Fractyl Health, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and forms of award agreements thereunder
Exhibit 10.1
Fractyl Health, Inc.
2011 Stock Incentive Plan
(as amended and restated June 9, 2021)
The purpose of this 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
All of the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to be granted options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards (each, an “Award”) under the Plan. Each person who receives an Award under the Plan is deemed a “Participant.”
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Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property, may be granted hereunder to Participants (“Other Stock-Based Awards”), including without limitation stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and Awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the future. Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. Subject
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to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award, including any purchase price applicable thereto.
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For purposes of clause (i) above, an Option shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in value (as determined by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.
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Fractyl Health, Inc.
Stock Option Grant Notice
2011 Stock Incentive Plan
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the Optionee named below, a stock option (the “Option”) to purchase any part or all of the specified number of shares of its Common Stock (“Option Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), at the specified purchase price per share without commission or other charge. The Option is granted pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), attached hereto, and the Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”), attached hereto and promulgated under the Plan and in effect as of the date of this Grant Notice.
Optionee: | ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### |
Date of Grant: | ###GRANT_DATE### |
Vesting Commencement Date: | ###ALTERNATIVE_VEST_BASE_DATE### |
Number of Options Shares: | ###TOTAL_AWARDS### |
Exercise Price (Per Share): | ###GRANT_PRICE### |
Total Exercise Price: | ###TOTAL_EXERCISE_PRICE### |
Expiration Date: | ###EXPIRY_DATE### |
Type of Grant: | ###DICTIONARY_AWARD_NAME###1 |
Exercise Schedule: | Same as Vesting Schedule |
Vesting Schedule: | ###VEST_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION### |
Payment: By one or a combination of the following items (described in the Plan):
[ x ] By cash or check
[ ] By net exercise, if the Company has established procedures for net exercise
Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Optionee acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, and the Plan. Further, by their signatures below, the Company and the Optionee agree that the Option is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this Grant Notice. Optionee acknowledges receipt of copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement, represents that the Optionee has read and is familiar with their provisions, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions. Optionee further acknowledges that, as of the Date of Grant, this Grant Notice, the Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Optionee and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject, with the exception of options previously granted under the Plan.
The Exercise Price (Per Share) has been set at no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant based on what the Company regards as good faith compliance with the applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) under Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) in order to avoid the Option being treated as deferred compensation under Section 409A. However, the Company can give no assurance that the IRS will agree that the Exercise Price (Per Share) is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. Accordingly, by signing below, Optionee agrees and acknowledges that the Company and each of its officers, employees, directors and stockholders shall not be liable to Optionee or any other person for any applicable taxes, interest, penalties or other costs associated with the Option if the IRS were to determine that the Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A. The undersigned Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of the Option as deferred compensation under Section 409A.
*Optionee understands and acknowledges that: (i) the vesting of the Option Shares will terminate upon a Termination of Service (as defined in the Plan) to the Company; (ii) the Option may generally only be exercisable for a short period of time following a Termination of Service, and will thereafter terminate; and
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(iii) the Option Shares are subject to a Right of Repurchase and a Right of First Refusal in favor of the Company as set forth in the Option Agreement.
FRACTYL HEALTH, INC. Title: CFO Date: ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
OPTIONEE: By: ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### Date: ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
Attachments: 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
1 If this is an Incentive Stock Option, it (plus other outstanding Incentive Stock Options) cannot be first exercisable for more than $100,000 in value (measured by exercise price) in any calendar year. Any excess over $100,000 is a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
Fractyl Health, Inc.
Stock Option Agreement
Granted Under 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
1. Grant of Option.
This agreement, together with the terms of Schedule 1 attached hereto that are applicable to the jurisdiction in which the Participant is resident, evidences the grant by Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on, ###GRANT_DATE### (the “Grant Date”) to ###PARTICIPANT_NAME###, an employee of the Company (the “Participant”), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), a total of ###TOTAL_AWARDS### shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at ###GRANT_PRICE### per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on ###EXPIRY_DATE###: (the “Final Exercise Date”).
