Exhibit 10.1
FIRST Amendment
to the
Enveric Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan
This FIRST Amendment to the Enveric Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (this “Amendment”), effective as of May 3, 2022, is made and entered into by Enveric Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Terms used in this Amendment with initial capital letters that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Enveric Biosciences, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
RECITALS
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders in accordance with Article 9 of the Plan;
Whereas, the Board desires to amend the Plan to (i) increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan, as set forth in Article 5 of the Plan, by an additional 7,304,107 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) provide for the automatic adjustment, on the first trading date immediately following the date the Company issues any shares of Common Stock (including through the granting of an Award under the Plan), of the number of shares of Common Stock remaining for grant under the Plan by the amount necessary such that total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan equals the greater of (x) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and (y) 15% of the total number of shares of Common Stock authorized and outstanding on such issuance date; and
Whereas, the Board intends to submit this Amendment to the Company’s stockholders for their approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 9 of the Plan, the Company hereby amends the Plan as follows:
1. Section 5.1 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 5.1:
5.1 Number Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 11 and 12 and subject to increase by any Prior Plan Awards eligible for reuse pursuant to Section 5.2, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is ten million (10,000,000) shares (the “Authorized Shares”), of which one hundred percent (100%) may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options (the “ISO Limit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the first trading date immediately following the date the Company issues any share of Common Stock to any Person (including, without limitation, to an outside investor or to a Participant pursuant to the Plan) (the “Adjustment Date”), the number of Authorized Shares for grant under the Plan shall be increased by the amount necessary so that the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall equal the greater of (i) ten million (10,000,000) shares, and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock authorized and outstanding on the Adjustment Date; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall have any effect on, or otherwise change the ISO Limit, except for any adjustments permitted in Articles 11 and 12 below. Shares to be issued may be made available from authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury, or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. During the term of the Plan, the Company will at all times reserve and keep available the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
2. This Amendment shall be effective on the date first set forth above. In the event stockholder approval of this Amendment is not obtained within twelve (12) months of the date the Board approved this Amendment, the additional shares added to the Plan pursuant to this Amendment shall not be available for grant as Incentive Stock Options.
3. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Plan shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| Enveric Biosciences, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Tucker | |
| Name: | Joseph Tucker | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |