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EX-10.15

 Exhibit 10.15 

 

JOANN INC. 

2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) have the meanings
given to them in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) of JOANN Inc. (the “Company”). The Company hereby grants to the participant listed below (“Participant”)
the Restricted Stock Units described in this Grant Notice (the “RSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”),
both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.. 
  

			
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 Withholding Tax Election: By accepting this Award electronically through the Plan service
provider’s online grant acceptance policy, the Participant understands and agrees that as a condition of the grant of the RSUs hereunder, the Participant is required to, and hereby affirmatively elects to (the “Sell to Cover
Election”), (1) sell that number of Shares determined in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Agreement as may be necessary to satisfy all applicable withholding obligations with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with
the RSUs and similarly sell such number of Shares as may be necessary to satisfy all applicable withholding obligations with respect to any other awards of restricted stock units granted to the Participant under the Plan or any other equity
incentive plans of the Company, and (2) to allow the Agent (as defined in the Agreement) to remit the cash proceeds of such sale(s) to the Company. Furthermore, the Participant directs the Company to make a cash payment equal to the required
tax withholding from the cash proceeds of such sale(s) directly to the appropriate taxing authorities. The Participant has carefully reviewed Section 2.5 of the Agreement and the Participant hereby represents and
warrants that on the date hereof he or she is not aware of any material, nonpublic information with respect to the Company or any securities of the Company, is not subject to any legal, regulatory or contractual restriction that would prevent the
Agent from conducting sales, does not have, and will not attempt to exercise, authority, influence or control over any sales of Shares effected by the Agent pursuant to the Agreement, and is entering into the Agreement and this election to
“sell to cover” in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 (regarding trading of the Company’s securities on the basis of material nonpublic
information) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). It is the Participant’s intent that this election to “sell to cover” comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act and be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. 

 By accepting this Award electronically through the Plan service provider’s online grant
acceptance policy, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and the Grant Notice. Participant has reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and the Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain
the advice of counsel prior to executing the Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of
the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, the Grant Notice or the Agreement. 
  

									
	JOANN INC.	 		  	PARTICIPANT
					
	By:	 	  
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	Print Name:	 	  
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 EXHIBIT A 

TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 

Pursuant to the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the
Grant Notice. 
 ARTICLE I. 

GENERAL 

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in
the Plan or the Grant Notice. 
 (a) “Cause” shall mean a Participating Company having “Cause” to terminate the
Participant’s employment as defined in any employment or severance agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company; provided that, in the absence of an agreement containing such a definition, a Participating Company shall
have “Cause” to terminate the Participant’s employment upon: (a) the willful and continued failure by the Participant to substantially perform his or her normal duties (other than any such failure resulting from the
Participant’s illness or injury), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant that specifically identifies the manner in which the Administrator believes that the Participant has not substantially
performed his or her duties, and the Participant has failed to remedy the situation within thirty (30) business days of receiving such notice; (b) the Participant’s conviction for committing an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or
other criminal act constituting a felony; or (c) the willful engaging by the Participant in gross negligence materially and demonstrably injurious to the Participating Companies; (d) the Participant’s material failure to abide by a
Participating Company’s code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to harassment, discrimination and reasonable workplace conduct); or (e) any material breach by the Participant of any employment or
service agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement. However, no act, or failure to act on the Participant’s part shall be considered “willful”
unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was not in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company. 

(b) “Cessation Date” shall mean the date of Participant’s Termination of Service (regardless of the reason for such
termination). 
 (c) “CIC Qualifying Termination” shall mean Termination of Service of Participant by any Participating
Company without Cause or by Participant for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month period immediately following a Change in Control. 

(d) “Good Reason” shall mean a Participant having “Good Reason” to terminate the Participant’s employment as
defined in any employment or severance agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company; provided that, in the absence of an agreement containing such a definition, a Participant shall have “Good Reason” to terminate
the Participant’s employment upon, on or after a Change in Control, (i) any material adverse change by the Participating Companies in Participant’s job title, duties, responsibility or authority; (ii) failure by the Participating
Companies to pay Participant any amount of Participant’s annual base salary or bonus when due; (iii) any material diminution of Participant’s annual base salary (other than such a material diminution that is applied on a substantially
comparable basis to similarly-situated employees of the Participating Companies); (iv) any material reduction in Participant’s 

 short-term incentive compensation opportunities; (v) the termination or denial of Participant’s
right to participate in material employment related benefits that are offered to similarly-situated employees of the Participating Companies; (vi) the movement of Participant’s principal location of work to a new location that is in excess
of 50 miles from Participant’s principal location of work as of the date hereof without Participant’s consent; or (vii) failure by the Company to require any successor to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations
under this any employment or severance agreement with the Participant; provided that none of the events described in this definition of Good Reason shall constitute Good Reason unless Participant notifies the Company in writing of the event that is
purported to constitute Good Reason (which notice is provided not later than the 30th day following the occurrence of the event purported to constitute Good Reason) and then only if the Company
fails to cure such event within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of such written notice. 
 (e) “Participating
Company” shall mean the Company or any of its parents or Subsidiaries. 
 Section 1.2 Incorporation of Terms
of Plan. The RSUs and the shares of Common Stock (“Stock”) to be issued to Participant hereunder (“Shares”) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. 

