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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made and entered into as of June 28, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wave Life Sciences Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “Parent Company”), and Mark Baldry (“Executive”). 

 

WHEREAS, Company wishes to employ Executive as its Chief Commercial Officer;

 

WHEREAS, Executive represents that Executive possesses the necessary skills to perform the duties of this position and that Executive has no obligation to any other person or entity which would prevent, limit or interfere with Executive’s ability to do so;

 

WHEREAS, Executive and Company desire to enter into a formal Employment Agreement to assure the harmonious performance of the affairs of Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions, and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:  

	
 
	
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Roles and Duties.  

(a)Executive Role.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company shall employ Executive as its Chief Commercial Officer reporting to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Executive accepts such employment upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and agrees to perform to the best of Executive’s ability the duties normally associated with such position, and those reasonably assigned by the CEO consistent with such position. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall devote all of Executive’s business time and energies to the business and affairs of Company, provided that nothing contained in this Section 1 shall prevent or limit Executive’s right to manage Executive’s personal investments on Executive’s own personal time, including, without limitation the right to make passive investments in the securities of: (a) any entity which Executive does not control, directly or indirectly, and which does not compete with Company or the Parent Company, or (b) any publicly held entity so long as Executive’s aggregate direct and indirect interest does not exceed two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding securities of any class of securities of such publicly held entity.  Nothing contained herein shall prevent any family member of Executive from contracting with, being employed by or obtaining an ownership interest in any entity, whether or not such entity competes with the Company or the Parent Company; provided, however, that such contract, employment, or ownership interest does not extend to or involve Executive.  In addition, nothing in this Agreement shall require Executive to transfer, sell or otherwise divest himself of any investments Executive or Executive’s family members hold as of the Effective Date.  During Executive’s employment, Executive shall not engage in any other non-Company related business activities of any nature whatsoever (including board memberships) without the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In addition, and so long as such activities do not interfere with Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (including Executive’s full devotion of business time and energies to the business and affairs of Company, as described above), Executive also may participate in civic, charitable and professional activities, but shall not serve in any official capacity, including as a member of a board, without the  prior written approval of the Company.

2.Term of Employment.

(a)Term.  Subject to the terms hereof, Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence on August 5, 2019 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall continue until terminated hereunder by either party (such term of employment referred to herein as the “Term”).

(b)Termination. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following:

(i)Death.  Immediately upon Executive’s death;

(ii)Termination by Company.

 

(A)If because of Executive’s Disability (as defined below in Section 2(c)), written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated as a result of Executive’s Disability, which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company;

 

(B)If for Cause (as defined below in Section 2(d)), written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated for Cause, which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company (subject to any applicable “cure” rights as provided in Section 2(d) below);

(C)If by Company for reasons other than under Sections 2(b)(ii)(A) or (B), written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated, which termination shall be effective immediately after the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company.

(iii)Termination by Executive.  

(A)If for Good Reason (as defined below in Section 2(e)), written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment for Good Reason and that sets forth the factual basis supporting the alleged Good Reason, which termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of such notice; provided that if Company has cured the circumstances giving rise to the Good Reason, then such termination shall not be effective; or

(B)If without Good Reason, written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment, which termination shall be effective at least thirty (30) days after the date of such notice.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(b), Company may at any point terminate Executive’s employment for Cause prior to the effective date of any other termination contemplated hereunder.

(c)Definition of “Disability”.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s incapacity or inability to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities as contemplated herein for one hundred twenty (120) days or more within any one (1) year period (cumulative or consecutive), because Executive’s physical or mental health has become so impaired as to make it impossible or impractical for Executive to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated hereunder.  Determination of Executive’s physical or mental health shall be determined by Company after consultation with a medical expert appointed by mutual agreement between Company and Executive who has examined Executive.  Executive hereby consents to such examination and consultation regarding Executive’s health and ability to perform as aforesaid.  

(d)Definition of “Cause”. As used herein, “Cause” shall include: (i) Executive’s willful engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, materially injurious to the Company or any affiliate; (ii) Executive’s significant insubordination; (iii) Executive’s substantial malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty; (iv) Executive’s unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; (v) Executive’s embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related Executive’s employment with the Company; or (vi) Executive’s breach of a material provision of any employment, non-disclosure, invention assignment, non-competition, or similar agreement between Executive and Company; provided that “Cause” shall not be deemed to have occurred pursuant to subsections (ii), (iii), (iv), or (vi) hereof unless Executive has first received written notice specifying in reasonable detail the particulars of such grounds and that Company intends to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for such grounds, and if such grounds are reasonably capable of being cured within thirty (30) days, Executive has failed to cure such grounds within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice (the “Cure Period”).  During any such Cure Period, and in connection with Executive’s ability to cure a for Cause termination as specifically set forth herein, Executive shall have an opportunity to make a presentation to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (or his designee) in response to the asserted grounds for Cause termination.  “Cause” is not limited to events which have occurred prior to the termination of Executive’s service to Company, nor is it necessary that Company’s finding of “Cause” occur prior to such termination.  If Company determines, subsequent to Executive’s termination of service, that either prior or subsequent to Executive’s termination, Executive engaged in conduct which would constitute “Cause,” then Executive shall be deemed to have been terminated for “Cause” and he shall have no right to any benefit or compensation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any payments or benefits under Section 4(c) or Section 4(d) hereof (as applicable).  

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(e)Definition of “Good Reason”. As used herein, a “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) relocation of Executive’s principal business location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Executive’s then-current business location; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities; or (iii) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary (other than as a result of a broad based reduction of salary similarly affecting other Company executives having comparable rank, authority and seniority); provided that (A) Executive provides Company with written notice that Executive intends to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for one of the grounds set forth in this Section 2(e) within thirty (30) days of such ground occurring, (B) if such ground is capable of being cured, the Company has failed to cure such ground within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such written notice, and (C) Executive terminates Executive’s employment within sixty-five days from the date that Good Reason first occurs.  For purposes of clarification, the above-listed conditions shall apply separately to each occurrence of Good Reason and failure to adhere to such conditions in the event of Good Reason shall not disqualify Executive from asserting Good Reason for any subsequent occurrence of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall be interpreted in a manner, and limited to the extent necessary, so that it shall not cause adverse tax consequences for either party with respect to Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.

