As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2025
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Sonim
Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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94-3336783 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
4445
Eastgate Mall, Suite 200
San
Diego, CA 92121
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Sonim
Technologies, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full
title of the plan)
Peter
Liu
Chief
Executive Officer
4445
Eastgate Mall, Suite 200
San
Diego, CA 92121
(650)
378-8100
(Name
and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
to:
William
N. Haddad, Esq.
Kirill
Y. Nikonov, Esq.
Venable
LLP
151
W. 42nd Street, 49th Floor
New
York, NY 10036
(212)
307-5500
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Emerging
growth company |
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If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Registrant”),
relating to 549,193 additional shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), issuable
to eligible employees, directors and consultants of Registrant and its affiliates under Registrant’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan,
as amended (the “2019 Plan”). Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statements filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission on May
14, 2019 (File No. 333-231457), June
9, 2020 (File No. 333-239033), April
6, 2022 (File No. 333-264161), November
14, 2022 (File No. 333-268320), May
16, 2023 (File No. 333-271972), September
29, 2023 (File No. 333-274794), and January
29, 2024 (File No. 333-276754) (collectively, the “Prior Registration Statements”) relating to the 2019
Plan are each incorporated by reference herein. This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which
the Prior Registration Statements relate, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration
of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements, to the extent
relating to the registration of the Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Plan, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of
this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
PART
II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
8. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Description |
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Schedule
Form |
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File
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Incorporated
by
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Filing
Date |
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Filed
Herewith |
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4.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant |
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8-K |
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001-38907 |
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3.1 |
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May
17, 2019 |
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4.2 |
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Certificate
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective September 15, 2021 |
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8-K |
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001-38907 |
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3.1 |
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September
15, 2021 |
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4.3 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective July 17, 2024 |
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8-K |
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001-38907 |
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3.1 |
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July
18, 2024 |
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4.4 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated as of June 14, 2024 |
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8-K |
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001-38907 |
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3.1 |
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June 14, 2024 |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Venable LLP |
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X |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Moss Adams LLP, independent registered public accounting firm |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (reference is made to the signature page hereto) |
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X |
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99.1 |
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Sonim Technologies, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2025, and forms of agreements thereunder |
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Filing Fee Table |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale, State of Arizona, on January 10, 2025.
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SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/
Clayton Crolius |
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Name: |
Clayton
Crolius |
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Title: |
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below severally constitutes and appoints Peter Liu and Clayton
Crolius, and each of them, and as his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities,
to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully,
to all intents and purposes, as they or he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
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Date |
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/s/
Hao Liu |
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director |
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January
10, 2025 |
Hao
(Peter) Liu |
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(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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/s/
Clayton Crolius |
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Chief
Financial Officer |
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January
10, 2025 |
Clayton
Crolius |
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/
James Cassano |
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Director |
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January
10, 2025 |
James
Cassano |
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/s/
Mike Mulica |
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Chairman
of the Board and Director |
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January
10, 2025 |
Mike
Mulica |
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/s/
Jack Steenstra |
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Director |
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January
10, 2025 |
Jack
Steenstra |
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/s/
Jeffrey Wang |
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Director |
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January
10, 2025 |
Jeffrey
Wang |
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Exhibit
5.1
January
10, 2025
Sonim Technologies, Inc.
4445
Eastgate Mall, Suite 200
San
Diego, CA 92121
Ladies
and Gentlemen,
We
have acted as special counsel to Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) in connection with the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
“Act”) by the Company of an additional 549,193 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Shares”), issuable under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”).
In
connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true
and complete copies of the originals, of the Plan and such other documents, corporate records, certificates, and other instruments as
we have deemed necessary or advisable to enable us to render the opinions set forth below.
In
rendering this opinion, we have assumed, without any independent investigation or verification of any kind, that each individual executing
any of the documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so, the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted
to us as certified, conformed or photostatic or facsimile copies.
Based
upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, when
the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the Shares, when issued, sold, and paid for in accordance with the terms
of the Plan and, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
The
foregoing opinion is based on, and is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we render no opinion with
respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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Very
truly yours, |
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/s/
Venable LLP |
Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Sonim Technologies, Inc., of our report dated
March 27, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Sonim Technologies, Inc., appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Sonim Technologies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Moss Adams LLP |
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Campbell, California |
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January 10, 2025 |
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Exhibit
99.1
Sonim
Technologies, Inc.
Amended
and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Adopted
by the Board of Directors: March 2019
Approved
by the Stockholders: May 2019
IPO
Date/Effective Date: May 9, 2019
Amended
by the Board of Directors: May 31, 2020
Approved
by the Stockholders: September 29, 2020
Restated
to illustrate the effect of the reverse stock split: September 15, 2021
Amended
by the Board of Directors: September 15, 2022
Approved
by the Stockholders: October 26, 2022
Amended
by the Board of Directors: August 14, 2023
Approved
by the Stockholders: September 28, 2023
Amended
by the Board of Directors: May 17, 2024
Approved
by the Stockholders: June 20, 2024
Restated to illustrate the
effect of the reverse stock split and the evergreen increase: January 1, 2025
1.
General.
(a)
Successor to and Continuation of Prior Plan. The Plan is the successor to and continuation of the Sonim Technologies, Inc. 2012 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”). From and after 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Effective Date, no additional
stock awards will be granted under the Prior Plan. All Awards granted on or after 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Effective Date will
be granted under this Plan. All stock awards granted under the Prior Plan will remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan.
(i)
Any shares that would otherwise remain available for future grants under the Prior Plan as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Effective
Date (the “Prior Plan’s Available Reserve”) will cease to be available under the Prior Plan at such time.
Instead, that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve will be added to the Share Reserve (as
further described in Section 3(a) below) and will be immediately available for grants and issuance pursuant to Stock Awards hereunder,
up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below.
(ii)
In addition, from and after 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Effective Date, with respect to the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock subject, at such time, to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that (1) expire or terminate for any reason prior
to exercise; (2) are forfeited or repurchased because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares
or otherwise return to the Company; or (3) are reacquired, withheld (or not issued) to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection
with an award (such shares the “Returning Shares”) will immediately be added to the Share Reserve as shares
of Common Stock (as further described in Section 3(a) below) as and when such a share becomes a Returning Share, up to the maximum number
set forth in Section 3(a) below.
(b)
Eligible Award Recipients. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Awards.
(c)
Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options,
(iii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii)
Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards.
(d)
Purpose. The Plan, through the grant of Awards, is intended to help the Company secure and retain the services of eligible award
recipients, provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate, and provide
a means by which the eligible recipients may benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock.
2.
Administration.
(a)
Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or
Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).
(b)
Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i)
To determine: (A) who will be granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award will be granted; (C) what type of Award will be granted;
(D) the provisions of each Award (which need not be identical), including when a person will be permitted to exercise or otherwise receive
cash or Common Stock under the Award; (E) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, or the cash value of, an Award; and (F) the
Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock Award.
(ii)
To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for administration
of the Plan and Awards. The Board, in the exercise of these powers, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or
in any Award Agreement or in the written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the extent it will deem necessary or expedient
to make the Plan or Award fully effective.
(iii)
To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.
(iv)
To accelerate, in whole or in part, the time at which an Award may be exercised or vest (or the time at which cash or shares of Common
Stock may be issued in settlement thereof).
(v)
To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, suspension or termination
of the Plan will not impair a Participant’s rights under the Participant’s then-outstanding Award without the Participant’s
written consent, except as provided in subsection (viii) below.
(vi)
To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, by adopting amendments relating
to Incentive Stock Options and certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and/or to make the Plan or Awards
granted under the Plan compliant with the requirements for Incentive Stock Options or exempt from, or compliant with, the requirements
for nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. If required
by applicable law or listing requirements, and except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the Company
will seek stockholder approval of any amendment of the Plan that (A) materially increases the number of shares of Common Stock available
for issuance under the Plan, (B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (C) materially
increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (D) materially reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may
be issued or purchased under the Plan, (E) materially extends the term of the Plan, or (F) materially expands the types of Awards available
for issuance under the Plan. Except as provided in the Plan (including subsection (viii) below) or an Award Agreement, no amendment of
the Plan will impair a Participant’s rights under an outstanding Award unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected
Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.
