Document:

Export-Import Bank Joinder and Third Loan Modification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK JOINDER AND THIRD LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT 

This Export-Import Bank Joinder and Third Loan Modification Agreement (this “Loan Modification Agreement”) is entered
into and effective as of January 30, 2013 (the “Third Loan Modification Effective Date”), by and between (i) SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation, with its principal place of business at 3003 Tasman
Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 and with a loan production office located at 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 600, Broomfield, Colorado 80021 (“Bank”), (ii) ATRICURE, INC., a Delaware corporation with its chief
executive office located at 6217 Centre Park Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069 (“Borrower”), and ATRICURE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“New Borrower”). 

1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS AND OBLIGATIONS. Among other indebtedness and obligations which may be owing by Borrower to Bank, Borrower
is indebted to Bank pursuant to a loan arrangement dated as of September 13, 2010, evidenced by, among other documents, a certain Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2010, between Borrower and Bank, as
amended by a certain Export-Import Bank First Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2011, and as amended by a certain Export-Import Bank Second Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2012 (as amended, the
“Existing Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Loan Agreement. 
 2. DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL. Repayment of the Obligations is secured by the Collateral as described (i) in the Loan Agreement; (ii) in a certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2010 (as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, the “Domestic Loan Agreement”); and (iii) in a certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of May 1, 2009 (the
“IP Agreement”, and together with any other collateral security granted to Bank, the “Security Documents”). 

Hereinafter, the Security Documents, together with the Existing Loan Agreement and all other documents evidencing or securing the Obligations shall be
referred to as the “Existing Loan Documents”. 
 3. JOINDER AND ASSUMPTION. New Borrower is a wholly owned Subsidiary of
Borrower. New Borrower hereby joins the Existing Loan Agreement and each of the other appropriate Existing Loan Documents, and agrees to comply with and be bound by all of the terms, conditions and covenants of the Existing Loan Agreement and each
of the other appropriate Existing Loan Documents, as if New Borrower were originally named a “Borrower” and/or a “Debtor” therein. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, New Borrower hereby assumes and agrees
to pay and perform when due all present and future indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of Borrower under the Existing Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the Obligations. From and after the date hereof, all references in the
Existing Loan Documents to “Borrower” and/or “Debtor” shall be deemed to refer to and include New Borrower. Further, all present and future Obligations of Borrower shall be deemed to refer to all present and future Obligations of
New Borrower. New Borrower acknowledges that the Obligations are due and owing to Bank from Borrower including, without limitation, New Borrower, without any defense, offset or counterclaim of any kind or nature whatsoever as of the date hereof.

 4. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. To secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations, New Borrower hereby grants to Bank a
continuing lien upon and security interest in all of New Borrower’s now existing or hereafter arising rights and interest in the Collateral, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, acquired, or arising, and wherever located,
including, without limitation, all of New Borrower’s assets listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and all of New Borrower’s books and records relating to the foregoing and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above
and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing. New Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the
security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under the Existing Loan
Agreement). If New Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim, such New Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by such New Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and
in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank. 

