participant shall not receive any dividends otherwise payable with respect to such restricted stock during the period of restriction if such restrictions relate to the attainment of performance goals, which such dividends shall accrue and become payable upon the attainment of such performance goals. During the vesting period, participants holding RSUs will hold no voting rights by virtue of such RSUs. The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award dividend equivalents in connection with the grant of RSUs that may be settled in cash, in shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
Unrestricted Stock Awards. An unrestricted stock award is an award of shares to an eligible person without a purchase price that is not subject to any restrictions. The Plan Administrator will determine the number of shares to be awarded to the participant under an unrestricted stock award.
Outside Director Limitations. Stock awards granted during a single calendar year under the 2021 Plan or otherwise, taken together with any cash compensation paid during such calendar year will not exceed $750,000 in total value for any non-employee director (calculating the value of any such stock awards based on the grant date fair value of such stock awards for financial reporting purposes), provided, however that such limit shall be $1,000,000 in any non-employee director’s first year of service as a non-employee director.
Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. A participant will not cease to be an employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the participant’s employer if the employee’s right to reemployment is guaranteed by a statute, contract or by the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted, or if the Plan Administrator otherwise so provides in writing or (ii) transfers between us and any of our affiliates.
Nontransferability of Stock Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator, a stock award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the participant, only by the participant. If the Plan Administrator makes a nonstatutory stock option transferable, such stock option will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate provided, however, that in no event may any stock award be transferred for consideration.
Clawback/Recovery. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary under the 2021 Plan, a stock award granted under the 2021 Plan will be subject to any clawback policy as may be established and/or amended from time to time by us.
Adjustment. In the event of reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in our capital stock, the outstanding shares of stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other of our securities, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of ours or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Berkshire Grey, the outstanding shares of stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of Berkshire Grey or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Plan Administrator, in order to prevent dilution, diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the 2021 Plan, will, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number, kind and class of securities that may be delivered under the 2021 Plan, the number, class, kind and price of securities covered by each outstanding stock award and/or the repurchase or exercise prices (as applicable) of such stock awards; provided that all such adjustments will be made in a manner that does not result in taxation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Corporate Transaction. In the event of (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of our assets on a consolidated bases to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the our outstanding voting power and outstanding stock immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power and outstanding stock or other equity interests of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately upon completion of such
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