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Vesting. Subject to Section 2(d)(iii) below, each Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable in thirty-six (36) substantially equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date. Subject to Section 2(d)(iii) below, each Subsequent Award shall vest and become exercisable in full on the earlier of the one=year anniversary of the date of grant and the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders after the grant date, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing to provide services to the Company through such vesting date.

Vesting. Each Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable in thirty-six (36) substantially equal monthly installments following the date of grant, such that the Initial Award shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date. Each Subsequent Award shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the day immediately prior to the date of the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders occurring after the date of grant, in either case subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date. Unless the Board otherwise determines, any portion of an Initial Award or Subsequent Award which is unvested or unexercisable at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board as a Non-Employee Director shall be immediately forfeited upon such termination of service and shall not thereafter become vested and exercisable. All of a Non-Employee Director’s outstanding Initial Awards and Subsequent Awards shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), to the extent outstanding at such time.

Vesting. Each Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable in thirty-six (36) substantially equal monthly installments following the date of grant, such that the Initial Award shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date. Each Subsequent Award shall vest and become exercisable in twelve substantially equal monthly installments following the date of grant, such that the Subsequent Award shall be fully vested on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date. Unless the Board otherwise determines, any portion of an Initial Award or Subsequent Award which is unvested or unexercisable at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board as a Non-Employee Director shall be immediately forfeited upon such termination of service and shall not thereafter become vested and exercisable. All of a Non-Employee Director’s outstanding Initial Awards and Subsequent Awards shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), to the extent outstanding at such time.

Vesting. Each Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable in thee substantially equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through each such vesting date. Each Subsequent Award shall vest and/or become exercisable on the first to occur of # the first anniversary of the date of grant or # the next occurring annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through such vesting date. Unless the Board otherwise determines, no portion of an Initial Award or Subsequent Award which is unvested and/or exercisable at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall become vested and/or exercisable thereafter. Upon a Change in Control, all outstanding equity awards granted under the Equity Plan, and any other equity incentive plan maintained by the Company, that are held by a Non-Employee Director shall become fully vested and/or exercisable, irrespective of any other provisions of the Plan or any award agreement.

Vesting of Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. Each Annual Award shall vest on the earlier of # the day immediately preceding the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant and # the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. Each Initial Award shall vest ratably over a period of three years, with such tranches vesting on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. No portion of an Annual Award or Initial Award that is unvested at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall become vested thereafter.

Initial Options. Each Initial Option shall vest and become exercisable in thirty-six (36) substantially equal monthly installments following the date of grant, such that the Initial Option shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date.

Subsequent Options. Each Subsequent Option shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the day immediately prior to the date of the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders occurring after the date of grant, in either case, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through such vesting date.

All Initial Awards and Annual Awards (referred to collectively as the “Awards”) shall be granted under and subject to the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan or such other comparable equity incentive plan of the Company that is then in effect (such applicable plan, the “Plan”) and shall be subject to the following terms: # each Award that is a non-qualified stock option shall expire after 10 years; # each Initial Award shall commence vesting on the date of the appointment or election of the applicable Non-Employee Director, and each Annual Award shall commence vesting on the date of the applicable Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company; # each Award shall vest as follows: one-quarter of the total shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the Award shall vest one year after the vesting commencement date of the Award and 1/16th of the total shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the Award shall vest at the end of every three-month period thereafter, subject to the applicable Non-Employee Director’s continued service for the Company on each such vesting date; and # each Award shall be subject to all other terms set forth in the applicable form of award agreement under the Plan that has been approved by the Board.

Vesting. This Award shall vest in installments over a five (5) year period, commencing on the Grant Date, at the rate of 20% effective on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided that you have not incurred a Termination of Directorship (as defined below) prior to the applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award shall become fully vested prior to your Termination of Directorship upon # your death or # a Change in Control. Each anniversary date that a share of Restricted Stock becomes vested shall be referred to herein as the “Vesting Date”.

Initial Awards. Each Initial Award that is an Initial Option shall vest and become exercisable in thirty-six (36) substantially equal monthly installments following the date of grant, such that the Initial Option shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date. Each Initial Award that is an Initial RSU shall vest in twelve (12) substantially equal quarterly installments following the date of grant, such that the Initial RSUs |

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