Document:

exhibit1022sproutsociali

259266134 v2  SPROUT SOCIAL, INC.  NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY  (as amended effective as of January 1, 2022)  Non-employee members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Sprout Social, Inc.  (the “Company”) shall be eligible to receive cash and equity compensation as set forth in this  Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (as amended from time to time, this “Policy”).  The cash and equity compensation described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as  applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each member of the Board  who is not an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company (each, a  “Non-Employee Director”) who may be eligible to receive such cash or equity compensation,  unless such Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation by  written notice to the Company.  This Policy was adopted effective as of December 12, 2019,  amended effective as of April 23, 2020, and is hereby further amended effective as of January 1,  2022, and shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board.  This Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board at any time in its sole  discretion.  The terms and conditions of this Policy shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity  compensation arrangements for service as a member of the Board between the Company and any  of its Non-Employee Directors and between any subsidiary of the Company and any of its non- employee directors.    Cash Compensation.  (a) Annual Retainers.  Each Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual  retainer of $35,000 for service on the Board.    (b) Additional Annual Retainers.  In addition, a Non-Employee Director shall  receive the following annual retainers:  (i) Non-Executive Lead Director.  A Non-Employee Director serving  as Non-Executive Lead Director of the Board shall receive an additional annual retainer  of $15,000 for such service.  (ii) Audit Committee.  A Non-Employee Director serving as  Chairperson of the Audit Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of  $20,000 for such service.  A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Audit  Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of  $10,000 for such service.  (iii) Compensation Committee.  A Non-Employee Director serving as  Chairperson of the Compensation Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer  of $15,000 for such service.  A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the  US-DOCS\115340154.2 

 

259266134 v2  Compensation Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual  retainer of $7,500 for such service.  (iv) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.   A Non- Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance  Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $12,000 for such service.  A  Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Nominating and Corporate  Governance Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual  retainer of $7,500 for such service.  (c) Payment of Retainers.  The annual retainers described in Sections 1(a) and  1(b) shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar quarter and shall be paid by  the Company in arrears not later than the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar  quarter.  In the event a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a Non-Employee  Director, or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b), for an entire calendar  quarter, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a prorated portion of the retainer(s)  otherwise payable to such Non-Employee Director for such calendar quarter pursuant to  Sections 1(a) and 1(b), with such prorated portion determined by multiplying such  otherwise payable retainer(s) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days  during which the Non-Employee Director serves as a Non-Employee Director or in the  applicable positions described in Section 1(b) during the applicable calendar quarter and  the denominator of which is the number of days in the applicable calendar quarter.  Equity Compensation.  Effective as of January 1, 2022, Non-Employee Directors shall be  granted the equity awards described below.  The awards described below shall be granted under  and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s 2019 Incentive Award Plan or  any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (such  plan, as may be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”) and shall be granted subject to  the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in substantially the  forms previously approved by the Board.  All applicable terms of the Equity Plan apply to this  Policy as if fully set forth herein, and all equity grants hereunder are subject in all respects to the  terms of the Equity Plan.   (a)  Start Date Awards.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board, each  Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board shall be  automatically granted, on the date of such Non-Employee Director’s initial election or  appointment (such Non-Employee Director’s “Start Date”), an award of restricted stock units  that have an aggregate fair value on the date of such Start Date of $360,000 (as determined in  accordance with FASB Accounting Code Topic 718 (“ASC 718”)) and with the number of  shares of common stock underlying such award subject to adjustment as provided in the  Equity Plan. The awards described in this Section 2(a) shall be referred to as “Start Date  Awards.”    2 US-DOCS\115340154.2 

 

