Document:

EX-10.19

 Exhibit 10.19 

 

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES, INC. 

2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

ARTICLE I. 
 PURPOSE

 The purpose of this Plan is to assist Eligible Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries in acquiring a stock
ownership interest in the Company. 
 The Plan consists of two components: (i) the Section 423 Component and (ii) the Non-Section 423 Component. The Section 423 Component is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and shall be administered, interpreted and construed
in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. The Non-Section 423 Component authorizes the grant of rights which need not qualify as rights granted pursuant to an “employee
stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Rights granted under the Non-Section 423 Component shall be granted pursuant to separate Offerings containing such
sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Administrator and designed to achieve tax, securities laws or other objectives for Eligible Employees and Designated Subsidiaries but shall
not be intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided herein, the Non-Section 423
Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the Section 423 Component. Offerings intended to be made under the Non-Section 423 Component will be designated as such by the
Administrator at or prior to the time of such Offering. 
 For purposes of this Plan, the Administrator may designate separate Offerings
under the Plan in which Eligible Employees will participate. The terms of these Offerings need not be identical, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Period(s) in each such Offering are identical, provided that the terms of participation are
the same within each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component (as determined under Section 423 of the Code). Solely by way of example and without limiting the foregoing, the Company could, but shall not be required to, provide for
simultaneous Offerings under the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component of the Plan. 

ARTICLE II. 
 DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION 
 Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. 
 2.1    “Administrator” means the entity that conducts the
general administration of the Plan as provided in Article XI. The term “Administrator” shall refer to the Committee unless the Board has assumed the authority for administration of the Plan as provided in Article XI. 

2.2    “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution, entity or
person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or an Employee with regard to the Plan. 

2.3    “Applicable Law” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity
incentive plans under U.S. federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of
any foreign country or other jurisdiction where rights under this Plan are granted. 

 2.4    “Board” means the Board of Directors of
the Company. 
 2.5    “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations issued thereunder. 
 2.6    “Committee” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 11.1. 
 2.7    “Common Stock” means common stock of the Company and such other
securities of the Company that may be substituted therefore. 
 2.8    “Company” means
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor. 

2.9    “Compensation” of an Eligible Employee means, unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator, the gross base compensation received by such Eligible Employee as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, including prior week adjustment, overtime payments, vacation pay, holiday pay, jury duty pay and
funeral leave pay, but excluding military leave pay, commissions, incentive compensation, one-time bonuses (e.g., retention or sign on bonuses), education or tuition reimbursements, travel expenses, business
and moving reimbursements, income received in connection with any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards, fringe benefits, other special payments and all contributions
made by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary for the Employee’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established. 

2.10     “Designated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary designated by the Administrator in
accordance with Section 11.2(b), such designation to specify whether such participation is in the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component. A Designated Subsidiary may participate in either
the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component, but not both; provided that a Subsidiary that, for U.S. tax purposes, is disregarded from the Company or any Subsidiary that participates in the
Section 423 Component shall automatically constitute a Designated Subsidiary that participates in the Section 423 Component. 

2.11    “Effective Date” means the day prior to the Public Trading Date. 

2.12    “Eligible Employee” means: 

(a)    an Employee who does not, immediately after any rights under this Plan are granted, own (directly or through
attribution) stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of Common Stock and other securities of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (as determined under Section 423(b)(3) of the Code). For purposes
of the foregoing, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock that an Employee may purchase under outstanding options shall
be treated as stock owned by the Employee. 
 (b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may provide in an
Offering Document that an Employee shall not be eligible to participate in an Offering Period under the Section 423 Component if: (i) such Employee is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the
Code; (ii) such Employee has not met a service requirement designated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 423(b)(4)(A) of the Code (which service requirement may not exceed two years); (iii) such Employee’s customary employment
is for twenty hours per week or less; (iv) such Employee’s customary employment is for less than five months in any calendar year; and/or (v) such 

