6.5 Nontransferability of Awards. No award under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and except as provided in Section 5.4. All rights with respect to an award granted to a Participant will be available during the Participant’s lifetime only to the Participant.
7. Amendment, Termination, and Duration.
7.1 Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Administrator may modify, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. The modification, amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan will not, without the consent of the Participant, materially alter or materially impair any rights or obligations under any Actual Award earned by such Participant. No award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan.
7.2 Duration of Plan. The Plan will commence on the First Effective Time (as defined in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 10, 2024, among the Company, OnKure, Inc., and the other parties thereto, as may be amended from time to time), and subject to Section 7.1 (regarding the Administrator’s right to amend or terminate the Plan), will remain in effect thereafter until terminated.
8. Legal Construction.
8.1 Number. Unless otherwise indicated by the context, any term used in plural herein will include the singular and the singular will include the plural.
8.2 Severability. If any provision of the Plan is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason in any jurisdiction or as to any Participant, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had not been included.
8.3 Governing Law. The Plan and all awards will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, but without regard to its conflict of law provisions. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Plan, a Participant’s acceptance of an award is the Participant’s consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Colorado, and agreement that any such litigation will be conducted in Boulder County, Colorado, or the federal courts for the United States for the District of Colorado, and no other courts, regardless of where a Participant’s services are performed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Applicable Appendix may provide that, with respect to the Participant, the Plan and one or more awards and determinations or actions taken under the Plan will be construed in accordance with and governed by, the country where the Participant permanently resides or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such other jurisdiction as the Applicable Appendix may provide, and may provide for consent to jurisdiction, and agreement that litigation will be conducted in, the country where the Participant permanently resides or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such other jurisdiction as the Applicable Appendix may provide.
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