2.2 Restrictions.
(a) Vesting of Restricted Stock. Subject to Section 2.2(b), the Restricted Stock shall vest and the Restrictions shall lapse as follows, in each case, subject to the Participant remaining continuously in service as a Service Provider through the applicable vesting date:
(i) Time-Based Vesting. The Restricted Stock will vest as to 100% of the total number of then-unvested Shares on September 9, 2022.
(ii) Liquidity Event Vesting. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, all then-unvested Shares shall vest as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Liquidity Event.
(iii) Certain Terminations of Service. In the event of a Termination of Service of the Participant by the Company without Cause, a Termination of Service by the Participant for Good Reason, or a Termination of Service due to the Participant’s death or Disability, then (except in the case of the Participant’s death) subject to the Participant’s signing on or after Participant’s Termination of Service and before the 45th day following the Participant’s Termination of Service, and not revoking, a release of claims in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Employment Agreement (the “Release”), all then-unvested Shares shall immediately vest as of the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
(b) Forfeiture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any portion of the Restricted Stock which has not become vested pursuant to Section 2.2(a) as of the date the Participant incurs a Termination of Service shall automatically be forfeited by the Participant on the date of such Termination of Service and, subject to Applicable Law, shall be repurchased by the Company for a cash payment equal to Par Value per share of such Restricted Stock which is not vested.
(c) Tax Withholding; Conditions to Issuance of Certificates. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:
(i) The Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the Restricted Stock, regardless of any action the Company or any of its subsidiaries takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the Restricted Stock. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding or vesting of the Restricted Stock or the subsequent sale of shares. The Company and its subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the Restricted Stock to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s tax liability.
(ii) Prior to any tax withholding becoming due, the Participant must make arrangements acceptable to the Administrator to satisfy such withholding and must satisfy such tax withholdings when due. To the extent permitted by the Administrator, the Company (or the employing subsidiary) will withhold a portion of the shares of Restricted Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the minimum federal, state and local income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company or the employing subsidiary with respect to the shares. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no vested Shares will be released from the Company unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) have been made by the Participant with respect to the payment of any income and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld or collected as of the vesting date with respect to such Shares. In addition and to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, and to the extent other satisfactory arrangements are not made by the Participant, the Company (or the employing subsidiary) has the right to retain from salary or other amounts payable to the Participant, cash having a value sufficient to satisfy any tax withholding obligations that cannot be satisfied by the withholding of otherwise deliverable Shares and any other arrangements made by the Participant.
2.3 Rights as Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon the Grant Date, the Participant shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to receive any cash or stock dividends or other distributions paid to or made with respect to the Shares, subject to the Restrictions herein.