Document:

Exhibit 10.28

 

OSMOTICA HOLDINGS S.C.SP.

 

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 OPTION GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 1.
    	
GRANT OF OPTION AWARD
    	
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(a)
    	
Grant
    	
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(b)
    	
Plan
    	
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(c)
    	
No Rights as Limited Partner
    	
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(d)
    	
Confidentiality, IP   Assignment and Non-Solicit Agreement
    	
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(e)
    	
Exercise Price
    	
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SECTION 2.
    	
VESTING
    	
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SECTION 3.
    	
EXERCISE PROCEDURES
    	
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(a)
    	
Notice of Exercise
    	
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(b)
    	
Withholding
    	
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(c)
    	
Joinder Agreement;   83(b) Election
    	
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(d)
    	
Issuance of Units; Limited   Partnership Agreement; Restrictions on Units
    	
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SECTION 4.
    	
SECURITIES LAW ISSUES, TRANSFER   RESTRICTIONS
    	
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(a)
    	
Grantee Acknowledgements and   Representations
    	
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(b)
    	
No Registration Rights
    	
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(c)
    	
Transfers
    	
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SECTION 5.
    	
TERM OF GRANT; EXPIRATION OF   VESTED PORTION AND UNVESTED PORTION
    	
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(a)
    	
Term of Grant
    	
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(b)
    	
Expiration of Vested Portion   Following Termination
    	
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(c)
    	
Expiration of Unvested Portion Following   Termination
    	
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SECTION 6.
    	
CALL RIGHT UPON TERMINATION OF   SERVICE
    	
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SECTION 7.
    	
ADJUSTMENT OF UNITS
    	
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SECTION 8.
    	
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
    	
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(a)
    	
No Retention Rights
    	
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(b)
    	
Notices
    	
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(c)
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
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(d)
    	
Amendment; Waiver
    	
6
    
	
(e)
    	
Assignment
    	
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(f)
    	
Successors and Assigns; No   Third-Party Beneficiaries
    	
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(g)
    	
Governing Law; Venue
    	
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(h)
    	
Waiver of Jury Trial
    	
7
    
	
(i)
    	
Interpretation
    	
7
    
	
(j)
    	
Severability
    	
7
    
	
(k)
    	
Counterparts
    	
7
    
	
(l)
    	
Grantee Undertaking
    	
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(m)
    	
Option Subject to Plan
    	
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SECTION 9.
    	
DEFINITIONS
    	
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OSMOTICA HOLDINGS S.C.SP.
 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
  OPTION GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

GRANT TO:

 

THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of            (the “Grant Date”), between Osmotica Holdings S.C.Sp., a Luxembourg special limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and            (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms, unless defined in Section 9 or a prior section of this Agreement, shall have the same meanings as in the Osmotica Holdings S.C.Sp. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Grantee’s Service, the Partnership desires to grant to the Grantee options to purchase a certain number of common units of the Partnership (“Units”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it would be to the advantage, and in the best interest, of the Partnership and its limited partners to grant the options provided for herein to the Grantee pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the offer and sale of securities under this Agreement is intended to qualify for an exemption from the registration requirements (i) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act in the event the Grantee is an accredited investor and, in all other cases, pursuant to Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, and (ii) under applicable state securities laws;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a “compensatory benefit plan” within the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is an “employee compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 12(g)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

WHEREAS, the Partnership has elected to be taxed as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                         GRANT OF OPTION AWARD

 

(a)           Grant.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Partnership hereby grants to the Grantee the right and option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of            Units (the “Option”), subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan.            Units subject to the Option shall vest:           , in each case, in accordance with Section 2 and Section 5.

 

 

(b)                                 Plan.  The Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (as it may be amended from time to time) which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  No Rights as Limited Partner.  It shall be understood that none of the terms contained herein grant to the Grantee any rights as a limited partner of the Partnership, and the Grantee shall not have any such rights unless and until the Grantee receives Incentive Units in connection with the exercise of the Option in accordance with the terms hereunder.

 

(d)                                 Confidentiality, IP Assignment and Non-Solicit Agreement.  Unless such Grantee is already a party to a Restrictive Agreement with the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries, it is a condition to the effectiveness of the Option and the obligation of the Partnership to issue any Units hereunder that the Grantee shall have executed, on or prior to the date hereof, a confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, and non-solicitation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Partnership.

 

(e)                                  Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price of the Units subject to the Option shall be            per Unit (the “Exercise Price”).

 

SECTION 2.                         VESTING

 

The portion of the Option that has become vested pursuant to the terms set forth herein is hereinafter referred to as the “Vested Portion” and the portion of the Option that has not yet become vested pursuant to the terms set forth herein is hereinafter referred to as the “Unvested Portion”. Subject to the terms set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Option shall vest as follows:           .

 

SECTION 3.                         EXERCISE PROCEDURES

 

(a)                                 Notice of Exercise. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Vested Portion may be exercised by delivering to the Partnership at its principal office written notice of intent to so exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (such notice, a “Notice of Exercise”). Such Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price in cash for the Units to be exercised (plus payment of the applicable tax withholding) and, if applicable, an executed Joinder Agreement as required by Section 3(c). In the event that the Option is being exercised by the Grantee’s representative, the Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Committee) of the representative’s right to exercise the Option. The aggregate Exercise Price for the Units to be exercised shall be paid in cash or another form of payment to the extent, but only to the extent, permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the Plan. In the event of the Grantee’s death, the Vested Portion shall be exercisable by the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate, or the Person or Persons to whom the Grantee’s rights under this Agreement shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, as the case may be. Any heir or legatee of the Grantee shall take rights herein granted subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

(b)                                 Withholding. The Partnership shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from any amount deliverable under this Agreement, or otherwise, or to require the Grantee to remit to the Partnership, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal,

 

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state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Agreement. The Grantee may elect, subject to the approval of the Board, in its sole discretion, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Partnership withhold Units having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed in connection with any such taxable event.

 

(c)                                  Joinder Agreement; 83(b) Election. At the time of the Notice of Exercise, if the Grantee is not then party to the Limited Partnership Agreement, the Grantee shall be required to execute a Joinder Agreement and become a party to the to the Limited Partnership Agreement prior to or concurrent with such exercise, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. If the Grantee fails to execute the Joinder Agreement at or prior to the time of the Notice of Exercise, such exercise shall be ineffective and, without further notice, be deemed null and void. Grantee understands that under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the date of any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Incentive Units lapse over the Exercise Price for such Incentive Units will be reportable as ordinary income on such lapse date. For this purpose, the term “forfeiture restrictions” includes the right of the Partnership to repurchase the Incentive Units pursuant to the repurchase rights set forth in the Limited Partnership Agreement. Grantee understands that Grantee may elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at the time the Incentive Units are acquired, rather than when and as such Incentive Units cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions. Such election, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the Exercise Date. Even if the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the Exercise Date equals the Exercise Price (and thus no tax is payable), the election must be made to avoid adverse tax consequences in the future. Grantee understands that failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by Grantee as and each time the forfeiture restrictions lapse. GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS GRANTEE’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE PARTNERSHIP’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF GRANTEE REQUESTS THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HIS OR HER BEHALF. This filing should be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and Grantee must retain two (2) copies of the completed form for filing with Grantee’s State and Federal tax returns for the current tax year, and one (1) additional copy for Grantee’s personal records.

 

(d)                                 Issuance of Units; Limited Partnership Agreement; Restrictions on Units. After receiving a properly completed and executed Notice of Exercise and payment for the full amount of the Exercise Price as required by Section 3(a) and, if applicable, an executed Joinder Agreement as required by Section 3(c), the Partnership shall cause the Grantee (or such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship), as a holder of the relevant Incentive Units, to be listed as a limited partner of the Partnership on Schedule I to the Limited Partnership Agreement and in the register of partners of the Partnership, provided that as a condition to the issuance of Incentive Units hereunder, the Grantee shall make, as of the time of issuance of such Incentive Units, representations and warranties in a form satisfactory to the Partnership and substantially similar to those contained in Exhibit B. Incentive Units received upon the exercise of the Option shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions

 

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of the Limited Partnership Agreement, including all transfer restrictions and repurchase rights set forth therein.

 

SECTION 4.                         SECURITIES LAW ISSUES, TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

(a)                                 Grantee Acknowledgements and Representations. The Grantee understands and agrees that: (x) neither the Option nor the Incentive Units have been registered under the Securities Act, (y) the Option and the Incentive Units are restricted securities under the Securities Act and (z) neither the Option nor the Incentive Units may be resold or transferred unless they are first registered under the Securities Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available. The Grantee hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

 

(b)                                 No Registration Rights. The Partnership may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the issuance of Incentive Units to the Grantee, or the resale of any such Incentive Units by the Grantee under the Securities Act or any other applicable law.

 

(c)                                  Transfers. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, the Grantee shall not be permitted to Transfer or assign the Option except in the event of death and in accordance with the Plan. The Grantee understands that the Limited Partnership Agreement contains significant restrictions on the Transfer of the Incentive Units. The Grantee acknowledges that the transfer restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and in the best interests of the Partnership.

 

SECTION 5.                         TERM OF GRANT; EXPIRATION OF VESTED PORTION AND UNVESTED PORTION

 

(a)                                 Term of Grant. The Option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall expire, terminate and be cancelled 10 years from the Grant Date, unless such Option has expired, terminated and been cancelled earlier as set forth herein.

 

(b)                                 Expiration of Vested Portion Following Termination. Upon the Grantee’s Service ceasing (a “Terminated Grantee” and, the date of such termination, the “Termination Date”) for any reason, the following shall apply:

 

(i)                                     if the Terminated Grantee resigns or otherwise terminates his or her Service, the Terminated Grantee or his or her Permitted Transferees shall have 45 days from the Termination Date to exercise the Vested Portion (otherwise such Vested Portion, as of the end of such 45-day period, shall be cancelled, terminated and forfeited in all respects);

 

(ii)                                  if the Terminated Grantee’s Service is terminated without Cause by the applicable Subsidiary of the Partnership, the Terminated Grantee or his or her Permitted Transferees shall have 60 days from the Termination Date to exercise the Vested Portion (otherwise such Vested Portion, as of the end of such 60-day period, shall be cancelled, terminated and forfeited in all respects);

 

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(iii)                               if the Terminated Grantee’s Service is terminated for Cause by the applicable Subsidiary of the Partnership, the Vested Portion or the Option as of the Termination Date shall be cancelled, terminated and forfeited in all respects as of the Termination Date; and

 

(iv)                              if the termination of the Terminated Grantee’s Service is due to the Terminated Grantee’s death or Disability, the Terminated Grantee or his or her legal representative or Permitted Transferees shall have one year from the Termination Date to exercise the Vested Portion (otherwise such Vested Portion, as of the end of such one-year period, shall be cancelled, terminated and forfeited in all respects).

