
 
Address:
 
 
The Grantee (as designated above) has been granted an Award of Restricted Shares, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:
 
Date of Grant:
 
Total Number of Restricted Shares:
 
Vesting Schedule:   The Restricted Shares shall be vested based on the Grantee’ Continuous Service according to the following vesting schedule:
   
 
II.   RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT
 
1.   Grant of Restricted Shares.  The Company hereby grants to the Grantee named in the Notice of Restricted Share Award (the “ Grantee ”), the number of Restricted Shares set forth in the Notice of Restricted Share Award, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. The Restricted Shares covered by this Award shall be represented by a stock certificate registered in the Grantee’s name or by uncertificated shares designated for the Grantee in book-entry form on the records of the Company’s transfer agent subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any stock certificate issued shall bear all legends required by law and necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement. Any stock certificate or book-entry uncertificated shares evidencing such Shares shall be held in custody by the Company.
 
2.   Vesting of Restricted Shares . The Restricted Shares shall become vested based on the Grantee’s Continuous Service in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth above in the Notice of Restricted Share Award, and any unvested Restricted Shares shall automatically be forfeited in the event of the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for any reason prior to a vesting date set forth in the vesting schedule above. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) in the event of a Change in Control, the vesting of the Restricted Shares will be governed by the applicable provisions of Section 21 of the Plan; and (ii) the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the full or partial acceleration of vesting of the Restricted Shares in connection with the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for any reason prior to a vesting date, including, but not limited to, termination of Continuous Service as a result of the Grantee’s death or “ Disability ”, defined as the Grantee’s permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.
  
 
 
 
3.   Voting and Dividends . The Grantee may exercise full voting rights with respect to the Restricted Shares, whether or not vested. Any dividends paid with respect to the Restricted Shares prior to vesting of the Restricted Shares shall be automatically deferred and accumulated by the Company in a bookkeeping account, and shall be paid to the Grantee in cash (without interest) only at such times as the underlying Restricted Shares become vested in accordance with this Agreement, with the Grantee’s right to payment of any such dividends being subject to the same risk of forfeiture, restrictions on transferability, and other terms of this Agreement as are the Shares with respect to which the dividends otherwise were payable.
 
4.   Restriction on Transfer . The Grantee may not transfer any of the Restricted Shares prior to the applicable vesting date, except by the laws of descent and distribution.
  
5.   Tax Obligations .
 
(a)   Tax Consequences .  The Grantee has reviewed with the Grantee’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this Award.  The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.  The Grantee understands that the Grantee (and not the Company) shall be responsible for any tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan.
 
(b)   Withholding Taxes .  The Grantee may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the grant or vesting of Restricted Shares under this Agreement by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Grantee by the Company, including withholding from any cash dividends paid in connection with the vesting of Restricted Shares hereunder) or by a combination of such means:  (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold Shares from the Restricted Shares otherwise issuable to the Grantee under this Agreement; provided, however, that no Shares are withheld with a value exceeding the amount of tax required to be withheld by law based on the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable taxing jurisdictions; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered Shares.  The Grantee agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company for the satisfaction of all federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to this Award.
 
6.   Entire Agreement; Governing Law .  The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Grantee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Grantee’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Grantee.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to choice of law provisions thereof.
 
 
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7.   No Guarantee of Continued Service .  The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement or the Plan confer upon the Grantee any right to continued employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate.
 
8. Data Privacy . In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about the Grantee. Such data includes, but is not limited to the information provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about the Grantee such as home address and business addresses and other contact information and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee gives explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data. The Grantee also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which the Grantee works or is employed, including, if the Grantee is not a U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.
 
9. Plan and Prospectus Delivery . By signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that a copy of the Plan, the Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “ Prospectus Information ”) either have been received by or provided to the Grantee, and the Grantee consents to receiving the Prospectus Information electronically, or, in the alternative, agrees to contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to request a paper copy of the Prospectus Information at no charge. The Grantee also represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts the Restricted Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. The Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant.

