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EXHIBIT 10.2
FORM OF STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT UNDER THE 2021 INDUCEMENT PLAN
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IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
2021 INDUCEMENT EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is entered into as of [                ] (the "Date of Grant"), by and  between Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, and [        ] (the "Participant"). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms (the "Plan").
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors (the "Committee"), through its own action or through the action of the full board of directors, has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the award provided for herein to the Participant on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the covenants of the parties contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, for themselves, their successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows:
1.Grant of Option.
(a)Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an option (the "Option") to purchase [                   ] shares of Common Stock (the "Option Shares") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan. The Option is a Nonqualifed Stock Option. The Option shall vest in accordance with Section 2. The Exercise Price shall be [              ] per Option Share.
(b)Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any interpretations, rules and regulations and additional terms adopted by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and to make any and all determinations under them, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiary in respect of any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has received a copy of the Plan and has had an opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.
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2.Vesting.  Except as may otherwise be provided herein, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 33% of the Option Shares on the one-year anniversary of Date of Grant (the “First Vesting Date”), and the remaining Option Shares shall vest on a pro rata basis as to 67% of Option Shares at the end of each quarter over the next 2 years, commencing with the first quarter following the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (each such date including the First Vesting Date, a “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates through the applicable Vesting Date. Any fractional Option Share resulting from the application of the vesting schedule shall be aggregated and the Option Share resulting from such aggregation shall vest on the final Vesting Date.
3.Termination of Employment.
(a)Generally. Except as otherwise provided herein, if the Participant's employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates terminates for any reason, the unvested portion of the Option shall be canceled immediately and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Option Shares subject to such unvested portion.
(b)Death or Disability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3, if the Participant's employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates terminates due to the Participant's death or Disability, any unvested portion of the Option shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination, which shall be the final Vesting Date.
(c)Termination Without Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3, if the Participant's employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates is terminated by the Company without Cause on or within 12 months after, the date of a Change in Control, any unvested portion of the Option shall become fully vested as of the date of termination, which shall be the final Vesting Date.
(d)The term "Retirement" shall mean, unless otherwise defined in a Superseding Agreement or in a Resolution, the termination of a Participant's employment with the Company or its Affiliates after the Participant has attained the age of 55 years and the Participant has stated at the time of resignation, in writing, his or her intention to leave the Company's industry or to leave the general workforce. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Retirement" shall not apply to any Participant whose employment is terminated with Cause. In the event that the Participant accepts full-time or part-time employment during the one-year period following the Participant's employment termination date, the Participant's termination will be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to have been a voluntary resignation, and not a termination upon Retirement.
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4.Expiration.
(a)In no event shall all or any portion of the Option be exercisable after the tenth annual anniversary of the Date of Grant (such ten-year period, the "Option Period"); provided, that if the Option Period would expire at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock is prohibited by the Company's securities trading policy (or Company-imposed "blackout period"), the Option Period shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition (but not to the extent that any such extension would otherwise violate Section 409A of the Code).
(b)If, prior to the end of the Option Period, the Participant's employment with, or engagement to provide services to, the Company and all Affiliates is terminated without Cause or by the Participant for any reason, then the Option shall expire on the earlier of the last day of the Option Period and the date that is 90 days after the date of such termination; provided, however, that if the Participant's employment or engagement to provide services to the Company and its Affiliates is terminated and the Participant is subsequently rehired or reengaged by the Company or any Affiliate within 90 days following such termination and prior to the expiration of the Option, the Participant shall not be considered to have undergone a termination of employment. In the event of a termination described in this subsection (b), the Option shall remain exercisable by the Participant until its expiration only to the extent that the Option was exercisable at the time of such termination.
(c)If (i) the Participant's employment with or engagement to provide services to, the Company is terminated prior to the end of the Option Period on account of the Participant's Disability, (ii) the Participant dies while still in the employ or engagement of the Company or an Affiliate, (iii) the Participant dies following a termination described in subsection (b) above but prior to the expiration of an Option, or (iv) the Participant's employment with, or engagement to provide services to, the Company is terminated prior to the end of the Option Period on account of his or her Retirement, the Option shall expire on the earlier of the last day of the Option Period and the date that is one (1) year after the date of death or termination on account of Disability of or Retirement by the Participant, as applicable. In such event, the Option shall remain exercisable by the Participant or Participant's beneficiary, as applicable, until its expiration only to the extent that the Option was exercisable by the Participant at the time of such event.
(d)If the Participant ceases employment with the Company or any Affiliates due to a termination for Cause, the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall be cancelled immediately and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Option Shares.
5.Method of Exercise and Form of Payment.
(a)No Option Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of the Option until the Participant has paid in full to the Company the Exercise Price and an amount equal to any U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld. The Option may be exercised by delivery of written or
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electronic notice of exercise to the Company or its designee (including a third-party-administrator) in accordance with the terms hereof. The Exercise Price and all applicable required withholding taxes shall be payable (i) in cash, check or cash equivalent; or (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit, including without limitation: (A) shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual delivery of such shares to the Company), provided that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest; (B) in other property having a Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price and all applicable required withholding taxes; or (C) if there is a public market for the shares of Common Stock at such time, by means of a broker-assisted "cashless exercise" pursuant to which the Company is delivered a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price and all applicable required withholding taxes. Any fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from the application of this Section 5 shall be settled in cash.
6.Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall not be deemed for any purpose to be the owner of any shares of Common Stock subject to this Option unless, until and to the extent that (i) this Option shall have been exercised pursuant to its terms, (ii) the Company shall have issued and delivered to the Participant the Option Shares and (iii) the Participant's name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record with respect to such Option Shares on the books of the Company. The Company shall cause the actions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the preceding sentence to occur promptly following settlement as contemplated by this Agreement, subject to compliance with applicable laws.
7.Compliance with Legal Requirements.
(a)Generally. The granting and exercising of the Option, and any other obligations of the Company under this Agreement, shall be subject to all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, all applicable non-U.S. laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required. The Participant agrees to take all steps that the Committee or the Company determines are reasonably necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of U.S. federal and state securities law and non-U.S. securities law in exercising the Participant's rights under this Agreement.
(b)Tax Withholding. Any exercise of the Option shall be subject to the Participant's satisfying any applicable U.S. federal, state and local tax withholding obligations and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations. The Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any amounts payable to the Participant in connection with the Option or otherwise the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Option, its exercise or any payment or transfer of the Option or under the Plan and to take any such other action as the Committee or the Company deem necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes (up
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to the maximum permissible withholding amounts), including the right to use a broker-assisted "cashless exercise" as described in Section 5(i)(C) hereof. The Participant may elect to satisfy, and the Company may require the Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the tax obligations by withholding shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be received upon exercise of the Option with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability. For exercises of the Option occurring during a blackout period under the Company's insider trading policy, the Company shall arrange for the sale of a number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the Participant to satisfy the applicable withholding obligations. Such shares of Common Stock shall be sold on behalf of the Participant through the Company's transfer agent on the facilities of any exchange on which the Common Stock is listed at the time of such sale.
8.Miscellaneous.
(a)Transferability. The Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered (a "Transfer") by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or as otherwise permitted under Section 14(b) of the Plan. Any attempted Transfer of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect.
(b)Waiver. Any right of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Committee. No waiver of any right hereunder by any party shall operate as a waiver of any other right, or as a waiver of the same right with respect to any subsequent occasion for its exercise, or as a waiver of any right to damages. No waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other breach or a waiver of the continuation of the same breach.
(c)Section 409A. The Option is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if any provision of the Plan or this Agreement contravenes Section 409A of the Code or could cause the Participant to incur any tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the Participant's consent, modify such provision to (i) comply with, or avoid being subject to, Section 409A of the Code, or to avoid the incurrence of taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code, and/or (ii) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the Participant of the applicable provision without materially increasing the cost to the Company or contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Section 8(c) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify the Plan or this Agreement and does not guarantee that the Option or the Option Shares will not be subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A.
(d)Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Plan, provided the Participant is still employed by or providing
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services to the Company on the date of a Change in Control, any unvested portion of the Option shall become fully vested as of the date of the Change in Control, which shall be the final Vesting Date.
