As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2023

 

Registration No. 333-

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
92-1138525
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2460 Alameda Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan

Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)

 

Joy Weiss
President and Chief Executive Officer

2460 Alameda Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Name and address of agent for service)
(415) 320-1261
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Ryan J. Maierson

Thomas G. Brandt

Latham & Watkins LLP

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 546-5400

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer x Smaller reporting company x
Emerging growth company x

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

The information called for by Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the instructions to Form S-8. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity incentive plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

References in this Registration Statement to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company,” or similar references, refer to Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp.), unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.

 

Item 3.Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents, which have been filed by Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Registration Statement:

 

(a)            the Company’s prospectus filed with the Commission on February 14, 2023 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-268958), which contains the Company’s audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

 

(b)            the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2022, August 15, 2022 and November 14, 2022 (File No. 001-39406);

 

(c)            the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 18, 2022, January 20, 2022, January 26, 2022, May 3, 2022, July 8, 2022, July 12, 2022, July 29, 2022, August 2, 2022, August 29, 2022, October 11, 2022, November 23, 2022, December 6, 2022 and January 12, 2023 (File No. 001-39406), and in each case excluding Items 2.02 and 7.01; and

 

(d)            the description of the Company’s securities in the section titled “Description of New Tempo Securities” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on November 1, 2022 (File 001-39406), as well as any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports.

 

For purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained therein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference, modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.

 

Item 4.Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.

 

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or a person serving at the request of the corporation for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in related capacities against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, ending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

Our certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of us) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Our certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us, unless a court determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or she will be indemnified by us against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under certain circumstances.

 

 

 

 

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. These indemnification agreements may require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors and officers for some expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of our directors or officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.

 

We maintain a general liability insurance policy that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.

 

Item 7.Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

 Not applicable.

 

Item 8.Exhibits.

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:

 

Exhibit 
Number
  Description of Exhibit
4.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2022).
4.2   Bylaws of Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2022).
5.1*   Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1*   Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2*   Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC
23.3*   Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*   Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1   Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2022).
99.2*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan.
99.3*   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan.
99.4   Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2022).
99.5   First Amendment to Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2022).
99.6*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.7*   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
107*   Filing Fee Table.

 

 

* Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.Undertakings.

 

(a)            The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:

 

(1)            To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i)            To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii)            To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

(iii)            To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

(2)            That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)            To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(b)            The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)            Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Francisco, California, on February 17, 2023.

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Joy Weiss
Name:  Joy Weiss
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Joy Weiss and Ryan Benton, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         

/s/ Joy Weiss

Joy Weiss

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  February 17, 2023
         

/s/ Ryan Benton

Ryan Benton

 

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director

(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

  February 17, 2023
         

/s/ Behrooz Abdi

Behrooz Abdi

  Director   February 17, 2023
         

/s/ Matthew Granade

Matthew Granade

  Director   February 17, 2023
         

/s/ Omid Tahernia

Omid Tahernia

  Director   February 17, 2023
         

/s/ Jacqueline Schneider

Jacqueline (“Jackie”) Schneider

  Director   February 17, 2023

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 17, 2023

 

 

 

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc.

2460 Alameda Street

San Francisco, CA 94103  

 

 

811 Main Street, Suite 3700  
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: +1.713.546.5400 Fax: +1.713.546.5401
www.lw.com
   
FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES
   
Austin      Milan
Beijing      Munich
Boston      New York
Brussels      Orange County
Century City      Paris
Chicago      Riyadh
Dubai      San Diego
Düsseldorf      San Francisco
Frankfurt      Seoul
Hamburg      Shanghai
Hong Kong      Silicon Valley
Houston      Singapore
London      Tel Aviv
Los Angeles      Tokyo
Madrid      Washington, D.C.

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

 

To the addressees set forth above:

 

We have acted as special counsel to Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed issuance by the Company of (i) up to 3,829,718 shares of common stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), issuable under the Tempo Automation, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2015 Plan”), and (ii) up to 8,193,220 Shares issuable under the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (together with the 2015 Plan, the “Plans”). The Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 17, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.

 

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

 

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, and have been issued by the Company for legal consideration in excess of par value in the circumstances contemplated by the Plans, assuming in each case that the individual grants or awards under the Plans are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plans (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

 

 

 

February 17, 2023

Page 2

 

 

 

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

  Sincerely,
 
  /s/ Latham & Watkins LLP

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Tempo Automation, Inc.

San Francisco, California

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2022, relating to the financial statements of Tempo Automation, Inc., appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-268958). Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

/s/ BDO USA, LLP  
   
San Jose, California  
February 17, 2023  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 10, 2022, (which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp.’s ability to continue as a going concern) relating to the consolidated financial statements of ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp., which is contained in the Final Prospectus, filed on February 14, 2023, related to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-268958).

 

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC  
   
New York, New York  
February 17, 2023  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 

 

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the stock option (the “Option”) described in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Grant Notice or the Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Participant: 

 

Grant Date: 

 

Exercise Price per Share: 

 

Shares Subject to the Option: 

 

Final Expiration Date: 

 

Vesting Commencement Date: 

 

Vesting Schedule:

 

Type of Option

 

By accepting (whether in writing, electronically or otherwise) the Option, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION HOLDINGS, INC.   PARTICIPANT
     
By:      
Name:     [Participant Name]
Title:      

 

[Stock Option Grant Notice]

 

 

 

 

Section16

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE I. 

GENERAL

 

1.1     Grant of Option. The Company has granted to Participant the Option effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”).

 

1.2     Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The Option is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control, unless it is expressly specified in this Agreement or the Grant Notice that the specific provision of the Plan will not apply. For clarity, the foregoing sentence shall not limit the applicability of any additive language contained in this Agreement which provides supplemental or additional terms not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

ARTICLE II. 

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

 

2.1     Commencement of Exercisability. The Option will vest and become exercisable according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice (the “Vesting Schedule”) except that any fraction of a Share as to which the Option would be vested or exercisable will be accumulated and will vest and become exercisable only when a whole vested Share has accumulated; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in the Grant Notice or this Agreement, in no event may the Option be exercised (in whole or in part) prior to the date on which the Company files a Form S-8 Registration Statement covering the Shares subject to the Option. Except as otherwise set forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan or this Agreement, and unless the Administrator otherwise determines, the Option will immediately expire and be forfeited as to any portion of the Option that is not vested and exercisable as of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting and exercisability which may occur in connection with such Termination of Service, if any).

 

2.2     Duration of Exercisability. The Vesting Schedule is cumulative. Any portion of the Option which vests and becomes exercisable will remain vested and exercisable until the Option expires. The Option will be forfeited immediately upon its expiration.

 

2.3     Expiration of Option. Except as may be extended in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Plan, the Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after, and will expire on, the first of the following to occur:

 

(a)      The final expiration date in the Grant Notice;

 

(b)      Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of three (3) months from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service, unless Participant’s Termination of Service is for Cause or by reason of Participant’s death or Disability;

 

(c)      Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of one year from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of Participant’s death or Disability; and

 

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(d)      Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause.

 

ARTICLE III. 

EXERCISE OF OPTION

 

3.1     Person Eligible to Exercise. During Participant’s lifetime, only Participant may exercise the Option. After Participant’s death, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time the Option expires, be exercised by Participant’s Designated Beneficiary as provided in the Plan.

 

3.2     Partial Exercise. Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised, in whole or in part, according to the procedures in the Plan at any time prior to the time the Option or portion thereof expires, except that the Option may only be exercised for whole Shares.

 

3.3     Tax Withholding; Exercise Price.

 

(a)      Subject to Section 3.3(b) and 3.3(c), payment of the exercise price and/or applicable withholding tax obligations with respect to the Option may be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, as determined by Participant or the Administrator:

 

(i)          Cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or check;

 

(ii)         By delivery of Shares, including Shares delivered by attestation then- owned by Participant, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of delivery;

 

(iii)        By the Company withholding Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option in satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations, valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date; or

 

(iv)        By any combination of (i) - (iii) above.

