Document:

Exhibit 10.3 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 5th day of March, 2019, by and among Tuscan Holdings
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned parties listed under Investors on
the signature page hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).

 

WHEREAS, the Investors and the Company desire
to enter into this Agreement to provide the Investors with certain rights relating to the registration of the securities held by
them as of the date hereof;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized
terms used herein have the following meanings:

 

“Agreement” means
this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Business Combination”
means the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership through a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization,
reorganization or other similar type of transaction, of one or more businesses or entities.

 

“Commission” means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other Federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

“Common Stock”
means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

“Company” is defined
in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Demand Registration”
is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Demanding Holder”
is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder,
all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

“Form S-3” is
defined in Section 2.3.

 

“Founder Shares”
means the 6,900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company issued to its stockholders prior to the Company’s initial public
offering.

 

     

     

    

 

“Indemnified Party”
is defined in Section 4.3.

 

“Indemnifying Party”
is defined in Section 4.3.

  

“Investor” is
defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Investor Indemnified Party”
is defined in Section 4.1.

 

“Maximum Number of Shares”
is defined in Section 2.1.4.

 

“Notices” is defined
in Section 6.3.

 

“Piggy-Back Registration”
is defined in Section 2.2.1.

 

“Private Units”
means the Units the Investors are privately purchasing simultaneously with the consummation of the Company’s initial public
offering.

 

“Pro Rata” is
defined in Section 2.1.4.

 

“Register,” “Registered”
and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar
document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

“Registrable Securities”
means (i) the Founder Shares, (ii) the Representative Shares, (iii) the Private Units (and underlying securities) and (iv) the
Working Capital Warrants (and underlying securities), if any. Registrable Securities include any warrants, shares of capital stock
or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement
of such Founder Shares, Representative Shares, Private Units (and underlying securities) and Working Capital Units (and underlying
securities). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a
Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such
securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such
securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall
have been delivered by the Company, and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities
Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (d) the Registrable Securities are freely saleable under Rule
144 under the Securities Act without volume limitations.

 

“Registration Statement”
means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable
or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their
successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of
another entity).

 

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“Release Date”
means the date on which the Founder Shares are disbursed from escrow pursuant to Section 3 of that certain Stock Escrow Agreement
dated as of March 5, 2019 by and among the holders of Founder Shares and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

“Representative”
means EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

“Representative Shares”
means the 300,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company issued to the Representative and its designees prior to the consummation
of the Company’s initial public offering.

 

“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect at the time.

 

“Underwriter”
means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of
such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

“Units” means
the units of the Company, each comprised of one share of Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one-half of one share of Common
Stock.

 

“Working Capital Units”
means any Units held by Investors, officers or directors of the Company or their affiliates which may be issued in payment of working
capital loans made to the Company.

 

2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

2.1 Demand Registration.

 

2.1.1 Request for Registration.
At any time and from time to time on or after (i) the date that the Company consummates a Business Combination with respect to
the Representative Shares, Private Units (or underlying securities) and Working Capital Units (or underlying securities) or (ii)
three months prior to the Release Date with respect to all other Registrable Securities, the holders of a majority-in-interest
of such Founder Shares, Representative Shares, Private Units (or underlying securities), Working Capital Units (or underlying securities)
or other Registrable Securities, as the case may be, held by the Investors, officers or directors of the Company or their affiliates,
or the transferees of the Investors may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their
Founder Shares, Representative Shares, Private Units (or underlying securities), Working Capital Units (or underlying securities)
or other Registrable Securities, as the case may be (a “Demand Registration”). Any demand for a Demand
Registration shall specify the number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof. The Company will notify all holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, and each holder of Registrable Securities
who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such holder
including shares of Registrable Securities in such registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify
the Company within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the holder of the notice from the Company. Upon any such request, the
Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section
2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 3.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of two (2)
Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1.1 in respect of all Registrable Securities.

 

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2.1.2 Effective Registration. A
registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to
such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement
with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or
any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not
to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated,
and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided, further, that the
Company shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted
as a Demand Registration or is terminated. 