 

(c)                                  Expiration of Unvested Portion Following Termination. Any Unvested Portion as of the Termination Date shall expire and terminate in all respects as of such date, and shall be forfeited by the Grantee or his or her Permitted Transferees without any consideration due in respect thereof.

 

SECTION 6.                         CALL RIGHT UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE

 

Upon the termination of the Grantee’s Service, the Partnership shall have the right to exercise the Call Rights following such termination for any reason, in each case, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.                         ADJUSTMENT OF UNITS

 

In the event of a Recapitalization or another event set forth in Section 13 of the Plan, the terms of the Option (including, without limitation, the number and kind of Units subject to this Agreement) shall be adjusted as set forth in the Plan; it being understood, that the foregoing is not in limitation of the terms set forth in Sections 2(b) and 2(c) above.

 

SECTION 8.                         MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

(a)                                 No Retention Rights. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in Service or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Partnership or any Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by the Partnership and each of its Subsidiaries, to terminate the Grantee’s Service at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause.

 

(b)                                 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person (by courier or otherwise), mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile transmission, as follows:

 

if to the Partnership, to:

 

Osmotica Holdings S.C.Sp.
 c/o Vertical/Trigen Holdings, LLC
 2500 Main Street, Suite 6
 Sayreville, NJ 08872

 

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Facsimile: (732) 721-3430
 Attention: General Counsel

 

if to the Grantee, to the address that he or she most recently provided to the Partnership,

 

or, in each case, at such other address or fax number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose of notices hereunder by written notice to the other party hereto. All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt. Any notice, request or other written communication sent by facsimile transmission shall be confirmed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, posted within one Business Day, or by personal delivery, whether by courier or otherwise, made within two Business Days after the date of such facsimile transmissions; provided, that such confirmation mailing or delivery shall not affect the date of receipt, which will be the date that the facsimile successfully transmitted the notice, request or other communication.

 

(c)                                  Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan, the Limited Partnership Agreement, the Grantee’s employment agreement, if any, and the other agreements referred to herein and therein and any schedules, exhibits and other documents referred to herein or therein, constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements, agreements and understandings, both oral and written, whether in term sheets, presentations or otherwise, among the parties hereto, or between any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

(d)                                 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement or any portion thereof may be amended at any time in accordance with Section 16 of the Plan. The failure of the Partnership in any instance to exercise the Call Rights shall not constitute a waiver of any other rights that may subsequently arise under the provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Partnership and the Grantee. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature. Any amendment or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, or any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.

 

(e)                                  Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Grantee except pursuant to a Transfer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(f)                                   Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Partnership and the Grantee and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Partnership and the Grantee, and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(g)                                  Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement and all issues concerning the relative rights of the Partnership and any Grantee with respect to each other shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. All claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts in any such action or proceeding and irrevocably and unconditionally waive the defense of an inconvenient forum, or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding.

 

(h)                                 Waiver of Jury Trial. The Grantee hereby irrevocably waives all right of trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding (including counterclaims) relating to or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions or relationships hereby contemplated or otherwise in connection with the enforcement of any rights or obligations hereunder.

 

(i)                                     Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply:

 

Headings. The division of this Agreement into Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not alter the meaning of, or affect the construction or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

Section References. Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement to any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement.

 

Schedules/Exhibits. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement but are not otherwise defined therein have the meanings set forth in this Agreement.

 

(j)                                    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law, all other provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

(k)                                 Counterparts. The parties may execute this Agreement in one or more counterparts, each of which constitutes an original and all of which collectively constitute one and the same instrument. The signatures of all the parties need not appear on the same counterpart.

 

(l)                                     Grantee Undertaking. The Grantee agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Partnership may deem necessary or

 

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advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Grantee or upon the Option or any Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(m)                             Option Subject to Plan. By entering into this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee has received and read a copy of the Plan and the Limited Partnership Agreement. The Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

SECTION 9.                         DEFINITIONS

 

(a)                                 Reserved.

 

(b)                                 “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.

 

(c)                                  “Call Rights” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Reserved,

 

(e)                                  Reserved.

 

(f)                                   “Incentive Units” means any Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(g)                                  Reserved.

 

(h)                                 “Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, pursuant to which the Grantee shall become a party to the Limited Partnership Agreement and subject to all of the rights, restrictions and obligations contained therein.

 

(i)                                     Reserved.

 

(j)                                    “Permitted Transferee” means (i) any executor, administrator or testamentary trustee of the Grantee’s estate if the Grantee dies, (ii) any transferee receiving Units owned by the Grantee by will, intestacy laws or the laws of descent or survivorship, and (iii) any trustee of a trust (including an inter vivos trust) of which there are no principal beneficiaries other than the Grantee or one or more lineal descendents, siblings or parents of the Grantee or one or more lineal descendents of any siblings of the Grantee.

 

(k)                                 Reserved.

 

(l)                                     “Transfer” means, with respect to any securities (including the Units and the Option), (i) when used as a verb, to sell, assign, dispose of, exchange, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise transfer such securities or any participation or interest therein, whether directly or indirectly, or agree or commit to do any of the foregoing and (ii) when used as a noun,

 

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a direct or indirect sale, assignment, disposition, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, or other transfer of such securities or any participation or interest therein or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

	
 
    	
OSMOTICA HOLDINGS S.C.SP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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NAMEExhibit 10.29

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED OSMOTICA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF AUGUST 9, 2018

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 1. PURPOSE
    	
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SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION
    	
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SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY
    	
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SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO   PLAN
    	
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a.
    	
