SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-05-17

Document Content:
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge 9.10.0.88--><!--Created on: 5/17/2021 09:14:44 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Exhibit 10.1</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;">Canoo Inc.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14.5pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;">RSU Award</b><b style="font-size:14pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;"> Grant Notice</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 18pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;">(2020 Equity Incentive Plan)</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Canoo Inc. (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font>&#8221;) has awarded to you (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Participant</font>&#8221;) the number of restricted stock units specified and on the terms set forth below in consideration of your services (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">RSU Award</font>&#8221;). Your RSU Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Company&#8217;s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font>&#8221;) and the Award Agreement (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font>&#8221;), which are incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement.</p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.89%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Participant:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Anthony Aquila</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Date of Grant:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">May 14, 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Vesting Commencement Date:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">December 21, 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Number of Restricted Stock Units:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">500,000</p></td></tr></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:94.5pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Vesting Schedule</b>:</p></td><td style="padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;">1/3 of the Number of Restricted Stock Units shall vest on each of the first (1<sup style="font-size:8.25pt;vertical-align:top;">st</sup>), second (2<sup style="font-size:8.25pt;vertical-align:top;">nd</sup>), and (3<sup style="font-size:8.25pt;vertical-align:top;">rd</sup>) anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as described in the paragraph below, vesting shall terminate upon the Participant&#8217;s termination of Continuous Service.</p></td><