Shareholder
Proposals for the 2022 Annual Meeting
Under
Israeli law, one or more shareholders holding 1% or more of the voting rights of Cyren may request to include a proposal on the agenda
of a shareholders meeting, provided that certain resolutions are brought before the shareholders in such meeting, including the appointment
of members to the Board, by submitting such proposal within seven days of publication of Cyren’s notice with respect to our annual
meeting of shareholders. Accordingly, any shareholder holding 1% or more of the voting rights of Cyren may request to include a proposal
on the agenda of the Annual Meeting by submitting such proposal in writing to us no later than [●], 2022, at the offices of our
subsidiary Cyren Inc., located at 1430 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330, McLean, VA 22102.
Shareholder
Proposals for the 2023 Annual Meeting
The
date by which shareholder proposals must be received by us for inclusion in proxy materials relating to the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders,
or the “2023 Annual Meeting,” is March 3, 2023. Upon receipt of any such proposal, we will determine whether or not to include
such proposal in the proxy materials in accordance with SEC regulations governing the solicitation of proxies. In addition, one or more
shareholders holding 1% or more of the voting rights of Cyren may request to include a proposal on the agenda of the 2023 Annual Meeting
in the manner described above.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder require our directors and executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than
10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file reports with the SEC relating to their share ownership and changes in such
ownership. Based on a review of our records and certain written representations received from our executive officers and directors, we
believe that during the year ended December 31, 2021, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to directors, executive officers
and greater than 10% shareholders were complied with on a timely basis, except for one late Form 4 filed by each of Boris Bogod, Brett
Jackson, Bruce Johnson, Lior Kohavi, Lilias Markowitz, Michael Tamir and Kenneth Tarpey to each report one late transaction.
Expenses
Relating to this Proxy Solicitation
We
will pay all expenses relating to this proxy solicitation. In addition to this solicitation by mail, our officers, directors, and employees
may solicit proxies by personal interview, telephone, facsimile, email or other method without extra compensation for that activity.
We may reimburse the reasonable charges and expenses of brokerage houses or other nominees or fiduciaries for forwarding proxy materials
to, and obtaining authority to execute proxies from, beneficial owners for whose accounts they hold Ordinary Shares. We have engaged
Kingsdale Advisors to assist in soliciting proxies on our behalf. Kingsdale Advisors may solicit proxies personally, electronically or
by telephone. We have agreed to pay Kingsdale Advisors a fee of $10,000 plus telephone solicitation fees for its services. We have also
agreed to reimburse Kingsdale Advisors for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and to indemnify Kingsdale Advisors and its employees
against certain liabilities arising from or in connection with the engagement.
Communication
with our Board
Shareholders
may communicate with the Board by directing their communications in a hard copy (i.e., non-electronic) written form to the attention
of one or more members of the Board, or to the Board collectively, at our principal executive offices located at 10 Ha-Menofim St., 5th
Floor, Herzliya, Israel 4672561. Any communications received from interested parties in the manner described above will be collected
and organized by our Corporate Secretary and will be periodically, but in any event prior to each regularly-scheduled Board meeting,
reported and/or delivered to the appropriate director or directors.
Cyren Ltd. | 2022 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement 48
Statements
of the Company for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
In
accordance with Section 60(b) of the Companies Law, shareholders are invited to discuss the audited Consolidated Financial Statements
of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021. The 2021 Annual Report, including our audited Consolidated Financial Statements,
is available on the investor relations section of our website, at ir.cyren.com as well as at www.proxyvote.com.
No
vote is required regarding this item.
Available
Information
We
maintain an internet website at www.cyren.com. Copies of the committee charters of each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee
and Nominating and Governance Committee can be found under the Company — Investor Relations — Corporate Governance
section of our website, and such information is also available in print to any shareholder who requests it through our Investor Relations
department at the address below.
We
will furnish without charge to each person whose proxy is being solicited, upon request of any such person, a copy of the 2021 Annual
Report as filed with the SEC, including the financial statements and schedules thereto, but not the exhibits. In addition, such report
is available, free of charge, through the Investor Relations — Financials & Filings section of our internet website
at www.cyren.com. A request for a copy of such report should be directed to 1430 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330, McLean, VA 22102,
Attention: Investor Relations. A copy of any exhibit to the 2021 Annual Report will be forwarded following receipt of a written request
with respect thereto addressed to 1430 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330, McLean, VA 22102, Attention: Investor Relations.
Householding
We
have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have
the same address and last name will receive only one copy of our proxy statement and other proxy materials, unless one or more of these
shareholders notifies us that they wish to continue receiving individual copies. This procedure will reduce our printing costs and postage
fees.
If
you are eligible for householding, but you and other shareholders of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple
copies of our proxy materials, or if you hold stock in more than one account, and in either case you wish to receive only a single copy
of the proxy materials for your household, please contact our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC by
writing to: 6201 15th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219 or by telephone: (800) 937-5449.
If
your household received a single set of proxy materials this year, but you would prefer to receive your own copy, please contact Broadridge
Householding Department, by calling their toll free number, 1-866-540-7095 or by writing to: Broadridge, Householding Department, 51
Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. You will be removed from the householding program within 30 days of receipt of your instructions
at which time you will then be sent separate copies of the documents. Beneficial shareholders can request information about householding
from their nominee.
Cyren Ltd. | 2022 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement 49
APPENDIX A — AMENDED
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY
Cyren Executive Compensation Policy
This Compensation Policy (“Compensation Policy”
or “Policy”) defines and details the principles, guidelines and rules of Cyren Ltd.’s (the “Company”
or “Cyren”) overall compensation strategy for its office holders, as defined in Israel’s Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the
“Companies Law”) other than non-employee directors (the “Executives”).
This Compensation Policy shall apply only to compensation
agreements and arrangements executed after its adoption in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, and will not be construed
as altering or amending any compensation duly approved prior to its adoption.
The adoption of this Compensation Policy will not entitle
any of the Executives to receive any elements of compensation described herein. The rights and privileges to which an Executive will be
entitled shall be governed by such Executive’s employment or engagement agreements (as applicable) with the Company, and shall be
subject to the approval thereof by the relevant corporate organ as set forth in the Companies Law. In setting the compensation of Executives
employed by a subsidiary of Cyren, references in the Policy to Cyren or the Company shall also include such subsidiary, to the extent
applicable in the relevant context.
| 2. | Compensation Policy Objectives |
This Policy was prepared in accordance with the requirements
of the Companies Law and sets the framework for Executive compensation, in order to increase the transparency and visibility of Cyren’s
activities regarding all aspects of Executives’ compensation, and to improve its shareholders’ ability to have a say and influence
its compensation policy.
The Compensation Policy is intended to ensure the Company’s
ability to retain and recruit a dedicated and experienced professional management team capable of leading the Company to further business
success and facing the challenges ahead. This Policy was designed to balance (i) the need to offer appropriate compensation and incentives
to Executives which will incentivize them to succeed in achieving their and the Company’s goals and (ii) the need to assure that
the compensation structure meets the Company’s interests and its overall financial and strategic goals.
In order to achieve these targets, the compensation practices
set in the Policy are designed to meet the following objectives:
| ● | Promote the Company’s short and long-term interests; |
| ● | Ensure that the interests of the Executives are closely aligned
with the interests of Cyren and Cyren’s shareholders; |
| ● | Motivate Executives to achieve a high level of business performance
taking into account the Company’s size, financial conditions, risk management and any regulatory aspects effecting the Company,
without taking unreasonable and excessive risks; |
| ● | Support a performance culture that is based on merit; |
| ● | Reward excellent performance, both in the short- and long-term,
to ensure sustained business performance over time; and |
| ● | Create the right balance between fixed and variable pay components. |
| 3. | Factors Effecting the Compensation of Executives |
Cyren believes that the compensation of its Executives should
be influenced by its business results, both in the short- and long-term, as well as each Executive’s individual contribution to
the achievement of these results. The compensation of each Executive will be reviewed and determined by the Company’s Compensation
Committee (the “ Compensation Committee”) and by its Board of Directors (the “Board”) while
considering, among other things, the following parameters:
| ● | The Executive’s education, qualifications, professional
experience, expertise and accomplishments; |
| ● | Position requirements, authority and responsibilities the
applicable position carries and prior compensation paid to the Executive; |
| ● | Market data and compensation studies of peer-group companies
which will provide an appropriate comparative outlook. The peer-group companies will be selected based on appropriate similarities,
taking into account factors such as market capitalization, type of industry, location of listing, geographical location and compensation
for comparably situated executives; |
| ● | The performance of the Executive compared to determined goals,
and his or her expected contribution to the Company’s future growth and profitability; |
| ● | The Company’s financial situation, business challenges
and goals; and |
| ● | The ratio between the cost of employment of Executives and
the average and median salary of the rest of the employees and “independent contractors” (as defined in the Companies Law)
of the Company in the geographic market in which the Executive operates, as well as the possible impact on the work relations in the
Company. The Compensation Committee and the Board reviewed, and will continue to review from time to time, such ratio. The Board and
Compensation Committee have reviewed the applicable ratios and determined that they find it reasonable, fair and appropriate and believe
it will not adversely affect the work relations within the Company. |
| ● | The Compensation Committee and Board may engage compensation
consultants or other professionals to assist in benchmarking or analyzing relevant data and/or establishing appropriate Executive compensation
packages. |
Executives’ compensation should include a number of
elements so that each of these elements rewards a different aspect of their overall contribution to the Company’s success. Taking
into account the parameters set forth in Item 3 above, the compensation package for Executives shall generally consist of some or all
of the following items:
| ● | Performance-based rewards (Annual, Special and Signing
Bonuses) |
| ● | Equity-based compensation; |
| ● | Retirement and termination payment. |
Base salary is a fixed compensation element which provides
compensation to an Executive for the performance of his or her day to day duties and responsibilities and reflects the Executive’s
role, skills, qualifications, experience and market value (the “Base Salary”).
The annual Base Salary for all Executives (including the CEO)
will not exceed the amount of US$450,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent).
In determining the Base Salary of each Executive, the Compensation
Committee and the Board shall also take into account the overall balance between fixed and variable elements as well as the maximum Base
Salary limit.
When deciding on increasing an Executive’s Base Salary,
the Compensation Committee and the Board may consider, in addition to the above mentioned factors, any changes to the Executive’s
scope of responsibilities and business challenges, the need to retain the Executive and the Base Salaries paid by peer group companies
to comparable Executives. Adjustments to Base Salary may be periodically reviewed, considered and approved by the Compensation Committee
and the Board.
| 4.3 | Performance-Based Cash Rewards (Annual, Special and
Signing Bonuses) |
The Executives will be entitled to participate in a cash bonus
plan (the “Annual Bonus Plan”) which will be approved in accordance with the approvals required under the Companies
Law. The Annual Bonus Plan shall include the target annual cash bonus for the Executives and the calculation for the bonus as a product
of Company performance, individual performance and target bonus. The annual cash bonus will be paid based on the Company’s performance
and individual executive performance, after the close of the fiscal year and after Compensation Committee and Board review and approvals.
The recommended performance targets and the maximum annual
cash bonus payable (which may include sales commissions) to each Executive shall be reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee
and the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Law, as applicable. The Compensation Committee and the Board shall
have the discretion to reduce the amount of the annual cash bonus following the achievement of the bonus criteria.
Measure for determining the annual cash bonus. Most
of the annual cash bonus shall be determined based on measureable criteria. The remaining portion of the annual cash bonus (not to exceed
25% unless such Executive is subordinated to the CEO), may be discretionary and based on non-measureable criteria. Measurable criteria
for the bonus may include (but is not limited to) the following criteria:
| ● | Financial parameters: revenue; gross profit, operational
profit, EBITDA, pre-tax profits, sales booking value; |
| ● | Individual performance measures: evaluation of performance
of each Executive’s performance, contribution to the Company’s success. |
| ● | Other objectives to be defined for each Executive by his
or her direct manager and approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board. |
A threshold for the payment of the annual cash bonus will
be set based on achievement of a certain percentage of one or more of the Company performance measures.
Special Bonuses. In addition to the annual cash bonus,
the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors may elect, under exceptional circumstances (while taking into consideration the
Company’s financial condition), to grant certain Executives a special cash bonus in recognition of their special contribution to
the Company’s major developments, transactions and achievements.
Signing Bonus. When hiring a new Executive, the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors may elect to pay a signing bonus, taking into account the principles listed above and additional
factors such as providing for the replacement of awards that the newly hired Executive forfeited from his or her previous employer.
In any event, the discretionary portion of all Performance-Based Cash
Rewards paid to an Executive in any given year shall not exceed the higher of 25% of the total amount of such Performance-Based Cash
Rewards or three monthly salaries of the relevant Executive, unless such Executive is subordinated to the CEO.
The maximum Performance-Based Cash Reward payable to
an Executive with respect to a given calendar year (which may include any combination of annual bonus, special bonus and/or signing bonus)
shall not exceed 200% of the Executive’s annual base salary.
Claw-Back Provision. Each Executive will
be required to refund any part of the annual Performance-Based Cash Reward paid based on financial results that are proven to be
inaccurate and which are restated in the financial statements during the three years following the actual payment of the annual bonus,
provided the Executive is still employed by the Company upon publication of the restated financial statements. The Compensation Committee
and the Board shall decide upon the timing, form and terms of the repayment. Generally, the Executive shall repay to the Company the balance
between the bonus amount paid and the bonus as would have been calculated based on the restated financial statements. Notwithstanding
the forgoing, the compensation recovery will not be triggered in the event of a financial restatement required due to changes in the financial
reporting standards applicable to the Company or if the Compensation Committee and Board determines that claw-back proceedings in
the specific case would be impractical or not commercially or legally efficient or not in the best interest of the Company.
| 4.4 | Equity-Based Compensation |
The Company’s long-term incentive is variable equity
based compensation designed to retain Executives, align Executives and shareholders’ interests and incentivize achievement of long
term goals. The Compensation Committee and the Board may grant to Executives equity-based compensation in any form permitted under
Cyren’s equity incentive plans, as in effect from time to time (collectively, the “ Equity Incentive Plans”)
and may determine, inter alia, the exercise price, vesting schedule and terms and periods of exercise. The equity compensation may be
comprised of various instruments such as share options, restricted share units (RSU’s) or other equity based compensation instruments.
Equity-based awards may be granted upon recruitment of
an Executive or from time to time, and while taking into consideration, inter alia, the role, personal responsibilities, prior business
experiences and qualifications of the Executive.
Any grant of equity based compensation shall meet the following
terms:
| ● | The value of the equity based compensation (at the date of
grant), for each Executive, shall not exceed 600% of the annual Base Salary of the Executive in question; |
| ● | for the purpose of a one-time grant of equity based
compensation in connection with the recruitment of a new Executive, the value of the equity based compensation (at the date of grant),
for such new Executive shall not exceed 5% of the total outstanding shares of the Company at the date of grant; and |
| ● | Equity based compensation granted to Executives shall generally
vest over 3-4 years. The Compensation Committee and the Board may determine acceleration provisions for specific circumstances (such
as in the framework of a change of control event). |
| 4.5 | Reduction of Variable Compensation |
Subject to the terms of the employment agreements and arrangements
with the Executives as well as to applicable law, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.3 above concerning the discretion of the
Compensation Committee and the Board to reduce the amount of the annual cash bonus following the achievement of bonus criteria, the Compensation
Committee and the Board may reduce any Performance-Based Cash Rewards and/or Equity-Based Compensation to be granted to an Executive
due to circumstances determined by the Compensation Committee and the Board.
Certain social benefits are mandatory according to different
local legislation, such as: contributions to an insurance policy or a pension fund, severance pay, paid vacation days, paid sick leave,
disability insurance and convalescence pay. In addition, the Company may offer additional benefits to the Executives, including, without
limitation, contribution to a study fund, cellular phone and other electronic devices, company car and travel benefits, reimbursement
of business travel (including a daily per diem when traveling and other business related expenses), holiday and special occasion gifts
and academic and professional studies.
Executives that are based outside of Israel may receive similar,
comparable or customary benefits as applicable in the relevant jurisdiction in which they are employed.
| 4.7 | Retirement and Termination Payment |
The Compensation Committee and the Board may provide Executives
with the following rights in connection with retirement and termination of service arrangements:
Advanced Notice Period. The Company provides in the
employment agreements of each of its Executives for a mutual advance notice period that does not exceed three to six months. During the
Advance Notice period, the Executive is entitled to receive all of his or her compensation without change, including participation in
bonus plans and continued vesting of equity based compensation.
Termination Payments. The Compensation Committee and
the Board may approve a termination payment for an Executive provided such payment does not exceed the equivalent of six monthly Base
Salaries. In this regard, the Compensation Committee and Board shall take into consideration the Executive’s term of employment,
the Executive’s compensation during employment with the Company, the Company’s performance during such period, the Executive’s
performance during such period and the circumstances of termination.
For the purposes of this Policy, the termination payments
shall be subject to the provisions applicable to discretionary Performance-Based Cash Rewards, and shall be included in the calculation
of the maximum amount of such rewards, as set forth above.
Without derogating from the provisions of Section 4.4 above,
the Board, in its sole discretion, shall be authorized to determine the specific terms under which the vesting of equity based compensation
granted to Executives (or any part thereof) may accelerate upon the retirement of such Executives from service.
| 4.8 | Immaterial Changes in Compensation of the CEO |
Without derogating from the forgoing, an amendment to the
compensation of the CEO that is immaterial relative to the existing compensation of the CEO and complies with the terms of this Policy
may be approved solely by the Compensation Committee. For the purposes of this Section 4.8, an amendment at a threshold of up to 5% (in
real terms) per annum relative to the CEO’s compensation as of the adoption date of this Policy shall be deemed an immaterial amendment.
| 5. | Indemnification, Insurance and Exculpation of Executives |
The Company may indemnify, insure and exculpate the Executives
to the full extent permitted by applicable law from time to time, including by entering into indemnification, insurance and exculpation
agreements with each of the Executives, subject to the requisite approvals under applicable law.
| 6. | Non-Employee Directors Compensation |
| 6.1 | The annual equity compensation of the Company’s non-employee
directors (excluding external directors) may be no greater than 25,000 RSUs per year, with the exception of the Chairman of the Board,
who may be awarded equity grants which are no greater than 35,000 RSUs per year, unless shareholders approve higher compensation from
time-to-time. The cash compensation of the Company’s non-employee external directors may be as follows: |
| ● | A fixed annual retainer of up to $30,000 for non-employee director membership on the Board; |
| ● | A fixed annual retainer of up to $4,250 for the non-employee members of the Compensation Committee, with up to an additional $6,500
payable to the chairman of the Compensation Committee; and |
| ● | A fixed annual retainer of up to $7,000 for the non-employee members of the Audit Committee, with up to an additional $10,000 payable
to the chairman of the Audit Committee. |
| 6.2 | In addition, Cyren’s non-employee directors are entitled
to reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the Compensation of Directors Regulations. |
| 7. | Supervision, Review and Approval of Policy |
The Board is responsible for the management and implementation
of the Policy in the Company. The term of the Policy shall be indefinite. However, the Compensation Committee may recommend to the Board
of Directors and shareholders, to review the Policy from time to time and at least once every three years, to re-approve, amend or restate
the Policy.
