Registration No. 333-            

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2021.

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   72-2275152

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Antonio G. Gomes

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Citrix Systems, Inc.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Name and address of agent for service)

(954) 267-3000

(Telephone Number, Including area code, of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Stuart M. Cable, Esq.

Lisa R. Haddad, Esq.

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Tel: (617) 570-1000

Fax: (617) 523-1231

 

 

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

 

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities
to be Registered
 

Amount
to be
Registered (1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

Common Stock, $.001 par value

  320,000   $135.64 (2)   $43,404,800.00   $4,735.47

 

 

 

(1)

This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Registrant”) that may be issued pursuant to the Citrix System, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Registrant.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 26, 2021.


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

Item 1.

Plan Information.

The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

 

Item 2.

Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.

Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

(a) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on February 8, 2021;

(b) The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January  19, 2021 (other than Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2), February 11, 2021, February  18, 2021 and March 1, 2021 (other than Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1); and

(c) The section entitled “Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 24, 1995.

All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (except for information furnished and not filed with the Commission in any such document).

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

 

Item 4.

Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 


Item 6.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), provide for indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and officers for liabilities and expenses that they may incur in such capacities. In general, directors and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, actions that the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director of the corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for a breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) in respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. As permitted by the DGCL, the Charter provides that no director of the Registrant shall be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent provided by applicable law in the situations described in clauses (i)—(iv), inclusive, set forth in the preceding sentence.

The Charter also provides that the Registrant shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided, that the Registrant shall not indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Registrant or unless the corporation otherwise determines that such person is entitled to indemnification following such person’s written request therefor. The Charter further provides that the Registrant shall similarly indemnify such persons made party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor, against such expenses, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.

The Charter also provides that, if the Registrant does not assume the defense of any claim of which the Registrant receives notice by a person seeking indemnification (each, an “Indemnitee”), any expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, that the payment of such expenses shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant as authorized by the Charter.

The Charter also provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses described above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law, agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Registrant, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. In addition, the Charter specifically authorizes the Registrant to enter into agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in the Charter and, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Registrant or other persons serving the Registrant.


The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements provide, among other matters, that the Registrant indemnify the directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, advance to the directors and executive officers all related expenses (subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted), and reimburse the directors and executive officers for expenses as a witness or in connection with a subpoena for a proceeding in which such director or executive officer is not a party.

The Registrant has obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.

 

Item 7.

Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-27084) filed on May 29, 2013)
Exhibit 4.2    Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-27084) filed on March 12, 2018)
Exhibit 4.3    Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 33- 98542)) (P)
Exhibit 5.1    Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP
Exhibit 23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 23.2    Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference)
Exhibit 24.1    Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)
Exhibit 99.1    Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan
Exhibit 99.2    Form of Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Long Term Incentive) under the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan

 

Item 9.

Undertakings.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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

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

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated


maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

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

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

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

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

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

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


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Lauderdale, in the State of Florida, on March 1, 2021.

 

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
By:   /s/David J. Henshall
  Name: David J. Henshall
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of Citrix Systems, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint David J. Henshall, Antonio G. Gomes and Arlen R. Shenkman, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Citrix Systems, Inc., to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and all amendments thereto.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 1, 2021.

 

Signature

  

Title(s)

/s/David J. Henshall

David J. Henshall

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/Arlen R. Shenkman

Arlen R. Shenkman

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/Jessica Soisson

Jessica Soisson

  

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/Robert M. Calderoni

Robert M. Calderoni

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/Nanci E. Caldwell

Nanci E. Caldwell

  

Director


/s/Robert D. Daleo

Robert D. Daleo

  

Director

/s/Murray J. Demo

Murray J. Demo

  

Director

/s/Ajei S. Gopal

Ajei S. Gopal

  

Director

/s/Thomas E. Hogan

Thomas E. Hogan

  

Director

/s/Moira A. Kilcoyne

Moira A. Kilcoyne

  

Director

/s/Robert E. Knowling, Jr.

Robert E. Knowling, Jr.

  

Director

/s/Peter J. Sacripanti

Peter J. Sacripanti

  

Director

/s/J. Donald Sherman

J. Donald Sherman

  

Director

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO   Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

 

goodwinlaw.com

+1 617 570 1000

March 1, 2021

Citrix Systems, Inc.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

Re: Securities Being Registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to you in connection with your filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on or about the date hereof relating to an aggregate of 320,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Citrix Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), that may be issued pursuant to the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”).

We have reviewed such documents and made such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate to give the opinions set forth below. We have relied, without independent verification, on certificates of public officials and, as to matters of fact material to the opinion set forth below, on certificates of officers of the Company.

The opinion set forth below is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

For purposes of the opinion set forth below, we have assumed that no event occurs that causes the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock available for issuance by the Company to be less than the number of then unissued Shares.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, upon issuance and delivery against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving our consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Goodwin Procter LLP
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2021 Inducement Plan of Citrix Systems, Inc. of our reports dated February 8, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Citrix Systems, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Citrix Systems, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boca Raton, Florida

March 1, 2021

Exhibit 99.1

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

2021 INDUCEMENT PLAN

 

SECTION 1.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS

The name of the plan is the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to enable Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Affiliates to grant equity awards to induce highly-qualified prospective officers and employees who are Eligible Employees to accept employment and to provide them with a proprietary interest in the Company. The Company intends that the Plan be reserved for persons to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval as an inducement award pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

The following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

Acquisition” shall mean (i) consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person; (ii) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to one or more other persons in a single transaction or series of related transactions, unless, in the case of foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the survivor’s or acquirer’s outstanding securities (or the securities of any parent thereof) are held by a person or persons who held securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities immediately prior to that transaction; (iii) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly acquires, including but not limited to by means of a merger or consolidation, beneficial ownership (determined pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than 30% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s stockholders that the Board does not recommend such stockholders accept, other than (a) the Company or an Affiliate, (b) an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (c) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (d) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; (iv) persons who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason, including, without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the Effective Date shall be considered an Incumbent Director if such person’s election was approved by or such person was nominated for election by either (A) a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors or (B) a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors who are members of a nominating committee comprised, in the majority, of Incumbent Directors; but provided further, that any such person whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of members of the Board or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board, including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle any such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; (v) any other acquisition of the business of the Company in which a majority of the Board votes in favor of a decision that an Acquisition has occurred within the meaning of the Plan; or (vi) the approval by the Company’s stockholders of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.


Acquisition Price” means the value as determined by the Committee of the consideration payable, or otherwise to be received by stockholders, per share of Stock pursuant to an Acquisition.

Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business trust or other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company.

Award” or “Awards,” except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights.

Award Agreement” means a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan. Each Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations.

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. For any period during which no such committee is in existence, “Committee” shall mean the Board and all authority and responsibility assigned to the Committee under the Plan shall be exercised, if at all, by the Board, provided that any approvals of grants hereunder are made by the Board or Committee as required under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules.

Disability” means with respect to a Participant, the Participant becoming eligible to receive benefits under the Company’s or an Affiliate’s then current long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.

Dividend Equivalent Right” means an Award entitling the Participant to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the Participant.

Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan becomes effective as set forth in Section 21.

Eligible Employee” means any individual who was not previously an employee or a Non-Employee Director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or who has had a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries), who is hired as a full or part-time employee by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, and for whom the Award is being made as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into such employment.


Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock determined in good faith by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of the Stock on any given date shall be the last sale price for the Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or another national securities exchange for that date or if no closing price is reported for that date, the closing price on the next preceding date for which a closing price was reported.

Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

Option” or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Section 5.

Participant” means any holder of an outstanding Award under the Plan.

Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Stock subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of grant.

Restricted Stock Units” means an Award of stock units to a Participant.

Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3.

Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award entitling the Participant to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.

Unrestricted Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Stock free of any restrictions.

 

SECTION 2.

ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; COMMITTEE AUTHORITY TO SELECT PARTICIPANTS AND DETERMINE AWARDS

(a) Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

(b) Powers of Committee. The Committee shall have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan and Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules, including the power and authority:

(i) to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted; provided, such individuals are Eligible Employees;


(ii) to determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Unrestricted Stock Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or any combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or more Participants;

(iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;

(iv) to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and Participants, and to approve the forms of Award Agreements;

(v) to accelerate at any time the exercisability, vesting or the lapse or achievement of any condition of all or any portion of any Award;

(vi) subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), to extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; and

(vii) except as otherwise provided in Section 18 of the Plan, at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

All decisions and interpretations of the Committee shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and the Participants.

(c) Reserved.

(d) Award Agreement. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service of the grantee terminates.

(e) Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Committee, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and the members of the Board and the Committee (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company’s articles or bylaws or any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time and/or any indemnification agreement between such individual and the Company.


(f) Non-US Award Recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its Affiliates operate or have employees eligible for Awards, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which Eligible Employees outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to individuals outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Committee determines such actions to be necessary or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this Plan as appendices) and subject to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and related guidelines and interpretations; provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3(a) hereof; and (v) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable United States securities law, the Code, or any other applicable United States governing statute or law, or NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c).

(g) Prohibition on Dividends Payable on Awards Prior to Vesting. No dividends shall be paid with respect to any Award prior to the vesting thereof. Dividends or Dividend Equivalents may accrue with respect to Awards that are unvested, but shall not be paid before the vesting of such Award.

 

SECTION 3.

STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION

(a) Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be the sum of (i) 320,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 3. Shares of Stock underlying any Awards that are forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated under this Plan, shall not be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Additionally, the following shares shall not be added to the shares authorized for grant under the Plan: (i) shares tendered or held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, and (ii) shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise thereof. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company.

(b) Reserved.

(c) Changes in Stock. Subject to Section 3(d) hereof, if, as a result of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or


other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the Company or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Committee shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iii) the repurchase price, if any, per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (iv) the exercise price for each share subject to any then outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of shares subject to Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights remain exercisable. The Committee shall also make equitable or proportionate adjustments in the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into consideration cash dividends paid other than in the ordinary course or any other extraordinary corporate event. The adjustment by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the Committee in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares.

(d) Mergers and Other Transactions.

(i) In the case of and subject to the consummation of an Acquisition, the parties thereto may cause the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of such Awards on an equitable basis with new Awards of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree, the Fair Market Value of which (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) shall not materially differ from the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to such Awards immediately preceding the Acquisition. To the extent the parties to such Acquisition do not provide for the assumption, continuation or substitution of Awards, as of the effective time of the Acquisition, the Plan and all outstanding Awards granted shall terminate, and, except as the Committee may otherwise specify with respect to particular Awards in the relevant Award Agreement, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of the Acquisition shall become fully exercisable as of the effective time of the Acquisition, all other Awards with time-based vesting, conditions or restrictions shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Acquisition and all Awards with conditions and restrictions relating to the attainment of performance goals will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Acquisition.

(ii) In addition to or in lieu of the foregoing, with respect to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the Committee may, on the same basis or on different bases as the Committee shall specify, upon written notice to the affected Participants, provide that one or more Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding must be exercised, in whole or in part, within a specified number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period such Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate, or provide that one or more Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding, in whole or in part, shall be terminated in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) for the shares subject to such Options and Stock Appreciation Rights over the exercise price thereof.


(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of an Acquisition shall become fully exercisable as of the effective time of the Acquisition, all other Awards with time-based vesting, conditions or restrictions shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of an Acquisition and all Awards with conditions and restrictions relating to the attainment of performance goals will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of an Acquisition. In such cases, such Awards shall become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of the Acquisition at such time and on such conditions as the Committee determines, and if such Awards are not exercised prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee.

(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of an involuntary termination of services of a Participant for any reason other than death, disability or Cause within six months following the consummation of an Acquisition, any Awards of the Participant assumed or substituted in an Acquisition which are subject to vesting conditions, the lapse or achievement of any conditions and/or a right of repurchase in favor of the Company or a successor entity, shall accelerate in full, and any Awards accelerated in such manner with conditions and restrictions relating to the attainment of performance goals will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels. All such accelerated Awards of the Participant shall be exercisable for a period of one year following termination, but in no event after the expiration date of such Award. As used in this subsection (d)(iv) only, “Cause” shall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Participant, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company in a material manner.

(e) Reserved.

(f) No Reload Grants. Awards shall not be granted under the Plan in consideration for, and shall not be conditioned upon, delivery of Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligation under any Award.

 

SECTION 4.

ELIGIBILITY

Participants under the Plan will be such Eligible Employees to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval in accordance with Rules 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC as are selected from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion.


SECTION 5.

STOCK OPTIONS

The Committee may grant Stock Options under the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve. All Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be non-qualified stock options.

Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.

(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant.

(b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than five years after the date the Stock Option is granted.

(c) Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder. Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall be determined by the Committee at or after the grant date. The Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Stock Option. A Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options.

(d) Method of Exercise. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company or its agent, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the following methods to the extent provided in the Option Award Agreement:

(i) In cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Committee;

(ii) Through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date;

(iii) By the Participant delivering to the Company or its agent a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided that in the event the Participant chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the Participant and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Committee or its delegates shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure; or

(iv) By a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price.


Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. The transfer to the Participant on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from the Participant (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in the Option Award Agreement or applicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold with respect to the Participant). In the event a Participant chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the Participant upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the number of attested shares. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Stock Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of Stock Options may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

(e) Auto Exercise at Expiration. The Company may provide in an Award Agreement that to the extent the Option remains unexercised, it will be exercised automatically by “net exercise” pursuant to Section 5(d)(iv) of the Plan immediately prior to the end of the Option Term.

 

SECTION 6.

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

(a) Exercise Price of Stock Appreciation Rights. The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant.

(b) Grant and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by the Committee independently of any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

(c) Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right may not exceed five years.

 

SECTION 7.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

(a) Nature of Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee shall determine the restrictions and conditions applicable to each Restricted Stock Award at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The terms and conditions of each such Award Agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and Participants.

(b) Rights as a Stockholder. Upon the grant of the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchase price, a Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Stock and receipt of dividends; provided that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any dividends paid by the Company shall accrue and be paid to the Participant only upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock. Unless the Committee shall


otherwise determine, (i) uncertificated Restricted Stock shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Company or the transfer agent to the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Stock are vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and (ii) certificated Restricted Stock shall remain in the possession of the Company until such Restricted Stock is vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and the Participant shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to deliver to the Company such instruments of transfer as the Committee may prescribe.

