Exhibit 10.6

 

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

AGREEMENT made as of the [●] day of [●] (the “Grant Date”), between Ironwood
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and [●] (the
“Participant”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and
Restated 2010 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) to promote the interests of the Company by providing an incentive for
employees, directors and consultants of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the 2019 Non-Employee Director Compensation
Policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”), effective as of the date
immediately preceding the date of the 2019 annual meeting of the Company’s
stockholders and as may be amended from time to time, to provide for, among
other things, annual grants to the Company’s non-employee directors of
restricted shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share (“Common Stock”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and the Director Compensation
Policy, the Company desires to offer to the Participant restricted shares of
Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, all on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, Participant wishes to accept said offer; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto understand and agree that any terms used and not
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan and except
where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall have the meaning
set forth in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

 

1.Terms of Grant.  The Participant hereby accepts the offer of the Company to
issue to the Participant, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this
Agreement, [●] ([●]) restricted shares of Common Stock (such shares, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 20 of the Plan and Subsection 2.1(e) hereof, the
“Granted Shares”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Participant
and which will be reported as income on the Participant’s Form 1099 for the
applicable calendar year in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof.

   

2.1.Forfeiture Provisions. 

 

(a)Lapsing Forfeiture Right.  In the event that for any reason the Participant
is no longer a director of the Company (such cessation of service, a
“Termination”) prior to the date immediately preceding the date of the 2020
annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Vesting Date”), the
Participant shall, on the date of Termination, immediately forfeit to the
Company (or its designee) all of the Granted Shares (the “Lapsing Forfeiture
Right”).  If the Participant’s Termination is on or after the Vesting Date, none
of the Granted Shares shall remain subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture
Right.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 2.1(a), in
the event of the Participant’s death or in the event of a Corporate Transaction
following which the Participant is not appointed to the board of directors of
the surviving entity, the vesting of the Granted Shares shall be automatically
accelerated such that none of the Granted Shares shall be subject to the Lapsing
Forfeiture Right.

 

 

(b)Escrow.  The certificates representing all Granted Shares issued to the
Participant hereunder which from time to time are subject to the Lapsing
Forfeiture Right shall be delivered to the Company and the Company shall hold
such Granted Shares in escrow as provided in this Subsection 2.1(b). The Company
shall promptly release from escrow and deliver to the Participant a certificate
for the whole number of Granted Shares, if any, as to which the Company’s
Lapsing Forfeiture Right has lapsed. In the event of forfeiture to the Company
of Granted Shares subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture Right, the Company shall
release from escrow and cancel a certificate for the number of Granted Shares so
forfeited.  Any securities distributed in respect of the Granted Shares held in
escrow, including, without limitation, shares issued as a result of stock
splits, stock dividends or other recapitalizations, shall also be held in escrow
in the same manner as the Granted Shares.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to evidence any Granted Shares
issued to the Participant in book-entry or other electronic form in lieu of the
delivery of certificates.

 

(c)Prohibition on Transfer.  The Participant recognizes and agrees that all
Granted Shares, while subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture Right, may not be sold,
transferred, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed
of, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise
(collectively, “Transferred”), other than to the Company (or its designee) or as
set forth under Subsection 2.2(b) below.  The Company shall not be required to
transfer any Granted Shares on its books which shall have been sold, assigned or
otherwise transferred in violation of this Subsection 2.1(c), or to treat as the
owner of such Granted Shares, or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to
pay dividends to, any person or organization to which any such Granted Shares
shall have been so sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in violation of this
Subsection 2.1(c).

 

(d)Failure to Deliver Granted Shares to be Forfeited.  In the event that the
Granted Shares to be forfeited to the Company under this Agreement are not in
the Company’s possession pursuant to Subsection 2.1(b) above or otherwise and
the Participant fails to deliver such Granted Shares to the Company (or its
designee), the Company may immediately take such action as is appropriate to
transfer record title of such Granted Shares from the Participant to the Company
(or its designee) and treat the Participant and such Granted Shares in all
respects as if delivery of such Granted Shares had been made as required by this
Agreement.  The Participant hereby irrevocably grants the Company a power of
attorney which shall be coupled with an interest for the purpose of effectuating
the preceding sentence.