 

(b)      Unless Participant or the Administrator otherwise determines, payment of the exercise price and withholding tax obligations with respect to the Option shall be by delivery (including electronically or telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) by Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company that Participant has placed a market sell order with such broker with respect to Shares then-issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to deliver promptly to the Company funds sufficient to satisfy the applicable exercise price and tax withholding obligations; provided, that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator.

 

(c)     With respect to tax withholding obligations, the number of Shares which may be so withheld or surrendered pursuant to Section 3.3(a) or (b) above shall be limited to the number of Shares which have a fair market value on the date of withholding no greater than the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the maximum individual statutory withholding rates in Participant’s applicable jurisdictions for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such taxable income, in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Plan.

 

(d)      Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for the exercise price and all taxes owed in connection with the Option, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the Option. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

 

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3.4     Representation. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Option and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.

 

ARTICLE IV. 

OTHER PROVISIONS

 

4.1     Adjustments.      Participant acknowledges that the Option is subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

 

4.2     Clawback. The Option and the Shares issuable hereunder shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy in effect on the Grant Date or as may be adopted or maintained by the Company following the Grant Date, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

4.3     Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Stock Administrator at the Company’s principal office or the Stock Administrator’s then-current email address. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant (or, if Participant is then deceased, to the Designated Beneficiary) at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service (or foreign equivalent), when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.

 

4.4     Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

4.5     Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

4.6    Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to a single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

4.7     Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Option will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

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4.8     Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.9     Severability. If any portion of the Grant Notice or this Agreement or any action taken under the Grant Notice or this Agreement, in any case is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable), and the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable) will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.

 

4.10    Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Option, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Option, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.11    Not a Contract of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or its Subsidiary or affiliate or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant.

 

4.12   Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.

 

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4.13    Incentive Stock Options. If the Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option:

 

(a)      Participant acknowledges that to the extent the aggregate fair market value of shares (determined as of the time the option with respect to the shares is granted) with respect to which stock options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, including the Option, are exercisable for the first time by Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 or if for any other reason such stock options do not qualify or cease to qualify for treatment as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, such stock options (including the Option) will be treated as non- qualified stock options. Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence will be applied by taking the Option and other stock options into account in the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code. Participant also acknowledges that if the Option is exercised more than three months after Participant’s Termination of Service, other than by reason of death or disability, the Option will be taxed as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(b)      Participant will give prompt written notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or other transfer is made (i) within two years from the Grant Date or (ii) within one year after the transfer of such Shares to Participant. Such notice will specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer.

 

4.14    Governing Law. The Grant Notice and this Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice-of-law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION HOLDINGS, INC.
2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

 

RESTRICTED STOCK Unit Grant Notice

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) described in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Grant Notice or the Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Participant:  
   
Grant Date:  
   
Number of RSUs:  
   
Vesting Commencement Date:  
   
Vesting Schedule: [To be specified]

 

By accepting (whether in writing, electronically or otherwise) the RSUs, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION HOLDINGS, INC.   PARTICIPANT
     
By:                       
Name:   [Participant Name]
Title:    

 

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Exhibit A

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.

 

Article I.
general

 

1.1           Award of RSUs. The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share, as set forth in this Agreement. Participant will have no right to the distribution of any Shares or payment of any cash until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.

 

1.2           Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control, unless it is expressly specified in this Agreement or the Grant Notice that the specific provision of the Plan will not apply. For clarity, the foregoing sentence shall not limit the applicability of any additive language contained in this Agreement which provides supplemental or additional terms not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

1.3           Unsecured Promise. The RSUs will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.

 

Article II.
VESTING; forfeiture AND SETTLEMENT

 

2.1           Vesting; Forfeiture. The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated. Except as otherwise set forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan or this Agreement, and unless the Administrator otherwise determines, in the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting which may occur in connection with such Termination of Service, if any).

 

2.2           Settlement.

 

(a)            RSUs that vest will be paid in Shares as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of the applicable RSU, but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable RSU vests.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law or an applicable provision of the Plan until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)); provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.

 

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Article III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING

 

3.1           Representation. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of the RSUs and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.

 

3.2           Tax Withholding. Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the grant, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

 

Article IV.
other provisions

 

4.1           Adjustments. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

 

4.2           Clawback. The RSUs and the Shares issuable hereunder shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy in effect on the Grant Date or as may be adopted or maintained by the Company following the Grant Date, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

4.3           Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Stock Administrator at the Company’s principal office or the Stock Administrator’s then-current email address. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant (or, if Participant is then deceased, to the Designated Beneficiary) at Participant’s last known mailing address or email address in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.

 

4.4           Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

4.5           Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

4.6           Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to a single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

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4.7           Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the RSUs will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

4.8           Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.9           Severability. If any portion of the Grant Notice or this Agreement or any action taken under the Grant Notice or this Agreement, in any case is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable), and the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable) will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.

 

4.10           Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.11           Not a Contract of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or its Subsidiary or affiliate or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant.

 

4.12           Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.

 

4.13           Governing Law. The Grant Notice and this Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice-of-law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.

 

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Exhibit 99.6

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.

 

2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

 

Optionee Name and address: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]

 

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Tempo Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as follows:

 

Date of Grant: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Exercise Price per Share: $[as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Total Number of Shares: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Total Exercise Price: $[as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Type of Option: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Expiration Date: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Vesting Commencement Date: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]
   
Vesting/Exercise Schedule: So long as your Continuous Service Status does not terminate, the Shares underlying this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following Schedule: [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant].
   
  Notwithstanding the above, if a Change of Control occurs pursuant to which this Option is to be terminated (in whole or in part), the vesting and exercisability of this Option shall accelerate such that this Option shall become vested and exercisable in full prior to the consummation of the Change of Control at such time and on such conditions as the Company shall determine. The Company shall notify Optionee that this Option will terminate at least 5 days prior to the date on which this Option terminates.
   
Termination Period: You may exercise this Option for [the period as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant] after termination of your Continuous Service Status except as set out in Section 5 of the Stock Option Agreement or as contemplated by the remainder of this paragraph (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following the termination of your Continuous Service Status for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, in the event that (i) your Continuous Service Status has continued for a period of twenty-four (24) months prior to your Termination Date and (ii) your Continuous Service Status is terminated other than as a result of your death, and other than by the Company for Cause, you may, within the twenty-nine (29) day period immediately following the Termination Date (the “Election Period”) submit a completed and executed extension form in the form attached hereto as Attachment 1 or such other form as may be specified by the Company (the “Extension Form” and such submission the “Extension Election”) to elect to extend the period during which this option may be exercised following the Termination Date from [the period as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant] to a period ending on the earliest of (x) the seventh anniversary of the Termination Date, (y) the Expiration Date, and (z) the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant. For any Extension Election to be effective, you must be eligible to make an Extension Election in accordance with the terms hereof and the Extension Form must be fully and properly completed and submitted to and received by the Company in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11(e) of the Stock Option Agreement prior to the expiration of the Election Period.

 

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Transferability: You may not transfer this Option except as set forth in Section 6 of the Stock Option Agreement. You must obtain Company approval prior to any transfer of the Shares received upon exercise of this Option.

 

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below (which signatures may be either manual or electronic, including via application through eShares or similar platform), you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice and the Tempo Automation, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and Option Agreement, both of which are attached to (either directly or by reference) and made a part of this Notice.

 

In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying this Option will be earned only as you provide services to the Company over time, that the grant of this Option is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to your date of hire, and that nothing in this Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause. Also, to the extent applicable, the Exercise Price Per Share has been set in good faith compliance with the applicable guidance issued by the IRS under Section 409A of the Code. However, there is no guarantee that the IRS will agree with the valuation, and by signing below (which signature may be either manual or electronic, including via application through eShares or similar platform), you agree and acknowledge that the Company, its Board, officers, employees, agents and stockholders shall not be held liable for any applicable costs, taxes, or penalties associated with this Option if, in fact, the IRS or any other person (including, without limitation, a successor corporation or an acquirer in a Change of Control) were to determine that this Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code. You should consult with your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of such a determination by the IRS. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

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  THE COMPANY
   
  TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.
   
  By:                          
   
  Name:  
   
  Title:  
   
  OPTIONEE:
   
  (Print Name) [as set forth above and/or in the eShares record associated with this grant]
 
   
  (Signature)
   
  Address:
  [as set forth in the eShares record associated with this grant]

 

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TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

1.           Grant of Option. Tempo Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the person (“Optionee”) named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Tempo Automation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement or the Notice shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

 

2.           Designation of Option. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent this Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

Notwithstanding the above, if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, including under other plans) that first become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a nonstatutory stock option, in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan.

 

3.           Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting/Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice and with the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Plan as follows:

 

(a)Right to Exercise.

 

(i)This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

 

(ii)In the event of Optionee’s death, Disability or other termination of Continuous Service Status, the exercisability of this Option is governed by Section 5 below, subject to the limitations contained in this Section 3.

 

(iii)In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice

 

(b)Method of Exercise.

 

(i)         This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of the Exercise Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A or as referenced in the eShares record associated with this grant or of any other form of written notice approved for such purpose by the Company which shall state Optionee’s election to exercise this Option, the number of Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee (either manually or electronically, including via application through eShares or similar platform) and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined by the Company in its discretion to constitute adequate delivery. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Shares.

 

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(ii)         As a condition to the exercise of this Option and as further set forth in Section 9 of the Plan, Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other applicable tax, withholding, required deductions or other payments, if any, which arise upon the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

(iii)         The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of this Option unless such issuance or delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the holders of capital stock of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Laws, including any applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws or any other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 221 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by the Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which this Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

 

(iv)         Subject to compliance with Applicable Laws, this Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of the appropriate written notice of exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price and the satisfaction of any applicable obligations described in Section 3(b)(ii) above.

 

4.           Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by cash or check or, following the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock, by Cashless Exercise pursuant to which the Optionee delivers an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Company and according to a procedure established by the Company).

 

5.           Termination of Relationship. Following the date of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (the “Termination Date”), Optionee may exercise this Option only as set forth in the Notice and this Section 5. If Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period set forth in the Notice or the termination periods set forth below, this Option shall terminate in its entirety. In no event, may any Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of this Option as set forth in the Notice. All vesting of the Optioned Stock will cease immediately upon the occurrence of the Termination Date for any reason.

 

(a)           General Termination. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than as a result of Optionee’s Disability or death, Optionee may, to the extent Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock, exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice, as such Termination Period may be extended as set forth in the Notice.

 

(b)           Termination upon Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s Disability, Optionee may, but only within 12 month(s) following the Termination Date (but subject to extension as set forth in the Notice), exercise this Option to the extent Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

 

(c)           Death of Optionee. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s death, or in the event of Optionee’s death within 3 month(s) following Optionee’s Termination Date, this Option may be exercised at any time within 12 month(s) following the Termination Date, or if later, 12 month(s) following the date of death by any beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan or, if there are no such beneficiaries, by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

 

(d)           [Intentionally Omitted]

 

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6.            Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him or her. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.

 

7.           Lock-Up Agreement. If so requested by the Company or the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Optionee shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however or whenever acquired (except for those being registered) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement, plus such additional period, to the extent required by FINRA rules, up to a maximum of 216 days from the effective date of the registration statement, and Optionee shall execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of such offering.

 

8.           Effect of Agreement. Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Option terms), and hereby accepts this Option and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator regarding any questions relating to this Option. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.

 

9.           Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Optionee’s participation in the Plan, on the Option and on any Award or Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with Applicable Laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan. Optionee agrees to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Furthermore, Optionee acknowledges that the laws of the country in which Optionee is working at the time of grant, vesting and exercise of the Option or the sale of Shares received pursuant to this Agreement (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor, or other matters) may subject Optionee to additional procedural or regulatory requirements that Optionee is and will be solely responsible for and must fulfill.

 

10.           Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Optionee’s current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or to request Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

11.           Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement, and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of California or the federal courts of the United States located in California and no other courts.

 

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(b)           Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous discussions, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between them relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)           Amendments and Waivers. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement (which signature may be either manual or electronic, including via application through eShares or similar platform). No delay or failure to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that provision as to that or any other instance.

 

(d)           Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Company may assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. No other party to this Agreement may assign, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

(e)           Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email, or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page (or as set forth in the eShares record associated with this Agreement), as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page (or as set forth in the eShares record associated with this Agreement), at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

 

(f)           Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(g)           Construction. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

 

(h)           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (either manually or electronically or via application through eShares or similar platform), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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Attachment 1

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.

 

2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

EXTENSION FORM

 

This form (the “Extension Form”) is being executed by the undersigned and submitted to Tempo Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and upon proper completion, execution and timely submission to the Company constitutes an “Extension Election” (provided that the undersigned is eligible to make such an Extension Election) as contemplated by the Notice of Grant with respect to that certain Option Agreement between the Company and the undersigned with a date of grant of ____________________ (such option the “Option”), pursuant to which the undersigned is the “Optionee” as defined therein. Unless otherwise defined in this Extension Form, the terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in the Option and the Company’s 2015 U.S. Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Optionee’s Termination Date was __________________________ [fill in applicable date] and this Extension Election is being made in connection with the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status and within the Election Period.

 

The undersigned hereby elects to extend the period during which the Option may be exercised following the Termination Date from ________________________ [insert the period as set forth in the eShares record associated with the Option] to a period ending on the earlier of (x) the seventh anniversary of the Termination Date and (y) the Expiration Date.

 

For this Extension Election to be effective, this Extension Form must be fully and properly completed by the Optionee and submitted to and received by the Company in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11(e) of the Option prior to the expiration of the Election Period. An Extension Election, once made, is irrevocable.

 

    OPTIONEE:
     
    (Print Name)
      
    (Signature)
     
    Dated:             

 

Receipt and Eligibility of Optionee Acknowledged:    
     
THE COMPANY    
     
TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.    
     
By:                                   
Name:       
Title:       
Date:      

 

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Exhibit 99.7

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED 

STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE

 

Tempo Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual set forth below (the “Participant”), pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), an award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one (1) Share (as defined in the Plan). This award of RSUs is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Grant Notice and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement together, the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.

 

Participant: [l]
   
Grant Date: [l]
   
Total Number of RSUs: [l]

 

Vesting Schedule:I. Time-Vest RSUs

 

Fifty percent (50%) of the total RSUs granted hereunder (the “Time- Vest RSUs”) shall vest according to the following schedule, subject to and conditioned upon the Participant’s Continuous Service Status through each applicable vesting date:

 

·one-third of the Time-Vest RSUs shall vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Initial Vesting Date”); and

 

·thereafter, one-twelfth of the Time-Vest RSUs shall vest on each three-month anniversary of the Initial Vesting Date.

 

II. Performance-Vest RSUs

 

The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the total RSUs granted hereunder (the “Performance-Vest RSUs”) shall be eligible to vest according to the following schedule, subject to and conditioned upon the Participant’s Continuous Service Status through the applicable Performance Vesting Date (as defined below):

 

·50% of the Performance-Vest RSUs shall be eligible to vest with respect to the first Performance Quarter (as defined below) during which the publicly traded company resulting from the Merger (as defined below) (the “Post-Closing Company”) achieves $15 million or greater in sales revenue (as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, “Sales Revenue”), as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

 

 

 

·The remaining 50% of the Performance-Vest RSUs shall be eligible to vest with respect to the first Performance Quarter during which the Post-Closing Company achieves $5 million or greater in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as defined below)), as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

As soon as practicable following the conclusion of each Performance Quarter (but in no event more than ninety (90) days thereafter), the Administrator shall determine (each such date of determination, a “Performance Vesting Date”) the Post-Closing Company’s Sales Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for such Performance Quarter and the number of Performance-Vest RSUs (if any) that have become vested as of the Performance Vesting Date with respect to such Performance Quarter.

 

For clarity, (i) in no event shall more than 100% of the Performance-Vest RSUs become vested, and (ii) the two performance-vesting conditions described above may both be satisfied with respect to the same Performance Quarter.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

 

Closing” means the closing of the Merger.

 

Closing Date” means the date on which the Closing actually occurs.

 

Merger” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 13, 2021, by and among ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp., ACE Convergence Subsidiary Corp. and the Company, as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 

 

 

Performance Quarter” means each fiscal quarter of the Post-Closing Company that commences following the Closing and ends on or prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date.]

 

Payment:The RSUs shall be paid to the Participant in Shares in accordance with Section 5 of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

Termination:[Any Performance-Vest RSUs that remain outstanding and unvested as of the later of (i) fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the first Performance Vesting Date that occurs after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date, (after taking into account any vesting that occurs on such date, if any) will automatically be cancelled and terminate on such later date without consideration therefor. Additionally,] any RSUs that do not become vested on or prior to the date of the Participant’s termination of Continued Service Status for any reason (after taking into account any vesting that occurs in connection with such termination, if any) shall terminate and be forfeited as of the date of such termination of Continued Service Status without payment of consideration therefor.

 

By his or her signature below, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has received and reviewed this Agreement and the Plan in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan. The Participant and, if applicable, his or her spouse or registered domestic partner, shall, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, sign and deliver to the Company the Consent of Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner attached to this Grant Notice as Exhibit B. The Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

TEMPO AUTOMATION, INC.   PARTICIPANT:
     
By:       By:  
Print Name:       Print Name:  
Title:          
Address:       Address:  
           

 

 

 

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

1.             Grant. Pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), in consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued status as an Employee or Consultant and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company hereby grants to the Participant under the Plan an award of that number of RSUs indicated in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement.

 

2.             Plan Incorporated By Reference. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary anywhere else in this Agreement, the RSUs are subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference and which shall control in the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Plan.

 

3.             RSUs. Each vested RSU represents the right to receive payment, in accordance with Section 5 below, of one (1) Share. Prior to actual payment of any vested RSU, such RSU will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

 

4.             Vesting; Forfeiture. The RSUs shall vest and be subject to termination and forfeiture as set forth in the Grant Notice.

 

5.             Payment of Vested RSUs. Shares subject to any RSUs that become vested in accordance with the Grant Notice shall be issued to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s death, his or her estate) as soon as administratively practicable following the date on which such RSUs became vested (without regard to whether the Participant is an Employee or a Consultant on such issuance date), but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such RSUs become vested.

 

6.             Withholding. The Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or to require the Participant to remit to the Company, in such form of consideration as the Administrator may deem acceptable, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes (including the Participant’s employment tax obligations, if any) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with the RSUs. If and to the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator, any such taxes up to the minimum amount required by statute (or at such other rate as the Administrator determines will not result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company) will be satisfied by reducing the number of Shares issued to the Participant pursuant to Section 5 above. The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any new certificate representing Shares to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative or enter such Shares in book entry form unless and until the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of the Participant arising in connection with the RSUs.

 

 

 

 

7.             Rights as Stockholder. Neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until such Shares have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered in certificate or book entry form to the Participant or any person claiming under or through the Participant.

 

8.             Non-Transferability. Except as to the limited extent provided in Section 7 above, the RSUs and the rights and privileges conferred thereby, including without limitation the Shares issuable in respect of vested RSUs, may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Participant.

 

9.             Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement prior to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section 15 of the Plan. In addition, if at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to the Participant (or his or her estate, as applicable), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 

10.Transfer Restrictions.

 

a.             Securities Laws Compliance. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant will not transfer in any manner the Shares issued upon settlement of the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement unless (i) the transfer is pursuant to an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time or the rules and regulations in effect thereunder (the “Securities Act”), or (ii) counsel for the Company shall have reasonably concluded that no such registration is required because of the availability of an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

 

b.             Legend. Any certificate representing the Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement prior to (i) the Company becoming required to file periodic reports pursuant to Section 12 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (ii) the Shares becoming listed on one or more National Securities Exchanges (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) or quoted on NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange or a successor quotation system shall bear the following legend (or a legend substantially equivalent thereto), in addition to any other legend required by law or otherwise:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

 

 

 

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FORFEITURE PROVISIONS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS , AS SET FORTH IN A RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH FORFEITURE PROVISIONS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

11.           Adjustments. The Participant acknowledges that the RSUs are subject to modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and Section 11 of the Plan.

