Company: BGLC
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001477932-25-008317
Chunk: 24

Company: BioNexus Gene Lab Corp
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 24
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 grant agreement, is entitled to interest or dividends with respect to the number of shares covered by their Other Stock-Based Award.

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Change in Control Provisions

In the event of a change in control of the Company, and except as otherwise set forth in the applicable grant agreement, all unvested portions of Awards shall vest immediately. Awards, whether or not then vested, shall be continued, assumed, or have new rights as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and restrictions to which any shares of Restricted Stock or any other Award granted prior to the change in control are subject shall not lapse. Awards shall, where appropriate at the Committee’s discretion, receive the same distribution of the Company’s common stock on such terms as determined by the Committee. Upon a change in control, the Committee may also provide for the purchase of any Awards for an amount of cash per share of common stock issuable under the Award equal to the excess of the highest price per share of the Company’s common stock paid in any transaction related to a change in control of the Company over the exercise price of such Award.

Fair Market Value

Under the Incentive Plan, fair market value means the fair market value of the shares based upon (i) the closing selling price of a share of our common stock as quoted on the principal national securities exchange on which the stock is traded, if the stock is then traded on a national securities exchange, or (ii) the closing bid price per share last quoted on that date by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities, if the common stock is not then traded on a national securities exchange.

Transferability Restrictions

Generally and unless otherwise provided in an Award agreement, shares or rights subject to an Award cannot be assigned or transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and Awards may be exercised during the participant’s lifetime only by the participant or his or her guardian or legal representative. However, a participant may, if permitted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, transfer an Award, or any portion thereof, to one or more of the participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren, or may designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise an Award after his or her death.

Clawback Policy

All awards granted under the Incentive Plan are subject to the terms of any Company potential forfeiture, incentive compensation recoupment, clawback, or similar actions. The Awards are also subject to policies established by the Company, such as anti-hedging or pledging policies. These policies and shall include,