259266134 v2  (b) Annual Awards.  Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2(c), each Non- Employee Director who (i) serves on the Board as of the date of any annual meeting of the  Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) and (ii) will continue to serve as a Non- Employee Director immediately following such Annual Meeting shall be automatically  granted, on the date of such Annual Meeting, an award of restricted stock units that have an  aggregate fair value on the date of such Annual Meeting of $180,000 (as determined in  accordance with ASC 718) and with the number of shares of common stock underlying such  award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan. The awards described in this  Section 2(b) shall be referred to as the “Annual Awards.”    (c) Initial Annual Meeting Awards.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,  (i) any Non-Employee Director who commences service on the date of an Annual Meeting  and receives a Start Date Award pursuant to Section 2(a) on the date of such Annual Meeting  will not also receive an Annual Award on the date of such Annual Meeting and (ii) any Non- Employee Director who commences service on the date other than the date of an Annual  Meeting shall, in addition to such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date Award, be granted an  award of restricted stock units (a “Pro-Rata Annual Award”) on the date of the first Annual  Meeting following the date of grant of such Start Date Award (the “Initial Annual Meeting”),  with an aggregate fair value on the date of such Initial Annual Meeting (as determined in  accordance with ASC 718) equal to the product of (x) $180,000 and (y) a fraction, the  numerator of which is the number of days during the period beginning on such Non- Employee Director’s Start Date and ending on the date of the Initial Annual Meeting and the  denominator of which is 365 (with the number of shares of common stock underlying such  award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan).  For the avoidance of doubt, the  Pro-Rata Annual Award shall be granted in lieu of, and not in addition to, the Annual Award at  the Initial Annual Meeting.  (d) Termination of Employment of Employee Directors.  Members of the  Board who are employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company who  subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of  the Company and remain on the Board will not receive a Start Date Award pursuant to Section  2(a) above, but to the extent that they are otherwise eligible, will be eligible to receive, after  termination from employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the  Company, Annual Awards as described in Section 2(b) above.  (e)  Vesting of Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors.  Each Start Date  Award shall vest and become exercisable as to one-third (1/3) of the total number of restricted  stock units subject to such award on the first anniversary of the date of grant and as to an  additional 1/8th of the total number of restricted stock units subject to such award on each  quarterly anniversary of the date of grant thereafter (and if there is no corresponding day, the  last day of the applicable month) such that the Start Date Award shall be fully vested on the  third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in  service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. Each Annual Award and Pro-Rata   3 US-DOCS\115340154.2 

 

259266134 v2  Annual Award shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the day immediately  preceding the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant and (ii) the first  anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service  on the Board through the applicable vesting date.  No portion of an Annual Award, Pro-Rata  Annual Award or Start Date Award that is unvested or unexercisable at the time of a Non- Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall become vested and exercisable  thereafter.  All of a Non-Employee Director’s Annual Awards, Pro-Rata Annual Awards and  Start Date Awards shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in  Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), to the extent outstanding at such time.    4 US-DOCS\115340154.2rankinaaron-employmentag

Execution Version    EAST\121159164.1   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT  This Executive Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed as of January 1,  2016 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Aaron Rankin (“Executive”), and Sprout Social,  Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).  WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive as Chief Technology Officer and  Executive desires to be employed by the Company in such capacity or capacities in accordance  with the terms and conditions set forth herein;   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements and  covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and  sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Company and Executive, the parties agree  as follows:  ARTICLE I  EMPLOYMENT  1.1 Position and Duties.  The Company hereby employs Executive as Chief  Technology Officer and Executive accepts employment by the Company in such capacity.   Executive shall be subject to the authority of and shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive  Officer (the “CEO”).  Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall include all that are usual and  customary to the position of CTO and such managerial duties and responsibilities as may be  assigned hereafter from time to time by the CEO.  Executive will use Executive’s best efforts to  promote the interests, prospects and condition (financial and otherwise) and welfare of the  Company and shall perform Executive’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities to the Company to  the best of Executive’s ability in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner.   Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention and energies  exclusively to the business interests of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates while employed  by the Company, except as provided for herein or otherwise specifically approved in writing by  the CEO.  It shall not be a violation of this Agreement for Executive to serve on civic or  charitable boards or committees, so long as such activities do not adversely affect the  performance of Executive’s job duties or violate Articles IV, or V of this Agreement.  1.2 Term of Employment.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,  including termination under Article III and survival of certain terms under Section 7.7, this  Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until the second anniversary of  the Effective Date (such period, the “Initial Term”), at which time this Agreement and  Executive’s employment shall automatically renew in successive one-year periods (each such  period, a “Renewal Term,” and together with the Initial Term, the “Employment Term”),  unless either party gives at least 45 days’ advance notice declining to extend Executive’s  employment and this Agreement beyond the expiring Initial Term or Renewal Term, as  applicable.  For the avoidance of doubt, Executive and the Company may terminate Executive’s  employment at any time under Article III.  

