As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021

 

Registration No. 333-________

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

fuboTV Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

 

26-4330545

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

fuboTV Inc.1330 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

(212) 672-0055

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

 

Stock Option Awards Granted under the

Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

 

David Gandler

Chief Executive Officer

fuboTV Inc.
1330 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

(212) 672-0055

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

 

Copies to:

Robert G. Day, Esq.

Megan J. Baier, Esq.

Mark G.C. Bass, Esq.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,

Professional Corporation

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

(212) 999-5800

Simone Nardi

Chief Financial Officer

Gina Sheldon, Esq.
General Counsel

fuboTV Inc.

1330 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

(212) 672-0055

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X]
    Emerging growth company [  ]

 

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, $0.0001 par value per share, subject to assumed stock option awards:     34,399 (2)   $ 0.69 (3)   $ 23,735.31   $

2.59

 

 

  (1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of fuboTV Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Registrant”) that become issuable under the Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Assumed Plan”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
  (2) Represents 34,399 shares of the Registrant’s common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to stock option awards outstanding under the Assumed Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement (the “Assumed Awards”), which were assumed by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 15, 2021 by and among the Registrant, fuboBet Inc., Vigtory, Inc. (“Vigtory”), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC (the “Merger Agreement”). Upon the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement on February 26, 2021, the Registrant assumed the Assumed Awards, which were automatically converted into awards in respect of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, subject to appropriate adjustments to the number of shares issuable pursuant to such Assumed Awards as provided in the Merger Agreement.
  (3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $0.69 per share, which is the weighted average exercise price of stock option awards outstanding under the Assumed Plan (rounded up to the nearest cent) as of the date of this Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

fuboTV Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):

 

1. The Registrant’s prospectus contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-1A, filed with the Commission on December 10, 2020 (File No.333-249783);

 

2. All other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) since the end of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed); and

 

4. The description of the Registrant’s securities contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2020 (File No. 001-39590).

 

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

 

Under Section 607.0831 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, or the “FBCA”, a director is not personally liable for monetary damages to the corporation or any other person for any statement, vote, decision, or failure to act regarding corporate management or policy unless (1) the director breached or failed to perform his or her duties as a director and (2) the director’s breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes: (a) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (b) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or indirectly; (c) a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section 607.0834 of the FBCA are applicable (relating to liability for unlawful distributions); (d) in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of the corporation, or willful misconduct; or (e) in a proceeding by or in the right of someone other than the corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. A judgment or other final adjudication against a director in any criminal proceeding for a violation of the criminal law estops that director from contesting the fact that his or her breach, or failure to perform, constitutes a violation of the criminal law; but does not estop the director from establishing that he or she had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

 

 

 

Under Section 607.0851 of the FBCA, a corporation generally has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding because the individual is or was a director or officer of the corporation if (a) the director or officer acted in good faith; (b) the director or officer acted in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation; and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that the director or officer did not meet the relevant standard of conduct described in this section of the FBCA. Unless ordered by a court, a corporation may not indemnify a director or an officer in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation except for expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, where such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation.

 

For purposes of the indemnification provisions of the FBCA, “director” or “officer” means an individual who is or was a director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director or officer, manager, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or another enterprise or entity and the terms include, unless the context otherwise requires, the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives of a director or officer.

 

Section 607.0852 of the FBCA provides that a corporation must indemnify an individual who is or was a director or officer who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the individual was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses incurred by the individual in connection with the proceeding.

 

Section 607.0853 of the FBCA provides that a corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding by an individual who is a party to the proceeding because that individual is or was a director or an officer if the director or officer delivers to the corporation a signed written undertaking of the director or officer to repay any funds advanced if (a) the director or officer is not entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 607.0852; and (b) it is ultimately determined under Section 607.0854 or Section 607.0855 (as described below) that the director or officer has not met the relevant standard of conduct described in Section 607.0851 or the director or officer is not entitled to indemnification under Section 607.0859 (as described below).

 

Section 607.0854 of the FBCA provides that, unless the corporation’s articles of incorporation provide otherwise, notwithstanding the failure of a corporation to provide indemnification, and despite any contrary determination of the board of directors or of the shareholders in the specific case, a director or officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director or officer may apply for indemnification or an advance for expenses, or both, to a court having jurisdiction over the corporation which is conducting the proceeding, or to a circuit court of competent jurisdiction. The Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation do not provide any such exclusion. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the court may order indemnification or advancement of expenses upon certain determinations of the court.

 

Section 607.0855 of the FBCA provides that, unless ordered by a court under Section 607.0854, a corporation may not indemnify a director or officer under Section 607.0851 unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is permissible because the director or officer has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in Section 607.0851.

 

Section 607.0857 of the FBCA provides that a corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of and for the benefit of an individual who is entitled to indemnification as set forth therein, and Section 607.0858 of the FBCA provides that the indemnification provided pursuant to Section 607.0851 and Section 607.0852, and the advancement of expenses provided pursuant to Section 607.0853 are not exclusive. A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation, bylaws or any agreement, or by vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, obligate itself in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to provide any other or further indemnification or advancement of expenses to any of its directors or officers.

 

Section 607.0859 of the FBCA provides that, unless ordered by a court under provisions of Section 607.0854 of the FBCA, a corporation may not indemnify a director or officer under Section 607.0851 or Section 607.0858 or advance expenses to a director or officer under Section 607.0853 or Section 607.0858 if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (a) willful or intentional misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder; (b) a transaction in which a director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (c) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; or (d) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section 607.0834 are applicable (relating to unlawful distributions).

 

 

 

 

Our articles of incorporation provide that we shall indemnify any present or former officer or director, or person exercising powers and duties of an officer or a director, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.

 

Our bylaws provide that the corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Our bylaws also provide that the corporation shall indemnify any person, who was or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof. Such indemnification will be authorized if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this provision in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

 

To the extent that a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the corporation is required to indemnify that person against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

 

Any indemnification under such authority, unless pursuant to a determination by a court, shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the applicable provisions of the FBCA and our bylaws. Such determination shall be made: (i) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such proceeding; (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the board of directors (in which directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to the proceeding; (iii) by independent legal counsel selected in accordance with the bylaws; or (iv) by the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding.

