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Exhibit 10.1

 

TELIGENT, INC.

 

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(as amended, May 21, 2018)

 

	 	1.	DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless otherwise specified
or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as used in this Teligent, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive
Plan, have the following meanings:

 

	 	a.	Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the Committee.

 

	 	b.	Affiliate means a corporation which, for purposes of Section 424 of the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, direct or indirect.

 

	 	c.	Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a Participant pertaining to a Stock Right delivered pursuant to the Plan in such form as the Administrator shall approve.

 

	 	d.	Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

	 	e.	Cause means, with respect to a Participant (a) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, (b) insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, (c) unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, (d) breach by a Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, and (e) conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that any provision in an agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of Cause for termination and which is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede this definition with respect to that Participant. The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.

 

	 	f.	Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

	 	1.	Ownership. Any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by the Company or its Affiliates or by any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions which the Board of Directors does not approve; or

 

	 	2.	Merger/Sale of Assets. (A) A merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (B) the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in a transaction requiring shareholder approval; or

 

     

     

    

 

	 	3.	Change in Board Composition. A change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of May 25, 2016, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company);

 

provided, that if any
payment or benefit payable hereunder upon or following a Change of Control would be required to comply with the limitations of
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code in order to avoid an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payment or benefit
shall be made only if such Change in Control constitutes a change in ownership or control of the Company, or a change in ownership
of the Company’s assets in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

	 	g.	Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended including any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.

 

	 	h.	Committee means the committee of the Board of Directors to which the Board of Directors has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan the composition of which shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

	 	i.	Common Stock means shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

 

	 	j.	Company means Teligent, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

	 	k.	Consultant means any natural person who is an advisor or consultant that provides bona fide services to the Company or its Affiliates, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s or its Affiliates’ securities.

 

	 	l.	Disability or Disabled means permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

	 	m.	Employee means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (including, without limitation, an employee who is also serving as an officer or director of the Company or of an Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be eligible to be granted one or more Stock Rights under the Plan.

 

	 	n.	Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

	 	o.	Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means:

 

	 	1.	If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing or, if not applicable, the last price of the Common Stock on the composite tape or other comparable reporting system for the trading day on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date;

 

	 	2.	If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market for the trading day on which Common Stock was traded on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date; and

 

	 	3.	If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Administrator, in good faith, shall determine in compliance with applicable laws.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	p.	ISO means an option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

	 	q.	Non-Qualified Option means an option which is not intended to qualify as an ISO.

 

	 	r.	Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the Plan.

 

	 	s.	Participant means an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate to whom one or more Stock Rights are granted under the Plan. As used herein, “Participant” shall include “Participant’s Survivors” where the context requires.

 

	 	t.	Performance Based Award means a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award which vests based on the attainment of written Performance Goals as set forth in Paragraph 9 hereof.

 

	 	u.	Performance Goals means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (ii) income or earnings including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, and/or extraordinary or special items; (iii) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements; (iv) earnings or book value per share (basic or diluted); (v) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, return on invested capital or return on equity; (vi) return on revenues; (vii) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (viii) economic value created; (ix) operating margin or profit margin; (x) stock price or total shareholder return; (xi) income or earnings from continuing operations; (xii) cost targets, reductions and savings, expense management, productivity and efficiencies; (xiii) operational objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on achieving progress in research and development programs or achieving regulatory milestones related to development and or approval of products; and (xiv) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share of one or more products or customers, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of a relative measure against a set of identified peer group companies, attaining a specified level of the particular criterion or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criterion, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, all as determined by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Performance-Based Award will be issued or no vesting will occur, levels of performance at which Performance-Based Awards will be issued or specified vesting will occur, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional issuances will be made or at which full vesting will occur. Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be evaluated in an objectively determinable manner in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles where applicable, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, and shall be subject to certification by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles provided that any such change shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	v.	Plan means this Teligent, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

	 	w.	Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

	 	x.	Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Stock Rights have been or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of capital stock into which the Shares are changed or for which they are exchanged within the provisions of Paragraph 3 of the Plan. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury, or both.

 

	 	y.	Stock-Based Award means a grant by the Company under the Plan of an equity award or an equity based award which is not an Option or a Stock Grant, which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, structure to qualify in whole or in part as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

	 	z.	Stock Grant means a grant by the Company of Shares under the Plan, which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, structure to qualify in whole or in part as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

	 	aa.	Stock Right means a right to Shares or the value of Shares of the Company granted pursuant to the Plan — an ISO, a Non-Qualified Option, a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award.

 

	 	bb.	Survivor means a deceased Participant’s legal representatives and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to a Stock Right by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

	 	2.	PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.

 

The Plan is intended
to encourage ownership of Shares by Employees and directors of and certain Consultants to the Company and its Affiliates in order
to attract and retain such people, to induce them to work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional
incentive for them to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate. The Plan provides for the granting of ISOs, Non-Qualified
Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards.

 

	 	3.	SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

 

(a)          
(a) The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be the sum of: (i) 4,000,000 shares
of Common Stock and (ii) any shares of Common Stock that are represented by awards granted under the Company’s 1999 Director
Plan and 2009 Equity Incentive Plan that are forfeited, expire or are cancelled without delivery of shares of Common Stock or which
result in the forfeiture of shares of Common Stock back to the Company on or after May 25, 2016, or the equivalent of such number
of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination,
recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 25 of this Plan; provided, however, that no more than 2,500,000
Shares shall be added to the Plan pursuant to subsection (ii).

 

(b)          If
an Option ceases to be “outstanding,” in whole or in part (other than by exercise), or if the Company shall reacquire
(at not more than its original issuance price) any Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or if any Stock
Right expires or is forfeited, cancelled, or otherwise terminated or results in any Shares not being issued, the unissued or reacquired
Shares which were subject to such Stock Right shall again be available for issuance from time to time pursuant to this Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Stock Right is exercised, in whole or in part, by tender of Shares or if the Company or an Affiliate’s
tax withholding obligation is satisfied by withholding Shares, the number of Shares deemed to have been issued under the Plan for
purposes of the limitation set forth in Paragraph 3(a) above shall be the number of Shares that were subject to the Stock Right
or portion thereof, and not the net number of Shares actually issued. However, in the case of ISOs, the foregoing provisions shall
be subject to any limitations under the Code.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	4.	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

 

The Administrator of
the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee,
in which case the Committee shall be the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may not take any
action that would cause any outstanding Stock Right that would otherwise qualify as performance-based compensation under Section
162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to:

 

(a)          Interpret
the provisions of the Plan and all Stock Rights and to make all rules and determinations which it deems necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan;

 

(b)          Determine
which Employees, directors and Consultants shall be granted Stock Rights;

 

(c)          Determine
the number of Shares for which a Stock Right or Stock Rights shall be granted, provided, however, that in no event shall Stock
Rights with respect to more than 1,000,000 Shares be granted to any Participant in any fiscal year;

 

(d)          Specify
the terms and conditions upon which a Stock Right or Stock Rights may be granted, provided however, except in the case of death,
disability, retirement or Change of Control, Stock Rights shall not vest, and any right of the Company to restrict or reacquire
Shares subject to a Stock Grant shall not lapse, less than one (1) year from the date of grant, provided that time-based vesting
may accrue incrementally over such one-year period; and provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Stock Rights may
be granted to non-employee directors having time-based vesting of less than one (1) year from the date of grant so long as no more
than five percent (5%) of the Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) above (as adjusted
under Paragraph 25 of this Plan) may be granted in the aggregate pursuant to such awards;

 

(e)          Determine
Performance Goals no later than such time as required to ensure that a Performance-Based Award which is intended to comply with
the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so complies;

 

(f)          Amend
any term or condition of any outstanding Stock Right, other than reducing the exercise price or purchase price, provided that (i)
such term or condition as amended is not prohibited by the Plan; (ii) any such amendment shall not impair the rights of a Participant
under any Stock Right previously granted without such Participant’s consent or in the event of death of the Participant the
Participant’s Survivors; and (iii) any such amendment shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such
amendment would cause any adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including, but not limited to, the annual vesting limitation
contained in Section 422(d) of the Code and described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv) below with respect to ISOs and pursuant to Section
409A of the Code;

 

(g)          Make
any adjustments in the Performance Goals included in any Performance-Based Awards provided that such adjustments comply with the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code; and

 

(h)          Adopt
any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with
or take advantage of any tax or other laws applicable to the Company, any Affiliate or to Participants or to otherwise facilitate
the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or conditions applicable to Stock Rights or
Shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Right;

 

provided, however, that all such interpretations,
rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of not causing any adverse tax consequences
under Section 409A of the Code and preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated
as ISOs and in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code for all other Stock Rights to which the Committee has determined Section
162(m) is applicable. Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provisions of the
Plan or of any Stock Right granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator
is the Committee. In addition, if the Administrator is the Committee, the Board of Directors may take any action under the Plan
that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.

 

     

     

    

 

To the extent permitted
under applicable law, the Board of Directors or the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers
to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person selected
by it. The Board of Directors or the Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
only the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be authorized to grant a Stock Right to any director of the Company or to any
“officer” of the Company as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act.

 

	 	5.	ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.

 

(a)          General:
The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan; provided, however, that each Participant must
be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time a Stock Right is granted. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of a Stock Right to a person not then an Employee, director or Consultant
of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Stock Right shall be conditioned upon such
person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the execution of the Agreement evidencing such Stock
Right. ISOs may be granted only to Employees who are deemed to be residents of the United States for tax purposes. Non-Qualified
Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards may be granted to any Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate.
The granting of any Stock Right to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her from, participation
in any other grant of Stock Rights or any grant under any other benefit plan established by the Company or any Affiliate for Employees,
directors or Consultants.

 

(b)          Grants
to Non-Employee Directors:  The maximum grant-date fair value of Stock Rights granted under the Plan in any 12-month
period to any one non-Employee director shall be $500,000, in each case computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (or any
successor provision).  The foregoing limit related to non-Employee directors shall not apply to any Stock Rights or Shares
granted pursuant to a non-Employee director’s election to receive Stock Rights or Shares in lieu of cash retainers or other
fees (to the extent such Stock Rights or Shares have a fair value equal to the value of such cash retainers or other fees).

 

	 	6.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

 

Each Option shall be
set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the
Company, by the Participant. The Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent
with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem appropriate including, without
limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company of this Plan or any amendments thereto. The Option Agreements
shall be subject to at least the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)          Non-Qualified
Options: Each Option intended to be a Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions which the Administrator
determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified
Option:

 

	 	(i)	Exercise Price: Each Option Agreement shall state the exercise price (per share) of the Shares covered by each Option, which exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.

