ATHERSYS, INC. NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION INDUCEMENT AGREEMENTNonqualified Stock Option Inducement Agreement • January 16th, 2020 • Athersys, Inc / New • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
This Nonqualified Stock Option Inducement Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of January 31, 2020 (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Athersys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Ivor Macleod (the “Optionee”) with respect to the grant of a nonqualified stock option by the Company to the Optionee (the “Grant”). This Grant is intended to be an inducement that is material to Grantee, who is entering into employment with the Company, and to encourage stock ownership by Grantee, thereby aligning Grantee’s interests with those of the stockholders of the Company. This Agreement is intended to comply with Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rules, which provide an exception to the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rules’ shareholder approval requirement for the issuance of securities with regards to grants to employees of the Company as an inducement material to such individuals entering into employment with the Company, and shall be administered and interpreted consist