 
New Borrower further covenants and agrees that by its execution hereof it shall provide all such information, complete all such forms, and take all such actions, and enter into all such
agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank that are reasonably deemed necessary by Bank in order to grant and continue a valid, first perfected security interest to Bank in the Collateral. New Borrower hereby authorizes Bank
to file financing statements, without notice to any Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions in order to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either any
Borrower or any other Person, may be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code. Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect, or as being of an equal or lesser
scope, or with greater detail, all in Bank’s discretion. 
 5. SUBROGATION AND SIMILAR RIGHTS. Borrower (in each case including,
without limitation, New Borrower) waives any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law. Borrower waives any right to require Bank to: (i) proceed against any other Borrower or any other Person;
(ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy. Bank may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or
non-judicial sale) without affecting any Borrower’s liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Loan Modification Agreement, the Existing Loan Agreement, or any other Existing Loan Documents, Borrower irrevocably subordinates to the
prior payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Bank’s commitment to make Credit Extensions to Borrower and agrees not to assert or enforce prior to the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the
Bank’s commitment to make Credit Extensions to Borrower all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating such Borrower to the rights of Bank under the Existing Loan Agreement), to seek
contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Borrower or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by a Borrower with respect to the
Obligations in connection with the Existing Loan Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by any Borrower with respect to the
Obligations in connection with the Existing Loan Agreement or otherwise. If any payment is made to any Borrower in contravention of this section, such Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Bank and such payment shall be promptly delivered to
Bank for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured. Either Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions under the Existing Loan Agreement. Each Borrower hereby appoints the other as agent for the other for all purposes
under the Existing Loan Agreement, including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions thereunder. Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions made under the Existing Loan Agreement or any other Existing
Loan Documents, regardless of which Borrower actually received said Credit Extension, as if each Borrower directly received all Credit Extensions. 
 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Except as described in the revised Perfection Certificate delivered in connection herewith, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank that all
representations and warranties in the Existing Loan Documents made on the part of any Borrower are true and correct on the date hereof with respect to New Borrower, with the same force and effect as if New Borrower were originally named as
“Borrower” in the Existing Loan Documents. In addition, Borrower and New Borrower hereby represent and warrant to Bank that this Loan Modification Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and New Borrower, and constitutes
their legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws or laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or by principals of equity.
Hereafter, each reference to “Borrower” and/or “Debtor”) in any Existing Loan Document shall be deemed to reference both Borrower and New Borrower. 
 7. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS. 
  

	 	A.	Modifications to Loan Agreement. 

  

	 	1	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following definition in Section 13.1 thereof, in its applicable alphabetical order: 

“Third Loan Modification Effective Date” is January 30, 2013. 

  
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 8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Loan Modification
Agreement and the Bank’s obligation to make further EXIM Advances under the Revolving Line, the Bank shall have received the following documents prior to or concurrently with this Loan Modification Agreement, each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank: 
  

	 	A.	this Loan Modification Agreement duly executed on behalf of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower) and signed by way of acknowledgement by
Guarantor; 

  

	 	B.	Bank shall have received copies, certified by a duly authorized officer of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower), to be true and complete as of
the date hereof, of each of (i) the governing documents of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower) as in effect on the date hereof, (ii) the resolutions of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower)
authorizing the execution and delivery of this Loan Modification Agreement, the other documents executed in connection herewith and each Borrower’s performance of all of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) an incumbency
certificate giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall be so authorized on behalf of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower); 

 

	 	C.	a good standing certificate of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower), certified by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of each
respective Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower), together with a certificate of foreign qualification from the Secretary of State (or comparable governmental entity) of each state in which each Borrower (including, without
limitation, New Borrower) is qualified to transact business as a foreign entity, if any, in each case dated as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof; 

 

	 	D.	certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement and other lien searches of each Borrower (including, without limitation, New Borrower), as Bank may
request and which shall be obtained by Bank, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens revealed in any such searched either (i) will be terminated prior to or in connection with the Loan
Modification Agreement, or (ii) in the sole discretion of Bank, will constitute Permitted Liens; 

  

	 	E.	such other documents as Bank may reasonably request. 

 9. FEES. Borrower shall reimburse Bank for all legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Loan Modification Agreement. 
 10. AUTHORIZATION TO FILE. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file UCC financing statements without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions, as Bank deems appropriate, in order to
further perfect or protect Bank’s interest in the Collateral, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either the Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of the Bank under the Code. 

11. CONSISTENT CHANGES. The Existing Loan Documents are hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above. 

12. RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms, and reaffirms all terms and conditions of all security or other collateral
granted to the Bank, and confirms that the indebtedness secured thereby includes, without limitation, the Obligations. 
 13. NO DEFENSES OF
BORROWER. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has no offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank with respect to the Obligations, or otherwise, and that if Borrower now has, or ever did have, any offsets, defenses,
claims, or counterclaims against Bank, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED and Borrower hereby RELEASES Bank from any liability thereunder. 

