Company: STGW
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-039437
Chunk: 84

Company: Stagwell Inc
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 84
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 or the Board of Directors to receive an Incentive Award. (p) “Performance Measures” means such measures as are described in Section 9 on which performance goals are based. (q) “Permitted Acceleration Event” means (i) the occurrence of a Change in Control or an event described in Section 10(b), (c) or (d) or (ii) any termination of the employment of a Participant, other than a termination for cause (as defined by the Committee) or voluntary termination prior to retirement (as defined by the Committee). (r) “Person” means a “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act. (s) “Plan” means this Stagwell Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. (t) “SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7. (u) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors. A-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS (v) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (w) “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or any other entity that the Committee determines from time to time should be treated as a subsidiary corporation for purposes of this Plan. 3. Stock Subject to the Plan; Additional Limitations . (a) In General . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 and the following provisions of this Section 3, the maximum number of Class A Shares that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 40,250,000 Class A Shares. Such share reserve includes (i) the 20,250,000 Class A Shares reserved for issuance under the Prior 2016 Plan prior to April 23, 2025, plus (ii) the 20,000,000 Class A Shares reserved for issuance under the Prior 2016 Plan on April 23, 2025, subject to shareholder approval at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Class A Shares issued under the Plan