EX-10.1 2 tm2417134d1_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT No. 2 TO
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
2021 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Dated: April 12, 2024

 

This Amendment amends the Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, Section 17.2 of the Plan reserves to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) the right to amend the Plan from time to time; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan to increase the number of shares available for awards under the plan by 3,200,000 shares in the manner hereinafter provided subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan to increase the limitation on outside director compensation under the Plan in the manner hereinafter provided.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.Amendment to Plan Share Limitation.

 

Section 4.1(a) of the Plan is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(a) Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 and any other applicable provisions hereof, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under all Awards granted to Participants under the Plan shall be (i) 7,500,000 shares plus (ii) such number of unused shares of Common Stock reserved under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date, which unused reserve shall be rolled into this Plan (subsections (i) and (ii) together, the “Share Reserve”); all of which shares may, but need not, be issued in respect of Incentive Stock Options. In addition, there shall be rolled into this Plan and added to the Share Reserve (but not issued in respect of Incentive Stock Options) such number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding grants or awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date which are thereafter forfeited, cancelled or otherwise lapse in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1(b).”

 

2.Amendment to Outside Director Limitation.

 

Section 4.2 of the Plan is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

4.2   Outside Director Limitation. The grant date fair value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of Awards granted under the Plan to any Outside Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $750,000 (inclusive of any cash awards to an Outside Director for such year that are not made pursuant to the Plan); provided that in the case of a new Outside Director, such amount shall be increased to $1,200,000 for the initial year of the Outside Director’s term.

 

3.No Other Changes. Except as set forth herein, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect without modification.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Company, has executed this Amendment as of the date first above written as evidence of its adoption by the Company.

 

 CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
   
By:/s/ Sam Martin
 Name:Sam Martin 
 Title:Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer