Fortrea Holdings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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EX-10.5 10 a105-fortreaholdingsincemp.htm EX-10.5 Document
        Exhibit 10.5



FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. 2023 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

1. INTRODUCTION
    On or about June 30, 2023, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (“Labcorp”) will distribute to its stockholders, on a pro rata basis and without consideration, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fortrea Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, then owned by Labcorp (the “Spinoff”). As a result of the Spinoff, the Company will no longer be a subsidiary of Labcorp and will be a separate, publicly traded company.

    The Company hereby establishes the Fortrea Holdings Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to encourage and enable Eligible Employees of the Company and its Participating Affiliates, through after-tax payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions, to acquire proprietary interests in the Company through the purchase and ownership of shares of Stock. The Plan is intended to benefit the Company and its stockholders by (a) incentivizing Participants to contribute to the success of the Company and to operate and manage the Company’s business in a manner that will provide for the Company’s long-term growth and profitability and that will benefit its stockholders and other important stakeholders and (b) encouraging Participants to remain in the employ of the Company or its Participating Affiliates.

    The Plan and the Options granted under the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements for an “employee stock purchase plan” under Code Section 423. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no undertaking to, nor representation that it will, maintain the qualified status of the Plan or any Options granted under the Plan. In addition, Options that do not satisfy the requirements for an “employee stock purchase plan” under Code Section 423 may be granted under the Plan pursuant to the rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, for certain Eligible Employees.    

2. DEFINITIONS
(a)Account” shall mean a bookkeeping account established and maintained to record the amount of funds accumulated pursuant to the Plan with respect to a Participant for the purpose of purchasing shares of Stock under the Plan.
(b)Administrator” shall mean the Board, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board or any other committee of the Board designated by the Board.
(c)Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d)Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and any successor thereto. References in the Plan to any Code Section shall be deemed to include, as applicable, regulations and guidance promulgated under such Code Section.
(e)Company” shall mean Fortrea Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
(f)Custodian” shall mean the third-party administrator designated by the Administrator from time to time.
(g)Effective Date” shall mean July 1, 2023 (following the Plan’s adoption by the Board on June 5, 2023 and approval by the Company’s sole stockholder prior to the Spinoff on the same date).
(h)Eligible Compensation” shall mean, unless otherwise established by the Administrator prior to the start of an Offering Period, regular base pay (including any shift differentials) but not any bonus, overtime payment, sales commission, contribution to any Code Section 125 or 401(k) plan, or to the extent applicable, its equivalent under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or other form of extra compensation.
(i)Eligible Employee” shall mean a natural person who has been an employee (including an officer) of the Company or a Participating Affiliate for at least six (6) months as of an Offering Date, except the following, who shall not be eligible to participate under the Plan: (i) an employee whose
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customary employment is twenty (20) hours or less per week, (ii) an employee whose customary employment is for not more than five (5) months in any calendar year, (iii) an employee who, after exercising his or her rights to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan, would own (directly or by attribution pursuant to Code Section 424(d)) shares of Stock (including shares that may be acquired under any outstanding Options) representing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, (iv) an employee who is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction (without regard to whether such employee is also a U.S. citizen or resident alien), if the grant of an Option under the Plan or an Offering Period to such employee is prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction or compliance with the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan or an Offering Period to violate the requirements of Code Section 423 (unless the Option is granted pursuant to a Non-423(b) Offering) and (v) any other natural person whom the Administrator determines to exclude from an offering designed to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 423 provided such exclusion is permitted by Code Section 423 and the regulations issued thereunder, as well as, to the extent applicable, the laws of a foreign jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of a Non-423(b) Offering under the Plan, if any, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to establish a different definition of Eligible Employee as it may deem advisable or necessary.
(j)Enrollment Form” shall mean the agreement(s) between the Company and an Eligible Employee, in such written, electronic or other format and/or pursuant to such written, electronic or other process as may be established by the Administrator from time to time, pursuant to which an Eligible Employee elects to participate in the Plan or to which a Participant elects to make changes with respect to the Participant’s participation as permitted by the Plan.
(k)Enrollment Period” shall mean that period of time prescribed by the Administrator, which shall conclude prior to the Offering Date, during which Eligible Employees may elect to participate in an Offering Period. The duration and timing of Enrollment Periods may be changed or modified by the Administrator from time to time.
(l)Fair Market Value” shall mean the value of each share of Stock subject to the Plan on a given date determined as follows: (i) if on such date the shares of Stock are listed on an established national or regional stock exchange or are publicly traded on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock shall be the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares of Stock on such exchange or in such market (the exchange or market selected by the Administrator if there is more than one such exchange or market) on such date, or if such date is not a Trading Day, on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date, or if no sale of the shares of Stock is reported for such Trading Day, on the next preceding day on which any sale was reported or (ii) if the shares of Stock are not listed on such an exchange or traded on such a market, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock shall be determined by the Board in good faith.
(m)Holding Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(c)(i).
(n)Non-423(b) Offering” shall mean the rules, procedures or sub-plans, if any, adopted by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, as a part of the Plan, pursuant to which Options that do not satisfy the requirements for “employee stock purchase plans” that are set forth under Code Section 423 may be granted to Eligible Employees as a separate offering under the Plan.
(o)Offering Date” shall mean the first day of any Offering Period under the Plan.
(p)Offering Period” shall mean the period determined by the Administrator pursuant to Section 7, which shall not exceed twenty-seven (27) months, during which payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions are accumulated for the purpose of purchasing Stock under the Plan.
(q)Option” shall mean the right granted to Participants to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to an offering under the Plan.
(r)Outstanding Election” shall mean a Participant’s then-current election to purchase shares of Stock in an Offering Period, or that part of such an election which has not been cancelled (including any voluntary cancellation under Section 5 and deemed cancellation under Section 11) prior to the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period) or such other date as determined by the Administrator.
