Planet Labs PBC 8-K/A, filed Dec 13, 2021
Planet Labs PBC (PL)
About this 8-K/A
Planet Labs PBC filed this 8-K/A on December 13, 2021, reporting on events of December 7, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 3.03: Change to shareholders' rights
- Item 4.01: Change of auditor
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 5.05: Code of ethics change or waiver
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
On December 13, 2021, Planet Labs PBC (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) to report the closing of the Business Combination and related matters under Items 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 5.01, 5.02, 5.06, 8.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K. Due to the large number of events to be reported under the specified items of Form 8-K, this Form 8-K/A is being filed to amend the Original Report to include additional matters related to the closing of the Business Combination under Items 3.03, 4.01, 5.03, 5.05 and 9.01 of Form 8-K (as amended, this “Report”).
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Original Report.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth in Item 5.03 to this Report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
For accounting purposes, the Transactions are treated as a reverse recapitalization and, as such, the historical financial statements of the accounting acquirer, Former Planet, which have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, will become the historical financial statements of the Company. In a reverse recapitalization, a change of accountants is presumed to have occurred unless the same accountant audited the pre-transaction financial statements of both the legal acquirer and the accounting acquirer, and such change is generally presumed to occur on the date the reverse recapitalization is completed.
(a) Dismissal of independent registered public accounting firm.
On December 7, 2021, the audit committee of the Board dismissed WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), dMY IV’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the business combination.
The report of Withum on dMY IV’s, the Company’s legal predecessor, balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and the statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from December 15, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the period from December 15, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 and subsequent interim period through December 7, 2021, there were no disagreements between the Company and Withum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Withum, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on dMY IV’s financial statements for such period.
During the period from December 15, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 and subsequent interim period through December 7, 2021, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act), except for the previously disclosed material weaknesses identified in dMY IV’s internal control over financial reporting related to (i) the classification of warrants issued by dMY IV in connection with dMY IV’s initial public offering in March 2021 and (ii) the improper classification of a portion of dMY IV’s Class A common stock as permanent equity on dMY IV’s balance sheet. The Audit Committee of the board of directors of dMY IV discussed each of the reportable events with Withum, and dMY IV authorized Withum to respond fully to inquiries of the successor accountant (described below) concerning the reportable events.
The Company has provided Withum with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested that Withum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company set forth above. A copy of Withum’s letter, dated December 13, 2021, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Report.
(b) Disclosures regarding the new independent auditor.
On December 7, 2021, the audit committee of the Board approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022. EY served as independent registered public accounting firm of Former Planet prior to the Business Combination. During the period from December 15, 2020 to December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through December 7, 2021, neither the Company nor anyone on the Company’s behalf consulted with EY with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that EY concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any other matter that was the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event (each as defined above).
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) At the Special Meeting, the dMY IV stockholders considered and approved, among other things, the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “The Charter Proposals” and “The Advisory Charter Proposals” beginning on pages 170 and 175, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (collectively, the “Charter Proposals”).
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Planet Labs PBC (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 7, 2021, includes the amendments proposed by the Charter Proposals.
On December 7, 2021, the Board approved and adopted the Bylaws of Planet Labs PBC (the “Bylaws”), which became effective as of the Effective Time.
(b) Pursuant to the Bylaws, on December 7, 2021, the Board approved a resolution changing the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31 of each calendar year, effective as of the same date.
Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The description of the Certificate of Incorporation and the general effect of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws upon the rights of holders of Planet’s capital stock are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “The Charter Proposals”, “The Advisory Charter Proposals” and “Description of New Planet Securities” beginning on pages 170, 175 and 273 respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
In connection with the Business Combination, on December 7, 2021, Planet’s board of directors approved and adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors of Planet. The above description of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 14.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can also be found at https://investors.planet.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx under the link “Code of Conduct.”
