UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2016
ENDOLOGIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
000-28440
68-0328265
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


2 Musick, Irvine, CA


92618
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 595-7200
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers .
Amendment to 2015 Stock Incentive Plan         
On March 23, 2016, the Board of Directors of Endologix, Inc. (the “Company”) approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”), which was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 2, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). The Plan amendment increased the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 2,800,000 shares, or from 3,500,000 shares to 6,300,000 shares.
The foregoing description of the Plan amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment to Amended and Restated 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On March 23, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended, the “ESPP”), which was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, increasing the total number of shares purchasable thereunder by 1,500,000 shares, or from 3,058,734 shares to 4,558,734 shares.
The foregoing description of the ESPP amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ESPP, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held the Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at its corporate headquarters located at 2 Musick, Irvine, California. As of April 13, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 81,770,941 shares of its common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which 71,865,735 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1 : The Company’s stockholders elected each of the three Class III nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Class III Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-votes
Gregory D. Waller
62,891,830
743,599
8,230,306
Thomas C. Wilder, III
63,022,125
613,304
8,230,306
Thomas F. Zenty, III
63,129,281
506,148
8,230,306
Proposal No. 2 : The Company’s stockholders approved by advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting .



Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
54,080,006
9,248,428
306,995
8,230,306
Proposal No. 3 : The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, increasing the total number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,800,000 shares, or from 3,500,000 shares to 6,300,000 shares.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
62,316,815
1,026,096
292,518
8,230,306
Proposal No. 4 : The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, increasing the total number of shares purchasable thereunder by 1,500,000 shares, or from 3,058,734 shares to 4,558,734 shares.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
63,330,979
257,455
46,995
8,230,306
Proposal No. 5 : The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 135,000,000.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
70,209,066
1,442,279
214,390
Proposal No. 6 : The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
70,350,470
1,259,496
255,769

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)      Exhibits.
The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
10.2
 
Amended and Restated 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ENDOLOGIX, INC.
 
 
 
Date: June 7, 2016
 
/s/ Vaseem Mahboob
 
 
Vaseem Mahboob

 
 
Chief Financial Officer






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
10.2
 
Amended and Restated 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended








Exhibit 10.1

ENDOLOGIX, INC.
2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
The 2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”), originally established and adopted on the 31st day of March, 2015 (the “Effective Date”) by Endologix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is hereby amended and restated effective March 23, 2016.
ARTICLE 1.
PURPOSES OF THE PLAN
1.1      Purposes . The purposes of the Plan are (a) to enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain the services of qualified employees, officers, directors, consultants and other service providers upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct and development of the Company’s business largely depends, and (b) to provide additional incentives to such persons or entities to devote their utmost effort and skill to the advancement and betterment of the Company, by providing them an opportunity to participate in the ownership of the Company and thereby have an interest in the success and increased value of the Company.
ARTICLE 2.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
2.1      Administrator . “Administrator” means the Board or, if the Board delegates responsibility for any matter to the Committee, the term Administrator shall mean the Committee.
2.2      Affiliated Company . “Affiliated Company” means:
(a)    with respect to Incentive Options, any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, respectively; and
(b)    with respect to Awards other than Incentive Options, any entity described in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.2 above, plus any other corporation, limited liability company (“LLC”), partnership or joint venture, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired, with respect to which the Company beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of: (1) the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities or (2) the capital or profits interests of an LLC, partnership or joint venture.
2.3      Award . “Award” means an Option, a Restricted Stock award, a Stock Appreciation Right award, a Dividend Equivalents award, a Stock Payment award or a Restricted Stock Unit award granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.4      Award Agreement . “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted to a Participant.
2.5      Board . “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.6      Change in Control . “Change in Control” shall mean:
(a)    The acquisition, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of the beneficial ownership of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;




(b)    A merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold as a result of holding Company securities prior to such transaction, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity (or the parent of the surviving entity) immediately after such merger or consolidation;
(c)    A reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company or of the acquiring entity immediately after such merger;
(d)    The sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction(s) receive as a distribution with respect to securities of the Company, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the acquiring entity immediately after such transaction(s); or
(e)    The approval by the stockholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
2.7      Code . “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.8      Committee . “Committee” means a committee of two or more members of the Board appointed to administer the Plan, as set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.
2.9      Common Stock . “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.
2.10      Covered Employee . “Covered Employee” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or the individual acting in a similar capacity) and the four (4) other individuals that are the highest compensated executive officers of the Company for the relevant taxable year for whom total compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act.
2.11      Disability . “Disability” means permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. The Administrator’s determination of a Disability or the absence thereof shall be conclusive and binding on all interested parties.
2.12      Dividend Equivalent . “Dividend Equivalent” means a right to receive payments equivalent to the amount of dividends paid by the Company to holders of shares of Common Stock with respect to the number of Dividend Equivalents held by the Participant. The Dividend Equivalent may provide for payment in Common Stock or in cash, or a fixed combination of Common Stock or cash, or the Administrator may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Dividend Equivalent is payable. Dividend Equivalents may be granted only in connection with a grant of Restricted Stock Units and shall be subject to the vesting conditions that govern Restricted Stock Units as set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
2.13      DRO . “DRO” means a domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations thereunder.
2.14      Effective Date . “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan was originally adopted by the Board, as set forth on the first page hereof.
2.15      Exchange Act . “Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.16      Exercise Price . “Exercise Price” means the purchase price per share of Common Stock payable upon exercise of an Option.
2.17      Fair Market Value . “Fair Market Value” on any given date means the value of one share of Common Stock, determined as follows:




