UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2017

 

 

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34655   04-3581650

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Broadway, 14th Floor  
Cambridge, Massachusetts   02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 588-1960

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 21, 2017, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan”), which had previously been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) subject to stockholder approval.

The following brief description of the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference:

Number of Shares Available for Awards

The number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan is the sum of (i) 11,375,000 shares of common stock plus (ii) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to awards granted under the 2002 Incentive Plan which expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right, up to a maximum of 625,000 shares (subject, in the case of incentive stock options, to any limitations of the Code). These numbers are subject to adjustment in the event of changes in capitalization and other similar events.

Under the fungible share counting provision, any award that is not a “full-value award” is counted against the number of shares available for issuance under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan as one share for each share of common stock subject to such award, and any award that is a full-value award is counted as 1.5 shares for each one share of common stock subject to such full-value award, subject to adjustment in the event of changes in capitalization and other similar events. A “full-value award” is any restricted stock award, restricted stock unit award, or other stock-based award with a per share price or per unit purchase price lower than 100% of the fair market value (as defined under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan) of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

All shares of common stock covered by stock appreciation rights are counted against the number of shares available for grant of awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. However, stock appreciation rights that may be settled only in cash are not so counted, and if the Company grants a stock appreciation right in tandem with an option for the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock and provides that only one such award may be exercised, which is referred to as a “tandem SAR”, only the shares covered by the option, and not the shares covered by the tandem SAR, will be so counted, and the expiration of one in connection with the other’s exercise will not restore shares to the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan.

Shares covered by awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan that expire or are terminated, surrendered, or cancelled without having been fully exercised or are forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares subject to such award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or that result in any shares not being issued (including as a result of a stock appreciation right that was settleable either in cash or in stock actually being settled in cash) will again be available for the grant of awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan (subject, in the case of incentive stock options, to any limitations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”)). To the extent a share that was subject to an award that was counted as 1.5 shares under the fungible share counting provision is returned to the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, 1.5 shares will again be available for the grant of awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. In the case of the exercise of a stock appreciation right, the number of shares counted against the shares available under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan will be the full number of shares subject to the stock appreciation right multiplied by the percentage of the stock appreciation right actually exercised, regardless of the number of

 

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shares actually used to settle the stock appreciation right upon exercise, and the shares covered by a tandem SAR will not again become available for grant upon the expiration or termination of the tandem SAR.

Shares of common stock that are delivered (either by actual delivery, attestation, or net exercise) to the Company by a participant to purchase shares of common stock upon exercise of an award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the award creating the tax obligation) will not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. Shares of common stock that are repurchased by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an award will not increase the number of shares available for the future grant of awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan.

The maximum number of shares of common stock with respect to which awards may be granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan to any participant is 1,000,000 per fiscal year, subject to adjustment in the event of changes in capitalization and other similar events. For these purposes, each share of common stock subject to an award is counted as one share of common stock (including each share of common stock subject to a full-value award), and the combination of an option in tandem with a SAR is treated as a single award.

Types of Awards

The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock-based and cash-based awards (collectively “Awards”).

Certain of the Awards described below are subject to minimum vesting requirements, as specified below under “—Minimum Vesting Requirements.”

Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options . Optionees receive the right to purchase a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a specified option price and subject to such other terms and conditions as are specified in connection with the option grant. Options may not be granted at an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, provided that if the Board approves the grant of an option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price will be not less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on such future date. Options may not be granted for a term in excess of ten years. The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan permits the following forms of payment of the exercise price of options: (i) payment by cash, by check or in connection with a “cashless exercise” through a broker, (ii) subject to certain conditions and to the extent provided in the applicable option agreement or approved by the Board, by delivery of shares of common stock to the Company, (iii) to the extent provided in an applicable nonqualified stock option agreement or approved by the Board, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise,” (iv) to the extent provided in the applicable option agreement or approved by the Board, by any other lawful means, or (v) by any combination of these forms of payment. No option granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan may contain any provision entitling the holder thereof to the automatic grant of additional options in connection with any exercise of the original option, nor may any option provide for the payment or accrual of dividend equivalents.

Director Options . The Company’s non-employee directors receive an automatic grant of nonqualified stock options to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock upon commencement of service on the Board (the “initial grant”) and an automatic grant of nonqualified stock options to purchase an additional 20,000 shares of common stock on the date of each annual meeting (the “annual grant”), provided that in the case of annual grants, such director must (i) be serving as a director immediately prior to and immediately following the Company’s annual meeting and (ii) have served on the Board for at least six months. Initial grants and annual grants will (i) have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, (ii) expire on the earlier of 10 years from the date of grant or three months following cessation of service on the Board and (iii) contain such other terms and conditions as the Board determines. The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan provides that initial grants shall vest in thirty-six equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the date of grant and annual grants shall vest in twelve equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the date of grant (or, in the case of annual grants, if earlier, on the date that is one business day prior to the Company’s next annual meeting), provided, in either case, that the individual is still serving on the Board on each

 

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vesting date. No additional vesting will take place after the non-employee director ceases to serve as a director. The Board may provide for accelerated vesting in the case of death, disability, a Change in Control Event (as defined below), attainment of mandatory retirement age, or retirement following at least 10 years of Board service. The Board has the discretion to provide for different vesting provisions and conditions than those set forth above, to increase or decrease the number of shares subject to initial grants and annual grants, and to issue stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards or other stock-based awards in lieu of some or all of such options. Any such discretionary awards to non-employee directors, however, may only be granted and administered by a committee, all the members of which are independent directors as defined by Section 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.