(f)Non-Disparagement. During the Term of this Agreement and thereafter, regardless of the reason for the termination of Executive’s employment, Executive will not knowingly make any written or verbal untrue statement that disparages Company, its affiliates, its business, its management or its products in communications with any customer, client or the public. Furthermore, Executive will not otherwise do or say anything that would reasonably be expected to disrupt the good morale of employees of Company or its affiliates, or that harms the interests or reputation of Company or its affiliates. Company agrees that it will not authorize any public or private action that would disparage Executive, and will not make any official corporate statement about Executive, written or oral, that is negative, derogatory or disparaging, except as required by law.

3.Compensation.

(a)Base Salary.  Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $425,000.  The Base Salary shall be payable in substantially equal periodic installments in accordance with Company’s payroll practices as in effect from time to time.  Company shall deduct from each such installment all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. 

 (b)Annual Performance Bonus.  Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Annual Performance Bonus”), with the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus equal to forty percent (40%) of Executive’s Base Salary in the year to which the Annual Performance Bonus relates, provided that the actual amount of the Annual Performance Bonus may be greater or less than such target amount.  The Annual Performance Bonus shall be based on both corporate and individual performance objectives to be established by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company or an appropriate committee thereof by no later than March 1st of the applicable bonus year (the “Performance Objectives”).  Whether and to what extent the Performance Objectives have been achieved and the amount of any Annual Performance Bonus payable hereunder shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company (or an appropriate committee thereof) in its sole and absolute discretion.  Executive must be employed by Company on the date on which the Annual Performance Bonus is paid in order to be eligible for, and to be deemed as having earned, such Annual Performance Bonus. The Annual Performance Bonus shall be paid on or before March 15th. The Company shall deduct from the Annual Performance Bonus all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates.  For the 2019 calendar year, Executive shall be eligible for an Annual Performance Bonus, prorated for the portion of the 2019 calendar year that the Executive is employed, commencing on the Commencement Date, subject to the terms and conditions described above.  

(c)Foregone Bonus.  In consideration of the bonus that Executive is foregoing in order to join Company on the Commencement Date, Executive shall receive $80,000 in cash as a “Foregone Bonus.” The Foregone Bonus shall be payable on the date that the Company pays bonuses to its employees in respect of their 2019 performance (on or before March 15, 2020). The Foregone Bonus shall be subject to withholding and other applicable taxes and paid in accordance with Company’s usual payroll practices for annual performance bonuses.  

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(d)Equity.  Subject to approval of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company or an appropriate committee thereof, on the Commencement Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Parent Company shall grant Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Wave Life Sciences Ltd. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”):

(i)Options. Share options to purchase 25,000 ordinary shares of the Parent Company (the “Options”) at a per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Parent Company’s ordinary shares on the date of grant.  25% of the shares shall vest on the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date, and the remainder shall vest in equal quarterly installments during the following three years, provided that the Executive remains employed by Company on such vesting dates, except as otherwise set forth in the share option agreement or in the Plan, and the Options shall expire ten (10) years from the date of grant, except as otherwise provided in the share option agreement or the Plan.

(ii)Four-year RSUs. Restricted share units (“RSUs”) with respect to 35,000 ordinary shares of the Parent Company that shall vest as to 25% of the shares on the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date, and the remainder shall vest in equal annual installments during the following three anniversaries of the Commencement Date, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on such vesting dates, except as otherwise set forth in the RSU agreement or in the Plan.

(iii)Two-year RSUs. RSUs with respect to 4,000 ordinary shares of the Parent Company that shall vest as to 50% of the shares on the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date, and the remainder shall vest on the second (2nd) anniversary of the Commencement Date, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on such vesting dates, except as otherwise set forth in the RSU agreement or in the Plan.

(iv)PSUs. Performance-based restricted share units with respect to 25,000 ordinary shares of the Parent Company (“PSUs”) that shall vest (x) as to 80% upon certification in writing by the Parent Company’s Compensation Committee of the first regulatory approval of a Company drug product by the FDA or EMA; and (y) as to 20% upon certification in writing by the Parent Company’s Compensation Committee of the first commercial sale of a Company drug product, in each case, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on such vesting dates, except as otherwise set forth in the PSU agreement or in the Plan.

(v)The Options, RSUs and PSUs shall be evidenced in writing by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan and Company’s standard form of applicable equity award agreement.

(vi)Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement or plan, if a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Parent Company occurs and within a period of one (1) year following the Change of Control, either Executive’s employment is terminated other than for Cause or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then the then-outstanding but unvested Options, RSUs and PSUs shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable as to all remaining then-unvested shares issuable thereunder.

(e)Relocation Benefit.  Company agrees to reimburse certain relocation expenses incurred and paid by Executive, or to pay certain relocation expenses on behalf of Executive, in the aggregate not to exceed $100,000 net of applicable Federal and State income tax (collectively, the “Relocation Benefits”). Executive is required to provide receipts and documentation for relocation expenses in accordance with Company’s regular accounting and reimbursement policies. Eligible expenses are limited to the following: household packing and moving expenses; temporary housing for a maximum of 180 days; actual brokerage commissions on the sale of Executive’s current/old residence; and closing costs on Executive’s new/destination or current/old residence.  All reimbursable expenses must be incurred within eighteen (18) months of the Commencement Date and submitted to Company for reimbursement within thirty (30) days from the date the expense was incurred.  

If Executive voluntarily leaves Company (other than for Good Reason) or Executive is terminated for Cause during the first year following the Commencement Date, 100% of all Relocation Benefits (net of taxes withheld by Company) provided to Executive will be immediately repaid to Company. Executive expressly authorizes Company to deduct and/or withhold from Executive’s pay to the full extent of the law any Relocation Benefit amounts that are required to be repaid to Company under the terms of this Agreement.  Executive agrees that any Relocation Benefit amounts to be repaid to Company that are not satisfied by such deductions/withholdings shall be paid by Executive within ten (10) days following termination of employment.

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Executive further agrees that if Executive voluntarily fails to commence employment with Company as contemplated by this Agreement for any reason, Executive will reimburse Company in full within ten (10) days of the anticipated, contractual Commencement Date for any relocation expenses paid on Executive’s behalf.

(f)Paid Time Off.  Executive is eligible to take paid time off (“PTO”) for vacation and personal reasons. The guideline for such PTO is 3-4 weeks per calendar year. This guideline excludes time off for illness, company-paid holidays, year-end shutdown and emergencies.  PTO is to be scheduled to minimize disruption to Company’s operations, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Company policy and practices as applied to senior executives of the Company. PTO is not earned or accrued, therefore there is no rollover of days from year to year, nor is payment made for unused PTO upon separation from employment or otherwise.