Adopted and Effective as of [Pending Shareholder Approval]
APPENDIX
B — AMENDED AND RESTATED 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
CYREN,
LTD.
AMENDED
& RESTATED
2016
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page |
1. |
Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan |
1 |
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1.1 |
Establishment |
1 |
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1.2 |
Purpose |
1 |
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1.3 |
Term of Plan |
1 |
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2. |
Definitions and Construction |
1 |
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2.1 |
Definitions |
2 |
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2.2 |
Construction |
6 |
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3. |
Administration |
7 |
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3.1 |
Administration by the Committee |
7 |
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3.2 |
Authority of Officers |
7 |
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3.3 |
Administration with Respect to Insiders |
7 |
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3.4 |
Powers of the Committee |
7 |
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3.5 |
Option or SAR Repricing |
8 |
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3.6 |
Indemnification |
8 |
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4. |
Shares Subject to Plan |
8 |
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4.1 |
Maximum Number of Shares Issuable |
8 |
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4.2 |
Share Counting |
8 |
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4.3 |
Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure |
9 |
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4.4 |
Assumption or Substitution of Awards |
9 |
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5. |
Eligibility, Participation and Award Limitations |
9 |
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5.1 |
Persons Eligible for Awards |
9 |
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5.2 |
Participation in the Plan |
9 |
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5.3 |
Incentive Stock Option Limitations |
9 |
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5.4 |
Award Limit |
10 |
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5.5 |
Minimum Vesting Provision |
10 |
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6. |
Stock Options |
10 |
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6.1 |
Exercise Price |
10 |
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6.2 |
Exercisability and Term of Options Granted to Non-Officer and Non-Director Participant |
10 |
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6.3 |
Exercisability and Term of Options Granted to Officers and Directors |
10 |
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6.4 |
Payment of Exercise Price |
11 |
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6.5 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
11 |
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6.6 |
Transferability of Options |
12 |
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6.7 |
No Dividend Equivalent Rights |
12 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page |
7. |
Stock Appreciation Rights |
13 |
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7.1 |
Types of SARs Authorized |
13 |
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7.2 |
Exercise Price |
13 |
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7.3 |
Exercisability and Term of SARs |
13 |
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7.4 |
Exercise of SARs |
13 |
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7.5 |
Deemed Exercise of SARs |
13 |
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7.6 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
13 |
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7.7 |
Transferability of SARs |
13 |
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7.8 |
No Dividend Equivalent Rights |
13 |
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8. |
Restricted Stock Awards |
14 |
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8.1 |
Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized |
14 |
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8.2 |
Purchase Price |
14 |
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8.3 |
Purchase Period |
14 |
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8.4 |
Payment of Purchase Price |
14 |
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8.5 |
Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer |
14 |
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8.6 |
Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions |
15 |
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8.7 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
15 |
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8.8 |
Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights |
15 |
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9. |
Restricted Stock Units |
15 |
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9.1 |
Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards |
15 |
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9.2 |
Purchase Price |
16 |
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9.3 |
Vesting |
16 |
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9.4 |
Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions |
16 |
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9.5 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
16 |
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9.6 |
Settlement of Restricted Stock Unit Awards |
16 |
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9.7 |
Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards |
17 |
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9.8 |
Term of Restricted Stock Unit |
17 |
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10. |
Performance Awards |
17 |
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10.1 |
Types of Performance Awards Authorized |
17 |
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10.2 |
Initial Value of Performance Shares and Performance Units |
17 |
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10.3 |
Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula |
17 |
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10.4 |
Measurement of Performance Goals |
17 |
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10.5 |
Settlement of Performance Awards |
17 |
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10.6 |
Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions |
18 |
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10.7 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
19 |
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10.8 |
Nontransferability of Performance Awards |
19 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page |
11. |
Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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11.1 |
Grant of Cash-Based Awards |
19 |
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11.2 |
Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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11.3 |
Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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11.4 |
Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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11.5 |
Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions |
20 |
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11.6 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
20 |
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11.7 |
Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based
Awards |
20 |
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12. |
Standard Forms of Award Agreement |
20 |
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12.1 |
Award Agreements |
20 |
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12.2 |
Authority to Vary Terms |
21 |
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13. |
Change in Control |
21 |
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13.1 |
Effect of Change in Control on Awards |
21 |
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14. |
Compliance with Securities Law |
23 |
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15. |
Compliance with Section 409A |
24 |
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15.1 |
Awards Subject to Section 409A |
24 |
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15.2 |
Deferral and/or Distribution Elections |
24 |
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15.3 |
Subsequent Elections |
25 |
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15.4 |
Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation |
25 |
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16. |
Tax Withholding |
27 |
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16.1 |
Tax Withholding in General |
27 |
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16.2 |
Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares |
28 |
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17. |
Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan |
28 |
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18. |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
28 |
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18.1 |
Repurchase Rights |
28 |
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18.2 |
Forfeiture Events |
29 |
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18.3 |
Provision of Information |
29 |
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18.4 |
Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director |
29 |
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18.5 |
Rights as a Stockholder |
29 |
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18.6 |
Delivery of Title to Shares |
29 |
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18.7 |
Fractional Shares |
30 |
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18.8 |
Retirement and Welfare Plans |
30 |
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18.9 |
Severability |
30 |
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18.10 |
No Constraint on Corporate Action |
30 |
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18.11 |
Unfunded Obligation |
30 |
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18.12 |
No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification |
30 |
Cyren, Ltd.
Amended & Restated
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
| 1. | Establishment,
Purpose And Term
Of Plan. |
1.1 Establishment.
The Cyren, Ltd. Amended & Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby adopted effective
as of [________ __], 2022, the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company. The Plan was originally established, and approved
by the stockholders of the Company, as of December 22, 2016 (the “Effective Date”).
1.2
Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Participating Company Group and its stockholders by
providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating
such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose
by providing for Awards in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance
Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.
1.3
Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Committee; provided, however,
that all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
| 2. | Definitions
and Construction. |
2.1
Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) “Affiliate”
means (i) a parent entity, other than a Parent Corporation, that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities, controls
the Company or (ii) a subsidiary entity, other than a Subsidiary Corporation, that is controlled by the Company directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediary entities. For this purpose, the terms “parent,” “subsidiary,” “control”
and “controlled by” shall have the meanings assigned such terms for the purposes of registration of securities on Form S-8
under the Securities Act.
(b) “Award”
means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock Bonus, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance
Share, Performance Unit, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(c) “Award
Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions
and restrictions applicable to an Award.
(d) “Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) “Cash-Based
Award” means an Award denominated in cash and granted pursuant to Section 11.
(f) “Cashless
Exercise” means a Cashless Exercise as defined in Section 6.4(b)(i).
(g) “Cause”
means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between
a Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, any of the following: (i) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty,
willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any Participating Company documents or records;
(ii) the Participant’s material failure to abide by a Participating Company’s code of conduct or other policies (including,
without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iii) the Participant’s unauthorized
use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of a Participating Company
(including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of a Participating Company’s confidential or
proprietary information); (iv) any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on a Participating
Company’s reputation or business; (v) the Participant’s repeated failure to perform any reasonable assigned duties after
written notice from a Participating Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure; (vi) any material breach by the Participant
of any employment, service, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar agreement between the Participant and
a Participating Company, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vii) the Participant’s conviction
(including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude,
or which impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with a Participating Company.
(h) “Change
in Control” means the occurrence of any one or a combination of the following:
(i) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner”
(as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to have occurred if such degree of beneficial ownership results from any of the following: (A) an acquisition by any person who on the
Effective Date is the beneficial owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of such voting power, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company,
including, without limitation, pursuant to or in connection with a public offering of securities, (C) any acquisition by the Company,
(D) any acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary under an employee benefit plan of a Participating Company or (E) any acquisition
by an entity owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership
of the voting securities of the Company; or
(ii) an
Ownership Change Event or series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a “Transaction”) in which
the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of Directors or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(cc)(iii), the entity to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be; or
(iii) a
date specified by the Committee following approval by the stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
provided, however, that a Change
in Control shall be deemed not to include a transaction described in subsections (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.1(h) in which a majority
of the members of the board of directors of the continuing, surviving or successor entity, or parent thereof, immediately after such
transaction is comprised of Incumbent Directors.
For purposes of the preceding
sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities
of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or
through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. The Committee shall determine whether multiple events described
in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.1(h) are related and to be treated in the aggregate as a single Change in Control,
and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(i) “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations and administrative guidelines promulgated thereunder.
(j) “Committee”
means the Compensation Committee and such other committee or subcommittee of the Board, if any, duly appointed to administer the Plan
and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. If, at any time, there is no committee of the Board then
authorized or properly constituted to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Committee granted herein,
and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.
(k) “Company”
means Cyren, Ltd., an Israeli company, and any successor corporation thereto.
(l) “Compensation
Policy” means the Company’s executive compensation policy, as shall be in effect from time to time.
(m) “Consultant”
means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company,
provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude
the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on registration on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act.
(n) “Director”
means a member of the Board.
(o) “Disability”
means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between
the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the permanent and total disability of the Participant, within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(p) “Dividend
Equivalent Right” means the right of a Participant, granted at the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided
by the Plan, to receive a credit for the account of such Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one share of Stock
for each share of Stock represented by an Award held by such Participant.
(q) “Employee”
means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating
Company and, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the
Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a Director’s fee shall be sufficient to
constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether
an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination
of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual’s rights, if any, under the terms of the Plan as of the time of
the Company’s determination of whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final,
binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently
makes a contrary determination as to such individual’s status as an Employee.
(r) “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(s) “Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Committee, in
its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to
the following:
(i) Except
as otherwise determined by the Committee, if, on such date, the Stock is listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange
or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on the national
or regional securities exchange or quotation system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded
on such securities exchange or quotation system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on
which the Stock was so traded or quoted prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Committee,
in its discretion.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the basis of the opening,
closing, or average of the high and low sale prices of a share of Stock on such date or the preceding trading day, the actual sale price
of a share of Stock received by a Participant, any other reasonable basis using actual transactions in the Stock as reported on a national
or regional securities exchange or quotation system, or on any other basis consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. The Committee
may vary its method of determination of the Fair Market Value as provided in this Section for different purposes under the Plan to the
extent consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.
(iii) If,
on such date, the Stock is not listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value
of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction
which, by its terms, will never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.
(t) “Full
Value Award” means any Award settled in Stock, other than (i) an Option, (ii) a Stock Appreciation Right, or (iii)
a Restricted Stock Purchase Right or an Other Stock-Based Award under which the Company will receive monetary consideration equal to
the Fair Market Value (determined on the effective date of grant) of the shares subject to such Award.
(u) “Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.
(v) “Incumbent
Director” means a director who either (i) is a member of the Board as of the Effective Date or (ii) is elected, or nominated
for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election
or nomination (but excluding a director who was elected or nominated in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating
to the election of directors of the Company).
(w) “Insider”
means an Officer, a Director or other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(x) “Net
Exercise” means a Net Exercise as defined in Section 6.4(b)(iii).
(y) “Nonstatutory
Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) or which does not qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.
(z) “Officer”
means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Company.
(aa) “Option”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(bb) “Other
Stock-Based Award” means an Award denominated in shares of Stock and granted pursuant to Section 11.
(cc) “Ownership
Change Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or indirect sale
or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of securities of the Company representing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of Directors; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange,
or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries
of the Company).
(dd) “Parent
Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code.
(ee) “Participant”
means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.
(ff) “Participating
Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation, Subsidiary Corporation or Affiliate.
(gg) “Participating
Company Group” means, at any point in time, the Company and all other entities collectively which are then Participating
Companies.
(hh) “Performance
Award” means an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units.
(ii) “Performance
Award Formula” means, for any Performance Award, a formula or table established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3
which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more levels of attainment of the applicable Performance
Goal(s) measured as of the end of the applicable Performance Period.
(jj) “Performance
Goal” means a performance goal established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3.
(kk) “Performance
Period” means a period established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 at the end of which one or more Performance
Goals are to be measured.
(ll) “Performance
Share” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 10 to receive a payment equal to the value of a
Performance Share, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable Performance Goal(s).
(mm) “Performance
Unit” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 10 to receive a payment equal to the value of a Performance
Unit, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable Performance Goal(s).
(nn) “Predecessor
Plans” means the Company’s Israeli Share Option Plan, the Amended and Restated 1999 Non-Employee Directors Stock
Option Plan and 2006 U.S. Stock Option Plan.
(oo) “Restricted
Stock Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right.
(pp) “Restricted
Stock Bonus” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.
(qq) “Restricted
Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.
(rr) “Restricted
Stock Unit” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 to receive on a future date or occurrence
of a future event a share of Stock or cash in lieu thereof, as determined by the Committee.
(ss) “Rule
16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.
(tt) “SAR”
or “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 to receive
payment, for each share of Stock subject to such Award, of an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the date of exercise of the Award over the exercise price thereof.
(uu) “Section
409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
(vv) “Section
409A Deferred Compensation” means compensation provided pursuant to an Award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation
within the meaning of Section 409A.
(ww) “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xx) “Service”
means a Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant.
Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a
change in the capacity in which the Participant renders Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders
Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service. Furthermore, a Participant’s
Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other
bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if any such leave taken by a
Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s
Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be
treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the Participant’s Award Agreement. A Participant’s Service shall
be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs
Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the
Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination.
(yy) “Stock”
means the ordinary shares of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.3.
(zz) “Stock
Tender Exercise” means a Stock Tender Exercise as defined in Section 6.4(b)(ii).
(aaa) “Subsidiary
Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code.
(bbb) “Ten
Percent Owner” means a Participant who, at the time an Option is granted to the Participant, owns stock possessing more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a Participating Company (other than an Affiliate)
within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
(ccc) “Trading
Compliance Policy” means the written policy of the Company pertaining to the purchase, sale, transfer or other disposition
of the Company’s equity securities by Directors, Officers, Employees or other service providers who may possess material, nonpublic
information regarding the Company or its securities.
(ddd) “Vesting
Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which an Award or
shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable for the Participant’s
monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares upon the Participant’s termination of Service or failure of a performance condition
to be satisfied.
2.2
Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
3.1
Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the
Plan, of any Award Agreement or of any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the
Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Committee, and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons
having an interest in the Plan or such Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations
taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or Award Agreement or other agreement thereunder
(other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all
persons having an interest therein. All expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
3.2
Authority of Officers. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter,
right, obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Company herein, provided that
the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to a committee comprised of one or more Officers the authority to grant
one or more Awards, without further approval of the Committee, to any Employee, other than a person who, at the time of such grant, is
an Insider, and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that (a)
the Committee shall fix the maximum number of shares subject to Awards that may be granted by such Officers, (b) each such Award shall
be subject to the terms and conditions of the appropriate standard form of Award Agreement approved by the Board or the Committee and
shall conform to the provisions of the Plan, and (c) each such Award shall conform to such other limits and guidelines as may be established
from time to time by the Committee.
3.3
Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class
of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance
with the requirements, if applicable, of Rule 16b-3.
3.4
Powers of the Committee. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion:
(a) to
determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock, units or monetary
value to be subject to each Award;
(b) to
determine the type of Award granted;
(c) to
determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other property;
(d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each
Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase
price of shares pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction
of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of Stock, (iv)
subject to Section 5.5, the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant
thereto, provided that Options and Restricted Stock Units granted to Officers or Directors shall vest over a period of three years or
longer (or, subject to Section 5.5, such other period as may be provided in the Compensation Policy), (v) the Performance Measures, Performance
Period, Performance Award Formula and Performance Goals applicable to any Award and the extent to which such Performance Goals have been
attained, (vi) the time of expiration of any Award, (vii) the effect of any Participant’s termination of Service on any of the foregoing,
and (viii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan;
(e) to
determine whether an Award will be settled in shares of Stock, cash, other property or in any combination thereof;
(f) to
approve one or more forms of Award Agreement;
(g) to
amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired
pursuant thereto;
(h) to
accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with
respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of Service;
(i) to
prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative
versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to
accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose residents may be granted Awards; and
(j) to
correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other determinations
and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent
with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.
3.5
Option or SAR Repricing. The Committee shall have the authority, with approval by the stockholders of the Company, to approve
a program providing for either (a) the cancellation of outstanding Options or SARs having exercise prices per share greater than
the then Fair Market Value of a share of Stock (“Underwater Awards”) and the grant in substitution therefore
of new Options or SARs covering the same or a different number of shares but with an exercise price per share equal to the Fair Market
Value per share on the new grant date, Full Value Awards, or payments in cash, or (b) the amendment of outstanding Underwater Awards
to reduce the exercise price thereof to the Fair Market Value per share on the date of amendment.
3.6
Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee
or as officers or employees of the Participating Company Group, to the extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Board or the
Committee and any officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board, the Committee or the
Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and
necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which
they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right
granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal
counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation
to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith
or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action,
suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.
| 4. | Shares
Subject to Plan. |
4.1
Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3, the maximum aggregate number
of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of:
(a) one
million, two hundred and twenty five thousand (1,225,000) shares of Stock;
(b) the
number of shares of Stock representing the aggregate number of shares of Stock that remained available for the future grant of awards
under the Predecessor Plans immediately prior to its termination as of the Effective Date;
(c) the
number of shares of Stock subject to that portion of any option or other award outstanding pursuant to the Predecessor Plans as of the
Effective Date which, on or after the Effective Date, expires or is terminated or canceled for any reason without having been exercised
or settled in full; and
(d) the
number of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the Predecessor Plans subject to forfeiture or repurchase by the Company for an amount
not greater than the Participant’s purchase price which, on or after the Effective Date, is so forfeited or repurchased.
Shares of Stock issuable under the Plan shall
consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof.
