UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Accuray Incorporated (the “Company”) held on November 10, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved amending and restating the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance thereunder by 4,000,000 shares, (ii) decrease the ratio used to determine the number of shares of common stock that remain available for issuance under or are returned to the plan’s share reserve for awards other than an option, a stock appreciation right, or any other award that is based solely on an increase in value of the shares from 1.71 shares for every one share subject to such award to 1.38 shares, effective November 10, 2022, (iii) expand minimum vesting limitations to cover all types of awards granted under the plan and (iv) disallow dividends or other distributions to be paid with respect to shares covered by unexercised options or stock appreciations rights, and provide that dividends or other distributions payable with respect to shares covered by other awards will not be paid before and unless the underlying shares vest. A description of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Form 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2022 (the “2022 Proxy Statement”) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.
Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders also approved amending and restating the Company’s Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued thereunder by 2,500,000 shares. A description of the Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is set forth in the 2022 Proxy Statement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals as set forth below. The following is a brief description of each proposal submitted to a vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each proposal.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the following persons as a Class I director of the Company to hold office until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed.
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Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
Anne B. Le Grand |
43,215,182 |
3,882,859 |
144,084 |
22,816,964 |
Joseph E. Whitters |
44,833,370 |
2,264,188 |
144,567 |
22,816,964 |
Proposal No. 2: Approval of Amendment to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, with 41,437,740 shares in favor, 5,698,672 shares against, 105,713 shares abstaining and 22,816,964 broker non-votes.
Proposal No. 3: Approval of Amendment to the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with 46,789,174 shares in favor, 355,945 shares against, 97,006 shares abstaining and 22,816,964 broker non-votes.
Proposal No. 4: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
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The stockholders cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows: 41,753,917 shares in favor, 5,251,292 shares against, 236,916 shares abstaining and 22,816,964 broker non-votes.
Proposal No. 5: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, with 69,210,645 shares in favor, 700,582 shares against, 147,862 shares abstaining and no broker non-votes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.2 Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED |
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Dated: November 16, 2022 |
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/s/ Jesse Chew |
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Jesse Chew |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, and other stock or cash awards as the Administrator may determine.
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For purposes of this definition, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.
Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
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(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes
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of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) a notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable withholding taxes). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a
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dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
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At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. If and until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to any Stock Appreciation Rights, notwithstanding the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights.
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In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (and for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the vesting limitations under Section 5(c)), the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels, prorated based on the portion of the Performance Period that elapsed as of immediately prior to the applicable merger or Change in Control. All other terms and conditions with respect to such Awards with performance-based vesting will be deemed met. In addition, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is not assumed or substituted in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
For the purposes of this subsection (c), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit or Performance Share, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more Performance Goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such Performance Goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such Performance Goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Amended and Restated 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Participant must notify the Company by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant if he or she wishes to reject this Option. Otherwise, Participant will be deemed to have accepted the Option on the terms and conditions on which it is offered.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”), including the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Stock Option, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Participant Name:
Address:
Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Vesting Commencement Date
Number of Shares Granted
Exercise Price per Share $
Total Exercise Price $
Type of Option ___ Incentive Stock Option
___ Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to accelerated vesting as set forth below or in the Plan, this Option will be exercisable, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:
[Insert vesting schedule]
Termination Period:
This Option will be exercisable for three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless such termination is due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which case this Option will be exercisable for twelve
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(12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and may be subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 15(c) of the Plan.
If Participant does not wish to receive this Option and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the Option is offered, as set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Stock Option, attached hereto as Exhibit A, then Participant must reject the Option by notifying the Company at Accuray Incorporated, Attention Stock Administration, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant, in which case the Option will be cancelled. Participant’s failure to notify the Company of his or her rejection of the Option within this specified period will constitute Participant’s acceptance of the Option and his or her agreement with all terms and conditions of the Option, as set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Stock Option, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document.
Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Participant hereby agrees (i) to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement, (ii) to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below, and (iii) to the extent required by Section 6 of Exhibit A, the sale of Shares to cover the Tax Withholding Obligations (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTION
If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an ISO under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, if this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d) it will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) will not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event will the Administrator, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.
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Participant’s Responsibility; Company’s Obligation to Deliver Certificates. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant or deemed by the Company or the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the Tax-Related Items. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of this Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of this Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of this Option or any aspect of this Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Tax Withholding Arrangements. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, by Participant’s acceptance of this Option, Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items. By accepting this Option, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover Tax-Related Items and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express consent. In the event that such withholding by sale of Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, Participant authorizes the Company or its respective agents to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by (i) delivery of already vested and owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (ii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (iii) cash payment, (iv) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of
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Shares subject to the exercised Options, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL OPTIONS
This Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option granted to Participant under the Plan. Further, this Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option if Participant resides in one of the countries listed below.
NOTIFICATIONS
This Exhibit B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of June 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the notification information may be out of date at the time Participant exercises the Option or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the notification information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the Option is granted to Participant, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
A. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Option is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future Option grants, or benefits in lieu of Options, even if Options have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future Option grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) this Option grant and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;
(e) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(f) this Option and the Shares subject to this Option is extraordinary items that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
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(g) the Option and the Shares subject to this Option, and the income and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) this Option and the Shares subject to this Option is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, this Option will have no value;
(k) if Participant exercises this Option and acquires Shares, the value of such Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;
(l) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of this Option resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of any employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of this Option, Participant agrees not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer or any of the other Affiliates of the Company;
(m) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, this Option and the Shares subject to this Option, and the income and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate of the Company;
(n) in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Option under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Option; and
(o) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option or any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Option or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.
Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address,
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date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of the Option or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
Participant understands that Data will be transferred to a plan broker or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, the broker, and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States he or she may, at any time, view Data, request information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant Option or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
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B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
CANADA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Termination of Employment. This provision replaces Section A.1(n) of this Exhibit B:
For purposes of the Option, in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Option under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Participant’s employment with the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate is terminated; (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination of employment from the Company or the Employer (regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under Canadian employment law including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or the Employer. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Employer.
The following Terms and Conditions apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. This provision supplements Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including its Affiliates), the Employer and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, the Employer and any Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NASDAQ Global Select Market)
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Foreign property, including Shares and Option, held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus the Option must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because other foreign property is held by the employee. When shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares at the time of acquisition, but if the employee owns other shares of the same company, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares.
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GERMANY
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically and the form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de), in both German and English. Participant is responsible for complying with the reporting requirements.
GREECE
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Notification. If Participant remits funds from Greece to purchase Shares under the Plan, he or she may need to make a submission to the bank, which requires the following data: (i) Participant’s name, nationality, and address; (ii) the purpose of the transaction (i.e., purchase of Shares); (iii) the country of destination of the funds (i.e., the Untied States); (iv) the value in foreign exchange and the equivalent in local currency; (v) Participant’s tax registration number; (vi) Participant’s statement that the transaction in question is not aimed at legalizing income deriving from criminal activity; and (vi) any other information the bank may require. If the amount being remitted is not more than €50,000, such a submission may not be required. In addition, if Participant uses a cashless exercise method to exercise his or her Option, Participant will not be required to make a submission to the bank.
Participant may buy any foreign currency and deposit the same in accounts in his or her name with any bank operating in Greece. When the Shares acquired under the Plan are sold, Participant is not required to convert the foreign exchange into local currency and Participant can deposit the proceeds in the foreign currency in Greece or abroad.
HONG KONG
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sale of Shares. Shares received at exercise are accepted as a personal investment. In the event the Option vests and is exercised within six months of the Date of Grant, Participant agrees that he or she will not offer to the public or otherwise dispose of the shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information: Warning. The contents of the Agreement, including this Exhibit B, have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Agreement, including this Exhibit B, or the Plan, Participant should obtain independent professional advice. The Option and any Shares issued at exercise of the Option do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The Agreement, including this Exhibit B, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. The Option and any related documentation are intended only for the personal use of Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.