(vii)
To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy
the requirements of (A) Section 422 of the Code regarding “incentive stock options” or (B) Rule 16b-3.
(viii)
To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Awards, including, but not
limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Award Agreement, subject to
any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided, however, that a Participant’s rights
under any Award will not be impaired by any such amendment unless (A) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and
(B) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Participant’s rights will not be deemed to have
been impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially
impair the Participant’s rights, and (2) subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of
any one or more Awards without the affected Participant’s consent (A) to maintain the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive
Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (B) to change the terms of an Incentive Stock Option, if such change results in impairment
of the Award solely because it impairs the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code;
(C) to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Award into compliance with, Section 409A of the Code; or (D) to comply with
other applicable laws or listing requirements.
(ix)
Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests
of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.
(x)
To adopt such rules, procedures and sub-plans related to the operation and administration of the Plan as are necessary or appropriate
under local laws and regulations to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals
or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or
any Award Agreement made to ensure or facilitate compliance with the laws or regulations of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).
(xi)
To effect, with the consent of any adversely affected Participant, (A) the reduction of the exercise, purchase or strike price of
any outstanding Stock Award; (B) the cancellation of any outstanding Stock Award and the grant in substitution therefor of a new (1)
Option or SAR, (2) Restricted Stock Award, (3) Restricted Stock Unit Award, (4) Other Stock Award, (5) cash and/or (6) other valuable
consideration determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, with any such substituted award (x) covering the same or a different number
of shares of Common Stock as the cancelled Stock Award and (y) granted under the Plan or another equity or compensatory plan of the Company;
or (C) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles (collectively (A) through (C),
an “Exchange Program”).
(c)
Delegation to Committee.
(i)
General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of
the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore
possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee
any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be
to the Committee or subcommittee, as applicable). Any delegation of administrative powers will be reflected in resolutions, not inconsistent
with the provisions of the Plan, adopted from time to time by the Board or Committee (as applicable). The Board may retain the authority
to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously
delegated.
(ii)
Rule 16b-3 Compliance. The Committee may consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
(d)
Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one (1) or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following (i)
designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and SARs (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, other
Stock Awards) and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the terms of such Awards, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common
Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the Board resolutions regarding such
delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted by such Officer and
that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself. Any such Stock Awards will be granted on the form of Stock Award
Agreement most recently approved for use by the Committee or the Board, unless otherwise provided in the resolutions approving the delegation
authority. The Board may not delegate authority to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director)
to determine the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 13(x)(iii) below.
(e)
Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not
be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
3.
Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a)
Share Reserve.
(i)
Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 1,874,054, which number is the sum
of:
(A)
18,851 shares that were approved in connection with the initial adoption of the Plan on the Effective Date; plus
(B)
the number of shares that remained available for issuance under the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve as of the initial adoption of
the Plan on the Effective Date; plus
(C)
the Returning Shares, if any, which become available for grant under this Plan from time to time; plus
(D)
30,000 shares that were approved at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; plus
(E)
the entirety of the evergreen increases under the Plan; plus
(F)
500,000 shares approved at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; plus
(G)
200,000 shares approved at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; plus
(H)
300,000 shares approved at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(such
aggregate number of shares described in (A) through (H) above, the “Share Reserve”).
In
addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each calendar year, beginning on January 1 in the calendar
year following the calendar year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2029 (each, an “Evergreen
Date”) in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on the last day
of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the Evergreen Date of a given year to provide
that there will be no increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser
number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(ii)
For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant
to the Plan. As a single share may be subject to grant more than once (e.g., if a share subject to a Stock Award is forfeited,
it may be made subject to grant again as provided in Section 3(b) below), the Share Reserve is not a limit on the number of Stock Awards
that can be granted.
(iii)
Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE
Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the
number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.
(b)
Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all
of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather
than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that
may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or
repurchased by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant
or shares of Common Stock that are surrendered to the Company pursuant to an Exchange Program, then the shares that are forfeited, repurchased
or so surrendered will again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax
withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available
for issuance under the Plan.
(c)
Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to three (3) multiplied by the Share Reserve.
(d)
Limitation on Compensation of Non-Employee Directors. During any one calendar year, no Non-Employee Director may receive Stock Awards
under the Plan that, when combined with cash compensation received for service as a Non-Employee Director, exceeds $600,000 in a calendar
year, increased to $1,000,000 in the calendar year of his or her initial services as a Non-Employee Director (calculating the value of
any such Stock Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Stock Awards for financial reporting purposes). Stock Awards granted
to an individual while he or she was serving in the capacity as an Employee or Consultant but not a Non-Employee Director will not count
for purposes of the limitations set forth in this Section 3(d).
(e)
Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including
shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.
4.
Eligibility.
(a)
Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a “parent
corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code).
Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants; provided, however, that
Stock Awards may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent”
of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, unless (i) the stock underlying such Stock Awards is treated
as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code (for example, because the Stock Awards are granted pursuant to
a corporate transaction such as a spin off transaction), (ii) the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, has determined that
such Stock Awards are otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code, or (iii) the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, has
determined that such Stock Awards comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(b)
Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder will not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such
Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five
years from the date of grant.
5.
Provisions Relating to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Each
Option or SAR will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. All Options will be separately
designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate
or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. If an Option is not specifically
designated as an Incentive Stock Option, or if an Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but some portion or all of the Option
fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under the applicable rules, then the Option (or portion thereof) will be a Nonstatutory
Stock Option. The provisions of separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Award Agreement will
conform to (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions:
(a)
Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the
expiration of ten years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.
(b)
Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each
Option or SAR will be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the Award
is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Award if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another
option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 409A
of the Code and, if applicable, Section 424(a) of the Code. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents.
(c)
Purchase Price for Options. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be paid, to the
extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment
set forth below. The Board will have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise
restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to use a particular method
of payment. The permitted methods of payment are as follows:
(i)
by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;
(ii)
pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the
stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions
to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;
(iii)
by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock;
(iv)
if an Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does
not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company will accept a cash or other payment from the Participant
to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares
to be issued. Shares of Common Stock will no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that
(A) shares issuable upon exercise are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered
to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or
(v)
in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and specified in the applicable Award Agreement.
(d)
Exercise and Payment of a SAR. To exercise any outstanding SAR, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company
in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such SAR. The appreciation distribution payable
on the exercise of a SAR will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of
the exercise of the SAR) of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant
is vested under such SAR, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date, over (B) the aggregate strike
price of the number of Common Stock equivalents with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date. The appreciation
distribution may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined
by the Board and contained in the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR.
(e)
Transferability of Options and SARs. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options
and SARs as the Board will determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions
on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply:
(i)
Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (or
pursuant to subsections (ii) and (iii) below), and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant.
The Board may permit transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable laws or regulations. Except as explicitly
provided in the Plan, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.
(ii)
Domestic Relations Orders. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred
pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order, official marital settlement agreement or other divorce or separation instrument
as permitted by Treasury Regulations Section 1.421-1(b)(2) or comparable non-U.S. law. If an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such
Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.
(iii)
Beneficiary Designation. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, a Participant may, by delivering written
notice to the Company or to any third party designated by the Company, in a form approved by the Company (or the designated broker),
designate a third party who, upon the death of the Participant, will thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive
the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, upon the death of the Participant,
the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate or the Participant’s legal heirs will be entitled to exercise the
Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. However, the Company may prohibit designation
of a beneficiary at any time, including due to any conclusion by the Company that such designation would be inconsistent with the provisions
of applicable laws.
(f)
Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR may vest and become exercisable in periodic
installments that may or may not be equal. The Option or SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when
it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem
appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are subject to any Option
or SAR provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may be exercised.
(g)
Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the
Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s
death or Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise
such Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) within the period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date which
occurs three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified
in the applicable Award Agreement), and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If,
after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR (as applicable) within the applicable
time frame, the Option or SAR will terminate.