 

	 	(ii)	Number of Shares: Each Option Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which it pertains.

 

	 	(iii)	Vesting: Each Option Agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that the Option rights accrue or become exercisable in installments over a period of months or years, or upon the occurrence of certain performance conditions or the attainment of stated goals or events.

 

     

     

    

  

	 	(iv)	Additional Conditions: Exercise of any Option may be conditioned upon the Participant’s execution of a Share purchase agreement in form satisfactory to the Administrator providing for certain protections for the Company and its other shareholders, including requirements that:

 

	 	A.	The Participant’s or the Participant’s Survivors’ right to sell or transfer the Shares may be restricted; and

 

	 	B.	The Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may be required to execute letters of investment intent and must also acknowledge that the Shares will bear legends noting any applicable restrictions.

 

	 	(v)	Term of Option: Each Option shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.

 

(b)          ISOs:
Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only to an Employee who is deemed to be a resident of the United States for tax
purposes, and shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, with such additional restrictions or changes as the Administrator
determines are appropriate but not in conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations and rulings of the Internal
Revenue Service:

 

	 	(i)	Minimum standards: The ISO shall meet the minimum standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as described in Paragraph 6(a) above, except clause (i) and (v) thereunder.

 

	 	(ii)	Exercise Price: Immediately before the ISO is granted, if the Participant owns, directly or by reason of the applicable attribution rules in Section 424(d) of the Code:

 

	 	A.	10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option; or

 

	 	B.	More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.

 

	 	(iii)	Term of Option: For Participants who own:

 

	 	A.	10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide; or

 

	 	B.	More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than five years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.

 

	 	(iv)	Limitation on Yearly Exercise: The Option Agreements shall restrict the amount of ISOs which may become exercisable in any calendar year (under this or any other ISO plan of the Company or an Affiliate) so that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date each ISO is granted) of the stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year does not exceed $100,000.

 

     

     

    

  

	 	7.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK GRANTS.

 

Each Stock Grant to
a Participant shall state the principal terms in an Agreement duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or
requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain
terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the
following minimum standards:

 

	 	(i)	Each Agreement shall state the purchase price per share, if any, of the Shares covered by each Stock Grant, which purchase price shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than the minimum consideration required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, if any, on the date of the grant of the Stock Grant;

 

	 	(ii)	Each Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which the Stock Grant pertains; and

 

	 	(iii)	Each Agreement shall include the terms of any right of the Company to restrict or reacquire the Shares subject to the Stock Grant, including the time period or attainment of Performance Goals or such other performance criteria upon which such rights shall accrue and the purchase price therefor, if any.

 

	 	8.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.

 

The Administrator shall
have the right to grant other Stock-Based Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may determine, including, without limitation, the grant of Shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible
into Shares and the grant of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or stock units. The principal terms of each Stock-Based
Award shall be set forth in an Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company,
by the Participant. The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain terms and conditions which
the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company. Each Agreement shall include the terms
of any right of the Company including the right to terminate the Stock-Based Award without the issuance of Shares, the terms of
any vesting conditions, Performance Goals or events upon which Shares shall be issued. Under no circumstances may the Agreement
covering stock appreciation rights (a) have an exercise price (per share) that is less than the Fair Market Value per share
of Common Stock on the date of grant or (b) expire more than ten years following the date of grant.

 

The Company intends
that the Plan and any Stock-Based Awards granted hereunder be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or meet the
requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and be operated
in accordance with Section 409A so that any compensation deferred under any Stock-Based Award (and applicable investment earnings)
shall not be included in income under Section 409A of the Code. Any ambiguities in the Plan shall be construed to effect the intent
as described in this Paragraph 8.

 

	 	9.	PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS.

 

Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, during any period when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan, Stock Rights
granted under Paragraph 7 and Paragraph 8 may be granted by the Committee in a manner which is deductible by the Company under
Section 162(m) of the Code (“Performance-Based Awards”). A Participant’s Performance-Based Award shall
be determined based on the attainment of written Performance Goals, which must be objective and approved by the Committee for a
performance period of between one and five years established by the Committee (I) while the outcome for that performance period
is substantially uncertain and (II) no more than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the Performance
Goal relates or, if less, the number of days which is equal to 25% of the relevant performance period. The Committee shall determine
whether, with respect to a performance period, the applicable Performance Goals have been met with respect to a given Participant
and, if they have, to so certify and ascertain the amount of the applicable Performance-Based Award. No Performance-Based Awards
will be issued for such performance period until such certification is made by the Committee. The number of shares issued in respect
of a Performance-Based Award to a given Participant may be less than the amount determined by the applicable Performance Goal formula,
at the discretion of the Committee. The number of shares issued in respect of a Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee
for a performance period shall be paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after
the end of such performance period. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Company from granting Stock-Based Awards subject
to performance criteria that do not comply with this Paragraph.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	10.	EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.

