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CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

EXHIBIT 4.05

THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT (i) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO, (ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED, OR (iii) RECEIPT OF NO-ACTION LETTERS FROM THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

		
	November 16, 2016

	No. W-[*]

SOCIAL REALITY INC.

CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

This certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, [*] (“Holder”) is entitled to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, from Social Reality Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), __________ ([*]) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Common”).  Holder shall be entitled to purchase the shares of Class A Common in accordance with Section 2 at any time subsequent to the date of this Warrant set forth above and prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below).  The shares of Class A Common of the Company for which this Warrant is exercisable, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, are hereinafter referred to as the “Shares.”  This Warrant is issued to the Holder at the direction of Market Street Investor Relations, LLC (the "Consultant") and was part of the compensation to the Consultant pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investor Relations and Consulting Agreement of even date herewith by and between the Consultant and the Company (the "Agreement").  All terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

1.

Exercise Period; Price.  

1.1

Exercise Period.  The right to purchase Shares under this Warrant shall vest as set forth below (the "Vesting Period") and, once vested, the exercise period (“Exercise Period”) shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on November 16, 2019 (the “Expiration Date”).  Any tranches that do not vest in accordance with the terms of this Warrant during the Vesting Period shall lapse and the Holder shall have no right to so purchase such Shares.

1.1.1

the right to purchase [*] Shares shall vest and become immediately exercisable at such time as the Market Value of Securities Traded shall equal or exceed $1,000,000 for three consecutive trading days during the Term of the Agreement; 

1.1.2

the right to purchase an additional [*] Shares shall vest and become immediately exercisable at such time as the Market Value of Securities Traded shall equal or exceed $1,100,000 for three consecutive trading days during the Term of the Agreement;

1.1.3

the right to purchase an additional [*] Shares shall vest and become immediately exercisable at such time as the Market Value of Securities Traded shall equal or exceed $1,250,000 for three consecutive trading days during the Term of the Agreement; and

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1.1.4

the right to purchase the remaining [*] Shares shall vest and become immediately exercisable at such time as the Market Value of Securities Traded shall equal or exceed $1,400,000 for three consecutive trading days during the Term of the Agreement.

For the purposes of this Warrant, "Market Value of Securities Traded" shall mean the volume weighted average price (VWAP) for each trading day dollar for such the shares of the Class A Common on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m. New York City time (or such other time as the Nasdaq Capital Market publicly announces is the official open of trading) and ending at 4:00 p.m. New York City time (or such other time as the Nasdaq Capital Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or any successor thereto) through its “Volume at Price” functions, multiplied by the number of shares of the Class A Common reported as traded for each such Trading Day as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.  

1.2

Exercise Price.  The initial purchase price for each of the Shares shall be $7.50 per share.  Such price shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof (such price, as adjusted from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “Exercise Price”).

2.

Exercise and Payment.  

2.1

Exercise.  At any time following the date on which the right to purchase the Shares has vested in accordance with Section 1 hereof, this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, from time to time by the Holder, during the term hereof, by surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Annex I, duly completed and executed by the Holder, to the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company, together with payment in the amount obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price then in effect by the number of Shares thereby purchased, as designated in the Notice of Exercise.  Payment may be in cash, wire transfer or by check payable to the order of the Company in immediately available funds.  If not exercised in full, this Warrant must be exercised for a whole number of Shares.

2.2

Cashless Exercise.  At any time (i) following the date on which the right to purchase the Shares has vested in accordance with Section 1 hereof and (ii) there is an effective Resale Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined), and the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Shares to the Holder, for a period of at least sixty (60) days following the delivery of the Suspension Notice (as hereinafter defined), then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

(A) = the average of the closing sale prices for the five (5) trading days immediately prior to (but not including) the exercise date;

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and 

(X) = the number of Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

When used herein, a “Suspension Notice” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any request by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or any other federal or state governmental authority, during the period of effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement, for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or related prospectus or for additional information; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop 

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order suspending the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction from a state governmental authority or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by a state governmental authority; or (iv) any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes to the Resale Registration Statement or related prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Resale Registration Statement, it will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading and, in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company will promptly provide written notice to the Holder of the occurrence of any Suspension Event.  The Company shall thereafter promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Resale Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and provide a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Holder. The Company shall also promptly notify the Holder in writing (x) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a registration statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective and (y) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement would be appropriate.

