NVNO proxy: director elections, say-on-pay, auditor, 2025 equity plan
enVVeno Medical (NVNO) filed its 2025 proxy for a virtual annual meeting on December 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVNO2025. Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 17, 2025 may vote; there were 20,216,176 shares outstanding on the record date.
Stockholders will vote on four items: elect two Class II directors (Matthew M. Jenusaitis and Robert A. Berman) to terms ending in 2028; approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation; ratify CBIZ CPAs P.C. as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025; and approve the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. The Board unanimously recommends voting “FOR” all proposals.
The materials note an ongoing FDA supervisory appeal regarding the not‑approvable decision for the VenoValve in the U.S. The appeal request was filed on September 18, 2025, an in‑person FDA meeting was held, and the Company is on track to hear from the FDA about this stage of the appeal process by the end of 2025. The outcome may also inform enVVe, the next‑generation transcatheter valve.
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1. | To elect Matthew M. Jenusaitis and Robert A. Berman as Class II Directors of the Company, to hold office until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, removal or resignation; |
2. | To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers; |
3. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; |
4. | To approve the adoption of the enVVeno Medical Corporation 2025 Equity Incentive Plan; and |
5. | To transact, in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, | |||
Robert A. Berman, | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS | 1 | ||
INTRODUCTION | 6 | ||
2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders | 6 | ||
Record Date; Mailing Date | 6 | ||
Proposals to be Submitted at the Meeting | 6 | ||
Principal Offices | 6 | ||
Information Concerning Solicitation and Voting | 6 | ||
Expenses | 7 | ||
Revocability of proxies | 7 | ||
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTORS | 8 | ||
Introduction | 8 | ||
Directors and Executive Officers | 8 | ||
Family Relationships | 11 | ||
Certain Legal Proceedings | 11 | ||
Board Composition | 11 | ||
Director Independence | 12 | ||
Meetings of the Board and Stockholders | 12 | ||
Board Committees | 12 | ||
Code of Conduct | 14 | ||
Board Leadership Structure | 14 | ||
Role of Board in Risk Oversight Process | 14 | ||
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance | 14 | ||
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions | 14 | ||
Executive Compensation | 16 | ||
Employment Agreements | 16 | ||
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control | 20 | ||
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End | 20 | ||
Employee Benefit Plans | 22 | ||
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters | 25 | ||
Pay Versus Performance | 26 | ||
Director Compensation | 28 | ||
Audit Committee Report | 30 | ||
PROPOSAL 2. APPROVAL, ON A NON BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 31 | ||
PROPOSAL 3. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY’S REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 | 32 | ||
PROPOSAL 4. APPROVAL OF THE ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN | 34 | ||
OTHER INFORMATION | 42 | ||
Proxy Solicitation | 42 | ||
Proxies | 42 | ||
Other Business | 42 | ||
Legal Proceedings | 42 | ||
Future Stockholder Proposals | 42 | ||
Stockholder Communications | 43 | ||
Householding of Proxy Materials | 43 | ||
Additional Information | 43 | ||
Annex A | A-1 | ||
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• | This Proxy Statement for the Meeting; and |
• | The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024. |
• | View the Company’s proxy materials for the Meeting on the Internet; and |
• | Instruct the Company to send future proxy materials to you electronically by email. |
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1. | To elect Matthew M. Jenusaitis and Robert A. Berman as Class II Directors of the Company, to hold office until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, removal or resignation; |
2. | To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers; |
3. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; |
4. | To approve the adoption of the enVVeno Medical Corporation 2025 Equity Incentive Plan; and |
5. | To transact, in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
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1. | Via the Internet. Use the internet to vote by going to the internet address listed on your proxy card or Internet Availability Notice; have your proxy card or Internet Availability Notice in hand as you will be prompted to enter your control number to create and submit an electronic vote. If you vote in this manner, your “proxy,” whose name is listed on the proxy card or Internet Availability Notice, will vote your shares as you instruct on the proxy card or Internet Availability Notice. If you sign and return the proxy card or submit an electronic vote but do not give instructions on how to vote your shares, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board. |
2. | Via telephone. Using a touch-tone telephone, you may transmit your voting instructions to the number provided on your proxy card or in the Internet Availability Notice. Have your proxy card or Internet Availability Notice in hand as you will be prompted to enter your control number to create and submit a telephonic vote. |
3. | In person. You may vote at the Meeting by following the instructions when you log-in for the Meeting. Have your proxy card or Internet Availability Notice in hand as you will be prompted to enter your control number to vote at the Meeting. |
4. | By Mail. You may vote by mail. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail and are a record holder, you may vote by proxy by filling out the proxy card and sending it back in the envelope provided. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail and are a beneficial holder you may vote by proxy by filling out the vote instruction form and sending it back in the envelope provided by your brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization that holds your shares. |
• | By mail: You may obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials by writing to us at enVVeno Medical Corporation, 70 Doppler, Irvine, California 92618, Attn: Corporate Secretary. |
• | By telephone. You may obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials by calling 1 (800)-579-1639 or the Company at (949) 261-2900. |
• | Via the Internet: You may obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials by logging on to http://www.proxyvote.com. |
• | By Email: You may obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials by email at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. |
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• | sending a written notice to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company stating that you would like to revoke your proxy of a particular date; |
• | signing another proxy card with a later date and returning it before the polls close at the Meeting or voting online or by telephone again at a later date; or |
• | participating in the Meeting live via the internet and voting again. |
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1. | To elect Matthew M. Jenusaitis and Robert A. Berman as Class II Directors of the Company, to hold office until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, removal or resignation; |
2. | To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers; |
3. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; |
4. | To approve the adoption of the enVVeno Medical Corporation 2025 Equity Incentive Plan; and |
5. | To transact, in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
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Director(s) | Class | Term Expires | ||||
Dr. Francis Duhay | Class I | 2027 | ||||
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava | Class I | 2027 | ||||
Matthew M. Jenusaitis | Class II | Nominee in 2025 for term ending 2028 | ||||
Robert A. Berman | Class II | Nominee in 2025 for term ending 2028 | ||||
Robert C. Gray | Class III | 2026 | ||||
Name | Age | Position(s) Held | Year of Service Commencement | ||||||
Robert A. Berman | 62 | Director, Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | ||||||
Jennifer Bright | 54 | Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | ||||||
Dr. Hamed Alavi | 42 | Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | 2023 | ||||||
Dr. Francis Duhay | 65 | Director | 2018 | ||||||
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava | 58 | Director | 2018 | ||||||
Matthew M. Jenusaitis | 64 | Director | 2019 | ||||||
Robert C. Gray | 78 | Director | 2019 | ||||||
Marc H. Glickman, M.D. | 76 | Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer | 2016 | ||||||
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• | evaluating the performance, independence and qualifications of our independent auditors and determining whether to retain our existing independent auditors or engage new independent auditors; |
• | reviewing and approving the engagement of our independent auditors to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services; |
• | reviewing our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports, including the disclosures contained under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and discussing the statements and reports with our independent auditors and management; |
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• | reviewing with our independent auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation and matters concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls; |
• | reviewing our major financial risk exposures, including the guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is implemented; |
• | reviewing our cybersecurity data breach risk and impact, cyber prevention and detection controls, privacy matters, incident response, third-party cyber risk, cyber trends and events, and other cyber topics; and |
• | reviewing and evaluating on an annual basis the performance of the audit committee, including compliance of the audit committee with its charter. |
• | reviewing, modifying and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) our overall compensation strategy and policies; |
• | reviewing and approving the compensation, the performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation, and other terms of employment of our Chief Executive Officers and our other executive officers; |
• | reviewing and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) the equity incentive plans, compensation plans and similar programs advisable for us, as well as modifying, amending or terminating existing plans and programs; |
• | reviewing and approving the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control protections and any other compensatory arrangements for our executive officers; |
