Delaware | 001-33071 | 56-2357876 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | EHTH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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eHealth, Inc. | ||||||||
Date: | September 23, 2021 | /s/ Scott Giesler | ||||||
Scott Giesler
SVP, General Counsel
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Name of Optionee: |
«FIRSTNAME» «LASTNAME»
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Total Number of Shares: |
«SHARESGRANTED»
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Type of Option: |
«AWARDTYPE» Nonstatutory Stock Option
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Exercise Price per Share: |
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Date of Grant: |
«AWARDDATE»
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Vesting Commencement Date: |
«VESTINGSTARTDATE»
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Vesting Schedule: |
«VESTINGSCHEDULE», subject to your continued Service through each vesting date.
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Expiration Date: |
«EXPIRATIONDATE». This option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.
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Tax Treatment |
This option is intended to be a nonstatutory stock option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
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Vesting |
This option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
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Term |
This option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 7th anniversary of the Date of Grant, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. (It will expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.)
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Regular Termination |
If your Service terminates for any reason except death or “Total and Permanent Disability” (as defined in the Plan), then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three months after your termination date. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.
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Death |
If you die before your Service terminates, then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date of death.
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Disability |
If your Service terminates because of your Total and Permanent Disability, then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your termination date.
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Leaves of Absence and Part-Time Work |
For purposes of this option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
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Restrictions on Exercise |
The Company will not permit you to exercise this option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any applicable law or regulation, as determined by the Company.
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Notice of Exercise |
When you wish to exercise this option, you must notify the Company by filing the proper “Notice of Exercise” form at the address given on the form. Your notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when the Company receives it.
If someone else wants to exercise this option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
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Form of Payment |
When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the option exercise price for the shares that you are purchasing. To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made in one (or a combination of two or more) of the following forms:
•Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.
•Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. However, the Company’s consent is required for this alternative. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the option exercise, will be applied to the option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the option shares issued to you.
•Irrevocable directions to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you.
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Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding |
You will not be allowed to exercise this option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the option exercise. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this option with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld.
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Restrictions on Resale |
You agree not to sell any option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
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Transfer of Option |
Prior to your death, only you may exercise this option. You cannot transfer or assign this option. For instance, you may not sell this option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this option will immediately become invalid. You may, however, dispose of this option in your will or a beneficiary designation.
Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your option in any other way.
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Retention Rights |
Your option or this Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
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Stockholder Rights |
You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this option, except as described in the Plan.
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Adjustments |
In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this option and the exercise price per share will be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
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Applicable Law |
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).
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The Plan and Other Agreements |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.
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Name of Optionee:
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[Insert Name] | |||||||
Total Number of Shares: | [Insert Number] | |||||||
Type of Option: | [Insert Type of Option] | |||||||
Exercise Price per Share: | [Insert Exercise Price] | |||||||
Date of Grant: | [Insert Date of Grant] | |||||||
Vesting Schedule: | This option will vest to the extent that the Performance Goals (as defined below) are achieved and you remain in continuous Service throught the applicable vesting date(s). | |||||||
Expiration Date: | [Insert Date]. This option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement. |
Tax Treatment |
This option is intended to be a nonstatutory stock option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
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Vesting |
This option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Except as otherwise specified in any duly authorized written agreement between you and the Company, this option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
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Term |
This option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 7th anniversary of the Date of Grant, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. (It will expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.)
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Regular Termination |
If your Service terminates for any reason except death or “Total and Permanent Disability” (as defined in the Plan), then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three months after your termination date. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.
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Death |
If you die before your Service terminates, then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date of death.
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Disability |
If your Service terminates because of your Total and Permanent Disability, then this option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your termination date.
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Leaves of Absence and Part-Time Work |
For purposes of this option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
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Restrictions on Exercise |
The Company will not permit you to exercise this option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any applicable law or regulation, as determined by the Company.
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Notice of Exercise |
When you wish to exercise this option, you must notify the Company by filing the proper “Notice of Exercise” form at the address given on the form. Your notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when the Company receives it.
If someone else wants to exercise this option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
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Form of Payment |
When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the option exercise price for the shares that you are purchasing. To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made in one (or a combination of two or more) of the following forms:
•Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.
•Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. However, the Company’s consent is required for this alternative. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the option exercise, will be applied to the option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the option shares issued to you.
•Irrevocable directions to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you.
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Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding |
You will not be allowed to exercise this option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the option exercise. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this option with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld.