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Former Planet as of January 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-36, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Former Planet as of October 31, 2021 and for the periods ended October 31, 2021 are included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of dMY IV and Former Planet as of and for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and for the year ended January 31, 2021 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
| + | Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
| # | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan. |
| ^ | Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted under rules of the SEC permitting the confidential treatment of select information. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PLANET LABS PBC | ||||||
| Date: December 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ashley Johnson | ||||
| Name: | Ashley Johnson | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | |||||
Exhibit 3.1
RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
PLANET LABS PBC
Planet Labs PBC, a public benefit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:
| 1. | The name of the Corporation is “Planet Labs PBC”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2020 (as thereafter amended and restated, the “Original Certificate”). The name under which the Original Certificate was filed is “dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV.” |
| 2. | This Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Restated Certificate”), which both restates and amends the provisions of the Original Certificate, was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”). |
| 3. | This Restated Certificate shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. |
| 4. | The Restated Certificate has been adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 7, 2021, by and among the Corporation, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC and Planet Labs Inc. (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). Upon the closing of the Corporation’s Business Combination (as defined in the Original Certificate) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all 8,625,000 shares of the Class B Common Stock were converted on a 1-for-1 basis into 8,625,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation and immediately thereafter new shares of Class B Common Stock with the rights, privileges and preferences set forth in this Restated Certificate were issued to certain holders of the Corporation as specified in the Merger Agreement. |
| 5. | This Restated Certificate hereby amends and restates the provisions of the Original Certificate to read in its entirety as follows: |
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation is Planet Labs PBC (the “Corporation”). The Corporation is a public benefit corporation under Subchapter XV of the DGCL.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, County of Kent, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Incorporating Services, Ltd.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented. The specific public benefit purpose of the Corporation is to accelerate humanity toward a more sustainable, secure, and prosperous world, by illuminating the most important forms of environmental and social change.
ARTICLE IV
The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, Common Stock and Preferred Stock (each as defined below). The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 631,500,000, consisting of: (i) 570,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); (ii) 30,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”); (iii) 30,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); and (iv) 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
ARTICLE V
The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:
A. COMMON STOCK
1. General. The voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and powers of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and outstanding from time to time. Except as expressly provided in this Article V, all shares of Common Stock shall, as among each other, have the same rights, preferences and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters (unless holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any outstanding class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class) waive such requirement in advance by an affirmative vote or written consent as to different treatment of such class of Common Stock, in which event different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock).
2. Voting. Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by law, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders generally and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock and, until the Sunset Date, twenty (20) votes for each share of Class B Common Stock, in each case, held of record by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined below)) (this “Certificate
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of Incorporation”) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock or other classes of Common Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, are entitled exclusively, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL. Except as otherwise required by law, shares of Class C Common Stock will not be entitled to vote with respect to any matter and will not entitle the record holder thereof to any voting powers.
Except as otherwise required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of each class of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto).
Except as otherwise required in this Certificate of Incorporation or by the DGCL, the holders of Common Stock (other than the holders of Class C Common Stock) will vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with such holders of Common Stock, as a single class with the holders of Preferred Stock).
3. Dividends.
(i) Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to the payment of dividends on the Common Stock when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law.
(ii) Dividends of cash or property may not be declared or paid on any class of Common Stock unless a dividend of the same amount per share and same type of cash or property (or the same combination thereof) per share is concurrently declared or paid on the other classes of outstanding Common Stock.
(iii) In no event will any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of stock, subdivision, exchange, reclassification or recapitalization be declared or made on any class of Common Stock (each, a “Stock Adjustment”) unless a corresponding Stock Adjustment for all other classes of Common Stock at the time outstanding is made in the same proportion and the same manner (unless such requirement is waived in advance by the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any such other class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class), in which event, no such Stock Adjustment need be made for such other class of Common Stock). Stock dividends with respect to each class of Common Stock may only be paid with shares of stock of the same class of Common Stock.
4. Liquidation. Subject to the rights and preferences of any holders of any shares of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
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5. Merger, Consolidation, Tender or Exchange Offer. Without limiting the generality of the last sentence of Article V, Section A.1, unless the requirement as to different treatment of any class of Common Stock is waived in advance by the affirmative vote or written consent of holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of such class (voting separately as a single class), in which event, different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock, (1) in the event of a merger, consolidation or other business combination requiring the approval of the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote thereon (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of any other class of Common Stock, and the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of any other class of Common Stock and (2) in the event of (a) any tender or exchange offer to acquire any shares of Common Stock by any third party pursuant to an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or (b) any tender or exchange offer by the Corporation to acquire any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the applicable tender or exchange offer, the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of any other class of Common Stock, and the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of any other class of Common Stock; provided that, for the purposes of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) and notwithstanding the last sentence of Article V, Section A.1, in the event any such consideration includes securities, (x) the consideration payable to holders of Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to be the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration on a per share basis as that payable to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock on a per share basis if the only difference in the per share distribution to the holders of Class B Common Stock is that each share of the securities distributed to such holders has twenty (20) times the voting power of each share of the securities distributed to the holder of a share of Class A Common Stock and (y) the consideration payable to holders of Class C Common Stock shall be deemed to be the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration on a per share basis as that payable to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock on a per share basis if the only difference in the per share distribution to the holders of Class C Common Stock is that the securities distributed to such holders have no voting power, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
6. Transfer Rights. Subject to applicable law, the conversion applicable to Class B Common Stock and the transfer restrictions set forth in Article VII of the Bylaws or Article V, Section A.7 of this Certificate of Incorporation, shares of Common Stock and the rights and obligations associated therewith shall be fully transferable to any transferee.