 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
GRANTEE
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit 4.8
 
RELM Wireless Corporation
 
2017 Incentive Compensation Plan
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT
 
Summary of Restricted Share Unit Award
 
RELM Wireless Corporation (the “ Company ”) grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) and this Restricted Share Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), the following number of Restricted Share Units, on the Date of Grant set forth below:
 
Name of Grantee:
 
 
Number of Restricted Share Units:
 
 
Date of Grant:
 
 
Vesting Dates:
 
 
Terms of Agreement
 
1.   Grant of Restricted Share Units . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee as of the Date of Grant, the total number of share units (the “ Restricted Share Units ”) set forth above. Each Restricted Share Unit shall represent the contingent right to receive Share and shall at all times be equal in value to one Share. The Restricted Share Units shall be credited in a book entry account established for the Grantee until payment in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
 
2.   Vesting of Restricted Share Units .
 
(a)   A ratable portion of the Restricted Share Units (rounded down to the next whole number) shall vest on each of the Vesting Dates set forth above (each, a “ Vesting Date ”), provided that the Grantee shall have remained in the continuous employment or other service of the Company or a Subsidiary (“ Continuous Service ”) through the applicable Vesting Date.
 
(b)   Notwithstanding Section 2(a), (i) upon the occurrence of a Change in Control prior to a Vesting Date and during the Grantee’s Continuous Service, the vesting of the Restricted Share Units will be governed by the applicable provisions of Section 21 of the Plan; and (ii) the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the full or partial acceleration of vesting of the Restricted Share Units in connection with the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for any reason prior to a Vesting Date, including, but not limited to, termination of Continuous Service as a result of the Grantee’s death or “ Disability ”, defined as the Grantee’s permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.
 
 
 
 
3.   Forfeiture of Restricted Share Units . The Restricted Share Units that have not yet vested pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary other than as provided pursuant to Section 2(b).
 
4.   Payment .
 
(a)   Except as may be otherwise provided in this Section, the Company shall deliver to the Grantee (or the Grantee’s estate in the event of death) the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units within thirty (30) days following the date that the Restricted Share Units become vested in accordance with Section 2.
 
(b)   Notwithstanding Section 4(a), to the extent that the Grantee’s right to receive payment of the Restricted Share Units constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, payment of any vested Restricted Share Units shall be subject to the following rules, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code:
 
(i)           Except as provided in Section 4(b)(ii), the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units shall be delivered to the Grantee (or the Grantee’s estate in the event of death) within thirty (30) days after the earlier of: (A) the Grantee’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; (B) the occurrence of a “change in the ownership,” a “change in the effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; or (C) the applicable Vesting Date.
 
(ii)           If the Restricted Share Units become payable as a result of Section 4(b)(i)(A), but not as a result of the Grantee’s death, and the Grantee is a “specified employee” at that time within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units shall instead be delivered to the Grantee within thirty (30) days after the first business day that is more than six months after the date of his or her separation from service (or, if the Grantee dies during such six-month period, within thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s death).
 
(c)   The Company’s obligations with respect to the Restricted Share Units shall be satisfied in full upon the delivery of the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units.
 
5.   Transferability . The Restricted Share Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner, or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, by operation of law or otherwise, unless otherwise provided under the Plan. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 5 shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Share Units.
 
6.   Dividend, Voting and Other Rights . The Grantee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the Shares underlying the Restricted Share Units until such Shares have been delivered to the Grantee in accordance with Section 4 hereof, and no dividend equivalents will be paid or provided under this Agreement. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Shares in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.
 
 
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7.   No Retention Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee.
 
8.   Relation to Other Benefits . Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary.
 
9.   Taxes and Withholding . To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes in connection with the delivery of Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall retain a number of Shares otherwise deliverable hereunder with a value equal to the applicable tax withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of delivery); provided that in no event shall the value of the Shares retained exceed the amount of taxes required to be withheld based on the maximum statutory tax rates in the Grantee’s applicable taxing jurisdictions. If the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local or other taxes at any time other than upon delivery of the Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall have the right in its sole discretion to (a) require the Grantee to pay or provide for payment of the required tax withholding, or (b) deduct the required tax withholding from any amount of salary, bonus, incentive compensation or other amounts otherwise payable in cash to the Grantee (other than deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code).
 