It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), to the extent permitted by the Code. However, Participant acknowledges that, to the extent that the option does not qualify as an incentive stock option (as defined in Section 422 of the Code), including because the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time an option is granted) of all Shares with respect to which incentive stock options (as defined in Section 422 of the Code), including, without limitation, this option, are first exercisable for the first time by Participant in any calendar year exceeds $100,000 (or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code), this option and such other options (or the applicable portion thereof) shall be treated as not qualifying under Section 422 of the Code but rather shall be considered non-statutory stock options. Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking “incentive stock options” into account in the order in which they were granted. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms.
2. Vesting Schedule.
This option will become exercisable ("vest") as to ###VEST_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION###. “Vesting Commencement Date” means ###ALTERNATIVE_VEST_BASE_DATE###.
The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.
3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Form of Exercise. Elections to exercise this option shall be done through the Solium Shareworks or its successor by the Participant prior to the Final Exercise Date. The Participant may purchase less
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than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share or for fewer than ten whole shares.
(b) Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code (an “Eligible Participant”).
(c) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the Participant from the Company describing such violation.
(d) Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.
(e) Termination for Cause. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment. If the Participant is party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company that contains a definition of “cause” for termination of employment, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement. Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant’s employment shall be considered to have been terminated for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that termination for Cause was warranted.
4. Company Right of First Refusal.
(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. If the Participant proposes to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively, “transfer”) any Shares acquired upon exercise of this option, then the Participant shall first give written notice of the proposed transfer (the “Transfer Notice”) to the Company. The Transfer Notice shall name the proposed transferee and state the number of such Shares the Participant proposes to transfer (the “Offered Shares”), the price per share and all other material terms and conditions of the transfer.
(b) Company Right to Purchase. For 30 days following its receipt of such Transfer Notice, the Company shall have the option to purchase all or part of the Offered Shares at the price and upon the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice. In the event the Company elects to purchase all or part of the Offered Shares, it shall give written notice of such election to the Participant within such 30-day period. Within 10 days after his or her receipt of such notice, the Participant shall tender to the Company at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Offered Shares to be purchased by the Company, duly endorsed in blank by the Participant or with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in a form suitable for transfer of the Offered Shares to the Company. Promptly following receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall deliver or mail to the Participant a check in payment of the purchase price for such Offered Shares; provided that if the terms of payment set forth in the Transfer Notice were other than cash against delivery, the Company may pay for the Offered Shares on the same terms and conditions as were set forth in the Transfer Notice; and provided further that any delay in making such payment shall not invalidate the Company’s exercise of its option to purchase the Offered Shares.
(c) Shares Not Purchased By Company. If the Company does not elect to acquire all of the Offered Shares, the Participant may, within the 30-day period following the expiration of the option granted to the Company
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under subsection (b) above, transfer the Offered Shares which the Company has not elected to acquire to the proposed transferee, provided that such transfer shall not be on terms and conditions more favorable to the transferee than those contained in the Transfer Notice. Notwithstanding any of the above, all Offered Shares transferred pursuant to this Section 4 shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 and such transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Section 4.
(d) Consequences of Non-Delivery. After the time at which the Offered Shares are required to be delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to the Participant on account of such Offered Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder with respect to such Offered Shares, but shall, insofar as permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Offered Shares.
(e) Exempt Transactions. The following transactions shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 4:
(1) any transfer of Shares to or for the benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild of the Participant, or to a trust for their benefit;
(2) any transfer pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and
(3) the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation); provided, however, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (1) above, such Shares shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4.
(f) Assignment of Company Right. The Company may assign its rights to purchase Offered Shares in any particular transaction under this Section 4 to one or more persons or entities.
(g) Termination. The provisions of this Section 4 shall terminate upon the earlier of the following events:
(1) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; or
(2) the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, assets or business of the Company, by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise (other than a merger or consolidation in which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were beneficial owners of the Company’s voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 75% (determined on an as-converted basis) of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation in such transaction).
