SecondAMENDMENT TO THE ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2014 LONG-TERMINCENTIVE PLAN

EX-10.1 2 v469546_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Second AMENDMENT

TO THE

ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (this “Amendment”), effective as of June 23, 2017, is made and entered into by Alliqua BioMedical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Terms used in this Amendment with initial capital letters that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Article 9 of the Plan provides that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time;

 

WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Article 5 of the Plan by an additional four million (4,000,000) shares of Common Stock; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board intends to submit this Amendment to the Company’s stockholders for approval.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 9 of the Plan, the Company hereby amends the Plan as follows:

 

1.       Section 5.1 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 5.1:

 

5.1       Number Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 11 and 12, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is nine million five hundred thousand (9,500,000) shares, of which one hundred percent (100%) may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Articles 11 and 12, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Stock Options or SARs may be granted to an Executive Officer during any calendar year is one hundred fifteen thousand (115,000) shares of Common Stock. Shares to be issued may be made available from authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury, or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. During the term of this Plan, the Company will at all times reserve and keep available the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.

 

2.       Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Plan shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC.
     
     
    By:  /s/ Brian M. Posner  
    Name: Brian M. Posner
Title: Chief Financial Officer