0001193125-22-073504.txt : 20220311 0001193125-22-073504.hdr.sgml : 20220311 20220311165530 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-22-073504 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220311 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220311 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Aurora Innovation, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001828108 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 981562265 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-263498 FILM NUMBER: 22733844 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 33RD ST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15201 BUSINESS PHONE: (888) 583-9506 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 33RD ST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Reinvent Technology Partners Y DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Reinvent Technology Partners C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201013 S-8 1 d191463ds8.htm S-8 S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2022

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

 

 

AURORA INNOVATION, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   98-1562265

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1654 Smallman Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222

(888) 583-9506

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan

Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plans)

William Mouat

General Counsel

1654 Smallman Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222

(888) 583-9506

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Megan J. Baier

Mark G.C. Bass

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 999-5800

 

 

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      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.  ☐

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):

 

  (1)

The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-40216) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022.

 

  (2)

The Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2022 (other than information furnished rather than filed).

 

  (3)

The description of the Registrant’s Class  A Common Stock contained in Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-40216) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that 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 date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the SEC shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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 subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Certain members of, and investment partnerships comprised of members of, and persons associated with, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, directly or indirectly, own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock.


Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides for this limitation of liability.

Section 145 of the DGCL, provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were or are a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, provided further that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person under Section 145.

The Registrant’s bylaws provide that the Registrant must indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the full extent authorized by the DGCL.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. Such agreements may require the Registrant, among other things, to advance expenses and otherwise indemnify its executive officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as executive officers or directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Registrant’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant shall not be obligated to indemnify a director or officer in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized by the Registrant’s board of directors pursuant to the applicable procedure outlined in the Registrant’s bylaws.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held jointly and severally liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the Registrant’s board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

 

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The Registrant currently maintains and expects to continue to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that the Registrant may make to such directors and officers.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Registrant’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and its stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

The Registrant believes that these provisions, the insurance, and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced officers and directors.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

The Registrant has filed the exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

        Incorporated by Reference    Filed or
Furnished
Herewith
  

Exhibit Description

  

Form

  

File No.

  

Exhibit

  

Filing Date

4.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Aurora Innovation, Inc.    8-K    001-40216    3.1    November 4, 2021   
4.2    Bylaws of Aurora Innovation, Inc.    8-K    001-40216    3.2    November 4, 2021   
4.3    Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan    8-K    001-40216    10.12    November 4, 2021   
4.4    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan    8-K    001-40216    10.12    November 4, 2021   
4.5    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan    8-K    001-40216    10.12    November 4, 2021   
4.6    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan    8-K    001-40216    10.12    November 4, 2021   
4.7    Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of agreements thereunder                X
4.8    Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of agreements thereunder                X
4.9    OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and forms of agreements thereunder                X

 

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5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.      X  
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm      X  
23.2    Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)      X  
24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)      X  
107    Filing fee table      X  

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) that, 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 a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

(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 information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic 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 this 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.

 

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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, as amended, 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 Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 11th day of March, 2022.

 

AURORA INNOVATION, INC.
By:  

/s/ Chris Urmson

  Chris Urmson
  Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Chris Urmson, Richard Tame and William Mouat, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments) on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy, and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent, or any substitute of any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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 dates indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ Chris Urmson

Chris Urmson

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

   March 11, 2022

/s/ Richard Tame

Richard Tame

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

   March 11, 2022

/s/ Sterling Anderson

Sterling Anderson

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Michelangelo Volpi

Michelangelo Volpi

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Dara Khosrowshahi

Dara Khosrowshahi

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Carl Eschenbach

Carl Eschenbach

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Brittany Bagley

Brittany Bagley

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

   Director    March 11, 2022

/s/ Claire Hughes Johnson

Claire Hughes Johnson

   Director    March 11, 2022
EX-4.7 2 d191463dex47.htm EX-4.7 EX-4.7

Exhibit 4.7

AURORA INNOVATION, INC.

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are:

 

   

to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,

 

   

to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and

 

   

to promote the success of the Company’s business.

The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

(c) “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Units.

(d) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control; or

(ii) Change in Effective Control of the Company. If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or


(iii) Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

For purposes of this Section 2(f), persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.

Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.

(h) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board, or by the compensation committee of the Board, in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(i) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(j) “Company” means Aurora Innovation, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.

(k) “Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render bona fide services to such entity, provided the services (i) are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (ii) do not directly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

(l) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(m) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.

 

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(n) “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(p) “Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), Awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced or increased. The Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.

(q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

(r) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(s) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(t) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(u) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).

(v) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.

(w) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.

(x) “Plan” means this 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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(y) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock under Section 8 of the Plan, or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.

(z) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 9. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

(aa) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

(bb) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.

(cc) “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to Section 7 is designated as a Stock Appreciation Right.

(dd) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f).

3. Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Awards and sold under the Plan is 77,502,791 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

(b) Lapsed Awards. If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, or, with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). With respect to Stock Appreciation Rights, only Shares actually issued pursuant to a Stock Appreciation Right will cease to be available under the Plan; all remaining Shares under Stock Appreciation Rights will remain available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in Section 3(a), plus, to the extent allowable under Code Section 422 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3(b).

(c) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

 

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4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Procedure.

(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

(ii) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine;

(vi) to institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program;

(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws;

(ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan), including but not limited to the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option (subject to Section 6(d));

(x) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in a manner prescribed in Section 14;

(xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;

(xii) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that otherwise would be due to such Participant under an Award; and

 

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(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.

5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6. Stock Options.

(a) Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(b) Option Agreement. Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(c) Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(c), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted, and calculation will be performed in accordance with Code Section 422 and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

(d) Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.

(e) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e)(i), Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section 424(a).

 

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(ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

(iii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (1) cash; (2) check; (3) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, (4) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (5) consideration received by the Company under cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (6) by net exercise, (7) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

(f) Exercise of Option.

(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant 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 will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will 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 13 of the Plan.

Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within thirty (30) days of termination, or such longer period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is

 

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not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(iii) Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within six (6) months of termination, or such longer period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(iv) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within six (6) months following the Participant’s death, or within such longer period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death, by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

7. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.

(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares subject to any Award of Stock Appreciation Rights.

(c) Exercise Price and Other Terms. The per Share exercise price for the Shares that will determine the amount of the payment to be received upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as set forth in Section 7(f) will be determined by the Administrator and will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.

(d) Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(e) Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 6(d) relating to the maximum term and Section 6(f) relating to exercise also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

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(f) Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

(i) The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times

(ii) The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.

8. Restricted Stock.

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(b) Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.

(c) Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 8 or as the Administrator determines, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

(d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.

(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.

(f) Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

(g) Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.

(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.

 

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9. Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units, it will advise the Participant in an Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.

(b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.

(c) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.

(d) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.

(e) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company.

10. Compliance With Code Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The Plan and each Award Agreement under the Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Code Section 409A the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A.

11. Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. The vesting of Awards during a leave of absence will be treated in accordance with the Company’s then-current leave of absence policy in effect at the time of grant, or as agreed upon by the Participant as a condition for the Company’s approval of such leave. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

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12. Limited Transferability of Awards.

(a) Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(b) Further, until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or after the Administrator determines that it is, will, or may no longer be relying upon the exemption from registration under the Exchange Act as set forth in Rule 12h-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, an Option, or prior to exercise, the Shares subject to the Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than to (i) persons who are “family members” (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of the Participant upon the death or disability of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit transfers to the Company or in connection with a Change in Control or other acquisition transactions involving the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 12h-1(f).

13. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.

(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will adjust the number and class of shares of stock that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of shares of stock covered by each outstanding Award; provided, however, that the Administrator will make such adjustments to an Award required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code to the extent the Company is relying upon the exemption afforded thereby with respect to the Award.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions of the following paragraph) without a Participant’s consent, including, without limitation, that (i) Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control (including the termination of unvested Awards without consideration); (iii) outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (iv) (A) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the

 

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exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (v) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this subsection 13(c), the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 13(c) to the contrary, if a payment under an Award Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and if the change in control definition contained in the Award Agreement does not comply with the definition of “change of control” for purposes of a distribution under Code Section 409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section will be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Code Section 409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Code Section 409A.

14. Tax Withholding.

(a) Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof), the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).

(b) Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the statutory amount required to be withheld, provided the delivery of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, or (iv) selling a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Administrator agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

15. No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

16. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

17. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 21 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated under Section 18, it will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (a) the effective date of the Plan, or (b) the earlier of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.

 

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18. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

19. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

20. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.

21. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

22. Information to Participants. Beginning on the earlier of (i) the date that the aggregate number of Participants under this Plan is five hundred (500) or more and the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act and (ii) the date that the Company is required to deliver information to Participants pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act, and until such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act or is no longer required to deliver information to Participants pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act, the Company shall provide to each Participant the information described in paragraphs (e)(3), (4), and (5) of Rule 701 under the Securities Act not less frequently than every six (6) months with the financial statements being not more than 180 days old and with such information provided either by physical or electronic delivery to the Participants or by written notice to the Participants of the availability of the information on an Internet site that may be password-protected and of any password needed to access the information. The Company may request that Participants agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this section confidential. If a Participant does not agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this section confidential, then the Company will not be required to provide the information unless otherwise required pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act or Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

 

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AURORA INNOVATION, INC.

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”).

 

I.

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

Name:

Address:

The undersigned Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant:

                                                                                                                

Vesting Commencement Date:

                                                                                                                

Exercise Price per Share:

                $                                                                                                          

Total Number of Shares Granted:

                                                                                                                

Total Exercise Price:

                $                                                                                                          

Type of Option:

                            Incentive Stock Option
                            Nonstatutory Stock Option

Term/Expiration Date:

                                                                                                                

Vesting Schedule:

 

This Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the following vesting schedule:

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date, in which case all Shares subject to the Option shall be fully vested on the four-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (such date, the “Final Vesting Date”).

Termination Period:

This Option shall be exercisable for three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless (a) such termination is due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which case this Option shall be exercisable for twelve (12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider or (b) the Participant remains


continuously employed with the Company through the Final Vesting Date, in which case this Option shall be exercisable until the earlier of (i) the Post-IPO Date (as defined below); or (ii) the Term/Expiration Date as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and this Option may be subject to earlier termination upon a transaction such as a Change in Control, as provided in Section 13 of the Plan. The “Post-IPO Date” shall mean the later of (x) the date three (3) months after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period instituted in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s shares (as described in Section 4 of Part II of this Option Agreement) and (y) the date that is three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider.

 

II.

AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option. The Administrator of the Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant in Part I of this Option Agreement (“Participant”), 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 18 of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

If designated in the Notice of Stock Option Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Nevertheless, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d), this Option shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event shall the Administrator, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.

2. Exercise of Option.

(a) Right to Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.

(b) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A-2 (the “Exercise Notice”) or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may determine, which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares, together with any applicable tax withholding. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price, together with any applicable tax withholding.

No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise comply with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Participant on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

3. Participant’s Representations. In the event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), at the time this Option is exercised, Participant shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

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4. Lock-Up Period. Participant hereby agrees that Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Participant (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto).

Participant agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this Section 4 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred and eighty (180) day (or other) period. Participant agrees that any transferee of the Option or shares acquired pursuant to the Option shall be bound by this Section 4.

5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Participant:

(a) cash;

(b) check; or

(c) consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan.

6. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law.

7. Non-Transferability of Option.

(a) This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant. The terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Participant.

(b) Further, until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or after the Administrator determines that it is, will, or may no longer be relying upon the exemption from registration of Options under the Exchange Act as set forth in Rule 12h-1(f)

 

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promulgated under the Exchange Act (the “Reliance End Date”), Participant shall not transfer this Option or, prior to exercise, the Shares subject to this Option, in any manner other than (i) to persons who are “family members” (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of Participant upon the death or disability of Participant. Until the Reliance End Date, the Options and, prior to exercise, the Shares subject to this Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than as permitted in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.

8. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.

9. Tax Obligations.

(a) Tax Withholding. Participant agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the

Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Participant) for the satisfaction of all Federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise. Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

(b) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, Participant shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Participant.