(a)    If the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading on a Nasdaq market system or a stock exchange which reports closing sale prices, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price on the date of valuation on such Nasdaq market system or principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or, if no closing sale price is quoted on such day, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price of the Common Stock on such Nasdaq market system or such exchange on the next preceding day on which a closing sale price is reported.
(b)    If the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on a Nasdaq market system or a stock exchange which reports closing sale prices, the Fair Market Value shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the date of valuation.
(c)    If neither (a) nor (b) is applicable as of the date of valuation, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith using any reasonable method of evaluation, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on all interested parties.
2.18      Incentive Option . “Incentive Option” means any Option designated and qualified as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
2.19      Incentive Option Agreement . “Incentive Option Agreement” means an Option Agreement with respect to an Incentive Option.
2.20      NASD Dealer . “NASD Dealer” means a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
2.21      Non-Employee Director . “Non-Employee Director” shall have the meaning given in Section 7.7 below.
2.22      Nonqualified Option . “Nonqualified Option” means any Option that is not an Incentive Option. To the extent that any Option designated as an Incentive Option fails in whole or in part to qualify as an Incentive Option, including, without limitation, for failure to meet the limitations applicable to a 10% Stockholder or because it exceeds the annual limit provided for in Section 5.7 below, it shall to that extent constitute a Nonqualified Option.
2.23      Nonqualified Option Agreement . “Nonqualified Option Agreement” means an Option Agreement with respect to a Nonqualified Option.
2.24      Option . “Option” means any option to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
2.25      Option Agreement . “Option Agreement” means the written agreement entered into between the Company and the Optionee with respect to an Option granted under the Plan.
2.26      Optionee . “Optionee” means any Participant who holds an Option.
2.27      Participant . “Participant” means an individual or entity that holds an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, shares of Stock, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Payment or Dividend Equivalents under the Plan.
2.28      Performance Criteria . “Performance Criteria” means one or more of the following as established by the Administrator, which may be stated as a target percentage or dollar amount, a percentage increase over a base period percentage or dollar amount or the occurrence of a specific event or events:
(a)    Sales;
(b)    Operating income;
(c)    Pre-tax income;
(d)    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization;
(e)    Earnings per share of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis;
(f)
Consolidated net income of the Company divided by the average consolidated common stockholders equity;
(g)
Cash and cash equivalents derived from either (i) net cash flow from operations, or (ii) net cash flow from operations, financings and investing activities;
(h)    Adjusted operating cash flow return on income;
(i)    Cost containment or reduction;




(j)    The percentage increase in the market price of the Common Stock over a stated period;
(k)    Return on assets;
(l)    New Company product introductions;
(m)    Obtaining regulatory approvals for new or existing products; and
(n)    Individual business objectives.

2.29      Purchase Price . “Purchase Price” means the purchase price payable to purchase a share of Restricted Stock, or a Restricted Stock Unit, which, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, may be zero (0), subject to limitations under applicable law.
2.30      Repurchase Right . “Repurchase Right” means the right of the Company to repurchase either unvested shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 6.6 or to cancel unvested Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 7.6.
2.31      Restricted Stock . “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Article 6 hereof, subject to any restrictions and conditions as are established pursuant to such Article 6.
2.32      Restricted Stock Award . “Restricted Stock Award” means either the issuance of Restricted Stock or the grant of Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents under the Plan.
2.33      Restricted Stock Award Agreement . “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means the written agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant evidencing the issuance of Restricted Stock or the grant of Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents under the Plan.
2.34      Restricted Stock Unit . “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive one share of Common Stock issued pursuant to Article 7 hereof, subject to any restrictions and conditions as are established pursuant to such Article 7.
2.35      Service Provider . “Service Provider” means a consultant or other person or entity the Administrator authorizes to become a Participant in the Plan and who provides services to (i) the Company, (ii) an Affiliated Company, or (iii) any other business venture designated by the Administrator in which the Company or an Affiliated Company has a significant ownership interest.
2.36      Stock Appreciation Right . “Stock Appreciation Right” means a contractual right granted to a Participant under Article 8 hereof entitling such Participant to receive a payment representing the difference between the base price per share of the right and the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, payable either in cash or in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at such time, and subject to such conditions, as are set forth in this Plan and the applicable Stock Appreciation Rights Award agreement.
2.37      Stock Appreciation Rights Holder . “Stock Appreciation Rights Holder” means any Participant who holds a Stock Appreciation Right.
2.38      Stock Payment . “Stock Payment” means a payment in the form of shares of Common Stock.
2.39      10% Stockholder . “10% Stockholder” means a person who, as of a relevant date, owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of an Affiliated Company.
ARTICLE 3.
ELIGIBILITY
3.1      Incentive Options . Only employees of the Company or of an Affiliated Company (including members of the Board if they are employees of the Company or of an Affiliated Company) are eligible to receive Incentive Options under the Plan.
3.2      Nonqualified Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Payments and Restricted Stock Awards . Employees of the Company or of an Affiliated Company, members of the Board (whether or not employed by the Company or an Affiliated Company), and Service Providers are eligible to receive Nonqualified Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Payments or Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan.




3.3      Section 162(m) Limitation . In no event shall any Participant be granted Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in any one calendar year pursuant to which the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired thereunder exceeds 200,000 shares, subject to adjustment as to the number and kind of shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with his or her initial service to the Company, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any Participant shall not exceed 300,000 shares of Common Stock during the calendar year which includes such individual’s initial service to the Company. The foregoing limitations shall be applied on an aggregate basis taking into account Awards granted to a Participant under the Plan as well as awards of the same type granted to a Participant under any other equity-based compensation plan of the Company or any Affiliated Company.
ARTICLE 4.
PLAN SHARES
4.1      Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a)    The number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 6,300,000 shares. The foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as to the number and kind of shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. In the event that (a) all or any portion of any Option granted under the Plan can no longer under any circumstances be exercised, (b) any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award Agreement are reacquired by the Company or (c) all or any portion of any Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan are forfeited or can no longer under any circumstances vest, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or the shares so reacquired shall again be available for grant or issuance under the Plan. The following shares of Common Stock may not again be made available for issuance as awards under the Plan: (x) the gross number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights settled in exchange for shares of Common Stock, (y) shares of Common Stock used to pay the Exercise Price related to outstanding Options, or (z) shares of Common Stock used to pay withholding taxes related to outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Restricted Stock Units. For purposes of this Section 4.1, the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under the Plan shall be reduced by one share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock granted pursuant to the exercise to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, and by one-and-six-tenths (1.6) shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock granted pursuant to a Restricted Stock award, Stock Payment award or Restricted Stock Unit award.
(b)    The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan as Incentive Options shall be 6,300,000 shares, subject to adjustment as to the number and kind of shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.
4.2      Changes in Capital Structure . In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, stock dividend, or other change in the capital structure of the Company, then appropriate adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the aggregate number and kind of shares subject to this Plan, the number and kind of shares and the price per share subject to outstanding Award Agreements and the limit on the number of shares under Section 3.3, all in order to preserve, as nearly as practical, but not to increase, the benefits to Participants.
ARTICLE 5.
OPTIONS
5.1      Grant of Stock Options . The Administrator shall have the right to grant, pursuant to this Plan, Options subject to such terms, restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, continued employment or the achievement of specified performance goals or objectives established by the Administrator with respect to one or more Performance Criteria.
5.2      Option Agreements . Each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement which shall specify the number of shares subject thereto, vesting provisions relating to such Option, the Exercise Price per share, and whether the Option is an Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option. As soon as is practical following the grant of an Option, an Option Agreement shall be duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Optionee to whom such Option was granted. Each Option Agreement shall be in such form and contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as the Administrator shall, from time to time, deem desirable.




