The Committee shall in its discretion determine whether or not a Participant is being terminated for Cause. The Committee’s determination shall, unless arbitrary and capricious, be final and binding on the Participant, the Company, and all other affected persons. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted herein to include any Affiliate or successor thereto, if appropriate.
“Change in Control” means a transaction or series of related transactions as a result of which a person or group of persons acting in concert directly or indirectly acquires voting control of the Company or acquires all or substantially all of its assets. The transaction(s) may be in any form or combination of forms, including, without limitation, a purchase of voting securities, a grant of one or more proxies, the establishment of a voting agreement, a merger (whether or not the Company survives), a share exchange, reorganization or an asset sale. For this purpose, “voting control” of the Company means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to elect, under ordinary circumstances, a majority of the directors of the Company, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or agreement, or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) an acquisition by an entity that is, at the time of the acquisition, under the voting control of the Company, (ii) a change in ownership of voting securities by any stockholder who has voting control of the Company on the date this Plan is first adopted by the Board, (iii) an acquisition by venture capital, institutional or similar financial investors (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding strategic partners who invest in the Company) in a bona fide financing transaction, and (iv) an event that does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets, of a relevant entity within the meaning of Code Section 409A(2)(A)(v) and its interpretive regulations.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4 above.
“Company” means Vapotherm, Inc., a Delaware corporation; provided, however, that in the event the Company reincorporates to another jurisdiction, all references to the term “Company” shall refer to the Company in such new jurisdiction.
“Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render services and is compensated for such services.
“Continuous Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee, Director, or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; (iv) changes in status from Director to advisory director or emeritus status; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Affiliates or their respective successors. Changes in status between service as an Employee, Director, and a Consultant will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service.
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