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EX-10.17

 EXHIBIT 10.17 
  

	DATED	4 September 2014 

 NEXVET BIOPHARMA PLC (CO NO. 547923) 

(“COMPANY”) 
 (ADOPTED BY
THE BOARD ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2014) 
 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

RULES 

 CONTENTS 
  

							
			
	 1.
	 	 INTRODUCTION
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Name of Plan
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Objects of Plan
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Commencement of Plan
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Advice
	  	 	4	  
			
	 2.
	 	 DEFINED TERMS & INTERPRETATION
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Defined terms
	  	 	4	  
			
		 	 Interpretation
	  	 	8	  
			
		 	 Primary Instruments
	  	 	9	  
			
		 	 Headings
	  	 	9	  
			
	 3.
	 	 OPERATION OF THE PLAN
	  	 	9	  
			
		 	 Plan operates in accordance with Rules
	  	 	9	  
			
		 	 Rules binding
	  	 	9	  
			
	 4.
	 	 PRINCIPAL CONDITIONS
	  	 	10	  
			
		 	 Plan Securities issued only to Employees
	  	 	10	  
			
		 	 Compliance with laws
	  	 	10	  
			
	 5.
	 	 OFFERS
	  	 	10	  
			
		 	 Board may make Offer
	  	 	10	  
			
		 	 Form of Offer
	  	 	10	  
			
		 	 Offer personal
	  	 	11	  
			
	 6.
	 	 APPLICATION FOR PLAN SECURITIES
	  	 	11	  
			
		 	 Acceptance of Offer
	  	 	11	  
			
		 	 Application for all or some Plan Securities
	  	 	11	  
			
		 	 Lapse of Offer
	  	 	11	  
			
	 7.
	 	 GRANT OF PLAN SECURITIES
	  	 	11	  
			
		 	 Acceptance of application and issue
	  	 	11	  
			
		 	 Eligible Employee becomes a Participant
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Certificates
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Consideration for Plan Securities
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Entitlement to underlying Shares
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Interest in Shares
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Confidentiality
	  	 	12	  
			
	 8.
	 	 EXERCISE AND VESTING
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Vesting dates
	  	 	12	  
			
		 	 Vesting on cessation
	  	 	13	  

							
			
		 	 Exercise Conditions
	  	 	13	  
			
		 	 Waiver of Exercise Conditions
	  	 	13	  
			
		 	 Notice of an expected Exit Event
	  	 	13	  
			
		 	 Effect of Exit Event Notice
	  	 	13	  
			
		 	 If Exit Event does not occur
	  	 	13	  
			
		 	 Exercise of Option during Exercise Period
	  	 	14	  
			
		 	 Issue of Shares
	  	 	14	  
			
		 	 Shares rank equally
	  	 	14	  
			
		 	 Deed of Accession
	  	 	14	  
			
	 9.
	 	 LAPSE OF PLAN SECURITIES
	  	 	15	  
			
		 	 Lapse of Plan Securities
	  	 	15	  
			
		 	 Rights cease
	  	 	15	  
			
	 10.
	 	 DEALINGS WITH PLAN SECURITY
	  	 	15	  
			
		 	 Plan Securities personal
	  	 	15	  
			
		 	 No unauthorised disposal
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 No transfers
	  	 	16	  
			
	 11.
	 	 ADJUSTMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 New issues
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 Bonus issues
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 Re-organisation of capital
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 Winding up
	  	 	16	  
			
		 	 Reorganisation of the Group
	  	 	17	  
			
		 	 IPO
	  	 	17	  
			
		 	 Fractions of Shares
	  	 	17	  
			
		 	 Calculations and adjustments
	  	 	17	  
			
		 	 Notice of change
	  	 	18	  
			
	 12.
	 	 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
	  	 	18	  
			
		 	 Powers of Board
	  	 	18	  
			
		 	 Determination
	  	 	18	  
			
		 	 Exercise of powers or discretion
	  	 	18	  
			
		 	 Expenses and costs
	  	 	18	  
			
		 	 Tax
	  	 	18	  
			
	 13.
	 	 AMENDMENTS
	  	 	19	  
			
		 	 Board may amend
	  	 	19	  
			
		 	 Consent of Participants
	  	 	19	  
			
	 14.
	 	 RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
	  	 	19	  

							
			
		 	 No conferred rights
	  	 	19	  
			
		 	 Other schemes
	  	 	19	  
			
		 	 General meetings
	  	 	19	  
			
	 15.
	 	 NOTICES
	  	 	19	  
			
	 16.
	 	 GOVERNING LAW
	  	 	20	  
			
		 	 Governing law
	  	 	20	  

 PLAN RULES 
  

	1.	INTRODUCTION 

 Name of Plan 

 

	1.1	The Plan is called the Nexvet Long Term Incentive Plan. 

 Objects of Plan 

 

	1.2	The objects of the Plan are to: 

  

	 	1.2.1	retain Eligible Employees by providing them with an incentive to remain employed or engaged with the Group in the long term; 

  

	 	1.2.2	recognise the ongoing ability of Eligible Employees and their expected efforts and contribution in the long term to the performance and success of the Group; and 

 

	 	1.2.3	provide Eligible Employees with the opportunity to acquire Plan Securities in the Company in accordance with these Rules, 

with the result of aligning interests between the company and Eligible Employees. 

Commencement of Plan 
  

	1.3	The Plan commences on the date determined by the Board. 

 Advice 

 

	1.4	The Company is not responsible for the consequences of participation in the Plan by Eligible Employees, who should obtain their own independent advice at their own expense on the financial, taxation and other
consequences to them of or relating to participation in the Plan. 

  

	2.	DEFINED TERMS & INTERPRETATION 

 Defined terms 

 

	2.1	In these Rules: 

 “Application Form” means an application for the issue of
Plan Securities, in the form approved by the Board from time to time; 
 “Bad Leaver” means any Participant who ceases to
be employed or engaged by a member of the Group and who is not a Good Leaver A or Good Leaver B; 
 “Board” means the Board
of the Company or any committee of the Board to which it has delegated power to administer the Plan, from time to time; 
 “Business
Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday in Dublin, Ireland; 
 “Companies
Acts” means the Companies Acts 1963 – 2013 as may be amended from time to time. 

  
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 “Confirmation” means a confirmation from the Company of the terms of Plan
Securities issued to the Participant under the Exchange; 
 “Corporations Act” means the Corporations Act 2001
(Cth); 
 “Date of Grant” means, with respect to a Plan Security, the date on which the Board grants the Plan Security to
an Eligible Employee; 
 “Date of Issue” means, with respect to a Share issued on exercise of a Plan Security, the date on
which the Board issues the Share to the Eligible Employee; 
 “Eligible Employee” means an Employee whom the Board
determines is to receive an Offer or Confirmation under the Plan; 
 “Employee” means, for the purposes of this Plan: 

 

	 	(a)	an individual whom the Board determines to be in the full-time or part-time employment of a body corporate in the Group (including any employee on parental leave, long service leave or other special leave as approved by
the Board); 

  

	 	(b)	a director of a body corporate in the Group holding a salaried employment or office in a body corporate in the Group; 

  

	 	(c)	a director of the Company; 

  

	 	(d)	an individual providing services to a body corporate in the Group whom the Board determines to be an Employee for the purposes of the Plan; 

 

	 	(e)	an individual whose associate (as defined in section 139GE of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ) provides services to a body corporate in the Group, which individual the Board determines to be an Employee for
the purposes of the Plan; or 

  

	 	(f)	an individual otherwise in the employment of a body corporate in the Group whom the Board determines to be an Employee for the purposes of the Plan, 

but for the avoidance of doubt does not impute an employee/employer relationship for any purpose; 

“Exchange” means the transaction pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued capital of Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd
(an Australian registered company) and issued Options and RSUs in exchange for the transfer to the Company of certain options and RSUs issued by Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd; 

“Exercise Conditions” means the performance, Vesting or other conditions (if any) determined by the Board set out in Rule 8.3
and otherwise specified in an Offer or Confirmation which are, subject to these Rules, required to be satisfied, reached or met before: 
  

	 	(a)	an Option can be exercised; or 

  

	 	(b)	an RSU automatically converts; 

 “Exercise Date” means: 

  
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	 	(a)	in respect of an Option: 

  

	 	(i)	subject to paragraph (ii), 10 Business Days after the Company receives an Exercise Notice in respect of that Option delivered in accordance with Rule 8.8; or 

 

	 	(ii)	the Exit Event Date, if the Company receives an Exercise Notice in respect of that Option delivered as a result of the operation of Rule 8.6; and 

 

	 	(b)	in respect of an RSU, 10 Business Days after the later of: 

  

	 	(i)	the date the Exercise Conditions are satisfied or waived in full; and 

  

	 	(ii)	the date the holder pays the Exercise Price to the Company; 

 “Exercise
Notice” means a notice stating that a Participant wants to exercise the Options the subject of the notice, in the form approved by the Board from time to time; 

“Exercise Period” means, in respect of an Option: 
  

	 	(a)	the period: 

  

	 	(i)	commencing on the date the Exercise Conditions are satisfied or waived in full; and 

  

	 	(ii)	ending on the date the Option lapses in accordance with Rule 9.1; 

  

	 	(b)	if an Exit Event Notice is delivered, the period prior to the Exit Event Date; or 

  

	 	(c)	such other the period designated by the Board; 

 “Exercise Price” means, in
respect of a Plan Security: 
  

	 	(a)	the greater of (i) nil and (ii) the par value of Shares; or 

  

	 	(b)	such other the price to be paid on the exercise of the Plan Security as determined by the Board and set out in an Offer or Confirmation; 

“Exit Event” means the first to occur of: 
  

	 	(a)	an agreement for a Trade Sale completing; or 

  

	 	(b)	any other circumstance determined by the Board; 

 “Exit Event Date” has the
meaning given to it in Rule 8.5; 
 “Exit Event Notice” has the meaning given to it in Rule 8.5; 

“Good Leaver A” means any Participant who ceases to be employed or engaged by a member of the Group: 

  
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	 	(a)	as a result of the death, illness (including mental illness), serious disability or permanent incapacity through ill health (as determined by the Board, acting reasonably) of the Participant; or 

 

	 	(b)	in exceptional circumstances where the Board determines the Participant should be treated as a Good Leaver A; 

“Good Leaver B” means any Participant who ceases to be employed or engaged by a member of the Group: 

 

	 	(a)	as a result of a breach by the Company of the Participant’s employment contract, constructive dismissal by the Company of the Participant or the Participant being made redundant; or 

 

	 	(b)	in exceptional circumstances where the Board determines the Participant should be treated as a Good Leaver B; 

“Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries; 

“IPO” means an initial public offering of Shares made under a prospectus or other disclosure document stating that the
Company has or will apply, in conjunction with the offering for quotation of the Shares on a stock exchange approved by the Company; 

