Death After the End of Employment. In the event of your death while you are entitled to receive compensation or benefits under paragraph 11 or 15, in lieu of such payments your designated beneficiary (or, if there is no such beneficiary, your estate) shall receive, to the extent not previously paid to you, # continuation of Salary pursuant to the applicable paragraph through the date of death; # if you were entitled to receive compensation or benefits under paragraph 11, for the year in which death occurs, any Bonus or Pro-Rated Bonus, as applicable, for the year in which death occurs, payable under such paragraph, calculated in accordance with paragraph 19(e)(iii); and # any Accrued Compensation and Benefits. In no event shall a distribution be made pursuant to [clauses (i) and (iii)] in the preceding sentence later than the 60th day following your death and a distribution pursuant to [clause (ii)] in the preceding sentence shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as if you were still actively employed with the Company.

Option Holder’s Employment or Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Option Holder’s service or employment as a director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer or employee, or otherwise impose upon the Company or any of its Affiliates any obligation to employ or accept the services or employment of the Option Holder.

Termination of Service as a Director. The effect of a Participant’s termination of service as a member of the Board shall be as follows:

Termination of Service as a Director Other Than Due to Death, Disability or Cause. Participant may exercise the vested portion of the Options for a period of twelve (12) months (but in no event later than the Option Expiration Date) following any termination of Participant’s service as a Director of Company (including termination of service by reason of Participant’s resignation, failure to be re-elected or failure to be nominated for re-election), other than in the event of a termination of Participant’s service as a Director due to Removal for Cause (as defined below) or by reason of Participant’s death or Disability (as defined below). To the extent Participant is not entitled to exercise the Options at the date of termination of service as a Director, or if Participant does not exercise the Options within the time specified in the Plan or this Agreement for post-termination of service exercises of the Options, the Options shall terminate.

No Right to Continued Director Service. Neither the Award nor any terms contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any express or implied right with respect to continuing the Participant’s service as a Director with the Company or any Affiliate for any period, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right (or the right of the Company’s stockholders) to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Director Shares. Subject to [Section 5.2] (Termination of Service), distributions of a Participant’s Deferral Account for Director Shares shall be made in the form of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the number of whole Deferred Share Units to be distributed and cash in an amount equal to the balance of the Participant’s Deferral Account for Director Shares denominated in cash which is attributable to dividend equivalents (and earnings) credited in accordance with [Section 4.3] (Deferral Account for Director Shares) and shall be made, or commence, as follows:

Director Independence. The Corporation requires that each of the Board’s outside Directors be and remain for his/her entire tenure independent from any conflicts of interest in representing the interests of the shareholders. Accordingly, no outside Director shall be elected or nominated for election to the Board if such person, a member of such person’s family or his/her employer has a material or significant business relationship with the Corporation, its affiliates or major suppliers. The Committee will review and confirm on an annual basis the independence of the outside Directors, pursuant to the applicable standards then in effect.

Director Tenure. No outside Director or candidate shall be considered or allowed to stand for election to the Board if he/she shall have reached 72 years of age at the time of such election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if recommended by the Committee, the Board may allow a currently serving outside Director who shall have reached age 72 at the time of such election to be nominated for one additional three-year term.

Director Retirement. An outside Director who first joined the Board before January 2018 and who, after completing at least one three-year term, retires from the Board, resigns from the Board, or decides not to stand for re-election to the Board (i.e. reaches “retirement”) shall be entitled to annual retirement pay equal to the cash portion of the annual Director’s retainer (exclusive of any committee chair fees) last paid to the Director prior to his or her retirement. For outside Directors who retire after May 2020, the maximum annual benefit is $62,500.

Director Rights. For so long as the Company has two directors on the Company Board, TerrAscend shall have the right, but not the obligation, to appoint one Person to serve as a director on the Company Board (the “Board Appointee”). ​.