(c) Restrictions. Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as specifically provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award Agreement or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, if a Participant’s employment (or other service relationship) with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason, any Restricted Stock that has not vested at the time of termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to such Participant from or other action by or on behalf of, the Company be deemed to have been reacquired by the Company at its original purchase price (if any) from such Participant or such Participant’s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment (or other service relationship), and thereafter shall cease to represent any ownership of the Company by the Participant or rights of the Participant as a stockholder. Following such deemed reacquisition of unvested Restricted Stock that are represented by physical certificates, a Participant shall surrender such certificates to the Company upon request without consideration.

(d) Vesting of Restricted Stock. The Committee at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Stock and the Company’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award Agreement or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a Participant’s rights in any shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the Participant’s termination of employment (or other service relationship) with the Company and its Affiliates and such shares shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) above.

 

SECTION 8.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(a) Nature of Restricted Stock Units. The Committee shall determine the restrictions and conditions applicable to each Restricted Stock Unit at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The terms and conditions of each such Award Agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and Participants. At the end of the deferral period, the Restricted Stock Units, to the extent vested, shall be settled in the form of shares of Stock. To the extent that an award of Restricted Stock Units is subject to Section 409A, it may contain such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion in order for such Award to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.


(b) Reserved.

(c) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have the rights as a stockholder only as to shares of Stock acquired by the Participant upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that the Participant may be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the shares of Stock underlying his or her Restricted Stock Units, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. Dividend Equivalent Rights may not be settled until the Restricted Stock Units vest.

(d) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award Agreement or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a Participant’s right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the Participant’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason.

 

SECTION 9.

UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

Grant or Sale of Unrestricted Stock. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price determined by the Committee) an Unrestricted Stock Award under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of cash compensation due to such Participant.

 

SECTION 10.

RESERVED.

 

SECTION 11.

RESERVED.

 

SECTION 12.

RESERVED.

 

SECTION 13.

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

(a) Dividend Equivalent Rights. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Participant as a component of an award of Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Award or as a freestanding award under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Agreement. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company, if any. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of an Award with vesting shall provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled only upon settlement or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award.

(b) Interest Equivalents. Any Award under this Plan that is settled in whole or in part in cash on a deferred basis may provide in the grant for interest equivalents to be credited with respect to such cash payment. Interest equivalents may be compounded and shall be paid upon such terms and conditions as may be specified by the grant.


(c) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award Agreement or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a Participant’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall automatically terminate upon the Participant’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason.

 

SECTION 14.

TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS

(a) Transferability. Except as provided in Section 14(b) below, during a Participant’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only by the Participant, or by the Participant’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the Participant’s incapacity. No Awards shall be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. No Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void.

(b) Committee Action. Notwithstanding Section 14(a), the Committee, in its discretion, may provide either in the Award Agreement regarding a given Award or by subsequent written approval that the Participant (who is an employee) may transfer his or her Stock Options to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award. In no event may an Award be transferred by a Participant for value.

(c) Family Member. For purposes of Section 14(b), “family member” shall mean a Participant’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant of the Participant), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.

 

SECTION 15.

TAX WITHHOLDING

(a) Payment by Participant. Upon the occurrence of any applicable taxable event related to an Award, the Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company or an Affiliate with respect to such income. The Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant. The Company’s obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any Participant is subject to and conditioned on tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the Participant.


(b) Withholding in Stock. Subject to approval by the Committee, any required tax withholding obligation may be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the Company withholding from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due or by the Company causing a number of shares of Stock to be automatically sold and the proceeds remitted to the Company for purposes of satisfying the withholding amount due.

 

SECTION 16.

SECTION 409A AWARDS

To the extent that any Award is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (a “409A Award”), the Award shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Committee from time to time in order to comply with Section 409A. In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payable upon a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) to a Participant who is then considered a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary to prevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A. Further, the settlement of any such Award may not be accelerated except to the extent permitted by Section 409A. All Awards are intended to be exempt from Section 409A to the greatest extent possible or otherwise comply with Section 409A. The terms of the Awards granted under this Plan shall be interpreted in accordance with such intent.

 

SECTION 17.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC.

(a) Effect of Termination of Employment, Etc. Unless the Committee, in its sole discretion shall at any time determine otherwise with respect to any Award, if the Participant’s employment or other association with the Company and its Affiliates ends for any reason, including because of the Participant’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate, (i) any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right of the Participant shall cease to be exercisable in any respect not later than six months following that event and, for the period it remains exercisable following that event, shall be exercisable only to the extent exercisable at the date of that event, and (ii) any other outstanding Award of the Participant shall be forfeited or otherwise subject to return to or repurchase by the Company on the terms specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Effect of Leaves and Transfers. For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment:

(i) a transfer to the employment of the Company from an Affiliate or from the Company to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another; or

(ii) an approved leave of absence for any purpose approved by the Company or an Affiliate or any leave of absence during which the Participant’s right of employment is guaranteed by statute or contract; provided, however, that unless the Committee (and any delegate thereof) provides otherwise, vesting of awards granted hereunder will be suspended one hundred eighty (180) days after the commencement of an unpaid leave of absence, unless such suspension is not permitted by applicable law.


