UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2018

 

ZYNGA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-35375

42-1733483

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

699 Eighth Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

 

94103

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (855) 449-9642

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( §  230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( §  240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


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

On August 21, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Zynga Inc. (“Zynga” or the “Company”) approved changes in the following compensation plans and arrangements sponsored by the Company: the Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan, the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, and the offer letter between the Zynga and its Chief Executive Officer, Frank Gibeau.  None of the changes materially changed the compensation or benefits under the plans and arrangements, with the exception of the Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan.

Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan

The existing Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan, which was originally adopted in 2011 (the “Original Plan”) was amended and restated and will continue to be called the Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan (the “CIC Plan”).  The Original Plan covered all of the Company’s named executive officers, other than Mr. Gibeau.  The Original Plan no longer will have any participants and will cease to exist.  The CIC Plan will cover Gerard Griffin, Zynga's Chief Financial Officer, Matt Bromberg, Chief Operating Officer, Bernard Kim, Zynga’s President of Publishing, Phuong Phillips, Chief Legal Officer, Jeff Ryan, Chief People Officer, and Jeff Buckley, Chief Accounting Officer.  The CIC Plan also will cover any other employees selected in the discretion of the Committee.  It currently is expected that the Plan will cover fewer than 12 employees.

The Original Plan provided for single trigger vesting of 25% of a participant’s equity compensation awards upon a change in control of Zynga (a “CIC”) and an additional 25% double trigger vesting upon a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a CIC.  

In connection with the Committee’s regular review of evolving governance and market practices, the CIC Plan removes the single trigger vesting and provides that all severance payments and benefits under the CIC Plan will be payable only upon a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a CIC (that is, on a double trigger basis).  A qualifying termination of employment generally means being terminated by the Company other than for cause (as defined in the CIC plan) or voluntarily terminating employment with good reason (as defined), in either case within 3 months before or 18 months after a CIC (as defined).  The payments and benefits under the CIC Plan that are payable upon a qualifying termination of employment include 12 months of base salary and target bonus, full vesting of equity compensation awards and 12 months of payment or reimbursement for COBRA premiums.  The CIC Plan definitions of cause, good reason and CIC were modified compared to the Original Plan to provide greater certainty and clarity and other technical provisions of the CIC Plan also were updated to improve legal compliance, enforceability and certainty.  In order to receive any severance payments or benefits, the CIC Plan requires that the participant sign a release of claims in favor of the Company and comply with various post-employment obligations including (but not limited to) continuing to comply with the Company’s proprietary information agreement and, for 12 months following termination of employment, not recruiting Company employees or disparaging the Company or its service providers.  

2007 Equity Incentive Plan and 2011 Equity Incentive Plan

The 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) were amended to provide that if a successor to Zynga does not assume or substitute for outstanding equity compensation awards, the awards will vest prior to completion of a change of control transaction.  Neither the 2007 Plan nor the 2011 Plan provide for any automatic single trigger vesting on a change on control.  The vesting described above in this paragraph applies only if the successor does not assume or substitute for the awards following a change of control.

Offer Letter

The offer letter between Mr. Gibeau and Zynga (originally signed in 2016, when Mr. Gibeau became Zynga’s Chief Executive Officer) was amended to include provisions from the CIC Plan definitions of cause, good reason and CIC and other technical changes were made to the offer letter to improve legal compliance, enforceability and certainty in a similar fashion as for the CIC Plan.  The amount of severance payments and benefits under the offer letter was not changed.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .

 

Exhibit Number

Description

10.1

Change in Control Severance Benefits Plan, as Amended and Restated effective August 21, 2018.

10.2

2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated effective August 21, 2018.

10.3

2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated effective August 21, 2018.

10.4

Offer Letter between the Company and Frank Gibeau, as Amended and Restated effective August 23, 2018 .


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

ZYNGA INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: August 27, 2018

 

By:

/s/ Phuong Y. Phillips

 

 

 

Phuong Y. Phillips

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

Zynga Inc.

Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan

(August 21, 2018, Amendment and Restatement)

1. Introduction . The Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ Plan ”) was established effective as of September 14, 2011 and is hereby amended and restated effective as of August 21, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”).  The Plan provides for the payment of certain severance benefits to eligible employees of Zynga Inc. (the “ Company ”) in the event of a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a Change in Control, all on the terms and conditions described in the Plan. This document constitutes both the Plan document and the Summary Plan Description for the Plan.

2. Definitions . For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as follows:

(a) Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b) Cause ” means, with respect to a Participant: (i) any willful, material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company; (ii) the Participant’s conviction for, or plea of no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) commission of an act of personal dishonesty that in intended to result in the substantial personal enrichment of the Participant (excluding inadvertent acts that are promptly cured following notice); (iii) continued material violations by the Participant of the Participant’s lawful and reasonable duties of employment (including, but not limited to, compliance with material written policies of the Company and material written agreements with the Company), which violations are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Participant’s part (but only after the Company has delivered a written demand for performance to the Participant that describes the basis for the Company’s belief that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant's duties and the Participant has not cured within a period of (15) days following notice; (iv) a Participant’s willful failure (other than due to physical incapacity) to cooperate with an investigation by a governmental authority or the Company of the Company’s business or financial condition; (v) any other willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Participant that is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company; or (vi) a material breach of the Participant’s fiduciary duty to the Company.

(c) Change in Control ” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(2)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) acquires 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.

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(ii) 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 (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or (B) 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;

(iii) 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; or

(iv) individuals who, on the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease, during any period of 12 consecutive months, to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however , that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if its primary purpose is to (1) change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (2) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s voting securities immediately before such transaction. To the extent required to avoid the imposition of the tax under Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(d) Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific section of the Code will include such section and any valid regulation or other applicable guidance that has been promulgated under such section and is in effect.

(e) Good Reason Termination ” means the voluntary termination of employment with the Company by the Participant resulting in a Separation from Service after one or more of the following is undertaken (through a single action or series of actions) without the Participant’s written consent: (i) the assignment to the Participant of any authority, duties or responsibilities or the reduction of the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities, either of which results in a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities at the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control (for example, but not by way of limitation, the

 

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Participant (A) ceasing to be an “officer” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) who is required to make filings under Section 16(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended , or (B) not having the same authority, duties or responsibilities with respect to the combined entity following the Change in Control ) ; (ii) the Participant being required to report to any individual or board of directors other than the principal executive officer or board of directors of the ultimate parent of the entity that controls the Company’s assets and/or business , except that if the Participant , as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, did not previously report to the principal executive officer of the Company or Board, this clause (ii) will be triggered by a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Participant reports , as compared to immediately prior to the Change in Control ; (ii i ) a material reduction by the Company in the Participant’s annual base salary or target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control other than a one-time reduction of 15% or less that is applicable to substantially all other similarly-situated executives; or (i v ) a non-temporary relocation of the Participant’s principal work location office to a location that increases the Participant’s one way commute from the Participant's principal residence by more than 35 miles as compared to the principal location at which the Participant performs duties as of immediately prior to the Change in Control. An event or action will not give the Participant grounds to voluntarily terminate employment as a Good Reason Termination unless (A) the Participant gives the Company written notice within 60 days after the Participant knows or should know of the initial existence of such event or action, (B) such event or action is not reversed, remedied or cured, as the case may be, by the Company as soon as possible but in no event later than 30 days of receiving such written notice from the Participant, and (C) the Participant terminates employment within 60 days following the end of the cure period.

(f) ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(g) Involuntary Termination Without Cause ” means a Participant’s involuntary termination of employment by the Company resulting in a Separation from Service for a reason other than death, disability or Cause.

(h) Participant ” means an individual who has been designated by the Plan Administrator to participate in the Plan, but only if that individual also has executed and returned a valid Participation Notice to the Company.

(i) Participation Notice ” means the latest notice delivered by the Company to a Participant informing the employee that the employee is eligible to participate in the Plan, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  

(j) Plan Administrator ” means the Board or any committee thereof duly authorized by the Board to administer the Plan. The Plan Administrator may, but is not required to be, the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board may at any time administer the Plan, in whole or in part, notwithstanding that the Board has previously appointed a committee to act as the Plan Administrator.

 

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(k) Qualifying Termination ” means either (i) an Involuntary Termination Without Cause, or (ii) a Good Reason Termination , in either case that occurs during the 3 month period immediately preceding a Change in Control or the 18 month period immediately following a Change in Control.  Termination of employment of a Participant due to death or disability or outside of the 21 month period described above (due to any reason) will not constitute a Qualifying Termination.

(l) Separation from Service ” means a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any permissible alternative definition of “termination of employment” thereunder.

3. Conditions to Receipt of Benefits.   Notwithstanding any contrary Plan provision, as a condition to receiving any severance benefits under Section 4, a Participant will be required to comply with all of the provisions of this Section 3.

(a) The Participant must sign and return the Release to the Company so that the Release becomes effective and irrevocable by the Release Date.  Otherwise, the Participant will forfeit any right to receive the severance benefits under the Plan.  In no event will any severance benefits be paid or provided unless and until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.

(b) The Participant must continue to comply with the form of Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement or any similar or successor document (the “ Proprietary Agreement ”) between the Participant and the Company.  If the Participant has not entered into a Proprietary Agreement, the Participant must sign and comply with the standard form in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, however, the Company may revise that agreement to make it effective if it is being signed at or close to termination of employment and/or the Company may add terms incorporating the concepts from the Proprietary Agreement into the Release Agreement such a Participant is required to sign as a condition of receiving post-employment benefits under the Plan.

(c) The Participant must return all Company Property. For this purpose, “ Company Property ” means all paper and electronic Company documents (and all copies thereof) created and/or received by the Participant during the Participant's period of employment with the Company and other Company materials and property that the Participant has in the Participant's possession, custody or control, including, without limitation, Company files, notes, drawings records, plans, forecasts, reports, studies, analyses, proposals, agreements, financial information, research and development information, sales and marketing information, operational information, specifications, code, software, databases, computer-recorded information, tangible property and equipment (including, without limitation, leased vehicles, computers, computer equipment, software programs, facsimile machines, mobile telephones, servers), credit and calling cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys, and any materials of any kind that contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof, in whole or in part). As a condition to receiving benefits under the Plan, a Participant must not make or retain copies, reproductions or summaries of any such Company documents, materials or property. However, a Participant is not required to return the Participant's personal copies of documents evidencing the Participant’s hire, termination,

 

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compensation , benefits, equity awards, other terms and conditions of employment and any other documentation received as a stockholder of the Company.

(d) During the 12 month period following termination of employment, the Participant must not directly or indirectly, for the Participant's own account or the account of any other person or entity solicit, recruit, induce, or attempt to solicit, recruit, or induce, directly or by assisting others (including but not limited to, any new employer) any person who is, or within 12 months of that time has been, employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company.  A general advertisement by the Participant’s new employer that is not directed specifically at service providers of the Company shall not be deemed a violation of the preceding sentence.

(e) During the 12 month period following termination of employment, the Participant agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the parties named in the Release.  If the Participant commits to complying with the preceding sentence, the Company will instruct its executive officers and members of the Board not to engage in any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of the Participant during the same period of 12 months.

4. Benefits upon Termination of Employment .

(a) Qualifying Termination.    If a Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination, then, subject to Sections 3, 5 and 6, the Participant will receive the following:

(i) A lump sum payment equal to 100% of the Participant’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to termination of employment (or, if greater, as in effect on the day that was 3 months and 1 day before the Change in Control).;

(ii) A lump sum payment equal to 100% of the Participant’s target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to termination of employment (or, if greater, as in effect for the most recent annual bonus period that began prior to the Change in Control and for which a target annual bonus had been established for the Participant);

(iii) any outstanding unvested equity-based compensation awards held by the Participant as of immediately prior to termination of employment automatically will become vested (it being understood that forfeiture of any equity awards due to termination of employment will be tolled to the extent necessary to implement this section (iii).  For this purpose and unless otherwise specifically provided in the applicable Award Agreement, any performance‑based restrictions or requirements applicable to any equity‑based compensation awards will be deemed to have been satisfied at the applicable target levels; and

(iv) If the Participant, any spouse and/or other dependents of the Participant  have coverage under any group health plan(s) sponsored by the Company on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment (such coverage, “Qualifying Health Coverage”), a lump sum cash payment in an aggregate amount equal to 12 months of the Monthly COBRA Premium Amount (as defined below).  “Monthly COBRA Premium Amount” for this purpose means the applicable monthly premium that the Participant otherwise would be required to pay to continue

 

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Qualifying Health Coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended (“COBRA”), which amount will be determined based on the premium otherwise payable for the first month of such COBRA continuation coverage (calculated as the amount required for coverage for the Participant and any eligible family members , including the two-percent (2%) administrative charge ) .  For the avoidance of doubt, any such payment will be made regardless of whether the Participant (and/or any f amily m embers) actually elects COBRA continuation coverage .

(b) Timing of Payment. Provided that a Participant’s Release becomes effective and irrevocable by the Release Date (as defined below) and subject to Sections 3, 5 and 6, the above payments and benefits will be paid on the first business day following the Release Date (the “Payment Date”).

5. Limitations on Benefits .

(a) Release. To be eligible to receive any benefits under the Plan that are triggered by a Qualifying Termination, a Participant must execute, in connection with the Participant’s Qualifying Termination, a general waiver and release in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , Exhibit C , or Exhibit D , as appropriate (the “ Release ”), and such release must become effective in accordance with its terms no later than 60 days following the Separation from Service (such 60 th day being the “ Release Date ”).  The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may modify the form of the required Release (before it first is delivered to the Participant) to comply with changes in applicable law, provided that any such revisions must be consistent with the original intended scope of the Release and must not add new post-employment obligations on the part of the Participant not already covered by the Plan, the Proprietary Agreement or a written agreement between the Company and the Participant.  Any Release may be incorporated into a termination agreement or other agreement with the Participant instead of being a stand-alone document.

(b) Prior Agreements; Certain Reductions. The Plan Administrator will reduce a Participant’s benefits under this Plan by any other statutory severance obligations or contractual severance benefits, obligations for pay in lieu of notice, and any other similar benefits payable to the Participant by the Company (or any successor thereto) that are due in connection with the Participant’s Qualifying Termination and that are in the same form as the benefits provided under this Plan.  Without limitation, this reduction includes a reduction for any benefits required pursuant to (i) any applicable legal requirement, including, without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “ WARN Act ”), (ii) any Company policy or practice providing for the Participant to remain on the payroll for a limited period of time after being given notice of the termination of the Participant’s employment, and (iii) any required salary continuation, notice pay, statutory severance payment, or other payments either required by local law, or owed pursuant to a collective labor agreement, as a result of the termination of the Participant’s employment. The benefits provided under the Plan are intended to satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, and not to provide benefits duplicative of, any and all statutory, contractual and collective agreement obligations of the Company in respect of the form of benefits provided under this Plan that may arise out of a Qualifying Termination, and the Plan Administrator will so construe and implement the terms of the Plan. Reductions may be applied

 

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on a retroactive basis, with benefits previously provided being recharacterized as benefits pursuant to the Company’s statutory or other contractual obligations.   The payments pursuant to the Plan are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any earned but unpaid salary, bonuses , other wages or employee welfare benefits to which a Participant may be entitled for the period ending with the Participant’s Qualifying Termination.

(c) Mitigation. A Participant will not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under the Plan by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any payment provided for under the Plan be reduced by any compensation earned by a Participant as a result of employment by another employer or any retirement benefits received by such Participant after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company.

(d) Indebtedness of Participants. If a Participant is indebted to the Company on the effective date of the Participant's Qualifying Termination, the Company reserves the right to offset the payment of any severance benefits under the Plan by the amount of such indebtedness .   Such offset shall be made only to the extent permitted under applicable laws.  The Participant’s execution of the Participant's Notice constitutes knowing written consent to the foregoing.

(e) Parachute Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided in an agreement between a Participant and the Company, if any payment or benefit the Participant would receive in connection with a Change in Control from the Company or otherwise (a “ Payment ”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “ Reduced Amount ” will be either (A) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, or (B) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Participant’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction will occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash payments; (2) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards other than stock options; (3) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options; and (4) reduction of other benefits paid to the Participant. Within any such category of Payments (that is, (1), (2), (3) or (4)), a reduction will occur first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and then with respect to amounts that are. In the event that acceleration of vesting of stock award compensation is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting will be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of the Participant’s applicable type of stock award ( i.e. , earliest granted stock awards are cancelled last).  If Section 409A is not applicable by law to a Participant, the Company shall determine whether any similar law in the Participant’s jurisdiction applies and should be taken into account.

 

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6. Tax Matters .

(a) Application of Code Section 409A . It is intended that all of the benefits provided under the Plan satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively, “ Section 409A ”) provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and the Plan will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions. To the extent not so exempt, the Plan (and any definitions under the Plan) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and incorporates by reference all required definitions and payment terms. For purposes of Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), a Participant’s right to receive any installment payments under the Plan will be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment under the Plan will at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. If the Plan Administrator determines that any of the payments upon a Separation from Service provided under the Plan constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and if the Participant is a “specified employee” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), at the time of the Participant's Separation from Service, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the payments upon a Separation from Service will be delayed as follows: on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the effective date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, and (ii) the date of the Participant’s death (such earlier date, the “ Delayed Initial Payment Date ”), the Company will (A) pay to the Participant a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments upon Separation from Service that the Participant would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payments had not been delayed pursuant to this Section 6(a), and (b) commence paying the balance of the payments in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth in above. No interest will be due on any amounts so deferred.  If Section 409A is not applicable by law to a Participant, the Company shall determine whether any similar law in the Participant’s jurisdiction applies and should be taken into account.

(b) Withholding. All payments under the Plan will be subject to all applicable withholding obligations of the Company, including, without limitation, obligations to withhold for federal, state, provincial, foreign and local income and employment taxes.

(c) Tax Advice.   By becoming a Participant in the Plan, Participant agrees to review with Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax consequences of participation in this Plan.  Participant shall rely solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.  Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant's own tax liability that may arise as a result of becoming a Participant in the Plan.  

7. Reemployment . In the event of a Participant’s reemployment by the Company during the period of time in respect of which severance benefits have been provided (that is, benefits as a result of a Qualifying Termination), the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, may

 

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require such Participant to repay to the Company all or a portion of such severance benefits as a condition of reemployment.

8. Right to Interpret Plan; Term of Plan; Amendment and Termination .

(a) Exclusive Discretion. The Plan Administrator will have the exclusive discretion and full authority to administer the Plan and to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Plan and to construe and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan, including, without limitation, the eligibility to participate in the Plan, the amount of benefits paid under the Plan and any adjustments that need to be made in accordance with the laws applicable to a Participant. The rules, interpretations, computations and other actions of the Plan Administrator will be binding and conclusive on all persons.

(b) Term of Plan. The Plan will become effective upon the Effective Date and will terminate automatically on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, except that the Plan will not terminate and automatically will be extended for additional one year terms thereafter unless the Corporation provides written notice to the affected Participant(s) at least six (6) months in advance of the expiration of the then-current term (that is, either the initial three-year term or any subsequent one-year term).  A termination of the Plan pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be effective for all purposes, except that such termination shall not affect the payment or provision of compensation or benefits on account of a qualifying termination of employment occurring prior to the termination of the terms of this Amended Agreement.  

(c) Amendment or Termination. The Company (by action of the Board or any committee thereof) reserves the right to amend or (subject to Section 8(b)) terminate the Plan, any Participation Notice issued pursuant to the Plan or the benefits provided hereunder at any time, subject to the following provisions of this Section 8(c). Any amendment or termination of the Plan will be in writing.  Any amendment to the Plan that (1) causes an individual or group of individuals to cease to be a Participant, or (2) reduces or alters to the detriment of the Participant the severance benefits potentially payable to the Participant (including, without limitation, imposing additional conditions or modifying the timing of payment) (an amendment described in clause (1) and/or clause (2) being an “adverse amendment”), will not be effective during the three-year period beginning on the Effective Date.  After the third anniversary of the Effective Date and subject to Section 8(b), an adverse amendment will be effective only if (A) it is approved by the Company and communicated to the affected individual(s) in writing more than 6 months before both the effective date of the adverse amendment or termination and the end of the then-current term of the Plan.  Once a Participant has incurred a Qualifying Termination, no amendment or termination of the Plan may, without that Participant’s written consent, reduce or alter to the detriment of the Participant, the severance benefits payable to the Participant. In addition and notwithstanding the preceding, beginning on the date that is 3 months before a Change in Control, the Company may not, without a Participant’s written consent, amend or terminate the Plan in any way, nor take any other action under the Plan, which (i) prevents that Participant from becoming eligible for severance benefits, or (ii) reduces or alters to the detriment of the Participant the severance benefits payable, or potentially payable, to the Participant (including, without limitation, imposing additional conditions).  The preceding

 

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sentence shall not apply to any amendment that otherwise both (x) would take effect before a Change in Control, and (y) meets the requirements of this Section 8 without regard to the preceding sentence.   Any action of the Company in amending or terminating the Plan will be taken solely in a non ‑fiduciary capacity .

9. No Implied Employment Contract. The Plan will not be deemed (i) to give any employee or other person any right to be retained in the employ of the Company, or (ii) to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any employee or other person at any time, with or without cause, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, which right is hereby reserved.

10. Legal Construction . The Plan will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California (without regard to principles of conflict of laws), except to the extent preempted by ERISA.

11. Claims, Inquiries And Appeals .

(a) Applications for Benefits and Inquiries. Any application for benefits under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing by an applicant (or the applicant's authorized representative). The Plan Administrator is set forth in Section 13(d).

(b) Denial of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must provide the applicant with written or electronic notice of the denial of the application, and of the applicant’s right to review the denial. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. The notice of denial will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant and will include the following:

(1) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(2) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;

(3) a description of any additional information or material that the Plan Administrator needs to complete the review and an explanation of why such information or material is necessary; and

(4) an explanation of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 11(d).

The notice of denial will be given to the applicant within 90 days after the Plan Administrator receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan Administrator has up to an additional 90 days for processing the application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial 90 day period.

 

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The notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the application.

(c) Request for a Review. Any person (or that person’s authorized representative) for whom an application for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan Administrator within 60 days after the Participant receives notification that the Participant's application was denied. A request for a review will be in writing and will be addressed to:

Zynga Inc.

Attn: Chief Legal Officer

699 8 th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels are pertinent. The applicant (or the applicant's representative) will have the opportunity to submit (or the Plan Administrator may require the applicant to submit) written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the applicant's claim. The applicant (or the applicant's representative) will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the applicant's claim. The review will take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the applicant (or the applicant's representative) relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

(d) Decision on Review. The Plan Administrator will act on each request for review within 60 days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional 60 days), for processing the request for a review. If an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant within the initial 60 day period. This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the review. The Plan Administrator will give prompt, written or electronic notice of its decision to the applicant. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event that the Plan Administrator confirms the denial of the application for benefits, in whole or in part, the notice will set forth, in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant, the following:

(1) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(2) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;

(3) a statement that the applicant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the applicant's claim; and

 

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(4) a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

(e) Rules and Procedures. The Plan Administrator will establish rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims.

(f) Exhaustion of Remedies. No legal action for benefits under the Plan may be brought until the applicant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with the procedures described by Section 11(a), (ii) has been notified by the Plan Administrator that the application is denied, (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 11(c), and (iv) has been notified that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan Administrator does not respond to an applicant’s claim or appeal within the relevant time limits specified in this Section 11, the applicant may bring legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to Section 502(a) of ERISA.

12. Basis Of Payments To And From Plan . All benefits under the Plan will be paid by the Company. The Plan will be unfunded, and benefits hereunder will be paid only from the general assets of the Company.

13. Other Plan Information .

(a) Employer and Plan Identification Numbers. The Employer Identification Number assigned to the Company (which is the “Plan Sponsor” as that term is used in ERISA) by the Internal Revenue Service is 42-1733483. The Plan Number assigned to the Plan by the Plan Sponsor pursuant to the instructions of the Internal Revenue Service is 525.

(b) Ending Date for Plan’s Fiscal Year. The date of the end of the fiscal year for the purpose of maintaining the Plan’s records is December 31.

(c) Agent for the Service of Legal Process . The agent for the service of legal process with respect to the Plan is:

Zynga Inc.

Attn: Chief Legal Officer

699 8 th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(d) Plan Sponsor and Administrator. The “Plan Sponsor” and the “Plan Administrator” of the Plan is:

 

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Zynga Inc.

Attn: Chief Legal Officer

699 8 th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

The Plan Sponsor’s and Plan Administrator’s telephone number is (800) 762-2530. The Plan Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with the responsibility for administering the Plan.

14. Statement Of ERISA Rights .

Participants in the Plan (which is a welfare benefit plan sponsored by Zynga Inc.) are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. If you are a Participant, you are considered a Participant in the Plan for the purposes of this Section 14 and, under ERISA, you are entitled to:

 

Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits

(a) Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at other specified locations, such as worksites, all documents governing the Plan and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration;

(b) Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the operation of the Plan and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, and an updated (as necessary) Summary Plan Description. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies; and

(c) Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report, if applicable. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish each Participant with a copy of this summary annual report.

Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries

In addition to creating rights for Plan participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan. The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other Plan participants and beneficiaries. No one, including your employer, your union or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a Plan benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA.

Enforce Your Rights

If your claim for a Plan benefit is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.

 

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Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request a copy of Plan documents or the latest annual report from the Plan, if applicable, and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator.

If you have a claim for benefits that is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or federal court.

If you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous.

Assistance with Your Questions

If you have any questions about the Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

15. General Provisions .

(a) Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by either the Company or a Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan will be in writing and will be deemed given when delivered personally, when received electronically (including email addressed to the Participant’s Company email account and to the Company email account of the Company’s Chief Legal Officer), or deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and addressed to the parties, in the case of the Company, at the address set forth in Section 13(d), in the case of a Participant, at the address as set forth in the Company’s employment file maintained for the Participant as previously furnished by the Participant or such other address as a party may request by notifying the other in writing.

(b) Transfer and Assignment. The rights and obligations of a Participant under the Plan may not be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of the Company. The Plan will be binding upon any surviving entity resulting from a Change in Control and upon any other person who is a successor by merger, acquisition, consolidation or otherwise to the business formerly carried on by the Company without regard to whether or not such person or entity actively assumes the obligations hereunder.

 

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(c) Waiver. Any party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of the Plan will not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent any party from thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of the Plan. The rights granted to the parties herein are cumulative and will not constitute a waiver of any party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.

(d) Protected Activity. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or of the Release, nothing in this Agreement or the Release shall prohibit or impede Participant from engaging in any Protected Activity.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Protected Activity” shall mean communicating, cooperating or filing a complaint with any U.S. federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board (collectively, a “ Governmental Entity ”) with respect to possible violations of any U.S. federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation; provided that , in each case, such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any information that may constitute Company confidential information (as defined in the Proprietary Agreement or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company relating to the protection of confidential information) to any parties other than the Governmental Entities.  The Participant further understands that Protected Activity does not include disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications or attorney work product.  Any language in the Proprietary Agreement (or in any other agreement between the Participant and the Company relating to the protection of confidential information) that conflicts with, or is contrary to, this paragraph is superseded by this Agreement.  The Participant understands and acknowledges that pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (A) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal and (B) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

(e) Severability. Should any provision of the Plan be declared or determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired.

(f) Section Headings. Section headings in the Plan are included only for convenience of reference and will not be considered part of the Plan for any other purpose.

16. Execution . To record the adoption of the Plan as set forth herein, Zynga Inc. has caused its duly authorized officer to execute the same as of the Effective Date.

 

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Zynga Inc.:

 

(Signature)

By:

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

Zynga Inc.

Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan

Participation Notice

To:

Date:

Zynga Inc. (the “ Company ”) has adopted the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ Plan ”). The Company is providing you this Participation Notice to inform you that you have been designated as a Participant in the Plan. A copy of the Plan document is attached to this Participation Notice. The terms and conditions of your participation in the Plan are as set forth in the Plan and this Participation Notice, which together constitute the Summary Plan Description for the Plan.

Please return to the Company’s Chief Legal Officer a copy of this Participation Notice signed by you and retain a copy of this Participation Notice, along with the Plan document, for your records. Your signature below confirms your agreement (1) to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, including (but not limited to) that you will not be entitled to benefits under the original version of the Plan, and (2) that you may receive benefits only under the Plan or under the severance provisions of your offer letter with the Company dated [DATE], but not under both. For the avoidance of doubt, you will receive benefits under whichever arrangement (the Plan or the offer letter) provides greater benefits to you (comparing each arrangement in total) and all of your benefits will be under the single arrangement that is more beneficial to you in total.

 

Zynga Inc.:

 

(Signature)

By:

Title:

 

 


 

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Exhibit B

Release Agreement
[Employees Age 40 or Over; Individual Termination]

This Release Agreement (“Release”) is made by and between [ CLICK AND TYPE NAME ] (“I” or “my”).

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ Plan ”). The benefits offered to me in the Plan are the consideration for this release. Accordingly, in order to obtain the benefits under the Plan, I am voluntarily executing this Release. I understand that this Release, together with the Plan and the Proprietary Agreement, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company, and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the Company that is not expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under my Proprietary Agreement.

I agree that the benefits under the Plan represent settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to me by the Company and its current and former affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and affiliates, and their partners, members, directors, officers, employees, stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, investors, administrators, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, insurers, affiliates and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”). I, on my own behalf and on behalf of my respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, hereby and forever releases the Releasees from, and agree not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any and all claims, complaints, charges, duties, demands, causes of action, liabilities and obligations relating to any matters of any kind, both presently known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected,  that I may possess against any of the Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Release.

This general release includes, but is not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; (e) all federal, state, provincial and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended) (“ ADEA ”), the federal Employee Retirement

 

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Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as amended); (f) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, my right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law; (g) any claim for any loss, cost, damage, or expense arising out of any dispute over the nonwithholding or other tax treatment of any of the proceeds received by me as a result of this Release; and (h) any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included in my Release: (a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company or its affiliate; or under applicable law; (b) any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law, including, but not necessarily limited to, any Protected Activity; (c) any right I may have to unemployment compensation benefits; or (d) vested benefits under any employee benefit plan or arrangement. In addition, I understand that nothing in this Release prevents me from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. I hereby represent and warrant that I have no lawsuits, claims, or actions pending in my name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any of the other Releasees. I also represent that I do not intend to bring any claims on my own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any of the other Releasees.

I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Release. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release; (c) I have 21 days to consider this Release; (d) I have seven days following the date I sign this Release to revoke the Release by providing written notice to an officer of the Company; (e) this Release will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after I sign this Release, and (f) nothing in this Release prevents or precludes me from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. In the event I sign this Release and return it to the Company in less than the 21-day period identified above, I hereby acknowledge that I have freely and voluntarily chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Release. I acknowledge and understand that revocation must be accomplished by a written notification to the person executing this Release on the Company’s behalf that is received prior to the Effective Date. The Company and I agree that changes, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the 21-day period.

 

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I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims hereunder.

I hereby represent that I have been paid all compensation owed and for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim.

I understand and acknowledge that this Release constitutes a compromise and settlement of any and all actual or potential disputed claims by me. No action taken by the Company hereto, either previously or in connection with this Release, shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any actual or potential claims or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability whatsoever to me or to any third party.

I understand and agree that the Company and I shall each bear our own costs, attorneys’ fees, and other fees incurred in connection with the preparation of this Release.

I agree and acknowledge that the payments made pursuant to the Plan and this Release are not related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse and not intended to fall within the scope of 26 U.S.C. Section 162(q). [Note: only include if applicable.]

This Release shall be governed by the laws of the State of [insert state in which employee worked], without regard for choice-of-law provisions. Employee consents to personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the State of [insert state].

I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to the Company so that it is received not later than 21 days following the date it is provided to me. This Release will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after I have signed this Release, so long as it has been signed by the Company and me and has not been revoked by either the Company or me before that date (the “Effective Date”).

I understand and agree that I executed this Release voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of my claims against the Company and any of the other Releasees. I acknowledge that:

 

(a) I have read this Release;

 

 

( b )

I have been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Release by legal counsel of my own choice or have elected not to retain legal counsel;

 

 

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( c )

I understand the terms and consequences of this Release and of the releases it contains;

 

 

( d )

I am fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Release; and

 

 

(e)

I have not relied upon any representations or statements made by the Company that are not specifically set forth in this Release.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Release on the respective dates set forth below.

 

COMPANY:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

Participant:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit C

Release Agreement
[Employees Age 40 or Over; Group Termination]

This Release Agreement (“Release”) is made by and between [ CLICK AND TYPE NAME ] (“I” or “my”).

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ Plan ”). The benefits offered to me in the Plan are the consideration for this release. Accordingly, in order to obtain the benefits under the Plan, I am voluntarily executing this Release.

I understand that this Release, together with the Plan, and the Proprietary Agreement constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company, and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the Company that is not expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under my Proprietary Agreement. I agree that the benefits under the Plan represent settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to me by the Company and its current and former affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and affiliates, and their partners, members, directors, officers, employees, stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, investors, administrators, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, insurers, affiliates and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”). I, on my own behalf and on behalf of my respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, hereby and forever releases the Releasees from, and agree not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any and all claims, complaints, charges, duties, demands, causes of action, liabilities and obligations relating to any matters of any kind, both presently known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected,  that I may possess against any of the Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Release.  

This general release includes, but is not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; (e) all federal, state, provincial and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the federal Age

 

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Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended) (“ ADEA ”), the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as amended); (f) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, my right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law; (g) any claim for any loss, cost, damage, or expense arising out of any dispute over the nonwithholding or other tax treatment of any of the proceeds received by me as a result of this Release; and (h) any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included in my Release: (a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company or its affiliate; or under applicable law; or (b) any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law, including, but not necessarily limited to, any Protected Activity; (c) any right I may have to unemployment compensation benefits; or (d) vested benefits under any employee benefit plan or arrangement. In addition, I understand that nothing in this Release prevents me from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. I hereby represent and warrant that I have no lawsuits, claims, or actions pending in my name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any of the other Releasees. I also represent that I do not intend to bring any claims on my own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any of the other Releasees.

I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Release. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release; (c) I have 45 days to consider this Release; (d) I have seven days following the date I sign this Release to revoke the Release by providing written notice to an office of the Company; (e) this Release will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after I sign this Release; (f) I have received with this Release a detailed list, in writing, of the class, unit, or group of individuals covered by the reduction in force, the eligibility factors for the reduction in force, of the job titles and ages of all employees who were terminated in this group termination and the ages of all employees of the Company in the same job classification or organizational unit who were not terminated; and (g) nothing in this Release prevents or precludes me from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. In the event I sign this Release and return it to the Company in less than the 45-day period identified above, I hereby acknowledge that I have freely and voluntarily chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Release. I

 

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acknowledge and understand that revocation must be accomplished by a written notification to the person executing this Release on the Company’s behalf that is received prior to the Effective Date. The Company and I agree that changes, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the 45-day period.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims hereunder.

I hereby represent that I have been paid all compensation owed and for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim.

I understand and acknowledge that this Release constitutes a compromise and settlement of any and all actual or potential disputed claims by me. No action taken by the Company hereto, either previously or in connection with this Release, shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any actual or potential claims or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability whatsoever to me or to any third party.

I understand and agree that the Company and I shall each bear our own costs, attorneys’ fees, and other fees incurred in connection with the preparation of this Release.

I agree and acknowledge that the payments made pursuant to the Plan and this Release are not related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse and not intended to fall within the scope of 26 U.S.C. Section 162(q). [Note: only include if applicable.]