(g)Fringe Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate in all benefit/welfare plans, long-term incentive programs, and other fringe benefits provided to Company senior executives at comparable levels.  The terms of any such programs and benefits will be governed by the applicable plan documents and Company policies in effect from time to time.  Executive understands that, except when prohibited by applicable law, Company’s benefit plans and fringe benefits may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion.  

(h)Reimbursement of Expenses.  Company shall reimburse Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by Executive in furtherance of Company’s business in accordance with Company’s policies with respect thereto as in effect from time to time.  Executive must submit any request for reimbursement no later than thirty (30) days following the date that such business expense is incurred. All reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement); (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year; (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred; and (iv) the right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(i)Indemnification. Executive shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to Executive’s services provided hereunder pursuant to applicable law, the terms and conditions of Company’s organizational and governing documents, Company’s directors and officers (“D&O”) liability insurance policy, and Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers as executed by Company and Executive. 

 

4.Payments Upon Termination.

(a)Definition of Accrued Obligations.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” means: (i) the portion of Executive’s Base Salary that has accrued prior to any termination of Executive’s employment with Company and has not yet been paid; and (ii) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of Company prior to any such termination and not yet reimbursed.  Executive’s entitlement to any other compensation or benefit under any plan of Company shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the terms of such plans, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.

(b)Termination by Company for Cause, or by Executive Without Good Reason, or as a Result of Executive’s Disability or Death. If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by Company for Cause, by Executive without Good Reason, or as a result of Executive’s Disability or Death, then Company shall pay the Accrued Obligations to Executive promptly following the effective date of such termination and shall have no further obligations to Executive.

(c)Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason.  In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by action of Company other than for Cause or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

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(i)Severance Payments. Continuation of payments in an amount equal to Executive’s then-current Base Salary for a twelve (12) month period, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, in accordance with Company’s normal payroll practices (provided such payments shall be made at least monthly), commencing on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after fifty-five (55) days following the effective date of termination from employment; provided, that if the 55th day falls in the calendar year following the year during which the termination or separation from service occurred, then the payments will commence in such subsequent calendar year; provided further that if such payments commence in such subsequent year, the first such payment shall be a lump sum in an amount equal to the payments that would have come due since Employee’s separation from service.

(ii)Benefits Payments.  Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall continue to pay its share of the costs for Employee’s coverage under the Company’s group health insurance plan, until the earlier to occur of twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination date or the date Executive begins employment with another employer, provided Employee makes a timely effective COBRA election regarding such group health insurance. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6.  In the event that Executive is eligible for the severance payments and benefits under this Section 4(c), Executive shall not be eligible for and shall not receive any of the severance payments and benefits as provided in Section 4(d).

(d)Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason Following a Change of Control.  In the event that a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and within a period of one (1) year following the Change of Control, either Executive’s employment is terminated other than for Cause, or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

(i)Lump Sum Severance Payment. Payment of a lump sum amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s then-current Base Salary, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Paragraph 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after fifty-five (55) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

(ii)Separation Bonus.  Payment of a separation bonus in an amount equal to the target Annual Performance Bonus to which Executive may have been entitled for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates, prorated to reflect that portion of the year in which Executive was employed, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after fifty-five (55) days following the effective date of termination from employment. 

(iii)Benefit Payments.  Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under the COBRA, the Company shall continue to pay its share of the costs for Employee’s coverage under the Company’s group health insurance plan, until the earlier to occur of twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination date or the date Executive begins employment with another employer, provided Employee makes a timely effective COBRA election regarding such group health insurance. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

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Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6.  In the event that Executive is eligible for the severance payments and benefits under this Section 4(d), Executive shall not be eligible for and shall not receive any of the severance payments and benefits as provided in Section 4(c).

As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall mean (A) a merger or consolidation of the Parent 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 Parent 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 Parent 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 Parent Company of all or substantially all of the Parent Company’s assets in a transaction requiring shareholder approval; or (C) the transfer, sale or disposition by the Parent Company of 50% or more of its interest in Company.  

 

(e)Execution of Release of Claims. Company shall not be obligated to pay Executive any of the severance payments or benefits described in this Section 4 unless and until Executive has executed (without revocation) a timely release of claims in a form acceptable to Company, which shall include a general release of claims against Company and Parent Company (including its and their affiliated entities, and its and their officers, directors, employees and others associated with such entities), as well as standard and reasonable terms regarding items such as non-disparagement, confidentiality, cooperation and the like (the “Release Agreement”).  The Release Agreement must be provided to Executive within fifteen (15) days following his separation from service, and signed by Executive and returned to Company no later than sixty (60) days following Executive’s separation from service (the “Review Period”).  If Executive fails or refuses to return the Release Agreement within the Review Period, Executive’s severance payments and benefits hereunder shall be forfeited.

 

(f)No Other Payments or Benefits Owing. The payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4 shall be the sole amounts owing to Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment for the reasons set forth above and Executive shall not be eligible for any other payments or other forms of compensation or benefits. The payments and benefits set forth in Section 4 shall be the sole remedy, if any, available to Executive in the event that Executive brings any claim against Company relating to the termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.

5.Prohibited Competition, Solicitation, and Non-Disclosure. Executive expressly acknowledges that: (a) there are competitive and proprietary aspects of the business of Company and its affiliates; (b) during the course of Executive’s employment, Company and/or its affiliates shall furnish, disclose or make available to Executive confidential and proprietary information and may provide Executive with unique and specialized training; (c) such Confidential Information and training have been developed and shall be developed by Company and/or its affiliates through the expenditure of substantial time, effort and money, and could be used by Executive to compete with Company and/or its affiliates; and (d) in the course of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be introduced to customers and others with important relationships to Company and/or its affiliates, and any and all “goodwill” created through such introductions belongs exclusively to Company and its affiliates, including, but not limited to, any goodwill created as a result of direct or indirect contacts or relationships between Executive and any customers of Company and its affiliates.  In light of the foregoing acknowledgements, and as a condition of employment hereunder, Executive agrees to execute and abide by the terms and conditions set forth in the Company’s Agreement to Protect Confidential Information, Inventions and Business (attached hereto as Exhibit A) and the Company’s Confidentiality and Information Systems Usage Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit B), The terms of both the Agreement to Protect Confidential Information, Inventions and Business and the Confidentiality and Information Systems Usage Agreement are expressly incorporated herein by reference.