“Legal Personal Representative” means the executor of the will or an administrator of the estate of a deceased person, the
trustee of the estate of a person under a legal disability or a person who holds an enduring power of attorney granted by a person; 

“M&A” means the memorandum and articles of association of the Company from time to time; 

“Nominee” has the meaning given in Rule 5.4; 

“Option” means an option granted to a Participant under the Plan to be issued a Share under the Plan; 

“Offer” means an invitation to an Eligible Employee to apply for a grant of Plan Securities in accordance with Rule 5.2; 

“Offer Period” means, in respect of an Offer, the period of time in which the Offer may be accepted by the Eligible Employee;

 “Participant” means, subject to Rule 5.4, a person holding Plan Securities issued under the Plan and includes, if a
Participant dies or becomes subject to a legal disability, the Legal Personal Representative of the Participant; 
 “Participating
Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company which the Board has approved for participation in the Plan; 

“Plan” means the Nexvet Long Term Incentive Plan governed by these Rules; 

“Plan Securities” means: 
  

	 	(a)	Options; 

  

	 	(b)	RSUs; or 

  
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	 	(c)	such other securities in the capital of the Company, or securities convertible into the capital of the Company which the Board approves for issue under the Plan, from time to time; 

“Related Party” means in respect of: 
  

	 	(a)	a body corporate, anyone who is an associate of that body corporate under sections 11 to 15 (inclusive) of the Corporations Act; and 

 

	 	(b)	an individual, an Associate of that individual as defined in section 318 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936; 

“RSU” means a restricted stock unit granted to a Participant under the Plan to be issued a Share under the Plan; 

“Rules” means the rules governing the operation of the Plan set out in this document, as amended from time to time; 

“Security Interest” means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, encumbrance or other third party interest of any nature; 

“Share” means a share in the Company; 

“Subsidiary” has the meaning given in the Companies Acts; 

“Tax” includes any tax, levy, impost, value added tax, GST, deduction, charge, rate, contribution, duty or withholding which
is assessed (or deemed to be assessed), levied, imposed or made by any government or any governmental, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority together with any interest, penalty, fine, charge, fee or other amount assessed (or deemed to be
assessed), levied, imposed or made on or in respect of any or all of the foregoing; 
 “Trade Sale” means an unconditional
agreement providing for the sale of: 
  

	 	(a)	all main operating Subsidiaries of the Company; 

  

	 	(b)	all or substantially all of the equity securities in the Company; 

  

	 	(c)	all or substantially all of the assets of the Group; or 

  

	 	(d)	such other similar transaction approved by the Board; and 

 “Vest” means in
relation to: 
  

	 	(a)	an Option, means the point in time after which the Option becomes freely exercisable by its holder; or 

  

	 	(b)	an RSU, means the point in time after which the RSU becomes freely convertible under this Plan, 

subject to any other Exercise Conditions which may apply to that Plan Security. 

Interpretation 
  

	2.2	In this document, except where the context otherwise requires: 

  
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	 	2.2.1	the singular includes the plural and vice versa, and a gender includes other genders; 

  

	 	2.2.2	another grammatical form of a defined word or expression has a corresponding meaning; 

  

	 	2.2.3	a reference to a Rule, paragraph, schedule or annexure is to a Rule or paragraph of, or schedule or annexure to, this document, and a reference to this document includes any schedule or annexure; 

 

	 	2.2.4	a reference to a document or instrument includes the document or instrument as novated, altered, supplemented or replaced from time to time; 

 

	 	2.2.5	a reference to time is to Dublin, Ireland time; 

  

	 	2.2.6	a reference to a person includes a natural person, partnership, body corporate, association, governmental or local authority or agency or other entity; 

 

	 	2.2.7	a reference to a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of
them; 

  

	 	2.2.8	a word or expression defined in the Companies Acts has the meaning given to it in the Companies Acts; 

  

	 	2.2.9	the meaning of general words is not limited by specific examples introduced by including, for example or similar expressions; 

 

	 	2.2.10	a rule of construction does not apply to the disadvantage of a party because the party was responsible for the preparation of this agreement or any part of it; and 

 

	 	2.2.11	if a day on or by which an obligation must be performed or an event must occur is not a Business Day, the obligation must be performed or the event must occur on or by the next Business Day. 

Primary Instruments 
  

	2.3	These Rules are to be interpreted subject to the M&A and the Companies Acts. 

 Headings

  

	2.4	Headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect interpretation. 

  

	3.	OPERATION OF THE PLAN 

 Plan operates in accordance with Rules 

 

	3.1	The Plan operates in accordance with these Rules. 

 Rules binding 

 

	3.2	These Rules bind the Company, each Participating Subsidiary and each Participant. 

  
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	4.	PRINCIPAL CONDITIONS 

 Plan Securities issued only to Employees 

 

	4.1	A Plan Security may not be issued to a person under the Plan unless the person remains an Employee as at the Date of Grant, or the Board determines otherwise. 

Compliance with laws 
  

	4.2	A: 

  

	 	4.2.1	Plan Security may not be offered or issued to, Vest or be exercised by, an Eligible Employee or Participant; or 

  

	 	4.2.2	Share may not be issued to an Eligible Employee or Participant on exercise of a Plan Security, 

if to do so would: 
  

	 	4.2.3	contravene the M&A, the Companies Acts or any applicable law; or 

  

	 	4.2.4	cause the Company to have to produce any offering document or make filings with any regulatory authority in order to comply with any applicable law, where the Board believes that to so would place an unreasonable burden
on the Company. 

  

	5.	OFFERS 

 Board may make Offer 

 

	5.1	Subject to these Rules, the Board may from time to time make an Offer to any Eligible Employee. 

Form of Offer 
  

	5.2	An Offer must be in writing and state: 

  

	 	5.2.1	the name and address of the Eligible Employee to whom the Offer is made; 

  

	 	5.2.2	the date of the Offer; 

  

	 	5.2.3	the number and type of Plan Securities for which the Eligible Employee may make application; 

  

	 	5.2.4	the proposed Date of Grant of the relevant Plan Securities; 

  

	 	5.2.5	the Offer Period; 

  

	 	5.2.6	the Exercise Conditions (if any) attaching to the relevant Plan Securities; and 

  

	 	5.2.7	any other specific terms and conditions applicable to the Offer; and 

 otherwise be in the form
approved by the Board from time to time. 

  
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 Offer personal 
  

	5.3	Subject to Rule 5.4, each Offer is personal to the Eligible Employee to whom it is made. Only the Eligible Employee to whom an Offer is made may accept the invitation constituted by an Offer and the Company may only
issue the Plan Securities referred to the Offer to that Eligible Employee. 

  

	5.4	An Eligible Employee may nominate a Related Party or such other person approved by the Board to receive the Plan Securities on their behalf (“Nominee”). If an Eligible Employee nominates a Nominee, then
the Eligible Employee and the Nominee will be deemed to be jointly a Participant for the purposes of the Plan and these Rules shall be read accordingly. 

  

	5.5	If, at any time while a Nominee holds Plan Securities, a Nominee is no longer a Related Party of the relevant Eligible Employee or a person approved by the Board, the Nominee must promptly do all things necessary to
transfer the Plan Securities to the relevant Eligible Employee, another Related Party of the relevant Eligible Employee or another person approved by the Board. All rights attaching to the Plan Securities are suspended until that transfer takes
place. 

  

	6.	APPLICATION FOR PLAN SECURITIES 

 Acceptance of Offer 

 

	6.1	An Eligible Employee may accept the invitation constituted by an Offer by giving to the Company duly completed and executed Application Form within the Offer Period. 

Application for all or some Plan Securities 
  

	6.2	An Eligible Employee may, in his or her discretion, accept the invitation constituted by an Offer, in whole or in part, in multiples of 100 Plan Securities or any other multiple approved by Board for the Eligible
Employee. 

 Lapse of Offer 
  

	6.3	An Offer not accepted in accordance with Rule 6.1 lapses unless the Board determines otherwise. 

  

	7.	GRANT OF PLAN SECURITIES 

 Acceptance of application and issue 

 

	7.1	If an Eligible Employee delivers a duly completed and executed Application Form before the expiry of the Offer Period, the Company may, subject to the conditions of the Offer, accept the Application Form and on that
acceptance: 

  

	 	7.1.1	grant to the Eligible Employee all of the Plan Securities the subject of the Application Form; and 

  

	 	7.1.2	give the Eligible Employee notice of the Date of Grant of those Plan Securities. 

  

	7.2	If the Exchange completes, the Company may: 

  

	 	7.2.1	grant to the Eligible Employee the Plan Securities the subject of the Exchange; and 

  
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	 	7.2.2	give the Eligible Employee notice of the Date of Grant of those Plan Securities; and 

  

	 	7.2.3	deliver the Confirmation to the Eligible Employee. 

 Eligible Employee becomes a Participant

  

	7.3	An Eligible Employee becomes a Participant and is bound by these Rules when the Company grants Plan Securities to the Eligible Employee. 

Certificates 
  

	7.4	Except as otherwise agreed with a Participant, the Company must give to each Participant one or more certificates or a statement setting out: 

 

	 	7.4.1	the number of Plan Securities granted to the Participant; 

  

	 	7.4.2	the Exercise Price of those Plan Securities; and 

  

	 	7.4.3	the Date of Grant of those Plan Securities. 

 Consideration for Plan Securities 

 

	7.5	Except pursuant to the Exchange: 

  

	 	7.5.1	the consideration for the grant of Plan Securities to an Eligible Employee is the services expected of an Eligible Employee to or for the benefit of the Group; and 

 

	 	7.5.2	an Eligible Employee does not have to pay money or give other consideration for the grant of a Plan Security. 

Entitlement to underlying Shares 
  

	7.6	Each Plan Security confers on its holder the entitlement to acquire a beneficial interest in a number of Shares, in accordance with and subject to, these Rules. 

Interest in Shares 
  

	7.7	A Participant has no right to a Share the subject of a Plan Security held by the Participant unless and until the Share is issued to that Participant under these Rules. 

Confidentiality 
  

	7.8	A Participant must keep confidential all details of Plan Securities held or offered under these Rules unless permission to disclose details has been given by the Board. 

 

	8.	EXERCISE AND VESTING 

 Vesting dates 

 

	8.1	Unless otherwise specified in an Offer or Confirmation and subject to Rules 8.2, 8.4 and 8.6, a Participant’s Plan Securities which have not previously lapsed Vest as follows: 

 

	 	8.1.1	one third on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant; 

  
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	 	8.1.2	one third on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant; and 

  

	 	8.1.3	one third on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. 

 Vesting on cessation 

 

	8.2	If the Participant is a Good Leaver A or Good Leaver B, the Participant’s Plan Securities Vest on the date the Participant ceases to be employed or engaged by a member of the Group. 