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7. Conversion of Class B Common Stock.
(i) Voluntary Conversion. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation.
(ii) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon (a) a Transfer, other than a Transfer to a Qualified Stockholder or (b) the death or Incapacity of the Founder who initially holds such share of Class B Common Stock as of the Effective Time.
(iii) Automatic Conversion of All Outstanding Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock held by a Founder and his Qualified Stockholders shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the earlier of (such date, with respect to such Founder and his Qualified Stockholders, a “Sunset Date”) (x) the ten (10) year anniversary of the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or (y) solely with respect to such Founder, the date that is six (6) months after such Founder is no longer providing services to the Corporation as a director, executive officer, member of the senior leadership team or other full-time employee with an on-going substantial role in the Corporation (or, immediately at such time as such Founder is no longer providing any services to the Corporation as a director, executive officer, member of the senior leadership team or other full-time employee with an on-going substantial role in the Corporation as a result of a termination for Cause). “Cause” means, with respect to a Founder, (i) fraud or embezzlement by such Founder in connection with his employment with the Corporation, (ii) a willful act of material dishonesty by such Founder in connection with his employment with the Corporation that results in material loss to the Corporation, or (iii) such Founder’s conviction of, or plea of guilty to, a felony that results in material loss to the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, in no circumstance will the automatic conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock with respect to a Founder and his Qualified Stockholders trigger the automatic conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock held by another Founder and his Qualified Stockholders.
(iv) Final Conversion of Class B Common Stock. On a Sunset Date applicable to a Founder and his Qualified Stockholders, each share of Class B Common Stock held by such Founder and his Qualified Stockholders shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock. Following such conversion, the reissuance of such shares of Class B Common Stock shall be prohibited, and such shares shall be retired and cancelled in accordance with Section 243 of the DGCL and the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware required thereby, and upon such retirement and cancellation of all shares of Class B Common Stock, all references to Class B Common Stock in this Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to be eliminated.
(v) Procedures. The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock and the general administration of this multi-class stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates (or the establishment of book-entry positions) with respect thereto, as it may deem reasonably necessary or advisable, and may from time to time request that holders of shares of Class B Common Stock furnish certifications, affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Class B Common Stock and to confirm that a conversion into Class A Common Stock has not occurred. A determination in good faith by the Secretary of the Corporation that a Transfer results or has resulted in a conversion into Class A Common Stock shall be conclusive and binding.
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(vi) Immediate Effect of Conversion. In the event of a conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Article V, Section A.7, including upon a Sunset Date, such conversion(s) shall be deemed to have been made at the time that the Transfer of shares occurred or immediately upon such Sunset Date at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, as applicable. Upon any conversion of a holder’s Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, all rights of such holder of shares of Class B Common Stock shall cease and the person or persons in whose names or names the certificate or certificates (or book-entry position(s)) representing the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as provided in this Article V, Section A.7 shall be retired and may not be reissued.
(vii) Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class B Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.
8. Protective Provisions. Unless such action is first approved by the affirmative vote (or written consent) of the holders of two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, each voting as a separate class, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, prior to the last applicable Sunset Date, the Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation, certificate of designation or otherwise (i) amend, alter, repeal or waive any provision of this Article V, Section A (or adopt any provision inconsistent therewith); (ii) except for the shares of Class B Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Class B Common Stock issuable in connection with any Contingent Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and as provided in Article V, Section A.9 below, authorize, or issue any shares of, any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation entitling the holder thereof to more than one (1) vote for each share thereof or entitling any class or series of securities to designate or elect directors as a class or series separate from the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock; or (iii) reclassify any outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock into shares having rights as to dividends or liquidation that are different from the Class B Common Stock, or, in the case of Class A Common Stock, the right to have other than one (1) vote for each share thereof and, in the case of Class C Common Stock, the right to have any vote for any share thereof, except as required by law.
9. No Further Issuances. Except for a dividend payable in accordance with Article V, Section A.3 or a Stock Adjustment effectuated in accordance with Article V, Section A.3, the Corporation shall not at any time after the Effective Time issue any additional shares of Class B Common Stock other than any shares of Class B Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Class B Common Stock issuable in connection with any Contingent Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, unless such issuance is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class. After the last applicable Sunset Date, the Corporation shall not issue any additional shares of Class B Common Stock.