 

2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. If
a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so elect and such holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand
for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form
of an underwritten offering. In such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration
shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable
Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities
through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected
for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

2.1.4 Reduction of Offering. If
the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and
the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders
desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and
the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration
rights held by other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares
that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method,
or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable, the “Maximum
Number of Shares”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as
to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares that
each such Person has requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such Person (such
proportion is referred to herein as "Pro Rata")) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number
of Shares; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the
shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number
of Shares; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and
(ii), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register
pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

 

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2.1.5 Withdrawal. If a majority-in-interest
of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any underwriting or are not entitled to include all of their Registrable Securities
in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such offering by giving written
notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders
withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration
provided for in Section 2.1. 

 

2.2 Piggy-Back Registration.

 

2.2.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any
time on or after the date the Company consummates a Business Combination the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement
under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable
for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account
(or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a Registration
Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering
of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity
securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed
filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated
filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s)
of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the
holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities
as such holders may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”).
The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause
the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to
be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit
the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof.
All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves
an Underwriter or Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters
selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.

 

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2.2.2 Reduction of Offering. If
the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company
and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock which the Company
desires to sell, taken together with shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been demanded pursuant to separate
written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable
Securities as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2, and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which
registration has been requested pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the
Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the Company shall include in any such registration:

 

a) If
the registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the
Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) to the extent that the
Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities,
if any, comprised of Registrable Securities, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the applicable written
contractual piggy-back registration rights of such security holders, Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares; and (C) to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses
(A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to
register pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons and that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and

 

b) If the
registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than either the holders of
Registrable Securities, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of the demanding persons
that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares
has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires
to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of
Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the shares of Common Stock or other
securities comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the terms
hereof and of the Unit Purchase Options, as applicable, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and
(D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and
(C), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to
register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares.

 

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2.2.3 Withdrawal. Any holder of
Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back
Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to
written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities
in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3. 

 

2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. The
holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and from time to time request in writing that the Company register the resale
of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration which may be available at such
time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request
through an underwritten offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give written notice of the proposed
registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of
all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together
with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities or other securities of the Company, if any, of any other holder or holders
joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice
from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this Section
2.3: (i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) if the holders of the Registrable Securities, together with the
holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities
and such other securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000. Registrations effected pursuant
to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

 

3.1 Filings; Information. Whenever
the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the Company shall use its
best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:

 

3.1.1 Filing Registration Statement.
The Company shall use its best efforts to, as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant
to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies
or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities
to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to
cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its best efforts to keep it effective for the period required by
Section 3.1.3; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to thirty (30)
days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any demand registration to which such
Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by the President
or Chairman of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially
detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further,
however, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than
once in any 365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder.

 

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3.1.2 Copies. The Company shall,
prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders
of Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement
as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary
prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration or legal counsel for
any such holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.

 

3.1.3 Amendments and Supplements.
The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to
such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement
effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered
by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such
Registration Statement or such securities have been withdrawn.

 

3.1.4 Notification. After the filing
of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify
the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such holders
promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes
effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all actions
required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment
or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence
of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers
of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or
amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed
sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents
and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto,
including documents incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel shall object.

 

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3.1.5 State Securities Laws Compliance.
The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement
under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action
necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such
other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other
acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction. 

 

3.1.6 Agreements for Disposition.
The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take
such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit
of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such registration statement. No holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required
to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such holder’s
organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s
material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating to such holder that such holder
has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.

 

3.1.7 Cooperation. The principal
executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company
and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities
hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such
offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants
and potential investors.

 

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3.1.8 Records. The Company shall
make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained
by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them
in connection with such Registration Statement.

 

3.1.9 Opinions and Comfort Letters.
The Company shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart,
addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter
from the Company’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the event no legal opinion is delivered
to any Underwriter, the Company shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement,
at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration
Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.