 

12.           Tax Consultation. The Participant understands that the Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences in connection with the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement. The Participant represents that the Participant has consulted with any tax consultant(s) that the Participant deems advisable in connection with the RSUs and that the Participant is not relying on the Company for tax advice.

 

13.           Lock-Up Agreement. If so requested by the Company or the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities registered under the Securities Act, the Participant shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however or whenever acquired (except for those being registered) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement, plus such additional period, to the extent required by FINRA rules, up to a maximum of 216 days from the effective date of the registration statement, and the Participant shall execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of such offering.

 

14.           Effect of Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding terms of this Agreement), and hereby accepts this Agreement and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. The Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator regarding any questions relating to this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.

 

15.           Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Award or Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with Applicable Laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan. The Participant agrees to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Furthermore, the Participant acknowledges that the laws of the country in which the Participant is working at the time of grant, vesting and settlement of the RSUs or the sale of Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor, or other matters) may subject the Participant to additional procedural or regulatory requirements that the Participant is and will be solely responsible for and must fulfill.

 

 

 

 

16.           No Effect on Service Provider Status. This Agreement is not an employment or service contract, and nothing contained in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the Participant’s part to continue as an Employee or Consultant , or of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to continue the Participant’s status (in any form) as an Employee or Consultant with the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. The Company and/or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate (as applicable) shall have the right, which is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate or change the Participant’s terms of employment or other service at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause, subject to the terms of any written agreement between the Participant and the Company or such Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

17.           Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Participant’s current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or to request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

18.Miscellaneous.

 

a.             Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement, and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of California or the federal courts of the United States located in California and no other courts.

 

b.             Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous discussions, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between them relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

c.             Amendments and Waivers. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement (which signature may be either manual or electronic, including via application through eShares or similar platform). No delay or failure to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that provision as to that or any other instance.

 

 

 

 

d.             Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Company may assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. No other party to this Agreement may assign, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

e.             Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email, or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page (or as set forth in the eShares record associated with this Agreement), as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page (or as set forth in the eShares record associated with this Agreement), at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

 

f.              Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

g.             Construction. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

 

h.             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (either manually or electronically or via application through eShares or similar platform), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 107

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLE

 

Form S-8 

(Form Type)

 

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

 

Security
Type
Security Class Title Fee
Calculation
Rate

Amount
Registered(1)

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
Fee Rate Amount of
Registration
Fee
Equity

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) 8,193,220 (2) $1.365(5) $11,183,745.3000(5) 0.00011020 $1,232.45
Equity

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

Rule 457(h) 2,209,728(3) $7.0062(6) $15,481,796.3136(6) 0.00011020 $1,706.09
Equity

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) 1,619,990(4) $1.365(5) $2,211,286.3500(5) 0.00011020 $243.68
Total Offering Amounts   $28,876,827.9636   $3,182.23
Total Fee Offsets       -
Net Fee Due       $3,182.23

 

(1)Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement on Form S-8 (“Registration Statement”) also covers any additional number of shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) of Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) that become issuable under the Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (the “2022 Plan”) and the Tempo Automation, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or other distribution, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)Represents 8,193,220 shares of Common Stock authorized for future issuance under the 2022 Plan, which includes 3,896,412 shares of Common Stock initially reserved for issuance under the 2022 Plan, plus 1,074,202 shares of Common Stock that became available for issuance under the 2022 Plan on January 1, 2023 pursuant to an annual automatic increase provision contained therein, plus 3,222,606 shares of Common Stock representing an estimate of the shares of Common Stock that may in the future become available under the 2022 Plan due to an annual automatic increase provision contained therein.
(3)Represents 2,209,728 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock option awards under the Prior Plan.
(4)Represents 1,619,990 shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of outstanding restricted stock units under the Prior Plan.
(5)Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act and based on the average of the high and low sales price per share of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on February 15, 2023.
(6)The proposed maximum offer price per share has been determined pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share is $7.0062 per share, which is the weighted-average exercise price of stock option awards outstanding under the Prior Plan as of the date of the Registration Statement.