For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date the right to Shares which may be purchased under this Warrant have vested  in accordance with its terms (provided the SEC continues to take the position that such treatment is proper at the time of such exercise).  

2.3

Holder's Exercise Limitation.  The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), and any other persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Class A Common beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Class A Common issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Class A Common which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Class A Common Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2.3, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith.  To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2.3 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in 

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relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.  In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.  For purposes of this Section 2.3, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Class A Common outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall as promptly as practicable confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Class A Common then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Class A Common was reported.  The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Class A Common outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Class A Common issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2.3, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Class A Common outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Class A Common upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2.3 shall continue to apply.  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2.3 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.  

3.

Piggy-Back Registration Rights.  

3.1.1

At such time beginning after the right to purchase Shares under this Warrant has vested and prior to the Expiration Date (the “Piggyback Registration Period”) that the Company proposes for any reason to register any of its Class A Common under the Act (a “Proposed Registration”), other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or similar or successor forms), the Company shall promptly give written notice (the “Piggyback Notice”) of such Proposed Registration to the Holder and shall offer the Holder the right (the "Piggyback Right") to include any of the Shares which underlying this Warrant which have vested (the "Registrable Shares") in the Proposed Registration (the "Resale Registration Statement").  The Holder is granted one Piggyback Right hereunder.  The Holder shall have five (5) business days from the date of the Piggyback Notice to deliver to the Company a written request specifying the number of Registrable Shares it intends to sell and the Holder's intended method of disposition. Subject to Section 3.1.2 and Section 3.1.3 below, the Company shall include in such registration statement all such Registrable Shares so requested to be included therein in such Resale Registration Statement.

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3.1.2

If the Proposed Registration includes an underwritten primary public offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters of the Proposed Registration advises the Company that the total number of Registrable Shares that the Holder intends to include in the offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Class A Common offered or the market for the Class A Common, then the Registrable Shares to be included in such underwritten primary public offering shall include the number of securities of the Company that such managing underwriter or underwriters advises the Company in writing can be sold without having such material adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the securities that the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, to the Registrable Shares requested to be included therein by the Holder.

3.1.3

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Shares to be registered in the Registration Statement (and the Company has used its best efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or the maximum number of Registrable Shares), the number of Registrable Shares to be registered in such Registration Statement will be reduced to a number which is consistent with SEC Guidance or written comments and/or oral discussions by the Company with the staff of the SEC.  

3.1.4

All expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Registrable Shares pursuant to this Warrant (excluding underwriting, brokerage and other selling commissions and discounts), including without limitation all registration and qualification and filing fees, printing, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, the Holder shall be required to pay the expenses of counsel and any other advisors for Holder and any brokerage or other selling discounts or commissions and any other expenses incurred by the Holder for its own account.

4.

Reservation of Shares.  The Company hereby agrees that at all times there shall be reserved for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this Warrant such number of Shares or other shares of capital stock of the Company from time to time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant .  All such shares shall be duly authorized, and when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale and free and clear of all preemptive rights.

5.

Delivery of Stock Certificates.  Within three (3) trading days after exercise, in whole or in part, of this Warrant, the Company shall issue in the name of and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates for the number of fully paid and nonassessable Shares which the Holder shall have requested in the Notice of Exercise.  If this Warrant is exercised in part, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (dated the date hereof and of like tenor) for the unexercised portion of this Warrant at the time of delivery of such stock certificate or certificates.  At such time as the Shares are covered by an effective Resale Registration Statement, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, provided the Company is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) program, upon request of the Holder in the Notice of Exercise, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Shares issuable upon exercise to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system. 

6.

No Fractional Shares.  This Warrant must be exercised for a whole number of Shares.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional Shares will be issued upon exercise of this Warrant.  Any fractional Share which otherwise might be issuable on the exercise of this Warrant as a result of the anti-dilution provisions Section 10 hereof will be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.

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7.

Charges, Taxes and Expenses.  The Company shall pay all transfer taxes or other incidental charges, if any, in connection with the transfer of the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise hereof from the Company to the Holder.

8.

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of this Warrant.

9.

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, Etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding weekday which is not a legal holiday.

10.

Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The Exercise Price and the number of and kind of securities purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

10.1

Subdivisions, Combinations and Other Issuances.  If the Company shall at any time after the date hereof but prior to the expiration of this Warrant subdivide its outstanding securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, by split-up or otherwise, or combine its outstanding securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is exercisable as of the date of such subdivision, split-up or combination shall forthwith be proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination.  Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant as of such date shall remain the same.

10.2

Stock Dividend.  If at any time after the date hereof the Company declares a dividend or other distribution on its Class A Common payable in Class A Common or other securities or rights convertible into Class A Common (“Class A Common Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Class A Common or the Class A Common Equivalents (including the additional shares of Class A Common issuable upon exercise or conversion thereof), then the number of Shares for which this Warrant may be exercised shall be increased as of the record date (or the date of such dividend distribution if no record date is set) for determining which holders of Class A Common shall be entitled to receive such dividend, in proportion to the increase in the number of outstanding shares (and shares of Class A Common issuable upon conversion of all such securities convertible into Class A Common) of Class A Common as a result of such dividend, and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted so that the aggregate amount payable for the purchase of all the Shares issuable hereunder immediately after the record date (or on the date of such distribution, if applicable), for such dividend shall equal the aggregate amount so payable immediately before such record date (or on the date of such distribution, if applicable).

10.3.

Other Distributions.  If at any time after the date hereof the Company distributes to holders of its Class A Common, other than as part of its dissolution or liquidation or the winding up of its affairs, any shares of its capital stock, any evidence of indebtedness or any of its assets (other than cash, Class A Common or Class A Common Equivalents), then the Company may, at its option, either (i) decrease the Exercise Price of this Warrant by an appropriate amount based upon the value distributed on each share of Class A Common as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board 

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of Directors, or (ii) provide by resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors that on exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall thereafter be entitled to receive, in addition to the shares of Class A Common otherwise receivable on exercise hereof, the number of shares or other securities or property which would have been received had this Warrant at the time been exercised.

10.4

Effect of Consolidation, Merger or Sale.  In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization, or change of securities of the class issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of any subdivision, combination, stock dividend or other distribution provided for in Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 above), or in case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any corporation (other than a consolidation or merger with another corporation in which the Company is the acquiring and the surviving corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant), or in case of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company, or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall duly execute and deliver to the holder of this Warrant a new Warrant (in form and substance satisfactory to the holder of this Warrant), or the Company shall make appropriate provision without the issuance of a new Warrant, so that the holder of this Warrant shall have the right to receive, at a total purchase price not to exceed that payable upon the exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, and in lieu of the Shares theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization, change, merger or sale by a holder of the number of Shares then purchasable under this Warrant.  In any such case, appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of Holder so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon exercise hereof, or to any new Warrant delivered pursuant to this Section 10.4, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the Exercise Price per share payable hereunder, provided, that the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same.  The provisions of this Section 10.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, capital reorganizations, changes, mergers and transfers. 

11.

Notice of Adjustments; Notices.  Whenever the Exercise Price or number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 10 hereof, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a certificate setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated and the Exercise Price and number of and kind of securities purchasable hereunder after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause a copy of such certificate to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder.

12.

Rights As Stockholder; Notice to Holders.  Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder or his or its transferees the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or to receive notice as a stockholder in respect of any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the Company or of any other matter, or any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the Company.  The Company shall give notice to the Holder by registered mail if at any time prior to the expiration or exercise in full of the Warrants, any of the following events shall occur:

(i)

a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company shall be proposed; 

(ii)

a capital reorganization or reclassification of the Class A Common (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of any subdivision, combination, stock dividend or other distribution) or any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger with another corporation in which the Company is the acquiring and the surviving corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant), or in case of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

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(iii)

a taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) for other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other rights.

Such giving of notice shall be simultaneous with (or in any event, no later than) the giving of notice to holders of Class A Common.  Such notice shall specify the record date or the date of closing the stock transfer books, as the case may be.  Failure to provide such notice shall not affect the validity of any action contemplated in this Section 12.

13.

Restricted Securities.  The Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares purchasable hereunder constitute “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are, or will be, acquired from the Company in transactions not involving a public offering and accordingly may not, under such laws and applicable regulations, be resold or transferred without registration under the Act, or an applicable exemption from such registration.  The Holder further acknowledges that a securities legend to the foregoing effect shall be placed on any Shares issued to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant.

14.

Disposition of Shares; Transferability.