(h)
Extension of Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant
and the Company, if the exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than
for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance
of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR will terminate
on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a total period of time (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post termination
exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR would
not be in violation of such registration requirements, and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable
Award Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if the sale of any Common Stock received
upon exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause) would
violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the
period of months (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the
Participant’s Continuous Service during which the sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option or SAR would not
be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in
the applicable Award Agreement.
(i)
Disability of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant
and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant
may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date
of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date which occurs 12 months
following such termination of Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement), and (ii) the expiration
of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does
not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.
(j)
Death of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and
the Company, if (i) a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Participant
dies within the period (if any) specified in the Award Agreement for exercisability after the termination of the Participant’s
Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option or SAR may be exercised (to the extent the Participant was entitled
to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of death) by the Participant’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise
the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option or SAR upon the Participant’s death,
but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date 18 months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period
specified in the Award Agreement), and (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If,
after the Participant’s death, the Option or SAR is not exercised within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable)
will terminate.
(k)
Termination for Cause. Except as explicitly provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between
the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR will terminate
immediately upon such Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his
or her Option or SAR from and after the date of such termination of Continuous Service. If a Participant’s Continuous Service is
suspended pending an investigation of the existence of Cause, all of the Participant’s rights under the Option or SAR will also
be suspended during the investigation period.
(l)
Non-Exempt Employees. If an Option or SAR is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the U.S. Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Option or SAR will not be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six
months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR (although the Award may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions
of the U.S. Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) if such non-exempt Employee dies or suffers a Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction
in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s
retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award Agreement in another agreement between the Participant and the
Company, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines), the vested
portion of any Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended
to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be
exempt from his or her regular rate of pay. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the U.S. Worker Economic Opportunity
Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting or issuance of any shares under
any other Stock Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 5(l) will apply to
all Stock Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Stock Award Agreements.
6.
Provisions of Stock Awards other than Options and SARs.
(a)
Restricted Stock Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as
the Board will deem appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company’s bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common
Stock may be (x) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted
Stock Award lapse; or (y) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board.
The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate
Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation
of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
(i)
Consideration. A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to
the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal consideration (including future services)
that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.
(ii)
Vesting. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in
accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.
(iii)
Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. If a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive
through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested
as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
(iv)
Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be transferable by the
Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board will determine
in its sole discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
(v)
Dividends. A Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock will be subject to the same
vesting and forfeiture restrictions as apply to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award to which they relate.
(b)
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions
as the Board will deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time,
and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions:
(i)
Consideration. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to be paid
by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid
(if any) by the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid in any form of legal
consideration that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.
(ii)
Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the
vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
(iii)
Payment. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination
thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
(iv)
Additional Restrictions. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose
such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted
Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.
(v)
Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit
Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such
dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award in such manner
as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents
will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate.
(vi)
Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination
of Continuous Service.
(c)
Performance Awards.
(i)
Performance Stock Awards. A Performance Stock Award is a Stock Award that is payable (including that may be granted, may vest or
may be exercised) contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Stock Award
may but need not require the Participant’s completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. The length of any Performance
Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance
Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Board or Committee, in its sole discretion. In addition, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of Performance
Stock Awards.
(ii)
Performance Cash Awards. A Performance Cash Award is a cash award that is payable contingent upon the attainment during a Performance
Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Cash Award may also require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service.
At the time of grant of a Performance Cash Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the
Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined
by the Board or Committee, in its sole discretion. The Board may specify the form of payment of Performance Cash Awards, which may be
cash or other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her Performance Cash Award, or such portion thereof
as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or other property.
(iii)
Board Discretion. The Board retains the discretion to adjust or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment
of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for a Performance Period.
(d)
Other Stock Awards. Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock,
including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under
Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete
authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares
of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and conditions
of such Other Stock Awards.
7.
Covenants of the Company.
(a)
Availability of Shares. The Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to
satisfy then-outstanding Stock Awards.
(b)
Compliance with Law. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency, as necessary, such authority as may
be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of the Stock Awards; provided,
however, that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan or other securities or
applicable laws, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts
and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for
the Company deems necessary or advisable for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved
from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority
is obtained. A Participant will not be eligible for the grant of an Award or the subsequent issuance of cash or Common Stock pursuant
to the Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable law.
(c)
No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes. The Company will have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as
to the time or manner or tax treatment of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company will have no duty or obligation to warn
or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be
exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award.
8.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards will constitute
general funds of the Company.
(b)
Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Award to any Participant
will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument,
certificate, or letter evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that
the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain
terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement or related
grant documents as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Award Agreement or related grant documents, the corporate records
will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement or related grant documents.
(c)
Stockholder Rights. No Participant will be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to,
any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of,
or the issuance of shares of Common Stock under, the Award pursuant to its terms, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to
such Award has been entered into the books and records of the Company.
(d)
No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in
connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an
Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or will affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate
(i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the
terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the bylaws
of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the
Company or the Affiliate is domiciled or incorporated, as the case may be. Furthermore, to the extent the Company is not the employer
of a Participant, the grant of an Award will be not establish an employment or other service relationship between the Company and the
Participant.
(e)
Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services
for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company
and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee or takes an extended leave of absence) after
the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Board has the right in its sole discretion to (x) make a corresponding reduction
in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date
of such change in time commitment, and (y) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule
applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award
that is so reduced or extended.
(f)
Incentive Stock Option Limitations. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common
Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds U.S. $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not
comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order
in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding
any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).
(g)
Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Award,
(i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial
and business matters and that such Participant is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits
and risks of exercising the Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring
Common Stock subject to the Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise
distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, will be inoperative
if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award has been registered under a then currently
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel
for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may,
upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate
in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.
(h)
Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any
U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination
of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common
Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Stock Award; provided, however, that (A) no shares
of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the maximum amount of tax that may be required to be withheld by law (or such other
amount as may be permitted while still avoiding classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes),
and (B) with respect to a Stock Award held by any Participant who is subject to the filing requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, any such share withholding must be specifically approved by the Compensation Committee as the applicable method that must be used
to satisfy the tax withholding obligation or such share withholding procedure must otherwise satisfy the requirements for an exempt transaction
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; (iii) withholding cash from a Stock Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any
amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by means of a “cashless exercise” pursuant to a program developed under
Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.
(i)
Electronic Delivery. Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document
delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company’s intranet
(or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access).
(j)
Deferrals. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common
Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may establish
programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with
Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still
an employee or otherwise providing services to the Company. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Awards and determine when, and
in what annual percentages, Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s termination
of Continuous Service, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with
applicable law.
(k)
Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, the Plan and Award Agreements
will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section
409A of the Code, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. If the Board determines that any Award
granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award
will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the
extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if
the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation”
under Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment
of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to
alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six months following the date of such Participant’s
“separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment
can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day
after such six month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.
(l)
Exchange Program. Without prior stockholder approval, the Board may engage in an Exchange Program.
(m)
Clawback/Recovery. All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the
Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s
securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable
law. In addition, the Board may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Board determines
necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Common Stock
or other cash or property upon the occurrence of an event constituting Cause. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy
will be an event giving rise to a right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar
term) under any agreement with the Company or an Affiliate.
9.
Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Other Corporate Events.
(a)
Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust:
(i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number
of securities that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), and (iii) the class(es)
and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board will make such adjustments, and
its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.
(b)
Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation
of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not
subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such
dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture
condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous
Service; provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested,
exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated)
before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.