4.2
Share Counting. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised
or settled in full, or if shares of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased
by the Company for an amount not greater than the Participant’s purchase price, the shares of Stock allocable to the terminated
portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased shares of Stock shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of
Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. Shares
of Stock withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 16.2 shall be
deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan. Upon payment in shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the total number of shares for which the SAR is exercised. If the exercise
price of an Option is paid by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant, or
by means of a Net Exercise, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the total number of shares
for which the Option is exercised.
4.3
Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the
requirements of Sections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without
receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares or similar
change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company
in a form other than Stock (excepting regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares
of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding
Awards, the Award limits set forth in Section 5.3, and in the exercise or purchase price per share under any outstanding Award in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.”
If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Awards are exchanged for, converted
into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another corporation (the “New
Shares”), the Committee may unilaterally amend the outstanding Awards to provide that such Awards are for New Shares. In
the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the exercise or purchase price per share of, the outstanding Awards
shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting from
an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the exercise or purchase price per share
shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. In no event may the exercise or purchase price, if any, under any Award be decreased to
an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to such Award. The Committee, in its discretion, may also make such adjustments
in the terms of any Award to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems
appropriate, including modification of Performance Goals, Performance Award Formulas and Performance Periods. The adjustments determined
by the Committee pursuant to this Section shall be final, binding and conclusive.
4.4
Assumption or Substitution of Awards. The Committee may, without affecting the number of shares of Stock reserved or available
hereunder, authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition
of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with Section
409A and any other applicable provisions of the Code.
| 5. | Eligibility,
Participation and Award
Limitations. |
5.1
Persons Eligible for Awards. Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors.
5.2
Participation in the Plan. Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Committee. Eligible persons may be granted
more than one Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award or, having
been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.
5.3
Incentive Stock Option Limitations.
(a) Maximum
Number of Shares Issuable Pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3, the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be one
million, two hundred and twenty five thousand (1,225,000). The maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the
Plan pursuant to all Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall be the number of shares determined in accordance with Section 4.1,
subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3.
(b) Persons
Eligible. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to a person who, on the effective date of grant, is an Employee of the
Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation (each being an “ISO-Qualifying Corporation”). Any
person who is not an Employee of an ISO-Qualifying Corporation on the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be
granted only a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(c) Fair
Market Value Limitation. To the extent that options designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all stock plans of the
Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year for
stock having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such
amount shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall
be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of stock shall be determined as of the time
the option with respect to such stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a limitation different from that set forth in
this Section, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options
as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory
Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section, the Participant may designate which portion of such Option
the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock
Option portion of the Option first. Upon exercise of the Option, shares issued pursuant to each such portion shall be separately identified.
5.4
Award Limit. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Officers and Directors shall not be granted Awards within any fiscal
year of the Company, if the value of such Awards, including any other equity-based compensation paid to such Officer or Director, per
year, exceeds (at the time of grant) the permitted annual value set forth in the Compensation Policy for such Officer or Director.
5.5 Minimum Vesting
Provision. All Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to a regular vesting period of at least one year following the date of
grant (provided that accelerated vesting may apply upon death or Disability or a Change in Control), except that (A) Awards
relating to up to five percent of the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan and (B) and any Awards issued
pursuant to Section 4.4 may be granted without regard to this requirement.
Options shall be evidenced
by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award
Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms
and conditions:
6.1
Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Option shall be established in the discretion of the Committee in accordance
with the terms of the Compensation Policy; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share shall be not less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option and (b) no Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided the grant is made
in accordance with the terms of the Compensation Policy, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option)
may be granted with an exercise price less than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption
or substitution for another option in a manner that would qualify under the provisions of Section 409A or Section 424(a) of the
Code.
6.2
Exercisability and Term of Options Granted to Non-Officer and Non-Director Participant. Options shall be exercisable at
such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall
be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a)
no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant
of such Option and (c) no Option granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of such Option (except in the
event of such Employee’s death, disability or retirement, upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker Economic
Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, each Option shall
terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.
6.3
Exercisability and Term of Options Granted to Officers and Directors. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times,
or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by
the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option shall
expire prior to the lapse of one (1) year following their vesting date and no Options shall be exercisable after the expiration of six
(6) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall be exercisable
after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Option and (c) no Option granted to an Employee
who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least
six (6) months following the date of grant of such Option (except in the event of such Employee’s death, disability or retirement,
upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker Economic Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise
specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, each Option shall terminate six (6) years after the effective date of grant of
the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.
6.4 Payment of Exercise
Price.
(a)
Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number
of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted
by the Committee and subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.4(b), by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Stock Tender
Exercise or (3) a Net Exercise; (iii) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent
permitted by applicable law, or (iv) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant Options which
do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one
or more forms of consideration.
(b) Limitations
on Forms of Consideration.
(i) Cashless
Exercise. A “Cashless Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed notice of exercise together
with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect
to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise
complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System). The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish,
decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including
with respect to one or more Participants specified by the Company notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available
to other Participants.
(ii)
Stock Tender Exercise. A “Stock Tender Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed exercise
notice accompanied by a Participant’s tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company
of whole shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. A Stock Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute a violation
of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock. If required by the Company,
an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either
have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation
during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.
(iii)
Net Exercise. A “Net Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed exercise notice followed
by a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise
of an Option by the largest whole number of shares having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance
of such aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued.
6.5 Effect of Termination
of Service.
(a) Option Exercisability.
Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided by this Plan and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, an Option
shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable
after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period determined
in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate.
(i)
Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the
extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised
by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months
(or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated,
but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option
(the “Option Expiration Date”).
(ii)
Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent
unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the
Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s
death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after
the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s
Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months (or such longer
or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the Participant’s termination of Service.
(iii)
Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service
is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise
would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and
cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.
(iv) Other Termination of
Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the extent
unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the
Participant at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement)
after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.
(b) Extension
if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for Cause, if the exercise of
an Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.5(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 14
below, the Option shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no
longer be prevented by such provisions or (ii) the end of the applicable time period under Section 6.5(a), but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date.
6.6 Transferability of
Options. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s
guardian or legal representative. An Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion,
and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option, an Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable
limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act or, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, only as permitted by applicable regulations under Section 421 of the Code in a manner that does not disqualify such Option as
an Incentive Stock Option.
6.7 No Dividend Equivalent
Rights. Options shall not include Dividends or Dividend Equivalent Rights.
| 7. | Stock
Appreciation Rights. |
Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish.
Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
7.1 Types of SARs Authorized.
SARs may be granted in tandem with all or any portion of a related Option (a “Tandem SAR”) or may be granted
independently of any Option (a “Freestanding SAR”). A Tandem SAR may only be granted concurrently with the
grant of the related Option.
7.2 Exercise Price.
The exercise price for each SAR shall be established in the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the
exercise price per share subject to a Tandem SAR shall be the exercise price per share under the related Option and (b) the exercise
price per share subject to a Freestanding SAR shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date
of grant of the SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price
set forth above if such SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another stock appreciation right in a manner that
would qualify under the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
7.3 Exercisability and
Term of SARs.
(a) Tandem SARs.
Tandem SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the extent, and only to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable,
subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify where the Tandem SAR is granted with respect to less than the full number of
shares of Stock subject to the related Option. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Tandem
SAR that such SAR may not be exercised without the advance approval of the Company and, if such approval is not given, then the Option
shall nevertheless remain exercisable in accordance with its terms. A Tandem SAR shall terminate and cease to be exercisable no later
than the date on which the related Option expires or is terminated or canceled. Upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR with respect to some
or all of the shares subject to such SAR, the related Option shall be canceled automatically as to the number of shares with respect
to which the Tandem SAR was exercised. Upon the exercise of an Option related to a Tandem SAR as to some or all of the shares subject
to such Option, the related Tandem SAR shall be canceled automatically as to the number of shares with respect to which the related Option
was exercised.
(b) Freestanding SARs.
Freestanding SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance
criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR; provided,
however, that (i) no Freestanding SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of
grant of such SAR and (ii) no Freestanding SAR granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of such SAR (except
in the event of such Employee’s death, disability or retirement, upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker
Economic Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of a Freestanding SAR,
each Freestanding SAR shall terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the SAR, unless earlier terminated in accordance
with its provisions.
7.4 Exercise of SARs.
Upon the exercise (or deemed exercise pursuant to Section 7.5) of an SAR, the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative
or other person who acquired the right to exercise the SAR by reason of the Participant’s death) shall be entitled to receive payment
of an amount for each share with respect to which the SAR is exercised equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR over the exercise price. Payment of such amount shall be made (a) in the case of a Tandem
SAR, solely in shares of Stock in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR and (b) in the case of a Freestanding SAR, in
cash, shares of Stock, or any combination thereof as determined by the Committee, in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR.
When payment is to be made in shares of Stock, the number of shares to be issued shall be determined on the basis of the Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR. For purposes of Section 7, an SAR shall be deemed exercised on the
date on which the Company receives notice of exercise from the Participant or as otherwise provided in Section 7.5.
7.5 Deemed Exercise of
SARs. If, on the date on which an SAR would otherwise terminate or expire, the SAR by its terms remains exercisable immediately prior
to such termination or expiration and, if so exercised, would result in a payment to the holder of such SAR, then any portion of such
SAR which has not previously been exercised shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion.
7.6 Effect of Termination
of Service. Subject to earlier termination of the SAR as otherwise provided herein and unless otherwise provided by the Committee,
an SAR shall be exercisable after a Participant’s termination of Service only to the extent and during the applicable time period
determined in accordance with Section 6.5 (treating the SAR as if it were an Option) and thereafter shall terminate.
7.7 Transferability of
SARs. During the lifetime of the Participant, an SAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian
or legal representative. An SAR shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion,
and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award, a Tandem SAR related to a Nonstatutory Stock Option or a Freestanding SAR
shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8
under the Securities Act.
7.8 No Dividend Equivalent
Rights. SARs shall not include Dividends or Dividend Equivalent Rights.
| 8. | Restricted
Stock Awards. |
Restricted Stock Awards shall
be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying whether the Award is a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right and the
number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all
or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
8.1 Types of Restricted
Stock Awards Authorized. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted in the form of either a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock
Purchase Right. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation,
upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 10.4. If either the grant of or satisfaction of Vesting
Conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee
shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 10.3 through 10.5(a).
8.2 Purchase Price.
The purchase price for shares of Stock issuable under each Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be established by the Committee in its
discretion. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving shares of Stock
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Bonus, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for
its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration
in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value
of the shares of Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award.
8.3 Purchase Period.
A Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable within a period established by the Committee, which shall in no event exceed thirty
(30) days from the effective date of the grant of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right.
8.4 Payment of Purchase
Price. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant
to any Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be made (a) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent, (b) by such other consideration
as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (c) by any combination thereof.
8.5 Vesting and Restrictions
on Transfer. Shares issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based
upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation,
Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing
such Award. During any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such
shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant to an Ownership Change
Event or as provided in Section 8.8. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted
Stock Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award would otherwise
occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Trading Compliance Policy, then satisfaction of the
Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading
Compliance Policy. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior
to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of
Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.
8.6 Voting Rights; Dividends
and Distributions. Except as provided in this Section, Section 8.5 and any Award Agreement, during any period in which shares
acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company holding shares of Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions
paid with respect to such shares; provided, however, that such dividends and distributions shall be subject to the same
Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid,
and shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which such Vesting Conditions are satisfied (or, if later, the 15th day
of the third month following the date such Vesting Conditions are satisfied). In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares
of Stock or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3,
any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant
is entitled by reason of the Participant’s Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as
the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were
made.
8.7 Effect of Termination
of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, if a Participant’s
Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then (a)
the Company shall have the option to repurchase for the purchase price paid by the Participant any shares acquired by the Participant
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Right which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination
of Service and (b) the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Bonus which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. The Company shall
have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more
persons as may be selected by the Company.
8.8 Nontransferability
of Restricted Stock Award Rights. Rights to acquire shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall not be subject in
any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the
Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with
respect to a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant
or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
| 9. | Restricted
Stock Units. |
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee
shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject
to the following terms and conditions:
9.1 Grant of Restricted
Stock Unit Awards. Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including,
without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 10.4. If either the grant of a Restricted
Stock Unit Award or the Vesting Conditions with respect to such Award is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance
Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 10.3 through 10.5(a).
9.2 Purchase Price.
No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock
Unit Award, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past
services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares of Stock issued
upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit Award.
9.3 Vesting. Restricted
Stock Unit Awards may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements,
conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4,
as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. The Committee, in its discretion,
may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect
to any shares subject to the Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the
Trading Compliance Policy, then the satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the first to occur of
(a) the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy or (b) the last day of the
calendar year in which the original vesting date occurred.
9.4 Voting Rights, Dividend
Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock represented by Restricted
Stock Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a
duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing
any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash
dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the
Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall
be paid by crediting the Participant with a cash amount or with additional whole Restricted Stock Units as of the date of payment of
such cash dividends on Stock, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest
whole number), if any, to be credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date
with respect to the number of shares of Stock represented by the Restricted Stock Units previously credited to the Participant by (b)
the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on such date. Such cash amount or additional Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the
same terms and conditions (including Vesting Conditions) and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted
Stock Units originally subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock
or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award so that it represents the right to receive
upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends)
to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the shares of Stock issuable upon settlement of the Award, and all such new,
substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as are applicable
to the Award.
9.5 Effect of Termination
of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award,
if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death
or disability), then the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Award which remain subject
to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service.
9.6 Settlement of Restricted
Stock Unit Awards. The Company shall issue to a Participant on the date on which Restricted Stock Units subject to the Participant’s
Restricted Stock Unit Award vest or on such other date determined by the Committee in compliance with Section 409A, if applicable, and
set forth in the Award Agreement one (1) share of Stock (and/or any other new, substituted or additional securities or other property
pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 9.4) for each Restricted Stock Unit then becoming vested or otherwise to be settled
on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable taxes, if any. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent
with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the shares of Stock or other property otherwise issuable
to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred issuance date(s) and amount(s) elected by the Participant shall be set
forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide for settlement of any Restricted
Stock Unit Award by payment to the Participant in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value on the payment date of the shares
of Stock or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Section.
9.7 Nontransferability
of Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The right to receive shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be subject in any
manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant
or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to
a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant
or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
9.8 Term of Restricted
Stock Unit. No Restricted Stock Units granted to Officers or Directors shall expire prior to the lapse of one (1) year following
their vesting date and no such Restricted Stock Units shall be exercisable after the expiration of six (6) years after the effective
date of grant of such Restricted Stock Units.
Performance Awards shall be
evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms
of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
10.1 Types of Performance
Awards Authorized. Performance Awards may be granted in the form of either Performance Shares or Performance Units. Each Award Agreement
evidencing a Performance Award shall specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units subject thereto, the Performance Award
Formula, the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Period applicable to the Award, and the other terms, conditions and restrictions of
the Award.
10.2 Initial Value of Performance
Shares and Performance Units. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in granting a Performance Award, each Performance Share
shall have an initial monetary value equal to the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3,
on the effective date of grant of the Performance Share, and each Performance Unit shall have an initial monetary value established by
the Committee at the time of grant. The final value payable to the Participant in settlement of a Performance Award determined on the
basis of the applicable Performance Award Formula will depend on the extent to which Performance Goals established by the Committee are
attained within the applicable Performance Period established by the Committee.
10.3 Establishment of Performance
Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula. In granting each Performance Award, the Committee shall establish in writing
the applicable Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and one or more Performance Goals which, when measured at the end of the
Performance Period, shall determine on the basis of the Performance Award Formula the final value of the Performance Award to be paid
to the Participant. The Company shall notify each Participant granted a Performance Award of the terms of such Award, including the Performance
Period, Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula.
10.4 Measurement of Performance
Goals. Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee on the basis of targets to be attained (“Performance Targets”)
with respect to one or more measures of individual, market, business or financial performance (each, a “Performance Measure”).
10.5 Settlement of Performance
Awards.
(a) Determination of Final
Value. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period applicable to a Performance Award, the Committee
shall certify in writing the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained and the resulting final value of the
Award earned by the Participant and to be paid upon its settlement in accordance with the applicable Performance Award Formula.
(b) Discretionary
Adjustment of Award Formula. In its discretion, the Committee may, either at the time it grants a Performance Award or at
any time thereafter, provide for the positive or negative adjustment of the Performance Award Formula applicable to a Performance
Award granted to any Participant to reflect such Participant’s individual performance in his or her position with the Company
or such other factors as the Committee may determine.
(c)
Effect of Leaves of Absence. Unless otherwise required by law or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of
the final value, if any, of a Performance Award held by a Participant who has taken in excess of thirty (30) days in unpaid leaves of
absence during a Performance Period shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days of the Participant’s Service during the
Performance Period during which the Participant was not on an unpaid leave of absence.
(d) Notice to Participants.
As soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination and certification in accordance with Sections 10.5(a) and (b), the
Company shall notify each Participant of the determination of the Committee.
(e) Payment
in Settlement of Performance Awards. As soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination and certification
in accordance with Sections 10.5(a) and (b), but in any event within the Short-Term Deferral Period described in
Section 15.1 (except as otherwise provided below or consistent with the requirements of Section 409A), payment shall be
made to each eligible Participant (or such Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to
receive such payment by reason of the Participant’s death) of the final value of the Participant’s Performance Award.
Payment of such amount shall be made in cash, shares of Stock, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Unless
otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, payment shall be made in a lump sum. If permitted by the
Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of
the payment to be made to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred payment date(s) elected by the Participant
shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. If any payment is to be made on a deferred basis, the Committee may, but shall not be
obligated to, provide for the payment during the deferral period of Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest.
(f) Provisions Applicable
to Payment in Shares. If payment is to be made in shares of Stock, the number of such shares shall be determined by dividing
the final value of the Performance Award by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock determined by the method specified in the Award
Agreement. Shares of Stock issued in payment of any Performance Award may be fully vested and freely transferable shares or may be shares
of Stock subject to Vesting Conditions as provided in Section 8.5. Any shares subject to Vesting Conditions shall be evidenced by
an appropriate Award Agreement and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 8.5 through 8.8 above.
