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): May 23, 2018

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-33818

 

48-1293684

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

 

1001 Calle Amanecer
San Clemente, CA

 

92673

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(949) 429-6680

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01                                            Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 24, 2018, ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an agreement with an institutional investor (the “Holder”) pursuant to which the Holder is exercising all of the warrants to purchase common stock of the Company held by Holder that were issued by the Company to the Holder in January 2017, which consists of warrants to purchase 941,619 shares of common stock (the “January 2017 Warrants”), and warrants to purchase 633,381 shares out of a total of 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by Holder that were issued by the Company to Holder in April 2018 (the “April 2018 Warrants” and together with the January 2017 Warrants, the “Offered Warrants”).  In exchange for the Holder’s agreement to exercise the Offered Warrants, the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants from $5.84 per share to $0.31 per share, which is equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 24, 2018. As a result of the reduction in the exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants, the exercise price of the April 2018 Warrants was, by their terms, automatically reduced from $0.75 per share to $0.31 per share. The Holder’s exercise of the Offered Warrants will result in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $488,250. The Company plans to use the proceeds of the exercise of the Offered Warrants to continue its commercialization efforts, for clinical and product development activities and for other working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

As a result of the reduction in the exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants, the conversion or exercise price, as applicable, of the following outstanding securities (which outstanding share amounts are set forth as of the most recent practicable date) of the Company was, by their terms, automatically reduced from $0.75 per share to $0.31 per share:

 

·                   4,685 shares of series B convertible preferred stock, which shares were convertible into approximately 6.2 million shares of common stock and will become convertible into approximately 15.3 million shares of common stock as a result of this transaction;

 

·                   5,250 shares of series D convertible preferred stock, which shares were convertible into approximately 7.0 million shares of common stock and will become convertible into approximately 16.9 million shares of common stock as a result of this transaction; and

 

·                   warrants to purchase a total of 46,276,742 shares of common stock that were issued by the Company in July 2015, August 2017 and April 2018, including the April 2018 Warrants and warrants to purchase 1,575,500 shares of common stock issued to the Holder in August 2017.

 

The foregoing summary of the terms of the agreement with the Holder is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of letter agreement with the Holder, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In connection with this transaction, the Company engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Placement Agent”) to act as its placement agent. The Company has agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash placement fee equal to 8% of the aggregate proceeds from this transaction and issue the Placement Agent warrants to purchase up to 110,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.3875 per share, with an exercise period of five years, commencing six months after issuance.

 

The January 2017 Warrants, and the shares of common stock underlying the January 2017 Warrants, have been registered for sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213704) and Form S-1 MEF (File No. 333-215590), and the April 2018 Warrants, and the shares of common stock underlying the April 2018 Warrants, have been registered for sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216600) and Form S-3 MEF (File No. 333-224066).

 

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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

 

(e) The Board of Directors of the Company previously approved and adopted an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”), subject to approval of the amendment by the Company’s stockholders. At the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 23, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2003 Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance by 6,500,000 shares and (ii) provide for an annual increase on the first day of each year beginning in 2019 such that the number of shares of common stock available under the plan equals 15% (or such lesser amount determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) of the total shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

 

The above description of the 2003 Plan is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the specific language in the 2003 Plan. A copy of the 2003 Plan, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, a detailed summary of the 2003 Plan can be found in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to the Company’s stockholders on or about April 30, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

Item 5.07                                            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company held its 2018 annual meeting of its stockholders on May 23, 2018. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved each of the following proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement:

 

Proposal 1 :

 

The Company’s stockholders elected two Class II directors to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or until the director’s successor is elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal, as set forth below.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Dan W. Gladney

 

15,626,067

 

805,356

 

9,448,930

 

Lori C. McDougal

 

15,653,061

 

778,362

 

9,448,930

 

 

Proposal 2 :

 

The Company’s stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

15,278,599

 

897,715

 

255,109

 

9,448,930

 

 

Proposal 3 :

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

23,154,861

 

1,616,462

 

1,109,030

 