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10. For purposes of this Article V, Section A, references to:
(i) “Change of Control Issuance” means the issuance by the Corporation, in a transaction or series of related transactions, of voting securities to any person or persons acting as a group as contemplated in Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (or any successor provision) that immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions held fifty percent (50%) or less of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (assuming that the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock each entitle the holder thereof to one vote per share), such that, immediately following such transaction or series of related transactions, such person or group of persons would hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (assuming that the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock each entitle the holder thereof to one vote per share).
(ii) “Change of Control Transaction” means (a) the sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange, or other disposition (other than liens and encumbrances created in the ordinary course of business, including liens or encumbrances to secure indebtedness for borrowed money that are approved by the Board of Directors, so long as no foreclosure occurs in respect of any such lien or encumbrance) of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets (which shall for such purpose include the property and assets of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation), provided that any sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange or other disposition of property or assets exclusively between or among the Corporation and any direct or indirect subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Corporation shall not be deemed a “Change of Control Transaction”; (b) the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction of the Corporation with any other entity, other than a merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction that would result in (1) the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s (or such surviving or parent entity’s) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction, and (2) the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction continuing to own voting securities of the Corporation, the surviving entity or its parent immediately following the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; (c) a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction involving the Corporation, other than a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction that would result in (1) the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity
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or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s (or such surviving or parent entity’s) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction, and (2) the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction continuing to own voting securities of the Corporation, the surviving entity or its parent immediately following the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; and (d) any Change of Control Issuance.
(iii) “Dispositive Power” means the power to directly or indirectly cause a Transfer of the owner’s shares (including, without limitation, the power to direct a trustee of a Permitted Trust to Transfer such Permitted Trust’s shares).
(iv) “Family Member” means an individual’s spouse, ex-spouse, domestic partner, lineal (including by adoption) descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, or the spouse or domestic partner of any child, adopted child or grandchild (including by adoption) of such individual.
(v) “Founder” means each of William Marshall (Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation as of the date of this Restated Certificate) and Robert Schingler Jr. (Chief Strategy Officer of the Corporation as of the date of this Restated Certificate), individually.
(vi) “Incapacity” means, with respect to an individual, that such individual is incapable of managing his or her financial affairs under the criteria set forth in the applicable probate code that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months as determined by a licensed medical practitioner. In the event of a dispute regarding whether an individual has suffered an Incapacity, no Incapacity of such individual will be deemed to have occurred unless and until an affirmative ruling regarding such Incapacity has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(vii) “Permitted Entity” means, with respect to a Qualified Stockholder, (i) a corporation in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns shares with sufficient Voting Control in the corporation, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, so long as a Founder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such corporation; (ii) a partnership in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns partnership interests with sufficient Voting Control in the partnership, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, so long as a Founder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such partnership; or (iii) a limited liability company in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns membership interests with sufficient Voting Control in the limited liability company, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, so long as a Founder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such limited liability company.
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(viii) “Permitted Foundation” means with respect to a Qualified Stockholder: a charitable trust or private foundation that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) so long as a Founder has Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such trust or organization and the Transfer to such trust does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration (other than an interest in such trust or foundation) to such Qualified Stockholder.
(ix) “Permitted IRA” means an Individual Retirement Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Code, or a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan or trust of which a Qualified Stockholder is a participant or beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for qualification under Section 401 of the Code, in each case, so long as a Founder has Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held in such account, plan or trust.
(x) “Permitted Transfer” means, and is restricted to, any Transfer of a share of Class B Common Stock: (i) by a Qualified Stockholder to (A) another Founder, (B) any Permitted Trust of a Founder, (B) any Permitted IRA of a Founder, (C) any Permitted Entity of a Founder and (D) any Permitted Foundation of a Founder or (ii) by a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation of a Founder to (A) a Founder or (B) any other Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation of a Founder. For the avoidance of doubt, the direct Transfer of any share or shares of Class B Common Stock by a holder thereof to any other Person shall qualify as a “Permitted Transfer” if such Transfer could have been completed indirectly through one or more transactions involving more than one Transfer, so long as each Transfer in such transaction or transactions would otherwise have qualified as a “Permitted Transfer.”
(xi) “Permitted Trust” means, with respect to a Qualified Stockholder, (i) a trust which is held for the benefit of such Qualified Stockholder and/or one or more Family Members of the Qualified Stockholder in which no person other than such Qualified Stockholder and/or one or more Family Members of the Qualified Stockholder is then a beneficiary entitled to distributions of income or principal from such trust, or (ii) a trust under the terms of which such Qualified Stockholder has retained a “qualified interest” within the meaning of §2702(b)(1) of the Code and/or a reversionary interest, in each case, so long as a Founder has a Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such trust.