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(s)Participating Affiliate” shall mean any Subsidiary designated by the Administrator from time to time, in its sole discretion, whose employees may participate in the Plan or in a specific Offering Period under the Plan, if such employees otherwise qualify as Eligible Employees.
(t)Participant” shall mean an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 5.
(u)Plan” shall mean this Fortrea Holdings Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(v)Purchase Period” shall mean the period during an Offering Period designated by the Administrator on the last Trading Day of which purchases of Stock are made under the Plan. An Offering Period may have one or more Purchase Periods.
(w)Purchase Price” shall mean the purchase price of each share of Stock purchased under the Plan; provided, however, that the Purchase Price shall not be less than the lesser of eighty-five percent (85%) of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the Offering Date or on the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, on the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period).
(x)Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, or any security into which shares of Stock may be changed or for which shares of Stock may be exchanged as provided in Section 12.
(y)Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the Effective Date shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(z)Termination of Employment” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, a cessation of the employee-employer relationship between the Participant and the Company or a Participating Affiliate for any reason, as well as the occurrences included below that would constitute termination of employment at law,
(i) including, without limitation, (A) a voluntary or involuntary termination of employment by resignation, discharge, dismissal, redundancy, expiry of fixed-term contract, death, disability or retirement, (B) the disaffiliation of a Subsidiary, (C) unless otherwise determined or provided by the Administrator, a transfer of employment to a Subsidiary that is not a Participating Affiliate as of the first day immediately following the three (3)-month period following such transfer and (D) a termination of employment where the individual continues to provide certain services to the Company or a Subsidiary in a non-employee role, but
(ii) excluding (A) such termination of employment where there is a simultaneous reemployment of the Participant by the Company or a Participating Affiliate and (B) any bona fide and Company-approved or Participating Affiliate-approved leave of absence, such as family leave, medical leave, personal leave, military leave or such other leave that meets the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.421-1(h)(2) or, to the extent applicable, its equivalent under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction; provided, however, where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the employee’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employee-employer relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3)-month period.
(aa)Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a) Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued pursuant to Options granted under the Plan (including any Non-423(b) Offering established hereunder) is one million, eight hundred thousand (1,800,000) shares.
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The shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market.
(b) Participation Adjustment as a Result of the Share Reserve. If the Administrator determines that the total number of shares of Stock remaining available under the Plan is insufficient to permit the number of shares of Stock to be purchased by all Participants on the last Trading Day of an Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, on the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period) pursuant to Section 9, the Administrator shall make a participation adjustment, where the number of shares of Stock purchasable by all Participants shall be reduced proportionately in as uniform and equitable a manner as is reasonably practicable, as determined in the Administrator’s sole discretion. After such adjustment, the Administrator shall refund in cash all affected Participants’ Account balances for such Offering Period as soon as practicable thereafter.
(c) Applicable Law Limitations on the Share Reserve. If the Administrator determines that some or all of the shares of Stock to be purchased by Participants on the last Trading Day of an Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period) would not be issued in accordance with applicable laws or any approval by any regulatory body as may be required or the shares of Stock would not be issued pursuant to an effective Form S-8 registration statement or that the issuance of some or all of such shares of Stock pursuant to a Form S-8 registration statement is not advisable due to the risk that such issuance will violate applicable laws, the Administrator may, without the Participants’ consent, terminate any outstanding Offering Period and the Options granted thereunder and refund in cash all affected Participants’ Account balances for such Offering Period as soon as practicable thereafter.
4. ADMINISTRATION
(a) Generally. The Plan shall be administered under the direction of the Administrator. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have full authority, in its sole discretion, to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation:
(i) Interpreting and construing the Plan and Options granted under the Plan; prescribing, adopting, amending, waiving and rescinding rules and regulations it deems appropriate to implement the Plan, including amending any outstanding Option, as it may deem advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws; correcting any defect or supplying any omission or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or Options granted under the Plan and making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan;
(ii) Establishing the timing and length of Offering Periods and Purchase Periods;
(iii) Establishing minimum and maximum contribution rates;
(iv) Establishing new or changing existing limits on the number of shares of Stock a Participant may elect to purchase with respect to any Offering Period, if such limits are announced prior to the first Offering Period to be affected;
(v) Adopting such rules, procedures or sub-plans as may be deemed advisable or necessary to comply with the laws of countries other than the United States, to allow for tax-preferred treatment of the Options or otherwise to provide for the participation by Eligible Employees who reside outside of the United States, including determining which Eligible Employees are eligible to participate in the Non-423(b) Offering or other sub-plans established by the Administrator;
(vi) Establishing the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars and permitting payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the processing of properly completed Enrollment Forms and
(vii) Furnishing to the Custodian such information as the Custodian may require.
The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons.
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(b) Custodian. If the Administrator designates a Custodian for the Plan, the Custodian shall act as custodian under the Plan and shall perform such duties as requested by the Administrator in accordance with any agreement between the Company and the Custodian. The Custodian shall establish and maintain, as agent for each Participant, an Account and any subaccounts as may be necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(c) No Liability. None of the Board, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board, any other committee of the Board, the Custodian or any of their agents or designees shall be liable to any person (i) for any act, failure to act or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or Options granted under the Plan or (ii) for any tax (including any interest and penalties) by reason of the failure of the Plan, an Option or an Offering Period to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 423, the failure of the Participant to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 423 or as otherwise asserted with respect to the Plan, Options granted under the Plan or shares of Stock purchased or deemed purchased under the Plan.
5. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN AND IN AN OFFERING PERIOD
(a) Generally. An Eligible Employee may become a Participant for an Offering Period under the Plan by completing the prescribed Enrollment Form and submitting such Enrollment Form to the Company (or the Company’s designee), in the format and pursuant to the process as prescribed by the Administrator, during the Enrollment Period prior to the commencement of the Offering Period to which it relates. If properly completed and timely submitted, the Enrollment Form will become effective for the first Offering Period following submission of the Enrollment Form and all subsequent Offering Periods as provided by Section 5(b) until (i) it is terminated in accordance with Section 11, (ii) it is modified by filing another Enrollment Form in accordance with this Section 5(a) (including an election is made to cease payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions in accordance with Section 6(c)) or (iii) the Participant is otherwise ineligible to participate in the Plan or in a subsequent Offering Period.
(b) Automatic Re-Enrollment. Following the end of each Offering Period, each Participant shall automatically be re-enrolled in the next Offering Period at the applicable rate of payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions in effect on the last Trading Day of the prior Offering Period or otherwise as provided under Section 6, unless (i) the Participant has experienced a Termination of Employment or (ii) the Participant is otherwise ineligible to participate in the Plan or in the next Offering Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may require current Participants to complete and submit a new Enrollment Form at any time it deems necessary or desirable to facilitate Plan administration or for any other reason.
6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OR PERIODIC CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
(a) Generally. Each Participant’s Enrollment Form shall contain a payroll deduction authorization pursuant to which he or she shall elect to have a designated whole percentage of Eligible Compensation between one percent (1%) and ten percent (10%) deducted, on an after-tax basis, on each payday during the Offering Period and credited to the Participant’s Account for the purchase of shares of Stock pursuant to the offering. The Administrator shall also have the authority, but not the obligation, to permit a Participant to elect to make periodic cash contributions, in lieu of payroll deductions, for the purchase of shares of Stock pursuant to the offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if local law prohibits payroll deductions, a Participant may elect to participate in an Offering Period through contributions to his or her Account in a format and pursuant to a process acceptable to the Administrator. In such event, any such Participant shall be deemed to participate in a separate offering under the Plan, unless the Administrator otherwise expressly provides.
(b) Insufficiency of Contributions. Subject to Section 6(e), if in any payroll period a Participant has no pay or his or her pay is insufficient (after other authorized deductions) to permit deduction of the full amount of his or her payroll deduction election, then (i) the payroll deduction election for such payroll period shall be reduced to the amount of pay remaining, if any, after all other authorized deductions and (ii) the percentage or dollar amount of Eligible Compensation shall be deemed to have been reduced by the amount of the reduction in the payroll deduction election for such payroll period. Deductions of the full amount originally elected by the Participant will recommence as soon as his or her pay is sufficient to permit such payroll deductions; provided, however, no additional amounts shall be deducted to satisfy the Outstanding Election. If the Administrator authorizes a Participant to elect to make periodic cash contributions in lieu of payroll deductions, the failure of a Participant to make any such contributions shall reduce, to the extent of the deficiency in such payments, the number of shares purchasable under the Plan by the Participant.
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(c) Cessation after Offering Date. A Participant may cease his or her payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions during an Offering Period by properly completing and timely submitting a new Enrollment Form to the Company (or the Company’s designee), in the format and pursuant to the process as prescribed by the Administrator, at any time prior to the last day of such Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last day of such Purchase Period). Any such cessation in payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions shall be effective as soon as administratively practicable thereafter and shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods as provided in Section 5(b) unless the Participant submits a new Enrollment Form for a later Offering Period in accordance with Section 5(a). A Participant may only increase his or her rate of payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions in accordance with Section 6(d).
(d) Modification Prior to Offering Date. A Participant may increase or decrease his or her rate of payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions, to take effect on the Offering Date of the Offering Period following submission of the Enrollment Form, by properly completing and timely submitting a new Enrollment Form in accordance with Section 5(a).
(e) Authorized Leave or Disability after Offering Date. Subject to Section 11, if a Participant is absent from work due to an authorized leave of absence or disability (and has not experienced a Termination of Employment), such Participant shall have the right to elect (i) to remain a Participant in the Plan for the then-current Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the then-current Purchase Period) but to cease his or her payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions in accordance with Section 6(c) or (ii) to remain a Participant in the Plan for the then-current Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the then-current Purchase Period) but to authorize payroll deductions to be made from payments made by the Company or a Participating Affiliate to the Participant during such leave of absence or disability and to undertake to make additional cash payments to the Plan at the end of each payroll period during the Offering Period to the extent that the payroll deductions from payments made by the Company or a Participating Affiliate to such Participant are insufficient to meet such Participant’s Outstanding Election. Neither the Company nor a Participating Affiliate shall advance funds to a Participant if the Participant’s payroll deductions and additional cash payments during the Participant’s leave of absence or disability are insufficient to fund the Participant’s Account at his or her Outstanding Election.
7. OFFERING PERIODS AND PURCHASE PERIODS; PURCHASE PRICE
(a) The Administrator shall determine from time to time, in its sole discretion, the Offering Periods and Purchase Periods under the Plan. Each Offering Period shall consist of one or more Purchase Periods, as determined by the Administrator.
(b) The Administrator shall determine from time to time, in its sole discretion, the Purchase Price of each share of Stock for an Offering Period. Unless otherwise established by the Administrator prior to the start of an Offering Period, the Purchase Price shall be the lesser of eighty-five percent (85%) of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the Offering Date or on the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, on the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period).
8. GRANT OF OPTION
(a) Grant of Option. On each Offering Date, each Participant in such Offering Period shall automatically be granted an Option to purchase as many whole or, provided the Participant purchases at least one whole share, fractional shares of Stock as the Participant will be able to purchase with the payroll deductions or periodic cash contributions credited to the Participant’s Account during the applicable Offering Period.
