Nothing contained in the Plan, the Plan Prospectus or this Agreement shall be construed or deemed to constitute an employment or service contract or confer or be deemed to confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or an Affiliate or limit in any way any right of the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, to terminate the Participant’s employment or service or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
7.Taxes.
(a) Responsibility for Taxes. The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Participant's employer (the "Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income tax (whether foreign, federal, state or local), social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account and other tax-related items related to the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (the “Tax-Related Items”) is and remains the Participant’s responsibility as it may come due and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. In addition, the Participant further acknowledges that Tax-Related Items may be incurred at different times.
(b) Withholding. The Participant acknowledges and agrees to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company with respect to any withholding obligation the Company or the Employer (or former employer) may have for Tax-Related Items. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that to satisfy any such withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, the Company may (i) deduct and retain from the Shares to be distributed upon vesting of RSUs such number of Shares as is equal in value to the Tax-Related Items, (ii) withhold from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, (iii) withhold from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon vesting and settlement of the RSUs, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization), or (iv) withhold by any other method permitted under the Plan and applicable law.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including up to the maximum applicable rate in the Participant's jurisdiction (in which case, the Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent amount in Shares). If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, as described in (i) above, for tax purposes, the Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested portion of the RSUs. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
(c) Section 409A. The RSUs are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. Nothing contained herein shall constitute any representation or warranty by the Company regarding compliance with Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall have no obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any additional income tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code on any Person and the Company and its Affiliates, and each of their respective employees and representatives, shall have no liability to the Participant with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Plan, solely for purposes of amounts payable under this Agreement that are deemed to be “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, (i) if the definition of Change in Control is required to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code in order for the RSUs to comply with Section 409A of the Code, then no transaction otherwise constituting a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, will be considered a Change in Control for such purposes unless it also qualifies as a “change in control event’ within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i); and (ii) if the Participant is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code at the time of his or her “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), delivery of shares in respect of any RSU that vests and becomes payable upon or in connection with the Participant’s separation from service shall be
delayed and will be payable on the day after the first to occur of (a) the day which is six (6) months following the date of such separation from service, and (b) the date of the Participant’s death or Disability (as defined above).
(d) Tax Consequences. The Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the applicable tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to such matters, the Participant relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral.
8.Data Privacy.
The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.
The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to E*TRADE or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.
The Participant authorizes the Company, E*TRADE and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
9.Miscellaneous.
(a)This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
(b)Except as provided herein, this Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by the Company and the Participant. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, or any portion thereof, at any time, subject to the requirements for certain amendments or alterations set forth in the Plan.
(c)This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3 hereof.
(d)The right of the Participant to receive Shares pursuant to this award is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have no rights under this award other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
(e)The RSUs and the provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal law, without regard to applicable conflict of laws principles.
(f)The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.