(ee) “General Terms and Conditions” means the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to an Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice.
(ff) “GovernmentalBody” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or regulatory body, or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any governmental division, department, administrative agency or bureau, commission, authority, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal, and for the avoidance of doubt, any Tax authority) or other body exercising similar powers or authority; or (d) self-regulatory organization (including the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).
(gg) “Grant Notice” means the written notice provided to a Participant that he or she has been granted an Award under the Plan and which includes the name of the Participant, the type of Award, the date of grant of the Award, number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award (if any), the vesting schedule for the Award (if any) and other key terms applicable to the Award.
(hh) “Hostile Take-Over” means a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through either of the following transactions:
(i) a change in the composition of the Board over a period ofthirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination, or
(ii) a Hostile Tender-Offer.
(ii) “Hostile Tender-Offer” means the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s stockholders which the Board does not recommend such stockholders to accept.
(jj) “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(kk) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“RegulationS-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of RegulationS-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a“non-employee director” for purposes of Rule16b-3.
(ll) “Non-Exempt Award” means any Award that is subject to, and not exempt from, Section 409A, including as the result of (i) a deferral of the issuance of the shares subject to the Award which is elected by the Participant or imposed by the Company, or (ii) the terms of anyNon-Exempt Severance Agreement.
(mm) “Non-Exempt Director Award” means aNon-Exempt Award granted to a Participant who was a Director but not an Employee on the applicable grant date.
(nn) “Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement” means a severance arrangement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company that provides for acceleration of vesting of an Award and issuance of the shares in respect of such Award upon the Participant’s termination of employment or separation from service (as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code (and without regard to any alternative definition thereunder) (“Separation from Service”) and such severance benefit does not satisfy the requirements for an exemption from application of Section 409A provided under Treasury RegulationsSection 1.409A-1(b)(4),1.409A-1(b)(9) or otherwise.
(oo) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(pp) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(qq) “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
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