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): October 15, 2019
LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-27446 | 94-3025618 | |
(Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232, Santa Clara, California | 95054 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(650) 306-1650
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | LNDC | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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 standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) (i) On October 15, 2019, the Board of Directors of Landec Corporation (the “Company”) modified the performance criteria and structure for cash bonuses that may be awarded to employees of the Company and its Curation Foods, Inc. (“Curation Foods”) subsidiary for fiscal year 2020. The cash bonus plan for its Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (“Lifecore”) subsidiary for fiscal year 2020 was not modified. Employees of the Company, Curation Foods and Lifecore are eligible to receive cash bonuses in target amounts that range from 40% to 100% of base salary for executive officers and from 8% to 40% of base salary for other employees. For employees of Lifecore, the bonus criteria remain the same, whereby such employee’s bonus target is based on Lifecore achieving 100% of its target revenue and operating income for the 2020 fiscal year. For employees of Curation Foods, such employee’s bonus target is based on Curation Foods achieving 100% of its target operating income for the 2020 fiscal year. For employees of the Company, such employee’s bonus target is based on the Company achieving 100% of its target operating income for the 2020 fiscal year. For Lifecore, the bonus payments are calculated on a sliding scale based on actual revenue and operating income for the fiscal year in proportion to the performance targets; provided that no bonus is payable to employees of Lifecore if revenue or operating income is less than 80% of the target amount. For Curation Foods and the Company, no bonus is payable to employees if operating income is less than 90% of the target amount. To receive any bonus, a participant must be employed by the Company, Curation Foods or Lifecore at the end of the 2020 fiscal year. Bonus payments, if any, will be made in single lump sum cash payments as soon as practicable after the end of the 2020 fiscal year.
(ii) On October 16, 2019, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Upon such approval, the Plan became effective and, as a result, no further awards will be made under the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. Employees (including officers), consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Plan provides for the grant of stock options (both nonstatutory and incentive stock options), stock grants, stock units and stock appreciation rights. Awards under the Plan will be evidenced by an agreement with the Plan participant. A total of two million (2,000,000) shares of the Company’s common stock are available for awards under the Plan.
The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at any time and for any reason, provided that any such amendment will be subject to stockholder approval to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules. The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan at any time for any reason. The term of the Plan is seven years from the date of stockholder approval.
The foregoing description of the Plan is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On October 16, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The four proposals presented to stockholders were the election of five Class 2 directors, the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, the approval of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, and a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.
1. | The voting results for the election of directors were as follows: |
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D | 23,366,466 | 496,156 | 2,060,990 |
Deborah Carosella | 23,524,855 | 337,767 | 2,060,990 |
Tonia Pankopf | 23,288,954 | 573,668 | 2,060,990 |
Craig Barbarosh | 23,588,249 | 274,373 | 2,060,990 |
Charles Macaluso | 23,123,643 | 738,979 | 2,060,990 |
2. | Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, with votes as follows: 25,635,880 votes for approval and 286,480 votes against approval, with 1,252 shares abstaining. |
3. | Stockholders approved 2019 Stock Incentive Plan as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker-Non-Votes |
22,405,613 | 1,449,338 | 7,671 | 2,060,990 |
4. | Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (in the form of a non-binding, advisory vote), with votes as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker-Non-Votes |
23,073,053 | 439,591 | 349,978 | 2,060,990 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibit |
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2019 Stock Incentive Plan and related forms of agreements. | ||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 21, 2019
LANDEC CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ Gregory S. Skinner | ||
Gregory S. Skinner | |||
Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and related forms of agreements. | |
Exhibit 99.1
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.
1.1 The Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will be effective (the “Effective Date”) upon its approval by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares that are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall supersede the Existing Equity Plan effective as of the Effective Date such that no further awards shall be made under the Existing Equity Plan on or after such date. However, this Plan shall not, in any way, affect awards under the Existing Equity Plan that are outstanding as of the Effective Date. If the Company’s stockholders do not approve this Plan, no Awards will be made under this Plan and the Existing Equity Plan will continue in effect in accordance with its terms.
1.2 The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by offering Key Service Providers an opportunity to share in such long-term success by acquiring a proprietary interest in the Company.
1.3 The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for discretionary Awards in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Grants and Stock Units.
1.4 The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (except its choice-of-law provisions), and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Committee. Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any related Stock Option Agreement, SAR Agreement, Stock Grant Agreement or Stock Unit Agreement.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
2.1 “Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries have a controlling interest in such entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, except as the Committee may otherwise determine subject to the requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E)(1), the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), provided that the words “at least 50 percent” are used instead of the words “at least 80 percent” each place such words appear in Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i). The Company may at any time by amendment provide that different ownership thresholds (consistent with Section 409A of the Code) apply but any such change shall not be effective for twelve (12) months.
2.2 “Award” means any award of an Option, SAR, Stock Grant or Stock Unit under the Plan.
2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
2.4 “Cashless Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law, (i) a program approved by the Committee in which payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price and any applicable tax withholding obligations relating to the Option or (ii) the withholding of that number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option whose aggregate Fair Market Value is equal to the aggregate Exercise Price.
2.5 “Cause” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or Award agreement to the extent such agreement is in effect at the relevant time, any of the following events: (i) the Participant’s willful failure substantially to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or deliberate violation of a Company policy; (ii) the Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the Company; (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure by the Participant of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; or (iv) the Participant’s willful breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company. The determination as to whether a Participant is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be conclusive and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s Service at any time as provided in Section 12.1, and the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate, or any successor thereto, if appropriate.
2.6 “Change In Control” except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or Award agreement, means the first to occur of any of the following: (i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such transaction is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; (iii) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single transaction or series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company to an unrelated person or entity if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such transaction is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; (iv) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (v) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period with members whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of appointment or election.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transactions.
2.7 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
2.8 “Committee” means a committee described in Section 3.
2.9 “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
2.10 “Company” means Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
2.11 “Consultant” means an individual who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee or Director or Non-Employee Director; provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the securities of the Company or its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates.
2.12 “Director” means a member of the Board who is also an Employee.
2.13 “Disability” means that the Participant is classified as disabled under a long-term disability policy of the Company or, if no such policy applies, the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
2.14 “Effective Date” means the date that the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders.
2.15 “Employee” means any individual who is a common law employee of the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.
2.16 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.17 “Exercise Price” means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.
2.18 “Existing Equity Plan” means the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
2.19 “Fair Market Value” means the market price of a Share as determined in good faith by the Committee. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. The Fair Market Value shall be determined by the following: (i) if the Shares are admitted to trading on any established national stock exchange or market system, including without limitation the NASDAQ Global Market System, on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such national exchange or system on such date; or (ii) if the Shares are admitted to quotation on NASDAQ or are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the mean between the bid and asked prices of the Shares reported for such date.
In each case, the applicable price shall be the price reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; provided, however, that if there is no such reported price for the Shares for the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the price reported on the last preceding date for which such price exists. If neither (i) or (ii) are applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A or Section 422 of the Code, to the extent applicable.