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Restrictions on Resale |
You agree not to sell any option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
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Transfer of Option |
Prior to your death, only you may exercise this option. You cannot transfer or assign this option. For instance, you may not sell this option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this option will immediately become invalid. You may, however, dispose of this option in your will or a beneficiary designation.
Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your option in any other way.
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Retention Rights |
Your option or this Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
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Stockholder Rights |
You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this option, except as described in the Plan.
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Adjustments |
In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this option and the exercise price per share will be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
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Applicable Law |
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).
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The Plan and Other Agreements |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
This Agreement, the Notice of Stock Option Grant, any duly authorized written agreement between you and the Company and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.
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Name of Participant: |
«FIRSTNAME» «LASTNAME»
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Total Number of Shares: |
«SHARESGRANTED»
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Date of Grant: |
«AWARDDATE»
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Vesting Commencement Date: |
«VESTINGSTARTDATE»
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Vesting Schedule: |
«VESTINGSCHEDULE», subject to your continued Service through each vesting date.
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Grant |
The Company hereby grants you an award of restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), as set forth in the Notice of Stock Unit Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Company’s 2021 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Unit Agreement.
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Company’s Obligation |
Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of Stock (a “Share”) on the vesting date. Unless and until the RSUs vest, you will have no right to receive Shares under such RSUs. Prior to actual distribution of Shares pursuant to any vested RSUs, such RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Settlement of any vested RSUs shall be made in whole Shares only.
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Vesting |
Subject to the next paragraph (Forfeiture upon Termination of Service), the RSUs awarded by this Agreement will vest according to the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
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Forfeiture upon Termination of Service |
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement or the Notice of Grant, if you terminate Service for any or no reason prior to vesting, the unvested RSUs awarded by this Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company.
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Leaves of Absence |
For purposes of this RSU, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work. If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave.
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Payment after Vesting |
Any RSUs that vest hereunder will be paid to you (or in the event of your death, to your estate) in Shares. Subject to any payment delay required under the following paragraph, such vested RSUs shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will you be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of payment of any RSUs payable under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement or any other agreement (whether entered into before, on or after Date of Grant), if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the RSUs is accelerated in connection with your termination of Service (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to your death, and if (x) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination of Service and (y) the payment of such accelerated RSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to you on or within the six (6) month period following your termination of Service, then the payment of such accelerated RSUs will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of your termination of Service, unless you die following your termination of Service, in which case, the RSUs will be paid in Shares to your estate as soon as practicable following your death.
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Section 409A
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It is the intent of this Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the RSUs provided under this Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
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Tax Withholding
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Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no Shares shall be distributed to you unless and until you have made satisfactory arrangements with respect to the payment of income, employment and any other taxes which must be withheld with respect to such Shares. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit you to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by one or more of the following: (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld, (c) delivering to the Company already vested and owned Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to you through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. If you fail to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations with respect to Shares that are vesting, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may require you to permanently forfeit such Shares and the Shares will be returned to the Plan at no cost.
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Tax Consequences
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You acknowledge that you have reviewed with your own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to such matters, you acknowledge and agree that you are relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. You understand that you (and not the Company) shall be responsible for your own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Arbitration |
You and the Company agree that any and all disputes arising out of the terms of the Notice of Grant, the Plan or this Agreement or their interpretation shall be subject to binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, California before the American Arbitration Association under its California Employment Dispute Resolution Rules, or by a judge to be mutually agreed upon. You and the Company agree that the prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration award. You and the Company agree that the prevailing party in any arbitration shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
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Payments after Death |
Any distribution or delivery to be made to you under this Agreement will, if you are then deceased, be made to the administrator or executor of your estate. Any such administrator or executor must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
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Stockholder Rights |
Neither you nor any person claiming under or through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to you or your broker.
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No Effect on Employment |
Your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is on an at-will basis only. Accordingly, the terms of your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries will be determined from time to time by the Company or the Subsidiary employing you (as the case may be), and the Company or the Subsidiary will have the right, which is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate or change the terms of your employment at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause or notice.
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Notices |
Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at 2625 Augustine Drive, Second Floor, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing or electronically.
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Grant is Not Transferable |
Except to the limited extent provided in paragraph, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. You may, however, dispose of this award in your will or through a beneficiary designation.
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Binding Agreement |
Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock
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If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to you (or your estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.
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Resale Restrictions |
You agree not to sell any RSU Shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
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Applicable Law |
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California, without regard to its choice-of-law provisions.