14.1

Transfer.  This Warrant is not transferrable during the Vesting Period.  Thereafter, this Warrant shall be transferable only on the books of the Company, upon delivery thereof duly endorsed by the Holder or by its duly authorized attorney or representative, accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer.  Upon any registration of transfer, the Company shall execute and deliver new Warrants to the person entitled thereto.

14.2

Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Class A Common.  The powers, preferences, rights, restrictions and other matters relating to the shares of Class A Common will be as determined in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as then in effect. 

15.1

Miscellaneous.

15.1

Binding Effect.  This Warrant and the various rights and obligations arising hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

15.2

Entire Agreement.  This Warrant, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

15.3

Amendment and Waiver.  Any term of this Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.  Any waiver or amendment effected in accordance with this Section 15.3 shall be binding upon the Holder and the Company.

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15.4

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to the conflicts of law principles thereof.  The exclusive jurisdiction for any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Warrant shall be either the California State Supreme Court, County of Los Angeles, or in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

15.5

Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not alter or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

15.6

Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Warrant are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Warrant and the balance of the Warrant shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and the balance shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

15.7

Notices.  Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Warrant shall be given in the same manner as provided in the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Warrant as of the date appearing on the first page of this Warrant.

			
	 
	THE COMPANY:

	 
	 

	 
	SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By: 

	 

	 
	 
	Christopher Miglino, Chief Executive Officer

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ANNEX I

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

To:

Social Reality Inc.

1.

The undersigned Holder hereby elects to purchase _____________ shares of  Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”) of Social Reality, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant.  The Holder shall make payment of the Exercise Price as follows (check one):

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“Cash Exercise” under Section 2.1

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“Cashless Exercise” under Section 2.2

If the Holder is making a Cash Exercise, the Holder is hereby delivering the sum of $____________, in lawful money of the United States, to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

If the Holder is making a Cashless Exercise, the Company shall deliver to the Holder ______________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

2.

Please issue and deliver certificates representing the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to Holder:__________________________, Address:___________________________ in the following denominations: ____________________________.

Taxpayer ID No.: __________________________________

If delivery of the Warrant Shares is requested via DWAC, please check this box and provide the requested information:

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The Company is requested to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Notice of Exercise to the account of the Holder with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).

Name of DTC Prime Broker:

_______________________________

Account Number:

_______________________________

3.

Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached Warrant, if any, in the name of the undersigned.

Holder:

_____________________________________________________

Dated:

_____________________________________________________

By:

_____________________________________________________

Its:

_____________________________________________________

Address:

_____________________________________________________

4.

The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SIGNATURE OF HOLDER

Name of Investing Entity: ____________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ______________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________

Date: _____________________________________________________________________

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Exhibit 10.1

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

1. Purpose.  The purpose of this Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). 

2. Eligibility.  All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as such terms are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any successor form) are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may authorize the grant of an Award to a person not then an employee, officer, director, advisor or consultant of the Company; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Award shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the execution of the Agreement evidencing such Award.  Each person who is granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a “Participant.” “Award” means Options (as defined in Section 5), SARs (as defined in Section 6), Restricted Stock (as defined in Section 7), Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 7) and Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined in Section 8). 

3. Administration and Delegation

(a) Administration by Board of Directors. Subject to Sections 3(b) and 3(c) below, the Plan will be administered by the Board.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board is authorized to:

(1) grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable; 

(2) construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan and make all rules and determinations which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including correcting any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient; 

(3) determine which employees, officers, directors, advisors and consultants shall be granted Awards;

(4) determine the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) for which an Award shall be granted, provided, however, that the number of Shares to be granted to any non-employee director under the Plan in any calendar year may not exceed the lesser of (i) 20,000 shares or (ii) Awards having an aggregate grant date fair value of $200,000, except that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to Awards made pursuant to an election by a non-employee director to receive the Award in lieu of cash for all or a portion of cash fees to be received for service on the Board or any Committee thereof;

(5) specify the terms and conditions upon which an Award may be granted, provided however, except in the case of death, Disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or change of control, time-based Awards shall not vest and any right of the Company to restrict or reacquire shares subject to an Award shall not 