SECTION 18.

AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION

The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Committee may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent. Except as provided in Section 3(c) or 3(d), without prior stockholder approval, in no event may the Committee exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants at an exercise price that is less than the original exercise price of such Stock Option Stock Appreciation Right or cancellation of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash. To the extent required under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules or any other rules of any securities exchange or market system on which the Stock is listed, material amendments to outstanding Awards shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this Section 18 shall limit the Committee’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d).

 

SECTION 19.

STATUS OF PLAN

With respect to the portion of any Award that has not been settled or exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a Participant, a Participant shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the Committee shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any Award or Awards. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the foregoing sentence.

 

SECTION 20.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) No Distribution. The Committee may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.

(b) Acceptance of Award Agreements. Each Participant is deemed to have accepted his or her Award Agreement six months from the date of grant unless he or she has accepted the Award Agreement pursuant to such procedures as required by the Company.

(c) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Stock certificates to Participants under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the Participant by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, addressed to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on file with the Company, notice of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry” records). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the


Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel (to the extent the Committee deems such advice necessary or advisable), that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Committee may require that an individual make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Committee, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. The Committee shall have the right to require any individual to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Committee.

(d) Stockholder Rights. Until Stock is deemed delivered in accordance with Section 20(c), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights of a stockholder will exist with respect to shares of Stock to be issued in connection with an Award, notwithstanding the exercise of a Stock Option or any other action by the Participant with respect to an Award.

(e) Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any Affiliate.

(f) Trading Policy Restrictions. Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time.

(g) Clawback/Recovery. All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with the Company’s Executive Compensation Recovery Policy adopted on December 14, 2016, as may be amended from time to time, and any other clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. In addition, the Committee may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Stock or other cash or property in appropriate circumstances.


SECTION 21.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

This Plan shall become effective immediately upon approval by the Board. The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Board. Awards granted pursuant to this Plan shall not expire solely by reason of the termination of this Plan.

 

SECTION 22.

GOVERNING LAW

This Plan and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applied without regard to conflict of law principles.

 

SECTION 23.

ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER

Any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of this Plan, any Award and/or any actions taken thereunder, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be fully and finally resolved by confidential, binding arbitration by a single, neutral arbitrator agreed upon by the Participant and the Company. The arbitration shall be held in the county where the Company has an office at which the applicable Participant provides services (for remote Participants, the nearest county where the Company has an office) or any other locale to which the parties jointly agree. If the parties cannot agree upon an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be a JAMS neutral selected in accordance with the then-current Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures of JAMS (which are available at www.jamsadr.com), and the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with those rules and procedures. The parties each waive their respective rights to have any such disputes/claims tried by a judge or a jury. The arbitrator shall permit adequate discovery and shall be empowered to award all remedies otherwise available in a court of competent jurisdiction, and any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall issue a written award setting forth the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. Other than an amount equal to the fee for filing such an action in the local state court, which amount the Participant shall pay toward the costs of the arbitration, the Company shall bear the costs of the arbitration, including the JAMS administrative fees and the arbitrator’s fees. Each party shall otherwise bear its own respective attorneys’ fees and costs of the arbitration, except to the extent otherwise provided by law and awarded by the arbitrator. The Participant and the Company agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or other representative proceeding.

 

SECTION 24.

RESERVED.

DATE APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: February 17, 2021

Exhibit 99.2

GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(Long Term Incentive)

UNDER THE CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

2021 INDUCEMENT PLAN

Name of Awardee:

Award Date:

Number of Restricted Stock Units:

Pursuant to the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants an Award of Restricted Stock Units to the awardee named above (“Awardee”). Upon acceptance of this agreement, including any additional terms and conditions set forth in any appendix for Awardee’s country (the “Appendix” and together with this Agreement, the “Award Agreement”), Awardee shall receive the number of Restricted Stock Units specified above, subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement and in the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, this Global Restricted Stock Unit Award is not issued under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, and does not reduce the share reserve under such equity plan. This Award has been granted as an inducement award pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Capitalized terms in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.

