INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP
1999 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN, FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.63 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This is a Restricted Stock Unit Award dated as of <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> from InterDigital Communications
Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) to <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>(&#147;Grantee&#148;). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Definitions</U>. Capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth
below or in the Plan. As used herein: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)
&#147;<U>Account</U>&#148; shall mean a bookkeeping account reflecting Grantee&#146;s ownership interest in restricted stock units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) &#147;<U>Committee</U>&#148; shall mean the Compensation &amp; Stock Option Committee of the Board or, in the event the Grantee is
serving on the Compensation &amp; Stock Option Committee at the relevant time, the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) &#147;<U>Date of Grant</U>&#148; means
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> the date on which the Company awarded the Restricted Stock
Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) &#147;<U>Dividend
Equivalent</U>&#148; means payments equivalent to dividends paid on Shares, as described in Section 7 herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) &#147;<U>Fair Market Value</U>&#148; means the closing price of a Share on the exchange or on NASDAQ, as reported in <I>The Wall
Street Journal</I> on the relevant valuation date or, if there is no trading on that date, on the next preceding trading date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148; means the InterDigital Communications Corporation 1999 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, incorporated herein
by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) &#147;<U>Restricted
Period</U>&#148; means, with respect to each Share of Restricted Stock, the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the Vesting Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) &#147;<U>Restricted Stock</U>&#148; means Shares of the Company&#146;s common stock issued pursuant to the Plan. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) &#147;<U>Restricted Stock Units</U>&#148; means a right
to receive <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> Shares of Restricted Stock, which are the subject of the Award hereby granted. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) &#147;<U>Share</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;
means shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) &#147;<U>Vesting Date</U>&#148; means the earliest of (i)
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, (ii) the consummation of a Terminating Event, as defined in the Plan, (iii) Grantee&#146;s death or disability (as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) resulting in the end of Grantee&#146;s service as a director of the Company, or (iv) a bonafide emergency in Grantee&#146;s immediate family (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Grant of Restricted Stock Units</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and
in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to Grantee the Restricted Stock Units. The Company shall maintain an Account for Grantee reflecting the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to Grantee hereunder as a result of this grant of Restricted
Stock Units and any crediting of additional Restricted Stock Units to Grantee pursuant to Dividend Equivalents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) All of the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Grantee
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and hereby agrees to be bound by the Plan (as presently in effect or hereafter amended) and this Agreement, and by all decisions and determinations of the Committee thereunder. (For purposes of this
provision and other provisions of this Agreement, references to the Committee include any persons or administrative body to whom the Committee has delegated authority.) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Restrictions on Restricted Stock Units</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan,
during the Restricted Period, Grantee shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign the Restricted Stock Units except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Vesting and Forfeiture</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Unless forfeited under Section 4(b) herein, Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder shall vest (meaning that the risk of
forfeiture of such Restricted Stock Units shall lapse) at the earliest of (i) the Vesting Date, or (ii) to the extent determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Each Restricted Stock Unit credited as a result of Dividend Equivalents under
Sections 7(b)(i) and (ii) herein shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable from and after the date of grant, and each Restricted Stock Unit credited as a result of Dividend Equivalents under Section 7(b)(iii) shall vest at the time of vesting of the
forfeitable Restricted </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stock Unit which gives rise, directly or indirectly, to the crediting of such Dividend Equivalent Restricted Stock Unit. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If Grantee&#146;s service as a director of the Company
ends prior to the Vesting Date, all unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Nontransferability</U>. Until the Restricted Stock Units become settleable under Section 4 herein, Restricted Stock Units shall not be transferable. No such transfer occurring as a result of the Grantee&#146;s
death shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with a copy of such will or such other evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Settlement and Election to Defer Settlement</U>. Restricted Stock Units
granted hereunder, together with Restricted Stock Units credited as a result of Dividend Equivalents, shall be settled by delivery of one share of the Company&#146;s Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit being settled. Settlement of a
Restricted Stock Unit granted hereunder shall occur upon the lapse of the risk of forfeiture of such Restricted Stock Unit under Section 4 herein, except settlement shall be deferred in certain cases if so elected by Grantee in accordance with this
Section 6. Settlement of Restricted Stock Units, which directly or indirectly result from Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, shall occur at the time of settlement of the granted Restricted Stock Unit. By filling out,
signing, and returning Exhibit &#147;A&#148; to this Agreement, Grantee may elect to defer the date of settlement of Restricted Stock Units vested under Section 4(a) or (b) above as described in Exhibit &#147;A&#148;. If Exhibit &#147;A&#148; is not
signed and returned, settlement of all Restricted Stock Units will occur upon the lapse of the risk of forfeiture under Section 4 herein. Grantee may elect to defer delivery. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Dividend Equivalents and Adjustments</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Dividend Equivalents shall be credited on Restricted Stock Units (other than Restricted Stock Units
that, at the relevant record date, previously have been settled or forfeited) in accordance with this Section 7. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Dividend Equivalents shall be credited on Restricted Stock Units (other than Restricted Stock Units that, at the relevant record date,