  
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Employee is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction and the grant of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan to such Employee would be prohibited under the laws of such foreign
jurisdiction or the grant of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan to such Employee in compliance with the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, as determined by the
Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, further, that any exclusion in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) shall be applied in an identical manner under each Offering Period to all Employees, in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.423-2(e). 
 (c)    Further notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, the first sentence in this definition shall apply in determining who is an “Eligible Employee,” except (i) the Administrator may limit
eligibility further within the Company or a Designated Subsidiary so as to only designate some Employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as Eligible Employees, and (ii) to the extent the restrictions in the first sentence in this
definition are not consistent with applicable local laws, the applicable local laws shall control. 
 2.13    
“Employee” means any individual who renders services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary in the status of an employee, and, with respect to the Section 423 Component, a person who is an employee within the
meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code. For purposes of an individual’s participation in, or other rights under the Plan, all determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that any court of law or
governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or
Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2). Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual’s right to reemployment is
not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3)-month period. 

2.14    “Enrollment Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period. 

2.15    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows:
(i) if the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such
date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if the Shares are not traded on a stock exchange but are quoted on a national market or other quotation system,
the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) without an established market for the Shares, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion. 

2.16    “Non-Section 423 Component” means those Offerings
under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan, in each case, pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares during an
Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Employees that need not satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are set forth under Section 423 of the Code. 

2.17    “Offering” means an offer under the Plan of a right to purchase Shares that may be
exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Article IV hereof. Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator, each Offering to the Eligible Employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be deemed a separate Offering,
even if the dates and other terms of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical, and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. To the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. § 1.423-2(a)(1), the terms of each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component need not be identical, provided that the terms of the Section 423 Component and an Offering thereunder together satisfy
Treas. Reg. § 1.423-2(a)(2) and (a)(3). 

  
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 2.18    “Offering Document” has the meaning
given to such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.19    “Offering Period” has the meaning given to
such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.20    “Parent” means any corporation, other than the
Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain. 
 2.21    “Participant” means any Eligible
Employee who has executed a subscription agreement and been granted rights to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan. 

2.22    “Payday” means the regular and recurring established day for payment of Compensation to an
Employee of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary. 
 2.23    “Plan” means this 2021
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the Section 423 Component and Non-Section 423 Component and any other sub-plans or appendices hereto, as amended from
time to time. 
 2.24    “Public Trading Date” means the first date upon which the Common
Stock is listed (or approved for listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system. 

2.25    “Purchase Date” means the last Trading Day of each Purchase Period or such other date as
determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Offering Document. 
 2.26    “Purchase
Period” means one or more periods within an Offering Period, as designated in the applicable Offering Document; provided, however, that, in the event no Purchase Period is designated by the Administrator in the applicable
Offering Document, the Purchase Period for each Offering Period covered by such Offering Document shall be the same as the applicable Offering Period. 

2.27    “Purchase Price” means the purchase price designated by the Administrator in the
applicable Offering Document (which purchase price, for purposes of the Section 423 Component, shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower); provided,
however, that, in the event no purchase price is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase price for the Offering Periods covered by such Offering Document shall be 85% of the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, further, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Administrator pursuant to Article VIII and shall not be less than the par value of a
Share. 
 2.28    “Section 423 Component” means those Offerings
under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan, in each case, pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares during an
Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Employees that are intended to satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are set forth under Section 423 of the Code.

 2.29     “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

  
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 2.30    “Share” means a share of Common Stock.

 2.31    “Subsidiary” means any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in an unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain; provided, however, that a limited liability company or partnership may be treated as a Subsidiary to the extent either (a) such entity is treated as a disregarded entity under Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) by reason of the Company or any other Subsidiary that is a corporation being the sole owner of such entity, or (b) such entity elects to be classified as a
corporation under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) and such entity would otherwise qualify as a Subsidiary. In addition, with respect to the Non-Section
423 Component, Subsidiary shall include any corporate or non-corporate entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect equity interest or significant business relationship. 

2.32    “Trading Day” means a day on which national stock exchanges in the United States are open
for trading. 
 2.33    “Treas. Reg.” means U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations. 