Basic Limitation
    	
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b.
    	
Additional Shares
    	
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SECTION 5. AWARDS
    	
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a.
    	
Types of Awards
    	
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b.
    	
Award Agreements
    	
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c.
    	
No Rights as a Shareholder
    	
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SECTION 6. OPTIONS
    	
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Grant of Options
    	
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b.
    	
Option Award Agreements
    	
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c.
    	
Method of Exercise
    	
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SECTION 7. STOCK   APPRECIATION RIGHTS
    	
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Generally
    	
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b.
    	
Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreements
    	
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SECTION 8. RESTRICTED STOCK
    	
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Generally
    	
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b.
    	
Restricted Stock Award Agreement
    	
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c.
    	
Voting Rights
    	
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d.
    	
Section 83(b) Election
    	
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SECTION 9. PHANTOM SHARES
    	
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Generally
    	
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b.
    	
Settlement of Phantom Shares
    	
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SECTION 10. OTHER   SHARE-BASED AWARDS
    	
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SECTION 11. PAYMENT FOR   SHARES
    	
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General Rule
    	
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b.
    	
Surrender of Shares
    	
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c.
    	
Discretion of Board
    	
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SECTION 12. TERMINATION OF   SERVICE
    	
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Termination for Cause
    	
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b.
    	
Termination Due to Death or Disability
    	
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c.
    	
Termination Without Cause
    	
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d.
    	
Termination for any Other Reason
    	
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e.
    	
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SECTION 13. ADJUSTMENT OF   SHARES
    	
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General
    	
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b.
    	
Mergers and Consolidations
    	
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SECTION 14. SECURITIES LAW   REQUIREMENTS
    	
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SECTION 15. GENERAL TERMS
    	
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Nontransferability of Awards
    	
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b.
    	
Restrictions on Transfer of Shares
    	
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c.
    	
Settlement of Awards
    	
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d.
    	
Compliance with Section 409A of the Code
    	
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e.
    	
Withholding Requirements
    	
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f.
    	
No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment
    	
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g.
    	
No Retention Rights or Right to Awards
    	
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h.
    	
Severability
    	
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AMENDED AND RESTATED OSMOTICA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

 

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The Plan has been amended and restated by the Board in connection with the Reorganization (as such term is defined in the Company’s Form S-1 filed on May 9, 2018). In connection with the Reorganization, options to purchase common units of Osmotica Holdings S.C.Sp. were converted into options to purchase Shares.

 

SECTION 1.  PURPOSE.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentive to persons who provide services to the Company’s Subsidiaries, and to promote the success of the business operated by the Company’s Subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 17. The Plan is a “compensatory benefit plan” within the meaning of Rule 701 under the Securities Act, and all Awards granted under the Plan are intended to qualify for an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, pursuant to Rule 701 of the Securities Act or Regulation D.

 

SECTION 2.  ADMINISTRATION.

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board shall have full authority and sole discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration and operation of the Plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the right to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan or any Award, to provide for any omission in the Plan, to resolve any ambiguity or conflict under the Plan or any Award, to accelerate vesting of or otherwise waive any requirements applicable to any Award, to extend the term or any period of exercisability of any Award, to modify the purchase price or Exercise Price under any Award, to establish terms or conditions applicable to any Award and to review any decisions or actions made or taken by the Board. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Board shall be final and binding on all Participants and other persons deriving their rights from a Participant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no action taken by the Board shall adversely affect in any material respect the rights granted to any Participant under any outstanding Award without such Participant’s written consent.

 

SECTION 3.  ELIGIBILITY.

 

The Board is authorized to grant Awards to directors (including, non-employee directors) and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and to employees, directors (including non-employee directors) and managers (including non-employee managers) of any Subsidiaries of the Company; provided, that Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may only be granted to those employees, directors and consultants with respect to whom the Company is an “eligible issuer”

 

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within the meaning of Section 409A. Employees, managers, directors and consultants who have been granted Awards shall be Participants in the Plan with respect to such Awards. The designation of an individual as a Participant in any year shall not require that the Board designate such individual to receive an Award in any other year or to receive the same type or amount of Award in any other year.

 

SECTION 4.  SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.

 

a.                                      Basic Limitation.  Subject to Section 13, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan is [·] Shares (the “Basic Limitation”). Where an Award is granted in tandem, the number of Shares charged against the Basic Limitation shall be the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Award.

 

b.                                      Additional Shares.  In the event that any outstanding Award expires, is cancelled or otherwise terminated without consideration (i.e., Shares or cash) therefor, any rights to acquire Shares allocable to the unexercised or unvested portion of such Award shall not be available for re-issuance under the Plan. Subject to compliance with applicable law, in the event that Shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision without consideration (i.e., Shares or cash) therefor, such Shares shall not be available for re-issuance under the Plan.

 

SECTION 5.  AWARDS.

 

a.                                      Types of Awards.  The Board may, in its sole discretion, make Awards of one or more of the following: Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Phantom Shares and Other Share-Based Awards. The Company shall make Awards directly or cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to make Awards; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for causing any such Subsidiary to comply with the terms of any Award and the Plan. Awards may be granted singly or in tandem.