 

The bylaws further provide that expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal proceeding shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if he is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification by the Registrant. Expenses incurred by other employees and agents shall be paid in advance upon such terms or conditions that the board of directors deems appropriate. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided pursuant to the bylaws are not exclusive, and the Registrant may make any other or further indemnification or advancement of expenses of any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. Indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided in the bylaws shall continue as, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified.

 

 

 

 

The bylaws state that if the Registrant fails to provide indemnification, and despite any contrary determination of the board or of the shareholders in the specific case, a director, officer, employee, or agent of the registrant who is or was a party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, to the court conducting the proceeding, to the circuit court, or to another court of competent jurisdiction. On receipt of an application, the court, after giving any notice that it considers necessary, may order indemnification and advancement of expenses, including expenses incurred in seeking court-ordered indemnification or advancement of expenses, if it determines that: (i) the director, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to mandatory indemnification under the bylaws, in which case the court shall also order the Registrant to pay the director reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining court-ordered indemnification or advancement of expenses; (ii) the director, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, by virtue of the exercise by the Registrant of its power pursuant to the bylaws; or (iii) the director, officer, employee, or agent is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, in view of all the relevant circumstances, regardless of whether such person met the standard of conduct set forth in the relevant bylaw provisions.

 

Under the bylaws, the Company has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the bylaws. We have purchased and intend to maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, subject to certain exclusions.

 

We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors, executive officers and others, in addition to indemnification provided for in our bylaws, and we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have 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.

 

See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9 herein.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit         Incorporated by Reference
Number     Exhibit Description   Form   Exhibit   Filing Date   File No.
                       
4.1 *   Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, and related form agreements                
5.1 *   Opinion of Anthony L.G., PLLC, counsel to the Registrant                
23.1 *   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                
23.2 *   Consent of LJ Soldinger Associates, LLC                
23.3 *   Consent of Marcum LLP                
23.4 *   Consent of Anthony L.G., PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)                
24.1     Power of attorney (contained on signature page hereto)                

 

* Filed herewith.

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

 

A. 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 percent 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 (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic 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 this Registration Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

B. The undersigned 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.
   
C. 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 of 1933, as amended, 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 New York, State of New York, on March 5, 2021.

 

  FUBOTV INC.
   
  By: /s/ David Gandler
    David Gandler
    Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David Gandler and Simone Nardi, and each one of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereto (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, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, and agents or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ David Gandler   Chief Executive Officer and Director   March 5, 2021
David Gandler   (principal executive officer)    
         
/s/ Simone Nardi   Chief Financial Officer   March 5, 2021
Simone Nardi   (principal financial and accounting officer)    
         
/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr.   Executive Chairman and Director   March 5, 2021
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.        
         
/s/ Henry Ahn   Director   March 5, 2021
Henry Ahn        
         
/s/ Daniel Leff   Director   March 5, 2021
Daniel Leff        
         
/s/ Pär-Jörgen Pärson   Director   March 5, 2021
Pär-Jörgen Pärson        
         
/s/ Ignacio Figueras   Director   March 5, 2021
Ignacio Figueras        
         
/s/ Laura Onopchenko   Director   March 5, 2021
Laura Onopchenko        

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

LINELIBRARY INC.

 

2020 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

 

The purpose of the LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide (i) designated employees LineLibrary Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any subsidiaries, the “Company”), (ii) certain consultants and advisors who perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries and (iii) non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) with the opportunity to receive grants of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Awards, Stock Units, SARs and Other Equity Awards (all as defined below). The Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company’s stockholders, and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the stockholders.

 

1. Administration.

 

(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by (i) the Board or (ii) a committee or individual appointed by the Board. After an initial public offering of the

 

Company’s stock as described in Section 21(b) (a “Public Offering”), the Plan shall be administered by a committee, which shall consist of “outside directors” as defined under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and related Treasury regulations and “non-employee directors” as defined under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). However, the Board may ratify or approve any grants as it deems appropriate. If a committee or individual selected by the Board administers the Plan, references in the Plan to the “Committee,” as they relate to Plan administration, shall be deemed to refer to the committee or individual.

 

(b) Committee Authority. The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the individuals to whom grants shall be made under the Plan, (ii) determine the type, size and terms of the grants to be made to each such individual, (iii) determine the time when the grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise or restriction period, including the criteria for exercisability and the acceleration of exercisability, (iv) amend the terms of any previously issued grant, provided, that such amendment does not materially impair the rights of the participant without such participant’s consent, and (v) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.

 

(c) Committee Determinations. The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committee’s interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated individuals.

 

 
 

 

2. Grants. Awards under the Plan may consist of grants of incentive stock options as described in Section 5 (“Incentive Stock Options”), nonqualified stock options as described in Section 5 (“Nonqualified Stock Options”) (Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options are collectively referred to as “Options”), stock awards as described in Section 6 (“Stock Awards”), stock units as described in Section 7 (“Stock Units”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) as described in Section 8, and other equity-based awards as described in Section 9 (“Other Equity Awards”) (collectively referred to herein as “Grants”). All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions consistent with this Plan, as the Committee deems appropriate, and as are specified in writing by the Committee to the individual in a grant instrument or an amendment to the grant instrument (the “Grant Instrument”). The Committee shall approve the form and provisions of each Grant Instrument. Grants under the Plan need not be uniform as among the grantees.

 

3. Shares Subject to Plan.

 

(a) Shares Authorized. Subject to adjustment as described below, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company, no par value per share (“Company Stock”), that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 163,636. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options or SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised or if any Stock Awards, Stock Units, or Other Equity Awards are forfeited, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

 

(b) Adjustments. If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company Stock outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization, stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Company’s payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock for which any individual may receive Grants in any year, the kind and number of shares covered by outstanding Grants, the kind and number of shares issued and to be issued under the Plan, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee, in such a manner as the Committee deems appropriate, to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, the issued shares of Company Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under the Plan and such outstanding Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. In addition, in the event of a Change of Control of the Company, the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan shall apply. Any adjustments to outstanding Grants shall be consistent with sections 409A and 424 of the Code, to the extent applicable. Any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

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4. Eligibility for Participation.

