EX-10.18 4 sonm-ex1018_531.htm EX-10.18

Exhibit 10.18

October 28, 2019

Mr. Tom Wil k inson

Via E-mail Delivery

Re: Emplo y ment Agreement

Dear Tom:

This letter agreement (the “Ag r e e m e n t”) confirms the terms of your emplo yment with Sonim

Technologies, Inc. (the “C o mp a ny” or “S oni m”).

1. Position and Duties. Beg i nning on O c t ober 29, 2 01 9 (yo u r “S ta r t D a te”), you will serve as the Com p any’s Chief Ex e c utive Officer (the “CE O”), rep o rting to the Comp an y’s Bo a rd of Dir e ct o rs (the “B o ard”). You will also serve as a me m ber of the Company’s Boa r d. You will work primari l y at your off i ce in Austin, TX but may be required to w o rk o ut of the Com p a n y’s office in San M ateo, CA fr o m time to time wh e n requ i r e d by the Compa n y. Of course, Sonim m a y c h an g e yo u r positi o n, duties, and work location from time to time, as it d e ems n ecess a ry. You will d evote y o ur f u ll bus i n e ss t i me and atte n tion to the bus i ness affairs of t he Company, except for reasonable vacations and periods of illn e ss or incapacity. Notwithstand i ng the forego i ng, you will be permitted to continue as I nterim C E O for Cipherloc Corporation throu g h N o v e mber 30, 2 0 19, and to serve on the Board of Directors of the foll o wing three entities: (1) Astrot e c h; (2) Cip h erl o c; a nd (3) F o u rBurn e r S e rv i c e s. You m ust obtain ap p r o val from the Com p a n y’s Board p rior t o yo u r mem b ership a s a memb e r of the Board of D i rect or s of any other e ntity. As a Sonim empl o y ee, y o u will be expected to abi d e by Comp a ny rul e s and polic i es and to ack n ow l e d ge in writi n g that you h a ve read the C o mpa n y’s Em p loy e e ha n db o ok.

2.C ompensation and Benefits.

(a) Base Salary. You will rec e ive a base s a lary of $400,000 per year, less re q uir e d and d e signa t ed payroll d e ducti o ns a n d withholdin g s, and payab l e accord i ng to the Comp a ny’s regu l ar payroll sch ed ule. Your annual b a se sa l ary will be r e vi e w ed from time to time a nd is sub j ect to chan g e at the discretion of the Board. Salary will begin on Nov e mber 1, 2019.

(b) Benefits. You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s s t andard e m ployee benefits p ursuant to the ter m s, c o nditions a nd limi t a t ions of the appl i c able b e nefit plans. T he C o mp an y will fund up to $15,0 0 0 p e r ye a r for y o ur partic i pation i n W o rld P r e s i dents Organ i zation act i vities, foll o wi n g subm is sion of invoices or rece i pts for a n y s u ch expe n s e s. In addition, the Com p any will prov i de you with a monthly $2,000 stip e nd thro u gh Ju l y 2 020 to ass i st you in maint a ining an office sp a c e in Austin, TX. In the event of the co n s u mm ation of a Change in C o ntr o l, the Company will u s e its re a s o n able best efforts to ens u re th a t the benefits provi d ed to you foll o wing the Change in Control (assumi n g yo u r empl o y m e nt conti n u e s) wi l l be equal to or greater th a n the benefits prov i ded to you as of the d ate of this Agree m ent.

(c) Cash Bonus Plan. Beginning with the Compa n y’s 2 0 20 fiscal year, as a member of sen i or m a nage m ent of the Co m pa n y, y o u will b e eligible to partic i pate u nder t h e C o mpa n y’s C a sh Bonus Pl a n, the c u rrent terms of wh i c h a re s e t forth o n Exhibit A attach e d heret o.

(d) Discretionary Bonus. You will be e l igible to r e ceive a bonus based on the ach i evement of sp e c ific initiativ e s th a t create in cremental val u e the Com p any, wh e n such s p ecif i c initiativ e s are set forth b y the Board. There i s no gua rantee t h at any sp e c ific in i tiatives f o r which you m ay receive a bonus will be deve l oped at any time. Any s p ecif i c initiatives for wh i ch you may be eligible to receive a b o n us will be de v el o ped b y t h e Board and com m un i cat e d to you i n writing. Any d etermi n ation as to wheth e r the specific i nitiativ e s are ach i eved and the amount of any bon u s ear n ed as a result of the

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achievement of spe cific initiatives is determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Any bonus shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the Board’s determination that a bonus shall be awarded. You must be emplo yed on the day that your bonus (if any) is paid in order to earn the bonus. Therefore, if your emplo yment is terminated either by you or the Comp any for any reason prior to the bonus being paid, you will not have earned the bonus and no partial or prorated bonus will be paid.