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lapse, less than one (1) year from the date of grant and any Award subject to the satisfaction of performance goals over a performance period shall be subject to a performance period of not less than one year; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Awards may be granted having time-based vesting of less than one (1) year from the date of grant so long as no more than five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan pursuant to Section 4 below (as adjusted under Section 9 of the Plan) may be granted in the aggregate pursuant to such Awards other than Awards to non-employee directors paid in lieu of cash fees pursuant to (4) above; and

(6) amend any term or condition of any outstanding Award, other than reducing the exercise price or purchase price or extending the expiration date of an Option or a SAR, provided that (i) such term or condition as amended is not prohibited by the Plan; (ii) any such amendment shall not impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent or in the event of death of the Participant, the Participant’s survivors (meaning a deceased Participant’s legal representatives and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to an Award by will or by the laws of descent or distribution); and (iii) any such amendment shall be made only after the Board determines whether such amendment would cause any adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including, but not limited to, the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code and described in Section 5(b) with respect to Incentive Stock Options (as defined below) and pursuant to Section 409A of the Code; 

provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of not causing any adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code and preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated as Incentive Stock Options.  Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction by the Board of any provisions of the Plan or of any Award granted under it shall be final.  In addition, if the administrator of the Plan is the Committee (as set forth in Section 3(b)), the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.

 

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

(c) Delegation to Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Options and other Awards that constitute rights under Delaware law (subject to any limitations under the Plan) to employees or officers of the Company and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the terms of such Awards to be granted by such officers (including the exercise prices of such Awards, which may include a formula by which the exercise prices will be determined) and the maximum number of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may grant; provided further, however, that no officer shall be authorized to grant such Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act). The Board may not delegate authority under this Section 3(c) to grant Restricted Stock, unless Delaware law then permits such delegation. The Board may revoke any such delegation at any time. 

4. Stock Available for Awards

(a) Number of Shares; Share Counting. 

(1) Authorized Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be made under the Plan (any or all of which Awards may be in the form of Incentive Stock Options, as defined in Section 5(b)) for up to such number of shares of Common Stock as is equal to the sum of: 

(A) 1,550,000 shares of Common Stock; plus 

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(B) such additional number of shares of Common Stock as is equal to the sum of (i) 116,863 shares of Common Stock that were reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Preceding Plan”) that were available for grant under the Preceding Plan immediately prior to the closing of the Company’s initial public offering and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Preceding Plan which awards expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, canceled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right after the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, provided that such amount of shares of Common Stock shall not exceed 608,137 shares (subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options to any limitations of the Code). 

Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. 

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

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

(B) if any Award (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or (ii) results in any Common Stock not being issued (including as a result of an SAR that was settleable either in cash or in stock actually being settled in cash), the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however, that (1) in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the foregoing shall be subject to any limitations under the Code, (2) in the case of the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares counted against the shares available under the Plan and against the sublimits listed in the first clause of Section 4(a)(2) shall be the full number of shares subject to the SAR multiplied by the percentage of the SAR actually exercised, regardless of the number of shares actually used to settle such SAR upon exercise and (3) the shares covered by a Tandem SAR shall not again become available for grant upon the expiration or termination of such Tandem SAR; 

(C) shares of Common Stock delivered (either by actual delivery, attestation or net exercise) to the Company by a Participant to (i) purchase shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Award or (ii) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) shall not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards; and

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

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

5. Stock Options

(a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the 

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conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable. 

(b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any of Spring Bank Pharmaceutical Inc.’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. An Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be designated a “Nonstatutory Stock Option.” The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or if the Company converts an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option. 

(c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify the exercise price in the applicable Option agreement. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. The “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock means:

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

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

(3) if the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over‐the‐counter market, such value as the Board, in good faith, shall determine in compliance with applicable laws.

(d) Vesting. Each Option agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that the Option rights accrue or become exercisable in installments over a period of months or years (in compliance with Section 3(a)(5) of the Plan), or upon the occurrence of performance criteria.

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

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

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

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

(2) by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and 

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unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; 

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

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

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

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

6. Stock Appreciation Rights

(a) General. The Board may grant Awards consisting of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of Common Stock or cash or a combination thereof (such form to be determined by the Board) determined by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the measurement price established pursuant to Section 6(b). The date as of which such appreciation is determined shall be the exercise date. 

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

(c) Vesting. Each SAR agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that the SAR rights accrue or become exercisable in installments over a period of months or years (in compliance with Section 3(a)(5) of the Plan), or upon the occurrence of performance criteria.

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

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

7. Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units

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

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

(b) Terms and Conditions for All Restricted Stock Awards. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for vesting and repurchase (or forfeiture) (in compliance with Section 3(a)(5) of the Plan) and the issue price, if any. 

(c) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock. 

(1) Dividends. Any dividends (whether paid in cash, stock or property except as set forth in Section 9) declared and paid by the Company with respect to shares of Restricted Stock (“Accrued Dividends”) shall be paid to the Participant only if and when such shares become free from the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability that apply to such shares. Each payment of Accrued Dividends will be made no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to stockholders of that class of stock or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the lapsing of the restrictions on transferability and the forfeitability provisions applicable to the underlying shares of Restricted Stock. 

(2) Stock Certificates. The Company may require that any stock certificates issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock, as well as dividends or distributions paid on such Restricted Stock, shall be deposited in escrow by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to his or her Designated Beneficiary. “Designated Beneficiary” means (i) the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death or (ii) in the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, the Participant’s estate. 

(d) Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock Units. 

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

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

(3) Dividend Equivalents. The Award agreement for Restricted Stock Units may provide Participants with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”); provided that Dividend Equivalents may accrue but shall not be paid prior to and only to the extent that, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award vest.

8. Other Stock-Based Awards

(a) General. Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property, may be granted hereunder to Participants (“Other Stock-Based-Awards”). Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. 

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(b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award (in compliance with Section 3(a)(5) of the Plan), including any purchase price applicable thereto; provided that Dividend Equivalents may accrue but shall not be paid prior to and only to the extent that, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award vest.  

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

(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend after the Effective Date, (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, (ii) the share counting rules and sublimit set forth in Sections 3(a) and 4(a), (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option, (iv) the share and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (v) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award and (vi) the share and per-share-related provisions and the purchase price, if any, of each outstanding Other Stock-Based Award, shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend. 

(b) Reorganization Events. 

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

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

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

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Section 9(b)(2), the Board shall not be obligated by the Plan to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, identically. 

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

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

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

10. General Provisions Applicable to Awards

(a) Transferability of Awards. Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant; provided, however, that the Board may permit or provide in an Award solely for the gratuitous transfer of the Award by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if the Company would be 

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eligible to use a Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to such Award to such proposed transferee; provided further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in this context, shall include references to authorized transferees. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 10(a) shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company. 

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

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

(d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the Disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary, may exercise rights under the Award.  For purposes of the Plan and any agreements under the Plan, “Cause,” with respect to a Participant, means (a) dishonesty with respect to the Company, (b) insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non‐feasance of duty, (c) unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, (d) breach by a Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company, or (e) conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company; provided, however, that any provision in an agreement between a Participant and the Company, which contains a conflicting definition of Cause for termination and which is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede this definition with respect to that Participant.  The determination of the Board as to the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.

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

(f) Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than as set forth in Section 9, the Board may not, without stockholder approval, reduce the exercise price of an Option or the measurement price of a SAR or cancel any outstanding Option or SAR in exchange for a replacement Option or SAR having a lower exercise or measurement price, any Restricted Stock award or Stock-Based Award or for cash.  In addition, the Board may not take any other action that is considered a direct or indirect “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of the 

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applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed, including any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principle.

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

(h) Acceleration. Subject to Section 3(a)(5), the Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be; provided however, in the case of a Reorganization Event Awards may only be accelerated if not assumed by the successor company and all Awards that vest based on the achievement of performance criteria shall vest solely on the higher of actual achievement or pro rata based on the target performance criteria.

 

11. Miscellaneous

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

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

(c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan, as amended and restated, shall become effective on the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective Date, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. 

(d) Amendment of Plan. The Plan may be amended by the stockholders of the Company. The Board may also amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market may be made effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment. In addition, if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 11(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan. No Award shall be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to the Plan unless the Award provides that (i) it will terminate or be forfeited if stockholder approval of such amendment is not obtained within no more than 12 months from the date of grant and (2) it may not be exercised or settled (or otherwise result in the issuance of Common Stock) prior to such stockholder approval.

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

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

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

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

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

(h) Clawback.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Company may recover from a Participant any compensation received from any Award (whether or not settled) or cause a Participant to forfeit any Award (whether or not vested) in the event that the Company’s Clawback Policy then in effect is triggered.

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

 

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