1. Vesting. No portion of this Award may be settled until such portion shall have vested. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Restricted Stock Units vest in three annual installments, with one-third vesting on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Award Date (each, a “Vesting Date”), provided in each case that Awardee is then, and since the Award Date has continuously been, employed by the Company or one of its Affiliates. If Awardee is not employed by the Company or one of its Affiliates on a Vesting Date, Awardee will not earn or be entitled to any pro-rated vesting for any portion of time before a Vesting Date during which Awardee was employed, nor will Awardee be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting. If the vesting schedule results in fractional shares, the number of shares shall be rounded up on the first Vesting Date and rounded up or down on the second and third Vesting Dates, as necessary.

2. Issuance of Stock.

(a) On a Vesting Date, each vested Restricted Stock Unit entitles Awardee to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Stock”).

(b) As soon as practicable after the Vesting Date (but in no event later than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which the Vesting Date occurs), Awardee’s name shall be entered as the stockholder of record on the books and records of the Company with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the vested Restricted Stock Units, upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Committee with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such issuance and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Committee as to such compliance shall be final and binding on Awardee.


(c) Until such time as shares of Stock have been issued to Awardee pursuant to Section 2(b) above, Awardee shall not have any rights as a holder of the shares of Stock underlying this Award, including but not limited to voting rights.

(d) If on any date the Company shall pay any cash dividend on shares of Stock, the Committee shall, in its discretion, either:

(i) make a proportionate award (based on the dividend paid) of Dividend Equivalent Rights under the Plan with respect to the unvested Restricted Stock Units hereunder; or

(ii) take necessary action such that the number of unvested Restricted Stock Units shall, as of such date, be increased by an amount determined by the following formula:

W = (X multiplied by Y) divided by Z, where:

W = the number of additional Restricted Stock Units to be credited to Awardee on such dividend payment date;

X = the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units (whether vested or unvested) credited to Awardee as of the record date of the dividend;

Y = the cash dividend per share amount; and

Z = the Fair Market Value per share of Stock (as determined under the Plan) on the dividend payment date.

In the case of a dividend paid on Stock in the form of Stock, including without limitation a distribution of Stock by reason of a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be awarded in a number, or the number of unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be increased by a number, equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units that have been awarded to Awardee through the related dividend record date, and (B) the number of shares of Stock (including any fraction thereof) payable as dividend on one share of Stock.

In the case of a dividend payable in property other than shares of Stock or cash, the per share of Stock value of such dividend shall be determined in good faith by the Board and shall be converted to Dividend Equivalent Rights or additional Restricted Stock Units based on the formula above.

In any of the above cases, the Dividend Equivalent Rights or additional Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall be subject to the vesting conditions and restrictions of this Award Agreement in the same manner as the Restricted Stock Units and for so long as the Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Award Agreement to which they relate remain subject to such vesting conditions and restrictions; provided that, notwithstanding Section 1 above, any fractional share resulting from the vesting of Dividend Equivalent Rights or additional Restricted Stock Units shall not be rounded up on any Vesting Date, and shall vest only when the aggregate cumulative fractional shares have reached one whole share, unless such fractional share results from the vesting of Dividend Equivalent Rights or additional Restricted Stock Units on the last Vesting Date, in which case such fractional share shall be rounded up to next whole share. If and when the corresponding unvested Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, the Dividend Equivalent Rights or additional Restricted Stock Units shall be promptly forfeited as well.

 

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3. Termination of Employment. Subject to the terms of any employment, executive or similar agreement, if Awardee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Awardee is employed or the terms of Awardee’s employment or other service agreement, if any), Awardee’s right in any Restricted Stock Units that are not vested shall automatically terminate as of the date of termination of Awardee’s employment (the “Termination Date”). Such Restricted Stock Units shall be canceled and shall be of no further force and effect as of the Termination Date. The Committee or any of its delegates shall have the discretion to determine when the Termination Date occurs for purposes of Awardee’s Restricted Stock Units (including whether Awardee may still be considered to be employed while on a leave of absence).

Notwithstanding the above, if Awardee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated on account of death or Disability, any Restricted Stock Units that are not vested shall automatically vest in full as of the date that Awardee’s employment terminates by reason of death or Disability.

Further, notwithstanding the above and subject to the terms of any employment, executive or similar agreement, if Awardee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause, as determined by the Company, and such Awardee has served as an employee of the Company and its Affiliates for 20 years or greater as of the date of Awardee’s termination, subject to Awardee signing a separation and release agreement in a form acceptable to the Company, and such agreement becoming irrevocable, any Restricted Stock Units that would have become vested within the 12-month period following the Termination Date, shall automatically vest in full as of the date the Awardee’s separation and release agreement becomes irrevocable.

For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean that one or more of the following has occurred:

(a) Awardee’s indictment for commission of any felony or misdemeanor involving deceit, dishonesty or fraud, or any willful conduct by the Awardee that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or its Affiliates if the Awardee were retained in his or her position;

(b) Awardee has engaged in acts of fraud, dishonesty or other acts of willful misconduct in the course of his duties that would reasonably be expected to have a demonstrable material adverse effect on the Company or its Affiliates;

(c) Awardee willfully and repeatedly fails to perform his material duties for the Company or its Affiliates;

(d) any material violation or breach by Awardee of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct or any written contract he or she is a party to with the Company or its Affiliates; or

(e) Awardee’s failure to cooperate with an internal investigation or investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, or willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the inducement of others to fail to cooperate or produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.