(h) No Obligation to Recognize Invalid Transfer. The Company shall not be required (1) to transfer on its books any of the Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Section 4, or (2) to treat as owner of such Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so sold or transferred.
(i) Legends. The certificate representing Shares shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to, or in combination with, any legend required by applicable federal and state securities laws and agreements relating to the transfer of the Company securities):
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY, AS PROVIDED IN A CERTAIN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY.”
5. Agreement in Connection with Initial Public Offering.
The Participant agrees, in connection with the initial underwritten public offering of the Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, (i) not to (a) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or
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warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, whether any transaction described in clause (a) or (b) is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the date of the filing of such registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the offering (plus up to an additional 34 days to the extent requested by the managing underwriters for such offering in order to address NASD Rule 2711(f) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any similar successor provision), and (ii) to execute any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested by the Company or the managing underwriters at the time of such offering. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the “lock-up” period.
6. Tax Matters.
(a) Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, or otherwise enables the Company and its affiliates to receive funding for (by way of using ongoing wages of the Participant or otherwise) any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. The Participant will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and any of its affiliates with respect to any taxes in relation to this option.
(b) Disqualifying Disposition. If the Participant disposes of Shares acquired upon exercise of this option within two years from the Grant Date or one year after such Shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of this option, the Participant shall notify the Company in writing of such disposition.
7. Transfer Restrictions.
(a) This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant.
(b) The Participant agrees that he or she will not transfer any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless the transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of Section 4 and Section 5; provided that such a written confirmation shall not be required with respect to (1) Section 4 after such provision has terminated in accordance with Section 4(g) or (2) Section 5 after the completion of the lock-up period in connection with the Company’s initial underwritten public offering.
8. Provisions of the Plan.
This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the provisions relating to amendments to the Plan), a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this option.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
By: ###SIGNATURE###
Name: Lisa Davidson
Title: CFO
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PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE
The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
PARTICIPANT:
Name: | ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### | |
Address: | ###HOME_ADDRESS### | |
Date: | ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
SCHEDULE 1
This Schedule 1 to the Fractyl Health, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) Incentive Stock Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”) includes special terms and conditions applicable to Participants in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to or substitute for, as applicable, those set forth in the Option Agreement. Any capitalized term used in this Schedule without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan or the Option Agreement, as applicable.
Each Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant exchange control and tax laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s individual situation.
UNITED KINGDOM
Eligible Participants. For the purpose of options awarded in the UK, only employees are Eligible Participants. Other Participants who are not employees are not eligible to receive options in the UK.
Tax Matters. The following is added to Section 6 (“Tax Matters”) of the Option Agreement.
(a) Tax Indemnity. The Participant will be liable for and agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, any subsidiary and his/her employing company, if different, from and against any liability for or obligation to pay any Tax Liability (a “Tax Liability” being any liability for income tax, employee’s National Insurance contributions and, at the discretion of the Company, employer’s National Insurance Contributions) that is attributable to: (1) the grant or exercise of, or any benefit derived by the Participant from, the option; (2) the acquisition by the Participant of the Shares on exercise of the option; (3) any restrictions on the Shares lapsing; or (4) the disposal of any Shares, (each of those events referred to as a “Taxable Event”).
(b) Election. Participant undertakes that, upon request by the Company, he/she will join with his/her Employer in electing pursuant to Section 431(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA”) that, for relevant tax purposes, the market value of the Shares acquired on exercise of the Option on any occasion will be calculated as if the Shares were not restricted and Sections 425 to 430 (inclusive) of ITEPA are not to apply to such Shares.
(c) Tax Liability. The option cannot be exercised until the Participant has made such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any Tax Liability that may arise in connection with the exercise of the option and/or the acquisition of the Shares by the Participant. The Company shall not be required to issue, allot or transfer Shares until the Participant has satisfied this obligation.
Data Privacy.
This provision shall be added as Section 9 (“Data Privacy”) of the Option Agreement.