This Release shall be governed by the laws of the State of [insert state], without regard for choice-of-law provisions. Employee consents to personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the State of [insert state].

I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to the Company so that it is received not later than 45 days following the date it is provided to me. This Release will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after I have signed this Release, so long as it has been signed by the Company and me and has not been revoked by either the Company or me before that date (the “Effective Date”).

I understand and agree that I executed this Release voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of my claims against the Company and any of the other Releasees. I acknowledge that:

 

(a) I have read this Release;

 

 

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( b )

I have been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Release by legal counsel of my own choice or have elected not to retain legal counsel;

 

 

( c )

I understand the terms and consequences of this Release and of the releases it contains;

 

 

( d )

I am fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Release; and

 

 

(e)

I have not relied upon any representations or statements made by the Company that are not specifically set forth in this Release.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Release on the respective dates set forth below.

 

COMPANY:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

Participant:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit D

Release Agreement
[Employees Under Age 40]

This Release Agreement (“Release”) is made by and between [ CLICK AND TYPE NAME ] (“I” or “my”).

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “ Plan ”). The benefits offered to me in the Plan are the consideration for this release. Accordingly, in order to obtain the benefits under the Plan, I am voluntarily executing this Release.

I understand that this Release, together with the Plan, and the Proprietary Agreement constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company, and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the Company that is not expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under my Employee Proprietary Agreement.

I agree that the benefits under the Plan represent settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to me by the Company and its current and former affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and affiliates, and their partners, members, directors, officers, employees, stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, investors, administrators, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, insurers, affiliates and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”). I, on my own behalf and on behalf of my respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, hereby and forever releases the Releasees from, and agree not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any and all claims, complaints, charges, duties, demands, causes of action, liabilities and obligations relating to any matters of any kind, both presently known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected,  that I may possess against any of the Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Release.

This general release includes, but is not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; (e) all federal, state, provincial and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the federal Employee

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Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as amended); (f) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, my right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law; (g) any claim for any loss, cost, damage, or expense arising out of any dispute over the nonwithholding or other tax treatment of any of the proceeds received by me as a result of this Release; and (h) any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included in my Release: (a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company or its affiliate; or under applicable law; or (b) any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law, including, but not necessarily limited to, any Protected Activity; (c) any right I may have to unemployment compensation benefits; or (d) vested benefits under any employee benefit plan or arrangement. In addition, I understand that nothing in this Release prevents me from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. I hereby represent and warrant that I have no lawsuits, claims, or actions pending in my name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any of the other Releasees. I also represent that I do not intend to bring any claims on my own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any of the other Releasees.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims hereunder.

I hereby represent that I have been paid all compensation owed and for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim.

I understand and acknowledge that this Release constitutes a compromise and settlement of any and all actual or potential disputed claims by me. No action taken by the Company hereto, either previously or in connection with this Release, shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any actual or potential claims or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability whatsoever to me or to any third party.

I understand and agree that the Company and I shall each bear our own costs, attorneys’ fees, and other fees incurred in connection with the preparation of this Release.

 

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I agree and acknowledge that the payments made pursuant to the Plan and this Release are not related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse and not intended to fall within the scope of 26 U.S.C. Section 162(q). [Note: only include if applicable .]

This Release shall be governed by the laws of the State of [insert state], without regard for choice-of-law provisions. Employee consents to personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the State of [insert state].

I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to the Company so that it is received not later than 14 days following the date it is provided to me. This Release will become effective once it is signed by both parties (the “Effective Date”).

I understand and agree that I executed this Release voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of my claims against the Company and any of the other Releasees. I acknowledge that:

 

(a) I have read this Release;

 

 

( b )

I have been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Release by legal counsel of my own choice or have elected not to retain legal counsel;

 

 

( c )

I understand the terms and consequences of this Release and of the releases it contains;

 

 

( d )

I am fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Release; and

 

 

(e)

I have not relied upon any representations or statements made by the Company that are not specifically set forth in this Release.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Release on the respective dates set forth below.

 

 

 

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COMPANY:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

Participant:

 

(Signature)

By:

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

ZYNGA INC.

2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Adopted on November 2, 2007

As Amended through August 21, 2018

1. PURPOSE .   The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent and Subsidiaries by offering eligible persons an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through awards of Options, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units.  Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 23 hereof.  Although this Plan is intended to be a written compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, grants may be made pursuant to this plan which do not qualify for exemption under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act or Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code ( Section 25102(o) ).  Any requirement of this Plan which is required in law only because of Section 25102(o) need not apply if the Committee so provides.

2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN .

2.1 Number of Shares Available .   Subject to Sections 2.2 and 18 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 176,100,000 Shares.  Subject to Sections 2.2, 5.10 and 18 hereof, Shares subject to Awards previously granted will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under this Plan to the extent such Shares: (i) cease to be subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option, other than due to exercise of such Option; (ii) are subject to an Award granted hereunder but the Shares subject to such Award are forfeited or repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; or (iii) are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued. At all times, the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all Awards granted and outstanding under this Plan.

2.2 Adjustment of Shares .   In the event that the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (i) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (ii) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and (iii) the Purchase Prices of and number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee; and provided, further, that the Exercise Price of any Option may not be decreased to below the par value of the Shares.

3. ELIGIBILITY .   ISOs (as defined in Section 5 hereof) may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  NQSOs (as defined in Section 5 hereof), Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; provided such consultants are natural persons who render bona fide services

 

 

 


 

not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction .   A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan.

4. ADMINISTRATION .

4.1 Committee Authority .   This Plan will be administered by the Committee or the Board if no Committee is created by the Board.  Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan.  Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to:

(a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;

(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan;

(c) approve persons to receive Awards;

(d) determine the form and terms of Awards;

(e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards;

(f) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or awards under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company;

(g) subject to Sections 16.1 and 16.2 hereof, grant waivers of any conditions of this Plan or any Award;

(h) determine the terms of vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;

(i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award, any Award Agreement, any Exercise Agreement or any Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement;

(j) determine whether an Award has been earned;

(k) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan; and

(l) extend the vesting period beyond a Participant’s Termination Date.

4.2 Committee Discretion .   Unless in contravention of any express terms of this Plan or an Award, any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion either (i) at the time of grant of the Award, or (ii) subject to Section 5.9 hereof, at any later time.  Any such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan.  The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan, provided such officer or officers are members of the Board.

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5. OPTIONS .    The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons described in Section 3 hereof and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code ( ISOs ) or Nonqualified Stock Options ( NQSOs ), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following:

5.1 Form of Option Grant .   Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO ( Stock Option Agreement ), and will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

5.2 Date of Grant .   The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless a later date is otherwise specified by the Committee.  The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option.

5.3 Exercise Period .   Options may be exercisable immediately but subject to repurchase pursuant to Section 12 hereof or may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted, nor exercisable earlier than six (6) months after its date of grant if granted to an employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of overtime pay except as permitted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary ( Ten Percent Shareholder ) will be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines.

5.4 Exercise Price .   The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value per Share unless expressly determined in writing by the Committee on the Option’s date of grant; provided that the Exercise Price of an ISO granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder will not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.  Payment for the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

5.5 Method of Exercise .   Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the “ Exercise Agreement ”) in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant).  The Exercise Agreement will state (i) the number of Shares being purchased, (ii) the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and (iii) such representations and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.  Participant shall execute and deliver to the Company the Exercise Agreement together with payment in full of the Exercise Price, and any applicable taxes, for the number of Shares being purchased.

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5.6 Termination .    Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 18 and 19 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following:

(a) If the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee.  Such Options must be exercised by the Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within three (3) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than thirty (30) days, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three (3) months after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the Options.

(b) If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares by Participant on the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee.  Such options must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee), if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six (6) months, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond (i) three (3) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, or (ii) twelve (12) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant’s disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.

(c) If a Participant is terminated for Cause, such Participant’s Options shall expire immediately upon such termination, unless a later time is expressly determined by the Committee.

5.7 Limitations on Exercise .   The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.

5.8 Limitations on ISOs .   The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).  If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), then the Options for the first One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) that

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become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs .   In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 19 hereof) to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, then such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.

5.9 Modification, Extension or Renewal .   The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted.  Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.  Subject to Section 5.10 hereof, the Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants by a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price; provided, further, that the Exercise Price will not be reduced below the par value of the Shares, if any.

5.10 No Disqualification .   Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant, to disqualify any Participant’s ISO under Section 422 of the Code.  In no event shall the total number of Shares issued (counting each reissuance of a Share that was previously issued and then forfeited or repurchased by the Company as a separate issuance) under the Plan upon exercise of ISOs exceed 50,000,000 Shares (adjusted in proportion to any adjustments under Section 2.2 hereof) over the term of the Plan.

6. RESTRICTED STOCK .   A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject to certain specified restrictions.  The Committee will determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person may purchase, the Purchase Price, the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following:

6.1 Form of Restricted Stock Award .   All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (“ Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement ”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  The Restricted Stock Award will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person.  If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company within such thirty (30) days, then the offer will terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

6.2 Purchase Price .   The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted or at the time the purchase is consummated.  Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

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6.3 Restrictions .    Restricted Stock Awards may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 12 hereof or such other restrictions not inconsistent with Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

7. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS .

7.1 Awards of Restricted Stock Units .   A Restricted Stock Unit is an Award covering a number of Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares at a date in the future.  No Purchase Price shall apply to an RSU settled in Shares other than the payment of the aggregate par value of all Shares issuable upon such settlement.  All grants of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement ( Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

7.2 Form and Timing of Settlement .   To the extent permissible under applicable law, the Committee may permit a Participant to defer payment under a RSU to a date or dates after the RSU is earned, provided that the terms of the RSU and any deferral satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or any successor) and any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder.  Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, all as the Committee determines.

8. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES .

8.1 Payment .   Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:

(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company owed to the Participant;

(b) by surrender of shares of the Company that: (i) either (A) for which the Company has received “full payment of the purchase price” within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or (B) were obtained by Participant in the public market and (ii) are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests;

(c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; provided, however, that Participants who are not employees or directors of the Company will not be entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory note unless the note is adequately secured by collateral other than the Shares; provided, further, that the portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be, equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law;

(d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant from the Company for services rendered;

(e) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists:

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(i) through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a Company-designated broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a Dealer ) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased sufficient to pay the total Exercise Price, and whereby the Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price directly to the Company; or

(ii) through a “margin” commitment from the Participant and a Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the Dealer in the amount of the total Exercise Price, and whereby the Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price directly to the Company; or

(f) by any combination of the foregoing.

8.2 Loan Guarantees .   The Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to assist the Participant in paying for Shares purchased under this Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party loan to the Participant.

9. WITHHOLDING TAXES .

9.1 Withholding Generally .   Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares.  Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash by the Company, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements.

9.2 Stock Withholding .   When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that minimum number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined; but in no event will the Company withhold Shares if such withholding would result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee for such elections and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee.

10. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP .   No Participant will have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant.  After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a shareholder and have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock. The Participant will have no

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right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Unvested Shares that are repurchased pursuant to Section 12 hereof.

11. TRANSFERABILITY .   Subject to Sections 16.1 and 16.2 hereof, except as permitted by the Committee, Awards granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, with respect to NQSOs, by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the options are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(e), and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Award will be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative and any elections with respect to an Award may be made only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative.

12. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES .

12.1 Right of First Refusal .   At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right of first refusal to purchase all Shares that a Participant (or a subsequent transferee) may propose to transfer to a third party, provided that such right of first refusal terminates upon the Company’s initial public offering of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act.

12.2 Right of Repurchase .   At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right to repurchase Unvested Shares held by a Participant for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness owed to the Company by the Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time.

13. CERTIFICATES .   All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.

14. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES .   To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares set forth in Section 12 hereof, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated.  The Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates.  Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant’s obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant’s Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, the Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve.  The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid.

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15. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS .    The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards .   The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree.

16. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE .   Although this Plan is intended to be a written compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, grants may be made pursuant to this plan that do not qualify for exemption under Rule 701 or Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.  Any requirement of this Plan which is required in law only because of Section 25102(o) need not apply with respect to a particular Award if the Committee so provides.  An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (ii) compliance with any exemption, completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.

16.1 Option Compliance with the Exemption Provided by Rule 12h-1(f) .   Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or any Award Agreement, if, at the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year, (i) the aggregate of the number of Option Holders (plus the number of other holders of all other outstanding compensatory stock options to purchase Shares) equals or exceeds five hundred (500), and (ii) the Company’s “total assets” as defined by Rule 12g5-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act exceed $10 million, then the following restrictions shall apply to Option Holders during any period during which the Company does not have a class of its securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act: (A) the Options and, prior to exercise, the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Options may not be transferred until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f), except: (1) as permitted by Rule 701(c) promulgated under the Securities Act, (2) to a guardian upon the disability of the Option Holder, or (3) to an executor upon the death of the Option Holder (collectively, the Permitted Option Transferees ); provided, however, that the following transfers are permitted: (x) transfers by the Option Holder to the Company, and (y) transfers in connection with a Change in Control (as defined below) or other acquisition transaction involving the Company, if after such transaction the Options no longer remain outstanding and the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f); provided further, that any Permitted Option Transferees may not further transfer the Options; (B) except as otherwise provided in (A) above, the Options and Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Options are restricted as to any pledge, hypothecation, or other transfer, including any short position, any “put equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(h) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any “call equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act by the Option Holder prior to exercise of an Option until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f); and (C) at any time that the Company is relying on the

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exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f), the Company shall deliver to Option Holders (whether by physical or electronic delivery or by written notice of the availability of the information on an internet site (and of any password needed to access the information if the internet site is password-protected)) the information required by Rules 701(e)(3), (4), and (5) promulgated under the Securities Act, every six (6) months, including financial statements that are not more than one hundred eighty (180) days old; provided, however, that the Company may condition the delivery of such information upon the Option Holder’s agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such information.

16.2 RSU Compliance with the Exemption Provided by RSU Rule 12h-1(f) .   Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or any Award Agreement, if, at the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year, (i) the aggregate of the number of RSU Holders (plus the number of other holders of all other outstanding compensatory restricted stock units in respect of Shares) equals or exceeds five hundred (500), and (ii) the Company’s “total assets” as defined by Rule 12g5-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act exceed $10 million, then the following restrictions shall apply to RSU Holders during any period during which the Company does not have a class of its securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act: (A) the RSUs and, prior to settlement, any Shares to be issued upon the lapse or termination of all restrictions on the RSUs may not be transferred until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by RSU Rule 12h-1(f), except: (1) as permitted by Rule 701(c) promulgated under the Securities Act, (2) to a guardian upon the disability of the RSU Holder, or (3) to an executor upon the death of the RSU Holder (collectively, the Permitted RSU Transferees ); provided, however, that the following transfers are permitted: (x) transfers by the RSU Holder to the Company, and (y) transfers in connection with a Change in Control (as defined below) or other acquisition transaction involving the Company, if after such transaction the RSUs no longer remain outstanding and the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by RSU Rule 12h-1(f); provided further, that any Permitted RSU Transferees may not further transfer the RSUs; (B) except as otherwise provided in (A) above, the RSUs and any Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs are restricted as to any pledge, hypothecation, or other transfer, including any short position, any “put equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(h) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any “call equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act by the RSU Holder prior to settlement of an RSU until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by RSU Rule 12h-1(f); and (C) at any time that the Company is relying on the exemption provided by RSU Rule 12h-1(f), the Company shall deliver to RSU Holders (whether by physical or electronic delivery or by written notice of the availability of the information on an internet site (and of any password needed to access the information if the internet site is password-protected)) the information required by Rules 701(e)(3), (4), and (5) promulgated under the Securities Act, every six (6) months, including financial statements that are not more than one hundred eighty (180) days old; provided, however, that the Company may condition the delivery of such information upon the RSU Holder’s agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such information.

17. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY; CHANGE IN TIME COMMITMENT .   Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.  In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an employee of the Company and the employee has a change in status from a full-time

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employee to a part-time employee) after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Committee has the right in its sole discretion to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of Shares subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant shall have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced.

18. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS .

18.1 Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor or Acquiring Company .   In the event of (a) (i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or (ii) any reorganization, consolidation, merger or similar transaction or series of related transactions (each, a combination transaction ) in which the Company is a constituent corporation or is a party if, as a result of such combination transaction, the voting securities of the Company that are outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such combination transaction ( other than any such securities that are held by an Acquiring Shareholder (defined below)) do not represent, or are not converted into, securities of the surviving corporation of such combination transaction (or such surviving corporation’s parent corporation if the surviving corporation is owned by the parent corporation) that, immediately after the consummation of such combination transaction, together possess at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all securities of such surviving corporation (or its parent corporation, if applicable) that are outstanding immediately after the consummation of such combination transaction, including securities of such surviving corporation (or its parent corporation, if applicable) that are held by the Acquiring Shareholder; or (b) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, that is followed by the distribution of the proceeds to the Company’s shareholders (any of the events described in clause (a) or (b) above, a Change in Control ), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or acquiring corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor or acquiring corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to shareholders of the Company (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards).  The successor or acquiring corporation may also substitute by issuing, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions and other provisions no less favorable to the Participant than those which applied to such outstanding Shares immediately prior to such transaction described in this Section 18.1.  For purposes of this Section 18.1, an Acquiring Shareholder means a shareholder or shareholders of the company that (i) merges or combines with the Company in such combination transaction or (ii) owns or controls a majority of another corporation that merges or combines with the Corporation in such combination transaction.  

18.2 Non-Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor or Acquiring Company .   In the event that such successor or acquiring corporation (if any) refuses to assume, convert, replace or substitute an Awards as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in Section 18.1, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, in all cases, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents,

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as applicable.  The actions contemplated by the preceding sentence shall be taken with timing sufficient (as determined by the Committee) to allow the vested Awards to receive the benefit of the combination transaction.   In addition, if an Option is not assumed or substituted in the event of a combination transaction, the Committee will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period .

For the purposes of this subsection 18.2, an Award will be considered assumed if, following the combination transaction, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the combination transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the combination transaction by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the combination transaction is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the combination transaction.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 18 to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.

18.3 Other Treatment of Awards .   Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 18, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 18.1 hereof, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or sale of assets.

18.4 Assumption of Awards by the Company . The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either (i) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award or (ii) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan.  Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant.  In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code).  In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.

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19. ADOPTION AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL .    This Plan was adopted by the Board on November 2, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”) and was approved by the shareholders of the Company on November 13, 2007 .   Upon the Effective Date, the Board may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that: (i) no Option may be exercised prior to initial shareholder approval of this Plan; (ii) no Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the shareholders of the Company; (iii) in the event that initial shareholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards for which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements provided by Section 25102(o) can apply shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any such Award shall be canceled and any purchase of such Shares issued hereunder shall be rescinded; and (iv) Awards (to which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements provided by Section 25102(o) can apply) granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board which increase is not approved by shareholders within the time then required under Section 25102(o) shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any such Awards shall be canceled, and any purchase of Shares subject to any such Award shall be rescinded.

20. TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW .   Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date or, if earlier, the date of shareholder approval.  This Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

21. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN .   Subject to Section 5.9 hereof, the Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such shareholder approval pursuant to Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code or the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder as such provisions apply to ISO plans.

22. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN .   Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and other equity awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

23. DEFINITIONS .   As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings:

Award means any award under this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock Award, or Restricted Stock Unit.

Award Agreement means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award, including the Stock Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Cause means (i) if a Participant is party to one or more agreements with the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company that relate to equity awards and contain a definition of

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“Cause”, the definition of “Cause” in the applicable agreement(s), or (ii) if a Participant is not party to such any such agreement, Termination because of (A) any willful, material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the Participant’s conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud, (B) the Participant’s commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company, (C) any material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and the Participant regarding the terms of the Participant’s service as an employee, officer, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the material duties required of such Participant as an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and the Participant, (D) the Participant’s disregard of the policies of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (E) any other misconduct by the Participant which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Committee means the committee created and appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no committee is created and appointed, the Board.

Company means Zynga Inc., or any successor corporation.

Disability means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the Committee.

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exercise Price means the price per Share at which a holder of an Option may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option.

Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock determined as follows:

(a) if such Class A Common Stock is then publicly traded on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in The Wall Street Journal ;

(b) if such Class A Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted, nor listed or admitted to trading, on a national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported by The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by any newspaper or other source as the Committee may determine); or

(c) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith.

Option means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

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Option Holder means a Participant to whom one or more Options is granted under this Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds one or more outstanding Options.

Parent means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such corporations other than the Company owns stock representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

Participant means a person who receives an Award under this Plan.

Plan means this Zynga Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

Purchase Price means the price at which a Participant may purchase Restricted Stock.

Restricted Stock means Shares purchased pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award.

Restricted Stock Award means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

Restricted Stock Unit or RSU means an award made pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

RSU Holder ” means a Participant to whom one or more RSUs is granted under this Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds one or more outstanding RSUs.

RSU Rule 12h-1(f) means Rule 12h-1(f), but read as if it applied to restricted stock units instead of stock options, with all conditions of Rule 12h-1(f) applicable to restricted stock units as if they were stock options (except to the extent necessary to reflect any structural differences between restricted stock units and stock options generally).

Rule 12h-1(f) means Rule 12h-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Shares means shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, $0.00000625 par value per share, holding 7 votes per share, reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 18 hereof, and any successor security.

Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

Termination or Terminated means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days (a) unless reinstatement (or, in the case of an employee with an ISO, reemployment) upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or (b) unless provided otherwise pursuant to formal policy adopted from

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time to time by the Company’s Board and issued and promulgated in writing. In the case of any Participant on (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave or (iii) an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Stock Option Agreement .   The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the Termination Date ).

Unvested Shares means Unvested Shares as defined in the Award Agreement.

Vested Shares means Vested Shares as defined in the Award Agreement.

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24. EXECUTION .    To record the adoption of this Plan by the Board and the amendment and restatement of this Plan as set forth herein, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same as of August 21, 2018 .

 

ZYNGA INC.

/s/ Phuong Y. Phillips

PHUONG Y. PHILLIPS

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

 

Exhibit 10.3


ZYNGA INC.

2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS AMENDED: APRIL 23, 2015
APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS:
IPO DATE/EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2011

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT DATE: AUGUST 21, 2018

1. GENERAL .

(a) Successor to and Continuation of Prior Plan. The Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the Zynga Game Network, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “ Prior Plan ”). From and after 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Effective Date, no additional stock awards will be granted under the Prior Plan. All Awards granted on or after 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Effective Date will be granted under this Plan. All stock awards granted under the Prior Plan will remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan.

(i) Any shares that would otherwise remain available for future grants under the Prior Plan as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Effective Date (the “ Prior Plan’s Available Reserve ”) will cease to be available under the Prior Plan at such time. Instead, that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve will be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) and be then immediately available for grants and issuance pursuant to Stock Awards hereunder, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below.

(ii) In addition, from and after 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Effective Date, with respect to the aggregate number of shares subject, at such time, to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that would, but for the operation of this sentence, subsequently return to the share reserve of the Prior Plan by operation of Section 2.1 of the Prior Plan (that is, shares that (i) cease to be subject to issuance of an option other than due to the exercise of the option, (ii) are forfeited or repurchased at the original issue price or (iii) are subject to an award that terminates without shares being issued; such shares the “ Returning Shares ”), such shares will not return to the reserve of the Prior Plan, and instead that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Returning Shares will immediately be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) as and when the such a share becomes a Returning Share, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below. Any share that is subject to an award granted under the Prior Plan that is tendered back to or otherwise withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of, or for the applicable tax obligations due in connection with, such award is also a Returning Share.

(b) Eligible Award Recipients. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive awards.

(c) Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii) Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards.