10.6 Voting Rights; Dividend
Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock represented by Performance
Share Awards until the date of the issuance of such shares, if any (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company
or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement
evidencing any Performance Share Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment
of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date the Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject
to the Award, on the earlier of the date on which the Performance Shares are settled or the date on which they are forfeited. Such Dividend
Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be credited to the Participant either in cash or in the form of additional whole Performance Shares
as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Stock, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Performance Shares
(rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be so credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid
on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of shares of Stock represented by the Performance Shares previously credited
to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on such date. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be accumulated
and paid to the extent that the related Performance Shares become nonforfeitable. Settlement of Dividend Equivalent Rights may be made
in cash, shares of Stock, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee, and may be paid on the same basis as settlement of
the related Performance Share as provided in Section 10.5. Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be paid with respect to Performance
Units. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change
in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s
Performance Share Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities
or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the shares of
Stock issuable upon settlement of the Performance Share Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property
shall be immediately subject to the same Performance Goals as are applicable to the Award.
10.7 Effect of Termination
of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, the effect
of a Participant’s termination of Service on the Performance Award shall be as follows:
(a) Death or
Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death or Disability of the Participant before the
completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, the final value of the Participant’s Performance
Award shall be determined by the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained with respect to the entire
Performance Period and shall be prorated based on the number of months of the Participant’s Service during the Performance
Period. Payment shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted by Section 10.5.
(b) Other Termination
of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability before the completion of
the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, such Award shall be forfeited in its entirety; provided, however,
that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Participant’s Service, the Committee, in its discretion, may waive the
automatic forfeiture of all or any portion of any such Award and determine the final value of the Performance Award in the manner
provided by Section 10.7(a). Payment of any amount pursuant to this Section shall be made following the end of the Performance
Period in any manner permitted by Section 10.5.
10.8 Nontransferability
of Performance Awards. Prior to settlement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, no Performance Award shall be subject
in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment
by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. All rights with respect to a Performance Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or
her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
11.
Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.
Cash-Based
Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award
Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms
and conditions:
11.1
Grant of Cash-Based Awards. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based
Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions, including the achievement of performance criteria, as the
Committee may determine.
11.2
Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described
by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted securities, stock-equivalent units, stock appreciation
units, securities or debentures convertible into ordinary shares or other forms determined by the Committee) in such amounts and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Stock-Based Awards may be made available as a form of payment in
the settlement of other Awards or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based
Awards may involve the transfer of actual shares of Stock to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value
of Stock and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions
other than the United States.
11.3
Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a monetary payment amount or payment range
as determined by the Committee. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of shares of Stock or units based on such shares
of Stock, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may require the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions
or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4, as shall be established
by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance
criteria, the final value of Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid to the Participant will depend on the
extent to which the performance criteria are met.
11.4
Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Payment or settlement, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based
Award or an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash, shares of Stock or other securities
or any combination thereof as the Committee determines. To the extent applicable, payment or settlement with respect to each Cash-Based
Award and Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.
11.5
Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock
represented by Other Stock-Based Awards until the date of the issuance of such shares of Stock (as evidenced by the appropriate entry
on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), if any, in settlement of such Award. However, the
Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Other Stock-Based Award that the Participant shall be
entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date
such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or
the date on which it is terminated. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions set forth
in Section 9.4 and shall be subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the underlying Other Stock-Based Award. Dividend Equivalent
Rights shall not be granted with respect to Cash-Based Awards. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or
other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3, appropriate
adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Other Stock-Based Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement
any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant
would be entitled by reason of the shares of Stock issuable upon settlement of such Award, and all such new, substituted or additional
securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions and performance criteria, if any, as are applicable
to the Award.
11.6
Effect of Termination of Service. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award shall set forth the
extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain such Award following termination of the Participant’s Service. Such
provisions shall be determined in the discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based
Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A, if applicable.
11.7
Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Prior to the payment or settlement of a Cash-Based Award or
Other Stock-Based Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may impose such additional restrictions on any shares of Stock issued in settlement
of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements,
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such shares
of Stock are then listed and/or traded, or under any state securities laws or foreign law applicable to such shares of Stock.
12.
Standard Forms of Award Agreement.
12.1
Award Agreements. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award
Agreement approved by the Committee and as amended from time to time. No Award or purported Award shall be a valid and binding
obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement, which execution may be evidenced by electronic means.
12.2
Authority to Vary Terms. The Committee shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award
Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard
form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms
of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
13.
Change in Control.
13.1
Effect of Change in Control on Awards.
(a)
Accelerated Vesting.
(i)
Time-Based Awards. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, including as
provided in Section 15.4(f) below, the following provisions shall apply to Awards which are subject solely to time-based vesting
requirements as of immediately prior to the consummation a Change in Control (“Time-Based Awards”):
(A)
In the event of the consummation of a Change in Control and a Participant’s employment with the Surviving Company (as defined
below) is Involuntarily Terminated (as defined below) as a result of the Change in Control and not otherwise for Cause, 100% of such
Participant’s Time-Based Awards shall fully vest automatically, effective immediately prior and subject to the consummation of
the Change in Control (or, if such Involuntary Termination occurs within 12 months after the consummation of a Change in Control, such
Time-Based Awards shall fully vest upon such termination date).
(B)
In addition, to the extent that the Acquiror shall assume or substitute the Time-Based Awards in the context of the Change in Control,
and the Participant remains employed by the Surviving Company, 50% of such Participant’s unvested Time-Based Awards shall vest
automatically, effective immediately prior and subject to the consummation of the Change in Control and the remaining 50% of such Participant’s
unvested Time-Based Awards shall vest upon the earlier of the (i) one year anniversary of the consummation of the Change in Control,
provided that such Participant remains employed by the Surviving Company as of such date, (ii) the original respective vesting dates
for such Time-Based Awards or (iii) an Involuntary Termination of the Participant’s employment not for Cause prior to such one
year anniversary.
(C)
To the extent that any Time-Based Awards under the Plan are not assumed, substituted or cashed-out by the Acquiror upon the consummation
of a Change in Control, and the Acquiror terminates the Plan upon the consummation of the Change in Control, such Time-Based Awards shall
fully vest automatically, effective immediately prior and subject to the consummation of the Change of Control.
(D)
“Involuntary Termination” shall mean the termination of a Participant’s service by reason of such
Participant’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Company other than for Cause, or such Participant’s voluntary resignation
following (1) a change in such Participant’s position with the Company (or the applicable parent or subsidiary employing Participant)
which materially reduces such Participant’s duties and responsibilities, (2) a reduction in such Participant’s level of compensation
(including base salary, fringe benefits and target bonus under any corporate performance based bonus or incentive programs) by more than
ten percent (10%) or (3) a relocation of such Participant’s place of employment by more than fifty (50) kilometers, provided and
only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected without such Participant’s consent.
(E)
“Surviving Company” shall mean the Company or any other entity controlled or under common control of the Acquiror
that will employ the relevant Participant following a Change in Control.
(ii)
Performance-Based Awards. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, including as provided by
Section 15.4(f), in the event of the consummation of a Change in Control, with respect to each outstanding Award that is then subject
to performance-based vesting conditions (“Performance-Based Awards”), the performance targets applicable to
such Performance-Based Awards shall be deemed to have been met at the level of actual performance (as determined by the Committee in
good faith prior to the Change in Control) or, if the Committee determines that actual performance cannot reasonably be measured, at
the level of target performance and (A) to the extent such performance targets are so deemed to have been met, a pro-rated portion of
the Performance-Based Awards with respect to which such targets are so deemed to have been met (with the pro-ration determined based
on the portion of the performance period elapsed through the date of the consummation of the Change in Control relative to the total
performance period) shall become immediately exercisable and vested effective as of immediately prior to the time of the consummation
of the Change in Control and (B) the remaining portion of the Performance-Based Awards shall, except to the extent continued or substituted
for by any successor to the Company under Section 13.1(b), be forfeited for no consideration effective immediately prior to the
time of the consummation of the Change in Control.
(b)
Assumption, Continuation or Substitution. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if
applicable, the Committee may treat Awards in accordance with one or more of this Section 13.1(b) and Section 13(c) in the event of
a Change in Control. Subject to the terms of any grant in accordance with Section 13.1(a), in the event of a Change in Control,
the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the
“Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume or continue the Company’s rights
and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each
or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock, as
applicable. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Committee in its discretion, an Award denominated in shares of
Stock shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the
Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder
of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (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 Stock); provided, however,
that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide
for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each share of Stock subject to the Award, to
consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of
Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. Any Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in
connection with the Change in Control nor exercised or settled as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall
terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control.
(c)
Cash-Out of Outstanding Vested Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent
of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award denominated in shares of Stock or
portion thereof outstanding and vested immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised or settled shall be
canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Stock subject to such canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii)
stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which,
in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid
per share of Stock in the Change in Control, reduced (but not below zero) by the exercise or purchase price per share, if any, under
such Award. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, an Award having an exercise or purchase price per share equal
to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control may be canceled
without payment of consideration to the holder thereof. Payment pursuant to this Section (reduced by applicable withholding taxes,
if any) shall be made to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as soon as practicable following
the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in accordance with the vesting
schedules applicable to such Awards.
14.
Compliance with Securities Law.
The
grant of Awards and the issuance of shares of Stock or other property pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all
applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock exchange
or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to an
Award unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with
respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Award, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable
pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the
authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares under
the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such
requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Stock, the Company may require the Participant
to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and
to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
15.
Compliance with Section 409A.
15.1
Awards Subject to Section 409A. The Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall either be exempt from or comply
with Section 409A, and the Plan shall be so construed. The provisions of this Section 15 shall apply to any Award or portion thereof
that constitutes or provides for payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation. Such Awards may include, without limitation:
(a)
A Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR that includes any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition
of income until the later of (i) the exercise or disposition of the Award or (ii) the time the stock acquired pursuant to the exercise
of the Award first becomes substantially vested.
(b)
Any Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award that either (i) provides by its
terms for settlement of all or any portion of the Award at a time or upon an event that will or may occur later than the end of the Short-Term
Deferral Period (as defined below) or (ii) permits the Participant granted the Award to elect one or more dates or events upon which
the Award will be settled after the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 409A, the term “Short-Term Deferral Period” means the 2½ month period ending
on the later of (i) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the right to payment
under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the 15th day of the third
month following the end of the Company’s taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the Award is
no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. For this purpose, the term “substantial risk of forfeiture” shall
have the meaning provided by Section 409A.
15.2
Deferral and/or Distribution Elections. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, the following rules shall apply
to any compensation deferral and/or payment elections (each, an “Election”) that may be permitted or required
by the Committee pursuant to an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation:
(a)
Elections must be in writing and specify the amount of the payment in settlement of an Award being deferred, as well as the time
and form of payment as permitted by this Plan.
(b)
Elections shall be made by the end of the Participant’s taxable year prior to the year in which services commence for which
an Award may be granted to the Participant.
(c)
Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in Election is received by the Company, except that a
written revocation or change in Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the Election determined in
accordance with paragraph (b) above or as permitted by Section 15.3.
15.3
Subsequent Elections. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, any Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation
which permits a subsequent Election to delay the payment or change the form of payment in settlement of such Award shall comply with
the following requirements:
(a)
No subsequent Election may take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent Election
is made.
(b)
Each subsequent Election related to a payment in settlement of an Award not described in Section 15.4(a)(ii), 15.4(a)(iii)
or 15.4(a)(vi) must result in a delay of the payment for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date on which such payment
would otherwise have been made.
(c)
No subsequent Election related to a payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(iv) shall be made less than twelve (12) months before
the date on which such payment would otherwise have been made.
(d)
Subsequent Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in the subsequent Election is received by the
Company, except that a written revocation or change in a subsequent Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for
making the subsequent Election determined in accordance the preceding paragraphs of this Section 15.3.
15.4
Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation.
(a)
Permissible Payments. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, an Award providing Section 409A
Deferred Compensation must provide for payment in settlement of the Award only upon one or more of the following:
(i)
The Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined by Section 409A); Section 409A);
(ii)
The Participant’s becoming “disabled” (as defined by
(iii)
The Participant’s death;
(iv)
A time or fixed schedule that is either (i) specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award and set forth in the Award
Agreement evidencing such Award or (ii) specified by the
Participant in an Election complying with the requirements of Section 15.2 or 15.3, as applicable;
(v)
A change in the ownership or effective control or the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company determined in accordance with Section 409A; or
(vi)
The occurrence of an “unforeseeable emergency” (as defined by Section 409A).
(b)
Installment Payments. It is the intent of this Plan that any right of a Participant to receive installment payments
(within the meaning of Section 409A) shall, for all purposes of Section 409A, be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.
(c)
Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee Pursuant to Separation from Service. Notwithstanding any provision
of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, except as otherwise permitted by Section 409A, no payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(i)
in settlement of an Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation may be made to a Participant who is a “specified employee”
(as defined by Section 409A) as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service before the date (the “Delayed
Payment Date”) that is six (6) months after the date of such Participant’s separation from service, or, if earlier,
the date of the Participant’s death. All such amounts that would, but for this paragraph, become payable prior to the Delayed Payment
Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.
(d)
Payment Upon Disability. All distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation payable pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(ii)
by reason of a Participant becoming disabled shall be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments as established by the Participant’s
Election. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon becoming disabled,
all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon the determination that the Participant has become disabled.
(e)
Payment Upon Death. If a Participant dies before complete distribution of amounts payable upon settlement of an
Award subject to Section 409A, such undistributed amounts shall be distributed to his or her beneficiary under the distribution method
for death established by the Participant’s Election upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation of the
Participant’s death. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation
upon death, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation
of the Participant’s death.
(f)
Payment Upon Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the
contrary, to the extent that any amount constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation would become payable under this Plan by
reason of a Change in Control, such amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also
constitute a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A. Any Award which constitutes Section 409A Deferred Compensation and which
would vest and otherwise become payable upon a Change in Control as a result of the failure of the Acquiror to assume, continue or
substitute for such Award in accordance with Section 13.1(b) shall vest to the extent provided by such Award but shall be
converted automatically at the effective time of such Change in Control into a right to receive, in cash on the date or dates such
award would have been settled in accordance with its then existing settlement schedule (or as required by Section 15.4(c)), an
amount or amounts equal in the aggregate to the intrinsic value of the Award at the time of the Change in Control.
(g)
Payment Upon Unforeseeable Emergency. The Committee shall have the authority to provide in the Award Agreement evidencing
any Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation for payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(vi) in settlement of all
or a portion of such Award in the event that a Participant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Committee, the occurrence of an unforeseeable
emergency. In such event, the amount(s) distributed with respect to such unforeseeable emergency cannot exceed the amounts reasonably
necessary to satisfy the emergency need plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of such distribution(s),
after taking into account the extent to which such emergency need is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance
or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe
financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under the Award. All distributions with respect to an unforeseeable emergency shall
be made in a lump sum upon the Committee’s determination that an unforeseeable emergency has occurred. The Committee’s decision
with respect to whether an unforeseeable emergency has occurred and the manner in which, if at all, the payment in settlement of an Award
shall be altered or modified, shall be final, conclusive, and not subject to approval or appeal.
(h)
Prohibition of Acceleration of Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the
contrary, this Plan does not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under an Award providing Section 409A Deferred
Compensation, except as permitted by Section 409A.
(i)
No Representation Regarding Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
the Company makes no representation that Awards shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. No Participating Company shall be liable
for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on a Participant by Section 409A.
16.
Tax Withholding.
16.1
Tax Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require
the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, local and
foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by any Participating Company with respect to an Award
or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock, to release shares of Stock
from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Participating Company
Group’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.
16.2
Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the shares of
Stock issuable to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number
of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations
of any Participating Company. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations
shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (or the maximum individual statutory withholding
rates for the applicable jurisdiction if use of such rates would not result in adverse accounting consequences or cost). The Company
may require a Participant to direct a broker, upon the vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award, to sell a portion of the shares subject
to the Award determined by the Company in its discretion to be sufficient to cover the tax withholding obligations of any Participating
Company and to remit an amount equal to such tax withholding obligations to such Participating Company in cash.
17.
Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan.
The
Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, there
shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of
the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no
other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule,
including the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Stock may then be listed or quoted. No amendment, suspension
or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Committee. Except as provided by
the next sentence, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may have a materially adverse effect on any then outstanding Award
without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee
may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect
retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award Agreement to any
present or future law, regulation or rule applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.
18.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
18.1
Repurchase Rights. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions
as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any
time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the
Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the
receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Stock
acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.
18.2
Forfeiture Events.
(a)
The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an
Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of specified events, in addition to
any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination
of Service for Cause or any act by a Participant, whether before or after termination of Service, that would constitute Cause for termination
of Service, or any accounting restatement due to material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirements of securities
laws as a result of which, and to the extent that, such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment is required by applicable
securities laws.
(b)
If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result
of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, any Participant who knowingly or through gross negligence
engaged in the misconduct, or who knowingly or through gross negligence failed to prevent the misconduct, and any Participant who is
one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, shall reimburse the
Company for (i) the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award received by such Participant during the twelve- (12-) month
period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred)
of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (ii) any profits realized by such Participant from the
sale of securities of the Company during such twelve- (12-) month period.
18.3
Provision of Information. Each Participant shall be given access to information concerning the Company equivalent to that information
generally made available to the Company’s common shareholders.
18.4
Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be
selected as a Participant or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted
under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director or interfere with or limit in any
way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of
a Participating Company other than the Company receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted
to mean that the Company is the Employee’s employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Company.
18.5
Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until
the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to
the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.3 or another provision of the Plan.
18.6
Delivery of Title to Shares. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the shares
of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means of one
or more of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry shares of Stock credited to the account of the
Participant, (b) by depositing such shares of Stock for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has
an account relationship, or (c) by delivering such shares of Stock to the Participant in certificate form.
18.7
Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.
18.8
Retirement and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor shares of Stock or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be
included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating Company’s
retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation
shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit.
18.9
Severability. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
18.10
No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s
or another Participating Company’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital
or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets;
or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary
or appropriate.
18.11
Unfunded Obligation. Participants shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to Participants
pursuant to the Plan shall be considered unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. No Participating Company shall be required to segregate any monies from its general
funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times
beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder.
Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary
relationship between the Committee or any Participating Company and a Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest
in any Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of any Participating Company. The Participants shall have no claim
against any Participating Company for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with
respect to the Plan.
18.12
No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification. Although the Company may endeavor to (a) qualify an Award for
favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States (e.g., incentive stock options
under Section 422 of the Code) or (b) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation
to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, anything to the contrary
in this Plan, including Section 15 hereof, notwithstanding. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without
regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under the Plan.