(e)Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand delivered or if sent by fax, pdf/email or overnight courier, or by postage-paid first-class mail. Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received three business days after mailing but in no event later than the date of actual receipt. Notices shall be directed, if to the Participant, at the Participant's address indicated by the Company's records, or if to the Company, to the attention of the General Counsel at the Company's principal executive office.
(f)Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
(g)No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant any right to be retained, in any position, as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or any of its Affiliates or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or any of its Affiliates, which are hereby expressly reserved, to remove, terminate or discharge the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever.
(h)Fractional Shares. In lieu of issuing a fraction of a share of Common Stock resulting from any exercise of the Option or an adjustment of the Option pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan or otherwise, the Company shall be entitled to pay to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional share.
(i)Beneficiary. The Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation.
(j)Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and of the Participant and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Participant.
(k)Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede all prior communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, if the Participant is a party to an employment, consulting, change-in-control, severance or other applicable written agreement with the Company that modifies or supplements the terms of this Agreement (each, a "Superseding Agreement"), or is the subject of a resolution by the Committee or the board of directors of the Company evidencing the grant of an award that modifies or supplements the terms
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of this Agreement (a "Resolution"), such modified or supplemented terms shall control in the event of any conflict between such terms and the terms of this Agreement, provided that in the event that the Superseding Agreement or Resolution is silent on a matter addressed in this Agreement, then such silence is not a conflict. No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same be in writing and signed by the parties hereto, except for any changes permitted without consent under Section 11 or 13 of the Plan.
(1)Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof, or principles of conflicts of laws of any other jurisdiction that could cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(m)Dispute Resolution; Consent to Jurisdiction. All disputes between or among any Persons arising out of or in any way connected with the Plan, this Agreement or the Option shall be solely and finally settled by the Committee, acting in good faith, the determination of which shall be final. Any matters not covered by the preceding sentence shall be solely and finally settled in accordance with the Plan, and the Participant and the Company consent to the personal jurisdiction of the United States federal and state courts sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, as the exclusive jurisdiction with respect to matters arising out of or related to the enforcement of the Committee's determinations and resolution of matters, if any, related to the Plan or this Agreement not required to be resolved by the Committee. Each such Person hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the last known address of such Person, such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing.
(n)Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory). Each party hereto (A) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (B) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this section.
(o)Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction, and shall not constitute a part, of this Agreement.
(p)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including via electronic signature or acceptance, facsimile, or electronic image scan (pdf)), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together shall
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constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
(q)Electronic Delivery. By accepting this Agreement, the Participant consents to the electronic delivery of prospectuses, annual reports and other information required to be delivered by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules (which consent may be revoked in writing by the Participant at any time upon three business days' notice to the Company, in which case subsequent prospectuses, annual reports and other information will be delivered in hard copy to the Participant).
(r)Electronic Participation in Plan. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on­line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Company and the Participant as of the day first written above.
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​EXHIBIT 10.3
FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT 
AGREEMENT UNDER THE 2021 INDUCEMENT PLAN
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IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
STOCK UNIT NOTICE
UNDER THE
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
2021 INDUCEMENT EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
Name of 
Grantee:
This Notice evidences the award of Restricted Stock Units (each, an "RSU," and collectively, the "RSUs") of lovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), that have been granted to you pursuant to the lovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), and conditioned upon your agreement to the terms of the attached Stock Unit Agreement (the "Agreement"). This Notice constitutes part of and is subject to the terms and provisions of the Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of the Company Stock and represents the Company's commitment to issue one share of Company Stock at a future date, subject to the terms of the Agreement and the Plan. The RSUs are credited to a separate account maintained for you on the books and records of the Company (the "Account"). All amounts credited to the Account will continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of the Company.
Grant Date:
Number of RSUs:
Vesting Schedule: All of the RSUs are nonvested and forfeitable as of the Grant Date. So long as your employment is continuous from the Grant Date through the applicable date upon which vesting is scheduled to occur:
Except as may otherwise be provided herein, the RSUs mentioned in the Plan shall vest and become exercisable as to 33% of the RSUs on the last day of the 12th month after the Date of Grant (the “First Vesting Date”), and the remaining RSUs shall vest on a pro rata basis as to 67% of RSUs at the end of each quarter over the next 2 years, commencing with the first quarter following the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (each such date including the First Vesting Date, a “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates through the applicable Vesting Date. Any fractional RSUs resulting from the application of the vesting schedule shall be aggregated and the RSUs resulting from such aggregation shall vest on the final Vesting Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective upon a Change in Control, the RSUs that are unvested as of the date of termination will immediately become 100% exercisable.
