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Equity Retainer
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Equity. Vesting acceleration of one hundred percent (100%) of Executive’s outstanding unvested Equity Awards on the date of Executive’s termination. If, however, an outstanding Equity Award is to vest and/or the amount of the Equity Award to vest is to be determined based on the achievement of performance criteria, then the Equity Award will vest as to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Equity Award assuming the performance criteria had been achieved at target levels for the relevant performance period(s), unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement.

Equity. Subject to the approval by the Board, and as further consideration for Executive’s employment, the Company shall grant Executive: # an option to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) at a per share exercise price equal to the closing sales price for the Common Stock on the principal trading market for the Common Stock on the grant date of the option (the “Initial Option”); and # an additional option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price equal to the closing sales price for the Common Stock on the principal trading market for the Common Stock on the grant date of the option (the “Subsequent Option”; and together with the Initial Option, the “Options”) . The Options will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and an option agreement between Company and Executive. The Initial Option shares will vest as of the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date so long as Executive remains in continuous service with the Company as of such anniversary in any capacity and the Subsequent Option shares will vest on the applicable vesting dates, so long as Executive remains in continuous service with the Company as of such vesting dates, as follows: 25% of the shares will vest as of the one-year anniversary of the grant date and 1/48th of the shares will vest monthly thereafter, so that all of the shares are vested four (4) years after the grant date.

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. At any time during a Cash Dominion Event, within # Business Day of the date of the issuance by any Loan Party of any shares of its or their Stock or of the receipt by any Loan Party of any capital contribution in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (or in excess of $0 at any time while an Event of Default exists), such Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such issuance or such capital contribution (other than # in the event that such Borrower or any its Subsidiaries forms any Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof, the issuance by such Subsidiary of Stock to such Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, # the issuance of Stock of Parent to directors, officers and employees of Parent pursuant to employee stock option plans (or other employee incentive plans or other compensation arrangements) approved by the Board of Directors, and # the issuance of Stock of Parent in order to finance the purchase consideration (or a portion thereof) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition). The provisions of this Section 2.4(e)(v) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance or capital contribution otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Equity. Subject to the terms of the Company’s then applicable equity incentive plan (“Incentive Plan”) and form of option agreement, and subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Company at the first regularly scheduled meeting following the Start Date, you will be granted an option to purchase an aggregate of one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of common stock, at an exercise price per share equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Incentive Plan) of the Common Stock on the date of the grant (such grant date to be the last trading day of the month in which the Board of Directors makes the grant), intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” to the to the maximum extent allowed under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The option will vest as to one-fourth (1/4th) of the shares, on the first anniversary of the Start Date, and the remainder will vest at one-forty-eighth (1/48th) per month thereafter. All tax consequences resulting from the grant, vesting, or exercise of the option to or by you, or from the disposition by you of such shares of Common Stock, will be your responsibility. You also will be eligible for annual equity grants at the same time when other executives receive these grants.

Equity. As a material inducement to the Executive joining the Company, on the Start Date, the Company shall award Executive an inducement stock option to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to approval by the Board or an authorized delegate thereof (the “Inducement Option Grant”). The Inducement Option Grant will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2019 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and the applicable option agreement between the Executive and the Company entered into pursuant thereto. The Inducement OptionGrant is intended as an inducement grant under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) and will not qualify as an incentive stock option. The exercise price of the stock options subject to the Inducement Option Grant shall be the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the Start Date. The Inducement Option Grant shall be evidenced in writing by, and subject to the terms of, a Company stock option agreement which shall specify vesting over four (4) years, 25% on the first anniversary of the Start Date with the balance to vest in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months, and exercise of vested options for up to ten (10) years except as otherwise provided in the stock option agreement. Commencing in fiscal year 2022, Executive shall be eligible to be considered for the grant of stock options and/or other equity-based awards commensurate with Executive’s position and responsibilities. The amount, terms and conditions of any stock option or other equity-based award shall be determined by the Board or an appropriate committee thereof in its discretion and set forth in the applicable equity plan and other documents governing the award.

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. The section of each of Consultant’s Series D Common Unit Restriction Agreements with the Company dated September 12, 2017 and December 7, 2017 (the “URA”), entitled “Forfeiture of Units”, is hereby amended to provide that Consultant’s provision of Services pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed the equivalent of employment by the Company solely for purposes of the URA. For the avoidance of doubt, as provided by [Section 2.58] of the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Consultant’s stock options with the Company shall continue to vest so long as he provides Services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

Equity. Except as provided in Article 6 in the case of certain terminations of employment, this Agreement shall not affect any Stock Awards (as such term is defined below) previously granted by the Company to Executive. Subject to approval by the Company’s Compensation Committee, in consultation with the independent members of the Board of Directors, Executive will be eligible to receive additional Stock Awards on terms to be determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of any such grant. The determination whether to grant any additional Stock Award to Executive is in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the independent members of the Board of Directors. For all purposes of this Agreement, “Stock Awards” shall mean any rights granted by the Company to Executive with respect [[Organization A:Organization]] common stock of the Company, including, without limitation, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock bonuses and restricted stock units.

All grants of equity retainer awards to Outside Directors pursuant to this Policy will be automatic and nondiscretionary and will be made in accordance with the following provisions:

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