5.3      Exercise Price . The Exercise Price per share of Common Stock covered by each Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following: (a) the Exercise Price of an Incentive Option shall not be less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date the Incentive Option is granted, (b) the Exercise Price of a Nonqualified Option shall not be less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date the Nonqualified Option is granted, and (c) if the person to whom an Incentive Option is granted is a 10% Stockholder on the date of grant, the Exercise Price shall not be less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date the Incentive Option is granted.
However, an Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424 of the Code.
5.4      Payment of Exercise Price . Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon exercise of an Option and may be made, in the discretion of the Administrator, subject to any legal restrictions, by: (a) cash; (b) check; (c) the surrender of shares of Common Stock owned by the Optionee (provided that shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of options granted by the Company must have been held by the Optionee for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes), which surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of such exercise; (d) the cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Optionee; (e) the waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Optionee for services rendered; (f) provided that a public market for the Common Stock exists, a “same day sale” commitment from the Optionee and an NASD Dealer whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; (g) provided that a public market for the Common Stock exists, a “margin” commitment from the Optionee and an NASD Dealer whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or (h) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted by applicable law.
5.5      Term and Termination of Options . The term and provisions for termination of each Option shall be as fixed by the Administrator, but no Option may be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date it is granted.
5.6      Vesting and Exercise of Options . Each Option shall vest and become exercisable in one or more installments, at such time or times and subject to such conditions, including without limitation the achievement of specified performance goals or objectives established with respect to one or more Performance Criteria, as shall be determined by the Administrator.
5.7      Annual Limit on Incentive Options . To the extent required for “incentive stock option” treatment under Section 422 of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Options granted under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or any Affiliated Company become exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.
5.8      Nontransferability of Options . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.8, Options shall not be assignable or transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a DRO entered by a court in settlement of marital property rights, and during the life of the Optionee, Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee. At the discretion of the Administrator and in accordance with rules it establishes from time to time, Optionees may be permitted to transfer some or all of their Nonqualified Options to one or more “family members,” which is not a “prohibited transfer for value,” provided that (i) the Optionee (or such Optionee’s estate or representative) shall remain obligated to satisfy all income or other tax withholding obligations associated with the exercise of such Nonqualified Option; (ii) the Optionee shall notify the Company in writing that such transfer has occurred and disclose to the Company the name and address of the “family member” or “family members” and their relationship to the Optionee, and (iii) such transfer shall be effected pursuant to transfer documents in a form approved by the Administrator. For purposes of the foregoing, the terms “family members” and “prohibited transfer for value” have the meaning ascribed to them in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor form) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
5.9      Repricing Prohibited . Subject to Section 4.2 hereof, without the prior approval of the Company’s stockholders, evidenced by a majority of votes cast, the Administrator shall not amend the terms of outstanding Options to reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options, cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other awards or Options with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the original Options, or otherwise approve any modification to such an Option that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the Nasdaq Stock Market.




5.10      Rights as a Stockholder . An Optionee or permitted transferee of an Option shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Option until such Option has been duly exercised and certificates representing shares purchased upon such exercise have been issued to such person.
5.11      Unvested Shares . The Administrator shall have the discretion to grant Options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock. Should the Optionee cease being an employee, officer or director of the Company while owning such unvested shares, the Company shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.
ARTICLE 6.
RESTRICTED STOCK
6.1      Issuance of Restricted Stock . The Administrator shall have the right to issue pursuant to this Plan and at a Purchase Price determined by the Administrator, shares of Common Stock subject to such terms, restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, continued employment or the achievement of specified performance goals or objectives established by the Administrator with respect to one or more Performance Criteria, which require the Administrator to certify in writing whether and the extent to which such performance goals were achieved before such restrictions are considered to have lapsed.
6.2      Restricted Stock Award Agreements . A Participant shall have no rights with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement until the Participant has paid the full Purchase Price, if any, to the Company in the manner set forth in Section 6.3(b) hereof and has executed and delivered to the Company the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form, and shall set forth the Purchase Price, if any, and such other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as the Administrator shall, from time to time, deem desirable. Each such Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be different from each other Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
6.3      Purchase Price.
(a)     Amount . Restricted Stock may be issued to Participants for such consideration as is determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law.
(b)     Payment . Payment of the Purchase Price, if any, may be made, in the discretion of the Administrator, subject to any legal restrictions, by: (a) cash; (b) check; (c) the surrender of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant (provided that shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of options granted by the Company shall have been held by the Participant for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes), which surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of such acceptance; (d) the cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; (e) the waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered; or (f) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted by applicable law. If payment for shares of Restricted Stock is made by promissory note, any cash dividends paid with respect to the Restricted Stock may be applied, in the discretion of the Administrator, to repayment of such note.
6.4      Vesting of Restricted Stock . The Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall specify the date or dates, the performance goals, if any, established by the Administrator with respect to one or more Performance Criteria that must be achieved, and any other conditions on which the Restricted Stock may vest.
6.5      Rights as a Stockholder . Upon complying with the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof, a Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement, including voting and dividend rights, subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions as are set forth in such Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Unless the Administrator shall determine otherwise, certificates evidencing shares of Restricted Stock shall remain in the possession of the Company until such shares have vested in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
6.6      Restrictions . Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of and shall not be assignable or transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a DRO entered