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ITALY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Method of Payment. This provision replaces Section 5of the Agreement:
The Exercise Price for the Shares as to which this Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company throughconsideration received by the Company under a broker-assisted (or other) cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan. The Company reserves the right to allow additional methods of payment depending on the development of local law.
Data Privacy Notice and Consent. This provision replaces in its entirety Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, details of the Option or other entitlement to Shares granted, awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan.
Participant also understands that providing the Employer with Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Accuray Incorporated, with registered offices at 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, United States of America, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy.
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired at exercise of the Option. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
Participant understands that Data-processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto, as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing.
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Furthermore, Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s local human resources representative.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the grant of the Option, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement, including this Exhibit B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including this Exhibit B.
Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Agreement: Section 3 on Vesting and Termination; Section 6 on Tax Withholding; Section 20 on Governing Law and Venue; Section A.1 of this Exhibit B on Nature of Award; Section A.4 of this Exhibit B on Language; and the Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Exhibit B.
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (e.g., cash, Shares, etc.) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report such investments or assets on their annual tax returns or on a special form if no tax return is due. The same reporting duties apply to Italian residents who are beneficial owners of the foreign financial assets pursuant to Italian money laundering provisions, even if they do not directly hold the foreign asset abroad.
JAPAN
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Japanese residents that acquire Shares valued at more than ¥100,000,000 in a single transaction must file a Securities Acquisition Report with the Ministry of Finance through the Bank of Japan within 20 days of the acquisition of the Shares.
In addition, if a Japanese resident pays more than ¥30,000,000 in a single transaction for the purchase of Shares when at exercise of an Option, he or she must file a Payment Report with the Ministry of Finance through the Bank of Japan within 20 days of the date that the payment is made. The precise reporting requirements vary depending on whether or not the relevant payment is made through a bank in Japan.
Please note that a Payment Report is required independently from a Securities Acquisition Report; therefore, a Japanese resident must file both a Payment Report and a Securities Acquisition Report if the total amount that he or she pays in a single transaction for exercising the Option and purchasing Shares exceeds ¥100,000,000.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Japanese residents are required to report details of any assets held outside Japan as of December 31, including Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50,000,000. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant is responsible for complying with this reporting obligation if applicable and Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor in this regard.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
NOTIFICATIONS
Restriction on Sale of Shares. To the extent Participant sells, offers to sell or otherwise disposes of Shares acquired under the Plan within six months of the date of grant, Participant is permitted to dispose of such shares
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through any designated broker appointed under the Plan, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside Singapore through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Company’s shares are currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Securities Law Information. The Option is being made to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Option is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Option, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made (i) after six months from the Date of Grant or (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation. If Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, or a director, associate director, or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Affiliate, Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate in writing when Participant receives an interest (e.g., Option or Shares) in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, Participant must notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate when he or she sells Shares the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company (including when Participant sells Shares issued upon exercise of the Option). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, a notification of Participant’s interests in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company must be made within two days of becoming the Chief Executive Officer or a director.
SWITZERLAND
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. The Option is not intended to be a public offering in or from Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the offer constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and their this document nor any other materials relating to the grant may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Plan has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss financial Market Supervisory Authority).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to those providing services in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and the Agreement are intended for distribution only to such Participants and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Participant should conduct Participant’s own due diligence on the securities. If Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan or the Agreement, Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan, and neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development has approved the Plan or the Agreement, nor taken any steps to verify the information set out therein and has any responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Withholding. This provision supplements Section 6 of the Agreement:
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If payment or withholding of the Tax-Related Items is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the liability for income tax (the “Due Date”) occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Official Rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 6 of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant understands and agrees that if he or she is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), Participant will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. In the event that Participant is a director or executive officer and income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant by the Due Date, Participant understands that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands and agrees that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Employer may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 6 of the Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.1
EXHIBIT C
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Amended and Restated 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE
Accuray Incorporated
1310 Chesapeake Terrace
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Attention: Stock Administration
Submitted by: Accepted by:
PURCHASER ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Signature By
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Print Name Its
Address:
Date Received
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Amended and Restated 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT
Participant must notify the Company by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant if he or she wishes to reject this Award. Otherwise, Participant will be deemed to have accepted the Award on the terms and conditions on which it is offered.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Performance Unit Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), which includes the Notice of Grant of Performance Unit Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD
Participant Name:
Address:
Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Performance Units (“PSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Number of PSUs
Vesting Schedule:
For purposes of this Award Agreement, the Performance Period shall be the period commencing on the first day of the Company’s [__] fiscal year and ending on June 30, [__].
Subject to Section 3 of Exhibit A and any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the PSUs will vest in accordance with the following schedule:
[Insert Vesting Schedule]
In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in the PSUs, the PSUs and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
If Participant does not wish to receive this Award and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the Award is offered, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, then Participant must reject the Award by notifying the Company at Accuray Incorporated, Attention Stock Administration, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant, in which case the Award will be cancelled. Participant’s failure to notify the Company of his or her rejection of the Award within this specified period will constitute Participant’s acceptance of the Award and his or her agreement with all terms and conditions of the Award, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document.
Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel, and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Award Agreement. By accepting this Award, Participant hereby agrees (i) to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of
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the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, (ii) to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated above, and (iii) to the extent required by Section 7 of Exhibit A, the sale of Shares to cover the Tax-Related Items (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD
1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of PSUs, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 21(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.
2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each PSU represents the right to receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the PSUs will have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 3 or 4, Participant will have no right to payment of any such PSUs. Prior to actual payment of any vested PSUs, such PSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Any PSUs that vest in accordance with Sections 3 or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested PSUs shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of the payment of any PSUs payable under this Award Agreement.
3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the PSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant; provided, however, that (i) if a Vesting Date falls on a day upon which the U.S. national securities markets are not open for trading, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day, and (ii) if a Vesting Date falls on December 31, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day such that the Vesting Date, any sale to cover taxes, and applicable tax reporting all occur in the same calendar year. PSUs scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.
4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested PSUs at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such PSUs will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. The payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 4 shall in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the PSUs is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated PSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated PSUs will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the PSUs will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the PSUs provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will
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be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, the balance of the PSUs that have not vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (i) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
7. Withholding of Taxes.
(a) Participant’s Responsibility; Company’s Obligation to Deliver Certificates. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax‑related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant or deemed by the Company or the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the Tax-Related Items. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the PSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Tax Withholding Arrangements. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, by Participant’s acceptance of the Award, Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover Tax-Related Items and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express consent. In the event that such withholding by sale of Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, Participant authorizes the Company or its respective agents to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by (i) delivery of already vested and owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (ii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld,
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(iii) cash payment, (iv) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested PSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
8. Restrictions on Resale. Participant agrees not to sell any PSU Shares at a time when Applicable Laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as Participant’s status as a Service Provider continues and for such period of time after the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider as the Company may specify.
9. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
10. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE PERFORMANCE UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF PERFORMANCE UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
11. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of unvested PSUs awarded to Participant under this Award Agreement will be adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
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13. Award is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Award, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. Participant may, however, dispose of this Award in Participant’s will or through a beneficiary designation.
14. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
15. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or foreign law, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state, federal or foreign law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.
16. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any PSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
18. Electronic Delivery. Participant agrees that the Company may deliver by electronic means all documents relating to the Plan, the PSUs, or future performance units that may be awarded under the Plan (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant also agrees that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a web site, it will notify Participant by electronic means.
19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.
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20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.
21. Modifications to the Award Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of PSUs.
22. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of PSUs under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
23. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of PSUs or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Award of PSUs is made and/or to be performed.
24. Additional Terms for Non-U.S. Participants. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Award Agreement, for Participants outside the United States, this Award of PSUs shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B to this Award Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit B constitutes part of this Award Agreement.
25. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by me or any other Participant of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
This Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant under the Plan. Further, this Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units if Participant resides in one of the countries listed below.