  
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 14. CONTINUING VALIDITY. Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Obligations,
Bank is relying upon Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Loan Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Loan Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Loan Documents remain
unchanged and in full force and effect. Bank’s agreement to modifications to the existing Obligations pursuant to this Loan Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Bank to make any future modifications to the Obligations. Nothing in
this Loan Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Obligations. It is the intention of Bank and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers of Existing Loan Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Bank in
writing. No maker will be released by virtue of this Loan Modification Agreement. 
 15. RIGHT OF SET-OFF. In consideration of
Bank’s agreement to enter into this Loan Modification Agreement, Borrower hereby reaffirms and hereby grants to Bank, a lien, security interest and right of set off as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or hereafter
arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Silicon Valley Bank (including a Bank subsidiary) or in transit
to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Borrower even though
unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the loan. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS
RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED. 

16. CONFIDENTIALITY. Without limiting Section 12.10 of the Loan Agreement (which is and shall remain in full force and effect), Bank may use
confidential information for the development of databases, reporting purposes, and market analysis, so long as such confidential information is aggregated and anonymized prior to distribution unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower. The
provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Loan Agreement. 

JURISDICTION/VENUE. California law governs the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Loan Modification Agreement
without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower
expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non
conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees
that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of the Loan Agreement
and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid. 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR
BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL. 
 WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT
THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them
arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the 

  
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Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of
federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in Santa Clara County, California; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be
conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 through 645.1, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without
limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently
sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the Santa Clara County, California
Superior Court for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery
which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to
judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a
statement of decision thereon pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 644(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional
remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph. 
 17. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Loan Modification Agreement shall become effective only when it shall have been executed by Borrower and Bank. 

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 This Export-Import Bank Joinder and Third Loan Modification Agreement is executed as of the
Third Loan Modification Effective Date. 
  

									
	BORROWER:	 		 	BANK:
			
	ATRICURE, INC.	 		 	SILICON VALLEY BANK
					
	By:	 	/s/ M. Andrew Wade	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Tom Hertzberg
	Name:	 	M. Andrew Wade	 		 	Name:	 	Tom Hertzberg
	Title:	 	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 		 	Title:	 	Relationship Manager

  

			
	ATRICURE, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ M. Andrew Wade
	Name:	 	M. Andrew Wade
	Title:	 	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 The undersigned, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ATRICURE EUROPE, B.V., a company
organized under the laws of The Netherlands and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower, ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and conditions of (i) a certain Unconditional Guarantee dated as of September 26, 2012
(the “Guaranty”) and (ii) a certain Guarantor Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012 (the “Guarantor Security Agreement”), and acknowledges, confirms and agrees that the Guaranty and the
Guarantor Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be limited by the execution of this Loan Modification Agreement, or any other documents, instruments and/or agreements executed and/or delivered in connection
herewith. 
  

			
	ATRICURE EUROPE, B.V.
		
	By	 	/s/ M. Andrew Wade
	Name:	 	M. Andrew Wade
	Title:	 	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 Collateral Description 
 The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right,
title and interest in and to the following personal property: 
 All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables),
Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether
tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and 
 all Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all
claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral does not include more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the presently existing and
hereafter arising issued and outstanding shares of capital stock owned by Borrower of any Foreign Subsidiary which shares entitle the holder thereof to vote for directors or any other matter (other than the capital stock of Atricure B.V., to the
extent contemplated by the Dutch Security Documents). 

  
 7INDUCEMENT AWARD STOCK OPTION PLAN AND FORM OF OPTION CERTIFICATE THEREUNDER

 Exhibit 4.4 

 
 

 
 INDUCEMENT AWARD STOCK OPTION PLAN 

SECTION 1. GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS 
 The name of the plan is the Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Inducement Award Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to provide non-qualified stock options to
individuals not previously employees or non-employee directors of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) (or following such individuals’ bona fide period of non-employment with the Company), as an inducement material to
the individuals’ entry into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. It is anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company’s welfare will assure a closer
identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company. 

The following terms shall be defined as set forth below: 
 “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
 “Administrator” means either the Board or the compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee performing the functions of the compensation committee and which is comprised of
not less than two Non-Employee Directors who are independent. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related
rules, regulations and interpretations. 
 “Covered Employee” means an employee who is a “Covered
Employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 “Effective Date” means
October 24, 2012. 
 “Eligible Individual” means any individual who was not previously an employee or a
non-employee director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or who has had a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries) who is hired by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries other than any individual who is being
hired into a position within the Company or its Subsidiaries that will be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 

 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder. 
 “Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair
market value of the Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator; provided, however, that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”), NASDAQ
Global Market or another national securities exchange, the determination shall be made by reference to market quotations. If there are no market quotations for such date, the determination shall be made by reference to the last date preceding such
date for which there are market quotations; provided further, however, that if the date for which Fair Market Value is determined is the first day when trading prices for the Stock are reported on a national securities exchange, the Fair Market
Value shall be the “Price to the Public” (or equivalent) set forth on the cover page for the final prospectus relating to the Company’s Initial Public Offering. 
 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means a stock option that is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. 

“Option Certificate” means a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to a
Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan. Each Option Certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 

“Sale Event” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated
basis to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding
voting power of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iii) the sale of all of the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person or entity. 

“Sale Price” means the value as determined by the Administrator of the consideration payable, or otherwise to be
received by stockholders, per share of Stock pursuant to a Sale Event. 
 “Section 409A” means
Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 “Stock” means
the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3. 

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company has at least a 50
percent interest, either directly or indirectly. 

  
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 SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO 

SELECT GRANTEES AND DETERMINE NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS 
 (a) Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. 
 (b) Powers of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to grant Non-Qualified Stock Options consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the power and authority:

 (i) to select the individuals to whom Non-Qualified Stock Options may from time to time be granted; 

(ii) to determine the time or times of grant; 
 (iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by Non-Qualified Stock Options; 
 (iv) to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of Non-Qualified Stock Options, which terms and conditions may
differ among individual Non-Qualified Stock Options and grantees, and to approve the form of Option Certificates; 
 (v) to
accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of Non-Qualified Stock Options; 
 (vi) subject to
the provisions of Section 5(b), to extend at any time the period in which a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be exercised; and 
 (vii) at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and
provisions of the Plan and any Non-Qualified Stock Option (including related written instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan; and to
otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. 
 All decisions and interpretations of the Administrator shall be binding
on all persons, including the Company and Plan grantees. 
 (c) Delegation of Authority to Grant Options. Subject to
applicable law, the Administrator, in its discretion, may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company all or part of the Administrator’s authority and duties with respect to the granting of Non-Qualified Stock Options. Any such
delegation by the Administrator shall include specific limitations as to the number of Non-Qualified Stock Options that may be granted during the period of the delegation and shall contain specific guidelines as to the number of Non-Qualified Stock
Options that can be made to an Eligible Individual, determination of the exercise price and the vesting criteria. The Administrator may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of
the Administrator’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan. 

  
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 (d) Option Certificate. Non-Qualified Stock Options under the Plan shall be evidenced
by Option Certificates that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Option which may include, without limitation, the term of a Non-Qualified Stock Option and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates.

 (e) Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Administrator, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof, shall
be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and the members of the Board and the Administrator (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to
indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the
Company’s articles or bylaws or any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time and/or any indemnification agreement between such individual and the Company. 

(f) Foreign Non-Qualified Stock Option Recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply
with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have employees or other individuals eligible for Non-Qualified Stock Options, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:
(i) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Non-Qualified Stock Option
granted to individuals outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Administrator determines such actions to be
necessary or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this Plan as appendices); provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3(a) hereof;
and (v) take any action, before or after an Non-Qualified Stock Option is made, that the Administrator determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable United States securities law, the Code, or any
other applicable United States governing statute or law. 
 SECTION 3. STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS;
SUBSTITUTION 
 (a) Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under
the Plan shall be 1,000,000 shares (the “Initial Limit”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c). For purposes of this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Non-Qualified Stock Options that are forfeited,
canceled, held back upon exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or settlement of a Non-Qualified Stock Option to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or
otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares of
Stock available for issuance under the Plan. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company. 

  
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 (b) Changes in Stock. Subject to Section 3(c) hereof, if, as a result of any
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other
securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the Company or any successor entity (or
a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities
subject to any then outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options under the Plan, and (iii) the exercise price for each share subject to any then outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the
exercise price multiplied by the number of Non-Qualified Stock Options) as to which such Non-Qualified Stock Options remain exercisable. The Administrator shall also make equitable or proportionate adjustments in the number of shares subject to
outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options to take into consideration cash dividends paid other than in the ordinary course or any other extraordinary corporate event. The
adjustment by the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of
fractional shares. 
 (c) Mergers and Other Transactions. Except as the Administrator may otherwise specify with respect
to particular Non-Qualified Stock Options in the relevant Option Certificate, in the case of and subject to the consummation of a Sale Event, all Non-Qualified Stock Options that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of the
Sale Event shall become fully exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event unless the parties to the Sale Event agree that Non-Qualified Stock Options will be assumed or continued by the successor entity. Upon the effective time of the
Sale Event, the Plan and all outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options granted hereunder shall terminate, unless provision is made in connection with the Sale Event in the sole discretion of the parties thereto for the assumption or continuation of
Non-Qualified Stock Options theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of such Non-Qualified Stock Options with new Non-Qualified Stock Options of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the
number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree (after taking into account any acceleration hereunder). In the event of such termination, (i) the Company shall have the option (in its
sole discretion) to make or provide for a cash payment to the grantees holding Non-Qualified Stock Options, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the Sale Price multiplied by the number of
shares of Stock subject to outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options (to the extent then exercisable (after taking into account any acceleration hereunder) at prices not in excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all
such outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options; or (ii) each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator, to exercise all outstanding Non-Qualified
Stock Options held by such grantee, including those that will become exercisable upon the consummation of the Sale Event; provided, however, that the exercise of the Non-Qualified Stock Options not exercisable prior to the Sale Event shall be
subject to the consummation of the Sale Event. 

  
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 (d) Substitute Non-Qualified Stock Options. The Administrator may grant Non-Qualified
Stock Options under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock based awards held by employees, directors or other key persons of another corporation in connection with the merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or a
Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or stock of the employing corporation. The Administrator may direct that the substitute awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Administrator considers
appropriate in the circumstances. Any substitute Non-Qualified Stock Options granted under the Plan shall not count against the share limitation set forth in Section 3(a). 
 SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY 
 Grantees under the Plan will be such Eligible
Individuals as are selected from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion. 
 SECTION 5. NON-QUALIFIED STOCK
OPTIONS 
 Any Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to
time approve. 
 Non-Qualified Stock Options granted pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable. 
 (a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100
percent of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. 
 (b) Option Term. The term of each Non-Qualified Stock Options
shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the Stock Option is granted. 
 (c) Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder. Non-Qualified Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall be determined by the Administrator
at or after the grant date. The Administrator may at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Non-Qualified Stock Option. A grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the exercise of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option and not as to unexercised Non-Qualified Stock Options. 
 (d) Method of Exercise.
Non-Qualified Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the
following methods to the extent provided in the Option Certificate: 
 (i) In cash, by certified or bank check or other
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 (ii) Through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have
been purchased by the grantee on the open market or that have been beneficially owned by the grantee for at least six months and that are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market
Value on the exercise date; 
 (iii) By the grantee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with
irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided that in the event the grantee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the
grantee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure; or 

(iv) By a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon
exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price. 
 Payment
instruments will be received subject to collection. The transfer to the grantee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option will be contingent
upon receipt from the grantee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with the provisions of the Non-Qualified Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained
in the Option Certificate or applicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold with respect to the grantee). In the event a grantee chooses to pay the purchase price by
previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the grantee upon the exercise of the Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be net of the number of attested shares. In the event that the
Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of
Non-Qualified Stock Options may be permitted through the use of such an automated system. 
 SECTION 6. TRANSFERABILITY

 (a) Transferability. Except as provided in Section 6(b) below, during a grantee’s lifetime, his or her
Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be exercisable only by the grantee, or by the grantee’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the grantee’s incapacity. No Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be sold, assigned, transferred or
otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. No Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution,
or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void. 

  
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 (b) Administrator Action. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), the Administrator, in
its discretion, may provide either in the Option Certificate regarding a given Non-Qualified Stock Option or by subsequent written approval that the grantee may transfer his or her Non-Qualified Stock Options to his or her immediate family members,
to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and
the applicable Non-Qualified Stock Option. In no event may a Non-Qualified Stock Option be transferred by a grantee for value. 

(c) Family Member. For purposes of Section 6(b), “family member” shall mean a grantee’s child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the
grantee’s household (other than a tenant of the grantee), a trust in which these persons (or the grantee) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the grantee) control the management of
assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the grantee) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests. 
 (d)
Designation of Beneficiary. Each grantee to whom a Non-Qualified Stock Option has been made under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option or receive any payment under any Non-Qualified
Stock Option payable on or after the grantee’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator and shall not be effective until received by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated
by a deceased grantee, or if the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee’s estate. 
 SECTION 7. TAX WITHHOLDING 
 (a) Payment by Grantee. Each grantee
shall, no later than the date as of which the value of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or of any Stock or other amounts received thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the grantee for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company,
or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company with respect to such income. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee. The Company’s obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any grantee is subject to and
conditioned on tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the grantee. 
 (b) Payment in Stock. Subject to approval
by the Administrator, a grantee may elect to have the Company’s minimum required tax withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to any Non-Qualified
Stock Option a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due. 

  
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 SECTION 8. SECTION 409A AWARDS 

To the extent that any Non-Qualified Stock Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the
meaning of Section 409A (a “409A Award”), the Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Administrator from time to time in order to comply with Section 409A.
In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payable upon a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) to a grantee who is then considered a “specified employee” (within the meaning of
Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after the grantee’s separation from service, or (ii) the grantee’s death, but only to the extent such
delay is necessary to prevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A. Further, the settlement of any such Non-Qualified Stock Option may not be accelerated except to the
extent permitted by Section 409A. 
 SECTION 9. TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC. 

For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment: 

(a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another;
or 
 (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if
the employee’s right to re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Administrator otherwise so provides in writing. 

SECTION 10. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION 
 The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Administrator may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Option for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or
for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Option without the holder’s consent. Except as provided in Section 3(c) or 3(d), without prior stockholder approval,
in no event may the Administrator exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants or cancellation of Non-Qualified Stock Options in exchange for
cash. To the extent required under the rules of any securities exchange or market system on which the Stock is listed, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in
this Section 10 shall limit the Administrator’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d). 
 SECTION 11. STATUS OF PLAN 
 With respect to the portion of any
Non-Qualified Stock Option that has not been exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a grantee, a grantee shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the

  
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Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any Non-Qualified Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Options. In its sole discretion, the Administrator may authorize the
creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Non-Qualified Stock Options hereunder, provided that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent
with the foregoing sentence. 
 SECTION 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(a) No Distribution. The Administrator may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to a Non-Qualified Stock Option to
represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. 
 (b) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have
mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer
agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company, notice of issuance and recorded
the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry” records). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to
the exercise of any Non-Qualified Stock Option, unless and until the Administrator has determined, with advice of counsel (to the extent the Administrator deems such advice necessary or advisable), that the issuance and delivery of such certificates
is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan
shall be subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and quotation system on which the Stock is
listed, quoted or traded. The Administrator may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that an individual make
such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Administrator, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. The Administrator shall have the right to require
any individual to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Non-Qualified Stock Option, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Administrator. 

(c) Stockholder Rights. Until Stock is deemed delivered in accordance with Section 12(b), no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights of a stockholder will exist with respect to shares of Stock to be issued in connection with a Non-Qualified Stock Option, notwithstanding the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or any other action by the grantee
with respect to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
 (d) Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights. Nothing
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arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Non-Qualified Stock
Options do not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 (e) Trading
Policy Restrictions. Option exercises and other Non-Qualified Stock Options under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time. 

(f) Company Documents and Policies. This Plan and all Non-Qualified Stock Options granted hereunder are subject to the corporate
articles and by-laws of the Company, as they may be amended from time to time, and all other Company policies duly adopted by the Board or the Administrator and as in effect from time to time regarding the acquisition, ownership or sale of Stock by
employees, including without limitation policies intended to limit the potential for insider trading and to avoid or recover compensation payable or paid on the basis of inaccurate financial results or statements, employee conduct, and other similar
events. 
 SECTION 13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN 
 This Plan shall become effective upon the Effective Date. 
 SECTION 14.
GOVERNING LAW 
 This Plan and all Non-Qualified Stock Options and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applied without regard to conflict of law principles. 
 DATE
APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: October 22, 2012 

  
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 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

(INDUCEMENT AWARD STOCK OPTION PLAN) 
 Name of Optionee: 
 No. of Option Shares: 

Option Exercise Price per Share: 
 Grant Date:

 Expiration Date: 

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Optionee named above a non-qualified option (the
“Stock Option”) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Stock”), of the Company specified above at the
Option Exercise Price per Share. This Stock Option is granted to Optionee in connection with his or her entry into employment with the Company and is an inducement material to the Optionee’s entry into employment within the meaning of Rule
5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. 
 1. Applicable Equity Plan. This Stock Option is being awarded under the
Company’s Inducement Award Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the
Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified in this Agreement. 

 2. Exercisability Schedule. No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until
such portion shall have become exercisable according to the vesting schedule below or in accordance with Section 4. Except as set forth in Section 4, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator to accelerate the exercisability
schedule, this Stock Option shall become exercisable in equal monthly installments, rounded down to the nearest whole share of Stock, over forty-eight months from the Grant Date commencing on the one month anniversary of the Grant Date. 

Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the
Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan. 
 3. Manner of Exercise. 

(a) The Optionee may exercise this Stock Option from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date of this Stock Option by giving
written notice to the Company of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased. 

Payment of the purchase price for the Option Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i) in cash, by certified
or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have been purchased by the Optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the
Optionee and are not then subject to any restrictions under any Company plan and that otherwise satisfy any holding periods as may be required by the Administrator; (iii) by the Optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise
notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in the event the Optionee chooses to pay the option
purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure; or
(iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. 

The transfer to the Optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the Option Shares will be contingent upon
(i) the Company’s receipt from the Optionee of the full purchase price for the Option Shares, as set forth above, (ii) the fulfillment of any other requirements contained herein or in the Plan or in any other agreement or provision of
laws, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of any agreement, statement or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options under the Plan and any
subsequent resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares
of Stock transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the shares attested to. 

  
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 (b) The shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to
the Optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such issuance and with the requirements hereof
and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of
Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to the Optionee, and the Optionee’s name shall
have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock. 

(c) The minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the
number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under this Stock Option at the time. 
 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date of this Agreement. 

4. Termination of Employment. 
 (a) Termination Due to Death. If the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of the Optionee’s death, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date shall become fully
exercisable and may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee for a period of 12 months from the date of death or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 

(b) Termination Due to Disability. If the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of the Optionee’s Disability (as
defined by the Administrator), any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date shall become fully exercisable and may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee for a period of 12 months from the date of termination or until the Expiration
Date, if earlier. 
 (c) Termination for Cause. If the Optionee’s employment terminates for Cause, any portion of
this Stock Option outstanding on such date shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean, unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement between the Company and the
Optionee, a determination by the Administrator that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee and the Company; (ii) the conviction of, indictment for or
plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee’s
duties to the Company. 
 (d) Other Termination. If the Optionee’s employment terminates for any reason other than
in the circumstances set forth above, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three
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termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of termination shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or
effect. 
 The Administrator’s determination of the reason for termination of the Optionee’s employment shall be
conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her representatives or legatees. 
 5. Transferability. This Agreement
is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee’s
lifetime, only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee. 
 6. Tax
Withholding. The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment
of any Federal, state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event. The Company shall have the authority to cause the minimum required tax withholding obligation to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by
withholding from shares of Stock to be issued to the Optionee a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding amount due. 
 7. No Obligation to Continue Employment. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this Agreement to continue the Optionee in employment and neither the
Plan nor this Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time. 
 8. Notices. Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company
or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing. 

  
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	AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Mark Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer

 The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the
undersigned. 
  

	
	  

  
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