by a court in settlement of marital property rights, except as specifically provided in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement or as authorized by the Administrator. In the event of termination of a Participant’s employment, service as a director of the Company or Service Provider status for any reason whatsoever (including death or disability), the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide, in the discretion of the Administrator, that the Company may, at the discretion of the Administrator, exercise a Repurchase Right to repurchase at the original Purchase Price the shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested as of the date of termination.
ARTICLE 7.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
7.1      Grants of Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents . The Administrator shall have the right to grant, pursuant to this Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents, subject to such terms, restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, continued employment or the achievement of specified performance goals or objectives established by the Administrator with respect to one or more Performance Criteria, which require the Administrator to certify in writing whether and the extent to which such performance goals were achieved before such restrictions are considered to have lapsed.
7.2      Restricted Stock Unit Agreements . A Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents covered by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement until the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form, and shall set forth the Purchase Price, if any, and such other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as the Administrator shall, from time to time, deem desirable. Each such Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be different from each other Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
7.3      Purchase Price.
(a)     Amount . Restricted Stock Units may be issued to Participants for such consideration as is determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law.
(b)     Payment . Payment of the Purchase Price, if any, may be made, in the discretion of the Administrator, subject to any legal restrictions, by: (a) cash; (b) check; (c) the surrender of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant (provided that shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of options granted by the Company shall have been held by the Participant for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes), which surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of such acceptance; (d) the cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; (e) the waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered; or (f) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted by applicable law.
7.4      Vesting of Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents . The Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall specify the date or dates, the performance goals, if any, established by the Administrator with respect to one or more Performance Criteria that must be achieved, and any other conditions on which the Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents may vest.
7.5      Rights as a Stockholder . Holders of Restricted Stock Units shall not be entitled to vote or to receive dividends unless or until they become owners of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to their Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan.
7.6      Restrictions . Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents may not be sold, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of and shall not be assignable or transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a DRO entered by a court in settlement of marital property rights, except as specifically provided in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement or as authorized by the Administrator. In the event of termination of a Participant’s employment, service as a director of the Company or Service Provider status for any reason whatsoever (including death or disability), the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that all Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents that have not vested as of such date shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant. However, if, with respect to such unvested Restricted Stock Units the Participant paid a Purchase Price, the Administrator shall have the right, exercisable at the discretion of the Administrator, to exercise a Repurchase Right to cancel such unvested Restricted Stock Units upon payment




to the Participant of the original Purchase Price. The Participant shall forfeit such unvested Restricted Stock Units upon the Administrator’s exercise of such right.
7.7      Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Non-Employee Directors.
(a)     Automatic Grants . Each director of the Company who is not an employee or executive officer of the Company (a “Non-Employee Director”) shall automatically be granted (i) a Restricted Stock Unit convertible into $200,000 of shares of the Common Stock, as valued on the Restricted Stock Unit grant date, upon commencement of service as a director of the Company, and (ii) a Restricted Stock Unit convertible into $100,000 of shares of Common Stock at each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (provided such individual has served as a Non-Employee Director for at least six (6) months prior to such meeting). All such Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.
(b)     Vesting of Restricted Stock Units Granted to Non-Employee Directors . Each initial Restricted Stock Unit granted to a newly-elected or appointed Non-Employee Director shall vest, in a series of four (4) successive equal annual installments over the Non-Employee Director’s period of continued service as a director, with the first such installment to vest upon the Non-Employee Director’s completion of one (1) year of service as a Non-Employee Director measured from the Restricted Stock Unit grant date. Each annual Restricted Stock Unit granted to continuing Non-Employee Directors shall vest, upon the Non-Employee Director’s completion of one (1) year of service as a Non-Employee Director measured from the Restricted Stock Unit grant date.
ARTICLE 8.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1      Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights . A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to any Participant selected by the Administrator. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted on a basis that allows for the exercise of the right by the Participant or that provides for the automatic payment of the right upon a specified date or event. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable or payable at such time or times and upon conditions as may be approved by the Administrator, provided that the Administrator may accelerate the exercisability or payment of a Stock Appreciation Right at any time.
8.2      Vesting of Stock Appreciation Rights . Each Stock Appreciation Right shall vest and become exercisable in one or more installments at such time or times and subject to such conditions, including without limitation the achievement of specified performance goals or objectives established with respect to one or more Performance Criteria, as shall be determined by the Administrator. A Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable or payable at such time or times as determined by the Administrator, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant. The base price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the base price per share of any Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of grant.
8.3      Payment of Stock Appreciation Rights . A Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the holder, upon exercise or other payment of the Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, to receive an amount determined by multiplying: (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise or payment of the Stock Appreciation Right over the base price of such Stock Appreciation Right, by (ii) the number of shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised or paid. Payment of the amount determined under the foregoing shall be made either in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator in its discretion. If payment is made in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or payment, subject to applicable tax withholding requirements and to such conditions, as are set forth in this Plan and the applicable Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement.
8.4      Nontransferability of Stock Appreciation Rights . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.4, Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be assignable or transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a DRO entered by a court in settlement of marital property rights, and during the life of the Stock Appreciation Rights Holder, Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only by the Stock Appreciation Rights Holder. At the discretion of the Administrator and in accordance with rules it establishes from time to time, Stock Appreciation Rights Holders may be permitted to transfer some or all of their Stock Appreciation Rights to one or more “family members,” which is not a “prohibited transfer for value,” provided that (i) the Stock Appreciation Rights Holder (or such holder’s estate or representative) shall remain obligated to satisfy all income or other tax withholding obligations associated with the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right; (ii) the Stock Appreciation Rights Holder shall notify the Company in writing that such transfer has occurred and disclose to the Company the name and address of the “family member” or “family members” and




their relationship to the holder, and (iii) such transfer shall be effected pursuant to transfer documents in a form approved by the Administrator. For purposes of the foregoing, the terms “family members” and “prohibited transfer for value” have the meaning ascribed to them in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor form) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ARTICLE 9.
STOCK PAYMENT AWARDS
9.1      Grant of Stock Payment Awards . A Stock Payment award may be granted to any Participant selected by the Administrator. A Stock Payment award may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as directors’ compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Administrator. A Stock Payment award granted to a Participant represents shares of Common Stock that are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise provided in the Plan and the Award Agreement. The Administrator may, in connection with any Stock Payment award, provide that no payment is required, or require the payment by the Participant of a specified purchase price.
9.2      Rights as Stockholder . Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article 9 and the applicable Award Agreement, upon the issuance of the Common Stock under a Stock Payment award the Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 10.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
10.1      Administrator . Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Board, which may delegate such responsibilities in whole or in part to a Committee. Members of the Committee may be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Board may limit the composition of the Committee to those persons necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
10.2      Powers of the Administrator . In addition to any other powers or authority conferred upon the Administrator elsewhere in the Plan or by law, the Administrator shall have full power and authority: (a) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted, the number of shares to be represented by each Award, and the consideration to be received by the Company upon the exercise and/or vesting of such Awards; (b) to interpret the Plan; (c) to create, amend or rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions contained in, and the form of, Award Agreements; (e) to determine the identity or capacity of any persons who may be entitled to exercise a Participant’s rights under any Award Agreement under the Plan; (f) to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement; (g) to accelerate the vesting of any Award or release or waive any repurchase rights of the Company with respect to Restricted Stock Awards; (h) to extend the expiration date of any Option; (i) to amend outstanding Award Agreements to provide for, among other things, any change or modification which the Administrator could have included in the original Agreement or in furtherance of the powers provided for herein; and (j) to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, but only to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan. Any action, decision, interpretation or determination made in good faith by the Administrator in the exercise of its authority conferred upon it under the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and all Participants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Administrator may from time to time delegate to one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards to Participants other than (a) senior executives of the Company who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (b) Covered Employees, or (c) officers of the Company (or members of the Board) to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Administrator specifies at the time of such delegation, and the Administrator may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee.
10.3      Limitation on Liability . No employee of the Company or member of the Board or Administrator shall be subject to any liability with respect to duties under the Plan unless the person acts fraudulently or in bad faith. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each member of the Board or Administrator, and any employee of the Company with duties under the Plan, who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of such person’s conduct in the performance of duties under the Plan.