2.20 “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.
2.21 “Grant” means any grant of an Award under the Plan.
2.22 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means a stock option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
2.23 “Key Service Provider” means an Employee, Director, Non-Employee Director or Consultant who has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
2.24 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
2.25 “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “NSO” means a stock option that is not an ISO.
2.26 “Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to purchase Shares.
2.27 “Optionee” means an individual, estate that holds an Option.
2.28 “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
2.29 “Participant” means an individual or estate that holds an Award under the Plan.
2.30 “Performance Goals” means one or more objective measurable performance factors as determined by the Committee with respect to each Performance Period based upon one or more factors (measured either absolutely or by reference to an index or indices and determined either on a consolidated basis or, as the context permits, on a Parent, Company, Affiliate, Subsidiary, divisional, line of business, unit, project or geographical basis or in combinations thereof), including, but not limited to: (i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); (iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share; (vi) sales or revenue; (vii) expenses; (viii) cost of goods sold; (ix) profit/loss or profit margin; (x) working capital; (xi) return on equity or assets; (xii) earnings per share; (xiii) economic value added (“EVA”); (xiv) price/earnings ratio; (xv) debt or debt-to-equity; (xvi) accounts receivable; (xvii) writeoffs; (xviii) cash; (xix) assets; (xx) liquidity; (xxi) operations; (xxii) intellectual property (e.g., patents); (xxiii) product development; (xxiv) regulatory activity; (xxv) manufacturing, production or inventory; (xxvi) mergers and acquisitions or divestitures; and/or (xxvii) financings or refinancings. The Committee may provide that one or more of the Performance Goals applicable to such Award will be adjusted in an objectively determinable manner to reflect events (for example, but without limitation, acquisitions or dispositions) occurring during the Performance Period that affect the applicable Performance Goals.
2.31 “Performance Period” means any period as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
2.32 “Plan” means this Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.33 “Re-Price” means that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs for any Participant(s) in a manner described by Item 402(i)(1) of SEC Regulation S-K (or its successor provision).
2.34 “SAR Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 7 evidencing each Award of a Stock Appreciation Right.
2.35 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.36 “Section 16 Persons” means those officers, directors or other persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
2.37 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.38 “Service” means service as an Employee, Director, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. A Participant’s Service does not terminate if he or she is an Employee and goes on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to continuing ISO status, an Employee’s Service will be treated as terminating 90 days after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant provides service to the Company, a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, or a transfer between entities (the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate); except that, for purposes of Section 4.7(i) only, a Participant’s Service shall be deemed to terminate if he or she is an Employee and thereafter becomes a Consultant but, for the avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to terminate if he or she is an Employee and thereafter remains or becomes a Non-Employee Director (even if the Participant is also a Consultant) (it being understood that any post-termination exercise period set forth in Section 4.7(iii) or (iv) shall commence when the Participant ceases to provide Service in any capacity listed herein); provided, however, in all cases that there is no interruption or other termination of Service.
2.39 “Share” means one share of Common Stock.
2.40 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right awarded under the Plan.
2.41 “Stock Grant” means Shares awarded under the Plan.
2.42 “Stock Grant Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 8 evidencing each Award of a Stock Grant.
2.43 “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6 evidencing each Award of an Option.
2.44 “Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as awarded under the Plan.
2.45 “Stock Unit Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 9 evidencing each Award of a Stock Unit.
2.46 “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) or other entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a controlling interest in another corporation or other entity in the chain, beginning with the Company and ending with such corporation or other entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, except as the Committee may otherwise determine subject to the requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E)(1), the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), provided that the words “at least 50 percent” are used instead of the words “at least 80 percent” each place such words appear in Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i). The Company may at any time by amendment provide that different ownership thresholds (consistent with Section 409A of the Code) apply but any such change shall not be effective for twelve (12) months. A corporation or other entity that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
2.47 “10-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
3.1 Committee Composition. A Committee appointed by the Board shall administer the Plan. Unless the Board provides otherwise, the Company’s Compensation Committee shall be the Committee. If no Committee has been appointed, the entire Board shall constitute the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
(a) The Committee shall have membership composition which enables it to make awards to Section 16 Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(b) The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of two or more directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3, that may administer the Plan with respect to Key Service Providers who are not Section 16 Persons, grant Awards under the Plan to such Key Service Providers and determine all terms of such Awards.
3.2 Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and sole discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include, without limitation: (i) selecting Key Service Providers who are to receive Awards under the Plan; (ii) determining the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of such Awards and amending such Awards; (iii) correcting any defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award agreement; (iv) accelerating the vesting, or extending the post-termination exercise term, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate; (v) interpreting the Plan; (vi) making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan; and (vii) adopting such plans or subplans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to provide for the participation by employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates who reside outside the U.S., which plans and/or subplans shall be attached hereto as Appendices.
The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.
The Committee may delegate (i) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards to the extent permitted by applicable law; and (ii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term “Committee” will include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation.
3.3 Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee, and of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
SECTION 4. GENERAL.
4.1 General Eligibility. Only Employees, Directors, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
4.2 Incentive Stock Options. Only Key Service Providers who are Employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, a Key Service Provider who is a 10-Percent Stockholder shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the requirements set forth in Section 422(c)(5) of the Code are satisfied.
4.3 Restrictions on Shares. Any Shares issued pursuant to an Award shall be subject to such rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal, “drag-along rights” and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. Such restrictions shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally and shall also comply to the extent necessary with applicable law. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares under this Plan.
4.4 Beneficiaries. Unless stated otherwise in an Award agreement, a Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate.
4.5 Performance Conditions. The Committee may, in its discretion, include performance conditions in an Award. If performance conditions are included in Awards, then such Awards will be subject to the achievement of Performance Goals established by the Committee. Before any Shares underlying an Award or any Award payments are released to a Participant with respect to a Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing that the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have been satisfied.
4.6 No Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a Stockholder with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Award until such person has satisfied all of the terms and conditions to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable withholding or tax obligations relating to the Award and the Shares have been issued to such person (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).
4.7 Termination of Service. Unless the applicable Award agreement or, with respect to Participants who reside in the U.S., the applicable employment agreement provides otherwise, the following rules shall govern the vesting, exercisability and term of outstanding Awards held by a Participant in the event of termination of such Participant’s Service (in all cases subject to the term of the Option and/or SAR as applicable): (i) upon termination of Service for any reason, all unvested portions of any outstanding Awards shall be immediately forfeited without consideration and the vested portions of any outstanding Stock Units shall be settled upon termination; (ii) if the Service of a Participant is terminated for Cause, then all unexercised Options and/or SARs, unvested portions of Stock Units and unvested portions of Stock Grants shall terminate and be forfeited immediately without consideration; (iii) if the Service of a Participant is terminated for any reason other than for Cause, death, or Disability, then the vested portion of his or her then-outstanding Options and/or SARs may be exercised by such Participant or his or her personal representative within six months after the date of such termination; or (iv) if the Service of a Participant is terminated due to death or Disability, the vested portion of his or her then-outstanding Options and/or SARs may be exercised within six months after the date of termination of Service. In no event shall an Option or SAR be exercisable following the end of the term of such Option or SAR, as applicable.