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I acknowledge that I have carefully read the Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan. I agree to be bound by all of the provisions set forth in those documents. I also consent to electronic delivery of all notices or other information with respect to the RSUs or the Company.
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IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
2021 INDUCEMENT EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
1.Terminology. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Glossary at the end of this Agreement.
2.Vesting. All of the RSUs are nonvested and forfeitable as of the Grant Date. So long as your employment is continuous from the Grant Date through the applicable date upon which vesting is scheduled to occur, the RSUs will become vested and nonforfeitable in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice. Except for the circumstances, if any, described in the Notice, none of the RSUs will become vested and nonforfeitable after your employment ceases.
3.Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise provided in the Notice, if your employment with the Company ceases for any reason, all RSUs that are not then vested and nonforfeitable will be forfeited to the Company immediately and automatically upon such cessation without payment of any consideration therefor and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such RSUs or the underlying shares of Company Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your employment with the Company is terminated due to death or Disability, any unvested portion of the RSUs shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination.
4.Restrictions on Transfer. Neither this Agreement nor any of the RSUs may be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and the RSUs shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. All rights with respect to this Agreement and the RSUs shall be exercisable during your lifetime only by you or your guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the RSUs may be transferred upon your death by last will and testament or under the laws of descent and distribution.
5.Settlement of RSUs.
(a)Manner of Settlement. You are not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if required) as a condition to settlement of the RSUs. The Company will issue to you, in settlement of your RSUs and subject to the provisions of Section 6 below, the number of whole shares of Company Stock that equals the number of whole RSUs that become vested, and such vested RSUs will terminate and cease to be outstanding upon such issuance of the shares. Upon issuance of such shares, the Company will determine the form of delivery (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares) and may deliver such shares on your behalf electronically to the Company's designated stock plan administrator or such other broker-dealer as the Company may choose at its sole discretion, within reason.
(b)Timing of Settlement. Your RSUs will be settled by the Company, via the issuance of Company Stock as described herein, on the date that the RSUs become vested and nonforfeitable. However, if a scheduled issuance date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, such issuance date shall instead fall on the next following day that the principal executive offices of the Company are open for business. In all cases, the issuance and delivery of shares under this Agreement is intended to comply with Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(4) and shall be construed and administered in such a manner.
6.Tax Withholding. On or before the time you receive a distribution of the shares subject to your RSUs, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize any required withholding from the Company Stock issuable to you and/or otherwise agree to make adequate provision in cash for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate which arise in connection
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with your RSUs (the "Withholding Taxes"). Additionally, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy all or any portion of the Withholding Taxes obligation relating to your RSUs by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) withholding from any compensation otherwise payable to you by the Company; (ii) causing you to tender a cash payment; (iii) permitting you to enter into a "same day sale" commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a "FINRA Dealer") whereby you irrevocably elect to sell a portion of the shares to be delivered under the Agreement to satisfy the Withholding Taxes and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the Withholding Taxes directly to the Company; or (iv) withholding shares of Company Stock from the shares of Company Stock issued or otherwise issuable to you in connection with the RSUs with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Company Stock are issued to you pursuant to Section 5) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Company Stock so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company's required tax withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income. Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Company Stock. In the event the Company's obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to you of Company Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Company Stock to you that the amount of the Company's withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.
7.Adjustments for Corporate Transactions and Other Events.
(a)Stock Dividend, Stock Split and Reverse Stock Split. Upon a stock dividend of, or stock split or reverse stock split or other event described in Section 4(d) of the Plan affecting, the Company Stock, the number of outstanding RSUs shall, without further action of the Administrator, be adjusted to reflect such event; provided, however, that any fractional RSUs resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated. Adjustments under this paragraph will be made by the Administrator, whose determination as to what adjustments, if any, will be made and the extent thereof will be final, binding and conclusive.