ARTICLE 11.
CHANGE IN CONTROL
11.1      Impact of Change in Control on Awards Under Plan . In order to preserve a Participant’s rights in the event of a Change in Control of the Company:
(a)    The Administrator shall have the discretion to provide in each Award Agreement the terms and conditions that relate to (i) vesting of such Award in the event of a Change in Control, and (ii) assumption of such Awards or issuance of comparable securities under an incentive program in the event of a Change in Control. The aforementioned terms and conditions may vary in each Award Agreement.
(b)    If the terms of an outstanding Option provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a Change in Control, or to the extent that a Option is vested and not yet exercised, the Administrator in its discretion may provide, in connection with the Change in Control transaction, for the purchase or exchange of each Option for an amount of cash or other property having a value equal to the difference (or “spread”) between: (x) the value of the cash or other property that the Participant would have received pursuant to the Change in Control transaction in exchange for the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option had the Option been exercised immediately prior to the Change in Control, and (y) the Exercise Price of the Option.
(c)    If the terms of an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a Change in Control, or to the extent that a Stock Appreciation Right is vested and not yet exercised, the Administrator in its discretion may provide, in connection with the Change in Control transaction, for the purchase or exchange of each Stock Appreciation Right for an amount of cash or other property having a value equal to the value of the cash or other property that the Participant would have received pursuant to the Change in Control transaction in exchange for the shares issuable upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right had the Stock Appreciation Right been exercised immediately prior to the Change in Control.
(d)    Outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and cease to be exercisable upon consummation of a Change in Control except to the extent that the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights are assumed by the successor entity (or parent thereof) pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction.
(e)    The Administrator shall cause written notice of a proposed Change in Control transaction to be given to Participants not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the anticipated effective date of the proposed transaction.
ARTICLE 12.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
12.1      Amendments . The Board may from time to time alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in such respects as the Board may deem advisable. No such alteration, amendment, suspension or termination shall be made which shall substantially affect or impair the rights of any Participant under an outstanding Award Agreement without such Participant’s consent. The Board may alter or amend the Plan to comply with requirements under the Code relating to Incentive Options or other types of options which give Optionees more favorable tax treatment than that applicable to Options granted under this Plan as of the date of its adoption. Upon any such alteration or amendment, any outstanding Option granted hereunder may, if the Administrator so determines and if permitted by applicable law, be subject to the more favorable tax treatment afforded to an Optionee pursuant to such terms and conditions.
12.2      Plan Termination . Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date and no Awards may be granted under the Plan thereafter, but Awards and Award Agreements then outstanding shall continue in effect in accordance with their respective terms.
ARTICLE 13.
TAX WITHHOLDING
13.1      Tax Withholding . The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be withheld from an Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award, which shall be paid by the Participant on or prior to the payment or other event that results in taxable income in respect of an Award. The Award




Agreement may specify the manner in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the particular type of Award.
ARTICLE 14.
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1      Benefits Not Alienable . Other than as provided above, benefits under the Plan may not be assigned or alienated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Any unauthorized attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect.
14.2      Awards subject to Code Section 409A . Any Award that constitutes, or provides for, a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code (a “Section 409A Award”) shall satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable as determined by the Administrator. The Award Agreement with respect to a Section 409A Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. If any deferral of compensation is to be permitted in connection with a 409A Award, the Administrator shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made, the time period of the deferral and the events that would result in payment of the deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributable to the deferral and the method of funding, if any, attributable to the deferred amount.
14.3      No Enlargement of Employee Rights . This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Participant to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Participant. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give the right to any Participant to be retained as an employee of the Company or any Affiliated Company or to interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliated Company to discharge any Participant at any time.
14.4      Application of Funds . The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Option Agreements and Restricted Stock Award Agreements, except as otherwise provided herein, will be used for general corporate purposes.
14.5      Unfunded Plan . The adoption of the Plan and any reservation of shares of Common Stock or cash amounts by the Company to discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement. Except upon the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, any rights of a Participant under the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, and neither a Participant nor the Participant’s permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of the Company by virtue of the Plan.
14.6      Annual Reports . During the term of this Plan, the Company will furnish to each Participant who does not otherwise receive such materials, copies of all reports, proxy statements and other communications that the Company distributes generally to its stockholders.








Exhibit 10.2


ENDOLOGIX, INC.
2006 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
(AS AMENDED, SUBJECT TO STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON MARCH 23, 2016)

1.
Purpose
The purpose of the Endologix, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated (the “ Plan ”) is to provide Eligible Employees with (a) a convenient means to acquire Shares at a discounted purchase price, (b) an incentive for continued employment, and (c) an incentive to increase the value of the Corporation for stockholders. This Plan includes two components: a U.S. Code Section 423 Component (the “ 423 Component ”) and a non-U.S. Code Section 423 Component (the “ Non-423 Component ”). It is the intention of the Corporation to have the 423 Component qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the U.S. Code. The provisions of the 423 Component, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the U.S. Code. In addition, this Plan authorizes the grant of Purchase Rights under the Non-423 Component that does not qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the U.S. Code; such Purchase Rights shall be granted pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Committee designed by the Committee to achieve tax, employment, securities law or other purposes and objectives, and to conform the terms of the Plan with the laws and requirements of countries outside of the United States in order to allow Eligible Employees of Designated Subsidiaries in such countries to purchase Shares under the Plan.
2.
Effective Date and Term of Plan
(a)     Effective Date . The Board originally adopted the Plan with stockholder approval in May 2006. The Board subsequently amended the Plan from time to time, with stockholder approval, to increase the number of Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan to 3,058,734. On March 23, 2016, the Board amended the Plan, subject to stockholder approval, to increase the number of Shares authorized for issuance by an additional 1,500,000 shares, bringing the total number of Shares subject to the Plan to 4,558,734.
(b)     Term . The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, (ii) its termination by the Board, or (iii) the date on which all of the Shares available for issuance under the Plan have been issued.
3.
Definitions
Each capitalized word, term or phrase used in the Plan shall have the meaning set forth in this Section 3 or, if not defined in this Section, the first place that it appears in the Plan.
(a)    “ Account ” means the account established for each Participant under the Plan, which will be maintained in the currency used by the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, to pay the Participant’s Compensation and will be converted to U.S. Dollars as provided in Section 6(a), if applicable. Amounts credited to a Participant’s Account may be held by the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, in its general corporate accounts or in one or more trusts, as determined by the Committee in its discretion in accordance with applicable law, and will not be credited with interest or earnings of any kind, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(b)    “ Applicable Exchange ” means the NASDAQ National Market System or such other securities exchange as may be the principal market for the Shares at the applicable time.
(c)    “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(d)    “ Change in Control ” means either of the following stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a party: (i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such transaction; or (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets; provided, that such transaction does not constitute a transfer to a related party under U.S. Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B).
(e)    “ Committee ” means the Board or a committee consisting of two (2) or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.