• | reviewing with management and approving our disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in our periodic reports or proxy statements to be filed with the SEC; and |
• | preparing the report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement. |
• | identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve on our board of directors consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors; |
• | evaluating director performance on our board of directors and applicable committees of our board of directors and determining whether continued service on our board of directors is appropriate; |
• | evaluating, nominating and recommending individuals for membership on our board of directors; and |
• | evaluating nominations by stockholders of candidates for election to our board of directors. |
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Option Awards ($) | Other Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Robert A. Berman Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 500,000 | 232,500 | 400,513(1) | — | 28,119(8) | 1,161,132 | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 854,393(2) | — | 16,491(9) | 1,870,884 | ||||||||||||||||||
Craig Glynn Chief Financial Officer(16) | 2024 | 250,000 | 38,750 | — | — | 13,476(10) | 302,226 | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 250,000 | 50,000 | 213,598(3) | — | 13,693(11) | 527,291 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marc H. Glickman, M.D. Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President | 2024 | 367,500 | 56,963 | 150,192(4) | — | 51,918(12) | 626,573 | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 367,500 | 73,500 | 284,798(5) | — | 50,586(13) | 776,384 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Hamed Alavi Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer | 2024 | 300,000 | 46,500 | 150,192(6) | — | 25,203(14) | 521,895 | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 300,000 | 60,000 | 284,798(7) | — | 24,390(15) | 669,188 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents the grant date fair value of 200,000 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(2) | Represents the grant date fair value of 300,000 stock options granted on December 5, 2023, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(3) | Represents the grant date fair value of 75,000 stock options granted on December 5, 2023, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(4) | Represents the grant date fair value of 75,000 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(5) | Represents the grant date fair value of 100,000 stock options granted on December 5, 2023, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(6) | Represents the grant date fair value of 75,000 stock options granted on December 18, 2024, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(7) | Represents the grant date fair value of 100,000 stock options granted on December 5, 2023, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The options vest quarterly over a three-year period. |
(8) | Includes company paid healthcare of $9,679 and 401(k) match of $18,441. |
(9) | Includes company paid healthcare of $1,241 and 401(k) match of $15,250. |
(10) | Includes company paid healthcare of $1,360 and 401(k) match of $12,115. |
(11) | Includes company paid healthcare of $1,241 and 401(k) match of $12,452. |
(12) | Includes company paid healthcare of $34,406 and 401(k) match of $17,512. |
(13) | Includes company paid healthcare of $35,336 and 401(k) match of $15,250. |
(14) | Includes company paid healthcare of $10,665 and 401(k) match of $14,538. |
(15) | Includes company paid healthcare of $9,505 and 401(k) match of $14,885. |
(16) | On May 19, 2025, Craig Glynn resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Jennifer Bright was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. |
• | “Cause” generally means the executive’s (i) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties to us; (ii) willful failure to perform his or her duties to us or to follow the lawful directives of the Chief Executive Officer (other than as a result of death or disability); (iii) indictment for, conviction of or pleading of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude: (iv) repeated failure to cooperate in any audit or investigation of our business or financial practices; (v) performance of |
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• | “Good reason” generally means, subject to certain notice requirements and cure rights, without the executive’s consent, (i) material diminution in his or her base salary or annual bonus opportunity; (ii) material diminution in his or her authority or duties (although a change in title will not constitute “good reason”), other than temporarily while physically or mentally incapacitated, as required by applicable law; (iii) relocation of his or her primary work location by more than 25 miles from its then current location; or (iv) a material breach by us of a material term of the employment agreement. |
• | “Change of control” generally means (i) the acquisition, other than from us, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than us or any subsidiary, affiliate (within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) or employee benefit plan of ours, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of our then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (ii) a reorganization, merger, consolidation or recapitalization of us, other than a transaction in which more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity immediately following such transaction is held by the persons who, immediately prior to the transaction, were the holders of our voting securities; or (iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of us, or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets. |
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Name | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#) | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date | ||||||||||
Robert A. Berman, Chief Executive Officer | 43,209(1) | — | N/A | $10.00 | September 23, 2028 | ||||||||||
40,000(2) | — | $10.00 | July 18, 2030 | ||||||||||||
838,000(3) | — | $8.20 | February 18, 2031 | ||||||||||||
349,781(4) | —(4) | $6.70 | November 30, 2031 | ||||||||||||
107,222(10) | 192,778(10) | $3.59 | December 2, 2033 | ||||||||||||
— | 200,000(11) | $2.57 | February 16, 2034 | ||||||||||||
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Name | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#) | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date | ||||||||||
Marc H. Glickman, M.D. Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President | 7,200(5) | — | N/A | $50.00 | July 25, 2029 | ||||||||||
7,380(5) | — | N/A | $50.00 | October 1, 2026 | |||||||||||
40,000(2) | — | — | $10.00 | July 18, 2030 | |||||||||||
406,000(3) | — | $8.20 | February 18, 2031 | ||||||||||||
265,700(4) | —(4) | $6.70 | November 30, 2031 | ||||||||||||
35,741(10) | 64,259(10) | $3.59 | December 2, 2033 | ||||||||||||
— | 75,000(11) | $2.57 | February 16, 2034 | ||||||||||||
Craig Glynn, Chief Financial Officer(6) | 4,000(7) | — | N/A | $10.00 | July 18, 2030 | ||||||||||
324,000(8) | —(8) | $8.20 | February 18, 2031 | ||||||||||||
125,925(4) | —(4) | $6.70 | November 30, 2031 | ||||||||||||
26,806(10) | 48,194(10) | $3.59 | December 2, 2033 | ||||||||||||
Dr. Hamed Alavi Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | 8,000(7) | —(7) | N/A | $10.00 | July 18, 2030 | ||||||||||
320,000(8) | —(8) | $8.20 | February 18, 2031 | ||||||||||||
125,925(4) | —(4) | $6.70 | November 30, 2031 | ||||||||||||
66,664(9) | 24,999(9) | $6.70 | November 30, 2032 | ||||||||||||
27,407(10) | 72,593(10) | $3.59 | December 2, 2033 | ||||||||||||
— | 75,000(11) | $2.57 | February 16, 2034 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Options were granted on September 24, 2018, and vested 20% on the date of his Employment Agreement, March 30, 2018, and the remaining 80% vests ratably on a monthly basis over the 24 months following the date of his Employment Agreement. |
(2) | Options were granted on July 18, 2020 and vest ratably on a monthly basis over 36 months. |
(3) | Options were granted on February 18, 2021 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over two years. |
(4) | Options were granted on November 30, 2021 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
(5) | On July 26, 2019, the Company entered a new employment agreement with Dr. Glickman that superseded the terms of his existing employment agreement. In connection with entering into the new employment agreement, Dr. Glickman’s existing 7,380 options that were granted on October 1, 2016 were repriced from $250.00 to $50.00 per share. Additionally, on July 26, 2019, Dr. Glickman was granted 7,200 options at $50.00 per share vesting quarterly over a three-year period. |
(6) | Mr. Glynn was elevated to permanent Chief Financial Officer in January 2021. |
(7) | Options were granted on July 18, 2020 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
(8) | Options were granted on February 18, 2021 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
(9) | Options were granted on November 30, 2022 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
(10) | Options were granted on December 5, 2023 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
(11) | Options were granted on December 18, 2024 and vest ratably on a quarterly basis over three years. |
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Name | Grant Date | Number of unearned restricted stock units that have not vested | Market value of unearned restricted stock units that have not vested(a) | ||||||
Robert A. Berman, Chief Executive Officer | 11/30/2021 | 200,000(1) | $604,000 | ||||||
Marc H. Glickman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President | 11/30/2021 | 100,000(1) | $302,000 | ||||||
Craig Glynn, Chief Financial Officer | 11/30/2021 | 50,000(1) | $151,000 | ||||||
Dr. Hamed Alavi, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | 11/30/2021 | 50,000(1) | $151,000 | ||||||
(a) | Determined by multiplying the number of restricted stock units that have not vested by $3.02, the closing price of NVNO’s common stock on December 31, 2024, the last trading day of 2024. |
(1) | On November 30, 2021, Mr. Berman was granted 200,000 restricted stock units, Dr. Glickman was granted 100,000 restricted stock units, Mr. Glynn was granted 50,000 restricted stock units and Mr. Alavi was granted 50,000 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units were initially subject to milestone-based vesting as follows: (i) 50% upon SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) endpoints being achieved, and (ii) 50% upon the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. On December 5, 2023, the Board removed the first vesting condition and conditioned vesting of all of the restricted stock units on the Pre-Market Approval of the VenoValve. |