 

3.1.10 Earnings Statement. The Company
shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its shareholders,
as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, which earnings statement shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder. 

 

3.1.11 Listing. The Company shall
use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise
designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such
similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
included in such registration.

 

3.1.12 Road Show. If the registration
involves the registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25,000,000, the Company shall use its
reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations
that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any underwritten offering.

 

3.2 Obligation to Suspend Distribution.
Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, in the
case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, upon any suspension by the Company, pursuant to a written
insider trading compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability of all “insiders”
covered by such program to transact in the Company’s securities because of the existence of material non-public information,
each holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder receives the supplemented
or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact
in the Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the Company, each such holder will deliver
to the Company all written copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

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3.3 Registration Expenses. The Company
shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, any Piggy-Back Registration
pursuant to Section 2.2, and any registration on Form S-3 effected pursuant to Section 2.3, and all expenses incurred in performing
or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including,
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky”
laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii)
printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required
by Section 3.1.11; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and
fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated
with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 3.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of any
special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration; and (ix) the fees and expenses of one legal counsel
selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. The Company shall
have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold
by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders. Additionally, in an
underwritten offering, all selling shareholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of the Underwriter pro rata in proportion
to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering. 

 

3.4 Information. The holders of Registrable
Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in
connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect
the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection with the Company’s
obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.

 

3.5 Limitations on Registration Rights.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Representative may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 and 2.2 hereunder
after five (5) and seven (7) years after the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Company’s initial
public offering, respectively, and (ii) the Representative may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 more than one time.

  

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4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

 

4.1 Indemnification by the Company.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their
respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each person, if any, who controls
an Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses, losses,
judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly
untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities
was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged
omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and
relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration; and the Company shall promptly
reimburse the Investor Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified
Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action whether
or not any such person is a party to any such claim or action and including any and all legal and other expenses incurred in giving
testimony or furnishing documents in response to a subpoena or otherwise; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue
statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Company, in writing, by such selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter
of the Registrable Securities, their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls
such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1. 

 

4.2 Indemnification by Holders of Registrable
Securities. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.4.3 hereof, each selling holder of Registrable Securities will,
in the event that any registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities
held by such selling holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each Underwriter (if
any), and each other selling holder and each other person, if any, who controls another selling holder or such Underwriter within
the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar
as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such
Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus
contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based
upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement
therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by such selling holder expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers,
and each other selling holder or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection
with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each selling holder’s indemnification
obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by
such selling holder.

 

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4.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.
Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity
may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, if a claim
in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “Indemnifying
Party”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure
by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the
Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually
prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against
the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent
that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of
the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation;
provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the
Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity
may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by
such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written advice of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties
by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim
or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could
have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding. 

 

4.4 Contribution.

 

4.4.1 If the indemnification provided for
in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability
or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the
actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

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4.4.2 The parties hereto agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section
4.4.1.

 

4.4.3 The amount paid or payable by an
Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph
shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified
Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4,
no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds
(after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) with respect to any action shall be entitled to contribution in such action from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

5. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.

 

5.1 Rule 144. The Company covenants
that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further
action as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable
such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission. 

 

6. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

6.1 Other Registration Rights. The
Company represents and warrants that no person, other than the holders of the Registrable Securities, has any right to require
the Company to register any shares of the Company’s capital stock for sale or to include shares of the Company’s capital
stock in any registration filed by the Company for the sale of shares of capital stock for its own account or for the account of
any other person.

 

6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company
in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may
be freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer
of Registrable Securities by any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of each of the parties, to the permitted assigns of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities or of any assignee
of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons
that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this Section 6.2.

 

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6.3 Notices. All notices, demands,
requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “Notices”) required or permitted
to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered
by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed
as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be
deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided,
that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed
given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following
timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.