 

(e)Adjustments.  The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of Common
Stock in a number of contingencies such as stock splits and mergers.  Provisions
in the Plan for adjustment with respect to the Granted Shares and the related
provisions with respect to successors to the business of the Company are hereby
made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

2.2

General Restrictions on Transfer of Granted Shares. 

 

(a)The Participant understands and agrees that, on and after the Ownership Date
(as defined in the Director Compensation Policy), the Participant shall not
Transfer any of the Granted Shares or any interest therein (other than with
respect to Granted Shares no longer subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture Right in
an amount approved by the Company to be required with respect to the
Participant’s estimated total federal, state and local tax obligations
associated with the termination of the Lapsing Forfeiture Right), even when such
shares are no longer subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture Right, unless and until
the Participant satisfies and continues to satisfy as of each Measurement Date
(as defined in the Director Compensation Policy) the stock ownership guidelines
applicable to the Participant set forth in the Director Compensation Policy,
which may be amended from time to time.  For the avoidance of doubt, this
Subsection 2.2(a) will not limit any Transfer permissible under Subsection
2.2(b) and otherwise permitted under this Agreement if, following such Transfer,
the Participant would be considered the “beneficial owner” of such shares under

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Treasury Regulations and applicable
guidance issued thereunder; provided, however, that unexercised stock options
and/or unvested equity awards do not count towards satisfaction of the stock
ownership requirements.

 

(b)Subject to the Transfer restrictions set forth in Subsection 2(a) above to
satisfy the stock ownership guidelines set forth in the Director Compensation
Policy and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Participant shall not Transfer any of the Granted Shares, or any
interest therein, while the Granted Shares are subject to the Lapsing Forfeiture
Right, except that the Participant may Transfer (i) Granted Shares to or for the
benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren
and any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively,
“Approved Relatives”) or to a trust established solely for the benefit of the
Participant and/or Approved Relatives; (ii) subject to the Company’s approval,
Granted Shares to an employer of the Participant, or to any partnership, limited
liability company or other entity that the Participant is a member, partner,
shareholder or other owner of, in each case, if made for no value and pursuant
to the requirements of the employment, partnership or other agreement between
the entity and the Participant (as applicable); (iii) Granted Shares as part of
the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the
Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation); or (iv) Granted
Shares as otherwise approved by the Board or Compensation and HR Committee of
the Board, provided that, in the case of Subsections 2.2(b)(i), (ii) and (iv),
such Granted Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without
limitation the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Subsection 2.2(b)) and
such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such Transfer, deliver to the
Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c)The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any of the
Granted Shares which shall have been sold or Transferred in violation of any of
the provisions set forth herein or in the Plan, or (b) to treat as owner of such
Granted Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Granted
Shares shall have been sold or Transferred.

 

3.Rights as a Stockholder.  The Participant shall have all the rights of a
stockholder with respect to the Granted Shares, including voting and dividend
rights, subject to the Transfer and other restrictions set forth herein and in
the Plan.

 

4.Legend.  In addition to any legend required pursuant to the Plan, all
certificates representing the Granted Shares to be issued to the Participant
pursuant to this Agreement shall have endorsed thereon a legend substantially as
follows:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions set
forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of [●] [●], 2019 with this
Company and this Company’s Amended and Restated 2010 Employee, Director and
Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, copies of which are available for inspection
at the offices of this Company or will be made available upon request.”

 

5.Incorporation of the Plan.  The Participant specifically understands and
agrees that the Granted Shares issued under the Plan are being granted to the
Participant pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which Plan the Participant
acknowledges he or she has read and understands and by which Plan he or she
agrees to be bound.  The provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by
reference.

 

6.Tax Liability of the Participant and Payment of Taxes.  