In the event of any termination, the Company, as soon as practicable following the Termination Date (but in no event later than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which the Termination Date occurs), shall issue shares of Stock to Awardee (or Awardee’s designated beneficiary, estate executor or legal heirs, as applicable, in the event of Awardee’s death) with respect to any Restricted Stock Units which, as of the Termination Date, have vested as set forth herein but for which shares of Stock had not yet been issued to Awardee.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions relating to the treatment of Restricted Stock Units in the case of the termination of Awardee’s employment, including any rights to acceleration, that may be set forth in an employment or executive agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and Awardee shall apply to this Award to the extent applicable.

4. Incorporation of Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and conditions of the Plan.

5. Transferability. This Award Agreement and the Award are personal to Awardee, non-assignable and not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. If Awardee is a U.S. employee (as determined by the Committee or any of its delegatees in its, his or her sole discretion), Awardee may be permitted to designate a beneficiary with respect to the shares of Stock to be issued upon vesting of the Award.

6. Responsibility for Taxes. Regardless of any action the Company or, if different, Awardee’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Awardee’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Awardee (“Tax-Related Items”), Awardee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains his or her responsibility and that such liability may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Awardee further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the issuance of shares of Stock upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalent Rights; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate Awardee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Awardee becomes subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, Awardee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

Awardee’s Tax-Related Items subject to a withholding obligation by the Company and/or the Employer (or any other Affiliates) shall be satisfied through a net issuance of shares. The Company shall withhold from shares of Stock to be issued to Awardee upon vesting/settlement of the Restricted Stock Units a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items due. Alternatively, or in addition, the Company or the Employer may decide in their sole and absolute discretion to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, for Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) withholding from proceeds of the sale of shares of Stock acquired upon vesting/settlement of the Restricted Stock Units either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Awardee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); or (ii) in any other way set forth in Section 15 of the Plan; provided, however, that if Awardee is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, then the Company will satisfy any withholding obligation only through a net share issuance of shares, unless the use of such withholding method is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, in which case the obligation for Tax-Related Items may be satisfied by method (i) or (ii) above, or a combination thereof.

The Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum rates applicable in Awardee’s jurisdiction. In the event of over-withholding, Awardee may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash (with no entitlement to the equivalent in Stock), or if not refunded, Awardee may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. In the event of under-withholding, Awardee may be required to pay any additional

 

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Tax-Related Items directly to the applicable tax authority or to the Company and/or the Employer. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by a net share issuance of shares, for tax purposes, Awardee is deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Stock subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of shares are held back solely for purposes of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of Awardee’s participation in the Plan.

Finally, Awardee shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Awardee’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the shares of Stock or the proceeds of the sale of shares of Stock, if Awardee fails to comply with Awardee’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

7. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Awardee’s participation in the Plan, or Awardee’s acquisition or sale of the shares of Stock. Awardee acknowledges that Awardee should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

8. Data Privacy. In accepting the Restricted Stock Units, Awardee explicitly, voluntarily and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Awardee’s personal data as described in this Award Agreement and any other grant materials by an and among, as applicable, the Company, the Employer and any other Affiliate for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Awardee’s participation in the Plan.

Awardee understands that the Company, the Employer and other Affiliates hold certain personal information about Awardee, including, but not limited to, Awardee’s name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, or any shares held in the Company, and details of all awards or other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in Awardee’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Awardee’s participation in the Plan.

Awardee further understands that the Company, the Employer and/or other Affiliates will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the exclusive purposes of implementation, administration and management of Awardee’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company, the Employer and/or other Affiliates may each further transfer Data to Fidelity Stock Plan Services, LLC and certain of its affiliates or such other third party (“Data Recipients”), which are assisting the Company (or may assist the Company in the future) with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan.

Awardee understands that the Data Recipients are located in the United States, and that the United States may have different data privacy laws and protections than Awardee’s country. Awardee understands that, if Awardee resides outside the United States, Awardee may request a list with the names and addresses of Data Recipients by contacting in writing Awardee’s local human resources representative. Awardee authorizes the Data Recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Awardee’s participation in the Plan. Awardee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Awardee’s participation in the Plan.

Awardee understands that, if Awardee resides outside the United States, Awardee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data to make the information contained therein factually accurate, or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Awardee’s local human resources representative.

 

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Further, Awardee understands that Awardee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Awardee does not consent, or if Awardee later seeks to revoke the consents, Awardee’s employment with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing the consents is that the Company would not be able to grant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards to Awardee or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Awardee understands that refusing or withdrawing the consents may affect Awardee’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Awardee’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Awardee understands that Awardee may contact in writing Awardee’s local human resources representative.

