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EX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 

TRANSMEDICS, INC. 
 2014 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

	1.	 Purpose 

The purpose of this 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of TransMedics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by
providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires,
the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations
thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Board”), provided, however, that such other business ventures shall be limited to entities that, where required by Section 409A of the Code, are eligible issuers of service recipient stock (as
defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(iii)(E), or applicable successor regulation). 
  

	2.	 Eligibility 

All of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors to the Company (as such terms are defined and
interpreted for purposes of Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (or any successor rule)) 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 to carry the Plan into effect 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. 

(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-l 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. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be made under the Plan
for up to (i) 968,571 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), plus (ii) such additional number of shares of Common Stock (up to 3,942,572 shares) as is equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, 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). Any or all of which Awards may be in the form of Incentive Stock Options (as defined in
Section 5(b)). If any Award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised, 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 results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan.
Further, shares of Common Stock tendered to the Company by a Participant to exercise an Award shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Awards under the Plan. However, in the case of Incentive Stock Options,
the two immediately preceding sentences shall be subject to any limitations under the Code. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. 

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

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

(c)      Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify the
exercise price in the applicable Option agreement. The exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the fair market value 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. 
 (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 of notice (which may be electronic) approved by the Company, together with payment in full (in a 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)      when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, 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)      when the Common Stock is registered under the
Exchange Act and 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 exchange. 

(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 (i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or 

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

 

	6.	 Stock Appreciation Rights 

(a)      General. The Board may grant Awards consisting of stock appreciation rights
(“SARs”) entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount of Common Stock 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. 

(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. 
  

	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

  
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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. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, 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. 

(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, “Designated Beneficiary” 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. 

  
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 (3)      Dividend Equivalents. The Award agreement for
Restricted Stock Units may provide Participants with the right to receive an amount equal to any dividends or other distributions declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend
Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participants, may be settled in cash and/or shares of Common Stock and may be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as
the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which paid, in each case to the extent provided in the applicable Award agreement. 
  

	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 number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option, (iii) the share and per-share provisions and the measurement price of each outstanding SAR, (iv) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award and
(v) 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. 

(i)      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. 

(ii)      Notwithstanding the terms of Section 9(b)(2)(i), 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)(i)(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

  
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clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 9(b)(2)(i) if the Reorganization Event constitutes a “change in control event” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) and such action is permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code; if the Reorganization Event is not a “change in control event” as so defined or such action is not
permitted or required by Section 409A of the Code, and the acquiring or succeeding corporation does not assume or substitute the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to clause (i) of Section 9(b)(2)(i), then the unvested Restricted Stock
Units shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event without any payment in exchange therefor. 

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

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

 

	10.	 General Provisions Applicable to Awards 

(a)      Transferability of Awards. Awards (or any interest in an Award, including, prior to exercise,
any interest in shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an Option or SAR) shall not be sold, assigned, transferred (including by establishing any short position, put 

  
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equivalent position (as defined in Rule 16a-l issued under the Exchange Act) or call equivalent position (as defined in Rule
16a-l issued under the Exchange Act)), pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, and, during the life of the Participant,
shall be exercisable only by the Participant; except that Awards may be transferred to family members (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) under the Securities Act) through gifts or (other than Incentive Stock Options) domestic relations orders or to an
executor or guardian upon the death or disability of the Participant. The Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee shall deliver to the Company a written instrument, as a
condition to such transfer, 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 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. 

(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. 

  
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 (f)      Amendment of Award. 

(1)      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.

 (2)      The Board may, without stockholder approval, amend any outstanding Award 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 Award. The Board may also, without stockholder approval, cancel any outstanding award (whether or not granted under the Plan)
and grant in substitution therefor new Awards under the Plan 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 award. 

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

(h)      Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately
exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be. 
  

	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 on which it is
adopted by the Board. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the expiration 

  
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of 10 years from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders, 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 if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any 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. 
 (e)      Authorization of Sub-Plans (including 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. 

  
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 (g)      Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other 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, other employee, or
agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other 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)      Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all
Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such
state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.6 

TransMedics, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Agreement 

Granted Under 2014 Stock Incentive Plan 

Grant of Option. 
 This agreement
evidences the grant by TransMedics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on [        ] (the “Grant Date”) to [        ], an employee
of the Company (the “Participant”), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a total of
[        ] shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at [$    ] per Share.
Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on [        ] (the “Final Exercise Date”). 

It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who
acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms. 
 Vesting Schedule. 

This option will become exercisable (“vest”) as to 2.0833% of the original number of Shares at the end of each one-month period following June 22, 2017 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”) until the option is fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. 

The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it
shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan. 

Exercise of Option. 
 Form of
Exercise. Each election to exercise this option shall be in writing, signed by the Participant, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. The
Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share. 

Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be
exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as
defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code (an “Eligible Participant”). 
 Termination of Relationship with the
Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the 

 
right to exercise this option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be
exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the
non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this
option shall terminate immediately upon such violation. 
 Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies
or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as specified in
paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided
that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final
Exercise Date. 
 Termination for Cause. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant’s employment is terminated by the
Company for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment. If the Participant is party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company that
contains a definition of “cause” for termination of employment, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement. Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful
failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure,
non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant’s employment shall be considered
to have been terminated for Cause if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that termination for Cause was warranted. 