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• | Stock Options. Stock options entitle the holder to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock at a specified price (the exercise price), subject to the terms and conditions of the stock option grant. Our compensation committee may grant either incentive stock options, which must comply with Code Section 422, or nonqualified stock options. Our compensation committee sets exercise prices and terms and conditions, except that stock options must be granted with an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant (excluding stock options granted in connection with assuming or substituting stock options in acquisition transactions). Unless our compensation committee determines otherwise, fair market value means, as of a given date, the closing price of our common stock. At the time of grant, our compensation committee determines the terms and conditions of stock options, including the quantity, exercise price, vesting periods, term (which cannot exceed 10 years) and other conditions on exercise. |
• | Stock Appreciation Rights. Our compensation committee may grant SARs, as a right in tandem with the number of shares underlying stock options granted under the 2016 Plan or as a freestanding award. Upon exercise, SARs entitle the holder to receive payment per share in stock or cash, or in a combination of stock and cash, equal to the excess of the share’s fair market value on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR. The grant price of a tandem SAR is equal to the exercise price of the related stock option and the grant price for a freestanding SAR is determined by our compensation committee in accordance with the procedures described above for stock options. Exercise of a SAR issued in tandem with a stock option will reduce the number of shares underlying the related stock option to the extent of the SAR exercised. The term of a freestanding SAR cannot exceed 10 years, and the term of a tandem SAR cannot exceed the term of the related stock option. |
• | Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards. Our compensation committee may grant awards of restricted stock, which are shares of common stock subject to specified restrictions, and restricted stock units, or RSUs, which represent the right to receive shares of our common stock in the future. These awards may be made subject to repurchase, forfeiture or vesting restrictions at our compensation committee’s discretion. The restrictions may be based on continuous service with us or the attainment of specified performance goals, as determined by our compensation committee. Stock units may be paid in stock or cash or a combination of stock and cash, as determined by our compensation committee. Our compensation committee may also grant other types of equity or equity-based awards subject to the terms and conditions of the 2016 Plan and any other terms and conditions determined by our compensation committee. |
• | Performance Awards. Our compensation committee may grant performance awards, which entitle participants to receive a payment from us, the amount of which is based on the attainment of performance |
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• | For awards that are not assumed, converted or replaced, the awards will vest upon the change in control. For performance awards, the amount vesting will be based on the greater of (1) achievement of all performance goals at the “target” level or (2) the actual level of achievement of performance goals as of our fiscal quarter end preceding the change in control, and will be prorated based on the portion of the performance period that had been completed through the date of the change in control. |
• | For awards that are assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity, no automatic vesting will occur upon the change in control. Instead, the awards, as adjusted in connection with the transaction, will continue to vest in accordance with their terms and conditions. In addition, the awards will vest if the award recipient has a separation from service within two years after a change in control by us other than for “cause” or by the award recipient for “good reason” (each as defined in the applicable award agreement). For performance awards, the amount vesting will be based on the greater of (1) achievement of all performance goals at the “target” level or (2) the actual level of achievement of performance goals as of our fiscal quarter end preceding the change in control, and will be prorated based on the portion of the performance period that had been completed through the date of the separation from service. |
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• | any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; |
• | acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
• | unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or |
• | any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
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Year | Executive Compensation Table Total for CEO(1) | Compensation Actually Paid to CEO(1) | Average Executive Compensation Table Total for non-CEO named executive officers(2), (4) | Average Executive Compensation Actually paid to non-CEO named executive officers(2), (4) | Total Shareholder return(3) | Net Loss | ||||||||||||
2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
2022 | $ | $( | $ | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
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(2) | See the Executive Compensation Table above for detail on the Executive Compensation Table total compensation for our CEO for each year covered in the table. The average compensation for the Non-CEO NEOs for 2024, 2023 and 2022 was calculated from the Executive Compensation Table above. |
(3) | Total Shareholder Return (TSR) represents cumulative total shareholder return on a fixed investment of $100 in our common stock for the period beginning on the last trading day of 2021 through the end of the applicable year. |
(4) | Fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of equity awards in the “Compensation Actually Paid” columns was determined by reference to (1) for RSU awards, the closing price on applicable year-end date(s), and (2) for stock options, a Black Scholes value as of the applicable year-end or vesting date(s), determined based on the same methodology as used to determine grant date fair value but using the closing stock price on the applicable revaluation date as the current market price and with an expected life set equal to the remaining life of the award, and based on volatility and risk free rates determined as of the revaluation date based on the expected life period and based on an expected dividend rate of |
• | Less the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns of the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. |
• | Plus/(less) the change in value as of the end of the covered year as compared to the value at the end of the prior year for option awards which were granted in prior years and were outstanding and unvested at the end of the covered year. |
• | Plus the vesting date value of option awards which were granted and vested during the same covered year. |
• | Plus/(less) the change in value as of the vesting date as compared to the value at the end of the prior year for option awards which were granted in prior years and vested in the covered year. |
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Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Adjust for: Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjust for: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
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Name | Fees earned or paid in cash | Stock awards ($) | Option awards ($)(3) | Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) | Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) | All other compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||
Francis Duhay, M.D. | 2024 | $32,500 | — | $37,500(1) | — | — | — | $70,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | $32,500 | — | $37,500(2) | — | — | — | $70,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava | 2024 | $37,500 | — | $37,500(1) | — | — | — | $75,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | $37,500 | — | $37,500(2) | — | — | — | $75,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Robert Gray | 2024 | $40,000 | — | $37,500(1) | — | — | — | $77,500 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | $40,000 | — | $37,500(2) | — | — | — | $77,500 | |||||||||||||||||
Matthew Jenusaitis | 2024 | $37,500 | — | $37,500(1) | — | — | — | $75,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | $37,500 | — | $37,500(2) | — | — | — | $75,000 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each granted 13,856 options to purchase shares of our common stock on December 5, 2023, as part of their compensation for the year ending December 31, 2024, at an exercise price of $3.59 per share. The options were valued at $2.71 per share as of the date of the grant and will vest in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2024 and through December 31, 2024, such that they were fully vested at December 31, 2024. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500. |
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(2) | Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each granted 8,403 options to purchase shares of our common stock on November 30, 2022, as part of their compensation for the year ending December 31, 2023, at an exercise price of $6.70 per share. The options were valued at $4.46 per share as of the date of the grant and vested in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2023 and through December 31, 2023, such that they were fully vested at December 31, 2023. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500. |
(3) | Under the Company’s nonemployee director compensation program, Dr. Duhay, Dr. Shrivastava, Mr. Gray and Mr. Jenusaitis were each granted 19,752 options to purchase shares of our common stock on December 18, 2024, as part of their compensation for the year ending December 31, 2025, at an exercise price of $2.57 per share. The options were valued at $1.90 per share as of the date of the grant and will vest in equal quarterly portions starting on March 31, 2025 and through December 31, 2025, such that they will fully vest by December 31, 2025. The grant date value of each grant determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 was $37,500. |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Number of Shares | Percentage | ||||
5% Stockholders | ||||||
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd.(2) | 2,001,401 | 9.9% | ||||
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC(3) | 1,285,857 | 6.2% | ||||
Kingdon Capital Management, L.L.C.(4) | 1,359,261 | 6.7% | ||||
Named Executive Officers and Directors | ||||||
Robert A. Berman(5) | 1,718,225 | 7.9% | ||||
Marc Glickman, M.D.(6) | 804,963 | 3.8% | ||||
Hamed Alavi(7) | 631,008 | 3.0% | ||||
Jennifer Bright(8) | — | — | ||||