Upon request of the Company or the Employer, Awardee agrees to provide a separate executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company and/or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from Awardee for the purpose of administering Awardee’s participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in Awardee’s country, either now or in the future. Awardee understands and agrees that Awardee will not be able to participate in the Plan if Awardee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.

9. Nature of Grant. In accepting the Restricted Stock Units, Awardee expressly acknowledges, understands and agrees to the following:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be terminated by the Company at any time, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan;

(b) the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is voluntary, exceptional and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units or other awards have been granted in the past;

(c) all decisions with respect to future Restricted Stock Unit grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d) this Award Agreement does not confer upon Awardee any rights with respect to continuation of employment by the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Awardee’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;

(e) the Restricted Stock Unit grant and Awardee’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Company or any Affiliate;

(f) the future value of the underlying shares of Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(g) Awardee is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(h) the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying shares of Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

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(i) the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying shares of Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for purposes of, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(j) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying shares of Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Awardee may provide as a director of any Affiliate;

(k) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from termination of Awardee’s employment or service (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Awardee is employed or the terms of Awardee’s employment or other service agreement, if any);

(l) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Restricted Stock Units and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Restricted Stock Units or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Stock; and

(m) if Awardee resides outside the U.S.:

(i) the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying shares of Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose; and

(ii) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Awardee’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Award or any amounts due to Awardee pursuant to the settlement of the Award, the subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired under the Plan or the receipt of any dividends or Dividend Equivalent Rights.

10. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notice hereunder shall be given to the Company at its principal place of business, and shall be given to Awardee at the last address on record at the Employer, or in either case at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing or such other form as may be specified by the Company.

(b) The Committee may amend the terms of this Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively, provided that this Award Agreement as amended is consistent with the terms of the Plan, but no such amendment shall impair Awardee’s rights under this Award Agreement without Awardee’s consent, subject to Section 15 of this Award Agreement.

(c) This Award Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or assign of the Company and any executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other legal representative of Awardee.

(d) This Award Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Other than as specifically stated herein or as otherwise set forth in any employment, change in control or other service agreement, contract or arrangement to which Awardee is a party which specifically refers to the Restricted Stock Units or to the treatment of share-based

 

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awards held by Awardee generally, this Award Agreement and the Plan together constitute the entire agreement between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all proposals written, oral or electronic relating to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that to the extent inconsistent with the terms hereof, any employment, change in control or other service agreement, contract or arrangement between the Company or any Affiliate and Awardee shall take precedence and supersede the terms hereof.

(e) The Awardee acknowledges that he or she has received and read the Plan.

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

12. Language. Awardee acknowledges that he or she is proficient in the English language or has had an opportunity to consult with an advisor proficient in the English language, and understands the content of this Award Agreement and other Plan-related materials. If Awardee has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

13. Governing Law and Venue. The Restricted Stock Units and this Award Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Florida and agree that such litigation shall be conducted exclusively in the courts of Broward County, Florida, or the federal courts for the United States for the Southern District of Florida, where this Award is made and/or to be performed.

14. Appendix. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions set forth in any Appendix to the Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Awardee’s country. Moreover, if Awardee relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to Awardee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix constitutes part of this Award Agreement.

15. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Awardee’s participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Stock Units and on any shares of Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Awardee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

16. Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

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17. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Awardee acknowledges that, depending on Awardee’s country or broker’s country, or the country in which Stock is listed, Awardee may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect his or her ability to accept, acquire, sell or attempt to sell, or otherwise dispose of the shares of Stock, rights to shares of Stock (e.g., Restricted Stock Units) or rights linked to the value of Stock, during such times as Awardee is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws or regulations in applicable jurisdictions, including the United States and Awardee’s country). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Awardee placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, Awardee may be prohibited from (i) disclosing insider information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a “need to know” basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell Company securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Awardee acknowledges that it is Awardee’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Awardee should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.

18. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements. Awardee acknowledges that there may be certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements which may affect Awardee’s ability to acquire or hold shares of Stock acquired under the Plan (or cash received from participating in the Plan) in a brokerage or bank account outside of Awardee’s country. Awardee may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in his or her country. Awardee may also be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of participating in the Plan to Awardee’s country through a designated bank or broker within a certain time after receipt. Awardee acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to be compliant with such regulations and Awardee should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.

19. Waiver. Awardee acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Awardee or any other awardee.

By electronically accepting this Award Agreement and participating in the Plan, Awardee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Appendix. Within six months of the Award Date, if Awardee has not electronically accepted this Award Agreement on Fidelity’s website (or the website of any other stock plan service provider appointed by the Company), then this Award shall automatically be deemed accepted, and Awardee shall be bound by the terms and conditions in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Appendix.

 

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