 

(a) Eligible Persons. All employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Employees”), including Employees who are officers or members of the Board, and members of the Board who are not Employees (“Non-Employee Directors”) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Consultants and advisors who perform services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries (“Key Advisors”) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if the Key Advisors render bona fide services to the Company or its subsidiaries, the services are not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and the Key Advisors do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

 

(b) Selection of Grantees. The Committee shall select the Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors to receive Grants and shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject to a particular Grant in such manner as the Committee determines. Employees, Key Advisors and Non-Employee Directors who receive Grants under this Plan shall hereinafter be referred to as “Grantees.”

 

5. Granting of Options. The Committee may grant Options to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Key Advisor, upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Options:

 

(a) Number of Shares. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each Grant of Options to Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors.

 

(b) Type of Option and Price.

 

(i) The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options that are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of section 422 of the Code or Nonqualified Stock Options that are not intended so to qualify or any combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors.

 

(ii) The purchase price (the “Exercise Price”) of Company Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and may be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of a share of Company Stock on the date the Option is granted. The Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be equal to, or greater than, the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, and an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, unless the Exercise Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Company Stock on the date of grant.

 

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(iii) If the Company Stock is publicly traded, then the Fair Market Value (the “Fair Market Value”) per share shall be determined as follows: (x) if the principal trading market for the Company Stock is a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the last reported sale price thereof on the relevant date or (if there were no trades on that date) the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, or (y) if the Company Stock is not principally traded on such exchange or market, the mean between the last reported “bid” and “asked” prices of Company Stock on the relevant date, as reported on Nasdaq or, if not so reported, as reported by the National Daily Quotation Bureau, Inc. or as reported in a customary financial reporting service, as applicable and as the Committee determines. If the Company Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported transactions or “bid” or “asked” quotations as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c) Option Term. The Committee shall determine the term of each Option. The term of any Option shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant. However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of grant.

 

(d) Exercisability of Options.

 

(i) Options shall become exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.

 

(ii) The Committee may provide in a Grant Instrument that the Grantee may elect to exercise part or all of an Option before it otherwise has become exercisable. Any shares so purchased shall be restricted shares (the “Restricted Shares”) and shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company during a specified restriction period set forth in the Grant Instrument, with the repurchase price equal to the Exercise Price, or such other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate and set forth in the Grant Instrument.

 

(e) Grants to Non-Exempt Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options granted to persons who are non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such Options may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Grantee’s death, Disability or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).

 

(f) Termination of Employment, Disability or Death.

 

(i) Except as provided below, an Option may only be exercised while the Grantee is employed by, or providing service to, the Company as an Employee, Key Advisor or member of the Board. In the event that a Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company for any reason other than Disability, death, or termination for Cause, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee’s Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company shall terminate as of such date.

 

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(ii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on account of a termination for Cause by the Company, any Option held by the Grantee shall terminate as of the date the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5, if the Committee determines that the Grantee has engaged in conduct that constitutes Cause at any time while the Grantee is employed by, or providing service to, the Company or after the Grantee’s termination of employment or service, any Option held by the Grantee shall immediately terminate, and the Grantee shall automatically forfeit all shares underlying any exercised portion of an Option for which the Company has not yet delivered the share certificates, upon refund by the Company of the Exercise Price paid by the Grantee for such shares. Upon any exercise of an Option, the Company may withhold delivery of share certificates pending resolution of an inquiry that could lead to a finding resulting in a forfeiture.

 

(iii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company because the Grantee is Disabled, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee’s Options which are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company shall terminate as of such date.

 

(iv) If the Grantee dies while employed by, or providing service to, the Company or within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed or provide service on account of a termination specified in Section 5(f)(i) above (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), any Option that is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee’s Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company shall terminate as of such date.

 

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(v) For purposes of this Plan:

 

(A) “Employed by, or provide service to, the Company” shall mean employment or service as an Employee, Key Advisor or member of the Board (so that, for purposes of exercising Options and satisfying conditions with respect to Stock Awards, a Grantee shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service until the Grantee ceases to be an Employee, Key Advisor and member of the Board), unless the Committee determines otherwise.

 

(B) “Disability” shall mean a Grantee’s becoming disabled within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

(C) “Cause” shall mean, except to the extent specified otherwise by the Committee, a finding by the Committee that the Grantee (i) has breached his or her employment or service contract with the Company, (ii) has engaged in disloyalty to the Company, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony or proven dishonesty in the course of his or her employment or service, (iii) has disclosed trade secrets or confidential information of the Company to persons not entitled to receive such information, (iv) has breached any written noncompetition or nonsolicitation agreement between the Grantee and the Company or (v) has engaged in such other behavior detrimental to the interests of the Company as the Committee determines.

 

(g) Exercise of Options. A Grantee may exercise an Option that has become exercisable, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of exercise to the Company with payment of the Exercise Price. The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price for an Option as specified by the Committee (w) in cash, (x) with the approval of the Committee, by delivering shares of Company Stock owned by the Grantee (including Company Stock acquired in connection with the exercise of an Option, subject to such restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate) and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Committee) to ownership of shares of Company Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (y) after a Public Offering, payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (z) by such other method as the Committee may approve. The Committee may authorize loans by the Company to Grantees in connection with the exercise of an Option, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Shares of Company Stock used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Grantee for the requisite period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Option. The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price and the amount of any withholding tax due (pursuant to Section 10) at the time of exercise.

 

(h) Limits on Incentive Stock Options. Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year, under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, exceeds $100,000, then the Option, as to the excess, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person who is not an Employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary (within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code).

 

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6. Stock Awards. The Committee may issue or transfer shares of Company Stock to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Key Advisor under a Stock Award, upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Stock Awards:

 

(a) General Requirements. Shares of Company Stock issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Awards may be issued or transferred for consideration or for no consideration, and subject to restrictions or no restrictions, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish conditions under which restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate. The period of time during which the Stock Award will remain subject to restrictions will be designated in the Grant Instrument as the “Restriction Period.”