 

 

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Proposal 4 :

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying shares of series D convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock issued by the Company pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 2, 2018, between the Company and the investors named therein, in an amount in excess of 19.99% of the Company’s common stock outstanding at the time it entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

15,500,516

 

657,977

 

60,072

 

9,448,930

 

 

Proposal 5 :

 

The Company’s stockholders authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to amend the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) at a ratio of between 1-for-8 and 1-for-15, inclusive, which ratio will be selected at the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors at any whole number in the above range, with any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split being rounded up to the nearest whole share; provided, that the Company’s Board of Directors may abandon the Reverse Stock Split in its sole discretion, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

22,300,421

 

3,474,201

 

105,731

 

 

 

Proposal 6 :

 

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2003 Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance by 6,500,000 shares and (ii) provide for an annual increase on the first day of each year beginning in 2019 such that the number of shares of common stock available under the plan equals 15% (or such lesser amount determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) of the total shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

15,294,054

 

892,741

 

244,628

 

9,448,930

 

 

Item 9.01                                            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Form of letter agreement, dated May 24, 2018, between ReShape Lifesciences Inc. and the Holder (filed herewith)

 

 

 

10.2

 

Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on May 23, 2018 (filed herewith)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott P. Youngstrom

 

 

Scott P. Youngstrom

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: May 25, 2018

 

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Exhibit  10.1

 

 

May 24, 2018

 

[Holder Name]

[Holder Address]

 

Re:                              Offer of Reduce the Exercise Price of January 2017 Common Stock Purchase Warrants

To Whom It May Concern:

 

ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), is pleased to offer to you (“ Holder ”) the opportunity to reduce the exercise price of all of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants originally issued by the Company on January 23, 2017 (the “ January 2017 Warrants ”) currently held by Holder, which consists of an aggregate of ________ January 2017 Warrants.

 

As a result of the reduction in the exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants, pursuant to the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants originally issued by the Company on August 16, 2017 (the “ August 2017 Warrants ”) and on April 3, 2018 (the “ April 2018 Warrants ”), the exercise price of all of the August 2017 Warrants and April 2018 Warrants will automatically by their terms also be reduced to the new exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants, including the ________ August 2017 Warrants and ________ April 2018 Warrants currently held by Holder.

 

In consideration for exercising all of the January 2017 Warrants and ________ of the April 2018 Warrants held by Holder as set forth on the signature page hereto, for an aggregate exercise of warrants to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “ Offered Warrants ”), the Company hereby offers Holder a reduced exercise price per share of Common Stock underlying the January 2017 Warrants of $0.31, which is equal to the closing market price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 24, 2018.

 

The January 2017 Warrants, and the shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the January 2017 Warrants (the “ January 2017 Warrant Shares ”), have been registered for sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213704) and Form S-1 MEF (File No. 333-215590) (collectively, the “ S-1 Registration Statement ”), and the April 2018 Warrants, and the shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the April 2018 Warrants (together with the January 2017 Warrant Shares, the “ Offered Warrant Shares ”), have been registered for sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216600) and Form S-3 MEF (File No. 333-224066) (collectively with the S-1 Registration Statement, the “ Registration Statements ”). The Registration Statements are currently effective and, upon exercise of the Offered Warrants pursuant to this letter agreement, will be effective for the issuance of the Offered Warrant Shares. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Offered Warrants.

 

Expressly subject to the paragraph immediately following this paragraph below, Holder may accept this offer by signing this letter below, with such acceptance constituting Holder’s exercise in full of the Offered Warrants for an aggregate exercise price as set forth on the Holder’s signature page hereto (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) on or before 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2018.

 



 

Additionally, the parties hereby agree to their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth on  Annex A  attached hereto.

