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Exhibit 4.12
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS AB
ESOP 2021
UNITED STATES SUB-PLAN
1.PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS
The purpose of the ESOP 2021 United States Sub-Plan (the “Sub-Plan”) is to establish certain rules and limitations applicable to Options granted under the T&C’s to Employees and Consultants who are or are expected to become United States residents or otherwise subject to the federal tax laws of the United States (“US Co-workers”). The T&C’s and this Sub-Plan are complementary to each other and shall, with respect to Options granted to US Co-Workers, be read and deemed as one.  In the event of any contradiction, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions of this Sub-Plan and the T&C’s, the provisions of this Sub-Plan shall prevail with respect to Options granted to US Co-Workers.
For purposes of the Sub-Plan, the following initially capitalized words and phrases will be defined as set forth below, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.  Any capitalized terms not defined below will have the meanings given to them as forth in the T&C’s.
(a)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.
(b)“Company” means Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ), reg. no 556659-9766.
(c)“Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or Subsidiary to render bona fide services to such entity, provided the services (i) are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (ii) do not directly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, in each case, within the meaning of Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act, and provided further, that a Consultant will include only those persons to whom the issuance of Shares may be registered under Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(d)“Employee” means a person who is engaged by the Company or Subsidiary of the Company as an employee.
(e)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(f)“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:
(i)If the Company's Shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm or any other established stock exchange or a national market system, the Fair Market Value shall be the volume weighted average price of the Company’s Shares on Nasdaq Stockholm (or such other exchange
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or quotation system on which the Shares are then listed) for the ten (10) trading days preceding the date of determination, as reported in such source as the Board of Directors deems reliable;
(ii)In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors in a manner as set forth in Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(g)“Incentive Stock Option” means any Option granted that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(h)“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(i)“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(j)“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter exist­ing, as defined in Code Section 424(f).
(k)“T&C’s” means the terms and conditions of the ESOP 2021.
2.SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a)Shares Subject to the Sub-Plan.  No more than 1,500,000 Shares shall be available for Options granted under the Sub-Plan. For avoidance of doubt, Shares may be issued under either the T&C’s or the Sub-Plan, but the aggregate number of Shares issued under both shall not exceed 1,500,000 Shares.
3.ELIGIBILITY
(a)Employees and Consultants are eligible to be granted Options under the Sub-Plan.
4.OPTIONS
(a)General.  Any Option granted under the Sub-Plan will be in such form as the Board of Directors may at the time of such grant approve. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Sub-Plan and all Options granted to US Co-workers under the Sub-Plan will be classified as Non-Qualified Stock Options.
The Grant Notice and Agreement evidencing any Option will incorporate the following terms and conditions and will contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the T&C’s, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion:
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(b)Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price per Share purchasable under any Option granted under the Sub-Plan will be determined by the Board of Directors and will not be less than 1151% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant.
(c)Option Term.  Notwithstanding anything in the T&C’s to the contrary, no Option granted under the Sub-Plan will be exercisable more than one (1) year following the date on which such Option becomes exercisable consistent with the T&C’s.
(d)Exercisability.  Options will vest and be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Board of Directors as permitted by the T&C’s.
(e)Tax Withholding.  The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a US Employee to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by such methods as the Board of Directors shall determine, including, without limitation, (i) paying cash, (ii) selling a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the US Co-worker through such means as the Board of Directors may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (iii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Board of Directors agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Employee with respect to the Option on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined or such greater amount as the Board of Directors may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion. The fair market value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.
(f)Option Adjustments.  Any adjustments to the number of Shares subject to an Option and the applicable exercise price that are prescribed by Section 8 of the T&C’s shall be done only to the extent permitted by, and in a manner that complies with, Section 409A of the Code.
5.AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION
(a)The Board of Directors may amend, alter or discontinue this Sub-Plan at any time, provided that the Company will obtain shareholder approval of any amendment necessary and desirable to comply with applicable laws.
6.GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a)The Board of Directors may require each US Co-worker to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the US Co-worker is acquiring securities of the Company for