 

An Option (or any part
or installment thereof) shall be exercised by giving written notice to the Company or its designee (in a form acceptable to the
Administrator, which may include electronic notice), together with provision for payment of the aggregate exercise price in accordance
with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, and upon compliance with any other condition(s) set
forth in the Option Agreement. Such notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option (which signature may be provided
electronically in a form acceptable to the Administrator), shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is
being exercised and shall contain any representation required by the Plan or the Option Agreement. Payment of the exercise price
for the Shares as to which such Option is being exercised shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check;
or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if
required to avoid negative accounting treatment) having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of the exercise to the aggregate
cash exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised; or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator,
by having the Company retain from the Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option, a number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal as of the date of exercise to the aggregate exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being
exercised; or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, in accordance with a cashless exercise program established with a securities
brokerage firm, and approved by the Administrator; or (e) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a), (b),
(c) and (d) above or (f) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator
may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall accept only such payment on exercise of an ISO as is permitted
by Section 422 of the Code.

 

The Company shall then
reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Option was exercised to the Participant (or to the Participant’s
Survivors, as the case may be). In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that
the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including,
without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect
to the Shares prior to their issuance. The Shares shall, upon delivery, be fully paid, non-assessable Shares.

 

	 	11.	PAYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.

 

Any Stock Grant or
Stock-Based Award requiring payment of a purchase price for the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being
granted shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check; or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through
delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if required to avoid negative accounting treatment) and having
a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of payment to the purchase price of the Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award; or (c) at the
discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a) and (b) above; or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment
of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine.

 

The Company shall when
required by the applicable Agreement, reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award
was made to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be), subject to any escrow provision set
forth in the applicable Agreement. In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood
that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including,
without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect
to the Shares prior to their issuance.

 

	 	12.	RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER.

 

No Participant to whom
a Stock Right has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Stock Right except
after due exercise of an Option or issuance of Shares as set forth in any Agreement, tender of the aggregate exercise or purchase
price, if any, for the Shares being purchased and registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name
of the Participant.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	13.	ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK RIGHTS.

 

By its terms, a Stock
Right granted to a Participant shall not be transferable by the Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, or (ii) as approved by the Administrator in its discretion and set forth in the applicable Agreement provided that
no Stock Right may be transferred by a Participant for value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ISO transferred except in compliance
with clause (i) above shall no longer qualify as an ISO. The designation of a beneficiary of a Stock Right by a Participant, with
the prior approval of the Administrator and in such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, shall not be deemed a transfer prohibited
by this Paragraph. Except as provided above during the Participant’s lifetime a Stock Right shall only be exercisable by
or issued to such Participant (or his or her legal representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted
transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any Stock Right or of any rights granted thereunder contrary
to the provisions of this Plan, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon a Stock Right, shall be null and void.

 

	 	14.	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE OR DEATH OR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director
or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate before the Participant has exercised an Option, the following rules apply:

 

	 	(i)	A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than termination for Cause, Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 15, 16, and 17, respectively), may exercise any Option granted to him or her to the extent that the Option is exercisable on the date of such termination of service, but only within such term as the Administrator has designated in a Participant’s Option Agreement.

 

	 	(ii)	Except as provided in Subparagraph (iii) below, or Paragraph 16 or 17, in no event may an Option intended to be an ISO, be exercised later than three months after the Participant’s termination of employment.

 

	 	(iii)	The provisions of this Paragraph, and not the provisions of Paragraph 16 or 17, shall apply to a Participant who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy; provided, however, in the case of a Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.

 

	 	(iv)	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment, termination of director status or termination of consultancy, but prior to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then such Participant shall forthwith cease to have any right to exercise any Option.

 

	 	(v)	A Participant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan who is absent from the Company or an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide; provided, however, that, for ISOs, any leave of absence granted by the Administrator of greater than ninety days, unless pursuant to a contract or statute that guarantees the right to reemployment, shall cause such ISO to become a Non-Qualified Option on the 181st day following such leave of absence.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	(vi)	Except as required by law or as set forth in a Participant’s Option Agreement, Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of a Participant’s status within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Participant continues to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

	 	15.	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an
Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause prior to the time that all his or her
outstanding Options have been exercised:

 

	 	(i)	All outstanding and unexercised Options as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause will immediately be forfeited.

 

	 	(ii)	Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service but prior to the exercise of an Option, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the right to exercise any Option is forfeited.

 

	 	16.	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:

 

	 	(i)	A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability may exercise any Option granted to such Participant to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability;

 

	 	(ii)	In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability;

 

	 	(iii)	A Disabled Participant may exercise the Option only within the period ending one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if the Participant had not been terminated due to Disability and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option; and

 

	 	(iv)	The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	17.	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:

 

	 	(i)	In the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, such Option may be exercised by the Participant’s Survivors to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of death;

 

	 	(ii)	In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Participant’s date of death; and

  

	 	(iii)	If the Participant’s Survivors wish to exercise the Option, they must take all necessary steps to exercise the Option within one year after the date of death of such Participant, notwithstanding that the decedent might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if he or she had not died and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.

 

	 	18.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS.

 

In the event of a termination
of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason before the Participant
has accepted a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award and paid the purchase price, if required, such grant shall terminate.

 

For purposes of this
Paragraph 18 and Paragraph 19 below, a Participant to whom a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award has been issued under the Plan
who is absent from work with the Company or with an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability
as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence,
be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy
with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide.

