FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN



 Exhibit 4.6 
 GRANT NO.                 
 LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION 
 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT 
 Lifevantage Corporation, a Colorado corporation, (the “Company”), hereby awards a Restricted Stock Grant (the “Restricted Stock”) to the Participant named below. The terms and
conditions of the Restricted Stock Grant are set forth in this cover sheet and the attached Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) and in the 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 

Date of Award: 
 Name of Participant:

 Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Awarded: 
  

			
	 Amount Paid by Participant for the Shares of Restricted Stock Awarded:
	  	$            
	 Aggregate Fair Market Value of Restricted Stock on Date of Award:        
	  	$            

 Vesting Calculation Date:
                    , [YEAR] 

Vesting Schedule: [TAILOR BELOW VESTING AS DESIRED AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ACCELERATED VESTING WILL BE PROVIDED IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES]

 Subject to all the terms of the Agreement and your continued Service to the Company (or its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate), you will become
incrementally vested as to 25% of the total number of Shares of Restricted Stock awarded (rounded down to the nearest whole number), as shown above on the cover sheet, on each of the first four anniversaries of the Vesting Calculation Date. In all
cases, the resulting aggregate number of vested Shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. No Shares subject to this Award will vest after your continuous Service has terminated for any reason. In the event that your continuous Service
ceases prior to the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Calculation Date, you will forfeit to the Company without consideration all of the unvested Shares subject to this Award. 
 By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Restricted Stock Grant Agreement and in the Plan and the Plan’s prospectus. You specifically
acknowledge that you have carefully read the section entitled “Code Section 83(b) Election” and the attachment entitled “Section 83(b) Elections” and you further acknowledge that you are solely responsible for filing any
Code Section 83(b) election, and that such election must be filed within thirty (30) days after the Date of Award in order to be effective. You are also acknowledging receipt of this Agreement and a copy of the Plan and the Plan’s
prospectus. 
  

							
	Company:	  	 	  	 	  	Participant:
				
	By:	  	  
	  		  	  

	Its:	  	  
	  		  	

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 LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION 

2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT 
  

					
	1.	  	The Plan and Other Agreements	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by this reference. You and the Company agree to execute such further
instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan.

 
 This Agreement, the attached Exhibits and the Plan constitute the entire
understanding between you and the Company regarding this Award of Restricted Stock. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Award are superseded.

			
	2.	  	Award of Restricted Stock	  	The Company awards you the number of shares of Restricted Stock shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement. The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Plan. This Award is not intended to constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation under section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted accordingly. You will also be required, as a condition of this Award, to enter into any Shareholders
Agreement or other agreements that are applicable to shareholders.
			
	3.	  	Vesting	  	This Award will vest according to the Vesting Schedule on the attached cover sheet.
			
	4.	  	Escrow	  	 The certificate(s) for the Restricted Stock shall be deposited in escrow with the Secretary of the Company (or his/her designee) to
be held in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. Each deposited certificate shall be accompanied by a duly executed Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The deposited certificates shall
remain in escrow until such time as the certificates are to be released or otherwise surrendered for cancellation as discussed below. Upon delivery of the certificates to the Company, you shall be issued an instrument of deposit acknowledging the
number of Shares of Restricted Stock delivered in escrow to the Secretary of the Company.
  
 All regular cash dividends, if any, on the Restricted Stock shall be paid directly to you and shall not be held in escrow.
  

The Restricted Stock held in escrow hereunder shall be subject to the following terms and conditions relating to their release from escrow or their
surrender to the Company, provided, however, that the minimum number of Shares released to you in any individual release of Share certificates must be at least twenty-five (25) Shares (unless the release represents your final release of Share
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		  		  	 •   When your interest in the Restricted Stock vests, the certificates for such vested Restricted Stock shall
be released from escrow and delivered to you, at your request. Upon termination of your continuous Service for any reason prior to vesting and in which no vesting is provided upon such termination, any unvested Restricted Stock subject to this
Agreement shall be immediately surrendered to the Company.

			
	5.	  	No Assignment	  	The Shares subject to this Award shall not be sold, hypothecated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether
voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Award will immediately become invalid. However, this shall not preclude a transfer of vested Shares by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
In addition, pursuant to Company procedures, you may designate a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding vested Shares in the event of your death. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to
recognize your spouse’s interest in your Award in any other way.
			
	6.	  	Code Section 83(b) Election	  	You represent and warrant that you understand the Federal, state and local income tax consequences of the granting of this Restricted Stock. Under Section 83 of the Code, the Fair
Market Value of the Restricted Stock on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock lapse will be reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose, “forfeiture restrictions” include surrender to the
Company of unvested Restricted Stock as described above. You may voluntarily elect to be taxed at the time the Restricted Stock is acquired to the extent that the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Stock exceeds the amount of consideration paid by
you (if any) for such Restricted Stock at that time rather than when such Restricted Stock ceases to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions, by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty
(30) days after the Date of Award. A form for making this election is attached as Exhibit B hereto. Failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by you as the forfeiture
restrictions lapse. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF.
MOREOVER, YOU ARE RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE A CODE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.
			
	7.	  	Leaves of Absence	  	For purposes of this Award, your continuous Service does not terminate when you go on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by the Company in writing, if the terms of the
leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by applicable law. Your continuous Service terminates in any event when the approved leave


  
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	 	  	 	  	 ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
  

The Company determines which leaves count for this purpose (along with determining the effect of a leave
of absence on vesting of the Award), and when
your continuous Service terminates for all purposes under
the Plan.

			
	8.	  	Voting and
Other Rights	  	Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, you shall have all the rights and privileges of a
shareholder of the Company while the Restricted Stock is held in escrow,
including the right to vote and to
receive dividends (if any). However, any dividends received on Shares that are unvested (whether such
dividends are in the form of cash or Shares) may be subject to the same vesting conditions and
restrictions
as the Restricted Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends were paid.
			
	9.	  	Adjustments	  	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Company stock, the number of outstanding Shares of Restricted Stock covered by this Award may be
adjusted (and rounded down to the nearest whole number) pursuant to the Plan.
			
	10.	  	Merger or Other Reorganization	  	Pursuant to Section 12(a) of the Plan, your Award shall be subject to the terms of the agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such
corporate activity.
			
	11.	  	Restrictions on Issuance	  	The Company will not issue any Restricted Stock or Shares if the issuance of such Restricted Stock or Shares at that time would violate any law or regulation.
			
	12.	  	Taxes and Withholding	  	 You will be solely responsible for payment of any and all applicable taxes associated with this Award.

The delivery to you of any Shares will not be permitted unless and until you have satisfied any withholding or other taxes that may be due.

 
 Any such tax withholding obligations may be settled by the Company withholding and
retaining a portion of the Shares from the Shares that would otherwise be deliverable to you as of the vesting date and/or by Shares which have already been owned by you for more than six (6) months and which are surrendered to the Company. Such
withheld or surrendered Shares will be applied to pay the withholding obligation by using the aggregate fair market value of the withheld or surrendered Shares as of the date of vesting. If Shares are withheld, then you will be delivered the
net amount of vested Shares after the Share withholding has been effected and you will not receive the withheld Shares.

			
	13.	  	Restrictions on Resale	  	By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell (or transfer or assign) any Shares acquired under this Award at a time when applicable laws, regulations or Company or
underwriter trading policies or agreements prohibit the sale or issuance of Shares. The Company shall have the right to designate one or more periods of time, each of which shall not exceed one


  
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		  		  	 hundred eighty (180) days in length, during which any Shares acquired under this Award shall not be sold, if the Company
determines (in its sole discretion) that such limitation on sale could in any way facilitate a lessening of any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws with respect to any issuance of securities by the
Company, facilitate the registration or qualification of any securities by the Company under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or facilitate the perfection of any exemption from the registration or qualification requirements of the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws for the issuance or transfer of any securities.
  
 If the sale of Shares acquired under this Award is not registered under the Securities Act, but an exemption is available which requires an investment representation or other representation and warranty,
you shall represent and agree that the Shares being acquired are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations and warranties as are deemed necessary or appropriate
by the Company and its counsel.

			
	14.	  	Retention Rights	  	 Your Award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company (or any Parent or any Subsidiaries or
Affiliates) in any capacity. The Company (or any Parent and any Subsidiaries or Affiliates) reserves the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason.
  

This Award and the Shares subject to the Award are not intended to constitute or replace any pension rights or compensation and are not to be considered
compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of your normal or expected compensation, and in no way represent any portion of your salary, compensation or other remuneration for any purpose, including but not limited to, calculating any
severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

			
	15.	  	Legends	  	 All certificates representing the Common Stock issued under this Award may, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following
legend and any other legend the Company determines appropriate:
  
 “THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OPTIONS TO PURCHASE SUCH SHARES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST. A COPY OF SUCH
AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.”



  
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	16.	  	Applicable Law	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Colorado without reference to the conflicts of law provisions thereof and any action relating to
this Agreement must be brought in state or federal courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah.
			
	17.	  	Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries	  	This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and you and any respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement
shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company and you and any respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that this Agreement shall survive the settlement or termination of
the Award.
			
	18.	  	Voluntary Participant	  	You acknowledge that you are voluntarily participating in the Plan.
			
	19.	  	No Rights to Future Awards	  	Your rights, if any, in respect of or in connection with this Award or any other Awards are derived solely from the discretionary decision of the Company to permit you to
participate in the Plan and to benefit from a discretionary future Award. By accepting this Award, you expressly acknowledge that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to continue the Plan and/or grant any additional Awards to you or
benefits in lieu of Award or any other Awards even if Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past. All decisions with respect to future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.
			
	20.	  	No Advice Regarding Grant	  	The Company has not provided any tax, legal or financial advice, nor has the Company made any recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan, or your acquisition or
sale of the underlying Shares. You are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
			
	21.	  	No Right to Damages	  	You will have no right to bring a claim or to receive damages if any portion of the Award is cancelled or expires unexercised. The loss of existing or potential profit in the
Award will not constitute an element of damages in the event of the termination of your continuous Service for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or a Parent or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate to
you.
			
	22.	  	Data Privacy	  	You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the
Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, name, home address and
telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares
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		  		  	cancelled, purchased, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). You
understand that the Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere and that the recipient country may have
different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Company. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and
transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data, as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom
you may elect to deposit any Shares acquired under the Plan. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage participation in the Plan. You understand that you may view your Data, request
additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting the Committee in writing. You understand that
refusing or withdrawing consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan.
			
	23.	  	Other
Information	  	You agree to receive shareholder information, including copies of any annual report, proxy statement and
periodic report, from the Company’s website at
www.lifevantage.com, if the Company wishes to provide
such information through its website. You acknowledge that copies of the Plan, Plan prospectus, Plan
information and stockholder information are also available upon written or telephonic
request to the
Committee and/or the Board.
			
	24.	  	Nondisclosure of Confidential Information	  	You acknowledge that the businesses of the Company is highly competitive and that the Company’s strategies, methods, books, records, and documents, technical information
concerning its products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning former, present or prospective customers and business
affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special, and unique assets which the Company uses in its business to obtain a competitive advantage over competitors. You further acknowledge that
protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company in maintaining its competitive position. You acknowledge that by reason of your duties to and
association with the Company, you have had and will have access to and have and will become informed of confidential business information which is a competitive asset of the Company. You hereby agree that you will not, at any time during or after
employment, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of the Company, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out


  
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		  		  	 of services responsibilities. You shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to safeguard confidential business information and
protect it against disclosure, misappropriation, misuse, loss and theft. Confidential business information shall not include information in the public domain (but only if the same becomes part of the public domain through a means other than a
disclosure prohibited hereunder). The above notwithstanding, a disclosure shall not be unauthorized if (i) it is required by law or by a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) it is in connection with any judicial, arbitration, dispute resolution
or other legal proceeding in which your legal rights and obligations as a service provider or under this Agreement are at issue; provided, however, that you shall, to the extent practicable and lawful in any such events, give prior notice to the
Company of your intent to disclose any such confidential business information in such context so as to allow the Company an opportunity (which you will not oppose) to obtain such protective orders or similar relief with respect thereto as may be
deemed appropriate. Any information not specifically related to the Company would not be considered confidential to the Company.
  

The Company will be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement and to exercise all other rights to which it may be entitled. You agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that the Company may in its sole discretion apply
to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.

			
	25.	  	Further Assistance	  	You agree to provide assistance reasonably requested by the Company in connection with actions taken by you while providing services to the Company, including but not limited to
assistance in connection with any lawsuits or other claims against the Company arising from events during the period in which you rendered service to the Company.
			
	26.	  	Notice	  	All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication under this
Agreement shall be deemed duly given if (and then two business days after) it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient at the address set forth below the
recipient’s signature to this Agreement. Either party to this Agreement may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication under this Agreement to the intended recipient at such address using any other means (including personal
delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the
intended recipient. Either party to this Agreement may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other party notice in the manner


  
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		  		  	set forth in this section.