 

EAST\121159164.1 2   ARTICLE II  COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS  2.1 Base Salary.  During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a  salary of $235,000 per annum, or $19,583 per month, less applicable taxes and withholdings  (“Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices and schedule of the  Company.    2.2 Benefits.  During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to such  benefits provided by the Company to its executive employees generally, subject to the eligibility  criteria provided by applicable plan documents related to such benefits and to such changes,  additions or deletions to such perquisites and benefits as the Company may make from time to  time.  2.3 Expenses.  During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse  Executive for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the course of the performance of  Executive’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement and consistent with the  Company’s policies as in effect from time to time with respect to expense reimbursement.  2.4 Non-Competition Bonus.  In consideration for Employee’s obligations under  Article V of this Agreement, the Company will pay Employee a $1,000 signing bonus (the  “Non-Competition Bonus” with Employee’s first paycheck.  ARTICLE III  TERMINATION  3.1 Right to Terminate; Automatic Termination.  (a) Termination Without Cause.  Subject to Section 3.2(a), the Company may  terminate Executive’s employment and all of the Company’s obligations under this  Agreement without notice at any time without Cause (as defined below).  (b) Termination For Cause.  Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Company may  terminate Executive’s employment and all of the Company’s obligations under this  Agreement without notice at any time for Cause (as defined below) by giving written  notice to Executive effective immediately upon giving such notice or at such other time  thereafter as the Company may designate or as provided in this Section 3.1(b).  “Cause”  shall mean:  (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or crime involving  moral turpitude; (ii) fraud on or misappropriation of any funds or property of the  Company or an affiliate, customer or vendor of the Company; (iii) dishonesty,  misconduct, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than minor traffic  violations or similar offenses) or breach of fiduciary duty while acting within the scope of  Executive’s employment with the Company; (iv) misconduct in connection with  employment, failure to perform duties under this Agreement in the best interests of the  Company, or repeated refusal to perform the reasonable directives of the Company; (v)  impairment by drugs or alcohol while acting within the scope of Executive’s job duties;  (vi) violation of any Company rule, regulation, procedure or policy; or (vii) breach of any  provision of any employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other  

 

EAST\121159164.1 3   similar agreement executed for the benefit of the Company, including Articles IV through  VII of this Agreement.  (c) Termination by Death or Disability.  Subject to Section 3.2(b) and all  applicable laws governing the employment of disabled individuals, Executive’s  employment with the Company and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement  shall terminate automatically, effective immediately and without notice, upon  Executive’s death or a determination of Disability (as defined below) of Executive.  For  purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall include any circumstance resulting in  Executive being incapable of performing Executive’s duties and responsibilities under  this Agreement for (a) a continuous period of 90 days, or (b) periods amounting in the  aggregate to 120 days within any one period of 365 days.  A determination of Disability  shall be made and confirmed in writing by a physician or physicians satisfactory to the  Company, and Executive shall cooperate with any efforts to make such determination.   Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the parties.  Any  determination of Disability under this Section 3.1(c) is not intended to alter any benefits  that any party may be entitled to receive under any long-term disability insurance plan  carried by either the Company or Executive with respect to Executive, which benefits  shall be governed solely by the terms of any such insurance plan.  (d) Resignation without Good Reason.  Subject to Section 3.2(b), Executive’s  employment and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall terminate upon  Executive’s resignation from employment with the Company for any reason other than  Good Reason (defined below), provided the Executive provides at least sixty (60) days’  prior written notice to the Company of Executive’s resignation from employment with  the Company, or such other advance notice as may be mutually agreed between the  parties following the provision of such notice.  (e) Resignation for Good Reason.  Subject to Section 3.2(a), Executive may  terminate Executive’s employment and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement  at any time for Good Reason.  “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, without the  Executive’s voluntary written consent, of any of the following circumstances:  (i) a  material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement including,  but not limited to, failure to pay the Base Salary; (ii) the Company’s relocation, without  Executive’s consent, of the office at which the Executive is based (the “Office”) to a  location that increases the distance from Executive’s principal residence to the Office by  more than 50 miles; or (iii) any reduction in the Base Salary; provided, in each case, that  Executive first provided notice to the Company of the existence of the condition  described above within fifteen (15) days of the initial existence of the condition, upon the  notice of which the Company shall have thirty (30) days during which it may remedy the  condition, and provided further that the separation of service must occur within fifteen  (15) days following the end of such 30-day cure period.  3.2 Rights Upon Termination.  (a) Severance.  If Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to  Sections 3.1(a) or 3.1(e), or pursuant to the Company’s election not to renew this  