 

In addition, for purposes
of this Paragraph 18 and Paragraph 19 below, any change of employment or other service within or among the Company and any Affiliates
shall not be treated as a termination of employment, director status or consultancy so long as the Participant continues to be
an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

	 	19.	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE, DEATH or DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Agreement, in the event of a termination of service for any reason (whether as an Employee, director
or Consultant), other than termination for Cause, death or Disability for which there are special rules in Paragraphs 20, 21, and
22 below, before all forfeiture provisions or Company rights of repurchase shall have lapsed, then the Company shall have the right
to cancel or repurchase that number of Shares subject to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award as to which the Company’s forfeiture
or repurchase rights have not lapsed.

 

	 	20.	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an Employee,
director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause:

 

	 	(i)	All Shares subject to any Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award that remain subject to forfeiture provisions or as to which the Company shall have a repurchase right shall be immediately forfeited to the Company as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause.

 

	 	(ii)	Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then all Shares subject to any Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award that remained subject to forfeiture provisions or as to which the Company had a repurchase right on the date of termination shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	21.	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply if a Participant ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant
of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability: to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s rights
of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of Disability, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the event such forfeiture
provisions or rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such provisions or rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro rata portion
of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award through the date of Disability as would have lapsed had the Participant
not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued prior to the date of Disability.

 

The Administrator shall
make the determination both as to whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination
is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such
determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost
of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.

 

	 	22.	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply in the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant
is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate: to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s
rights of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of death, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the event such
forfeiture provisions or rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such provisions or rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro
rata portion of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award through the date of death as would have lapsed had
the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued prior to the Participant’s date of
death.

 

	 	23.	PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT.

 

Unless the offering
and sale of the Shares shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be under no obligation
to issue Shares under the Plan unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:

 

	 	(i)	The person who receives a Stock Right shall warrant to the Company, prior to the receipt of Shares, that such person is acquiring such Shares for his or her own account, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend (or a legend in substantially similar form) which shall be endorsed upon the certificate evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise or such grant:

 

“The
shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any
person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an
exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state
securities laws.”

 

	 	(ii)	At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued in compliance with the Securities Act without registration thereunder.

 

     

     

    

  

	 	24.	DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY.

 

Upon the dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, all Options granted under this Plan which as of such date shall not have been exercised and all
Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards which have not been accepted, to the extent required under the applicable Agreement, will terminate
and become null and void; provided, however, that if the rights of a Participant or a Participant’s Survivors have not otherwise
terminated and expired, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors will have the right immediately prior to such dissolution
or liquidation to exercise or accept any Stock Right to the extent that the Stock Right is exercisable or subject to acceptance
as of the date immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any outstanding
Stock-Based Awards shall immediately terminate unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or specifically provided in the
applicable Agreement.

 

	 	25.	ADJUSTMENTS.

 

Upon the occurrence
of any of the following events, a Participant’s rights with respect to any Stock Right granted to him or her hereunder shall
be adjusted as hereinafter provided, unless otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s Agreement.

 

(a)          Stock
Dividends and Stock Splits. If (i) the shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller
number of shares or if the Company shall issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock,
or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed
with respect to such shares of Common Stock, each Stock Right and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable thereunder shall
be appropriately increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments shall be made including, in the exercise or
purchase price per share, to reflect such events. The number of Shares subject to the limitations in Paragraph 3(a) and 4(c) shall
also be proportionately adjusted upon the occurrence of such events and the Performance Goals applicable to outstanding Performance-Based
Awards.

 

(b)          Corporate
Transactions. If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in a merger, consolidation, or sale of
all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than a transaction to merely change the state of incorporation (a
“Corporate Transaction”), the Administrator or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations
of the Company hereunder (the “Successor Board”), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make appropriate
provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Options
either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction
or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that such Options
must be exercised (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being
made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph), within a specified number of days of the date of such notice,
at the end of which period such Options which have not been exercised shall terminate; or (iii) terminate such Options in exchange
for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the
number of shares of Common Stock into which such Option would have been exercisable (either (A) to the extent then exercisable
or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this
Subparagraph) less the aggregate exercise price thereof. For purposes of determining the payments to be made pursuant
to Subclause (iii) above, in the case of a Corporate Transaction the consideration for which, in whole or in part, is other than
cash, the consideration other than cash shall be valued at the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 

With respect to outstanding
Stock Grants, the Administrator or the Successor Board, shall make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Stock Grants
on the same terms and conditions by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Stock Grants either
the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding Shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or
securities of any successor or acquiring entity. In lieu of the foregoing, in connection with any Corporate Transaction, the Administrator
may provide that, upon consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each outstanding Stock Grant shall be terminated in exchange
for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the
number of shares of Common Stock comprising such Stock Grant (to the extent such Stock Grant is no longer subject to any forfeiture
or repurchase rights then in effect or, at the discretion of the Administrator, all forfeiture and repurchase rights being waived
upon such Corporate Transaction).

 

     

     

    

 

In taking any of the
actions permitted under this Paragraph 25(b), the Administrator shall not be obligated by the Plan to treat all Stock Rights, all
Stock Rights held by a Participant, or all Stock Rights of the same type, identically.

