2. Offerings. The Company shall make one or more offerings to eligible employees to purchase Common Stock under the Plan (“Offerings”) consisting of one or more Purchase Periods. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the initial Offering shall begin on December 1, 2021 and shall end on November 30, 2023 (the “Initial Offering”) and the next two Offerings shall commence on the first trading day on or following each of June 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022 and shall end on November 30, 2023. Thereafter, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, subsequent Offerings shall begin on the first trading day on or after each June 1 and December 1 and shall end on the last trading day on or before the first following November 30 and May 31, respectively. The Administrator may, in its discretion, designate a different period for any Offering, provided that no Offering shall exceed 27 months in duration. Unless the Administrator otherwise determines, each Offering shall be divided into equal six-month Purchase Periods, except that the first Purchase Period in the Initial Offering shall commence on December 1, 2021 and shall end on the last trading day on or before May 31, 2022.
3. Eligibility. All individuals classified as employees on the payroll records of the Company and each Designated Company are eligible to participate in any one or more of the Offerings under the Plan, provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, as of the first day of the applicable Offering (the “Offering Date”) they are customarily employed by the Company or a Designated Company for more than 20 hours a week and for more than five months in any calendar year; provided, however, that employees who are employed for 20 hours or less a week or for five months or less in any calendar year may be eligible to participate in the Plan if required by applicable law or regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, individuals who are not contemporaneously classified as employees of the Company or a Designated Company for purposes of the Company’s or applicable Designated Company’s payroll system are not considered to be eligible employees of the Company or any Designated Company and shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan. In the event any such individuals are reclassified as employees of the Company or a Designated Company for any purpose, including, without limitation, common law or statutory employees, by any action of any third party, including, without limitation, any government agency, or as a result of any private lawsuit, action or administrative proceeding, such individuals shall, notwithstanding such reclassification, remain ineligible for participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exclusive means for individuals who are not contemporaneously classified as employees of the Company or a Designated Company on the Company’s or Designated Company’s payroll system to become eligible to participate in this Plan is through an amendment to this Plan, duly executed by the Company, which specifically renders such individuals eligible to participate herein. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Administrator may determine that select employees of a Designated Company that would otherwise be eligible to participate in any one or more of the Offerings under the Plan but are restricted or limited from so participating due to applicable law are ineligible to participate in any one or more of the Offerings under the Plan.
4. Participation.
(a) Participants on Effective Date. Each eligible employee at the time of the Initial Public Offering shall be deemed to be a Participant at such time. If an eligible employee is deemed to be a Participant pursuant to this Section 4(a), such individual shall be deemed not to have authorized payroll deductions and shall not purchase any Common Stock hereunder unless he or she thereafter authorizes payroll deductions by submitting an enrollment form (in the manner described in Section 4(c)) within 60 days of the commencement of the Initial Offering. If such a Participant does not authorize payroll deductions by submitting an enrollment form within 60 days of the commencement of the Initial Offering, that Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan.
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