Section 1.3 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the RSUs by the Company, Participant
agrees to render faithful and efficient services to any Participating Company. 
 ARTICLE II. 

AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 

Section 2.1 Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. 

(c) In consideration of Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to any Participating Company and for other good and
valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan and this Agreement, subject to adjustments as provided in Article 12 of the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash as set forth in
Section 2.3(b), in either case, at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein. However, unless and until the RSUs have vested, Participant will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject thereto. Prior
to the actual delivery of any Shares, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. 

(d) The Company hereby grants to Participant an Award of Dividend Equivalents with respect to each RSU granted pursuant to the Grant Notice for
all ordinary cash dividends which are paid to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding shares of Stock between the Grant Date and the date when the applicable RSU is distributed or paid to Participant or is forfeited or expires. The
Dividend Equivalents for each RSU shall be equal to the number of shares of Stock or, at the option of the Company, the amount of cash, which is paid as a dividend on one share of Stock. All such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to Participant
and be deemed to be reinvested in additional RSUs as of the date of payment of any such dividend based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such date. Each additional RSU which results from such deemed reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents
granted hereunder shall be subject to the same vesting, distribution or payment, adjustment and other provisions which apply to the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates. 

  
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 Section 2.2 Vesting of RSUs and Dividend
Equivalents. 
 (a) Subject to Participant’s continued employment with or service to the Participating Companies on each applicable
vesting date and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. Each additional RSU which results from deemed reinvestments of Dividend Equivalents pursuant to
Section 2.1(b) hereof shall vest whenever the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates vests. 
 (b) In
the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Participant and the Company, Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs and
Dividend Equivalents granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs and Dividend Equivalents which are not so
vested shall lapse and expire. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the Grant Notice or the provisions of Section 2.2(a) and
Section 2.2(b), in the event of a CIC Qualifying Termination, the RSUs shall become vested in full on the date of such CIC Qualifying Termination. 

Section 2.3 Distribution or Payment of RSUs. 

(a) Participant’s RSUs shall be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise) or, at the option of the Company, paid in
an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.3(b), in either case, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the applicable RSU pursuant to Section 2.2, and, in any event, no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which such vesting occurred (for the avoidance of doubt, this deadline is intended to comply with the “short-term deferral” exemption from
Section 409A). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay a distribution or payment in settlement of RSUs if it reasonably determines that such payment or distribution will violate federal securities laws or any other Applicable Law,
provided that such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii), and provided further that no payment or distribution shall be delayed under this Section 2.3(a) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A. 

(b) In the event that the Company elects to make payment of Participant’s RSUs in cash, the amount of cash payable with respect to each
RSU shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the applicable distribution or payment date set forth in Section 2.3(a). All distributions made in Shares shall be made by the Company
in the form of whole Shares unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. The Administrator shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding down. 

Section 2.4 Conditions to Issuance of Certificates. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate or certificates for any Shares or to cause any Shares to be held in book-entry form prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of the Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares
are then listed, (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body, which
the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable, (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion,
determine to be necessary or advisable, and (d) the receipt of full payment of any applicable withholding tax in accordance with Section 2.5 by the Participating Company with respect to which the applicable withholding
obligation arises. 

  
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 Section 2.5 Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement: 
 (a) As set forth in Section 10.2 of the Plan, the Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or
withhold, or to require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with the RSUs. In
satisfaction of such tax withholding obligations and in accordance with the Sell to Cover Election included in the Grant Notice, the Participant has irrevocably elected to sell the portion of the Shares to be delivered under the Restricted Stock
Units necessary so as to satisfy the tax withholding obligations and shall execute any letter of instruction or agreement required by the Company’s transfer agent (together with any other party the Company determines necessary to execute the
Sell to Cover Election, the “Agent”) to cause the Agent to irrevocably commit to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations directly to the Company and/or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any new certificate representing Shares to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative or enter such Shares in book entry form unless and until the
Participant or the Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of the Participant resulting from the grant or vesting of the
RSUs or the issuance of Shares. In accordance with Participant’s Sell to Cover Election pursuant to the Grant Notice, the Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees: 

(i) The Participant hereby appoints the Agent as the Participant’s agent and authorizes the Agent to (1) sell on the
open market at the then prevailing market price(s), on the Participant’s behalf, as soon as practicable on or after the Shares are issued upon the vesting of the RSUs, that number (rounded up to the next whole number) of the Shares so issued
necessary to generate proceeds to cover (x) any tax withholding obligations incurred with respect to such vesting or issuance and (y) all applicable fees and commissions due to, or required to be collected by, the Agent with respect
thereto and (2) apply any remaining funds to the Participant’s federal tax withholding. 
 (ii) The Participant
hereby authorizes the Company and the Agent to cooperate and communicate with one another to determine the number of Shares that must be sold pursuant to subsection (i) above. 

(iii) The Participant understands that the Agent may effect sales as provided in subsection (i) above in one or more sales
and that the average price for executions resulting from bunched orders will be assigned to the Participant’s account. In addition, the Participant acknowledges that it may not be possible to sell Shares as provided by subsection (i) above
due to (1) a legal or contractual restriction applicable to the Participant or the Agent, (2) a market disruption, or (3) rules governing order execution priority on the national exchange where the Shares may be traded. The
Participant further agrees and acknowledges that in the event the sale of Shares would result in material adverse harm to the Company, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company may instruct the Agent not to sell Shares as
provided by subsection (i) above. In the event of the Agent’s inability to sell Shares, the Participant will continue to be responsible for the timely payment to the Company and/or its Affiliates of all federal, state, local and foreign
taxes that are required by applicable laws and regulations to be withheld, including but not limited to those amounts specified in subsection (i) above. 