(c) Code Section 409A. Under Code Section 409A, an Option that vests after December 31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was materially modified after October 3, 2004) that was granted with a per Share exercise price that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant (a “discount option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” An Option that is a “discount option” may result in (i) income recognition by Participant prior to the exercise of the Option, (ii) an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The “discount option” may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest tax to the Participant. Participant acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant in a later examination. Participant agrees that if the IRS determines that the Option was granted with a per Share exercise price that was less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, Participant shall be solely responsible for Participant’s costs related to such a determination.

10. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. 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 Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant. This Option Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of California.

 

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11. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Participant further acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Transfer Restrictions attached hereto as Exhibit A-1, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the restrictions described therein. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.

 

PARTICIPANT     AURORA INNOVATION, INC.
 

 

     

 

Signature     By
      William Mouat
Print Name     Print Name
      General Counsel
    Title
     
Residence Address    

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

NOTICE OF TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

PARTICIPANT AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS OPTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, AND (SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS) SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THE EXERCISE NOTICE AND IN ARTICLE VIII OF THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. A COPY OF THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS.

PARTICIPANT FURTHER AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS OPTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6 OF THE EXERCISE NOTICE, AND LOCK-UP TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 OF THE OPTION AGREEMENT.

PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS OPTION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

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Participant Initials


EXHIBIT A-2

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

Aurora Innovation, Inc.

113 47th Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Attention: Chief Executive Officer and President

1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, ____, the undersigned (“Participant”) hereby elects to exercise Participant’s option (the “Option”) to purchase ________________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated _____ (the “Option Agreement”).

2. Delivery of Payment. Participant herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Option Agreement, and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option.

3. Representations of Participant. Participant acknowledges that Participant 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 Common Stock subject to an Award, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares shall be issued to Participant 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 13 of the Plan.

5. Transfer Restrictions.

(a) General. Neither Participant nor any subsequent transferee of Shares (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) shall transfer, whether by sale, gift, merger, operation of law or otherwise, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber (collectively, “Transfer”), any of the Shares held by such Holder, or any right or interest therein, to any person or entity unless such Transfer is approved by the Administrator prior to such Transfer, which approval may be granted or withheld in the Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion. Any purported Transfer of any Shares effected in violation of this Section 5 shall be null and void and shall have no force or effect and the Company shall not register any such purported Transfer.

(b) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the number of Shares to be Transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to Transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”), and the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s). The Company may require the selling stockholder to supplement its notice with such additional information as the Company may reasonably request.


(c) Right to Transfer. If the Administrator approves such Transfer of Shares, the Holder may, subject to any other contractual restrictions on Transfer (including the right of first refusal set forth in Section 6 below, the lock-up provisions set forth in Section 4 of the Option Agreement and the repurchase option set forth in the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement), Transfer to the Proposed Transferee the Shares specified in the Notice that are not acquired by the Company and/or its assignees pursuant to Section 6 of this Exercise Notice at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such Transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, that any such Transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 5 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee, and provided, further, that, to the extent the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act, the Holder may not Transfer any Shares if such Transfer would result in the Company having a class of security held of record by (i) two thousand persons or (ii) five hundred or more persons who are not accredited investors, in each case, as described in and within the meaning of Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and Rule 12g5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any successor provisions thereto). If the Shares described in the Notice are not Transferred to the Proposed Transferee within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Holder must obtain a new approval from the Administrator in accordance with this Section 5 before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise Transferred.

(d) Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5 notwithstanding, this Section 5 shall not apply to (a) the Transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Participant’s lifetime or on the Participant’s death by will or intestacy to the Participant’s Immediate Family (as defined below) or a trust for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family or (b) the Transfer of Shares to the Company, provided, however, that in the case of clause (a), the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so Transferred subject to the provisions of this Section 5, and there shall be no further Transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 5. “Immediate Family” as used in this Exercise Notice shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister.

(e) Termination of Transfer Restrictions. The Transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 5 shall terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control.

6. Company’s Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Participant or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6 (the “Right of First Refusal”).

(a) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (b) below.

(b) Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 6 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

 

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(c) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

(d) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 6, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 6 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

(e) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Participant’s lifetime or on the Participant’s death by will or intestacy to the Participant’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of the Participant’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 6. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister. In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section 6, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.

(f) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly traded.

7. Tax Consultation. Participant understands that Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Participant’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Participant represents that Participant has consulted with any tax consultants Participant deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

8. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

(a) Legends. Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN

 

 

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THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND IN THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS (AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME), COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.

(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

9. 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 herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

10. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Participant or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.

11. Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Notice is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Exercise Notice shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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12. Entire Agreement. The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Investment Representation Statement 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 Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.

 

Submitted by:     Accepted by:
PARTICIPANT     AURORA INNOVATION, INC.
 

 

     

 

Signature     By
       
Print Name     Print Name
     
    Title
Address:    
    Address:
                 
    113 47th Street
      Pittsburgh, PA 15201
   
     
    Date Received
   

 

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EXHIBIT B

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

 

PARTICIPANT    :  
COMPANY    :   AURORA INNOVATION, INC.
SECURITY    :   COMMON STOCK
AMOUNT    :  
DATE    :  

In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Participant represents to the Company the following:

(a) Participant is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Participant is acquiring these Securities for investment for Participant’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(b) Participant acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Participant’s investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Participant understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Participant’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one (1) year or any other fixed period in the future. Participant further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Participant further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Participant understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.

(c) Participant is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Option to Participant, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified by Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker” or “riskless principal transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.


In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may require (i) the availability of current public information about the Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the purchase and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.

(d) Participant further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Participant understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such event.

 

PARTICIPANT
 

 

Signature
 

 

Print Name
 

 

Date

 

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AURORA INNOVATION, INC.

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”). The Number of Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant under this Award are referred to for purposes of this Award Agreement as the “RSUs.”

 

I.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Name:

Address:

The undersigned individual (the “Participant”) has been granted the right to receive an Award of RSUs, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:

Date of Grant:

Vesting Commencement Date:

Number of Restricted Stock Units:

Expiration Date:     7-year anniversary of the Date of Grant

Vesting Schedule: The vesting of RSUs will be based on the satisfaction of 2 separate vesting requirements on or before the Expiration Date: (1) a time-based vesting requirement defined below as the “Standard Vesting Schedule”; and (2) a liquidity event requirement defined below as the “Liquidity Event Requirement.” RSUs vest on the first day that both requirements (the Standard Vesting Schedule and the Liquidity Event Requirement) are satisfied.

Standard Vesting Schedule

For purposes of this Award Agreement, a “Quarterly Vesting Date” is February 20, May 20, August 20 and November 20 of a given year, provided that if the applicable date is a weekend or a holiday, then the applicable Quarterly Vesting Date will be the first business day thereafter.

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs shall vest on the first Quarterly Vesting Date following the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs shall vest on each Quarterly Vesting Date thereafter, subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each applicable vesting date (the “Standard Vesting Schedule”).

In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant satisfies the Standard Vesting Schedule, the RSUs that have not satisfied the Standard Vesting Schedule will immediately terminate. Participant shall have no right to acquire any Shares with respect to such terminated RSUs.


Liquidity Event Requirement

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no RSUs shall vest prior to the earlier of (i) an Initial Public Offering (as defined below), or (ii) a Change in Control (the earlier to occur of (i) and (ii), a “Liquidity Event,” and the requirement that a Liquidity Event occur before any RSUs vest, the “Liquidity Event Requirement”); provided, however, that the Liquidity Event must occur prior to the Expiration Date.

Only the number of RSUs that have satisfied the Standard Vesting Schedule will vest upon the Liquidity Event. If Participant remains a Service Provider on and following the Liquidity Event, any unvested RSUs under this Award will continue to vest in accordance with the Standard Vesting Schedule on and after the Liquidity Event.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Initial Public Offering” means (x) the effective date of the first registration statement that is filed by the Company and declared effective pursuant to the Exchange Act, with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, for an underwritten offering or a direct sale of the Company’s Common Stock in a direct listing; or (y) the closing of a transaction contemplated by a business combination agreement between the Company and a special purpose acquisition company that results in the surviving corporation’s common stock being registered and traded on a national securities exchange.

If a Liquidity Event does not occur on or prior to the Expiration Date, all RSUs (including RSUs that have satisfied the Standard Vesting Schedule) and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately terminate.

 

II.

AGREEMENT

1. Grant of RSUs. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of RSUs in Part I of this Award Agreement under the Plan an Award of RSUs, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each RSU represents the right to receive a Share on the date that an RSU vests. Unless and until the RSUs will have vested in the manner set forth in Section 4 (such that both the Standard Vesting Schedule and Liquidity Event Requirement have been satisfied), Participant will have no right to payment with respect to any such RSUs. Prior to actual payment with respect to any vested RSUs, such RSU will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

3. Participant’s Representations. Participant shall concurrently with the grant of this Award of RSUs, deliver to the Company an Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

4. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 6, and subject to Section 7, the RSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant (which includes both the Standard Vesting Schedule and the Liquidity Event Requirement). If a Liquidity Event does not occur on or prior to the Expiration Date, all RSUs (including RSUs that have satisfied the Standard Vesting Schedule) and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately terminate. Further, the RSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will be subject to the Company’s policy on leave of absence set forth on Exhibit B.

 

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5. Lock-Up Period. Participant hereby agrees that Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Participant (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto).

Participant agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this Section 5 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred and eighty (180) day (or other) period. Participant agrees that any transferee of the Award of RSUs or Shares acquired pursuant to the Award of RSUs shall be bound by this Section 5.

6. Payment after Vesting.

(a) General Rule. Subject to Section 11, any RSUs that vest will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to Participant’s estate) in whole Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 6(b), such vested RSUs shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case no later than March 15 of the year following the year of the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of payment of any RSUs payable under this Award Agreement.

(b) Acceleration.

(i)Discretionary Acceleration. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested RSUs at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such RSUs will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. If Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, the payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A. The prior sentence may be superseded in a future agreement or amendment to this Award Agreement only by direct and specific reference to such sentence.

 

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(ii)Specified Employee. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement or any other agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Date of Grant), if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the RSUs is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to Participant’s death, and if (x) Participant is a U.S. taxpayer and a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated RSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated RSUs will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the RSUs will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following Participant’s death.

7. Section 409A. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits to U.S. taxpayers hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the RSUs provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). However, in no event will the Company reimburse Participant, or be otherwise responsible for, any taxes or costs that may be imposed on Participant as a result of Section 409A. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.

8. Forfeiture Upon Termination as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, if Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason, then (x) if the termination occurs prior to a Liquidity Event, any RSUs that have not satisfied the Standard Vesting Schedule will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company and Participant will have no further rights thereunder, or (y) if the termination occurs on or after a Liquidity Event, the then-unvested RSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company and Participant will have no further rights thereunder.

9. Tax Consequences. Participant has reviewed with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement.

10. Death of Participant. If Participant dies after having satisfied all or a portion of the Standard Vesting Schedule but prior to the Liquidity Event Requirement being met, then this section outlines the treatment of any Shares that would otherwise have been settled to Participant upon the Liquidity Event. Any settlement of Shares to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of such person’s status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

 

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11. Tax Withholding. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the Company shall withhold no less than the minimum amount required to be withheld for the payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld (the “Tax Withholdings”). The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit Participant to satisfy such Tax Withholdings, in whole or in part (without limitation) by (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such Tax Withholdings, (c) withholding the amount of such Tax Withholdings from Participant’s paycheck(s), (d) delivering to the Company already vested and owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such Tax Withholdings, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount of the Tax Withholdings. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it shall have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of such Tax Withholdings hereunder at the time any applicable RSUs otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 4 or 6, Participant will permanently forfeit such RSUs and any right to receive Shares thereunder and the RSUs will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company. Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to deliver the Shares if such Tax Withholdings are not delivered at the time they are due.

12. 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 Common Stock subject to an Award. 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 13 of the Plan.

13. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE RSUS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS RSU AWARD OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

14. Award is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 10, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Award, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.