(b) 5% Owner Limit. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted an Option to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan if such Participant (or any other person whose Stock would be attributed to such Participant pursuant to Code Section 424(d)), immediately after such Option is granted, would own or hold Options to purchase shares of Stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Other Limitation. The Administrator may determine, as to any Offering Period, that the offering shall not be extended to “highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Code Section 414(q).
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9. PURCHASE OF SHARES OF STOCK; PURCHASE LIMITATIONS
(a) Purchase. Unless the Participant’s participation in the Plan has otherwise been terminated as provided in Section 11, such Participant will be deemed to have automatically exercised his or her Option to purchase Stock on the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period) for the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be purchased at the Purchase Price with the Participant’s Account balance at that time; provided, however, the number of shares of Stock purchased is subject to adjustment by Section 3, this Section 9 and Section 12. The Administrator shall cause the amount credited to each Participant’s Account to be applied to such purchase, and the amount applied to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to an Option shall be deducted from the applicable Participant’s Account.
(b) Limit on Number of Shares Purchased. Notwithstanding Section 8(a) or Section 9(a), in no event may a Participant purchase more than fifty thousand (50,000) shares of Stock in any one Offering Period; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, prior to the start of an Offering Period, set a different limit on the number of shares of Stock a Participant may purchase during such Offering Period.
(c) Limit on Value of Shares Purchased. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, excluding Options granted pursuant to any Non-423(b) Offering, no Participant shall be granted an Option to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan which permits the Participant’s rights to purchase shares under all “employee stock purchase plans” (described in Code Section 423) of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the Fair Market Value of such shares of Stock (determined at the time such Options are granted) for each calendar year in which such Options are outstanding at any time.
(d) No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant may exercise an Option to purchase less than one whole share of Stock, and any Option to purchase less than one whole share of Stock shall be automatically terminated on the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period). Unless the Participant’s participation in the Plan has otherwise been terminated as provided in Section 11, the portion of a Participant’s Account balance remaining as a result of a Participant’s inability to exercise an Option to purchase less than one whole share of Stock shall be transferred to the Participant’s brokerage account.
10. STOCK ISSUANCE; STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS; AND SALES OF PLAN SHARES
(a) Stock Issuance and Account Statements. Shares of Stock purchased under the Plan will be held by the Custodian. The Custodian may hold the shares of Stock purchased under the Plan by book entry or in the form of stock certificates in nominee names and may commingle shares held in its custody in a single account without identification as to individual Participants. The Company shall cause the Custodian to deliver to each Participant a statement for each Offering Period during which the Participant purchases Stock under the Plan, which statement shall reflect, for each such Participant, (i) the amount of payroll deductions withheld or periodic cash contributions made during the Offering Period, (ii) the number of shares of Stock purchased, (iii) the Purchase Price of the shares of Stock purchased and (iv) the total number of shares of Stock held by the Custodian for the Participant as of the end of the Offering Period.
(b) Stockholder Rights. A Participant shall not be a stockholder or have any rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Stock subject to the Participant’s Options under the Plan until the shares of Stock are purchased pursuant to the Options and such shares of Stock are transferred into the Participant’s name on the Company’s books and records. No adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such time. Following a purchase of shares of Stock under the Plan and transfer of such shares of Stock into the Participant’s name on the Company’s books and records, a Participant shall become a stockholder with respect to the shares of Stock purchased during such Offering Period (or, if applicable, Purchase Period) and, except as otherwise provided in Section 10(c), shall thereupon have all dividend, voting and other ownership rights incident thereto.
(c) Sales of Plan Shares. The Administrator shall have the right to require any or all of the following with respect to shares of Stock purchased under the Plan:
(i) that a Participant may not request that all or part of the shares of Stock be reissued in the Participant’s own name and shares be delivered to the Participant until two (2) years (or such shorter period of time as the Administrator may designate) have elapsed since the Offering Date of
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the Offering Period in which the shares were purchased and one (1) year has elapsed since the day the shares were purchased (the “Holding Period”);
(ii) that all sales of shares of Stock during the Holding Period applicable to such purchased shares be performed through a licensed broker acceptable to the Company; and
(iii) that Participants abstain from selling or otherwise transferring shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the Plan for a period lasting up to two (2) years from the date the shares of Stock were purchased pursuant to the Plan.
11. DEEMED CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION
(a) Termination of Employment Other than Death. In the event a Participant who holds outstanding Options to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan experiences a Termination of Employment for any reason other than death prior to the last Trading Day of the Offering Period, the Participant’s outstanding Options to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan shall automatically terminate, and the Administrator shall refund in cash the Participant’s Account balance as soon as practicable thereafter.
(b) Death. In the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant holds outstanding Options to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan, the legal representatives of such Participant’s estate (or, if the Administrator permits a beneficiary designation, the beneficiary or beneficiaries most recently designated by the Participant prior to his or her death) may, within three (3) months after the Participant’s death (but no later than the last Trading Day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the then-current Purchase Period)) by written notice to the Company (or the Company’s designee), elect one of the following alternatives. In the event the Participant’s legal representatives (or, if applicable, beneficiary or beneficiaries) fail to deliver such written notice to the Company (or the Company’s designee) within the prescribed period, the alternative in Section 11(b)(ii) shall apply.
(i) The Participant’s outstanding Options shall be reduced to the number of shares of Stock that may be purchased, as of the last day of the Offering Period (or if an Offering Period has multiple Purchase Periods, the last Trading Day of the then-current Purchase Period), with the amount then credited to the Participant’s Account or
(ii) The Participant’s Options to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan shall automatically terminate, and the Administrator shall refund in cash, to the Participant’s legal representatives, the Participant’s Account balance as soon as practicable thereafter.