 

(c)          Recapitalization
or Reorganization. In the event of a recapitalization or reorganization of the Company other than a Corporate Transaction pursuant
to which securities of the Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
a Participant upon exercising an Option or accepting a Stock Grant after the recapitalization or reorganization shall be entitled
to receive for the price paid upon such exercise or acceptance if any, the number of replacement securities which would have been
received if such Option had been exercised or Stock Grant accepted prior to such recapitalization or reorganization.

 

(d)          Adjustments
to Stock-Based Awards. Upon the happening of any of the events described in Subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, any outstanding
Stock-Based Award shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events described in such Subparagraphs. The Administrator or the
Successor Board shall determine the specific adjustments to be made under this Paragraph 25, including, but not limited to the
effect of any, Corporate Transaction and Change of Control and, subject to Paragraph 4, its determination shall be
conclusive.

 

(e)          Modification
of Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) above with respect
to Options shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such adjustments would (i) constitute a “modification”
of any ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or (ii) cause any adverse tax consequences for the holders
of Options, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. If the Administrator determines that such adjustments
made with respect to Options would constitute a modification or other adverse tax consequence, it may refrain from making such
adjustments, unless the holder of an Option specifically agrees in writing that such adjustment be made and such writing indicates
that the holder has full knowledge of the consequences of such “modification” on his or her income tax treatment with
respect to the Option. This paragraph shall not apply to the acceleration of the vesting of any ISO that would cause any portion
of the ISO to violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv).

 

(f)          Modification
of Performance-Based Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Performance-Based Award that is intended to
comply as “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may adjust downwards, but
not upwards, the number of Shares payable pursuant to a Performance-Based Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement
of the applicable Performance Goals except in the case of death or disability of the Participant.

 

	 	26.	ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES.

 

Except as expressly
provided herein, 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 or price of shares subject
to Stock Rights. Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or in property (including
without limitation, securities) of the Company prior to any issuance of Shares pursuant to a Stock Right.

 

	 	27.	FRACTIONAL SHARES.

 

No fractional shares
shall be issued under the Plan and the person exercising a Stock Right shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such fractional
shares equal to the Fair Market Value thereof.

 

	 	28.	CONVERSION OF ISOS INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS; TERMINATION OF ISOS.

 

The Administrator,
at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such Participant’s
ISOs (or any portions thereof) that have not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior
to the expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the Participant is an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate at the time
of such conversion. At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions
on the exercise of the resulting Non-Qualified Options as the Administrator in its discretion may determine, provided that such
conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to have
such Participant’s ISOs converted into Non-Qualified Options, and no such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator
takes appropriate action. The Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any ISO that
has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	29.	WITHHOLDING.

 

In the event that any
federal, state, or local income taxes, employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”) withholdings
or other amounts are required by applicable law or governmental regulation to be withheld from the Participant’s salary,
wages or other remuneration in connection with the issuance of a Stock Right or Shares under the Plan or for any other reason required
by law, the Company may withhold from the Participant’s compensation, if any, or may require that the Participant advance
in cash to the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company which employs or employed the Participant, the statutory minimum amount
of such withholdings unless a different withholding arrangement, including the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
or a promissory note, is authorized by the Administrator (and permitted by law). For purposes hereof, the fair market value of
the shares withheld for purposes of payroll withholding shall be determined in the manner set forth under the definition of Fair
Market Value provided in Paragraph 1 above, as of the most recent practicable date prior to the date of exercise. If the Fair Market
Value of the shares withheld is less than the amount of payroll withholdings required, the Participant may be required to advance
the difference in cash to the Company or the Affiliate employer. The Administrator in its discretion may condition the exercise
of an Option for less than the then Fair Market Value on the Participant’s payment of such additional withholding.

 

	 	30.	NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.

 

Each Employee who receives
an ISO must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any Shares
acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes
any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such Shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the Employee was granted
the ISO, or (b) one year after the date the Employee acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section
424(c) of the Code. If the Employee has died before such Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no
Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.

 

	 	31.	TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

 

The Plan will terminate
on April 5, 2026, the date which is ten years from the earlier of the date of its adoption by
the Board of Directors and the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier
date by vote of the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any such earlier termination
shall not affect any Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination. Termination of the Plan shall not affect
any Stock Rights theretofore granted.

 

	 	32.	AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS.

 

The Plan may be amended
by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may also be amended by the Administrator, including, without limitation, to the extent
necessary to qualify any or all outstanding Stock Rights granted under the Plan or Stock Rights to be granted under the Plan for
favorable federal income tax treatment as may be afforded incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code (including deferral
of taxation upon exercise), and to the extent necessary to qualify the Shares issuable under the Plan for listing on any national
securities exchange or quotation in any national automated quotation system of securities dealers and in order to continue to comply
with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided that any amendment approved by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is
of a scope that requires shareholder approval shall be subject to obtaining such shareholder approval. Other than as set forth
in Paragraph 25 of the Plan, the Administrator may not without shareholder approval reduce the exercise price of an Option or cancel
any outstanding Option in exchange for a replacement option having a lower exercise price, any Stock Grant, any other Stock-Based
Award or for cash. In addition, the Administrator not take any other action that is considered a direct or indirect “repricing”
for purposes of the shareholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which
the Shares are listed, including any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.
Any modification or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect his or her rights under
a Stock Right previously granted to him or her. With the consent of the Participant affected, the Administrator may amend outstanding
Agreements in a manner which may be adverse to the Participant but which is not inconsistent with the Plan. In the discretion of
the Administrator, outstanding Agreements may be amended by the Administrator in a manner which is not adverse to the Participant.
Nothing in this Paragraph 32 shall limit the Administrator’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Paragraph
25.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	33.	EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

 

Nothing in this Plan
or any Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Company or an Affiliate from terminating the employment, consultancy or director
status of a Participant, nor to prevent a Participant from terminating his or her own employment, consultancy or director status
or to give any Participant a right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any Affiliate for any period
of time.