 

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15. Transfer Restrictions on Shares. Shares subject to this Award shall be subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, as may be amended from time to time. A copy of the Company’s Bylaws may be obtained upon written request to the Company at its principal place of business. A notice regarding the transfer restrictions (the “Notice of Transfer Restrictions”) is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

16. Company’s Right of First Refusal. Subject to Sections 14 and 15, before any Shares acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement held by Participant or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16 (the “Right of First Refusal”).

(b) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”), and the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).

(c) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (c) below.

(d) Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Right of First Refusal Price”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 16 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.

(e) Payment. Payment of the Right of First Refusal Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

(f) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 16, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 16 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

(g) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 16 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during Participant’s lifetime or on Participant’s death by will or intestacy to Participant’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of Participant’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 16. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister. In such case,

 

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the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Award Agreement, including but not limited to this Section 16, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 16.

(h) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly traded.

17. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

(a) Legends. Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of any Shares acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, AND IN THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS (AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME), COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.

(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Award Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

 

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18. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Aurora Innovation, Inc. 113 47th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.

19. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the RSUs awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock Units that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

20. No Waiver. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Award Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of this Award Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.

21. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Award Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Award Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Participant under this Award Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

22. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or Participant’s estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.

23. Interpretation. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. Neither the Administrator nor any person acting on behalf of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.

24. Modifications to the Agreement. Participant expressly warrants that Participant is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of RSUs.

 

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25. Governing Law; Severability. This Award Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Award Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

26. Entire Agreement. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Award Agreement (including the exhibits referenced herein) 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 Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.

Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that Participant is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Award Agreement subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Participant further acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Transfer Restrictions attached hereto as Exhibit C, and hereby accepts this Award subject to all of the restrictions described therein. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Award Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Award Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Award Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.

 

PARTICIPANT:    AURORA INNOVATION, INC.    
Signature     By
Print Name     Title
Residence Address:    

 

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EXHIBIT A

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

 

PARTICIPANT

     :     

COMPANY

     :     

AURORA INNOVATION, INC.

SECURITY

     :     

SHARES SUBJECT TO RSUs (“SECURITIES”)

AMOUNT

     :     

DATE

     :     

In connection with the grant of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Participant represents to the Company the following:

(a) Participant is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Participant is acquiring these Securities for investment for Participant’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(b)Participant acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Participant’s investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Participant understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Participant’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one (1) year or any other fixed period in the future. Participant further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Participant further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Participant understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.

(c) Participant is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the RSUs to Participant, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified by Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker” or “riskless principal transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.

 

 

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In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the RSU, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may require (i) the availability of current public information about the Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the purchase and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.

(d) Participant further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Participant understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such event.

PARTICIPANT

Signature

Print Name

Date

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

VESTING POLICY REGARDING LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The following reflects the impact of leaves of absence which may be taken from time to time in accordance with the Company’s then effective leave of absence policy (“Leave(s) of Absence”) on the RSUs.

 

   

A “Parental Leave” is defined as an absence from work to care for an employee’s newborn child or new adopted or foster child and absences from work due to an employee’s pregnancy-related medical condition, in each case, in accordance with the Company’s then-effective leave of absence policy.

 

   

“Standard Quarterly Vesting Amount” is defined as the largest number of shares that would normally vest on a Quarterly Vesting Date in the absence of a Leave of Absence.

 

   

Vesting of RSUs shall continue during any Parental Leave.

 

   

The following applies to a Leave of Absence (other than a Parental Leave):

 

   

for the vesting quarters during which Participant leaves and returns, Participant’s RSUs will vest pro-rata (based on the number of full weeks worked during the vesting quarter divided by 12), rounded down to the nearest share;

 

   

in applying the pro-rata vesting described above, Participant will be given an aggregate six (6) weeks of grace period to be used for the total Leave of Absence period, except in the case of a sabbatical (i.e., no grace period for a sabbatical);

 

   

no shares will vest during a vesting quarter in which Participant does not work (subject to the grace period described above); and

 

   

Any RSUs that do not vest on the applicable Quarterly Vesting Date(s) as a result of the pro-rata calculation will vest on the Quarterly Vesting Date(s) following the last Quarterly Vesting Date that the RSUs would otherwise have fully vested in the absence of the Leave of Absence (subject to continued status as a Service Provider through each Quarterly Vesting Date), with the maximum number of shares vesting on any given Quarterly Vesting Date equal to the Standard Quarterly Vesting Amount.

 

   

EXAMPLE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY: This assumes that the Liquidity Event Requirement has been satisfied. An employee would normally vest 100 RSUs each quarter. Employee takes a Leave of Absence other than a Parental Leave or sabbatical after having completed 10 full weeks of service prior to a February 20 Quarterly Vesting Date and the employee returns and completes 1 full week of service prior to the May 20 Quarterly Vesting Date.

 

   

With respect to the February 20 Quarterly Vesting Date, 100 RSUs vest, representing full vesting for all 12 weeks of the quarter (10 weeks actually served and 2 weeks of grace period).

 

   

With respect to the May 20 Quarterly Vesting Date, 41 RSUs vest (5/12 multiplied by 100), rounded down to the nearest share (representing 1 week actually worked, plus the remaining 4 weeks of the grace period).

 

 

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The 59 RSUs that did not vest on the May 20 Quarterly Vesting Date will vest on the next Quarterly Vesting Date occurring after the last Quarterly Vesting Date that the RSUs would otherwise have fully vested in the absence of the Leave of Absence, subject to the employee continuing to be employed through such date.

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

NOTICE OF TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

PARTICIPANT AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS AWARD AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, AND (SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS) SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE VIII OF THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. A COPY OF THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS.

PARTICIPANT FURTHER AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS AWARD AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 16 OF THE AWARD AGREEMENT, AND LOCK-UP TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THE AWARD AGREEMENT.

PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS AWARD AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

 

                                                                                                    

Participant

 

      Initial

 

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EX-4.8 3 d191463dex48.htm EX-4.8 EX-4.8

Exhibit 4.8

BLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS, INC.

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to align their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1

Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. All references in the Plan to the “Plan Administrator” shall be to the Board.

 

3.2

Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

(a) Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan Administrator shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; (viii) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s employees as it so determines; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Plan Administrator deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.


(b) The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s reduction in hours of employment or service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Board, whose determination shall be final.

(c) Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Plan Administrator may determine its actions.

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

4.1

Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1, a maximum of 1,590,650 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.

 

4.2

Share Usage

(a) Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash or in a manner such that some or all of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Award are not issued, shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject or paid with respect to an Award.

(b) The Plan Administrator shall also, without limitation, have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. In the event that a written agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed is approved by the Board and that agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by the Plan Administrator, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.2 to the contrary, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the aggregate share number stated in Section 4.1, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1.

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Plan Administrator from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

SECTION 6. AWARDS

 

6.1

Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Plan Administrator shall determine.

 

6.2

Evidence of Awards

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written, including an electronic, instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan Administrator shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

6.3

Dividends and Distributions

Participants may, if the Plan Administrator so determines, be credited with dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying an Award in a manner determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. The Plan Administrator may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to any dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on the number of shares underlying an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right may not be contingent, directly or indirectly, on the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, and must comply with or qualify for an exemption under Section 409A. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to any dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on Restricted Stock must (a) be paid at the same time such dividends or dividend equivalents are paid to other stockholders and (b) comply with or qualify for an exemption under Section 409A.

 

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SECTION 7. OPTIONS

 

7.1

Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

7.2

Option Exercise Price

Options shall be granted with an exercise price per share not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date (and not less than the minimum exercise price required by Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options), except in the case of Substitute Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may grant Nonqualified Stock Options with an exercise price per share of less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date if the Option either: (a) is not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A; or (b) meets all the requirements for Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A.

 

7.3

Term of Options

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option (the “Option Term”) shall be ten years from the Grant Date. For Incentive Stock Options, the Option Term shall be as specified in Section 8.4.

 

7.4

Exercise of Options

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time

 

Period of Participant’s Continuous
Employment or Service With the
Company or Its Related Companies
From the Vesting Commencement Date

   Portion of Total Option That
Is Vested and Exercisable
 

After 1 year

    
1/4
th  

After each additional one-month period of continuous service completed thereafter

     An additional 1/48 th 

After 4 years

     100

 

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To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to or as directed or approved by the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described in Section 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

7.5

Payment of Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Plan Administrator for that purchase, which forms may include:

 

(a)

cash;

 

(b)

check or wire transfer;

(c) having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of a Nonqualified Stock Option that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

(d) tendering (either actually or, if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock owned

by the Participant that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

(e) if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise agreement or notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

 

(f)

such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.

 

 

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In addition, to assist a Participant (including directors and executive officers) in acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Option granted under the Plan, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable law, may authorize, either at the Grant Date or at any time before the acquisition of Common Stock pursuant to the Option, (i) the payment by a Participant of the purchase price of the Common Stock by a promissory note or (ii) the guarantee by the Company of a loan obtained by the Participant from a third party. The Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion specify the terms of any loans or loan guarantees, including the interest rate and terms of and security for repayment.

 

7.6

Effect of Termination of Service

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time. If not otherwise established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

(a) Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on such date.

(b) Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on the earliest to occur of:

(i) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for reasons other than Cause, Retirement, Disability or death, the date that is three months after such Termination of Service;

(ii) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs by reason of Retirement, Disability or death, the one-year anniversary of such Termination of Service; and

(iii) the Option Expiration Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant dies after the Participant’s Termination of Service but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of such Termination of Service shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration Date and (z) the one-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant shall automatically expire upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant’s

 

 

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rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after a Participant’s Termination of Service, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, and any applicable regulations thereunder, including, to the extent required thereunder, the following:

 

8.1

Dollar Limitation

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the event the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

 

8.2

Eligible Employees

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or one of its parent or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

 

8.3

Exercise Price

Incentive Stock Options shall be granted with an exercise price per share not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a “Ten Percent Stockholder”), shall be granted with an exercise price per share not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

 

8.4

Option Term

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed ten years, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, shall not exceed five years.

 

 

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8.5

Exercisability

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the date of a Participant’s termination of employment if termination was for reasons other than death or disability, (b) more than one year after the date of a Participant’s termination of employment if termination was by reason of disability, or (c) more than six months following the first day of a Participant’s leave of absence that exceeds three months, unless the Participant’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

 

8.6

Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise.

A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

 

8.7

Code Definitions

For the purposes of this Section 8, “disability,” “parent corporation” and “subsidiary corporation” shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

 

8.8

Stockholder Approval

If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board’s adoption of the Plan (or the Board’s adoption of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code) Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan after the date of the Board’s adoption (or approval) will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the earlier of the approval by the Board or the stockholders of the Plan (or any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code).

 

8.9

Promissory Notes

The amount of any promissory note delivered pursuant to Section 7.5 in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall bear interest at a rate specified by the Plan Administrator, but in no case less than the rate required to avoid imputation of interest (taking into account any exceptions to the imputed interest rules) for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

9.1

Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

The Plan Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants at any time on such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion. An SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option (a “tandem SAR”) or alone (a “freestanding SAR”). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option. The grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be established in accordance with procedures for Options set forth in Section 7.2. An SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for such term as the Plan Administrator determines in its sole discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the maximum term of a freestanding SAR shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.

 

9.2

Payment of SAR Amount

Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment in an amount determined by multiplying: (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Plan Administrator as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

9.3

Waiver of Restrictions

The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may waive any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any SAR under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

 

10.1

Grant of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units

The Plan Administrator may grant Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any, which may be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance goals, as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.

 

 

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10.2

Vesting of Restricted Stock and Stock Units

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions on Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Plan Administrator

(a) the shares covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the instrument evidencing the Award, and applicable securities laws, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

 

10.3

Waiver of Restrictions

The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

SECTION 11. OTHER STOCK OR CASH-BASED AWARDS

Subject to the terms of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, the Plan Administrator may grant other incentives payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock under the Plan.

SECTION 12. WITHHOLDING

(a) The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, the amount of (i) any taxes that the Company or a Related Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award (“tax withholding obligations”) and (ii) any amounts due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company (“other obligations”). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.