Stock Appreciation Rights . A stock appreciation right (an “SAR”), is an award entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of the Company’s common stock determined in whole or in part by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock over the measurement price of the SAR. The measurement price will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the SAR is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of a SAR effective as of a future date, the measurement price will be not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on such future date. SARs may not be granted with a term in excess of 10 years. SARs may be granted independently or in tandem with an option. When SARs are expressly granted in tandem with options, (i) the SAR will be exercisable only at such time or times, and to the extent, that the related option is exercisable (except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event, each as defined below), (ii) the SAR will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon termination or exercise of the related option (except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event), except that a SAR granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by an option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to which the related option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number of shares not covered by the SAR, (iii) the option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon exercise of the related SAR, and (iv) the SAR will be transferable only with the related option. No SAR granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan may contain any provision entitling the holder thereof to the automatic grant of additional SARs in connection with any exercise of the original SAR, nor may any SAR provide for the payment or accrual of dividend equivalents.

Restricted Stock Awards . Restricted stock awards entitle recipients to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to the Company’s right to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) in the event that the conditions specified in the applicable award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period established for such award. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable restricted stock award agreement, any dividends (whether paid in cash, stock or property) declared and paid with respect to shares of restricted stock will be paid to the participant only if and when such shares become free from the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability that apply to such shares.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards . Restricted stock unit awards entitle the recipient to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, or cash equal to the fair market value of such shares, to be delivered at the time such award vests pursuant to the terms and conditions established by the Board. The Board may, in its discretion, provide that settlement of a restricted stock unit will be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the participant in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code. A participant has no voting rights with respect to any restricted stock units. The Board may, in its sole discretion, provide that a grant of restricted stock units may provide the participant with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock; however, any such dividend equivalents will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the restricted stock units with respect to which such dividend equivalents are awarded.

Other Stock-Based Awards . Under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, the Board has the right to grant other awards of shares of the Company’s common stock, and other awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of the Company’s common stock or other property (collectively “other stock-based awards”), including, without limitation, awards entitling recipients to receive shares of the Company’s common stock to be delivered in the future. Other stock-based awards are also available as a form of payment in settlement of other Awards granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a participant is otherwise entitled. Other stock-based awards may be paid

 

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in shares of the Company’s common stock or in cash, as the Board may determine. Any dividend equivalents awarded in respect of other stock-based awards will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the other stock-based award with respect to which such dividend equivalents are awarded.

Cash-Based Awards . The Board may also grant awards denominated in cash rather than shares of common stock, (“cash-based awards”), including performance awards, as described in further detail below. Any dividend equivalents awarded in respect of cash-based awards will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the cash-based award with respect to which such dividend equivalents are awarded.

Performance Awards . Restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards or cash-based awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan may be made subject to the achievement of performance goals. Such awards are referred to as “performance awards”. Performance awards can also provide for cash payments of up to $1,000,000 per fiscal year per individual. Performance awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code will be made only by a committee (or subcommittee) of the Board comprised solely of two or more directors eligible to serve on a committee making awards qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. For any award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation,” the committee will specify that the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout will be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures established by the committee, which will be based on the relative or absolute attainment of any combination of the following:

 

    the entry into an arrangement or agreement with a third party for the development, commercialization, marketing or distribution of products, services or technologies, or for conducting a research program to discover and develop a product, service or technology, and/or the achievement of milestones under such arrangement or agreement, including events that trigger an obligation or payment right;

 

    achievement of domestic and international regulatory milestones, including the submission of filings required to advance products, services and technologies in clinical development and the achievement of approvals by regulatory authorities relating to the commercialization of products, services and technologies;

 

    the achievement of discovery, preclinical and clinical stage scientific objectives, discoveries or inventions for products, services and technologies under research and development;

 

    the entry into or completion of a phase of clinical development for any product, service or technology, such as the entry into or completion of phase 1, 2 and/or 3 clinical trials;

 

    the consummation of debt or equity financing transactions, or acquisitions of business, technologies and assets;

 

    new product or service releases;

 

    the achievement of qualitative or quantitative performance measures set forth in operating plans approved by the Board from time to time;

 

    specified levels of product sales; net income; earnings before or after discontinued operations, interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; operating profit before or after discontinued operations and/or taxes; sales; sales growth; earnings growth; cash flow or cash position; gross margins; stock price; market share; or return on sales, assets, equity or investment;

 

    improvement of financial ratings;

 

    achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives;

 

    total stockholder return; and/or

 

    other comparable measures of financial and operational performance.

Such goals may reflect, as applicable, absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measures of the selected performance criteria and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise

 

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situated. The committee may specify that such performance measures will be adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i) extraordinary items, (ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued operations, (iii) the cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, (iv) the write-down of any asset, and (v) charges for restructuring and rationalization programs.

Such performance measures may vary by participant and may be different for different awards, may be particular to a participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the participant works and may cover such period as may be specified by the committee, and will be set by the committee within the time period prescribed by, and will otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code. The committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the cash or number of shares payable pursuant to such a performance award, and the committee may not waive the achievement of applicable performance measures except in the case of death or disability of the participant or a Change in Control Event.

Awards that are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may be based on these or other performance measures as the Board may determine.

The Company believes that disclosure of any further details concerning the performance measures for any particular year may be confidential commercial or business information, the disclosure of which could adversely affect the Company.

Any dividend equivalents awarded with respect to performance awards will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the performance awards with respect to which such dividend equivalents are awarded.

Minimum Vesting Requirements

The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan provides that no option that vests solely based on the passage of time that is granted to an employee in connection with his or her commencement of employment will vest earlier than the first anniversary of its date of grant or the date of commencement of employment, whichever is earlier. However, the Board, either at the time the option is granted or at any time thereafter, may allow an option to accelerate and become vested, in whole or in part, prior to the first anniversary of its date of grant, in the event of the death or disability of the participant; the termination of the participant’s employment by or service to the Company under specified circumstances; or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company.