(c)
Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise
provided in the Stock Award Agreement or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless
otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then, notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan, the Board may take one or more of the following actions with respect to Stock Awards, contingent upon
the closing or completion of the Corporate Transaction:
(i)
arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company)
to assume or continue the Stock Award or to substitute a similar stock award for the Stock Award (including, but not limited to, an award
to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction);
(ii)
arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant
to the Stock Award to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company);
(iii)
accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Stock Award (and, if applicable, the time at which the Stock Award may be exercised)
to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such
a date, to the date that is five days prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction), which exercise is contingent upon the
effectiveness of such Corporate Transaction with such Stock Award terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective
time of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however, that the Board may require Participants to complete and deliver to the Company
a notice of exercise before the effective date of a Corporate Transaction
(iv)
arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Stock
Award;
(v)
cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Stock Award, to the extent not vested or not exercised prior to the effective time
of the Corporate Transaction, in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider appropriate;
and
(vi)
make a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the per share amount (or value
of property per share) payable to holders of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction, over (B) the per share exercise
price under the applicable Stock Award, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the Stock Award. For clarity, this payment may
be zero (U.S. $0) if the amount per share (or value of property per share) payable to the holders of the Common Stock is equal to or
less than the exercise price of the Stock Award. In addition, any escrow, holdback, earnout or similar provisions in the definitive agreement
for the Corporate Transaction may apply to such payment to the holder of the Stock Award to the same extent and in the same manner as
such provisions apply to the holders of Common Stock.
The
Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Stock Awards or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants.
The Board may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of a Stock Award.
(d)
Change in Control. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a Change in
Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between
the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration will occur.
10.
Termination or Suspension of the Plan.
The
Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier
of (i) the Adoption Date, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No Awards may be granted under the
Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
11.
Existence of the Plan; Timing of First Grant or Exercise.
The
Plan will come into existence on the Adoption Date; provided, however, no Stock Award may be granted prior to the IPO Date (that
is, the Effective Date). In addition, no Stock Award will be exercised (or, in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock
Unit Award, Performance Stock Award, or Other Stock Award, will be granted) and no Performance Cash Award will be settled unless and
until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval will be within 12 months after the Adoption Date.
12.
Choice of Law.
The
law of the State of Delaware will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without
regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.
13.
Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following
definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:
(a)
“Adoption Date” means the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
(b)
“Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of
the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Board will have the authority to determine the time or times
at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.
(c)
“Award” means a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award.
(d)
“Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms
and conditions of an Award.
(e)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f)
“Capital Stock” means each and every class of common stock of the Company, regardless of the number of
votes per share.
(g)
“Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to,
the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Adoption Date without the receipt of consideration by the
Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange
of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.
(h)
“Cause” will have the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and
the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence
of any of the following events: (i) such Participant’s commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral
turpitude under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or any applicable foreign jurisdiction; (ii) such Participant’s
attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company or any Affiliate; (iii) such Participant’s
intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate or of any statutory
duty owed to the Company or any Affiliate; (iv) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s or any
Affiliate’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (v) such Participant’s gross misconduct. The determination that
a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause shall be made by the Company in its
sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated by reason of dismissal
without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Stock Awards held by such Participant shall have no effect upon any determination of the
rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.
(i)
“Change in Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions,
of any one or more of the following events:
(i)
any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the
Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof
or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the
primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, (C) on account of the acquisition
of securities of the Company by any individual who is, on the IPO Date, either an executive officer or a Director (either, an “IPO
Investor”) and/or any entity in which an IPO Investor has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting
rights or participation in profits or capital contributions) of more than 50% (collectively, the “IPO Entities”)
or on account of the IPO Entities continuing to hold shares that come to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities as a result of the conversion of any class of the Company’s securities into another
class of the Company’s securities having a different number of votes per share pursuant to the conversion provisions set forth
in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; or (D) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange
Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities
as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided
that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities
by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming
the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the
Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur;
(ii)
there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately
after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto
do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting
power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting
power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same
proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; provided,
however, that a merger, consolidation or similar transaction will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong of the definition
if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving Entity or its parent are
owned by the IPO Entities;
(iii)
there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which
are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities
of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; provided, however, that a sale, lease, exclusive
license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries will not constitute
a Change in Control under this prong of the definition if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined
voting power of the acquiring Entity or its parent are owned by the IPO Entities; or
(iv)
individuals who, on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”)
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment
or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the
Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision of the Plan, the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction
effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company and the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous
term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant will supersede the foregoing definition
with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous
term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition will apply. To the extent required for compliance
with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change
in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets
of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).
The Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s consent, amend the definition of “Change in Control”
to conform to the definition of “Change in Control” under Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.
(j)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance
thereunder.
(k)
“Committee” means a committee of one or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board
in accordance with Section 2(c).
(l)
“Common Stock” means, as of the IPO Date, the common stock of the Company, having one vote per share.
(m)
“Company” means Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(n)
“Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate
to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors
of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will
not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is
treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either
the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.
(o)
“Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether
as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service
to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such
service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, will
not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering
services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service
will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. For example, a change in status from
an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or to a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service.
To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive
officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their
successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award
only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement
or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, to the extent required for exemption from or compliance
with Section 409A of the Code, the determination of whether there has been a termination of Continuous Service will be made, and such
term will be construed, in a manner that is consistent with the definition of “separation from service” as defined under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).
(p)
“Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions,
of any one or more of the following events:
(i)
a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, of the consolidated
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii)
a sale or other disposition of more than 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;
(iii)
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or
(iv)
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the
merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.
If
required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Corporate Transaction be deemed to have occurred if such transaction
is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative
definition thereunder).
(q)
“Director” means a member of the Board.
(r)
“Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that
has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i)
of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.
(s)
“Effective Date” means the IPO Date.
(t)
“Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director,
or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.
(u)
“Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
(v)
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(w)
“Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section
13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities
pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group”
(within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.
(x)
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:
(i)
If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock will be, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange
or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported
in a source the Board deems reliable.
(ii)
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then
the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(iii)
In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a
manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.
(y)
“Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that is intended to
be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(z)
“IPO Date” means the date of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the underwriter(s) managing
the initial public offering of the Common Stock, pursuant to which the Common Stock is priced for the initial public offering.
(aa)
“Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company
or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered
as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess
an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in
a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered
a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(bb)
“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option.
(cc)
“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
(dd)
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock
granted pursuant to the Plan.
(ee)
“Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms
and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(ff)
“Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such
other person who holds an outstanding Option.
(gg)
“Other Stock Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is
granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(d).
(hh)
“Other Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock
Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan.
(ii)
“Own,” “Owned,” “Owner,” “Ownership”
means a person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have
acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding,
relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such
securities.
(jj)
“Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with
the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after
the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(kk)
“Participant” means a person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person
who holds an outstanding Stock Award.
(ll)
“Performance Cash Award” means an award of cash granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section
6(c)(ii).
(mm)
“Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board or Committee (as applicable) will
select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish
such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following as determined by the Board or Committee (as applicable):
(1) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (2) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (3) earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (4) total stockholder return; (5) return on equity or average stockholder’s equity;
(6) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (7) stock price; (8) margin (including gross margin); (9) income (before or after
taxes); (10) operating income; (11) operating income after taxes; (12) pre-tax profit; (13) operating cash flow; (14) sales or revenue
targets; (15) increases in revenue or product revenue; (16) expenses and cost reduction goals; (17) improvement in or attainment of working
capital levels; (18) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (19) market share; (20) cash flow; (21) cash flow per share; (22)
share price performance; (23) debt reduction; (24) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (25) subscriber satisfaction;
(26) stockholders’ equity; (27) capital expenditures; (28) debt levels; (29) operating profit or net operating profit; (30) workforce
diversity; (31) growth of net income or operating income; (32) billings; (33) the number of subscribers, including but not limited to
unique subscribers; (34) employee retention; and (35) other measures of performance selected by the Board.
(nn)
“Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board or
Committee (as applicable) for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide
basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative
to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. Unless specified otherwise
by the Board or Committee (as applicable) (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document
setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board or Committee (as applicable) will appropriately
make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude
restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally
accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of items that are “unusual” in nature or occur “infrequently”
as determined under generally accepted accounting principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures;
(7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance
Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by
reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination
or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends;
(9) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (10) to exclude
costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to be expensed under generally accepted accounting
principles; and (11) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally
accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Board or Committee (as applicable) retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the
compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria
it selects to use for such Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding
to the degree of achievement as specified in the Stock Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.