 

(b) Number of Shares. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock to be issued or transferred pursuant to a Stock Award and the restrictions applicable to such shares.

 

(c) Requirement of Employment or Service. If the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company during a period designated in the Grant Instrument as the Restriction Period, or if other specified conditions are not met, the Stock Award shall terminate as to all shares covered by the award as to which the restrictions have not lapsed, and those shares of Company Stock must be immediately returned to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Grant Instrument. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

 

(d) Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificate. During the Restriction Period, a Grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of the Stock Award except to a Successor Grantee under Section 11(a). Each certificate for Stock Awards shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Grant. The Grantee shall be entitled to have the legend removed from the stock certificate covering the shares subject to restrictions when all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. The Committee may determine that the Company will not issue certificates for Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed, or that the Company will retain possession of certificates for Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

 

(e) Right to Vote and to Receive Dividends. During the Restriction Period, unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Grantee shall have the right to vote shares subject to Stock Awards and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares, subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee.

 

(f) Lapse of Restrictions. All restrictions imposed on Stock Awards shall lapse upon the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period and the satisfaction of all conditions imposed by the Committee. The Committee may determine, as to any or all Stock Awards, that the restrictions shall lapse without regard to any Restriction Period.

 

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7. Stock Units. The Committee may grant Stock Units representing one or more shares of Company Stock to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Key Advisor, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Stock Units:

 

(a) Crediting of Units. Each Stock Unit shall represent the right of the Grantee to receive an amount based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock, if specified conditions are met. All Stock Units shall be credited to bookkeeping accounts established on the Company’s records for purposes of the Plan.

 

(b) Terms of Stock Units. The Committee may grant Stock Units that are payable if specified performance goals or other conditions are met, or under other circumstances. Stock Units may be satisfied at the end of a specified performance period or other period, or payment may be deferred to a date authorized by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the number of Stock Units to be granted and the requirements applicable to such Stock Units.

 

(c) Requirement of Employment or Service. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company during a specified period, or if other conditions established by the Committee are not met, the Grantee’s Stock Units shall be forfeited. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

 

(d) Payment With Respect to Stock Units. Payments with respect to Stock Units may be made in cash, in Company Stock, or in a combination of the two, as determined by the Committee.

 

8. Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant SARs to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Key Advisor separately or in tandem with any Option. The following provisions are applicable to SARs:

 

(a) Base Amount. The Committee shall establish the base amount of the SAR at the time the SAR is granted. The base amount of each SAR shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date of Grant of the SAR.

 

(b) Tandem SARs. In the case of tandem SARs, the number of SARs granted to a Grantee that shall be exercisable during a specified period shall not exceed the number of shares of Company Stock that the Grantee may purchase upon the exercise of the related Option during such period. Upon the exercise of an Option, the SARs relating to the Company Stock covered by such Option shall terminate. Upon the exercise of SARs, the related Option shall terminate to the extent of an equal number of shares of Company Stock.

 

(c) Exercisability. A SAR shall be exercisable during the period specified by the Committee in the Grant Instrument and shall be subject to such vesting and other restrictions as may be specified in the Grant Instrument. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding SARs at any time for any reason. SARs may only be exercised while the Grantee is employed by, or providing service to, the Company or during the applicable period after termination of employment or service as described in Section 5(f) above. A tandem SAR shall be exercisable only during the period when the Option to which it is related is also exercisable.

 

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(d) Grants to Non-Exempt Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SARs granted to persons who are non exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such SARs may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Grantee’s death, Disability or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).

 

(e) Value of SARs. When a Grantee exercises SARs, the Grantee shall receive in settlement of such SARs an amount equal to the value of the stock appreciation for the number of SARs exercised. The stock appreciation for a SAR is the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the underlying Company Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the base amount of the SAR as described in subsection (a).

 

(f) Form of Payment. The appreciation in a SAR shall be paid in shares of Company Stock, cash or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Company Stock to be received, shares of Company Stock shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR.

 

9. Other Equity Awards.

 

The Committee may grant Other Equity Awards, which are awards (other than those described in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Plan) that are based on, measured by or payable in Company Stock to any Employee, Non-Employee Director or Key Advisor, on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Equity Awards may be awarded subject to the achievement of performance goals or other conditions and may be payable in cash, Company Stock or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine.

 

10. Withholding of Taxes.

 

(a) Required Withholding. All Grants under the Plan shall be subject to applicable federal (including FICA), state and local tax withholding requirements. The Company may require that the Grantee or other person receiving or exercising Grants pay to the Company the amount of any federal, state or local taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to such Grants, or the Company may deduct from other wages paid by the Company the amount of any withholding taxes due with respect to such Grants.

 

(b) Election to Withhold Shares. If the Committee so permits, a Grantee may elect to satisfy the Company’s income tax withholding obligation with respect to a Grant by having shares withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the Grantee’s minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state and local tax liabilities. The election must be in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee and may be subject to the prior approval of the Committee.

 

11. Transferability of Grants.

 

(a) Nontransferability of Grants. Except as provided below, only the Grantee may exercise rights under a Grant during the Grantee’s lifetime. A Grantee may not transfer those rights except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) with respect to Grants other than Incentive Stock Options, if permitted in any specific case by the Committee, pursuant to a domestic relations order or otherwise as permitted by the Committee. When a Grantee dies, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Grantee (“Successor Grantee”) may exercise such rights. A Successor Grantee must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive the Grant under the Grantee’s will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

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(b) Transfer of Nonqualified Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide, in a Grant Instrument, that a Grantee may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to family members, or one or more trusts or other entities for the benefit of or owned by family members, consistent with applicable securities laws, according to such terms as the Committee may determine; provided that the Grantee receives no consideration for the transfer of an Option and the transferred Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the Option immediately before the transfer.