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By acceptance of this option, the Participant acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described below. The Company, its affiliates and the Participant’s employer hold certain personal information (including sensitive personal information) such as the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee tax identification number, salary, nationality, job title, and any equity compensation grants or Shares awarded, cancelled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). By participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that the Company and its affiliates may hold and process such Data, and may transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or its affiliates in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the United States, the European Economic Area, or elsewhere. The Participant hereby authorizes them to receive, possess, process, use, hold, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan and in the course of the Company’s business, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan on behalf of the Participant to a third party with whom the Participant may have elected to have payment made pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consent herein in writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing the consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and receive the benefits intended by this Option.
SWITZERLAND
Data Privacy.
This provision shall be added as Section 9 (“Data Privacy”) of the Option Agreement.
By acceptance of this option, the Participant acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described below. The Company, its affiliates and the Participant’s employer hold certain personal information (including sensitive personal information) such as the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee tax identification number, salary, nationality, job title, and any equity compensation grants or Shares awarded, cancelled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). By participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that the Company and its affiliates may hold and process such Data, and may transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or its affiliates in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the United States, the European Economic Area, or elsewhere. The Participant hereby authorizes them to receive, possess, process, use, hold, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan and in the course of the Company’s business, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan on behalf of the Participant to a third party with whom the Participant may have elected to have payment made pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consent herein in writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing the consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and receive the benefits intended by this Option.
GERMANY
Terms and Conditions.
The Participant is aware of and consents to the fact that this Option Agreement is not part of the Participant’s employment contract with the employing entity. In particular, neither the Option Agreement nor any other financial benefit conferred upon the Participant in connection with this Option Agreement is part of the Participant’s entitlement to remuneration or benefits in terms of the employment with the employing entity.
Notifications.
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. If the Participant receives cross-border payments made upon this Option Agreement in excess of €12,500, the Participant must report by the fifth day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically. The form of report can be accessed via the German Federal Bank’s website at www.bundesbank.de and is available in both German and English.
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FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the Optionee named below, a stock option (the “Option”) to purchase any part or all of the specified number of shares of its Common Stock (“Option Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), at the specified purchase price per share without commission or other charge. The Option is granted pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), attached hereto, and the Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”), attached hereto and promulgated under the Plan and in effect as of the date of this Grant Notice.
Optionee: | ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### |
Date of Grant: | ###GRANT_DATE### |
Vesting Commencement Date: | ###ALTERNATIVE_VEST_BASE_DATE### |
Number of Options Shares: | ###TOTAL_AWARDS### |
Exercise Price (Per Share): | ###GRANT_PRICE### |
Total Exercise Price: | ###TOTAL_EXERCISE_PRICE### |
Expiration Date: | ###EXPIRY_DATE### |
Type of Grant: | ###DICTIONARY_AWARD_NAME### |
Exercise Schedule: | Same as Vesting Schedule |
Vesting Schedule: | ###VEST_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION### |
Payment: By one or a combination of the following items (described in the Plan):
[ x ] By cash or check
[ ] By net exercise, if the Company has established procedures for net exercise
Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Optionee acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, and the Plan. Further, by their signatures below, the Company and the Optionee agree that the Option is governed by this Grant Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this Grant Notice. Optionee acknowledges receipt of copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement, represents that the Optionee has read and is familiar with their provisions, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of their terms and conditions. Optionee further acknowledges that, as of the Date of Grant, this Grant Notice, the Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Optionee and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject, with the exception of options previously granted under the Plan.
The Exercise Price (Per Share) has been set at no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant based on what the Company regards as good faith compliance with the applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) under Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) in order to avoid the Option being treated as deferred compensation under Section 409A. However, the Company can give no assurance that the IRS will agree that the Exercise Price (Per Share) is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. Accordingly, by signing below, Optionee agrees and acknowledges that the Company and each of its officers, employees, directors and stockholders shall not be liable to Optionee or any other person for any applicable taxes, interest, penalties or other costs associated with the Option if the IRS were to determine that the Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A. The undersigned Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of the Option as deferred compensation under Section 409A.