* * *
CYREN,
LTD.
2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
SUB-PLAN FOR ISRAELI TAXPAYERS
1.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ISRAELI
TAXPAYERS
1.1
This Sub-Plan for Israeli Taxpayers (the “Sub-Plan”) to the Cyren Ltd. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
is made in accordance with Section 3.4(i) of the Plan. This Sub-Plan was approved by the Committee on November 10, 2016.
1.2
The provisions specified hereunder apply only to persons who are deemed to be residents of the State of Israel for tax purposes, or are
otherwise subject to taxation in Israel with respect to Awards.
1.3
This Sub-Plan applies with respect to Awards granted under the Plan. The purpose of this Sub-Plan is to establish certain rules and limitations
applicable to Awards that may be granted or issued under the Plan from time to time, in compliance with the tax, securities and other
applicable laws currently in force in the State of Israel. Except as otherwise provided by this Sub-Plan, all grants made pursuant
to this Sub-Plan shall be governed by the terms of the Plan. This Sub-Plan is applicable only to grants made after the date of its adoption.
This Sub-Plan complies with, and is subject to the ITO and Section 102. An Option granted under this Sub-Plan will be deemed a Nonstatutory
Stock Option for the purposes of U.S. taxation.
1.4
The Plan and this Sub-Plan shall be read together. In any case of contradiction, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions
of this Sub-Plan and the Plan, the provisions of this Sub-Plan shall govern.
2.
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan. The following additional definitions will apply
to grants made pursuant to this Sub-Plan:
“3(i)
Award” means an Award of Options, which is subject to taxation pursuant to Section 3(i) of the ITO, which has been granted
to any person who is not an Eligible 102 Participant.
“102
Capital Gains Track” means the tax alternative set forth in Section 102(b)(2) of the ITO pursuant to which all or a part of
the income resulting from the sale of Shares is taxable as a capital gain.
“102
Capital Gains Track Grant” means a 102 Trustee Grant qualifying for the special tax treatment under the 102 Capital Gains Track.
“102
Ordinary Income Track” means the tax alternative set forth in Section 102(b)(1) of the ITO pursuant to which income resulting
from the sale of Shares derived from Awards is taxed as ordinary income.
“102
Ordinary Income Track Grant” means a 102 Trustee Grant qualifying for the ordinary income tax treatment under the 102 Ordinary
Income Track.
“102
Trustee Grant” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 102(b) of the ITO and held in trust by a Trustee for the benefit
of the Eligible 102 Participant, and includes both 102 Capital Gains Track Grants and 102 Ordinary Income Track Grants.
“Affiliate”
for the purpose of grants made under this Sub-Plan, means any Affiliate, as defined in the Plan, that is an “employing company”
within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the ITO.
“Controlling
Shareholder” as defined in Section 32(9) of the ITO, currently defined as an individual who prior to the grant or as a result
of the grant or exercise of any Award, holds or would hold, directly or indirectly, in his name or with a relative (as defined in the
ITO) (i) 10% of the outstanding share capital of the Company, (ii) 10% of the voting power of the Company, (iii) the right to hold
or purchase 10% of the outstanding equity or voting power, (iv) the right to obtain 10% of the “profit” of the Company (as
defined in the ITO), or (v) the right to appoint a director of the Company.
“Deposit
Requirements” shall mean with respect a 102 Trustee Grant, the requirement to evidence deposit of an Award with the Trustee,
in accordance with Section 102, in order to qualify as a 102 Trustee Grant. As of the time of approval of this Sub-Plan, the ITA guidelines
regarding Deposit Requirements for 102 Capital Gains Track Grants require that the Trustee be provided with (a) the resolutions approving
Awards intended to qualify as 102 Capital Gains Track Grants within 45 days of the date of Committee’s approval of such Award,
including full details of the terms of the Awards, and (b) a copy of the Award Agreement executed by the Eligible 102 Participant and/or
Eligible 102 Participant’s consent to the requirements of the 102 Capital Gains Track Grant within 90 days of the Committee’s
approval of such Award, and (c) with respect to Restricted Stock Awards, either a share certificate and copy of the Company’s share
register evidencing issuance of the Shares underlying such Award in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Eligible 102 Participant,
or deposit of the Shares with a financial institution in an account administered in the name of the Trustee, as applicable, in each case,
within 90 days of the date of the Committee’s approval of such Award.
“Election”
means the Company’s choice of the type of 102 Trustee Grants it will make under the Plan (as between capital gains track or ordinary
income track), as filed with the ITA.
“Eligible
102 Participant” means a Participant who is a person employed by the Company or its Affiliates, including an individual who
is serving as a director (as defined in the ITO) or an office holder (as defined in the ITO), who is not a Controlling Shareholder.
“Israeli
Fair Market Value” shall mean with respect to 102 Capital Gains Track Grants only, for the sole purpose of determining tax
liability pursuant to Section 102(b)(3) of the ITO, if at the date of grant the Company’s shares are listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system or if the Company’s shares will be registered for trading within ninety (90) days
following the date of grant, the fair market value of the Shares at the date of grant shall be determined in accordance with the
average value of the Company’s shares on the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date of grant or on the thirty (30)
trading days following the date of registration for trading, as the case may be.
“ITA”
means the Israeli Tax Authority.
“ITO”
means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961, and the rules, regulations, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder and
any amendments thereto, including specifically the Rules, all as may be amended from time to time.
“Non-Trustee
Grant” means an Award granted to an Eligible 102 Participant pursuant to Section 102(c) of the ITO and not held in trust
by a Trustee.
“Required
Holding Period” means the requisite period prescribed by the ITO and the Rules, or such other period as may be required by
the ITA, with respect to 102 Trustee Grants, during which Awards granted by the Company must be held by the Trustee for the benefit of
the person to whom it was granted. As of the date of the adoption of this Sub-Plan, the Required Holding Period for 102 Capital Gains
Track Grants is 24 months from the date of grant of the Award.
“Rules”
means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Benefits in Share Issuance to Employees), 2003.
“Section
102” shall mean the provisions of Section 102 of the ITO, as amended from time to time, including by the Law Amending the Income
Tax Ordinance (Number 132), 2002, effective as of January 1, 2003 and by the Law Amending the Income Tax Ordinance (Number 147), 2005.
“Shares”
shall mean shares of Stock of the Company, as defined in the Plan.
“Trustee”
means a person or entity designated by the Committee to serve as a trustee and approved by the ITA in accordance with the provisions
of Section 102(a) of the ITO.
3.
TYPES OF AWARDS AND SECTION
102 ELECTION
3.1
Awards made as 102 Trustee Grants shall be made pursuant to either (a) Section 102(b)(2) of the ITO as 102 Capital Gains Track
Grants or (b) Section 102(b)(1) of the ITO as 102 Ordinary Income Track Grants. The Company’s Election regarding the type of 102
Trustee Grant it chooses to make shall be filed with the ITA. Once the Company (or its Affiliate) has filed such Election, it may change
the type of 102 Trustee Grant that it chooses to make only after the passage of at least 12 months from the end of the calendar year
in which the first grant was made in accordance with the previous Election, in accordance with Section 102. For the avoidance of doubt,
such Election shall not prevent the Company from granting Non-Trustee Grants to Eligible 102 Participants at any time.
3.2
Eligible 102 Participants may receive only 102 Trustee Grants or Non-Trustee Grants under this Sub-Plan. Participants who are not Eligible
102 Participants may be granted only 3(i) Awards under this Sub-Plan.
3.3
No 102 Trustee Grants may be made effective pursuant to this Sub-Plan until 30 days after the date the requisite filings required
by the ITO and the Rules, including the filing of the Plan and Sub-Plan, have been made with the ITA.
3.4
The Award Agreement shall indicate whether the grant is a 102 Trustee Grant, a Non-Trustee Grant or a 3(i) Award; and, if the grant is
a 102 Trustee Grant, whether it is a 102 Capital Gains Track Grant or a 102 Ordinary Income Track Grant.
4.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF 102
TRUSTEE GRANTS
4.1
Each 102 Trustee Grant will be deemed granted on the date approved by the Committee and stated in a written or electronic notice by the
Company, provided that the Company and the Trustee have complied with any applicable requirements set forth by the ITA with regard to
such grants.
4.2
Each 102 Trustee Grant granted to an Eligible 102 Participant and each certificate for Shares acquired pursuant to a 102 Trustee Grant
shall be deposited with a Trustee in compliance with the Deposit Requirements and held in trust by the Trustee (or be subject to a supervisory
trustee arrangement if approved by the ITA). After termination of the Required Holding Period, the Trustee may release such Awards and
any Shares issued with respect to such Award, provided that (i) the Trustee has received an acknowledgment from the Israeli Income Tax
Authority that the Eligible 102 Participant has paid any applicable tax due pursuant to the ITO or (ii) the Trustee and/or the Company
or its Affiliate withholds any applicable tax due pursuant to the ITO. The Trustee shall not release any 102 Trustee Grants or shares
issued with respect to the 102 Trustee Grants prior to the full payment of the Eligible 102 Participant’s tax liabilities.
4.3
Each 102 Trustee Grant shall be subject to the relevant terms of Section 102 and the ITO, which shall be deemed an integral part of the
102 Trustee Grant and shall prevail over any term contained in the Plan, this Sub-Plan or Award Agreement that is not consistent therewith.
Any provision of the ITO and any approvals of the ITA not expressly specified in this Sub-Plan or any document evidencing an Award that
are necessary to receive or maintain any tax benefit pursuant to the Section 102 shall be binding on the Eligible 102 Participant. The
Trustee and the Eligible 102 Participant granted a 102 Trustee Grant shall comply with the ITO, and the terms and conditions of the Trust
Agreement entered into between the Company and the Trustee. For avoidance of doubt, it is reiterated that compliance with the ITO specifically
includes compliance with the Rules. Further, the Eligible 102 Participant agrees to execute any and all documents which the Company or
the Trustee may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to comply with the provision of any applicable law, and, particularly,
Section 102. With respect to 102 Capital Gain Track Grants, to the extent that the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange
or a national market system, the provisions of Section 102(b)(3) of the ITO will apply with respect to the Israeli tax rate applicable
to such Awards.
4.4
During the Required Holding Period, the Eligible 102 Participant shall not require the Trustee to release or sell the Awards and
Shares received subsequently following any realization of rights derived from Awards or Shares (including stock dividends) to the
Eligible 102 Participant or to a third party, unless permitted to do so by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee may, pursuant to a written request and subject to applicable law, release and transfer such Shares to a designated third
party, provided that both of the following conditions have been fulfilled prior to such transfer: (i) all taxes required to be paid
upon the release and transfer of the shares have been withheld for transfer to the tax authorities and (ii) the Trustee has received
written confirmation from the Company that all requirements for such release and transfer have been fulfilled according to the terms
of the Company’s corporate documents, the Plan, any applicable Award Agreement and applicable law. To avoid doubt, such sale
or release during the Required Holding Period will result in different tax ramifications to the Eligible 102 Participant under
Section 102 of the ITO and the Rules and/or any other regulations or orders or procedures promulgated thereunder, which shall apply
to and shall be borne solely by such Eligible 102 Participant (including tax and mandatory payments otherwise payable by the Company
or its Affiliates, which would not apply absent a sale or release during the Required Holding Period).
4.5
In the event a stock dividend is declared and/or additional rights are granted with respect to Shares which derive from Awards granted
as 102 Trustee Grants, such dividend and/or rights shall also be subject to the provisions of this Section 4 and the Required Holding
Period for such dividend shares and/or rights shall be measured from the commencement of the Required Holding Period for the Award with
respect to which the dividend was declared and/or rights granted. In the event of a cash dividend on Shares, the Trustee shall transfer
the dividend proceeds to the Eligible 102 Participant in accordance with the Plan after deduction of taxes and mandatory payments in
compliance with applicable withholding requirements, and subject to any other requirements imposed by the ITA.
4.6
If an Award granted as a 102 Trustee Grant is exercised during the Required Holding Period, the Shares issued upon such exercise shall
be issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Eligible 102 Participant (or be subject to a supervisory trustee arrangement
if approved by the ITA). If such an Award is exercised or settled after the Required Holding Period ends, the Shares issued upon such
exercise or settlement shall, at the election of the Eligible 102 Participant, either (i) be issued in the name of the Trustee (or be
subject to a supervisory trustee arrangement if approved by the ITA), or (ii) be transferred to the Eligible 102 Participant directly,
provided that the Eligible 102 Participant first complies with all applicable provisions of the Plan and this Sub-Plan.
4.7
To avoid doubt: (i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Section 6.3 thereof,
payment upon exercise or purchase of Awards granted as a 102 Trustee Grant, may only be paid by cash or check, and not by surrender
or withholding of Shares, or by reduction of shares pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, Stock Tender Exercise or Net Exercise
arrangement, or other forms of payment, unless and to the extent permitted under Section 102 or as expressly authorized by the
ITA; (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Section 4.3 thereof, certain
adjustments and amendments to the terms of Awards granted under the 102 Capital Gains Track, including an exchange program,
recapitalization events, and so forth, may disqualify the Options from benefitting from the tax benefits under the 102 Capital Gains
Track, unless the prior approval of the ITA is obtained; (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including
without limitation Section 18.1 thereof, repurchase rights with regard to Awards made as 102 Capital Gains Track Grants shall
be subject to compliance with Section 102 requirements and/or the express approval of the ITA; (iv) Stock Appreciation Rights
may not be granted under the 102 Capital Gains Track unless and to the extent expressly authorized by the ITA; (v) grants of
Restricted Stock Units under the 102 Capital Gains Track require the prior approval of the ITA; (vi) notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Sections 9.4, 10.6 and 11.5 thereof, Dividend Equivalents may not be
settled in shares with respect to Awards granted under 102 Capital Gains Track Awards without the prior approval of the ITA; (vii)
Performance Awards may require the approval of the ITA in order to qualify under the 102 Capital Gains Track; and
(viii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Sections 3.5(e), 9.6, 10.5(e)
and 11.4 thereof, Awards granted under the 102 Capital Gains Track may only be settled in shares and not in cash, and Cash-Based
Awards will not qualify under the 102 Capital Gains Track.
5.
ASSIGNABILITY
As
long as Awards or Shares are held by the Trustee on behalf of the Eligible 102 Participant, all rights of the Eligible 102 Participant
over the Shares are personal, cannot be transferred, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, other than by will or laws of descent and distribution.
6.
TAX CONSEQUENCES
6.1
Any tax consequences arising from the grant or settlement of any Award, the exercise of any Option, the issuance, sale or transfer and
payment for the Shares covered thereby, or from any other event or act (of the Company and/or its Affiliates and/or the Trustee and/or
the Participant) relating to an Award or Shares issued thereupon shall be borne solely by the Participant. The Company and/or its Affiliates,
and/or the Trustee shall withhold taxes according to the requirements under the applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including withholding
taxes at source. Furthermore, the Participant shall agree to indemnify the Company and/or its Affiliates and/or the Trustee and hold
them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities
relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax from any payment made to the Participant. The Company or any
of its Affiliates, and the Trustee may make such provisions and take such steps as it/they may deem necessary or appropriate for the
withholding of all taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to an Award granted under the Plan and the exercise, sale, transfer
or other disposition thereof, including, but not limited, to (i) deducting the amount so required to be withheld from any other amount
then or thereafter payable to a Participant, including by deducting any such amount from a Participant’s salary or other amounts
payable to the Participant, to the maximum extent permitted under law; and/or (ii) requiring a Participant to pay to the Company or any
of its Affiliates the amount so required to be withheld; and/or (iii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld; and/or (iv) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise
deliverable to a Participant through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise)
equal to the amount required to be withheld either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the
Participant’s behalf pursuant to the Participant’s authorization as expressed by acceptance of the award under the terms
herein), to the extent permitted by applicable law or pursuant to the approval of the ITA. In addition, the Participant will be required
to pay any amount (including penalties) that exceeds the tax to be withheld and transferred to the tax authorities, pursuant to applicable
tax laws, regulations and rules.
6.2
The Company does not represent or undertake that an Award will qualify for or comply with the requisites of any particular tax treatment
(such as the “capital gains track” under Section 102), nor shall the Company, its assignees or successors be required to
take any action for the qualification of any Award under such tax treatment. The Company shall have no liability of any kind or nature
in the event that, as a result of application of applicable law, actions by the Trustee or any position or interpretation of the ITA,
or for any other reason whatsoever, an Award shall be deemed to not qualify for any particular tax treatment.
6.3
With respect to Non-Trustee Grants, if the Eligible 102 Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate, the Eligible
102 Participant shall extend to the Company and/or its Affiliate a security or guarantee for the payment of tax due at the time of sale
of Shares to the satisfaction of the Company, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 of the ITO and the Rules.
7.
SECURITIES LAWS
All
awards hereunder shall be subject to compliance with the Israeli Securities Law, 1968, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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APPENDIX C — AMENDED
AND RESTATED 2016 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
CYREN,
LTD.