ARTICLE III. 
 SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 
 3.1    Number of Shares. Subject to Article VIII, the aggregate number of Shares
that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall be 2,345,805 Shares. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Article VIII, on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including
January 1, 2031, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased by that number of Shares equal to the lesser of (a) 1% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding on the final day
of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) such smaller number of Shares as determined by the Board. If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Shares not purchased under such
right shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the number of Shares that may be issued or transferred pursuant to the rights granted under the Section 423
Component of the Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 23,458,050 Shares, subject to Article VIII. 

3.2    Shares Distributed. Any Shares distributed pursuant to the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of
authorized and unissued Shares, treasury shares or Shares purchased on the open market. 
 ARTICLE IV. 

OFFERING PERIODS; OFFERING DOCUMENTS; PURCHASE DATES 

4.1    Offering Periods. The Administrator may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to
purchase Shares under the Plan to Eligible Employees during one or more periods (each, an “Offering Period”) selected by the Administrator. The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period shall be set forth in an
“Offering Document” adopted by the Administrator, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference
into and made part of the Plan and shall be attached hereto as part of the Plan. The Administrator shall establish in each Offering Document one or more Purchase Periods during such Offering Period during which rights granted under the Plan shall be
exercised and purchases of Shares carried out during such Offering Period in accordance with such Offering Document and the Plan. The provisions of separate Offering Periods under the Plan need not be identical. 

  
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 4.2    Offering Documents. Each Offering Document with respect to
an Offering Period shall specify (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference or otherwise): 

(a)    the length of the Offering Period, which period shall not exceed twenty-seven months; 

(b)    the length of the Purchase Period(s) within the Offering Period; 

(c)    in connection with each Offering Period that contains only one Purchase Period the maximum number of Shares that
may be purchased by any Eligible Employee during such Offering Period, which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 3,000 Shares; 

(d)     in connection with each Offering Period that contains more than one Purchase Period, the maximum aggregate number
of Shares which may be purchased by any Eligible Employee during each Purchase Period, which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 3,000 Shares; and 

(e)    such other provisions as the Administrator determines are appropriate, subject to the Plan. 

ARTICLE V. 
 ELIGIBILITY
AND PARTICIPATION 
 5.1    Eligibility. Any Eligible Employee who shall be employed by the Company or a
Designated Subsidiary on a given Enrollment Date for an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article V and, for the Section 423 Component, the
limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. 
 5.2    Enrollment in Plan. 

(a)    Except as otherwise set forth in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, an Eligible Employee may
become a Participant in the Plan for an Offering Period by delivering a subscription agreement to the Company by such time prior to the Enrollment Date for such Offering Period (or such other date specified in the Offering Document) designated by
the Administrator and in such form as the Company provides. 
 (b)    Each subscription agreement shall designate a
whole percentage of such Eligible Employee’s Compensation to be withheld by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary employing such Eligible Employee on each Payday during the Offering Period as payroll deductions under the Plan. The percentage
of Compensation designated by an Eligible Employee may not be less than 1% and may not be more than the maximum percentage specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which percentage shall be 15% in the absence of any such
designation) as payroll deductions. The payroll deductions made for each Participant shall be credited to an account for such Participant under the Plan and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company. 

(c)    A Participant may increase or decrease the percentage of Compensation designated in his or her subscription
agreement, subject to the limits of this Section 5.2, or may suspend his or her payroll deductions, at any time during an Offering Period; provided, however, that the Administrator may limit the number of changes a Participant may
make to his or her payroll deduction elections during each Offering Period in the applicable Offering Document (and in the absence of any specific designation by the Administrator, a Participant shall be allowed to decrease and/or suspend (but not
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deduction elections one time during each Offering Period). Any such change or suspension of payroll deductions shall be effective with the first full payroll period following five business days
after the Company’s receipt of the new subscription agreement (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). In the event a Participant suspends his or her payroll deductions,
such Participant’s cumulative payroll deductions prior to the suspension shall remain in his or her account and shall be applied to the purchase of Shares on the next occurring Purchase Date and shall not be paid to such Participant unless he
or she withdraws from participation in the Plan pursuant to Article VII. 
 (d)    Except as otherwise set forth in
an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, a Participant may participate in the Plan only by means of payroll deduction and may not make contributions by lump sum payment for any Offering Period. 