(d) Purpose. This Plan, through the granting of Awards, is intended to help the Company secure and retain the services of eligible award recipients, provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate, and provide a means by which the eligible recipients may benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock.

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2. ADMINISTRATION .

(a) Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).

(b) Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(i) To determine: (A) who will be granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award will be granted; (C) what type of Award will be granted; (D) the provisions of each Award (which need not be identical), including when a person will be permitted to exercise or otherwise receive cash or Common Stock under the Award; (E) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, or the cash value of, an Award; and (F) the Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock Award.

(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for administration of the Plan and Awards. The Board, in the exercise of these powers, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in the written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the extent it will deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.

(iii) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.

(iv) To accelerate, in whole or in part, the time at which an Award may be exercised or vest (or at which cash or shares of Common Stock may be issued).

(v) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, suspension or termination of the Plan will not materially impair a Participant’s rights under his or her then-outstanding Award without his or her written consent.

(vi) To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, by adopting amendments relating to Incentive Stock Options and certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and/or to bring the Plan or Awards granted under the Plan into compliance therewith, subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. If required by applicable law or listing requirements, and except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the Company will seek stockholder approval of any amendment of the Plan that (A) materially increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (C) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (D) materially reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be issued or purchased under the Plan, (E) materially extends the term of the Plan, or (F) materially expands the types of Awards available for issuance under the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no amendment of the Plan will materially impair that Participant’s rights under an outstanding Award without his or her written consent.

(vii) To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of (A) Section 162(m) of the Code regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to Covered Employees, (B) Section 422 of the Code regarding “incentive stock options” or (C) Rule 16b-3.

(viii) To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more outstanding Awards. Except with respect to amendments that disqualify or impair the status of an Incentive Stock Option or as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no amendment of an outstanding Award will materially impair that Participant’s rights under his or her outstanding Award without his or her written consent. To be clear, unless prohibited by applicable law, the

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Board may amend the terms of an Award without the affected Participant’s consent if necessary (A)  to maintain the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option, (B)  to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Award into compliance with, Section  409A of the Code, or (C)  to comply with other applicable laws.

(ix) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.

(x) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States.

(xi) To effect, with the consent of any adversely affected Participant, (A) the reduction of the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding Stock Award; (B) the cancellation of any outstanding Stock Award and the grant in substitution therefor of a new (1) Option or SAR, (2) Restricted Stock Award, (3) Restricted Stock Unit Award, (4) Other Stock Award, (5) cash award and/or (6) award of other valuable consideration determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, with any such substituted award (x) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock as the cancelled Stock Award and (y) granted under the Plan or another equity or compensatory plan of the Company; or (C) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Delegation to Committee .

(i) General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee). Any delegation of administrative powers will be reflected in resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, adopted from time to time by the Board or Committee (as applicable). The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.

(ii) Section 162(m) and Rule 16b-3 Compliance. The Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

(d) Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one (1) or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following (i) designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and SARs (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, other Stock Awards) and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the terms of such rights and options, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however , that the Board resolutions regarding such delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself. Any such Stock Awards will be granted on the form of Stock Award Agreement most recently approved for use by the Committee or the Board, unless otherwise provided in the resolutions approving the delegation authority. The Board may not delegate authority to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director) to determine the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 13(x)(iii) below.

(e) Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

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3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN .

(a) Share Reserve. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 255,616,560 shares (the “ Share Reserve ”), which number is the sum of (i) 42,500,000 shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve in an amount not to exceed 3,116,560 shares), plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time, in an amount not to exceed 210,000,000 shares). In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1 of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2021, in an amount equal to 4.0% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

(b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash ( i.e. , the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan.

(c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 400,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

(d) Section 162(m) Limitations . Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, at such time as the Company may be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code: (i) a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock subject to Options, SARs and Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Award is granted may be granted to any one Participant during any one calendar year, (ii) a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock subject to Performance Stock Awards may be granted to any one Participant during any one calendar year (whether the grant, vesting or exercise is contingent upon the attainment during the Performance Period of the Performance Goals) and (iii) a maximum of $10,000,000 may be granted as a Performance Cash Award to any one Participant during any one calendar year.

(e) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.

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4. ELIGIBILITY .

(a) Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards . Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code). Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants; provided, however , that Stock Awards may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, unless (i) the stock underlying such Stock Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code (for example, because the Stock Awards are granted pursuant to a corporate transaction such as a spin off transaction), (ii) the Company, in connection with its legal counsel, has determined that such Stock Awards are otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code, or (iii) the Company, in connection with its legal counsel, has determined that such Stock Awards comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder will not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.

5. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS .

Each Option or SAR will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. All Options will be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. If an Option is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, or if an Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but some portion or all of the Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under the applicable rules, then the Option (or portion thereof) will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The provisions of separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided, however , that each Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(a) Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.

(b) Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each Option or SAR will be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the Award is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Award if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 409A and, if applicable, Section 424(a) of the Code. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents.

(c) Purchase Price for Options. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board will have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to use a particular method of payment. The permitted methods of payment are as follows:

(i) by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;

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(ii) pursuant to a program developed under Regulation  T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;

(iii) by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock;

(iv) if an option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however , that the Company will accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. Shares of Common Stock will no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares issuable upon exercise are reduced to pay the exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or

(v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(d) Exercise and Payment of a SAR. To exercise any outstanding SAR, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such SAR. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a SAR will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the SAR) of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such SAR, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date, over (B) the strike price. The appreciation distribution may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR.

(e) Transferability of Options and SARs. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options and SARs as the Board will determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply:

(i) Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (or pursuant to subsections (ii) and (iii) below), and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant. The Board may permit transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws. Except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.

(ii) Domestic Relations Orders. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order or official marital settlement agreement. If an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.

(iii) Beneficiary Designation. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, a Participant may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form approved by the Company (or the designated broker), designate a third party who, on the death of the Participant, will thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate will be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. However, the Company may prohibit designation of a beneficiary at any time, including

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due to any conclusion by the Company that such designation would be inconsistent with the provisions of applicable laws.

(f) Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR may vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may or may not be equal. The Option or SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are subject to any Option or SAR provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may be exercised.

(g) Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) within the period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR will terminate.

(h) Extension of Termination Date. If the exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a total period of three months (that need not be consecutive) after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of such registration requirements, and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if the sale of any Common Stock received on exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period of months (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(i) Disability of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date 12 months following such termination of Continuous Service and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.

(j) Death of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if (i) a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Participant dies within the period (if any) specified in the Award Agreement for exercisability after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option or SAR may be exercised (to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of death) by the Participant’s estate, by a person who acquired the

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right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option or SAR upon the Participant’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i)  the date 18 months following the date of death and (ii)  the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Participant’s death, the Option or SAR is not exercised within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR will terminate.

(k) Termination for Cause. Except as explicitly provided otherwise in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR will terminate upon the date on which the event giving rise to the termination for Cause first occurred, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her Option or SAR from and after the date on which the event giving rise to the termination for Cause first occurred (or, if required by law, the date of termination of Continuous Service).

(l) Non-Exempt Employees . If an Option or SAR is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Option or SAR will not be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR (although the Award may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) if such non-exempt Employee dies or suffers a Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award Agreement in another agreement between the Participant and the Company, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines), the vested portion of any Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the Worker Economic Opportunity Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting or issuance of any shares under any other Stock Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 5(l) will apply to all Stock Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Stock Award Agreements.

6. PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND SARS .

(a) Restricted Stock Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company’s bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock may be (x) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (y) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Consideration. A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal consideration (including future services) that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

(ii) Vesting. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

(iii) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. If a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of

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the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

(iv) Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board will determine in its sole discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

(v) Dividends. A Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock will be subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions as apply to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award to which they relate.

(b) Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Consideration. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

(ii) Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

(iii) Payment. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

(iv) Additional Restrictions. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.

(v) Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate.

(vi) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.

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(c) Performance Awards .

(i) Performance Stock Awards . A Performance Stock Award is a Stock Award (covering a number of shares not in excess of that set forth in Section 3(d) above) that is payable (including that may be granted, vest or exercised) contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Stock Award may, but need not, require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. The length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Board), in its sole discretion. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of Performance Stock Awards.

(ii) Performance Cash Awards . A Performance Cash Award is a cash award (for a dollar value not in excess of that set forth in Section 3(d) above) that is payable contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Cash Award may also require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. At the time of grant of a Performance Cash Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Board), in its sole discretion. The Board may specify the form of payment of Performance Cash Awards, which may be cash or other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her Performance Cash Award, or such portion thereof as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or other property.

(iii) Section 162(m) Compliance . Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” thereunder, the Committee will establish the Performance Goals applicable to, and the formula for calculating the amount payable under, the Award no later than the earlier of (a) the date 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Period, and (b) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, and in any event at a time when the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Prior to the payment of any compensation under an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee will certify the extent to which any Performance Goals and any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where such relate solely to the increase in the value of the Common Stock). Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goals, the number of shares of Common Stock, Options, cash or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(d) Other Stock Awards . Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock Awards.

7. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY .

(a) Availability of Shares . The Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy then-outstanding Awards.

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(b) Securities Law Compliance . The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however , that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant will not be eligible for the grant of an Award or the subsequent issuance of cash or Common Stock pursuant to the Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable securities law.

(c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes . The Company will have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company will have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award.

8. MISCELLANEOUS .

(a) Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Awards will constitute general funds of the Company.

(b) Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Stock Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Award Agreement, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement.

(c) Stockholder Rights. No Participant will be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of, or the issuance of shares under, the Award pursuant to its terms, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to such Award has been entered into the books and records of the Company.

(d) No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or will affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

(e) Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee) after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Board has the right in its sole discretion to (x) make a corresponding reduction in the

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number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (y) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced.

(f) Incentive Stock Option Limitations. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with the rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).

(g) Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, will be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.

(h) Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.

(i) Electronic Delivery . Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company’s intranet.

(j) Deferrals. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still an employee or otherwise providing services to the Company. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages, Participants may receive

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payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.

(k) Compliance with Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, the Plan and Award Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. If the Board determines that any Award granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six (6) month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.

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

9.

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS .

(a) Capitalization Adjustments . In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), (iii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be awarded to any person pursuant to Sections 3(d), and (iv) the class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board will make such adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous Service; provided, however , that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.

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(c) Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board will take one or more of the following actions with respect to Stock Awards, contingent upon the closing or completion of the Corporate Transaction:

(i) arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) to assume or continue the Stock Award or to substitute a similar stock award for the Stock Award (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction);

(ii) arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Award to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company);

(iii) accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Stock Award (and, if applicable, the time at which the Stock Award may be exercised) to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board will determine (or, if the Board will not determine such a date, to the date that is five days prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction), with the vested portion of such Stock Award terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction;

(iv) arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Stock Award; and

(v) cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Stock Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, in exchange for cash consideration or readily tradeable securities having a value equal to the value of the Stock Award if the Stock Award had been fully vested prior to the cancellation, with all performance goals or vesting criteria being achieved at 100% of target levels and the value of the Stock Award determined as the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the cash or property the Participant would have received upon the exercise or settlement of the fully vested Stock Award immediately prior to the cancellation, over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise.

The Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Stock Awards or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants.  In advance of the Corporate Transaction, the Board will give adequate notice (as determined by the Board) to any affected Participant of the actions to be taken under this Section 9 with respect to that Participant’s outstanding Awards.

(d) Change in Control. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a Change in Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration will occur.

10. PLAN TERM; EARLIER TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN .

The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board (the “ Adoption Date ”), or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

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11. EXISTENCE OF THE PLAN; TIMING OF FIRST GRANT OR EXERCISE .

The Plan will come into existence on the Adoption Date; provided, however , no Award may be granted prior to the IPO Date (that is, the Effective Date). In addition, no Stock Award will be exercised (or, in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Stock Award, or Other Stock Award, will be granted) and no Performance Cash Award will be settled unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval will be within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

12. CHOICE OF LAW .

The law of the State of California will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.

13. DEFINITIONS . As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

(a) Affiliate ” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Board will have the authority to determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.

(b) Award ” means a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award.