 

12. Right of Frist Refusal; Repurchase Right.

 

(a) Offer. Prior to a Public Offering, if at any time an individual desires to sell, encumber, or otherwise dispose of shares of Company Stock that were distributed to him or her under this Plan and that are transferable, the individual may do so only pursuant to a bona fide written offer, and the individual shall first offer the shares to the Company by giving the Company written notice disclosing: (i) the name of the proposed transferee of the Company Stock, (ii) the certificate number and number of shares of Company Stock proposed to be transferred or encumbered, (iii) the proposed price, (iv) all other terms of the proposed transfer, and (v) a written copy of the proposed offer. Within 60 days after receipt of such notice, the Company shall have the option to purchase all or part of such Company Stock at the price and on the terms described in the written notice; provided that the Company may pay such price in installments over a period not to exceed four years, at the discretion of the Committee.

 

(b) Sale. In the event the Company (or a stockholder, as described below) does not exercise the option to purchase Company Stock, as provided above, the individual shall have the right to sell, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the shares of Company Stock described in subsection (a) at the price and on the terms of the transfer set forth in the written notice to the Company, provided such transfer is effected within 15 days after the expiration of the option period. If the transfer is not effected within such period, the Company must again be given an option to purchase, as provided above.

 

(c) Assignment of Rights. The Board, in its sole discretion, may waive the Company’s right of first refusal and repurchase right under this Section 12. If the Company’s right of first refusal or repurchase right is so waived, the Board may, in its sole discretion, assign such right to the remaining stockholders of the Company in the same proportion that each stockholder’s stock ownership bears to the stock ownership of all the stockholders of the Company, as determined by the Board. To the extent that a stockholder has been given such right and does not purchase his or her allotment, the other stockholders shall have the right to purchase such allotment on the same basis.

 

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(d) Company Repurchase Right. Prior to a Public Offering, if a Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company, the Company shall have the right to purchase all or part of any Company Stock distributed to the Grantee under this Plan at its then current Fair Market Value or at such other price as may be established in the Grant Instrument; provided, however, that such repurchase shall be made in accordance with applicable accounting rules to avoid adverse accounting treatment.

 

(e) Public Offering. On and after a Public Offering, the Company shall have no further right to purchase shares of Company Stock under this Section 12. The requirements of this Section 12 shall lapse and cease to be effective upon a Public Offering. In the event of a Public Offering, the Committee may, without the consent of the Grantee, amend any Grants under this Plan to the extent required to cause compensation under such Grants to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(f) Stockholders Agreements. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 12, if the Committee requires that a Grantee execute any agreements between the Company and some or all of its stockholders, including without limitation any stockholders, voting, or investor rights agreement, as such agreements may be amended and/or restated and in effect from time to time (any such agreements, collectively, the “Stockholders Agreements”), prior to the issuance of any Company Stock distributed pursuant to this Plan (including the issuance of any Company Stock upon the exercise of Options granted under this Plan), which contains a right of first refusal or repurchase right, the provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to such Company Stock and the provisions of the Stockholders Agreements shall apply to such Company Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

 

13. Change of Control of the Company. As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a) Any “person” (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than persons who are stockholders on the Effective Date (as defined below) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a change of ownership resulting from the death of a stockholder, and a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another corporation and in which the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the parent corporation would be entitled in the election of directors (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect directors by a separate class vote); or

 

(b) The consummation of (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of directors (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect directors by a separate class vote), (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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14. Consequences of a Change of Control.

 

(a) Alternatives. Upon a Change of Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchanges, or unless the Committee shall specify otherwise in the applicable Grant Instrument, the Committee is authorized (but not obligated) to make any of the following adjustments (or any combination thereof) in the terms and conditions of outstanding Grants: (i) continuation or assumption of such outstanding Grants under the Plan by the Company (if it is the surviving company or corporation) or by the surviving company or corporation or its parent; (ii) substitution by the surviving company or corporation or its parent of equity, equity-based and/or cash awards with substantially the same terms for outstanding Grants (excluding the security deliverable upon settlement of the Grants), including, in the case of Options, substitution by the surviving company or corporation or its parent of restricted stock or other equity, which may be subject to substantially the same vesting and/or forfeiture terms as such Options, in an amount equal to the intrinsic value of such Options; (iii) accelerated exercisability, vesting and/or lapse of restrictions under outstanding Grants immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control; (iv) upon written notice, provide that any outstanding Grants must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable, during a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of the Change of Control or such other period as determined by the Committee (contingent upon the consummation of the Change of Control), and at the end of such period, such Grants shall terminate to the extent not so exercised within the relevant period; and (v) cancellation of all or any portion of outstanding Grants for fair value (in the form of cash, shares of Company Stock, other property or any combination thereof) as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and which value may be zero; provided, that, in the case of Options and SARs, (x) such fair value may equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change of Control to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Grants (or, if no such consideration is paid, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such outstanding Awards or portion thereof being canceled) over the aggregate Exercise Price or grant price, as applicable, with respect to such Grants or the portion thereof being canceled (or if no such excess, zero), and (y) to the extent that the Options or SARs are not then vested, such excess may be paid in restricted stock or other equity, which may be subject to substantially the same vesting and/or forfeiture terms as such Options, SARs or similar awards, in an amount equal to the intrinsic value of such Options, SARs or similar Awards.

 

(b) Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change of Control, unless the Committee determines that such action is in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may not have the right to take any actions described in the Plan (including without limitation the actions described in subsection (iii) above) that would result in adverse accounting treatment for the Company or that would make the Change of Control ineligible for desired tax treatment if, in the absence of such right, the Change of Control would qualify for such treatment and the Company intends to use such treatment with respect to the Change of Control.

 

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15. Requirements for Issuance or Transfer of Shares.

 

(a) Stockholders Agreements. The Committee may require that a Grantee execute one or more of the Stockholders Agreements, with such terms as the Committee deems appropriate, with respect to any Company Stock issued or distributed pursuant to this Plan.

 

(b) Limitations on Issuance or Transfer of Shares. No Company Stock shall be issued or transferred in connection with any Grant hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Company Stock have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition any Grant made to any Grantee hereunder on such Grantee’s undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on his or her subsequent disposition of such shares of Company Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable, and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Company Stock issued or transferred under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be required by applicable laws, regulations and interpretations, including any requirement that a legend be placed thereon.