Francis Duhay, M.D.(9) | 153,801 | * | ||||
Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava(10) | 65,645 | * | ||||
Robert Gray(11) | 66,712 | * | ||||
Matthew Jenusaitis(12) | 72,102 | * | ||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons) | 3,512,455 | 15.0% | ||||
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
(1) | Except as otherwise noted below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o enVVeno Medical Corporation, 70 Doppler, Irvine, California 92618. |
(2) | Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by the Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd. (the “Master Fund”) and Company records. As of November 14, 2024, the Master Fund directly holds (i) 694,315 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 1,759,035 pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, (iii) 861,192 pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, (iv) 861,192 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock at $8.334 per share, and (v) 861,192 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock at $6.945 per share. As of October 17, 2025, Master Fund exercised all of its pre-funded warrants and 861,192 warrants expired prior to exercise (see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” herein for additional information regarding recent purchases by the Master Fund). Perceptive Advisors serves as the investment manager to the Master Fund and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Mr. Edelman is the managing member of Perceptive Advisors and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. |
(3) | Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (“Nantahala”). As of November 14, 2024, Nantahala directly holds 596,917 shares of common stock and 688,940 warrants. Nantahala may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Messrs. William B. Harkey and Daniel Mack are the managing members of Nantahala, and as the managing members of Nantahala, each of Messrs. Harkey and Mack is a control person in respect of shares beneficially owned by Nantahala and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. |
(4) | Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Kingdon Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Kingdon”). As of September 9, 2025, Kingdon directly holds 1,359,261 shares of common stock or securities that are exercisable into shares of common stock within 60 days of September 9, 2025. |
(5) | Includes 1,495,989 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(6) | Includes 803,363 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(7) | Includes 631,008 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(8) | On May 19, 2025, Craig Glynn resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Jennifer Bright was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. |
(9) | Includes 56,357 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(10) | Includes 56,357 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(11) | Includes 55,557 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
(12) | Includes 55,557 shares of common stock that are issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2025. |
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1. | Purpose |
2. | Definitions |
2.1. | Administrator means the Board or a Committee to the extent the Board’s powers and authorities under the Plan have been delegated to a Committee. “Administrator” also includes any officer that has been delegated authority pursuant to Section 4.2 for such time as such delegation is in effect. |
2.2. | Affiliate means (i) any person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company and/or (ii) to the extent provided by the Board or a Committee, any person or entity in which the Company has a significant interest as determined by the Board or a Committee in its discretion. The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any person or entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise. |
2.3. | Applicable Law means any applicable law, including without limitation: (i) provisions of the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder, (ii) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements, or regulations, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and (iii) rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted, or traded. |
2.4. | Award means an Option award, Stock Appreciation Right award, Restricted Stock award, Restricted Stock Unit award, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalents award, or Other Stock or Cash Based Award granted to a Participant under the Plan. |
2.5. | Award Agreement means an agreement (written or electronic) made and delivered in accordance with Section 12.3 of this Plan, evidencing the grant of an Award hereunder. |
2.6. | Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
2.7. | Cause means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) the Company or an Affiliate having “cause” to terminate a Participant’s employment or service, as defined in any employment or consulting agreement or similar document or policy between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement, document or policy (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), (A) a continuing material breach or material default (including, without limitation, any material dereliction of duty) by Participant of any agreement between the Participant and the Company, except for any such breach or default which is caused by the Participant’s Disability, or a continuing failure by the Participant to follow the direction of a duly authorized representative of the Company; (B) gross negligence, willful misfeasance or breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant; (C) the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud, embezzlement or any felony or other crime of dishonesty in connection with the Participant’s duties to the Company or Affiliate; or (D) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any other crime that would materially and adversely affect: (i) the business reputation of the Company or Affiliate or (ii) the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company or an Affiliate. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion. |
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2.8. | Change in Control shall, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise or contains a different definition of “Change in Control” be deemed to occur upon: |
2.8.1. | A tender offer (or series of related offers) which is made and consummated for the ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, unless as a result of such tender offer more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity are owned in the aggregate by (A) the Shareholders (as of the time immediately prior to the commencement of such offer), or (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates; |
2.8.2. | The consummation of the Company’s merger or consolidation with another corporation, unless as a result of such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity shall be owned in the aggregate by (A) the Shareholders (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction); provided, that a merger or consolidation of the Company with another company which is controlled by persons owning more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company shall constitute a Change in Control unless the Administrator, in its discretion, determine otherwise, or (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates; |
2.8.3. | The consummation of the Company’s sale of substantially all of its assets to another entity that is not wholly owned by the Company, unless as a result of such sale more than 50% of such assets shall be owned in the aggregate by (A) the Shareholders (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), or (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates; |
2.8.4. | The consummation of a transaction, or series of transactions, in which a Person acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record), unless as a result of such acquisition more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity shall be owned in the aggregate by (A) the Shareholders (as of the time immediately prior to the first acquisition of such securities by such Person), or (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates; or |
2.8.5. | The Incumbent Directors cease to constitute a majority of the Board for any reason. |
2.9. | Clawback Policies means any policy of the Company regarding the reduction, recoupment, clawback or recovery of compensation, as such policies may be amended from time to time. “Clawback Policies” includes the Company’s policies to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or other Applicable Law, as well as any implementing regulations and/or listing standards. |
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2.10. | Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. References in this Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance issued by any governmental authority under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance. |
2.11. | Committee means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board, which shall be comprised, unless otherwise determined by the Board, solely of not less than two members who shall be (i) Non-Employee Directors, and (ii) “Non-Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. |
2.12. | Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (and any stock or other securities into which such common shares may be converted or into which they may be exchanged). |
2.13. | Company means enVVeno Medical Corporation, a Delaware corporation. |
2.14. | Consultant means any person, including any adviser, engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary to render services to such entity if the consultant or adviser: (i) renders bona fide services to the Company or a Subsidiary, (ii) renders services not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, and (iii) who qualifies as a consultant or advisor under Instruction A.1.(a)(1) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act. |
2.15. | Designated Beneficiary means, if permitted by the Company, the beneficiary or beneficiaries the Participant designates, in a manner the Company determines, to receive amounts due or exercise the Participant’s rights if the Participant dies. If a Participant does not make an effective designation, then the “Designated Beneficiary” will mean the Participant’s estate or legal heirs. |
2.16. | Director means a Board member. |
2.17. | Disability means a permanent and total disability under Code Section 22(e)(3). |
2.18. | Dividend Equivalents means a right granted to a Participant to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on a specified number of Shares. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Administrator. |
2.19. | Effective Date has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 21. |
2.20. | Employee means any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
2.21. | Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all regulations, guidance, and other interpretive authority issued thereunder. |
2.22. | Fair Market Value means unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Law, on a given date, (i) if the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price on the principal exchange of the Shares on such date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable, or, in the absence of reported sales on such date, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on which sales were reported, or (ii) if the Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange, the mean between the bid and offered prices as quoted by any nationally recognized interdealer quotation system for such date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable, provided that if the Shares are not quoted on an interdealer quotation system or it is determined that the fair market value is not properly reflected by such quotations, Fair Market Value will be determined by such other method as the Administrator determines in good faith to be reasonable and in compliance with Section 409A. |
2.23. | GAAP means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. |
2.24. | Greater Than 10% Shareholder means an individual then owning (within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. |
2.25. | Incentive Stock Option means an Option that meets the requirements to qualify as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Code Section 422. |
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2.26. | Incumbent Directors means, for any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause 2.8.1 or 2.8.3 of the Change in Control definition) whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least a majority (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director without objection to such nomination) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the 24-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved. No individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be an Incumbent Director. |
2.27. | Non-Employee Director means a Director who is not an Employee. |
2.28. | Nonqualified Option means an Option that by its terms, or in operation, does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. |
2.29. | Option means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof (excepting Stock Appreciation Rights) to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified price per Share during a specified time period, each as specified in an Award Agreement. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option. |
2.30. | Option Exchange Program means a program approved by the Administrator whereby outstanding Options are (i) exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price, Restricted Stock, cash, or other property; or (ii) amended to decrease the exercise price as a result of a decline in the Fair Market Value. |
2.31. | Other Stock or Cash Based Awards means cash awards, awards of Shares, and other awards valued by reference to or based on, Shares or other property. |
2.32. | Parent means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined by Code Section 424(e). |
2.33. | Participant means a Service Provider who has been granted an Award. |
2.34. | Performance Award means an Award granted hereunder that vests or is earned based at least in part upon the attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator. |
2.35. | Period of Restriction means the period during which the transfer of Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions and a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of certain performance criteria, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator. |
2.36. | Person means as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof; however, a Person shall not include (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the Shareholders in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company. |
2.37. | Plan means this enVVeno Medical Corporation 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. |
2.38. | Prior Plans means Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
2.39. | Prior Plan Award means an award outstanding under a Prior Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Date. |
2.40. | Restricted Stock means Shares, subject to a Period of Restriction or certain other specified restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous service for a specified period of time), granted under Section 7 or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option. |
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2.41. | Restricted Stock Unit or RSU means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities, or other property, subject to certain restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous service for a specified period of time), granted under Section 8. |
2.42. | Restrictive Covenant means any non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-disclosure, or similar agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate. |
2.43. | Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended. |
2.44. | Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all regulations, guidance, and other interpretive authority issued thereunder. |
2.45. | Section 409A means Code Section 409A and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder by the United States Treasury Department, as amended. |
2.46. | Service Provider means an Employee, Consultant, or a Director. |
2.47. | Share Limit has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1. |
2.48. | Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company. |
2.49. | Shares means shares of Common Stock. |
2.50. | Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means a right granted under Section 6 hereof to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares on the date the right is exercised over the exercise price set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. |
2.51. | Subsidiary means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined by Code Section 424(f). |
2.52. | Substitute Awards means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines. |
2.53. | Tax Obligations means any United States and non-United States federal, state, and/or local taxes, including income tax, social insurance contributions, fringe benefit tax, employment tax, stamp tax, and any employer tax liability which has been transferred to a Participant, for which a Participant is liable in connection with Awards and/or Shares. |
2.54. | Termination of Service means the time at which a Participant has terminated from all service with the Company and its Affiliates, for any reason. A Termination of Service shall occur when a Participant is no longer a Consultant, Employee, or Non-Employee Director. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall make all determinations regarding whether a Termination of Service has occurred. |
3. | Eligibility |
4. | Administration |
4.1. | Generally. The Plan will be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and to make such determinations and interpretations, and to take such action in connection with the Plan and any benefits granted hereunder as it deems necessary or advisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the sole discretion to (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised |
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4.2. | Delegation. The Board or a Committee may delegate its powers and authorities to one or more Committees or officers of the Company, provided, however, that no officer of the Company or any Subsidiary may be delegated authority to grant, amend, modify, make any administrative determination to, or cancel any Awards held by either (A) any person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (B) an officer who has been delegated any authority under the Plan. All delegations shall be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Board or a Committee. Any delegation of authority under the Plan may be revoked at any time. Regardless of any delegation, the Board or a Committee may act as the Administrator at any time in accordance with Applicable Law. |
4.3. | Liability. Neither the Administrator nor any employee of the Company shall be liable for any act or failure to act hereunder, except in circumstances involving his or her bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct, or for any act or failure to act hereunder by any other member or employee or by any agent to whom duties in connection with the administration of this Plan have been delegated. The Company shall indemnify members of the Administrator and any agent of the Administrator who is an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate against any and all liabilities or expenses to which they may be subjected by reason of any act or failure to act with respect to their duties on behalf of the Plan, except in circumstances involving such person’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
4.4. | Administrative Delegation and Reliance. The Administrator may delegate to one or more of its members, or to one or more agents, such administrative duties as it may deem advisable, and the Administrator, or any person to whom it has delegated duties as aforesaid, may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Administrator or such person may have under the Plan. The Administrator may employ such legal or other counsel, consultants, and agents as it may deem desirable for the administration of the Plan and may rely upon any opinion or computation received from any such counsel, consultant, or agent. |
5. | Plan Limits |
5.1. | Number of Shares Available for Issuance. Subject to the provisions of Section 11, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be the sum of (A) 7,165,000, plus (B) any Shares that are available for issuance under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date, plus (C) an increase each time that the Company issues additional Shares or securities that are convertible or exercisable into Shares (other than pursuant to the Plan) such that after the application of this Section 5.1(C), the total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan is equal to twenty percent (20%) of the total number of Shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of the date immediately preceding such issuance (the “Share Limit”). Any increase in the Share Limit as a result of the application of Section 5.1(C), if any, shall occur automatically upon each applicable issuance of securities by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of Shares authorized to be awarded under the Plan shall not be decreased, other than adjustments under Section 11. The Shares subject to the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares. |