Awards of restricted stock, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards that vest solely based on the passage of time will be zero percent vested prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant), no more than one-third vested prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the second annual meeting held after the date of grant), and no more than two-thirds vested prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the third annual meeting held after the date of grant). Awards of restricted stock, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards that do not vest solely based on the passage of time (excluding performance awards) will not vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant). The minimum vesting requirements in the two foregoing sentences will not apply to awards of restricted stock, restricted stock unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards granted, in the aggregate, for up to 10% of the maximum number of authorized shares for which Awards may be made under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the case of performance awards, the Board may, either at the time an award of restricted stock, a restricted stock unit award, other stock-based award or cash-based award is made, or at any time thereafter, waive its right to repurchase shares of common stock (or waive the forfeiture thereof) or remove or modify the restrictions applicable to such award, in whole or in part, in the event of the death or disability of the participant; the termination of the participant’s employment by or service to the Company under specified circumstances; or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company.

 

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No more than 50% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying performance awards that are made during any calendar year under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan will vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Transferability of Awards

Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an incentive stock option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. During the life of the participant, Awards are exercisable only by the participant.

Eligibility to Receive Awards

All of the Company’s employees, officers, and directors, as well as the Company’s consultants and advisors, are eligible to receive Awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. However, incentive stock options may only be granted to the Company’s employees, employees of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations, and employees of any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive incentive stock options under the Code.

Administration

The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan is administered by the Board. The Board has the authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal the administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan that it deems advisable and to construe and interpret the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it deems expedient and will be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board will be made in the Board’s sole discretion and will be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan or in any Award.

Pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board. The Board has authorized the Company’s compensation committee to administer certain aspects of the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, including the granting of Awards to executive officers, and has authorized a committee of the Board, consisting of Mr. Bailey, to grant options to non-executive employees, subject to limitations set by the compensation committee.

In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more of the Company’s officers the power to grant Awards (subject to any limitations under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan) to the Company’s employees or officers and to exercise such other powers under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan as the Board may determine. The Board will fix the terms of any Awards to be granted by such officers, the maximum number of shares subject to Awards that the officers may grant, and the time period in which such Awards may be granted. No officer will be authorized to grant Awards to any “executive officer” (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or to any “officer” (as defined by Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act).

Subject to any applicable limitations contained in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan (including with respect to performance awards), the Company’s compensation committee generally selects the recipients of Awards and determines the following with respect to such Awards (provided that, at times, the Company’s compensation committee recommends to the Board certain aspects of an Award or Awards for the Board’s approval):

 

    the number of shares of the Company’s common stock covered by options and the dates upon which the options become exercisable;

 

 

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    the exercise price of options (which may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant);

 

    the duration of options (which may not exceed 10 years);

 

    the duration and terms of any cash-based awards; and

 

    the number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to any SAR, restricted stock award, restricted stock unit award or other stock-based award and the terms and conditions of such awards, including conditions for repurchase, issue price, measurement price, repurchase price and vesting.

Each Award under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat participants uniformly. The Board will determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a participant, and the extent to which, and the period during which, the participant (or the participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or designated beneficiary) may exercise rights under the Award.

In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of the Company’s common stock, other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Company is required to make equitable adjustments (or make substituted awards, as applicable), in the manner determined by the Board, to (i) the number and class of securities available under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, (ii) the share counting rules and sublimits set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding option and each option issuable to the Company’s non-employee directors under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, (iv) the share- and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (v) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding award of restricted stock or restricted stock unit award, and (vi) the share- and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each outstanding other stock-based award.

The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan also contains provisions addressing the consequences of any “Reorganization Event”, which is defined as (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Company’s common stock is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Company’s common stock for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.

Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event, or the Company’s execution of any agreement with respect to a Reorganization Event, the Board shall provide that all outstanding options be assumed, or that equivalent options be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof). If the Reorganization Event also constitutes a Change in Control Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the applicable option agreement or any other agreement between the participant and the Company, any assumed or substituted options held by the Company’s employees shall become immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without cause (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan). If the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) in a Reorganization Event does not agree to assume or substitute for outstanding options, or in the event of the Company’s liquidation or dissolution, the Board will provide that all unexercised options will become exercisable in full as of a specified time prior to the Reorganization Event and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, except to the extent exercised by the participant before the consummation of the Reorganization Event. If, under the terms of the Reorganization Event, holders of the Company’s common stock receive a cash payment for each share of common stock surrendered pursuant to the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), the Board may instead provide that all outstanding options will terminate upon consummation of the Reorganization Event and that each participant will receive a cash payment equal to the amount by which the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to such outstanding options exceeds the aggregate exercise price of such options and any applicable tax withholdings.

 

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Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event, the Company’s repurchase and other rights with respect to outstanding awards of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards will inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and will apply to the cash, securities or other property into which the Company’s common stock is converted into or exchanged for pursuant to the Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Company’s common stock subject to such restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards.

The Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan also contains provisions addressing the consequences of any “Change in Control Event”, which is generally defined as (a) the acquisition of beneficial ownership of the Company’s capital stock if, after such acquisition, the acquirer owns 50% or more of the then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock or 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of the Company’s directors, subject to certain limitations, (b) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, subject to certain limitations, (c) such time as the Company’s continuing directors (as defined under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan) cease to constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of directors of the Company’s successor corporation) or (d) the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event that does not also constitute a Reorganization Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the applicable option agreement or any other agreement between a participant and the Company, each option held by the Company’s employees will be immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without cause (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan).