5.3    Payroll Deductions. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Offering Document, payroll deductions for
a Participant shall commence on the first Payday following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last Payday in the Offering Period to which the Participant’s authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as
provided in Article VII or suspended by the Participant or the Administrator as provided in Section 5.2 and Section 5.6, respectively. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in
non-U.S. jurisdictions where participation in the Plan through payroll deductions is prohibited, the Administrator may provide that an Eligible Employee may elect to participate through contributions to the
Participant’s account under the Plan in a form acceptable to the Administrator in lieu of or in addition to payroll deductions; provided, however, that, for any Offering under the Section 423 Component, the Administrator shall take into
consideration any limitations under Section 423 of the Code when applying an alternative method of contribution. 

5.4    Effect of Enrollment. A Participant’s completion of a subscription agreement will enroll such
Participant in the Plan for each subsequent Offering Period on the terms contained therein until the Participant either submits a new subscription agreement, withdraws from participation under the Plan as provided in Article VII or otherwise
becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan. 
 5.5    Limitation on Purchase of Shares. An Eligible
Employee may be granted rights under the Section 423 Component only if such rights, together with any other rights granted to such Eligible Employee under “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary,
as specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, do not permit such employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock (determined as
of the first day of the Offering Period during which such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. 

5.6    Suspension of Payroll Deductions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 5.5 (with respect to the Section 423 Component) or the other limitations set forth in this Plan, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be suspended by the Administrator at any time
during an Offering Period. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares by reason of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, Section 5.5 or the other limitations set forth
in this Plan shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date. 

5.7    Foreign Employees. In order to facilitate participation in the Plan, the Administrator may provide for such
special terms applicable to Participants who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction, or who are employed by a Designated Subsidiary outside of the United States, as the Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate
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or custom. Except as permitted by Section 423 of the Code, with respect to the Section 423 Component, such special terms may not be more favorable than the terms of rights granted under
the Section 423 Component to Eligible Employees who are residents of the United States. Such special terms may be set forth in an addendum to the Plan in the form of an appendix or sub-plan (which
appendix or sub-plan may be designed to govern Offerings under the Section 423 Component or the Non-Section 423 Component, as determined by the Administrator). To
the extent that the terms and conditions set forth in an appendix or sub-plan conflict with any provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the appendix or sub-plan shall
govern. The adoption of any such appendix or sub-plan shall be pursuant to Section 11.2(g). Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures, with
respect to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed in non-U.S. jurisdictions, regarding the exclusion of particular Subsidiaries from participation in the Plan, eligibility to participate, the
definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions or other contributions by Participants, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, data privacy security, payroll tax, withholding procedures, establishment of bank or trust accounts
to hold payroll deductions or contributions. 
 5.8    Leave of Absence. During leaves of absence approved by the
Company meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2) under the Code, a Participant may continue participation in the Plan by making cash payments to the Company on his or her
normal Payday equal to the Participant’s authorized payroll deduction. 
 ARTICLE VI. 

GRANT AND EXERCISE OF RIGHTS 

6.1    Grant of Rights. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in
such Offering Period shall be granted a right to purchase the maximum number of Shares specified under Section 4.2, subject to the limits in Section 5.5, and shall have the right to buy, on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period
(at the applicable Purchase Price), such number of whole Shares as is determined by dividing (a) such Participant’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the
Purchase Date, by (b) the applicable Purchase Price (rounded down to the nearest Share). The right shall expire on the earliest of: (x) the last Purchase Date of the Offering Period, (y) the last day of the Offering Period, and
(z) the date on which the Participant withdraws in accordance with Section 7.1 or Section 7.3. 

