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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED EXCESS PLAN ADOPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is the adoption by Cerus Corporation (the "Company") of the Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan ("Plan").

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to adopt the Plan as an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the provisions of the Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder and shall apply to amounts subject to section 409A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has been advised by Principal Life Insurance Company to obtain legal and tax advice from its professional advisors before adopting the Plan,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Adoption Agreement:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Terms used in this Adoption Agreement shall have the same meaning as in the Plan, unless some other meaning is expressly herein set forth. The Employer hereby represents and warrants that the Plan has been adopted by the Employer upon proper authorization and the Employer hereby elects to adopt the Plan for the benefit of its Participants as referred to in the Plan. By the execution of this Adoption Agreement, the Employer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Employer hereby makes the following designations or elections for the purpose of the Plan:

 

2.6Committee:The duties of the Committee set forth in the Plan shall be satisfied by:

 

XX(a)Company

 

	
 
	
    
	
(b)The administrative committee appointed by the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
	
 

 

    (c)Board.

 

    (d)Other (specify): .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2.8
	
Compensation: The "Compensation" of a Participant shall mean all of a Participant's:

XX(a)Base salary.

 

XX(b)Service Bonus.

 

XX Service Bonus earned from 1/1 – 12/31, paid on or around first quarter of the following Plan Year.

 

    Service Bonus earned each calendar quarter, paid on or around the following calendar quarter.

 

    Service Bonus with no defined earnings period (e.g.: a “spot bonus”)

 

 

XX(c)Performance-Based Compensation earned in a period of 12 months or more.

 

XX Bonus Plan for Senior Management earned from 1/1 – 12/31, paid on or around first quarter the following Plan Year and whose elections must be made no later than 6/30 of the Plan Year it is earned.

 

XX Bonus Plan for Employees of Cerus Corporation earned from 1/1 – 12/31, paid on or around first quarter the following Plan Year and whose elections must be made no later than 6/30 of the Plan Year it is earned.

 

    (d)Commissions.

 

    (e)Compensation received as an Independent Contractor reportable on Form 1099.

 

    (f)Other:  

 

 

2.9Crediting Date: The Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant shall be credited as follows:

 

Participant Deferral Credits at the time designated below:

XX(a)On any business day as specified by the Employer.

 

    (b)Each pay day as reported by the Employer.

 

    (c)The last business day of each payroll period during the Plan Year.

 

 

Employer Credits at the time designated below:

 

XX(a)On any business day as specified by the Employer.

 

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2.13Effective Date:

XX(a)This is a newly-established Plan, and the Effective Date of the Plan is

March 1, 2020.

 

    (b)This   is   an   amendment   of   a plan  named dated

     and    governing    all   contributions   to   the    plan    through

 .  The Effective Date of this amended Plan is .

 

 

2.19Normal Retirement Age: The Normal Retirement Age of a Participant shall be:

XX(a)Age 65.

 

 

    (b)The   later   of  age    

or  the    

anniversary of the participation

 

commencement date. The participation commencement date is the first day of the first Plan Year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan.

 

    (c)Other: .

 

 

	
 
	
2.22
	
Participating Employer(s): As of the Effective Date, the following Participating Employer(s) are parties to the Plan:
	
 

 

		
	
Name of Employer
	
EIN

	
 Cerus Corporation
	
 68-0262011

 

 

2.25Plan: The name of the Plan is

 

Cerus Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

 

2.27Plan Year: The Plan Year shall end each year on the last day of the month of December.

 

 

2.29Seniority Date: The date on which a Participant has:

 

    (a)Attained age .

 

    (b)Completed Years of Service from First Date of Service.

 

    (c)Attained age and completed Years of Service from First Date of Service.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(d)Not applicable – distribution elections for Separation from Service are not based on Seniority Date.
	
 

 

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4.1Participant Deferral Credits: Subject to the limitations in Section 4.1 of the Plan, a Participant may elect to have his Compensation (as selected in Section 2.8 of this Adoption Agreement) deferred within the annual limits below by the following percentage or amount as designated in writing to the Committee:

 

XX(a)Base salary:

 

			
	
minimum deferral:
	
   %

	
maximum deferral:
	
 20
	
%

 

XX(b)Service Bonus:

 

XXService Bonus

 

			
	
minimum deferral:
	
   %

	
maximum deferral:
	
 100
	
%

 

 

XX(c)Performance-Based Compensation:

 

XXBonus Plan for Senior Management

 

			
	
minimum deferral:
	
   %

	
maximum deferral:
	
 100
	
%

 

XXBonus Plan for Employees of Cerus Corporation

 

			
	
minimum deferral:
	
   %

	
maximum deferral:
	
 100
	
%

 

    (d)Commissions:

 

		
	
minimum deferral: 
	
%

	
maximum deferral: 
	
%

 

    (e)Form 1099 Compensation:

 

		
	
minimum deferral: 
	
%

	
maximum deferral: 
	
%

 

    (f)Other:

 

		
	
minimum deferral: 
	
%

	
maximum deferral: 
	
%

 

    (g)Participant deferrals not allowed.