 

b.                                      Award Agreements.  Each Award made under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement (which need not be identical) in a form approved by the Board, and no Award shall be valid without any such agreement. An Award shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and to any other terms and conditions which the Board in its sole discretion deems appropriate for inclusion in the Award Agreement, provided such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the Plan. Accordingly, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any such Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. Each Award Agreement shall provide, in addition to any terms and conditions required to be provided in such agreement pursuant to any other provision of this Plan, the following terms:

 

(i)                                     Number of Shares. The number of Shares subject to the Award, if any, which number shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13.

 

(ii)                                  Price. Where applicable, each Award Agreement shall designate the price, if any, to acquire any Shares underlying the Award, which price shall be payable in a form described in Section 11 and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 13.

 

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(iii)                               Vesting. Each Award Agreement shall specify the dates and events on which all or any installment of the Award shall be vested and nonforfeitable.

 

c.                                       No Rights as a Shareholder.  A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Award until Shares are actually issued in the name of such person (or if Shares will be held in street name, to a broker who will hold such Shares on behalf of such person), except as set forth in Section 8(c) or as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.  OPTIONS.

 

a.                                      Grant of Options.  The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant Options. All Options shall be nonqualified stock options. The Plan does not provide for the grant of “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

b.                                      Option Award Agreements.  Each agreement evidencing an Award of an Option shall contain the following information, which shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion:

 

(i)                                     Exercise Price.  Each Award Agreement shall state the per Share exercise price (the “Exercise Price”), which shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant unless such Option otherwise would satisfy Section 409A, and except in the case provided by Section 13.

 

(ii)                                  Exercisability.  Each Award Agreement shall specify the dates and events when all or any installment of the Option becomes exercisable.

 

(iii)                               Term.  Each Award Agreement shall state the term of each Option (including the circumstances under which such Option will expire prior to the stated term thereof), which shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant.

 

c.                                       Method of Exercise.  Options shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Board, or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be authorized by the Board, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding). As soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of exercise, full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding) and satisfaction of any other conditions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of issuance of the Shares. The Company, at the Board’s election and in its sole discretion, may settle any Options requested to be exercised in Shares or cash.

 

SECTION 7.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

 

a.                                      Generally.  The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant “Stock Appreciation Rights”. A Stock Appreciation Right means a right to receive a payment in cash, Shares or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Board, in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value, or other specified valuation, of a number of Shares on the date the right is exercised over (ii) the base value (as determined by the Board and specified in any Award Agreement). If a Stock

 

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Appreciation Right is granted in tandem with or in substitution for an Option, the designated Fair Market Value in the Award Agreement shall reflect the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Awards on the date the Option is granted.

 

b.                                      Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreements.  Each agreement evidencing an Award of Stock Appreciation Rights shall contain the following information, which shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion:

 

(i)                                     Base Value.  Each Award Agreement shall specify the base value of the Shares above which a Participant shall be entitled to share in the appreciation in the value of such Shares. The per Share initial base value shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant unless such Stock Appreciation Right otherwise would satisfy Section 409A, and except in the case provided by Section 13.

 

(ii)                                  Exercisability.  Each Award Agreement shall specify how all or any portion of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable.

 

(iii)                               Term.  Each Award Agreement shall state the term of each Stock Appreciation Right (including the circumstances under which such Stock Appreciation Right will expire prior to the stated term thereof), which shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant.

 

SECTION 8.  RESTRICTED STOCK

 

a.                                      Generally.  The Board is hereby authorized to grant Shares that are subject to a risk of forfeiture and, subject to compliance with applicable law, that contain such other restrictions, including restrictions on transferability, as the Board shall determine. Such Awards shall be known as a “Restricted Stock”.

 

b.                                      Restricted Stock Award Agreement.  Each agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock shall specify the Restriction Period and such other terms, including vesting, term and transfer restrictions, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. If Restricted Stock will be granted or the restrictions shall have lapsed upon the achievement of performance goals over a performance period, such Award of Restricted Stock shall be referred to as “Performance Stock”.

 

c.                                       Voting Rights.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Board, Participants holding Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall not have the right to exercise voting rights with respect to Restricted Stock during the Restriction Period.

 

d.                                      Section 83(b) Election.  The Board may provide in an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code concerning an Award of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company.

 

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SECTION 9.  PHANTOM SHARES.

 

a.                                      Generally.  The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant Phantom Shares, where in each case one Phantom Share shall be a notional account representing one Share.

 

b.                                      Settlement of Phantom Shares.  Phantom Shares shall be settled in Shares unless the Award Agreement expressly provides for settlement of all or a portion of the Phantom Shares in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares that would otherwise be issued in settlement of such Phantom Shares. Shares issued to settle a Phantom Share may be issued with or without payment or consideration therefor, except as may be required by applicable law or the Board, in its sole discretion, as set forth in the Award Agreement. The Board may, in its sole discretion, establish a program to permit participants to defer payments and dividends made in respect of Phantom Shares.

 

SECTION 10.  OTHER SHARE-BASED AWARDS.

 

The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards of Shares and Awards that are valued, in whole or in part, by reference to, or are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares, including, without limitation, dividend equivalent rights and other phantom awards (an “Other Share-Based Award”). Such Other Share-Based Awards shall be in such form and dependent on such conditions as the Board shall determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of Service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. The Board shall determine to whom and when Other Share-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Share-Based Awards, whether such Other Share-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares, additional Awards or other securities or property and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable). Each Other Share-Based Award grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall conform to the requirements of the Plan.

 

SECTION 11.  PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

 

a.                                      General Rule.  The Exercise Price of Options and/or the purchase price (if any) of Shares issuable under the Plan shall be payable in cash or personal check at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.

