Exhibit
10.8


 


VOLTA
INC.


 


2021
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


 


1.
General; Purpose.


 


(a)
Purpose. The Plan provides a means by which Eligible Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers of either the Company or a Designated
Company may be given an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Plan permits the Company to grant a series of Purchase Rights
to Eligible Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to, and seeks to assist its Related
Corporations or Affiliates to, retain the services of Eligible Employees and Eligible Service Providers and provide incentives for such
persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Related Corporations and Affiliates.


 


(b)
Qualified and Non-Qualified Offerings Permitted. The Plan includes two components: a 423 Component and a Non-423 Component.
The Company intends (but makes no undertaking or representation to maintain) the 423 Component to qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. The provisions of the 423 Component, accordingly, will be construed in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of
Section 423 of the Code, including without limitation, to extend and limit Plan participation in a uniform and non-discriminating
basis. In addition, this Plan authorizes grants of Purchase Rights under the Non-423 Component that do not meet the requirements
of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or determined by the Board, the Non-423 Component will
operate and be administered in the same manner as the 423 Component. In addition, the Company may make separate Offerings which
vary in terms (provided that such terms are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, except with respect to a Non-423 Component,
the terms of which may vary from the requirements of the Plan that relate to qualification as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan), and the
Company will designate which Designated Company is participating in each separate Offering and if any Eligible Service Providers will
be eligible to participate in a separate Offering. Eligible Employees will be able to participate in the 423 Component or Non-423 Component
of the Plan. Eligible Service Providers will only be able to participate in the Non-423 Component of the Plan.


 


2.
Administration.


 


(a)
The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided
in Section 2(c).


 


(b)
The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan and in accordance with Applicable
Laws:


 


(i)
To determine how and when Purchase Rights will be granted and the provisions of each Offering (which need not be identical).


 


(ii)
To designate from time to time which Related Corporations will be eligible to participate in the Plan as Designated 423 Corporations
or as Designated Non-423 Corporations, which Affiliates will be eligible to participate in the Plan as Designated Non-423 Corporations,
and which Designated Companies will participate in each separate Offering (to the extent that the Company makes separate Offerings).


 






     


     


    

 


(iii)
To designate from time to time which persons will be eligible to participate in the Non-423 Component of the Plan as Eligible Service
Providers and which Eligible Service Providers will participate in each separate Offering (to the extent that the Company makes separate
Offerings).


 


(iv)
To construe and interpret the Plan and Purchase Rights, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration.
The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent
it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.


 


(v)
To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Purchase Rights granted under the Plan.


 


(vi)
To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.


 


(vii)
To amend the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.


 


(viii)
Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as it deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company, its Related Corporations, and Affiliates and to carry out the intent that the 423 Component be treated as an Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.


 


(ix)
To adopt such rules, procedures and sub-plans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan as are necessary or appropriate
under Applicable Laws to permit or facilitate participation in the Plan by Employees or Eligible Service Providers who are non-U.S. nationals
or employed or providing services or located or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States. Without limiting
the generality of, but consistent with, the foregoing, the Board specifically is authorized to adopt rules, procedures, and sub-plans,
which, for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be beyond the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, without limitation,
eligibility to participate in the Plan, handling and making of Contributions, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold Contributions,
payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements,
withholding procedures and handling of share issuances, any of which may vary according to Applicable Laws.


 


(c)
The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration is delegated to
a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board
that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee
is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however,
to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and Applicable Laws, as may be adopted from time to time by the
Board. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the
Board some or all of the powers previously delegated. Whether or not the Board has delegated administration of the Plan to a Committee,
the Board will have the final power to determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan.


 






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(d)
All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and
will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.


 


3.
Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.


 


(a)
Number of Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan will not exceed 3,715,944 shares of Common Stock.


 


(b)
Share Recycling. If any Purchase Right granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of
Common Stock not purchased under such Purchase Right will again become available for issuance under the Plan.


 


(c)
Source of Shares. The stock purchasable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including
shares repurchased by the Company on the open market.


 


4.
Grant of Purchase Rights; Offering.


 


(a)
Offerings. The Board may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees and/or Eligible
Service Providers under an Offering (consisting of one or more Purchase Periods) on an Offering Date or Offering Dates selected by the
Board. Each Offering will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate, and, with respect
to the 423 Component, will comply with the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Employees granted Purchase
Rights will have the same rights and privileges. The terms and conditions of an Offering will be incorporated by reference into the Plan
and treated as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offerings need not be identical, but each Offering will include (through
incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference in the Offering Document or otherwise) the period during which the Offering
will be effective, which period will not exceed twenty seven (27) months beginning with the Offering Date, and the substance of the provisions
contained in Sections 5 through 8, inclusive.


 


(b)
More than One Purchase Right. If a Participant has more than one Purchase Right outstanding under the Plan, unless he or she otherwise
indicates in forms delivered to the Company: (i) each form will apply to all of his or her Purchase Rights under the Plan, and (ii) a
Purchase Right with a lower exercise price (or an earlier-granted Purchase Right, if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise
prices) will be exercised to the fullest possible extent before a Purchase Right with a higher exercise price (or a later-granted Purchase
Right if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised.


 


(c)
Restart Provision Permitted. The Board will have the discretion to structure an Offering so that if the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the first Trading Day of a new Purchase Period within that Offering is less than or equal to the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for that Offering, then (i) that Offering will terminate immediately as of
that first Trading Day, and (ii) the Participants in such terminated Offering will be automatically enrolled in a new Offering beginning
on the first Trading Day of such new Offering.


 






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5.
Eligibility.


 


(a)
General. Purchase Rights may be granted only to Employees of the Company or, as the Board may designate in accordance with Section 2(b),
to Employees of a Related Corporation or, solely with respect to the Non-423 Component, Employees of an Affiliate or Eligible Service
Providers.


 


(b)
Grant of Purchase Rights in Ongoing Offering. The Board may provide that Employees will not be eligible to be granted Purchase
Rights under the Plan if, on the Offering Date, the Employee (i) has not completed at least two (2) years of service since
the Employee’s last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (ii) customarily
works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion),
(iii) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined
by the Board in its discretion), (iv) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code,
or (v) has not satisfied such other criteria as the Board may determine consistent with Section 423 of the Code. Unless otherwise
determined by the Board for any Offering, an Employee will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless, on the Offering Date,
the Employee has completed at least three (3) months of service since the Employee’s last hire date and customarily works
more than twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months per calendar year.


 


(c)
5% Stockholders Excluded. No Employee will be eligible for the grant of any Purchase Rights if, immediately after any such Purchase
Rights are granted, such Employee owns stock possessing five (5) percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of
all classes of stock of the Company or of any Related Corporation. For purposes of this Section 5(c), the rules of Section 424(d)
of the Code will apply in determining the stock ownership of any Employee, and stock which such Employee may purchase under all outstanding
Purchase Rights and options will be treated as stock owned by such Employee.


 


(d)
$25,000 Limit. As specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, an Eligible Employee may be granted Purchase Rights only if
such Purchase Rights, together with any other rights granted under all Employee Stock Purchase Plans of the Company and any Related Corporations,
do not permit such Eligible Employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Related Corporation to accrue at a rate which,
when aggregated, exceeds U.S. $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted, and which,
with respect to the Plan, will be determined as of their respective Offering Dates) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding
at any time.


 


(e)
Service Requirement. An Eligible Service Provider will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless the Eligible Service
Provider is providing bonafide services to the Company or a Designated Company on the applicable Offering Date.


 


(f)
Non-423 Component Offerings. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein except for Section 5(e) above, the Board may
establish additional eligibility requirements, or fewer eligibility requirements, for Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers with
respect to Offerings made under the Non-423 Component even if such requirements are not consistent with Section 423 of the
Code.


 






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6.
Purchase Rights; Purchase Price.


 


(a)
Grant and Maximum Contribution Rate. On each Offering Date, each Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider, pursuant to an
Offering made under the Plan, will be granted a Purchase Right to purchase up to that number of shares of Common Stock (rounded down
to the nearest whole share) purchasable either with a percentage or with a maximum dollar amount of such Employee’s earnings (as
defined by the Board in each Offering and consistent with Section 423(b)(5) of the Code, as applicable), as designated by the Board;
provided however, that in the case of Eligible Employees, such percentage or maximum dollar amount will in either case not exceed 15%
of such Employee’s earnings during the period that begins on the Offering Date (or such later date as the Board determines for
a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date will be no later than the end of the Offering, unless
otherwise provided for in an Offering.


 


(b)
Purchase Dates. The Board will establish one or more Purchase Dates during an Offering on which Purchase Rights granted for that
Offering will be exercised and shares of Common Stock will be purchased in accordance with such Offering.


 


(c)
Other Purchase Limitations. In connection with each Offering made under the Plan, the Board may specify (i) a maximum number
of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering, (ii) a maximum aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering, and (iii) a maximum aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants on any Purchase Date under the Offering. If the aggregate
purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate
number, then, in the absence of any Board action otherwise, a pro rata (based on each Participant’s accumulated Contributions)
allocation of the shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) available will be made in as nearly a uniform manner
as will be practicable and equitable.


 


(d)
Purchase Price. The purchase price of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Purchase Rights will be not less than the lesser
of:


 


(i)
an amount equal to 85%1 of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Offering Date; or


 


(ii)
an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date.


 


7.
Participation; Withdrawal; Termination.


 


(a)
Enrollment. An Eligible Employee may elect to authorize payroll deductions as the means of making Contributions by completing
and delivering to the Company, within the time specified by the Company, an enrollment form provided by the Company or any third party
designated by the Company (each, a “Company Designee”). The enrollment form will specify the amount of Contributions
not to exceed the maximum amount specified by the Board. Each Participant’s Contributions will be credited to a bookkeeping account
for such Participant under the Plan and will be deposited with the general funds of the Company except where Applicable Laws require
that Contributions be deposited with a Company Designee or otherwise be segregated.


 


 


 






		1	Note
                                            to Draft: Subject to further discussion with respect to discount amount and holding period
                                            requirements. Plan document sets forth maximum discount. Can address discount amount applicable
                                            to an Offering and any holding period for shares acquired in an Offering in the Offering
                                            Document. The Offering Document will be subject to the approval of the post-closing CC, so
                                            it will be up to CC to decide the ultimate terms of the Offering. We just want to provide
                                            for flexibility under the plan terms for now.



 






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(b)
Contributions. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may begin Contributions with the first payroll or payment date occurring
on or after the Offering Date (or, in the case of a payroll date or payment date that occurs after the end of the prior Offering but
before the Offering Date of the next new Offering, Contributions from such payroll or payment will be included in the new Offering) or
on such other date as set forth in the Offering. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may thereafter reduce (including to zero)
or increase his or her Contributions. If required under Applicable Laws or if specifically provided in the Offering, in addition to or
instead of making Contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make Contributions through a payment by cash, check, or wire
transfer prior to a Purchase Date, in a manner directed by the Company or a Company Designee.


 


(c)
Withdrawals. During an Offering, a Participant may cease making Contributions and withdraw from the Offering by delivering to
the Company or a Company Designee a withdrawal form provided by the Company. The Company may impose a deadline before a Purchase Date
for withdrawing. On such withdrawal, such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will immediately terminate and the Company
will distribute as soon as practicable to such Participant all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions without interest (except
as required by Applicable Law) and such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will then terminate. A Participant’s
withdrawal from that Offering will have no effect on his or her eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan, but
such Participant will be required to deliver a new enrollment form to participate in subsequent Offerings.


 


(d)
Termination of Eligibility. Purchase Rights granted pursuant to any Offering under the Plan will terminate immediately if the
Participant either (i) is no longer an Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider for any reason or for no reason, or (ii) is
otherwise no longer eligible to participate. The Company shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer
actively providing services and the date of the termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan. As soon as practicable,
the Company will distribute to such individual all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions without interest (except as required
by Applicable Law).


 


(e)
Leave of Absence. For purposes of this Section 7, an Employee will not be deemed to have terminated employment or failed
to remain in the continuous employ of the Company or of a Designated Company in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other
leave of absence approved by the Company; provided that such leave is for a period of not more than three (3) months or reemployment
upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. The Company will have sole discretion to determine whether a
Participant has terminated employment and the effective date on which the Participant terminated employment, regardless of any notice
period or garden leave required under Applicable Laws.


 


(f)
Employment Transfers. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a Participant whose employment transfers or whose employment terminates
with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by or between the Company and a Designated Company or between Designated Companies
will not be treated as having terminated employment for purposes of participating in the Plan or an Offering; however, if a Participant
transfers from an Offering under the 423 Component to an Offering under the Non-423 Component, the exercise of the Participant’s
Purchase Right will be qualified under the 423 Component only to the extent such exercise complies with Section 423 of the
Code. If a Participant transfers from an Offering under the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the exercise
of the Purchase Right will remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component. In the event that a Participant’s Purchase Right
is terminated under the Plan, the Company will distribute as soon as practicable to such individual all of his or her accumulated but
unused Contributions without interest (except as required by Applicable Law).


 






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(g)
No Transfers of Purchase Rights. During a Participant’s lifetime, Purchase Rights will be exercisable only by such Participant.
Purchase Rights are not transferable by a Participant, except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, if permitted by the
Company, by a beneficiary designation as described in Section 10.


 


(h)
No Interest. Unless otherwise specified in the Offering or required by Applicable Law, the Company will have no obligation to
pay interest on Contributions.


 


8.
Exercise of Purchase Rights.


 


(a)
On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated Contributions will be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock (rounded
down to the nearest whole share), up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted by the Plan and the applicable Offering,
at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares will be issued unless specifically provided for in the Offering.


 


(b)
Unless otherwise provided in the Offering, if any amount of accumulated Contributions remains in a Participant’s account after
the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date in an Offering, then such remaining amount will roll over to the next
Offering.


 


(c)
No Purchase Rights may be exercised to any extent unless the shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise under the Plan are
covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the Plan is in material compliance with all Applicable
Laws. If on a Purchase Date the shares of Common Stock are not so registered or the Plan is not in such compliance, no Purchase Rights
will be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date will be delayed until the shares of Common Stock are subject to such an
effective registration statement and the Plan is in material compliance, except that the Purchase Date will in no event be more than
three (3) months from the original Purchase Date and in no event will the Purchase Date be after such date that would exceed the
amount of time permitted by Section 423 of the Code. If, on the Purchase Date, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the shares
of Common Stock are not registered and the Plan is not in material compliance with all Applicable Laws, as determined by the Company
in its sole discretion, no Purchase Rights will be exercised and all accumulated but unused Contributions will be distributed as soon
as practicable to the Participants without interest (except as required by Applicable Law).


 


9.
Covenants of the Company. The Company will seek
to obtain from each U.S. federal or state, non-U.S. or other regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority
as may be required to issue and sell shares of Common Stock under any applicable Offering unless the Company determines, in its sole
discretion, that doing so would cause the Company to incur costs that are unreasonable. If, after commercially reasonable efforts, the
Company is unable to obtain the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock
pursuant to any Offering under the Plan, and at a commercially reasonable cost, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure
to issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any such Offering.


 






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10. Designation
of Beneficiary.


 


(a)
The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit a Participant to submit a form designating a beneficiary who will receive any shares
of Common Stock or Contributions from the Participant’s account under the Plan if the Participant dies before such shares or Contributions
are delivered to the Participant. The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit the Participant to change such designation of beneficiary.
Any such designation or change must be on a form approved by the Company or as approved by the Company for use by a Company Designee.


 


(b)
If a Participant dies, in the absence of a valid beneficiary designation, the Company will deliver any shares of Common Stock and Contributions
(without interest, except as required by Applicable Law) to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant. If no executor
or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver such shares of
Common Stock and Contributions (without interest, except as required by Applicable Law) to the Participant’s spouse, dependents
or relatives, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.


 


11. Capitalization
Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Corporate Transactions.


 


(a)
Capitalization Adjustment. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust:
(i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and
number of securities subject to, and the purchase price applicable to, outstanding Offerings and Purchase Rights, and (iii) the
class(es) and number of securities that are the subject of the purchase limits under each ongoing Offering. The Board will make these
adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding, and conclusive.


 


(b)
Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board will shorten any Offering then
in progress by setting a New Purchase Date prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board will notify
each Participant in writing, prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s Purchase Rights has been
changed to the New Purchase Date and that such Purchase Rights will be automatically exercised on the New Purchase Date, unless prior
to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering as provided in Section 7.


 


(c)
Corporate Transaction. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then: (i) any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation
(or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue outstanding Purchase Rights or may substitute
similar rights (including a right to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the Corporate Transaction) for outstanding
Purchase Rights, or (ii) if any surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such Purchase
Rights or does not substitute similar rights for such Purchase Rights, then the Participants’ accumulated Contributions will be
used to purchase shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) prior to the Corporate Transaction under the outstanding
Purchase Rights (with such actual date to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion), and the Purchase Rights will terminate
immediately after such purchase. The Board will notify each Participant in writing, prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase
Date for the Participant’s Purchase Rights has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that such Purchase Rights will be automatically
exercised on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering as provided in Section 7.


 






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(d)
Spin-Off. In the event of a spin-off or similar transaction involving the Company, the Board may take actions deemed necessary
or appropriate in connection with an ongoing Offering and subject to compliance with Applicable Laws (including the assumption of Purchase
Rights under an ongoing Offering by the spun-off company, or shortening an Offering and scheduling a new Purchase Date prior to the closing
of such transaction). In the absence of any such action by the Board, a Participant in an ongoing Offering whose employer ceases to qualify
as a Related Corporation as of the closing of a spin-off or similar transaction will be treated in the same manner as if the Participant
had terminated employment (as provided in Section 7(d)).


 


12. Amendment,
Termination or Suspension of the Plan.


 


(a)
Plan Amendment. The Board may amend the Plan at any time in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable. However, except
as provided in Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment of
the Plan for which stockholder approval is required by Applicable Laws, including but not limited to any amendment that either (i) increases
the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (ii) expands the class of individuals eligible to become
Participants and receive Purchase Rights, (iii) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or reduces
the price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan, (iv) extends the term of the Plan, or (v) expands
the types of awards available for issuance under the Plan, but in each of (i) through (v) above only to the extent stockholder approval
is required by Applicable Laws.


 


(b)
Suspension or Termination. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Purchase Rights may be granted under the
Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.


 


(c)
No Impairment of Rights. Any benefits, privileges, entitlements, and obligations under any outstanding Purchase Rights granted
before an amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan will not be materially impaired by any such amendment, suspension, or termination
except (i) with the consent of the person to whom such Purchase Rights were granted, (ii) as necessary to comply with any laws,
listing requirements, or governmental regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 423 of the Code and
the regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plans) including without limitation
any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (iii) as
necessary to obtain or maintain any special tax, listing, or regulatory treatment. To be clear, the Board may amend outstanding Purchase
Rights without a Participant’s consent if such amendment is necessary to ensure that the Purchase Right or the 423 Component
complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.


 


(d)
Corrections and Administrative Procedures. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board will be entitled to:
(i) permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for mistakes in the Company’s
processing of properly completed Contribution elections; (ii) establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting
and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond
with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Contributions; (iii) amend any outstanding Purchase Rights or clarify any ambiguities
regarding the terms of any Offering to enable the Purchase Rights to qualify under and/or comply with Section 423 of the Code; and
(iv) establish other limitations or procedures as the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with
the Plan. The actions of the Board pursuant to this paragraph will not be considered to alter or impair any Purchase Rights granted under
an Offering as they are part of the initial terms of each Offering and the Purchase Rights granted under each Offering.


 






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13. Tax
Matters.


 


(a)
Section 409A of the Code. Purchase Rights granted under the 423 Component are intended to be exempt from the application
of Section 409A of the Code under U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(ii). Purchase Rights granted under the Non-423 Component
to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exception
and any ambiguities will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Subject to Section 13(b) below, Purchase Rights
granted to U.S. taxpayers under the Non-423 Component will be subject to such terms and conditions that will permit such Purchase
Rights to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral exception available under Section 409A of the Code, including the
requirement that the shares subject to a Purchase Right be delivered within the short-term deferral period. Subject to Section 13(b)
below, in the case of a Participant who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent the Board determines
that a Purchase Right or the exercise, payment, settlement, or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Purchase
Right will be granted, exercised, paid, settled, or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including
U.S. 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 adoption of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will have no liability
to a Participant or any other party if the Purchase Right that is intended to be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the
Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Board with respect thereto.


 


(b)
No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify a Purchase Right for special tax treatment
under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States, or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under
Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain special
or to avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 13(a) above. The
Company will be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Participants under the
Plan.


 


14. Tax
Withholding. The Participant will make adequate provision to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations of, and/or
contributions required to be remitted by, the Company and/or the applicable Designated Company related to Participant’s
Tax-Related Items which arise with respect to Participant’s participation in the Plan or upon the disposition of the shares of
Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company and/or the Designated Company may, but will not be obligated to, (i)
withhold from the Participant’s compensation or any other payments due to the Participant the amount necessary to meet such
withholding obligations and/or required contributions, (ii) withhold a sufficient whole number of shares of Common Stock issued upon
exercise of a Purchase Right having an aggregate value sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligations and/or required
contributions, (iii) withhold from the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock, either through a voluntary sale or a
mandatory sale arranged by the Company, the amount necessary to meet any such withholding obligations and/or required contributions,
or (iv) employ any other method that the Company and/or the Designated Company deems appropriate to satisfy any such withholding
obligations and/or required contributions. The Company and/or the Designated Company will have the right to take such other action
as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or a Designated Company to satisfy any such withholding obligations and/or
required contributions, or reporting obligations related to such Tax-Related Items. The Company shall not be required to issue any
shares of Common Stock under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.


 






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15. Effective
Date of Plan. The Plan will become effective on the Effective Date. No Purchase Rights will be exercised unless and until the
Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval must be within twelve (12) months before or after the
date the Plan is adopted (or, if required under Section 12(a) above, amended) by the Board.


 


16. Miscellaneous
Provisions.


 


(a)
Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Purchase Rights will constitute general funds of the Company.


 


(b)
A Participant will not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, shares of Common Stock
subject to Purchase Rights unless and until the Participant’s shares of Common Stock acquired on exercise of Purchase Rights are
recorded in the books of the Company (or its transfer agent).


 


(c)
The Plan and any Offering do not constitute an employment or service contract. Nothing in the Plan or in any Offering will in any way
alter the at-will nature of a Participant’s employment, if applicable, or be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation
on the part of any Participant to continue his or her employment or service relationship with the Company, a Related Corporation, or
an Affiliate, or on the part of the Company, a Related Corporation, or an Affiliate to continue the employment or service of a Participant.


 


(d)
The provisions of the Plan will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that state’s conflicts of laws
rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from the Plan or any Offering, the parties hereby
submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Delaware and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only
in the courts of Delaware or the federal courts of the United States located in Delaware and no other courts.


 


(e)
If any particular provision of the Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such provision will not affect the other provisions
of the Plan, but the Plan will be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.


 


(f)
If any provision of the Plan does not comply with Applicable Laws, such provision will be construed in such a manner as to comply with
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17. Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:


 


(a)
“423 Component” means the part of the Plan, which excludes the Non-423 Component, pursuant to which
Purchase Rights that satisfy the requirements for an Employee Stock Purchase Plan may be granted to Eligible Employees.


 


(b)
“Affiliate” means any entity, other than a Related Corporation, that, directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.


 


(c)
“Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited
to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system
on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where
Purchase Rights are, or will be, granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services to the Company or any Related Corporation
or Affiliate, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.


 


(d)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.


 


(e)
“Capitalization Adjustment” means, with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any
outstanding Purchase Right, a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, consolidation, recapitalization (including
a recapitalization through a large nonrecurring cash dividend) or reclassification of the Common Stock, subdivision of the Common Stock,
a rights offering, a reorganization, merger, spin-off, split-up, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company
or other significant corporate transaction, or other change affecting the Common Stock occurs.