Exercise Conditions 
  

	8.3	Subject to Rules 8.4 and 8.6: 

  

	 	8.3.1	a Participant may not exercise an Option; and 

  

	 	8.3.2	an RSU will not be able to convert, 

 unless and until: 

 

	 	8.3.3	the Plan Security Vests; and 

  

	 	8.3.4	any other Exercise Conditions specified in the Offer or Confirmation relating to the Plan Security has been satisfied, reached or met. 

Waiver of Exercise Conditions 
  

	8.4	The Board may, at its discretion, by notice to the Participant reduce or waive the Exercise Conditions attaching to a Plan Security in whole or in part at any time and in any particular case. 

Notice of an expected Exit Event 
  

	8.5	At least 10 Business Days before an Exit Event, the Board must give each Participant notice (“Exit Event Notice”) stating the proposed date of the Exit Event (“Exit Event Date”).

 Effect of Exit Event Notice 
  

	8.6	If an Exit Event Notice is delivered: 

  

	 	8.6.1	all outstanding Plan Securities which have not Vested shall Vest on the Exit Event Date, immediately prior the Exit Event; 

  

	 	8.6.2	all Exercise Conditions relating to Plan Securities shall be waived on the Exit Event Date; and 

  

	 	8.6.3	all Participants who hold Options must comply with Rule 8.8 in respect of those Options which they wish to exercise, subject to the Exit Event occurring. 

If Exit Event does not occur 
  

	8.7	If an expected Exit Event prompting an Exit Event Notice does not occur: 

  

	 	8.7.1	the Board must give each Participant notice of the fact as soon as practicable; 

  
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	 	8.7.2	all Exit Event Notices and Exercise Notices given in response shall be deemed to be null and void and of no effect; and 

  

	 	8.7.3	the Plan Securities survive. 

 Exercise of Option during Exercise Period 

 

	8.8	A Participant may exercise an Option at any time during the Exercise Period for the Option by giving the Company: 

  

	 	8.8.1	a duly completed and executed Exercise Notice; 

  

	 	8.8.2	the Exercise Price (if any) for those Options; and 

  

	 	8.8.3	any certificate for those Options. 

 Conversion of RSUs 

 

	8.9	A Participant may convert an RSU at any time after the satisfaction of the Exercise Conditions by giving the Company the Exercise Price (if any) for those RSUs. 

Issue of Shares 
  

	8.10	Subject to these Rules, the Company will only issue a Share on exercise of a Plan Security: 

  

	 	8.10.1	on the relevant Exercise Date; 

  

	 	8.10.2	if the Participant has complied with Rule 8.14; and 

  

	 	8.10.3	subject to Rule 4.2. 

 Shares rank equally 

 

	8.11	Unless otherwise provided in an Exercise Notice and subject to these Rules, Shares issued on the exercise of a Plan Security rank equally with all existing Shares on and from the Date of Issue in respect of all rights
issues, bonus share issues and dividends which have a record date for determining entitlements on or after the Date of Issue. For the avoidance of doubt, no such rights in relation to a Share exist in favour of a Participant prior the Date of Issue.

  

	8.12	Each Participant agrees to accept Shares issued to him subject to the M&A and agrees to be bound by the M&A. 

  

	8.13	Each Participant agrees that the on-sale of Shares issued on the exercise of a Plan Security may be restricted by law in the 12 months immediately following the Date of Issue. The Company may, but is not required to,
issue such notices or lodge such documents to enable the on-sale of Shares in the 12 months immediately following the Date of Issue. 

Deed of Accession 
  

	8.14	The Company may refuse to issue any Share to a Participant unless that Participant has signed a deed of accession to any applicable shareholders’ agreement or like document. 

  
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	9.	LAPSE OF PLAN SECURITIES 

 Lapse of Plan Securities 

 

	9.1	A Plan Security lapses on the earlier of: 

  

	 	9.1.1	the Exercise Date; 

  

	 	9.1.2	an Exit Event occurring; 

  

	 	9.1.3	ten years from the Date of Grant or any earlier date determined by the Board and set out in the Offer or Confirmation; 

  

	 	9.1.4	the date the Board determines that the Plan Security should lapse because the Participant (in the Board’s opinion): 

  

	 	9.1.4.1	has breached a material obligation under the Plan or any other staff equity participation arrangement; 

  

	 	9.1.4.2	has been dismissed or removed from office for a reason which entitles a body corporate in the Group to dismiss the Participant without notice; 

 

	 	9.1.4.3	has committed any act of fraud, defalcation or serious misconduct in relation to the affairs of that body corporate (whether or not charged with an offence) or gross dereliction of duty; 

 

	 	9.1.4.4	has become insolvent, declared himself or herself or become bankrupt or entered into administration or does something or has done something which prevents the Participant from or will result in the Participant being
unable to properly perform his or her duties; or 

  

	 	9.1.4.5	has done any act which brings a body corporate in the Group into disrepute; or 

  

	 	9.1.5	the date the Participant holding the Plan Security stops being employed by the Company or any Participating Subsidiary and is a Bad Leaver; or 

 

	 	9.1.6	180 days after the date the Participant holding the Plan Security stops being employed by the Company or any Participating Subsidiary and is a Good Leaver B. 

Rights cease 
  

	9.2	If a Plan Security lapses, all rights of a Participant under the Plan in respect of the Plan Security cease. 

  

	10.	DEALINGS WITH PLAN SECURITY 

 Plan Securities personal 

 

	10.1	Except where Plan Securities have been transferred under Rule 10.3, Plan Securities held by a Participant are personal to the Participant and may not be exercised by any other person. 

  
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 No unauthorised disposal 

 

	10.2	Except as permitted under Rule 10.3, a Participant must not dispose of or grant any Security Interest over or otherwise deal with Plan Securities or any interest in Plan Securities, and any Security Interest or
disposal or dealing will not be recognised in any manner by the Company. 

 No transfers 

 

	10.3	Subject to these Rules, a Participant may not dispose or transfer Plan Securities or any interest in Plan Securities without the prior written consent of the Board. Any purported disposal or transfer not in accordance
with this Rule 10.3 is void and of no effect. 

  

	11.	ADJUSTMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS 

 New issues 

 

	11.1	Participants are not entitled to participate in any new issue of securities in the Company to all existing holders of Shares unless: 

 

	 	11.1.1	they have become entitled to exercise their Plan Securities under the Plan; and 

  

	 	11.1.2	they do so before the record date for the determination of entitlements to the new issue of securities and participate as a result of being holders of Shares. 

 

	11.2	The Company must give Participants notice of any new issue of securities before the record date for determining entitlements to the new issue. 

Bonus issues 
  

	11.3	If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to all existing holders of Shares (except an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) and any Plan Security has
not been exercised before the record date for determining entitlements to the bonus issue, then the number of underlying Shares over which the Plan Security is exercisable is increased by the number of Shares which the Participant would have
received if the Participant had exercised the Plan Security before the record date. 

 Re-organisation of capital 

 

	11.4	If there is a reorganisation of capital of the Company, then the rights of a Participant (including the number of Plan Securities to which each Participant is entitled and/or the Exercise Price) are changed to the
extent necessary to comply with the listing rules of the Australian Stock Exchange or any other applicable exchange, from time to time, applying to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation, whether or not the Company is listed
at that time. 

 Winding up 
  

	11.5	If a resolution for a members’ voluntary winding up of the Company is proposed (except for the purpose of a reconstruction or amalgamation) the Board may, in its absolute discretion, give written notice to
Participants of the proposed resolution. Subject to the Exercise Conditions (or waiver or reduction of them), the Participants may, during the period referred to in the notice, exercise their Plan Securities. However, Plan Securities cannot be
exercised under this Rule 11.5 after the period referred to in the notice. 

  
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 Reorganisation of the Group 

 

	11.6	If at any time during which Plan Securities remain outstanding, the Board approves a reorganisation of the Group such that the Company is no longer to be the holding company of the Group, then the Board may require that
each Participant exchange their Plan Securities for similar securities in the new holding company of the Group by notice in writing to each Participant. 

  

	11.7	If the Board delivers a notice under Rule 11.6, each Participant must, in a timely manner, do all things reasonably requested by the Board, including signing all documents, delivering all documents (including any
security certificates), voting all securities, accepting such new securities, forfeiting all rights and releasing all persons, to give effect to the reorganisation of the Group. 

 

	11.8	Each Participant irrevocably appoints any two directors of the Company jointly as its agent and attorney with power to give effect to the reorganisation of the Group as contemplated in Rule 11.6, including the power of
any two directors together to execute all necessary documents and deliver and accept all securities required to complete the exchange on behalf of that Participant. 

IPO 
  

	11.9	If the Company undertakes an IPO, each Participant agrees to: 

  

	 	11.9.1	be bound by any applicable escrow or restriction on trading placed on any Plan Securities (and any Shares issued on exercise of any Plan Securities) by the applicable listing rules of the relevant stock exchange on
which the Company is admitted to trading; and 

  

	 	11.9.2	execute any documents reasonably required to give effect to such escrow or restriction on trading. 

  

	11.10	If the Company undertakes an IPO, each Participant agrees that the on-sale of Shares issued on the exercise of a Plan Security may be restricted by law in the period following the IPO. 

Fractions of Shares 
  

	11.11	For the purposes of this Rule 11, if Plan Securities are exercised simultaneously, then the Participant may aggregate the number of Shares or fractions of Shares for which the Participant may subscribe. Fractions
in the aggregate number only will be disregarded in determining the total entitlement of a Participant. 

 Calculations and
adjustments 
  

	11.12	Any calculation or adjustment required under this Rule 11 will be made by the Board and is, in the absence of manifest error, final and conclusive and binding on the Company and the Participant. 

  
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 Notice of change 
  

	11.13	The Company must within a reasonable period give each Participant notice of any change under these Rules to the number of Shares that the Participant will receive on exercise of a Plan Security. 

 

	12.	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 

 Powers of Board 

 

	12.1	The Plan is administered by the Board. The Board has power to: 

  

	 	12.1.1	determine appropriate procedures and make regulations consistent with these Rules for the administration and operation of the Plan; 

  

	 	12.1.2	resolve conclusively all questions of fact or interpretation arising in connection with the Plan; 

  

	 	12.1.3	terminate or suspend the operation of the Plan at any time, if the termination or suspension does not adversely affect or prejudice the rights of Participants holding Plan Securities at that time; 

 

	 	12.1.4	delegate any functions and powers it may consider appropriate, for the efficient administration of the Plan, to any person or persons whom the Board reasonably believes to be capable of performing those functions and
exercising those powers; 

  

	 	12.1.5	take and rely upon independent professional or expert advice in or in relation to the exercise of any of their powers or discretions under these Rules; and 

 

	 	12.1.6	administer the Plan in accordance with these Rules as and to the extent provided in these Rules. 