 

To the Company:

 

Tuscan Holdings Corp.

135 E. 57th Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

 

with a copy to:

 

Graubard Miller

The Chrysler Building

405 Lexington Avenue

New York NY 10174

Attn: David Alan Miller, Esq.

 

To an Investor, to the address set forth below such
Investor’s name on Exhibit A hereto. 

 

6.4 Severability. This Agreement
shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable
term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms
to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.

 

6.5 Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute
valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

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6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement
(including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto)
constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.

 

6.7 Modifications and Amendments.
No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such
party.

 

6.8 Titles and Headings. Titles and
headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this
Agreement.

 

6.9 Waivers and Extensions. Any party
to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided that such waiver will
not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement.
Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may
be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding
or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance
of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.

 

6.10 Remedies Cumulative. In the
event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement,
the Investor or any other holder of Registrable Securities may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action
at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any
such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or
to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred
under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any
other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or
otherwise. 

 

6.11 Governing Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable
to agreements made and to be performed within the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice-of-law provisions thereof
that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, over any
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.

 

6.12 Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each
party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding
(whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby, or the actions of the Investor in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused
this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written
above.

 

 

	 	COMPANY:
	 	 	 
	 	TUSCAN HOLDINGS CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Stephen A. Vogel
	 	 	Name: Stephen A. Vogel
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	INVESTORS:
	 	 	 
	 	TUSCAN HOLDINGS ACQUISITION LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Stephen A. Vogel
	 	 	Name: Stephen A. Vogel
	 	 	Title: Managing Member
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Stefan M. Selig
	 	 	Stefan M. Selig
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Richard O. Rieger
	 	 	Richard O. Rieger
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Amy Butte
	 	 	Amy Butte
	 	 	 
	 	PKBT HOLDINGS LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Mark Hossein
	 	 	Name: Mark Hossein
	 	 	Title:CFO
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Michael B. Auerbach
	 	 	Michael B. Auerbach
	 	 	 
	 	EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Steven Levine
	 	 	Name: Steven Levine
	 	 	Title: CEO

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Name and Address of

Investor

 

Tuscan Holdings Acquisition LLC

 

Stefan M. Selig

 

Richard O. Rieger

 

Amy Butte

 

PKBT Holdings LLC

 

Michael B. Auerbach

 

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

 

18enta-ex101_6.htm

 

Exhibit 10.1

ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

1.Purpose

 

The purpose of this 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (this “Plan”) of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders.  Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

2.Eligibility

 

All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as such terms consultants and advisors are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any successor form), are eligible to be granted Awards under this Plan.  Each person who is granted an Award under this Plan is deemed a “Participant.”  “Award” means Options (as defined in Section 5), SARs (as defined in Section 6), Restricted Stock (as defined in Section 7), Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 7) and Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined in Section 8).

 

3.Administration and Delegation

 

(a)Administration by Board of Directors.  This Plan will be administered by the Board.  The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to this Plan as it shall deem advisable.  The Board may construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and any Award certificate issued or Award agreement entered into under this Plan.  The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient, and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.  All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in this Plan or in any Award.

 

 

(b)Appointment of Committees.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under this Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”).  All references in this Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board or the officers referred to in Section 3(c) to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under this Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.

 

(c)Delegation to Officers.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Options and other Awards that constitute rights under Delaware law (subject to any limitations under this Plan) to employees or officers of the Company and to exercise such other powers under this Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the terms of such Awards to be granted by such officers (including the exercise price of such Awards, which may include a formula by which the exercise price will be determined) and the maximum number of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may grant; provided further, however, that no officer shall be authorized to grant such Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act).

 

4.Stock Available for Awards

 

(a)Number of Shares; Share Counting.