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5.2. | Share Recycling. Upon payment in Shares pursuant to the exercise or settlement of an Award, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares actually issued in such payment. If a Participant pays the exercise price (or purchase price, if applicable) of an Award through the tender of Shares, or if the Shares are tendered or withheld to satisfy any tax withholding obligations, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan, although such Shares shall not again become available for issuance as Incentive Stock Options. Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. If any outstanding Award expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if the Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, the Shares allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased Shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan. |
5.3. | Incentive Stock Option Limit. No more than 7,165,000 Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11) may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options. |
5.4. | Substitute Awards. Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Share Limit; provided, however, that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall be counted against the Incentive Stock Option limit in Section 5.3. Additionally, Shares subject to Substitute Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.2. If the Company or any Subsidiary acquires or combines with a company that has shares available under an equity plan approved by shareholders and in place prior to such acquisition or combination (and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination), the available shares under the acquired or combined entity’s plan (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not count against the Share Limit (and Shares subject to such Awards may again become available for Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 5.2). Awards made from the available shares of an acquired or combined entity’s plan shall not be made after the date awards or grants could not be under the terms of the acquired or combined entity’s plan prior to the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Service Providers prior to such acquisition or combination. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. |
5.5. | Non-Employee Director Award Limit. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or in any policy of the Company regarding Non-Employee Director compensation, the sum of the grant date fair value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of all equity-based Awards and the maximum amount that may become payable pursuant to all cash-based Awards that may be granted to a Service Provider as compensation for services as a Non-Employee Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $1,000,000 for such Service Provider’s first year of service as a Non-Employee Director and $750,000 for each year thereafter. |
6. | Options and Stock Appreciation Rights |
6.1. | General. The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan to Service Providers. Each Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Administrator may impose from time to time, subject to the limitations in this Section 6. Any Option or Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. Exercising an Option or Stock Appreciation Right in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for purchase under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, by the number of Shares as to which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. |
6.2. | Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A, the exercise price per Share shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, subject to Section 5.4. In the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price for Shares |
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6.3. | Exercise Period. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that no Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable later than ten (10) years after the date it is granted. No portion of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right which is unexercisable at a Participant’s Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable and the portion of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right which is unexercisable at a Participant’s Termination of Service shall automatically expire on the date of such Termination of Service. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of overtime pay under the United States Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 shall not become exercisable earlier than six months after its date of grant. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate at such earlier times and upon such conditions or circumstances as the Administrator shall in its discretion set forth in such Award Agreement at the date of grant; provided, however, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, later waive any such condition. If, prior an Option’s or Stock Appreciation Right’s exercise and prior to its termination, a Participant commits an act of Cause (to be determined by the Administrator), or violates a Restrictive Covenant, the Administrator may terminate the Participant’s right to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right when it reasonably believes that the Participant may have participated in such act or violation. |
6.4. | Exercise. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivering to the Company (or such other person or entity designated by the Administrator) a notice of exercise, in a form and manner the Company approves, which may be written or electronic, signed or authenticated by the person authorized to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, together with, as applicable, (a) payment in full of the exercise price for the number of Shares for which the Option is exercised in a manner consistent with Section 6.5 and (b) satisfaction in full of any withholding obligations for Tax Obligations in a manner specified in Section 12.5. The Administrator may, in its discretion, require that any partial exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right be with respect to a minimum number of Shares. |
6.5. | Payment Upon Exercise. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Participant may pay the Option exercise price by cash, wire transfer, or check and, if approved by the Administrator, as determined in its sole discretion, by the following methods: |
6.5.1. | surrender of other Shares that meet the conditions established by the Administrator to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company (as determined by the Administrator); |
6.5.2. | by a broker-assisted cashless exercise in accordance with procedures approved by the Administrator, whereby payment of the exercise price may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Option by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Administrator) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price; |
6.5.3. | for a Nonqualified Option, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, pursuant to which the Participant shall surrender Shares then issuable upon the Nonqualified Option’s exercise valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date; |
6.5.4. | such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; |
6.5.5. | any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. |
6.6. | Incentive Stock Options. |
6.6.1. | Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the |
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6.6.2. | In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price will be determined by the Administrator, but shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. The term of any Incentive Stock Option will be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Greater Than 10% Shareholder, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement and the exercise price shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. |
6.6.3. | No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless this Plan has been approved by the Shareholders in a manner intended to comply with the shareholder approval requirements of Code Section 422(b)(1), provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Option unless and until such approval is obtained. |
6.6.4. | In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Code Section 422. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Option appropriately granted under this Plan. |
6.6.5. | By accepting an Incentive Stock Option, the Participant agrees to give prompt notice to the Company of dispositions or other transfers (other than in connection with a Change in Control) of Shares acquired under the Option made within the later of (a) two years from the grant date of the Option or (b) one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, specifying the date of the disposition or other transfer and the amount the Participant realized, in cash, other property, or other consideration, in such disposition or transfer. Neither the Company nor the Administrator will be liable to a Participant, or any other party, if an Incentive Stock Option fails or ceases to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Code Section 422. Any Incentive Stock Option or portion thereof that fails to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Code Section 422 for any reason, will be a Nonqualified Option. |
6.7. | Company Cancellation Right. Subject to applicable laws (including U.S. federal state, and local laws, rules and regulations, and those of any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted, and the rules and requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares are traded at that time), if the Fair Market Value for Shares subject to any Option is more than 50% below their exercise price for more than 90 consecutive business days, the Board unilaterally may declare the Option terminated, effective on the date the Board provides written notice to the Participant. The Board may take such action with respect to any or all Options and with respect to any individual Option holder or class(es) of Option holders. |
7. | Restricted Stock |
7.1. | Generally. The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine, subject to the limitations of this Section 7. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction and the applicable restrictions, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Restricted Stock may be awarded in consideration for (i) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (ii) past service, or (iii) any other form of legal consideration (including future Service) that may be acceptable to the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and permissible under Applicable Laws. |
7.2. | Restrictions; Voting Rights; Transferability. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Restricted Stock will be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions on such Restricted Stock have lapsed. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. During the Period of Restriction, a Participant holding Restricted Stock may exercise the |
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7.3. | Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as provided in the Award Agreement, during the Period of Restriction, a Participant holding Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Stock. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, such Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. |
