CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND, INC.
Exhibit 10.3A
CORNERSTONE
ONDEMAND, INC.
2009
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Unless
otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) shall have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”).
I. NOTICE OF GRANT OF
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
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Name:
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Address:
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The
undersigned Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of
Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Award Agreement, as follows:
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Date
of Xxxxx:
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Vesting
Commencement Date:
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of Restricted Stock Units:
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Vesting
Schedule:
Subject
to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the
Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with the following
schedule:
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In the
event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before
Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock Units and
Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately
terminate.
II.
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AGREEMENT
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1. Grant of Restricted Stock
Units. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in
the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units in Part I of this Award Agreement
(“Participant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to
all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 18(c) of the
Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan
and this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall
prevail.
2. Company’s Obligation to
Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to
receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted
Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Section 4, Participant
will have no right to payment of any such Restricted Stock
Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units,
such Restricted Stock Unit will represent an unsecured obligation of the
Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the
Company.
3. Participant’s
Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
at the time the Restricted Stock Units are paid to Participant, Participant
shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the receipt of all or any
portion of this Restricted Stock Unit Award, deliver to the Company his or her
Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
4. Vesting
Schedule. Except as provided in Section 6, and subject to
Section 7, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will vest
in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant,
subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each
applicable vesting date.
5. Lock-Up
Period. Participant hereby agrees that Participant shall not
offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap,
hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any
of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Stock (or other
securities) of the Company held by Participant (other than those included in the
registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters
of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred
and eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement
of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be
requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory
restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research
reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not
limited to, the restrictions contained in NASD Rule 2711(f)(4) or NYSE
Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments
thereto).
Participant
agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably
requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the
foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In
addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters
of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant shall provide,
within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the
Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public
offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed
under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this Section 5
shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on
Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or
a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4
or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company
may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock
(or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said
one hundred and eighty (180) day (or other) period. Participant
agrees that any transferee of the Restricted Stock Unit Award or Shares acquired
pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be bound by this Section
5.
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6.
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Payment after
Vesting.
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(a) General
Rule. Subject to Section 10, any Restricted Stock Units that
vest will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his
or her properly designated beneficiary or estate) in whole
Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 6(b), such vested
Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable
after vesting, but in each such case within the period ending no later than the
fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) month following the end of the fiscal
year or the calendar year, which in either case includes the vesting
date.
(b) Acceleration. Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan, this Award Agreement, or any other plan or agreement to
the contrary, if the Administrator, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting
of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested
Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having
vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of
the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock
Units is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service
Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within
the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other
than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider
and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in
the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or
within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service
Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not
be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of
Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless the Participant dies
following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the
Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to the Participant’s estate as
soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of
this Award Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that
none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares
issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section
409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so
comply. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means
Section 409A of the Code, and any proposed, temporary or final Treasury
Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be
amended from time to time.
7. Forfeiture Upon Termination
as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
of this Award Agreement, if Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any
or no reason, the then-unvested Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award
Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company and Participant
will have no further rights thereunder.
8. Tax
Consequences. Participant has reviewed with its own tax
advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this
investment and the transactions contemplated by this Award
Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on
such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any
of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that
Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Participant’s own tax
liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions
contemplated by this Award Agreement.
9. Death of
Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to
Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be
made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives
Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s
estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written
notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the
Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws
or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
10. Tax Withholding.
Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time,
the Company shall withhold the minimum amount required to be withheld for the
payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must
be withheld (the “Tax Withholding”). The Administrator, in its sole
discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time,
may permit Participant to satisfy such Tax Withholding, in whole or in part
(without limitation) by (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company
withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the
amount of such Tax Withholding, (c) delivering to the Company already vested and
owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such Tax Withholding, or (d)
selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant
through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether
through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount of the Tax
Withholding. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in
its discretion, it shall have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any
tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise
deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory
arrangements for the payment of such Tax Withholding hereunder at the time any
applicable Restricted Stock Units otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to
Sections 4 or 6, Participant will permanently forfeit such Restricted Stock
Units and any right to receive Shares thereunder and the Restricted Stock Units
will be returned to the Company at no cost to the
Company. Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may
refuse to deliver the Shares if such Tax Withholding is not delivered at the
time they are due.
11. 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 will have been issued, recorded
on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and
delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and
delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company
with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on
such Shares.
12. No Guarantee of Continued
Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING
OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE
PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT
OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD OR ACQUIRING
SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD
AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET
FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF
THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO
TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
13. Grant is Not
Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in
Section 9, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will
not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution,
attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or
privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution,
attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges
conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.
14. Company’s Right of First
Refusal. Subject to Section 13, before any Shares held by
Participant or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the
“Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or
operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first
refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 14 (the “Right of First Refusal”).
(a) Notice of Proposed
Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the
Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide
intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each
proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the
number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and
(iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder
proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”), and the Holder shall
offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its
assignee(s).
(b) Exercise of Right of First
Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after
receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written
notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the
Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed
Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with
subsection (c) below.
(c) Purchase
Price. The purchase price (“Right of First Refusal Price”) for
the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this
Section 14 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price
includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the
non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good
faith.
(d) Payment. Payment
of the Right of First Refusal Price shall be made, at the option of the Company
or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of
any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of
repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at
the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Xxxxxx’s Right to
Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be
transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company
and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 14, then the Holder may
sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the
Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or
other transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the
date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in
accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee
agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 14 shall continue to
apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the
Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee
within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company
and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before
any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception for Certain Family
Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 14 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during
the Participant’s lifetime or on the Participant’s death by will or intestacy to
the Participant’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of the
Participant’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this
Section 14. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse,
lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or
sister. In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive
and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this
Section 14, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in
accordance with the terms of this Section 14.
(g) Termination of Right of
First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as
to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the
Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the
successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly
traded.
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Restrictive Legends
and Stop-Transfer Orders.
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(a) Legends. Participant
understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below
or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any
certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other
legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities
laws:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE
THEREWITH.
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS
SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND
THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT
OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC
OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.
(b) Stop-Transfer
Notices. Participant agrees that, in order to ensure
compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue
appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and
that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal to
Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to
transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in
violation of any of the provisions of this Award Agreement or (ii) to treat
as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any
purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so
transferred.
16. Address for
Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms
of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Cornerstone
OnDemand, Inc. 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000, or at
such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in
writing.
17. Electronic
Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to
deliver any documents related to the Restricted Stock Units awarded
under the Plan or future Restricted Stock Units that may
be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent
to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby
consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to
participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and
maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the
Company.
18. No
Waiver. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or
provisions of this Award Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver
of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party from thereafter
enforcing each and every other provision of this Award Agreement. The
rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a
waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to
it under the circumstances.
19. Successors and
Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this
Award Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Award Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth,
this Award Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and
obligations of Participant under this Award Agreement may only be assigned with
the prior written consent of the Company.
20. Additional Conditions to
Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine,
in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares
upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent
or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable
as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate),
such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of
any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the
delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or
other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date
at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no
longer cause such violation. The Company will make all
reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or
securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such
governmental authority.
21. Interpretation. The
Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement
and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application
of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such
rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any
Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all
interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will
be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested
persons. Neither the Administrator nor any person acting on behalf of
the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award
Agreement.
22. Modifications to the Award
Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant
expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in
reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those
contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan
can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized
officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this
Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and
without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise
avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A
in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.
23. Governing Law;
Severability. This Award Agreement is governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California. In
the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Award
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
24. Entire Agreement. The
Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Award Agreement
(including the exhibits referenced herein) constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to
the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company
and Participant.
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In
connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
Participant represents to the Company the following:
(a) Participant
is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has
acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Participant is
acquiring these Securities for investment for Participant’s own account only and
not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
(b) Participant
acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Participant’s
investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection,
Participant understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if
Participant’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to
hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax
statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the
market price of the Securities, or for a period of one (1) year or any other
fixed period in the future. Participant further understands that the
Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered
under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available. Participant further acknowledges and understands that the
Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Participant
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted
with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.
(c) Participant
is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each
promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public
resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the
issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain
conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under
Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Restricted Stock Award to
Participant, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities
Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off
agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold,
subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified by
Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of
certain public information about the Company, (2) the amount of Securities
being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified
limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s
transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker” or “riskless principal
transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if
applicable.
In the
event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant
of the Restricted Stock Award, then the Securities may be resold in certain
limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may
require (i) the availability of current public information about the
Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the
purchase and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the
Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an
affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2),
(3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.
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further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements
of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the
Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration
exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that
Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to
sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and
otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial
burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is
available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their
respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own
risk. Participant understands that no assurances can be given
that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such
event.
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