 

	 	34.	SECTION 409A.

 

If a Participant is
a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and as applied according to procedures of the Company
and its Affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Plan or pursuant to the grant of a
Stock-Based Award constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A of the
Code), and to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, no payments due under this Plan or pursuant to a Stock-Based Award
may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service,
or (ii) the Participant’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall
be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s
separation from service.

 

The Administrator shall
administer the Plan with a view toward ensuring that Stock Rights under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code comply
with the requirements thereof and that Options under the Plan be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, but
neither the Administrator nor any member of the Board, nor the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any other person acting hereunder
on behalf of the Company, the Administrator or the Board shall be liable to a Participant or any Survivor by reason of the acceleration
of any income, or the imposition of any additional tax or penalty, with respect to a Stock Right, whether by reason of a failure
to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise.

 

	 	35.	INDEMNITY.

 

Neither the Board nor
the Administrator, nor any members of either, nor any employees of the Company or any parent, subsidiary, or other Affiliate, shall
be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with their responsibilities
with respect to this Plan, and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify the members of the Board, the members of the Committee, and
the employees of the Company and its parent or subsidiaries in respect of any claim, loss, damage, or expense (including reasonable
counsel fees) arising from any such act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination to the full extent permitted by
law.

 

	 	36.	GOVERNING LAW.

 

This Plan shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of May 17, 2018, by and between Netlist Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Chun Ki Hong and Won Kyung Cha Community Property Trust (the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                    The Company and Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.

 

B.                                    Purchaser, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, 5,405,405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Shares”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                               Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

 

“California Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles, California.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase by the Purchasers from the Company and sale by the Company to the Purchasers of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date.

 

“Closing Date” means the second (2nd) Trading Day after the date on which the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 (other than those to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) shall have been satisfied or waived, or such later date as the Company and Purchaser shall mutually agree.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

 

“Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on or quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

“Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on its Principal Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted and traded on a Trading Market other than the Principal Trading Market; provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) or (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

 

“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE-MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, or the OTC QB, OTC QX or “pink sheets” tier of the OTC Market Group, Inc. (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1                               Closing.

 

(a)                                 Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, the Shares for a price per Share of $0.148 (which equals the most recent consolidated closing bid price of the Common Stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market, as of the execution of this Agreement) for an aggregate purchase price of $799,999.94 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

(b)                                 Closing. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California on the Closing Date or at such other locations or remotely by facsimile transmission or other electronic means as the parties may mutually agree.

 

(c)                                  Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (i) Purchaser shall wire (or shall have previously wired) the Purchase Price, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, to an account designated by the Company, and (ii) the Company shall irrevocably instruct the Transfer Agent, to deliver to Purchaser one or more stock certificates (the “Stock Certificates”), free and clear of all restrictive and other legends except as expressly provided in Section 4.1(b) hereof, evidencing the Shares.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1                               Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date), that, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports and except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representations made by the Company herein to the extent of the applicable disclosure:

 

(a)                                 Organization and Qualification. The Company is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, or result in, a material adverse effect.

 

(b)                                 Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, but not limited to, the sale and delivery of the Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further corporate action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders.  This Agreement has been duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application or insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.  There are no shareholder agreements, voting agreements, or other similar arrangements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the Company’s knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(c)                                  No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or otherwise result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Company, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any material contract or (iii)  result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations, assuming the correctness of the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in Sections 3.2(c) through (h) herein, of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected), except in the case of clause (ii) and clause (iii) such as would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, or result in, a material adverse effect.

 

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(d)                                 Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement (including the issuance of the Shares), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iii) the filing of any requisite notices and/or application(s) to Nasdaq for the issuance and sale of the Shares and the listing of the Shares for trading or quotation, as the case may be, thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(e)                                  Issuance of the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all liens suffered or permitted by the Company, other than restrictions on transfer provided for herein or imposed by applicable securities laws, and shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser in Sections 3.2(c) through (h) herein, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(f)                                   Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities of the Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) has been set forth in the SEC Reports and, as of the date of this Agreement, has changed since the date set forth in the most recently filed of the SEC Reports only to reflect stock option exercises and issuances under the Company’s at-the-market sales program. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company.

 

(g)                                 SEC Reports. The Company has filed or furnished all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve (12) months preceding and including the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file or furnish such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and together with this Agreement and certain disclosure materials prepared for the purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby and provided to Purchaser prior to the date hereof, the “Disclosure Materials”), on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing or furnishing and has filed or furnished any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable.

 

(h)                                 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(c) though (h) herein, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to Purchaser hereunder.

 

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(i)                                    No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Shares.

 

(j)                                    No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(c) through (h) herein, neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Shares pursuant hereto to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

(k)                                 Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable now and in the future any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s organizational documents or the laws of the State of Delaware (including but not limited to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law) that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Shares.