 

6.Property and Records. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or for no reason, or if Company otherwise requests, Executive shall: (a) return to Company all tangible business information and copies thereof (regardless how such Confidential Information or copies are maintained), and (b) deliver to Company any property of Company which may be in Executive’s possession, including, but not limited to, Blackberry-type devices, smart phones, laptops, cell phones, products, materials, memoranda, notes, records, reports or other documents or photocopies of the same.

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7.Code Sections 409A and 280G.   

 

(a)In the event that the payments or benefits set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then the following conditions apply to such payments or benefits:

(i)Any termination of Executive’s employment triggering payment of benefits under Section 4 must constitute a “separation from service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) before distribution of such benefits can commence.  To the extent that the termination of Executive’s employment does not constitute a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) (as the result of further services that are reasonably anticipated to be provided by Executive to Company at the time Executive’s employment terminates), any such payments under Section 4 that constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be delayed until after the date of a subsequent event constituting a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h).  For purposes of clarification, this Section 7(a) shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on Executive’s part, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a “separation from service” occurs.  

(ii)Notwithstanding any other provision with respect to the timing of payments under Section 4 if, at the time of Executive’s termination, Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), then limited only to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, any payments to which Executive may become entitled under Section 4 which are subject to Section 409A (and not otherwise exempt from its application) shall be withheld until the first (1st) business day of the seventh (7th) month following the termination of Executive’s employment, at which time Executive shall be paid an aggregate amount equal to the accumulated, but unpaid, payments otherwise due to Executive under the terms of Section 4.

(b)It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under Section 4 of this Agreement shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A.  Neither Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A. 

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Section 409A, or the payment of increased taxes, excise taxes or other penalties under Section 409A. The parties intend this Agreement to be in compliance with Section 409A.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that Company does not guarantee the tax treatment or tax consequences associated with any payment or benefit arising under this Agreement, including but not limited to consequences related to Section 409A. 

(d)If any payment or benefit Executive would receive under this Agreement, when combined with any other payment or benefit Executive receives pursuant to a Change of Control (for purposes of this section, a “Payment”) would: (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G the Code; and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be either: (A) the full amount of such Payment; or (B) such lesser amount (with cash payments being reduced before share option compensation) as would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local employments taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax, results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax.

 

8.General.

(a)Notices.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated: (i) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (ii) by overnight courier upon written verification of receipt; (iii) by telecopy or facsimile transmission upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (iv) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt.  

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Notices to Executive shall be sent to the last known address in Company’s records or such other address as Executive may specify in writing.  

Notices to Company shall be sent to:  

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.

733 Concord Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel:  (617) 949-2900

Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

 

With a copy to:

 

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.

733 Concord Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel:  (617) 949-2900

Attn:  General Counsel

 (b)Modifications and Amendments.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

(c)Waivers and Consents.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.  No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar.  Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

(d)Assignment.  Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any person or entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of Company’s business or that aspect of Company’s business in which Executive is principally involved.  Executive may not assign Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Company. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, except that the duties and responsibilities of Executive under this Agreement are of a personal nature and shall not be assignable or delegable in whole or in part by Executive.

(e)Governing Law/Dispute Resolution.  This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.  Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or of the United States of America for the District of Massachusetts.  By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.

(f)Jury Waiver.  ANY, ACTION, DEMAND, CLAIM, OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE ALONE AND EACH OF COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL THEREOF.

(g)Headings and Captions.  The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

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(h)Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other agreements specifically referenced herein and the Exhibits attached hereto, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.  No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement. 

(i)Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  For all purposes a signature by fax shall be treated as an original.

 

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11Document

Exhibit 10.1
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
CATALENT, INC.
2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

(Performance Period commencing on _________ and ending on _________)

Pursuant to the Performance Share Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) delivered to the Participant (as defined in the Grant Notice), and subject to the terms of this Performance Share Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), and the Plan, Catalent, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant agree as follows.
1.Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan or the Grant Notice, as applicable.
(a) Delivered RTSR Value. The term “Delivered RTSR Value” means the product of (i) the number of Delivered Shares attributable to the RTSR Performance Percentage times (ii) the Ending Stock Price (as defined in Exhibit A).
(b) Delivered RTSR Value Cap. The term “Delivered RTSR Value Cap” means three times the Target RTSR Value.
(c) Delivered Shares. The term “Delivered Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement.
(d) Employment. The term “Employment” means the Participant’s employment as an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(e)        Performance Period. The term “Performance Period” means the period commencing on _________ and ending on _________.
(f)        Period of Service. The term “Period of Service” means the continuous period of the Participant’s Employment up to the Termination Date, and also includes any prior period of Employment separated by: (i) any break in Employment as a result of a leave of absence authorized by the Company or by law; and (ii) any break in Employment not authorized by the Company or by law lasting twelve (12) months or less.
(g)        Plan. The term “Plan” means the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time.
(h)        Restrictive Covenant Violation. The term “Restrictive Covenant Violation” means the Participant’s breach of any of the Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement or any covenant regarding confidentiality, competitive activity, solicitation of the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ or Subsidiaries’ vendors, suppliers, customers or employees or any similar provision applicable to or agreed to by the Participant, all to the extent permitted by law.
(i)        Retirement. The term “Retirement” means a Termination (other than a Termination when grounds existed for a Termination for Cause at the time thereof) initiated by the Participant that occurs on or after the date on which the sum of the Participant’s age and Period of Service (calculated in months) 