(oo)
“Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board or Committee (as applicable) over which
the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the
payment of a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion
of the Board or Committee (as applicable).
(pp)
“Performance Stock Award” means a Stock Award granted under the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(i).
(qq)
“Plan” means this Sonim Technologies, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to
time.
(rr)
“Restricted Stock Award” means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms
and conditions of Section 6(a).
(ss)
“Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted
Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(tt)
“Restricted Stock Unit Award” means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant
to the terms and conditions of Section 6(b).
(uu)
“Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a
Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(vv)
“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in
effect from time to time.
(ww)
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xx)
“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right to receive the appreciation
on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.
(yy)
“Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock
Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement will
be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(zz)
“Stock Award” means any right to receive Common Stock granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock
Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance
Stock Award or any Other Stock Award.
(aaa)
“Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the
terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(bbb)
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding
capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether,
at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening
of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company
or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or
capital contribution) of more than 50%.
(ccc)
“Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the
Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.
SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK
OPTION GRANT NOTICE
Sonim
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
hereby grants to Optionholder an option to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth below. This option
is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this stock option grant notice (this “Stock Option Grant Notice”),
in the Option Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Exercise, all of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.
Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Option Agreement will have the same definitions as in
the Plan or the Option Agreement. If there is any conflict between the terms herein and the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control.
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Terms/Acknowledgements: Optionholder acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Stock Option Grant Notice, the
Option Agreement and the Plan. Optionholder acknowledges and agrees that this Stock Option Grant Notice and the Option Agreement may
not be modified, amended or revised except as provided in the Plan. Optionholder further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this
Stock Option Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Optionholder and the Company
regarding this option award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements, promises and/or representations on that subject with
the exception of (i) options and other equity awards previously granted and delivered to Optionholder, (ii) any compensation recovery
policy that is adopted by the Company or is otherwise required by applicable law and (iii) any written employment or severance arrangement
that would provide for vesting acceleration of this option upon the terms and conditions set forth therein.
By
accepting this option, Optionholder consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through
an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
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Option Agreement, 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, Notice of Exercise
ATTACHMENT
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SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
OPTION
AGREEMENT
Pursuant
to your Stock Option Grant Notice (“Stock Option Grant Notice”) and this Option Agreement (this “Option
Agreement”), Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you an option under its 2019
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated
in your Stock Option Grant Notice at the exercise price indicated in your Stock Option Grant Notice. The option is granted to you effective
as of the date of grant set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Date of Grant”). If there is any conflict
between the terms in this Option Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined
in this Option Agreement or in the Stock Option Grant Notice but defined in the Plan will have the same definitions as in the Plan.
The
details of your option, in addition to those set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice and the Plan, are as follows:
1.
VESTING. Your option will vest as provided in your Stock Option Grant Notice. Vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous
Service.
2.
NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share
in your Stock Option Grant Notice will be adjusted for Capitalization Adjustments.
3.
EXERCISE RESTRICTION FOR NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES. If you are an Employee eligible for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938, as amended (that is, a “Non-Exempt Employee”), and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, you
may not exercise your option until you have completed at least six (6) months of Continuous Service measured from the Date of Grant,
even if you have already been an employee for more than six (6) months. Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity
Act, you may exercise your option as to any vested portion prior to such six (6) month anniversary in the case of (i) your death or disability,
(ii) a Corporate Transaction in which your option is not assumed, continued or substituted, (iii) a Change in Control or (iv) your termination
of Continuous Service on your “retirement” (as defined in the Company’s benefit plans).
4.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATION. If your option is an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined at the Date of Grant) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which your option plus all other Incentive Stock
Options you hold are exercisable for the first time by you during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates)
exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), your option(s) or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in
which they were granted) will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.
5.
METHOD OF PAYMENT. You must pay the full amount of the exercise price for the shares you wish to exercise. You may pay the exercise
price in cash or by check, bank draft, wire transfer or money order payable to the Company or in any other manner permitted by your Stock
Option Grant Notice, which may include one or more of the following:
(a)
Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt of cash (or check)
by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds.
This manner of payment is also known as a “broker-assisted exercise”, “same day sale”, or “sell to cover”.
(b)
Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery
or attestation) of already-owned shares of Common Stock that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security
interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. “Delivery” for these purposes, in the sole discretion
of the Company at the time you exercise your option, will include delivery to the Company of your attestation of ownership of such shares
of Common Stock in a form approved by the Company. You may not exercise your option by delivery to the Company of Common Stock if doing
so would violate the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock.
6.
WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole shares of Common Stock.
7.
SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. In no event may you exercise your option unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise are
then registered under the Securities Act or, if not registered, the Company has determined that your exercise and the issuance of the
shares would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option also must comply with all
other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may not exercise your option if the Company determines that such
exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations (including any restrictions on exercise required for compliance
with Treas. Reg. 1.401(k)-1(d)(3), if applicable).
8.
TERM. You may not exercise your option before the Date of Grant or after the expiration of the option’s term. The term of your
option expires, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of the Plan, upon the earliest of the following:
(a)
immediately upon the termination of your Continuous Service for Cause;
(b)
three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service for any reason other than Cause, your Disability, or your death
(except as otherwise provided in Section 8(d) below); provided, however, that if during any part of such three-month period
your option is not exercisable solely because of the condition set forth in Section 7 above relating to “Securities Law Compliance,”
your option will not expire until the earlier of the Expiration Date or until it has been exercisable for an aggregate period of three
(3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service; provided further, that if (i) you are a Non-Exempt Employee, (ii)
your Continuous Service terminates within six (6) months after the Date of Grant, and (iii) you have vested in a portion of your option
at the time of your termination of Continuous Service, your option will not expire until the earlier of (x) the later of (A) the date
that is seven (7) months after the Date of Grant, and (B) the date that is three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service, and (y) the Expiration Date;
(c)
twelve (12) months after the termination of your Continuous Service due to your Disability (except as otherwise provided in Section
8(d)) below;
(d)
eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous
Service terminates for any reason other than Cause;
(e)
the Expiration Date indicated in your Stock Option Grant Notice; and
(f)
the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant.
If
your option is an Incentive Stock Option, note that to obtain the federal income tax advantages associated with an Incentive Stock Option,
the Code requires that at all times beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of your option’s
exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the event of your death or Disability. The Company has provided
for extended exercisability of your option under certain circumstances for your benefit but cannot guarantee that your option will necessarily
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option if you continue to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate as a Consultant or Director
after your employment terminates or if you otherwise exercise your option more than three (3) months after the date your employment with
the Company or an Affiliate terminates.
9.
EXERCISE.
(a)
You may exercise the vested portion of your option during its term by (i) delivering a Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by
the Company) or completing such other documents and/or procedures designated by the Company for exercise and (ii) paying the exercise
price and any applicable withholding taxes to the Company’s Secretary, stock plan administrator, or such other person as the Company
may designate, together with such additional documents as the Company may then require.
(b)
By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into
an arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of
(i) the exercise of your option, or (ii) the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise.
(c)
If your option is an Incentive Stock Option, by exercising your option you agree that you will notify the Company in writing within
fifteen (15) days after the date of any disposition of any of the shares of the Common Stock issued upon exercise of your option that
occurs within two (2) years after the Date of Grant or within one (1) year after such shares of Common Stock are transferred upon exercise
of your option.
(d)
By exercising your option you agree that you will not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the
purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with respect to any shares of Common
Stock or other securities of the Company held by you, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of a
registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act or such longer period as the underwriters or the Company will request
to facilitate compliance with FINRA Rule 2241 or any successor or similar rules or regulation (the “Lock-Up Period”);
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 9(d) will prevent the exercise of a repurchase option, if any,
in favor of the Company during the Lock-Up Period. You further agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably
requested by the Company or the underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.