  
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 (iv) The Participant acknowledges that regardless of any other term or
condition of this Section 2.5(a), the Agent will not be liable to the Participant for (1) special, indirect, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, or incidental losses or damages of any kind, or (2) any
failure to perform or for any delay in performance that results from a cause or circumstance that is beyond its reasonable control. 

(v) The Participant hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent any other agreements or documents as the Agent reasonably
deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Section 2.5(a). The Agent is a third-party beneficiary of this Section 2.5(a). 

(vi) This Section 2.5(a) shall terminate not later than the date on which all tax withholding
obligations arising in connection with the vesting of the Award have been satisfied. 
 (b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any
certificate representing Shares issuable with respect to the RSUs to, or to cause any such Shares to be held in book-entry form by, Participant or his or her legal representative unless and until Participant or his or her legal representative shall
have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes applicable with respect to the taxable income of Participant resulting from the vesting or settlement of the RSUs or any other taxable event related
to the RSUs. 
 (c) Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action
the Company or any other Participating Company takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs. No Participating Company makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax
withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Participating Companies do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax
liability. 
 Section 2.6 Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any Person claiming under or through
Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) will have been issued and
recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and
delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 3.1 Restrictive Covenants. In consideration of the benefits being provided to Participant pursuant to this
Agreement, Participant agrees to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in this Article III. 
 (a) Obligation to Maintain
Confidentiality. Participant agrees not to divulge to third parties, or use in a manner not authorized by the Company, any confidential or Company proprietary information gathered or learned by Participant during his or her employment with the
Participating Companies or their respective affiliates. “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, information in oral, written or recorded form regarding business plans, trade or business secrets, Company financial
records, supplier contracts or relationships, or any other information that the Company does not regularly disclose to the public. To the extent that Participant has any doubt as to whether information constitutes Confidential Information,
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Counsel prior to divulging or using such information. Participant understands and agrees that divulging such information to third parties, or using such information in an unauthorized manner,
would cause serious competitive harm to the Company. Confidential Information shall exclude: (a) information that is generally known by or available for use by the public, (b) information that was known by Participant prior to his or her
employment with the Company (including its predecessor in interest, affiliates and Subsidiaries) and was obtained, to the best of Participant’s knowledge, without violation of any obligation of confidentiality to the Company, or
(c) information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law or a court order. If information is required to be disclosed because of a court order, Participant must notify the Company’s General Counsel immediately. Nothing
in this Section 3.1(a) shall be interpreted to preclude Participant from communicating to a governmental agency about terms or conditions of employment or legal compliance issues, or from cooperating with an investigation
being conducted by a governmental agency. 
 (b) Ownership of Property. Participant acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts,
ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, processes, programs, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work, and mask work (whether or not including any Confidential Information) and all
registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information, and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) that relate to the Participating Companies’ or affiliates’ actual or anticipated business,
research and development, or existing or future products or services, and that were or are conceived, developed, contributed to, made or reduced to practice by Participant (either solely or jointly with others) while employed by or in the service of
the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates (including, without limitation, prior to the date of this Agreement) (including any of the foregoing that constitutes any proprietary information or records) (“Work
Product”) belong to the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates, and Participant hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, all of the above Work Product to a Participating Company or affiliate thereof. Any copyrightable work
prepared in whole or in part by Participant in the course of Participant’s work for any of the foregoing entities shall be deemed a “work made for hire” under the copyright laws, and the Participating Company or affiliate thereof
shall own all rights therein. To the extent that any such copyrightable work is not a “work made for hire”, Participant hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Participating Company or affiliate thereof all right, title, and interest,
including without limitation, copyright in and to such copyrightable work. Participant shall as promptly as practicable under the circumstances disclose such Work Product and copyrightable work to the Company and perform all actions reasonably
requested by the Company (whether during or after Participant’s employment with or service to the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates) to establish and confirm the Participating Company’s or such affiliate’s
ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney, and other instruments). Participant is hereby provided notice of immunity under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, which states: (i) an individual
shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or
indirectly, or to an attorney and (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under
seal; and (ii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court
proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

(c) Third Party Information. Participant understands that the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates will receive from
third parties confidential or proprietary information (“Third Party Information”) subject to a duty on the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it
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thereafter, and without in any way limiting the provisions of Section 3.1(a) above, Participant will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will
not disclose to any one (other than personnel and consultants of the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Participating Companies and their respective
affiliates) or use, except in connection with Participant’s work for the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates, Third Party Information unless expressly authorized by the Company in writing or unless and to the extent that the
Third Party Information (a) becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Participant’s acts or omissions to act, (b) was known to Participant prior to Participant’s employment with or
service to the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates and was obtained, to the best of Participant’s knowledge, without violation of any obligation of confidentiality to the Company, or (c) is required to be disclosed
pursuant to any applicable law or court order. 
 (d) Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation. Participant acknowledges that, in the course
of Participant’s employment, Participant will become familiar with the Participating Companies’ and their respective affiliates’ trade secrets and with other confidential information concerning the Participating Companies and their
respective affiliates and that Participant’s services will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates. 