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investment purposes and without a view to distribution thereof and as to such other matters as the Board of Directors believes are appropriate.
(b)Shares shall not be issued hereunder unless, in the judgment of counsel for the Company, the issuance complies with the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are then listed or quoted, the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws.
(c)All Shares or other securities delivered under the Sub-Plan will be subject to such share-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Board of Directors may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed and any applicable laws, and the Board of Directors may cause a legend or legends to apply to any such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(d)No Option or any right with respect thereto shall be assignable, transferable, or given as collateral to any third party whatsoever by operation of law or otherwise, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the US Co-worker, all of such US Co-worker’s rights to purchase Shares upon the exercise of any Option shall be exercisable only by the US Co-worker.
7.EFFECTIVE DATE
(a)The T&C’s has become effective on June 14, 2021 and this Sub-Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board of Directors.
8.TERM OF T&C’S
(a)The Sub-Plan will continue in effect until the earlier of: (i) its termination in accordance with Section 5, (ii) all Shares available for issuance in respect of Options under the T&C’s have been granted, vested and exercised (if applicable), or (iii) the lapse of ten years from the date that the T&C’s is adopted by the Board of Directors.
9.INVALID PROVISIONS
(a)In the event that any provision of this Sub-Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed as rendering any other provisions contained herein as invalid or unenforceable, and all such other provisions will be given full force and effect to the same extent as though the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained herein.

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Exhibit4.11

Power of Attorney

 

I, the undersigned, Chang Liu, a P.R.C. citizen, the Identity Card Number: [***], holds a registered capital of RMB 990,000 (“Equity Interest”) of Beijing Qili Technology Co., Ltd. (“Company”).

 

Subject to the laws and regulations of PRC, I hereby irrevocably authorize Guangzhou Qixiang Technology Co., Ltd. (“WFOE”) to exercise the following rights concerning the abovementioned Equity Interests within the effective term of this Power of Attorney:

 

I exclusively authorize WFOE, its designated representative(s) (“Trustee”) or the director(s) of WFOE's offshore holding company, 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. or its successor(s) (including any liquidator replacing the director of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.) to exercise my rights on behalf of myself according to the Trustee’s own will, which include but not limited to:

 

	
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Proposing the shareholders’ meeting or the board meeting according to Articles of Association of the Company, participating in the shareholders’ meeting and the board meeting of the Company, and executing relevant resolutions, and submitting such documents to registration authority for approval/filing; 

	
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Exercising all the rights of shareholder of the Company on shareholders’ meetings according to relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Association of the Company, including but not limited to the right to nominate, the right to vote and the right to appoint;

	
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Representing me to submit documents which shall be submitted by the shareholder of Company to relevant competent governmental authorities;

	
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Exercising the right of dividend, the right to sell, transfer or assign, pledge or dispose all or part of Equity Interests owned by me, the right of distribution of residual properties after the liquidation of the Company provided under the laws and Articles of Association of the Company;

	
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Constituting the liquidation group and exercising the authorities of liquidation group during the liquidation in the event of liquidation or dissolution, including but not limited to the management of Company’s assets; and

	
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Review the resolutions of shareholders’ meeting and the resolutions of the board meeting of the Company, recording the financial statements and report of the Company;

	
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Any other rights of us as a shareholder of the Company.

 

Without any limitation to this Power of Attorney, Trustee shall have the authority to execute and perform the Equity Transfer Agreement provided in the Exclusive Option Agreement and its amended and restated versions from time to time, to which I am the party on behalf of me within the scope of authorization and to execute and perform the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and Exclusive Option Agreement to which I am a party and any amended and restated versions of them . 

 

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Within the effective term of this Power of Attorney and subject to the laws and regulations of PRC, I covenant to deliver the dividends, bonus, and any other property distributed from the Company to WFOE or any third party designated by WFOE as soon as possible within three (3) days after receipt of such dividends, bonus or any other property.