(e) Equity Incentive Compensation. Sub j ect to a p proval by t h e Bo a rd, at the first Board meet i ng following the Start Date, the Co m pany will gra n t you an option to purc ha s e 200,0 00 sh a r e s of the Com p a n y’s com m on stock (the “O pti o n”). T he Op t ion shall vest ov e r a fo u r-ye a r p e ri o d, with one qu a rter (1/4) of t h e sh a r e s sub j ect to the Op t ion v e sting o n the one y e ar a n nivers ar y of the date of grant, and 1/48 th of the sh a r e s vesting in e q ual monthly installm e nts ther e after, s u bject to your conti n ued service to the Compa n y. The Option s h a l l be iss u ed p ursuant to the terms a n d co n ditio n s of the Comp a ny’s 2012 Equi t y Incent i v e Plan (the “Pl a n”), at an exerc i se p rice equal to 10 0% of the fair market value of the Co m pa n y’s co m mon st oc k o n the date o f grant, as p rov i ded i n t h e Plan a n d co n s i s tent with the requ i r e ments for an exempti o n f r om the appl i c ation of Section 409A of the Internal R e ve n ue C o de (t h e “Co d e”), a nd shall be g o v e r n ed in all resp ec ts by the t e rms of the Plan, the g rant notic e s a nd t he opti o n a g reemen t s. In a ddition, you may b e elig ib le for a d ditio n al an n ual e qu ity gr a nts a s determ i ned a nnual l y by t h e Board in its sole discretion. The terms of any s u ch additi o nal gran t s will be gover n ed b y the Plan and t he appl i c ab l e g r ant notices and optio n s agr e em e nts.

(f) T ransaction Bonus. The Com p a n y will develop a b on u s progr a m in wh i c h you will be eligib l e to partici p ate, to incentiv i z e a n d r e w a rd seni o r ma n agers of the Com p a n y in the event of a Ch a nge in Control (a s de f ined bel o w) o f the Compa n y dur i ng a timeframe (t h e “Ter m”) to be establ i s h e d by the Co m pa n y (a “Tr a ns a c tio n”), subj e c t to y o ur continu e d employment at the co m pletion of the Tra n s a ction (and with pro t ection for terminatio n s w i thout Ca u s e (as defin e d below) or r e s i gnatio n s for Good R e as o n (a s d efined bel o w) after the s i gning and b efore completion of a Tr a nsacti o n). U p on the comp l etion o f a Trans a c tion duri n g the Term, a bon u s pool (the “Tr a nsact i on Bonus Pool”) shall b e establ i s h ed in an amo u nt that is equal to ten perc e nt (1 0%) of the c o nsi d er a tion payable to Comp a ny stockholders in such Transaction after deducting the tra n saction expenses. You will have a 50% interest in such Tra n s a ction Bon u s Pool, and the Board, in co n s ultati o n with you, s ha ll determine wh i c h other memb e rs of the Co m pa n y’s sen i or m an agem e nt team shall be e l igible to part i cipate in the Tra n s a ction Bonus P o ol a nd the perc en tage of the Transacti o n Bonus Pool that shall b e awarded to e a ch.

3. Proprietary Infor m ation Agreement and Company Policies. As a condit i on of yo u r empl o y m e nt, you m u st s i gn and a bi d e by the C o m pa n y’s st a ndard for of Employm e nt, Confidential Information a nd Inv e ntion Assi g nm e nt Agree m ent (t he “Propri e tary Info r m a tion Agr e em e n t”), a c o p y of wh i c h i s att a ched h ereto a s Exhibit B. In y o ur w o rk for the C o m p any, you will be e x p e cted not to u s e o r discl o se a n y confi d ential i nformati o n, incl u ding tra d e s e crets, of any f o rm e r e mployer o r o t her p erson to whom you have an obligat i on of confidentiality. Rather, you will be expected to use on l y that information wh i c h i s g en eral l y kn o wn and u s e d b y perso n s with traini n g a n d exper i e n c e co m parable to yo u r o wn, wh i c h i s c o mmon kn o w l edge i n the ind u stry or o therw i se le g ally in t h e p ublic doma in, or which is otherwise provi d ed or de v el o ped b y the Co m pa n y. You agree that you will not bring o n to Comp a ny prem i s e s any unpublished docum e nts or pro p er t y belonging to any form e r employer or ot h er person to whom you h ave an obli g ation of conf i dentiality. Y ou h e r e by r e pr e s ent t h at yo u r e m pl oy ment d o es n ot cr e ate a c o nflict with a n y a gre e ment be t we e n y o u a n d a third-par t y.

4. No Conflicts. During the term of yo u r e mployment with the Com p any, exc e pt on behalf of the Com p any, you a g ree not to directly o r ind i r e ctly, wheth e r as a n officer, dir e ct o r, empl o y ee, stock h old e r, partner, propriet o r, associate, re p r e s entat i v e, c o nsult a nt, agent, or in any cap a city wha t so e v e r, eng a ge in, become fin a ncial l y int e r e sted in, b e empl o y ed by or h ave a n y b u si n e s s

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conne ction with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever whi ch is known by you to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company; pro v ided, however, that you may own, as a passive investor, securities of any publicly-held competitor corporation, so long as your direct holdings in any one such corporation shall not in the aggregate con stitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation.

5. At-Will Employment Relationship; Board Resignation. Your e mployment relatio n ship is at will, meaning eith e r you o r the Compa n y m a y t e rminate y o ur emp l oy me nt relatio n sh i p at any time, with o r wit h o u t Ca u s e, a nd with o r wit h o u t adv a nce n otice. In a dditi o n, the Comp a ny m ay modi f y the oth e r terms and c o nditio n s of y o ur e m ploym e nt, includi n g, but not limit e d to, com p e n sation, b enef i ts, positi o n, title, reporti n g relatio n sh i p and office location, fr o m time to time in its s o le discreti o n. Your at-wi l l empl o y m e nt relatio n sh i p can o nly b e cha n ged in a written a gre e ment s ig ned b y you and a du l y author i z e d m emb e r of the Board. If you ce a s e ser v i n g as the C om pa n y’s CEO for a n y re a s o n, you a g ree that this Agreement co ns titutes y o ur resi g nation f r om the Bo ar d as of the da t e of such c e ssation of se r v i c e.

6.Severa nce Benefits.

(a) Termination by the Company without Cause; Ter mination Due to Death or Disability; Resignation for Good Reason, Prior to a Change in Control. If at any time pri o r to a Ch a nge in Control, or m o re than thirte e n (1 3) mont h s after a C ha nge in Contr o l, the Comp a ny term i nat e s yo u r emp l oyment with o ut Ca u s e, or yo u r emp l oyment termi na tes due to your d eath o r perm a nent dis a bility, or you r e sign f o r Go o d R e ason, and p r o v i ded such termination co n s titutes a “s e parati o n from serv i c e” (a s defined u nd e r Tr e asury Regulati o n S e ction 1.4 09A-1(h), with o ut reg a rd to an y alternative definition th er eun d er, a “S epar a tion f r om Se r vic e”), and if such terminati o n o c curs m o re t han 9 0 d ays after your Start Date, then subje c t to your obligations be l ow, the Company will provide you the follow i ng s e vera n c e b e nefits:

(i) the Co m pany will make severance payments to you in the form of salary conti n uation pay m ents for a p e riod of twe l ve (1 2) m onths at the rate of your b ase sa l ary in effect a s of yo u r termi n ation date, less requ i r e d and des i gnat e d p ayroll de d uct i ons a nd wit h holdi n gs; a n d

(ii) if you timely elect conti nu ed health insura n c e coverage und e r COBRA, the Co m pany will rei m burse you the c o st of your COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including c o verage for eligible de pe nden t s, if applic a ble) (“COBRA Pre m iu m s”) thr o u g h the period (the “COBRA Pre m ium Perio d”) starti n g on the Se p aration Date and end i ng o n the earli e st to occur of: (x) twe l ve (12) months after y our termination (y) the date y ou be c ome eligible for group health insurance coverage throu g h a new empl o y er; or (z) the date you ce a s e to be eligible for COBRA conti n uation c o verage f o r any re a s on, incl u ding plan termination. In the event you become cov e red u n d e r another em p loy e r's gro u p health plan o r otherw i se cease to be eligible for C O BRA duri n g the CO B RA Premium P e ri o d, you m u st immediate l y notify the C o mpa n y in writing of s u ch ev ent.