Upon the occurrence of a Change In Control Event (regardless of whether it is also a Reorganization Event), except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the Award agreement or any other agreement between a participant and the Company, each award of restricted stock and each restricted stock unit award held by the Company’s employees will immediately become free from all conditions or restrictions if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without cause.

The Board may specify in an Award at the time of grant the effect of a Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event on any SAR or other stock-based award.

Subject to the minimum vesting requirements described above, the Board may at any time provide that any Award will become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be.

Substitute Awards

In connection with the Company’s merger or consolidation with another entity or the Company’s acquisition of property or stock of another entity, the Board may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Awards contained in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. Substitute Awards will not count against the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan’s overall share limit or any sublimit in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, except as may be required by the Code.

Limitations on Repricing

Unless the Company’s stockholders approve such action (except as provided under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan in connection with a change in capitalization or similar event, Reorganization Event, or Change in Control Event), the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan provides that the Company may not:

 

 

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    amend any outstanding stock option or SAR granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan to provide an exercise or measurement price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise or measurement price per share of such outstanding award;

 

    cancel any outstanding option or SAR (whether or not granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan (other than as substitute Awards as described above) covering the same or a different number of shares of the Company’s common stock and having an exercise or measurement price per share lower than the then-current exercise or measurement price per share of the cancelled award;

 

    cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding option or SAR with an exercise or measurement price per share above the then-current fair market value of the Company’s common stock; or

 

    take any other action that constitutes a “repricing” within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Provisions for Foreign Participants

The Board may modify Awards granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters.

Amendment or Termination

No Award may be granted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan after December 31, 2022, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time, except that (i) to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code, no Award granted to a participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such amendment will become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable, unless and until such amendment has been approved by the Company’s stockholders if required by Section 162(m), and (ii) no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market may be made effective unless and until such amendment has been approved by the Company’s stockholders. If at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code with respect to incentive stock options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan will apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided that the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of participants under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. No Award will be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan.

The Board may also amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an incentive stock option to a nonqualified stock option, subject in each case to the limitations set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan with respect to repricings, minimum vesting, performance awards, and actions requiring stockholder approval. Such actions will require the approval of the participant, unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect such participant’s rights under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan or the change is permitted under the Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan in connection with a change in capitalization or similar event, Reorganization Event or Change in Control Event.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 26, 2017, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of

 

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authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 200,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares.

A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:

1. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Mr. Michael Bailey

     51,823,278        874,609        31,044,735  

Mr. Kenneth Bate

     44,364,745        8,333,142        31,044,735  

Dr. Anthony Evnin

     51,818,957        878,930        31,044,735  

Dr. Robert Young

     51,816,941        880,946        31,044,735  

2. A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

 

For:

     51,716,387  

Against:

     857,651  

Abstain:

     123,849  

Broker Non-Votes:

     31,044,735  

3. The shareholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.

 

Every 1 Year:

     50,897,314  

Every 2 Years:

     198,761  

Every 3 Years:

     1,509,210  

Abstain:

     92,602  

After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results and the Board’s prior recommendation in favor of an annual advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Board intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.

4. The Company’s Second Amended and Restated Incentive Plan was approved.

 

For:

     51,448,928  

Against:

     1,203,889  

Abstain:

     45,070  

Broker Non-Votes:

     31,044,735  

5. An amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares was approved.

 

For:

     64,366,940  

Against:

     18,222,590  

Abstain:

     1,153,092  

 

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6. An amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, by a ratio of not less than 1-for-3 and not more than 1-for-15, such ratio and the implementation and timing of such reverse stock split to be determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

For:

     74,015,270  

Against:

     9,528,887  

Abstain:

     198,465  

7. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.

 

For:

     81,891,90  

Against:

     1,359,290  

Abstain:

     491,431  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

  3.1 Certificate of Amendment

 

  99.1 Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Date: June 27, 2017

 

By:   /s/ Michael Bailey
  Michael Bailey
  President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No

  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Amendment
99.1    Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”), does hereby certify as follows:

 

  1. The name of the Corporation is AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

  2. Article FOURTH of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph thereof with the following:

“FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 255,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).”

 

  3. This Certificate of Amendment has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this Certificate of Amendment on this 26th day of June, 2017.

 

AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael Bailey

Name:

Title

 

Michael Bailey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

2. Eligibility

All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as such terms are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any successor form) are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Each person who receives an Award under the Plan is deemed a “Participant”. Award means Options (as defined in Section 5), SARs (as defined in Section 7), Restricted Stock (as defined in Section 8), Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 8) and Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined in Section 9) and Cash Based Awards (as defined in Section 9).

3. Administration and Delegation

(a) Administration by Board of Directors . The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.

(b) Appointment of Committees . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board or the officers referred to in Section 3(c) to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.

 

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(c) Delegation to Officers . Subject to any requirements of applicable law (including as applicable Sections 152 and 157(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware), the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards (subject to any limitations under the Plan) to employees or officers of the Company and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the terms of Awards to be granted by such officers, the maximum number of shares subject to Awards that the officers may grant, and the time period in which such Awards may be granted; and provided further, that no officer shall be authorized to grant Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act.

4. Stock Available for Awards

(a) Number of Shares; Share Counting .

(1) Number of Shares . Subject to adjustment under Section 10, Awards may be made under the Plan for up to the number of shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as is equal to the sum of:

(A) 11,375,000 shares of Common Stock; plus

(B) such additional number of shares of Common Stock (up to 625,000 shares) as is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Company’s 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Existing Plan”) which awards expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, canceled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company on or after the date of the Company’s initial public offering at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right (subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined) to any limitations of the Code).