 

b.                                      Surrender of Shares.  Only to the extent permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion, with respect to Participant who is an employee of a Subsidiary of the Company, all or any part of the Exercise Price, the purchase price or any applicable withholding requirements may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that have fully vested, and are already owned by the Participant.  Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the Option is exercised or payment is made (or, in the case of any applicable withholding requirements, Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined). The Participant shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of any portion of the purchase price (or withholding) if such action would cause the Company or any Subsidiary thereof to recognize a compensation expense (or additional

 

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compensation expense) with respect to the applicable Award for financial reporting purposes, unless the Board consents thereto.

 

c.                                       Discretion of Board.  The Board may authorize any other method of payment for the Exercise Price of Options that it determines, in its sole discretion; it being understood that, to the extent the Board permits any such other method of payment, it shall not be bound to permit such alternative method of payment for the remainder of any such Award or with respect to any other Award or Participant under the Plan.

 

SECTION 12.  TERMINATION OF SERVICE.

 

a.                                      Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that a Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause, all Awards, including vested Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, held by the Participant shall terminate and be forfeited without consideration, effective on the date the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause.

 

b.                                      Termination Due to Death or Disability.  Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that a Participant’s Service is terminated due to death or Disability, (i) all unvested Awards held by the Participant shall terminate and be forfeited without consideration effective as of the date the Participant’s Service is terminated and (ii) all vested Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and be forfeited on the earlier of (a) one (1) year following the termination of Service and (b) the expiration of the term of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable.

 

c.                                       Termination Without Cause.  Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that a Participant’s Service is terminated by the applicable Subsidiary of the Company without Cause and other than as provided in Section 12.b., (i) all unvested Awards held by the Participant shall, subject to compliance with applicable law, terminate and be forfeited without consideration effective as of the date the Participant’s Service is terminated and (ii) all vested Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and be forfeited on the earlier of (a) the date the term of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable, expires and (b) sixty (60) days following the termination of the Participant’s Service.

 

d.                                      Termination for any Other Reason.  Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that a Participant’s Service is terminated for any reason other than pursuant to Sections 12.a. through c. above, (i) all unvested Awards held by the Participant shall, subject to compliance with applicable law, terminate and be forfeited without consideration effective as of the date the Participant’s Service is terminated and (ii) all vested Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and be forfeited on the earlier of (a) the date the term of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable, expires and (b) forty-five (45) days following the termination of the Participant’s Service.

 

e.                                       Leave of Absence.  For purposes of this Section 12, Service shall be deemed to continue while a Participant is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave is approved by the applicable Subsidiary of the Company in writing or if continued crediting of service for this purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Board).

 

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SECTION 13.  ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

 

a.                                      General.  In the event of any corporate event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, Recapitalization, separation, reverse share split, split up, spin-off, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in kind, extraordinary cash dividend, or other like change in capital structure (other than normal cash dividends), or any similar event or transaction, the Board, to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall, in its sole discretion, (i) substitute or adjust (a) the number and kind of Shares or other securities that may be issued under the Plan or under particular forms of Awards, (b) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards, or (c) the Exercise Price, grant price or purchase price applicable to outstanding Awards, (ii) grant a dividend right, and/or (iii) make or implement other value determinations applicable to the Plan or outstanding Awards, including making additional Awards, issuing Shares or making cash payments.

 

b.                                      Mergers and Consolidations.  In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation (including a Change of Control transaction), outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement effecting such merger or consolidation transaction. Subject to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, the agreement with respect to such merger or consolidation transaction, without the Participants’ consent, may provide for:

 

(i)                                     the continuation or assumption of such outstanding Awards under the Plan by the Company (if it is the surviving entity) or by the surviving entity or its direct or indirect parent;

 

(ii)                                  the substitution by the surviving entity or its direct or indirect parent of awards with substantially equivalent terms and economic value for such outstanding Awards;

 

(iii)                               the acceleration of the vesting of, right to exercise, and/or lapse of restrictions under some or all then outstanding Awards immediately prior to or as of the date of any such merger or consolidation transaction,

 

(iv)                              the expiration of such outstanding Awards to the extent not timely exercised or purchased by the date of any such merger or consolidation transaction or other date thereafter designated by the Board, after reasonable advance written notice thereof to the holder of each such Award; or

 

(v)                                 the cancellation of all or any portion of outstanding Awards for fair value (in the form of cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof) as determined in the sole discretion of the Board and which value may be zero; provided, that, in the case of vested Options and Stock Appreciation Rights or similar Awards, the fair value shall equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in any such merger or consolidation transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Awards (or, if no such consideration is paid, Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such outstanding Awards or portion thereof being canceled) over the aggregate exercise price, purchase price or grant price, as applicable, with respect to such Awards or portion thereof being canceled, or if no such excess, zero.

 

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SECTION 14.  SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.

 

Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, state or foreign securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. The Company shall not be obligated to file any registration statement under any applicable securities laws to permit the purchase or issuance of any Shares under the Plan. Each Participant and any person deriving its rights from any Participant shall, as a condition to the purchase or issuance of any Shares under the Plan, deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that the issuance of Shares is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws.

 

SECTION 15.  GENERAL TERMS.

 

a.                                      Nontransferability of Awards.  Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion, no Award may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by any Participant except in compliance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement. The exercisability of an Option or other right to acquire Shares under the Plan by someone other than the Participant shall be governed by the agreement pursuant to which such Option or other right is granted.