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*Optionee understands and acknowledges that: (i) the vesting of the Option Shares will terminate upon a Termination of Service (as defined in the Plan) to the Company; (ii) the Option may generally only be exercisable for a short period of time following a Termination of Service, and will thereafter terminate; and (iii) the Option Shares are subject to a Right of Repurchase and a Right of First Refusal in favor of the Company as set forth in the Option Agreement.
FRACTYL HEALTH, INC. Title: CFO Date: ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
OPTIONEE: By: ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### Date: ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
Attachments: 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
Fractyl Health, Inc.
Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement
Granted Under 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
1. Grant of Option.
This agreement, together with the terms of Schedule 1 attached hereto that are applicable to the jurisdiction in which the Participant is resident, evidences the grant by Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on, ###GRANT_DATE### (the “Grant Date”) to ###PARTICIPANT_NAME###, an employee of the Company (the “Participant”), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), a total of ###TOTAL_AWARDS### shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at ###GRANT_PRICE### per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on ###EXPIRY_DATE###: (the “Final Exercise Date”).
It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms..
2. Vesting Schedule.
This option will become exercisable ("vest") as to ###VEST_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION###. “Vesting Commencement Date” means ###ALTERNATIVE_VEST_BASE_DATE###.
The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.
3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Form of Exercise. Elections to exercise this option shall be done through the Solium Shareworks or its successor by the Participant prior to the Final Exercise Date. The Participant may purchase less
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than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share or for fewer than ten whole shares.
(b) Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive option grants under the Plan (an “Eligible Participant”).
(c) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the Participant from the Company describing such violation.
(d) Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.
(e) Termination for Cause. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment or other relationship. If the Participant is party to an employment, consulting or severance agreement with the Company that contains a definition of “cause” for termination of employment or other relationship, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement. Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant’s employment or other relationship shall be considered to have been terminated for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that termination for Cause was warranted.
4. Company Right of First Refusal.
(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. If the Participant proposes to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively, “transfer”) any Shares acquired upon exercise of this option, then the Participant shall first give written notice of the proposed transfer (the “Transfer Notice”) to the Company. The Transfer Notice shall name the proposed transferee and state the number of such Shares the Participant proposes to transfer (the “Offered Shares”), the price per share and all other material terms and conditions of the transfer.
(b) Company Right to Purchase. For 30 days following its receipt of such Transfer Notice, the Company shall have the option to purchase all or part of the Offered Shares at the price and upon the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice. In the event the Company elects to purchase all or part of the Offered Shares, it shall give written notice of such election to the Participant within such 30-day period. Within 10 days after his or her receipt of such notice, the Participant shall tender to the Company at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Offered Shares to be purchased by the Company, duly endorsed in blank by the Participant or with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in a form suitable for transfer of the Offered Shares to the Company. Promptly following receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall deliver or mail to the Participant a check in payment of the purchase price for such Offered Shares; provided that if the terms of payment set forth in the Transfer Notice were other than cash against delivery, the Company may pay for the Offered Shares on the same terms and conditions as were set forth in the Transfer Notice; and provided further that any delay in making such payment shall not invalidate the Company’s exercise of its option to purchase the Offered Shares.
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(c) Shares Not Purchased By Company. If the Company does not elect to acquire all of the Offered Shares, the Participant may, within the 30-day period following the expiration of the option granted to the Company under subsection (b) above, transfer the Offered Shares which the Company has not elected to acquire to the proposed transferee, provided that such transfer shall not be on terms and conditions more favorable to the transferee than those contained in the Transfer Notice. Notwithstanding any of the above, all Offered Shares transferred pursuant to this Section 4 shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 and such transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Section 4.
(d) Consequences of Non-Delivery. After the time at which the Offered Shares are required to be delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to the Participant on account of such Offered Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder with respect to such Offered Shares, but shall, insofar as permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Offered Shares.