Determination 
  

	12.2	Any power or discretion conferred on the Board by these Rules may be exercised by the Board in the interests or for the benefit of the Company, and the Board is not, in exercising the power or discretion, under any
fiduciary or other obligation to any other person. 

 Exercise of powers or discretion 

 

	12.3	The Board has absolute discretion in any determination, decision, approval or opinion by it under these Rules. 

Expenses and costs 
  

	12.4	Subject to these Rules, the Company and each Participating Subsidiary must pay any expense, cost and charge incurred in the administration of the Plan in the amounts and proportions as agreed by them. 

Tax 
  

	12.5	Except as required by law, the Company is not responsible for any Tax which may become payable by a Participant in connection with the issue of Shares on the exercise of Plan Securities or any other dealing by a
Participant with the Plan Securities or Shares. 

  
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	12.6	If the Company is obligated in any jurisdiction to withhold Tax or is secondarily liable for any Tax, then the Company is authorised to deduct such Tax from any payments due to a Participant or to take such steps as
appropriate to collect Tax from a Participant (which may include selling Plan Securities or Shares of a Participant). 

  

	12.7	The Company may be required by law to provide information about a Participant to Tax authorities and each Participant agrees to the Company providing such information. 

 

	13.	AMENDMENTS 

 Board may amend 

 

	13.1	Subject to Rule 13.2, the Board may at any time amend these Rules, or waive or modify the application of these Rules in relation to any Participant. 

Consent of Participants 
  

	13.2	If a proposed amendment to these Rules would adversely affect the rights of Participants in respect of any Plan Securities then held by them, the Board must obtain the consent of Participants holding not less than 75%
of the Plan Securities affected adversely by the proposed amendment. 

  

	14.	RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS 

 No conferred rights 

 

	14.1	These Rules: 

  

	 	14.1.1	do not confer on an Employee the right to receive an Offer; 

  

	 	14.1.2	do not confer on a Participant the right to continue as an Employee; 

  

	 	14.1.3	do not affect any right the Company or any Participating Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment of a Participant; and 

  

	 	14.1.4	may not be used to increase damages in any action brought against the Company or any Participating Subsidiary in respect of that termination. 

Other schemes 
  

	14.2	Participation in the Plan does not affect, and is not affected by, participation in any other employee share or option scheme operated by the Company unless the terms of the other scheme provide otherwise.

 General meetings 
  

	14.3	A Participant, as a Participant alone, may not attend or vote at general meetings of holders of Shares. 

  

	15.	NOTICES 

  

	15.1	Notices may be given by the Company to Participants in any manner as the Board may from time to time determine. 

  
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	16.	GOVERNING LAW 

 Governing law 

 

	16.1	These Rules and the rights and obligations of Participants under the Plan are governed by the law of Ireland and each Participant irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of Ireland. 

  
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 EXHIBIT 10.18 

NEXVET BIOPHARMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 

2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

					
		
	 1. Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan
	  	 	1	  
		
	 1.1 Establishment
	  	 	1	  
		
	 1.2 Purpose
	  	 	1	  
		
	 1.3 Term of Plan
	  	 	1	  
		
	 2. Definitions and Construction
	  	 	1	  
		
	 2.1 Definitions
	  	 	1	  
		
	 2.2 Construction
	  	 	8	  
		
	 3. Administration
	  	 	8	  
		
	 3.1 Administration by the Committee
	  	 	8	  
		
	 3.2 Authority of Officers
	  	 	8	  
		
	 3.3 Administration with Respect to Insiders
	  	 	9	  
		
	 3.4 Committee Complying with Section 162(m)
	  	 	9	  
		
	 3.5 Powers of the Committee
	  	 	9	  
		
	 3.6 Option Repricing
	  	 	10	  
		
	 3.7 Indemnification
	  	 	10	  
		
	 4. Shares Subject to Plan
	  	 	10	  
		
	 4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Issuable
	  	 	10	  
		
	 4.2 Annual Increase in Maximum Number of Shares Issuable
	  	 	11	  
		
	 4.3 Share Counting
	  	 	11	  
		
	 4.4 Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure
	  	 	11	  
		
	 4.5 Assumption or Substitution of Awards
	  	 	12	  
		
	 5. Eligibility, Participation, Minimum Exercise/Purchase Price, and Incentive Stock Option Limitations
	  	 	12	  
		
	 5.1 Persons Eligible for Awards
	  	 	12	  
		
	 5.2 Participation in the Plan
	  	 	12	  
		
	 5.3 Minimum Exercise Purchase Price
	  	 	12	  
		
	 5.4 Incentive Stock Option Limitations
	  	 	12	  
		
	 6. Share Options
	  	 	13	  
		
	 6.1 Exercise Price
	  	 	13	  
		
	 6.2 Exercisability and Term of Options
	  	 	13	  
		
	 6.3 Payment of Exercise Price
	  	 	14	  
		
	 6.4 Effect of Termination of Service
	  	 	15	  
		
	 6.5 Transferability of Options
	  	 	16	  

  
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	 7. Restricted Share Units
	  	 	16	  
		
	 7.1 Grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards
	  	 	16	  
		
	 7.2 Purchase Price
	  	 	16	  
		
	 7.3 Vesting
	  	 	17	  
		
	 7.4 Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights, and Distributions
	  	 	17	  
		
	 7.5 Effect of Termination of Service
	  	 	18	  
		
	 7.6 Settlement of Restricted Share Unit Awards
	  	 	18	  
		
	 7.7 Nontransferability of Restricted Share Unit Awards
	  	 	18	  
		
	 8. Performance Awards
	  	 	18	  
		
	 8.1 Types of Performance Awards Authorized
	  	 	18	  
		
	 8.2 Initial Value of Performance Shares and Performance Units
	  	 	18	  
		
	 8.3 Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula
	  	 	19	  
		
	 8.4 Measurement of Performance Goals
	  	 	19	  
		
	 8.5 Settlement of Performance Awards
	  	 	20	  
		
	 8.6 Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions
	  	 	21	  
		
	 8.7 Effect of Termination of Service
	  	 	22	  
		
	 8.8 Nontransferability of Performance Awards
	  	 	22	  
		
	 9. Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.1 Grant of Cash-Based Awards
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.2 Grant of Other Share-Based Awards
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.3 Value of Cash-Based and Other Share-Based Awards
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.4 Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.5 Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions
	  	 	23	  
		
	 9.6 Effect of Termination of Service
	  	 	24	  
		
	 9.7 Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards
	  	 	24	  
		
	 10. Standard Forms of Award Agreement
	  	 	24	  
		
	 10.1 Award Agreements
	  	 	24	  
		
	 10.2 Authority to Vary Terms
	  	 	24	  
		
	 11. Change in Control
	  	 	25	  
		
	 11.1 Effect of Change in Control on Awards
	  	 	25	  
		
	 11.2 Effect of Change in Control on Nonemployee Director Awards
	  	 	26	  
		
	 11.3 Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code
	  	 	26	  

  
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	 12. Compliance with Applicable Law
	  	 	27	  
		
	 13. Compliance with Section 409A
	  	 	28	  
		
	 13.1 Awards Subject to Section 409A
	  	 	28	  
		
	 13.2 Deferral and/or Distribution Elections
	  	 	28	  
		
	 13.3 Subsequent Elections
	  	 	28	  
		
	 13.4 Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation
	  	 	29	  
		
	 14. Tax Withholding
	  	 	31	  
		
	 14.1 Tax Withholding in General
	  	 	31	  
		
	 14.2 Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares
	  	 	31	  
		
	 15. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan
	  	 	32	  
		
	 16. Miscellaneous Provisions
	  	 	32	  
		
	 16.1 Repurchase Rights
	  	 	32	  
		
	 16.2 Forfeiture Events
	  	 	32	  
		
	 16.3 Provision of Information
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.4 Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.5 Rights as a Shareholder
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.6 Delivery of Title to Shares
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.7 Fractional Shares
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.8 Retirement and Welfare Plans
	  	 	33	  
		
	 16.9 Beneficiary Designation
	  	 	34	  
		
	 16.10 Severability
	  	 	34	  
		
	 16.11 No Constraint on Corporate Action
	  	 	34	  
		
	 16.12 Unfunded Obligation
	  	 	34	  
		
	 16.13 No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification
	  	 	34	  
		
	 16.14 Choice of Law
	  	 	35	  

  
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 Nexvet Biopharma Public Limited Company 

2014 Equity Incentive Plan 
  

	 	1.	ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN. 

1.1 Establishment. The Nexvet Biopharma Public Limited Company 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) is hereby established effective as of the day immediately preceding the effective date of the initial registration by the Company of its Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Act (the
“Effective Date”). 
 1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the
interests of the Participating Company Group and its shareholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and
profitability of the Participating Company Group. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options, Restricted Share Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards.

 1.3 Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Committee; provided, however, that all Awards
shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date. 
  

	 	2.	DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. 

 2.1
Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below: 
 (a)
“Affiliate” means (i) a parent entity, other than a Parent Corporation, that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities, controls the Company or (ii) a subsidiary entity, other
than a Subsidiary Corporation, that is controlled by the Company directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities. For this purpose, the terms “parent,” “subsidiary,” “control” and “controlled
by” shall have the meanings assigned such terms for the purposes of registration of securities on Form S-8 under the Securities Act. 

(b) “Award” means any Option, Restricted Share Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Cash-Based
Award, or Other Share-Based Award granted under the Plan. 
 (c) “Award Agreement” means a written or
electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to an Award. 

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(e) “Cash-Based Award” means an Award denominated in cash and granted pursuant to Section 9. 

 (f) “Cashless Exercise” means a Cashless Exercise as defined in
Section 6.3(b)(i). 
 (g) “Cause” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the
applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, any of the following: (i) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for
personal profit, or falsification of any Participating Company documents or records; (ii) the Participant’s material failure to abide by a Participating Company’s code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation,
policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iii) the Participant’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of a Participating
Company (including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of a Participating Company’s confidential or proprietary information); (iv) any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental
effect on a Participating Company’s reputation or business; (v) the Participant’s repeated failure to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice from a Participating Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure,
such failure; (vi) any material breach by the Participant of any employment, service, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company, which breach is not cured
pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vii) the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs
the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with a Participating Company. 
 (h) “Change in
Control” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the occurrence of any
one or a combination of the following: 
 (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; provided, however, that a
Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if such degree of beneficial ownership results from any of the following: (A) an acquisition by any person who on the Effective Date is the beneficial owner of more than fifty percent
(50%) of such voting power, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, including, without limitation, pursuant to or in connection with a public offering of securities, (C) any acquisition by the Company, (D) any acquisition
by a trustee or other fiduciary under an employee benefit plan of a Participating Company, or (E) any acquisition by an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of the voting securities of the Company; or 
 (ii) an Ownership Change Event or series of related Ownership Change Events
(collectively, a “Transaction”) in which the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction direct or 

  
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indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors or, in
the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(cc)(iii), the entity to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be; or 

(iii) a date specified by the Committee following approval by the shareholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; 
 provided, however, that a Change in Control shall be deemed not to include a transaction described in subsections (i) or (ii) of this
Section 2.1(h) in which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the continuing, surviving or successor entity, or parent thereof, immediately after such transaction is comprised of Directors who were Directors of the Company
immediately preceding the commencement of the actions leading up to the Change in Control (but excluding a director who was elected or nominated in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors of the
Company). 
 For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting
from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities.
The Committee shall determine whether multiple events described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.1(h) are related and to be treated in the aggregate as a single Change in Control, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive. 
 (i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
applicable regulations and administrative guidelines promulgated thereunder. 
 (j) “Committee” means the
Compensation Committee of the Board and such other committee or subcommittee of the Board, if any, duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. If, at any time, there is no
committee of the Board then authorized or properly constituted to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Committee granted herein, and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.

