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Annual Equity Based Compensation for Non Employee Directors
Annual Equity Based Compensation for Non Employee Directors contract clause examples

Initial Equity-Based Compensation for New Non-Employee Directors. Upon the election of a Non-Employee Director to the Board who has not previously served on the Board, such director shall receive an award (an “Initial Award”) of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Shockwave Medical Inc., 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), with a value equal to $250,000, based on the grant date closing price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The grant date of the Initial Award shall be the date of such director’s election to the Board, or the earliest practicable date thereafter, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. The Initial Award shall vest in equal annual installments over three years from the date of grant, subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. The Initial Award shall be granted pursuant to the Company’s standard form RSU award agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions therein.

Annual Equity-Based Compensation for Non-Employee Directors. An annual grant of RSUs (an “Annual Award”) shall be made under the Equity Plan to each Non-Employee Director following each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. The Annual Award shall have a value equal to $120,000, based on the grant date closing price of the Common Stock. The grant date of the Annual Award shall be the date of such annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, or as the earliest practicable date thereafter, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive officer or Chief Financial Officer. The Annual Award shall vest in full on the earlier of # one year following the date of grant or # the following year’s annual meeting of stockholders, subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through the vesting date. The Annual Award shall be granted pursuant to the Company’s standard form RSU award agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions therein.

Non-Employee Directors. Each Non-Employee Director who is elected at the Company’s AGM shall, in addition to the cash fees referred to in Section 2, be granted a time-based equity award covering a number of ordinary shares having an approximate aggregate value of $160,000, provided, however, that if any Non-Employee Director is appointed, in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and other corporate governance documents, to fill a vacancy after an AGM, then in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, such director shall be entitled to receive a prorated equity award on such terms and conditions, including a grant date, approved by the Compensation Committee. The equity award shall be calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the date of the grant as reported on NASDAQ and rounded down to the nearest whole ordinary share. The terms of the equity grant shall be as set forth in this Section 3.

The Compensation Committee of the Board may in its discretion grant equity awards to any or all non-employee directors under the 89bio, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. Such awards may include: # an initial, one-time equity award granted to a new non-employee director upon his or her election to the Board; # equity awards granted to non-employee directors on an annual basis for their service on the Board; and/or # equity awards granted to non-employee directors on an annual basis for their service in a Board leadership role or on a committee. Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may engage outside compensation consultants to assist in determining the appropriate form, amounts and terms of any such equity awards.

Equity Compensation. Coincident with the annual meeting of shareholders, non-employee directors are eligible to receive equity compensation in amounts determined by the Management Development and Compensation Committee, of which generally 75% would be paid in the form of restricted stock and 25% in stock options, based on Black-Scholes valuation, with the grants to vest on the earlier of one year from the date of grant or the date of the next annual meeting at which directors are elected to the Board, so long as the director continues to serve on our Board of Directors. All options granted to directors have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and remain exercisable for a period of up to 10 years, subject to continuous service on our Board of Directors. In 2019, the Management Development and Compensation Committee established an annual equity compensation target of $115,000 for each of our non-employee directors. The actual equity compensation granted to non-employee directors in the fiscal year is set forth in Company’s Annual Proxy Statement.

Non-Employee Directors. Each Non-Employee Director who is elected at the Company’s AGM shall, in addition to the cash fees referred to in Section 2, be granted a time-based equity award covering a number of ordinary shares having an approximate aggregate value of $160,000, provided, however, that if any Non-Employee Director is appointed, in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and other corporate governance documents, to fill a vacancy after an AGM, then in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, such director shall be entitled to receive a prorated equity award on such terms and conditions, including a grant date, approved by the Compensation Committee. The equity award shall be calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the date of the grant as reported on NASDAQ and rounded down to the nearest whole ordinary share. The terms of the equity grant shall be as set forth in this Section 3.

Initial Equity-Based Compensation for New Non-Employee Directors. Upon the election of a Non-Employee Director to the Board who has not previously served on the Board, such director shall receive an award (an “Initial Award”) of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Shockwave Medical Inc., 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), with a value equal to $180,000, based on the grant date closing price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The grant date of the Initial Award shall be the date of such director’s election to the Board, or the earliest practicable date thereafter, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. The Initial Award shall vest in equal annual installments over three years from the date of grant, subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. The Initial Award shall be granted pursuant to the Company’s standard form RSU award agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions therein.

The Compensation Committee of the Board may in its discretion grant equity awards to any or all non-employee directors under the 89bio, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. Such awards may include: # an initial, one-time equity award granted to a new non-employee director upon his or her election to the Board; # equity awards granted to non-employee directors on an annual basis for their service on the Board; and/or # equity awards granted to non-employee directors on an annual basis for their service in a Board leadership role or on a committee. Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may engage outside compensation consultants to assist in determining the appropriate form, amounts and terms of any such equity awards.

Annual Equity-Based Compensation for Non-Employee Directors. An annual grant of RSUs (an “Annual Award”) shall be made under the Equity Plan to each Non-Employee Director following each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. The Annual Award shall have a value equal to $165,000, based on the grant date closing price of the Common Stock. The grant date of the Annual Award shall be the date of such annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, or as the earliest practicable date thereafter, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. The Annual Award shall vest in full on the earlier of # one year following the date of grant or # the following year’s annual meeting of stockholders, subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through the vesting date. The Annual Award shall be granted pursuant to the Company’s standard form RSU award agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions therein.

Non-Employee Directors. In any director year (as described below), no Non-Employee Director may receive Awards under the Plan that, when combined with cash compensation received for his or her service as a Non-Employee Director during such director year, exceed an aggregate value of $750,000 (with value of each equity award based on its grant date fair value, determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles). Any cash compensation paid or Awards granted to an individual for his or her service as an Employee, or for his or her services as a Consultant (other than a Non-Employee Director), will not count for purposes of the limitation under this Section. For purposes of the foregoing, a “director year” shall mean the approximate one-year period beginning on the date of a regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and ending on the date of the next regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders.

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