 

b.                                      Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.  Subject to compliance with applicable law, any Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to such vesting and special forfeiture conditions, repurchase rights, rights of first offer and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine, including as set forth in any applicable shareholders or limited company agreement. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or the applicable shareholders or limited company agreement, as applicable, and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally.

 

c.                                       Settlement of Awards. The Board shall determine whether cash, Awards, other securities or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be issued, rounded, forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

d.                                      Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(i)                                     The Company intends that the Plan and all Awards be construed to avoid the imposition of additional taxes, interest and penalties pursuant to Section 409A. Notwithstanding the Company’s intention, in the event that any Award is subject to such additional taxes, interest or penalties pursuant to Section 409A, the Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s prior consent, amend the Plan and/or Awards, adopt policies and procedures or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and actions with retroactive effect) as are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Plan and/or any Award from the application of Section 409A, (b) preserve the intended tax treatment of any such Award or (c) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, including, without limitation, any such regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after the date of the grant. In no event shall the

 

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Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, agents, attorneys, employees, executives, shareholders, limited partners, members, managers, trustees, fiduciaries, representatives, principals, accountants, insurers, successors or assigns be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant under Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.

 

(ii)                                  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A) that are otherwise required to be made under the Plan or any Award Agreement to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) as a result of his or her “separation from service” (other than a payment that is not subject to Section 409A) shall be delayed for the first six (6) months following such separation from service (or, if earlier, until the date of death of the specified employee) and shall instead be paid (in a manner set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day that immediately follows the end of such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter. Any remaining payments of nonqualified deferred compensation shall be paid without delay and at the time or times such payments are otherwise scheduled to be made.

 

(iii)                               A termination of Service shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A upon or following a termination of Service (but not for purposes of determining vesting or forfeiture), unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the payment thereof prior to a “separation from service” would violate Section 409A. For purposes of any such provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination”, “termination of employment”, “termination of Service”, or like terms shall mean “separation from service”.

 

e.                                       Taxes.  The delivery, vesting and retention of Shares, cash or other property under an Award are conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award.  The Administrator shall prescribe such rules for the withholding of taxes with respect to any Award as it deems necessary.  Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or as required by law, the Participant shall be responsible for satisfying and paying all taxes arising from or due in connection with the Award and/or the delivery of Shares under the Award.  Participants who are employees of a Subsidiary of the Company may elect, subject to the approval by the Board, in its sole discretion, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed in connection with any such taxable event.  The Company shall have no liability or obligation related to any of the foregoing.

 

f.                                        No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment.  Participants (or their beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to any Awards under the Plan. The Board and the Company make no guarantees to any Person regarding the tax treatment of Awards or payments made under the Plan. Neither the Board nor the Company has any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax on any Person with respect to any Award under Section 409A, Section 280G

 

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or 457A of the Code or otherwise, and none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of their employees, directors, officers, representatives, shareholders, limited partners, members or Affiliates shall have any liability to a Participant with respect thereto.

 

g.                                       No Retention Rights or Right to Awards.  Nothing in the Plan or in any Award granted under the Plan shall confer upon a Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Subsidiary thereof employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards.

 

h.                                      Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

i.                                          No Constraint on Corporate Action.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to (i) limit, impair or otherwise affect the Company’s or any Subsidiaries’ right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (ii) limit the right or power of the Company or any Subsidiary to take any action that it deems necessary or appropriate.

 

j.                                         Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

 

k.                                      Unfunded Plan.  Participants shall have no right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any investments which the Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, nor a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

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SECTION 16.  DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

 

a.                                      Term of the Plan.  The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its initial adoption by the Board. The Plan shall terminate automatically on the day preceding the 10th anniversary of its initial adoption by the Board unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 16.b. below.

 

b.                                      Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan.  The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate (each, an “Amendment”) the Plan and any Awards at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that any Amendment that adversely affects in any material respect the rights granted to any Participant under any outstanding Awards (other than pursuant to Section 15.d. or in order to implement Section 13 or Section 16.e.) shall require such Participant’s prior written consent; and provided, further, that such consent shall not be required with respect to an Amendment made to conform the Plan or any Award to applicable law or any applicable shareholders or limited company agreement (as currently in effect or as any such agreement may subsequently be amended), or with respect to changes that (a) are of an inconsequential nature and do not adversely affect any Participant in any material respect, (b) are necessary to clarify any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provisions of the Plan or the Awards or (c) required or specifically contemplated by the Plan, including changes relating to the grant of any Awards under the Plan.

 

c.                                       Effect of Termination.  No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except pursuant to an Award granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan shall not affect any Awards outstanding on the termination date.

 

d.                                      Modification, Extension and Assumption of Awards.  Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board may modify, extend or assume outstanding Awards or may provide for the cancellation of outstanding Awards in return for the grant of new Awards for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different price. The foregoing notwithstanding, except as provided in Section 15.d., Section 16.b. or Section 13 hereof, no modification of an Award shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair the Participant’s rights or increase the Participant’s obligations under such Award or impair the economic value of any such Award.

 

SECTION 17.  DEFINITIONS.

 

a.                                      “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise); provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of ACP Holdco (Offshore), L.P., ACP III AIV, L.P., Altchem Limited or any of their respective Affiliates and vice versa, and (b) if such specified Person is an investment fund, any other investment fund the

 

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primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person.

 

b.                                      “Award” shall mean the grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Phantom Share or Other Share-Based Award under the Plan.

 

c.                                       “Award Agreement” shall mean either (i) a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award, or (ii) a written statement signed by an authorized officer of the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of the actual grant of such Award.

 

d.                                      “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time, or if such Board of Directors has appointed a Compensation Committee, such Compensation Committee.

 

e.                                       “Business Day” shall mean any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.

 

f.                                        “Cause” shall, with respect to a Participant, have the meaning ascribed to such term in the employment, consulting or similar agreement between such Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or, in the absence of such agreement or if not defined therein shall mean any of the following: (i) such Participant’s willful and continued failure or refusal to perform his or her employment duties after a written demand by the Board for substantial performance is delivered to such Participant, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that such Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties, which willful and continued failure is not cured by such Participant within thirty (30) days, (ii) the failure to be true and accurate of the statement that the execution and delivery of such Participant’s employment agreement by the parties thereto and the performance by such Participant of such Participant’s duties thereunder do not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, or prevent, interfere with or hinder, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy to which such Participant is a party or otherwise bound, and that such Participant is not subject to any limitation on his activities on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates as a result of agreements into which such Participant has entered, (iii) such Participant’s fraud, dishonesty or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (iv) the violation by such Participant of any material written policies of the Company or its Affiliates known or provided to such Participant in written (including electronic) form, (v) such Participant’s breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition obligations to the Company or its Affiliates, (vi) such Participant’s conviction of, or a plea of guilty or no contest to, any felony or other criminal offence involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, (vii) making public disparaging, derogatory or detrimental comments about the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, ACP Holdco (Offshore), L.P., ACP III AIV, L.P., Altchem Limited, or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their directors, officers, managers or employees that are detrimental to the reputation of any of the foregoing, or (viii) engaging in a pattern of conduct that is detrimental to the reputation of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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g.                                       “Change of Control” shall mean any (a) transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, in which, after giving effect to such transaction or transactions, the equity securities representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Shares are owned directly or indirectly through one or more entities, by any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons, other than any of ACP Holdco (Offshore), L.P., ACP III AIV, L.P. or Altchem Limited or their respective Affiliates, or (b) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (including securities of the Company’s directly or indirectly owned Subsidiaries) to one or more purchasers other than any of ACP Holdco (Offshore), L.P., ACP III AIV, L.P. or Altchem Limited or their respective Affiliates.

 

h.                                      “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

i.                                          “Company” shall mean Osmotica Pharmaceuticals plc, a public limited company registered under the Irish Companies Act 2014.

 

j.                                         “Disability” shall mean, unless otherwise set forth in an Award Agreement,

 

(i)                                     if a Participant has an effective employment agreement or service agreement with a Subsidiary of the Company that defines “Disability” or a like term, the meaning set forth in such agreement at the time of the Participant’s termination of Service; or, in the absence of such an effective employment agreement, service agreement or definition,

 

(ii)                                  a Participant’s physical or mental illness, injury or infirmity which is reasonably likely to prevent or prevents such Participant from performing its essential job functions for a period of (A) ninety (90) consecutive calendar days or (B) an aggregate of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days out of any consecutive twelve (12) month period.

 

k.                                      “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

l.                                          “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of a particular date, (i) the closing price for a Share reported on the Nasdaq Global Market (or any other national securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed) for that date or, if no closing price is reported for that date, the closing price on the immediately preceding date on which a closing price was reported or (ii) in the event that the Shares are not traded on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of a Share determined by the Board consistent with the rules of Section 422 of the Code and Section 409A to the extent applicable.

 

m.                                  “Option” shall mean an Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

 

n.                                      “Other Share-Based Award” shall have the meaning described in Section 10.

 

o.                                      “Participant” shall mean an eligible individual to whom an Award is granted under the Plan.

 

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p.                                      “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

q.                                      “Plan” shall mean this Amended and Restated Osmotica Pharmaceuticals plc 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

r.                                         “Recapitalization” shall mean an event or series of events affecting the capital structure of the Company including, but not limited to, share dividends or distributions, share splits, rights offers or recapitalizations through large, non-recurring cash distributions.

 

s.                                        “Restriction Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock awarded under Section 8 of this Plan are restricted.

 

t.                                         “Restricted Stock” shall have the meaning described in Section 8(a).

 

u.                                      “Phantom Share” shall have the meaning described in Section 9(a).

 

v.                                      “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code together with all regulations, guidance, compliance programs, and other interpretative authority thereunder.

 

w.                                    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

x.                                      “Service” shall mean service as a director (including a non-employee director) or consultant of the Company or as an employee, manager, (including a non-employee manager), director (including a non-employee director) or consultant of any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that, if a Participant is both an employee and a director or manager of any Subsidiary of the Company, Service with respect to such Participant shall only mean Service as an employee of such Subsidiary; provided, further, that a termination of Service shall not occur until a termination of Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

y.                                      “Share” shall mean an ordinary share of the Company, nominal value $0.01 per share.

 

z.                                       “Stock Appreciation Right” shall have the meaning described in Section 7(a).

 

aa.                               “Subsidiary” shall mean any Person as to which the Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% percent of the voting securities of such Person.

 

SECTION 18.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

a.                                      Choice of Law.  This Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as may be amended, replaced and/or consolidated in the future), and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Shares are listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Board. All claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Plan shall be heard and determined in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such

 

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court in any such action or proceeding and irrevocably and unconditionally waive the defense of an inconvenient forum, or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding.

 

b.                                      Adoption.  This Plan was duly adopted as of February 3, 2016, and has been amended and restated as of [·], 2018.

 

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