6.2    Exercise of Rights. On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions and any
other additional payments specifically provided for in the applicable Offering Document will be applied to the purchase of whole Shares, up to the maximum number of Shares permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering
Document, at the Purchase Price. No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of rights granted under the Plan, unless the Offering Document specifically provides otherwise. Any cash in lieu of fractional Shares remaining after the
purchase of whole Shares upon exercise of a purchase right will be credited to a Participant’s account and carried forward and applied toward the purchase of whole Shares for the next following Offering Period. Shares issued pursuant to the
Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may determine and may be issued in certificated form or issued pursuant to book-entry procedures. 

6.3    Pro Rata Allocation of Shares. If the Administrator determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of
Shares with respect to which rights are to be exercised may exceed (a) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (b) the number of Shares available for
issuance under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as
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Participants for whom rights to purchase Shares are to be exercised pursuant to this Article VI on such Purchase Date, and shall either (i) continue all Offering Periods then in effect,
or (ii) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Article IX. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding
sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not
been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date or such earlier date as determined by the Administrator. 

6.4    Withholding. At the time a Participant’s rights under the Plan are exercised, in whole or in part, or
at the time some or all of the Shares issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, that arise upon the exercise of the right
or the disposition of the Shares. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation or Shares received pursuant to the Plan the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable
withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Shares by the Participant.  

6.5    Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or
certificates for, or make any book entries evidencing, Shares purchased upon the exercise of rights under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges, if
any, on which the Shares are then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
governmental regulatory body, that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator
shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; (d) the payment to the Company of all amounts that it is required to withhold under federal, state or local law upon exercise of the rights, if any; and (e) the
lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the rights as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience. 

ARTICLE VII. 

WITHDRAWAL; CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY 

7.1    Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll deductions credited to his
or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her rights under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company no later than one week prior to the end of the Offering Period or, if earlier, the
end of the Purchase Period (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). All of the Participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account during an Offering Period
shall be paid to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal without any interest thereon (except as may be required by applicable local laws) and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period
shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the
next Offering Period unless the Participant timely delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement. 

7.2    Future Participation. A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon
his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary or in subsequent Offering Periods that commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the Participant
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 7.3    Cessation of Eligibility. Upon a Participant’s
ceasing to be an Eligible Employee for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to this Article VII and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account during the Offering
Period shall be paid to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 12.4, as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon (except as may be required by applicable
local laws), and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated. If a Participant transfers employment from the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423 Component to any
Designated Subsidiary participating in the Non-Section 423 Component, such transfer shall not be treated as a termination of employment, but the Participant shall immediately cease to participate in the
Section 423 Component; however, any contributions made for the Offering Period in which such transfer occurs shall be transferred to the Non-Section 423 Component, and such Participant shall immediately
join the then-current Offering under the Non-Section 423 Component upon the same terms and conditions in effect for the Participant’s participation in the Section 423 Component, except for such
modifications otherwise applicable for Participants in such Offering. A Participant who transfers employment from any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Non-Section 423 Component to the Company or any
Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423 Component shall not be treated as terminating the Participant’s employment and shall remain a Participant in the Non-Section 423 Component until
the earlier of (i) the end of the current Offering Period under the Non-Section 423 Component or (ii) the Enrollment Date of the first Offering Period in which the Participant is eligible to
participate following such transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may establish different rules to govern transfers of employment between entities participating in the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN SHARES 

8.1    Changes in Capitalization. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event that the Administrator determines that
any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), change in control, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, repurchase, redemption, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase
Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event, as determined by the Administrator, affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator to be appropriate in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any outstanding purchase rights under the Plan, the Administrator shall make equitable adjustments, if any,
to reflect such change with respect to (a) the aggregate number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 and the
limitations established in each Offering Document pursuant to Section 4.2 on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased); (b) the class(es) and number of Shares and price per Share subject to outstanding rights; and (c) the
Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights. 
 8.2    Other Adjustments. Subject to Section 8.3,
in the event of any transaction or event described in Section 8.1 or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or of
changes in Applicable Law or accounting principles, the Administrator, in its discretion, and on such terms and 

