Exhibit 10.1
Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
Effective July 1, 2021, the Asensus Surgical, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Program is:
Annual Cash Retainer (1) |
Annual Equity Award (2) |
Initial Equity Award (2) |
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Non-Employee Director role: |
Dollar value |
Election to be paid in equity |
Equity grant of stock options or restricted stock units with a value of $45,000. Director can elect the form of equity. Cliff vesting at first anniversary of grant or following year’s annual meeting date, if earlier, subject to forfeiture if not vested. |
Equity grant of stock options or restricted stock units with a value of $150,000. Incoming director can elect the form of equity. Vests one-third of award on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. |
Baseline Board Retainer |
$50,000 |
Yearly election will be made by each director to receive cash retainer in shares of common stock or stock options |
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Non-Executive Chair Additional Retainer |
$50,000 |
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Audit Committee Chair |
$20,000 |
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Compensation Committee Chair |
$13,000 |
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CG & Nominating Committee Chair |
$10,000 |
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Audit Committee Member |
$ 9,000 |
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Compensation Committee Member |
$ 6,000 |
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CG& Nominating Committee Member |
$ 5,000 |
(1) |
Annual non-employee director compensation limit of $250,000 with initial year compensation limit of $500,000 as set forth in the Amended and Restated Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). |
(2) |
Number of shares of common stock, restricted stock units or stock options calculated using a stock price equal to the greater $1.00 or the average closing price in the 20 trading days prior to the date of grant and, for stock options, if elected by a director, a Black Scholes calculation. Stock options will have a seven-year term. |