(2) Fungible Share Pool . Subject to adjustment under Section 10, any Award that is not a Full-Value Award shall be counted against the share limits specified in Sections 4(a)(1) as one share for each share of Common Stock subject to such Award and any Award that is a Full-Value Award shall be counted against the share limits specified in Sections 4(a)(1) as 1.5 shares for each one share of Common Stock subject to such Full-Value Award. “Full-Value Award” means any Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Other Stock-Based Award with a per share price or per unit purchase price lower than 100% of Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date of grant. To the extent a share that was subject to an Award that counted as one share is returned to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve will be credited with one share. To the extent that a share that was subject to an Award that counts as 1.5 shares is returned to the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(3), each applicable share reserve will be credited with 1.5 shares.

(3) Share Counting . For purposes of counting the number of shares available for the grant of Awards under the Plan:

(A) all shares of Common Stock covered by SARs shall be counted against the number of shares available for the grant of Awards under the Plan; provided,

 

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however , that (i) SARs that may be settled only in cash shall not be so counted and (ii) if the Company grants an SAR in tandem with an Option for the same number of shares of Common Stock and provides that only one such Award may be exercised (a “ Tandem SAR ”), only the shares covered by the Option, and not the shares covered by the Tandem SAR, shall be so counted, and the expiration of one in connection with the other’s exercise will not restore shares to the Plan;

(B) if any Award (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or (ii) results in any Common Stock not being issued (including as a result of an SAR that was settleable either in cash or in stock actually being settled in cash), the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however , that (1) in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the foregoing shall be subject to any limitations under the Code, (2) in the case of the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares counted against the shares available under the Plan shall be the full number of shares subject to the SAR multiplied by the percentage of the SAR actually exercised, regardless of the number of shares actually used to settle such SAR upon exercise and (3) the shares covered by a Tandem SAR shall not again become available for grant upon the expiration or termination of such Tandem SAR;

(C) shares of Common Stock delivered (either by actual delivery, attestation, or net exercise) to the Company by a Participant to (i) purchase shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Award or (ii) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) shall not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards; and

(D) shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award shall not increase the number of shares available for future grant of Awards.

(b) Section 162(m) Per-Participant Limit . Subject to adjustment under Section 10, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 per fiscal year. For purposes of the foregoing limit, (i) the combination of an Option (as hereinafter defined) in tandem with an SAR shall be treated as a single Award and (ii) each share of Common Stock subject to an Award shall be counted as one share of Common Stock (including each share of Common Stock subject to a Full-Value Award). The per-Participant limit described in this Section 4(b) shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder (“Section 162(m)”).

(c) Substitute Awards . In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Awards contained in the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not count against the overall share limit set forth in

 

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Section 4(a)(1) or any sublimits contained in the Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 and related provisions of the Code.

5. Stock Options

(a) General . The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable. An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be designated a “Nonqualified Stock Option”.

(b) Incentive Stock Options . An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or for any action taken by the Board, or if the Company converts an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonqualified Stock Option.

(c) Exercise Price . The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify the exercise price in the applicable Option agreement. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) on the date the Option is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.

(d) Duration of Options . Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable Option agreement, provided that no Option shall be granted with a term in excess of 10 years.

(e) Exercise of Options . Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be in electronic form) approved by the Company together with payment in full (in the manner specified in Section 5(f)) of the exercise price for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Option will be delivered by the Company as soon as practicable following exercise.

(f) Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:

(1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

(2) except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable Option agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company

 

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sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding;

(3) to the extent provided for in the applicable Option agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their “Fair Market Value” (determined in the manner set forth below), provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant for such minimum period of time, if any, as may be established by the Board in its discretion and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements;

(4) to the extent provided for in the applicable Nonqualified Stock Option agreement or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised, less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate exercise price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

(5) to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Option agreement or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or

(6) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

(g) Fair Market Value . Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock for purposes of the Plan will be determined as follows:

(1) if the Common Stock trades on a national securities exchange, the closing sale price (for the primary trading session) on the date of grant; or

(2) if the Common Stock does not trade on any such exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as reported by an authorized OTCBB market data vendor as listed on the OTCBB website (otcbb.com) on the date of grant; or

(3) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the Board will determine the Fair Market Value for purposes of the Plan using any measure of value it determines to be appropriate (including, as it considers appropriate, relying on appraisals) in a manner consistent with the valuation principles under Code Section 409A, except as the Board or Committee may expressly determine otherwise.

For any date that is not a trading day, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock for such date will be determined by using the closing sale price or average of the bid and asked prices, as appropriate, for the immediately preceding trading day and with the timing in the formulas above adjusted accordingly. The Board can substitute a particular time of day or other measure of “closing sale price” or “bid and asked prices” if appropriate because of exchange or

 

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market procedures or can, in its sole discretion, use weighted averages either on a daily basis or such longer period as complies with Code Section 409A.

The Board has sole discretion to determine the Fair Market Value for purposes of this Plan, and all Awards are conditioned on the participants’ agreement that the Administrator’s determination is conclusive and binding even though others might make a different determination.

(h) Limitation on Repricing . Unless such action is approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 10): (1) amend any outstanding Option granted under the Plan to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding Option, (2) cancel any outstanding option (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(c)) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled option, (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding Option with an exercise price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 10, or (4) take any other action under the Plan that constitutes a “repricing” within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“ NASDAQ ”).

(i) Minimum Vesting . No Option that vests solely based on the passage of time that is granted to an employee in conjunction with his or her commencement of employment shall vest earlier than the first anniversary of its date of grant or the date of commencement of employment, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board, either at the time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter, may allow an Option to accelerate and become vested, in whole or in part, prior to the first anniversary of its date of grant, in the event of the death or disability of the Participant; the termination of the Participant’s employment by or service to the Company under specified circumstances; or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company

(j) No Reload Options . No Option granted under the Plan shall contain any provision entitling the Participant to the automatic grant of additional Options in connection with any exercise of the original Option.

