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Equity Retainer
Equity Retainer contract clause examples

Equity. On the Commencement Date, the Company shall grant Employee a stock option under its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan to purchase 160,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a per share exercise price equal to the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant. Subject to approval by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof, the Employee may be eligible to receive additional equity awards on terms to be determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee (as applicable) at the time of any such grant. The determination whether to grant any such equity award(s) to the Employee is in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee (as applicable).

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. You acknowledge and agree that the equity awards granted to you under the terms of the Company’s plans will be administered in accordance with the terms of their respective plans and grant agreements.

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. During your employment with the Company, you were granted certain equity interests in the Company summarized in Exhibit A, attached. During the Consulting Period, these interests will continue to vest under the existing terms as set forth in the governing equity agreements. All rights and obligations with respect to your equity interests will be as set forth in the applicable agreements, grant notices and plan documents. You are encouraged to obtain independent tax advice concerning your options and how the terms of this Agreement may affect the tax treatment of your interest.

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. 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.

All Directors: $ 50,000

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:

The Compensation Committee may recommend an additional equity based retainer for the Non-Executive Chairman of up to $100,000 annually to reflect increased responsibilities as may occur from time to time.

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