(b)Merger, Consolidation and Other Events. If the Company shall be the surviving or resulting corporation in any merger or consolidation and the Company Stock shall be converted into other securities, the RSUs shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Company Stock subject to the RSUs would have been entitled. If the stockholders of the Company receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial liquidation or pursuant to any merger of the Company or acquisition of its assets, securities of another entity or other property (including cash), then the rights of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company's successor, and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other property (including cash) to which a holder of the number of shares of Company Stock subject to the RSUs would have been entitled, in the same manner and to the same extent as the RSUs.
8.Non-Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall alter your at-will or other employment status with the Company, nor be construed as a contract of employment between the Company and you, or as a contractual right of you to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of time, or as a limitation of the right of the Company to discharge you at any time with or without cause or notice and whether or not such discharge results in the forfeiture of any nonvested and forfeitable RSUs or any other adverse effect on your interests under the Plan.
9.Rights as Stockholder. You shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any shares of Company Stock that may be issued in settlement of the RSUs until such shares of Company Stock have been issued to you.
10.The Company's Rights. The existence of the RSUs shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations,
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reorganizations, or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Company Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
11.Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. The issuance of shares of Company Stock upon settlement of the RSUs shall be subject to and in compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state, or foreign law with respect to such securities. No shares of Company Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state, or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Company Stock may then be listed. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any shares subject to the RSUs shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the settlement of the RSUs, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation, and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
12.Notices. All notices and other communications made or given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company, or in the case of notices delivered to the Company by you, addressed to the Administrator, care of the Company for the attention of its Secretary at its principal executive office or, in either case, if the receiving party consents in advance, transmitted and received via telecopy or via such other electronic transmission mechanism as may be available to the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this award of RSUs by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan or accept this award of RSUs by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the relevant Notice and the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the RSUs granted hereunder. Any oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, written inducements, or other communications made prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to the RSUs granted hereunder shall be void and ineffective for all purposes.
14.Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified in any manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the RSUs as determined in the discretion of the Administrator, except as provided in the Plan or in a written document signed by each of the parties hereto.
15.Recoupment Policy. You agree that, subject to the requirements of applicable law, if you breach any restrictive covenant agreement between you and the Company or you otherwise engage in activities that constitute Cause either while employed by the Company or within two years thereafter, the RSU shall terminate, and the Company may rescind any delivery of shares upon vesting or settlement, as applicable on such terms as the Committee shall determine, including the right to require that in the event of any such rescission, (a) you shall return to the Company the shares received upon settlement of the RSU or, (b) if you no longer owns the shares, you shall pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the shares (or, in the event you transfer the shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of the breach of any restrictive covenant agreement or activity constituting Cause). You agree that payment shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Committee and you shall be entitled to set off against the amount
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of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to you by the Company. In addition, you agree that the RSU shall be subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment policies, share trading policies and other policies that may be implemented by the Board from time to time.
409A Savings Clause. This Agreement and the RSUs granted hereunder are intended to either fit within the "short-term deferral" exemption from Section 409A of the Code as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined that the RSUs fail to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral rule and are otherwise deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and if you are a "Specified Employee" (within the meaning set forth Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), then the issuance of any shares that would otherwise be made upon the date of the separation from service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date(s) and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the separation from service, but if and only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code. Each installment of shares that vests is intended to constitute a "separate payment" for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).
16.No Obligation to Minimize Taxes. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences to you of this award of RSUs and shall not be liable to you for any adverse tax consequences to you arising in connection with this award. You are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, financial and/or legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of this award and by signing the Notice, you have agreed that you have done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so.
17.Conformity with Plan. This Agreement is intended to conform in all respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement or any matters as to which this Agreement is silent, the Plan shall govern. A copy of the Plan is available upon request to the Administrator.
18.No Funding. This Agreement constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to issue shares of Company Stock in the future in accordance with its terms. You have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Company as a result of receiving the grant of RSUs.
19.Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of the RSUs subject to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company's employee benefit plans.
20.Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement, and of any determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to this Agreement, and the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest under this Agreement, shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its provisions concerning the applicability of laws of other jurisdictions. As a condition of this Agreement, you agree that you will not bring any action arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement in any court other than a federal or state court in the districts which include Delaware, and you hereby agree and submit to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court located in the district which includes Delaware or any state court in the district which includes Delaware. You further agree that you will not deny or attempt to defeat such personal jurisdiction or object to venue by motion or other request for leave from any such court.