(c) Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award.

(d) Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e) Capital Stock ” means each and every class of common stock of the Company, regardless of the number of votes per share.

(f) Capitalization Adjustment ” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Adoption Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

(g) Cause ” means (i) if a Participant is party to an agreement with the Company or an Affiliate that relates to equity awards and contains a definition of “Cause,” the definition of “Cause” in the applicable agreement, or (ii) if a Participant is not party to any such agreement, such Participant’s termination because of (A) any willful, material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or an Affiliate, the Participant’s conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud, (B) the Participant’s commission of an act of personal dishonesty that involves personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company, (C) any material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant regarding the terms of the Participant’s service as an Employee, Officer, Director or Consultant to the Company or an Affiliate, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the material duties required of such Participant as an Employee, Officer, Director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company or

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an Affiliate and the Participant, (D)  the Participant’s disregard of the policies of the Company or an Affiliate so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of the Company or an Affiliate, or (E) any other misconduct by the Participant that is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or an Affiliate.

(h) Change in Control ” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, 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, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, (C) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by Mark Pincus and/or any Entity in which Mark Pincus has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting rights or participation in profits or capital contributions) of more than 50% (collectively, the “ Pincus Entities ” ) or on account of the Pincus Entities continuing to hold shares that come to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities as a result of the conversion of any class of the Company’s securities into another class of the Company’s securities having a different number of votes per share pursuant to the conversion provisions set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; or (D) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “ Subject Person ”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur;

(ii) 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 Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) 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 Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; provided, however , that a merger, consolidation or similar transaction will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong of the defintion if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving Entity or its parent are owned by the Pincus Entities;

(iii) 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 fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; provided, however , that a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries will not constitute a Change in Control

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under this prong of the defintion if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the acquiring Entity or its parent are owned by the Pincus Entities; or

(iv) individuals who, on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however , that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

For purposes of determining voting power under the term Change in Control, voting power shall be calculated by assuming the conversion of all equity securities convertible (immediately or at some future time) into shares entitled to vote, but not assuming the exercise of any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase those shares. In addition, (A) the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, (B) the term Change in Control will not include a change in the voting power of any one or more stockholders as a result of the conversion of any class of the Company’s securities into another class of the Company’s securities having a different number of votes per share pursuant to the conversion provisions set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and (C) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant will supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however , that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition will apply. If required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder). The Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s consent, amend the definition of “Change in Control” to conform to the definition of “Change in Control” under Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.

(i) Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

(j) Committee ” means a committee of one or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).

(k) Common Stock ” means, as of the IPO Date, the Class A common stock of the Company, having 1 vote per share.

(l) Company ” means Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(m) Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.

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Continuous Service ; provided, however , that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i)  any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii)  transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, to the extent required for exemption from or compliance with Section  409A of the Code, the determination of whether there has been a termination of Continuous Service will be made, and such term will be construed, in a manner that is consistent with the definition of “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(o) Corporate Transaction ” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) the consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(ii) the consummation of a sale or other disposition of at least 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

(iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

(iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

To the extent required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will an event be deemed a Corporate Transaction if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(p) Covered Employee ” will have the meaning provided in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

(q) Director ” means a member of the Board.

(r) Disability ” means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.

(s) Effective Date ” means the IPO Date.

(t) Employee ” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

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(u) Entity ” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

(v) Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(w) Exchange Act Person ” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

(x) Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock will be, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination , as reported in a source the Board deems reliable.

(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

(iii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

(y) Incentive Stock Option ” means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(z) IPO Date ” means the date of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the underwriter(s) managing the initial public offering of the Common Stock, pursuant to which the Common Stock is priced for the initial public offering.

(aa) Non-Employee Director ” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“ Regulation S-K ”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

(bb) Nonstatutory Stock Option ” means any option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(cc) Officer ” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

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(dd) Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

(ee) Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(ff) Optionholder ” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

(gg) Other Stock Award ” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(d).

(hh) Other Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(ii) Outside Director ” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year, has not been an officer of the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” and does not receive remuneration from the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(jj) Own ,” “ Owned ,” “ Owner ,” “ Ownership ” A person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.

(kk) Participant ” means a person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

(ll) Performance Cash Award ” means an award of cash granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(ii).

(mm) Performance Criteria ” means the one or more criteria that the Board will select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following as determined by the Board: (i) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (ii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iv) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and legal settlements; (v) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements and other income (expense); (vi) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements, other income (expense) and stock-based compensation; (vii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements, other income (expense), stock-based compensation and changes in deferred revenue; (viii) total stockholder return; (ix) return on equity or average stockholder’s equity; (x) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (xi) stock price; (xii) margin (including gross margin); (xiii) income (before or after taxes); (xiv) operating income; (xv) operating income after taxes; (xvi) pre-tax profit; (xvii) operating cash flow; (xviii) sales or revenue targets; (xix) increases in revenue or product revenue; (xx) expenses and cost reduction goals; (xxi) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (xxii) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (xxiii) market share; (xxiv) cash flow; (xxv) cash flow per share; (xxvi) share price performance; (xxvii) debt reduction; (xxviii) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (xxix) player satisfaction; including net promoter scores; (xxx) stockholders’ equity; (xxxi) capital expenditures; (xxxii)

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debt levels; (xxxiii) operating profit or net operating profit; (xxxiv) workforce diversity; (xxxv) growth of net income or operating income; (xxxvi) billings; (xxxvii) bookings; (xxxviii) daily active users of games, weekly active users of games, monthly active users of games, monthly unique users of games; (xxxix) employee retention; (xxxx) mobile bookings; (xxxxi) bookings growth; (xxxxii) mobile bookings growth; (xxxxiii) retention of players; (xxxxiv) installs; (xxxxv) organic installs; (xxxxvi) daily unique users; (xxxxvii) launch dates; (xxxxviii) advertising revenue; (xxxxix) growth of advertising revenue; (xxxxx) advertising bookings; (xxxxxi) and to the extent that an Award is not intended to comply with Section  162(m) of the Code, other measures of performance selected by the Board.

(nn) Performance Goals ” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. Unless specified otherwise by the Board (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of any “extraordinary items” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures; (7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends; (9) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (10) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to expensed under generally accepted accounting principles; (11) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles and (12) to exclude the effect of any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item. In addition, the Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Stock Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.

(oo) Performance Period ” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.

(pp) Performance Stock Award ” means a Stock Award granted under the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(i).

(qq) Plan ” means this Zynga Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

(rr) Restricted Stock Award ” means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(a).

(ss) Restricted Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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(tt) Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section  6(b).

(uu) Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(vv) Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

(ww) Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(xx) Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.

(yy) Stock Appreciation Right Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(zz) Stock Award ” means any right to receive Common Stock granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance Stock Award or any Other Stock Award.

(aaa) Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(bbb) Subsidiary ” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50%.

(ccc) Ten Percent Stockholder ” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

  

699 Eighth Street

San Francisco

California 94103

company.zynga.com

 

August 23, 2018

 

Frank Gibeau

Re: Offer of Employment by Zynga Inc.

Dear Frank:

I am very pleased to confirm the revised terms of your employment with Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in the position of Chief Executive Officer reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). The Board wishes to thank you for your continued service the Company, which the Board believes strongly has been and will be beneficial to the Company’s shareholders.  The terms contained in this letter are effective as of the date shown above and completely replace the terms of our letter agreement with you dated February 29, 2016.  The revised terms of your employment with the Company are as follows:

1. Starting Salary .   Your current annual base salary is one million dollars ($1,000,000) per year, less deductions and withholdings required by law, and will be subject to periodic review and adjustment for increases but not decreases, in accordance with the Company’s then-current policies.

2. Annual Bonus .  For each year of your continued employment, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s then-applicable bonus program, if any, subject to the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements of that program.  Whether you receive an annual bonus for any given bonus period, and the amount of any such bonus, will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion based upon the Company’s achievement of its performance benchmarks and your individual performance during the applicable bonus period, as described in more detail in its then-applicable bonus program.

3. Benefits .  You will be eligible to participate in the regular health insurance and other employee benefit plans established by the Company for its employees as amended from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of those plans and programs.  The Company reserves the right to change, cancel, or otherwise modify, in its sole discretion, the terms and conditions of its benefit plans at any time in the future, with or without notice.  For the avoidance of doubt, your right to severance benefits will be governed by this letter agreement and you will

 


 

not be a participant in or eligible for benefits under the Zynga Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan.

4. Business Expenses .  The Company shall pay or reimburse you for all reasonable business expenses, including without limitation the cost of first class air travel, incurred or paid by you in the performance of your duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to (i) any expense policy of the Company set by the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board) from time to time and (ii) such reasonable documentation and substantiation requirements as may be set by the Board or Company from time to time.  Any reimbursement you are entitled to receive shall (a) be paid no later than the last day of your tax year following the tax year in which the expense was incurred, (b) not be affected by any other expenses that are eligible for reimbursement in any tax year and (c) not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

5. Confidentiality .  As an employee of the Company, you will have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or inventions that will be the property of the Company.  To protect the interests of the Company, you have signed and agree to abide by the Company’s standard Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. We wish to impress upon you that we do not want you to, and we hereby direct you not to, bring with you any confidential or proprietary information of any former employer or other entity or to violate any other obligations you may have to any former employer or other entity.  You represent that your signing of this offer letter, any agreements concerning ZSUs (as defined below) or stock options granted to you under the Plan (as defined below), and the Company’s Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, and your employment with the Company, will not violate any agreement currently in place between you and current or past employers or other entities.

6. Zynga Stock Units .  In connection with your hire and subsequent to that time, you received grants of equity compensation awards from the Company, including awards of Zynga stock units (“ ZSUs ”).  In the future, you will be eligible for such additional ZSUs and other equity awards as the Board or Committee determines in its discretion and in accordance with Company practices from time to time.

7. Stock Options .    In connection with your hire and subsequent to that time, you received grants of equity compensation awards from the Company, including awards of Zynga stock options (“ Options ”).  In the future, you will be eligible to receive such additional Options and other equity awards as the Board or Committee determines in its discretion and in accordance with Company practices from time to time.

8. Change in Control .  Subject to your remaining employed through the time immediately prior to a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10), twenty five percent (25%) of any ZSUs, Options and other Company equity awards that are unvested and outstanding as of immediately before the Change in Control will immediately vest. The 25% vesting will be applied to each award separately and, if applicable, to each tranche within that award, with performance being deemed achieved at target for any performance-based awards. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10), if the successor entity does not assume or

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substitute (on substantially equivalent or more favo rable terms) for any of your then outstanding ZSUs , Options or other Company equity awards, then such ZSUs , Options and other awards will vest in full and you will have the right to exercise all of the Options, including shares as to which the Options would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all restrictions on the ZSUs and other equity awards will lapse (with performance being deemed achieved at target for any performance-based awards) .