 

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4.1.2Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits – Election Period: Participant elections regarding Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits shall be subject to the following effective periods (one must be selected):

XX       (a)        Evergreen election.  An election made by the Participant shall continue in effect for subsequent years until modified by the Participant as permitted in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2. (This option is not permitted if source year accounts are elected in Section 4.3)

 

              (b)      Non-Evergreen election.  Any election made by the Participant shall only remain in effect for the current election period and will then expire. An election for each subsequent year will be required as permitted in Sections 4.1 and 4.2.

 

 

	
 
	
4.2
	
Employer Credits: Employer Credits will be made in the following manner:

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Employer Credits 1 (Employer Discretionary Credits): The Employer may make discretionary credits to the Deferred Compensation Account of each Active Participant in an amount determined as follows:
	
 

XX(i)An amount determined each Plan Year by the Employer.

 

    (ii)Other: .

 

	
 
	
    
	
(b)Employer Credits 2 (Other Employer Credits): The Employer may make other credits to the Deferred Compensation Account of each Active Participant in an amount determined as follows:
	
 

    (i)An amount determined each Plan Year by the Employer.

 

    (ii)Other: .

 

    (c)Employer Credits not allowed.

 

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4.3Deferred Compensation Account: The Participant is permitted to establish the following accounts:

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Non-source year account(s). Deferred Compensation Account(s) will not be established on a source year basis:
	
 

 

	
 
	
              (i)
	
A Participant may establish only one account to be distributed upon Separation from Service. One set of payment options for that account is allowed as permitted in Section 7.1. Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established as permitted in Section 5.4.
	
 

 

XX  (ii)  A Participant may establish  multiple accounts to be distributed upon   Separation from Service. Each account may have one set of payment options as permitted in Section 7.1 Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established as permitted in Section 5.4. If this multiple account option is elected, the Participant will also be required to elect Separation from Service payment options for each In-Service or Education account established.

 

              (b) Source year account(s): Annual Deferred Compensation Account(s) will be established each year in which Participant Deferral Credits or Employer Credits are credited to the Participant. Only one account may be established each year for distribution upon Separation from Service. One set of payment options for that account is allowed as permitted in Section 7.1. Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established for each source year as permitted in Section 5.4. If this option is selected, Evergreen elections as described in Section 4.1.2 are not permitted.

 

 

	
 
	
5.2
	
Disability of a Participant:

XX      (a)       A Participant's becoming Disabled shall be a Qualifying Distribution Event and the Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid by the Employer as provided in Section 7.1.

 

    (b)A Participant becoming Disabled shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

 

 

5.3Death of a Participant: If the Participant dies while in Service, the Employer shall pay a benefit to the Beneficiary in an amount equal to the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account of the Participant determined as of the date payments to the Beneficiary commence, plus:

    (a)An amount to be determined by the Committee.

 

XX(b)No additional benefits.

 

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5.4In-Service or Education Distributions: In-Service and Education Accounts are permitted under the Plan:

XX(a)In-Service Accounts are allowed with respect to:

XXParticipant Deferral Credits only.

    Employer Credits only.

    Participant Deferral and Employer Credits.

 

In-service distributions may be made in the following manner:

XXSingle lump sum payment.

XXAnnual installments over a term certain not to exceed 5 years.

 

Education Accounts are allowed with respect to:

    Participant Deferral Credits only.

    Employer Credits only.

    Participant Deferral and Employer Credits.

 

Education Accounts distributions may be made in the following manner:

    Single lump sum payment.

    Annual installments over a term certain not to exceed years.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

    Forfeited

    Distributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

    (b)No In-Service or Education Distributions permitted.

 

 

	
 
	
5.5
	
Change in Control Event:

	
 
	
    
	
(a)Participants may elect upon initial enrollment to have accounts distributed upon a Change in Control Event.
	
 

 

XX(b)A Change in Control shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

 

	
 
	
5.6
	
Unforeseeable Emergency Event:

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Participants may apply to have accounts distributed upon an Unforeseeable Emergency event.
	