 

(a)The Participant acknowledges and agrees that any income or other taxes due
from the Participant with respect to the Granted Shares including, without
limitation, the Lapsing Forfeiture Right,

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shall be the Participant’s responsibility to satisfy and pay.  The Company shall
have no liability or obligation relating to the foregoing.

 

(b)Within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement, the Participant may
file an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A (the
“Election Form”).  The Participant acknowledges that if he or she does not file
such an election, as the Granted Shares are released from the Lapsing Forfeiture
Right or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan, as
applicable, the Participant will have income for tax purposes equal to the fair
market value of the Granted Shares at such date.  The Participant has been given
the opportunity to obtain the advice of his or her tax advisors with respect to
the tax consequences of the award of the Granted Shares, the Lapsing Forfeiture
Right and the other provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, and the
desirability of making an election under Section 83(b) of the Code.  The
Participant acknowledges and agrees that, if he or she files an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code, he or she will deliver to the Company a copy of the
executed Election Form, and the original executed Election Form shall be filed
by the Participant with the appropriate Internal Revenue Service office not
later than thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement.

 

7.Equitable Relief.  The Participant specifically acknowledges and agrees that
in the event of a breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this
Agreement or the Plan, including the attempted Transfer of the Granted Shares by
the Participant in violation of this Agreement, monetary damages may not be
adequate to compensate the Company, and, therefore, in the event of such a
breach or threatened breach, in addition to any right to damages, the Company
shall be entitled to equitable relief in any court having competent
jurisdiction.  Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies available to it for any such breach or threatened
breach.

 

8.No Obligation to Maintain Relationship.  The Company is not by the Plan, the
Director Compensation Policy, or this Agreement obligated to continue the
Participant as director of the Company.  The Participant acknowledges:  (i) that
the Plan and the Director Compensation Policy are discretionary in nature and
may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; and (ii) that this
award of Granted Shares is a one-time benefit which does not create any
contractual or other right to receive future grants of Common Stock, or benefits
in lieu of Common Stock.

 

9.Notices.  Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or
the Plan shall be given by recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

301 Binney Street

Cambridge, MA 02142

Attn:  General Counsel

Fax:   (617) 588-0623

 

If to the Participant:

 

[●]

 

or to such other address as either party may designate in writing to the
other.  Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the earliest of
receipt, one business day following delivery by the sender to a recognized
courier service, or three business days following mailing by registered or
certified mail.

 

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10.Benefit of Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the other
provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be for the benefit of and shall be
binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto.

 

11.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of
law principles thereof.  For the purpose of litigating any dispute that arises
under this Agreement, whether at law or in equity, the parties hereby consent to
exclusive jurisdiction in Massachusetts and agree that such litigation shall be
conducted in the state courts of Middlesex County or the federal courts of the
United States for the District of Massachusetts.

 

12.Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision or
provisions shall be modified to the extent necessary to make such provision
valid and enforceable, and to the extent that this is impossible, then such
provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement, and the validity,
legality and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement shall not be affected
thereby.

 

13.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the
entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements
and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.  No statement,
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this
Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict the express
terms and provisions of this Agreement provided, however, in any event, this
Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the Plan.

 

14.Modifications and Amendments; Waivers and Consents.  The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.  Except as
provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived,
or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document
executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.  No
such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or
consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether
or not similar.  Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not
constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

 

15.Consent of Spouse/Domestic Partner.  If the Participant has a spouse or
domestic partner as of the date of this Agreement, the Participant’s spouse or
domestic partner shall execute a Consent of Spouse/Domestic Partner in the form
of Exhibit B hereto, effective as of the date hereof.  Such consent shall not be
deemed to confer or convey to the spouse or domestic partner any rights in the
Granted Shares that do not otherwise exist by operation of law or the agreement
of the parties.  If the Participant subsequent to the date hereof, marries,
remarries or establishes a domestic partner relationship, the Participant shall,
not later than 60 days thereafter, obtain his or her new spouse/domestic
partner’s acknowledgement of and consent to the existence and binding effect of
all restrictions contained in this Agreement by having such spouse/domestic
partner execute and deliver a Consent of Spouse/Domestic Partner in the form of
Exhibit B.