 (k) “Company” means Nexvet Biopharma Public Limited Company, a corporation incorporated in Ireland, and any
successor corporation thereto. 
 (l) “Consultant” means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory
services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company, provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude the Company from offering or
selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on registration on Form S-8 under the Securities Act. 

(m) “Covered Employee” means, at any time the Plan is subject to Section 162(m), any Employee who is or may
reasonably be expected to become a “covered employee” as defined in Section 162(m), or any successor statute, and who is designated, either as an individual Employee or a member of a class of Employees, by the Committee no later than
the earlier of (i) the date that is ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period, or (ii) the date on which twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, as a “Covered Employee”
under this Plan for such applicable Performance Period. 

  
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 (n) “Director” means a member of the Board. 

(o) “Disability” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement
or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the permanent and total disability of the Participant, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 

(p) “Dividend Equivalent Right” means the right of a Participant, granted at the discretion of the Committee or as
otherwise provided by the Plan, to receive a credit for the account of such Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one Share for each Share represented by an Award held by such Participant. 

(q) “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an
employee) in the records of a Participating Company and, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor
payment of a Director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee
and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual’s rights, if any, under the terms of the Plan as of the time of the Company’s determination of
whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a
contrary determination as to such individual’s status as an Employee. 
 (r) “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (s) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share
or other property as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following: 

(i) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if, on such date, the Shares are listed or quoted on a national or regional securities
exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the closing price of a Share as quoted on the national or regional securities exchange or quotation system constituting the primary market for the Shares, as reported in The
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Shares have traded on such securities exchange or quotation system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be
established shall be the last day on which the Shares were so traded or quoted prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Committee, in its discretion. 

  
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 (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the basis of the opening, closing, or average of the high and low sale prices of a Share on such date or the preceding trading day, the actual sale price of a Share received by a Participant, any other reasonable basis
using actual transactions in the Shares as reported on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, or on any other basis consistent with the requirements of Section 409A (including, but not limited to, the determination of
Fair Market Value based on the average selling price of the Shares during a specified period that is within thirty (30) days before or thirty (30) days after such date, provided that, with respect to the grant of an Option, the commitment
to grant such Award based on such valuation method must be irrevocable before the beginning of the specified period). The Committee may vary its method of determination of the Fair Market Value as provided in this Section for different purposes
under the Plan to the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. 
 (iii) If, on such date, the Shares are not listed or
quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will
never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. 
 (t) “Incentive Stock Option”
means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code. 

(u) “Insider” means an Officer, a Director or other person whose transactions in Shares are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 
 (v) “Net Exercise” means a Net Exercise as defined in
Section 6.3(b)(iii). 
 (w) “Nonemployee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee. 

(x) “Nonemployee Director Award” means any Award granted to a Nonemployee Director. 

(y) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) or which
does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. 
 (z) “Officer” means any person designated by the Board as an
officer of the Company. 
 (aa) “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted
pursuant to the Plan. 
 (bb) “Other Share-Based Award” means an Award denominated in Shares and granted pursuant
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 (cc) “Ownership Change Event” means the occurrence of any of the
following with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of
the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange, or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries of the Company). 

(dd) “Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code. 
 (ee) “Participant” means any eligible person who has been granted one or more
Awards. 
 (ff) “Participating Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation, Subsidiary Corporation, or
Affiliate. 
 (gg) “Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, the Company and all other entities
collectively which are then Participating Companies. 
 (hh) “Performance Award” means an Award of Performance
Shares or Performance Units. 
 (ii) “Performance Award Formula” means, for any Performance Award, a formula or
table established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3 which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more levels of attainment of the applicable Performance Goal(s) measured as of the end of the
applicable Performance Period. 
 (jj) “Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation under an Award that
satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. 
 (kk)
“Performance Goal” means a performance goal established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3. 
 (ll)
“Performance Period” means a period established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 at the end of which one or more Performance Goals are to be measured. 

(mm) “Performance Share” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 to receive a payment equal
to the value of a Performance Share, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable Performance Goal(s). 
 (nn)
“Performance Unit” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 to receive a payment equal to the value of a Performance Unit, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable
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 (oo) “Restricted Share Unit” means a right granted to a
Participant pursuant to Section 7 to receive on a future date or the occurrence of a future event a Share or cash in lieu thereof, as determined by the Committee. 

(pp) “Rule 16b-3” means
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation. 

(qq) “Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the Code. 

(rr) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code. 

(ss) “Section 409A Deferred Compensation” means compensation provided pursuant to an Award that
constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A. 
 (tt) “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 (uu) “Service” means a
Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely
because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service.
Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated,
unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service
for purposes of determining vesting under the Participant’s Award Agreement. A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant
performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination. 

(vv) “Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance
with Section 4.4. 
 (ww) “Share Tender Exercise” means a Share Tender Exercise as defined in
Section 6.3(b)(ii). 
 (xx) “Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future
“subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 
 (yy) “Ten Percent
Owner” means a Participant who, at the time an Option is granted to the Participant, owns securities possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities of a Subsidiary
Corporation or a Parent Corporation within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code. 

  
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 (zz) “Trading Compliance Policy” means the written policy
of the Company pertaining to the purchase, sale, transfer or other disposition of the Company’s equity securities by Directors, Officers, Employees or other service providers who may possess material, nonpublic information regarding the Company
or its securities. 
 (aaa) “Vesting Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with
the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which an Award or shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable for the Participant’s monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares
upon the Participant’s termination of Service or failure of a performance condition to be satisfied. 
 2.2 Construction.
Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 
  

	 	3.	ADMINISTRATION. 

 3.1 Administration by the
Committee. The Board has delegated the administration of the Plan to the Committee including the authority to grant one or more Awards without the further approval of the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of
interpretation of the Plan, of any Award Agreement or of any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Committee, and such determinations shall be
final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion
pursuant to the Plan or Award Agreement or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest therein. All
expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 
 3.2 Authority of Officers. Any
Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Company herein, provided that the Officer has
apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board or the Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to a committee comprised of one or more Officers
and/or Directors the authority to grant one or more Awards of Options or Restricted Share Units, without further approval of the Board or the Committee, to any Employee, other than an Employee who, at the time of such grant, is an Insider or a
Covered Employee, and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board or the Committee may determine; provided, however, that (a) the Board and/or the Committee shall fix the maximum number of shares subject to Awards that may be
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such Officers and/or Directors, (b) each such Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the appropriate standard form of Award Agreement approved by the Board or the Committee
and shall conform to the provisions of the Plan, and (c) each such Award shall conform to such other limits and guidelines as may be established from time to time by the Board and/or the Committee. 

3.3 Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of
equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3. 

3.4 Committee Complying with Section 162(m). If the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning
of Section 162(m), the Board may establish a Committee of “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) to approve the grant of any Award intended to result in the payment of Performance-Based Compensation. 

3.5 Powers of the Committee. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions
of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion: 
 (a) to determine the persons to whom,
and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of Shares, units or monetary value to be subject to each Award; 

(b) to determine the type of Award granted; 

(c) to determine the Fair Market Value of Shares or other property; 

(d) to determine whether an Award shall be intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation; 

(e) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired
pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase price of shares pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax
withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of Shares, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto,
(v) the Performance Measures, Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and Performance Goals applicable to any Award and the extent to which such Performance Goals have been attained, (vi) the time of expiration of any Award,
(vii) the effect of any Participant’s termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (viii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms
of the Plan; 
 (f) to determine whether an Award will be settled in Shares, cash, other property or in any combination thereof; 

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 (h) to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or
conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto; 
 (i) to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the
exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of Service; 

(j) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or
alternative versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose residents
may be granted Awards; and 
 (k) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award
Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law. 

3.6 Option Repricing. The Committee shall have the authority, without additional approval by the shareholders of the Company, to
approve a program providing for either (a) the cancellation of outstanding Options having exercise prices per share greater than the then Fair Market Value of a Share (“Underwater Awards”) and the grant in substitution
for Underwater Awards of new Options covering the same or a different number of shares but having a lower exercise price per share then on the original grant date, or payments in cash, or (b) the substitution of other Awards for Underwater
Awards. 
 3.7 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the
Committee or as officers or employees of the Participating Company Group, to the extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Board or the Committee and any officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for
the Board, the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by
them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it
shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or
proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same. 
  

	 	4.	SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN. 

4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4, the maximum aggregate
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issued under the Plan shall be equal to 1,280,000 shares and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired Shares or any combination thereof. Notwithstanding the forgoing, and subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to issuance at any given time in connection with outstanding Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed a number equal to ten percent
(10%) of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares (calculated on a non-diluted basis). All of the Shares issuable under the Plan, after taking into account any applicable adjustment under Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 may be issued as
Incentive Stock Options. 
 4.2 Annual Increase in Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 4.1 shall be cumulatively increased on July 1, 2015 and on each subsequent July 1 through and including July 1,
2024, by a number of shares (the “Annual Increase”) equal to the smaller of (a) four percent (4%) of the number of Shares of the Company issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding June 30, or
(b) an amount determined by the Board. 
 4.3 Share Counting. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or
canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company for an amount not greater than the Participant’s purchase
price, the Shares allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased Shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any
portion of an Award that is settled in cash. Shares withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 14.2 with respect to Options shall not be available for issuance under the Plan,
however, shares withheld for such basis on other Awards shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by means of a Net Exercise, then the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan
shall be reduced by the gross number of shares subject to the Option exercise. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of Shares owned by the Participant, the number of shares available
for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the Option is exercised. 
 4.4 Adjustments for
Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company and the requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Shares
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, share dividend, share split, reverse share split, split-up, split-off, spin-off,
combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the shareholders of the Company in a form other than Shares (excepting regular,
periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Shares, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, the Annual Increase,
and in the exercise or purchase price per share under any outstanding Award in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the 

  
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Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to
outstanding Awards are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another corporation (the “New Shares”), the Committee may unilaterally
amend the outstanding Awards to provide that such Awards are for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the exercise or purchase price per share of, the outstanding Awards shall be adjusted in a fair and
equitable manner as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the exercise or purchase price per share shall be
rounded up to the nearest whole cent, and in no event may the exercise or purchase price, if any, under any Award be decreased to an amount less than the nominal value, if any, of the Shares subject to such Award. The Committee in its discretion,
may also make such adjustments in the terms of any Award to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems appropriate, including modification of Performance Goals, Performance Award
Formulas and Performance Periods. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section shall be final, binding and conclusive.  