Company Right of First Refusal. 

Notice of Proposed Transfer. If the Participant proposes to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by
operation of law or otherwise (collectively, “transfer”) any Shares acquired upon exercise of this option, then the Participant shall first give written notice of the proposed transfer (the “Transfer Notice”) to the Company. The
Transfer Notice shall name the proposed transferee and state the number of such Shares the Participant proposes to transfer (the “Offered Shares”), the price per share and all other material terms and conditions of the transfer. 

Company Right to Purchase. For 30 days following its receipt of such Transfer Notice, the Company shall have the option to purchase all
or part of the Offered Shares at the price and upon the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice. In the event the Company elects to purchase all or part of the Offered Shares, it shall give written notice of such election to the Participant within
such 30-day period. Within 10 days after his or her receipt of such notice, the Participant shall 

  
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tender to the Company at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Offered Shares to be purchased by the Company, duly endorsed in blank by the Participant or with
duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in a form suitable for transfer of the Offered Shares to the Company. Promptly following receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall deliver or mail to the Participant a check in
payment of the purchase price for such Offered Shares; provided that if the terms of payment set forth in the Transfer Notice were other than cash against delivery, the Company may pay for the Offered Shares on the same terms and
conditions as were set forth in the Transfer Notice; and provided further that any delay in making such payment shall not invalidate the Company’s exercise of its option to purchase the Offered Shares. 

Shares Not Purchased By Company. If the Company does not elect to acquire all of the Offered Shares, the Participant may, within the 30-day period following the expiration of the option granted to the Company under subsection (b) above, transfer the Offered Shares which the Company has not elected to acquire to the proposed transferee,
provided that such transfer shall not be on terms and conditions more favorable to the transferee than those contained in the Transfer Notice. Notwithstanding any of the above, all Offered Shares transferred pursuant to this
Section 4 shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 and such transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound
by all of the terms and conditions of this Section 4. 
 Consequences of Non-Delivery.
After the time at which the Offered Shares are required to be delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to the Participant on account of such Offered Shares or
permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder with respect to such Offered Shares, but shall, insofar as permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Offered Shares. 

Exempt Transactions. The following transactions shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 4: 

any transfer of Shares to or for the benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild of the Participant, or to a trust for their benefit; 

any transfer pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”); and 
 the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
(including pursuant to a merger or consolidation); 
 provided, however, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (1) above,
such Shares shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4. 
 Assignment of Company Right. The
Company may assign its rights to purchase Offered Shares in any particular transaction under this Section 4 to one or more persons or entities. 

  
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 Termination. The provisions of this Section 4 shall terminate upon the earlier
of the following events: 
 the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; or 
 the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares
of capital stock, assets or business of the Company, by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise (other than a merger or consolidation in which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were beneficial owners of the
Company’s voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% (determined on an as-converted basis) of the outstanding securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation in such transaction). 
 No Obligation
to Recognize Invalid Transfer. The Company shall not be required (1) to transfer on its books any of the Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Section 4, or (2) to
treat as owner of such Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so sold or transferred. 

Legends. The certificate representing Shares shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to, or in combination
with, any legend required by applicable federal and state securities laws and agreements relating to the transfer of the Company securities): 

“The shares represented by this certificate are subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the Company, as
provided in a certain stock option agreement with the Company.” 
 Agreement in Connection with Initial Public Offering. 

The Participant agrees, in connection with the initial underwritten public offering of the Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement under the
Securities Act, (i) not to (a) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of
ownership of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, whether any transaction described in clause (a) or (b) is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the date of the
filing of such registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the offering (plus up to an additional 34 days to the extent requested by the managing
underwriters for such offering in order to address Rule 2711(f) of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any similar successor provision), and (ii) to execute any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested
by the Company or the managing underwriters at the time of such offering. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the “lock-up” period. 

  
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 Tax Matters. 

Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or
makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. 

Disqualifying Disposition. If the Participant disposes of Shares acquired upon exercise of this option within two years from the Grant
Date or one year after such Shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of this option, the Participant shall notify the Company in writing of such disposition. 

Transfer Restrictions. 
 This option may
not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall
be exercisable only by the Participant.  
 The Participant agrees that he or she will
not transfer any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless the transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of Section 4 and Section 5; provided that such a written confirmation shall not be required with respect to (1) Section 4 after such provision has terminated in accordance with Section 4(g) or
(2) Section 5 after the completion of the lock-up period in connection with the Company’s initial underwritten public offering. 

Provisions of the Plan. 
 This option is
subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the provisions relating to amendments to the Plan), a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this option. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option
shall take effect as a sealed instrument. 
  

					
	TransMedics, Inc.
		
	By:    	 	 
			
		 	     Name:      
	 	 

 
					
		 	
              Title:   

	 	 

  
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 PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE 

The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. 
  

			
	PARTICIPANT:
	
	   

	[               ]

 
			
		
	Address: 	 	 
		
		 	 

  
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