(i) Noncompetition. Participant agrees that while employed by any Participating Company or its affiliates, and continuing until
(i) the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date of any termination of Participant’s employment or service (other than as a result of Participant’s CIC Qualifying Termination), or (ii) twenty-four (24) months from
the date of termination of Participant’s employment or service as a result of Participant’s CIC Qualifying Termination (the “Noncompete Period”), Participant shall not, anywhere in the world where the Company or its
Subsidiaries or affiliates conduct or actively propose to conduct business during Participant’s employment, directly or indirectly own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, be employed by or in any manner engage in (collectively, the
“Restricted Activities”) any business that is engaged in, or plans to be engaged in, the sale at retail or direct marketing (including online) to consumers of fabric, sewing or craft components (a “Competitive
Business”), provided that the Restricted Activities shall only be applicable to similar line(s) of business or similar functions conducted by the Competitive Business for which the Participant had knowledge, involvement, and/or
responsibility while at the Company. Further, during the Noncompete Period, Participant shall not conduct any of the Restricted Activities in similar line(s) of business or similar functions for which the Participant had knowledge, involvement,
and/or responsibility while at the Company for any business that had sales to the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates during the immediately preceding fiscal year (a “Vendor Business”). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Participant may own up to 2% of any class of an issuer’s publicly traded securities regardless of whether such entity is a Competitive Business. Nothing in this Section 3.1(d) confers upon Participant any right to
receive severance or obligates the Company to pay any severance to Participant in connection with his or her termination of employment for any reason. 

(ii) Nonsolicitation. Participant agrees that during the Noncompete Period, Participant shall not directly or indirectly through
another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates to leave the employ of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates, or in any way interfere with the
relationship between the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates within 180 days prior to the time
such employee was hired by Participant, (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates to cease doing business with the Participating
Companies or their respective affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, licensee or business relation and the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates, or (iv) directly or indirectly
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business relating to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates and with which any of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates have entered into substantive
negotiations or has requested and received confidential information relating to the acquisition of such business by the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates in the two-year period immediately
preceding Participant’s termination of employment with any Participating Company. 
 (e)
Non-disparagement. Participant agrees that at no time during his or her employment by any Participating Company or thereafter shall he or she make, or cause or assist any other person to make, any
statement or other communication to any third party which impugns or attacks, or is otherwise critical of, in any material respect, the reputation, business or character of the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates or any of their
respective directors, officers or employees; provided that Participant shall not be required to make any untruthful statement or to violate any law. 

Section 3.2 Enforcement. If, at the time of enforcement of Article III of this Agreement, a court holds that the
restrictions stated therein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum duration, scope or geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or
area and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum duration, scope and area permitted by law. Participant agrees that because his or her services are unique and Participant has access to
confidential information, money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Article III and its subsections. Participant agrees that the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates, in the event of a breach or threatened
breach of this Article III or any of its subsections, may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy available to them in a court of competent jurisdiction without posting bond or other security. 

Section 3.3 Acknowledgments. Participant acknowledges that the provisions of this Article III and its subsections
are (a) in addition to, and not in limitation of, any obligation of Participant under the terms of any other agreement with the Participating Companies or their respective affiliates (including, without limitation, the restrictive covenants in
any employment or severance agreement between the Participant and any Participating Company, which Participant acknowledges remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms), and (b) in consideration of (i) employment with
the Participating Companies, and (ii) additional good and valuable consideration as set forth in this Agreement. In addition, Participant agrees and acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Article III and its subsections do not
preclude Participant from earning a livelihood, nor do they unreasonably impose limitations on Participant’s ability to earn a living. Participant agrees and acknowledges that the potential harm to the Participating Companies or their
respective affiliates of the non-enforcement of this Article III and its subsections outweighs any potential harm to Participant of its enforcement by injunction or otherwise. Participant acknowledges that he
or she has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon Participant by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to their necessity for the reasonable and proper protection of confidential and
proprietary information of the Participating Companies and their respective affiliates now existing or to be developed in the future. Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable
with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area. 

  
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 ARTICLE IV. 

OTHER PROVISIONS 

Section 4.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice and this
Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all
interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested Persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will
be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 

Section 4.2 RSUs Not Transferable. The RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any
manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the Shares underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed. No RSUs or any interest or right therein or part thereof
shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such
disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no
effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence. 
 Section 4.3
Adjustments The Administrator may accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of the RSUs in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to
adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12.2 of the Plan. 

Section 4.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to
the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal office, and any notice to be given to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s last address reflected on the Company’s records. By a
notice given pursuant to this Section 4.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified
mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 

Section 4.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for
interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 
 Section 4.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware
shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 

Section 4.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this
Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the
extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 

Section 4.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly
or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or
termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Participant. 

  
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 Section 4.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of
its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4.2
and the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 

Section 4.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the RSUs (including RSUs which result from the deemed reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents), the Dividend Equivalents, the Grant Notice and this
Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that
are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 

Section 4.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant
any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of any Participating Company or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of any Participating Company, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or
terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent (i) expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between a Participating Company and Participant or (ii) where
such provisions are not consistent with applicable foreign or local laws, in which case such applicable foreign or local laws shall control. 