9. Severance .  

a. Non-Change in Control .  If you suffer a Separation from Service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) due to: (i) the Company terminating your employment without Cause, or (ii) your Constructive Termination, and such termination is not a Qualifying Termination or a termination for death or disability, then subject to your (A) continuing to comply with your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (B) delivering to the Company an effective general release of claims in favor of the Company, as attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”), as to which the seven (7)-day revocation period has expired (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service (the date on which such revocation period expires, the “ Release Revocation Date ”), and (C) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then the Company will provide you with the following severance benefits:

i. The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times (1x) your annual base salary at the time of your termination, plus a pro-rated Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Separation from Service occurs (collectively, the “ Separation Payments ”).  The Separation Payments will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and tax withholdings and paid in a lump sum on the first regular payroll date which is (A) on or following the Release Revocation Date, if the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service, or (B) in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, if the Release Revocation Date occurs in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service and the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, the Company will pay you in a lump sum the Separation Payments that you would have received on or prior to such regular payroll date under the original schedule but for the delay while waiting for such payment, with the balance of the Separation Payments being paid as originally scheduled.

ii. If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay the COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for your eligible dependents, if applicable) for twelve (12) months following your Separation from Service (with such payments to end if you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer or you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason), provided that the cost of such coverage will be reported to the tax authorities as taxable income to you. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the foregoing benefit without potentially violating, or being subject to an excise tax under, applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to you a taxable lump sum cash payment (within thirty days following such determination and subject to the payment timing

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rules of this letter agreement) in an amount equal to the product of (x) twelve (12), multiplied by (y) the monthly COBRA premium described in the preceding sentence as in effect on the date of your termination of employment (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), which payment will be made regardless of whether you elect COBRA continuation coverage.  For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payment in lieu of COBRA reimbursements may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings.

iii. The Company will accelerate the vesting of any then-outstanding but unvested ZSUs, Options and other Company equity awards such that the shares that would have vested in the one (1) year period following your Separation from Service had your employment not been terminated, if any, shall be deemed fully vested on your termination date, and you shall have three months following your Separation from Service to exercise your vested Options.

b. Change in Control .  If you suffer a Separation from Service due to: (i) the Company terminating your employment without Cause, or (ii) your Constructive Termination, and such termination is a Qualifying Termination, then subject to your (A) continuing to comply with your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (B) delivering to the Company the Release as to which the Release Revocation Date has occurred (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service, and (C) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then (1) the Company will accelerate the vesting of any then-outstanding but unvested ZSUs, Options and other Company equity awards such that one hundred percent (100%) of the ZSUs, Options and other Company equity awards that are unvested as of your Separation from Service shall be deemed fully vested on your termination date (with any performance-based awards vesting at target), and you shall have three months following your Separation from Service to exercise your vested Options and (2) the Company will pay you an amount equal to (i) two times (2x) the sum of your annual base salary and your Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which you have a Separation from Service, plus (ii) a pro-rated bonus for the fiscal year in which your termination occurs (based on your Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which you have a Separation from Service) (collectively, the “ CIC Separation Payments ”).  The CIC Separation Payments will be paid in a lump sum on the first regular payroll date which is (A) on or following the Release Revocation Date, if the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service, or (B) in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, if the Release Revocation Date occurs in the same calendar year as your Separation from Service and the 60 th day following your Separation from Service falls in the calendar year following your Separation from Service, and will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and tax withholdings; provided , however , that no payments will be made prior to the Release Revocation Date.  In addition, if you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay the COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for your eligible dependents, if applicable) for eighteen (18) months following your Separation from Service (with such payments to end if you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer or you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason), provided that the cost of such coverage will be reported to the tax authorities as taxable income to you.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the

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foregoing benefit without potentially violating, or being subject to an excise tax under, applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to you a taxable lump sum cash payment (within thirty days following such determination and subject to the payment timing rules of this letter agreement) in an amount equal to the product of (x) eighteen (18), multiplied by (y) the monthly COBRA premium described in the preceding sentence as in effect on the date of your termination of employment (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), which payment will be made regardless of whether you elect COBRA continuation coverage.  For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payment in lieu of COBRA reimbursements may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings .   

c. Death or Disability .  If you suffer a Separation from Service due to your death or disability, then subject to you (or your legal representatives, as applicable) (i) continuing to comply with your obligations under this letter and your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) delivering to the Company an effective general release of claims in favor of the Company as to which the seven (7)-day revocation period has expired (without your having revoked) within 60 days following your Separation from Service, and (iii) resignation from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable), then the Company will provide you with the following severance benefits:

i. The Company will pay you a pro-rated Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which your termination occurs, payable on the 60 th day following your Separation from Service, subject to payroll deductions and withholdings.  

ii. The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times (1x) your annual base salary at the time of your death or disability, subject to payroll deductions and withholdings.

iii. The Company will accelerate the vesting of any then-outstanding vested ZSUs, Options and other Company equity awards such that the shares that would have vested in the one (1) year period following your death or disability had you remained continuously employed by the Company for such one (1) year period, if any, shall be deemed fully vested on the date of your Separation from Service as a result of your death or disability (with any performance-based awards vesting at target).

10. Definitions .  For purposes of this letter, the definitions of “Cause,” “Constructive Termination” and “Change in Control” shall be as follows:

Cause ” means, with respect to you (i) any willful, material violation of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company, conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration of a common law fraud; (ii) commission of an act of personal dishonesty that involves material personal profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company; (iii) any material breach of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company and you regarding the terms of service as an employee, officer, director, or consultant to the Company, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or

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refusal to perform the material lawful and reasonable duties required an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company, other than as a result of having a disability that prevents you from performing the material duties required of a person holding your position with the Company for a period of at least 120 days, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between the Company and you; (iv) willful disregard of a material policy of the Company so as to cause material loss, damage, or injury to the property, reputation, or employees of the Company; or (v) any other willful misconduct that is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company .   An event, action, or omission by you will not give the Company grounds to involuntarily terminate your employment for Cause unless (A) the Company gives you written notice within 30 days after the initial existence of such event, action, or omission that the event, action, or omission by you would give the Company grounds to terminate your employment for Cause, and (B) if capable of being reversed, remedied or cured, such event, action or omission is not reversed, remedied or cured, as the case may be, by you within 30 days of receiving such written notice from the Company.

Change in Control ” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(2)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) acquires 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;  

(ii) 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, (A) the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not beneficially own, either (1) outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or (2) more than fifty percent (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;

(iii) 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 fifty percent (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; or

(iv) individuals who on the date hereof are members of the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

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provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

For purposes of determining voting power under the term Change in Control, voting power shall be calculated by assuming the conversion of all equity securities convertible (immediately or at some future time) into shares entitled to vote, but not assuming the exercise of any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase those shares.  To the extent required to avoid the imposition on you of the tax under Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

Constructive Termination ” means the voluntary termination of employment with the Company by you resulting in a Separation from Service after one of the following is undertaken (by a single action or series of actions) without your written consent:  (i) the assignment to you of any authority, duties or responsibilities or the reduction of your authority, duties or responsibilities, either of which results in a material diminution of your authority, duties or responsibilities (for example, but not by way of limitation, the Participant (A) ceasing to be an “officer” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) who is required to make filings under Section 16(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (B) not having the same authority, duties or responsibilities with respect to the combined entity following the Change in Control); (ii) you being required to report to any individual or entity other than the board of directors of the ultimate parent of the entity that controls the Company’s assets and/or business; (iii) a material reduction by the Company in your annual base salary or target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to such action or actions other than a one-time reduction of 15% or less that is applicable to substantially all other similarly-situated executives; or (iv) a non-temporary relocation of your principal work location office to a location that increases your one way commute from your principal residence by more than 35 miles An event or action will not give you grounds to voluntarily terminate employment in a Constructive Termination unless (A) you give the Company written notice within 60 days after you know or should know of the initial existence of such event or action, (B) such event or action is not reversed, remedied or cured, as the case may be, by the Company as soon as possible but in no event later than 30 days of receiving such written notice from you, and (C) you terminate employment within 60 days following the end of the cure period.

Qualifying Termination ” means either (A) termination of your employment by the Company without Cause, or (B) a Constructive Termination, in either case that occurs during the 3 month period immediately preceding a Change in Control or the 18 month period immediately following a Change in Control.  Termination of employment of a due to death or disability will not constitute a Qualifying Termination.

Target Bonus ” means your target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to Separation from Service (or, if no target annual bonus is in effect as of that date, then for the most recent year for which a target annual bonus was established).  Notwithstanding the

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preceding, the calculation of Target Bonus will exclude any reduction that would constitute a basis for Constructive Termination.

11. Potential Code Section 280G Reductions .

a. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, in the event that it shall be determined that any payment, distribution, or other action by the Company or any of its affiliates to or for your benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this letter or otherwise) (a “ Payment ”), would result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(i) of the Code, and the value determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code of the Payments, net of all taxes imposed on you (the “ Net After-Tax Amount ”) that you would receive would be increased if the Payments were reduced, then the Payments shall be reduced by an amount (the “ Reduction Amount ”) so that the Net After-Tax Amount after such reduction is greatest.  For purposes of determining the Net After-Tax Amount, you shall be deemed to (i) pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rates of federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made, and (ii) pay applicable state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.

b. Subject to the provisions of this Section 11(b), all determinations required to be made under this Section 11, including the Net After-Tax Amount and the Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 11(a), and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company prior to a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Severance Plan) (the “ Accounting Firm ”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and you within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from you that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company.  Anything in this letter to the contrary notwithstanding, the Reduction Amount shall not exceed the amount of the Payments that the Accounting Firm determines reasonably may be characterized as “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code.  Payments with respect to ZSUs shall be reduced first, followed by Options and then any cash payments (with the reduction occurring first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and then with respect to amounts that are).  Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and you.

12. 409A .  It is intended that all of the benefits and payments under this letter satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and this letter will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions.  If not so exempt, this letter (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and incorporates by reference all required definitions and payment terms.  For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), your right to receive any installment payments under this letter (whether severance payments, reimbursements or otherwise) will be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder will at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment.  Notwithstanding any

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provision to the contrary in this letter, if you are deemed by the Company at the time of your Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and if any of the payments upon Separation from Service set forth herein and/or under any other agreement with the Company are deemed to be “deferred compensation”, then if delayed commencement of any portion of such payments is required to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the related adverse taxation under Section 409A, the timing of the payments upon a Separation from Service will be delayed as follows: on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the effective date of your Separation from Service, and (ii) the date of the your death (such earlier date, the “ Delayed Initial Payment Date ”), the Company will (A) pay to you a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments upon Separation from Service that you would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payments had not been delayed pursuant to this paragraph, and (B) commence paying the balance of the payments in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth above .   No interest will be due on any amounts so deferred.

13. At Will Employment .  While we look forward to a long and profitable relationship, should you decide to accept our offer, you will be an at-will employee of the Company, which means the employment relationship can be terminated by either of us for any reason, at any time, with or without prior notice, and with or without cause.  In addition, the Company may change your compensation, benefits, duties, assignments, reporting line, responsibilities, location of your position, or any other terms and conditions of your employment at any time, to adjust to the changing needs of our dynamic company.  Any statements or representations to the contrary (and any statements contradicting any provision in this letter) are ineffective.  Further, your participation in any stock incentive or benefit program is not to be regarded as assuring you of continued employment for any particular period of time.  Any modification or change in your at-will employment status may only occur by way of a written employment agreement signed by you and the Board (or a committee appointed by the Board).  Upon the termination of your employment relationship with the Company for any reason you shall, unless the Board requests otherwise, resign from your position on the Board and any committees thereof (as applicable).

14. Conflict of Interest .  Prior to starting employment, you will disclose to the Company, in writing, any other gainful employment, business or activity that you are currently associated with or participate in that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company.  During your employment, you agree not to engage in any employment, business or activity that is in any way competitive with the business or proposed business of the Company, which materially interferes with the performance of your job duties, or creates a conflict of interest.  You also may not assist any other person or organization in competing with the Company or in preparing to engage in competition with the business or proposed business of the Company.  By your signature below, you represent that you have disclosed to the Board any outside employment, business or activity in which you currently engage and intend to continue to engage during your employment with Zynga.  Failure to make disclosures is considered a material representation that you are not engaged or associated with any such outside activities at the beginning of employment.  You will be responsible to comply with Zynga’s Conflict of Interest Policy, including updated disclosures of such outside activities, at all times during employment.

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15. Entire Agreement .  This offer letter and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this offer, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between or among the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.  If any term herein is unenforceable in whole or in part, the remainder shall remain enforceable to the extent permitted by law.  

16. Acceptance .  Your signature will acknowledge that you have read and understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of this offer letter and the attached documents, if any.

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Should you have anything else that you wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to call me .   We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the Company.

Very truly yours,

ZYNGA INC.

 

By: /s/ Janice Roberts

Janice Roberts

Chair of the Compensation Committee

[Signature Page – Chief Executive Officer Offer Letter]


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I have read and understood this offer letter and hereby acknowledge, accept and agree to the terms as set forth above and further acknowledge that no other commitments were made to me as part of my employment offer except as specifically set forth herein.

 

/s/ Frank Gibeau
Frank Gibeau

 

Date signed: August 23, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

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