 

(1)Authorized Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be made under this Plan (any or all of which Awards may be in the form of Incentive Stock Options, as defined in Section 5(b)) for up to such number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as is equal to the sum of:

 

(A)1,600,000 shares of Common Stock; plus

 

 

(B)all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through October 1, 2018 (the “2012 Plan”) and not issued as of the date and time of stockholder approval of this Plan (including any shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, that become available under the 2012 Plan), and including the 582,637 additional shares of Common Stock added on October 1, 2018 by the provision for automatic annual increases under the 2012 Plan, but not including any further increases under such provision, which provision shall have no further effect upon stockholder approval of this Plan; plus 

 

(C)all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of options or unit awards that are outstanding as of the date and time of stockholder approval of this Plan and that subsequently expire or are terminated, 

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surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or are forfeited in whole or in part or result in any Common Stock not being issued and such shares becoming available for the grant of Awards under this Plan pursuant to Section 4(a)(2)(B). 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2012 Plan can only become available for issuance under this Section 4(a)(1)(C), if they are not issuable or issued under awards made under the 2012 Plan.

 

(D)Shares issued under this Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. 

(2)Share Counting.  For purposes of counting the number of shares available for the grant of Awards under this Plan:

 

(A)all shares of Common Stock covered by SARs shall be counted against the number of shares available for the grant of Awards under this Plan;  provided, however, that (i) SARs that may be settled only in cash shall not be so counted and (ii) if the Company grants an SAR in tandem with an Option for the same number of shares of Common Stock and provides that only one such Award may be exercised (a “Tandem SAR”), only the shares covered by the Option, and not the shares covered by the Tandem SAR, shall be so counted, and the expiration of one in connection with the other’s exercise will not restore shares to this Plan;

 

(B)if any Award under this Plan or, as applicable, the 2012 Plan (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or (ii) results in any Common Stock not being issued (including as a result of an SAR that could be settled either in cash or in stock actually being settled in cash), the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall become available for the grant of Awards under this Plan (even if previously granted under the 2012 Plan); provided, however, that (1) in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the foregoing shall be subject to any limitations under the Code, (2) in the case of the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares counted against the shares available under this Plan shall be the full number of shares subject to the SAR multiplied by the percentage of the SAR actually exercised, regardless of the number of shares actually used to settle such SAR upon exercise and (3) the shares covered by a tandem SAR shall not again become available for grant upon the expiration or termination of such tandem SAR; 

 

(C)shares of Common Stock delivered (either by actual delivery, attestation, or net exercise) to the Company by a Participant under this Plan or the 2012 Plan to (i) purchase shares of Common Stock upon the exercise 

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of an Award or (ii) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) shall not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards under this Plan.

 

(D)shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company in the open market with the proceeds of the exercise price of an option may not be reissued under this Plan. 

 

(b)Substitute Awards.  In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof.  Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Awards contained in this Plan.  Substitute Awards shall not count against the overall share limit set forth in Section 4(a)(1) or any sublimit contained in this Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 and related provisions of the Code.

 

(c)Non-Employee Director Aggregate Compensation Limit.  The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a non-employee director of the Company with respect to any period commencing on the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for a particular year and ending on the day immediately prior to the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the next subsequent year, including Awards granted and cash fees paid or payable by the Company to such non-employee director, will not exceed (i) $600,000 in total value or (ii) in the event such non-employee director is first appointed or elected to the Board during such period, $900,000 in total value.  The value of any Awards included in the calculation of such total value shall be based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes, and any compensation shall be counted towards these limits for the service year in which it is earned (and not when settled or paid in the event any such compensation is deferred).

 

5.Stock Options

 

(a)General.  The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable.

 

(b)  Incentive Stock Options.  An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject 

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to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.  An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be designated a “Nonstatutory Stock Option.”  The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or if the Company converts an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option.  No Incentive Stock Option may be granted hereunder more than 10 years after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 11(d) and subject to reset as provided therein).  

 

(c)Exercise Price.  The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify the exercise price in the applicable Option certificate. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.  “Fair Market Value” of Common Stock on any given date means the fair market value of Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that if Common Stock is admitted to quotation on a 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 preceding such date for which there are market quotations. 

 

(d)Duration of Options.  Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement; provided, however, that no Option will be granted with a term in excess of ten (10) years.