 

(c) Lock-Up Period. If so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the “Managing Underwriter”) in connection with any underwritten offering of securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), a Grantee (including any successor or assigns) shall not sell or otherwise transfer any shares or other securities of the Company during the 30-day period preceding and the 180-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act for such underwriting (or such shorter period as may be requested by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to by the Company) (the “Market Standoff Period”). The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.

 

16. Amended and Termination of the Plan.

 

(a) Amendment. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Plan without stockholder approval if such approval is required in order to comply with the Code or other applicable laws, or to comply with applicable stock exchange requirements.

 

(b) Termination of Plan. The Plan shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.

 

(c) Termination and Amendment of Outstanding Grants. A termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant is made shall not materially impair the rights of a Grantee unless the Grantee consents or unless the Committee acts under Section 22(b). The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Grant may be terminated or amended under Section 22(b) or may be amended by agreement of the Company and the Grantee consistent with the Plan.

 

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(d) Governing Document. The Plan shall be the controlling document. No other statements, representations, explanatory materials or examples, oral or written, may amend the Plan in any manner. The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

17. Funding of the Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under this Plan. In no event shall interest be paid or accrued on any Grant, including unpaid installments of Grants.

 

18. Rights of Participants. Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any Employee, Key Advisor, Non-Employee Director or other person to any claim or right to be granted a Grant under this Plan. Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Company or any other employment rights.

 

19. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Grant. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

20. Headings. Section headings are for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a title and the content of a Section, the content of the Section shall control.

 

21. Effective Date of the Plan.

 

(a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of December 1st, 2019 (the “Effective Date”).

 

(b) Public Offering. The provisions of the Plan that refer to a Public Offering, or that refer to, or are applicable to persons subject to, section 16 of the Exchange Act or section 162(m) of the Code, shall be effective, if at all, upon the initial registration of the Company Stock under section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and shall remain effective thereafter for so long as such stock is so registered.

 

22. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Grants in Connection with Corporate Transactions and Otherwise. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the Committee to make Grants under this Plan in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or assets of any corporation, firm or association, including Grants to employees thereof who become Employees of the Company, or for other proper corporate purposes, or (ii) limit the right of the Company to grant stock options or make other awards outside of this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may make a Grant to an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries in substitution for a stock option or Stock Awards grant made by such corporation. The terms and conditions of the substitute grants may vary from the terms and conditions required by the Plan and from those of the substituted stock incentives. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the substitute grants.

 

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(b) Compliance with Law. The Plan, the exercise of Options and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Company Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, after a Public Offering it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. In addition, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and applicable Grants under the Plan comply with the applicable provisions of section 162(m) of the Code, after a Public Offering, and sections 409A and 422 of the Code. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Grantees. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.

 

(c) Employees Subject to Taxation Outside the United States. With respect to Grantees who are subject to taxation in countries other than the United States, the Committee may make Grants on such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate to comply with the laws of the applicable countries, and the Committee may create such procedures, addenda and subplans and make such modifications as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such laws.

 

(d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of the Plan and Grant Instruments issued under the Plan shall be governed and construed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

 

(e) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Committee determines that any Option granted hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Grant Instrument shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Grant Instruments shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Grant Instrument specifically provides otherwise), this Plan and any Grant Instrument may be amended by the Committee at any time, without the consent of any Grantee, to cause a Grant Instrument to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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LINELIBRARY INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 2020-1 TO

2020 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

 

May 24th, 2020

 

WHEREAS, LineLibrary Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), maintains the LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of certain employees, consultants, advisors, and directors of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders approved the amendment of the Plan as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the foregoing, the Plan shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

 

1. Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“(a) Shares Authorized. Subject to adjustment as described below, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (“Company Stock”), that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 396,591. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options or SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised or if any Stock Awards, Stock Units, or Other Equity Awards are forfeited, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.”

 

2. Except as modified herein, all provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment No. 2020-1 to 2020 Equity Compensation Plan as of the date first set forth above.

 

  LINELIBRARY INC.
   
  By:                
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2020-1 to 2020 Equity Compensation Plan]

 

 
 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2020-2 TO

2020 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

 

September 24, 2020

 

WHEREAS, Vigtory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), maintains the LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of certain employees, consultants, advisors, and directors of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment of the Plan as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the foregoing, the Plan shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

 

1. The name of the Plan is hereby changed from the “LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan” to the “Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan,” and all references to “LineLibrary Inc.” therein are hereby replaced with references to “Vigtory, Inc.”

 

2. Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(a) Shares Authorized. Subject to adjustment as described below, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (“Company Stock”), that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 163,636. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options or SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised or if any Stock Awards, Stock Units, or Other Equity Awards are forfeited, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

 

3. Section 13 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

13. Change of Control of the Company. As used herein, “Change of Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events; provided, however, to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal income tax consequences to the Grantee in connection with a Grant under Section 409A of the Code, also constitutes a “change in ownership,” a “change in effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code:

 

(a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following acquisitions of securities of the Company will not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise, exchange or conversion of any Convertible Security (as defined below in this Section 13) unless such Convertible Security was itself acquired directly from the Company; (ii) any acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or by any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; (iv) any acquisition by an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities; (v) any acquisition by an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of stock of the Company; or (vi) any acquisition by any Person that, as of the Effective Time, beneficially owns securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

 
 

 

(b) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not beneficially own either (i) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity (as defined below) in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (ii) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(c) the stockholders of the Company approve or the Board approves a plan of complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall otherwise occur, except for a liquidation into a parent corporation; or

 

(d) there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are beneficially owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Plan, (i) the term Change of Control shall not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (ii) the definition of Change of Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change of Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply. For purposes of this Section 13, (i) “beneficially own,” “beneficially owned,” “beneficial owner,” and “beneficial ownership” mean that a Person will be deemed to “beneficially own,” to have “beneficially owned,” to be the “beneficial owner” of, or to have acquired “beneficial ownership” of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act; and “Convertible Security” means any security of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for any other security of the Company, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any security of the Company.

 

4. Except as modified herein, all provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment 2020-2 to the 2020 Equity Compensation Plan as of the date first set forth above.