(b) The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (i) paying cash to the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, (ii) having the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (iii) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (iv) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld or tendered may not exceed the employer’s applicable minimum required tax withholding rate or such other applicable rate as is necessary to avoid adverse treatment for financial accounting purposes, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

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SECTION 13. ASSIGNABILITY

No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent the Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award, subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall specify.

SECTION 14. ADJUSTMENTS

 

14.1

Adjustment of Shares

In the event that, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or any other company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Plan Administrator shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2(d); and (iii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor. The determination by the Plan Administrator as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Change of Control shall not be governed by this Section 14.1 but shall be governed by Sections 14.2 and 14.3, respectively.

 

 

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14.2

Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a vesting condition, forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

 

14.3

Change of Control

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to a particular Award in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, in the event of a Change of Control, if and to the extent an outstanding Award is not converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by the Successor Company, then such Award shall terminate upon effectiveness of the Change of Control. If and to the extent the Successor Company converts, assumes, substitutes for or replaces an outstanding Award, all vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture provisions shall continue with respect to such Award or any shares of the Successor Company or other consideration that may be received with respect to such Awards.

(b) For the purposes of Section 14.3(a), an Award shall be considered converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by the Successor Company if following the Change of Control the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change of Control is not solely common stock of the Successor Company, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received pursuant to the Award, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change of Control. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may instead provide in the event of a Change of Control that a Participant’s outstanding Awards shall terminate upon or immediately prior to such Change of Control and that each such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (i) the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Awards (either to the extent then vested and exercisable, or

 

 

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subject to restrictions and/or forfeiture provisions, or whether or not then vested and exercisable, or subject to restrictions and/or forfeiture provisions, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion) exceeds (ii) if applicable, the respective aggregate exercise, grant or purchase price payable with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to such Awards.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 14.3 requires all Awards to be treated similarly.

 

14.4

Further Adjustment of Awards

Subject to Sections 14.2 and 14.3, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control of the Company, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Plan Administrator may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control that is the reason for such action.

 

14.5

No Limitations

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

14.6

Fractional Shares

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment, and any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded.

 

14.7

Section 409A

Subject to Section 18.5, but notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 14 to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A and (b) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 14 to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Awards either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

 

 

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SECTION 15. FIRST REFUSAL RIGHTS; VOTING RESTRICTIONS

 

15.1

First Refusal Rights

Until the date on which the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act first becomes effective, the Company shall have the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed sale or other disposition by a Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award. Such right of first refusal shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the agreement evidencing the Participant’s receipt of the shares or, if applicable, in a shareholders agreement or other similar agreement.

 

15.2

Other Rights, Transfer and Voting Restrictions

Until the date on which the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act first becomes effective, the Plan Administrator may require a Participant, as a condition to receiving shares under the Plan, to become a party to a stock purchase agreement and/or a shareholders agreement or other similar agreement, in the form designated by the Plan Administrator, pursuant to which the Participant grants to the Company and/or its other stockholders certain rights, including but not limited to co-sale rights and transfer restrictions and agrees to certain voting restrictions with respect to the shares acquired by the Participant under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, the Shares acquired by Participant under the Plan may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of without the prior consent of the Plan Administrator.

 

15.3

General

The Company’s rights under this Section 15 are assignable by the Company at any time.

SECTION 16. MARKET STANDOFF

In the event of an underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, no person may sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares issued pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or such underwriter; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed (a) 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement for such public offering or (b) such longer period requested by the underwriters as is necessary to comply with regulatory restrictions on the publication of research reports (including, but not limited to, NYSE Rule 472 or NASD Conduct Rule 2711, or any amendments or successor rules). The limitations of this Section 16 shall in all events terminate two years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering.

 

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In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock effected as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the shares issued under the Plan shall be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 16, to the same extent the shares issued under the Plan are at such time covered by such provisions.

In order to enforce the limitations of this Section 16, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares until the end of the applicable standoff period.

SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

17.1

Amendment, Suspension or Termination

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan. Subject to Section 17.3, the Board may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.

 

17.2

Term of the Plan

The Plan shall have no fixed expiration date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the later of (a) the adoption of the Plan by the Board and (b) the adoption by the Board of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

 

17.3

Consent of Participant

The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 14 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

Subject to Section 18.5, but notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant to the extent the Plan Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with, or take into account, changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules or other applicable law, rule or regulation.

 

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SECTION 18. GENERAL

 

18.1

No Individual Rights

No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.

Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

18.2

Issuance of Shares

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.

As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any

 

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applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Plan Administrator may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

 

18.3

Indemnification

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person’s own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person’s own behalf.

The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless.

 

18.4

No Rights as a Stockholder

Unless otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Award, other than a Stock Award or an Award of Restricted Stock, shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

 

18.5

Compliance with Laws and Regulations

In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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The Plan and Awards granted under the Plan are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A to the maximum extent possible, whether pursuant to the short-term deferral exception described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), the exclusion applicable to stock options, stock appreciation rights and certain other equity-based compensation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5), or otherwise. To the extent Section 409A is applicable to the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan, it is intended that the Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan shall comply with the deferral, payout, plan termination and other limitations and restrictions imposed under Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to the contrary, the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator makes no representations that Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to Awards granted under the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any payments and benefits under the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to which Section 409A applies, all references in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to the termination of the Participant’s employment or service are intended to mean the Participant’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) to the extent necessary to avoid subjecting the Participant to the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A. In addition, if the Participant is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to avoid subjecting the Participant to the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable under the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i), shall not be paid to the Participant during such period, but shall instead be accumulated and paid to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate) in a lump sum on the first business day after the earlier of the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service or the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan so that the Award qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A.

 

18.6

Participants in Other Countries or Jurisdictions

Without amending the Plan, the Plan Administrator may grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan, as may, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan and shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws or regulations of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Related Company may operate or have employees to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries or jurisdictions, meet the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax efficient manner, comply with applicable foreign laws or regulations and meet the objectives of the Plan.

 

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18.7

No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

18.8

Successors

All obligations of the Company under the Plan 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 otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

18.9

Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

18.10

Choice of Law and Venue

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Montana without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Montana.

 

18.11

Legal Requirements

The granting of Awards and the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan is subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

 

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18.12

California Appendix Provisions

To the extent required by applicable law, Participants who are residents of the State of California shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix B to the Plan until such time as the Common Stock becomes a “listed” security under the Securities Act.

SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date (the “Effective Date”) is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board’s adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

 

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APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

As used in the Plan:

Acquired Entity” means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.

Acquisition Price” means the value of the per share consideration (consisting of securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), receivable or deemed receivable upon a Change of Control in respect of a share of Common Stock, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit or cash-based award or other incentive payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as may be designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Cause,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

Change of Control,” unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means consummation of:

(a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company or other entity;

(b) a sale, in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose, of all of the Company’s outstanding voting securities; or

(c) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 


Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not include (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation hold at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company immediately after the merger or consolidation; (ii) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to a majority-owned subsidiary company; (iii) a transaction undertaken for the principal purpose of restructuring the capital of the Company, including, but not limited to, reincorporating the Company in a different jurisdiction, converting the Company to a limited liability company or creating a holding company; or (iv) any transaction that the Board determines is not a Change of Control for purposes of the Plan.

Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Change of Control, the date of such Change of Control shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company” means Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Disability,” unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator for purposes of the Plan or in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.

Eligible Person” means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Fair Market Value” means the per share fair market value of the Common Stock as established in good faith by the Plan Administrator or, if the Common Stock is publicly traded, the closing price for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading, or if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator using such methods or procedures as it may establish.

Grant Date” means the later of (a) the date on which the Plan Administrator completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later date specified by the Plan Administrator and (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to an Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.


Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined for purposes of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7.

Option Expiration Date” means the last day of the maximum term of an Option.

Option Term” means the maximum term of an Option as set forth in Section 7.3.

Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.

Plan” means the Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

Plan Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Related Company” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.

Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

Retirement,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means “Retirement” as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Plan Administrator or the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the Participant reaches “normal retirement age,” as that term is defined in Section 411(a)(8) of the Code.

Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted under Section 9.1 to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over the grant price.

Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.


Stock Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10.

Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in substitution or exchange for awards previously granted by an Acquired Entity.

Successor Company” means the surviving company, the successor company, the acquiring company or its parent, as applicable, in connection with a Change of Control.

Termination of Service,” unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to an Award, means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death, Disability or Retirement. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors and executive officers, by the Board, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. Transfer of a Participant’s employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the Board determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participant’s employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company. A Participant’s change in status from an employee of the Company or a Related Company to a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company, or a change in status from a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company to an employee of the Company or a Related Company, shall not be considered a Termination of Service.

Vesting Commencement Date” means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Plan Administrator as the date from which an Award begins to vest.


APPENDIX B

TO THE BLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS, INC.

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(For California Residents Only)

This Appendix to the Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) shall have application only to Participants who are residents of the State of California. Capitalized terms contained herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan, unless otherwise provided in this Appendix. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary and to the extent required by applicable law, the following terms and conditions shall apply to all Awards granted to residents of the State of California, until such time as the Common Stock becomes a “listed security” under the Securities Act:

1. Options shall have a term of not more than ten years from the Grant Date.

2. Awards shall be nontransferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may permit transfer of an Award to a revocable trust or as otherwise permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

3. Unless employment or services are terminated for Cause, the right to exercise an Option in the event of Termination of Service, to the extent that the Participant is otherwise entitled to exercise an Option on the date of Termination of Service, shall be

(a) at least six months from the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was caused by death or Disability; and

(b) at least 30 days from the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination of employment was caused by other than death or Disability;

(c) but in no event later than the Option Expiration Date.

4. No Award may be granted to a resident of California more than ten years after the earlier of the date of adoption of the Plan and the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders.

5. Stockholders of the Company must approve the Plan by the later of (a) within 12 months before or after the Plan is adopted by the Board and (b) (i) with respect to Options, prior to or within 12 months of the grant of an Option under the Plan to a resident of the State of California, and (ii) with respect to Awards other than Options, prior to the issuance of such Award to a resident of the State of California. Any Option exercised by a California resident or shares issued under an Award to a California resident shall be rescinded if stockholder approval is not obtained in the foregoing manner. Shares subject to such Awards shall not be counted in determining whether such approval is obtained.


6. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall provide annual financial statements of the Company to each California resident holding an outstanding Award under the Plan. Such financial statements need not be audited and need not be issued to key persons whose duties at the Company assure them access to equivalent information.


BLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS, INC.

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to you an Option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Option is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), in the Stock Option Agreement and in the Plan, which are attached to and incorporated into this Grant Notice in their entirety.

Participant:

Grant Date:

Vesting Commencement Date:

Number of Shares Subject to Option:

Exercise Price (per Share):

 

Option Expiration Date:                (subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement)

Type of Option:

   ☐ Incentive Stock Option1* ☐ Nonqualified Stock Option

Vesting and Exercisability Schedule:

   [1/4th of the shares subject to the Option will vest and become exercisable on the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
   1/48th of the shares subject to the Option will vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter over the next three years.]

Additional Terms/Acknowledgement:You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject[with the exception of the following agreements:_________________].

 

BLACKMORE SENSORS &    PARTICIPANT
ANALYTICS, INC.   

 

By:       Signature
Its:    Date:   

 

1* See Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Agreement.


Attachments:    Address:
1.   

Stock Option Agreement

  
2.   

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

  
      Taxpayer ID:


BLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS, INC.

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”), Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you an Option under its 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice (the “Shares”) at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of the Option are as follows:

1. Vesting and Exercisability. Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Option will vest and become exercisable as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that, upon your Termination of Service vesting will cease and the unvested portion of the Option will terminate.

2. Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you may not exercise the Option unless the Shares issuable upon exercise are registered under the Securities Act or, if such Shares are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of the Option must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Option, and you may not exercise the Option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

3. Incentive Stock Option Qualification. If so designated in your Grant Notice, all or a portion of the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under federal income tax law, but the Company does not represent or guarantee that the Option qualifies as such.