equals sixty-five (65) years, so long as the Participant is at least fifty-five (55) years old and provides at least six (6) months’ notice of his or her intention to retire.
(j)        Target RTSR Value. The term “Target RTSR Value” means the product of (i) the RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units provided in the Grant Notice times (ii) the closing price per share of Common Stock on the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice.
(k)        Termination Date. The term “Termination Date” means the date upon which the Participant incurs a Termination for any reason
2.Grant of Performance Share Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan, for good and valuable consideration, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the EPS and RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units provided in the Grant Notice.
3.Vesting. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan, the Performance Share Units shall vest as provided in Exhibit A, except as otherwise set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement. With respect to any Performance Share Unit, the period during which such Performance Share Unit remains subject to vesting requirements shall be its Restricted Period.
4.Dividend Equivalents. The Company will credit Performance Share Units with dividend equivalent payments following the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock. The Company will provide such dividend equivalents in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value per Performance Share Unit, as of the date of such dividend payment, equal to the per-share amount of such applicable dividend, and shall be payable at the same time as (and only if) the Performance Share Units are settled in accordance with Section 5 below. In the event that any Performance Share Unit is forfeited by its terms, the Participant shall have no right to dividend equivalent payments in respect of such forfeited Performance Share Units.
5.Settlement of Performance Share Units. Following expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Performance Share Unit not previously forfeited in accordance with Exhibit A or Section 6 below, or, as applicable with respect to any Converted RSUs (as defined in Exhibit A), the Company shall issue to the Participant by no later than the ninetieth (90th) day following the end of the Performance Period one share of Common Stock for such Performance Share Unit or Converted RSU (each, a “Delivered Share” and, collectively, the “Delivered Shares”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Performance Share Units, or, as applicable, the Converted Units may be settled at a different time in the circumstances set forth in Section 6(b) and Section 6(d) below, as well as in Section 2(b) of Exhibit A, and (b) in the event that the Delivered RTSR Value exceeds the Delivered RTSR Value Cap, the number of Delivered Shares attributable to the RTSR Performance Percentage shall be reduced to the level at which the Delivered RTSR Value is as close as possible to, but does not exceed, the Delivered RTSR Value Cap and the Participant shall have no right to receive any shares of Common Stock that relate to such required reduction in the Delivered Shares.
6.Treatment on Termination.
(a)        Subject to clauses (b) – (d) below, if the Participant incurs a Termination prior to the Regular Vesting Date (as defined on Exhibit A), (i) the Participant’s Performance Share Units shall cease 

vesting and (ii) the Participant shall forfeit all unvested Performance Share Units to the Company for no consideration as of the Termination Date.
(b)        Death. If the Participant incurs a Termination due to death, the EPS Target Number of Performance Share Units and the RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units or the number of Converted RSUs to the extent applicable, shall, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, become fully vested, the Restricted Period shall expire and any unvested Performance Share Units will immediately be forfeited to the Company by the Participant for no consideration. Settlement of such vested Performance Share Units (or Converted RSUs) shall be made within ninety (90) days of the date of the Participant’s death, or at such later time as permitted under Section 409A.
(c)        Disability/Retirement. If the Participant incurs a Termination due to Disability or Retirement, the number of Performance Share Units as determined in accordance with Exhibit A, or the number of Converted RSUs to the extent applicable, shall, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, continue to vest as provided in Exhibit A as if the Participant had continued Employment through the Regular Vesting Date, subject to the Participant’s compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement and the Participant’s execution, delivery, and non-revocation of a waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries in a form prescribed by the Company on or prior to the 60th day following the Termination Date; provided, however, in the case of a Termination due to Retirement, the number of Performance Share Units, if any, that shall vest shall be the number determined in accordance with Exhibit A and then multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days between and including the first day of the Performance Period and the date the Participant incurs a Termination due to Retirement and the denominator of which is 1095 (the “Retirement Fraction”). Upon the Regular Vesting Date, the Restricted Period shall expire with respect to the Retirement Fraction of the Performance Share Units (or the Converted Units), and the Participant will immediately forfeit the remaining fraction of the unvested Performance Share Units (or the Converted Units) to the Company for no consideration.
(d)        Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, if the Participant incurs a Termination by the Service Recipient without Cause prior to the Regular Vesting Date, the number of Converted RSUs shall, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, become fully vested and the Restricted Period shall expire. Subject to Section 14(t)(i) and (ii) of the Plan, settlement of such Converted RSUs shall be made within ninety (90) days of the date of the Participant’s Termination.
7.Non-Transferability. The Performance Share Units are not transferable by the Participant except to Permitted Transferees in accordance with Section 14(b) of the Plan. Whenever the word “Participant” is used in any provision of this Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed to apply to executors, the administrators or the person or persons to whom the Performance Share Units may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with Section 14(b) of the Plan, the word “Participant” shall be deemed to include such person or persons. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Plan, no assignment or transfer of the Performance Share Units, or of the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right in this Agreement or the Plan whatsoever, but immediately upon such assignment or transfer the Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and become of no further effect.

8.Rights as Stockholder. The Participant or a Permitted Transferee of the Performance Share Units shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any share of Common Stock underlying a Performance Share Unit unless and until the Participant becomes the holder of record or the beneficial owner of such Common Stock, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights in respect of such share of Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Participant becomes the holder of record or the beneficial owner thereof.
9.Repayment of Proceeds; Clawback Policy. If a Restrictive Covenant Violation occurs or the Company discovers after a Termination that grounds existed for Cause at the time thereof, then the Participant shall be required, in addition to any other remedy available (on a non-exclusive basis), to pay to the Company, within ten (10) business days of the Company’s request to the Participant therefor, an amount equal to the aggregate after-tax proceeds (taking into account all amounts of tax that would be recoverable upon a claim of loss for payment of such proceeds in the year of repayment) the Participant received upon the sale or other disposition of, or distributions in respect of, the Performance Share Units and any shares of Common Stock issued in respect thereof. Any reference in this Agreement to grounds existing for a Termination for Cause shall be determined without regard to any notice period, cure period, or other procedural delay or event required prior to finding of or termination with, Cause. The Performance Share Units and all proceeds thereof shall be subject to the Company’s Clawback Policy (to comply with applicable laws or with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines or other similar requirements), as in effect from time to time, to the extent the Participant is a director or “officer” as defined in Rule 16a‐1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
10.Restrictive Covenants.
(a) To the extent that the Participant is a party to an employment or similar agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries containing non-competition, non-solicitation, non-interference or confidentiality restrictions (or two or more such restrictions), those restrictions and related enforcement provisions under such agreement shall govern and the following provisions of this Section 10 shall not apply.
(b) Competitive Activity. To the extent a Participant (i) lives in a jurisdiction where restrictive covenants are void as against public policy or (ii) has a business title below the level of “director” and receives base compensation of less than $100,000 (or its local currency equivalent) per year, Section 10(b) of this Agreement shall be considered deleted from and therefore not part of this Agreement.
i.            The Participant shall be deemed to have engaged in “Competitive Activity” if, during the period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the date that is 12 months after the Termination Date (the “Restricted Activity Period”), the Participant, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other Person (as defined below), directly or indirectly, violates any of the following prohibitions:
(I)        During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any individual, person, firm, part­nership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, solicit or assist in soliciting in competition with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the business of any client or prospective client:
1.with whom the Participant had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date;