 

 

    (b)An Unforeseeable Emergency shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

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6.Vesting: An Active Participant shall be fully vested in the Employer Credits made to the Deferred Compensation Account upon the first to occur of the following events:

 

					
	
XX
	
(a)
	
Normal Retirement Age.

	
XX
	
(b)
	
Death.

	
XX
	
(c)
	
Disability.

	
  
	
(d)
	
Change in Control Event

	
XX
	
(e)
	
Satisfaction of the vesting requirement as specified below:

	
 
	
XX
	
Employer Credits 1 (Employer Discretionary Credits):

	
 

  
	
 

(i)
	
 

Immediate 100% vesting.

	
  
	
(ii)
	
100% vesting after Years of Service.

	
  
	
(iii)
	
100% vesting at age .

	
  
	
(iv)
	
Number of YearsVested

of ServicePercentage

 

			
	
Less than
	
1
	
   %

	
 
	
1
	
   %

	
 
	
2
	
   %

	
 
	
3
	
   %

	
 
	
4
	
   %

	
 
	
5
	
   %

	
 
	
6
	
   %

 

XX(v)Other: TBD Vesting - Vesting schedule to be determined by

 the Company at the time of the contribution subject to

 approval by Principal.

 

For this purpose, Years of Service of a Participant shall be calculated from the date designated below:

 

    (1)First day of Service.

 

    (2)Effective date of Plan participation.

 

	
 
	
    
	
(3)Each Crediting Date. Under this option (3), each Employer Credit shall vest based on the Years of Service of a Participant from the Crediting Date on which each Employer Discretionary Credit is made to his or her Deferred Compensation Account.
	
 

 

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    Employer Credits 2 (Other Employer Credits):

 

			
	
  
	
(i)
	
Immediate 100% vesting.

	
  
	
(ii)
	
100% vesting after Years of Service.

	
  
	
(iii)
	
100% vesting at age .

	
  
	
(iv)
	
Number of YearsVested

of ServicePercentage

 

			
	
Less than
	
1
	
   %

	
 
	
1
	
   %

	
 
	
2
	
   %

	
 
	
3
	
   %

	
 
	
4
	
   %

	
 
	
5
	
   %

	
 
	
6
	
   %

 

 

For this purpose, Years of Service of a Participant shall be calculated from the date designated below:

 

    (1)First day of Service.

 

    (2)Effective date of Plan participation.

 

              (3)  Each  Crediting Date. Under this option (3), each  Employer   Credit shall vest based on the Years of Service of a Participant from the Crediting Date on which each Employer Discretionary Credit is made to his or her Deferred Compensation Account.

 

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7.1Payment Options: Any benefit payable under the Plan upon a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event may be made to the Participant or his Beneficiary (as applicable) in any of the following payment forms, as selected by the Participant in the Participation Agreement:

 

	
 
	
(a)
	
Separation from Service (Seniority Date is Not Applicable)

 

XX(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed 10 years.
	
 

 

	
 
	
(b)
	
Separation from Service prior to Seniority Date (If Applicable)

 

    (i)A lump sum.

 

XX(ii)Not Applicable

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
Separation from Service on or After Seniority Date (If Applicable)

 

    (i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
    
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed years.
	
 

 

XX(iii)Not Applicable

 

	
 
	
(d)
	
Separation from Service Upon a Change in Control Event

 

    (i)A lump sum.

 

XX(ii)Not Applicable

 

	
 
	
(e)
	
Death

 

XX(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
    
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed years.
	
 

 

	
 
	
(f)
	
Disability

 

XX(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed 10 years.
	
 

 

    (iii)Not applicable.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

    Forfeited

    Distributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

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(g)
	
Change in Control Event

 

    (i)A lump sum.

 

XX(ii)Not applicable.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

    Forfeited

    Distributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

 

7.4De Minimis Amounts.

 

	
 
	
           (a) Notwithstanding any payment election made by the Participant, the vested balance in all Deferred Compensation Account(s) of the Participant will be distributed in a single lump sum payment at the time designated under the Plan if at the time of a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event that is either a Separation from Service, death, Disability (if applicable) or Change in Control Event (if applicable) the vested balance does not exceed $ 
	

	
 

    . In addition, the Employer may distribute a Participant's vested balance in all Deferred Compensation Account(s) of the Participant at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participant's entire interest in the Plan and any other Employer plan subject to aggregation under Section 409A of the Code.