(f)    “ Compensation ” means the total salary or wages or other taxable compensation (such as bonus payments, commissions, short-term disability payments and wage or salary substitution payments) paid by the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary to the Eligible Employee during active employment (including approved paid leaves of absences) as of a particular pay date, exclusive of expense reimbursement, relocation allowances, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance benefits, earnings related to stock options or other equity incentives, and post-employment payments that may be computed from eligible compensation, such as severance benefits, salary continuation after termination of service, redundancy pay, or termination indemnities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Designated Subsidiary outside of the United States shall have the authority to determine what constitutes “Compensation” for purposes of the Plan, as approved by the Corporation's Vice President of Human Resources or Chief Financial Officer.
(g)    “ Corporation ” means Endologix, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(h)    “ Designated Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that has been designated by the Committee, in its sole discretion, as eligible to offer participation in the Plan to its Employees under either the 423 Component or Non-423 Component.
(i)    “ Disaffiliation ” means a Designated Subsidiary’s or business segment’s ceasing to be a Subsidiary or business segment for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of a public offering, or a spinoff or sale by the Corporation, of the stock of the Designated Subsidiary or a sale of a business segment by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries).
(j)    “ Eligible Employee ” means an individual who (i) is an Employee during the Enrollment Period established by the Committee for an Offering Period, and (ii) meets such other eligibility criteria as may be determined by the Committee. Except as otherwise prohibited under applicable law, “Eligible Employee” shall exclude any Employee who is regularly expected to render twenty (20) or fewer hours of service per week for fewer than five (5) months per calendar year.
(k)    “ Employee ” means any individual who is classified as an employee by the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary on such entity’s payroll records. An individual who is classified by the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary as an independent contractor, leased employee, consultant, advisor or member of the Board is not an Employee for purposes of the Plan, even if such individual is determined to be a common law employee of the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary. For purposes of individuals performing services for a Designated Subsidiary incorporated outside of the United States, “Employee” shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions except as may be otherwise required under applicable local law. In addition, for purposes of this Plan, a Participant shall cease to be an Employee either upon an actual termination of employment or upon the Subsidiary employing the Participant ceasing to be a Designated Subsidiary.
(l)    “ Enrollment Period ” means the period established by the Committee in its sole discretion preceding each Offering Period that Eligible Employees may enroll to participate in the Plan.
(m)    “ Fair Market Value ” means the closing sale price of a Share on the date of valuation on the Applicable Exchange or, if no closing sale price is quoted or no sale takes place on such day, then the Fair Market Value shall be closing sale price of a Share on the Applicable Exchange on the next preceding day on which a sale occurred.
(n)    “ Offering ” means an offer under the Plan of a Purchase Right that may be exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Section 3(p). For purposes of this Plan, the Committee may designate separate Offerings under the Plan (the terms of which need not be identical) in which Eligible Employees of one or more Designated Subsidiaries will participate, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical.
(o)    “ Offering Period ” means the six month period beginning on November 1 and ending on April 30, and the six month period beginning on May 1 and ending on October 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may establish different Offering Periods as it determines in its sole discretion.
(p)    “ Participant ” means an Eligible Employee who has commenced participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a) and who has not ceased participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 4(b).
(q)    “ Plan ” means this Endologix, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated, as set forth herein and as hereafter amended from time to time, and shall include any sub-plans established hereunder to comply with the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America.
(r)    “ Purchase Date ” means the last business day of each Offering Period.




(s)    “ Purchase Price ” means an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the first business day of the Offering Period, or (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Purchase Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee has the authority to change the Purchase Price for an Offering prior to the commencement of an Offering Period by any manner or method the Committee determines, pursuant to Section 8, and subject to (i) with respect to the 423 Component, compliance with Section 423 of the U.S. Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or (ii) with respect to the Non-423 Component, pursuant to such manner or method as determined by the Committee to comply with applicable local law.
(t)    “ Purchase Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
(u)    “ Share ” means a share of common stock of the Corporation, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 7(c).
(v)    “ Subsidiary ” means any present or future corporation, whether domestic or foreign, which is or would be a “subsidiary corporation,” as defined under Section 424(f) of the Code, of the Corporation.
(w)    “ U.S. Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and any relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the U.S. Code shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance, as well as any successor section, regulations and guidance.
(x)    “ U.S. Dollar ” and “ US $ ” mean and refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America.
4.
Eligibility and Participation
(a)     Commencement of Participation . An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan and shall participate in an Offering Period by enrolling in the Plan during the Enrollment Period and making an election authorizing the payroll deductions or contributions set forth in Section 5(b) in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee. An Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant pursuant to this Section shall remain a Participant and shall participate in all future Offering Periods until the individual ceases to be a Participant pursuant to Section 4(b).
(b)     Termination of Participation . An individual shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan upon the first occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee (except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 5);
(ii) the Participant withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Section 5; or
(iii) the Plan is terminated.
(c)     Eligibility Restrictions . Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be granted a Purchase Right under the Plan or be eligible to participate in the Plan:
(i) if, immediately after the Purchase Right is granted, such Employee would own or be considered to own, five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (for these purposes, the rules of Section 424(d) of the U.S. Code shall apply in determining stock ownership of any Employee); or
(ii) if such Purchase Right would permit such Employee’s rights to purchase Shares under the Plan and any other employee stock purchase plans of the Corporation or any Subsidiary in an amount which, in the aggregate, would exceed US$25,000 (or such other amount as may be adjusted from time to time under applicable provisions of the U.S. Code) in Fair Market Value of Shares (determined at the time such Purchase Right is granted) for each calendar year in which the Purchase Right is outstanding at any time. For purposes of applying the foregoing limitation, the applicable limit shall be determined by multiplying (x) the number of Shares acquired during each respective Offering Period by a Participant by (y) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the first business date of the Offering Period to which such shares relate.
5.
Offerings
(a)     General . The acquisition of Shares under the Plan will be implemented through Offering Periods as set forth in this Section 5.




(b)     Contributions to Accounts . Unless payroll deductions are prohibited by applicable law, each Participant shall make an election during the Enrollment Period to have the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, deduct a specified percentage of the Participant’s Compensation ranging from one percent (1%) to ten percent (10%), on an after-tax basis, each payroll period during the Offering Period, and such amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s Account. A Participant’s election shall remain in effect for all Offering Periods commencing after the Participant makes such election, unless the Participant changes the election, withdraws from the Plan or ceases to be an Eligible Employee pursuant to this Section 5. If applicable law prohibits payroll deductions, the Committee, in its discretion, may permit a Participant to make contributions to the Participant’s Account in another form of contribution acceptable to the Committee, including contributions by direct debit from a Participant’s designated bank account or by check. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, suspend or reduce a Participant’s payroll deductions or contributions under the Plan as it deems advisable. Except where otherwise required under applicable local law, all Participant contributions may be held in a general account established in the name of the Corporation or the Designated Subsidiary that employs the applicable Participant. Contributions credited to a Participant’s Account that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars shall be converted into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate (as determined by the Committee) and remitted to the Corporation with such frequency as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(c)     Grant of Purchase Right . On the first business day of each Offering Period, the Corporation shall grant to each Participant a right to purchase (“Purchase Right”) on the Purchase Date the number of whole Shares that may be purchased at the Purchase Price with the amounts credited to the Participant’s Account on such date, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(c) and Section 7.
(d)     Changes to Payroll Deductions / Contributions . During the course of an Offering Period, a Participant will be permitted to reduce (but not increase) the amount of payroll deductions or contributions to the Plan during the Offering Period by filing such form as the Committee shall determine; however, the Participant may not effect more than one (1) such reduction per Offering Period. Before the commencement of any subsequent Offering Period, a Participant may elect to change the amount of payroll deductions or contributions during such Offering Period, subject to the limits set forth in Section 5(b).
(e)     Withdrawal . A Participant may withdraw from the Plan before any Purchase Date by giving notice of withdrawal in such form and at such time as the Committee shall determine. Upon receipt of a notice of withdrawal, the Participant’s Purchase Right will be canceled immediately and no further contributions shall be collected. Any amounts credited to a Participant’s Account during the Offering Period in which such withdrawal occurs shall be returned to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable without interest, unless the payment of interest is required by applicable law. A Participant who withdraws from the Plan pursuant to this Section shall be prohibited from participating again in the same Offering Period during which the withdrawal occurred. The Committee may, in its discretion, treat any attempt by the Participant to transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Participant’s Account or Purchase Right as a notice of withdrawal. After withdrawing from the Plan pursuant to this Section, an Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan with respect to a future Offering Period pursuant to the procedures in Section 4(a).
(f)     Termination of Employment . Upon the termination of a Participant’s employment for any reason, the Participant’s Purchase Right will be canceled immediately, and all amounts credited to the Participant’s Account will be returned to the Participant (or the Participant’s heirs or estate (as determined under applicable law) in the event of the Participant’s death) as soon as administratively practicable without interest, unless the payment of interest is required by applicable law.
(g)     Leave of Absence . If a Participant is on an approved unpaid leave of absence, all amounts credited the Participant’s Account during the Offering Period shall be held for the purchase of Shares on the next Purchase Date. In no event, however, shall any further amounts be collected on the Participant’s behalf during such leave of absence. Upon the Participant’s return to active service, the Participant’s contributions shall automatically resume at the rate in effect at the time the leave began, unless the Participant withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Section 5(e) prior to the Participant’s return. A Participant on a leave of absence who terminates employment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5(f). For purposes of Participants employed by a Designated Subsidiary incorporated outside of the United States, whether a Participant is on an approved leave of absence shall be determined in accordance with applicable local law.
(h)     Transferability . Neither any Purchase Rights granted under the Plan nor any amounts credited to a Participant’s Account may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of a Purchase Right or amounts credited to a Participant’s Account shall be without effect, except that the Committee may treat such act as an election to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 5(e).




(i)     Participants’ Interests . Participants will have no interest in, or any rights as a holder of Shares with respect to, Shares subject to a Purchase Right until the Participant’s Purchase Right is exercised pursuant to Section 6(a).
6.
Exercise of Purchase Rights
(a)     Automatic Exercise . Unless previously canceled, each Purchase Right then held by a Participant shall be exercised automatically on each Purchase Date to purchase the number of whole Shares that can be purchased at the Purchase Price with the amounts then credited to the Participant’s Account, subject to any limits set forth in the Plan. Fractional Shares cannot be purchased under any Purchase Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the number of Shares that could be purchased under all Purchase Rights outstanding on any Purchase Date exceeds the maximum number of Shares then available for issuance under the Plan, the outstanding Purchase Rights shall be exercised pro rata in as nearly a uniform manner as practicable to purchase the number of Shares then available under the Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise, and any excess contributions shall be returned to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable without interest, unless the payment of interest is required by applicable law. In any other circumstance, any amounts remaining in a Participant’s Account after the exercise of a Purchase Right will be retained in the Participant’s Account for use during the next Offering Period.
(b)     Tax Withholding . No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the Participant’s taxable income for federal, state, local or non-U.S. income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any Purchase Right, such Participant shall pay to the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation or Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Corporation and each Designated Subsidiary under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Corporation and each Designated Subsidiary shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payments otherwise due to the Participant. Further, subject to applicable local law, the Corporation may (i) instruct the administrator/broker to sell such number of Shares purchased by a Participant to raise the amount necessary to satisfy applicable withholding requirements or (ii) withhold whole Shares that otherwise would have been delivered having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount necessary to satisfy any withholding obligation. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for the settlement of withholding obligations.
(c)     Delivery of Stock . As promptly as practicable after each Purchase Date, the Shares acquired upon the exercise of a Participant’s Purchase Right shall be delivered to the Participant or to a custodial or trust account maintained for the benefit of the Participant, as determined by the Committee.
(d)     Conditions for Issuance . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the requirements of any Applicable Exchange or similar entity, and the Corporation has obtained any consent, approval or permit from any federal, state or foreign governmental authority that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable.
7.
Shares
(a)     Maximum Share Issuance under the Plan . The maximum number of Shares that can be issued under the Plan, subject to any adjustment upon changes in capitalization as provided in Section 7(b), shall be 4,558,734. Such Shares may be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares held by the Corporation as treasury shares. The limitation set forth in this section may be used to satisfy purchases of Shares under either the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component.
(b)     Maximum Number of Shares per Participant . Prior to the commencement of an Offering Period, the Committee may determine the maximum number of Shares that a Participant may purchase during such Offering Period or a formula that complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the U.S. Code by which the maximum number of Shares that a Participant may purchase during such Offering Period shall be computed; provided, however, in no event shall all Participants be permitted to purchase more than (a) 5,000 Shares during any one Offering Period, or (b) 10,000 Shares during any calendar year.
(c)     Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization . In the event of a merger, consolidation, stock rights offering, liquidation, spinoff, separation, Disaffiliation, reorganization or similar event affecting the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Corporation, the Committee or the Board shall make such equitable and appropriate substitutions or adjustments to (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of Shares subject to Purchase Rights under the Plan and (iii) the Purchase Price with respect to Purchase Rights under the Plan.