   
  

In consideration of the Company granting you this Restricted Stock, please acknowledge your agreement to fully comply with all of
the terms and conditions described above and in the Plan and Plan prospectus by signing this Agreement in the space provided in the cover sheet and returning it promptly to: 

LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION 
 Attention: Corporate Secretary 
 9815 S. MONROE STREET, SUITE 100 

SANDY, UTAH 84070 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to
that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement dated as of [            ], the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
[            ] shares of the Common Stock of Lifevantage Corporation, a Colorado corporation, standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of said corporation represented by
certificate No.             , herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint             attorney-in-fact to
transfer the said stock on the books of the said corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

					
	Dated: [Month] [Day], 20    	 		 	
		 		 	  

		 		 	


  
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 EXHIBIT B 
 ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF 
 THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

 The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the
property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder: 
  

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

	
                        
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                          

	Social Security No. :	 	  
	  	

  

	2.	Description of property with respect to which the election is being made: 

             shares of common stock of Lifevantage Corporation] (the “Company”). 

 

	3.	The date on which the property was transferred is             , [YEAR].


  

	4.	The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year [YEAR]. 


 

	5.	Nature of restrictions to which the property is subject: 

 The shares of stock are subject to the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the undersigned and the Company. The shares of stock are subject to forfeiture
under the terms of the Agreement, including, but not limited to, the forfeiture, without consideration, of any unvested shares of Company stock subject to the Agreement in the event that the undersigned’s continuous “service” (as
defined in the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan) ceases prior to the shares of stock subject to the Agreement becoming fully vested. 
  

	6.	The Fair Market Value of the property at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any lapse restriction) was
$            per share, [for a total of $            .] 


 

	7.	The amount paid by taxpayer for the property was $            . 


 

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

  

			
	Dated:                     ,
[YEAR].	 	 
	 	 	  

	 	 	[Taxpayer’s Name]

  

  
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 SECTION 83(B) ELECTIONS 

This memorandum briefly describes certain aspects of Internal Revenue Code section 83 and section 83(b) elections as they exist under
current law. A form of election is attached. The effect of making the election is that it permits the employee or consultant to include in his or her gross income, in his or her taxable year in which unvested shares are transferred, the excess, if
any, of (i) the Fair Market Value of such shares at the time of transfer (determined without regard to restrictions other than those which will never lapse), over (ii) the amount (if any) paid for such shares. 

By making the section 83(b) election, subsequent appreciation in the value of the shares generally will be taxed as a capital gain,
rather than as compensation. Also, appreciation that occurs after the transfer but prior to vesting will not be taxed until the shares are sold. Finally, such subsequent appreciation may be deferred if transfer occurs in a tax-free reorganization or
may go untaxed altogether if a stepped-up basis results from transfer by reason of death. However, if the shares are forfeited the employees or consultants who made the election can only deduct a loss to the extent the amount received (if any) on
forfeiture is less than the amount paid (if any) for such shares. Thus, such employees or consultants are precluded from recovering the tax paid with respect to any reported compensation income. Moreover, any loss recognized will generally be a
capital loss which can only offset capital gains plus $3,000 of ordinary income ($1,500 in the case of married individuals filing a separate return). 
 In the absence of an election, the employee or consultant who receives unvested shares does not recognize any income until such shares vest. In the taxable year in which any shares vest such employee or
consultant will recognize compensation income equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Fair Market Value of the vested shares on the vesting date, over (ii) the amount (if any) paid for such shares. If the shares are forfeited the employee
or consultant will recognize ordinary loss to the extent the amount received on forfeiture is less than the amount paid for such shares. 
 The election must be made not later than 30 days after the date of transfer of the shares to the employee or consultant. The election is to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center with which the
employee or consultant files his or her return. In general, the election is irrevocable. 
 Each filing should be made by
certified mail with the sender’s receipt postmarked at the time of mailing to establish proof of filing. Also, one copy of the election should be filed with the company. Finally, one copy of the election must be submitted with the
employee’s federal income tax returns for the taxable year in which the shares are transferred. Although the election must be made within 30 days of the date of transfer of the shares, the tax, if any, arising out of the election need not be
paid until the employee or consultant files his or her tax return for the tax year of transfer (subject to the withholding rules discussed below). 
 The company should be entitled to a tax deduction for federal income tax purposes equal to the amount, if any, included in the gross income of the employees or consultants receiving the shares. Any
deduction is allowed for the taxable year of the company in which or with which ends the taxable year in which the amount was included in the gross income of the employee or consultant. 

  
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 While it may be desirable from a tax standpoint for employees and consultants to make an
83(b) election at the time unvested shares are acquired, the matter should be reviewed by each employee or consultant with his or her tax adviser. 
 The foregoing is intended only as a general summary of the tax consequences of section 83(b) elections. 

  
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