Company: SERV
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015733
Chunk: 62

Company: Serve Robotics Inc. /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 62
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 in accordance with their own judgment on such matters. It is important that your shares of our common stock be represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares that you hold. You are, therefore, urged to vote by telephone or by using the internet as instructed on the enclosed proxy card or execute and return, at your earliest convenience, the enclosed proxy card in the envelope that has also been provided. Ali Kashani Chief Executive Officer Redwood City, California April 25, 2025 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX A SERVE ROBOTICS INC. 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are (a) to attract and retain the best available personnel to ensure the Company’s success and accomplish the Company’s goals; (b) to incentivize Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors with long-term equity-based compensation to align their interests with the Company’s stockholders, and (c) to promote the success of the Company’s business. The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Bonus Awards. 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply: (a) “ Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan. (b) “ Affiliate” means a Parent, a Subsidiary or any corporation or other entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. (c) “ Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services to the Company or any Parent or Affiliate, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time. (d) “ Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Stock Bonus Awards. (e) “ Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and