4.8 Coordination with Other Plans. Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may be settled in Shares if the Committee so determines, in which case the shares delivered will be treated as awarded under the Plan (and will reduce the number of shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 5).
4.9 Minimum Vesting Period. Awards that vest based solely on the satisfaction by the Participant of service-based vesting conditions shall be subject to a vesting period of not less than one year from the applicable date of Grant, and Awards whose grant or vesting is subject to the satisfaction of Performance Goals shall be subject to a performance period of not less than one year. The foregoing minimum vesting and performance periods will not, however, apply in connection with: (i) a Change in Control, (ii) a termination of Service due to death or Disability, (iii) a substitute Award granted in connection with a transaction pursuant to Section 11.1 that does not reduce the vesting period of the Award being replaced, (iv) Awards made to Non-Employee Directors who elect to receive such Awards in exchange for cash compensation to which they would otherwise be or become entitled, and (v) Awards involving an aggregate number of Shares not in excess of 5% of the Plan’s share reserve specified in Section 5.1.
SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS.
5.1 Basic Limitation. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares. The aggregate number of Shares reserved for Awards under the Plan shall not exceed (i) 2,000,000 Shares, plus (ii) any Shares that are represented by awards granted under the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan and 2013 Stock Incentive Plan that are forfeited, expire or are cancelled without delivery of Shares or which result in the forfeiture of Shares back to the Company on or after the Effective Date, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 10, 2,000,000 of which may be issued as ISOs.
5.2 Additional Shares. If Awards expire, are forfeited or are terminated for any reason before being exercised or becoming vested or if the Awards are settled in cash, then the Shares underlying such Awards shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. SARs to be settled in Shares shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of Shares issued upon settlement of the SARs. Any Shares withheld from an Award to satisfy the tax withholding obligations with respect to such Award or in payment of the Exercise Price of an Award requiring exercise shall not again be available for issuance under the Plan nor shall such Shares if they have been reacquired by the Company in the open market using the proceeds of amounts received upon the exercise of Options. Shares issued in connection with Awards that are assumed, converted or substituted pursuant to a merger, acquisition or similar transaction shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.
5.3 Dividend Equivalents. Any dividend equivalents distributed as Shares under the Plan shall be applied against the number of Shares available for Awards. Dividend equivalents distributed as cash shall have no impact on the number of Shares available for Awards.
5.4 Share Limits.
(a) Limits on Options. No Key Service Provider shall receive Options to purchase Shares during any Fiscal Year covering in excess of 500,000 Shares.
(b) Limits on SARs. No Key Service Provider shall receive Awards of SARs during any Fiscal Year covering in excess of 500,000 Shares.
(c) Limits on Stock Grants and Stock Units. No Key Service Provider shall receive Stock Grants or Stock Units during any Fiscal Year covering, in the aggregate, in excess of 250,000 Shares.
(d) Limits on Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Notwithstanding sub-sections (a), (b) and (c) above, the maximum dollar value of Awards (calculated based on grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes) granted in any Fiscal Year to any individual Non-Employee Director shall not exceed $120,000. The Committee may make exceptions to this limit for individual Non-Employee Directors in extraordinary circumstances, as the Committee may determine in its discretion, provided that the Non-Employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation.
SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
6.1 Stock Option Agreement. Each Grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced and governed exclusively by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan and that the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement (including without limitation any performance conditions). The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. No dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid with respect to Options.
6.2 Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall be subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 10.
6.3 Exercise Price. An Option’s Exercise Price shall be established by the Committee and set forth in a Stock Option Agreement. The Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (110% for ISO grants to 10-Percent Stockholders) on the date of Grant.
6.4 Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable; provided that the vesting limitations set forth in Section 4.9 shall apply. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed seven years from the date of Grant (five years from the date of Grant for ISO grants to 10-Percent Stockholders). A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or other events. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. Unless the Committee expressly provides otherwise, no Stock Option will be deemed to have been exercised until the Committee receives a notice of exercise (in form acceptable to the Committee) which may be an electronic notice, signed (including electronic signature in form acceptable to the Committee) by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. A Stock Option exercised by any person other than the Participant will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Committee has received such evidence as it may require that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.
6.5 Payment for Option Shares. The Exercise Price of Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as follows and if so provided for in an applicable Stock Option Agreement:
(a) Surrender of Stock. Payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made with Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee; provided that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require that Shares tendered for payment be previously held by the Optionee for a minimum duration (e.g., to avoid financial accounting charges to the Company’s earnings). Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value.
(b) Cashless Exercise. Payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.
(c) Other Forms of Payment. Payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.
In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, payment shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the applicable Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Section 6.5. In the case of an NSO granted under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion at any time, accept payment in any form(s) described in this Section 6.5.
6.6 Modifications or Assumption of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding options (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or anything to the contrary, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option and, unless there is approval by the Company stockholders, the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding Options.
6.7 Assignment or Transfer of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and for no consideration and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only or by the guardian or legal representative of the Optionee. No Option or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
7.1 SAR Agreement. Each Award of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any performance conditions). A SAR Agreement may provide for a maximum limit on the amount of any payout notwithstanding the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. SARs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s compensation. No dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid with respect to SARs.
7.2 Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 10.
7.3 Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of Grant.
7.4 Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable; provided that the vesting limitations set forth in Section 4.9 shall apply. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR which shall not exceed seven years from the date of Grant. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Service.
7.5 Exercise of SARs. If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price under such SAR is less than the Fair Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or surrendered, then such SAR shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after the Participant’s death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant of the SAR, in its sole discretion. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price of the Shares.
7.6 Modification or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (including stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or anything to the contrary, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR and, unless there is approval by the Company stockholders, the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding SARs.
7.7 Assignment or Transfer of SARs. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement and then only for no consideration and to the extent permitted by applicable law, no SAR shall be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement, a SAR may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only or by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant. No SAR or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Participant during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR STOCK GRANTS.
8.1 Time, Amount and Form of Awards. Awards under this Section 8 may be granted in the form of a Stock Grant.
8.2 Stock Grant Agreement. Each Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced and governed exclusively by a Stock Grant Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Each Stock Grant shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan that the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in the applicable Stock Grant Agreement (including without limitation any performance conditions). The provisions of the Stock Grant Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
8.3 Payment for Stock Grants. Stock Grants may be issued with or without cash consideration under the Plan.
8.4 Vesting Conditions. Each Stock Grant may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur in full or in installments upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Grant Agreement, which may include Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5; provided that the vesting limitations set forth in Section 4.9 shall apply. A Stock Grant Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or other events.