If the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the portions of the Option and all other Incentive Stock Options you hold that first become exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, any excess portion will be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option, unless the Internal Revenue Service changes the rules and regulations governing the $100,000 limit for Incentive Stock Options. A portion of the Option may be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option if certain events cause exercisability of the Option to accelerate.

4. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition. To the extent the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option, to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options, you must hold the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. By accepting the Option, you agree to promptly notify the Company if you dispose of any of the Shares within one year from the date you exercise all or part of the Option or within two years from the Grant Date.

 

 

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5. Alternative Minimum Tax. You may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

6. Independent Tax Advice. You should obtain tax advice when exercising the Option and prior to the disposition of the Shares.

7. Method of Exercise. You may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, which will state your election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares for which you are exercising the Option. The written notice must be accompanied by full payment of the exercise price for the number of Shares you are purchasing. You may make this payment in any combination of the following: (a) by cash; (b) by check acceptable to the Company; (c) if permitted by the Plan Administrator for Nonqualified Stock Options, by having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the exercise price of the Option; (d) if permitted by the Plan Administrator, by using shares of Common Stock you already own; (e) if the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and to the extent permitted by law, by instructing a broker to deliver to the Company the total payment required, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or (f) by any other method permitted by the Plan Administrator.

8. First Refusal Rights; Voting and Other Restrictions. So long as the Common Stock is not registered under the Exchange Act, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion at the time of exercise, require you to sign a stock purchase agreement and/or a shareholders agreement or other similar agreement, in the form designated by the Plan Administrator, pursuant to which you will grant to the Company and/or its stockholders certain rights (in addition to any rights granted pursuant to this Agreement), including, but not limited to, repurchase, co-sale and/or first refusal rights, and agree to certain voting restrictions, including, without limitation, drag-along provisions, with respect to the Shares acquired by you upon exercise of the Option. In addition, such agreement(s) may include a waiver any rights under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or under similar rights under other applicable law). Upon request to the Company, you may review a current form of any such agreement(s) prior to exercise of the Option; provided, however, in the Company’s sole discretion, the Company may revise or otherwise modify any such agreement(s) prior to exercise of the Option.

9. Market Standoff. You agree that any Shares received upon exercise of the Option will be subject to the market standoff restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan.

10. Treatment Upon Termination of Employment or Service Relationship. The unvested portion of the Option will terminate automatically and without further notice immediately upon your Termination of Service. You may exercise the vested portion of the Option as follows:

 

 

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(a) General Rule. You must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) three months after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Retirement or Disability. In the event of your Termination of Service due to Retirement or Disability, you must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date.

(c) Death. In the event of your Termination of Service due to your death, the vested portion of the Option must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date. If you die after your Termination of Service but while the Option is still exercisable, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised until the earlier of (x) one year after the date of death and (y) the Option Expiration Date.

(d) Cause. The vested portion of the Option will automatically expire at the time the Company first notifies you of your Termination of Service for Cause, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If your employment or service relationship is suspended pending an investigation of whether you will be terminated for Cause, all your rights under the Option likewise will be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after your Termination of Service, any Option you then hold may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator.

The Option must be exercised within three months after termination of employment for reasons other than death or disability and one year after termination of employment due to disability to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment afforded Incentive Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding, “disability” has the meaning attributed to that term for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

It is your responsibility to be aware of the date the Option terminates.

11. Limited Transferability. During your lifetime only you can exercise the Option. The Option is not transferable except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. The Plan provides for exercise of the Option by a beneficiary designated on a Company-approved form or the personal representative of your estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by the Plan and Section 422 of the Code, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit you to assign or transfer the Option, subject to such terms and conditions as specified by the Plan Administrator.

12. Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of any portion of the Option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise.

13. Option Not an Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement will be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer any right for you to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

 

 

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14. No Right to Damages. You will have no right to bring a claim or to receive damages if you are required to exercise the vested portion of the Option within three months (one year in the case of Retirement, Disability or death) of your Termination of Service or if any portion of the Option is cancelled or expires unexercised. The loss of existing or potential profit in the Option will not constitute an element of damages in the event of your Termination of Service for any reason even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or a Related Company to you.

15. Binding Effect. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and be binding upon you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

16. Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may, at any time and without your consent, modify the terms of the Option as it determines appropriate to avoid the imposition of interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code; provided,however, that the Plan Administrator makes no representations that the Option shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the Option.

17. [Insert these sections for non-US Residents only: Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of the Option evidenced hereby, you acknowledge that: (a) the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options will be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option will be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any; (f) the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments, and you will have no entitlement to compensation or damages as a consequence of your forfeiture of any unvested portion of the Option as a result of your Termination of Service for any reason; (g) the vesting of the Option ceases upon your Termination of Service for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Agreement or otherwise permitted by the Plan Administrator; (h) the future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (i) if the Shares underlying the Option do not increase in value, the Option will have no value; and (j) in the event that you are not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of the Option will not be interpreted to form an employment or other relationship with the Company.

 

 

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18. Employee Data Privacy. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Option, you (a) explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of any of your personal data that is necessary to facilitate the implementation, administration and management of the Option and the Plan; (b) understand that the Company and your employer may, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan, hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title and details of all awards or entitlement to the Common Stock granted to you under the Plan or otherwise (“Data”); (c) understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any broker with whom the Shares issued upon vesting of the Option may be deposited, and that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country; (d) waive any data privacy rights you may have with respect to the Data; and (e) authorize the Company, its Related Companies and its agents to store and transmit such information in electronic form.]

 

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EX-4.9 4 d191463dex49.htm EX-4.9 EX-4.9

Exhibit 4.9

OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.

2017 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Establishment and Purpose.

The purposes of this 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (this “Plan”) are to attract and retain the best available personnel and to provide additional incentive to Employees, Outside Directors, and Consultants (as defined in Section 14) (each a “Service Provider,” and collectively the “Service Providers”), and to promote the success of the business of OURS Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), by encouraging a sense of proprietorship. Capitalized terms used in this Plan are defined in Section 14.

Options granted under this Plan may be Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”) or Nonstatutory Stock Options (“NSOs”), as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. The Plan also permits the grant of stock purchase rights (“Stock Purchase Rights”).

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan, to the extent that any awards granted under this Plan are subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Plan and any awards thereunder shall be made and interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

2. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Administrator. The Plan will be administered by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or a Committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan on behalf of the Board.

(b) Authority of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have full authority and discretion to:

(i) determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii) select the Service Providers to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;

(iv) approve forms of agreement for use under this Plan;

(v) determine the terms and conditions of any Option or Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

 


(vi) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

(vii) allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

(viii) construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and the Options and Stock Purchase Rights granted pursuant to this Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Service Providers.

3. Eligibility.

(a) General Rule. NSOs and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to any Service Provider. ISOs may only be granted to Employees.

(b) Ten-Percent Stockholders. An individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of outstanding capital stock of the Company or any of its related entities will not be eligible for a Stock Purchase Right or an Option unless (i) with respect to Options, the Exercise Price is at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, (ii) with respect to a Stock Purchase Right, the Purchase Price is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share, and (iii) in the case of an ISO, such ISO is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. For purposes of this subsection (b), in determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.

4. Stock Subject to Plan.

(a) Stock Reserved. The stock issuable under this Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of Shares which may be issued under this Plan during the term of this Plan shall not exceed 3,796,358 Shares.

 

 

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(b) Additional Stock. If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under this Plan. However, Shares that have actually been issued under this Plan, upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be returned to this Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under this Plan, except that if unvested Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under this Plan.

5. Terms and Conditions of Stock Purchase Rights.

(a) Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. An offer of a Stock Purchase Right shall be accepted by the Purchaser’s execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under this Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which (not to exceed thirty (30) days) such person must accept such offer. The terms of the offer shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws. All Stock Purchase Rights shall be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Plan and any other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan, and as the Administrator deems appropriate for inclusion in the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. The terms and conditions may vary between Stock Purchase Rights granted under this Plan.

(b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights. Any right to acquire stock pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right shall automatically expire if not exercised by the offeree within thirty (30) days after notice of such award was communicated by the Company to the offeree. Such right shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Service Provider to whom such right was granted.

(c) Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value, and a higher price may be required pursuant to Section 3(b) above. The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustments as provided in Section 8 hereof and shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.

(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the Stock Purchase Right, the Purchaser shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such purchase.

(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Stock and Vesting. Any shares sold under this Plan shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal, co-sale and drag along and other transfer restrictions as the Administrator may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any other legal restrictions that may apply to stockholders generally. Any right to repurchase Shares at the original Purchase Price upon termination of the Offeree’s Services shall lapse at a certain rate, which may vary between Offerees, as determined by the Administrator at its sole discretion. The vesting of any Stock Purchase Right shall cease automatically the day immediately preceding the date of termination of a Service Provider’s services, and the Company shall have the right to repurchase the unvested portion of such Stock Purchase Right for a period specified in the applicable Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

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6. Terms and Conditions of Stock Options.

(a) Stock Option Agreement. An Option granted under this Plan shall be accepted by the Service Provider’s execution of a Stock Option Agreement in a form determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant an Option under this Plan, it shall advise the Optionee in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise price, and the time within which (not to exceed thirty (30) days) such person must accept the Option. The terms of the Option shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws and shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of this Plan and any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with this Plan, as determined by the Administrator. The terms of Options granted under this Plan may vary. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO.

(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8.

(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price, which shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, and a higher exercise price may be required by Section 3(b). The Exercise Price of an NSO shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, and a higher exercise price may be required by Section 3(b). The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.

(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.

(e) Exercisability. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date or dates when all or any installment of the Option becomes exercisable. The exercisability provisions of any Stock Option Agreement, which may vary between Optionees, shall be determined by the Administrator at its sole discretion.

(f) Basic Term. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option, which shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant, and a shorter term may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to this Section 6(f), the Administrator, at its sole discretion, shall determine the expiration date of an Option or when an Option is to expire.

 

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(g) Termination of Service (Except by Death). If an Optionee’s Service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee’s death, then the Optionee’s Options shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 6(f) above;

(ii) The date three (3) months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service for any reason other than Cause or Disability, or such shorter time period (not less than thirty (30) days) as may be specified in the Optionee’s Stock Option Agreement, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond three (3) months after such termination deemed to be an NSO;

(iii) The date and time of termination of the Optionee’s Service for Cause, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond three (3) months after such termination deemed to be an NSO; or

(iv) The date twelve (12) months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service by reason of Disability, or such shorter time period (not less than six (6) months) as may be specified in the Optionee’s Stock Option Agreement, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond one (1) year after such termination deemed to be an NSO.

The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Optionee’s Options at any time before the expiration of such Options, but only to the extent such Options have vested and become exercisable before the termination of Service (or vested and became exercisable as a result of the termination), unless the Stock Option Agreement expressly permits an early exercise before the Shares have vested. In the event that the Optionee dies after the termination of Service but before the expiration of the Optionee’s Options, all or part of such Options may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had vested and become exercisable before the Optionee’s Service terminated (or vested and became exercisable as a result of the termination).

(h) Death of Service Provider. If a Service Provider dies while the Optionee is in Service, then the Optionee’s Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 6(f) above; or

(ii) The date twelve (12) months after the Service Provider’s death, or such shorter time period (not less than six (6) months) as may be specified in the Optionee’s Stock Option Agreement, or such later date as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond twelve (12) months after such termination deemed to be an NSO.

 

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All or part of the Optionee’s Options may be exercised at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee’s death or became exercisable as a result of the death. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee dies.

(i) No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Optionee’s Option until such Shares are validly issued to the Optionee and paid for.

(j) Modification, Extension, Assumption and Termination of Options. Within the limitations of this Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend, assume or terminate outstanding Options, or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification or termination of an Option shall, without the consent of the Service Provider, impair the Service Provider’s rights or increase the Service Provider’s obligations under such Option.

7. Payment for Stock.

(a) General Rule. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price for Shares issued under this Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.