 

EAST\121159164.1 4   Agreement pursuant to Section 1.2  (and not pursuant to Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(c), 3.1(d) or  Executive’s election not to renew this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.2) then Executive  shall have no further rights against the Company hereunder, except for the right to  receive:  (i) the Accrued Amounts (as defined below); and (ii) a Severance Payment (as  defined below), the payment of which is contingent upon Executive and the Company  executing a written, irrevocable release agreement (in a form reasonably satisfactory to  the Company) within 60 days of the effective date of termination releasing all known and  unknown claims of any kind against the Company, its subsidiaries, parents and affiliates,  and each of their past or present employees, agents and directors (a “Release  Agreement”).  For purposes of this Agreement, “Severance Payment” means a payment  equal to 12 months (or six months in the case of Executive’s resignation for Good Reason  pursuant to Section 3.1(e)) of the Base Salary, less applicable taxes and withholdings,  payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll schedule,  commencing upon the Company’s first regularly scheduled payroll date following the  date upon which the Release Agreement becomes irrevocable, and terminating 12 months  (or six months in the case of Executive’s resignation for Good Reason pursuant to  Section 3.1(e)) thereafter.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that if Executive at any  time breaches any of Executive’s obligations pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI of this  Agreement, or if Executive fails to execute the Release Agreement within 60 days of the  effective date of termination, then Executive shall forfeit any and all rights to the  Severance Payment and shall repay to the Company any portion of the Severance  Payment that the Company has already paid to Executive, except for the first such  payment, which Executive acknowledges constitutes adequate consideration for the  Release Agreement.  (b) No Severance.  If Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to  Sections 3.1(b) or (c), above, if Executive resigns pursuant to Section 3.1(d), above, if  Executive elects not to renew this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.2, above, or if  Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than pursuant to Sections 3.1(a)  or 3.1(e), then neither Executive nor Executive’s estate shall have any further rights  against the Company hereunder, except for the right to receive:  (i) any unpaid Base  Salary with respect to the period prior to the effective date of termination; and (ii)  reimbursement of expenses to which Executive is entitled; (iii) any other benefits to  which the Executive is legally entitled (collectively, “Accrued Amounts”).  ARTICLE IV  CONFIDENTIALITY  4.1 Confidentiality Obligations.  During Executive’s employment with the Company  and following termination of that employment for any reason, the Executive will not directly or  indirectly use or disclose any Confidential Information (as defined below) except in the interest  of, for the benefit of, or with the prior consent of the Company, its parents, subsidiaries and  affiliates.  4.2 Permitted Communications.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit Executive’s  ability to communicate or file claims with any government agency.  

 