8.5 Assignment or Transfer of Stock Grants. Except as provided in the applicable Stock Grant Agreement and then only for no consideration and to the extent permitted by applicable law, a Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 8.5 shall be void. However, this Section 8.5 shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any vested outstanding Stock Grant Awards in the event of the Participant’s death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of vested Stock Grant Awards by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
8.6 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holder of a Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders; provided that any dividend payable with respect to such Stock Grant shall not be paid to the holder until the holder’s interest in such Stock Grant becomes non-forfeitable. A Stock Grant Agreement may require that any cash dividends be deemed to be reinvested in additional Shares subject to the Stock Grant (based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on the applicable dividend payment date). Such additional Shares subject to the Stock Grant shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends were paid. Such additional Shares subject to the Stock Grant shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under Section 5.
8.7 Modification or Assumption of Stock Grants. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Stock Grants or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Stock Grants (including stock granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Grants for the same or a different number of Shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or anything to the contrary, no modification of a Stock Grant shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such Stock Grant.
SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK UNITS.
9.1 Stock Unit Agreement. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any performance conditions). The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. Stock Units may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s other compensation.
9.2 Number of Shares. Each Stock Unit Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Stock Unit Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 10.
9.3 Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
9.4 Vesting Conditions. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement which may include Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5; provided that the vesting limitations set forth in Section 4.9 shall apply. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or other events.
9.5 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding; provided that such dividend equivalents shall not be paid to the holder until the holder’s interest in the underlying Stock Unit becomes non-forfeitable. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units subject to the same conditions as the Stock Units with respect to which the dividend equivalents relate. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements shall be established and administered consistent either with an exemption from, or compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
9.6 Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Stock Units, in its sole discretion. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence when the vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law, to any later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 10.
9.7 Creditors’ Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
9.8 Modification or Assumption of Stock Units. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Stock Units or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Stock Units (including stock units granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Units for the same or a different number of Shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or anything to the contrary, no modification of a Stock Unit shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such Stock Unit.
9.9 Assignment or Transfer of Stock Units. Except as provided in the applicable Stock Unit Agreement and then only for no consideration and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 9.9 shall be void. However, this Section 9.9 shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding vested Stock Units in the event of the Participant’s death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of vested Stock Units by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
SECTION 10. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION.
10.1 Basic Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of FASB ASC 718, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of: (i) the number of Shares and the kind of shares or securities available for future Awards under Section 5; (ii) the limits on Awards specified in Section 5; (iii) the number of Shares and the kind of shares or securities covered by each outstanding Award; or (iv) the Exercise Price under each outstanding SAR or Option.
References in the Plan to Shares will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 10. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, any adjustments hereunder shall be done on terms and conditions consistent with Section 409A of the Code.
10.2 Certain Other Adjustments. The Committee may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 10.1 above to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 10.1, including, without limitation, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares or any other event, if the Committee determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan and to preserve the value of Awards made hereunder, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422 of the Code and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, where applicable.
10.3 Participant Rights. Except as provided in this Section 10, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 10 a Participant’s Award covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Award in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award and the Shares subject to the Award prior to such adjustment.
10.4 Fractional Shares. Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 10 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to authorize or issue fractional shares and no consideration shall be provided as a result of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.
SECTION 11. EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL.
11.1 Default Vesting Provisions. Unless otherwise provided for in an individual Award agreement or employment agreement, and except to the extent that an Award meeting the requirements of Section 11.2(a) (a “Replacement Award”) is provided to the Participant to replace an existing Award (the “Replaced Award”), upon a Change in Control, all then-outstanding Awards shall vest in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 11.1.
(a) Outstanding Awards that are Subject Solely to a Service Vesting Condition. Upon a Change in Control, subject to Section 11.3, a Participant’s then-outstanding Awards as to which vesting depends solely on the satisfaction of a service obligation by the Participant to the Company shall become fully vested and shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof as provided for under the applicable Award agreement upon or within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control (except to the extent that settlement of the Award must be made pursuant to its original schedule in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code).
(b) Outstanding Awards that are Subject to a Performance Vesting Condition. Upon a Change in Control, subject to Section 11.3, a Participant’s then-outstanding Awards as to which vesting depends upon the satisfaction of one or more performance conditions shall immediately vest and all performance conditions shall be deemed achieved based on the greater of (i) target performance and (ii) actual performance as determined by the Committee through the date of the Change in Control (unless the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot reasonably be assessed, in which case performance shall be deemed achieved based on target performance). Such Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof as provided for under the applicable Award Agreement upon or within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control (except to the extent that settlement of the Award must be made pursuant to its original schedule in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code).
11.2 Definition of Replacement Award.
(a) An Award shall qualify as a Replacement Award if: (i) it is of the same type as the Replaced Award (or, it is of a different type as the Replaced Award, provided that the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, finds such type acceptable); (ii) it has an intrinsic value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award; (iii) it relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control; (iv) its terms and conditions comply with Section 11.2(b); (v) vesting conditions continue on the same terms as set forth in the Replaced Award, provided that any performance-based vesting conditions shall be deemed to be satisfied at the greater of (A) target performance and (B) actual performance as determined by the Committee through the date of the Change in Control (unless the Committee determines that measurement of actual performance cannot reasonably be assessed, in which case performance shall be deemed achieved based on target performance); and (vi) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the holder of the Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this Section 11.2(a) are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may determine the value of Awards and Replacement Awards that are Options or SARs by reference to either their intrinsic value or their fair value.
(b) Upon an involuntary termination of service of a Participant by the Company or its successor other than for Cause within two years following the Change in Control, all Replacement Awards held by the Participant shall become fully vested and free of restrictions. Replacement Awards in the form of (i) Options or SARs shall remain fully exercisable according to the terms of the applicable Award agreement, and (ii) other Awards shall be paid or settled upon or within thirty (30) days of such Participant’s termination of service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, settlement of such Award shall be made pursuant to its original schedule if necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
11.3 Cashout of Awards.
(a) Unless otherwise provided for in an Award agreement and subject to the requirements of Section 11.1, in the event of a Change in Control, with respect to any outstanding Option or SAR, the Committee shall have discretion to cause a cash payment to be made to the person who then holds such Option or SAR, in lieu of the right to exercise such Option or SAR or any portion thereof. In the event the Committee exercises its discretion to cause such cash payment to be made, the amount of such cash payment shall be equal to the amount by which (i) the aggregate fair market value (on the date of the Change in Control) of the Shares that are subject to such Option or SAR exceeds (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price under such Option or SAR. If the aggregate fair market value (on the date of the Change in Control) of the Shares that are subject to such Option or SAR is less than the aggregate Exercise Price or Grant Price (as applicable) of such Shares under such Option or SAR, such Option or SAR shall be cancelled without any payment.