 

During the term that I am a shareholder of the Company, this Power of Attorney shall be irrevocable and continuously effective from the date of execution of this Power of Attorney, regardless of the change of proportions of Equity Interests owned by me. When and only when WFOE sends a written notice to me concerning the substitution of the Trustee, shall I immediately designate another Trustee designated by WFOE to exercise the rights under this Power of Attorney. Once the new authorization has been made, the new authorization shall supersede the original one and our consent to the new authorization is not required. I shall not revoke the delegation and authorization it made to Trustee except for abovementioned event. During the effective term of this Power of Attorney, I hereby waive all of the rights which have been authorized to Trustee through this Power of Attorney and shall not exercise such rights.

 

I hereby undertake and guarantee that the authorization under this Power of Attorney will not result in any actual or potential conflict of interest between me and WFOE and/or its offshore holding company. If there is a potential conflict of interest between me and WFOE and/or its offshore holding company, on the premise of not violating the relevant provisions of PRC laws, I will give priority to protect and not harm the interests of WFOE or its offshore holding company.

 

I hereby acknowledge any legal consequences caused by Trustee’s exercise of the authorities and agree to bear any liabilities thereof. I hereby confirm that in any case Trustee shall not be required to bear any liabilities or make any economic compensation for exercise of such authorities. Moreover, I agree to compensate for any damage suffered or probably suffered by WFOE due to designating Trustee to exercise authorities and keep WFOE harmless, including but not limited to any loss due to litigations, recoveries, arbitrations, claims for compensation or any other loss caused by inspect and punishment conducted by governmental authorities.

 

I will provide Trustee with sufficient assistance on the exercise of the abovementioned authorities, and cause the Company to provide sufficient assistance, including timely executing the shareholders’ decision or other legal documents provided by Trustee when necessary (for instance, documents required to be submitted with relevant governmental authorities for approval, registration or filing procedures), authorizing Trustee to get access to information concerning the operation, business, clients, finance, staff, etc. of the Company and to consult relevant materials of the Company.

 

If the authorization or exercise of the abovementioned rights cannot be realized for any reason within the effective term of the Power of Attorney (except for the reason that I violate this Power of Attorney), the parties shall seek an alternative method which is most similar with the arrangements hereunder and modify or adjust the terms and conditions of the Power of Attorney by signing supplementary agreement as necessary to ensure the realization of the purpose of the Power of Attorney.

 

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This Power of Attorney takes effect on the date of execution, and I hereby agree and confirm that the force of this Power of Attorney shall be retroactive to December 21, 2021. It shall be continuously effective during the effective term of Exclusive Management Service and Business Cooperation Agreement executed by and among WFOE, the Company, me and other parties, as amended and restated from time to time.

 

 

Chang Liu

 

/s/ Chang Liu ___________________________

 

Date: March 4, 2022

 

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Power of Attorney

 

I, the undersigned, Zhan Xie, a P.R.C. citizen, the Identity Card Number: [***], holds a registered capital of RMB 10,000 (“Equity Interest”) of Beijing Qili Technology Co., Ltd. (“Company”).

 

Subject to the laws and regulations of PRC, I hereby irrevocably authorize Guangzhou Qixiang Technology Co., Ltd. (“WFOE”) to exercise the following rights concerning the abovementioned Equity Interests within the effective term of this Power of Attorney:

 

I exclusively authorize WFOE, its designated representative(s) (“Trustee”) or the director(s) of WFOE's offshore holding company, 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. or its successor(s) (including any liquidator replacing the director(s) of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. to exercise my rights on behalf of myself according to the Trustee’s own will, which include but not limited to:

 

	
1.
	
Proposing the shareholders’ meeting or the board meeting according to Articles of Association of the Company, participating in the shareholders’ meeting and the board meeting of the Company, and executing relevant resolutions, and submitting such documents to registration authority for approval/filing; 

	
2.
	
Exercising all the rights of shareholder of the Company on shareholders’ meetings according to relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Association of the Company, including but not limited to the right to nominate, the right to vote and the right to appoint;

	
3.
	
Representing me to submit documents which shall be submitted by the shareholder of Company to relevant competent governmental authorities;

	
4.
	
