Form of Employee RSU Award Notice under Endo, Inc.'s 2024 Stock Incentive Plan
Exhibit 10.2
ENDO, INC.
STOCK AWARD NOTICE
UNDER THE 2024 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(EMPLOYEE FORM)
This Stock Award Notice (this Award Notice) is being provided to the participant (the Participant) by Endo, Inc. (the Company) as of the date of grant set forth below (the Date of Grant). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the version of the Endo, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant (the Plan). Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company.
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Note, Sections 1 through 24 of this Award Notice reflect general terms and, as applicable, are modified by Section 25 with respect to the laws of any country or jurisdiction where the Participants awards are granted.
1. Grant of Stock Awards. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the total number of restricted stock units set forth above (the Stock Awards), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Award Notice and the Plan.
2. Form of Payment and Vesting.
(a) The Stock Awards granted hereunder shall vest on the vesting dates set forth above, provided that the Participant is employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries on the applicable vesting date (except as set forth in Section 4 or 5 of this Award Notice or any other individual agreement with the Participant). Unless otherwise provided in an individual agreement with the Participant, or in Section 4 of this Award Notice, if the Participant has a termination of service (including in the event that the Participant Retires), the Stock Awards that are unvested as of the date of such termination shall be forfeited.
(b) The Participant shall be entitled to receive one share of Company Stock in respect of each vested Stock Award as soon as practicable following the applicable vesting date, but no later than the later to occur of (i) the end of the calendar year in which the applicable vesting date occurs and (ii) the fifteenth day of the third calendar month following the applicable vesting date (unless modified by an election made by the Participant under any deferral plan established by the Company from time to time).
3. Restrictions. The Stock Awards granted hereunder may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, and shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture until any requirements or restrictions contained in this Award Notice or in the Plan have been otherwise satisfied, terminated or expressly waived by the Company in writing.
4. Termination of Service.
(a) Termination of Service on Account of Death or Disability. Upon termination of the Participants service with the Company and its Subsidiaries on account of (i) death or (ii) Disability that also constitutes a disability within the meaning of Section 409A, in each case, all of the Participants unvested Stock Awards as of the date of such termination shall immediately vest.
(b) Termination of Service by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason. Upon termination of the Participants service with the Company and its Subsidiaries by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause, the Stock Awards that are unvested as of the date of such termination shall be forfeited on such termination date, except that, if the Participants termination occurs on any date other than a vesting date, a portion of the Participants then-unvested Stock Awards shall vest (and be settled in shares of Company Stock in accordance with Section 2 above as if such shares had vested on the first vesting date after the Participants termination of service) equal to the number of then-unvested Stock Awards that would have otherwise vested on the first vesting date after the Participants termination of service; multiplied by a fraction:
(i) the numerator of which is the number of days that the Participant provided services to the Company and its Subsidiaries (y) beginning on the later of the Date of Grant or, if applicable, the most-recent vesting date prior to the Participants termination of service and (z) ending on the Participants termination date; and
(ii) the denominator of which is the total number of days (y) beginning on the later of the Date of Grant or, if applicable, the most-recent vesting date prior to the Participants termination of service and (z) ending on the first vesting date after the Participants termination of service.
If a Participant is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary and such employment agreement provides for benefits on a termination of employment for Good Reason, a termination of the Participants employment for Good Reason shall constitute a termination without Cause for purposes of this Section 4(b).
5. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, if the Stock Awards are not assumed or substituted in connection with such Change in Control, then the Stock Awards shall immediately vest upon the occurrence of the Change in Control.
6. No Shareholder Rights Prior to Delivery. The Participant shall not have any rights of a shareholder (including the right to distributions or dividends) with respect to the Stock Award until shares of Company Stock are delivered pursuant to the terms of this Award Notice.
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7. Stock Award Notice Subject to Plan. This Award Notice is made pursuant to all of the provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and is intended, and shall be interpreted in a manner, to comply therewith. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Notice and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern, except as expressly provided herein or therein.