(b) Termination by the Company without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason, Following a Change in Control. If at any time within thirteen (1 3) months after a C h ange i n Control, the Com p a n y terminates y o ur empl o y m e nt without Ca us e, or you r e s i gn for Go o d Re a s o n, and pr o v id e d such terminati o n constitut e s a Separation from Serv i c e, then sub j ect t o y o ur oblig a tions b el o w, the Comp an y will provide you with the f o llowing severan c e benefits:

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(i) conti n uation pay m ents f o r a per i od of e ighteen (1 8) months at the rate of yo u r base sa l ary i n effect a s of yo u r termi n ation date, less requ i r e d and des i gnat e d p ayroll de d uct i ons a nd wit h holdi n gs;

(ii) if you timely elect conti nu ed health insura n c e coverage und e r COBRA, the Company will rei m burse you for your CO B RA Premiu m s through the period (the “C IC C O B R A Pre m ium Perio d”) st a rti n g on the Se p aration Date and endi n g on the earliest to occ u r of: (x) eighteen (1 8) mont h s after yo u r termination (y) t he date y o u become elig i ble for gr o up health insur a nce c o verage throu g h a new empl o y er; or (z) the date you ce a s e to be eligible for COBRA conti n uation c o verage f o r any re a s on, incl u ding plan termination. In the event you become cov e red u n d e r another em p loy e r's gro u p health p l an o r oth e rw i s e cease to be e l igible for C O BRA dur i ng t he C I C COBRA Prem i um Period, you must immed i ately notify t h e Com p a n y in writing of such e v e nt; and

(iii) Notwit h s ta n d i ng the terms of the Compa n y’s Cash Bonus Pl a n that requ i re yo u r conti n ued e m ploy m ent thr o ugh the dete r mination date of payment of an earn e d c a sh bo n us, you will be e ntitled to receive 1 5 0% of your T ar g et Bonus f o r the year of your termination based on full ach i evement (but no over-ach i evemen t) of the Co mp an y’s p e rformance targe t s t hen in effect un d er the C a sh Bon u s Plan.

(iv) the vesti n g of any then-outsta n ding stock optio ns/awards a s of yo u r terminati o n d ate shall b e a c celerated in full as of yo u r termination d ate.

(v) For p u rp o s e s of clarity, if you receive sever a nce benefits u n der this s e ction 6(b), you shall n ot be eligible f o r sever a nce b enefits u n der s e ction 6(a).

(c) The s e v e ra nc e benefits d e scrib e d ab o ve are co n diti o nal upon (a) yo u r conti n u i ng to comply with your obl i gatio n s und e r yo u r Pro p rietary Infor m ation Agre e ment, includ i ng the non- com p etition and no n-sol i c itation pr o v i s io n s ther e of; (b) your d eliv e ring to the Com p a n y an effective, gen e ral rel ea s e of claims i n favor of the Compa n y in a form acc e ptable to the Com p a n y within 30 days followi n g y ou r Sep a ration from Service; and (d) if requ e sted b y the Com p a n y to conf i rm yo u r Board res i gnati o n p ursuant to S e ction 5 of this Agree m ent, if you are a m emb e r of the Board, yo u r resi g nation from the Board, to be eff e ctive no lat e r than the da t e of your termination da t e (or s u ch o t her date a s req u est e d b y the Board). The sal a ry continuati o n p aym e nts will be pa i d in e qual i n stall m ents o n the Com p a n y’s regul a r payro l l sch e dule a nd will be s u b j ect to applicab l e tax withhold i ngs ov er the period outlined a b ove following t h e date of yo u r Separation f r om Service; pr o v id e d, h o w e ver, that no pay m ents will be m ade pri o r to the 3 0th d a y foll o wing y o ur S e parati o n from Serv i c e. O n the 30th d ay followi n g yo u r Separation from Serv i c e, the Co m pa n y will pay you i n a lump s u m the salary conti n uation pay m ents th a t you would h ave received on or prior t o such date und e r the or i ginal sch e du l e but for the delay whi l e waiting f o r t h e 30th d a y i n c o mpli a nce with S e c t ion 409A of t h e Internal R e venue C o de o f 1986, a s amen d ed (t h e “C o de”) a n d the effectiven e ss of the rele a s e, w i th the bala n ce of the sal a ry conti n uat io n pay m ents b e i ng paid a s or i ginal l y sche d uled.

7.Defin itions.