7.4. | Return of Restricted Stock to the Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will be forfeited and will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan. |
7.5. | Section 83(b) Election. If a Participant makes an election under Code Section 83(b) to be taxed with respect to the Restricted Stock as of the date of transfer of the Restricted Stock rather than as of the date or dates upon which such Participant would otherwise be taxable under Code Section 83(a), such Participant shall be required to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service along with proof of the timely filing thereof. |
8. | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |
8.1. | Generally. The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant RSUs under the Plan to Service Providers. Each RSU shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are consistent with the Plan and as the Administrator may impose from time to time, subject to this Section 8. Each Award of RSUs will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of RSUs and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. A Participant holding RSUs will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until delivery of Shares, cash, other securities, other property, or a combination of the foregoing. |
8.2. | Vesting and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of RSUs that will be paid out to the Participant. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of RSUs, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout. |
8.3. | Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned RSUs will be made as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned RSUs in Shares, cash, other securities, other property, or a combination of the foregoing. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Shares, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the fair market value of the Shares as of the date on which the restricted period lapsed with respect to such RSUs, less an amount equal to any taxes required to be withheld or paid. The Administrator may provide that RSUs will be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the Participant’s election, subject to compliance with Applicable Law. |
8.4. | Voting. The holders of RSUs shall have no voting rights as the Company’s Shareholders. |
9. | Performance Awards |
9.1. | Generally. The Administrator shall have the authority to designate any Award described in Sections 6 through 8 of the Plan as a Performance Award. Additionally, the Administrator shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Award. |
9.2. | Discretion of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the discretion to establish the terms, conditions, and restrictions of any Performance Award. For each performance period, the Administrator shall have the sole authority to select the length of such performance period, the types of Performance Awards to be granted, the performance criteria that will be used to establish the performance goals, and the level(s) of performance which shall result in a Performance Award being earned. |
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9.3. | Performance Criteria. The Administrator may establish performance-based conditions for an Award as specified in the Award Agreement, which may be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more Subsidiaries, divisions, business segments or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing) and may include, without limitation, any of the following: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) revenue or revenue growth (measured on a net or gross basis); (iv) gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, net cash provided by operations and cash flow return on capital); (viii) financing and other capital raising transactions (including, but not limited to, sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities); (ix) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (x) gross or operating margins; (xi) productivity ratios; (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); (xiii) expense targets; (xiv) margins; (xv) productivity and operating efficiencies; (xvi) customer satisfaction; (xvii) customer growth; (xviii) working capital targets; (xix) measures of economic value added; (xx) inventory control; (xxi) enterprise value; (xxii) sales; (xxiii) debt levels and net debt; (xxiv) combined ratio; (xxv) timely launch of new facilities; (xxvi) client retention; (xxvii) employee retention; (xxviii) timely completion of new product rollouts; (xxix) cost targets; (xxx) reductions and savings; (xxxi) productivity and efficiencies; (xxxii) strategic partnerships or transactions; and (xxxiii) personal targets, goals or completion of projects. Any one or more of the performance criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries as a whole or any business unit(s) of the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries or any combination thereof, as the Administrator may deem appropriate, or any of the above performance criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison or peer companies, or a published or special index that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices. The Administrator also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance criteria specified in this paragraph. Any performance criteria that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with GAAP or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. |
9.4. | Modification of Performance Goals. At any time, the Administrator may adjust or modify the calculation of a performance goal for a performance period, to appropriately reflect any circumstance or event that occurs during a performance period and that in the Administrator’s sole discretion, warrants adjustment or modification. Adjustments the Administrator may make include but are not limited to the following: (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) unusual and/or infrequently occurring items; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; (vii) discontinued operations; (viii) any other specific unusual or infrequently occurring or non-recurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (ix) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (x) a change in the Company’s fiscal year. |
9.5. | Terms and Conditions to Payment. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a performance period to be eligible to vest and receive Shares, cash, or other consideration in respect of a Performance Award for such performance period. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Award only to the extent that the performance goals for such period are achieved and any other vesting conditions specified in the Participant’s Award Agreement are satisfied. Following the completion of a performance period, the Administrator shall determine whether, and to what extent, the performance goals for the performance period have been achieved and determine the number of Shares, cash or other consideration that will be settled pursuant to Performance Awards. |
9.6. | Timing of Award Payments. Except as provided in an Award agreement, Performance Awards granted for a performance period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following the Administrator’s determination in accordance with Section 9.5. |
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10. | Other Awards |
10.1. | General. The Administrator may grant Dividend Equivalents or Other Stock or Cash Based Awards, to one or more Service Providers, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as are consistent with the Plan. |
10.2. | Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may provide that any Award, other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, may provide a Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, settled in cash or Shares and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Award with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents are granted. The payment of Dividend Equivalents shall be specified in the applicable Award Agreement and shall in all cases be subject to Applicable Law. |
10.3. | Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Administrator shall have authority to determine the Service Providers to whom and the time or times at which Other Stock-Based Awards shall be made, the amount of such Other Stock-Based Awards, and all other conditions of the Other Stock-Based Awards including any dividend and/or voting rights. The Administrator may grant Cash Awards in such amounts and subject to such performance or other vesting criteria and terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine. Cash Awards shall be evidenced in such form as the Administrator may determine. |
11. | Adjustments; Change in Control |
11.1. | Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, share split, reverse share split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust (i) the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan (or number and kind of other securities or other property); (ii) the number, class and price (including the exercise or strike price of Options and SARs) of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) any applicable performance criteria, performance period, and other terms and conditions of outstanding Performance Awards, and (iv) the numerical limits in Section 5. Notwithstanding the preceding, the number of Shares subject to any Award always shall be a whole number. |
11.2. | Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise an Award, to the extent applicable, until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not be vested or otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse one hundred percent (100%), and that any Award vesting shall accelerate one hundred percent (100%), provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously vested and, if applicable, exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. |
11.3. | Change in Control. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A if applicable, the Administrator may provide for any one or more of the following in connection with a Change in Control, which such actions need not be the same for all Awards: |
11.3.1. | Accelerated Vesting. The Administrator may provide in any Award Agreement, or in the event of a Change in Control may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide, for the acceleration of the exercisability, vesting and/or settlement in connection with such Change in Control of each or any outstanding Award or portion thereof and Shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such terms and conditions, including termination of the Participant’s service prior to, upon, or following such Change in Control, to such extent determined by the Administrator. |