In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to your shares of Common Stock
until the end of such period. You also agree that any transferee of any shares of Common Stock (or other securities) of the
Company
held by you will be bound by this Section 9(d). The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries
of this Section 9(d) and will have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.
10.
TRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10, your option is not transferable, except by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your life only by you.
(a)
Certain Trusts. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, you may transfer your option to
a trust if you are considered to be the sole beneficial owner (determined under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law) while
the option is held in the trust. You and the trustee must enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company.
(b)
Domestic Relations Orders. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, and provided that you
and the designated transferee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company, you may transfer your option pursuant
to the terms of a domestic relations order, official marital settlement agreement or other divorce or separation instrument as permitted
by Treasury Regulation 1.421-1(b)(2) that contains the information required by the Company to effectuate the transfer. You are encouraged
to discuss the proposed terms of any division of this option with the Company prior to finalizing the domestic relations order or marital
settlement agreement to help ensure the required information is contained within the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement.
If this option is an Incentive Stock Option, this option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.
(c)
Beneficiary Designation. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, you may, by delivering
written notice to the Company, in a form approved by the Company and any broker designated by the Company to handle option exercises,
designate a third party who, on your death, will thereafter be entitled to exercise this option and receive the Common Stock or other
consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, your executor or administrator of your estate will
be entitled to exercise this option and receive, on behalf of your estate, the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such
exercise.
11.
RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. The Company will have the right to repurchase all of the shares of Common Stock you acquire pursuant to the
exercise of your option upon termination of your Continuous Service for Cause. Such repurchase will be at the exercise price you paid
to acquire the shares and will be effected pursuant to such other terms and conditions, and at such time, as the Company will determine.
12.
OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your option will be deemed to
create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company
or an Affiliate to continue your employment. In addition, nothing in your option will obligate the Company or an Affiliate, their respective
stockholders, boards of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or Consultant
for the Company or an Affiliate.
13.
WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.
(a)
At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, and at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means
of a “same day sale” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal
Reserve
Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations
of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of your option.
(b)
If this option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, then upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, and compliance with
any applicable legal conditions or restrictions, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable
to you upon the exercise of your option a number of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company
as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the maximum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such other greater or lesser
amount that avoids classification of your option as a liability for financial accounting purposes). Any adverse consequences to you arising
in connection with such share withholding procedure will be your sole responsibility.
(c)
You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly,
you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your option is vested, and the Company will have no obligation to
issue a certificate for such shares of Common Stock or release such shares of Common Stock from any escrow provided for herein, if applicable,
unless such obligations are satisfied.
14.
TAX CONSEQUENCES. You hereby agree that the Company does not have a duty to design or administer the Plan or its other compensation
programs in a manner that minimizes your tax liabilities. You will not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors,
Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from your option or your other compensation. In particular, you acknowledge
that this option is exempt from Section 409A of the Code only if the exercise price per share specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice
is at least equal to the “fair market value” per share of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant and there is no other impermissible
deferral of compensation associated with the option.
15.
NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan will be given in writing (including electronically) and will be deemed
effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. The Company may, in its sole discretion,
decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this option by electronic means or to request your consent to
participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting this option, you consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and
to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated
by the Company.
16.
GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part
of your option, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations, which may from time to time be promulgated
and adopted pursuant to the Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of your option and those of the Plan, the provisions
of the Plan will control. In addition, your option (and any compensation paid or shares issued under your option) is subject to recoupment
in accordance with The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any implementing regulations thereunder, any
clawback policy adopted by the Company and any compensation recovery policy otherwise required by applicable law. No recovery of compensation
under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntarily terminate employment upon a resignation for “good
reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.
17.
OTHER DOCUMENTS. You hereby acknowledge receipt of and the right to receive a document providing the information required by Rule
428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Plan prospectus. In addition, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s
policy permitting certain individuals to sell shares only during certain “window” periods and the Company’s insider
trading policy, in effect from time to time.
18.
EFFECT ON OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The value of this option will not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other
similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as
such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s
or any Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.
19.
VOTING RIGHTS. You will not have voting or any other rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the shares to be issued
pursuant to this option until such shares are issued to you. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a shareholder
of the Company. Nothing contained in this option, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create
a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
20.
SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Option Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful
or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity will not invalidate any portion of this Option Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful
or invalid. Any section of this Option Agreement (or part of such a section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible,
be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such section or part of a section to the fullest extent possible while
remaining lawful and valid.
21.
NO ADVICE REGARDING GRANT. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations
regarding your participation in the Plan, or your acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of stock. You are hereby advised to consult
with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to
the Plan.
22.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or
future participation in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to
participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated
by the Company and that such online or electronic participation shall have the same force and effect as documentation executed in written
form.
23.
MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
The rights and obligations of the Company under your option will be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all
covenants and agreements hereunder will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b)
You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company
to carry out the purposes or intent of your option.
(c)
You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your option in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing and accepting your option, and fully understand all provisions of your option.
(d)
This Option Agreement will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies
or national securities exchanges as may be required.
(e)
All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Option Agreement will be binding on any successor to the Company, whether
the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially
all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
ATTACHMENT
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2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ATTACHMENT
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
[Company
address]
Date
of Exercise:
This
constitutes notice to Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) under my stock option that I elect to purchase
the below number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Shares”) for the exercise price set forth below.
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this exercise, I agree (i) to provide such additional documents as you may require pursuant to the terms of the Sonim Technologies, Inc.
2019 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) to provide for the payment by me to you (in the manner designated by you) of your withholding obligation,
if any, relating to the exercise of this option, and (iii) if this exercise relates to an incentive stock option, to notify you in writing
within fifteen (15) days after the date of any disposition of any of the Shares issued upon exercise of this option that occurs within
two (2) years after the date of grant of this option or within one (1) year after such Shares are issued upon exercise of this option.
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Shares
must meet the public trading requirements set forth in the option. Shares must be valued in accordance with the terms of the option
being exercised, and must be owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests. Certificates must be
endorsed or accompanied by an executed assignment separate from certificate. |
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agree that, if required by the Company (or a representative of the underwriters) in connection with the first underwritten registration
of the offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, I will not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale
of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with
respect to any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the
effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such longer period as the underwriters or
the Company will request to facilitate compliance with FINRA Rule 2241 or any successor or similar rule or regulation) (the “Lock-Up
Period”). I further agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or
the underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the
foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions
until the end of such period.
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SONIM
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2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Sonim
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
hereby awards to Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award for the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Restricted
Stock Units”) set forth below (the “Award”). The Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions
as set forth in this notice of grant (this “Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice”), and in the Plan and the Restricted
Stock Unit Award Agreement, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly
defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict
between the terms in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice or the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan, the terms of
the Plan will control.
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to any Capitalization Adjustment, one share of Common Stock will be issued for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests at the time
set forth in Section 6 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. |
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Terms/Acknowledgements: Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice,
the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Restricted
Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant
and the Company regarding the acquisition of the Common Stock pursuant to the Award specified above and supersede all prior oral and
written agreements on the terms of this Award, with the exception, if applicable, of (i) equity awards previously granted and delivered
to Participant, (ii) any compensation recovery policy that is adopted by the Company or is otherwise required by applicable law; and
(iii) any written employment agreement or severance arrangement that would provide for vesting acceleration of this Award upon the terms
and conditions set forth therein.
By
accepting this Award, Participant acknowledges having received and read the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement and the Plan and agrees to all of the terms and conditions set forth in these documents. Participant consents to
receive such documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and
maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
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ATTACHMENTS:
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
ATTACHMENT
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SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Pursuant
to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement,
Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded you (“Participant”) a Restricted
Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
for the number of Restricted Stock Units/shares indicated in the Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Restricted
Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Grant Notice will have the same meanings given to them in the Plan. The terms of your Award, in addition
to those set forth in the Grant Notice, are as follows.
1.
GRANT OF THE AWARD. This Award represents the right to be issued on a future date one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted
Stock Unit that vests on the applicable vesting date(s) (subject to any adjustment under Section 3 below) as indicated in the Grant Notice.