(a) Cause. For pur p oses of this Agree m ent, “C a us e” is defi n ed as a ny of the followi n g: (i) yo u r co m mission of a n y felo n y or a n y cri m e invo l v i ng fraud, dishon e sty o r moral turpit u de und e r the l a ws of the U n ited States, any state th e reof, or a n y appl i c able f o reign jur i sd i c t i on; (ii) your attempted c o mmission of, or part i cipat i on in, a fra u d or a c t of dish o n e s ty a ga inst the C om pa n y or a n y affiliate of the Compa n y; (i i i) yo u r intent i onal, mater i al violation of any c o ntr a ct or agree m ent betwe e n you and the C om pa n y or a n y affiliate of the Co m pa n y o r of any statu t ory du t y o w e d to the Co m pa n y or a n y

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affiliate of the Company; (iv) your unauthori zed u se or disclosure of the Company’s or any affiliate of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (v) your gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of your emplo yment is either for Cause or without Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion.

(b) Change in Control. For purp o s e s of this Agree m ent, the definition of a “Chan g e in Contro l” is as defined in section 1 3(i) of the Comp a ny’s 2019 E q uity Incent i v e Plan (as in effect on the date hereof).

(c) Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, you will have “Good R e as o n” for y o ur r e si g nation fr o m your e mpl o y m ent with the Com p a n y if a ny of the fol lo wing acti o ns are t a ken by the Com p a n y without y o ur ex p r e ss writ t en c o nsent:

(i) any fail u re b y the C o mp a ny to p a y, or a n y mater i al red u ction by t h e Com p a n y of (a) yo u r base salary in effect immedia t ely pr i or to such fail u re to pay or r e d u ction (u nl e s s red u ctio n s c o mparable in amount a n d durati o n are c o n c u rrently made g e ner a lly for empl o y e e s of the Com p a n y wi t h respo n sibil i ties, org a niz a tional level a nd title com p arab l e to yo u r ow n), or (b) your b o n u s compensation amount eligibility, if any, in effect immediate l y pr i or to the da t e of such fai l ure to pay or s u ch red u ct i on (sub j ect t o appl i c ab l e perf o rma n ce r equ i re m ents with r e s p ect to the actu a l amount of bon u s comp e nsati o n y o u e ar n);

(ii) the assignment of any dut ie s, or the reduction of your responsibili t ies or duties, that are mat e rial l y inco n s ist en t with yo u r p osition, duti e s, r e sp o ns i bilities and sta t us with t h e Com p a n y immediate l y pr i or to such as sign m ent or red u ction; pr o v id e d, how ev er, that your assign m ent to an o p erati n g div i sion of an ac q uiri n g c o mpa n y that i ncl u d e s the bus i n e ss of the Comp a ny followi n g an ac q uisiti o n, pursu a nt to wh i c h yo u r duties a re comme n s u rate with the d u ties y o u h a d before the ac q uisiti o n, except that the busi n e s s of the Co m pa n y is no lon g er i nde p end e nt but contai n ed in a divis i on, shall not be deem e d a m aterial re d uct i on of yo u r r e s p o ns i bilities, duties, or s t atus h ereun d er a nd yo u r res i gnati o n in con n ecti o n ther e with shall not be dee m ed for “G ood Re a son;” or

(iii) the rel o cation of your p ri n cipal pl a c e of empl o y m e nt to a locati o n that is more than fif t y (50) miles from y our t he n-c u rrent Board-a p proved p l ace of work;

pro v ided, howe ver, that to res i gn for Go od R e ason, you m u st (1) p rov i de written notice to the Co m pa n y’s C F O with i n 30 d a ys after the first o c curre n ce of the event giving r i se to G ood Re a s o n setting forth the bas i s for yo u r r e signat i on, (2) allow the Comp a ny at least 30 d ays from receipt of such written notice to cure such event, and (3) if such event is not reaso n ab l y cur e d within s u ch period, yo u r res i gnati o n from all posit i ons you th e n hold with t he Co m pa n y and its s ub s idi a ri e s (i n c l uding Bo a rd memb e rshi p s) is effect i v e not later than 90 d a ys after the exp i ration of the cure p eriod.