NOTIFICATIONS
This Exhibit B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of June 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the notification information may be out of date at the time the Restricted Stock Units vest or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the notification information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the Restricted Stock Units are granted to Participant, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
A. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future Restricted Stock Unit awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Restricted Stock Unit grant and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;
(e) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(f) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are extraordinary items that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
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(g) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of any employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units, Participant agrees not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer or any of the other Affiliates of the Company;
(k) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate of the Company;
(l) in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award of Restricted Stock Units; and
(m) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.
Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
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Participant understands that Data will be transferred to a plan broker or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, the broker, and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States he or she may, at any time, view Data, request information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
BELGIUM
NOTIFICATIONS
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Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any securities (e.g., Shares acquired under the Plan) held or bank accounts opened (including brokerage accounts) opened and maintained outside Belgium on his or her annual tax return. In a separate report, Participant will be required to provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). This report, as well as information on how to complete it, can be found on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
CANADA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Form of Settlement. If Participant is resident in Canada, Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
Termination of Employment. This provision replaces Section A.1(l) of this Exhibit B:
For purposes of the Restricted Stock Units, in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Participant’s employment with the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate is terminated; (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination of employment from the Company or the Employer (regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under Canadian employment law including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or the Employer. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Employer.
The following Terms and Conditions apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. This provision supplements Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including its Affiliates), the Employer and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, the Employer and any Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Award Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NASDAQ Global Select Market)
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Foreign property, including Shares and Restricted Stock Units, held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement)
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if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus Restricted Stock Units must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because other foreign property is held by the employee. When shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares at the time of acquisition, but if the employee owns other shares of the same company, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares.
GERMANY
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically and the form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de), in both German and English. Participant is responsible for complying with the reporting requirements.
GREECE
There are no country-specific provisions.
HONG KONG
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sale of Shares. Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event the Restricted Stock Units vest within six months of the Date of Grant, Participant agrees that he or she will not offer to the public or otherwise dispose of the shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Form of Settlement. The Award of Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information: Warning. The contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, or the Plan, Participant should obtain independent professional advice. The Restricted Stock Units and any Shares issued at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. The Restricted Stock Units and any related documentation are intended only for the personal use of Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.
ITALY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Data Privacy Notice and Consent. This provision replaces in its entirety Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and
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telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or other entitlement to Shares granted, awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan.
Participant also understands that providing the Employer with Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Accuray Incorporated, with registered offices at 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, United States of America, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy.
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
Participant understands that Data-processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto, as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing.
Furthermore, Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s local human resources representative.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B.
Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 3 on Vesting and Termination; Section 7 on Tax Withholding; Section 23 on Governing Law and Venue; Section A.1 of this Exhibit B on Nature of Award; Section A.4 of this Exhibit B on Language; and the Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Exhibit B.
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NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (e.g., cash, Shares, etc.) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report such investments or assets on their annual tax returns or on a special form if no tax return is due. The same reporting duties apply to Italian residents who are beneficial owners of the foreign financial assets pursuant to Italian money laundering provisions, even if they do not directly hold the foreign asset abroad.
JAPAN
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Japanese residents are required to report details of any assets held outside Japan as of December 31, including Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50,000,000. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant is responsible for complying with this reporting obligation if applicable and Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor in this regard.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
NOTIFICATIONS
Restriction on Sale of Shares. To the extent Participant sells, offers to sell or otherwise disposes of Shares acquired under the Plan within six months of the date of grant, Participant is permitted to dispose of such shares through any designated broker appointed under the Plan, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside Singapore through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Company’s shares are currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is being made to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Award of Restricted Stock Units is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made (i) after six months from the Date of Grant or (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation. If Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, or a director, associate director, or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Affiliate, Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate in writing when Participant receives an interest (e.g., Restricted Stock Units or Shares) in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, Participant must notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate when he or she sells Shares the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company (including when Participant sells Shares issued upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Units). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, a notification of Participant’s interests in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company must be made within two days of becoming the Chief Executive Officer or a director.
SWITZERLAND
NOTIFICATIONS
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Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is not intended to be a public offering in or from Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the offer constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and their this document nor any other materials relating to the grant may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Plan has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss financial Market Supervisory Authority).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to those providing services in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to such Participants and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Participant should conduct Participant’s own due diligence on the securities. If Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan or the Award Agreement, Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan, and neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development has approved the Plan or the Award Agreement, nor taken any steps to verify the information set out therein and has any responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Withholding. This provision supplements Section 7 of the Award Agreement:
If payment or withholding of the Tax-Related Items is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the liability for income tax (the “Due Date”) occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Official Rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant understands and agrees that if he or she is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), Participant will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. In the event that Participant is a director or executive officer and income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant by the Due Date, Participant understands that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands and agrees that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Employer may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED
AMENDED & RESTATED 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT FOR FY17 MSU PROGRAM
Participant must notify the Company within one (1) month following the Date of Grant if he or she wishes to reject this Award. Otherwise, Participant will be deemed to have accepted the Award on the terms and conditions on which it is offered.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Accuray Incorporated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Performance Unit Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), which includes the Notice of Grant of Performance Unit Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD
Participant Name:
Address:
Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of market-based Performance Units (“MSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Target Award
Maximum Award (up to a maximum of 150% of the Target Award)
Vesting Schedule:
The Performance Periods for this Award shall be as follows: the “First Performance Period” shall be the period commencing on November 1, 2016 and ending on October 31, 2018, and the “Second Performance Period” shall be the period commencing on November 1, 2016 and ending on October 31, 2019.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, the “Benchmark” shall mean the Russell 2000 Index. “Benchmark Performance” shall mean the total return of the Benchmark for the relevant Performance Period. The total return of the Benchmark shall be calculated as follows: the average closing price for the last three (3) months of the Performance Period (i.e., August 1 – October 31 of the applicable calendar year) (“Ending Quarter”) minus the average closing price for the three months preceding the first day of the Performance Period (i.e., August 1 – October 31 of the applicable calendar year) (“Beginning Quarter”) divided by the average closing price for the Beginning Quarter.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Company Performance” shall mean the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of the Common Stock for the relevant Performance Period. The TSR shall be calculated as follows: the average closing price for the Beginning Quarter minus the average closing price for the Ending Quarter plus any dividends paid, divided by the average closing price for the Beginning Quarter.
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For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Vesting Date” shall mean the date on which the Administrator certifies the Company Performance for the relevant Performance Period. Such certification date shall occur not later than sixty (60) days following the end of any Performance Period, unless otherwise specified by the Change in Control provisions below. The Target Award shall be divided into two equal tranches, with one tranche assigned to each Performance Period. For each tranche, the actual number of MSUs that will vest will be determined by the Administrator based on the Company Performance for the applicable Performance Period relative to the Benchmark Performance for the applicable Performance Period and will range from 0% to 150% of the portion of the Target Award allocated to such tranche.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Target Performance” shall mean the Benchmark Performance. For each tranche, vesting of the entire portion of the Target Award allocated to such tranche requires the Company Performance for the applicable Performance Period to be equal to the Target Performance for the applicable Performance Period. If the Company Performance for the Performance Period (a) is a percentage that is less than or equal to zero and (b) exceeds the Target Performance for the Performance Period, then 100% of the Target Award allocated to such tranche will vest. If the Company Performance for the Performance Period (a) is a percentage greater than zero and (b) exceeds the Target Performance for the Performance Period, then (y) an above-target number of MSUs in the tranche will vest, up to a maximum of 150% of the portion of the Target Award allocated to the tranche (the “Maximum Award”) and (z) a multiple of two (2) will be applied to the percentage points by which Company Performance for the Performance Period exceeds Target Performance for the Performance Period to calculate the exact number of MSUs in the tranche that vest. If Company Performance for the Performance Period is less than the Target Performance for the Performance Period, a multiple of three (3) will be applied to the percentage points by which Company Performance for the Performance Period trails the Target Performance for the Performance Period to calculate the exact number of MSUs in the tranche that vest.
The following are sample calculations for the First Performance Period:
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If all the MSUs allocated to the First Performance Period do not vest during the First Performance Period, the unvested MSUs in the tranche covered by the First Performance Period shall be forfeited. Unvested MSUs from the First Performance Period may not be carried over to the Second Performance Period. The number of MSUs that vest pursuant to the above calculations shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of MSUs.
