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Equity. Following the Date of Hire, the Company will recommend to the Board of Directors (the “Board”), that the Employee be eligible to participate in Kaleido’s equity incentive program and be granted, at such time as the Board determines, an option to purchase 270,000 shares of common stock (such equity award is referred to as the “Equity Award”). Subject to the Board’s approval of the Equity Award, the Equity Award will vest according to the following schedule: 25% of the Equity Award will vest on the first anniversary of the Date of Hire, and the remaining 75% of the Equity Award will vest in equal installments at the end of each calendar quarter over the next three years, provided that, in each case, that the Employee continues to provide continuous services to the Company as of each such vesting date. The grant of the Equity Award will be conditioned upon, among other things, the Employee’s execution of all necessary documentation relating to the Equity Award as determined by the Company (all such documentation is collectively referred to as the “Equity Award Documentation”). In all respects, these options will be governed by the 2019 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

Equity. Each of Executive’s then outstanding Equity Awards, including awards that would otherwise vest only upon satisfaction of performance criteria subject to the following sentence, shall accelerate and become vested and exercisable as to 100% of the then unvested shares subject to the Equity Award. For awards that would otherwise vest only upon satisfaction of performance criteria, the foregoing acceleration shall be based on achievement of performance criteria at target levels, except to the extent otherwise provided in the award agreement evidencing such award. Subject to Section 4, the accelerated vesting described above shall be effective as of the Separation. “Equity Awards” means all options to purchase shares of the Company common stock as well as any and all other stock-based awards granted to the Executive, including but not limited to stock bonus awards, restricted stock, restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights

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. Executive’s outstanding equity awards (the “Awards”), including those granted pursuant to the Stoke 2014 Equity Incentive Plan or the Stoke 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as applicable, the “Plans”), shall continue to be governed by the terms the Plans and any applicable agreement. The Awards shall also be subject to the terms of Executive’s Change of Control Severance Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive has no right to receive any additional stock options, other awards, or any other securities of Stoke pursuant to this Agreement.

Equity. Subject to approval by the Board, the Company will grant Executive an option (the “Option”) under the Company’s 2015 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for corporate events as set forth in the Plan) at an exercise price per share equal to the per share fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, as determined in accordance with the Plan. The Option will vest as to 25% of the shares subject to the Option on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and as to an additional 6.25% of such shares upon Executive’s completing each three months of continuous service to the Company thereafter. In all respects, the Option will be governed by and subject to the terms of the Plan and a separate stock option agreement to be entered into between Executive and the Company.

Equity. Subject to approval by the Board, you will receive stock options to purchase 50,000 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:

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. Except as provided in Section 3 below, nothing herein shall amend or supersede the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as restated and amended, or any grants of options or restricted stock provided to Employee, if any, thereunder (collectively, the “Equity Agreement”). Employee will be entitled to exercise only those stock options granted under the Equity Agreement that are vested as of the Separation Date (“Vested Options”) as detailed in the Equity Ownership Report attached hereto as [Exhibit A], and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Equity Agreement. Any stock options that are unvested as of the Separation Date will revert to the Company on the Separation Date. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he/she does not now, and will not in the future, have rights to vest in any other stock options or equity under any stock option or other equity plan (of whatever name or kind) that Employee participated in, or was eligible to participate in, during his/her employment with the Company.

Equity. Executive will be entitled to accelerated vesting as to one hundred percent (100%) of the then-unvested portion of all of Executive’s outstanding equity awards.

Equity. Subject to approval by the Board, the Company shall grant the Executive an option to purchase 123,800 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “New Hire Time–Based Option Award”). The exercise price per share of the New Hire Time–based Option Award will be the fair market value as determined by the Board when the New Hire Time–based Option Award is granted. The New Hire Time–Based Option Award will be subject to the terms of and contingent upon the Executive’s execution of a stock option award agreement issued pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan” and, collectively, with any stock option award agreement, as amended, the “Equity Documents”). The New Hire Time–Based Option Award shall become vested and exercisable over a four-year period, with 25% of the Initial Option Award vesting 12 months after the Effective Date and the remaining 75% vesting in equal monthly installments over the 36 months thereafter, contingent upon the Executive remaining in continuous employment with the Company through each applicable vesting date.

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