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11.3.2. | Assumption, Continuation or Substitution. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, either assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock, as applicable. For purposes of this Section, an Award denominated in Shares shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (weather stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a Shareholder on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Administrator may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each Share subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by Shareholders pursuant to the Change in Control. If any portion of such consideration may be received by Shareholders pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Administrator may determine such Fair Market Value as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Administrator’s estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. Any Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised or settled as of the time of the consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of the consummation of the Change in Control. |
11.3.3. | Cash-Out of Awards. The Administrator may, without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award or a portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised or settled shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested Share (and each unvested Share, if so determined by the Administrator) subject to such canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per Share in the Change in Control, reduced by the exercise or purchase price per Share, if any under such Award. If any portion of such consideration may be received by Shareholders pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Administrator may determine such Fair Market Value as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Administrator’s estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. In the event such determination is made by the Administrator, the amount of such payment (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Awards. For the avoidance of doubt, if the amount determined pursuant to this Section for an Option or SAR is zero or less, the affected Option or SAR may be canceled without any payment. |
12. | Provisions Applicable to Awards |
12.1. | Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares will not be issued pursuant to an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Law and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. As a condition to the exercise or receipt of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising or receiving such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required or desirable. |
12.2. | Transferability. No Award may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Each Participant |
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12.3. | Documentation. All Awards made under the Plan shall be made pursuant to an Award Agreement. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine the terms and conditions set forth in each Award Agreement, provided that all such terms and conditions are consistent with the Plan. |
12.4. | Discretion. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan may be made alone or in addition to or in conjunction with any other Award. The terms of each Award are not required to be identical, and the Administrator does not have to treat Participants or Awards uniformly. |
12.5. | Withholding. A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, or the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, from any cash, Shares, other securities or other property deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities or other property) of any required withholding taxes, including any Tax Obligations, in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under this Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding and taxes. In addition, the Administrator, in its discretion, may make arrangements mutually agreeable with a Participant who is not an employee of the Company or an Affiliate to facilitate the payment of applicable income and self-employment taxes. Without limitation, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by (A) the delivery of Shares (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) owned by the Participant having a fair market value equal to such withholding liability, (B) having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable or deliverable pursuant to the exercise or settlement of the Award a number of shares with a fair market value equal to such withholding liability, (C) deducting an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligation from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant, (D) accepting a payment from the Participant in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, or by check made payable to the order of the Company, or (E) if there is a public market for Shares at the time the withholding obligation for Tax Obligations is to be satisfied, selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award creating the withholding obligation. The amount withheld pursuant to any of the foregoing payment forms shall be determined by the Company and may be up to (but not in excess of) the aggregate amount of such obligations based on the maximum statutory withholding rates in the Participant’s jurisdiction for all Tax Obligations that are applicable to such taxable income. |
12.6. | Award Modification; Repricing. The Administrator may at any time, and from time to time, amend the terms of any one or more Awards without the consent of any Participant; provided, however, that the Administrator may not make any amendment which would otherwise constitute an impairment of the material rights under any Award unless the Participant consents to such impairment in writing. The Administrator may, without Shareholder approval (i) amend an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price of the Award, (ii) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or other awards for the purpose of repricing the Award, or (iii) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for an Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Award. |
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12.7. | Acceleration. The Administrator may at any time provide that any Award will become immediately vested and fully or partially exercisable, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise fully or partially realizable, in each case, subject to Applicable Law. |
12.8. | Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Administrator shall determine whether cash, additional Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether any fractional Shares should be rounded, forfeited, or otherwise eliminated. |
13. | Section 409A |
13.1. | General. The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A to the extent subject thereto, and shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short-term deferral period” (as defined in Section 409A) shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may, without a Participant’s consent, amend this Plan or any Award, adopt policies and procedures, make corrective filings, or take any other actions (including amendments and retroactive actions) as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of Awards, including exempting the Plan and Awards from Section 409A or complying with 409A. |
13.2. | Payments to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, any payment or settlement made pursuant to an Award to a “specified employee” (as defined by Section 409A and as determined by the Administrator) due to such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined by Section 409A) will, to the extent necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant, be delayed for the six-month period immediately following such “separation from service (or, if earlier, on the “specified employee’s” death) and will instead be paid on the day immediately following such six-month period or as soon as practicable thereafter. Any delayed payment under this Section 13.2 shall not accrue interest during the delay. All payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (as defined by Section 409A) that are scheduled to be paid more than six months following a “specified employee’s” termination, shall be made on their regular schedule. |
13.3. | Change in Control. If any Award is or becomes subject to Code Section 409A and if payment of such Award would be accelerated or otherwise triggered under a Change in Control, then the definition of Change in Control shall be deemed modified, only to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of an excise tax under Code Section 409A, to mean a “change in control event” as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A. |
14. | Amendment of the Plan |
15. | Foreign Participants |
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16. | Clawbacks |
17. | No Right to Continued Service |
18. | No Rights as a Shareholder |
19. | Miscellaneous |
19.1. | Limitations on Liability. Neither the Company, nor its Parent, nor any Subsidiary, nor any person serving as Administrator shall have any liability to a Participant in the event an Award held by the Participant fails to achieve its intended characterization under the tax, securities, or other applicable laws and regulations. |
19.2. | Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained. |
19.3. | Severability. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement, if any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan or Award Agreement, as applicable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. |
19.4. | Governing Documents. The Plan and each Award Agreement evidencing an Award are intended to be read together, and together, set forth the complete terms and conditions of each Award. To the extent of any contradiction between the Plan and any Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company, the Plan will govern unless the Award Agreement or other written agreement was approved by the Administrator and expressly provides that a specific provision of the Plan will not apply. |
19.5. | Governing Law. The Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to any choice of law principles. |
19.6. | Data Privacy. As a condition for receiving any Award, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, and transfer, in any form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, and their agents exclusively for implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company, its Subsidiaries, |
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19.7. | Titles and Headings. The titles and headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof. |
19.8. | Intended to Comply with Applicable Law. The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are intended to fully comply with Applicable Law. All administrative actions, determinations, and exercises of discretion by the Administrator shall comply with Applicable Law. |
20. | Shareholder Approval |
21. | Effective Date |
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