 

XX  (b)  There  shall be no pre-determined  de minimis amount under  the Plan;  however, the Employer may distribute a Participant's vested balance at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participant's entire interest in the Plan and any other Employer plan subject to aggregation under Section 409A of the Code.

 

 

10.1Contractual Liability: Liability for payments under the Plan shall be the responsibility of the:

 

XX(a)Company.

 

	
 
	
    
	
(b)Employer or Participating Employer who employed the Participant when amounts were deferred.
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
14. Amendment and Termination of Plan: Notwithstanding  any  provision  in  this  Adoption  Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, Section 
	
of the Plan shall be amended to read as provided in attached Exhibit .
	
 

 

XXThere are no amendments to the Plan.

 

 

17.8  Construction: The provisions of the Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of California, except to the extent that such laws are superseded by ERISA and the applicable provisions of the Code.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the day and year stated below.

 

 

Cerus Corporation

Name of Employer

 

By:

 
 /s/ Chrystal Menard

Authorized Person Date:  05/21/2020

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Exhibit 10.3

CERUS CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

	
 
	
1.
	
PURPOSE.

	
(a)
	
The purpose of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide a means by which employees of Cerus Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), and its Affiliates, as defined in subparagraph 1(b), which are designated as provided in subparagraph 2(b), may be given an opportunity to purchase stock of the Company.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
The word “Affiliate” as used in the Plan means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
	
 

 

	
(c)
	
The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of its employees, to secure and retain the services of new employees, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company.
	
 

 

	
(d)
	
The Company intends that the rights to purchase stock of the Company granted under the Plan be considered options issued under an “employee stock purchase plan” as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.
	
 

 

	
 
	
2.
	
ADMINISTRATION.

	
(a)
	
The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subparagraph 2(c). Whether or not the Board has delegated administration, the Board shall have the final power to determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
	
 

 

(i)To determine when and how rights to purchase stock of the Company shall be granted and the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need not be identical).

 

	
 
	
(ii)
	
To designate from time to time which Affiliates of the Company shall be eligible to participate in

the Plan.

 

(iii)To construe and interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, 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 shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
To amend the Plan as provided in paragraph 13.

 

(i)Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and its Affiliates and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code.

 

	
(d)
	
The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee comprised of one or more persons (the “Committee”), which may be constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act
	
 

 

 

 

of 1934 (the “Exchange Act” and “Rule 16b-3”). If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan.

 

	
 
	
3.
	
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

	
(a)
	
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate 4,320,500 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”). If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such right shall again become available for the Plan.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
	
 

 

	
 
	
4.
	
GRANT OF RIGHTS; OFFERING.

The Board or the Committee may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to purchase Common Stock of the Company under the Plan to eligible employees (an “Offering”) on a date or dates (the “Offering Date(s)”) selected by the Board or the Committee. Each Offering shall be in such form and shall  contain such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem appropriate, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all employees granted rights to purchase stock under the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges. The terms and conditions of an Offering shall 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 shall include (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference in the document comprising the Offering or otherwise) the period during which the Offering shall be effective, which period shall not exceed twenty-seven (27) months beginning with the Offering Date, and the substance of the provisions contained in paragraphs 5 through 8, inclusive.

 

	
 
	
5.
	
ELIGIBILITY.

	
(a)
	
Rights may be granted only to employees of the Company or, as the Board or the Committee may designate as provided in subparagraph 2(b), to employees of any Affiliate of the Company. Except as provided in subparagraph 5(b), an employee of the Company or any Affiliate shall not be eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, unless, on the Offering Date, such employee has been in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate for such continuous period preceding such grant as the Board or the Committee may require, but in no event shall the required period of continuous employment be equal to or greater than two (2) years. In addition, unless otherwise determined by the Board or the Committee and set forth in the terms of the applicable Offering, no employee of the Company or any Affiliate shall be eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, unless, on the Offering Date, such employee’s customary employment with the Company or such Affiliate is for at least twenty (20) hours per week and at least five (5) months per calendar year.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
The Board or the Committee may provide that, each person who, during the course of an Offering, first becomes an eligible employee of the Company or designated Affiliate will, on a date or dates specified in the Offering which coincides with the day on which such person becomes an eligible employee or occurs thereafter, receive a right under that Offering, which right shall thereafter be deemed to be a part of that Offering. Such right shall have the same characteristics as any rights originally granted under that Offering, as described herein, except that:
	
 

 

(i)the date on which such right is granted shall be the “Offering Date” of such right for all purposes, including determination of the exercise price of such right;

 

 

 

 

(ii)the period of the Offering with respect to such right shall begin on its Offering Date and end coincident with the end of such Offering; and

 

(iii)the Board or the Committee may provide that if such person first becomes an eligible employee within a specified period of time before the end of the Offering, he or she will not receive any right under that Offering.

 

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

 

	
(d)
	
An eligible employee may be granted rights under the Plan only if such rights, together with any other rights granted under “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company and any Affiliates, as specified by  Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, do not permit such employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Affiliate to accrue at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand ($25,000) of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time.
	
 

 

	
(e)
	
Officers of the Company and any designated Affiliate shall be eligible to participate in Offerings under the Plan, provided, however, that the Board may provide in an Offering that certain employees who are highly compensated employees within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code shall not be eligible to participate.
	
 

 

	
 
	
6.
	
RIGHTS; PURCHASE PRICE.

	
(a)
	
On each Offering Date, each eligible employee, pursuant to an Offering made under the Plan, shall be granted the right to purchase up to the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company purchasable with a percentage designated by the Board or the Committee not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of such employee’s Earnings (as defined by the Board or the Committee in each Offering) during the period which begins on the Offering Date (or such later date as the Board or the Committee determines for a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date shall be no later than the end of the Offering. The Board or the Committee shall establish one or more dates during an Offering (the “Purchase Date(s)”) on which rights  granted under the Plan shall be exercised and purchases of Common Stock carried out in accordance with such Offering.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
In connection with each Offering made under the Plan, the Board or the Committee may specify a maximum number of shares that may be purchased by any employee as well as a maximum aggregate number of shares that may be purchased by all eligible employees pursuant to such Offering. In addition, in connection with each Offering that contains more than one Purchase Date, the Board or the Committee may specify a maximum aggregate number of shares which may be purchased by all eligible employees on any given Purchase Date under the Offering. If the aggregate purchase of shares upon exercise of rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, the Board or the Committee shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available in as nearly a uniform manner as shall be practicable and as it shall deem to be equitable.
	
 

 

	
(c)
	
The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall be not less than the lesser of:
	
 

 

	
 
	
(i)
	
an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the stock on the Offering

Date; or

 

 

 

 

(ii)an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the stock on the Purchase Date.

 

	
 
	
7.
	
PARTICIPATION; WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION.

	
(a)
	
An eligible employee may become a participant in the Plan pursuant to an Offering by delivering a participation agreement to the Company within the time specified in the Offering, in such form as the Company provides. Each such agreement shall authorize payroll deductions of up to the maximum percentage specified by the Board or the Committee of such employee’s Earnings during the Offering (as defined by the Board or Committee in each Offering). The payroll deductions made for each participant shall be credited to an account  for such participant under the Plan and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company. A participant may reduce (including to zero) or increase such payroll deductions, and an eligible employee may begin such payroll deductions, after the beginning of any Offering only as provided for in the Offering. A participant may make additional payments into his or her account only if specifically provided for in the Offering and only if the participant has not had the maximum amount withheld during the Offering.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
At any time during an Offering, a participant may terminate his or her payroll deductions under the Plan and withdraw from the Offering by delivering to the Company a notice of withdrawal in such form as the Company provides. Such withdrawal may be elected at any time prior to the end of the Offering except as provided by the Board or the Committee in the Offering. Upon such withdrawal from the Offering by a participant, the Company shall distribute to such participant all of his or her accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the participant) under the Offering, without interest, and such participant’s interest in that Offering shall be automatically terminated. A participant’s withdrawal from an Offering will have no effect upon such participant’s eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan but such participant will be required to deliver a new participation agreement in order to participate in subsequent Offerings under the Plan.
	
 

 

	
(c)
	
Rights granted pursuant to any Offering under the Plan shall terminate immediately upon cessation of any participating employee’s employment with the Company and any designated Affiliate, for any reason, and  the Company shall distribute to such terminated employee all of his or her accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the terminated employee) under the Offering, without interest.
	
 

 

	
(d)
	
Rights granted under the Plan shall not be transferable by a participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or by a beneficiary designation as provided in paragraph 14 and, otherwise during his or her lifetime, shall be exercisable only by the person to whom such rights are granted.
	
 

 

	
 
	
8.
	
EXERCISE.

	
(a)
	
On each Purchase Date specified therefor in the relevant Offering, each participant’s accumulated payroll deductions and other additional payments specifically provided for in the Offering (without any increase for interest) will be applied to the purchase of whole shares of stock of the Company, up to the maximum number of shares permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering, at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of rights granted under the Plan. The amount, if any, of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in each participant’s account after the purchase of shares which is less than the amount required to purchase one share of stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering shall be held in each such participant’s account for the purchase of shares under the next Offering under the Plan, unless such participant withdraws from such next Offering, as provided in subparagraph 7(b), or is no longer eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, as provided in paragraph 5, in which case such amount shall  be distributed to the participant after such final Purchase Date, without interest. The amount, if any, of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in any participant’s account after the purchase of shares which is equal to the amount required to purchase whole shares of stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering shall be distributed in full to the participant after such Purchase Date, without interest.
	
 

 

 

 

 

	
(b)
	
No rights granted under the Plan may be exercised to any extent unless the shares to be issued upon  such exercise under the Plan (including rights granted thereunder) are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable state, foreign and other securities and other laws applicable to the Plan. If on a Purchase Date in any Offering hereunder the Plan is not so registered or in such compliance, no rights granted under the Plan or any Offering shall be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date shall be delayed until the Plan is subject to such an effective registration statement and such compliance, except that the Purchase Date shall not be delayed more than twelve (12) months and the Purchase Date shall in no event be more than twenty-seven (27) months from the Offering Date. If on the Purchase Date of any Offering hereunder, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the Plan is not registered and in such compliance, no rights granted under the Plan or any Offering shall be exercised and all payroll deductions accumulated during the Offering (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire stock) shall be distributed to the participants, without interest.
	
 

 

	
 
	
9.
	
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

	
(a)
	
During the terms of the rights granted under the Plan, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such rights.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
The Company shall seek to obtain from each federal, state, foreign or other regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the rights granted under the Plan. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such rights unless and until such authority is obtained.
	
 

 

	
 
	
10.
	
USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.

Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of  the Company.

 

	
 
	
11.
	
RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER.

A participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to rights granted under the Plan unless and until the participant’s shareholdings acquired upon exercise of rights under the Plan are recorded in the books of the Company.

 

	
 
	
12.
	
ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

	
(a)
	
If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any rights granted under the Plan (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan and outstanding rights will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to outstanding rights. Such adjustments shall be made by the Board or the Committee, the determination of which shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a “transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company.”)
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
In the event of: (1) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (2) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (3) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are
	
 

 

 

 

 

converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; or

(4) the acquisition by any person, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any comparable successor provisions (excluding any employee benefit plan, or related trust, sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors, then, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion (i) any surviving or acquiring corporation may assume outstanding rights or substitute similar rights for those under the Plan, (ii) such rights may continue in full force and effect, or (iii) participants’ accumulated payroll deductions may be used to purchase Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction described above and the participants’ rights under the ongoing Offering terminated.

 

	
 
	
13.
	
AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.

	
(a)
	
The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in paragraph 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the adoption of the amendment, where the amendment will:
	
 

	
 
	
(i)
	
Increase the number of shares reserved for rights under the Plan;

 

(ii)Modify the provisions as to eligibility for participation in the Plan (to the extent such  modification requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to obtain employee stock purchase plan  treatment under Section 423 of the Code; or

(iii)Modify the Plan in any other way if such modification requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to obtain employee stock purchase plan treatment under Section 423 of the Code or to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3.

It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to employee stock purchase plans and/or to bring the Plan and/or rights granted under it into compliance therewith.

	
(b)
	
Rights and obligations under any rights granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom such rights were granted, or except as necessary to comply with any laws or governmental regulations, or except as necessary to ensure that the Plan and/or rights granted under the Plan comply with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
	
 

 

	
 
	
14.
	
DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

	
(a)
	
A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death subsequent to the end of an Offering but prior to delivery to the participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death during an Offering.
	
 

	
(b)
	
Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor  or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
	
 

 

 

 

 

	
 
	
15.
	
TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

 

	
(a)
	
The Board in its discretion, may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No rights may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
	
 

 

	
(b)
	
Rights and obligations under any rights granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except as expressly provided in the Plan or with the consent of the person to whom such rights were granted, or except as necessary to comply with any laws or governmental regulation,  or except as necessary to ensure that the Plan and/or rights granted under the Plan comply with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
	
 

 

	
 
	
16.
	
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

The Plan originally became effective the same day that the Company’s initial public offering of shares of common stock became effective. This amendment and restatement of the Plan is effective on June 3, 2020, the date of the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders held in 2020.

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