 

(l)                                    Acknowledgment Regarding the Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

3.2                               Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

 

(a)                                 Organization; Authority. Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other similar power and authority, or is a natural person with the legal capacity, in each case requisite to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by Purchaser, and when delivered by Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application or insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)                                 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Purchaser is a party or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or 

 

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decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)                                  Investment Intent. Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Shares (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity; such Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker-dealer.

 

(d)                                 Purchaser Status. At the time Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

 

(e)                                  General Solicitation. Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general advertisement.

 

(f)                                   Experience of Purchaser. Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(g)                                 Access to Information. Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares.

 

(h)                                 Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of Purchaser.

 

(i)                                    Independent Investment Decision. Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Shares pursuant hereto. Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities.

 

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(j)                                    Reliance on Exemptions. Purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Purchaser to acquire the Shares.

 

(k)                                 No Governmental Review. Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.

 

(l)                                    Residency. Purchaser’s principal executive offices are in the jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Purchaser’s name on the applicable signature page attached hereto.

 

3.3                               No Other Representations. The Company and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that no party to this Agreement has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Article III.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1                               Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)                                 Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, Purchaser covenants that the Shares may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Shares other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company, (iii) to an Affiliate of a Purchaser, (iv) pursuant to Rule 144 (provided that Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters) that the securities may be sold pursuant to such rule) or Rule 144A, (v) pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement that the Company be in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144 and without other restriction following the applicable holding period or (vi) in connection with a bona fide pledge, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Legends. Certificates evidencing the Shares shall bear any legend as required by the “Blue Sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form until such time as they are not required under Section 4.1(c) (and a stock transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for the Shares):

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED 

 

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IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.

 

(c)                                  Removal of Legends. Subject to the Company’s right to request an opinion of counsel as set forth in Section 4.1(a), the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) above shall be removable and the Company shall issue or cause to be issued a certificate without such legend or any other legend to the holder of the applicable Shares or issue or cause to be issued to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) as provided in this Section 4.1(c), if (i) such Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement (and while such registration statement is effective), (ii) such Shares are sold or transferred in compliance with Rule 144, including without limitation in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144 if applicable to the Company at the time of such sale or transfer, and the holder and its broker have delivered customary documents reasonably requested by the Transfer Agent and/or counsel to the Company in connection with such sale or transfer, or (iii) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without the requirement that the Company be in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144 and without other restriction and counsel to the Company has provided written confirmation of such eligibility to the Transfer Agent (and the Company shall so direct its counsel to provide such confirmation). Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company.

 

(d)                                 Acknowledgement. Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and accordingly will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act.

 

4.2                               Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

 

5.1                               Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Purchaser to Purchase Shares at the Closing. The obligation of Purchaser to acquire Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to Purchaser’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by Purchaser:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a different specified date.

 

(b)                                 Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

 

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5.2                               Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to sell Shares at the Closing. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares to Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by such Purchaser in Section 3.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made, and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a different specified date.

 

(b)                                 Performance. Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required hereby to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1                               Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth herein to the contrary, the Company and Purchaser shall each pay the fees and expenses of their respective advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares to Purchaser.

 

6.2                               Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and without further consideration, the Company and the Purchaser will execute and deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties hereunder.

 

6.3                               Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows (or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the manner set forth in this Section 6.3, by the applicable Person):

 

	
If to the Company:
    	
Netlist, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
175 Technology, Suite 150
    
	
 
    	
Irvine, CA 92618
    
	
 
    	
Telephone No.:
    	
949-435-0025
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile No.:
    	
949-435-0031
    
	
 
    	
Attention:    Chief   Financial Officer
    

 

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With a copy to:
    	
Morrison &   Foerster LLP
    
	
 
    	
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
    
	
 
    	
San Diego, California 92130
    
	
 
    	
Telephone No.:
    	
(858) 720-5100
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile No.:
    	
(858) 523-5941
    
	
 
    	
Attention:    Scott M. Stanton
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Purchaser:
    	
To the address set   forth under such Purchaser’s name on its signature page hereof
    

 

6.4                               Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Purchaser. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

6.5                               Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

6.6                               Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.

 

6.7                               No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

6.8                               Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be commenced exclusively in the California Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the California Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such California Court, or that such proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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6.9                               Survival. The representations and warranties and all agreements and covenants of any party contained herein shall survive for the applicable statute of limitations.

 

6.10                        Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

6.11                        Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor and achieves that same or substantially the same effect or result, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

6.12                        Waiver of Conflicts. Purchaser acknowledges that: (a) it has read this Agreement; (b) it has been represented in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; and (c) it understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement and is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. Purchaser understands that the Company has been represented in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement by Morrison & Foerster LLP, and that Morrison & Foerster LLP has not represented any Purchaser or any stockholder, director or employee of the Company in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement. The Company and Purchaser hereby acknowledge that they have has had an opportunity to ask for and have obtained information relevant to such representation, including disclosure of the reasonably foreseeable adverse consequences of such representation, and hereby waives any conflict arising out of such representation with respect to the matters contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Share Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatory as of the date first indicated above.

 

	
 
    	
NETLIST INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/Gail Sasaki
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Gail Sasaki
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PURCHASER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Chun Ki Hong and Won Kyung Cha   Community Property Trust
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/Chun K. Hong
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Chun K. Hong
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Trustee

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