 

(e)Exercise of Options.  Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be electronic) approved by the Company, together with payment in full (in the manner specified in Section 5(f)) of the exercise price for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised.  Shares of Common Stock subject to the Option will be delivered by the Company as soon as practicable following exercise.

 

(f)Payment Upon Exercise.  Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under this Plan shall be paid for as follows:

 

(1)in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

 

(2)except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable Option certificate or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver 

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promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding;

 

(3)to the extent provided for in the applicable Option certificate or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value, provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant for such minimum period of time, if any, as may be established by the Board in its discretion and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements;

 

(4)to the extent provided for in the applicable Nonstatutory Stock Option certificate or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised, less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate exercise price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;

 

(5)to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Option certificate or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or

 

(6)by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

 

(g)Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 9):  (1) amend any outstanding Option granted under this Plan to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding Option, (2) cancel any outstanding option (whether or not granted under this Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under this Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(b)) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled option, (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding Option with an exercise price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 9, or (4) take any other action under this Plan that constitutes a “repricing” within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

 

6.Stock Appreciation Rights

 

(a)General.  The Board may grant Awards consisting of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of Common Stock or cash or a combination thereof (such form to be determined by the Board) 

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determined by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the measurement price established pursuant to Section 6(b).  The date as of which such appreciation is determined shall be the exercise date.

 

(b)Measurement Price.  The Board shall establish the measurement price of each SAR and specify it in the applicable SAR certificate.  The measurement price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR is granted; provided that if the Board approves the grant of an SAR effective as of a future date, the measurement price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.

 

(c)Duration of SARs.  Each SAR shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable SAR agreement; provided, however, that no SAR will be granted with a term in excess of 10 years.

 

(d)Exercise of SARs.  SARs may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a notice of exercise in a form (which may be electronic) approved by the Company, together with any other documents required by the Board.

 

(e)Limitation on Repricing. Unless such action is approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Company may not (except as provided for under Section 9):  (1) amend any outstanding SAR granted under this Plan to provide a measurement price per share that is lower than the then-current measurement price per share of such outstanding SAR, (2) cancel any outstanding SAR (whether or not granted under this Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under this Plan (other than Awards granted pursuant to Section 4(b)) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and having an exercise or measurement price per share lower than the then-current measurement price per share of the cancelled SAR, (3) cancel in exchange for a cash payment any outstanding SAR with a measurement price per share above the then-current Fair Market Value, other than pursuant to Section 9, or (4) take any other action under this Plan that constitutes a “repricing” within the meaning of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

 

7.Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units

 

(a)General.  The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”), subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award.  The Board may also grant Awards entitling the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock or cash to be delivered at the time such Award vests (“Restricted Stock 

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Units”) (Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are each referred to herein as a “Restricted Stock Award”).

 

(b)Terms and Conditions for All Restricted Stock Awards.  The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for vesting and repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any.

 

(c)Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock.

 

(1)Dividends.  Any dividends (whether paid in cash, stock or property) declared and paid by the Company with respect to shares of Restricted Stock (“Accrued Dividends”) shall be paid to the Participant only if and when such shares become free from the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability that apply to such shares.  Each payment of Accrued Dividends will be made no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to stockholders of that class of stock or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the lapsing of the restrictions on transferability and the forfeitability provisions applicable to the underlying shares of Restricted Stock.

 

(2)Other Restrictions.  The Company may require that stock transfer restrictions be implemented by the Company’s transfer agent with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, and that dividends or distributions paid on such Restricted Stock shall be deposited in escrow with the Company (or its designee) by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank.  At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall instruct the Company’s transfer agent to remove the restrictions on transfer regarding the applicable shares no longer subject to such restrictions and deliver them to the Participant, or if the Participant has died, to his or her Designated Beneficiary in accordance with appropriate instructions for electronic delivery of uncertificated shares. “Designated Beneficiary” means (i) the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death or (ii) in the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, the Participant’s estate.

 

(d)Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock Units.

 

(1)Settlement.  Upon the vesting of and/or lapsing of any other restrictions (i.e., settlement) with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company one share of Common Stock or (if so provided in the applicable Award certificate) an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock.  The Board may, in its discretion, provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(2)Voting Rights.  A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

 

(3)Dividend Equivalents.  The Award certificate for Restricted Stock Units may provide Participants with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”).  To the extent provided in the Award certificate, Dividend Equivalents may be credited to an account for the Participant and may be settled in cash and/or shares; provided, however, that they shall be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which they are credited.  In no case shall Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units be paid before such units vest.

 

8.Other Stock-Based Awards

 

(a)General.  Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property (“Other Stock-Based-Awards”), may be granted hereunder to Participants.  In no case shall Dividend Equivalents with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards be paid before such Awards vest. Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under this Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled.  Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. 

 

(b)Terms and Conditions.  Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award, including any purchase price applicable thereto.

 

9.Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events

 

(a)Changes in Capitalization.  In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the share counting rules set forth in Section 4(a, (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option, (iv) the share and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (v) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award and (vi) the share and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each outstanding Other Stock-Based Award, shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the 

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dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

 

(b)Reorganization Events.

 

(1)Definition.  A “Reorganization Event” shall mean:  (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

(2)Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards Other than Restricted Stock.

 

(A)In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any (or any portion of) outstanding Awards other than Restricted Stock on such terms as the Board determines (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in an applicable Award certificate or agreement or another agreement between the Company and the Participant):  (i) provide that such Awards shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that all of the Participant’s unexercised Awards will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant (to the extent then exercisable) within a specified period following the date of such notice, (iii) provide that outstanding Awards shall become exercisable, realizable, or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to Participants with respect to each Award held by a Participant equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested portion of the Award (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately prior to such Reorganization Event) multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of (I) the Acquisition Price over (II) the exercise, measurement or purchase price of such Award and any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of such Award, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise, measurement or purchase price thereof and any applicable tax 

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withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.  In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 9(b)(2), the Board shall not be obligated by this Plan to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, identically.

 

(B)Notwithstanding the terms of Section 9(b)(2)(A), in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock Units that are subject to Section 409A of the Code: (i) if the applicable Restricted Stock Unit certificate provides that the Restricted Stock Units shall be settled upon a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i), and the Reorganization Event constitutes such a “change in control event”, then no assumption or substitution shall be permitted pursuant to clause (i) of Section 9(b)(2)(A) and the Restricted Stock Units shall instead be settled in accordance with the terms of the applicable Restricted Stock Unit certificate; and (ii) the Board may only undertake the actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 9(b)(2)(A) if the Reorganization Event constitutes a “change in control event” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) and such action is permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code; if the Reorganization Event is not a “change in control event” as so defined or such action is not permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code, and the acquiring or succeeding corporation does not assume or substitute the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to clause (i) of Section 9(b)(2)(A), then the unvested Restricted Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event without any payment in exchange therefor.

 

(C)For purposes of clause (i) of Section 9(b)(2)(A), an Award (other than Restricted Stock) shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, such Award confers the right to purchase or receive pursuant to the terms of such Award, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award to consist solely of such number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) that the Board determined to be equivalent in value (as of the date of such determination or another date specified by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.

 

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dissolution of the Company, the repurchase and other rights of the Company with respect to outstanding Restricted Stock shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall, unless the Board determines otherwise, apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to such Restricted Stock; provided, however, that the Board may provide for termination or deemed satisfaction of such repurchase or other rights under the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, either initially or by amendment.  Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event involving the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, all restrictions and conditions on all Restricted Stock then outstanding shall automatically be deemed terminated or satisfied.

 

10.General Provisions Applicable to Awards

 

(a)Transferability of Awards.  Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant; provided, however, except with respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, that the Board may permit or provide in an Award solely for the gratuitous transfer of the Award by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to such Award to such proposed transferee; provided further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award.  References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 10(a) shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.

 

(b)Documentation.  Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine.  Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in this Plan.

 

(c)Board Discretion.  Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award.  The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.

 

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(d)Termination of Status.  The Board shall determine the effect of the disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant on any Award of the Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary, may exercise rights under the Award.

 

(e)Withholding.  The Participant must satisfy all applicable federal, state, and local or other income and employment tax withholding obligations before the Company will deliver stock certificates or otherwise recognize ownership of Common Stock under an Award.  The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or wages.  If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations.  Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any shares on exercise, vesting or release from forfeiture of an Award or at the same time as payment of the exercise or purchase price, unless the Company determines otherwise.  If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value.  Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.

 

(f)Amendment of Award.  Except as set forth in Section 5(g) and 6(e), the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option.  The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 9. In addition, the Board may not take any other action that is considered a direct or indirect “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed, including any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

(g)Conditions on Delivery of Stock.  The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously issued or delivered under this Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or 

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agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

 

(h)Acceleration.  The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.

 

(i)Performance Awards.

 

(1)Awards.  Restricted Stock Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards under this Plan may be made subject to the achievement of performance measures pursuant to this Section 10(i) (“Performance Awards”).  Subject to Section 10(i)(4), no Performance Awards shall vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant. 

 

(2)Performance Measures.  For any Award that is designed to be a Performance Award, the Committee may specify the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout that shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures at, below, or above target measures, as the Committee may determine.  Such goals may reflect absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated.  Such performance measures: (i) may vary by Participant and may be different for different Awards; and (ii) may be particular to a Participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the Participant works and may cover such period as may be specified by the Committee.

 

(3)Other.  The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Performance Awards as it may deem necessary or appropriate.

 

11.Miscellaneous

 

(a)No Right To Employment or Other Status.  No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award by virtue of the adoption of this Plan, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company.  The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under this Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.

 

(b)No Rights As Stockholder.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.

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(c)Clawback.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the Company may recover from a Participant any compensation received from any Award (whether or not settled) or cause a Participant to forfeit any Award (whether or not vested) to the extent that the Committee or the Board determines that such forfeiture should occur in accordance with any so-called “clawback” or recoupment policy duly adopted by the Board and then in effect.

 

(d)Effective Date and Term of Plan.  This Plan shall become effective on the date this Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”).   No Awards shall be granted under this Plan after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Effective Date, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. Any increase in the maximum number of shares that may be issued under this Plan (other than an increase merely reflecting a change in the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock, such as a stock dividend or stock split) shall be considered the adoption of a new plan requiring stockholder approval under Section 422 of the Code, and any such stockholder approval shall automatically reset the Effective Date to the date of such approval and the term of this Plan shall then be extended thereby until ten (10) years from such date.

 

(e)Amendment of Plan.  The Board may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market may be made effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment.  In addition, if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not implement such modification or amendment without such approval.  Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to this Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 11(e) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under this Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under this Plan.  No Award shall be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to this Plan unless the Award provides that (i) it will terminate or be forfeited if stockholder approval of such amendment is not obtained within no more than 12 months from the date of grant and (ii) it may not be exercised or settled (or otherwise result in the issuance of Common Stock) prior to such stockholder approval.

 

(f)Authorization of Sub-Plans (including for Awards to non-U.S. Employees).  The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under this Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions.  The Board shall establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to this Plan containing (i) such limitations on the Board’s discretion under this Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with this Plan as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable.  All 

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supplements adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of this Plan, but each supplement shall apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction which is not the subject of such supplement.

 

(g)Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except as provided in individual Award certificates or agreements initially or by amendment, if and to the extent (i) any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Participant pursuant to this Plan in connection with his or her employment termination constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and (ii) the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, in each case as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determinations the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A of the Code) (the “New Payment Date”), except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit.  The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule.

 

The Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under this Plan are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section.

 

(h)Limitations on Liability.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with this Plan, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to this Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.  The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of this Plan has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning this Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

 

(i)Governing Law.  The provisions of this Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 

 

Approved by Board on Nov. 17, 2018, and by stockholders on Feb. 28, 2019.

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