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The Plan and Other Agreements |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Notice of Grant are subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement or the Notice of Grant and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.
This Agreement, the Notice of Grant and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without your consent, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this grant of RSUs.
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Administrator Authority |
The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon you, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, the Notice of Grant or this Agreement.
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Name of Participant: |
[Insert Name]
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Total Number of Shares: |
[Insert Number]
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Date of Grant: |
[Insert Date of Grant]
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Vesting Schedule: | Shares covered by this Stock Unit award will vest to the extent that the Performance Goals (as defined below) are achieved and you remain in continuous Service through the applicable vesting date(s). |
Grant |
The Company hereby grants you an award of restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), as set forth in the Notice of Stock Unit Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Company’s 2021 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Unit Agreement.
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Company’s Obligation |
Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of Stock (a “Share”) on the vesting date. Unless and until the RSUs vest, you will have no right to receive Shares under such RSUs. Prior to actual distribution of Shares pursuant to any vested RSUs, such RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Settlement of any vested RSUs shall be made in whole Shares only.
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Vesting |
Subject to the next paragraph (Forfeiture upon Termination of Service), the RSUs awarded by this Agreement will vest according to the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
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Forfeiture upon Termination of Service |
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement or the Notice of Grant, if you terminate Service for any or no reason prior to vesting, the unvested RSUs awarded by this Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company, except as otherwise specified in any duly authorized written agreement between you and the Company.
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Leaves of Absence |
For purposes of this RSU, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work. If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave.
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Payment after Vesting |
Any RSUs that vest hereunder will be paid to you (or in the event of your death, to your estate) in Shares. Subject to any payment delay required under the following paragraph, such vested RSUs shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will you be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of payment of any RSUs payable under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement or any other agreement (whether entered into before, on or after Date of Grant), if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the RSUs is accelerated in connection with your termination of Service (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to your death, and if (x) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination of Service and (y) the payment of such accelerated RSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to you on or within the six (6) month period following your termination of Service, then the payment of such accelerated RSUs will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of your termination of Service, unless you die following your termination of Service, in which case, the RSUs will be paid in Shares to your estate as soon as practicable following your death.
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Section 409A |
It is the intent of this Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the RSUs provided under this Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
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Tax Withholding |
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no Shares shall be distributed to you unless and until you have made satisfactory arrangements with respect to the payment of income, employment and any other taxes which must be withheld with respect to such Shares. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit you to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by one or more of the following: (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld, (c) delivering to the Company already vested and owned Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to you through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. If you fail to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations with respect to Shares that are vesting, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may require you to permanently forfeit such Shares and the Shares will be returned to the Plan at no cost.
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Tax Consequences |
You acknowledge that you have reviewed with your own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to such matters, you acknowledge and agree that you are relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. You understand that you (and not the Company) shall be responsible for your own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Arbitration |
You and the Company agree that any and all disputes arising out of the terms of the Notice of Grant, the Plan or this Agreement or their interpretation shall be subject to binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, California before the American Arbitration Association under its California Employment Dispute Resolution Rules, or by a judge to be mutually agreed upon. You and the Company agree that the prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration award. You and the Company agree that the prevailing party in any arbitration shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
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Payments after Death |
Any distribution or delivery to be made to you under this Agreement will, if you are then deceased, be made to the administrator or executor of your estate. Any such administrator or executor must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
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Stockholder Rights |
Neither you nor any person claiming under or through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to you or your broker.
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No Effect on Employment |
Your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is on an at-will basis only. Accordingly, the terms of your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries will be determined from time to time by the Company or the Subsidiary employing you (as the case may be), and the Company or the Subsidiary will have the right, which is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate or change the terms of your employment at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause or notice.
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Notices |
Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at 2625 Augustine Drive, Second Floor, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing or electronically.
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Grant is Not Transferable |
Except to the limited extent provided in paragraph, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. You may, however, dispose of this award in your will or through a beneficiary designation.
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Binding Agreement |
Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock
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If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to you (or your estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.
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Resale Restrictions |
You agree not to sell any RSU Shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
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Applicable Law |
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California, without regard to its choice-of-law provisions.
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The Plan and Other Agreements |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Notice of Grant are subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement or the Notice of Grant and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.
This Agreement, the Notice of Grant, any duly authorized written agreement between you and the Company and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without your consent, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this grant of RSUs.
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Administrator Authority |
The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon you, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, the Notice of Grant or this Agreement.
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