In the event of a Change in Control, each Performance Period shall be deemed to end upon the closing of the Change in Control (the “Closing”). The price of the Common Stock upon such Closing will be used for the measurement of Company Performance when calculating whether any MSUs will be eligible to vest. Once it has been determined that there will be MSUs that are eligible to vest, the number of MSUs that are eligible to vest for each Performance Period will be calculated. For each Performance Period, a prorated number (determined by multiplying (x) the number of number of MSUs eligible to vest by (y) the fraction obtained by dividing (A) the number of days elapsed from the beginning of the Performance Period to the date of the Closing by (B) the number of days in the originally scheduled Performance Period, and rounded to the nearest whole number of MSUs) of the MSUs that have become eligible to vest will vest immediately prior to and contingent upon the Change in Control. The remaining MSUs that are eligible to vest will vest in equal monthly installments over the period from the date of the Closing through the date the Performance Period was originally scheduled to end, subject to Participant’s continued status as a Service Provider.
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The above shall apply unless the Award is vested earlier in accordance with the terms of any change in control agreement, retention agreement, or employment agreement between Participant and the Company. For purposes of clarity, MSUs that are converted to time-based vesting as a result of a Change in Control shall be treated as Restricted Stock Units for all purposes of the Plan and any change in control agreement, retention agreement, or employment agreement between Participant and the Company.
In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in the MSUs, the MSUs and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
If Participant does not wish to receive this Award and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the Award is offered, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, then Participant must reject the Award by notifying the Company at Accuray Incorporated, Attention Stock Administration, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 no later than one (1) month following the Date of Grant, in which case the Award will be cancelled. Participant’s failure to notify the Company of his or her rejection of the Award within this specified period will constitute Participant’s acceptance of the Award and his or her agreement with all terms and conditions of the Award, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document.
Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel, and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Award Agreement. By accepting this Award, Participant hereby agrees (i) to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, (ii) to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated above, and (iii) to the extent required by Section 7 of Exhibit A, the sale of Shares to cover the Tax-Related Items (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD
1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of MSUs, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 21(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.
2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each MSU represents the right to receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the MSUs will have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 3 or 4, Participant will have no right to payment of any such MSUs. Prior to actual payment of any vested MSUs, such MSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Any MSUs that vest in accordance with Sections 3 or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested MSUs shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of the payment of any MSUs payable under this Award Agreement.
3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the MSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant; provided, however, that (i) if a Vesting Date falls on a day upon which the U.S. national securities markets are not open for trading, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day, and (ii) if a Vesting Date falls on December 31, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day such that the Vesting Date, any sale to cover taxes, and applicable tax reporting all occur in the same calendar year. MSUs scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.
4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested MSUs at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such MSUs will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. The payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 4 shall in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the MSUs is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated MSUs will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated MSUs will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the MSUs will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the MSUs provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
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5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, the balance of the MSUs that have not vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (i) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
7. Withholding of Taxes.
(a) Participant’s Responsibility; Company’s Obligation to Deliver Certificates. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant or deemed by the Company or the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the Tax-Related Items. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the MSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Tax Withholding Arrangements. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, by Participant’s acceptance of the Award, Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover Tax-Related Items and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express consent. In the event that such withholding by sale of Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, Participant authorizes the Company or its respective agents to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by (i) delivery of already vested and owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (ii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (iii) cash payment, (iv) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested MSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
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Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
8. Restrictions on Resale. Participant agrees not to sell any MSU Shares at a time when Applicable Laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as Participant’s status as a Service Provider continues and for such period of time after the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider as the Company may specify.
9. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
11. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of unvested MSUs awarded to Participant under this Award Agreement will be adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
13. Award is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Award, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. Participant may, however, dispose of this Award in Participant’s will or through a beneficiary designation.
14. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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15. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or foreign law, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state, federal or foreign law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.
16. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any MSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
18. Electronic Delivery. Participant agrees that the Company may deliver by electronic means all documents relating to the Plan, the MSUs, or future performance units that may be awarded under the Plan (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant also agrees that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a web site, it will notify Participant by electronic means.
19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.
20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.
21. Modifications to the Award Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of MSUs.
22. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of MSUs under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
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23. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of MSUs or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Award of MSUs is made and/or to be performed.
24. Additional Terms for Non-U.S. Participants. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Award Agreement, for Participants outside the United States, this Award of MSUs shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B to this Award Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit B constitutes part of this Award Agreement.
25. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by me or any other Participant of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
This Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the MSUs granted to Participant under the Plan. Further, this Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the MSUs if Participant resides in one of the countries listed below.
NOTIFICATIONS
This Exhibit B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of June 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the notification information may be out of date at the time the MSUs vest or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the notification information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the MSUs are granted to Participant, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
A. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Nature of Award. In accepting this Award of MSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees to the following:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Award of MSUs is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of MSUs, or benefits in lieu of MSUs, even if MSUs have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future MSU awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the MSU grant and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;
(e) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(f) the MSUs and the Shares subject to the MSUs are extraordinary items that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
(g) the MSUs and the Shares subject to the MSUs. and the income and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
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(h) the MSUs and the Shares subject to the MSUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the MSUs resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of any employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of this Award of MSUs, Participant agrees not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer or any of the other Affiliates of the Company;
(k) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the MSUs and the Shares subject to the MSUs, and the income and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate of the Company;
(l) in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the MSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award of MSUs; and
(m) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the MSUs or any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the MSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.
2. No Advice Regarding Award. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant understands and agrees that Participant should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
3. Data Privacy. Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Participant’s personal data as described in this Award Agreement and any other MSU grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its other Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan.
Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all MSUs or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
Participant understands that Data will be transferred to a plan broker or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that he or she may
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request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, the broker, and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States he or she may, at any time, view Data, request information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant MSUs or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
4. Language. If Participant has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
5. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the MSUs, and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
6. Insider Trading Notification. Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell shares or rights to shares (e.g., MSUs) under the Plan during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Participant’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
7. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Notification. Participant understands that his or her country may have certain exchange control and/or foreign asset/account reporting requirements which may affect Participant’s ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Share) in a brokerage or bank account outside of Participant’s country. Participant may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in Participant’s country. Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable regulations, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
BELGIUM
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any securities (e.g., Shares acquired under the Plan) held or bank accounts opened (including brokerage accounts) opened and maintained outside Belgium on his or her annual tax return. In a separate report, Participant will be required to provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). This report, as well as information on how to complete it, can be found on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
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CANADA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Form of Settlement. If Participant is resident in Canada, MSUs will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any MSUs be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
Termination of Employment. This provision replaces Section A.1(l) of this Exhibit B:
For purposes of the MSUs, in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the MSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Participant’s employment with the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate is terminated; (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination of employment from the Company or the Employer (regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under Canadian employment law including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or the Employer. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Employer.
The following Terms and Conditions apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. This provision supplements Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including its Affiliates), the Employer and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, the Employer and any Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Award Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the shares are listed (i.e., the NASDAQ Global Select Market).
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Foreign property, including Shares and MSUs, held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus MSUs must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because other foreign property is held by the employee. When shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares at the time of acquisition, but if the employee owns other shares of the same company, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares.
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FRANCE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Considerations. The MSUs granted under the Award Agreement are not intended to be French tax-qualified restricted stock units granted under Sections L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-6 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.
Consent to Receive Information in English. By accepting the MSUs, Participant confirms having read and understood the Plan and the Award Agreement, which were provided in the English language. Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
En acceptant cette attribution gratuite d’actions, le Participant confirme avoir lu et comprenez le Plan et ce Contrat, incluant tous leurs termes et conditions, qui ont été transmis en langue anglaise. Le Participant accepte les dispositions de ces documents en connaissance de cause.
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. French residents with foreign account balances exceeding €1,000,000 must report any transactions carried out on those accounts to the Bank of France on a monthly basis. French residents also must report all foreign bank and brokerage accounts on an annual basis (including accounts opened or closed during the tax year) on a specific form together with the income tax return. Failure to comply could trigger significant penalties.
