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Exhibit 10.1

 

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
UNDER THE SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 
2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN


Name of Grantee: 

No. of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units:  

Grant Date: 


            Pursuant to the Sage Therapeutics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended through the date hereof (the “Plan”), Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants an award of the number of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”) listed above (an “Award”) to the Grantee named above. Each PSU shall relate to one share of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Stock”) of the Company. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.


            1.       Restrictions on Transfer of Award. This Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by the Grantee, and any shares of Stock issuable with respect to the Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until (i) the PSUs have vested as provided in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement and (ii) shares of Stock have been issued to the Grantee in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.


            2.       Vesting of PSUs. The restrictions and conditions of Paragraph 1 of this Agreement shall lapse, and this Award will fully vest on the date (the “Vesting Date”) on which the Company achieves the following: [____________________]1 (the “Milestone”); provided, however, that the Grantee remains an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Award will terminate automatically on [________] if the Milestone has not been achieved or, if earlier, upon the Grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason prior to the Vesting Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, partially vest the Award if the Milestone is not fully achieved by [________] but significant value was achieved by such date and partial credit is warranted.

	
	 





	
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 Vesting to be conditioned upon achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and/or commercial milestones as established by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. 




 



 


            3.       Termination of Employment. If the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason (including death or disability) prior to the satisfaction of the vesting conditions set forth in Paragraph 2 above, any PSUs that have not vested as of such date shall automatically and without notice terminate and be forfeited, and neither the Grantee nor any of his or her successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives will thereafter have any further rights or interests in such unvested PSUs.


            4.       Issuance of Shares of Stock. As soon as practicable following the Vesting Date (but in no event later than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which the Vesting Date occurs), the Company shall issue to the Grantee the number of shares of Stock equal to the aggregate number of PSUs that have vested pursuant to Paragraph 2 of this Agreement on such date, less the amount withheld under Section 6, and the Grantee shall thereafter have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such shares.


            5.       Incorporation of Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.


            6.       Tax Withholding. The minimum tax withholding obligation arising from vesting of the PSUs will be satisfied through withholding by the Company from shares of Stock to be issued to the Grantee a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding amount due.


            7.       Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner that all provisions relating to the settlement of the Award are exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code as “short-term deferrals” as described in Section 409A of the Code.


            8.       No Obligation to Continue Employment. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this Agreement to continue the Grantee in employment and neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Grantee at any time.


            9.       Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Award and supersedes all prior agreements and discussions between the parties concerning such subject matter.


           10.      Data Privacy Consent. In order to administer the Plan and this Agreement and to implement or structure future equity grants, the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and certain agents thereof (together, the “Relevant Companies”) may process any and all personal or 

 



 

professional data, including but not limited to Social Security or other identification number, home address and telephone number, date of birth and other information that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or this Agreement (the “Relevant Information”). By entering into this Agreement, the Grantee (i) authorizes the Company to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information; (ii) waives any privacy rights the Grantee may have with respect to the Relevant Information; (iii) authorizes the Relevant Companies to store and transmit such information in electronic form; and (iv) authorizes the transfer of the Relevant Information to any jurisdiction in which the Relevant Companies consider appropriate. The Grantee shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information. Relevant Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law.


            11.       Notices. Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Grantee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.

SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC.


By: 


Title:


The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. Electronic acceptance of this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s instructions to the Grantee (including through an online acceptance process) is acceptable.


 Dated:                                                                                                                   

                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Grantee’s Signature

Grantee’s name and address: