Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

PACIRA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(As approved by stockholders on June 8, 2021)

 

		1.	Purpose

 

The purpose of this Amended and Restated 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Pacira BioSciences, 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 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”) at the time of grant 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 the terms consultants and advisors are defined and interpreted for
purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any successor form)
are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. 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. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant
Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable.
The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct
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 and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole
discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.

 

(b)  
Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under
the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). 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.

 

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(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 price of such Awards, which may include
a formula by which the exercise price will be determined) and the maximum number of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may
grant; provided further, however, that no officer shall be authorized to grant such Awards to any “executive officer”
of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))
or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act). The Board may not delegate authority
under this Section 3(c) to grant Restricted Stock, unless Delaware law then permits such delegation.

 

		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, $0.001
par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as is equal to the sum of:

 

(A) 14,342,347 shares of Common Stock; plus

 

(B) 
such number of shares of Common Stock (up to 2,112,190 shares) as is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to awards
granted under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option-Stock Issuance Plan (the “Existing 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 (subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options to any limitations of the Code).

 

Shares issued under the Plan (i) shall in no event exceed an aggregate
of 16,454,537 shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 4(a)(1)(A) and Section 4(a)(1)(B) above and (ii) 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;

 

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(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 this 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; and

 

(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.

 

(b)  
Per-Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 650,860 per calendar year. For purposes of the foregoing limit,
the combination of an Option in tandem with an SAR shall be treated as a single Award.

 

(c)  
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.

 

(d)  
Limit on Awards to Directors. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate amount of all compensation
granted during any calendar year to any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company, including any Awards (based on grant
date fair value computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) and any cash retainer or meeting
fee paid or provided for service on the Board or any committee thereof, or any Award granted in lieu of any such cash retainer or meeting
fee, shall not exceed $1,000,000.

 

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		5.	Stock Options

 

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

 

(b)  
Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section
422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of Pacira BioSciences, Inc.,
any of Pacira BioSciences, Inc.'s parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code at the time of grant,
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 per share of Common Stock as determined by (or
in a manner approved by) the Board (“Fair Market Value”) on the date the Option is granted; provided
that if the Board approves the grant of an Option with an exercise price to be determined on a future date, the exercise price shall be
not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on such future date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(5)        
to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Option 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.

 

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

 

		6.	Stock Appreciation Rights

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

		7.	Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units

 

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

 

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

 

(c)  
Additional Provisions Relating to Restricted Stock.

 

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

 

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(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.

 

		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.

 

(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, including any purchase price applicable thereto.

 

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

 

(a)   Changes
in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of
shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to
holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, (ii)
the share counting rules and sublimit set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b), (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.

 

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(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 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.

 

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(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/or 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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(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 minimum statutory 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. Except as set forth in Sections 5(g) and 6(e) with respect to repricings, 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.

 

(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)  
Minimum Vesting Requirements. Awards will be subject to a minimum vesting period of at least one year from the date of grant;
provided, however, that the foregoing minimum vesting period shall not apply to Awards of up to an aggregate of 822,726 shares of Common
Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 11(f), the Board may permit acceleration of vesting of Awards in the event
of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or a Reorganization Event.

 

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(i)    
 Dividend Equivalents. An Award agreement 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”).
Dividend Equivalents may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property, as determined in the discretion of the Board. Dividend
Equivalents may have such other terms and conditions as the Board shall determine; provided, however, that no such Dividend Equivalents
may be granted in tandem with, linked to, contingent upon or otherwise payable on the exercise of, any Option or SAR; and, provided further,
that, if dividends are declared during the period that an Award is outstanding, such Dividend Equivalents shall be accumulated but remain
subject to performance and/or vesting requirement(s) to the same extent as the applicable Award and shall be paid only at the time or
times such performance and/or vesting requirement(s) are satisfied.

 

		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 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 Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that (i) to the extent
required by Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder (“Section
162(m)”), no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such
amendment shall become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, unless and until the Company’s
stockholders approve such amendment in the manner required by Section 162(m); and (ii) 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.

 

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(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 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)   Use of Proceeds From Stock: Proceeds
received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.

 

(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.

 

    13Exhibit 10.1

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	$145,000	As of May 11, 2021

 

Rotor Acquisition Corp. (“Maker”)
promises to pay to the order of Rotor Sponsor, LLC or his/its successors or assigns (“Holder”) the principal sum of
One Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($145,000.00) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions
described below.

 

1.
Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be repayable on the consummation of the Maker’s initial merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or
more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Holder understands that if a Business Combination is not consummated,
this Note will not be repaid and all amounts owed hereunder will be forgiven except to the extent that the Maker has funds available to
it outside of its trust account established in connection with its initial public offering.

 

2.
Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3.
Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection
of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees, then to the payment in full of any late
charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4.
Events of Default. The following shall constitute Events of Default:

 

(a)
Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following
the date when due.

 

(b)
Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted
or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar
law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator
(or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker
in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

(c)
Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in
respect of maker in an involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal
or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator
(or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs,
and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

    

     

    

 

5.
 Remedies.

 

(a)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a), Holder may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be due and payable, whereupon the principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately
due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained
herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of, and all other
sums payable with regard to, this Note shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on
the part of Holder.

 

6.
Conversion. Upon consummation of a Business Combination, the Holder shall have the option, but not the obligation, to convert
the principal balance of this Note, in whole or in part at the option of the Holder, into warrants (“Warrants”) of
the Maker at a price of $1.00 per Warrant; provided, however, that the Holder shall be permitted to convert this Note only if the shareholders
of the Maker or the target business in any such Business Combination, whichever may be required in connection with such Business Combination,
have approved the issuance of the Warrants to the Holder if such approval is necessary under applicable law. The Warrants will be identical
to the “private warrants” (as such term is defined in the Maker’s final prospectus for its initial public offering,
dated January 14, 2021). As promptly as reasonably practicable after notice by Holder to Maker to convert the principal balance of this
Note, which must be made at least 24 hours prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and after Holder’s surrender of
this Note, Maker shall have issued and delivered to Holder, without any charge to Holder, a certificate or certificates (issued in the
name(s) requested by Holder) for the number of Warrants of Maker issuable upon the conversion of this Note.

 

7.
Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice
of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted
by Holder under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting
any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale
under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees
that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon,
may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Holder.

 

8.
Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default,
or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any
other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Holder, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Holder
with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agree that
additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to them or affecting their liability hereunder.

 

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9.
Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
(ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted
delivery, (iv) sent by telefacsimile or (v) sent by e-mail, to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate
by notice in accordance with this Section:

 

If to Maker:

Rotor Acquisition Corp

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10174

Attn: Amy Salerno, Chief Financial Officer

 

If to Holder:

Rotor Sponsor, LLC

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10174

Attn: Brian Finn, Managing
Member

 

Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of
(i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a telefacsimile transmission confirmation, (iii) the date on which an
e-mail transmission was received by the receiving party’s on-line access provider (iv) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt,
or (vi) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

 

10.
Construction. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic, internal law, but not the law of
conflict of laws, of the State of Delaware.

 

11.
Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker,
intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

 

	 	ROTOR ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name: 	Brian Finn
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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