SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT Inducement Grant Pursuant to Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4)
Exhibit 99.5
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Inducement Grant Pursuant to Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4)
Solid Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants the following restricted stock units. The terms and conditions attached hereto are also a part hereof.
Notice of Grant
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This grant of RSUs satisfies in full all commitments that the Company has to the Participant with respect to the issuance of stock, stock options or other equity securities.
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Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Incorporated Terms and Conditions
1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. In connection with the commencement of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Company granted to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), an award with respect to the number of restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) set forth in the Notice of Grant that forms part of this Agreement (the “Notice of Grant”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) upon vesting of the RSU, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The RSUs evidenced by this Agreement were granted to the Participant pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4), and not pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) or any equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to the Participant’s employment with the Company.
2. Vesting. The RSUs shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Vesting Schedule”). Any fractional shares resulting from the application of any percentages used in the Vesting Schedule shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of RSUs. Upon the vesting of the RSUs, the Company will deliver to the Participant, for each RSU that becomes vested, one share of Common Stock, subject to the payment of any taxes pursuant to Section 6. The Common Stock will be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following each vesting date, but in any event within 30 days of such date.
3. Forfeiture of Unvested RSUs Upon Cessation of Service. In the event that the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant (as defined below) for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, all of the RSUs that are unvested as of the time of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately and automatically to the Company, without the payment of any consideration to the Participant, effective as of such cessation. The Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the unvested RSUs or any Common Stock that may have been issuable with respect thereto. The Participant shall be an “Eligible Participant” if he or she is an employee, director or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors of which are eligible to receive awards of RSUs under the Plan.
4. Nontransferability of RSUs. The RSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or a qualified domestic relations order; provided, however, that, the Participant may make a gratuitous transfer of the RSUs to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof so long as the Company is eligible to use a Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to the RSUs to such proposed transferee; provided further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee
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shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the RSUs. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 4 shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.
5. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock that may be issuable with respect to the RSUs until the issuance of the shares of Common Stock to the Participant following the vesting of the RSUs. For the avoidance of doubt, the RSUs also do not provide for the payment or accrual of dividend equivalents.
6. Tax Matters.
(a) Acknowledgments; No Section 83(b) Election. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for obtaining the advice of the Participant’s own tax advisors with respect to the award of RSUs and the Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents with respect to the tax consequences relating to the RSUs. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s tax liability that may arise in connection with the acquisition, vesting and/or disposition of the RSUs. The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) is available with respect to RSUs.
(b) Responsibility for Taxes; Withholding. The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company, the ultimate liability for all federal, state, local or other taxes of any kind related to the RSUs and legally applicable to the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Company. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that in order to satisfy any applicable withholding with respect to the vesting of the RSUs, the Company has the right at its discretion to (i) deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant the amount of any such required withholding obligations, or (ii) (A) withhold from shares of Common Stock to be issued to Participant upon vesting of the RSUs, or (B) cause its transfer agent and any manager of the Company’s equity incentive plan benefits to sell from the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Participant upon vesting of the RSUs, that number of shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy all withholding , along with any applicable third-party commissions. The Participant further acknowledges that if none of the foregoing actions is taken by the Company to satisfy withholding obligations, under applicable law the Participant will owe taxes on the vesting date of RSUs issued hereunder on the portion of the award then vested and the Company shall be entitled to immediate payment from the Participant of the amount of any tax required to be withheld by the Company. The Company shall not deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Participant until it is satisfied that all required withholdings have been made.
7. Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of
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Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, the number and class of securities and the share and per-share-related provisions of each outstanding RSU shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted RSUs may be granted, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board.
(b) Reorganization Events.
(i) Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is canceled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(ii) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on the RSUs.
A. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions as to the RSUs (or any portion thereof) on such terms as the Board determines (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in another agreement between the Company and the Participant): (i) provide that the RSUs shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent RSUs shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to the Participant, provide that the Participant’s unvested portion of the RSUs will be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event, (iii) provide that the RSUs shall become realizable or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to the RSUs shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to the Participant with respect to the RSUs equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested portion of the RSUs (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately prior to such Reorganization Event) reduced by any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of the RSUs, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the RSUs shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (net of any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.
B. Notwithstanding the terms of clause (i) of Section 7(b)(ii)(A), in the case of outstanding RSUs that are subject to Section 409A, the Board may only undertake the actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 7(b)(ii)(A) if the Reorganization Event constitutes a “change in control event” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) and such action is permitted or required by Section 409A; if the Reorganization Event is not a “change in control event” as so defined or such action is not permitted or required by Section 409A, and the acquiring or succeeding corporation does not assume or substitute the RSUs pursuant to clause (i) of Section 7(b)(ii)(A), then the unvested RSUs shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event without any payment in exchange therefor.
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C. For purposes of Section 7(b)(ii)(A)(i), the RSUs shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the RSUs confer the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the RSUs immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the settlement of the RSUs to consist solely of such number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) that the Board determined to be equivalent in value (as of the date of such determination or another date specified by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Section 409A. If and to the extent (i) any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to the Participant in connection with his or her employment termination constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and (ii) the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), in each case as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determinations the Participant (through accepting the RSUs) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A) (the “New Payment Date”), except as Section 409A may then permit. The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule. The Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits hereunder are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section.
(b) No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of the RSUs shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim hereunder
(c) Amendment. The Board may amend, modify or terminate this Agreement, including but not limited to, substituting RSUs and changing the date of settlement or realization. The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 7.
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(d) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that the RSUs shall become immediately vested in whole or in part, free from some or all restrictions or conditions or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.
(e) Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement until (i) all conditions of this Agreement have been met to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(f) Administration by Board. The Board will administer this Agreement and may construe and interpret the terms hereof. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Agreement. All actions and decisions by the Board with respect to this Agreement shall be made in the Board’s discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest under this Agreement.
(g) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers hereunder to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references herein to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority hereunder have been delegated to such Committee.
(h) Limitations on Liability. No individual acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company will be liable to the Participant, a spouse, a beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with this Agreement, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to this Agreement because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of this Agreement has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning this Agreement unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.
(i) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, and each such other provision shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
(j) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
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(k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one in the same instrument.
(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof.
(m) Participant’s Acknowledgements. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement; and (v) agrees that in accepting this award, he or she will be bound by any clawback policy that the Company may adopt in the future.
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The Company has caused the RSUs to be executed by its duly authorized officer.
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PARTICIPANT ACCEPTANCE
The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing RSUs and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof.
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