(b) Surrender of Stock. To the extent that the applicable Plan agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part with Shares already owned by the Service Provider or the Service Provider’s representative. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or purchase. This subsection (b) shall not apply to the extent that acceptance of Shares in payment of the Exercise Price would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense with respect to the Option or the Stock Purchase Right for financial reporting purposes.

(c) Services Rendered. At the discretion of the Administrator, Shares may be issued under this Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company or its affiliated entities prior to the Stock Purchase Right or Option exercise.

 

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(d) Promissory Note. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement so permits, all or a portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price (as the case may be) may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. The Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrator, at its sole discretion, shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note.

(e) Cashless Exercise. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so permits, consideration for all or a portion of the Exercise Price may be pursuant to a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with this Plan.

(f) Exercise/Sale. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so permits, and if Shares are publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell the Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

(g) Exercise/Pledge. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so permits, and if Shares are publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge the Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

8. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.

(a) Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, a declaration of a dividend payable in stocks, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stocks in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding capital stock of the Company into a lesser number of stocks, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification, or a similar occurrence, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, may (in its sole discretion) adjust the number and class of stock that may be delivered under this Plan and/or the number, class, and price of stock covered by each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right; provided, however, that the Administrator shall make such adjustments to the extent required by applicable law. Except as provided in this Section 8, a Service Provider shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of stocks or stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right, or the applicable exercise price or purchase price.

 

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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that (i) each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right shall fully vest, and each Service Provider shall have the right to exercise its respective Options or Stock Purchase Rights as to all of the stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, (ii) the Option shall be cancelled in exchange for payment at the then current value of the Option, and/or (iii) the Option shall be cancelled without any payment if the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the Option Shares determined based on the definitive transaction documents for the Change in Control. If an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify each holder of an Option and/or Stock Purchase Right in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully exercisable for a period of time as determined by the Administrator, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon expiration of such period.

9. Transferability. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Options and Stock Purchase Rights may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Service Provider, only by the Service Provider. If the Administrator in its sole discretion makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option or Stock Purchase Right may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) to family members (within the meaning of Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)) through gifts or domestic relations orders, as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

10. Securities Law Requirements.

(a) General. Shares shall not be issued under this Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded.

(b) Financial Reports. Each year the Company shall furnish to Service Providers its balance sheet and income statement, unless such Service Providers are key employees whose duties with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. Such balance sheet and income statement need not be audited.

 

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(c) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

11. No Retention Rights.

(a) No Retention Rights. Nothing in this Plan or in any Stock Purchase Right or Option granted under this Plan shall confer upon the Purchaser or Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser or Optionee) or of the Purchaser or Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

(b) Leaves of Absence. For purposes of subsection (a) above, Services shall be deemed to continue while the Service Provider is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Administrator in writing and if continued crediting of Services for this purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company).

12. Compliance with Code Section 409A.

(a) The Plan, as set forth herein, may be considered a “deferred compensation” arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 409A. It is intended that, to the extent any awards issued under this Plan are not exempt from Code Section 409A, such awards will be issued and operated in a manner such that the awards are in good faith compliance with the requirements and provisions of Code Section 409A and any treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated therewith.

(b) Optionee hereby agrees and acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates makes any representations with respect to the application of Section 409A to the Option or the Option Shares or any other tax, economic or legal consequences of the Option or the Option Shares and, by the acceptance of the Option, Optionee agrees to accept the potential application of Section 409A to the Option or the Option Shares and the other tax, economic or legal consequences of the issuance, vesting, ownership, modification, adjustment, and disposition of the Option or the Option Shares. Optionee agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Company from any adverse tax consequences with respect to the Option or the Option Shares, any withholding or other tax obligations of the Company with respect to the Option or the Option Shares, and from any action or inaction or omission of the Company pursuant to the Plan or otherwise that may cause such Option or the Option Shares to be or become subject to Section 409A.

13. Duration and Amendments.

(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan became effective when adopted by the Board and was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10) years after the earlier of either its adoption by the Board or approval by the Company’s stockholders, and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to subsection (b) below.

 

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(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that any amendment of this Plan which increases the number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan, or which materially changes the class of persons who are eligible to participate under this Plan, shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. Stockholder approval shall not be required for any other amendment of this Plan.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under this Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of this Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Shares previously issued or any Option previously granted under this Plan.

14. Definitions.

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees administering this Plan in accordance with Section 2(b).

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(c) “Cause” means, unless otherwise defined in an Optionee’s written employment agreement, the unauthorized use or disclosure of the confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, gross negligence, or any other misconduct as the Board may determine.

(d) “Change in Control” means:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or

(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction or a venture capital financing.

 

 

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(e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “Committee” means a committee of the Board, as described in Section 2(a).

(g) “Company” means OURS Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(h) “Consultant” means an individual who performs bona fide services for the Company or an affiliated entity as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors.

(i) “Disability” means that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.

(j) “Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

(k) “Exercise Price” means the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

(l) “Fair Market Value” per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time not listed on any Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator after taking into account such factors as the Administrator shall deem appropriate. Such factors shall include the application of “a reasonable valuation method” as that term is used for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, the treasury regulations promulgated therewith, and any other guidance issued.

(m) “ISO” means an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the Code.

(n) “NSO” means a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of

the Code.

(o) “Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under this Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

 

 

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(p) “Optionee” means an individual who holds an Option.

(q) “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an

Employee.

(r) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of this Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(s) “Plan” means the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan.

(t) “Purchase Price” means the consideration for which Shares may be acquired under this Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Board.

(u) “Purchaser” means an individual offered a Stock Purchase Right.

(v) “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under this Plan that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.

(w) “Services” means services provided to the Company by a Service

Provider.

(x) “Service Provider(s)” means an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director receiving a Stock Purchase Right or Option grant under this Plan.

(y) “Share” means one share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 (if applicable).

(z) “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee’s Option.

(aa) “Stock Purchase Right” means the right granted under this Plan to purchase shares of common stock of the Company.

(bb) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of this Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

 

 

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To record the adoption of this Plan by the Board the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.
By:  

LOGO

 

  Zbangxi Tan
  Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to 2017 Stock Incentive Plan


OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.

2017 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date of grant set forth below (the “Date of Grant”) between OURS Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the optionee named below (the “Optionee”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a copy of which the Optionee acknowledges having received.

 

Optionee:

 

                                                                                          

Social Security Number:

 

                                                                                          

Address:

 

                                                                                          

Total Option Shares:

 

                                                                                          

Exercise Price Per Share:

 

                                                                                          

Date of Grant:

 

                                                                                          

Vesting Commencement Date:

 

Expiration Date:

 

                                                                                          

 

(unless earlier terminated under the Plan)

Type of Stock Option

 

 

(Check one):

   [    ] Incentive Stock Option
   [    ] Nonqualified Stock Option

1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option (this Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of common stock of the Company set forth above as Total Option Shares (the “Shares”) at the Exercise Price Per Share set forth above (the “Exercise Price”), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. If designated as an Incentive Stock Option above, the Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” (“ISO”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

2. Exercise Period.

(a) Exercise Period of Option. Optionee may exercise this Option with respect to the vested portion of this Option at any time prior to the expiration of the Option. Provided Optionee continues to provide services to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the Option will vest as to the Shares as follows: One-fourth (1/4th) of the


Shares shall vest on the one year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and thereafter an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares shall vest at the end of each successive full month as long as Optionee remains a Service Provider to the Company on each vesting date. If application of the vesting percentage causes the vesting of a fractional share, such share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share for each month except for the last month in such vesting period, when this Option shall vest for the full remainder of the Shares.

(b) Vesting of Options. Shares that have vested pursuant to the schedule set forth in Section 2(a) are referred to herein as “Vested Shares.” Shares that have not vested pursuant to the schedule set forth in Section 2(a) are referred to herein as “Unvested Shares.”

(c) Expiration. The Option shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth above or earlier pursuant to Section 3 below or Section 6 or Section 8(b) of the Plan.

3. Termination.

(a) Termination of Service (Except by Death). If Optionee’s Service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee’s death, then the Optionee’s Option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 2(c) above;

(ii) The date three (3) months after the termination of Optionee’s Service for any reason other than Cause or Disability, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond three (3) months after such termination deemed to be a “nonqualified stock option” (“NSO”);

(iii) The date and time of termination of Optionee’s Service for Cause, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond three (3) months after such termination deemed to be an NSO; or

(iv) The date twelve (12) months after the termination of the Optionee’s Service by reason of Disability, or such longer time period as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond one (1) year after such termination deemed to be an NSO.

(b) Death of Service Provider. If a Service Provider dies while Optionee is in Service, then the Optionee’s Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 2(c) above; or

(ii) The date twelve (12) months after the Service Provider’s death, or such later date as the Administrator may determine (not to exceed ten (10) years after such termination), but with any exercise period beyond one (1) year after such termination deemed to be an NSO.

 

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(c) No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on Optionee any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any of its affiliates, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate Optionee’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

(d) Code Section 409A. Optionee hereby agrees and acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates makes any representations with respect to the application of Section 409A to the Option or the Option Shares or any other tax, economic or legal consequences of the Option or the Option Shares and, by the acceptance of the Option, Optionee agrees to accept the potential application of Section 409A to the Option or the Option Shares and the other tax, economic or legal consequences of the issuance, vesting, ownership, modification, adjustment, and disposition of the Option or the Option Shares. Optionee agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Company from any adverse tax consequences with respect to the Option or the Option Shares, any withholding or other tax obligations of the Company with respect to the Option or the Option Shares, and from any action or inaction or omission of the Company pursuant to the Plan or otherwise that may cause such Option or the Option Shares to be or become subject to Section 409A.

4. Manner of Exercise.

(a) Exercise of Stock Option. To exercise this Option, Optionee (or in the case of exercise after Optionee’s death or incapacity, Optionee’s executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company an executed stock option exercise agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Agreement”), or in such other form as may be approved by the Board from time to time, which shall set forth, among other things, (i) Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, (ii) the number of Shares being purchased, (iii) any restrictions imposed on the Shares, and (iv) any representations, warranties and agreements regarding Optionee’s investment intent, investment status and access to information as may be required by the Company. If someone other than Optionee exercises the Option, then such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company verifying that such person has the legal right to exercise the Option and such person shall agree to the restrictions contained herein as if such person were Optionee.

(b) Limitations on Exercise. The Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise. The Option may not be exercised for fewer than one hundred (100) Shares unless it is exercised with respect to the then all remaining unexercised Shares.

 

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(c) Payment. The Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for the shares being purchased by check or wire transfer, or any other form of consideration permitted by law and the Board.

(d) Tax Withholding. Prior to the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Option, Optionee must pay or provide for any applicable federal, state and local tax withholding obligations of the Company. If the Board permits, Optionee may provide for payment of withholding taxes upon exercise of the Option by requesting that the Company retain the minimum number of Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the statutory minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld, but in no event shall the Company be obligated to withhold Shares if such withholding would result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company.

(e) Issuance of Shares. Provided that the Exercise Agreement and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the Company shall issue the Shares registered in the name of Optionee, Optionee’s authorized assignee, or Optionee’s legal representative, and shall deliver certificates representing the Shares with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

5. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to exercise of an ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one (1) year after issuance of such Shares to Optionee, Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition.

6. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The Plan and this Agreement are intended to comply with applicable federal and state securities laws and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any provision of this Agreement which is inconsistent with such securities laws or any regulations thereunder shall, without further act or amendment by the Company or the Board, be modified to comply with such applicable laws and any regulations thereunder. The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of Shares must comply with applicable federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s common stock may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the SEC, any state securities commission or any stock exchange.

7. Nontransferability of Option. The Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, with respect to NSOs, by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the options are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(e), and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee or, in the event of Optionee’s incapacity, by Optionee’s legal representative. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of Optionee.

 

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8. The Company’s Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or by any transferee of such Shares may be sold or otherwise transferred (including without limitation a transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company and/or its assignee(s) shall have an assignable right of first refusal to purchase the Shares to be sold or transferred on the terms and conditions set forth in the Exercise Agreement (the “Right of First Refusal”). The Company’s Right of First Refusal will terminate when the Company’s securities become publicly traded.