2.with whom employees reporting to the Participant have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date; or
3.for whom the Participant had direct or indirect responsibility during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date.
(II)       During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not directly or indirectly:
1.engage in any business that competes with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including, but not limited to, providing formulation/dose form technologies and/or contract services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, over-the-counter and vitamins/minerals/‌supplements companies related to pre-clinical and clinical development, formulation, analysis, manufacturing and/or packaging and any other technology, product,  or service of the type developed, manufactured, or sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, without limitation, any other business that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates have plans to engage in as of the Termination Date) in any geographical area where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates conducts business (a “Competitive Business”);
2.enter the employ of, or render any services to, any Person (or any division or controlled or controlling Affiliate of any Person) who or which engages in a Competitive Business;
3.acquire a financial interest in, or otherwise become actively involved with, any Competitive Business, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee, or consultant; or
4.interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, any business relationship (whether formed before, on, or after the Date of Grant) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and any customer, client, supplier, or investor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Participant may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person engaged in any Competitive Business that are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if the Participant (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such Person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such Person. Any such qualifying ownership shall not be deemed to be 

engaging in Competitive Activity or a Restrictive Covenant Violation for purposes of this Agreement.
(III)      During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person, directly or indirectly:
1.solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to leave such Employment; or
2.hire any such employee who was employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as of the Termination Date or who left such employment coincident with, or within six (6) months prior to or after, the Termination Date; provided, however, that this restriction shall cease to apply to any employee who has not been employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for at least six (6) months.
(IV)      During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates any consultant then under contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
ii.It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Participant and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 10(b) to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Participant, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained in this Section 10(b).
(c)        Confidentiality.
(i)     The Participant will not at any time (whether during or after the Participant’s Employment) (x) retain or use for the benefit, purposes or account of the Participant or any other Person; or (y) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Person outside the Company and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries (other than its professional advisors who are bound by confidentiality obligations), any non-public, proprietary or confidential information (including without limitation trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, and government and regulatory activities and approvals) concerning the past, current, or future business, activities, and operations of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and/or any third party that has disclosed or 

provided any of same to the Company on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”) without the prior written authorization of the Board.
(ii)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10(c)(i), “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that (w) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10(c); (x) is already known by the recipient of the disclosed information at the time of disclosure as evidenced by the recipient’s written records, (y) becomes available to the recipient of the disclosed information on a non-confidential basis from a source that is entitled to disclose it on a non-confidential basis, or (z) was or is independently developed by or for the recipient of the information without reference to Confidential Information, as evidenced by the recipient’s written records.
(iii)       Except as required by law, the Participant will not disclose to anyone, other than the Participant’s immediate family and legal or financial or tax advisors or lender, each of whom the Participant agrees to instruct not to disclose, the existence or contents of this Agreement (unless this Agreement shall be publicly available as a result of a regulatory filing made by the Company or one of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries); provided, that the Participant may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Section 10 of this Agreement provided such prospective future employer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such terms.
(iv)       Upon Termination, the Participant shall (x) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including, without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name, or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or Affiliates; (y) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters, and other data) in the Participant’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in the Participant’s office, home, laptop, or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the business of the Company or one of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, except that the Participant may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks, and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information; and (z) notify and fully cooperate with the Company regarding the delivery or destruction of any other Confidential Information of which the Participant is or becomes aware.
(v)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), the parties to this Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties to this Agreement also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) states: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.”  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets where such disclosure is expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b).
d. Equitable Relief. Notwithstanding the remedies set forth in Section 9 above and notwithstanding any other remedy that would otherwise be available to the Company at law or in equity, 

the Company and the Participant agree and acknowledge that if an actual or threatened Restrictive Covenant Violation occurs, the Company will be entitled to an injunction and/or other equitable relief restraining the Participant from the Restrictive Covenant Violation without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual damages.
11.Tax Withholding.
a.Responsibility for Taxes. The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Service Recipient, the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”) is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Service Recipient. The Participant further acknowledges that neither the Company nor the Service Recipient (1) makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Performance Share Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Performance Share Units, the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividend or any dividend equivalent; and (2) commits to or is under any obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Performance Share Units to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company or the Service Recipient (or former Service Recipient, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
b.Satisfaction of Withholding Obligations. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company or the Service Recipient, as appropriate, to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and the Service Recipient, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by any of the means described in the Plan or by such other means or method as the Committee in its sole discretion and without notice to the Participant deems appropriate; provided, however, that, if the Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, then the Participant may elect, in advance of any tax withholding event, to satisfy the amount of all required Tax-Related Items in respect of the Performance Share Units in cash, and, in the absence of Participant’s timely election, the Company will withhold shares of Common Stock to satisfy any withholding obligations upon the relevant tax withholding event.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates. If the maximum or another rate that is higher than the Participant's actual rate is used, the Company or the Service Recipient may refund any over-withheld amount to the Participant in cash (with no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent), or, if not refunded, the Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding shares of Common Stock, the Participant shall be deemed for tax purposes to have been issued the full number of shares of Common Stock 

subject to the vested Performance Share Units, notwithstanding that a portion of the shares of Common Stock is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company or the Service Recipient any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Service Recipient may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the shares of Common Stock or the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock, if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
12.Notice. Every notice or other communication relating to this Agreement between the Company and the Participant shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by it in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as provided in this Agreement; provided, that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Participant to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal executive office, to the attention of the Company’s General Counsel, and all notices or communications by the Company to the Participant may be given to the Participant personally or may be mailed to the Participant at the Participant’s last known address, as reflected in the Company’s records. Notwithstanding the above, all notices and communications between the Participant and any third-party plan administrator shall be mailed, delivered, transmitted, or sent in accordance with the procedures established by such third-party plan administrator and communicated to the Participant from time to time.
13.No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor the granting of the Performance Share Units that are the subject of this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries. Further, the Company, or, if different, the Service Recipient, may at any time dismiss the Participant or discontinue any consulting relationship free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
14.Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant of the Performance Share Units, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
a.the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
b.the grant of the Performance Share Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Performance Share Units, or benefits in lieu of Performance Share Units, even if Performance Share Units have been granted in the past;
c.all decisions with respect to future Performance Share Units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