GERMANY
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically and the form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de), in both German and English. Participant is responsible for complying with the reporting requirements.
GREECE
There are no country-specific provisions.
HONG KONG
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sale of Shares. Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event the MSUs vest within six months of the Date of Grant, Participant agrees that he or she will not offer to the public or otherwise dispose of the shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Form of Settlement. The Award of MSUs will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any MSUs be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information: Warning. The contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, or the Plan, Participant should obtain independent professional advice. The MSUs and any Shares issued at vesting of the MSUs do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, the Plan, the Notice of
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Grant, and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. The MSUs and any related documentation are intended only for the personal use of Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.
ITALY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Data Privacy Notice and Consent. This provision replaces in its entirety Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, details of all MSUs or other entitlement to Shares granted, awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan.
Participant also understands that providing the Employer with Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Accuray Incorporated, with registered offices at 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, United States of America, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy.
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired at vesting of the MSUs. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
Participant understands that Data-processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto, as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing.
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Furthermore, Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s local human resources representative.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the grant of the MSUs, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B.
Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 3 on Vesting and Termination; Section 7 on Tax Withholding; Section 23 on Governing Law and Venue; Section A.1 of this Exhibit B on Nature of Award; Section A.4 of this Exhibit B on Language; and the Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Exhibit B.
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (e.g., cash, Shares, etc.) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report such investments or assets on their annual tax returns or on a special form if no tax return is due. The same reporting duties apply to Italian residents who are beneficial owners of the foreign financial assets pursuant to Italian money laundering provisions, even if they do not directly hold the foreign asset abroad.
JAPAN
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Japanese residents are required to report details of any assets held outside Japan as of December 31, including Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50,000,000. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant is responsible for complying with this reporting obligation if applicable and Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor in this regard.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
NOTIFICATIONS
Restriction on Sale of Shares. To the extent Participant sells, offers to sell or otherwise disposes of Shares acquired under the Plan within six months of the date of grant, Participant is permitted to dispose of such shares through any designated broker appointed under the Plan, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside Singapore through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Company’s shares are currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Securities Law Information. The Award of MSUs is being made to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Award of MSUs is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the MSUs, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made (i) after six months from the Date of Grant or (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
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Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation. If Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, or a director, associate director, or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Affiliate, Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate in writing when Participant receives an interest (e.g., MSUs or Shares) in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, Participant must notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate when he or she sells Shares of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (including when Participant sells Shares issued upon vesting of the MSUs). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, a notification of Participant’s interests in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company must be made within two days of becoming the Chief Executive Officer or a director.
SWITZERLAND
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. The Award of MSUs is not intended to be a public offering in or from Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the offer constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and neither this document nor any other materials relating to the grant may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Plan has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss financial Market Supervisory Authority).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to those providing services in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to such Participants and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Participant should conduct Participant’s own due diligence on the securities. If Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan or the Award Agreement, Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan, and neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development has approved the Plan or the Award Agreement, nor taken any steps to verify the information set out therein and has any responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Withholding. This provision supplements Section 7 of the Award Agreement:
If payment or withholding of the Tax-Related Items is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the liability for income tax (the “Due Date”) occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Official Rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant understands and agrees that if he or she is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), Participant will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. In the event that Participant is a director or executive officer and income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant by the Due Date, Participant understands that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands and
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agrees that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Employer may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Amended and Restated 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Participant must notify the Company by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant if he or she wishes to reject this Award. Otherwise, Participant will be deemed to have accepted the Award on the terms and conditions on which it is offered.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), which includes the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
Participant Name:
Address:
Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Vesting Commencement Date
Number of Restricted Stock Units
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to Section 3 of Exhibit A and any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with the following schedule:
[Insert vesting schedule]
In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock Units and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
If Participant does not wish to receive this Award and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the Award is offered, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, then Participant must reject the Award by notifying the Company at Accuray Incorporated, Attention Stock Administration, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant, in which case the Award will be cancelled. Participant’s failure to notify the Company of his or her rejection of the Award within this specified period will constitute Participant’s acceptance of the Award and his or her agreement with all terms and conditions of the Award, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document.
Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel, and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Award Agreement. By accepting
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this Award, Participant hereby agrees (i) to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, (ii) to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated above, and (iii) to the extent required by Section 7 of Exhibit A, the sale of Shares to cover the Tax-Related Items (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 21(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.
2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 3 or 4, Participant will have no right to payment of any such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with Sections 3 or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of the payment of any Restricted Stock Units payable under this Award Agreement.
3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant; provided, however, that (i) if a Vesting Date falls on a day upon which the U.S. national securities markets are not open for trading, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day, and (ii) if a Vesting Date falls on December 31, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day such that the Vesting Date, any sale to cover taxes, and applicable tax reporting all occur in the same calendar year. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.
4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. The payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 4 shall in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that
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none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, the balance of the Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated.
6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (i) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
7. Withholding of Taxes.
(a) Participant’s Responsibility; Company’s Obligation to Deliver Certificates. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax‑related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant or deemed by the Company or the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the Tax-Related Items. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Tax Withholding Arrangements. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, by Participant’s acceptance of the Award, Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover Tax-Related Items and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express consent. In the event that such withholding by sale of Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, Participant authorizes the Company or its respective agents to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by (i) delivery of already vested and owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to
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be withheld, (ii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (iii) cash payment, (iv) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
8. Restrictions on Resale. Participant agrees not to sell any Restricted Stock Unit Shares at a time when Applicable Laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as Participant’s status as a Service Provider continues and for such period of time after the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider as the Company may specify.
9. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
10. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
11. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of unvested Restricted Stock Units awarded to Participant under this Award Agreement will be adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
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12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
13. Award is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Award, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. Participant may, however, dispose of this Award in Participant’s will or through a beneficiary designation.
14. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
15. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or foreign law, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state, federal or foreign law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.
16. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
18. Electronic Delivery. Participant agrees that the Company may deliver by electronic means all documents relating to the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units, or future restricted stock units that may be awarded under the Plan (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant also agrees that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a web site, it will notify Participant by electronic means.
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19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.
20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.
21. Modifications to the Award Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.
22. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
23. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock Units or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock Units is made and/or to be performed.
24. Additional Terms for Non-U.S. Participants. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Award Agreement, for Participants outside the United States, this Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B to this Award Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit B constitutes part of this Award Agreement.
25. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by me or any other Participant of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
This Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant under the Plan. Further, this Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units if Participant resides in one of the countries listed below.
NOTIFICATIONS
This Exhibit B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of June 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the notification information may be out of date at the time the Restricted Stock Units vest or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the notification information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the Restricted Stock Units are granted to Participant, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
A. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future Restricted Stock Unit awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Restricted Stock Unit grant and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;
(e) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
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(f) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are extraordinary items that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
(g) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of any employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units, Participant agrees not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer or any of the other Affiliates of the Company;
(k) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate of the Company;
(l) in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award of Restricted Stock Units; and
(m) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.
Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to Shares
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awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
Participant understands that Data will be transferred to a plan broker or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, the broker, and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States he or she may, at any time, view Data, request information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
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B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
BELGIUM
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any securities (e.g., Shares acquired under the Plan) held or bank accounts opened (including brokerage accounts) opened and maintained outside Belgium on his or her annual tax return. In a separate report, Participant will be required to provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). This report, as well as information on how to complete it, can be found on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
CANADA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Form of Settlement. If Participant is resident in Canada, Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
Termination of Employment. This provision replaces Section A.1(l) of this Exhibit B:
For purposes of the Restricted Stock Units, in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Participant’s employment with the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate is terminated; (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination of employment from the Company or the Employer (regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under Canadian employment law including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or the Employer. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Employer.
