EX-10.25 3 ef20026829_ex10-25.htm EXHIBIT 10.25

Exhibit 10.25

Amendment to MOIC Options

This Amendment to MOIC Options (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of March 19, 2022 by and between HireRight Holdings Corporation (the “Company”), successor to HireRight GIS Group Holdings, LLC (“HGGH”), and Brian W. Copple (“Optionee”).


A.
The Company and Optionee are parties to that certain Equity Incentive Plan Award Agreement dated December 3, 2018 (the “Option Agreement”), pursuant to which HGGH issued to Optionee options to purchase (i) up to 1,369,401 units of HGGH with vesting based solely on continued service (the “Time-Based Options”),  and (ii) up to 1,369,401units of HGGH with vesting contingent upon attainment of certain specified levels of cash return to the Company’s original investors on their investments in HGGH (the “Performance-Based Options” and together with the Time-Based Options, the “Options”).
 

B.
In October 2021, HGGH converted into the Company, and as a result of the Conversion the Options became options for shares of the Company’s common stock.  Subsequently the Company implemented a one-for-15.969236 reverse stock split, and as a result, the Options currently cover 171,504 shares of the Company’s common stock, split evenly between the Time-Based Options and the Performance-Based Options.
 

C.
The minimum level of cash return to the Company’s original investors on their investments in HGGH required to commence vesting of the Performance-Based Options has not been attained, and accordingly the Performance-Based Options remain entirely unvested.
 

D.
The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors deems it appropriate for purposes of motivation and retention of Optionee to amend the Performance-Based Options as set forth herein, and Optionee desires such amendment.

Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and Optionee hereby agree as follows:


1.
All references in the Option Agreement to “Time-Based Options” are hereby modified to “Tranche 1 Options,” and all references in the Option Agreement to “Performance-Based Options” are hereby modified to “Tranche 2 Options,” provided that the reference to “Time-Based Options” in Section 4(c) is hereby modified to “Tranche 1 Options and Tranche 2 Options,” and Section 4(c) is hereby modified to incorporate the definition of “Trigger Event” from Section 4(b).


2.
The introductory portion of Section 4 of the Option Agreement preceding Section 4(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 

3.
Section 4(b) Performance-Based Options of the Option Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:


4.
Vesting.  The Option shall initially be unvested. Subject to Section 4(c), fifty percent (50%) of the Option shall vest as set forth in Section 4(a) herein (the “Tranche 1 Options”), and the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Option shall vest as set forth in Section 4(b) herein (the “Tranche 2 Options”).
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  (b)
Tranche 2 Options:  The Tranche 2 Options shall become vested in 12 installments, as follows:
 

Vesting Date

Cumulative Vesting
Percentage

March 31, 2022

8.33%

June 30, 2022

16.66%

September 30, 2022

25.0%

December 31, 2022

33.33%

March 31, 2023

41.66%

June 30, 2023

50.0%

September 30, 2023

58.33%

December 31, 2023

66.66%

March 31, 2024

75%

June 30, 2024

83.33%

September 30, 2024

91.66%

December 31, 2024

100%

provided that you remain continuously employed by or continue to provide services to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries from the Date of Grant through the applicable vesting date.

4.  For purposes of the Optionee’s severance entitlements, all of the Options will be considered to vest based upon the passage of time during continued employment without specific performance requirements.

5.  Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Options will continue in effect according to the Option Agreement.

The Company and Optionee hereby agree to the foregoing Amendment.

HireRight Holdings Corporation



By:
/s/ Guy P. Abramo
/s/ Brian W. Copple

Name: Guy P. Abramo

Optionee
Title:   Chief Executive Officer


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