 

  VIGTORY, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Samuel R. Rattner
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 2020-3 TO

2020 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

 

September 28, 2020

 

WHEREAS, Vigtory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), maintains the LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of certain employees, consultants, advisors, and directors of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment of the Plan as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the foregoing, the Plan shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

 

1. The name of the Plan is hereby changed from the “LineLibrary Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan” to the “Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan,” and all references to “LineLibrary Inc.” therein are hereby replaced with references to “Vigtory, Inc.”

 

2. Except as modified herein, all provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment 2020-3 to the 2020 Equity Compensation Plan as of the date first set forth above.

 

  VIGTORY, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Samuel R. Rattner
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

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Vigtory, Inc.

 

2020 Equity Compensation Plan

 

Incentive Stock Option Grant

 

This INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION GRANT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [insert] (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by Vigtory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any subsidiaries, the “Company”), to [insert] (the “Grantee”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the grant of incentive stock options to purchase shares of Company Stock. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has decided to make an incentive stock option grant to encourage the Grantee to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company’s stockholders, and aligning the economic interests of the participants with those of the stockholders. A copy of the Plan is attached. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.

 

B. The Board is authorized to appoint a committee to administer the Plan. If a committee is appointed, all references in this Agreement to the “Board” shall be deemed to refer to the committee.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

1. Grant of Option.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an incentive stock option (the “Option”) to purchase [insert] shares of Company Stock (“Shares” at an exercise price of $[insert] per Share. The Option shall become exercisable according to Paragraph 2 below.

 

(b) The Option is designated as an incentive stock option, as described in Paragraph 5 below. However, if and to the extent the Option exceeds the limits for an incentive stock option, as described in Paragraph 5, the Option shall be a nonqualified stock option.

 

2. Exercisability of Option.

 

The Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the Grantee is employed by, or providing service to, the Company on the applicable vesting date (each, a “Vesting Date”):

 

 
 

 

Vesting Date  

Aggregate Number of Shares

for Which the Option is

Exercisable on Vesting Date

 

Aggregate Percentage of

Shares for Which the

Option is Exercisable

on Vesting Date

[insert]   [insert]   [insert]
[insert]   [insert]   [insert]

 

The exercisability of the Option is cumulative, but shall not exceed 100% of the Shares subject to the Option. If the foregoing schedule would produce fractional Shares, the number of Shares for which the Option becomes exercisable will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share.

 

[Confirm vesting schedule is appropriate for each Grantee] The stock option will vest and become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the total number of shares subject to the option after the first 12 months of continuous service and the remaining option shares shall become vested and exercisable in equal monthly installments over the next three years of continuous service and contain such other terms and conditions as are set forth in the Plan and related agreements, which documents will be provided to you shortly following your execution hereof.

 

3. Option Terms.

 

(a) The Option shall have a term of ten years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate at the expiration of that period, unless it is terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the Plan. However, if the Option is granted to an Employee who, at the Date of Grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the Date of Grant.

 

(b) The Option shall automatically terminate upon the happening of the first of the following events:

 

(i) The expiration of the 90-day period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company, if the termination is for any reason other than Disability, death or Cause.

 

(ii) The expiration of the one-year period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on account of the Grantee’s Disability.

 

(iii) The expiration of the one-year period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company, if the Grantee dies while employed by, or providing service to, the Company or within 90 days after the Grantee ceases to be so employed or provide services or account of a termination described in subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iv) The date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company for Cause. In addition, notwithstanding the prior provisions of this Paragraph 3, if the Grantee engages in conduct that constitutes Cause after the Grantee’s employment or service terminates, the Option shall immediately terminate.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after the date that is immediately before the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any portion of the Option that is not exercisable at the time the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company shall immediately terminate.

 

4. Exercise Procedures.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Grantee may exercise part or all of the exercisable Option by giving the Company written notice of intent to exercise in the manner provided in this Agreement, specifying the number of Shares as to which the Option is to be exercised and the method of payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Board from time to time based on the type of payment being made but, in any event, prior to the issuance of the Shares. The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price as specified by the Board (i) in cash, (ii) with the approval of the Board, by delivering Shares owned by the Grantee (including Shares acquired in connection with the exercise of an Option, subject to such restrictions as the Board deems appropriate) and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Board) to ownership of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (iii) after a Public Offering of the Company Stock, by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (iv) by such other method as the Board may approve. Shares of Company Stock used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Grantee for the requisite period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Options.

 

(b) The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and also to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Board, including such actions as Company counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply with relevant securities laws and regulations. The Company may require that the Grantee (or other person exercising the Option after the Grantee’s death) represent that the Grantee is purchasing Shares for the Grantee’s own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the Shares, or such other representation as the Board deems appropriate.

 

(c) All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be subject to the rights of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be withheld for any taxes, if applicable. Subject to Board approval, the Grantee may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the Company with respect to the Option by having Shares withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), State and local tax liabilities. The election must be in a form and manner prescribed by the Board and shall be subject to the prior approval of the Board.

 

5. Designation as Incentive Stock Option.

 

(a) This Option is designated an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of the grant with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by the Grantee during any calendar year, under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, exceeds $100,000, then the Option, as to the excess only, shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option that does not meet the requirements of Code Section 422. If and to the extent that the Option fails to qualify as an incentive stock option under the Code, the Option shall remain outstanding according to its terms as a nonqualified stock option.

 

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(b) The Grantee understands that favorable incentive stock option tax treatment is available only if the Option is exercised while the Grantee is an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company or within a period of time specified in the Code after the Grantee ceases to be an employee. The Grantee understands that the Grantee is responsible for the income tax consequences of the Option, and, among other tax consequences, the Grantee understands that he or she may be subject to the alternative minimum tax under the Code in the year in which the Option is exercised. The Grantee will consult with his or her tax adviser regarding the tax consequences of the Option.

 

6. Change of Control. The provisions of the Plan applicable to a Change of Control of the Company shall apply to the Option, and, in the event of a Change of Control, the Board may take such actions as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan.

