Company: CYTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011212
Chunk: 104

Company: CYTOKINETICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 104
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 issuance under the Plan pursuant to this Section, then the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall increase by (A) two Shares for Shares returning prior to May 20, 2015, and (B) 1.17 Shares for Shares returning on and after May 20, 2015. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law or any exchange rule, Shares issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to this Plan. The settlement of any Award in cash shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. (d) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 relating to capitalization adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 31,954,190 Shares. (e) Inducement Shares. This Section 2(e) will apply with respect to the 4,450,000 Shares reserved under this Plan by action of the Board (or the Inducement Committee) to be used exclusively for the grant of Inducement Awards in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (the “ Inducement Shares ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, an Inducement Award (i) may only be granted with the prior written approval of the Inducement Committee and (ii) may be granted only to an Employee who has not previously been an Employee or a Director of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Incentive Stock Options may not be issued as part of an Inducement Award. (f) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. (a) Procedure. Unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee as set forth below, and subject to Section 2(e), the Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees of one or