The following Terms and Conditions apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. This provision supplements Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including its Affiliates), the Employer and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, the Employer and any Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Award Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
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NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NASDAQ Global Select Market)
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Foreign property, including Shares and Restricted Stock Units, held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus Restricted Stock Units must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because other foreign property is held by the employee. When shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares at the time of acquisition, but if the employee owns other shares of the same company, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares.
GERMANY
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically and the form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de), in both German and English. Participant is responsible for complying with the reporting requirements.
GREECE
There are no country-specific provisions.
HONG KONG
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sale of Shares. Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event the Restricted Stock Units vest within six months of the Date of Grant, Participant agrees that he or she will not offer to the public or otherwise dispose of the shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Form of Settlement. The Award of Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information: Warning. The contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, or the Plan, Participant should obtain independent professional advice. The Restricted Stock Units and any Shares issued at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. The Restricted Stock Units and any related documentation are intended only for the personal use of Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.
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ITALY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Data Privacy Notice and Consent. This provision replaces in its entirety Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or other entitlement to Shares granted, awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan.
Participant also understands that providing the Employer with Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Accuray Incorporated, with registered offices at 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, United States of America, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy.
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
Participant understands that Data-processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto, as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing.
Furthermore, Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s local human resources representative.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award
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Agreement, including this Exhibit B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B.
Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 3 on Vesting and Termination; Section 7 on Tax Withholding; Section 23 on Governing Law and Venue; Section A.1 of this Exhibit B on Nature of Award; Section A.4 of this Exhibit B on Language; and the Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Exhibit B.
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (e.g., cash, Shares, etc.) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report such investments or assets on their annual tax returns or on a special form if no tax return is due. The same reporting duties apply to Italian residents who are beneficial owners of the foreign financial assets pursuant to Italian money laundering provisions, even if they do not directly hold the foreign asset abroad.
JAPAN
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Japanese residents are required to report details of any assets held outside Japan as of December 31, including Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50,000,000. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant is responsible for complying with this reporting obligation if applicable and Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor in this regard.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
NOTIFICATIONS
Restriction on Sale of Shares. To the extent Participant sells, offers to sell or otherwise disposes of Shares acquired under the Plan within six months of the date of grant, Participant is permitted to dispose of such shares through any designated broker appointed under the Plan, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside Singapore through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Company’s shares are currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is being made to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Award of Restricted Stock Units is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made (i) after six months from the Date of Grant or (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation. If Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, or a director, associate director, or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Affiliate, Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate in writing when Participant receives an interest (e.g., Restricted Stock Units or Shares) in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, Participant must notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate when he or she sells Shares the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company (including when Participant sells Shares issued upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Units). These notifications must be made within
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two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, a notification of Participant’s interests in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company must be made within two days of becoming the Chief Executive Officer or a director.
SWITZERLAND
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is not intended to be a public offering in or from Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the offer constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and their this document nor any other materials relating to the grant may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Plan has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss financial Market Supervisory Authority).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to those providing services in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to such Participants and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Participant should conduct Participant’s own due diligence on the securities. If Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan or the Award Agreement, Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan, and neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development has approved the Plan or the Award Agreement, nor taken any steps to verify the information set out therein and has any responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Withholding. This provision supplements Section 7 of the Award Agreement:
If payment or withholding of the Tax-Related Items is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the liability for income tax (the “Due Date”) occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Official Rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant understands and agrees that if he or she is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), Participant will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. In the event that Participant is a director or executive officer and income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant by the Due Date, Participant understands that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands and agrees that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Employer may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
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ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Amended and Restated 2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT FOR FRENCH PARTICIPANTS
Participant must notify the Company by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant if he or she wishes to reject this Award. Otherwise, Participant will be deemed to have accepted the Award on the terms and conditions on which it is offered.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “U.S. Plan”) and the Accuray Incorporated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan Rules for Grant of Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Employees in France (the “French Plan” and together with the U.S. Plan, the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for French Participants (the “Award Agreement”), which includes the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
Participant Name:
Address:
Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Vesting Commencement Date
Number of Restricted Stock Units
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to Section 3 of Exhibit A and any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with the following schedule:
[Insert vesting schedule]
With respect to Restricted Stock Units granted to Participants in France which are intended to be French-qualified Restricted Stock Units, as set forth in the French Plan, in no case shall the Vesting Date occur prior to the expiration of a one-year period as calculated from the Date of Grant, or such other period as is required to comply with the minimum vesting period applicable to French-qualified Restricted Stock Units under Section L. 225-197-1 of the French Commercial Code, as amended, the relevant Sections of the French Tax Code or of the French Social Security Code, as amended, except in the case of death of the Participant.
In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock Units and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated, except in the case of death of the Participant as detailed in Section 6 of Exhibit A.
If Participant does not wish to receive this Award and/or does not consent and agree to the terms and conditions on which the Award is offered, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of French-qualified Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, then Participant must reject the Award by notifying the Company at Accuray Incorporated, Attention Stock Administration, 1310 Chesapeake
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Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Date of Grant, in which case the Award will be cancelled. Participant’s failure to notify the Company of his or her rejection of the Award within this specified period will constitute the Participant’s acceptance of the Award and his or her agreement with all terms and conditions of the Award, as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of French-qualified Restricted Stock Unit Award, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document.
Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel, and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Award Agreement. By accepting this Award, Participant hereby agrees (i) to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and the Award Agreement, (ii) to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated above, and (iii) to the extent required by Section 7 of Exhibit A, the sale of Shares to cover the Tax Withholding Obligations (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
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EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF French-qualified RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 20(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail. Restricted Stock Units granted to Participants in France are intended to be French-qualified Restricted Stock Units that qualify for the favorable income tax and social security regime in France, as set forth in the French Plan. Certain events may affect the status of the Restricted Stock Units as French-qualified Restricted Stock Units and the Award may be disqualified in the future. The Company does not make any undertaking or representation to maintain the qualified status of the French-qualified Restricted Stock Units during the life of the Award, and the Participant will not be entitled to any compensation or other amounts if the Restricted Stock Units no longer qualify as French-qualified Restricted Stock Units.
2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 3 or 4, Participant will have no right to payment of any such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with Sections 3 or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of the payment of any Restricted Stock Units payable under this Award Agreement.
3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant; provided, however, that (i) if a Vesting Date falls on a day upon which the U.S. national securities markets are not open for trading, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day, and (ii) if a Vesting Date falls on December 31, such Vesting Date shall be delayed until the next trading day such that the Vesting Date, any sale to cover taxes, and applicable tax reporting all occur in the same calendar year. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. As detailed in the Notice of Grant, in no case shall the Vesting Date occur prior to the expiration of a one-year period as calculated from the Date of Grant, or such other period as is required to comply with the minimum vesting period applicable to French-qualified Restricted Stock Units under Section L. 225-197-1 of the French Commercial Code, as amended, the relevant Sections of the French Tax Code or of the French Social Security Code, as amended, except in the case of death of the Participant.
4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. The payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 4 shall in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a
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“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, the balance of the Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately be forfeited and terminated, except in the event of cessation of employment or service due to death as provided in Section 6 below.
6. Death of Participant. Should Participant cease continuous employment or other service by reason of death prior to a Vesting Date, then all unvested Restricted Stock Units will immediately vest as of the date of Participant's death and the shares underlying the Award shall be issued to (a) the personal representative of Participant's estate or (b) the person or persons to whom the shares are transferred pursuant to Participant's will or the laws of inheritance, in compliance with French civil rules on inheritance, upon their request within a six month period measured from the date of Participant's death. If Participant's heirs do not request distribution or delivery of the shares underlying the Award within six months of Participant's death, as provided herein, the Award shall be cancelled with respect to those shares and Participant's heirs shall forfeit all rights and interests therein.
7. Withholding of Taxes.
(a) Participant’s Responsibility; Company’s Obligation to Deliver Certificates. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax‑related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant or deemed by the Company or the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the Tax-Related Items. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
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(b) Tax Withholding Arrangements. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, by Participant’s acceptance of the Award, Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover Tax-Related Items and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express consent. In the event that such withholding by sale of Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, Participant authorizes the Company or its respective agents to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by (i) delivery of already vested and owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (ii) withholding otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (iii) cash payment, (iv) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
8. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. The Participant will not be permitted to sell or transfer any Shares issued to Participant upon vesting of the French-qualified Restricted Stock Units until the second anniversary of the applicable Date of Grant, or such other period as is required to comply with the minimum holding period applicable to Shares underlying French-qualified Restricted Stock Units under Section L. 225-197-1 of the French Commercial Code, as amended or by the French Tax Code or French Social Security Code, as amended to benefit from the favorable tax and social security regime, provided however, that this mandatory holding period shall not apply in the event of Participant's termination of employment by reason of death or Special Disability (as defined in the French Plan). Furthermore, the Shares underlying French-qualified Restricted Stock Units cannot be sold during certain Closed Periods (as defined in the French Plan and as interpreted by the French administrative guidelines), to the extent applicable under French law.
If the Participant qualifies as a managing director under French law (“mandataires sociaux,” i.e., Président du Conseil d'Administration, Directeur Général, Directeur Général Délégué, Membre du Directoire, Gérant de Sociétés par actions) of the French Subsidiary and is subject to shareholding restrictions under French law, the Participant must hold 20% of the Shares issued pursuant to the Restricted Stock Units in a nominative account until the Participant ceases to serve as a managing director, as long as this restriction is required under French law.
At the Company's discretion, the share certificates for all Shares subject to the French-qualified Restricted Stock Units may bear a legend setting forth the restriction on sale or transfer for the time period set out in this Section 8. In addition, the Shares may be held until the expiration of the holding period, at the Company's discretion, either by the Company or by a transfer agent designated by the Company. In addition, the Shares may be held in an account
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in Participant's name with a broker designated by the Company or in such manner as the Company may otherwise determine in compliance with French law, and with holding periods.
9. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
10. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR AFFILIATE EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
11. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of unvested Restricted Stock Units awarded to Participant under this Award Agreement will be adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Attn: Stock Administration, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
13. Award is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Award, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. Participant may, however, dispose of this Award in Participant’s will or through a beneficiary designation.
14. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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15. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or foreign law, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state, federal or foreign law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange.
16. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
18. Electronic Delivery. Participant agrees that the Company may deliver by electronic means all documents relating to the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units, or future restricted stock units that may be awarded under the Plan (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant also agrees that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a web site, it will notify Participant by electronic means.
19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.
20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.
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21. Modifications to the Award Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.
22. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
23. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock Units or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock Units is made and/or to be performed.
24. Additional Terms for Non-U.S. Participants. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Award Agreement, for Participants outside the United States, this Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B to this Award Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit B constitutes part of this Award Agreement.
25. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by me or any other Participant of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
This Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant under the Plan. Further, this Exhibit B includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units if Participant resides in one of the countries listed below.
NOTIFICATIONS
This Exhibit B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of June 2016. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the notification information may be out of date at the time the Restricted Stock Units vest or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the notification information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the Restricted Stock Units are granted to Participant, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
A. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Nature of Award. In accepting this Award of Restricted Stock Units, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees to the following:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future Restricted Stock Unit awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Restricted Stock Unit grant and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time;
(e) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(f) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are extraordinary items that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;
(g) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
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(h) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of any employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of this Award of Restricted Stock Units, Participant agrees not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer or any of the other Affiliates of the Company;
(k) unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of an Affiliate of the Company;
(l) in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award of Restricted Stock Units; and
(m) neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Affiliate of the Company shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.
2. No Advice Regarding Award. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant understands and agrees that Participant should to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
3. Data Privacy. Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Participant’s personal data as described in this Award Agreement and any other Restricted Stock Unit grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its other Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan.
Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
Participant understands that Data will be transferred to a plan broker or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have
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different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, the broker, and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States he or she may, at any time, view Data, request information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
4. Language. By accepting this Award of French-qualified Restricted Share Units granted under Sections L. 225-197-1 and seq. of the French commercial code, the Participant confirms having read and understood the Plan and this Award Agreement, which are provided in the English language. The Participant accepts the terms and conditions of these documents accordingly.
Langue utilisée: En acceptant cette attribution d'Action Gratuites soumises au régime spécifique fiscal et de sécurité sociale prévu aux articles L. 225-197-1 et suivants du code de commerce français, le Participant confirme avoir lu et compris le Plan et cette Convention, qui lui ont été remis en langue anglaise. Le Participant accepte ainsi les termes et conditions inclus dans ces document.
5. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Stock Units, and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law with respect to the issuance or sale of shares or to facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
6. Insider Trading Notification. Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell shares or rights to shares (e.g., Restricted Stock Units) under the Plan during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Participant’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
7. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Notification. Participant understands that his or her country may have certain exchange control and/or foreign asset/account reporting requirements which may affect Participant’s ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Share) in a brokerage or bank account outside of Participant’s country. Participant may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in Participant’s country. Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable regulations, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
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B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
BELGIUM
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any securities (e.g., Shares acquired under the Plan) held or bank accounts opened (including brokerage accounts) opened and maintained outside Belgium on his or her annual tax return. In a separate report, Participant will be required to provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). This report, as well as information on how to complete it, can be found on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
CANADA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Form of Settlement. If Participant is resident in Canada, Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
Termination of Employment. This provision replaces Section A.1(l) of this Exhibit B:
For purposes of the Restricted Stock Units, in the event of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (whether or not in breach of any employment law in the country where Participant resides, even if otherwise applicable to Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer, and whether or not later found to be invalid), Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Participant’s employment with the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate is terminated; (ii) the date Participant receives notice of termination of employment from the Company or the Employer (regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under Canadian employment law including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); and (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or the Employer. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Employer.
The following Terms and Conditions apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. This provision supplements Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including its Affiliates), the Employer and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, the Employer and any Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Award Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
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NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NASDAQ Global Select Market)
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Foreign property, including Shares and Restricted Stock Units, held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus Restricted Stock Units must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because other foreign property is held by the employee. When shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the shares. The ACB would ordinarily equal the fair market value of the shares at the time of acquisition, but if the employee owns other shares of the same company, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares.
FRANCE
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. French residents with foreign account balances exceeding €1,000,000 must report any transactions carried out on those accounts to the Bank of France on a monthly basis. French residents also must report all foreign bank and brokerage accounts on an annual basis (including accounts opened or closed during the tax year) on a specific form together with the income tax return. Failure to comply could trigger significant penalties.
GERMANY
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The report must be filed electronically and the form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de), in both German and English. Participant is responsible for complying with the reporting requirements.
GREECE
There are no country-specific provisions.
HONG KONG
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sale of Shares. Shares received at vesting are accepted as a personal investment. In the event the Restricted Stock Units vest within six months of the Date of Grant, Participant agrees that he or she will not offer to the public or otherwise dispose of the shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Form of Settlement. The Award of Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares only. In no event will any Restricted Stock Units be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information: Warning. The contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant should exercise caution in relation to the offer. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, or the Plan,
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Participant should obtain independent professional advice. The Restricted Stock Units and any Shares issued at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. The Restricted Stock Units and any related documentation are intended only for the personal use of Participant and may not be distributed to any other person.
ITALY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Data Privacy Notice and Consent. This provision replaces in its entirety Section A.3 of this Exhibit B:
Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or other entitlement to Shares granted, awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan.
Participant also understands that providing the Employer with Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that Participant’s refusal to provide such Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Accuray Incorporated, with registered offices at 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, California 94089, United States of America, and, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy.
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be transferred to the Company’s stock plan service provider or such other administrator that may be engaged by the Company in the future. Participant further understands that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or any Affiliate of the Company may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired at vesting of the Restricted Stock Units. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
Participant understands that Data-processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions, as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto, as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data processing.
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Furthermore, Participant is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s local human resources representative.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Exhibit B.
Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 3 on Vesting and Termination; Section 7 on Tax Withholding; Section 23 on Governing Law and Venue; Section A.1 of this Exhibit B on Nature of Award; Section A.4 of this Exhibit B on Language; and the Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Exhibit B.