 

16.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

 

17.Data Privacy.  By entering into this Agreement, the Participant:  (i)
authorizes the Company, and any agent of the Company administering the Plan or
providing Plan record keeping services, to disclose to the Company such
information and data as the Company shall request in order to facilitate

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the grant of the Granted Shares and the administration of this Agreement and the
Plan; (ii) waives any data privacy rights he or she may have with respect to
such information; and (iii) authorizes the Company to store and transmit such
information in electronic form.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

 

 

 

IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[●]

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Election to Include Gross Income in Year

of Transfer Pursuant to Section 83(b)

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

 

In accordance with Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), the undersigned hereby elects to include in his or her
gross income as compensation for services the fair market value of the property
(described below) at the time of transfer.

 

The following sets forth the information required in accordance with the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder:

 

1.The name, address and social security number of the undersigned are:

 

Name:   [●]

 

Address: [●]

 

Social Security No.:  [●]

 

2.The description of the property with respect to which the election is being
made is as follows:

 

[●] ([●]) shares (the “Shares”) of Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share, of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”).

 

3.This election is made for the calendar year 2019, with respect to the transfer
of the property to the Taxpayer on [●] [●], 2019 (the “Grant Date”).

 

4.The property is subject to the following restrictions:  The Shares are subject
to forfeiture if the vesting conditions associated with the Shares have not been
satisfied due to the undersigned ceasing to be a member of the Company’s board
of directors prior to the applicable vesting date.

 

5.The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any
restrictions other than restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) of
the property with respect to which this election is being made was not more than
$[●] per Share.

 

6.A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Company.

 

Signed this ______ day of ________________, _____.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[●]

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

CONSENT OF SPOUSE/DOMESTIC PARTNER

 

I, ______________________________, spouse or domestic partner of [●], Ph.D.
acknowledge that I have read the RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT dated as of [●] [●],
2019 (the “Agreement”) to which this Consent is attached as Exhibit B and that I
know its contents.  Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.  I am aware that by its
provisions the Granted Shares granted to my spouse/domestic partner pursuant to
the Agreement are subject to a Lapsing Forfeiture Right and certain other
restrictions in favor of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and
that, accordingly, I may be required to forfeit to the Company any or all of the
Granted Shares of which I may become possessed as a result of a gift from my
spouse/domestic partner or a court decree and/or any property settlement in any
domestic litigation.

 

I hereby agree that my interest, if any, in the Granted Shares subject to the
Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and the Plan and further
understand and agree that any community property interest I may have in the
Granted Shares shall be similarly bound by the Agreement and the Plan.

 

I agree to the Lapsing Forfeiture Right and the other terms of the Agreement and
I hereby consent to the forfeiture of the Granted Shares to the Company by my
spouse/domestic partner or my spouse/domestic partner’s legal representative in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.  Further, as part of the
consideration for the Agreement, I agree that at my death, if I have not
disposed of any interest of mine in the Granted Shares by an outright bequest of
the Granted Shares to my spouse or domestic partner, then the Company shall have
the same rights against my legal representative to exercise its rights to the
Granted Shares with respect to any interest of mine in the Granted Shares as it
would have had pursuant to the Agreement if I had acquired the Granted Shares
pursuant to a court decree in domestic litigation.

 

I AM AWARE THAT THE LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND RELATED MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE
AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN ARE COMPLEX AND THAT I AM FREE TO SEEK INDEPENDENT
PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE OR COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THIS CONSENT.  I HAVE EITHER
SOUGHT SUCH GUIDANCE OR COUNSEL OR DETERMINED AFTER REVIEWING THE AGREEMENT AND
THE PLAN CAREFULLY THAT I WILL WAIVE SUCH RIGHT.

 

Dated as of the ____ day of ________, _____.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

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