(k) No Dividend Equivalents . No Option shall provide for the payment or accrual of dividend equivalents.

6. Director Options

(a) Initial Grant . Upon the commencement of service on the Board by any individual who is not then an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, the individual shall automatically be granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 10).

(b) Annual Grant . On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, each member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is both serving as a director of the Company immediately prior to and immediately following such annual meeting

 

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and who is not then an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, shall automatically be granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 10); provided, however, that a director shall not be eligible to receive an Option grant under this Section 6(b) until such director has served on the Board for at least six months.

(c) Terms of Director Options . Options granted under this Section 6 shall (i) have an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is granted, (ii) (A) with respect to the initial grant described in Section 6(a), vest in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the date of grant provided that the individual is serving on the Board on such date and (B) with respect to the annual grant described in Section 6(b), vest in twelve equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the date of grant provided that the individual is serving on the Board on such date or, if earlier, on the date that is one business day prior to date of the Company’s next annual meeting); provided in each case that no additional vesting shall take place after the Participant ceases to serve as a director and further provided in each case that the Board may provide for accelerated vesting in the case of death, disability, a Change in Control Event (as defined below), attainment of mandatory retirement age or retirement following at least 10 years of Board service, (iii) expire on the earlier of 10 years from the date of grant or three months following cessation of service on the Board and (iv) contain such other terms and conditions as the Board shall determine.

(d) Board Discretion . The Board retains the specific authority to provide for different vesting provisions and conditions than those set forth in Section 6(c), to increase or decrease from time to time the number of shares subject to Options granted under this Section 6 and to issue SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, or Other Stock-Based Awards in lieu of some or all of the Options otherwise issuable under this Section 6. Any such discretionary Awards to non-employee directors may be granted and administered only by a Committee, all of the members of which are independent directors as defined by Section 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.

7. Stock Appreciation Rights

(a) General . The Board may grant Awards consisting of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of Common Stock determined in whole or in part by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the measurement price established pursuant to Section 7(c). The date as of which such appreciation is determined shall be the exercise date.

(b) Grants . SARs may be granted in tandem with, or independently of, Options granted under the Plan.

(1) Tandem Awards. When SARs are expressly granted in tandem with Options, (i) the SAR will be exercisable only at such time or times, and to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable (except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a Reorganization Event or a Change in Control Event) and will be exercisable in accordance with the procedure required for exercise of the related Option; (ii) the SAR will terminate and no

 

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longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option, except to the extent designated by the Board in connection with a Reorganization Event or a Change in Control Event and except that a SAR granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by an Option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to which the related Option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number of shares not covered by the SAR; (iii) the Option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the exercise of the related SAR; and (iv) the SAR will be transferable only with the related Option.

(2) Independent SARs. A SAR not expressly granted in tandem with an Option will become exercisable at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board may specify in the SAR Award.

(c) Measurement Price . The Board shall establish the measurement price of each SAR and specify it in the applicable SAR agreement. The measurement price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of a SAR effective as of a future date, the measurement price shall be not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.

(d) Duration of SARs . Each SAR shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable SAR agreement; provided that no SAR will be granted with a term in excess of 10 years.

(e) Exercise of SARs . SARs may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be in electronic form) approved by the Company, together with any other documents required by the Board.

(f) Limitation on Repricing . Unless such action is approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 10): (1) amend any outstanding SAR granted under the Plan to provide a measurement price per share that is lower than the then-current measurement price per share of such outstanding SAR, (2) cancel any outstanding SAR (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(c)) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and having an exercise or measurement price per share lower than the then-current measurement price per share of the cancelled SAR, (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding SAR with a measurement price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 10, or (4) take any other action under the Plan that constitutes a “repricing” within the meaning of the rules of NASDAQ.

(g) No Reload SARs . No SAR granted under the Plan shall contain any provision entitling the Participant to the automatic grant of additional SARs in connection with any exercise of the original SAR.

(h) No Dividend Equivalents . No SAR shall provide for the payment or accrual of dividend equivalents.

 

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8. Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units.

(a) General . The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”), subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award. The Board may also grant Awards entitling the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock or cash to be delivered at the time such Award vests (“Restricted Stock Units”) (Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are each referred to herein as a “Restricted Stock Award”).

(b) Terms and Conditions for All Restricted Stock Awards . The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for vesting and repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. Restricted Stock Awards that vest solely based on the passage of time shall be zero percent vested prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant), no more than one-third vested prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the second annual meeting held after the date of grant), and no more than two-thirds vested prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the third annual meeting held after the date of grant). Restricted Stock Awards that do not vest solely based on the passage of time (excluding Performance Awards granted pursuant to Section 11(i)) shall not vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant). The two foregoing sentences shall not apply to Restricted Stock Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards granted, in the aggregate, for up to 10% of the maximum number of authorized shares set forth in Section 4(a)(1). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan (other than Section 11(i), if applicable), the Board may, either at the time a Restricted Stock Award is made or at any time thereafter, waive its right to repurchase shares of Common Stock (or waive the forfeiture thereof) or remove or modify the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock Award, in whole or in part, in the event of the death or disability of the Participant; the termination of the Participant’s employment by or service to the Company under specified circumstances; or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company.

(c) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock .

(1) Dividends . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, any dividends (whether paid in cash, stock or property) declared and paid by the Company with respect to shares of Restricted Stock (“Accrued Dividends”) shall be paid to the Participant only if and when such shares become free from the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability that apply to such shares. Each payment of Accrued Dividends will be made no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to stockholders of that class of stock or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the lapsing of the restrictions on transferability and the forfeitability provisions applicable to the underlying shares of Restricted Stock.

