Equity. Executive shall be eligible to participate in any equity compensation plan or similar program adopted by the Company when approved by the Board and, if applicable, the Company’s shareholders, for executives at Executive’s level. Executive will receive a stock option grant after joining the Company. The amount awarded, if any, to the Executive under any such plan shall be in the discretion of the Board or any committee administering such plan and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any plan or program adopted or approved by the Board. Any such grants will be effective when made and shall be subject to terms and conditions to be imposed by the Board under the Company’s plans, programs or applicable award agreement.

Equity. Consultant will receive an option grant of 5,781 shares of Company stock at the prevailing option price as determined by the Board of Directors (and subject to the other terms and conditions of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan), vesting in equal amounts monthly over 36 months beginning from the Effective Date.

Equity. Upon commencement of your employment, and subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company will recommend to the Board that you be granted a Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) award of 30,000 shares of Proofpoint Common Stock. The grant shall be subject to the vesting restrictions and all other terms of Proofpoint’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and your Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, or later adopted public company plan and related agreements.

Equity. As a material inducement to accept the Company’s offer of employment, the Company will recommend to the Board (or a committee thereof) that the Executive be granted, subject to the Executive’s acceptance of this Agreement and commencement of employment, an option to purchase 185,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “New Hire Stock Option”). As an inducement that is material to the Executive’s employment with the Company, the New Hire Stock Option will be granted to the Executive under the Company’s 2017 Inducement Award Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). Subject to the Executive’s continued employment and the terms of the Company’s Inducement Plan and the applicable non-qualified stock option agreement entered into by the Executive and the Company pursuant to the Inducement Plan, the New Hire Stock Option will be granted as of the Effective Date, will have a term of ten years and the shares underlying the New Hire Stock Option shall vest in installments over four years with the first installment (representing approximately 25% of the shares) vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance vesting over the next three years thereafter in approximately equal monthly installments. The New Hire Stock Option will have an exercise price equal to the closing price of a common share of the Company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the grant date. The New Hire Stock Option shall be subject to accelerated vesting of time-based vesting awards in connection with a termination of employment to the extent and as provided in Section 8(b) of this Agreement. The New Hire Stock Option and any subsequently granted equity or stock-based awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans, including stock options and restricted stock unit awards, will be collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Equity Awards.”

Equity. Executive shall be eligible to participate in any equity compensation plan or similar program adopted by the Company when approved by the Board and, if applicable, the Company’s shareholders, for executives at Executive’s level. The amount awarded, if any, to the Executive under any such plan shall be in the discretion of the Board or any committee administering such plan and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any plan or program adopted or approved by the Board. Any such grants will be effective when made and shall be subject to terms and conditions to be imposed by the Board under the Company’s plans, programs or applicable award agreement.

Equity. From time to time, subject to and upon the approval by the Board (or a committee thereof), the Company may grant to the Executive equity awards to purchase or receive shares of common stock of the Company (the “Equity Awards”). The Equity Awards will contain such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board (or a committee thereof).

Equity. Following the Effective Date, the Company will enter into an equity award agreement with Executive containing the terms set forth on Exhibit B hereto (the “Equity Award”).

Equity. In further consideration of the terms of this Agreement, the Parties agree to the following in regard to Fartaj's vested, partially vested, and unvested equity with both PFSI and PMT:

Equity. Subject to approval by the Board, you will receive stock options to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for a price per share equal to the fair market value of one share of the Common Stock on the date of the option grant as determined by the Board and pursuant and subject to the terms of the Company’s Option Agreement (which must be executed to receive the grant). The stock options will vest (become exercisable) as follows: 12.5% of the shares underlying the options shall vest upon the six (6) month anniversary of your employment commencement date and 1/42nd of the remainder of such shares will vest on a monthly basis in forty-two (42) equal monthly installments with the first such installment vesting on the seven (7) month anniversary of your employment commencement date, subject to your continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

Equity. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, and Seller shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, all right, title and interest (record and beneficial) in and to the Equity, free and clear of all Liens (other than restrictions imposed on transfer under applicable federal and state securities Laws or regulations). The purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller with respect to the Equity shall consist of # delivery at the Closing of a promissory note in the form attached as [Exhibit G] (the “Closing Note”), which will be distributed by Seller to the Seller Stockholders following the Closing as part of a plan of liquidation and will be payable to Seller Stockholders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares on the first Business Day following the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts designated by Seller in the Consideration Spreadsheet, of an amount equal to # the Estimated Transaction Consideration, minus # the Indemnity Escrow Amount, minus # the Adjustment Escrow Amount, minus # Seller Stockholder Representative Expense Fund, and # the Post-Closing Adjustment. Buyer is not assuming and shall not assume any obligations or Liabilities under # any options or warrants to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Seller Common Stock or other Equity Interests, or # any other direct or indirect rights to acquire any shares of Seller Common Stock or other Equity Interests. Seller shall take all actions necessary or appropriate, including providing any such required notices, so that any such options, warrants or other direct or indirect rights to acquire Equity or other Equity Interests in the Company are terminated as of the Closing. The Transaction is intended to be a purchase of the equity interests of the Company.