previously have been settled or forfeited), as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Cash Dividends</I>. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on its Shares in the form of cash, then a number of additional Restricted Stock
Units shall be credited to Grantee&#146;s Account as of the payment date for such dividend </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">or distribution equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account as of the record date for such dividend or distribution, multiplied by
the amount of cash actually paid as a dividend or distribution on each outstanding Share at such payment date, divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share at such payment date. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Non-Common Stock Dividends</I>. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Shares in the form of property other than Shares, then a number of additional
Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to Grantee&#146;s Account as of the payment date for such dividend or distribution equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account as of the record date for such dividend or
distribution, multiplied by the fair market value of such property actually paid as a dividend or distribution on each outstanding Share at such payment date, divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share at such payment date.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Common Stock Dividends and Splits</I>. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Shares in the form of additional Shares, or there occurs a forward split of
Shares, then a number of additional Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to Grantee&#146;s Account as of the payment date for such dividend or distribution or forward split equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account as
of the record date for such dividend or distribution or split, multiplied by the number of additional Shares actually paid as a dividend or distribution or issued in such split in respect of each outstanding Share. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Other Terms Relating to Restricted Stock Units</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The number of Restricted Stock Units credited to a
Grantee&#146;s Account shall include fractional Restricted Stock Units calculated to at least three decimal places, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units, Grantee shall be paid, in cash, an amount
equal to the value of any fractional share that would have otherwise been deliverable in settlement of such Restricted Stock Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) It shall be a condition to the Company&#146;s obligation to issue and deliver Shares in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units that
the Grantee (or the person to whom ownership rights may have passed by will or the laws of descent and distribution) pay to the Company, upon its demand, such amount as may be requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying any liability to
withhold federal, state, or local income or other taxes. If the amount requested is not paid, the Company may refuse to deliver the Shares in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units until such amount is paid. The Committee may, in its discretion,
permit a Grantee (or the person to whom ownership rights may have passed by Will or the laws of descent and distribution) to pay all or a portion of the amount requested by the Company for such taxes, </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">at such time and in such manner as the Committee shall deem to be appropriate, including by authorizing the Company to withhold from the Shares to be
delivered in settlement, or by agreeing to surrender to the Company on or about the date such tax liability is determinable, Shares having a Fair Market Value on such date equal to the amount of such tax liability or a specified portion of such tax
liability. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Absence of Tax Gross-Up Payment</U>. There
shall be no tax gross-up on the Restricted Stock Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.
<U>Notices</U>. Any notice to the Company under this Agreement shall be made in care of the Committee to the office of the General Counsel, at the Company&#146;s main office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. All notices under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been given when hand-delivered or mailed, first class postage prepaid, and shall be irrevocable once given. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Securities Laws</U>. The Committee may from time to time impose any conditions on the Restricted Stock Units or on the Restricted Stock as it deems
necessary or advisable to ensure that Shares are issued and resold in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Award Not to Affect Service</U>. The Award granted hereunder shall not confer upon Grantee any right to continue as a director of the Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The address for Grantee to which notice, demands and
other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions hereof shall be the Grantee&#146;s address as reflected in the Company&#146;s personnel records. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is annexed hereto, and
represents that he/she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Grantee agrees to hereby accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. Grantee authorizes the Company to withhold in accordance with applicable law from any compensation payable to him/her any taxes required to be withheld by
federal, state or local law in connection with the Award. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Any provision for distribution in settlement of Grantee&#146;s Account hereunder
shall be by means of bookkeeping entries on the books of the Company and shall not create in Grantee or any person to whom ownership right may have passed any right to, or claim against any specific assets of the Company, nor result in the creation
of any trust or escrow account for Grantee or any person to whom ownership rights may have passed. Grantee or any person to whom ownership rights may have passed entitled to any distribution hereunder shall be a general creditor of the Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The validity, performance, construction
and effect of this Award shall be governed by the laws of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restricted Stock Award has been duly executed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ELECTION FORM </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
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SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> Shares </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I hereby elect to have my Restricted Stock Units settled upon the lapse of the risk of forfeiture under Section 4 of the Restricted Stock Units Agreement between myself and
InterDigital Communications Corporation dated as of <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (this election will apply if no box is checked).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I hereby elect to defer the settlement of my Restricted Stock Units until
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I hereby elect to defer the settlement of my Restricted Stock Units until my cessation of service as a director of the Company (subject to accelerated settlement upon the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As defined in the 1999 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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