EAST\121159164.1 5   4.3 Confidential Information.  The term “Confidential Information” means all  information belonging to the Company or provided to the Company by a customer that is not  known generally to the public or the Company’s competitors.  Confidential Information includes,  but is not limited to:  (i) trade secrets, inventions, software code, product methodologies and  specifications, information about goods, products or services under development, research,  development or business plans, procedures, survey results, pricing or other financial information,  confidential reports, handbooks, customer lists and contact information, information about orders  from and transactions with customers, sales, marketing and acquisition strategies and plans,  pricing strategies, information relating to sources of data used in goods, products and services,  computer programs, computer system documentation, production manuals, operations books,  educational materials, audio, visual or electronic recordings, customer communications,  customer contracts, training materials, personnel information, business records, or any other  materials or technical methods/processes developed, owned or controlled by the Company or any  of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) information and materials provided by a customer or acquired  from a customer; and (iii) information which is marked or otherwise designated or treated as  confidential or proprietary by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, provided that a  document or other material need not be labeled “Confidential” to constitute Confidential  Information.  ARTICLE V  NONCOMPETITION; NONSOLICITATION  5.1 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.  During Executive’s employment with the  Company and for one year following termination of that employment for any reason (the  “Restricted Period”), Executive shall not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, whether as  principal, agent, owner, employee, stockholder, partner, member, manager, independent  contractor, consultant or in any other capacity (excluding the ownership of less than three  percent (3%) of any class of securities traded on a national securities exchange):  (a) provide any services to any entity or business that engages in the  Company’s Business (as defined below) in any jurisdiction in the world in which the  Company and Executive conduct business during the term of Executive’s employment  (the “Territory”), while serving in a management capacity or in a position that might  cause the Executive to deliberately or inadvertently use or disclose Confidential  Information;   (b) own any interest in any entity or business that engages in the Company’s  Business in the Territory;  (c) for the purpose of providing products or services that are similar to the  products or services of the Company, directly or indirectly contact, Solicit (as defined  below), conduct business with or provide services to any of the Company’s customers or  prospective customers or end users (i) with whom the Executive had direct or indirect  contact in the twelve (12) months prior to the Executive’s termination, or (ii) about whom  Executive had access to Confidential Information; or  

 

EAST\121159164.1 6   (d) hire any employee or contractor of the Company or directly or indirectly  contact, Solicit, recruit or hire any employee or contractor of the Company for the  purpose of causing, inviting or encouraging any such employee or contractor to alter or  terminate his or her employment or business relationship with the Company.  5.2 Company’s Business.  The “Company’s Business” means the business of social  media management, social media marketing, social analytics, social listening, social publishing,  and any other business in which the Company engages or makes definitive plans to engage  during Executive’s employment with the Company.  5.3 Solicit.  “Solicit” means:  (a) to make any comments or engage in any conduct  that would influence a decision to continue doing business with the Company, regardless of how  contact is initiated; or (b) to make any comments or engage in any conduct that would influence  a decision to continue an employment or contracting relationship with the Company or accept  employment with another company, regardless of how contact is initiated.  ARTICLE VI  RETURN OF RECORDS  Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, or upon  request by the Company at any time:  (a) Executive shall immediately return to the Company all  documents, records and materials belonging to the Company and all copies of all such materials;  and (b) Executive shall permanently destroy and delete all such documents, records and materials  in Executive’s possession or to which Executive has access.  ARTICLE VII  EXECUTIVE DISCLOSURES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  7.1 Obligations to Others.  Executive warrants and represents that (a) Executive is not  subject to any employment, consulting or services agreement or any restrictive covenants or  agreements of any type, which would limit or prohibit Executive from fully carrying out  Executive’s duties as described under the terms of this Agreement; and (b) Executive has not  retained and will not use or disclose within the scope of Executive’s employment with the  Company any confidential information, records, trade secrets or other property of a former  employer or other third party.  7.2 Scope of Restrictions.  Executive acknowledges that:  (a) during the course of  Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive has gained and will gain knowledge of  Confidential Information and access to and familiarity with the Company’s customers,  employees and contractors; (b) the covenants of Articles IV, V and VI (collectively, the  “Covenants”) are essential to prevent the Executive, who has critical access to and familiarity  with the goodwill of the Company’s business, from misappropriating or diminishing that  goodwill; (c) the Company’s Business operates throughout Territory, and as an executive of the  of the Company, the Executive has conducted and will conduct the Company’s Business  throughout the Territory; (d) the scope of the Covenants is appropriate, necessary and reasonable  for the protection of the Company’s retention of existing customers, protection of Confidential  Information, investment in training and enhancing of Executive’s skill and experience, business,  

 