(b) Unless otherwise provided for in an Award agreement and subject to the requirements of Section 11.1, in the event of a Change in Control, with respect to an Award (other than an Option or SAR) that would otherwise be payable in Shares, the Committee shall have discretion to cause the payment of such Award to be made in cash instead of Shares. In the event the Committee exercises its discretion to cause such cash payment to be made, the amount of such cash payment shall be equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value, on the date of the Change in Control, of the Shares that would otherwise then be payable under such Award.
(c) In the event the terms of a transaction impose an escrow, holdback, earnout or similar condition on payments to shareholders of the Company, the Committee may, in its discretion, require that amounts payable to Participants under or with respect to any Award in connection with such transaction also be subject to escrow, holdback, earnout or similar conditions on similar terms and conditions as such provisions apply to the shareholders of the Company, provided, however, that any such payments are required to be made by the fifth anniversary of such transaction or otherwise comply with Section 409A of the Code.
SECTION 12. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS.
12.1 Participant Rights. A Participant’s rights, if any, in respect of or in connection with any Award is derived solely from the discretionary decision of the Company to permit the individual to participate in the Plan and to benefit from a discretionary Award. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant will be deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Award and the Plan, and expressly acknowledges that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to continue the Plan and/or grant any additional Awards. Any Award granted hereunder is not intended to be compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of a Participant’s normal or expected compensation, and in no way represents any portion of a Participant’s salary, compensation, or other remuneration for purposes of pension benefits, severance, redundancy, resignation or any other purpose. The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not in any way affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.
Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director. The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws and a written employment agreement (if any), and such terminated person shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any claim to damages or specific performance for breach of contract or dismissal, compensation for loss of office, tort or otherwise with respect to the Plan or any outstanding Award that is forfeited and/or is terminated by its terms or to any future Award. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of Service for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or any Affiliate to the Participant.
12.2 Stockholders’ Rights. A Participant shall have no dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a Stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her Award prior to the issuance of such Shares (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Shares are issued, except as expressly provided in Section 10.
12.3 Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Shares or other securities under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares or other securities pursuant to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares or other securities, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.
12.4 Section 409A. Awards under the Plan are intended either to be exempt from the rules of Section 409A of the Code or to satisfy those rules, and the Plan and such Awards shall be construed accordingly. Granted Awards may be modified at any time, in the Committee’s discretion, so as to increase the likelihood of exemption from or compliance with the rules of Section 409A of the Code, so long as such modification does not result in a reduction in value to the applicable Participant (unless the Participant consents in writing to such modification). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, any Subsidiary, nor the Board, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary, or the Board, shall be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax, asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
If a Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its Affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Plan or pursuant to the grant of an Award constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A of the Code), and to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, no payments due under this Plan or pursuant to an Award may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service.
12.5 Additional Restrictions. The Committee may cancel, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any Award at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Award agreement and the Plan, or if the Participant breaches any agreement with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates with respect to non-competition, nonsolicitation or confidentiality. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may recover Awards made under the Plan and payments under or gain in respect of any Award to the extent required to comply with any Company policy or Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any stock exchange or similar rule adopted under said Section or any other applicable law or regulation.
SECTION 13. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
13.1 General. A Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with his or her Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.
13.2 Share Withholding. If a public market for the Company’s Shares exists, the Committee may permit a Participant to have the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired in satisfaction of all or a part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations (but not in excess of the maximum statutory withholding rate). Such Shares shall be valued based on the value of the actual trade or, if there is none, the Fair Market Value as of the previous day. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the SEC. The Committee may, in its discretion, also permit a Participant to satisfy withholding or income tax obligations related to an Award through Cashless Exercise or through a sale of Shares underlying the Award.
SECTION 14. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
14.1 Term of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its approval by Company stockholders. The Plan shall terminate on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Date and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to this Section 14, but previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms.
14.2 Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. Any such termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not impair in any material respect any Award previously granted under the Plan. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the Plan’s termination. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent such approval is required by applicable laws, regulations or rules (including the Code and applicable stock exchange requirements).
14.3 Except as contemplated by Section 10 or 11 of the Plan, the Company may not, without obtaining stockholder approval, (a) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the Exercise Price of such Options or SARs, (b) cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for Options or SARs with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the original Options or SARs, or (c) cancel outstanding Options or SARs that have an Exercise Price greater than the Fair Market Value of a share on the date of such cancellation in exchange for cash or other consideration.
SECTION 15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and a Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Award made hereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require any eligible individual to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder.
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT
Recipient:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
You have been granted a stock appreciation right (the “SAR”) with respect to Common Stock of Landec Corporation (the “Company”), as follows:
Date of Grant: | ________________________ |
Exercise Price Per Share: | ________________________ |
Total Number of Shares: | ________________________ |
Term/Expiration Date: | ________________________ |
Vesting Commencement Date: | ________________________ |
Vesting Schedule: | So long as your Service continues, this SAR shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: [this SAR shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 12/36th of the total number of Shares subject to this SAR on the first annual anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and 1/36th of the total number of Shares subject to this SAR on each monthly anniversary thereafter]. |
Termination Period: | This SAR may be exercised for six months after termination of your Service except as set forth in Section 4 of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). Recipient is responsible for keeping track of the exercise period following a termination of his or her Service for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such period. |
Unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Grant of Stock Appreciation Right, the terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this SAR is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, and the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement, all of which are attached to, and made a part of, this document.
In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying this SAR will be earned only as you provide Service over time, that the grant of the SAR is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) prior to your Vesting Commencement Date, and that nothing in this Notice of Grant of Stock Appreciation Right or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting relationship with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s (or any Parent’s, Subsidiary’s, or Affiliate’s) right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.
RECIPIENT: | LANDEC CORPORATION | |
___________________________________ | By: | __________________________________ |
Signature | ||
___________________________________ | Title: | __________________________________ |
Print Name | ||
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AGREEMENT
Grant of SAR. Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the Recipient named in the Notice of Stock Appreciation Right attached to this Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the “Recipient”), a stock appreciation right (the “SAR”) with respect to the total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Appreciation Right (the “Notice”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “Exercise Price”), subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), which is incorporated in this Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the “Agreement”) by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.
Exercise of SAR. This SAR shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice and with the applicable provisions of the Plan as follows:
Right to Exercise.
This SAR may not be exercised with respect to a fraction of a share.
In the event of Recipient’s termination of Service, the exercisability of this SAR shall be governed by Section 4 below, subject to the limitations contained in paragraph (iii) below.
In no event may this SAR be exercised after the Expiration Date as set forth in the Notice.
Method of Exercise.
This SAR may be exercised by delivering to the Company a fully executed Notice of Exercise (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the Recipient’s election to exercise the SAR, the number of Shares in respect of which the SAR is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Recipient and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined to constitute adequate delivery by the Company in its discretion. This SAR shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Notice of Exercise.
As a condition to the exercise of this SAR, Recipient agrees to make adequate provision for any applicable federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the SAR or disposition of Shares, whether by direct payment to the Company or by such other means as may be approved by the Committee.