4.5 Assumption or Substitution of Awards. The Committee may, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder,
authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or Shares, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with
Section 409A, any other applicable provisions of the Code and/or applicable laws. 
  

	 	5.	ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION, MINIMUM EXERCISE/PURCHASE PRICE, AND INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS. 

 5.1 Persons Eligible for
Awards. Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors. 
 5.2 Participation in the Plan. Awards are granted
solely at the discretion of the Committee. Eligible persons may be granted more than one Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted
an additional Award. 
 5.3 Minimum Exercise/Purchase Price. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent
required by applicable law, the minimum exercise or purchase price for a Share shall, after taking into account any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.4, assumption or substitution pursuant to Section 4.5, or any other provisions in the Plan
impacting the exercise or purchase price for a Share not be less than the nominal value of a Share. 
 5.4 Incentive Stock Option
Limitations.  
 (a) Persons Eligible. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to a person who, on the
effective date of grant, is an Employee of the Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation (each being an “ISO-Qualifying Corporation”). Any person who is not an Employee of an ISO-Qualifying
Corporation on the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only a Nonstatutory Stock Option. 

  
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 (b) Fair Market Value Limitation. To the extent that options designated as
Incentive Stock Options (granted under all equity plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year for Shares having a Fair Market Value greater than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the
order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of Shares shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such Shares are granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a limitation different from that set forth in this
Section, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and
as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section, the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be
deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Upon exercise of the Option, shares issued pursuant to each such portion of the Option shall be separately identified. 

 

	 	6.	SHARE OPTIONS. 

 Options shall be
evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Shares covered thereby, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject
to the following terms and conditions: 
 6.1 Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Option shall be established in the
discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective date of grant of the Option and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten
Percent Owner shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 5.3, an
Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another
option in a manner that would qualify under the provisions of Sections 409A or 424(a) of the Code. 
 6.2 Exercisability and Term of
Options. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of seven (7) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten
Percent Owner shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Option and (c) no Option granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards 

  
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Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of such Option (except in the event of such Employee’s death, disability or
retirement, upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker Economic Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, each Option shall terminate seven
(7) years after the effective date of grant of the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions. 
 6.3
Payment of Exercise Price. 
 (a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of
the exercise price for the number of Shares being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Committee and subject to the limitations contained in
Section 6.3(b), by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Share Tender Exercise or (3) a Net Exercise; (iii) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by
applicable law, or (iv) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise
restrict one or more forms of consideration, taking into account such considerations as it deems advisable, including, without limitation, the permissibility of such provisions under applicable law. 

(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration. 

(i) Cashless Exercise. A “Cashless Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed notice of
exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without
limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s
sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including with respect to one or more Participants specified by the Company
notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to other Participants. 
 (ii) Share Tender Exercise. A
“Share Tender Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed exercise notice accompanied by a Participant’s tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company
of whole Shares owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. A Share Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute
a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s Shares. If required by the Company, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of
Shares unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the
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 (iii) Net Exercise. A “Net Exercise” means the
delivery of a properly executed exercise notice followed by a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise of an Option by the largest whole number of shares
having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance of such aggregate exercise
price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. 
 (iv) Minimum payment Required. If any of
the foregoing exercise methods are implemented, the Company shall establish procedures, if required by applicable law, for the payment of a Share’s nominal value in a form acceptable under applicable law. 

6.4 Effect of Termination of Service. 

(a) Option Exercisability. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided by this Plan and unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, an Option shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it
is then vested only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate. 
 (i)
Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may
be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which
the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option (the “Option Expiration
Date”). 
 (ii) Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the
Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise
the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated,
but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the
Award Agreement) after the Participant’s termination of Service. 
 (iii) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise would remain exercisable, the
Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act. 

  
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 (iv) Other Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates
for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the
expiration of three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. 

(b) Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for
Cause, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.4(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 14 below, the Option shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) thirty (30) days
after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions or (ii) the end of the applicable time period under Section 6.4(a), but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. 

6.5 Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the
Participant’s guardian or legal representative. An Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the
Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such
Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act. An
Incentive Stock shall not be assignable or transferable. 
  

	 	7.	RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS. 

Restricted Share Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Restricted Share Units subject to the Award, in
such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

7.1 Grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards. Restricted Share Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall
determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 8.4. If either the grant of a Restricted Share Unit Award or the Vesting Conditions with respect to such Award is to be
contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 8.3 through 8.5(a). 

7.2 Purchase Price. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving a
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the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall
furnish consideration having a value not less than the required minimum payment for the Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share Unit Award in such form as may be required and/or permitted under applicable law. 

7.3 Vesting. Restricted Share Unit Awards may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such
Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 8.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such
Award. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Share Unit Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to the Award would otherwise occur on a day on
which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Trading Compliance Policy, then the satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the first to occur of (a) the next trading day on which the sale
of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy; and (b) the last day of the calendar year in which the original vesting date occurred. 

7.4 Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights, and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares
represented by Restricted Share Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion,
may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Restricted Share Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Shares during the period beginning on the date such
Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with
a cash amount or with additional whole Restricted Share Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Restricted Share Units (rounded down to the nearest whole number), if
any, to be credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Shares represented by the Restricted Share Units previously credited to the Participant by
(b) the Fair Market Value per Share on such date. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided by the Award Agreement, such cash amount or additional Restricted Share Units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and
shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Share Units originally subject to the Restricted Share Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Shares or other property or any other adjustment made
upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Share Unit Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and
all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Award, and all such new, substituted or
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 7.5 Effect of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set
forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Share Unit Award, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then the Participant shall
forfeit to the Company any Restricted Share Units pursuant to the Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. 

7.6 Settlement of Restricted Share Unit Awards. The Company shall issue to a Participant on the date on which Restricted Share Units
subject to the Participant’s Restricted Share Unit Award vest or on such other date determined by the Committee in compliance with Section 409A, if applicable, and set forth in the Award Agreement one (1) Share (and/or any other new,
substituted or additional securities or other property pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 7.4) for each Restricted Share Unit then becoming vested or otherwise to be settled on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable
taxes, if any. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the Shares or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to
this Section, and such deferred issuance date(s) and amount(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide for settlement of any Restricted Share
Unit Award by payment to the Participant in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value on the payment date of the Shares or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Section. 

7.7 Nontransferability of Restricted Share Unit Awards. The right to receive shares pursuant to a Restricted Share Unit Award shall not
be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Share Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 

 

	 	8.	PERFORMANCE AWARDS. 

 Performance
Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and
conditions: 
 8.1 Types of Performance Awards Authorized. Performance Awards may be granted in the form of either Performance Shares
or Performance Units. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award shall specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units subject thereto, the Performance Award Formula, the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Period applicable
to the Award, and the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award. 
 8.2 Initial Value of Performance Shares and Performance
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shall have an initial monetary value equal to the Fair Market Value of one (1) Share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, on the effective date of grant of the Performance
Share, and each Performance Unit shall have an initial monetary value established by the Committee at the time of grant. The final value payable to the Participant in settlement of a Performance Award determined on the basis of the applicable
Performance Award Formula will depend on the extent to which Performance Goals established by the Committee are attained within the applicable Performance Period established by the Committee. 

8.3 Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula. In granting each Performance Award, the
Committee shall establish in writing the applicable Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and one or more Performance Goals which, when measured at the end of the Performance Period, shall determine on the basis of the Performance Award
Formula the final value of the Performance Award to be paid to the Participant. Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements under Section 162(m) with respect to each Performance Award intended to result in the payment of
Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall establish the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula applicable to each Performance Award no later than the earlier of (a) the date ninety (90) days after the commencement of
the applicable Performance Period or (b) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, and, in any event, at a time when the outcome of the Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Once established, the Performance
Goals and Performance Award Formula applicable to a Performance Award intended to result in the payment of Performance-Based Compensation to a Covered Employee shall not be changed during the Performance Period. The Company shall notify each
Participant granted a Performance Award of the terms of such Award, including the Performance Period, Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula. 

8.4 Measurement of Performance Goals. Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee on the basis of targets to be attained
(“Performance Targets”) with respect to one or more measures of business or financial performance (each, a “Performance Measure”), subject to the following: 

(a) Performance Measures. Performance Measures shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s financial statements,
or, if such measures are not reported in the Company’s financial statements, they shall be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, a method used generally in the Company’s industry, or in accordance with a
methodology established by the Committee prior to the grant of the Performance Award. As specified by the Committee, Performance Measures shall be calculated with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary Corporation consolidated therewith for
financial reporting purposes, one or more Subsidiary Corporations or such division or other business unit of any of them selected by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee prior to the grant of the Performance Award, the
Performance Measures applicable to the Performance Award shall be calculated prior to the accrual of expense for any Performance Award for the same Performance Period and excluding the effect (whether positive or negative) on the Performance
Measures of any change in accounting standards or any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item, as determined by the Committee, occurring after the establishment of the Performance Goals applicable to the Performance Award. Each such adjustment,
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calculation of Performance Measures in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights with respect to a Performance Award. Performance Measures may be based upon
one or more of the following, as determined by the Committee: (i) revenue; (ii) sales; (iii) expenses; (iv) operating income; (v) gross margin; (vi) operating margin; (vii) earnings before any one or more of:
share-based compensation expense, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (viii) pre-tax profit; (ix) net operating income; (x) net income; (xi) economic value added; (xii) free cash flow; (xiii) operating cash
flow; (xiv) balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; (xv) Share price; (xvi) earnings per share; (xvii) return on shareholder equity; (xviii) return on capital; (xix) return on assets;
(xx) return on investment; (xxi) total shareholder return; (xxii) employee satisfaction; (xxiii) employee retention; (xxiv) market share; (xxv) customer satisfaction; (xxvi) product development;
(xxvii) research and development expenses; (xxviii) completion of an identified special project; and (xxix) completion of a joint venture or other corporate transaction. 

(b) Performance Targets. Performance Targets may include a minimum, maximum, target level and intermediate levels of
performance, with the final value of a Performance Award determined under the applicable Performance Award Formula by the Performance Target level attained during the applicable Performance Period. A Performance Target may be stated as an absolute
value, an increase or decrease in a value, or as a value determined relative to an index, budget or other standard selected by the Committee. 