EAST\121159164.1 7   goodwill and proprietary rights; (e) the Covenants are supported by adequate consideration,  including, without limitation, the Non-Competition Bonus, new employment with the Company,  health insurance and other benefits, access to the Confidential Information and access to the  Company’s customers, employees and consultants; and (f) the Covenants will not prevent  Executive from earning a living in the event of, and after, termination of Executive’s  employment with the Company, for whatever reason.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent  Executive, after termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, from using general  skills and knowledge gained while employed by the Company.  7.3 Remedies for Breach. The parties recognize that the Executive’s breach of this  Agreement will cause irreparable injury to the Company such that monetary damages would not  provide an adequate or complete remedy.  Accordingly, in the event of the Executive’s actual or  threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company, in addition to all other  rights, shall be entitled to a temporary and permanent injunction from a court restraining  Executive from breaching this Agreement, and to recover from the Executive its reasonable  attorney’s fees and costs incurred in pursuing such remedies.  7.4 Prospective Employers.  Executive agrees, during the term of any restriction  contained in Articles IV, V and VI of this Agreement, to disclose this Agreement to any entity  which offers employment to Executive.  7.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries.  The Company’s affiliates and subsidiaries are  third-party beneficiaries with respect to Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties under this  Agreement and the undertakings and covenants contained in this Agreement.  The Company and  any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, enjoying the benefits thereof, may enforce this Agreement  directly against Executive.  For purposes of Articles IV, V, VI and VII of this Agreement, the  term “affiliates,” as it relates to the Company, shall mean any individual or entity controlling,  controlled by or under common control with the Company.  7.6 Extension of Time.  The Restricted Period shall be extended by a period of time  equal to the duration of any time period during which the Executive is in breach of this  Agreement.  7.7 Survival.  The covenants set forth in Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and Section 3.2  of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder.  7.8 Severability.  It is the intent of the parties that if any court of competent  jurisdiction determines that any provision of Articles IV, V, VI or VII of this Agreement is  invalid or unenforceable, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall have no effect on the  other provisions hereof, which shall remain valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and  effect, and, to the extent allowed by law, such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be revised  or re-drafted construed to provide for the maximum permissible breadth of the scope or duration  of such provision.    

 

EAST\121159164.1 8   ARTICLE VIII  RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENTS  8.1 Work for Hire. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Inventions (defined  below) which the Executive makes, conceives, reduces to practice or develops (in whole or in  part, either alone or jointly with others) within the scope of Executive’s employment shall be the  sole and exclusive property of the Company to and only to the fullest extent allowed by 765  Illinois Comp. Stat. 1060/2 (which is attached as Exhibit A).  Unless the Company decides  otherwise, the Company shall be the sole owner of all rights in connection therewith.  All  Inventions are and at all times shall be “work made for hire.”  The Executive hereby assigns to  the Company any and all of the Executive’s rights to any Inventions, absolutely and forever,  throughout the world and for the full term of each and every such right, including renewal or  extension of any such term, provided that this Agreement does not apply to an Invention for  which no equipment, supplies, facility or information of the Company was used and which was  developed entirely on the Executive’s own time, unless (i) the Invention relates directly to the  business of the employer to the Restricted Business; or (ii) the Invention results from any work  performed by the Executive for the Company.  The term “Inventions” means any works of  authorship, discoveries, formulae, processes, improvements, inventions, designs, drawings,  specifications, notes, graphics, source and other code, trade secrets, technologies, algorithms,  computer programs, audio, video or other files or content, ideas, designs, processes, techniques,  know-how and data, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, made, conceived, reduced to  practice or developed by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others, during the Executive’s  employment.    8.2 Assistance.  The Executive agrees to perform all acts deemed necessary or  desirable by the Company to permit and assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, in  evidencing, perfecting, obtaining, maintaining, defending and enforcing the Company’s rights  and/or the Executive’s assignment with respect to such Inventions in any and all countries.  Such  acts may include, without limitation, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation in  legal proceedings.  The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and  its duly authorized officers and agents as the Executive’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for  and on the Executive’s behalf and instead of the Executive to execute and file any documents  and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the above purposes with the same legal force  and effect as if executed by the Executive.  8.3 Records.  The Executive shall keep complete, accurate and authentic information  and records on all Inventions in the manner and form reasonably requested by the Company.   Such information and records, and all copies thereof, shall be the property of the Company as to  any Inventions within the meaning of this Agreement.  Such records should be considered  proprietary information of the Company and are subject to the provisions of this Agreement.  In  addition, the Executive agrees to promptly surrender all such records and information, and all  copies thereof, at the request of the Company, or within twenty-four (24) hours of the  termination of the Executive’s employment.  8.4 List of Inventions.  The Executive has attached hereto as Exhibit B a complete list  of all existing Inventions to which the Executive claims ownership as of the date of this  Agreement and that the Executive desires to clarify are not subject to this Agreement, and the  