10.   Adjustments . The number and kind of Shares deliverable pursuant to the Restricted Share Units are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
11.   Compliance with Law . The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the Restricted Share Units; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement.
 
12.   Amendments . Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may be provided in the Plan.
 
 
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13.   Severability . In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
 
14.   Relation to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Restricted Share Units.
 
15.   Successors and Assigns . Without limiting Section 5, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the permitted successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
 
16.   Choice of Law . The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
 
17.   Data Privacy . In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about the Grantee. Such data includes, but is not limited to the information provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about the Grantee such as home address and business addresses and other contact information and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee gives explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data. The Grantee also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which the Grantee works or is employed, including, if the Grantee is not a U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.
 
18.   Plan and Prospectus Delivery . By signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that a copy of the Plan, the Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “ Prospectus Information ”) either have been received by or provided to the Grantee, and the Grantee consents to receiving the Prospectus Information electronically, or, in the alternative, agrees to contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to request a paper copy of the Prospectus Information at no charge. The Grantee also represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts the Award on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. The Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
 
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
GRANTEE
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Thompson Hine LLP]
 
June 15, 2017
 
RELM Wireless Corporation
7100 Technology Drive
West Melbourne, Florida 32904
 
Re: 
Registration Statement on Form S-8 — RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
RELM Wireless Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of 1,000,000 Common Shares, $0.60 par value, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) to be issued from time to time pursuant to the terms of the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) and the authorized forms of stock option, restricted share or other applicable award agreements thereunder (the “Award Agreements”).
 
Item 601 of Regulation S-K and the instructions to Form S-8 require that an opinion of counsel concerning the legality of the securities to be registered be filed as an exhibit to a Form S-8 registration statement if the securities are original issue shares. This opinion is provided in satisfaction of that requirement as it relates to the Registration Statement.
 
In rendering this opinion, we have examined copies of (a) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as amended, (b) the Plan, and (c) such records and documents as we have deemed advisable in order to render this opinion. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to the originals or certified copies of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.
 
As a result of the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, under the laws of the State of Nevada, when issued pursuant to the Plan and the Award Agreements, the Common Shares that are the subject of the Registration Statement will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
 
In rendering this opinion, we have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue the Common Shares pursuant to the Plan and the Award Agreements will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Common Shares are issued by the Company and that the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions. We have further assumed that each award under the Plan will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
 
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Thompson Hine LLP
 
Thompson Hine LLP
 
 
 
Exhibit 23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the RELM Wireless Corporation 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan of our report dated March 1, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of RELM Wireless Corporation as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for the years then ended, which appear in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
/s/ Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.
 
Miami, Florida
June 15, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 24.1
 
RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Each of the undersigned directors of RELM Wireless Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), which proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (i) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) and (ii) a Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-147354) (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), hereby constitutes and appoints Timothy A. Vitou, President, and William P. Kelly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, jointly and severally, each in his own capacity, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign in any and all capacities and file: (i) such Registration Statement and Post-Effective Amendment; (ii) any and all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith; (iii) any and all additional amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements thereto (or any other registration statements for the same offerings that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act); and (iv) any and all applications or other documents pertaining to such securities or such registration, granting unto such attorney-in-fact and agent, and any substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary and/or advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and their substitutes or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
            
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 15th day of June, 2017.
 
 
/s/ D. Kyle Cerminara
 
/s/ Lewis M. Johnson                                                       
D. Kyle Cerminara,
Chairman of the Board and Director
 
Lewis M. Johnson, Director
 
 
 
/s/ E. Gray Payne  
 
/s/ Charles T. Lanktree                                                       
E. Gray Payne, Director            
 
Charles T. Lanktree, Director
             
 
 
/s/ Ryan R.K. Turner 
 
/s/ John W. Struble                                                        
Ryan R.K. Turner, Director  
 
John W. Struble, Director                                                   
   
 
                                                    
/s/ Michael R. Dill   
 
 
Michael R. Dill, Director