  
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conditions as it deems appropriate, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent
the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any right under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws,
regulations or principles: 
 (a)    To provide for either (i) termination of any outstanding right in exchange for
an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been obtained upon the exercise of such right had such right been currently exercisable or (ii) the replacement of such outstanding right with other rights or property selected by
the Administrator in its sole discretion; 
 (b)    To provide that the outstanding rights under the Plan shall be
assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate
adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; 
 (c)    To make adjustments in the number and type of
Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding rights under the Plan and/or in the terms and conditions of outstanding rights and rights that may be granted in the future; 

(d)    To provide that Participants’ accumulated payroll deductions may be used to purchase Shares prior to the next
occurring Purchase Date on such date as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion and the Participants’ rights under the ongoing Offering Period(s) shall be terminated; and 

(e)    To provide that all outstanding rights shall terminate without being exercised. 

8.3    No Adjustment Under Certain Circumstances. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, no adjustment
or action described in this Article VIII or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause the Section 423 Component of the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of
Section 423 of the Code. 
 8.4    No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant
shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or
consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Administrator under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to outstanding rights under the Plan or the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights. 

ARTICLE IX. 
 AMENDMENT,
MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION 
 9.1    Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Administrator may amend,
suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time; provided, however, that approval of the Company’s stockholders shall be required to amend the Plan to: (a) increase the aggregate number, or change the
type, of shares that may be sold pursuant to rights under the Plan under Section 3.1 (other than an adjustment as provided by Article VIII) or (b) change the corporations or classes of corporations whose employees may be granted
rights under the Plan. 

  
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 9.2    Certain Changes to Plan. Without stockholder consent and
without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected (and, with respect to the Section 423 Component of the Plan, after taking into account Section 423 of the Code), the Administrator shall be
entitled to change or terminate the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld from Compensation during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other
than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of payroll withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and
adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Shares for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such
other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion to be advisable that are consistent with the Plan. 

9.3    Actions In the Event of Unfavorable Financial Accounting Consequences. In the event the Administrator
determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such
accounting consequence including, but not limited to: 
 (a)    altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period
including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price; 
 (b)    shortening any Offering
Period so that the Offering Period ends on a new Purchase Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; and 

(c)    allocating Shares. 

Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participant. 

9.4    Payments Upon Termination of Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance in each Participant’s Plan
account shall be refunded as soon as practicable after such termination, without any interest thereon, or the Offering Period may be shortened so that the purchase of Shares occurs prior to the termination of the Plan. 

ARTICLE X. 
 TERM OF PLAN

 The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date. The effectiveness of the Section 423 Component of the Plan shall be
subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders within twelve months following the date the Plan is first approved by the Board. No right may be granted under the Section 423 Component of the Plan prior to such stockholder
approval. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated under Section 9.1. No rights may be granted under the Plan during any period of suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. 

ARTICLE XI. 

ADMINISTRATION 

11.1    Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Administrator of the Plan shall be the
Compensation Committee of the Board (or another committee or a subcommittee of the Board to which the Board delegates administration of the Plan) (“Committee”). The Board may at any time vest

  
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in the Board any authority or duties for administration of the Plan. The Administrator may delegate administrative tasks under the Plan to the services of an Agent or Employees to assist in the
administration of the Plan, including establishing and maintaining an individual securities account under the Plan for each Participant. 

11.2    Authority of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations
of, the express provisions of the Plan: 
 (a)    To determine when and how rights to purchase Shares shall be granted
and the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need not be identical). 
 (b)    To designate from time to
time which Subsidiaries of the Company shall be Designated Subsidiaries, which designation may be made without the approval of the stockholders of the Company. 