d.neither the Performance Share Unit grant nor the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall create any right to employment or be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Company, the Service Recipient or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company or interfere with the ability of the Company, the Service Recipient or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, to terminate the Participant’s employment or service contract (if any), to the extent otherwise permitted by law or any applicable agreement other than this Agreement;
e.unless otherwise agreed with the Company, none of the Performance Share Units, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Share Units, and the income and value of same is granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service the Participant may provide as a director of the Company, the Service Recipient, or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company;
f.the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
g.none of the Performance Share Units, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Share Units, and the income and value of same is intended to replace any pension right or other form of compensation;
h.none of the Performance Share Units, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Share Units, and the income and value of same is part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, or end-of-service payments, any bonus, holiday pay, long-service award, pension, or retirement or welfare benefit, or any similar payment;
i.the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
j.no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from any forfeiture of the Performance Share Units resulting from a Termination (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment-related law in any jurisdiction applicable to the Participant’s employment or the terms of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any);
k.unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, neither the Performance Share Units nor any benefit evidenced by this Agreement creates any entitlement either (i) to have the Performance Share Units or any such benefit transferred to or assumed by another company or (ii) to be exchanged, cashed out, or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Common Stock; and
l.the Participant acknowledges and agrees that none of the Company, the Service Recipient, and any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency, if any, and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Performance Share Units or of any amount due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Performance Share Units or the subsequent sale of any share of Common Stock acquired upon settlement.
15.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendation regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

16.Data Privacy. The Participant hereby explicitly and without reservation consents to the collection, use, and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Performance Share Unit grant material by and among, as applicable, the Service Recipient, the Company, and its other Affiliates or Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
The Participant understands that the Service Recipient, the Company, and its other Affiliates or Subsidiaries may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any share of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, or details of all Performance Share Units or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in the Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Plan.
The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or such other third-party administrator or stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that the Participant may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipient of the Data by contacting the Participant’s local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, and any other possible recipient that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering, and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendment to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 16, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources representative. Further, the Participant understands that the Participant is providing on a purely voluntary basis the consents described in this Agreement. If the Participant does not consent, or if the Participant later seeks to revoke the Participant’s consent, the Participant’s Employment or service with the Service Recipient will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent is that the Company may be unable to grant Performance Share Units or other awards to the Participant or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that the Participant may contact the Participant’s local human resources representative.
The Participant understands that the Company may rely on a different legal basis for the collection, processing, and/or transfer of Data either now or in the future and/or request the Participant to provide another data privacy consent. If applicable and upon request of the Company or the Service Recipient, the Participant agrees to provide an executed acknowledgment or data privacy consent (or any other acknowledgments, agreements, or consents) to the Company and/or the Service Recipient that the Company and/or the Service Recipient may deem necessary to obtain under the data 

privacy laws in the Participant’s country, either now or in the future. The Participant understands that the Participant may be unable to participate in the Plan if the Participant fails to execute any such acknowledgment, agreement, or consent requested by the Company and/or the Service Recipient.
17.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and, to the extent permitted, assigns or other Permitted Transferees of the parties to this Agreement.
18.Waiver and Amendments. Subject to Section 13(b) of the Plan, the Committee may waive any condition or right under, amend any term of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel, or terminate, this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after the Participant’s Termination); provided, that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation, or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Participant under this Agreement shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the Participant. No waiver by either of the parties hereto of their rights under this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrence or transaction under this Agreement unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver.
19.Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this grant or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of New Jersey, and hereby waive any objection to proceeding in such jurisdiction, including any objection regarding an inconvenient forum.
20. Plan. The terms and conditions of the Plan are incorporated in this Agreement by reference. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control.
21.Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any document related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
22.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose any other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Performance Share Units and on any share of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreement or undertaking that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing

23.Section 409A of the Code. It is intended that the Performance Share Units be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulation and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulation or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, “Section 409A”) and this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and operated to reflect such intent. However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice, or this Agreement, if at any time the Committee determines that the Performance Share Units (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Committee shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Participant or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies, and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other action, as the Committee determines is necessary or appropriate either for the Performance Share Units to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.
24.Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant may be subject to the insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws of one or more countries that may affect the Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell, or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock, rights to shares of Common Stock (e.g., Performance Share Units), or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock under the Plan during such times as the Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders the Participant placed before the Participant possessed inside information. Further, the Participant could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, which may include fellow employees, and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restriction that may be imposed under any applicable Company securities trading policy. The Participant acknowledges that Participant is responsible for complying with any applicable restrictions and is encouraged to speak to Participant’s own personal legal advisor for further details regarding any insider trading and/or market abuse laws applicable to the Participant.
25.Entire Agreement; Miscellaneous. This Agreement, the Grant Notice, and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Performance Share Units. This Agreement, the Grant Notice, and the Plan supersede any prior agreements, commitments, or negotiations concerning the Performance Share Units. The headings used in this Agreement, including without limitation Exhibit A, are for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation.
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Exhibit A to Performance Share Unit Agreement
1.         Vesting. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6 of the Agreement, provided the Participant has not incurred a Termination on or prior to the Regular Vesting Date, the Performance Share Units granted under the Grant Notice to which this Agreement relates shall vest upon the date on which the Committee determines and certifies, as applicable, the attainment level of both the EPS Performance Percentage (as defined below) and the RTSR Performance Percentage (as defined below)(the “Regular Vesting Date”) with respect to the period commencing on _________ and ending on _________ (the “Performance Period”), in each case as of the last day of the Performance Period, which determination shall be made no later than the seventy-fifth (75th) day following the end of the Performance Period. As determined by the Committee, the number of Performance Share Units, if any, in which the Participant vests shall be equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the EPS Target Number of Performance Share Units (as set forth in the Grant Notice) and (ii) the EPS Performance Percentage, plus (b) the product of (i) the RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units (as set forth in the Grant Notice) and (ii) the RTSR Performance Percentage. Upon the Regular Vesting Date, the Restricted Period shall expire and any vested Performance Share Units shall be settled in accordance with Section 5 of the Agreement. Any Performance Share Units that do not vest in accordance with this Exhibit A (to the extent not previously forfeited pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement) shall, effective as of the Regular Vesting Date, be forfeited by the Participant without consideration.
2.         Change in Control. Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Exhibit A, the following shall apply in connection with a Change in Control:
(a)        In the event of a Change in Control prior to the last day of the Performance Period, to the extent the stock of the acquiring or successor entity is publicly traded and the Performance Shares Units are assumed, continued, or substituted, the Performance Share Units shall be converted, immediately prior to the Change in Control, to a number of time-based Restricted Stock Units equal to the sum of (A) the EPS Target Number of Performance Share Units, and (B) either of the following (1) if the Change in Control occurs in the first year of the Performance Period, the RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units, or (2) if the Change in Control occurs after the first year of the Performance Period, a number of Performance Share Units that would become eligible to vest based on the attainment level of the Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Goal calculated as of a shortened Performance Period that ends on the date immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control (the “Converted RSUs”). The Converted RSUs shall be eligible to vest based on the Participant’s continued Employment through the Regular Vesting Date (which, for purposes of the Converted RSUs, shall be the last day of the Performance Period), except as otherwise provided in Section 6(b) – (d) of the Agreement. Provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination prior to the Regular Vesting Date (subject to Section 6(b) – (d) of the Agreement), the Restricted Period with respect to the Converted RSUs shall expire upon the Regular Vesting Date and any vested Converted RSUs shall be settled in accordance with Section 5 of the Agreement.
(b)        In the event of a Change in Control prior to the last day of the Performance Period, to the extent the acquiring or successor entity does not assume, continue, or substitute the Performance Share Units, or the stock of the acquiring or successor entity is not publicly traded, the Performance Share Units shall be replaced with a right to receive, within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change in Control, a cash payment equal to the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Per Share Cash Amount (as defined below), multiplied by (B) the EPS Target Number of Performance Share Units, and (ii) the product of (A) the Per Share Cash Amount, multiplied by (B) either (1) if the Change in Control occurs in the first year of the Performance Period, the RTSR Target Number of Performance Share Units, or (2) if the Change in 