8.
Administration

(a)     Authority of Committee . The Plan will be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to take the following actions, among others, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan:
i. to designate the Subsidiaries that participate in the Plan;
ii. to determine the eligibility of any individual to participate in the Plan, including whether the individual shall be eligible to participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component;
iii. to determine whether and when an Offering Period will occur;
iv. to determine the number of Shares subject to an Offering and the number of Shares subject to a Purchase Right to be granted to any Participant;
v. to establish procedures for making payroll deductions or contributions under the Plan;
vi. to establish the Purchase Price for an Offering Period;
vii. to determine the maximum amount permitted to be credited to a Participant’s Account and to suspend or reduce a Participant’s payroll deductions or contributions for any reason that the Committee deems advisable;
viii. to determine the terms and conditions of each Offering and Offering Period made hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine;
ix. to adopt sub-plans and special provisions applicable to Offering Periods regulated by the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States, which sub-plans and special provisions may take precedence over other provisions of the Plan;
x. to modify, amend, adjust or cancel any Offering, Offering Period or Purchase Right or the terms and conditions of any Offering, Offering Period or Purchase Right;
xi. to treat any Participant’s attempt to transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Participant’s Account or Purchase Right as a notice of withdrawal under the Plan;
xii. to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall deem advisable from time to time;
xiii. to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan;
xiv. to decide all other matters to be determined in connection with an Offering; and
xv. to otherwise administer the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action taken by the Committee or its delegates that requires the approval of the Corporation’s stockholders under applicable law or Applicable Exchange rules shall be valid and effective only if the approval of the Corporation’s stockholders is obtained as required.
(b)     Delegation of Authority . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate any of its authority to administer the Plan to any person or persons selected by the Committee, including one or more members of the Committee or one or more officers of the Corporation, and such person or persons shall be deemed to be the Committee with respect to, and to the extent of, its or their authority. Any authority granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the full Board. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.
(c)     Procedures . The Committee may act by a majority of its members then in office and, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange, through any person or persons to whom it has delegated its authority pursuant to Section 8(b).
(d)     Discretion of Committee and Binding Effect . Any determination made by the Committee or an appropriately delegated person or persons with respect to the Plan shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, including, without limitation, any determination involving the appropriateness or equitableness of any action. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or persons shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Designated Subsidiary’s, Employees, Eligible Employees, Participants and Beneficiaries.
(e)     Change in Control and Disaffiliation . In the event of a Change in Control or a Disaffiliation, the Purchase Right of each Participant (in the case of a Change in Control) or the Purchase Right of each Participant employed by the Designated Subsidiary or business segment that ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary or business segment pursuant to the Disaffiliation, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (in the case of a Disaffiliation), will be exercised immediately upon such Change in Control or Disaffiliation with respect to the Offering then in effect, unless the Committee determines that such exercise would result in unfavorable tax or accounting treatment under any other applicable law, rule or regulation.




9.
Amendment and Termination
The Board or the Committee, in its sole discretion, may amend, alter, cancel or terminate the Plan or any Purchase Right granted thereunder at any time, except that no amendment or alteration may increase the number of Shares that can be issued under the Plan, other than an adjustment under Section 7(b), or make other changes for which stockholder approval is required under applicable law or Applicable Exchange rule unless such stockholder approval is obtained as required. Upon a cancellation or termination of the Plan or any Purchase Right, the Board or the Committee will in its sole discretion return to affected Participants all amounts credited to their Accounts without interest, unless the payment of interest is required under applicable law.
10.
Miscellaneous
(a)     Limitation of Liability . No liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any past, present or future stockholders of the Corporation, officers or directors of any Designated Subsidiary or any members of the Committee or their delegates under or by reason of any of the terms, conditions or agreements contained in this Plan or implied therefrom, and any and all liabilities of, and any and all rights and claims against, any Designated Subsidiary or any stockholder of the Corporation, officer, director or Committee member whether arising at common law or in equity or created by statute or constitution or otherwise, pertaining to the Plan, are hereby expressly waived and released by every Participant as a part of the consideration for the benefits provided under the Plan.
(b)     Offerings Outside of the United States . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans of the Plan, which, for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be outside the scope of Section 423 of the U.S. Code, without limitation, to: (i) amend or vary the terms of the Plan in order to conform such terms with the laws, rules and regulations of each country outside of the United States where a Designated Subsidiary is located; (ii) amend or vary the terms of the Plan in each country where a Designated Subsidiary is located as it considers necessary or desirable to take into account or to mitigate or reduce the burden of taxation and social insurance contributions for Participants or the Designated Subsidiary; or (iii) amend or vary the terms of the Plan in each country outside of the United States where a Designated Subsidiary is located as it considers necessary or desirable to meet the goals and objectives of the Plan. Each sub-plan established pursuant to this Section 10(b) shall be reflected in a written appendix to the Plan for each Designated Subsidiary in such country, and shall be treated as being separate and independent from the Plan; provided, the total number of Shares authorized to be issued under the Plan shall include any Shares issued under any sub-plan of the Plan. To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority and responsibilities under this Section 10(b) to an appropriate sub-committee consisting of one or more officers of the Corporation.
(c)     No Employment Rights . Neither the Plan nor any Purchase Right granted hereunder shall, directly or indirectly, create any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Corporation or any Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, and shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, to terminate or otherwise modify a Participant’s employment at any time as otherwise may be permitted under local law.
(d)     Notices and Actions . If any notice or action is required to be given, received or taken on or before a date or event specified in the Plan, the Committee may establish an earlier or later time by which such notice or action must be given, received or taken as it deems advisable for the efficient administration of the Plan.
(e)     Governing Law . The laws of the State of California will govern all matters relating to this Plan, except to the extent it is superseded or preempted by the laws of the United States.