8.Code Section 409A. It is intended that all of the benefits a n d paymen t s u nder this

Agreement satisfy, to the greate st e xtent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section

409A pro vided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and this Agreement will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consi stent with those provisions. If not so exempt, this Agreement (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A and incorporates by reference all required definitions and payment terms. For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purpo s es of Treasury Regulation Section

1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), your right to receive any installment payments under this Agreement (whether severance payments, reimbursements or otherwise) will be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder will at all times be considered

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a separate and distinct payment. Notwithstanding any pr o vision to the contrary in this Agreement, if you are deemed by the Company at the time of your Sep aration from Servi ce to be a “specified emplo yee” for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and if any of the payments upon Separation from Servi ce set forth herein and/or under any other agreement with the Company are deemed to be “deferred compensation”, then if delayed commencement of any portion of such payments is required to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the related adverse taxation under Section 409A, the timing of the payments upon a Separation from Service will be dela yed as follows: on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the effective date of your Separation from Servi ce, and (ii) the date of the your death (su ch earlier date, the “Delayed Initial Payment Date”), the Company will (A) pay to you a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments upon Separation from Servi ce that you would oth erwi se have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payme nts had not been dela yed pursuant to this paragraph, and (B) commence paying the balance of the payments in a ccordance with the appli c able payment schedules set forth above. No interest will be due on any amounts so deferred.

9. Entire Agree ment. Th i s A gre e ment, i n clud i ng Exhi b it A and Exhibit B, constitutes the comp l ete, final and excl us ive em b odi m ent of the entire agr e em e nt between you and the Compa n y with resp e c t to the terms and co n ditio n s of yo u r emp l oyment. If you enter into th i s Agree m ent, you a re d oi n g so volunt a ri l y, and with o ut relia n c e on any pr o mise, warran t y, r e pr e s entati o n or a g re e men t, written or oral, ot h er t h an th o s e e x p ress l y conta i ned h ere i n. This A g r e e m ent s u p e rse d es a ny and all pr o mises, warr a nties, repr e s e ntatio n s or a g ree m ents, whet he r oral or wr i tten, includi n g the Offer Letter. This Agree m ent m ay n ot be a mend e d o r m odified ex ce p t by a written instr u ment signed by y o u and a du l y author i z e d m emb e r of the Board.

10. Enforceability. If any prov i s ion of t h is Agr e em en t is determ i ned to be i nval i d or unenf o rceab l e, in whole o r in part, this determi n ation will not affect any ot h er p r o v is i on of this Agree m ent, and the Agreement, i n cluding the i n valid o r un e nfo r ceab l e prov i s io n s, s ha ll be enforc e d insof a r a s possib l e to achieve the int e nt of the parties.

11. Binding Nature. This Agree m ent will be binding u pon and in ur e to the be n efit of the perso n al r e pres e ntativ e s a nd s u cc e s sors of the r e sp e c tive p arti e s hereto.

12. Governing Law. This Agreement will b e gov e rn e d by and c o nstr u ed in acc o r da nce with the laws of the State of California wit h out regard to c o nflicts of law pri n cipl e s.

13. Miscellaneous. With r e spect to the e nforcem e nt of this Agre e ment, no wa i v er of a n y right h e r e un d er shall be e f fective unl es s it is in writing. For p u r p os e s of co n s t ructi o n of th i s Agre e ment, any a m bigui t y s h all not be co n s tru e d a g ainst eith e r p a rty a s the drafter. This A g ree m ent may be ex e c ut e d in more than one count er part, and si g natur e s tra n s m itted via f a csimi l e shall be d e emed equ i valent to originals.

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If these revised terms of your emplo y ment with Sonim are acceptable to you, please sign this Agreement and return it to me.

EXHIB I T A: CA S H B ONU S PLAN

| A. | Subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), you will be eligible for an annual Bonus that will be based upon performan ce targets set by the Board: |

2020 and beyond | 100% of Annual Salary

| B. | The Board will determine the actual bonus to which you are entitled each year using a formula mutually agreed upon at the beginning of each year. |

| C. | The Company’s performance against targets for each year shall be approved by the Board as soon as pra cticable following completion of the respe ctive year-end audit (the date of such determination, the “D e te r m in a tion D a t e”). The Company’s performance against targets for a year in which a Change in Control occurs shall be determined without taking into con sideration any costs associated with the Change in Control that affect the Company’s financial results for that year. |

| D. | If appro v ed, bonus payments will be made annually and in a ccordance with Company’s standard policies and pro cedures. Payment shall be conditioned on (1) you being in the Company’s continuous servi ce through the relevant year’s Determination Date and (2) Sonim maintaining an agreed upon minimum cash balance at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately pre ceding the respe ctive Determination Date. In the event any appro ved bonus amounts are not paid pursuant to the foregoing sub s e ction (2), such amounts shall be paid to you when and if Sonim achieves the cash balance, at which time you must be in the Company’s continuous service to earn and receive such bonus payment. |