(e) Exempt Transactions. The following transactions shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 4:
(1) any transfer of Shares to or for the benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild of the Participant, or to a trust for their benefit;
(2) any transfer pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and
(3) the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation); provided, however, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (1) above, such Shares shall remain subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4.
(f) Assignment of Company Right. The Company may assign its rights to purchase Offered Shares in any particular transaction under this Section 4 to one or more persons or entities.
(g) Termination. The provisions of this Section 4 shall terminate upon the earlier of the following events:
(1) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; or
(2) the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, assets or business of the Company, by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise (other than a merger or consolidation in which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were beneficial owners of the Company’s voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 75% (determined on an as-converted basis) of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation in such transaction).
(h) No Obligation to Recognize Invalid Transfer. The Company shall not be required (1) to transfer on its books any of the Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Section 4, or (2) to treat as owner of such Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so sold or transferred.
(i) Legends. The certificate representing Shares shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to, or in combination with, any legend required by applicable federal and state securities laws and agreements relating to the transfer of the Company securities):
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY, AS PROVIDED IN A CERTAIN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY.”
5. Agreement in Connection with Initial Public Offering.
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The Participant agrees, in connection with the initial underwritten public offering of the Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, (i) not to (a) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, whether any transaction described in clause (a) or (b) is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the date of the filing of such registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the offering (plus up to an additional 34 days to the extent requested by the managing underwriters for such offering in order to address NASD Rule 2711(f) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any similar successor provision), and (ii) to execute any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested by the Company or the managing underwriters at the time of such offering. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the “lock-up” period.
6. Withholding.
No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option.
7. Transfer Restrictions.
(a) This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant.
(b) The Participant agrees that he or she will not transfer any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless the transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of Section 4 and Section 5; provided that such a written confirmation shall not be required with respect to (1) Section 4 after such provision has terminated in accordance with Section 4(g) or (2) Section 5 after the completion of the lock-up period in connection with the Company’s initial underwritten public offering.
8. Provisions of the Plan.
This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the provisions relating to amendments to the Plan), a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this option.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
By: ###SIGNATURE###
Name: Lisa Davidson
Title: CFO
PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE
The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as
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amended.
PARTICIPANT:
Name: | ###PARTICIPANT_NAME### | |
Address: | ###HOME_ADDRESS### | |
Date: | ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE### |
SCHEDULE 1
This Schedule 1 to the Fractyl Health, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) Incentive Stock Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”) includes special terms and conditions applicable to Participants in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to or substitute for, as applicable, those set forth in the Option Agreement. Any capitalized term used in this Schedule without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan or the Option Agreement, as applicable.
Each Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant exchange control and tax laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s individual situation.
UNITED KINGDOM
Eligible Participants. For the purpose of options awarded in the UK, only employees are Eligible Participants. Other Participants who are not employees are not eligible to receive options in the UK.
Tax Matters. The following is added to Section 6 (“Tax Matters”) of the Option Agreement.
(a) Tax Indemnity. The Participant will be liable for and agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, any subsidiary and his/her employing company, if different, from and against any liability for or obligation to pay any Tax Liability (a “Tax Liability” being any liability for income tax, employee’s National Insurance contributions and, at the discretion of the Company, employer’s National Insurance Contributions) that is attributable to: (1) the grant or exercise of, or any benefit derived by the Participant from, the option; (2) the acquisition by the Participant of the Shares on exercise of the option; (3) any restrictions on the Shares lapsing; or (4) the disposal of any Shares, (each of those events referred to as a “Taxable Event”).
(b) Election. Participant undertakes that, upon request by the Company, he/she will join with his/her Employer in electing pursuant to Section 431(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA”) that, for relevant tax purposes, the market value of the Shares acquired on exercise of the Option on any occasion will be calculated as if the Shares were not restricted and Sections 425 to 430 (inclusive) of ITEPA are not to apply to such Shares.
(c) Tax Liability. The option cannot be exercised until the Participant has made such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any Tax Liability that may arise in connection with the exercise of the option and/or the acquisition of the Shares by the Participant. The Company shall not be required to issue, allot or transfer Shares until the Participant has satisfied this obligation.