As of the Date of Grant, the Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for your benefit (the “Account”)
the number of Restricted Stock Units/shares of Common Stock subject to the Award. This Award was granted in consideration of your services
to the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, you will not be required to make any payment to the Company or an Affiliate (other
than services to the Company or an Affiliate) with respect to your receipt of the Award, the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or
the delivery of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued in respect of the Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves
the right to issue you the cash equivalent of Common Stock, in part or in full satisfaction of the delivery of Common Stock upon the
vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, and, to the extent applicable, references in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the
Grant Notice to Common Stock issuable in connection with your Restricted Stock Units will include the potential issuance of its cash
equivalent pursuant to such right.
2.
VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your Award will vest, if at all, in accordance with the vesting schedule provided
in the Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service. Upon such termination of your
Continuous Service, the Restricted Stock Units/shares of Common Stock credited to the Account that were not vested on the date of such
termination will be forfeited at no cost to the Company and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such underlying
shares of Common Stock.
3.
NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of Restricted Stock Units subject to your Award may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments, as provided in the Plan. Any additional Restricted Stock Units, shares, cash or other property that becomes subject to the
Award pursuant to this Section 3, if any, will be subject, in a manner determined by the Board to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions
on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as applicable to the other Restricted Stock Units and shares covered by your Award.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3, no fractional shares or rights for fractional shares of Common Stock will be created
pursuant to this Section 3. Any fraction of a share will be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
4.
SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. You may not be issued any Common Stock under your Award unless the shares of Common Stock underlying the
Restricted Stock Units are either (i) then registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) the Company has determined that such issuance
would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Award must also comply with other applicable laws and
regulations governing the Award, and you will not receive such Common Stock if the Company determines that such receipt would not be
in material compliance with such laws and regulations.
5.
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. Prior to the time that shares of Common Stock have been delivered to you, you may not transfer, pledge, sell
or otherwise dispose of this Award or the shares issuable in respect of your Award, except as expressly provided in this Section 5. For
example, you may not use shares that may be issued in respect of your Restricted Stock Units as security for a loan. The restrictions
on transfer set forth herein will lapse upon delivery to you of shares in respect of your vested Restricted Stock Units. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who,
in the event of your death, will thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of Common Stock to which you were entitled at the
time of your death pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. In the absence of such a designation, your legal representative
will be entitled to receive, on behalf of your estate, such Common Stock or other consideration.
(a)
Death. Your Award is transferable by will and by the laws of descent and distribution. At your death, vesting of your Award will
cease and your executor or administrator of your estate will be entitled to receive, on behalf of your estate, any Common Stock or other
consideration that vested but was not issued before your death.
(b)
Domestic Relations Orders. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, and provided that you
and the designated transferee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company, you may transfer your right to receive
the distribution of Common Stock or other consideration hereunder, pursuant to a domestic relations order, official marital settlement
agreement or other divorce or separation instrument as permitted by applicable law that contains the information required by the Company
to effectuate the transfer. You are encouraged to discuss the proposed terms of any division of this Award with the Company’s General
Counsel prior to finalizing the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement to verify that you may make such transfer, and
if so, to help ensure the required information is contained within the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement.
6.
DATE OF ISSUANCE.
(a)
The issuance of shares in respect of the Restricted Stock Units is intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)
and will be construed and administered in such a manner. Subject to the satisfaction of the Withholding Obligation set forth in Section
11 of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, in the event one or more Restricted Stock Units vests, the Company will issue to you
one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests on the applicable vesting date(s) (subject to any adjustment
under Section 3 above, and subject to any different provisions in the Grant Notice). Each issuance date determined by this paragraph
is referred to as an “Original Issuance Date”.
(b)
If the Original Issuance Date falls on a date that is not a business day, delivery will instead occur on the next following business
day. In addition, if:
(i)
the Original Issuance Date does not occur (1) during an “open window period” applicable to you, as determined by the
Company in accordance with the Company’s then-effective policy on trading in Company securities (“Insider Trading Policy”),
or (2) on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell shares of Common Stock on an established stock exchange or stock market (including
but not limited to under a previously established written trading plan that meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange
Act and was entered into in compliance with the Company’s policies (a “10b5-1 Arrangement”)), and
(ii)
either (1) the Company’s then-effective Insider Trading Policy does not permit sell to cover transactions in satisfaction of
applicable Withholding Obligations, (2) a Withholding Obligation does not apply, or (3) the Company decides, prior to the Original Issuance
Date, (A) not to satisfy the Withholding Obligation by withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares otherwise due, on the Original
Issuance Date, to you under this Award, and (B) not to permit you to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer
pursuant to Section 9 of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (including but not limited to a commitment under a 10b5-1 Arrangement)
and (C) not to permit you to pay your Withholding Obligation in cash,
then
the shares that would otherwise be issued to you on the Original Issuance Date will not be delivered on such Original Issuance Date
and will instead be delivered on the first business day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of the Company’s Common
Stock in the open public market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the Original Issuance Date occurs
(that is, the last day of your taxable year in which the Original Issuance Date occurs), or, if and only if permitted in a manner
that complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), no later than the date that is the 15th day of the third calendar month
of the applicable year following the year in which the shares of Common Stock under this Award are no longer subject to a “substantial
risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d).
(c)
The form of delivery of the shares of Common Stock in respect of your Award (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing
such shares) will be determined by the Company.
7.
DIVIDENDS. You will receive no benefit or adjustment to your Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution
that does not result from a Capitalization Adjustment; provided, however, that this sentence will not apply with respect to any shares
of Common Stock that are delivered to you in connection with your Award after such shares have been delivered to you.
8.
AWARD NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT.
(a)
Your Continuous Service with the Company or an Affiliate is not for any specified term and may be terminated by you or by the Company
or an Affiliate at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement (including, but not limited to, the vesting of your Award or the issuance of the shares subject to your Award), the Plan
or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Plan will:
(i) confer upon you any right to continue in the employ or service of, or affiliation with, the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) constitute
any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future
compensation or any other term or condition of employment or affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement or Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company of the right to terminate you at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity
that you may have.
(b)
By accepting this Award, you acknowledge and agree that the right to continue vesting in the Award is earned only by continuing as
an employee, director or consultant at the will of the Company or an Affiliate and that the Company has the right to reorganize, sell,
spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or Affiliates at any time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate
(a “reorganization”). You acknowledge and agree that such a reorganization could result in the termination
of your Continuous Service, or the termination of Affiliate status of your employer and the loss of benefits available to you under this
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, including but not limited to, the termination of the right to continue vesting in the Award. You
further acknowledge and agree that this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the Plan, the transactions contemplated hereunder and
the vesting schedule set forth herein or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in any of them do not
constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the term of this Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement, for any period, or at all, and will not interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your Continuous
Service at any time, with or without your cause or notice, or to conduct a reorganization.
9.
WITHHOLDING OBLIGATION.
(a)
On each vesting date, and on or before the time you receive a distribution of the shares of Common Stock underlying your Restricted Stock
Units, and at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance with applicable tax laws, you hereby authorize any
required withholding from the Common Stock issuable to you and/or otherwise agree to make adequate provision, including in cash, for
any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate that arise
in connection with your Award (the “Withholding Obligation”).
(b)
By accepting this Award, you acknowledge and agree that the Company or any Affiliate may, in its sole discretion, satisfy all or any
portion of the Withholding Obligation relating to your Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing
you to pay any portion of the Withholding Obligation in cash; (ii) withholding from any compensation otherwise payable to you by the
Company or an Affiliate; (iii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to you
in connection with the Award with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to Section
6) equal to the amount of such Withholding Obligation; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Common Stock so withheld
will not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Withholding Obligation using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal,
state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income; and provided,
further, that to the extent necessary to qualify for an exemption from application of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, if applicable,
such share withholding procedure will be subject to the express prior approval of the Board or the Company’s Compensation Committee;
and/or (iv) permitting or requiring you to enter into a “same day sale” commitment, if applicable, with a broker-dealer that
is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”), pursuant to this authorization
and without further consent, whereby you irrevocably elect to sell a portion of the shares to be delivered in connection with your Restricted
Stock Units to satisfy the Withholding Obligation and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary
to satisfy the Withholding Obligation directly to the Company and/or its Affiliates.
