Exhibit 10.1
DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC.
2020 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(As adopted by Board of Directors on September 30, 2020 and approved by stockholders on November 23, 2020)
(As amended by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2021 and approved by stockholders on May 6, 2021)
(As subsequently amended by the Board of Directors on April 17, 2023 and approved by stockholders on June 12, 2023)
(As subsequently amended by the Board of Directors on March 27, 2024, and approved by stockholders on May 23, 2024)
1. | Purpose. The purpose of the Delcath Systems, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to align the interests of selected Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants with those of Delcath Systems, Inc.’s (the “Company”) stockholders by providing such individuals with long-term incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of the Company’s Common Stock. The Plan is intended to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel upon whose judgment, initiative and effort the successful conduct of the Company’s business is largely dependent. |
The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors on September 30, 2020 and approved by the stockholders of the Company on November 23, 2020. The Plan was subsequently amended by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2021 and approved by stockholders of the Company on May 6, 2021 and subsequently amended by the Board of Directors on April 17, 2023 and approved by stockholders of the Company on June 12, 2023. On March 27, 2024, the Board approved an amendment of the Plan in the form set forth herein (the “Amended Plan”), subject to, and to be effective upon, the approval of the stockholders of the Company in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the State of Delaware at the Company’s 2024 annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 23, 2024. If the Amended Plan is not so approved by the stockholders, all provisions of the Plan shall remain effective.
2. | Definitions. Certain terms used in the Plan have the meanings set forth below (capitalized terms used in the Plan that are not defined below have the meanings set forth elsewhere in the Plan): |
“Affiliate” means any Subsidiary and any other corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Company. For this purpose, “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Applicable Law” means any applicable securities, federal, state, foreign, material local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, listing rule, regulation, judicial decision, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any governmental or regulatory body or self-regulatory organization (including the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).
“Award” means an award under the Plan, including any Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Qualified Option, Stock Appreciation Right, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Award, an Other Stock-Based Award or a Cash Award.
“Award Agreement” means the written agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company setting forth the terms and conditions applicable to an Award, as provided under Section 5(c). An Award Agreement may, in the discretion of the Committee, be transmitted electronically to any Participant.
“Base Price” means the price per share of Common Stock subject to a Stock Appreciation Right at which the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised or settled.
“Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time.
“Cash Award” means an award denominated in cash that is granted pursuant to Section 11.
“Cause”, with respect to any Employee or Consultant, unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, shall have the meaning given to such term in any employment or other written agreement between such Participant and the Company or Affiliate, as applicable, or, in the event that such term is not defined in such agreement or in the absence of any such agreement, shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) | The Participant’s willful failure to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or an Affiliate, or refusal to perform any lawful and reasonable directive of the Company or an Affiliate; |
(ii) | The Participant’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duties for the Company or an Affiliate; |