 

7. Stockholders Agreements. As a condition of receiving this Option, the Grantee hereby agrees that all Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to a right of first refusal and repurchase right as described in the Plan; provided, however, that the Board may require that the Grantee (or other person exercising the Option) execute the Company’s Stockholders Agreements, as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time, in such form as the Board determines, as a condition precedent to the issuance of any Shares upon the exercise of the Option before a Public Offering.

 

8. Restrictions on Exercise. Only the Grantee may exercise the Option during the Grantee’s lifetime. After the Grantee’s death the Option shall be exercisable (subject to the limitations specified in the Plan) solely by the legal representatives of the Grantee, or by the person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent that the Option is exercisable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

9. Grant Subject to Plan Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (a) rights and obligations with respect to withholding taxes, (b) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (c) changes in capitalization of the Company and (d) other requirements of applicable law. The Board shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.

 

10. Restrictions on Sale or Transfer of Shares.

 

(a) The Grantee agrees that he or she shall not sell, transfer, pledge, donate, assign, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber the Shares underlying the Option unless the Shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Company is given an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that such registration is not required under the Securities Act.

 

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(b) As a condition to receive any Shares upon the exercise of the Option, the Grantee agrees to be bound by the Company’s policies regarding the limitations on the transfer of such Shares, and understands that the Grantee will be prohibited from selling, transferring, pledging, donating, assigning, mortgaging, hypothecating or otherwise encumbering the Shares.

 

11. No Employment or Other Rights. The grant of the Option shall not confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained by or in the employ or service of the Company and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time. The right of the Company to terminate at will the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason is specifically reserved.

 

12. No Stockholder Rights. Neither the Grantee, nor any person entitled to exercise the Grantee’s rights in the event of the Grantee’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option, until certificates for Shares have been issued upon the exercise of the Option.

 

13. Assignment and Transfers. The rights and interests of the Grantee under this Agreement may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any attempt by the Grantee to alienate, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option or any right hereunder, except as provided for in this Agreement, or in the event of the levy or any attachment, execution or similar process upon the rights or interests hereby conferred, the Company may terminate the Option by notice to the Grantee, and the Option and all rights hereunder shall thereupon become null and void. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company without the Grantee’s consent.

 

14. Applicable Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

 

15. Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to the Company in care of Samuel R. Rattner, the Co-Chief Executive Officer, at the headquarters of the Company, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll of the Company, or to such other address as the Grantee may designate to the Company in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officers to execute and attest this Agreement, and the Grantee has executed this Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Attest:   Vigtory, Inc.
     
    By:  
    Name: Samuel R. Rattner
    Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

I hereby accept the Option described in this Agreement, and I agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. I hereby further agree that all of the decisions and determinations of the Board shall be final and binding.

 

  Grantee:_________________________________________
   
  Date:___________________________________________

 

(Signature Page to Incentive Stock Option Grant)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

ANTHONY L.G., PLLC

 

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March 5, 2021

 

fuboTV Inc.

1330 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

 

Re: fuboTV Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-8

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by fuboTV Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) on or about the date hereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), of 34,399 shares (“Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) that are subject to currently outstanding options under the Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (“Vigtory Plan”), which was assumed by the Company upon the acquisition of Vigtory, Inc. (formerly known as LineLibrary Inc.) on February 26, 2021. This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, other than as to the validity of the Shares.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined instruments, documents, certificates and records which we have deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed including (1) the Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, (2) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date, (3) the Company’s Bylaws, as amended to date, (4) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company and (5) such other documents, corporate records, and instruments as we have deemed necessary for purposes of rendering the opinions set forth herein. In addition, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. 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.

 

625 N. FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 600 • WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA • 33401 • PHONE: 561-514-0936 • FAX 561-

514-0832

 

 

 

 

fuboTV Inc.

March 5, 2021

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In our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed (i) the genuineness of all signatures, (ii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (iii) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic or other copies, (iv) the authenticity of the originals of any such documents, (v) the legal competence of all signatories to such documents, (vi) that the proceedings to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares in the future will be timely completed in the manner presently proposed and that the terms of each issuance will otherwise be in compliance with law, (vii) the appropriate action will be taken, prior to the offer and sale of the Shares in accordance with the Vigtory Plan, to register and qualify the Shares for sale under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and (viii) that no event occurs that causes the number of authorized shares of Common Stock available for issuance by the Company to be less than the number of then unissued Shares.

 

We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Florida and the federal laws of the United States of America.

 

It is understood that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect.

 

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Vigtory Plan and pursuant to the agreements that accompany the Vigtory Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

 

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. In addition, we give such consent on the condition and understanding that (i) this letter speaks only as of the date hereof and (ii) we have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider its applicability or correctness to other than its addressee, or to take into account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may later become aware.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

/s/ Laura E. Anthony  
Laura E. Anthony,  
For the Firm  

 

625 N. FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 600 • WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA • 33401 • PHONE: 561-514-0936 • FAX 561-

514-0832

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Stock Option Awards Granted Under the Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended of our report dated April 30, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of fuboTV Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a fuboTV Inc.), included in its Registration Statement (Form S-1A No. 333-249783) of fuboTV Inc., a Florida corporation (f/k/a FaceBank Group, Inc.), for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
   
New York, New York  
March 5, 2021  

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on this Form S-8 for the Stock Option Awards Granted under the Vigtory, Inc. 2020 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, dated May 29, 2020, and with respect to the restatement contained within Note 2, which is dated August 10, 2020 with respect to our audit of the consolidated financial statements of fuboTV Inc. (formerly Facebank Group, Inc.) and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and for the year then ended which are included in the Registration Statement filed on Amendment #1 to Form S-1 (File #333-249783) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2020.

 

/s/ L J Soldinger Associates, LLC  
   
Deer Park, Illinois  
United States of America  
   
March 5, 2021  

 

     

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.3

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Fubo TV Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 7, 2019, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, with respect to our audit of the consolidated financial statements of FaceBank Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2018 and for the year then ended, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FaceBank Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2018. We were dismissed as auditors on March 31, 2020 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements appearing in such Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal.

 

/s/ Marcum llp  
   
Marcum llp  
New York, NY  
March 5, 2021