 

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(2) Stock Certificates . The Company may require that any stock certificates issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock as well as any dividends or distributions paid on such Restricted Stock, shall be deposited in escrow by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death (the “Designated Beneficiary”). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, “Designated Beneficiary” shall mean the Participant’s estate.

(d) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock Units .

(1) Settlement . Upon the vesting of and/or lapsing of any other restrictions (i.e., settlement) with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company one share of Common Stock or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock, as provided in the applicable Award agreement. The Board may, in its discretion, provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A.

(2) Voting Rights . A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

(3) Dividend Equivalents . To the extent provided by the Board, in its sole discretion, a grant of Restricted Stock Units may provide Participants with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents are awarded.

 

9. Other Stock-Based and Cash-Based Awards

(a) General . Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property, may be granted hereunder to Participants (“Other Stock-Based Awards”), including without limitation Awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the future. Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. The Company may also grant Performance Awards or other Awards denominated in cash rather than shares of Common Stock (“Cash-Based Awards”).

(b) Terms and Conditions . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award or Cash-Based Award, including any purchase price applicable thereto. Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based

 

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Awards that vest solely based on the passage of time shall be zero percent vested prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant), no more than one-third vested prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the second annual meeting held after the date of grant), and no more than two-thirds vested prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the third annual meeting held after the date of grant). Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards that do not vest solely based on the passage of time (excluding Performance Awards granted pursuant to Section 11(i)) shall not vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, in the case of Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards to non-employee directors, if earlier, the date of the first annual meeting held after the date of grant). The two foregoing sentences shall not apply to Restricted Stock Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards granted, in the aggregate, for up to 10% of the maximum number of authorized shares set forth in Section 4(a)(1). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan (other than Section 11(i), if applicable), the Board may, either at the time an Other Stock-Based Award or Cash-Based Award is made or at any time thereafter, waive its right to repurchase shares of Common Stock (or waive the forfeiture thereof), as applicable, or remove or modify the restrictions applicable to the Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards, in whole or in part, in the event of the death or disability of the Participant; the termination of the Participant’s employment by or service to the Company under specified circumstances; or a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company. Dividend Equivalents will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash-Based Awards with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents are awarded.

10. Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events

(a) Changes in Capitalization . In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the share counting rules and sublimit set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b), (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option and each Option issuable under Section 6, (iv) the share- and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (v) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (vi) the share-and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each outstanding Other Stock-Based Award, shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the

 

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fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

(b) Reorganization and Change in Control Events

(1) Definitions

 

  (A) A “Reorganization Event” shall mean:

(i) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled;

(ii) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction; or

(iii) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

  (B) A “Change in Control Event” shall mean:

(i) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control Event: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (C) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (iii) of this definition; or

(ii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of

 

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directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or

(iii) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member of the Board on the date of the initial adoption of this Plan by the Board or (y) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

(iv) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(C) “Cause” shall mean conduct involving one or more of the following: (i) the conviction of the employee of, or, plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any crime involving dishonesty or any felony; (ii) the willful misconduct by the employee resulting in material harm to the Company; (iii) fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty by the employee against the Company resulting in material harm to the Company; (iv) the repeated and continuing failure of the employee to follow the proper and lawful directions of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the Board after a written demand is delivered to the employee that specifically identifies the manner in which the Chief Executive Officer or the Board believes that the Employee has failed to follow such instructions; (v) the employee’s current alcohol or prescription drug abuse affecting work performance, or current illegal use of drugs regardless of the effect on work performance; (vi) material violation of the Company’s code of conduct by the employee that causes harm to the Company; or (vii) violation of any applicable written proprietary information, confidentiality, non-competition and/or non-solicitation agreements with the Company.

(2) Effect on Options

(A) Reorganization Event . Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a Change in Control Event), or the execution by the Company of any agreement with respect to a Reorganization Event (regardless

 

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of whether such event will result in a Change in Control Event), the Board shall provide that all outstanding Options shall be assumed, or equivalent options shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof); provided that if such Reorganization Event also constitutes a Change in Control Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Option or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company such assumed or substituted options that are held by employees of the Company shall become immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation. For purposes hereof, an Option shall be considered to be assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in value (as determined by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) does not agree to assume, or substitute for, such Options, or in the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Board shall, upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all then unexercised Options will become exercisable in full as of a specified time prior to the Reorganization Event and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event, except to the extent exercised by the Participants before the consummation of such Reorganization Event; provided, however, that in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered pursuant to such Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), then the Board may instead provide that all outstanding Options shall terminate upon consummation of such Reorganization Event and that each Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (A) the Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable), exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Options and any applicable tax withholdings.

(B) Change in Control Event that is not a Reorganization Event . Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event that does not also constitute a Reorganization Event, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Option or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, each such Option that is held by an employee of the Company shall be immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the

 

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Participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation.

(3) Effect on Restricted Stock Awards

(A) Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event . Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event that is not a Change in Control Event, the repurchase and other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Award.

(B) Change in Control Event . Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a Reorganization Event), except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, each such Restricted Stock Award held by employees of the Company shall immediately become free from all conditions or restrictions if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control Event, the Participant’s employment with the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation is terminated without Cause by the Company or the acquiring or succeeding corporation.

(4) Effect on Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Stock Unit Awards

The Board may specify in an Award at the time of the grant the effect of a Reorganization Event and Change in Control Event on any SAR and Other Stock Unit Award.

11. General Provisions Applicable to Awards

(a) Transferability of Awards . Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.

(b) Documentation . Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

(c) Board Discretion . Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.

