Exhibit 4.3
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
Stock Option Grant Notice
(2024 Equity Incentive Plan)
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), has granted to you (“Optionholder”) an option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (the “Option”). Your Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, all of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein, but defined in the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement, as applicable.
Optionholder: [ ]
Date of Grant: [ ]
Vesting Commencement Date: [ ]
Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to Option: [ ]
Exercise Price (Per Share): [ ]
Total Exercise Price: [ ]
Expiration Date: [ ]
Type of Grant: [Incentive Stock Option] OR [Nonstatutory Stock Option]
Exercise and
Vesting Schedule: The Option will vest as follows:
[Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option will vest on each one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, , subject to the Optionholder’s Continuous Service through each applicable vesting date.].
Notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting shall terminate upon the Optionholder’s termination of Continuous Service.
Optionholder Acknowledgements: By your signature below, or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, you understand and agree that:
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | Optionholder: |
By: | ____________________________________________ |
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Title: | Date: |
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Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
2024 Equity Incentive Plan
Stock Option Agreement
As reflected by your Stock Option Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) Viking Therapeutics, Inc., (the “Company”) has granted you an option under its 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice (the “Option”). Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement, but defined in the Grant Notice or the Plan, shall have the meanings set forth in the Grant Notice or Plan, as applicable. The terms of your Option as specified in the Grant Notice and this Stock Option Agreement constitute your Option Agreement.
The general terms and conditions applicable to your Option are as follows:
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Additionally, the Post-Termination Exercise Period of your Option may be extended as provided in the Plan.
To obtain the federal income tax advantages associated with an Incentive Stock Option, the Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of your Option, and ending on the day three months before the date of your Option’s exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the event of your death or Disability. If the Company provides for the extended exercisability of your Option under certain circumstances for your benefit, your Option will not necessarily be treated as an Incentive Stock Option if you exercise your Option more than three months after the date your employment terminates.
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