Upon any withdrawal from an offering by the employee, we will distribute to the employee his or her accumulated payroll deductions without interest, less any accumulated deductions previously applied to the purchase of shares of common stock on the employee’s behalf during such offering, and such employee’s interest in the offering will be automatically terminated.
Termination of Employment
Rights granted pursuant to any offering under the ESPP terminate immediately upon cessation of an employee’s employment for any reason, and we will distribute to such employee all of his or her accumulated payroll deductions, without interest.
Restrictions on Transfer
Rights granted under the ESPP are not transferable and may be exercised only by the person to whom such rights are granted.
Effective Date, Duration, Amendment, and Termination
The ESPP initially became effective on August 1, 2000 and was most recently amended and restated effective as of April 15, 2019, subject to stockholder approval.
The ESPP has no fixed expiration date although the Board may suspend or terminate the ESPP at any time. The Board may also amend the ESPP at any time. Any amendment of the ESPP must be approved by the Company’s stockholders within twelve (12) months of its adoption by the Board if the amendment would require stockholder approval in order for the ESPP to comply with Section 423 of the Code or Rule16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Rights granted before amendment or termination of the ESPP may not be impaired by any amendment or termination of the ESPP without consent of the employee to whom such rights were granted, except as may be necessary to comply with any applicable law or Section 423 of the Code.
Effect of Certain Corporate Events
In the event of a dissolution, liquidation, or specified type of merger of the Company, the surviving corporation either will assume the rights under the ESPP or substitute similar rights, or the purchase date under any ongoing offering will be accelerated such that the outstanding rights may be exercised immediately prior to, or concurrent with, any such event. Any such determination will be made by the Board.
Stock Subject to ESPP
In the event any change is made to the outstanding shares of common stock by reason of any recapitalization, reorganization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or other change in capital structure effected without the Company’s receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments will be made to the class and maximum number of securities subject to the ESPP and the class and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to each outstanding purchase right.
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