The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of the SAR unless such issuance or delivery would comply with all applicable laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. This SAR may not be exercised if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 221 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this SAR, the Company may require Recipient to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable laws.
Distribution Pursuant to Exercise. Upon exercise of this SAR pursuant to Section 2 above, Recipient will receive a payment equal to the difference between the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised and determined as of the exercise date and the related aggregate Exercise Price, which payment shall be made in Shares, provided that any amount equal to less than the Fair Market Value of one full Share on the exercise date shall be paid to the Recipient in cash. Such payment shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the exercise.
Termination of Relationship. Following the date of termination of Recipient’s Service for any reason (the “Termination Date”), Recipient may exercise the SAR only as set forth in the Notice and this Section 4. To the extent that Recipient does not exercise this SAR within the Termination Period set forth in the Notice or the termination periods set forth below, the SAR shall terminate in its entirety. In no event, may the SAR be exercised after the Expiration Date as set forth in the Notice. In the event of termination of Recipient’s Service other than as a result of Recipient’s Disability or death or for Cause, Recipient may, to the extent Recipient is vested in the SAR at the Termination Date, exercise the SAR during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice. In the event of any other termination, Recipient may exercise the SAR only as described below:
Termination upon Disability of Recipient. In the event of termination of Recipient’s Service as a result of Recipient’s Disability, Recipient may, but only within six months from the Termination Date, exercise this SAR to the extent Recipient was vested in the SAR as of such Termination Date.
Death of Recipient. In the event of the death of Recipient while in Service, the SAR may be exercised at any time within six months following the date of death by Recipient’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Recipient was vested in the SAR as of the Termination Date.
Termination for Cause. In the event Recipient’s Service is terminated for Cause, the SAR shall terminate immediately upon such termination for Cause. In the event Recipient’s employment or consulting relationship with the Company is suspended pending investigation of whether such relationship shall be terminated for Cause, all Recipient’s rights under the SAR, including the right to exercise the SAR, shall be suspended during the investigation period.
Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and you are in no manner relying on the Company or the Company’s representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING ANY GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.
Non-Transferability of SAR. This SAR may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer. This SAR may be exercised during the lifetime of Recipient only by Recipient. The terms of this SAR shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Recipient.
No Employment Rights. Recipient understands and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to the Vesting Schedule is earned only by continued Service at the will of the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) and not through the act of being hired, being granted this SAR or acquiring Shares under this Agreement. Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement, nor in the Plan which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference, shall confer upon Recipient any right with respect to continuation as an Employee or Consultant with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate), nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s (or any Parent’s, Subsidiary’s, or Affiliate’s) right to terminate his or her Service at any time, with or without cause.
Effect of Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail. The SAR, including the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between Recipient and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals, written or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to such subject matter.
Applicable Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.
Notices. All notices, communications and documents under this Agreement shall be in writing. All notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to the Company’s principal executive office, Attention: Stock Administration. The current address of the Company’s principal executive office is:
Landec Corporation
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232
Santa Clara, CA 95054
All notices, communications, and documents intended for you and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to your address shown on the Notice or such other address as you may specify by notice complying with this section. Notices, communications, and documents not delivered by hand shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received only when actually received.
Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all counterparts shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.
Signature. This Agreement shall be deemed executed by the Company and Recipient upon execution by such parties of the Notice attached to this Agreement. By executing the Notice attached to this Agreement, the Recipient agrees to be subject to the terms of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT A
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: | Landec Corporation |
Attn: | Administrator of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan |
Subject: | Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Appreciation Right |
This Notice of Exercise constitutes official notice that the undersigned intends to exercise Recipient’s stock appreciation right covering ___ shares of Landec Corporation Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Notice of Stock Appreciation Right and Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated __________, with respect to ___ shares.
The shares issued pursuant to this exercise should be registered in the name(s) of:
_________________________ and _________________________.1
By signing below, I hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the Agreement. If applicable, proof of my right to exercise the stock appreciation right pursuant to the Plan and the Agreement is enclosed.2
Dated:_______________________________ | ||
___________________________________ | __________________________________________ | |
(Signature) | (Signature)3 | |
____________________________________ | __________________________________________ | |
(Please Print Name) | (Please Print Name) | |
____________________________________ | __________________________________________ | |
____________________________________ | __________________________________________ | |
(Full Address) | (Full Address) | |
____________________________
1 If more than one name is listed, please specify whether the owners will hold the shares as community property or as joint tenants with the right of survivorship.
2 Applicable if someone other than the Recipient (e.g., a death beneficiary) is exercising the SAR.
3 Each person in whose name shares are to be registered must sign this Notice of Exercise.
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Optionee:
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
You have been granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase Common Stock of Landec Corporation (the “Company”), as follows:
Date of Grant: | _______________________ | |
Exercise Price Per Share: | _______________________ | |
Total Number of Shares Granted: | _______________________ | |
Type of Option: | _______ Incentive Stock Option _______ Nonstatutory Stock Option | |
Term/Expiration Date: | _______________________ | |
Vesting Commencement Date: | _______________________ | |
Vesting Schedule: | So long as your Service continues, the Shares underlying this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: [12/36th of the total number of Shares subject to this Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first annual anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and 1/36th of the total number of Shares subject to this Option shall vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date thereafter]. | |
Termination Period: | This Option may be exercised for six months after termination of your Service except as set forth in Section 4 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). Optionee is responsible for keeping track of the exercise period following a termination of his or her Service for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such period. | |
Unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Stock Option Grant, the terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, and the Stock Option Agreement, all of which are attached to, and made a part of, this document.
In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying this Option will be earned only as you provide Service over time, that the grant of the Option is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) prior to your Vesting Commencement Date, and that nothing in this Notice of Stock Option Grant or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting relationship with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company's (or any Parent's, Subsidiary's, or Affiliate's) right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.
OPTIONEE: | LANDEC CORPORATION | |
__________________________________ | By: | ____________________________________ |
Signature | ||
__________________________________ | Title: | ____________________________________ |
Print Name | ||
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
1.Grant of Option. Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant attached to this Stock Option Agreement (the “Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), which is incorporated in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.
This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent the Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, even if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other Incentive Stock Options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, including under other plans of the Company) that first become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a Nonstatutory Stock Option in accordance with applicable law.
2.Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice and with the applicable provisions of the Plan as follows:
(a)Right to Exercise.
(i)This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.
(ii)In the event of Optionee’s termination of Service, the exercisability of the Option shall be governed by Section 4 below, subject to the limitations contained in paragraph (iii) below.
(iii)In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date as set forth in the Notice.
(b)Method of Exercise.
(i)This Option may be exercised by delivering to the Company a fully executed Notice of Exercise (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined to constitute adequate delivery by the Company in its discretion. The Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Notice of Exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price.
(ii)As a condition to the exercise of this Option, Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for any applicable federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the Option or disposition of Shares, whether by direct payment to the Company or such other means as may be approved by the Committee.
(iii)The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of the Option unless such issuance or delivery would comply with all applicable laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. This Option may not be exercised if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 221 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable laws.