(c) Other Termination of Participation. If a Participant ceases to be eligible to participate in the Plan for any reason, the Administrator shall refund in cash the affected Participant’s Account balance as soon as practicable thereafter. Once terminated, participation may not be reinstated for the then-current Offering Period, but, if otherwise eligible, the Eligible Employee may elect to participate in a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with Section 5.
12. CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION
(a) Changes in Stock. If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock dividend, other distribution payable in capital stock or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares that may be purchased under the Plan shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Company. In addition, the number and kind of shares for which Options are outstanding shall be similarly adjusted so that the proportionate interest of a Participant immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately prior to such event. Any such adjustment in outstanding Options shall not change the aggregate Purchase Price payable by a Participant with respect to shares subject to such Options but shall include a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Purchase Price per share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a spin-off that results in no change in the number of outstanding shares of Stock, the Company may, in such manner as the Company deems appropriate, adjust (i) the number and kind of shares for which Options are outstanding under the Plan and (ii) the Purchase Price per share.
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(b) Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Corporation. Subject to Section 12(c), if the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more other corporations, all outstanding Options under the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Options would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Purchase Price per share so that the aggregate Purchase Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares subject to such Options immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation.
(c) Reorganization in Which the Company Is Not the Surviving Corporation, Sale of Assets or Stock and Other Corporate Transactions. Upon any dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or upon a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with one or more other corporations in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or upon a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another corporation or upon any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation) approved by the Board that results in any person or entity owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, the Plan and all Options outstanding hereunder shall terminate, except to the extent provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the continuation of the Plan and/or the assumption of the Options theretofore granted or for the substitution for such Option of new rights covering the stock of a successor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares and purchase prices, in which event the Plan and rights theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided. In the event of any such termination of the Plan, the Offering Period shall be deemed to have ended on the last Trading Day prior to such termination (unless the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, that such ending date is impractical for administrative purposes and sets a different last day of the Offering Period) and, in accordance with Section 9, the Options of each Participant then outstanding shall be deemed to be automatically exercised on such last Trading Day. The Administrator shall send written notice of an event that will result in such a termination to all Participants at least five (5) days prior to the date upon which the Plan will be terminated.
(d) Adjustments. Adjustments under this Section 12 related to stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary under this Section 12 and in accordance with applicable law, in the event of a change in stock or a corporate transaction described in this Section 12, the Administrator shall have the right to shorten any Offering Period then in progress and establish a new last Trading Day of the Purchase Period for such Offering Period (the “Earlier Purchase Date”). Any such Earlier Purchase Date shall occur before the effective date of the applicable change in stock or corporate transaction. In addition, the Administrator shall notify each Participant in writing, at least five (5) business days prior to the Earlier Purchase Date, that the Earlier Purchase Date for the Participant’s Option has been changed to the Earlier Purchase Date and that the Participant’s Option shall be exercised automatically on the Earlier Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 6(c) or the Participant has ceased to be an Eligible Employee as provided in Section 11.
(e) No Limitations on Company. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to (i) make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or (ii) to merge, consolidate, dissolve or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
13. TERM; AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
(a) Term. The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan shall terminate on the first to occur of (i) the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board, (ii) the date on which all shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3 have been issued, (iii) the date determined in accordance with Section 12 and (iv) the date determined in accordance with Section 13(b).
(b) Amendment, Suspension and Termination of the Plan. The Administrator may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or an Offering Period under the Plan; provided, however, that no amendment, suspension or termination shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair any rights of a Participant that have vested at the time of such amendment, suspension or termination. Without approval of the stockholders of the Company, no amendment shall be made (i)
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increasing the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3 (except as provided in Section 12) or (ii) changing the eligibility requirements for participating in the Plan.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Withholding of Taxes. To the extent that a Participant recognizes ordinary income in connection with a sale or other transfer of any shares of Stock purchased under the Plan, the Company may withhold amounts needed to cover such taxes from any payments otherwise due and owing to the Participant or from shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant under the Plan.
(b) Options Not Transferable or Assignable. A Participant’s Options under the Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. If a Participant sells, pledges, assigns or transfers his or her Options in violation of this Section 14(b), such Options shall immediately terminate, and the Participant shall immediately receive a refund of the amount then credited to the Participant’s Account. Any payment of cash or issuance of shares of Stock under the Plan may be made only to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s estate or, if the Administrator permits a beneficiary designation, the beneficiary or beneficiaries most recently designated by the Participant prior to his or her death). During a Participant’s lifetime, only such Participant may exercise his or her Options under the Plan.
(c) No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Option to purchase Stock under the Plan confers upon any Eligible Employee or Participant any right to continued employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will a Participant’s participation in the Plan restrict or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.
(d) No Interest on Payments. No interest shall be paid on sums withheld from a Participant’s pay or otherwise contributed for the purchase of shares of Stock under the Plan unless otherwise determined necessary by the Administrator.
(e) Governmental Regulation. The Company’s obligation to issue, sell and deliver shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan is subject to such approval of any governmental authority and any national securities exchange or other market quotation system as may be required in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale of such shares.
(f) Rule 16b-3. Transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or any successor provision under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. If any provision of the Plan or action by the Administrator fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law and deemed advisable by the Board. Moreover, in the event the Plan does not include a provision required by Rule 16b-3 to be stated in the Plan, such provision (other than one relating to eligibility requirements or the price and amount of awards) shall be deemed automatically to be incorporated by reference into the Plan.
(g) Payment of Plan Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs of administering and carrying out the Plan.
(h) Application of Funds. All funds received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used for any corporate purpose until applied to the purchase of Stock and/or refunded to Participants.
(i) Governing Law. The validity and construction of the Plan and the Options granted hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan and the Options granted under the Plan to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction), except to the extent superseded by applicable U.S. federal laws.

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FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. 2023 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SUB-PLAN FOR CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS

1. APPLICATION
This Sub-Plan for Canadian Participants (this “Canadian Sub-Plan”) sets forth additional terms and conditions applicable to the rights granted to, and the shares of Stock purchased by, Eligible Employees under the Plan in a Non-423(b) Offering who are, or are deemed to be, resident in Canada for the purpose of payment of income taxes or are otherwise liable to tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada) with respect to their participation in the Plan (a “Canadian Participant”).
The Plan and this Canadian Sub-Plan are complementary to each other and shall be deemed as one. In any case of contradiction between the provisions of this Canadian Sub-Plan and the Plan, the provisions set out in the Canadian Sub-Plan shall prevail. Any capitalized terms used in this Canadian Sub-Plan but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to those terms in the Plan.
2. GLOBAL PROVISIONS
(a) English Language. By participating in the Plan, each Canadian Participant acknowledges that such Canadian Participant is proficient in the English language, so as to allow the Canadian Participant to understand the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Canadian Sub-Plan and any other related document under the Plan. If a Canadian Participant has received the Plan, the Canadian Sub-Plan or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
(b) Currency. Each Canadian Participant understands that, if the Canadian Participant’s payroll deductions under the Plan are made in any currency other than U.S. dollars, such contributions will be converted to U.S. dollars on or prior to the date shares of Stock are purchased under the Plan using a prevailing exchange rate in effect at the time such conversion is performed, as determined by the Company. Each Canadian Participant understands and agrees that neither the Company nor its Participating Affiliates shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Canadian Participant’s Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar that may affect the value of the purchase rights granted to the Canadian Participant under the Plan or the value of any amounts due to the Canadian Participant under the Plan or as a result of the subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired under the Plan.
(c) Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Rights. In participating in the Plan and this Canadian Sub-Plan, each Canadian Participant acknowledges that:
(i) for employment and labor law purposes, except if required by the applicable employment standards legislation, the rights granted and the shares of Stock purchased under the Plan are an extraordinary item that do not constitute wages or salary of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Participating Affiliates, and the award of rights is outside the scope of the Canadian Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
(ii) for employment and labor law purposes, except if required by the applicable employment standards legislation, the rights granted and the shares of Stock purchased under the Plan are not part of integral, normal or expected wages or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculation of any notice of termination of employment, payment in lieu of any notice of termination of employment, severance, resignation, termination (with or without Cause, as defined below), redundancy, expiry of fixed-term contract, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, paid time off, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Participating Affiliates;
(iii) the rights and the shares of Stock purchased under the Plan are not intended to be an integral component of compensation or to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(iv) neither the rights nor any provision of the Plan or the policies adopted pursuant to the Plan confer upon any Canadian Participant any right with respect to service or continuation of current service and shall not be interpreted to form an employment or a service contract or relationship with the Company or its Participating Affiliates;
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(v) the future value of the underlying shares of Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(vi) if the underlying shares of Stock do not increase in value, the right may have no value;
(vii) if a Canadian Participant acquires shares of Stock, the value of such shares acquired upon purchase may increase or decrease in value, even below the original price paid and

(viii) participation in the Plan by a Canadian Participant is purely voluntary and the Canadian Participant has not been induced to participate by expectation of engagement, appointment, employment or continued engagement, appointment or employment, as applicable.
(d) Applicable Withholding Taxes. To the extent that a Canadian Participant realizes employment income in connection with the purchase of shares of Stock under the Plan, the Company or its Participating Affiliates may withhold all taxes and other source deductions or other amounts which the Company or its Participating Affiliates are required by law to withhold from any payments otherwise due and owing to the Canadian Participant or from shares that would otherwise be issued to the Canadian Participant under the Plan.
3. LANGUAGE
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Plan, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
In the event of termination of a Canadian Participant’s employment, the Canadian Participant’s right to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan, if any, will terminate, and he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan, effective as of the Canadian Participant’s Termination Date.
"Cause" shall mean, with respect to a Canadian Participant: (i) with respect to the termination of an employee employed in Ontario, willful misconduct, disobedience or willful neglect of duty by the employee that is not trivial and is not condoned by the employee’s employer and (ii) with respect to an employee employed in a jurisdiction outside of Ontario, such conduct by the employee which permits the employee’s employer to terminate the employee without notice, payment in lieu of notice or severance pay, whether arising under statute, contract or at law.
Termination Date” shall mean with respect to a Canadian Participant whose employment or term of office with a Participating Affiliate terminates for any reason, including by reason of retirement, expiry of fixed-term contract, resignation, death, disability, termination without Cause or termination for Cause, the last day of the Canadian Participant’s actual and active employment or term of office with a Participating Affiliate, which in the event of a termination without Cause or termination due to disability shall include any minimum statutory period of individual notice of termination or pay in lieu to the extent required by the applicable employment standards legislation, but shall exclude any other period of deemed employment as well as additional notice or severance periods or pay in lieu with respect to which the Canadian Participant is in receipt of or may be eligible to receive at statute, common law or civil law, pursuant to a contract, or otherwise. For greater certainty, (i) a Termination Date shall be determined without reference to any statutory severance, notice of mass lay-offs or any contractual, common law or civil law notice of termination or pay in lieu that the Canadian Participant is entitled to or in receipt of and (ii) in no event will the Canadian Participant receive less than that the entitlements required by applicable minimum employment standards legislation.
For absolute certainty, each Canadian Participant represents, warrants and acknowledges that such Canadian Participant has read and understood the terms and conditions of the Plan which: (i) state that the Canadian Participant shall have no entitlement to damages or other compensation whatsoever
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arising from, in lieu of or related to not receiving any compensation, Options or shares of Stock which would have been granted or payable after the Canadian Participant's Termination Date, including but not limited to damages in lieu of notice at common law or civil law and (ii) have the effect that no period of common law or civil law reasonable notice that exceeds the Canadian Participant's minimum statutory individual notice period under applicable employment standards legislation (if any) shall be used for the purposes of calculating the Canadian Participant's entitlement under this Plan. By participating in this Plan, each Canadian Participant expressly waives any eligibility or entitlement to receive damages or payment in lieu of any forfeited amounts under this Plan that would have vested, accrued or been paid during any common law or civil law reasonable notice period that exceeds such Canadian Participant's minimum statutory individual notice period under the applicable employment standards legislation (if any).
The payroll deductions credited to such Canadian Participant’s account during the Offering Period shall be paid to such Canadian Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the executor, administrator or liquidator of the estate of the Canadian Participant, as soon as reasonably practicable, and such Canadian Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated on the Termination Date.
5. AUTHORIZED LEAVE
An Authorized Leave of Absence and Disability” with respect to a Canadian Participant shall mean (i) a paid leave of absence, approved by the Company or its Participating Affiliates and paid through the Company or a Participating Affiliate’s payroll, including, for greater certainty, a leave during which the Canadian Participant is in receipt of short-term disability benefits or (ii) an unpaid leave of absence taken in accordance with applicable employment standards legislation during which the applicable legislation requires that the Canadian Participant be permitted to elect to continue participation in the Plan during the leave.
6. PURCHASE OF SHARES
    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the purchase of Shares for any Canadian Participant shall occur on the first Trading Day following the end of the Offering Period, and the Purchase Price shall be calculated by reference to the sales price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date.
7. DATA PROTECTION
The Company collects, uses, and discloses (“Processes”) various types of information to administer or support the Plan. “Personal Information” means information that can be used to identify or authenticate an individual but does not include business contact information or information that is publicly available and is specified by regulations.
In addition to the global provisions of the Canadian Sub-Plan, each Canadian Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant Personal Information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan, where necessary or inadvertent, including personal biographical information (including an Eligible Employee’s name, address, gender and date of birth), tax reporting information (including a Social Insurance Number and citizenship information), as well as contact information. Each Canadian Participant further authorizes the Company to disclose and discuss the Plan and this Canadian Sub-Plan with their advisors, to the extent reasonably necessary to administer the Plan and this Canadian Sub-Plan, including in relation to audits and communication of the Plan. Each Canadian Participant further authorizes the Company to record Personal Information and Plan information and to keep such information in the Eligible Employee’s employee file for the time necessary to administer and support the Plan.
The Company affirms its commitment to ensure that all Personal Information of Canadian Participants that it Processes is kept confidential and Processed only for the purposes for which it is intended and assumes responsibility for safeguarding such Personal Information in accordance with the Plan and Canadian Sub-Plan requirements and all applicable laws.
In the event of a security breach, the Company will take reasonable steps to comply with all applicable breach notification processes in accordance with applicable law. A security breach occurs
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when the security or confidentiality of Personal Information is comprised and includes the loss or unauthorized collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information.
The measures that the Company will undertake to safeguard the security of Personal Information it Processes include, but are not necessarily limited to, taking the following steps commensurate with industry standards, as applicable: (a) limiting employee and contractor access to Personal Information; (b) securing business facilities, data centers, paper files, services back-up systems and computing equipment; (c) implementing network, device, database and platform security in accordance with industry standards; (d) securing information transmission, storage and disposal; (e) implementing appropriate personnel security and integrity procedures sand practices and (f) providing appropriate privacy and information security training to employees.
The administration of the Plan might entail storage of Personal Information outside of Canada, including, without limitation, the United States of America. While the Company will take all appropriate measures to prevent the Processing of Personal Information, other than as required for the purposes set out in the Plan, Personal Information Processed and stored in a foreign jurisdiction may be accessible to foreign government agencies, including law enforcement and national security authorities. Canadian Participants will be clearly informed of such storage outside Canada and any changes thereto and will be provided with the contact information of an individual who can answer questions regarding: (i) the Processing of Personal Information; (ii) the rights Canadian Participants may have with respect to the Processing of their Personal Information including the right to access and amend such information; and (iii) the procedure to follow to exercise these rights.
8. NOTIFICATIONS
(a) Securities Law Information. There may be securities law implications to a Canadian Participant who sells shares of Stock acquired through the Plan through a broker other than a broker appointed under the Plan or if the sale does not take place through the facilities of a stock exchange outside of Canada on which the shares of Stock are listed, and the Canadian Participant shall be solely responsible for complying with any such securities laws, if applicable. 
(b) Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If a Canadian Participant is a Canadian resident, such Canadian Participant may be required to report his or her foreign property on form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of the foreign property exceeds a certain threshold at any time during the year. Shares of Stock and rights to receive shares of Stock (e.g., Options) under the Plan are property which are included in foreign property that must be reported. Such Options must be reported – generally at a nil cost – if the threshold is exceeded because of other foreign property. When shares of Stock are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares of Stock at the time of purchase, but if other shares of Stock are also owned, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares of Stock. The form must be filed by April 30th of the following year.

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FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. 2023 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SUB-PLAN FOR UNITED KINGDOM PARTICIPANTS
1. APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION
(a) This Sub-Plan for United Kingdom Participants (this “UK Sub-Plan”) sets forth additional terms and conditions applicable to the rights granted to, and the shares of Stock purchased by, Eligible Employees (as such term shall apply for potential participants in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this UK Sub-Plan) under the Plan in a Non-423(b) Offering:
(i) who are, or are deemed to be, resident in the United Kingdom for the purpose of payment of income taxes;
(ii) who are otherwise liable to tax in the United Kingdom with respect to their participation in the Plan and/or
(iii) to whom the Administrator (in its absolute discretion) designates this UK Sub-Plan shall apply (including, without limitation, as a result of their employment being subject to the laws of the United Kingdom),
each, a “UK Participant”.
(b) The Plan and this UK Sub-Plan are complementary to each other and, for UK Participants, the terms of the Plan shall apply to this UK Sub-Plan unless otherwise stated. In any case of contradiction between the provisions of this UK Sub-Plan and the Plan, the provisions set out in this UK Sub-Plan shall prevail. Any capitalized terms used in this UK Sub-Plan but not otherwise defined in this UK Sub-Plan shall have the meaning given to those terms in the Plan.
(c) In this UK Sub-Plan:
(i)Employee Tax” means income tax, employee’s National Insurance contributions and any other employee’s social security contributions (whether or not in force at the date of the UK Participant becoming a participant in the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan), together with any similar or equivalent taxes, contributions, withholdings or levies in the UK or any other jurisdiction, or any other sums for which the relevant employer is required to account to HM Revenue & Customs or any other tax or social security authority on behalf of the relevant UK Participant, and any interest or penalties relating to any of them;
(ii)ITEPA 2003” means the United Kingdom Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003; and
(iii)Pounds Sterling” shall mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
For the purposes of this UK Sub-Plan, and noting that an offer to a UK Participant would be a Non-423(b) Offering, the definition of “Eligible Employee” in Section 2(i) of the Plan shall be amended by way of the deletion of Subsections 2(i)(i) and 2(i)(ii).
3. IMPORTANT RISK AND CURRENCY INFORMATION
(a) Each UK Participant understands and acknowledges that the value of any Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan can go up or down and that a UK Participant could get back less than the original amount of their payroll deductions (or any other amount invested in Shares) and be exposed to a capital loss.
(b) Each UK Participant understands and acknowledges that, if the UK Participant’s payroll deductions under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan are made in any currency other than U.S. dollars, such contributions will be converted to U.S. dollars on or prior to the date shares of Stock are purchased under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan by using a prevailing exchange rate in effect at the time such conversion is performed, as determined by the Company. Each UK Participant understands and agrees that neither the Company nor its Participating Affiliates shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Pounds Sterling (or any other relevant currency) and the U.S. dollar that may affect the value of the purchase rights granted to the UK Participant under the Plan
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and this UK Sub-Plan or the value of any amounts due to the UK Participant under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan or as a result of the subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan.
4. RELATIONSHIP TO EMPLOYMENT
(a) The rights and obligations of a UK Participant in relation to their office or employment with the Company or any Participating Affiliate (including, but not limited to, under any employment contract or service contract) shall not be affected by this UK Sub-Plan, the Plan, or any Enrollment Form or other documentation or agreements in relation to this UK Sub-Plan or the Plan. If on Termination of Employment (lawfully or otherwise), any UK Participant loses any rights or benefits under this UK Sub-Plan or the Plan (including rights or benefits that he would not have lost had the employment or engagement not been terminated), the UK Participant is not entitled to any compensation for such loss of rights.
(b) Section 14(c) of the Plan shall be amended as follows in relation to this UK Sub-Plan and UK Participants:
“None of the Plan, this UK Sub-Plan or any Option to purchase Stock under the Plan or this UK Sub-Plan confers upon any Eligible Employee or UK Participant any right to continued employment with the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate, and a UK Participant’s participation in the Plan or this UK Sub-Plan shall not restrict or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate to terminate the UK Participant’s employment in accordance with applicable law.”
5. TAX
(a) As a condition of participation in the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan, the Administrator may require a UK Participant to enter into any election for tax purposes that the Administrator (in its absolute discretion) deems necessary and/or desirable, including (without limitation) an election under Section 431(1) of ITEPA 2003 in circumstances where a Holding Period applies under Section 10(c)(i) of the Plan or the UK Participant cannot sell the shares of Stock under Section 10(c)(iii) of the Plan.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a UK Participant’s participation in the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan (including the purchase of Stock under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan) shall be conditional upon such UK Participant making adequate provision for payment of an amount equal to any Employee Tax for which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate is liable to account or pay in connection with the UK Participant’s participation in the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan (including the purchase of Stock under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan) (all such liabilities, together, the “Relevant Tax Liabilities”).
(c) Each UK Participant shall indemnify (on an after-tax basis) the Company, each Subsidiary and each Participating Affiliate (each, an "Indemnified Party") for any Employee Tax which the Indemnified Party may be liable to deduct, withhold, account for or pay by reason of the UK Participant’s participation in the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan (including the UK Participant’s purchase of Stock).
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Administrator may determine, and each UK Participant agrees that the Administrator may determine, that the UK Participant shall satisfy the Relevant Tax Liabilities in any way determined by the Administrator in the Administrator’s absolute discretion (but subject at all times to the requirements of applicable law), including (without limitation) the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate:
(i) withholding a number of shares of Stock having an aggregate fair market value equal to such Relevant Tax Liabilities, in which case the UK Participant will be taken to have foregone their entitlement to the shares of Stock so withheld in order to make good the Relevant Tax Liabilities;
(ii) withholding cash from the UK Participant’s aggregate payroll deductions under the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan equal to such Relevant Tax Liabilities (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such cash need not be applied to the purchase of Stock, and the UK Participant shall have no right to receive or be paid such cash);
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(iii) withholding an amount equal to such Relevant Tax Liabilities from the UK Participant’s salary and/or any other amounts payable to the UK Participant (including in their capacity as an employee) by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate and/or
(iv) requiring the UK Participant to account directly to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Participating Affiliate for an amount equal to the Relevant Tax Liabilities on a timely basis.
6. DATA PROTECTION
The Company will process each UK Participant’s personal data in connection with the Plan and this UK Sub-Plan in accordance with the terms of the privacy notice previously provided to the UK Participant.

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