 

By accepting this offer, Holder hereby grants to the Company a one-time waiver from compliance with Section 4.13 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 2, 2018, between the Company and Holder solely with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

If this offer is accepted and the definitive transaction documents are executed by the Company and Holder on or before 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2018, then (a) on or before 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2018, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the material terms of this transaction, including the reduced exercise price of the January 2017 Warrants, August 2017 Warrants and April 2018 Warrants, as well as adjustments to the conversion prices of outstanding shares of the Company’s convertible preferred stock, and the increased number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of convertible preferred stock, and (b) on or before May 29, 2018, the Company will file an amendment to the prospectus supplement to the Registration Statements registering the exercise of the Offered Warrants disclosing the material terms of this transaction, including the reduced exercise price of the Offered Warrants. The Company represents, warrants and covenants that, upon acceptance of this offer, the Offered Warrant Shares will be issued free of any legends or restrictions on resale by Holder and all of the Offered Warrant Shares will be delivered electronically through the Depository Trust Company within one business day of the date the Company receives the Aggregate Exercise Price (or, with respect to shares that would otherwise be in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, within two business days of the date the Company is notified by Holder that its ownership is less than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). The terms of the Offered Warrants, including the obligations to deliver the Offered Warrant Shares, will otherwise remain in effect as if the acceptance of this offer were a formal Notice of Exercise (including any liquidated damages and compensation in the event of late delivery of the Offered Warrant Shares).

 

To accept this offer, Holder must counter execute this letter agreement and return the fully executed agreement to the Company by e-mail at dwgladney@reshapelifesci.com and syoungstrom@reshapelifesci.com with a copy to bmachmeier@foxrothschild.com and bhanson@foxrothschild.com on or before 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2018.

 

Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.

 

[ Signature page follows ]

 



 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

Dan W. Gladney

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Accepted and Agreed to as of May 24, 2018:

 

 

 

Name of Holder:

 

 

 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:

 

 

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants being exercised:

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Exercise Price:

 

 

 

 

DTC Instructions:

 

 

 

 

Company Wire Instructions:

 

 

 



 

Annex A

 

Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Holder. For purposes of this Annex A , capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. entered into in connection with the issuance of the January 2017 Warrants (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”).

 

(a)                                  Affirmation of Prior Representations and Warranties . The Company’s representations and warranties as set forth in Section 3.1 of the Underwriting Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.

 

(b)                                  Authorization; Enforcement .  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this letter and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.  The execution and delivery of this letter agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith.  This letter agreement has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(c)                                   No Conflicts .  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this letter agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject, or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                  Nasdaq Corporate Governance . The transactions contemplated by this letter agreement comply with the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules.

 

(e)                                   Equal Consideration . Except as set forth in this letter agreement, no consideration has been offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver, modification, forbearance or otherwise of any provision of any of the Offered Warrants.

 

Representations and Warranties of Holder . Holder hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company.

 

Holder is either an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this letter agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this letter

 



 

agreement and performance by Holder of the transactions contemplated by the letter agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of Holder.  This letter agreement has been duly executed by Holder, and when delivered by Holder in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 


Exhibit 10.2

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Adopted: October 1, 2003
Amended and Restated: May 7, 2014 and December 12, 2016

Amended: December 19, 2017 and May 23, 2018

 

Section 1.                                                        Purpose.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to aid in attracting and retaining employees, management personnel, other personnel and Non-Employee Directors capable of assuring the future success of the Company, to offer such personnel and Non-Employee Directors incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company’s business and to afford such personnel and Non-Employee Directors an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company.

 

Section 2.                                                        Definitions.

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)                                  Affiliate ” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Award ” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock Grant or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(c)                                   Award Agreement ” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan.

 

(d)                                  Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)                                   Change in Control ” shall mean the consummation of any of the following:

 

(i)                                      any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act who did not own shares of the capital stock of the Company on the date of grant of the Award shall, together with his, her or its Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), become the “Beneficial Owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (any such person being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquiring Person”);

 

(ii)                                   the Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the Company’s Board;

 



 

(iii)                                There should occur (A) any consolidation or merger involving the Company and the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or the shares of the Company’s capital stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property; provided, however, that this subclause (A) shall not apply to a merger or consolidation in which (1) the Company is the surviving corporation and (2) the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction have the same proportionate ownership of the capital stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the transaction; (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (C) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(iv)                               The majority of the Continuing Directors determine, in their sole and absolute discretion, that there has been a Change in Control; or

 

(v)                                  No Award Agreement issued on or after December 12, 2016 shall provide for accelerated exercisability of any Award or the lapse of restrictions relating to any Award in connection with a change in control event other than a Change in Control as defined herein.