8. No Rights to Continuation of Service. Nothing in the Plan or this Award Notice shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company or its shareholders (or of a Subsidiary or its shareholders, as the case may be) to terminate the Participants service at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause.
9. Tax Withholding.
(a) As a condition to acceptance of any shares of Company Stock in settlement of this Stock Award, you authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to be withheld (or permitted to be withheld in a manner that will not cause adverse accounting consequences for the Company) to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations (the Required Tax Payments) of the Company, if any, which arise in connection with this Stock Award. If you fail to advance the Required Tax Payments after request by the Company, the Company may, in its discretion, deduct any Required Tax Payments from any amount then or thereafter payable by the Company to you.
(b) You may satisfy your obligation to advance the Required Tax Payments with respect to this Stock Award by any of the following means, subject to Company approval of the availability of any particular means: (i) a cash payment to the Company pursuant to Section 9(a), (ii) delivery (either actual delivery or by attestation procedures established by the Company) to the Company of previously owned whole shares of Company Stock (which you have held for at least six (6) months prior to the delivery of such Shares or which you purchased on the open market and for which you have good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances) having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date the obligation to withhold or pay taxes first arises in connection with this Stock Award (the Tax Date), equal to the Required Tax Payments, (iii) authorizing the Company to withhold from the Shares otherwise to be delivered to you pursuant to this Stock Award, a number of whole shares of Company Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, equal to the Required Tax Payments, (iv) a cash payment following your sale of (or by a broker-dealer acceptable to the Company through which you have sold) a number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which the Required Tax Payments have arisen having a Fair Market Value determined as of the Tax Date equal to the Required Tax Payments, or (v) any combination of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. Any fraction of a share of Company Stock which would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in cash by you. No certificate representing a share of Company Stock shall be delivered until the Required Tax Payments have been satisfied in full.
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10. Section 409A Compliance. The Stock Award is intended to comply with Section 409A to the extent subject thereto and shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Date of Grant. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or this Award Notice to the contrary, no payment or distribution under this Award Notice that constitutes an item of deferred compensation under Section 409A and becomes payable by reason of the Participants termination of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries will be made to the Participant until the Participants termination of service constitutes a separation from service (as defined in Section 409A). For purposes of this Award Notice, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. If the Participant is a specified employee (as defined in Section 409A), then to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A, such Participant shall not be entitled to any payments upon a termination of his or her service until the earlier of: (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such Participants separation from service and (ii) the date of such Participants death. Upon the expiration of the applicable waiting period set forth in the preceding sentence, all payments and benefits deferred pursuant to this Section 10 (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such deferral) shall be paid to such Participant in a lump sum as soon as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days, following such expired period, and any remaining payments due under this Award Notice will be paid in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.
11. Governing Law. This Award Notice shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choices of laws, of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of Delaware.
12. Binding on Successors. The terms of this Award Notice shall be binding upon the Participant and upon the Participants heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.
13. No Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Notice, neither this Award Notice nor any rights granted herein shall be assignable by the Participant.
14. Necessary Acts. The Participant hereby agrees to perform all acts, and to execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Award Notice, including but not limited to all acts and documents related to compliance with federal and/or state securities and/or tax laws and applicable Irish law.
15. Entire Stock Award Notice. This Award Notice and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding among the parties as to the subject matter hereof.
16. Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any such Section.
17. Counterparts. This Award Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
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18. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Award Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given three days after mailing to the respective parties named below:
If to Company:
Endo, Inc.
1400 Atwater Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
Attention: Treasurer
If to the Participant:
At the address on file with the Company.
Either party hereto may change such partys address for notices by notice duly given pursuant hereto.
19. Amendment. No amendment or modification hereof shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto.
20. Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Award Notice. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Stock Awards subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Notice.
21. No Compensation for Loss of Rights. The Participant hereby acknowledges that under no circumstances will s/he, on ceasing to be an employee or director of the Company and its Subsidiaries, be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit or prospective right or benefit under the Plan that s/he might otherwise have enjoyed whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful dismissal or other breach of contract or by way of compensation for loss of office or otherwise howsoever.
22. Severability. All the terms and provisions of this Award Notice are distinct and severable, and if any term or provision is held unenforceable, illegal or void in whole or in part by any court, regulatory authority or other competent authority it shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of this Award Notice, and the enforceability, legality and validity of the remainder of this Award Notice will not be affected; if any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to make it valid, enforceable and legal.
23. Data Protection. The Participant hereby acknowledges and consents to the Company and any Subsidiary sharing and exchanging his/her information held in order to administer and operate the Plan (including personal details, data relating to participation, salary, taxation and employment and sensitive personal data, e.g. data relating to physical or mental health, criminal conviction or the alleged commission of offences) (the Information) and providing the Company and/or the Subsidiarys agents and/or third parties with the Information
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for the administration and operation of the Plan and the Participant further accepts that this may involve the Information being sent to a country outside the country in which the Participant provides services including to a country which may not have the same level of data protection laws as his/her home country. The Participant acknowledges that s/he has the right to request a list of the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Information and to review and correct the Information by contacting his/her local human resources representative. The Participant acknowledges that the collection, processing and transfer of the Information is important to Plan administration and that failure to consent to same may prohibit participation in the Plan.
24. Compensation Clawback, Recoupment and/or Recovery Policies. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant shall be subject to and shall adhere to any compensation clawback, recoupment and/or recovery policies of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries applicable to similarly situated Participants, which shall apply, as applicable, to the Stock Award granted hereunder.
25. Additional Matters. This Award Notice is intended to comply with the applicable laws of any country or jurisdiction where the Stock Awards are granted under the Plan, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner to so comply. The following provisions apply to Participants providing services in the country noted:
Ireland:
Section 8 above shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following language:
No Rights to Continuation of Service. Nothing in the Plan or this Award Notice shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict any right the Company or its shareholders (or of a Subsidiary or its shareholders, as the case may be) may have to terminate the Participants service at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, subject to applicable law.
Section 12 above shall be amended to delete the words transferees, assignees therefrom.
Section 13 above shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following language:
No Assignment or Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Notice, neither this Award Notice nor any rights granted herein shall be assignable by the Participant. Neither this Award Notice nor any rights granted herein shall be transferable by the Participant in any circumstances, except on the death of the Participant.
Section 14 shall be amended by the addition of the following sentences at the end of the clause:
If the Participant is a director, shadow director, or secretary of an Irish Subsidiary of the Company and the Participants securities represent one percent (1%) or more of the Company, the Participant agrees to notify that Subsidiary in writing within five business days of receiving or disposing of an interest in the Company (being the grant of the Performance Award or the vesting of a Performance Award resulting in the acquisition of
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the underlying shares), or within five business days of becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification requirement or within five business days of becoming a director or secretary if such an interest exists at the time. This notification requirement also applies with respect to the interests of a spouse, civil partner or minor children (whose interests will be attributed to the director, shadow director, or secretary).
Section 21 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following provision:
Nothing contained in the Plan or this Award Notice shall form part of the Participants contract of employment. The Participant hereby acknowledges that under no circumstances will s/he, on ceasing to be an employee or director of or otherwise engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason (including as a result of a repudiatory breach of contract by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit or prospective right or benefit under the Plan that s/he might otherwise have enjoyed whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful dismissal or other breach of contract or by way of compensation for loss of office or otherwise howsoever. By accepting this Award Notice, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any such entitlement.
Section 23 shall be amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end of the clause:
For the purposes of operating the Plan, the Company will collect and process information relating to the Participant in accordance with the privacy notice that is available from the human resources department of the Company on request.
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