Exercising the right of dividend, the right to sell, transfer or assign, pledge or dispose all or part of Equity Interests owned by me, the right of distribution of residual properties after the liquidation of the Company provided under the laws and Articles of Association of the Company;

	
5.
	
Constituting the liquidation group and exercising the authorities of liquidation group during the liquidation in the event of liquidation or dissolution, including but not limited to the management of Company’s assets; and

	
6.
	
Review the resolutions of shareholders’ meeting and the resolutions of the board meeting of the Company, recording the financial statements and report of the Company;

	
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Any other rights of us as a shareholder of the Company.

 

Without any limitation to this Power of Attorney, Trustee shall have the authority to execute and perform the Equity Transfer Agreement provided in the Exclusive Option Agreement and its amended and restated versions from time to time, to which I am the party on behalf of me within the scope of authorization and to execute and perform the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and Exclusive Option Agreement to which I am a party and any amended and restated versions of them. 

 

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Within the effective term of this Power of Attorney and subject to the laws and regulations of PRC, I covenant to deliver the dividends, bonus, and any other property distributed from the Company to WFOE or any third party designated by WFOE as soon as possible within three (3) days after receipt of such dividends, bonus or any other property.

 

During the term that I am a shareholder of the Company, this Power of Attorney shall be irrevocable and continuously effective from the date of execution of this Power of Attorney, regardless of the change of proportions of Equity Interests owned by me. When and only when WFOE sends a written notice to me concerning the substitution of the Trustee, shall I immediately designate another Trustee designated by WFOE to exercise the rights under this Power of Attorney. Once the new authorization has been made, the new authorization shall supersede the original one and our consent to the new authorization is not required. I shall not revoke the delegation and authorization it made to Trustee except for abovementioned event. During the effective term of this Power of Attorney, I hereby waive all of the rights which have been authorized to Trustee through this Power of Attorney and shall not exercise such rights.

 

I hereby undertake and guarantee that the authorization under this Power of Attorney will not result in any actual or potential conflict of interest between me and WFOE and/or its offshore holding company. If there is a potential conflict of interest between me and WFOE and/or its offshore holding company, on the premise of not violating the relevant provisions of PRC laws, I will give priority to protect and not harm the interests of WFOE or its offshore holding company.

 

I hereby acknowledge any legal consequences caused by Trustee’s exercise of the authorities and agree to bear any liabilities thereof. I hereby confirm that in any case Trustee shall not be required to bear any liabilities or make any economic compensation for exercise of such authorities. Moreover, I agree to compensate for any damage suffered or probably suffered by WFOE due to designating Trustee to exercise authorities and keep WFOE harmless, including but not limited to any loss due to litigations, recoveries, arbitrations, claims for compensation or any other loss caused by inspect and punishment conducted by governmental authorities.

 

I will provide Trustee with sufficient assistance on the exercise of the abovementioned authorities, and cause the Company to provide sufficient assistance, including timely executing the shareholders’ decision or other legal documents provided by Trustee when necessary (for instance, documents required to be submitted with relevant governmental authorities for approval, registration or filing procedures), authorizing Trustee to get access to information concerning the operation, business, clients, finance, staff, etc. of the Company and to consult relevant materials of the Company.

 

If the authorization or exercise of the abovementioned rights cannot be realized for any reason within the effective term of the Power of Attorney (except for the reason that I violate this Power of Attorney), the parties shall seek an alternative method which is most similar with the arrangements hereunder and modify or adjust the terms and conditions of the Power of Attorney by signing supplementary agreement as necessary to ensure the realization of the purpose of the Power of Attorney.

 

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This Power of Attorney takes effect on the date of execution, and I hereby agree and confirm that the force of this Power of Attorney shall be retroactive to December 21, 2021. It shall be continuously effective during the effective term of Exclusive Management Service and Business Cooperation Agreement executed by and among WFOE, the Company, me and other parties, as amended and restated from time to time.

 

 

Zhan Xie

 

/s/ Zhan Xie ___________________________

 

Date: March 4, 2022

 

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