 

(f)                                    Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g)                                   Committee ” shall mean either the Board or a committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

 

(h)                                  Common Stock ” shall mean shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

(i)                                      Company ” shall mean ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation.

 

(j)                                     Continuing Director ” shall mean any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, while such person is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or a representative of an Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate and who (i) was a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on the date of grant of the Option or (ii) subsequently became a member of the Board of Directors, upon the nomination or recommendation, or with the approval of, a majority of the Continuing Directors.

 

(k)                                  Director ” shall mean a member of the Board.

 

(l)                                      Dividend Equivalent ” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(e) of the Plan.

 

(m)                              Eligible Person ” shall mean any employee, officer, consultant, independent contractor or Non-Employee Director providing services to the Company or any Affiliate whom the Committee determines to be an Eligible Person.

 

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(n)                                  Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(o)                                  Fair Market Value ” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Shares on a given date for purposes of the Plan shall not be less than (i) the closing price as reported for composite transactions, if the Shares are then listed on a national securities exchange, (ii) the last sale price, if the Shares are then quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market or (iii) the average of the closing representative bid and asked prices of the Shares in all other cases, on the date as of which fair market value is being determined. If on a given date the Shares are not traded in an established securities market, the Committee shall make a good faith attempt to satisfy the requirements of this clause and in connection therewith shall take such action as it deems necessary or advisable.

 

(p)                                  Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

(q)                                  Non-Employee Directors ” shall mean members of the Board who are also not employees of the Company.

 

(r)                                     Non-Qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(s)                                    Option ” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(t)                                     Other Stock Grant ” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(f) of the Plan.

 

(u)                                  Other Stock-Based Award ” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(g) of the Plan.

 

(v)                                  Participant ” shall mean an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(w)                                Performance Award ” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

 

(x)                                  Performance Goal ” shall mean one or more of the following performance goals, either individually, alternatively or in any combination: sales, revenue, costs, expenses, earnings (including one or more of net profit after tax, gross profit, operating profit, earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and net earnings), EBIT or EBITDA as a percent of net sales, earnings per share (basic or diluted), earnings per share from continuing operations, operating income, pre-tax income, operating income margin, net income, margins (including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins), ratios (including one or more of price to earnings, debt to assets, debt to net assets and ratios regarding liquidity, solvency, fiscal capacity, productivity or risk), returns (including one or more of return on actual or pro forma assets, net assets, equity,

 

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investment, capital and net capital employed), stockholder return (including total stockholder return relative to an index or peer group), stock price, market capitalization, cash generation, cash flow (including, without limitation, operating cash flow, free cash flow and cash flow return on equity), unit volume, working capital, market share, cost reductions, budget comparisons, sales or profitability of an identifiable business unit or product, economic profit or value added, number of customers, workforce satisfaction and diversity goals, environmental health and safety goals, employee retention, customer satisfaction, implementation or completion of key projects and strategic plan development and implementation. Such goals may reflect absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria. The foregoing measures may relate to the Company, one or more of its subsidiaries or one or more of its divisions or units, product lines or product categories or any combination of the foregoing. To the extent consistent with Section 162(m), the Committee may, when it establishes performance criteria, also provide for the adjustment for charges related to an event or occurrence which the Committee determines is appropriate for adjustment, including, but not limited to, any of the following events: asset write-downs; litigation or claim judgments or settlements; changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; severance, contract termination and other costs related to exiting certain business activities; acquisitions; gains or losses from the disposition of businesses or assets or from the early extinguishment of debt; and unusual, extraordinary or nonrecurring events.

 

(y)                                  Person ” shall mean any individual or entity, including a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or trust.