9. Investors Rights Agreement. Optionee acknowledges that the Company’s success and the attainability of its prospects depends on the Company’s ability to raise outside capital, and therefore covenants and agrees to execute any investors rights agreement or any similar investor agreement as may be requested by the Company in connection with the Company’s financings from time to time, which agreement(s) may contain, among other things, co-sale, first refusal rights and drag along rights restricting the transferability of, or obligating Optionee to sell, the Shares.

10. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the Effective Date of the Plan of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of the Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THE OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

(a) Exercise of ISO. If the Option qualifies as an ISO and there is no disqualifying disposition of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option, there will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as a tax preference item for federal alternative minimum tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.

(b) Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option. If the Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. If Optionee is a current or former employee of the Company, the Company may be required to withhold from Optionee’s compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.

(c) Disposition of Shares. The following tax consequences may apply upon disposition of the Shares.

(i) Incentive Stock Options. If the Shares are held for more than one (1) year after the date of purchase of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of an ISO and are disposed of more than two (2) years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on a disposition of the Shares will be treated as long term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within the applicable one (1) year or two (2) year period, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price.

 

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(ii) Nonqualified Stock Options. If the Shares are held for more than twelve (12) months after the date of purchase of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of an NSO, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long term capital gain.

(iii) Withholding. The Company may be required to withhold from the Optionee’s compensation or collect from the Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income.

11. Privileges of Stock Ownership. Optionee, or a transferee of Optionee, shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Option until such Shares are validly issued to the Optionee and paid for.

12. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by Optionee or the Company to the Board or a committee appointed by the Board for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Board shall be final and binding on the Company and Optionee.

13. Entire Agreement. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

14. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the address indicated above or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: (i) personal delivery, (ii) three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or (iv) one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile, e-mail, rapifax or telecopier.

15. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement, including its right to purchase Shares under the Right of First Refusal with respect to Shares. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon Optionee and Optionee’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.

 

 

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17. Acceptance. Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. Optionee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the Shares and is encouraged to consult a tax adviser prior to such exercise or disposition.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Optionee have executed this Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.          OPTIONEE
By:                                                                                                             By:                                                                                             
            (Signature)                      (Signature)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
            (Please print name)                      (Please print name)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
            (Please print title)                      (Please print title)

Signature Page to Stock Option Agreement


EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE AGREEMENT


To be signed upon exercise of Option

OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.

2017 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION EXERCISE AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Exercise Agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ______________, _____ (the “Effective Date”) by and between OURS Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser named below (the “Purchaser”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a copy of which was delivered to Purchaser in connection with that certain option (the “Option”) previously granted to Purchaser under the Plan and pursuant to the terms of a stock option agreement (“Stock Option Agreement”).

 

Purchaser:

 

                                                                                              

Social Security Number:

 

                                                                                              

Address:

 

                                                                                              

 

                                                                                              

Total Option Shares:

 

                                                                                              

Exercise Price Per Share:

 

                                                                                              

Date of Grant:

 

                                                                                              

Vesting Commencement Date:

 

                                                                                              

Expiration Date:

 

                                                                                              

  (unless earlier terminated under the Plan)

 

Type of Stock Option

  

(Check one):

  

[    ] Incentive Stock Option

     [    ] Nonqualified Stock Option


To be signed upon exercise of Option

1. Exercise of Option.

(a) Exercise. Pursuant to the exercise of the Option and subject to the terms and conditions of this Exercise Agreement, Purchaser hereby purchases from the Company, and the Company hereby sells to Purchaser, the Total Number of Shares set forth above (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock at the Exercise Price Per Share set forth above (the “Exercise Price”). As used in this Exercise Agreement, the term “Shares” refers to the Shares purchased under this Exercise Agreement and includes all securities received (i) in replacement of the Shares, (ii) as a result of stock dividends or stock splits with respect to the Shares, and (iii) in replacement of the Shares in a merger, recapitalization, reorganization or similar corporate transaction.

(b) Title to Shares. The exact spelling of the name(s) under which Purchaser will take title to the Shares is:

 

 

 

 

Purchaser desires to take title to the Shares as follows:

 

  [    ]

Individual, as separate property

 

  [    ]

Husband and wife, as community property

 

  [    ]

Joint Tenants

 

  [    ]

Other; please specify:                                                                                                  

To assign the Shares to a trust, a stock transfer agreement (the “Stock Transfer Agreement”) must be completed and executed.

(c) Payment. Purchaser hereby delivers payment of the Exercise Price in the manner permitted in the Stock Option Agreement and by the Board as follows (check and complete as appropriate):

 

  [    ]

in cash (by check) in the amount of $____________, receipt of which is acknowledged by the Company;

 

  [    ]

by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company owed to Purchaser in the amount of $_______________;

 

  [    ]

by delivery of _________ fully-paid, nonassessable and vested shares of the Common Stock of the Company owned by Purchaser for at least six (6) months prior to the date hereof which have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144, (if purchased by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such vested shares), or obtained by Purchaser in the open public market, and owned free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, valued at the current Fair Market Value of $___________ per share;

 

  [    ]

by the waiver hereby of compensation due or accrued for services rendered in the amount of $_________.

 

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To be signed upon exercise of Option

2. Deliveries.

(a) Deliveries by Purchaser. Purchaser hereby delivers to the Company (i) this Exercise Agreement, (ii) if Purchaser is married, a Consent of Spouse in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto (the “Spouse Consent”) executed by Purchaser’s spouse, and (iii) the Exercise Price and payment or other provision for any applicable tax obligations.

(b) Deliveries by the Company. Upon its receipt of the Exercise Price, payment or other provision for any applicable tax obligations and all the documents to be executed and delivered by Purchaser to the Company under Section 2.1, the Company will issue a duly executed stock certificate evidencing the Shares in the names(s) indicated in Section 1.2 above.

3. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a) Applicable Terms and Conditions. Purchaser has received a copy of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, has read and understands the terms of the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement and this Exercise Agreement, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions specified herein and therein.

(b) Purchase for Own Account for Investment. Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for Purchaser’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, a distribution of the Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act. Purchaser has no present intention of selling or otherwise disposing of all or any portion of the Shares and no one other than Purchaser has any beneficial ownership of any of the Shares.

(c) Access to Information. Purchaser has had access to all information regarding the Company and its present and prospective business, assets, liabilities and financial condition that Purchaser reasonably considers important in making the decision to purchase the Shares, and Purchaser has had ample opportunity to ask questions of the Company’s representatives concerning such matters.

(d) Understanding of Risks. Purchaser is fully aware of: (i) the highly speculative nature of the investment in the Shares; (ii) the financial hazards involved; (iii) the lack of liquidity of the Shares and the restrictions on transferability of the Shares; (iv) the qualifications and backgrounds of the management of the Company; and (v) the tax consequences of an investment in the Shares. Purchaser acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the Shares, and that Purchaser should consult a tax adviser prior to such exercise or disposition. Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment, has the ability to protect Purchaser’s own interests in this transaction and is financially capable of bearing a total loss of this investment.

 

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4. Restricted Securities.

(a) Compliance with U.S. Federal Securities Laws. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered with the SEC under the Securities Act and that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Stock Option Agreement to the contrary, the exercise of any rights to purchase any Shares is expressly conditioned upon compliance with the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws. Purchaser agrees to cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws.

(b) No Transfer Unless Registered or Exempt. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may not transfer any Shares unless the Shares are registered under the Securities Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, exemptions from such registration and qualification requirements are available. Purchaser understands that only the Company may file a registration statement with the SEC and that the Company is under no obligation to do so with respect to the Shares. Purchaser also understands that exemptions from registration and qualification may not be available or may not permit Purchaser to transfer all or any of the Shares in the amounts or at the times proposed by Purchaser.

(c) SEC Rule 144. Purchaser acknowledges that SEC Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permits certain limited sales of unregistered securities, is not presently available with respect to the Shares and, in any event, requires that the Shares be held for a minimum of one (1) year, and in certain cases two (2) years, after they have been purchased and paid for (within the meaning of Rule 144). Purchaser understands that Rule 144 may indefinitely restrict transfer of the Shares so long as Purchaser remains an “affiliate” of the Company or if “current public information” about the Company (as defined in Rule 144) is not publicly available.

5. Restrictions on Transfers.

(a) Disposition of Shares. Purchaser hereby agrees that Purchaser shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Exercise Agreement) unless and until:

(i) Purchaser shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and provided a written summary of the terms and conditions of the proposed disposition;

(ii) Purchaser shall have complied with all requirements of this Exercise Agreement and the Investors Rights Agreement (as defined below) applicable to the disposition of the Shares;

(iii) Purchaser shall have provided the Company with written assurances, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, that (i) the proposed disposition does not require registration of the Shares under the Securities Act or (ii) all appropriate actions necessary for compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or of any exemption from registration available under the Securities Act (including Rule 144) have been taken; and

 

 

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(iv) Purchaser shall have provided the Company with written assurances, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, that the proposed disposition will not result in the contravention of any transfer restrictions applicable to the Shares pursuant to applicable securities law or regulations.

(b) Restriction on Transfer. Purchaser shall not transfer, assign, grant a lien or security interest in, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares which are subject to the Company’s Right of First Refusal described below, except as permitted by this Exercise Agreement.

(c) Transferee Obligations. Each person (other than the Company) to whom the Shares are transferred by means of one of the permitted transfers specified in this Exercise Agreement must, as a condition precedent to the validity of such transfer, acknowledge in writing to the Company that such person is bound by the provisions of this Exercise Agreement and that the transferred Shares are subject to (i) the Company’s Right of First Refusal granted hereunder and (ii) the market standoff provisions of Section 6 hereof, to the same extent such Shares would be if retained by Purchaser.

6. Market Standoff Agreement. Purchaser agrees in connection with any registration of the Company’s securities that, upon the request of the Company or the underwriters managing any public offering of the Company’s securities, Purchaser will not sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) after the effective date of such registration requested by such managing underwriters and subject to all restrictions as the Company or the underwriters may specify. Purchaser further agrees to enter into any agreement reasonably required by the underwriters to implement the foregoing.

7. Right of First Refusal. The Company is hereby granted the right of first refusal (the “Right of First Refusal”), exercisable in connection with any proposed sale or other transfer of the Shares. For purposes of this Section 7, the term “transfer” shall include any assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of the Shares for value intended to be made by Purchaser.

(a) Notice of Intended Disposition. In the event Purchaser desires to accept a bona fide offer to purchase any or all of the Shares (such shares hereinafter called the “Transfer Shares”) from a third party, Purchaser shall promptly deliver to the Secretary of the Company written notice (the “Disposition Notice”) (i) stating Purchaser’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Transfer Shares, (ii) identifying the terms and conditions of such offer in reasonable detail including the purchase price and the identity of the proposed buyer or transferee, and (iii) providing satisfactory proof that the disposition of the Transfer Shares to such third-party would not be in contravention of Section 7 of this Exercise Agreement. In the event of a transfer not involving a specific sum of money, or if, in the sole judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, the proposed price for the Transfer Shares is not the result of a bona fide “arm’s-length transaction,” the price of the Transfer Shares shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors as specified in Section 7.5 below.

 

 

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(b) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. The Company (or its assignees) shall, for a period of sixty (60) days following receipt of the Disposition Notice, have the right to purchase any or all of the Transfer Shares upon substantially the same terms and conditions specified in the Disposition Notice. The Right of First Refusal shall be exercisable by written notice (the “Exercise Notice”) to Purchaser prior to the expiration of the sixty (60) day period. If such right is exercised with respect to all the Transfer Shares, then the Company (or its assignees) shall have thirty (30) days after delivery of the Exercise Notice to effect the purchase of the Transfer Shares, including payment of the purchase price. Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the certificate(s) representing the Transfer Shares to be purchased by the Company, each certificate to be properly endorsed for transfer on or before the date of the Company’s purchase of such Transfer Shares. The Transfer Shares so purchased shall thereupon be canceled and no longer be issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Should the purchase price specified in the Disposition Notice be payable in property other than cash or evidences of indebtedness, the Company (or its assignees) shall have the right to pay the purchase price in the form of cash equal in amount to the value of such property.