 

EAST\121159164.1 9   Executive acknowledges and agrees that such list is complete.  If no such list is attached to this  Agreement, the Executive represents that the Executive has no such Inventions at the time of  signing this Agreement.  ARTICLE IX  MISCELLANEOUS  9.1 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver.  This Agreement (including any  documents referred to herein) sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with  respect to the subject matter contemplated hereby.  Any and all previous agreements and  understandings between or among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, whether  written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement.  This Agreement shall not be amended or  waived in whole or in part except by a written instrument duly executed by each of the parties  hereto.     9.2 Headings.  The headings of sections and articles of this Agreement are for  convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any  of its provisions.  9.3 Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by either party of the breach of any provision of  this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by either  party.  9.4 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall in all respects be  construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws  principles.       9.5 Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Executive and  Executive’s heirs, executors and estate administrators.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit  of the Company and its successors, assigns and legal representatives.   9.6 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original, all of which together shall contribute one and the  same instrument.  9.7 Compliance with Section 409A.  (a) General.  It is the intention of both the Company and Executive that the  benefits and rights to which Executive could be entitled pursuant to this Agreement  comply with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance  promulgated or issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), to the extent that the requirements  of Section 409A are applicable thereto, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be  construed in a manner consistent with that intention.  If Executive or the Company  believes, at any time, that any such benefit or right that is subject to Section 409A does  not so comply, it shall promptly advise the other and shall negotiate reasonably and in  good faith to amend the terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with  Section 409A (with the most limited possible economic effect on Executive and on the  

 

EAST\121159164.1 10   Company).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not guaranty or accept  any liability for any tax consequences to Executive under this Agreement.     (b) Distributions on Account of Separation from Service.  If and to the extent  required to comply with Section 409A, no payment or benefit required to be paid under  this Agreement on account of termination of Executive’s employment shall be made  unless and until Executive incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of  Section 409A.  (c) No Acceleration of Payments.  Neither the Company nor Executive,  individually or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to  Section 409A, except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this  Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be paid prior to the  earliest date on which it may be paid without violating Section 409A.  (d) Treatment of Each Installment as a Separate Payment and Timing of  Payments. For purposes of applying the provisions of Section 409A to this Agreement,  each separately identified amount to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement  shall be treated as a separate payment.  In addition, to the extent permissible under  Section 409A, any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated  as a right to a series of separate payments.    [Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Page to Follow]  

 

 

 

EAST\121159164.1   EXHIBIT A  765 Illinois Comp. Stat. 1060/2  Sec. 2.  Employee rights to inventions ‐ conditions).    (1)  A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall  assign or offer to assign any of the employee's rights in an invention to the employer does not  apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of  the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a)  the invention relates (i) to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or  demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work  performed by the employee for the employer.  Any provision which purports to apply to such an  invention is to that extent against the public policy of this State and is to that extent void and  unenforceable.  The employee shall bear the burden of proof in establishing that his invention  qualifies under this subsection.    (2)  An employer shall not require a provision made void and unenforceable by  subsection (1) of this Section as a condition of employment or continuing employment.  This Act  shall not preempt existing common law applicable to any shop rights of employers with respect  to employees who have not signed an employment agreement.    (3)  If an employment agreement entered into after January 1, 1984, contains a  provision requiring the employee to assign any of the employee's rights in any invention to the  employer, the employer must also, at the time the agreement is made, provide a written  notification to the employee that the agreement does not apply to an invention for which no  equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which  was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the  business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or  development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the  employer.   

 

EAST\121159164.1   EXHIBIT B  Inventions:

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00340-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00340-of-00352.parquet"}]]