AMENDED
& RESTATED
2016
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. |
Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan |
1 |
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1.1 |
Establishment |
1 |
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1.2 |
Purpose |
1 |
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1.3 |
Term of Plan |
1 |
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2. |
Definitions and Construction |
1 |
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2.1 |
Definitions |
1 |
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2.2 |
Construction |
7 |
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3. |
Administration |
7 |
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3.1 |
Administration by the Committee |
7 |
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3.2 |
Administration with Respect to Insiders |
7 |
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3.3 |
Powers of the Committee |
7 |
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3.4 |
Option or SAR Repricing |
8 |
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3.5 |
Indemnification |
9 |
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4. |
Shares Subject to Plan |
9 |
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4.1 |
Maximum Number of Shares Issuable |
9 |
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4.2 |
Share Counting |
9 |
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4.3 |
Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure |
10 |
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4.4 |
Assumption or Substitution of Awards |
10 |
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5. |
Eligibility, Participation and Award Limitations |
10 |
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5.1 |
Persons Eligible for Awards |
10 |
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5.2 |
Participation in the Plan |
10 |
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5.3 |
Award Limit |
10 |
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6. |
Stock Options |
10 |
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6.1 |
Exercise Price |
10 |
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6.2 |
Exercisability and Term of Options |
11 |
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6.3 |
Payment of Exercise Price |
11 |
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6.4 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
12 |
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6.5 |
Transferability of Options |
13 |
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7. |
Stock Appreciation Rights |
13 |
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7.1 |
Types of SARs Authorized |
13 |
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7.2 |
Exercise Price |
13 |
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7.3 |
Exercisability and Term of SARs |
14 |
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7.4 |
Exercise of SARs |
14 |
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7.5 |
Deemed Exercise of SARs |
14 |
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7.6 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
15 |
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7.7 |
Transferability of SARs |
15 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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8. |
Restricted Stock Awards |
15 |
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8.1 |
Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized |
15 |
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8.2 |
Purchase Price |
15 |
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8.3 |
Purchase Period |
15 |
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8.4 |
Payment of Purchase Price |
15 |
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8.5 |
Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer |
16 |
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8.6 |
Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions |
16 |
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8.7 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
16 |
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8.8 |
Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award
Rights |
17 |
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9. |
Restricted Stock Units |
17 |
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9.1 |
Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards |
17 |
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9.2 |
Purchase Price |
17 |
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9.3 |
Vesting |
17 |
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9.4 |
Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions |
17 |
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9.5 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
18 |
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9.6 |
Settlement of Restricted Stock Unit Awards |
18 |
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9.7 |
Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit
Awards |
18 |
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9.8 |
Term of Restricted Stock Unit |
19 |
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10. |
Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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10.1 |
Grant of Cash-Based Awards |
19 |
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10.2 |
Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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10.3 |
Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards |
19 |
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10.4 |
Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based
Awards |
19 |
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10.5 |
Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions |
20 |
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10.6 |
Effect of Termination of Service |
20 |
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10.7 |
Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other
Stock-Based Awards |
20 |
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11. |
Standard Forms of Award Agreement |
20 |
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11.1 |
Award Agreements |
20 |
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11.2 |
Authority to Vary Terms |
21 |
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12. |
Change in Control |
21 |
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12.1 |
Effect of Change in Control on Awards |
21 |
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12.2 |
Accelerated Vesting Upon a Change in Control |
22 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page |
13. |
Compliance with Securities Law |
22 |
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14. |
Compliance with Section 409A |
22 |
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14.1 |
Awards Subject to Section 409A |
22 |
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14.2 |
Deferral and/or Distribution Elections |
23 |
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14.3 |
Subsequent Elections |
23 |
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14.4 |
Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation |
24 |
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15. |
Tax Withholding |
26 |
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15.1 |
Tax Withholding in General |
26 |
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15.2 |
Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares |
26 |
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16. |
Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan |
27 |
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17. |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
27 |
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17.1 |
Repurchase Rights |
27 |
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17.2 |
Forfeiture Events |
27 |
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17.3 |
Provision of Information |
28 |
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17.4 |
Rights as a Director |
28 |
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17.5 |
Rights as a Stockholder |
28 |
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17.6 |
Delivery of Title to Shares |
28 |
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17.7 |
Fractional Shares |
28 |
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17.8 |
Retirement and Welfare Plans |
28 |
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17.9 |
Severability |
28 |
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17.10 |
No Constraint on Corporate Action |
29 |
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17.11 |
Unfunded Obligation |
29 |
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17.12 |
No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification |
29 |
Cyren, Ltd.
Amended & Restated
2016 Non-Employee Director Equity
Incentive Plan
1.
Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan.
1.1 Establishment. The
Cyren, Ltd. Amended & Restated 2016 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby adopted
as of [_______ __], 2022, the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company. The Plan was originally adopted as of December
22, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), the date it was originally approved by the stockholders of the Company.
1.2 Purpose. The purpose
of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Participating Company Group and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract,
retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the
growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form
of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.
1.3 Term of Plan. The
Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Committee; provided, however, that all Awards shall be granted, if at all,
within ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
2. Definitions
and Construction.
2.1 Definitions. Whenever
used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) “Affiliate” means (i) a parent entity, other than a Parent Corporation, that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediary entities, controls the Company or (ii) a subsidiary entity, other than a Subsidiary Corporation, that
is controlled by the Company directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities. For this purpose, the terms “parent,”
“subsidiary,” “control” and “controlled by” shall have the meanings assigned such terms for the purposes
of registration of securities on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
(b) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock
Bonus, Restricted Stock Unit, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(c) “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting
forth the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to an Award.
(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) “Cash-Based Award” means an Award denominated in cash and granted pursuant to Section 10.
(f) “Cashless Exercise” means a Cashless Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(i).
(g) “Cause”
means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between
a Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, any of the following: (i) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty,
willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any Participating Company documents or records;
(ii) the Participant’s material failure to abide by a Participating Company’s code of conduct or other policies (including,
without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iii) the Participant’s unauthorized
use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of a Participating Company
(including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of a Participating Company’s confidential or
proprietary information); (iv) any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on a Participating Company’s
reputation or business; (v) the Participant’s repeated failure to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice from
a Participating Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure; (vi) any material breach by the Participant of any employment,
service, non-disclosure, non-competition, non- solicitation or other similar agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company,
which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vii) the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of
guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs
the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with a Participating Company
(h) “Change in Control”
means the occurrence of any one or a combination of the following:
(i)
any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner”
(as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred
if such degree of beneficial ownership results from any of the following: (A) an acquisition by any person who on the Effective Date is
the beneficial owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of such voting power, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, including,
without limitation, pursuant to or in connection with a public offering of securities, (C) any acquisition by the Company, (D) any acquisition
by a trustee or other fiduciary under an employee benefit plan of a Participating Company or (E) any acquisition by an entity owned directly
or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities of
the Company; or
(ii)
an Ownership Change Event or series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a “Transaction”)
in which the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction direct or
indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of Directors or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(aa)(iii), the entity
to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be; or
(iii)
a date specified by the Committee following approval by the stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company;
provided, however, that a Change in Control shall
be deemed not to include a transaction described in subsections (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.1(g) in which a majority of the members
of the board of directors of the continuing, surviving or successor entity, or parent thereof, immediately after such transaction is comprised
of Incumbent Directors.
For purposes of the preceding
sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities
of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or
through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. The Committee shall determine whether multiple events described
in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.1(g) are related and to be treated in the aggregate as a single Change in Control,
and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(i)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations and administrative
guidelines promulgated thereunder.
(j)
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee and such other committee or subcommittee of the Board, if
any, duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. If, at any time,
there is no committee of the Board then authorized or properly constituted to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the
powers of the Committee granted herein, and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.
(k)
“Company” means Cyren Ltd., an Israeli company, and any successor corporation thereto.
(l)
“Compensation Policy” means the Company’s executive compensation policy, as shall be in effect
from time to time.
(m) “Director”
means a member of the Board.
(n)
“Disability” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award
Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the permanent and total
disability of the Participant, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(o)
“Dividend Equivalent Right” means the right of a Participant, granted at the discretion of the Committee
or as otherwise provided by the Plan, to receive a credit for the account of such Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends
paid on one share of Stock for each share of Stock represented by an Award held by such Participant.
(p) “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including a Director who is also treated as an employee)
in the records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a Director’s fee
shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan.
(q)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(r) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined
by the Committee, in its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company
herein, subject to the following:
(i)
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if, on such date, the Stock is listed or quoted on a national or regional securities
exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on the
national or regional securities exchange or quotation system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock
has traded on such securities exchange or quotation system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the
last day on which the Stock was so traded or quoted prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by
the Committee, in its discretion.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the
basis of the opening, closing, or average of the high and low sale prices of a share of Stock on such date or the preceding trading day,
the actual sale price of a share of Stock received by a Participant, any other reasonable basis using actual transactions in the Stock
as reported on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, or on any other basis consistent with the requirements
of Section 409A. The Committee may vary its method of determination of the Fair Market Value as provided in this Section for different
purposes under the Plan to the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.
(iii)
If, on such date, the Stock is not listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair
Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a
restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.
(s) “Full Value Award” means any Award settled in Stock, other than (i) an Option, (ii) a Stock Appreciation
Right, or (iii) a Restricted Stock Purchase Right or an Other Stock-Based Award under which the Company will receive monetary consideration
equal to the Fair Market Value (determined on the effective date of grant) of the shares subject to such Award.
(t)
“Incumbent Director” means a director who either (i) is a member of the Board as of the Effective Date
or (ii) is elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors
at the time of such election or nomination (but excluding a director who was elected or nominated in connection with an actual or threatened
proxy contest relating to the election of directors of the Company).
(u)
“Insider” means a person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(v) “Net Exercise”
means a Net Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(iii).
(w) “Nonemployee
Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.
(x)
“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement)
or which does not qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.
(y) “Option”
means a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(z)
“Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award denominated in shares of Stock and granted pursuant to Section
10.
(aa)
“Ownership Change Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i)
the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of securities
of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or (iii) the
sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or
more subsidiaries of the Company).
(bb)
“Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as
defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(cc)
“Participant” means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.
(dd)
“Participating Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation, Subsidiary Corporation or Affiliate.
(ee)
“Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, the Company and all other entities collectively
which are then Participating Companies.
(ff)
“Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right.
(gg)
“Restricted Stock Bonus” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.
(hh)
“Restricted Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to
Section 8.
(ii)
“Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 to receive on a
future date or occurrence of a future event a share of Stock or cash in lieu thereof, as determined by the Committee.
(jj)
“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor
rule or regulation.
(kk)
“SAR” or “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 7 to receive payment, for each share of Stock subject to such Award, of an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the Award over the exercise price thereof.
(ll)
“Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the Code.
(mm) “Section
409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
(nn)
“Section 409A Deferred Compensation” means compensation provided pursuant to an Award that constitutes
nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A.
(oo)
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(pp)
“Service” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group. Unless
otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in
the capacity in which the Participant renders Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders
Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service. A Participant’s Service shall
be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs
Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s
Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination.
(qq)
“Stock” means the ordinary shares of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section
4.3.
(rr)
“Stock Tender Exercise” means a Stock Tender Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(ii).
(ss)
“Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Company,
as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(tt)
“Ten Percent Owner” means a Participant who, at the time an Option is granted to the Participant, owns
stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a Participating Company (other
than an Affiliate) within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
(uu)
“Trading Compliance Policy” means the written policy of the Company pertaining to the purchase, sale,
transfer or other disposition of the Company’s equity securities by Directors or other service providers who may possess
material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or its securities.
(vv)
“Vesting Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with the Plan prior to the satisfaction
of which an Award or shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable
for the Participant’s monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares upon the Participant’s termination of Service or failure
of a performance condition to be satisfied.
2.2 Construction. Captions
and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan.
Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use
of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
3. Administration.
3.1 Administration by the
Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, of any Award Agreement or
of any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined
by the Committee, and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such
Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the
exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or Award Agreement or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of
interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest therein.
All expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
3.2 Administration with Respect
to Insiders. With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Company
is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if applicable,
of Rule 16b-3.
3.3 Powers of the Committee.
In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and
final power and authority, in its discretion:
(a)
to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock, units
or monetary value to be subject to each Award;
(b)
to determine the type of Award granted;
(c)
to determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other property;
(d)
to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired
pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase price of shares pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of
payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection
with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of Stock, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability
or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, provided that Options and Restricted Stock Units shall vest over a period
of three years or longer (or such other period as may be provided in the Compensation Policy), (v) the time of expiration of any Award,
(vi) the effect of any Participant’s termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;
(e)
to determine whether an Award will be settled in shares of Stock, cash, other property or in any combination thereof;
(f) to approve one or more forms of Award Agreement;
(g)
to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any
shares acquired pursuant thereto
(h)
to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including
with respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of Service;
(i)
prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative
versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to
accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose residents may be granted Awards; and
(j)
to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other
determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.
3.4 Option or SAR Repricing.
The Committee shall have the authority, with approval by the stockholders of the Company, to approve a program providing for either (a)
the cancellation of outstanding Options or SARs having exercise prices per share greater than the then Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock (“Underwater Awards”) and the grant in substitution therefore of new Options or SARs covering the same
or a different number of shares but with an exercise price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share on the new grant date,
Full Value Awards, or payments in cash, or (b) the amendment of outstanding Underwater Awards to reduce the exercise price thereof to
the Fair Market Value per share on the date of amendment.
3.5 Indemnification. In
addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, members of the Board or the Committee, the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company
against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of
any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any
action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by
them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them
in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged
in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided,
however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company,
in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.
4. Shares Subject
to Plan.
4.1 Maximum Number of Shares
Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be
issued under the Plan shall be equal to one hundred and eighty two thousand, five hundred (182,500) shares and shall consist of authorized
but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof.
4.2 Share Counting. If an
outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if shares
of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company for an amount
not greater than the Participant’s purchase price, the shares of Stock allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such
forfeited or repurchased shares of Stock shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Stock shall not be deemed to
have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash or to the extent that shares are
withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 15.2. Upon payment in shares
of Stock pursuant to the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the
number of shares actually issued in such payment. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by tender to the Company, or attestation
to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant, or by means of a Net Exercise, the number of shares available for issuance
under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares for which the Option is exercised.
4.3 Adjustments for Changes
in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Sections 409A and
424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company,
whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure
of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock
(excepting regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and
proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, the Award
limits set forth in Section 5.3, and in the exercise or purchase price per share under any outstanding Award in order to prevent dilution
or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities
of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” If a majority of the shares
which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Awards are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another corporation (the “New Shares”), the
Committee may unilaterally amend the outstanding Awards to provide that such Awards are for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment,
the number of shares subject to, and the exercise or purchase price per share of, the outstanding Awards shall be adjusted in a fair
and equitable manner as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to
this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the exercise or purchase price per share shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole cent. In no event may the exercise or purchase price, if any, under any Award be decreased to an amount less than the par
value, if any, of the stock subject to such Award. The Committee in its discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of any
Award to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems appropriate. The adjustments
determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section shall be final, binding and conclusive.
4.4 Assumption or Substitution
of Awards. The Committee may, without affecting the number of shares of Stock reserved or available hereunder, authorize the issuance
or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization
upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with Section 409A and any other applicable provisions
of the Code.
5. Eligibility,
Participation and Award Limitations.
5.1 Persons Eligible for
Awards. Awards may be granted only to Nonemployee Directors.
5.2 Participation in the
Plan. Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Committee. Nonemployee Directors may be granted more than one Award.
5.3 Award Limit. No Nonemployee
Director shall be granted within any fiscal year of the Company one or more Awards pursuant to the Plan which, in the aggregate, are
for more than the amount permitted under applicable law and the value of which, including any other equity-based compensation paid to
such Nonemployee Director during such fiscal year exceeds (at the time of grant) the maximum value defined in the Compensation Policy
for such Nonemployee Director.
6. Stock Options.
Options shall be evidenced
by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award
Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms
and conditions:
6.1 Exercise Price. The
exercise price for each Option shall be established in the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that the exercise price per
share shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of
the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an exercise price less than the minimum exercise price set forth
above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner that would qualify under the
provisions of Section 409A or Section 424(a) of the Code.
6.2 Exercisability and Term
of Options. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions,
performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option;
provided, however, that no Option shall expire prior to the lapse of one (1) year following their vesting date and no Options shall be
exercisable after the expiration of six (6) years after the effective date of grant of such Option. Subject to the foregoing, unless
otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, each Option shall terminate six (6) years after the effective date of
grant of the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.
6.3 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) Forms
of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of
Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the
Committee and subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.3(b), by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Stock Tender
Exercise or (3) a Net Exercise; (iii) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the
extent permitted by applicable law, or (iv) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant
Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which
otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.
(b) Limitations on
Forms of Consideration.
(i)
Cashless Exercise. A “Cashless Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed notice of exercise
together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with
respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise
complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve
or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including with respect to one or more
Participants specified by the Company notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to other Participants.
(ii)
Stock Tender Exercise. A “Stock Tender Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed exercise
notice accompanied by a Participant’s tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company
of whole shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. A Stock Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute a violation
of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock. If required by the Company,
an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either
have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation
during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.
(iii)
Net Exercise. A “Net Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed exercise notice followed
by a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise
of an Option by the largest whole number of shares having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance of
such aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued.
6.4 Effect of Termination
of Service.
(a) Option
Exercisability. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided by this Plan and unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, an Option shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent
that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then
vested only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate.
(i)
Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the
extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised
by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months
(or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated,
but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option
(the “Option Expiration Date”).
(ii)
Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent
unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the
Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s
death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after
the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s
Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months (or such longer or shorter
period provided by the Award Agreement) after the Participant’s termination of Service.
(iii)
Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service
is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise
would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and
cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.
(iv) Other Termination of
Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the
extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be
exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by
the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
(b) Extension if
Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for Cause, if the exercise of an
Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.4(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 13 below, the Option
shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by
such provisions or (ii) the end of the applicable time period under Section 6.4(a), but in any event no later than the Option
Expiration Date.
6.5 Transferability of Options.
During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or
legal representative. An Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion,
and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option, an Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable
limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
7. Stock
Appreciation Rights.
Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall
establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject
to the following terms and conditions:
7.1 Types of SARs Authorized.
SARs may be granted in tandem with all or any portion of a related Option (a “Tandem SAR”) or may be granted
independently of any Option (a “Freestanding SAR”). A Tandem SAR may only be granted concurrently with the
grant of the related Option.
7.2 Exercise Price. The
exercise price for each SAR shall be established in the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per
share subject to a Tandem SAR shall be the exercise price per share under the related Option and (b) the exercise price per share subject
to a Freestanding SAR shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the SAR. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, an SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such SAR is granted
pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another stock appreciation right in a manner that would qualify under the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code.
7.3 Exercisability and Term
of SARs.
(a) Tandem
SARs. Tandem SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the extent, and only to the extent, that the related Option
is exercisable, subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify where the Tandem SAR is granted with respect to less than
the full number of shares of Stock subject to the related Option. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in any Award
Agreement evidencing a Tandem SAR that such SAR may not be exercised without the advance approval of the Company and, if such
approval is not given, then the Option shall nevertheless remain exercisable in accordance with its terms. A Tandem SAR shall
terminate and cease to be exercisable no later than the date on which the related Option expires or is terminated or canceled. Upon
the exercise of a Tandem SAR with respect to some or all of the shares subject to such SAR, the related Option shall be canceled
automatically as to the number of shares with respect to which the Tandem SAR was exercised. Upon the exercise of an Option related
to a Tandem SAR as to some or all of the shares subject to such Option, the related Tandem SAR shall be canceled automatically as to
the number of shares with respect to which the related Option was exercised.
(b) Freestanding
SARs. Freestanding SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms,
conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement
evidencing such SAR; provided, however, that no Freestanding SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after
the effective date of grant of such SAR. Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of a
Freestanding SAR, each Freestanding SAR shall terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the SAR, unless earlier
terminated in accordance with its provisions.