NOTIFICATIONS
Exchange Control Information. Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (e.g., cash, Shares, etc.) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report such investments or assets on their annual tax returns or on a special form if no tax return is due. The same reporting duties apply to Italian residents who are beneficial owners of the foreign financial assets pursuant to Italian money laundering provisions, even if they do not directly hold the foreign asset abroad.
JAPAN
NOTIFICATIONS
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Japanese residents are required to report details of any assets held outside Japan as of December 31, including Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50,000,000. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant is responsible for complying with this reporting obligation if applicable and Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor in this regard.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
NOTIFICATIONS
Restriction on Sale of Shares. To the extent Participant sells, offers to sell or otherwise disposes of Shares acquired under the Plan within six months of the date of grant, Participant is permitted to dispose of such shares through any designated broker appointed under the Plan, provided the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan takes place outside Singapore through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. The Company’s shares are currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is being made to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Award of Restricted Stock Units is subject to section 257 of the SFA, and Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made (i) after six months from the Date of Grant or (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.
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Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Obligation. If Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, or a director, associate director, or shadow director of the Company’s Singapore Affiliate, Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate in writing when Participant receives an interest (e.g., Restricted Stock Units or Shares) in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, Participant must notify the Company’s Singapore Affiliate when he or she sells Shares the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company (including when Participant sells Shares issued upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Units). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. In addition, a notification of Participant’s interests in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company must be made within two days of becoming the Chief Executive Officer or a director.
SWITZERLAND
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. The Award of Restricted Stock Units is not intended to be a public offering in or from Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the offer constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and their this document nor any other materials relating to the grant may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Plan has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss financial Market Supervisory Authority).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
NOTIFICATIONS
Securities Law Information. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to those providing services in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and the Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to such Participants and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Participant should conduct Participant’s own due diligence on the securities. If Participant does not understand the contents of the Plan or the Award Agreement, Participant should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan, and neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development has approved the Plan or the Award Agreement, nor taken any steps to verify the information set out therein and has any responsibility for such documents.
UNITED KINGDOM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Tax Withholding. This provision supplements Section 7 of the Award Agreement:
If payment or withholding of the Tax-Related Items is not made within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the liability for income tax (the “Due Date”) occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Official Rate of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant understands and agrees that if he or she is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), Participant will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. In the event that Participant is a director or executive officer and income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant by the Due Date, Participant understands that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands and
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agrees that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Employer may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Award Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.2
EXHIBIT 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Accuray Incorporated hereby approves the Accuray Incorporated Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of the Effective Date (as defined herein).
(b) To help employees provide for their future security and to encourage them to remain in the employment of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries.
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For purposes of this definition, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.
Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
(b) No Eligible Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan which permits his rights to purchase stock under the Plan, and to purchase stock under all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary subject to Section 423 of the Code, to accrue at a rate
which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time the option is granted) for each calendar year in which the option is outstanding at any time. For purposes of the limitation imposed by this subsection, the right to purchase stock under an option accrues when the option (or any portion thereof) first becomes exercisable during the calendar year, the right to purchase stock under an option accrues at the rate provided in the option, but in no case may such rate exceed $25,000 of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for any one calendar year, and a right to purchase stock which has accrued under an option may not be carried over to any option. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
Alternatively, during a leave of absence approved by the Company or a Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-7(h)(2), a participant may elect to continue participating in the Plan, but not make any payroll deductions or cash payments. Any payroll deductions made prior to the beginning of the leave in the current Offering Period that have not already been used to purchase shares will be used to purchase shares at the end of the Purchase Period. The participant may resume payroll deduction when the leave ends and they return to work in an amount
equal to their payroll deductions under the Plan for the pay day immediately preceding the first day of such participant’s leave of absence.
If a leave of absence is unapproved or fails to meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-7(h)(2), the participant will cease automatically to participate in the Plan. In such event, the Company will automatically cease to deduct the participant’s payroll under the Plan. The Company will pay to the participant his or her total payroll deductions for the Offering Period that have not already been used to purchase shares, in cash in one lump sum (without interest), as soon as practicable after the participant ceases to participate in the Plan.
(b) If the Administrator determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable
among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20 hereof. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each participant which has not been applied to the purchase of shares of stock shall be paid to such participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Exercise Date, without any interest thereon.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee as set forth below. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee comprised of two or more members of the Board, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 which has been adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act and which is otherwise constituted to comply with applicable law, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any persons to whom such authority has been delegated, provided that any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective, whether or not members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership set forth in this Section 14(a) or otherwise provided in the charter of the Committee. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise, subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The governance of the Committee shall be subject to the charter of the Committee as approved by the Board. References in this Plan to the “Administrator” shall mean the Board unless administration is delegated to a Committee or subcommittee, in which case references in this Plan to the Administrator shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Administrator to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan and the terms of the options; to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith; to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules (including, without limitation, to adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to
permit the participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the U.S., the terms of which sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 13(a) hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan will govern the operation of such sub-plan); to delegate ministerial duties to any of the Company’s employees; to designate separate Offerings under the Plan; to designate Subsidiaries of the Company as participating in the 423 Component or Non-423 Component; to determine eligibility; and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Eligible Employees eligible to participate in each sub-plan will participate in a separate Offering or in the Non-423 Component. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of contributions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates that vary with applicable local requirements. The Administrator also is authorized to determine that, to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.423‑2(f), the terms of an option granted under the Plan or an Offering to citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction will be less favorable than the terms of options granted under the Plan or the same Offering to employees resident solely in the U.S. The Administrator at its option may utilize the services of an agent to assist in the administration of the Plan including establishing and maintaining an individual securities account under the Plan for each participant. In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under the Plan.
(c) All expenses and liabilities incurred by the Administrator in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Administrator may, with the approval of the Board, employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Administrator, the Company and its officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith shall be final and binding upon all participants, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Board shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the options, and all members of the Board shall be fully protected by the Company in respect to any such action, determination, or interpretation.
Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan participants.
22. Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of options prior to fulfillment of all the following conditions:
(a) The admission of such shares to listing on all stock exchanges, if any, on which the Common Stock is then listed; and
(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and
(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and
(d) The payment to the Company of all amounts which it is required to withhold under federal, state or local law upon exercise of the option; and
(e) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the option as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience.
23. Term of Plan. Subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan shall become effective as of its approval by the Board (the “Effective Date”). The Plan shall be deemed to be approved by the Company’s stockholders if it receives the requisite vote of the holders of the shares of stock of the Company in accordance with applicable law and the applicable provisions of the Company’s bylaws at its first annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders that occurs following the Effective Date. Subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with this Section 23, the Plan shall be in effect until terminated under Section 20 hereof.
24. Equal Rights and Privileges. All Eligible Employees of the Company (or of any Designated Subsidiary) will have equal rights and privileges under this Plan so that this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code or applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder. Any provision of this Plan that is inconsistent with Section 423 or applicable Treasury Regulations will, without further act or amendment by the Company, the Board or the Administrator, be
reformed to comply with the equal rights and privileges requirement of Section 423 or applicable Treasury Regulations.
25. Section 409A. The options to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan are not intended to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. However, if at any time the Administrator determines that the options may be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Plan and any outstanding options as it may determine is necessary or desirable either to exempt the options from the application of Section 409A of the Code or to cause the options to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
26. No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any person (including any Eligible Employee or participant) the right to remain in the employ of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary or to affect the right of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person (including any Eligible Employee or participant) at any time, with or without cause.
27. Notice of Disposition of Shares. Each participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any shares of stock purchased upon exercise of an option if such disposition or transfer is made: (a) within two (2) years from the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period in which the shares were purchased or (b) within one (1) year after the Exercise Date on which such shares were purchased. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the participant in such disposition or other transfer.
28. Governing Law. The validity and enforceability of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to otherwise governing principles of conflicts of law.
29. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, if the Fair Market Value on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is lower than the Fair Market Value on the Enrollment Date of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period automatically will be withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.
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