(c)    To impose a mandatory holding period pursuant to which Employees may not dispose of or transfer Shares purchased
under the Plan for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its discretion. 
 (d)    To construe and
interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Administrator, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a
manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective. 
 (e)    To amend,
suspend or terminate the Plan as provided in Article IX. 
 (f)    Generally, to exercise such powers and to
perform such acts as the Administrator deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the
meaning of Section 423 of the Code for the Section 423 Component. 
 (g)    The Administrator may adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code. The rules of
such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3.1 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan
shall govern the operation of such sub-plan. 
 11.3    Decisions Binding. The Administrator’s
interpretation of the Plan, any rights granted pursuant to the Plan, any subscription agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. 

ARTICLE XII. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

12.1    Restriction upon Assignment. A right granted under the Plan shall not be transferable other than by
will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. Except as provided in Section 12.4 hereof, a right under the Plan may not be exercised to any extent
except by the Participant. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or alienation of the Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s rights under the Plan or any rights thereunder.

  
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 12.2    Rights as a Stockholder. With respect to Shares subject
to a right granted under the Plan, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of the Company, and the Participant shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder, until such Shares have been issued to the Participant or
his or her nominee following exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. No adjustments shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash securities, or other property) or distribution or other rights for which
the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Administrator. 

12.3    Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions or contributions of a Participant under the
Plan. 
 12.4    Designation of Beneficiary. 

(a)    A Participant may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, file a written designation of a beneficiary who is
to receive any Shares and/or cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to a Purchase Date on which the Participant’s rights are exercised but prior to delivery to
such Participant of such Shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death prior to
exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his or her beneficiary shall not be effective
without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. 
 (b)    Such designation of beneficiary may be
changed by the Participant at any time by written notice to the Company. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the
Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may
deliver such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate. 

12.5    Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with
the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof. 

12.6    Equal Rights and Privileges. Subject to Section 5.7, all Eligible Employees will have equal rights and
privileges under the Section 423 Component so that the Section 423 Component of this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Subject to Section 5.7, any
provision of the Section 423 Component that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code will, without further act or amendment by the Company, the Board or the Administrator, be reformed to comply with the equal rights and privileges
requirement of Section 423 of the Code. Eligible Employees participating in the Non-Section 423 Component need not have the same rights and privileges as other Eligible Employees participating in the Non-Section 423 Component or as Eligible Employees participating in the Section 423 Component. 

12.7    Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the
Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. 

  
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 12.8    Reports. Statements of account shall be given to
Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 

12.9    No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any person (including any Eligible
Employee or Participant) the right to remain in the employ of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or affect the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person (including any Eligible Employee or
Participant) at any time, with or without cause. 
 12.10    Notice of Disposition of Shares. Each Participant
shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares purchased upon exercise of a right under the Section 423 Component of the Plan if such disposition or transfer is made: (a) within two years from
the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period in which the Shares were purchased or (b) within one year after the Purchase Date on which such Shares were purchased. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the
amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Participant in such disposition or other transfer. 

12.11    Governing Law. The Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice of law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware. 

12.12    Electronic Forms. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and in the discretion of the Administrator, an
Eligible Employee may submit any form or notice as set forth herein by means of an electronic form approved by the Administrator. Before the commencement of an Offering Period, the Administrator shall prescribe the time limits within which any such
electronic form shall be submitted to the Administrator with respect to such Offering Period in order to be a valid election. 
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 Exhibit 10.20 

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES, INC. 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
POLICY 
 Non-employee members of the board of directors (the
“Board”) of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) shall be eligible to receive cash and equity compensation as set forth in this Non-Employee
Director Compensation Policy (this “Policy”). The cash and equity compensation described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each member of the
Board who is not an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company or an affiliate of Partners Group (each, a “Non-Employee Director”) who may be eligible to receive
such cash or equity compensation, unless such Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation by written notice to the Company. This Policy shall become effective after the
effectiveness of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board. This Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the
Board at any time in its sole discretion and if such IPO does not occur on or prior to January 1, 2022 this Policy shall be void ab initio. The terms and conditions of this Policy shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity compensation
arrangements for service as a member of the Board between the Company and any of its Non-Employee Directors and between any subsidiary of the Company and any of its
non-employee directors. 
 1. Cash Compensation. 