(c) Non-Exercise of Right. If the Company does not exercise its Right of First Refusal, Purchaser shall have sixty (60) days following such exercise period to sell or otherwise dispose of the Transfer Shares to the third party purchaser specified in the Disposition Notice upon terms and conditions (including the purchase price) no more favorable than those specified in the Disposition Notice. In the event Purchaser does not sell or otherwise dispose of the Transfer Shares within the specified sixty (60) day period, the Transfer Shares shall again become subject to the Company’s Right of First Refusal.

(d) Recapitalization. In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property distributed with respect to the Shares shall then be subject to the Company’s Right of First Refusal hereunder to the extent the Shares are at the time covered by such right.

(e) Determination of Price by Board. If the price per Transfer Share is to be determined pursuant to this Section based on a determination by the Board that terms specified in the Disposition Notice are not the result of arm’s-length negotiation, the price per Transfer Share shall be set by the Board of Directors and will reflect the then current fair market value of such Transfer Shares as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company shall notify Purchaser, Purchaser’s representative or the person acquiring the Transfer Shares of the price so determined within forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Company of the Disposition Notice.

(f) Restriction on Alienation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the following transfers of Shares will be exempt from the Right of First Refusal: (i) the transfer of any or all of the Shares during Purchaser’s lifetime by gift or on Purchaser’s death by will or intestacy to Purchaser’s “immediate family” (as defined below) or to a trust for the benefit of Purchaser or Purchaser’s immediate family; provided, that each transferee or other recipient agrees in a writing satisfactory to the Company that the provisions of this Section will continue to apply to the transferred Shares in the hands of such transferee or other recipient, (ii) any transfer of Shares made pursuant to a statutory merger or statutory consolidation of the Company with or into

 

 

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another corporation or corporations, or in connection with a stock acquisition, (iii) any transfer of Shares pursuant to the winding up and dissolution of the Company, or (iv) a repurchase of the Shares by the Company for any or no reason. As used herein, the term “immediate family” means Purchaser’s spouse, lineal descendent and antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister, adopted child or grandchild, or the spouse of any child, adopted child, grandchild, or adopted grandchild of Purchaser.

(g) Obligations Binding Upon Transferees. All transferees of Transfer Shares or any interest therein will receive and hold such Transfer Shares or interests subject to the provisions of this Exercise Agreement, including, insofar as applicable, the Company’s Right of First Refusal under this Section. Any sale or transfer of the Shares shall be void unless the provisions of this Exercise Agreement are met.

(h) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal granted by this Section 7 shall terminate at such time as a public market exists for the Company’s Common Stock (or any other stock issued to purchasers in exchange for the Shares purchased under this Exercise Agreement). For the purpose of this Exercise Agreement, a “public market” shall be deemed to exist if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange (as that term is used in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), or the Common Stock is traded on the over-the-counter market and prices are published daily on business days in a recognized financial journal.

8. Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Exercise Agreement, Purchaser will have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares from and after the date the Shares are issued to Purchaser until such time as Purchaser disposes of the Shares or the Company and/or its assignee(s) exercise(s) the Right of First Refusal. Upon the Company’s or its assignee’s exercise of the Right of First Refusal, Purchaser will have no further rights as a holder of the Shares so purchased, and Purchaser will promptly surrender the stock certificate(s) evidencing the Shares so purchased to the Company for transfer or cancellation.

9. Investors Rights Agreement. Purchaser acknowledges that the Company’s success and the attainability of its prospects depends on the Company’s ability to raise outside capital, and to facilitate such capital raising efforts by the Company Purchaser covenants and agrees to execute any investors rights agreement or any similar investor agreement as may be requested by the Company in connection with the Company’s financings, which agreement(s) may contain, among other things, co-sale, first refusal rights and drag along rights restricting the transferability of, or obligating Purchaser to sell, the Shares.

 

 

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10. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

(a) Legends. Purchaser understands and agrees that the Company will place the legends set forth below or similar legends on any stock certificate(s) evidencing the Shares, together with any other legends that may be required by state or U.S. federal securities laws, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, any other agreement between Purchaser and the Company or any agreement between Purchaser and any third party:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE AND TRANSFER, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER AND/OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN A STOCK OPTION EXERCISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH PUBLIC SALE AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES. THE SHARES MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS SPECIFIED IN AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY THE HOLDER OF THE SHARES AFTER THE INITIAL GRANT OF THE OPTION.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A 180 DAY MARKET STANDOFF RESTRICTION AS SET FORTH IN A CERTAIN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. AS A RESULT OF SUCH AGREEMENT, THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE TRADED PRIOR TO 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE ISSUER HEREOF. SUCH RESTRICTION IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

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(b) Stop-Transfer Instructions. Purchaser agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Exercise Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.

11. Tax Consequences. PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT PURCHASER MAY SUFFER ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF PURCHASER’S PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES. PURCHASER REPRESENTS: (i) THAT THE COMPANY HAS RECOMMENDED THAT PURCHASER CONSULT WITH A TAX ADVISER THAT PURCHASER DEEMS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES AND (ii) THAT PURCHASER IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY FOR ANY TAX ADVICE.

12. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares will be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and Purchaser with all applicable state and U.S. federal securities laws and regulations and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed or quoted at the time of such issuance or transfer.

13. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Exercise Agreement, including its rights to purchase Shares under the Right of First Refusal. This Exercise Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Agreement will be binding upon Purchaser and Purchaser’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

14. Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California. If any provision of this Exercise Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.

15. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Purchaser shall be in writing and addressed to Purchaser at the address indicated above or to such other address as Purchaser may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon: (i) personal delivery, (ii) three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or (iv) one (1) business day after transmission by telecopier or other electronic mail.

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16. Further Instruments. The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Exercise Agreement.

17. Headings. The captions and headings of this Exercise Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Exercise Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Exercise Agreement.

18. Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Stock Option Agreement and this Exercise Agreement, together with all exhibits hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Exercise Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Purchaser have executed this Exercise Agreement as of the Effective Date, indicated above.

 

OURS TECHNOLOGY INC.       PURCHASER
By:    

 

 

 

  By:    

 

 

(Signature)

     

(Signature)

   
 

(Please print name)

     

(Please print name)

   
 

(Please print title)

     

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Signature Page to Stock Option Exercise Agreement


To be signed upon exercise of Option

 

EXHIBIT 1

SPOUSE CONSENT

The undersigned spouse of ______________________________ (the “Purchaser”) has read, understands, and hereby approves the Stock Option Exercise Agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) between Purchaser and OURS Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company”). In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Exercise Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to be irrevocably bound by the Exercise Agreement and further agrees that any community property interest I may have in the Shares shall similarly be bound by the Exercise Agreement. The undersigned hereby appoints Purchaser as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Exercise Agreement.

Date:                                                  

 

   

 

Print Name of Purchaser’s Spouse

   

 

    Signature of Purchaser’s Spouse
    Address:    
   

 

   

 

 

EX-5.1 5 d191463dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

 

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

 

o: 212.999.5800

f: 212.999.5801

March 11, 2022

Aurora Innovation, Inc.

50 33rd St

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Aurora Innovation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about the date hereof, covering the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 292,760,012 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), consisting of (i) 180,772,231 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) 77,357,420 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), (iii) 32,869,446 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the vesting and settlement of outstanding restricted stock units granted under the 2017 Plan, (iv) 963,625 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Company’s OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and (v) 797,290 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to outstanding stock options granted under the Company’s Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. As the Company’s legal counsel, we have reviewed the actions proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued under such plans (which plans are referred to herein as the “Plans”).

We have examined such instruments, documents, certificates and records, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the basis of our opinions hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (iii) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the instruments, documents, certificates and records we have reviewed; (iv) that the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, will have become effective under the Securities Act; and (v) the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth below, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the applicable Plan and pursuant to the applicable agreements that accompany the Plans, will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


We express no opinion as to any matter relating to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. 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 thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI,
Professional Corporation

 

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EX-23.1 6 d191463dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated March 11, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Aurora Innovation, Inc., incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Santa Clara, California

March 11, 2022

EX-FILING FEES 7 d191463dexfilingfees.htm EX-FILING FEES EX-FILING FEES

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

FORM S-8

(Form Type)

Aurora Innovation, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

 

Security Type  

Security

Class

Title

 

Fee

Calculation

or Carry

Forward

Rule

 

Amount

Registered(1)

 

Maximum

Offering

Price Per

Share

 

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price

 

Fee

Rate

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee

Equity

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   Other   180,772,231(2)   $4.70(7)   $ 849,629,485.70   $92.70 per $1,000,000   $78,760.65

Equity

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   Other   77,357,420(3)   $1.2144(8)   $ 93,942,850.85   $92.70 per $1,000,000   $ 8,708.50

Equity

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   Other   32,869,446(4)   $4.70(7)   $ 154,486,396.20   $92.70 per $1,000,000   $14,320.89

Equity

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   Other   963,625(5)   $0.2328(9)   $ 224,331.90   $92.70 per $1,000,000   $ 20.80

Equity

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   Other   797,290(6)   $0.13(10)   $ 103,647.70   $92.70 per $1,000,000   $ 9.61
    Total Offering Amounts   $1,098,386,712.35       $101,820.45
    Total Fee Offsets          
    Net Fee Due           $101,820.45

 

(1)

On November 3, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Aurora Innovation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Registrant”), f/k/a Reinvent Technology Partners Y (“RTPY”), consummated its previously announced merger pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 14, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among RTPY, RTPY Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of RTPY (“Merger Sub”), and Aurora Innovation Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Aurora Innovation, Inc. (“Legacy Aurora”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between RTPY and Legacy Aurora was effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Aurora, with Legacy Aurora as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant (together with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “merger”). On the Closing Date, the Registrant changed its name from “Reinvent Technology Partners Y” to “Aurora Innovation, Inc.”

Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”) that become issuable under the Registrant’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), the Registrant’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), the Registrant’s OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “OURS Plan”) and the Registrant’s Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Blackmore Plan”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration or conversion of the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock that increases the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

(2)

Represents 177,099,464 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement plus 3,672,767 shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan pursuant to the forfeiture of 3,672,767 shares assumed in the merger that expired without being exercised or forfeited and became available for reissuance under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will be increased by any shares subject to assumed awards granted under the Blackmore Plan, the OURS Plan and 2017 Plan that will become available for issuance under the 2021 Plan to the extent on or after the Closing Date such awards expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Registrant. As of the date hereof, no shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to options outstanding under the 2021 Plan. The maximum aggregate total number of shares that can be added to the 2021 Plan pursuant to assumed awards granted under the Blackmore Plan, the OURS Plan and 2017 Plan is 120,692,205. See footnotes 3, 4, 5 and 6 below.

(3)

Represents 77,357,420 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the 2017 Plan that were assumed by the Registrant. No additional awards will be granted under the 2017 Plan.

(4)

Represents 32,869,446 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units granted under the 2017 Plan that were assumed by the Registrant. No additional awards will be granted under the 2017 Plan.

(5)

Represents 963,625 shares of Class A Common Stock as of the date of this Registration Statement issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the OURS Plan that were assumed by the Registrant. No additional awards will be granted under the OURS Plan.

(6)

Represents 797,290 shares of Class A Common Stock as of the date of this Registration Statement issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Blackmore Plan that were assumed by the Registrant. No additional awards will be granted under the Blackmore Plan.

(7)

Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share is $4.70, which is the average of the high and low prices of shares of Class A Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 9, 2022 (such date being within five business days of the date that this Registration Statement was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)).

(8)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $1.2144 per share, the weighted-average exercise price of stock option awards outstanding under the 2017 Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.

(9)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $0.2328 per share, the weighted-average exercise price of stock option awards outstanding under the OURS Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.

(10)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $0.13 per share, the weighted-average exercise price of stock option awards outstanding under the Blackmore Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.

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