Control occurs after the first year of the Performance Period, a number of Performance Share Units that would become eligible to vest based on the attainment of the Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Goal calculated as of a shortened Performance Period that ends on the date immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control. The “Per Share Cash Amount” for purposes of this Section 2(b) means an amount equal to the sum of (I) the average of the closing price of the Common Stock for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control and (II) any cash dividend payable on a share of Common Stock during the 20 trading-day period described in the foregoing. If settlement of the Performance Share Units may not be made within the period specified in this Section 2(b) due to the limitation in Section 14(t)(iii)(A) of the Plan, such settlement shall be made in accordance with Section 5 of the Agreement.
(c)        In the event of a Change in Control on or after the last day of the Performance Period but prior to the settlement of such Performance Share Units in shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement, the Participant shall receive whatever a stockholder of shares of Common Stock equal in number to the settlement amount (determined in accordance with Section 1 of this Exhibit A) would have been eligible to receive due to such Change in Control, with such settlement occurring in accordance with Section 5 of the Agreement.
(d)        Any Performance Share Unit that does not vest or become Converted RSUs, as applicable, shall immediately be forfeited without any further action by the Company or the Participant and without any payment of consideration therefor.
3.         Earnings Per Share Performance Goal
For purposes of this Agreement:
“Cumulative EPS” means the sum of the EPS (as defined below) for each fiscal year of the Company or portion thereof in the Performance Period;
“Earnings Per Share” or “EPS” for any period means the Company’s “adjusted net income” for such period, as publicly reported by the Company, divided by the average number of fully diluted shares of Common Stock outstanding in such period, as publicly reported by the Company; and
“EPS Performance Percentage” means the percentage as set forth in the below table, representing the performance level of attainment of the Earnings Per Share performance goal set forth in the below table.
												
	Performance Level	Cumulative EP	Percent of Target Goal	EPS Performance Percentage
	Below Threshold	Below $X.XX	Below 75%	0%
	Threshold	$ X.XX	75%	50%
		Between $X.XX and $X.XX		Linearly interpolate between 50% and 100%
	Target	$X.XX	100%	100%
		Between $X.XX and $X.XX		Linearly interpolate between 100% and 200%
	Maximum	$X.XX (or higher)	125%	200%

4.         Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Goal
For purpose of this Agreement:
“Beginning Stock Price” means the average of the closing prices of the Common Stock or the shares of the Peer Group (as defined below), as applicable, for the 20 trading days ending on the trading date immediately preceding the first day of the Performance Period;
“Ending Stock Price” means the average of the closing prices of the Common Stock or the shares of the Peer Group, as applicable, for the 20 trading days up to and including (if a trading day) the last day of the Performance Period;
“Peer Group” means the companies that comprise the S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Index. Companies that are members of the index at the beginning of the Performance Period that subsequently cease to be listed in the index as a result of acquisitions, mergers, or combinations involving such companies shall be excluded from the Peer Group. Companies that are members of the index at the beginning of the Performance Period that subsequently file for bankruptcy during the Performance Period shall be treated as worst performers for purposes of the Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Goal calculation;
“Relative Total Shareholder Return” or “RTSR” means the quotient equal to (i) the Ending Stock Price minus the Beginning Stock Price plus assumed reinvestment as of the ex-dividend date of ordinary and extraordinary cash dividends, if any, paid by the applicable issuer during the Performance Period, divided by (ii) the Beginning Stock Price. Relative Total Shareholder Return expressed as a formula shall be as follows:
									
	Relative Total Shareholder Return	=	(Ending Stock Price –
Beginning Stock Price +
Beginning Stock Price

The stock prices and cash dividend payments reflected in the calculation of Total Shareholder Return shall be adjusted to reflect stock splits during the Performance Period, and dividends shall be assumed to be reinvested in the relevant issuer’s shares for purposes of the calculation of Total Shareholder Return; and
“RTSR Performance Percentage” means the percentage as set forth in the below table, representing the performance level of attainment of the Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Goal set forth in the below table.
									
	RTSR Percentile Rank Relative to RTSR of Peer Group	Performance Level	RTSR Performance Percentage
	Below 25th Percenti
	Below Threshold	0%
	25th Percentil
	Threshold	50%
	Between 25th Percentile
and Median
		Linearly interpolate between
50% and 100%
	Median	Target
	100%
	Between Median
and 75th Percentile
		Linearly interpolate between 100% and 150%
	75th Percentile and Ab
	Maximum	150%

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