(a) Annual Retainers. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual retainer of $100,000
for service on the Board. 
 (b) Additional Annual Retainers. In addition, a Non-Employee
Director shall receive the following annual retainers: 
 (i) Lead Independent Director. A
Non-Employee Director serving as Lead Independent Director of the Board shall receive an additional annual retainer of $35,000 for such service. 

(ii) Audit Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Audit Committee
shall receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 for such service. 
 (iii) Compensation Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for such service. 

(iv) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    A Non-Employee
Director serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for such service. 

 (c) Payment of Retainers. The annual retainers described in Sections 1(a) and 1(b)
shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar quarter and shall be paid by the Company in arrears not later than the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar quarter. In the event a
Non-Employee Director does not serve as a Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b), for an entire calendar quarter, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a prorated portion of the retainer(s) otherwise payable to such Non-Employee Director for such calendar quarter pursuant to Sections 1(a)
and 1(b), with such prorated portion determined by multiplying such otherwise payable retainer(s) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during which the Non-Employee Director serves as a Non-Employee Director or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b) during the applicable calendar quarter and the denominator of which is the number of days in the applicable calendar quarter. 

2. Equity Compensation. Non-Employee Directors shall be granted the equity awards described
below. The awards described below shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (such
plan, as may be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”) and shall be granted subject to the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in substantially the forms previously approved by the
Board. All applicable terms of the Equity Plan apply to this Policy as if fully set forth herein, and all equity grants hereunder are subject in all respects to the terms of the Equity Plan. 

(a) Annual Awards. Each Non-Employee Director who (i) serves on the Board as of the date of
any annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) after the Pricing Date and (ii) will continue to serve as a Non-Employee Director immediately following
such Annual Meeting shall be automatically granted, on the date of such Annual Meeting, an award of restricted stock units that have an aggregate fair value on the date of such Annual Meeting of $110,000 (as determined in accordance with ASC 718 and
with the number of shares of common stock underlying such award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan). The awards described in this Section 2(a) shall be referred to as the “Annual Awards.” For the
avoidance of doubt, a Non-Employee Director elected for the first time to the Board at an Annual Meeting shall receive only an Annual Award in connection with such election, and shall not receive any Initial
Award on the date of such Annual Meeting as well. 
 (b) Initial Awards. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, each Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board after the Pricing Date on any date other than the date of an Annual Meeting shall be automatically granted, on the date of such Non-Employee Director’s initial election or appointment (such Non-Employee Director’s “Start Date”), an award of restricted stock units that
have an aggregate fair value on such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date equal to the product of (i) $110,000 (as determined in accordance with ASC 718) and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is
(x) 365 minus (y) the number of days in the period beginning on the date of the Annual Meeting immediately preceding such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date (or, if no such Annual Meeting has
occurred, the effective date of the Company’s IPO) and ending on such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date and the denominator of which is 365 (with the number of shares of common stock underlying each
such award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan). The awards described in this Section 2(b) shall be referred to as “Initial Awards.” For the avoidance of doubt, no
Non-Employee Director shall be granted more than one Initial Award. 

  
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 (c) Termination of Employment of Employee Directors. Members of the Board who are
employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company who subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company and remain on the Board will not receive an Initial Award pursuant to
Section 2(b) above, but to the extent that they are otherwise eligible, will be eligible to receive, after termination from employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company, Annual Awards as described in Section 2(a)
above. 
 (d) Vesting of Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. Each Annual Award and
Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the day immediately preceding the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant and (ii) the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. No portion of an Annual Award or Initial Award that is unvested or unexercisable at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall become vested and exercisable thereafter. All of a Non-Employee Director’s Annual Awards and
Initial Awards shall vest in full if such awards are assumed in connection with a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), and such Non-Employee Director is requested to resign and resigns on or
within 12 months following such Change in Control. 
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