 


(f)
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance
thereunder.


 


(g)
“Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board to whom authority has been delegated by the
Board in accordance with Section 2(c).


 


(h)
“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company.


 


(i)
“Company” means Volta Inc., a Delaware corporation.


 


(j)
“Contributions” means the payroll deductions or other payments specifically provided for in the Offering that
a Participant contributes to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right. A Participant may make additional payments into his or her account
if specifically provided for in the Offering, and then only if the Participant has not already contributed the maximum permitted amount
of payroll deductions and other payments during the Offering.


 


(k)
“Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions,
of any one or more of the following events:


 


(i)
a transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;


 






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(ii)
a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation,
entity or person; or


 


(iii)
the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock.


 


(l)
“Designated 423 Corporation” means any Related Corporation selected by the Board as participating in the 423 Component.


 


(m)
“Designated Company” means any Designated Non-423 Corporation or Designated 423 Corporation, provided, however,
that at any given time, a Related Corporation participating in the 423 Component will not be a Related Corporation participating
in the Non-423 Component.


 


(n)
“Designated Non-423 Corporation” means any Related Corporation or Affiliate selected by the Board as participating
in the Non-423 Component.


 


(o)
“Director” means a member of the Board.


 


(p)
“Effective Date” means August 26, 2021.


 


(q)
“Eligible Employee” means an Employee who meets the requirements for eligibility to participate in any Offering
in the 423 Component as set forth in the document(s) governing the Offering, provided that such Employee also meets the requirements
for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.


 


(r)
“Eligible Service Provider” means a natural person other than an Employee or Director who (i) is designated
by the Committee to be an “Eligible Service Provider,” (ii) provides bonafide services to the Company and is not a U.S.
taxpayer or provides bonafide services to a Designated Non-423 Corporation, and (iii) meets the requirements set forth in the
document(s) governing the Offering for eligibility to participate in the Offering, provided that such person also meets the requirements
for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.


 


(s)
“Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is treated as an employee in the records
of the Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will
not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.


 


(t)
“Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means a plan that grants Purchase Rights intended to be options issued under
an “employee stock purchase plan,” as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.


 


(u)
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.


 


(v)
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:


 






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(i)
If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, its Fair Market Value will be the closing
sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination,
as reported in such source as the Board deems reliable;


 


(ii)
If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
will be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in such source as
the Board deems reliable; or


 


(iii)
In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Board in
compliance with Applicable Laws and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A of the Code.


 


(w)
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.


 


(x)
“New Purchase Date” means a new Purchase Date set by shortening any Offering then in progress.


 


(y)
“Non-423 Component” means the part of the Plan, which excludes the 423 Component, pursuant to which
Purchase Rights that are not intended to satisfy the requirements for an Employee Stock Purchase Plan may be granted to Eligible Employees
and Eligible Service Providers.


 


(z)
“Offering” means the grant to Eligible Employees or Eligible Service Providers of Purchase Rights, with the
exercise of those Purchase Rights automatically occurring at the end of one or more Purchase Periods during the Offering. The terms and
conditions of an Offering will generally be set forth in the “Offering Document” approved by the Board for
that Offering.


 


(aa)
“Offering Date” means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.


 


(bb)
“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.


 


(cc)
“Participant” means an Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider who holds an outstanding Purchase Right.


 


(dd)
“Plan” means this Volta Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the 423 Component and the
Non-423 Component, as amended from time to time.


 


(ee)
“Purchase Date” means one or more dates during an Offering selected by the Board on which Purchase Rights will
be exercised and on which purchases of shares of Common Stock will be carried out in accordance with such Offering.


 


(ff)
“Purchase Period” means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering
Date or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or more Purchase
Periods.


 






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(gg)
“Purchase Right” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.


 


(hh)
 “Related Corporation” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of
the Company whether now or subsequently established, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the
Code.


 


(ii)
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


 


(jj)
“Tax-Related Items” means any income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit tax, payment on account
or other tax-related items arising in relation to a Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to a Participant.


 


(kk)
“Trading Day” means any day on which the exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed is open
for trading.


 


 


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