 

(z)                                   Plan ” shall mean the ReShape Lifesciences Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(aa)                           Restricted Stock ” shall mean any Shares granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

 

(bb)                           Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean any unit granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan evidencing the right to receive a Share (or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share) at some future date.

 

(cc)                             Rule 16b-3 ” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation.

 

(dd)                           Section 162(m) ” shall mean Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision, and the applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(ee)                             Section 409A ” shall mean Section 409A of the Code, or any successor provision and the applicable Treasury Regulations and other applicable guidance thereunder.

 

(ff)                               Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(gg)                             Share ” or “ Shares ” shall mean shares of Common Stock or such other securities or property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 4(c) of the Plan.

 

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(hh)                           Specified Employee ” shall mean a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code or applicable proposed or final regulations under Section 409A, determined in accordance with procedures established by the Company and applied uniformly with respect to all plans maintained by the Company that are subject to Section 409A.

 

(ii)                                   Stock Appreciation Right ” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

 

Section 3.                                                        Administration.

 

(a)                                  Power and Authority of the Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and to applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) each Award; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the exercisability of Options or the lapse of restrictions relating to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Awards; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or the Committee; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (ix) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award.

 

(b)                                  Delegation . The Committee may delegate its powers and duties under the Plan to one or more officers or Directors of the Company or any Affiliate or a committee of such officers or Directors, subject to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion; provided, however , that the Committee shall not delegate such authority (i) with regard to grants of Awards to be made to officers or directors of the Company or any Affiliate who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (ii) in such a manner as would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) or (iii) in such a manner as would contravene Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

Section 4.                                                        Shares Available for Awards.

 

(a)                                  Shares Available . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under all Awards under the Plan from its inception shall be 15,000,000 (the “Initial Limit”); provided , however , that the aggregate

 

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number of Shares that may be issued under all Awards under the Plan will automatically increase on an annual basis on the first day of each year beginning in 2019 (the “Annual Increase”) such that the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under all Awards under the Plan equals 15% (or such lesser amount determined by the Board) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, assuming the conversion of any outstanding shares of preferred stock and the exercise of any outstanding warrants, but excluding shares issuable upon the exercise or payment of stock options or other equity-based awards with respect to which shares have not actually been issued (the “Share Limit”). In order that the applicable regulations under the Code relating to Incentive Stock Options be satisfied, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options may not exceed the Initial Limit cumulatively increased on January 1, 2019 and each January 1 thereafter by the lesser of the Annual Increase for such year or 1,200,000 Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted under applicable law and applicable stock exchange rules, Awards that provide for the delivery of Shares subsequent to the applicable grant date may be granted in excess of the Share Limit if such Awards provide for the forfeiture or cash settlement of such Awards to the extent that insufficient Shares remain under the Share Limit at the time that Shares would otherwise be issued in respect of such Award.

 

(b)                                  Counting Shares . For purposes of this Section 4, except as set forth in this Section 4(b) below, if an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan.

 

(i)                                      Shares Added Back to Reserve . Subject to the limitations in (ii) below, if any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited or are reacquired by the Company, or if an Award otherwise terminates or is cancelled without delivery of any Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture, reacquisition by the Company, termination or cancellation, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.

 

(ii)                                   Shares Not Added Back to Reserve . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in (i) above, the following Shares will not again become available for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Shares which would have been issued upon any exercise of an Option but for the fact that the exercise price was paid by a “net exercise” pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement or any Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (B) any Shares withheld by the Company or Shares tendered to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to any Award; (C) Shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right issued under the Plan that are not issued in connection with settlement in Shares upon exercise; or (D) Shares that are repurchased by the Company using Option exercise proceeds.

 

(iii)                                Cash-Only Awards . Awards that do not entitle the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

 

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(iv)                               Substitute Awards Relating to Acquired Entities . Shares issued under Awards granted in substitution for awards previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

 

(c)                                   Adjustments . In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards and (iii) the purchase or exercise price with respect to any Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares covered by any Award or to which such Award relates shall always be a whole number.

 

(d)                                  Award Limitations under the Plan .

 

(i)                                      Section 162(m) Limitation for Certain Types of Awards . No Eligible Person that may be a “covered person” within the meaning of Section 162(m) may be granted Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or any other Award or Awards under the Plan, the value of which Award or Awards is based solely on an increase in the value of the Shares after the date of grant of such Award or Awards, and which is intended to represent “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m), for more than 2,000,000 Shares or, if such Award is payable in cash, for an amount greater than the Fair Market Value of 2,000,000 Shares at the time of payment (subject, in each case, to adjustment as provided for in Section 4(c) of the Plan) in the aggregate in any calendar year.

 

(ii)                                   Section 162(m) Limitations for Performance Awards .

 

(A)                                Performance Awards Denominated in Shares . No Eligible Person that may be a “covered person” within the meaning of Section 162(m) may be granted Awards denominated in Shares under the Plan which are intended to represent “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) (including, without limitation, Performance Awards, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units), for more than 2,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 4(c) of the Plan) in the aggregate in any calendar year. The limitation contained in this Section 4(d)(ii)(A) does not apply to any Award subject to the limitations contained in Section 4(d)(i) or Section 4(d)(ii)(B).

 

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the Plan which are intended to represent “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) to any Participant that may be a “covered person” within the meaning of Section 162(m) in the aggregate in any calendar year shall be $10,000,000 in value, whether payable in cash, Shares or other property. The limitation contained in this Section 4(d)(ii)(B) does not apply to any Award subject to the limitations contained in Section 4(d)(i) or Section 4(d)(ii)(A).

 

(iii)                                Limitation for Awards to Consultants and Advisors . Awards will only be granted to consultants or advisors in compliance with Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

(iv)                               The limitations contained in this Section 4(d) shall apply only with respect to Awards granted under this Plan, and limitations on awards granted under any other stockholder approved executive incentive plan maintained by the Company will be governed solely by the terms of such other plan.

 

Section 5.                                                        Eligibility.

 

Any Eligible Person of the Company or any Affiliate, shall be eligible to be designated as a Participant. In determining which Eligible Persons shall receive an Award and the terms of any Award, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Eligible Persons, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company or such other factors as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem relevant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to full or part-time employees (which term as used herein includes, without limitation, officers and directors who are also employees), and an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to an employee of an Affiliate unless such Affiliate is also a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor provision.

 

Section 6.                                                        Awards.

 

(a)                                  Options . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

 

(i)                                      Exercise Price . The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however , that the Committee may designate a purchase price below Fair Market Value on the date of grant if the Option is granted in substitution for a stock option previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate.

 

(ii)                                   Option Term . The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee; provided, however, that the term of an Incentive Stock Option may not extend more than ten years from the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option.

 

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methods by which, and the form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the applicable exercise price) in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made. Alternatively, the Committee may, in its discretion, permit a Non-Qualified Stock Option (but not an Incentive Stock Option) to be exercised by delivering to the Participant a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of exercise) equal to the excess, if positive, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Non-Qualified Stock Option being exercised, on the date of exercise, over the exercise price of the Non-Qualified Stock Option for such Shares.

 

(iv)                               Incentive Stock Options . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of Options which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options:

 

(A)                                The Committee will not grant Incentive Stock Options in which the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan and all other plans of the Company and its Affiliates) shall exceed $100,000.

 

(B)                                All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within 10 years from the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by the Board or the date this Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company.

 

(C)                                Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall expire and no longer be exercisable no later than 10 years after the date of grant; provided , however , that in the case of a grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its Affiliate, such Incentive Stock Option shall expire and no longer be exercisable no later than five years from the date of grant.

 

(D)                                The purchase price per Share for an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option; provided , however , that, in the case of the grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its Affiliate, the purchase price per Share purchasable under an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option.

 

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all events be consistent with and contain all provisions required in order to qualify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(b)                                  Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive upon exercise thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right ; provided, however , that the Committee may designate a grant price below Fair Market Value on the date of grant if the Stock Appreciation Right is granted in substitution for a stock appreciation right previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, dates of exercise, methods of settlement and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee (except that the term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to the same limitation in Section 6(a)(ii) applicable to Options). The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate.

 

(c)                                   Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

 

(i)                                      Restrictions . Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, a waiver by the Participant of the right to vote or to receive any dividend or other right or property with respect thereto), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Committee may deem appropriate.

 

(ii)                                   Issuance and Delivery of Shares . Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted and may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, which certificate or certificates shall be held by the Company or held in nominee name by the stock transfer agent or brokerage service selected by the Company to provide such services for the Plan. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. Shares representing Restricted Stock that are no longer subject to restrictions shall be delivered (including by updating the book-entry registration) to the Participant promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived. In the case of Restricted Stock Units, no Shares shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted. Upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the holder of the Restricted Stock Units.

 

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(iii)                                Forfeiture . Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as provided in an Award Agreement, upon termination of employment or service (as determined under criteria established by the Committee) during the applicable restriction period, all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units at such time subject to restriction shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company at the original purchase price; provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interest of the Company, waive in whole or in part Units. Upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the holders of the Restricted Stock Units.

 

(d)                                  Performance Awards . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. A Performance Award granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units), other securities, other Awards or other property and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof the right to receive payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such Performance Goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Performance Goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted, the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award and any other terms and conditions of any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee.

 

(e)                                   Dividend Equivalents . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Participants, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, under which such Participants shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property as determined in the discretion of the Committee) equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by the Company to holders of Shares with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Committee may not grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons in connection with grants of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to such Eligible Persons, and (ii) no Dividend Equivalent payments shall be made to a Participant with respect to any Award prior to the date on which all conditions or restrictions relating to such Award (or portion thereof to which the Dividend Equivalent relates) have been satisfied, waived or lapsed.

 

(f)                                    Stock Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, to grant to Participants Shares without restrictions thereon as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan.

 

(g)                                   Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, such other

 

Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan. No Award issued under this Section 6(g) shall contain a purchase right or an option-like exercise feature.

 

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(h)                                  General .

 

(i)                                      No Cash Consideration for Awards . Awards shall be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash consideration as may be required by applicable law.

 

(ii)                                   Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together . Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any plan of the Company or any Affiliate other than the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any such other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

 

(iii)                                Forms of Payment under Awards . Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property or any combination thereof), and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents with respect to installment or deferred payments.

 

(iv)                               Limits on Transfer of Awards . Except as provided by the Committee or by this Plan, any Award (other than any fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued pursuant to any Award) and any right under any such Award shall not be transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or by transfer of an Award back to the Company. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Awards of Incentive Stock Options shall not be transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may establish procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a Person or Persons, as beneficiary or beneficiaries, to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award in the event of the Participant’s death. The Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it determines, may permit a Participant to transfer a Non-Qualified Stock Option to any “family member” (as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act) at any time that such Participant holds such Option, provided that such transfers may not be for “value” (as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act) and the family member may not make any subsequent transfers other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Each Award under the Plan or right under any such Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant (except as provided herein or in an Award Agreement or amendment thereto relating to a Non-Qualified Stock Option) or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

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No Award (other than any fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued pursuant to any Award) or right under any such Award may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(v)                                  Term of Awards . The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

 

(vi)                               Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing . All Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, and to any applicable federal or state securities laws and regulatory requirements. The Committee may cause appropriate entries to be made or legends to be affixed to reflect such restrictions. If the Shares or other securities are listed on a securities exchange, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares or other securities covered by an Award until such Shares or other securities have been listed on such securities exchange.

 

(vii)                            Section 409A Provisions . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that constitutes “deferred compensation” to a Participant under Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder is otherwise payable or distributable to a Participant under the Plan or any Award Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control or due to the Participant’s disability or “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A), such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, disability or separation from service meet the definition of a change in ownership or control, disability or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable proposed or final regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. Any payment or distribution that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a Specified Employee (as determined by the Committee in good faith) on account of separation from service may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Specified Employee’s separation from service (or if earlier, upon the Specified Employee’s death) unless the payment or distribution is exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise.