3.Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of Optionee: (a) cash, (b) check, (c) surrender of other Shares, provided that the Company may, in its sole discretion, require that Shares tendered for payment be previously held by the Optionee for a minimum duration, or (d) Cashless Exercise.
4.Termination of Relationship. Following the date of termination of Optionee’s Service for any reason (the “Termination Date”), Optionee may exercise the Option only as set forth in the Notice and this Section 4. To the extent that Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period set forth in the Notice or the termination periods set forth below, the Option shall terminate in its entirety. In no event, may any Option be exercised after the Expiration Date as set forth in the Notice. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Service other than as a result of Optionee’s Disability or death or for Cause, Optionee may, to the extent Optionee is vested in the Option Shares at the Termination Date, exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice. In the event of any other termination, Optionee may exercise the Option only as described below:
(a)Termination upon Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Service as a result of Optionee’s Disability, Optionee may, but only within six months from the Termination Date, exercise this Option to the extent Optionee was vested in the Option Shares as of such Termination Date.
(b)Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee while in Service, the Option may be exercised at any time within six months following the date of death by Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Optionee was vested in the Option Shares as of the Termination Date.
(c)Termination for Cause. In the event Optionee’s Service is terminated for Cause, the Option (whether or not then vested) shall terminate immediately upon such termination for Cause. In the event Optionee’s employment or consulting relationship with the Company is suspended pending investigation of whether such relationship shall be terminated for Cause, all Optionee’s rights under the Option, including the right to exercise the Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period.
5.Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and you are in no manner relying on the Company or the Company’s representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING ANY STOCK OPTION GRANT. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.
6.Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary does not constitute a transfer. This Option may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.
7.No Employment Rights. Optionee understands and agrees that the vesting of Shares pursuant to the Vesting Schedule is earned only by continued Service at the will of the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) and not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring Shares under this Agreement. Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement, nor in the Plan, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation as an Employee or Consultant with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate), nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s (or any Parent’s, Subsidiary’s, or Affiliate’s) right to terminate his or her Service at any time, with or without cause.
8.Effect of Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail. The Option, including the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between Optionee and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals, written or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to such subject matter.
9.Applicable Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
10.Notices. All notices, communications and documents under this Agreement shall be in writing. All notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to the Company’s principal executive office, Attention: Stock Administration. The current address of the Company’s principal executive office is:
Landec Corporation
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232
Santa Clara, CA 95054
All notices, communications, and documents intended for you and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to your address shown on the Notice or such other address as you may specify by notice complying with this section. Notices, communications, and documents not delivered by hand shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received only when actually received.
11.Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
12.Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all counterparts shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
13.Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.
14.Signature. This Agreement shall be deemed executed by the Company and Optionee upon execution by such parties of the Notice attached to this Agreement. By executing the Notice attached to this Agreement, the Optionee agrees to be subject to the terms of the Plan.
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LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: | Landec Corporation |
Attn: | Administrator of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan |
Subject: | Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Option |
This Notice of Exercise constitutes official notice that the undersigned intends to exercise Optionee’s option to purchase ___shares of Landec Corporation Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Notice of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated ___, as follows:
Number of Shares: | _______________________ | |
Exercise Price Per Share: | _______________________ | |
Total Payment: | _______________________ | |
Method of Payment of Exercise Price: | _______________________ | |
The shares should be registered in the name(s) of:
_________________________________ and _______________________________. 1
By signing below, I hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the Agreement. If applicable, proof of my right to purchase the shares pursuant to the Plan and the Agreement is enclosed. 2
Dated:_________________________________ | ||
______________________________________ | ______________________________________ | |
(Signature) | (Signature)3 | |
______________________________________ | ______________________________________ | |
(Please Print Name) | (Please Print Name) | |
______________________________________ | ______________________________________ | |
______________________________________ | ______________________________________ | |
(Full Address) | (Full Address) | |
____________________________
1 | If more than one name is listed, please specify whether the owners will hold the shares as community property or as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. |
2 | Applicable if someone other than the Optionee (e.g., a death beneficiary) is exercising the stock option. |
3 | Each person in whose name shares are to be registered must sign this Notice of Exercise. |
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ___, 20___ by and between Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___ pursuant to the Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan, which is attached to, and made a part of, this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1.Restricted Stock Units. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company hereby grants to you, and you hereby accept from the Company, ___Stock Units (the “Restricted Stock Units”), on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
2.Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. So long as your Service continues, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest in accordance with the following schedule: 100% of the total number of Restricted Stock Units shall vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
3.Termination of Service. In the event of the termination of your Service for any reason, all unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be immediately forfeited without consideration.
4.Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically settled in Shares upon vesting pursuant to Section 2 above, provided that the Company shall have no obligation to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement unless and until you have satisfied any applicable tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 5 below. Issuance of such Shares shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the applicable vesting date, but in any event no later than March 15 of the year following which the Restricted Stock Units vest.
5.No 83(b) Election. You expressly acknowledge that because the award of Restricted Stock Units consists of an unfunded promise by the Company to deliver Shares in the future, subject to the terms hereof, it is not possible to make a so-called “83(b) election” with respect to the award of Restricted Stock Units.
6.Withholding Taxes. You agree to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any applicable withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Restricted Stock Units. The Company shall not be required to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such obligations are satisfied.
7.Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and you are in no manner relying on the Company or the Company’s representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING ANY RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.
8.Non-Transferability of Restricted Stock Units. Except as permitted by applicable law, Restricted Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by the operation of law. However, this Section 7 shall not preclude you from designating a beneficiary who will receive the Shares underlying any vested Restricted Stock Units in the event of your death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of such Shares by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
9.No Employment Rights. You understand, acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the status of your Service or the right or power of the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) to terminate your Service with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) at any time, for any such reason, with or without cause, in accordance with applicable law.
10.Voting and Other Rights. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall not have any voting rights or any other rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company unless and until you receive shares upon settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units.
11.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
12.Notices. All notices, communications and documents under this Agreement shall be in writing. All notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and related to the Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to the Company’s principal executive office, Attention: Stock Administration. The current address of the Company’s principal executive office is:
Landec Corporation
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232
Santa Clara, CA 95054
All notices, communications, and documents intended for you and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to your address shown on the last page of this Agreement or such other address as you may specify by notice complying with this section. Notices, communications, and documents not delivered by hand shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received only when actually received.
13.Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
14.Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all counterparts shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
15.Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.
16.Signature. By executing this Agreement, you agree to be subject to the terms of the Plan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on this ___day of ___, 201__.
LANDEC CORPORATION | |
By: | _________________________________ |
(Signature) | |
Name: | _________________________________ |
Title: | _________________________________ |
RECIPIENT: | |
By: | _________________________________ |
(Signature) | |
Address: | _________________________________ |
_________________________________ | |
Telephone Number: | _________________________________ |
Email Address: | _________________________________ |
I, ___, spouse of ___, have read and hereby approve the foregoing Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to the Restricted Stock Units as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby agree to be bound irrevocably by the Agreement and further agree that any community property or other such interest that I may have in the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying Shares shall hereby be similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.