(c)
Unless the Withholding Obligation is satisfied, the Company will have no obligation to deliver to you any Common Stock or other consideration
pursuant to this Award.
(d)
In the event the Withholding Obligation arises prior to the delivery to you of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of
Common Stock to you that the amount of the Withholding Obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify
and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.
10.
TAX CONSEQUENCES. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences to you of this Award and will not be liable
to you for any adverse tax consequences to you arising in connection with this Award. You are hereby advised to consult with your own
personal tax, financial and/or legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of this Award and by signing the Grant Notice, you have
agreed that you have done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. You understand that you (and not the Company) will be responsible
for your own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement.
11.
UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded, and as a holder of a vested Award, you will be considered an unsecured creditor of
the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares or other property pursuant to this Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement. You will not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares to be issued
pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement until such shares are issued to you pursuant to Section 6 of this Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company. Nothing contained
in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create
a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
12.
NOTICES. Any notice or request required or permitted hereunder will be given in writing (including electronically) and will be deemed
effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. The Company may, in its sole discretion,
decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this Award by electronic means or to request your consent to
participate in the Plan by electronic means. By accepting this Award, you consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and
to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated
by the Company.
13.
ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. You hereby consent and acknowledge that:
(a)
Receipt of the Award is voluntary and therefore you must accept the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and Grant Notice
as a condition to receipt of this Award. This Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to
receive future awards or other benefits in lieu of future awards, even if similar awards have been granted repeatedly in the past. All
determinations with respect to any such future awards, including, but not limited to, the time or times when such awards are made, the
size of such awards and performance and other conditions applied to the awards, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.
(b)
The future value of your Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty. You do not have, and will not assert, any claim
or entitlement to compensation, indemnity or damages arising from the termination of this Award or diminution in value of this Award
and you irrevocably release the Company, its Affiliates and, if applicable, your employer, if different from the Company, from any such
claim that may arise.
(c)
The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award will be transferable by the Company to any one or more persons or entities,
and all covenants and agreements hereunder will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns.
(d)
You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company
to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(e)
You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.
(f)
This Award Agreement will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies
or national securities exchanges as may be required.
(g)
All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Award Agreement will be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially
all of the business and assets of the Company.
14.
CLAWBACK. Your Award (and any compensation paid or shares issued under your Award) is subject to recoupment in accordance with The
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any implementing regulations thereunder, any clawback policy adopted
by the Company and any compensation recovery policy otherwise required by applicable law. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback
policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntarily terminate employment upon a resignation for “good reason,”
or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.
15.
GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part
of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated
and adopted pursuant to the Plan. Your Award (and any compensation paid or shares issued under your Award) is subject to recoupment in
accordance with The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any implementing regulations thereunder, any
clawback policy adopted by the Company and any compensation recovery policy otherwise required by applicable law. No recovery of compensation
under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntarily terminate employment upon a resignation for “good
reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.
16.
EFFECT ON OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The value of the Award subject to this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will not be
included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating benefits under any employee benefit plan (other
than the Plan) sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves
its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any or all of the employee benefit plans of the Company or any Affiliate.
17.
SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental
authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity will not invalidate any portion of this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (or part of such
a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid will, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such
Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.
18.
OTHER DOCUMENTS. You hereby acknowledge receipt or the right to receive a document providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1)
promulgated under the Securities Act. In addition, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s policy permitting certain individuals
to sell shares only during certain “window” periods and the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, in effect from time to
time.
19.
AMENDMENT. This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by an instrument in writing,
signed by you and by a duly authorized representative of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement may be amended solely by the Board by a writing which specifically states that it is amending this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you, and provided that, except as otherwise expressly provided in the
Plan, no such amendment materially adversely affecting your rights hereunder may be made without your written consent. Without limiting
the foregoing, the Board reserves the right to change, by written notice to you, the provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
in any way it may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result of any change in applicable laws or regulations
or any future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision, provided that any such change will be applicable only to rights relating
to that portion of the Award which is then subject to restrictions as provided herein.
20.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE. This Award is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the
Code, including but not limited to by reason of complying with the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined
that the Award fails to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral rule and is otherwise not exempt from, and determined to
be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, this
Award
will comply with Section 409A to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted
accordingly. If it is determined that the Award is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and you are a “Specified Employee”
(within the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your “Separation from Service” (as
defined in Section 409A), then the issuance of any shares that would otherwise be made upon the date of your Separation from Service
or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date(s) and will instead be issued in a lump
sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the Separation from Service, with the balance of the shares issued
thereafter in accordance with the original vesting and issuance schedule set forth above, but if and only if such delay in the issuance
of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of adverse taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code.
Each installment of shares that vests is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Notice of Grant or of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement,
under no circumstances will the Company reimburse you for any taxes or other costs under Section 409A or any other tax law or rule. All
such taxes and costs are solely your responsibility.
This
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be deemed to be signed by the Company and the Participant upon the signing by the Participant
of the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice to which it is attached.
ATTACHMENT
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2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
SONIM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2019
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Sonim
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
hereby awards to Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award for the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Restricted
Stock Units”) set forth below (the “Award”). The Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions
as set forth in this notice of grant (this “Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice”), and in the Plan and the Restricted
Stock Unit Award Agreement, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly
defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict
between the terms in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice or the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan, the terms of
the Plan will control.
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a condition to acceptance of this Award, to the greatest extent permitted under the Plan and applicable law, any withholding obligations
for applicable Tax-Related Items (as defined in Section 9 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement) will be satisfied through
the sale of a number of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award as determined in accordance with Section 9 of the Restricted
Stock Unit Award Agreement and the remittance of the cash proceeds of such sale to the Company. Under the Award Agreement, the Company
is authorized and directed by Participant to make payment from the cash proceeds of this sale directly to the appropriate taxing
authorities in an amount equal to the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items. It is the Company’s intent that the mandatory
sale to cover withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items imposed by the Company on Participant in connection with the receipt
of this Award comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act and be interpreted to comply with the
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Terms/Acknowledgements: Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice,
the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Restricted
Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant
and the Company regarding the acquisition of the Common Stock pursuant to the Award specified above and supersede all prior oral and
written agreements on the terms of this Award, with the exception, if applicable, of (i) equity awards previously granted and delivered
to Participant, (ii) any compensation recovery policy that is adopted by the Company or is otherwise required by applicable law; and
(iii) any written employment agreement or severance arrangement that would provide for vesting acceleration of this Award upon the terms
and conditions set forth therein.
By
accepting this Award, Participant acknowledges having received and read the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement and the Plan and agrees to all of the terms and conditions set forth in these documents. Participant consents to
receive such documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and
maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
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ATTACHMENTS:
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
ATTACHMENT
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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit
107
CALCULATION
OF FILING FEES TABLE
FORM
S-8
(Form
Type)
Sonim
Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table
1: Newly Registered Securities
Security Type | |
Security Class Title | |
Fee Calculation Rule | |
Amount Registered(1) | | |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2) | | |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | | |
Fee Rate | | |
Amount of Registration Fee | |
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Equity | |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | |
Other | |
| 549,193 | | |
$ | 3.20 | | |
$ | 1,757,417.60 | | |
| 0.00015310 | | |
$ | 269.07 | |
Total Offering Amounts | |
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$ | 1,757,417.60 | | |
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$ | 269.07 | |
Total Fee Offsets | |
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Net Fee Due | |
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$ | 269.07 | |
(1)
This Registration Statement registers 549,193 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”),
of Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for issuance under the Sonim Technologies, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan,
as amended (the “Plan”). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant that become issuable under the Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt
of consideration which would increase the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) promulgated
under the Securities Act. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is based on the average of the high and the low price of the
Registrant’s shares of Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market on January 7, 2025.
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