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other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary, may exercise rights under the Award.

(e) Withholding . The Participant must satisfy all applicable federal, state, and local or other income and employment tax withholding obligations before the Company will deliver stock certificates or otherwise recognize ownership of Common Stock under an Award. The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or wages. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any shares on exercise vesting, or release from forfeiture of an Award or, if the Company so requires, at the same time as payment of the exercise or purchase price unless the Company determines otherwise. If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income), except that, to the extent that the Company is able to retain shares of Common Stock having a fair market value (determined by, or in a manner approved by, the Company) that exceeds the statutory minimum applicable withholding tax without financial accounting implications or the Company is withholding in a jurisdiction that does not have a statutory minimum withholding tax, the Company may retain such number of shares of Common Stock (up to the number of shares having a fair market value equal to the maximum individual statutory rate of tax (determined by, or in a manner approved by, the Company)) as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion to satisfy the tax liability associated with any Award. Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.

(f) Amendment . Except as provided in Sections 5(h) and 7(f) with respect to repricings, Section 5(i), 8(b) or 9(b) with respect to the vesting of Awards, Section 11(i) with respect to Performance Awards and Section 12(d) with respect to actions requiring stockholder approval, the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonqualified Stock Option. The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 10 hereof.

(g) Conditions on Delivery of Stock . The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously issued or delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been

 

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satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

(h) Acceleration . Except as provided in Sections 5(i), 8(b) and 9(b) with respect to vesting of Awards, the Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be.

(i) Performance Awards .

(1) Grants . Restricted Stock Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards or Cash Based Awards under the Plan may be made subject to the achievement of performance goals pursuant to this Section 11(i) (“Performance Awards”), subject to the limit in Section 4(b) on shares covered by such grants or, as applicable, the limit on cash payments in Section 11(i)(2). Subject to Section 11(i)(4), no more than an aggregate of 50% of the shares of Common Stock underlying Performance Awards that are made during any calendar year of the Plan shall vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant.

(2) Cash Payments. Performance Awards can also provide for cash payments of up to $1,000,000 per fiscal year per individual.

(3) Committee . Grants of Performance Awards to any Covered Employee intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) (“Performance-Based Compensation”) shall be made only by a Committee (or subcommittee of a Committee) comprised solely of two or more directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). In the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees, references to the Board or to a Committee shall be deemed to be references to such Committee or subcommittee. “Covered Employee” shall mean any person who is, or whom the Committee, in its discretion, determines may be, a “covered employee” under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

(4) Performance Measures . For any Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall specify that the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures established by the Committee, which shall be based on the relative or absolute attainment of any combination of the following: (i) the entry into an arrangement or agreement with a third party for the development, commercialization, marketing or distribution of products, services or technologies, or for conducting a research program to discover and develop a product, service or technology, and/or the achievement of milestones under such arrangement or agreement, including events that trigger an obligation or payment right; (ii) achievement of domestic and international regulatory milestones, including the submission of filings required to advance products, services and technologies in clinical development and the achievement of approvals by regulatory authorities relating to the commercialization of products, services and technologies; (iii) the achievement of discovery, preclinical and clinical stage scientific objectives, discoveries or inventions for products, services and technologies under research and

 

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development; (iv) the entry into or completion of a phase of clinical development for any product, service or technology, such as the entry into or completion of phase 1, 2 and/or 3 clinical trials; (v) the consummation of debt or equity financing transactions, or acquisitions of business, technologies and assets; (vi) new product or service releases; (vii) the achievement of qualitative or quantitative performance measures set forth in operating plans approved by the Board from time to time; (viii) specified levels of product sales, net income, earnings before or after discontinued operations, interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization, operating profit before or after discontinued operations and/or taxes, sales, sales growth, earnings growth, cash flow or cash position, gross margins, stock price, market share, return on sales, assets, equity or investment; (ix) improvement of financial ratings; (x) achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives; (xi) total stockholder return and/or (xii) other comparable measures of financial and operational performance. Such goals may reflect, as applicable, absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. The Committee may specify that such performance measures shall be adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i) extraordinary items, (ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued operations, (iii) the cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, (iv) the writedown of any asset, and (v) charges for restructuring and rationalization programs. Such performance measures: (i) may vary by Participant and may be different for different Awards; (ii) may be particular to a Participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the Participant works and may cover such period as may be specified by the Committee; and (iii) shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m). Awards that are not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may be based on these or such other performance measures as the Board may determine.

(5) Adjustments . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, with respect to any Performance Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the cash or number of Shares payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance measures except in the case of the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control Event.

(6) Other . The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Performance Awards as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for Performance-Based Compensation. Dividend Equivalents will be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Performance Awards with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents are awarded.

12. Miscellaneous

(a) No Right To Employment or Other Status . No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award by virtue of the adoption of the Plan, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss

 

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or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.

(b) No Rights As Stockholder . Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.

(c) Effective Date and Term of Plan . The Plan shall become effective on the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after December 31, 2022, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.

(d) Amendment of Plan . The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that (i) to the extent required by Section 162(m), no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such amendment shall become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company’s stockholders if required by Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)); and (ii) no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market may be made effective unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company’s stockholders. In addition, if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 12(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan. No Award shall be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to the Plan.

(e) Provisions for Foreign Participants . The Board may modify Awards granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Plan to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters.

(f) Compliance with Code Section 409A . If and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Participant in connection with his or her employment termination is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of “separation from

 

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service” (as determined under Code Section 409A (the “New Payment Date”), except as Code Section 409A may then permit.

The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, but do not satisfy the conditions of that section.

(g) Limitations on Liability . Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning this Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

(h) Governing Law . The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such state.

 

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