 

Section 7.                                                        Amendment and Termination; Adjustments.

 

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan:

 

(a)                                  Amendments to the Plan . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, no such

 

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amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made that, absent such approval:

 

(i)                                      if a class of the Company’s securities is then listed on a securities exchange, would cause Rule 16b-3 or the provisions of Section 162(m)(4)(c) of the Code to become unavailable with respect to the Plan;

 

(ii)                                   would violate the rules or regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market, any other securities exchange or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. that are applicable to the Company; or

 

(iii)                                would cause the Company to be unable, under the Code, to grant Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Amendments to Awards . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan (specifically including the next two sentences hereof), the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively, but no such action may adversely affect the rights of the holder of such Award without the consent of the Participant or holder or beneficiary thereof. If any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement would result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A, the Committee may amend that provision (or take any other action reasonably necessary) to avoid any adverse tax results and no action taken to comply with Section 409A shall be deemed to impair or otherwise adversely affect the rights of any holder of an Award or beneficiary thereof. In the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company or any other similar corporate transaction or event involving the Company (or the Company shall enter into a written agreement to undergo such a transaction or event), the Committee or the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide for any of the following to be effective upon the consummation of the event (or effective immediately prior to the consummation of the event, provided that the consummation of the event subsequently occurs):

 

(i)                                      either (A) termination of any such Award, whether or not vested, in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s vested rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if, as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 7(b)(i)(A), the Committee or the Board determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s vested rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without any payment) or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee or the Board, in its sole discretion;

 

(ii)                                   that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or

 

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subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices;

 

(iii)                                that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable Award Agreement; or

 

(iv)                               that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after a date certain in the future, which may be the effective date of such event.

 

(c)                                   Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies . The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

 

Section 8.                                                        Income Tax Withholding; Tax Bonuses.

 

(a)                                  Withholding . In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of a Participant are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to assist a Participant in paying all or a portion of the federal and state taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes or (ii) electing to deliver to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes. The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.

 

(b)                                  Tax Bonuses . The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award under this Plan or at any time thereafter, to approve cash bonuses to designated Participants to be paid upon their exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) Awards in order to provide funds to pay all or a portion of federal and state taxes due as a result of such exercise or receipt (or the lapse of such restrictions). The Committee shall have full authority in its discretion to determine the amount of any such tax bonus.

 

Section 9.                                                        General Provisions.

 

(a)                                  No Rights to Awards . No Eligible Person, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Persons, Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to any Participant or with respect to different Participants.

 

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(b)                                  Award Agreements . No Participant will have rights under an Award granted to such Participant unless and until an Award Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Company and, if requested by the Company, signed by the Participant.

 

(c)                                   No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements . Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(d)                                  No Right to Employment . The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment at any time, with or without cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

 

(e)                                   Governing Law . The validity, construction and effect of the Plan or any Award, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan or any Award, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

 

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

 

(g)                                   No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(h)                                  No Fractional Shares . No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

 

(i)                                      Headings . Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

 

(j)                                     Other Benefits . No compensation or benefit awarded to or realized by any Participant under the Plan shall be included for the purpose of computing such Participant’s compensation under any compensation-based retirement, disability, or similar plan of the Company unless required by law or otherwise provided by such other plan.

 

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Section 10.                                                 Effective Date of the Plan.

 

The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval and adoption by the Company’s stockholders. If the Company’s stockholders do not approve the Plan, the Plan shall be null and void.

 

Section 11.                                                 Term of the Plan.

 

Awards shall only be granted under the Plan during a 10-year period beginning on September 27, 2012. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond the end of such 10-year period, and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the Plan and any Awards, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan and to waive any conditions or rights of the Company under any Award pursuant to 7(b) hereof, shall extend beyond the termination of the Plan. No Performance Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) shall be granted under the Plan after the first stockholder meeting to occur in the fifth year following the year in which stockholders last approved (or re-approved) the Performance Goals.

 

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