_______________________
Spouse of Recipient
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT
This Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ___, 201___ by and between Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___ pursuant to the Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan, which is attached to, and made a part of, this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1.Restricted Shares. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company hereby transfers to you, and you hereby accept from the Company, a Stock Grant Award consisting of ______ Shares (the “Restricted Shares”), on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
2.Vesting of Restricted Shares. So long as your Service continues, the Restricted Shares shall vest in accordance with the following schedule: [12/36th of the total number of Restricted Shares shall vest on ___, 201___ (the first annual anniversary of the vesting commencement date) and 1/36th of the total number of Restricted Shares shall vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter].
3.Termination of Service/Escrow of Restricted Shares. In the event of the termination of your Service for any reason, all unvested Restricted Shares shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. For purposes of facilitating the enforcement of the provisions of this Section 3, you agree, immediately upon receipt of the certificate(s) for the Restricted Shares, to deliver such certificate(s), together with an Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A executed by you and by your spouse (if applicable), in blank, to the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, to hold such certificate(s) and Assignment Separate from Certificate in escrow and to take all such actions and to effectuate all such transfers and/or releases as are in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You hereby acknowledge that the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, is so appointed as the escrow holder with the foregoing authorities as a material inducement to make this Agreement and that said appointment is coupled with an interest and is accordingly irrevocable. You agree that said escrow holder shall not be liable to any party hereto (or to any other party). The escrow holder may rely upon any letter, notice or other document executed by any signature purported to be genuine and may resign at any time. You agree that if the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, resigns as escrow holder for any or no reason, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to appoint a successor to serve as escrow holder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. All regular cash dividends on the Restricted Shares shall be held in escrow and paid to you at the time the Restricted Shares to which such dividends relate become vested. However, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which is issued or distributed with respect to the Restricted Shares shall be immediately delivered to the Secretary of the Company to be held in escrow hereunder, but only to the extent such shares are at the time subject to the escrow requirements hereof. The Restricted Shares held in escrow hereunder shall be released from escrow as soon as practicable following vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any vested shares remaining in escrow at of your termination of Service shall be released from escrow within thirty (30) days following such date.
4.Election to Recognize Income in the Year of Grant. Under Section 83 of the Code, the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Shares on the date the Restricted Shares vest will be taxable as ordinary income at that time. You understand and acknowledge that you may elect to be taxed at the time the Restricted Shares are acquired in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Shares at that time, rather than the date the Restricted Shares vest, by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement and otherwise complying with the requirements of Section 83(b) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. The form for making this election is attached as Exhibit B hereto. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY’S RESPONSIBILITY, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF.
5.Withholding Taxes. You agree to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any applicable withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Restricted Shares. The Company shall not be required to release the Restricted Shares from escrow unless and until such obligations are satisfied.
6.Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and you are in no manner relying on the Company or the Company’s representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING ANY STOCK GRANT AWARD. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.
7.Non-Transferability of Restricted Shares. Except as permitted by applicable law, Restricted Shares which have not vested pursuant to Section 2 above shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by the operation of law. However, this Section 7 shall not preclude you from designating a beneficiary who will receive any vested Restricted Shares in the event of your death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of vested Restricted Shares by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
8.No Employment Rights. You understand, acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the status of your Service or the right or power of the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) to terminate your Service with the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate) at any time, for any such reason, with or without cause, in accordance with applicable law.
9.Voting and Other Rights. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall have all the rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company while the Restricted Shares are held in escrow, including the right to vote and to receive dividends (if any).
10.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
11.Notices. All notices, communications and documents under this Agreement shall be in writing. All notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to the Company’s principal executive office, Attention: Stock Administration. The current address of the Company’s principal executive office is:
Landec Corporation
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232
Santa Clara, CA 95054
All notices, communications, and documents intended for you and related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to your address shown on the last page of this Agreement or such other address as you may specify by notice complying with this section. Notices, communications, and documents not delivered by hand shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received only when actually received.
12.Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
13.Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all counterparts shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
14.Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.
15.Signature. By executing this Agreement, you agree to be subject to the terms of the Plan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on this ___ day of ___, 201_.
LANDEC CORPORATION | |
By: | _________________________________ |
(Signature) | |
Name: | _________________________________ |
Title: | _________________________________ |
RECIPIENT: | |
By: | _________________________________ |
(Signature) | |
Address: | _________________________________ |
_________________________________ | |
Telephone Number: | _________________________________ |
Email Address: | _________________________________ |
I, ___, spouse of ___, have read and hereby approve the foregoing Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to the Restricted Shares as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby agree to be bound irrevocably by the Agreement and further agree that any community property or other such interest that I may have in the Restricted Shares shall hereby be similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.
____________________
Spouse of Recipient
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT A
ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Stock Grant Agreement between the undersigned (“Purchaser”) and Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), dated ___, 201___ (the “Agreement”), Purchaser hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Company _____ (___) shares of the Common Stock of the Company, standing in Purchaser’s name on the books of the Company and represented by Certificate No. ___, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _____ to transfer said stock on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises. THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY ONLY BE USED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGREEMENT.
Dated: _____________________________ | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
(Print Name) | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
(Signature) | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
Spouse of Purchaser (if applicable) | ||
Instruction: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
LANDEC CORPORATION
2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT B
ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or 1986, as amended, to include in taxpayer’s gross income for the current taxable year, the amount of any compensation taxable to taxpayer in connection with taxpayer’s receipt of the property described below:
1. | The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of the undersigned are as follows: |
NAME OF TAXPAYER: ____________________________________________________ | |
NAME OF SPOUSE: _______________________________________________________ | |
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________ | |
________________________________________________________________________ | |
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF TAXPAYER: ______________________________________ | |
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF SPOUSE: _________________________________________ | |
TAXABLE YEAR: ________________________________________________________ | |
2. | The property with respect to which the election is made is described as follows: |
______ shares of the Common Stock of Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation. | |
3. | The date on which the property was transferred is: ____________. |
4. | The property is subject to the following restrictions: [describe restrictions] |
Forfeiture upon termination of taxpayer’s employment or consulting relationship, and restrictions on transfer. | |
5. | The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse, of such property is: $______. |
6. | The amount (if any) paid for such property: $______. |
The undersigned taxpayer will file this election with the Internal Revenue Service office with which taxpayer files his or her annual income tax return not later than 30 days after the date of transfer of the property. A copy of the election also will be furnished to the person for whom the services were performed. Additionally, the undersigned will include a copy of the election with his or her income tax return for the taxable year in which the property is transferred. The undersigned is the person performing the services in connection with which the property was transferred.
The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked except with the consent of the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
Dated: _____________________________ | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
(Print Name) | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
(Signature) | ||
_____________________________________ | ||
Spouse of Purchaser (if applicable) | ||