NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Borderfree, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRDR), a market leader in global ecommerce solutions, today announced that it has made an inducement equity award to Andre Schmidt, a new employee in connection with its acquisition of Bundle Tech Limited. Mr. Schmidt was the founder and chief executive officer of Bundle Tech Limited. The inducement award covers an aggregate of 388,099 shares of Borderfree common stock in the form of restricted stock units, or RSUs, and are being made as a material inducement to the employee entering into employment with Borderfree in connection with the acquisition transaction.
The RSU award described above vests as follows: one third of the RSUs vest annually on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing of the acquisition. The award is subject to vesting pursuant to the terms of the Borderfree, Inc. 2015 Stock Option Inducement Plan and the award agreement.
Borderfree's board of directors approved the Borderfree, Inc. 2015 Stock Option Inducement Plan and Borderfree's compensation committee approved the award granted thereunder in connection with the Bundle Tech acquisition. The award was granted without stockholder approval in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Borderfree
New York City-based Borderfree is a market leader in global ecommerce solutions, operating a technology and services platform that the world's most iconic brands rely on to expand globally and transact with customers in more than 100 countries and territories and more than 60 currencies worldwide. Borderfree manages all aspects of the international shopping experience, including site localization, multi-currency pricing, payment processing, fraud management, landed cost calculation, customs clearance and brokerage and global logistics services while maintaining the integrity of our customers' brand and the consumer experience. Borderfree is headquartered in New York City with offices in Tel Aviv, Toronto, Dublin and Shanghai. The company trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol BRDR. For more information, visit www.borderfree.com.
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