21.Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which shall arise under, or as a result of, or pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement shall be determined by the Administrator in good
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faith in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion, and any such determination or any other determination by the Administrator under or pursuant to this Agreement and any interpretation by the Administrator of the terms of this Agreement, will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby. You agree that before you may bring any legal action arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement you will first exhaust your administrative remedies before the Administrator. You further agree that in the event that the Administrator does not resolve any dispute or disagreement arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement to your satisfaction, no legal action may be commenced or maintained relating to this Agreement more than twenty-four (24) months after the Administrator's decision.
22.Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
23.Electronic Delivery of Documents. By your signing the Notice, you (i) consent to the electronic delivery of this Agreement, all information with respect to the Plan and the RSUs, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company's stockholders; (ii) acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to you by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing; (iii) further acknowledge that you may revoke your consent to the electronic delivery of documents at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent by telephone, postal service or electronic mail; and (iv) further acknowledge that you understand that you are not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents.
24.No Future Entitlement. By your signing the Notice, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) the grant of a restricted stock unit award is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of restricted stock units, or compensation in lieu of restricted stock units, even if restricted stock units have been granted repeatedly in the past; (ii) all determinations with respect to any such future grants and the terms thereof will be at the sole discretion of the Committee; (iii) the value of the restricted stock units is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any; (iv) the value of the restricted stock units is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments or similar payments, or bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits; (v) the vesting of the restricted stock units ceases upon termination of service with the Company or transfer of employment from the Company, or other cessation of eligibility for any reason, except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in this Agreement; (vi) the Company does not guarantee any future value of the restricted stock units; and (vii) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises if the restricted stock units decrease or do not increase in value and you irrevocably release the Company from any such claim that does arise.
25.Personal Data. For purposes of the implementation, administration and management of the restricted stock units or the effectuation of any acquisition, equity or debt financing, joint venture, merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, business combination, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale of stock, sale of material assets or other similar corporate transaction involving the Company (a "Corporate Transaction"), you consent, by execution of the Notice, to the collection, receipt, use, retention and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data by and among the Company and its third party vendors or any potential party to a potential Corporate Transaction. You understand that personal data (including but not limited to, name, home address, telephone number, employee number, employment status, social security number, tax identification number, date of birth, nationality, job and payroll location, data for tax withholding purposes and shares awarded, cancelled, vested and unvested) may be transferred to third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the restricted stock units or the effectuation of a Corporate Transaction and you expressly authorize such transfer as well as the retention, use, and the subsequent transfer of the data by the recipient(s). You understand that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient's country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the restricted stock units or effect a Corporate Transaction. You understand that you may, at any time, request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the personal data, view data, request additional information about the storage and processing of data, require any
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necessary amendments to data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Company's Secretary. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to accept a restricted stock unit award.
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GLOSSARY
(a)"Administrator" means the Committee as defined in the Plan.
(b)"Agreement' means this document, as amended from time to time, together with the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)"Cause" has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
(d)"Change in Control" shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
(e)"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.
(f)"Company Stock" shall mean common stock of the Company.
(g)"Company' means lovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., and shall include all its successors except where the context otherwise requires. For purposes of determining whether a Change in Control has occurred, Company shall mean only lovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
(h)"Fair Market Value" has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
(i)"Grant Date" means the effective date of a grant of RSUs made to you as set forth in the relevant Notice.
(j)"Notice" means the statement, letter or other written notification provided to you by the Company setting forth the terms of a grant of RSUs made to you.
(k)"Plan" means the lovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, as in effect from time to time.
(I)"RSIJ' means the Company's commitment to issue one share of Company Stock at a future date, subject to the terms of the Agreement and the Plan.
(m)"You" or "Your" means the recipient of the RSUs as reflected on the applicable Notice. Whenever the word "you" or "your" is used in any provision of this Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed, as determined by the Administrator, to apply to the estate, personal representative, or beneficiary to whom the RSUs may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, the words "you" and "your" shall be deemed to include such person.
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