8.5 Settlement of Performance Awards. 

(a) Determination of Final Value. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period applicable to a
Performance Award, the Committee shall certify in writing the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained and the resulting final value of the Award earned by the Participant and to be paid upon its settlement in accordance
with the applicable Performance Award Formula. 
 (b) Discretionary Adjustment of Award Formula. In its discretion, the
Committee may, either at the time it grants a Performance Award or at any time thereafter, provide for the positive or negative adjustment of the Performance Award Formula applicable to a Performance Award granted to any Participant who is not a
Covered Employee to reflect such Participant’s individual performance in his or her position with the Company or such other factors as the Committee may determine. If permitted under a Covered Employee’s Award Agreement, the Committee
shall have the discretion, on the basis of such criteria as may be established by the Committee, to reduce some or all of the value of the Performance Award that would otherwise be paid to the Covered Employee upon its settlement notwithstanding the
attainment of any Performance Goal and the resulting value of the Performance Award determined in accordance with the Performance Award Formula. No such reduction may result in an increase in the amount payable upon settlement of another
Participant’s Performance Award that is intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation. 
 (c) Effect of Leaves of
Absence. Unless otherwise required by law or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of the final value, if any, of a Performance Award held by a Participant who has taken in excess of thirty (30) days in unpaid leaves of absence
during a Performance Period shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days of the Participant’s Service during the Performance Period during which the Participant was not on an unpaid leave of absence. 

  
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 (d) Notice to Participants. As soon as practicable following the Committee’s
determination and certification in accordance with Sections 8.5(a) and (b), the Company shall notify each Participant of the determination of the Committee. 

(e) Payment in Settlement of Performance Awards. As soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination and
certification in accordance with Sections 8.5(a) and (b), but in any event within the Short-Term Deferral Period described in Section 13.1 (except as otherwise provided below or consistent with the requirements of Section 409A),
payment shall be made to each eligible Participant (or such Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to receive such payment by reason of the Participant’s death) of the final value of the
Participant’s Performance Award. Payment of such amount shall be made in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, payment shall be
made in a lump sum. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the payment to be made to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and
such deferred payment date(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. If any payment is to be made on a deferred basis, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, provide for the payment during the deferral
period of Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest. 
 (f) Provisions Applicable to Payment in Shares. If payment is to be made
in Shares, the number of such shares shall be determined by dividing the final value of the Performance Award by the Fair Market Value of a Share determined by the method specified in the Award Agreement. Shares issued in payment of any Performance
Award may be fully vested and freely transferable shares or may be Shares subject to Vesting Conditions. 
 8.6 Voting Rights; Dividend
Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares represented by Performance Share Awards until the date of the issuance of such shares, if any (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the
books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Performance Share Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend
Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Shares during the period beginning on the date the Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date on which the Performance
Shares are settled or the date on which they are forfeited. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be credited to the Participant either in cash or in the form of additional whole Performance Shares as of the date of payment of such cash
dividends on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Performance Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number), if any, to be so credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the
dividend payment date with respect to the number of Shares represented by the Performance Shares previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per Share on such date. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be paid currently or may
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Rights may be made in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee, and may be paid on the same basis as settlement of the related Performance Share as provided in
Section 8.5. Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be paid with respect to Performance Units. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the
Company as described in Section 4.4, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Performance Share Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or
other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Performance Share Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other
property shall be immediately subject to the same Performance Goals as are applicable to the Award. 
 8.7 Effect of Termination of
Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, the effect of a Participant’s termination of Service on the Performance Award shall be as follows: 

(a) Death or Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death or Disability of the Participant
before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, the final value of the Participant’s Performance Award shall be determined by the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained with
respect to the entire Performance Period and shall be prorated based on the number of months of the Participant’s Service during the Performance Period. Payment shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted
by Section 8.5. 
 (b) Other Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason except
death or Disability before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, such Award shall be forfeited in its entirety; provided, however, that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Participant’s
Service, the Committee, in its discretion, may waive the automatic forfeiture of all or any portion of any such Award and determine the final value of the Performance Award in the manner provided by Section 8.7(a). Payment of any amount
pursuant to this Section shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted by Section 8.5. 
 8.8
Nontransferability of Performance Awards. Prior to settlement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, no Performance Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Performance Award granted to a Participant hereunder
shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 

  
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	 	9.	CASH-BASED AWARDS AND OTHER SHARE-BASED AWARDS. 

Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award
Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

9.1 Grant of Cash-Based Awards. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may
grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions, including the achievement of performance criteria, as the Committee may determine. 

9.2 Grant of Other Share-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not
otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted securities, share-equivalent units, stock appreciation units, securities or debentures convertible into Shares or other forms determined by the
Committee) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Share-Based Awards may be made available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards or as payment in lieu of compensation to
which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Share-Based Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares and may include, without limitation, Awards
designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws. 
 9.3 Value of Cash-Based and Other Share-Based Awards.
Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a monetary payment amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. Each Other Share-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on such Shares, as determined by the Committee. The
Committee may require the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 8.4, as shall be established by the Committee and
set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance criteria, the final value of Cash-Based Awards or Other Share-Based Awards that will be paid to the Participant will depend on
the extent to which the performance criteria are met. The establishment of performance criteria with respect to the grant or vesting of any Cash-Based Award or Other Share-Based Award intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation shall follow
procedures substantially equivalent to those applicable to Performance Awards set forth in Section 8. 
 9.4 Payment or Settlement
of Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards. Payment or settlement, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award or an Other Share-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash, Shares or other
securities or any combination thereof as the Committee determines. The determination and certification of the final value with respect to any Cash-Based Award or Other Share-Based Award intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation shall
comply with the requirements applicable to Performance Awards set forth in Section 8. To the extent applicable, payment or settlement with respect to each Cash-Based Award and Other Share-Based Award shall be made in compliance with the
requirements of Section 409A. 
 9.5 Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no
voting rights with respect to Shares represented by Other Share-Based Awards until the date of the issuance of such Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), if
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Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Shares during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each Share subject to
the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 7.4. Dividend Equivalent Rights
shall not be granted with respect to Cash-Based Awards. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Other Share-Based Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic
cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of such Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting
Conditions and performance criteria, if any, as are applicable to the Award. 
 9.6 Effect of Termination of Service. Each Award
Agreement evidencing a Cash-Based Award or Other Share-Based Award shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain such Award following termination of the Participant’s Service. Such provisions shall be
determined in the discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Cash-Based Awards or Other Share-Based Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A, if
applicable. 
 9.7 Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards. Prior to the payment or settlement of a
Cash-Based Award or Other Share-Based Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the
Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may impose such additional restrictions on any Shares issued in settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Share-Based Awards as it may
deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded,
or under any state securities laws or foreign law applicable to such Shares. 
  

	 	10.	STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT. 

10.1 Award Agreements. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
appropriate form of Award Agreement approved by the Committee and as amended from time to time. No Award or purported Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement, which execution
may be evidenced by electronic means. 
 10.2 Authority to Vary Terms. The Committee shall have the authority
from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the
terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. 

  
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	 	11.	CHANGE IN CONTROL. 

11.1 Effect of Change in Control on Awards. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, the
Committee may provide for any one or more of the following: 
 (a) Accelerated Vesting. In its discretion, the
Committee may provide in the grant of any Award or at any other time may take action it deems appropriate to provide for acceleration of the exercisability, settlement, and/or vesting in connection with a Change in Control of each or any outstanding
Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant’s Service prior to, upon, or following the Change in Control, and to such extent as the Committee determines. Further,
unless otherwise provided by the applicable Award Agreement or determined by the Committee and subject to Section 13.4(f), in the event that the Acquiror (as defined below) elects not to assume, continue or substitute for, in accordance with
Section 11.1(b), any portion of an Award outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control, the exercisability and/or vesting of such portion of the Award held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to the Change in
Control shall be accelerated in full effective as of a date prior to, but conditioned upon, the consummation of the Change in Control as determined by the Committee. 

(b) Assumption, Continuation or Substitution. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or
purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume, substitute for, or continue the Company’s rights
and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the
Acquiror’s shares, as applicable. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Committee in its discretion, an Award denominated in Shares shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to
receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether shares, cash, other securities or property or a
combination thereof) to which a holder of a Share on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for
each Share subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares pursuant to the Change in Control. Any Award or portion thereof which is
neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised or settled as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of
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 (c) Cash-Out of Outstanding Share-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its
discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award denominated in Shares or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously
exercised or settled shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share (and each unvested share, if so determined by the Committee) of Shares subject to such canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii) Shares or of a
corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per Share in
the Change in Control, reduced (but not below zero) by the exercise or purchase price per share, if any, under such Award. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, an Award having an exercise or purchase price per share equal to or
greater than the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per Share in the Change in Control may be canceled without payment of consideration to the holder thereof. Payment pursuant to this Section (reduced by applicable withholding taxes,
if any) shall be made to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in accordance with
the vesting schedules applicable to such Awards. 
 11.2 Effect of Change in Control on Nonemployee Director Awards. 

Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, including as provided by Section 13.4(f), in the event
of a Change in Control, each outstanding Nonemployee Director Award shall become immediately exercisable and vested in full and, except to the extent assumed, continued or substituted for pursuant to Section 11.1(b), shall be settled effective
immediately prior to the time of consummation of the Change in Control. 
 11.3 Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the
Code. 
 (a) Excess Parachute Payment. If any acceleration of vesting pursuant to an Award and any other payment or
benefit received or to be received by a Participant would subject the Participant to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code due to the characterization of such acceleration of vesting, payment or benefit as an “excess
parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, or if such actions would result in the loss of a corporate tax deduction under Section 280G, then, provided such election would not subject the Participant to taxation under
Section 409A, the Participant shall elect to reduce the amount of any acceleration of vesting called for under the Award in order to avoid such characterization. Unless the Participant is subject to a written agreement between the Participant
and a Participating Company governing the order of reduction, to the extent amounts are to be reduced, then payments shall be accomplished by reducing or eliminating severance payments that the Participant may become entitled to, then reducing or
eliminating cash bonus payments, then by the reduction, or elimination of equity awards which are valued in full for purposes of Section 280G of the Code, then the reduction or elimination of accelerated vesting or settlement of other equity
awards and finally the reduction or elimination of other compensatory payments. Such reductions shall first come from each category to the extent such amounts constitute Section 409A Deferred Compensation and with respect to any category in
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 (b) Determination by Independent Accountants. To aid the Participant in making any
election called for under Section 11.3(a), no later than the date of the occurrence of any event that might reasonably be anticipated to result in an “excess parachute payment” to the Participant as described in Section 11.3(a),
the Company shall request a determination in writing by the professional firm engaged by the Company for general tax purposes, or, if the tax firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the Acquiror, the Company will
appoint a nationally recognized tax firm to make the determinations required by this Section. (the “Tax Firm”). As soon as practicable thereafter, the Tax Firm shall determine and report to the Company and the Participant the
amount of such acceleration of vesting, payments and benefits which would produce the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant. For the purposes of such determination, the Tax Firm may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning
the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Participant shall furnish to the Tax Firm such information and documents as the Tax Firm may reasonably request in order to make its required determination. The Company shall
bear all fees and expenses the Tax Firm charge in connection with its services contemplated by this Section. 
  

	 	12.	COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. 

The grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares or other property pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all requirements of
all applicable securities and other applicable laws rules and regulations, approvals by government agencies as may be required or as the Company deems necessary or advisable, and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the
Shares may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to an Award unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable pursuant to the Award, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares under the Plan
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Shares, the Company may require the Participant to
satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company. 

  
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	 	13.	COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A. 

13.1 Awards Subject to Section 409A. With respect to Awards granted to Participants who are, or become, subject to taxation under
the Code, the Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and the Plan shall be so construed. The provisions of this Section 13 shall apply to any Award or portion
thereof that constitutes or provides for payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation. Such Awards may include, without limitation: 

(a) An Option that includes any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of
(i) the exercise or disposition of the Award or (ii) the time the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Award first becomes substantially vested. 

(b) Any Restricted Share Unit Award, Performance Award, Cash-Based Award or Other Share-Based Award that either (i) provides by its
terms for settlement of all or any portion of the Award at a time or upon an event that will or may occur later than the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period (as defined below) or (ii) permits the Participant granted the Award to elect one or
more dates or events upon which the Award will be settled after the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period. 
 Subject to the provisions of
Section 409A, the term “Short-Term Deferral Period” means the 2 1⁄2 month period ending on the later of (i) the 15th
day of the third month following the end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the 15th day of the third
month following the end of the Company’s taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. For this purpose, the term “substantial risk of
forfeiture” shall have the meaning provided by Section 409A. 
 13.2 Deferral and/or Distribution Elections. Except as
otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, the following rules shall apply to any compensation deferral and/or payment elections (each, an “Election”) that may be permitted or required by the Committee pursuant to
an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation: 
 (a) Elections must be in writing and specify the amount of the payment in
settlement of an Award being deferred, as well as the time and form of payment as permitted by this Plan. 
 (b) Elections shall be made by
the end of the Participant’s taxable year prior to the year in which services commence for which an Award may be granted to the Participant. 

(c) Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in Election is received by the Company, except that a written
revocation or change in Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the Election determined in accordance with paragraph (b) above or as permitted by Section 13.3. 

13.3 Subsequent Elections. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, any Award providing Section 409A
Deferred Compensation which permits a subsequent Election to delay the payment or change the form of payment in settlement of such Award shall comply with the following requirements: 

(a) No subsequent Election may take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent Election is made.

  
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 (b) Each subsequent Election related to a payment in settlement of an Award not described in
Section 13.4(a)(ii), 13.4(a)(iii) or 13.4(a)(vi) must result in a delay of the payment for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date on which such payment would otherwise have been made. 

(c) No subsequent Election related to a payment pursuant to Section 13.4(a)(iv) shall be made less than twelve (12) months before
the date on which such payment would otherwise have been made. 
 (d) Subsequent Elections shall continue in effect until a written
revocation or change in the subsequent Election is received by the Company, except that a written revocation or change in a subsequent Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the subsequent Election determined in
accordance the preceding paragraphs of this Section 13.3. 
 13.4 Payment of Section 409A Deferred
Compensation. 
 (a) Permissible Payments. Except as otherwise permitted or required by
Section 409A, an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation must provide for payment in settlement of the Award only upon one or more of the following: 

(i) The Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined by Section 409A); 

(ii) The Participant’s becoming “disabled” (as defined by Section 409A); 

(iii) The Participant’s death; 

(iv) A time or fixed schedule that is either (i) specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award and set forth in the Award
Agreement evidencing such Award or (ii) specified by the Participant in an Election complying with the requirements of Section 13.2 or 13.3, as applicable; 

(v) A change in the ownership or effective control or the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company
determined in accordance with Section 409A; or 
 (vi) The occurrence of an “unforeseeable emergency” (as defined by
Section 409A). 
 (b) Installment Payments. It is the intent of this Plan that any right of a Participant to receive
installment payments (within the meaning of Section 409A) shall, for all purposes of Section 409A, be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 

(c) Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee Pursuant to Separation from Service. Notwithstanding any provision of the
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Section 13.4(a)(i) in settlement of an Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation may be made to a Participant who is a “specified employee” (as defined by
Section 409A) as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service before the date (the “Delayed Payment Date”) that is six (6) months after the date of such Participant’s separation
from service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. All such amounts that would, but for this paragraph, become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date. 

(d) Payment Upon Disability. All distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation payable pursuant to
Section 13.4(a)(ii) by reason of a Participant becoming disabled shall be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments as established by the Participant’s Election. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of
Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon becoming disabled, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon the determination that the Participant has become disabled. 

(e) Payment Upon Death. If a Participant dies before complete distribution of amounts payable upon
settlement of an Award subject to Section 409A, such undistributed amounts shall be distributed to his or her beneficiary under the distribution method for death established by the Participant’s Election upon receipt by the Committee of
satisfactory notice and confirmation of the Participant’s death. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon death, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum
upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation of the Participant’s death. 
 (f) Payment Upon Change in
Control. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation would become payable under this Plan by reason of a Change in
Control, such amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also constitute a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company within the meaning of Section 409A. Any Award which constitutes Section 409A Deferred Compensation and which would vest and otherwise become payable upon a Change in Control as a result of the failure of the Acquiror to assume,
continue or substitute for such Award in accordance with Section 11.1(b) shall vest to the extent provided by such Award but shall be converted automatically at the effective time of such Change in Control into a right to receive, in cash on
the date or dates such award would have been settled in accordance with its then existing settlement schedule (or as required by Section 13.4(c)), an amount or amounts equal in the aggregate to the intrinsic value of the Award at the time of
the Change in Control. 
 (g) Payment Upon Unforeseeable Emergency. The Committee shall have the authority to provide in the
Award Agreement evidencing any Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation for payment pursuant to Section 13.4(a)(vi) in settlement of all or a portion of such Award in the event that a Participant establishes, to the
satisfaction of the Committee, the occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency. In such event, the amount(s) distributed with respect to such unforeseeable emergency cannot exceed the amounts reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need plus
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emergency need is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets
would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under the Award. All distributions with respect to an unforeseeable emergency shall be made in a lump sum upon the Committee’s determination that an unforeseeable
emergency has occurred. The Committee’s decision with respect to whether an unforeseeable emergency has occurred and the manner in which, if at all, the payment in settlement of an Award shall be altered or modified, shall be final, conclusive,
and not subject to approval or appeal. 
 (h) Prohibition of Acceleration of Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, this Plan does not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation, except as permitted by Section 409A. 

(i) No Representation Regarding Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company
makes no representation that Awards shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. No Participating Company shall be liable for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on a Participant by Section 409A. 

 

	 	14.	TAX WITHHOLDING. 

 14.1 Tax
Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal,
state, local and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by any Participating Company with respect to an Award or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver
Shares, to release Shares from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Participating Company Group’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant. 

14.2 Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the Shares
issuable to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of whole Shares having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the tax
withholding obligations of any Participating Company. The Fair Market Value of any Shares withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding
rates. The Company may require a Participant to direct a broker, upon the vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award, to sell a portion of the shares subject to the Award determined by the Company in its discretion to be sufficient to cover the tax
withholding obligations of any Participating Company and to remit an amount equal to such tax withholding obligations to such Participating Company in cash. 

  
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	 	15.	AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. 

The Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, there
shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive
Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company’s shareholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system upon
which the Shares may then be listed or quoted. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Committee. Except as provided by the next sentence, no amendment, suspension
or termination of the Plan may have a materially adverse effect on any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, in its
sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award
Agreement to any present or future law, regulation or rule applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A. 
  

	 	16.	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

 16.1
Repurchase Rights. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have
the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement
evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of Shares hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing Shares acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends
evidencing any such transfer restrictions. 
 16.2 Forfeiture Events. 

(a) The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall
be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to,
termination of Service for Cause or any act by a Participant, whether before or after termination of Service, that would constitute Cause for termination of Service, or any accounting restatement due to material noncompliance of the Company with any
financial reporting requirements of securities laws as a result of which, and to the extent that, such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment is required by applicable securities laws. 

(b) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of
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negligence engaged in the misconduct, or who knowingly or through gross negligence failed to prevent the misconduct, and any Participant who is one of the individuals subject to automatic
forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall reimburse the Company for (i) the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award received by such Participant during the twelve- (12-) month period following the first
public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (ii) any profits realized by such Participant from the
sale of securities of the Company during such twelve- (12-) month period. 
 16.3 Provision of Information. Each Participant shall be
given access to information concerning the Company equivalent to that information generally made available to the Company’s ordinary shareholders. 

16.4 Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be
selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director or interfere
with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of a Participating Company other than the Company receives an Award under the Plan, that Award
shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Employee’s employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Company. 

16.5 Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Award until
the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.4 or another provision of the Plan. 
 16.6
Delivery of Title to Shares. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the Shares acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means
of one or more of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares credited to the account of the Participant, (b) by depositing such Shares for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the
Participant has an account relationship, or (c) by delivering such Shares to the Participant in certificate form. 
 16.7 Fractional
Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award. 
 16.8 Retirement
and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating
Company’s retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit. 

  
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 16.9 Beneficiary Designation. Subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may
file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant’s death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each
designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. If a
married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, the effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participant’s spouse. If a Participant dies without an effective designation of a
beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Company will pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the Participant’s legal representative. 

16.10 Severability. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. 
 16.11 No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit,
impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or another Participating Company’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve,
liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate. 

16.12 Unfunded Obligation. Participants shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to
Participants pursuant to the Plan shall be considered unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. No Participating Company shall be required
to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments,
which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee or
any Participating Company and a Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of any Participating Company. The Participants shall have no claim against any
Participating Company for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Plan. 

16.13 No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification. Although the Company may endeavor to (a) qualify an Award
for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States (e.g., incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code) or (b) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A),
the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, anything to the contrary in this Plan, 

  
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including Section 13 hereof, notwithstanding. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under
the Plan. 
 16.14 Choice of Law. Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction
and performance of the Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Ireland, without regard to its conflict of law rules. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that the foregoing sets forth the Nexvet Biopharma Public
Limited Company 2014 Equity Incentive Plan as duly adopted by the Board on October 14, 2014. 
  

	
	 /s/ Geraldine Farrell

	 Geraldine Farrell, Secretary

  
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