Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
Chunk: 106

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 106
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 provided otherwise by the Plan Administrator or under the applicable award agreement or other written agreement authorized by the Plan Administrator. In such event for a change in control, unless specifically provided otherwise by the Plan Administrator or under the applicable award agreement or other written agreement authorized by the Plan Administrator, the Plan Administrator will notify participants holding options and/or SARs that the Award is fully vested and exercisable for a period of time as the Plan Administrator may determine and that the Award will terminate upon expiration of such period. With respect to Awards granted to non-employee directors that are assumed or substituted for, if on the date of or following such assumption or substitution such director is terminated in their capacity as a director other than upon their voluntary resignation, then they will fully vest in and have the right to exercise options and/or SARs as to all of the shares subject to such awards, all restrictions on restricted stock, RSUs and performance shares and units will lapse, and with respect to awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at 100% of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, unless specifically provided otherwise by the Plan Administrator or under the applicable award agreement or other written agreement authorized by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator will not be required to treat all Awards similarly in the transaction.

#### Forfeiture Events
Awards granted under the Incentive Plan, and any rights, payments and benefits under such Awards, may be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment rights in favor of Align upon the occurrence of certain specified events as the Plan Administrator may provide in an award agreement. All applicable Awards are subject to our clawback policy as established and/or amended from time to time, and the Plan Administrator may require a participant to forfeit, return or reimburse Align for all or a portion of an Award and any amounts paid under the Award pursuant to such clawback policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws.

#### Amendment and Termination of the Incentive Plan
The Plan Administrator will have the authority to amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any time, except that the Incentive Plan requires stockholder approval for any increases in the number of shares available under the Incentive Plan and for any other amendment to the Incentive Plan to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with applicable laws. Any amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Incentive Plan will not, without the written consent of the participant, impair any rights of