Data Privacy.
This provision shall be added as Section 9 (“Data Privacy”) of the Option Agreement.
By acceptance of this option, the Participant acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described below. The Company, its affiliates and the Participant’s employer hold certain personal information (including sensitive personal information) such as the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee tax identification number, salary, nationality, job title, and any equity compensation grants or Shares awarded, cancelled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). By participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that the Company and its affiliates may hold and process such Data,
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and may transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or its affiliates in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the United States, the European Economic Area, or elsewhere. The Participant hereby authorizes them to receive, possess, process, use, hold, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan and in the course of the Company’s business, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan on behalf of the Participant to a third party with whom the Participant may have elected to have payment made pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consent herein in writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing the consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and receive the benefits intended by this Option.
SWITZERLAND
Data Privacy.
This provision shall be added as Section 9 (“Data Privacy”) of the Option Agreement.
By acceptance of this option, the Participant acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described below. The Company, its affiliates and the Participant’s employer hold certain personal information (including sensitive personal information) such as the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee tax identification number, salary, nationality, job title, and any equity compensation grants or Shares awarded, cancelled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). By participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that the Company and its affiliates may hold and process such Data, and may transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or its affiliates in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the United States, the European Economic Area, or elsewhere. The Participant hereby authorizes them to receive, possess, process, use, hold, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan and in the course of the Company’s business, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan on behalf of the Participant to a third party with whom the Participant may have elected to have payment made pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consent herein in writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing the consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and receive the benefits intended by this Option.
GERMANY
Terms and Conditions.
The Participant is aware of and consents to the fact that this Option Agreement is not part of the Participant’s employment contract with the employing entity. In particular, neither the Option Agreement nor any other financial benefit conferred upon the Participant in connection with this Option Agreement is part of the Participant’s entitlement to remuneration or benefits in terms of the employment with the employing entity.
Notifications.
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. If the Participant receives cross-border payments made upon this Option Agreement in excess of €12,500, the Participant must report by the fifth day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically. The form of report can be accessed via the German Federal Bank’s website at www.bundesbank.de and is available in both German and English.
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FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Granted Under 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
Grant of Restricted Stock Units.
This agreement (the “Agreement”) evidences the grant by Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on ###GRANT_DATE### (the “Grant Date”), to ###PARTICIPANT_NAME###, a director of the Company (the “Participant”), of an award of ###TOTAL_AWARDS### restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”) on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Each vested Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share (“Share”) of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), or in the Company’s discretion, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Share, subject to the terms hereof. Unless earlier terminated, the RSUs shall expire and be forfeited for no consideration at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the seventh anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”).
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this Agreement, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to the RSUs validly under their terms.
Vesting Schedule.
Subject to Section 4 and Section 5 of this Agreement, the RSUs will become non-forfeitable (“vest”) upon the satisfaction of both an event condition (the “Event Condition”) and a service condition (the “Service Condition”) on or before the Expiration Date. The Event Condition will be satisfied on the first to occur of (i) a Change in Control (as defined below) or (ii) the earliest of (x) the date six months after the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (a “Public Offering”) or of a merger of the Company with, or the acquisition of the Company (or of Company securities) by, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (the “SPAC”) following which the securities of the SPAC or the Company are listed on a national exchange (a “SPAC Transaction”), (y) such earlier date on or following closing of a Public Offering that the managing underwriters of the Public Offering and the Company permit open market transfers of the shares underlying the RSUs notwithstanding Section 7 and (z) March 15 of the calendar year following the effective date of a Public Offering or closing of a SPAC Transaction (the “March 15th Date”). The Service Condition will be satisfied as to 100% of the RSUs in a single installment on the first anniversary of the Grant Date.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, (ii) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or (iii) any other transaction, including the sale by the Company of new shares of its capital stock or a transfer of existing shares of capital stock of the Company, the result of which is that a third party that is not an affiliate of the Company or its stockholders (or a group of third parties not affiliated with the Company or its stockholders) immediately prior to such transaction acquires or holds capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately following such transaction; provided that the following events shall not constitute a “Change in Control”: (A) a transaction (other than a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in which the holders of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation hold, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting securities in the successor corporation or its parent immediately after the merger or consolidation; (B) a sale, lease, exchange or other transaction in one transaction or a series
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of related transactions of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an affiliate of the Company; (C) an initial public offering of any of the Company’s securities or any other transaction or series of related transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes; (D) a reincorporation of the Company solely to change its jurisdiction; or (E) a transaction undertaken for the primary purpose of creating a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportion by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
Settlement Upon Vesting.
As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of any Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) 60 days after the applicable vesting date or (ii) the March 15th Date if the RSUs vest as a result of an Event Condition that is a Public Offering or SPAC Transaction, the Company shall deliver to Participant (or Participant’s permitted transferee, if applicable) a number of Shares (either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion) equal to the number of RSUs subject to this award that vest on the applicable vesting date or, in the Company’s discretion, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares or a combination thereof, in each case, unless such RSUs terminate prior to the given vesting date pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the RSUs vest as a result of an Event Condition that is a Change in Control, the Company may delay settlement of the RSUs in the same manner in which payment of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company is delayed in connection with the Change in Control, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Without limiting the generality of Section 9(e) of the Plan, the Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or to require Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with the Restricted Stock Units, including instructing a broker on Participant’s behalf to sell shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to Participant upon vesting of the RSUs and submit the proceeds of such sale to the Company. The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any new certificate representing Shares to Participant or Participant’s legal representative or enter such share of Common Stock in book entry form unless and until Participant or Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of Participant resulting from the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or the issuance of Shares.
Continuous Relationship with the Company Required.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the RSUs shall not vest unless the Participant, on the applicable vesting date, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive grants under the Plan (an “Eligible Participant”).
Termination of Relationship with the Company.
Except as provided in subsection (b) below or determined by the Board or a Committee, if the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, all Restricted Stock Units which have not vested prior to or in connection with such cessation will thereupon automatically be forfeited, terminated and cancelled as of the applicable cessation date without payment of any consideration by the Company, and Participant, or Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative, as the case may be, shall have no
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further rights hereunder. No portion of the RSUs which has not become vested as of the date on which Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant shall thereafter become vested.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, if the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason prior to the occurrence of the Event Condition, then all RSUs for which the Service Condition has been satisfied shall vest upon the subsequent occurrence of the Event Condition if the Event Condition occurs prior to the Expiration Date.
Unsecured Obligation to RSUs.
Unless and until the RSUs have vested, Participant will have no right to receive Common Stock, or other payment, in respect of the RSUs. Prior to the settlement of any vested RSUs under Section 3, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.
Agreement in Connection with Initial Public Offering.
The Participant agrees, in connection with the initial Public Offering, (i) not to (a) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, whether any transaction described in clause (a) or (b) is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the date of the filing of such registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the offering (plus up to an additional 34 days to the extent requested by the managing underwriters for such offering in order to address FINRA Rule 2241 or NYSE Rule 472(f)(4) or any similar successor provision), and (ii) to execute any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested by the Company or the managing underwriters at the time of such offering. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the “lock-up” period.
Withholding.
No Shares will be issued pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state, local, non-U.S., social or other taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of the RSUs.
Transfer Restrictions.
The RSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
The Participant agrees that he or she will not transfer any Shares issued pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs unless the transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of Section 7 until the completion of the lock-up period in connection with the Company’s initial Public Offering.
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Provisions of the Plan.
This award is subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the provisions relating to amendments to the Plan), a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this award. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this award to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This award shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
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PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE
The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing award and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
PARTICIPANT:
###REQUIRED_SIGNATURE###
###PARTICIPANT_NAME###
Address: ###HOME_ADDRESS###
Date: ###ACCEPTANCE_DATE###
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