7.4 Exercise of SARs.
Upon the exercise (or deemed exercise pursuant to Section 7.5) of an SAR, the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative
or other person who acquired the right to exercise the SAR by reason of the Participant’s death) shall be entitled to receive payment
of an amount for each share with respect to which the SAR is exercised equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR over the exercise price. Payment of such amount shall be made (a) in the case of a Tandem
SAR, solely in shares of Stock in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR and (b) in the case of a Freestanding SAR, in cash,
shares of Stock, or any combination thereof as determined by the Committee, in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR. When
payment is to be made in shares of Stock, the number of shares to be issued shall be determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value
of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR. For purposes of Section 7, an SAR shall be deemed exercised on the date on which
the Company receives notice of exercise from the Participant or as otherwise provided in Section 7.5.
7.5 Deemed Exercise of SARs.
If, on the date on which an SAR would otherwise terminate or expire, the SAR by its terms remains exercisable immediately prior to such
termination or expiration and, if so exercised, would result in a payment to the holder of such SAR, then any portion of such SAR which
has not previously been exercised shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion.
7.6 Effect of Termination
of Service. Subject to earlier termination of the SAR as otherwise provided herein and unless otherwise provided by the Committee,
an SAR shall be exercisable after a Participant’s termination of Service only to the extent and during the applicable time period
determined in accordance with Section 6.4 (treating the SAR as if it were an Option) and thereafter shall terminate.
7.7 Transferability of SARs.
During the lifetime of the Participant, an SAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal
representative. An SAR shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, and set
forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award, a Tandem SAR related to a Nonstatutory Stock Option or a Freestanding SAR shall be
assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the
Securities Act.
8.
Restricted Stock Awards.
Restricted Stock Awards shall
be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying whether the Award is a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right and the
number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all
or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
8.1 Types of Restricted Stock
Awards Authorized. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted in the form of either a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase
Right. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine.
8.2 Purchase Price. The
purchase price for shares of Stock issuable under each Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be established by the Committee in its discretion.
No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving shares of Stock pursuant to
a Restricted Stock Bonus, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form
of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares
of Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award.
8.3 Purchase Period.
A Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable within a period established by the Committee, which shall in no event exceed thirty
(30) days from the effective date of the grant of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right.
8.4 Payment of Purchase Price.
Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Restricted
Stock Purchase Right shall be made (a) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent, (b) by such other consideration as may be approved by
the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (c) by any combination thereof.
8.5 Vesting and Restrictions
on Transfer. Shares issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based
upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, as shall be established by the
Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. During any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted
Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise
disposed of other than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event or as provided in Section 8.8. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide
in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares
subject to such Restricted Stock Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of
the Trading Compliance Policy, then satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day
on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall
execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present
to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate
legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.
8.6 Voting Rights; Dividends
and Distributions. Except as provided in this Section, Section 8.5 and any Award Agreement, during any period in which shares acquired
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder
of the Company holding shares of Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions
paid with respect to such shares; provided, however, that if so determined by the Committee and provided by the Award Agreement, such
dividends and distributions shall be subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with
respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid, and otherwise shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in
which such dividends or distributions are paid to stockholders (or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the
date such dividends or distributions are paid to stockholders). In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or
other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3, any and
all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant
is entitled by reason of the Participant’s Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as
the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were
made.
8.7 Effect of Termination
of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, if a Participant’s
Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then (a)
the Company shall have the option to repurchase for the purchase price paid by the Participant any shares acquired by the Participant
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Right which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination
of Service and (b) the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Bonus which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. The Company shall
have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more
persons as may be selected by the Company.
8.8 Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights. Rights to acquire shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall
not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment
by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his
or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
9. Restricted
Stock Units.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee
shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject
to the following terms and conditions:
9.1 Grant of Restricted
Stock Unit Awards. Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine.
9.2 Purchase Price. No
monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock
Unit Award, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the
form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of
the shares of Stock issued upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit Award.
9.3 Vesting.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service
requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria.
9.4 Voting Rights,
Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock
represented by Restricted Stock Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the
books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide
in the Award Agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent
Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and
ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is
terminated. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with a cash amount or with additional
whole Restricted Stock Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Stock, as determined by the Committee. The number
of additional Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be credited shall be determined by dividing
(a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of shares of Stock represented by the
Restricted Stock Units previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on such date. If so
determined by the Committee and provided by the Award Agreement, such cash amount or additional Restricted Stock Units shall be
subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Stock Units
originally subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or other
property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3, appropriate
adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award so that it represents the right to receive upon
settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to
which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the shares of Stock issuable upon settlement of the Award, and all such new,
substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as are applicable
to the Award.
9.5 Effect
of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a
Restricted Stock Unit Award, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including
the Participant’s death or disability), then the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any Restricted Stock Units pursuant
to the Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service.
9.6 Settlement of
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The Company shall issue to a Participant on the date on which Restricted Stock Units subject to
the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award vest or on such other date determined by the Committee in compliance with
Section 409A, if applicable, and set forth in the Award Agreement one (1) share of Stock (and/or any other new, substituted or
additional securities or other property pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 9.4) for each Restricted Stock Unit then
becoming vested or otherwise to be settled on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable taxes, if any. The Committee, in
its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award that if the settlement date with respect
to any shares issuable upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would
violate the provisions of the Trading Compliance Policy, then the settlement date shall be deferred until the next trading day on
which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy but in any event no later than the 15th day
of the third calendar month following the year in which such Restricted Stock Units vest. If permitted by the Committee, the
Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the shares of
Stock or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred issuance date(s) and
amount(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its
discretion, may provide for settlement of any Restricted Stock Unit Award by payment to the Participant in cash of an amount equal
to the Fair Market Value on the payment date of the shares of Stock or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant
to this Section.
9.7 Nontransferability of
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The right to receive shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be subject in any
manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the
Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights
with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime
only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
9.8 Term
of Restricted Stock Unit. No Restricted Stock Units shall expire prior to the lapse of one (1) year following their vesting date
and no Restricted Stock Units shall be exercisable after the expiration of six (6) years after the effective date of grant of such
Restricted Stock Units.
10. Cash-Based
Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.
Cash-Based Awards and Other
Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate
all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
10.1 Grant of Cash-Based
Awards. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based Awards to
Participants in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.
10.2 Grant of Other
Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the
terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted securities, stock-equivalent units, stock appreciation
units, securities or debentures convertible into common stock or other forms determined by the Committee) in such amounts and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Stock-Based Awards may be made available as a form of
payment in the settlement of other Awards or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other
Stock-Based Awards may involve the transfer of actual shares of Stock to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts
based on the value of Stock and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable
local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.
10.3 Value of Cash-Based
and Other Stock-Based Awards. Each Cash- Based Award shall specify a monetary payment amount or payment range as determined by
the Committee. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of shares of Stock or units based on such shares of Stock,
as determined by the Committee. The Committee may require the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or
performance criteria.
10.4 Payment or Settlement
of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Payment or settlement, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award or an Other
Stock- Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash, shares of Stock or other securities or any
combination thereof as the Committee determines. To the extent applicable, payment or settlement with respect to each Cash-Based
Award and Other Stock- Based Award shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.
10.5 Voting Rights;
Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock
represented by Other Stock-Based Awards until the date of the issuance of such shares of Stock (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), if any, in settlement of such Award.
However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Other Stock-Based Award that the
Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period
beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date
the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid in accordance
with the provisions set forth in Section 9.4. Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be granted with respect to Cash-Based Awards. In
the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the
capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.3, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Other
Stock-Based Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities
or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the shares
of Stock issuable upon settlement of such Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be
immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions and performance criteria, if any, as are applicable to the Award.
10.6 Effect of Termination
of Service. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award shall set forth the extent to which
the Participant shall have the right to retain such Award following termination of the Participant’s Service. Such provisions
shall be determined in the discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards,
and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A, if applicable.
10.7 Nontransferability
of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Prior to the payment or settlement of a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based
Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may impose such additional restrictions on any shares of Stock issued in
settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum
holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or
market upon which such shares of Stock are then listed and/or traded, or under any state securities laws or foreign law applicable
to such shares of Stock.
11. Standard
Forms of Award Agreement.
11.1 Award
Agreements. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award
Agreement approved by the Committee and as amended from time to time. No Award or purported Award shall be a valid and binding
obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement, which execution may be evidenced by electronic
means.
11.2 Authority to Vary
Terms. The Committee shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either
in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or
forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award
Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
12. Change
in Control.
12.1 Effect of Change in
Control on Awards. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, the Committee may provide for any
one or more of the following in the event of a Change in Control:
(a) Accelerated
Vesting. In its discretion, the Committee may provide in the grant of any Award or at any other time may take such action as
it deems appropriate to provide for acceleration of the exercisability, vesting and/or settlement in connection with a Change in
Control of each or any outstanding Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including
termination of the Participant’s Service prior to, upon, or following the Change in Control, and to such extent as the
Committee determines.
(b) Assumption,
Continuation or Substitution. Subject to the terms of any grant in accordance with Section 13.1(a), in the event of a Change
in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case
may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume or continue the
Company’s rights and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in
Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the
Acquiror’s stock, as applicable. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Committee in its discretion, an Award
denominated in shares of Stock shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to the Award
immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination
thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (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
Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the
consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each share
of Stock subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. Any Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed
or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised or settled as of the time of consummation of the
Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control.
(c) Cash-Out
of Outstanding Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of any Participant,
determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award denominated in shares of Stock or portion thereof
outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised or settled shall be canceled in exchange for a
payment with respect to each vested share (and each unvested share, if so determined by the Committee) of Stock subject to such
canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control,
or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of
the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control, reduced (but not below zero) by the exercise or purchase
price per share, if any, under such Award. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, an Award having an exercise or
purchase price per share equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the
Change in Control may be canceled without payment of consideration to the holder thereof. Payment pursuant to this Section (reduced
by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be made to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as
soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in
accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Awards.
12.2 Accelerated
Vesting Upon a Change in Control. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, including as
provided by Section 14.4(f), in the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award shall become immediately exercisable and
vested in full and, except to the extent assumed, continued or substituted for by any successor to the Company under Section
12.1(b), shall be settled effective immediately prior to the time of consummation of the Change in Control.
13. Compliance
with Securities Law.
The grant of Awards and the
issuance of shares of Stock or other property pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of
federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which
the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to an Award unless (a) a registration statement
under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the
Award, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with
the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain
from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the
lawful issuance and sale of any shares under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Stock, the Company
may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable
law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
14. Compliance with Section 409A.
14.1
Awards Subject to Section 409A. The Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall either be exempt
from or comply with Section 409A, and the Plan shall be so construed. The provisions of this Section 14 shall apply to any Award or portion
thereof that constitutes or provides for payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation. Such Awards may include, without limitation:
(a)
A Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR that includes any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition
of income until the later of (i) the exercise or disposition of the Award or (ii) the time the stock acquired pursuant to the exercise
of the Award first becomes substantially vested.
(b)
Any Restricted Stock Unit Award, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock- Based Award that either (i) provides by its terms for settlement
of all or any portion of the Award at a time or upon an event that will or may occur later than the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period
(as defined below) or (ii) permits the Participant granted the Award to elect one or more dates or events upon which the Award will be
settled after the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period.
Subject to the provisions
of Section 409A, the term “Short-Term Deferral Period” means the 2½ month period ending on the later
of (i) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the right to payment
under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the 15th day of
the third month following the end of the Company’s taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the
Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. For this purpose, the term “substantial risk of forfeiture”
shall have the meaning provided by Section 409A.
14.2 Deferral and/or
Distribution Elections. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, the following rules shall apply to any
compensation deferral and/or payment elections (each, an “Election”) that may be permitted or required by
the Committee pursuant to an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation:
(a) Elections must be in
writing and specify the amount of the payment in settlement of an Award being deferred, as well as the time and form of payment as
permitted by this Plan.
(b) Elections shall be made
by the end of the Participant’s taxable year prior to the year in which services commence for which an Award may be granted to
the Participant.
(c) Elections shall
continue in effect until a written revocation or change in Election is received by the Company, except that a written revocation or
change in Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the Election determined in accordance with
paragraph (b) above or as permitted by Section 14.3.
14.3 Subsequent
Elections. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, any Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation
which permits a subsequent Election to delay the payment or change the form of payment in settlement of such Award shall comply with
the following requirements:
(a) No
subsequent Election may take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent Election is made.
(b) Each
subsequent Election related to a payment in settlement of an Award not described in Section 14.4(a)(ii), 14.4(a)(iii) or 14.4(a)(vi)
must result in a delay of the payment for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date on which such payment would
otherwise have been made.
(c) No
subsequent Election related to a payment pursuant to Section 14.4(a)(iv) shall be made less than twelve (12) months before the date
on which such payment would otherwise have been made.
(d) Subsequent
Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in the subsequent Election is received by the Company,
except that a written revocation or change in a subsequent Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making
the subsequent Election determined in accordance the preceding paragraphs of this Section 14.3.
14.4 Payment
of Section 409A Deferred Compensation.
(a) Permissible
Payments. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation
must provide for payment in settlement of the Award only upon one or more of the following:
(i) The Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined by Section 409A);
(ii) The Participant’s
becoming “disabled” (as defined by Section 409A);
(iii)
The Participant’s death;
(iv)
A time or fixed schedule that is either (i) specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award and set forth in the Award Agreement
evidencing such Award or (ii) specified by the Participant in an Election complying with the requirements of Section 14.2 or 14.3, as
applicable;
(v) A
change in the ownership or effective control or the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company determined in accordance with Section 409A; or
(vi) The occurrence of an
“unforeseeable emergency” (as defined by Section 409A).
(b) Installment
Payments. It is the intent of this Plan that any right of a Participant to receive installment payments (within the meaning
of Section 409A) shall, for all purposes of Section 409A, be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.
(c) Required
Delay in Payment to Specified Employee Pursuant to Separation from Service. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an
Award Agreement to the contrary, except as otherwise permitted by Section 409A, no payment pursuant to Section 14.4(a)(i) in
settlement of an Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation may be made to a Participant who is a “specified
employee” (as defined by Section 409A) as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service before the date (the
“Delayed Payment Date”) that is six (6) months after the date of such Participant’s separation from
service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. All such amounts that would, but for this paragraph, become
payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.
(d) Payment
Upon Disability. All distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation payable pursuant to Section 14.4(a)(ii) by reason
of a Participant becoming disabled shall be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments as established by the Participant’s
Election. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon becoming
disabled, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon the determination that the Participant has become disabled.
(e) Payment
Upon Death. If a Participant dies before complete distribution of amounts payable upon settlement of an Award subject to
Section 409A, such undistributed amounts shall be distributed to his or her beneficiary under the distribution method for death
established by the Participant’s Election upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation of the
Participant’s death. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred
Compensation upon death, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and
confirmation of the Participant’s death.
(f)
Payment Upon Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary,
to the extent that any amount constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation would become payable under this Plan by reason of a Change
in Control, such amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also constitute a change in ownership
or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning
of Section 409A. Any Award which constitutes Section 409A Deferred Compensation and which would vest and otherwise become payable upon
a Change in Control as a result of the failure of the Acquiror to assume, continue or substitute for such Award in accordance with Section
12.1(b) shall vest to the extent provided by such Award but shall be converted automatically at the effective time of such Change in Control
into a right to receive, in cash on the date or dates such award would have been settled in accordance with its then existing settlement
schedule (or as required by Section 14.4(c)), an amount or amounts equal in the aggregate to the intrinsic value of the Award at the time
of the Change in Control.
(g) Payment
Upon Unforeseeable Emergency. The Committee shall have the authority to provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Award
providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation for payment pursuant to Section 14.4(a)(vi) in settlement of all or a portion of
such Award in the event that a Participant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Committee, the occurrence of an unforeseeable
emergency. In such event, the amount(s) distributed with respect to such unforeseeable emergency cannot exceed the amounts
reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of such
distribution(s), after taking into account the extent to which such emergency need is or may be relieved through reimbursement or
compensation by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such
assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under the Award. All distributions with
respect to an unforeseeable emergency shall be made in a lump sum upon the Committee’s determination that an unforeseeable
emergency has occurred. The Committee’s decision with respect to whether an unforeseeable emergency has occurred and the
manner in which, if at all, the payment in settlement of an Award shall be altered or modified, shall be final, conclusive, and not
subject to approval or appeal.
(h) Prohibition
of Acceleration of Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, this Plan does
not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation,
except as permitted by Section 409A.
(i)
No Representation Regarding Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company
makes no representation that Awards shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. No Participating Company shall be liable for any
tax, penalty or interest imposed on a Participant by Section 409A.
15. Tax
Withholding.
15.1 Tax
Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require
the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, local
and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by any Participating Company with respect to
an Award or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock, to release shares
of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the
Participating Company Group’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.
15.2 Withholding
in or Directed Sale of Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock
issuable to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of
whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding
obligations of any Participating Company. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax
withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (or the maximum
individual statutory withholding rates for the applicable jurisdiction if use of such rates would not result in adverse accounting
consequences or cost). The Company may require a Participant to direct a broker, upon the vesting, exercise or settlement of an
Award, to sell a portion of the shares subject to the Award determined by the Company in its discretion to be sufficient to cover
the tax withholding obligations of any Participating Company and to remit an amount equal to such tax withholding obligations to
such Participating Company in cash.
16. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan.
The Committee may amend, suspend
or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in
the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Sections 4.2
and 4.3), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Awards, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require
approval of the Company’s stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including the rules of any stock exchange or
quotation system upon which the Stock may then be listed or quoted. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any
then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Committee. Except as provided by the next sentence, no amendment, suspension or
termination of the Plan may have a materially adverse effect on any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without
the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary
or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award Agreement to any present or future law, regulation or rule applicable
to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.
17. Miscellaneous Provisions.
17.1 Repurchase
Rights. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as
determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any
time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by
the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior
to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares
of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer
restrictions.
17.2 Forfeiture Events.
(a) The
Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award
shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of specified events, in addition to any
otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to,
termination of Service for Cause or any act by a Participant, whether before or after termination of Service, that would constitute
Cause for termination of Service, or any accounting restatement due to material noncompliance of the Company with any financial
reporting requirements of securities laws as a result of which, and to the extent that, such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or
recoupment is required by applicable securities laws.