Section 4.12 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto)
constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings, notices, communications and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

Section 4.13 Section 409A. This Award is not intended to constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A. However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, if at any time the Administrator determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be
subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Participant or any other Person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice
or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate for this Award either to be
exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. 

Section 4.14 Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held
invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 

Section 4.15 Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other
than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any
assets. Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. 

  
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 Section 4.16 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one
or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.16 

JOANN INC. 

2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

ARTICLE I. 
 PURPOSE

 The purposes of this JOANN Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the
“Plan”) are to assist Eligible Employees of JOANN Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Designated Subsidiaries in acquiring a stock ownership interest in the Company pursuant to a plan
which is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code, and to help Eligible Employees provide for their future security and to encourage them to remain in the employment of
the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries. 
 ARTICLE II. 

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 

Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates. Masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns are used interchangeably and each comprehends the others. 

2.1 “Administrator” shall mean the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in
Article XI. The term “Administrator” shall refer to the Committee unless the Board has assumed the authority for administration of the Plan as provided in Article XI. 

2.2 “Applicable Law” means any applicable law, including, without limitation: (a) provisions of the Code, the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder; (b) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, state, local or foreign; and (c) rules of any securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded. 
 2.3 “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 2.4 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, from time to time,
together with the regulations and official guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 2.5 “Common Stock” shall mean the
common stock of the Company, par value $0.01, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted therefor pursuant to Article VIII. 

2.6 “Company” shall mean JOANN Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

 2.7 “Compensation” of an Eligible Employee shall mean the gross base
compensation received by such Eligible Employee as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, including prior week adjustment and overtime payments but excluding vacation pay, holiday pay, jury duty pay, funeral leave
pay, military leave pay, commissions, incentive compensation, one-time bonuses (e.g., retention or sign on bonuses), education or tuition reimbursements, travel expenses, business and moving reimbursements,
income received in connection with any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards, fringe benefits, other special payments and all contributions made by the Company or any
Designated Subsidiary for the Employee’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established. 
 2.8
“Designated Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary designated by the Administrator in accordance with Section 11.3(b). 

2.9 “Effective Date” shall mean the day prior to the Public Trading Date, provided that the Board has
adopted the Plan prior to or on such date. 
 2.10 “Eligible Employee” shall mean an Employee who does not,
immediately after any rights under the Plan are granted, own (directly or through attribution) stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of Common Stock and other stock of the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary (as determined under Section 423(b)(3) of the Code). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock
ownership of an individual, and stock that an Employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the Employee; provided, however, that the Administrator may provide in an Offering Document that an
Employee shall not be eligible to participate in an Offering Period if: (i) such Employee is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code, (ii) such Employee has not met a service requirement
designated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 423(b)(4)(A) of the Code (which service requirement may not exceed two years), (iii) such Employee’s customary employment is for twenty hours or less per week, (iv) such
Employee’s customary employment is for less than five months in any calendar year and/or (v) such Employee is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction and the grant of a right to purchase Common Stock under the Plan to such Employee
would be prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction or the grant of a right to purchase Common Stock under the Plan to such Employee in compliance with the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan to violate the
requirements of Section 423 of the Code, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, further, that any exclusion in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) shall be applied in an identical manner under
each Offering Period to all Employees, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(e). 

2.11 “Employee” shall mean any officer or other employee (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the
Code) of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary. “Employee” shall not include any director of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary who does not render services to the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as an employee within the meaning
of Section 3401(c) of the Code. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and
meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2). Where the period of leave exceeds three months and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or
by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three-month period. 

  
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 2.12 “Enrollment Date” shall mean the first Trading Day of each
Offering Period. 
 2.13 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 2.14 “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows: (i) if the
Common Stock is (i) listed on any established securities exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market and the Nasdaq Global Select Market), (ii) listed on any national market system or
(iii) quoted or traded on any automated quotation system, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on such exchange or system for such date or, if there is no closing sales price for a Share on the date in
question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if the Common Stock is not
listed on an established securities exchange, national market system or automated quotation system, but the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the high bid and low asked
prices for such date or, if there are no high bid and low asked prices for a Share on such date, the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the last preceding date for which such information exists, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or (iii) if the Common Stock is neither listed on an established securities exchange, national market system or automated quotation system nor regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be established by the Administrator in its discretion. 
 2.15 “Offering
Document” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.16 “Offering Period” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.17 “Parent” shall mean any corporation, other than the
Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain. 
 2.18 “Participant” shall mean any Eligible Employee who has
executed a subscription agreement and been granted rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. 
 2.19
“Person” shall mean any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act). 

2.20 “Plan” shall mean this JOANN Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. 

2.21 “Public Trading Date” shall mean the first date upon which the Common Stock is listed (or approved for
listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system, or, if earlier, the date on which the Company becomes a
“publicly held corporation” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(c)(1). 

  
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 2.22 “Purchase Date” shall mean the last Trading Day of each
Purchase Period. 
 2.23 “Purchase Period” shall refer to one or more periods within an Offering Period, as
designated in the applicable Offering Document; provided, however, that, in the event no purchase period is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase period for each Offering Period covered by
such Offering Document shall be the same as the applicable Offering Period. 
 2.24 “Purchase Price” shall mean the
purchase price designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which purchase price shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower);
provided, however, that, in the event no purchase price is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase price for the Offering Periods covered by such Offering Document shall be 85% of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, further, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Administrator pursuant to Article VIII and shall not be less than the
par value of a Share. 
 2.25 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

2.26 “Share” shall mean a share of Common Stock. 

2.27 “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in an unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain; provided, however, that a limited liability company or partnership may be treated as a Subsidiary to the extent either (a) such entity is treated as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) by reason of the Company or any other Subsidiary that is a corporation being the sole owner of such entity, or (b) such entity elects to be classified as a corporation under Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) and such entity would otherwise qualify as a Subsidiary. 

2.28 “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges in the United States are open for
trading. 
 ARTICLE III. 

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 

3.1 Number of Shares. Subject to Article VIII, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the
Plan shall be 400,000 Shares. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Article VIII, on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2031, the number of Shares available for
issuance under the Plan shall be increased by that number of Shares equal to the least of (a) 400,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Article VIII), (b) one 

  
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percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of all classes of the Company’s common stock on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year or (c) such smaller number of Shares as
determined by the Board. If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such right shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. 

3.2 Stock Distributed. Any Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued
Common Stock, treasury stock or Common Stock purchased on the open market. 
 ARTICLE IV. 

OFFERING PERIODS; OFFERING DOCUMENTS; PURCHASE DATES 

4.1 Offering Periods. The Administrator may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to purchase Common Stock under
the Plan to Eligible Employees during one or more periods (each, an “Offering Period”) selected by the Administrator. The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period shall be set forth in an “Offering
Document” adopted by the Administrator, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference into and made part of
the Plan and shall be attached hereto as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offering Periods under the Plan need not be identical. 

4.2 Offering Documents. Each Offering Document with respect to an Offering Period shall specify (through incorporation of the provisions
of the Plan by reference or otherwise): 
 (a) the length of the Offering Period, which period shall not exceed twenty-seven months; 

(b) the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased by any Eligible Employee during such Offering Period, which, in the absence of a
contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 5,000 Shares; and 
 (c) such other provisions as the Administrator determines are
appropriate, subject to the Plan. 
 ARTICLE V. 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

5.1 Eligibility. Any Eligible Employee who shall be employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on a given Enrollment Date for
an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article V and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. 

5.2 Enrollment in Plan. 

(a) Except as otherwise set forth in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, an Eligible Employee may become a Participant in
the Plan for an Offering Period by delivering a subscription agreement to the Company by such time prior to the Enrollment Date for such Offering Period (or such other date specified in the Offering Document) designated by the Administrator and in
such form (which may be electronic) as the Company provides. 

  
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 (b) Each subscription agreement shall designate either (i) a whole percentage of such
Eligible Employee’s Compensation or (ii) or a fixed dollar amount, in either case, to be withheld by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary employing such Eligible Employee on each payday during the Offering Period as payroll deductions
under the Plan. In either event, the designated percentage or fixed dollar amount may not be less than 1% and may not be more than the maximum percentage specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which percentage shall be
15% in the absence of any such designation) as payroll deductions. The payroll deductions made for each Participant shall be credited to an account for such Participant under the Plan and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company.

 (c) A Participant may increase or decrease the percentage of Compensation or the fixed dollar amount designated in his or her subscription
agreement, subject to the limits of this Section 5.2, or may suspend his or her payroll deductions, at any time during an Offering Period; provided, however, that the Administrator may limit the number of changes a Participant may
make to his or her payroll deduction elections during each Offering Period in the applicable Offering Document (and in the absence of any specific designation by the Administrator, a Participant shall be allowed one change to his or her payroll
deduction elections during each Offering Period). Any such change or suspension of payroll deductions shall be effective with the first full payroll period following ten business days after the Company’s receipt of the new subscription
agreement (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). In the event a Participant suspends his or her payroll deductions, such Participant’s cumulative payroll deductions prior
to the suspension shall remain in his or her account and shall be applied to the purchase of Shares on the next occurring Purchase Date and shall not be paid to such Participant unless he or she withdraws from participation in the Plan pursuant to
Article VII. 
 (d) Except as otherwise set forth in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, a Participant may
participate in the Plan only by means of payroll deduction and may not make contributions by lump sum payment for any Offering Period. 
 5.3
Payroll Deductions. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Offering Document, payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering
Period to which the Participant’s authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Article VII or suspended by the Participant or the Administrator as provided in Section 5.2 and
Section 5.6, respectively. 
 5.4 Effect of Enrollment. A Participant’s completion of a subscription agreement will enroll
such Participant in the Plan for each subsequent Offering Period on the terms contained therein until the Participant either submits a new subscription agreement, withdraws from participation under the Plan as provided in Article VII or
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 5.5 Limitation on Purchase of Common Stock. An Eligible Employee may be granted
rights under the Plan only if such rights, together with any other rights granted to such Eligible Employee under “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary, as specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the
Code, do not permit such employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock (determined as of the first day of the Offering Period
during which such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. 

5.6 Decrease or Suspension of Payroll Deductions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 5.5 or the other limitations set forth in the Plan, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be suspended by the Administrator at any time during an Offering Period. The balance of the amount
credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares by reason of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, Section 5.5 or the other limitations set forth in the Plan shall be paid to such Participant in one
lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date. 
 5.7 Foreign Employees. In order to facilitate
participation in the Plan, the Administrator may provide for such special terms applicable to Participants who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction, or who are employed by a Designated Subsidiary outside of the United States, as the
Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Such special terms may not be more favorable than the terms of rights granted under the Plan to Eligible Employees who are residents
of the United States. Moreover, the Administrator may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of
the Plan as in effect for any other purpose. No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as then in effect unless the Plan could have been amended to
eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the stockholders of the Company. 
 5.8 Leave of Absence. During leaves of
absence approved by the Company meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2) under the Code, a Participant may continue participation in the Plan by making cash payments to the
Company on his or her normal payday equal to his or her authorized payroll deduction. 
 ARTICLE VI. 

GRANT AND EXERCISE OF RIGHTS 

6.1 Grant of Rights. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall
be granted a right to purchase the maximum number of Shares specified under Section 4.2, subject to the limits in Section 5.5, and shall have the right to buy, on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase
Price), such number of whole Shares as is determined by dividing (a) such Participant’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Purchase Date, by (b) the
applicable Purchase Price (rounded down to the nearest Share). The right shall expire on the earliest of: (x) the last Purchase Date of the Offering Period, (y) the last day of the Offering Period and (z) the date on which the
Participant withdraws in accordance with Section 7.1 or Section 7.3. 

  
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 6.2 Exercise of Rights. On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated
payroll deductions and any other additional payments specifically provided for in the applicable Offering Document will be applied to the purchase of whole Shares, up to the maximum number of Shares permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan and
the applicable Offering Document, at the Purchase Price. No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of rights granted under the Plan, unless the Offering Document specifically provides otherwise. Any cash in lieu of fractional Shares
remaining after the purchase of whole Shares upon exercise of a purchase right will be credited to a Participant’s account and carried forward and applied toward the purchase of whole Shares for the next following Offering Period. Shares issued
pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may determine and may be issued in certificated form or issued pursuant to book-entry procedures. 

6.3 Pro Rata Allocation of Shares. If the Administrator determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of Shares with respect to
which rights are to be exercised may exceed (a) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (b) the number of Shares available for issuance under the
Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner
as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants for whom rights to purchase Common Stock are to be exercised pursuant to this Article VI on such Purchase Date, and shall either
(i) continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (ii) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Article IX. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Enrollment Date of any
applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date. The balance of the amount
credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date. 

6.4 Withholding. At the time a Participant’s rights under the Plan are exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all
of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, that arise upon the exercise of the right or the disposition
of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations. 

6.5 Conditions to Issuance of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for,
or make any book entries evidencing, Shares purchased upon the exercise of rights under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: 

  
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 (a) The admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges, if any, on which the
Common Stock is then listed; 
 (b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law
or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; 

(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its
absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; 
 (d) The payment to the Company of all amounts that it is required to withhold
under federal, state or local law upon exercise of the rights, if any; and 
 (e) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the
exercise of the rights as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience. 
 ARTICLE VII.

 WITHDRAWAL; CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY 

7.1 Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not
yet used to exercise his or her rights under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company no later than two weeks prior to the end of the Offering Period. All of the Participant’s payroll
deductions credited to his or her account during an Offering Period shall be paid to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be
automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the next
Offering Period unless the Participant timely delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement. 
 7.2 Future Participation. A
Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary or in subsequent Offering Periods
that commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the Participant withdraws. 
 7.3 Cessation of Eligibility. Upon
a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to this Article VII and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account
during the Offering Period shall be paid to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto under Section 12.4, as soon as reasonably practicable, and such Participant’s rights for the
Offering Period shall be automatically terminated. 

  
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 ARTICLE VIII. 

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK 

8.1 Changes in Capitalization. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event that the Administrator determines that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, repurchase, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or
other similar corporate transaction or event, as determined by the Administrator, affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any outstanding purchase rights under the Plan, the Administrator shall make equitable adjustments, if any, to reflect such change with respect to
(a) the aggregate number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 and the limitations established in each Offering
Document pursuant to Section 4.2 on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased); (b) the class(es) and number of Shares and price per Share subject to outstanding rights; and (c) the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding
rights. 
 8.2 Other Adjustments. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event of any transaction or event described in Section 8.1
or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or of changes in Applicable Law or accounting principles, the Administrator, in
its discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any right under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws, regulations or
principles: 
 (a) To provide for either (i) termination of any outstanding right in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to
the amount that would have been obtained upon the exercise of such right had such right been currently exercisable or (ii) the replacement of such outstanding right with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole
discretion; 
 (b) To provide that the outstanding rights under the Plan shall be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a
parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices;

 (c) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding rights under the Plan
and/or in the terms and conditions of outstanding rights and rights that may be granted in the future; 

  
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 (d) To provide that Participants’ accumulated payroll deductions may be used to
purchase Common Stock prior to the next occurring Purchase Date on such date as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion and the Participants’ rights under the ongoing Offering Period(s) shall be terminated; and 

(e) To provide that all outstanding rights shall terminate without being exercised. 

8.3 No Adjustment Under Certain Circumstances. No adjustment or action described in this Article VIII or in any other provision of
the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. 

8.4 No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or
consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation.
Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Administrator under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to outstanding rights under the Plan or the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights. 

ARTICLE IX. 
 AMENDMENT,
MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION 
 9.1 Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate
the Plan at any time and from time to time; provided, however, that approval of the Company’s stockholders shall be required to amend the Plan to: (a) increase the aggregate number, or change the type, of shares that
may be sold pursuant to rights under the Plan under Section 3.1 (other than an adjustment as provided by Article VIII); (b) change the corporations or classes of corporations whose employees may be granted rights under the Plan; or
(c) change the Plan in any manner that would cause the Plan to no longer be an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code. 

9.2 Certain Changes to Plan. Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have
been adversely affected, to the extent permitted by Section 423 of the Code, the Administrator shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld from Compensation during an
Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the
Company’s processing of payroll withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant
properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion to be advisable that are consistent with the Plan. 

  
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 9.3 Actions In the Event of Unfavorable Financial Accounting Consequences. In the
event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to
reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to: 
 (a) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period
including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price; 
 (b) shortening any Offering Period so that the Offering
Period ends on a new Purchase Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; and 
 (c) allocating
Shares. 
 Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participant. 

9.4 Payments Upon Termination of Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance in each Participant’s Plan account shall be
refunded as soon as practicable after such termination, without any interest thereon. 
 ARTICLE X. 

TERM OF PLAN 
 The Plan
shall be effective on the Effective Date. The effectiveness of the Plan shall be subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company within twelve months following the date the Plan is first approved by the Board. No right may be
granted under the Plan prior to such stockholder approval. No rights may be granted under the Plan during any period of suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. 

ARTICLE XI. 

ADMINISTRATION 
 11.1
Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Administrator of the Plan shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board (or another committee or a subcommittee of the Board to which the Board delegates administration of the
Plan) (such committee, the “Committee”). The Board may at any time vest in the Board any authority or duties for administration of the Plan. 

11.2 Action by the Administrator. Unless otherwise established by the Board or in any charter of the Administrator, a majority of the
Administrator shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present and, subject to Applicable Law and the Bylaws of the Company, acts approved in writing by a majority of the
Administrator in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Administrator. Each member of the Administrator is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other
Employee, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. 

  
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 11.3 Authority of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power, subject
to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan: 
 (a) To determine when and how rights to purchase Common Stock
shall be granted and the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need not be identical). 
 (b) To designate from time to time
which Subsidiaries of the Company shall be Designated Subsidiaries, which designation may be made without the approval of the stockholders of the Company. 

(c) To construe and interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Administrator, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective. 

(d) To amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as provided in Article IX. 

(e) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Administrator deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests
of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. 

11.4 Decisions Binding. The Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan, any rights granted pursuant to the Plan, any subscription
agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. 

ARTICLE XII. 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 12.1
Restriction upon Assignment. A right granted under the Plan shall not be transferable other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.
Except as provided in Section 12.4 hereof, a right under the Plan may not be exercised to any extent except by the Participant. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or alienation of the
Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s rights under the Plan or any rights thereunder. 
 12.2 Rights as a
Stockholder. With respect to Shares subject to a right granted under the Plan, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of the Company, and the Participant shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder,
until such Shares have been issued to the Participant or his or her nominee following exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. No adjustments shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash securities, or
other property) or distribution or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Administrator. 

  
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 12.3 Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions or
contributions of a Participant under the Plan. 
 12.4 Designation of Beneficiary. 

(a) A Participant may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, file a written or electronic (subject to Section 12.11, as
applicable) designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Shares and/or cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to a Purchase Date on which the Participant’s
rights are exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such Shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the
event of such Participant’s death prior to exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a Person other than the Participant’s spouse as
his or her beneficiary shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. 
 (b) Such designation of
beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by written notice to the Company. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such
Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company,
in its discretion, may deliver such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other Person as the Company may
designate. 
 12.5 Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan
shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the Person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof. 

12.6 Equal Rights and Privileges. Subject to Section 5.7, all Eligible Employees will have equal rights and privileges under the
Plan so that the Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Subject to Section 5.7, any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code will,
without further act or amendment by the Company, the Board or the Administrator, be reformed to comply with the equal rights and privileges requirement of Section 423 of the Code. 

12.7 Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate
purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. 
 12.8 Reports. Statements of account shall be
given to or made available to Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 

  
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 12.9 No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any Person
(including any Eligible Employee or Participant) the right to remain in the employ of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or affect the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any Person (including any
Eligible Employee or Participant) at any time, with or without cause. 
 12.10 Notice of Disposition of Shares. Each Participant shall
give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares purchased upon exercise of a right under the Plan if such disposition or transfer is made: (a) within two years from the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period
in which the Shares were purchased or (b) within one year after the Purchase Date on which such Shares were purchased. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property,
assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Participant in such disposition or other transfer. 
 12.11 Governing Law.
The Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws thereof or of any other jurisdiction. 

12.12 Electronic Forms. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and in the discretion of the Administrator, an Eligible Employee may
submit any designation, form or notice as set forth herein by means of an electronic form approved by the Administrator. Before the commencement of an Offering Period, the Administrator shall prescribe the time limits within which any such
electronic form shall be submitted to the Administrator with respect to such Offering Period in order to be a valid election. 

  
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