(b) If
the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of
misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, any Participant who knowingly or through gross
negligence engaged in the misconduct, or who knowingly or through gross negligence failed to prevent the misconduct, and any
Participant who is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall
reimburse the Company for (i) the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award received by such Participant during the twelve-
(12-) month period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(whichever first occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (ii) any profits realized
by such Participant from the sale of securities of the Company during such twelve- (12-) month period.
17.3 Provision
of Information. Each Participant shall be given access to information concerning the Company equivalent to that information
generally made available to the Company’s common stockholders.
17.4 Rights
as a Director. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or,
having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer
on any Participant a right to remain a Director or interfere with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to
terminate a Director’s Service.
17.5 Rights
as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the
date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized
transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date
is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.3 or another provision of the Plan.
17.6 Delivery
of Title to Shares. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the shares of
Stock acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means of one or more
of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry shares of Stock credited to the account of the
Participant, (b) by depositing such shares of Stock for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant
has an account relationship, or (c) by delivering such shares of Stock to the Participant in certificate form.
17.7 Fractional
Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.
17.8 Retirement
and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor shares of Stock or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be included
as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating
Company’s retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly
provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit.
17.9 Severability.
If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
17.10 No
Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the
Company’s or another Participating Company’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or
changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part
of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which
such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.
17.11 Unfunded
Obligation. Participants shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to
Participants pursuant to the Plan shall be considered unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes. No Participating Company
shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with
respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust
investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance
of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee or
any Participating Company and a Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Participant or the
Participant’s creditors in any assets of any Participating Company. The Participants shall have no claim against any
Participating Company for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to
the Plan.
17.12 No
Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification. Although the Company may endeavor to (a) qualify an Award for
favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States, or (b) avoid adverse tax
treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any
covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 14
hereof, notwithstanding. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax
impact on holders of Awards under the Plan.
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CYREN, LTD.
2016 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN SUB-PLAN FOR ISRAELI TAXPAYERS
1.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ISRAELI TAXPAYERS
1.1
This Sub-Plan for Israeli Taxpayers (the “Sub-Plan”) to the Cyren, Ltd. 2016 Non- Employee Director Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) is made in accordance with Section 3.3(i) of the Plan. This Sub-Plan was approved by the Committee
on November 10, 2016.
1.2
The provisions specified hereunder apply only to persons who are deemed to be residents of the State of Israel for tax purposes,
or are otherwise subject to taxation in Israel with respect to Awards.
1.3
This Sub-Plan applies with respect to Awards granted under the Plan. The purpose of this Sub-Plan is to establish certain rules
and limitations applicable to Awards that may be granted or issued under the Plan from time to time, in compliance with the tax, securities
and other applicable laws currently in force in the State of Israel. Except as otherwise provided by this Sub-Plan, all grants made pursuant
to this Sub-Plan shall be governed by the terms of the Plan. This Sub-Plan is applicable only to grants made after the date of its adoption.
This Sub-Plan complies with, and is subject to the ITO and Section 102. An Option granted under this Sub-Plan will be deemed a Nonstatutory
Stock Option for the purposes of U.S. taxation.
1.4
The Plan and this Sub-Plan shall be read together. In any case of contradiction, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions
of this Sub-Plan and the Plan, the provisions of this Sub-Plan shall govern.
2.
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan. The following additional definitions will apply to grants made pursuant
to this Sub-Plan:
“3(i) Award”
means an Award of Options, which is subject to taxation pursuant to Section 3(i) of the ITO, which has been granted to any person who
is not an Eligible 102 Participant.
“102 Capital Gains
Track” means the tax alternative set forth in Section 102(b)(2) of the ITO pursuant to which all or a part of the income resulting
from the sale of Shares is taxable as a capital gain.
“102 Capital Gains
Track Grant” means a 102 Trustee Grant qualifying for the special tax treatment under the 102 Capital Gains Track.
“102 Ordinary Income
Track” means the tax alternative set forth in Section 102(b)(1) of the ITO pursuant to which income resulting from the sale
of Shares derived from Awards is taxed as ordinary income.
“102 Ordinary Income
Track Grant” means a 102 Trustee Grant qualifying for the ordinary income tax treatment under the 102 Ordinary Income Track.
“102 Trustee Grant”
means an Award granted pursuant to Section 102(b) of the ITO and held in trust by a Trustee for the benefit of the Eligible 102 Participant,
and includes both 102 Capital Gains Track Grants and 102 Ordinary Income Track Grants.
“Affiliate”
for the purpose of grants made under this Sub-Plan, means any Affiliate, as defined in the Plan, that is an “employing company”
within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the ITO.
“Controlling Shareholder”
as defined in Section 32(9) of the ITO, currently defined as an individual who prior to the grant or as a result of the grant or exercise
of any Award, holds or would hold, directly or indirectly, in his name or with a relative (as defined in the ITO) (i) 10% of the outstanding
share capital of the Company, (ii) 10% of the voting power of the Company, (iii) the right to hold or purchase 10% of the outstanding
equity or voting power, (iv) the right to obtain 10% of the “profit” of the Company (as defined in the ITO), or (v) the right
to appoint a director of the Company.
“Deposit Requirements”
shall mean with respect a 102 Trustee Grant, the requirement to evidence deposit of an Award with the Trustee, in accordance with Section
102, in order to qualify as a 102 Trustee Grant. As of the time of approval of this Sub-Plan, the ITA guidelines regarding Deposit Requirements
for 102 Capital Gains Track Grants require that the Trustee be provided with (a) the resolutions approving Awards intended to qualify
as 102 Capital Gains Track Grants within 45 days of the date of Committee’s approval of such Award, including full details of the
terms of the Awards, and (b) a copy of the Award Agreement executed by the Eligible 102 Participant and/or Eligible 102 Participant’s
consent to the requirements of the 102 Capital Gains Track Grant within 90 days of the Committee’s approval of such Award, and (c)
with respect to Restricted Stock Awards, either a share certificate and copy of the Company’s share register evidencing issuance
of the Shares underlying such Award in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Eligible 102 Participant, or deposit of the Shares
with a financial institution in an account administered in the name of the Trustee, as applicable, in each case, within 90 days of the
date of the Committee’s approval of such Award.
“Election”
means the Company’s choice of the type of 102 Trustee Grants it will make under the Plan (as between capital gains track or ordinary
income track), as filed with the ITA.
“Eligible 102 Participant”
means a Participant who is serving as a director (as defined in the ITO) or an office holder (as defined in the ITO), who is not a Controlling
Shareholder.
“Israeli Fair Market
Value” shall mean with respect to 102 Capital Gains Track Grants only, for the sole purpose of determining tax liability pursuant
to Section 102(b)(3) of the ITO, if at the date of grant the Company’s shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a
national market system or if the Company’s shares will be registered for trading within ninety (90) days following the date of grant,
the fair market value of the Shares at the date of grant shall be determined in accordance with the average value of the Company’s
shares on the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date of grant or on the thirty (30) trading days following the date of registration
for trading, as the case may be.
“ITA” means
the Israeli Tax Authority.
“ITO” means
the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961, and the rules, regulations, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder and any
amendments thereto, including specifically the Rules, all as may be amended from time to time.
“Non-Trustee Grant”
means an Award granted to an Eligible 102 Participant pursuant to Section 102(c) of the ITO and not held in trust by a Trustee.
“Required Holding
Period” means the requisite period prescribed by the ITO and the Rules, or such other period as may be required by the ITA,
with respect to 102 Trustee Grants, during which Awards granted by the Company must be held by the Trustee for the benefit of the person
to whom it was granted. As of the date of the adoption of this Sub-Plan, the Required Holding Period for 102 Capital Gains Track Grants
is 24 months from the date of grant of the Award.
“Rules”
means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Benefits in Share Issuance to Employees), 2003.
“Section 102”
shall mean the provisions of Section 102 of the ITO, as amended from time to time, including by the Law Amending the Income Tax Ordinance
(Number 132), 2002, effective as of January 1, 2003 and by the Law Amending the Income Tax Ordinance (Number 147), 2005.
“Shares”
shall mean shares of Stock of the Company, as defined in the Plan.
“Trustee”
means a person or entity designated by the Committee to serve as a trustee and approved by the ITA in accordance with the provisions of
Section 102(a) of the ITO.
3.
TYPES OF AWARDS AND SECTION 102 ELECTION
3.1
Awards made as 102 Trustee Grants shall be made pursuant to either (a) Section 102(b)(2) of the ITO as 102 Capital Gains Track
Grants or (b) Section 102(b)(1) of the ITO as 102 Ordinary Income Track Grants. The Company’s Election regarding the type of 102
Trustee Grant it chooses to make shall be filed with the ITA. Once the Company (or its Affiliate) has filed such Election, it may change
the type of 102 Trustee Grant that it chooses to make only after the passage of at least 12 months from the end of the calendar year in
which the first grant was made in accordance with the previous Election, in accordance with Section 102. For the avoidance of doubt, such
Election shall not prevent the Company from granting Non-Trustee Grants to Eligible 102 Participants at any time.
3.2
Eligible 102 Participants may receive only 102 Trustee Grants or Non-Trustee Grants under this Sub-Plan. Participants who are not
Eligible 102 Participants may be granted only 3(i) Awards under this Sub-Plan.
3.3
No 102 Trustee Grants may be made effective pursuant to this Sub-Plan until 30 days after the date the requisite filings required
by the ITO and the Rules, including the filing of the Plan and Sub-Plan, have been made with the ITA.
3.4
The Award Agreement shall indicate whether the grant is a 102 Trustee Grant, a Non- Trustee Grant or a 3(i) Award; and, if the
grant is a 102 Trustee Grant, whether it is a 102 Capital Gains Track Grant or a 102 Ordinary Income Track Grant.
4.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF 102 TRUSTEE GRANTS
4.1
Each 102 Trustee Grant will be deemed granted on the date approved by the Committee and stated in a written or electronic notice
by the Company, provided that the Company and the Trustee have complied with any applicable requirements set forth by the ITA with regard
to such grants.
4.2
Each 102 Trustee Grant granted to an Eligible 102 Participant and each certificate for Shares acquired pursuant to a 102 Trustee
Grant shall be deposited with a Trustee in compliance with the Deposit Requirements and held in trust by the Trustee (or be subject to
a supervisory trustee arrangement if approved by the ITA). After termination of the Required Holding Period, the Trustee may release such
Awards and any Shares issued with respect to such Award, provided that (i) the Trustee has received an acknowledgment from the Israeli
Income Tax Authority that the Eligible 102 Participant has paid any applicable tax due pursuant to the ITO or (ii) the Trustee and/or
the Company or its Affiliate withholds any applicable tax due pursuant to the ITO. The Trustee shall not release any 102 Trustee Grants
or shares issued with respect to the 102 Trustee Grants prior to the full payment of the Eligible 102 Participant’s tax liabilities.
4.3
Each 102 Trustee Grant shall be subject to the relevant terms of Section 102 and the ITO, which shall be deemed an integral part
of the 102 Trustee Grant and shall prevail over any term contained in the Plan, this Sub-Plan or Award Agreement that is not consistent
therewith. Any provision of the ITO and any approvals of the ITA not expressly specified in this Sub-Plan or any document evidencing an
Award that are necessary to receive or maintain any tax benefit pursuant to the Section 102 shall be binding on the Eligible 102 Participant.
The Trustee and the Eligible 102 Participant granted a 102 Trustee Grant shall comply with the ITO, and the terms and conditions of the
Trust Agreement entered into between the Company and the Trustee. For avoidance of doubt, it is reiterated that compliance with the ITO
specifically includes compliance with the Rules. Further, the Eligible 102 Participant agrees to execute any and all documents which the
Company or the Trustee may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to comply with the provision of any applicable law, and, particularly,
Section 102. With respect to 102 Capital Gain Track Grants, to the extent that the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange
or a national market system, the provisions of Section 102(b)(3) of the ITO will apply with respect to the Israeli tax rate applicable
to such Awards.
4.4
During the Required Holding Period, the Eligible 102 Participant shall not require the Trustee to release or sell the Awards and
Shares received subsequently following any realization of rights derived from Awards or Shares (including stock dividends) to the Eligible
102 Participant or to a third party, unless permitted to do so by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may, pursuant
to a written request and subject to applicable law, release and transfer such Shares to a designated third party, provided that both of
the following conditions have been fulfilled prior to such transfer: (i) all taxes required to be paid upon the release and transfer of
the shares have been withheld for transfer to the tax authorities and (ii) the Trustee has received written confirmation from the Company
that all requirements for such release and transfer have been fulfilled according to the terms of the Company’s corporate documents,
the Plan, any applicable Award Agreement and applicable law. To avoid doubt, such sale or release during the Required Holding Period will
result in different tax ramifications to the Eligible 102 Participant under Section 102 of the ITO and the Rules and/or any other regulations
or orders or procedures promulgated thereunder, which shall apply to and shall be borne solely by such Eligible 102 Participant (including
tax and mandatory payments otherwise payable by the Company or its Affiliates, which would not apply absent a sale or release during the
Required Holding Period).
4.5
In the event a stock dividend is declared and/or additional rights are granted with respect to Shares which derive from Awards
granted as 102 Trustee Grants, such dividend and/or rights shall also be subject to the provisions of this Section 4 and the Required
Holding Period for such dividend shares and/or rights shall be measured from the commencement of the Required Holding Period for the Award
with respect to which the dividend was declared and/or rights granted. In the event of a cash dividend on Shares, the Trustee shall transfer
the dividend proceeds to the Eligible 102 Participant in accordance with the Plan after deduction of taxes and mandatory payments in compliance
with applicable withholding requirements, and subject to any other requirements imposed by the ITA.
4.6
If an Award granted as a 102 Trustee Grant is exercised during the Required Holding Period, the Shares issued upon such exercise
shall be issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Eligible 102 Participant (or be subject to a supervisory trustee arrangement
if approved by the ITA). If such an Award is exercised or settled after the Required Holding Period ends, the Shares issued upon such
exercise or settlement shall, at the election of the Eligible 102 Participant, either (i) be issued in the name of the Trustee (or be
subject to a supervisory trustee arrangement if approved by the ITA), or (ii) be transferred to the Eligible 102 Participant directly,
provided that the Eligible 102 Participant first complies with all applicable provisions of the Plan and this Sub-Plan.
4.7
To avoid doubt: (i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Section 6.3 thereof, payment
upon exercise or purchase of Awards granted as a 102 Trustee Grant, may only be paid by cash or check, and not by surrender or withholding
of Shares, or by reduction of shares pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, Stock Tender Exercise or Net Exercise arrangement, or other forms
of payment, unless and to the extent permitted under Section 102 or as expressly authorized by the ITA; (ii) notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Section 4.3 thereof, certain adjustments and amendments to the terms of Awards
granted under the 102 Capital Gains Track, including an exchange program, recapitalization events, and so forth, may disqualify the Options
from benefitting from the tax benefits under the 102 Capital Gains Track, unless the prior approval of the ITA is obtained; (iii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Section 17.1 thereof, repurchase rights with regard to Awards made
as 102 Capital Gains Track Grants shall be subject to compliance with Section 102 requirements and/or the express approval of the ITA;
(iv) Stock Appreciation Rights may not be granted under the 102 Capital Gains Track unless and to the extent expressly authorized by the
ITA; (v) grants of Restricted Stock Units under the 102 Capital Gains Track require the prior approval of the ITA; (vi) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Sections 9.4 and 10.5 thereof, Dividend Equivalents may not be settled
in shares with respect to Awards granted under 102 Capital Gains Track Awards without the prior approval of the ITA; and (vii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan, including without limitation Sections 3.3(e), 9.6 and 10.4 thereof, Awards granted under the 102
Capital Gains Track may only be settled in shares and not in cash, and Cash- Based Awards will not qualify under the 102 Capital Gains
Track.
5.
ASSIGNABILITY
As long as Awards or Shares
are held by the Trustee on behalf of the Eligible 102 Participant, all rights of the Eligible 102 Participant over the Shares are personal,
cannot be transferred, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, other than by will or laws of descent and distribution.
6.
TAX CONSEQUENCES
6.1
Any tax consequences arising from the grant or settlement of any Award, the exercise of any Option, the issuance, sale or transfer
and payment for the Shares covered thereby, or from any other event or act (of the Company and/or its Affiliates and/or the Trustee and/or
the Participant) relating to an Award or Shares issued thereupon shall be borne solely by the Participant. The Company and/or its Affiliates,
and/or the Trustee shall withhold taxes according to the requirements under the applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including withholding
taxes at source. Furthermore, the Participant shall agree to indemnify the Company and/or its Affiliates and/or the Trustee and hold them
harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities
relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax from any payment made to the Participant. The Company or any
of its Affiliates, and the Trustee may make such provisions and take such steps as it/they may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding
of all taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to an Award granted under the Plan and the exercise, sale, transfer or other
disposition thereof, including, but not limited, to (i) deducting the amount so required to be withheld from any other amount then or
thereafter payable to a Participant, including by deducting any such amount payable to the Participant, to the maximum extent permitted
under law; and/or (ii) requiring a Participant to pay to the Company or any of its Affiliates the amount so required to be withheld; and/or
(iii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld;
and/or (iv) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to a Participant through such means as the Company may determine
in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld either through a voluntary
sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to the Participant’s authorization
as expressed by acceptance of the award under the terms herein), to the extent permitted by applicable law or pursuant to the approval
of the ITA. In addition, the Participant will be required to pay any amount (including penalties) that exceeds the tax to be withheld
and transferred to the tax authorities, pursuant to applicable tax laws, regulations and rules.
6.2
The Company does not represent or undertake that an Award will qualify for or comply with the requisites of any particular tax
treatment (such as the “capital gains track” under Section 102), nor shall the Company, its assignees or successors be required
to take any action for the qualification of any Award under such tax treatment. The Company shall have no liability of any kind or nature
in the event that, as a result of application of applicable law, actions by the Trustee or any position or interpretation of the ITA,
or for any other reason whatsoever, an Award shall be deemed to not qualify for any particular tax treatment.
6.3
With respect to Non-Trustee Grants, if the Eligible 102 Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate, the
Eligible 102 Participant shall extend to the Company and/or its Affiliate a security or guarantee for the payment of tax due at the time
of sale of Shares to the satisfaction of the Company, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 of the ITO and the Rules.
7.
SECURITIES LAWS
All awards hereunder shall
be subject to compliance with the Israeli Securities Law, 1968, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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