(xii) “Qualified Stockholder” means (a) a Founder; (b) any other registered holder of a share of Class B Common Stock immediately following the Effective Time that would be a transferee of shares of Class B Common Stock received in a Permitted Transfer; (c) in the event a Founder Transfers shares of Class B Common Stock to a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation of a Founder, then such Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation shall become a Qualified Stockholder in connection with such Transfer; or (d) a transferee of shares of Class B Common Stock received in a Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Transfer.
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(xiii) “Transfer” means, with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including, without limitation, a transfer to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control or Dispositive Power over such share by proxy or otherwise; provided that the following shall not be considered a “Transfer”: (a) the granting of a revocable proxy to officers or directors or agents of the Corporation with the approval and at the request of the Board of Directors in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders; (b) entering into a voting trust, voting agreement or voting arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) (i) solely with stockholders who are holders of Class B Common Stock that (A) is disclosed either in a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in writing to the Secretary of this Corporation, (B) either has a term not exceeding one year or is terminable by the holder of the shares subject thereto at any time and (C) does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the holder of the shares subject thereto other than the mutual promise to vote shares in a designated manner, or (ii) pursuant to a written agreement to which the Corporation is a party; (c) in connection with a Change of Control Transaction that has been approved by the Board of Directors, the entering into a support, voting, tender or similar agreement or arrangement (in each case, with or without the grant of a proxy) that has also been approved by the Board of Directors; (d) the pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder (or a Founder) continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares and no such Voting Control is exercised by the Person to whom the shares are pledged (other than a Founder if such Founder is the Person to whom the shares are pledged), provided that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action qualifies as a “Permitted Transfer”; or (e) the fact that, as of the Effective Time or at any time after the Effective Time, the spouse of any holder of Class B Common Stock possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a Transfer of such shares of Class B Common Stock (including a Transfer by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement or any other court order).
A Transfer shall also be deemed to have occurred with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock beneficially held by (i) an entity that is a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation, if there occurs any act or circumstance that causes such entity to no longer be a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation or if there occurs a Transfer on a cumulative basis, from and after the Effective Time, of a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity or any direct or indirect Parent of such entity, other than a Transfer to parties that are, as of the Effective Time, holders of voting securities of any such entity or Parent of such entity or (ii) an entity that is a Qualified Stockholder, if there occurs a Transfer on a cumulative basis from and after the Effectiveness Date of a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity or any direct or indirect Parent of such entity, other than a Transfer to parties that are, as of the Effective Time, holders of voting securities of any such entity or Parent of such entity.
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(xiv) “Voting Control” means, with the respect to a share of Class B Common Stock, the power (whether directly or indirectly) to vote or direct the voting of an equity interest, interest in a trust or other interest or security by proxy, voting agreement, or otherwise. For this purpose, the Voting Control with respect to shares transferred to and held in a Permitted Trust shall be deemed to be held exclusively by the trustee of such Permitted Trust; provided, however, if there is any individual powerholder who possesses the power to remove and replace the trustee of such Permitted Trust (i) without cause, (ii) for any reason, and (iii) not less often than once in any twelve (12) month period, then the Voting Control of such Permitted Trust’s shares shall be deemed to be held exclusively by such individual powerholder (and not the trustee of such Permitted Trust).
B. PREFERRED STOCK
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.
Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by adopting a resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof and by filing a certificate of designation relating thereto in accordance with the DGCL (a “Certificate of Designation”), to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law and this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation).
ARTICLE VI
For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation it is further provided that:
A. The directors of the Corporation shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one third of the total number of directors constituting the whole Board. The initial Class I directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the filing and effectiveness of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Filing Effective Time”); the initial Class II directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Filing Effective Time; and the initial Class III directors shall serve for a
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term expiring at the third annual meeting following the Filing Effective Time. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Filing Effective Time, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. If the number of such directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any such additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director. Any such director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or his or her death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to their respective class (but, without the applicable director’s consent, may not assign such director to a different class) . Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws.
C. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, (i) until the last applicable Sunset Date, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors and (ii) following the last applicable Sunset Date, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.
D. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, retirement, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled (i) until the last applicable Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors and (ii) following the last applicable Sunset Date, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
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E. Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VI, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to paragraph B of this Article VI, and the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such Certificate of Designation(s), the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.
F. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws, without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote of the stockholders, at any time after the last applicable Sunset Date, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors.
G. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
ARTICLE VII
A. Until the last applicable Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders or may, except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Following the last applicable Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more
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other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
B. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes, at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, in each case, in accordance with the Bylaws, and shall not be called by any other person or persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the last applicable Sunset Date, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called for any purpose or purposes by the Secretary of the Corporation upon the request, in writing, of any holder of record of at least 25% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation. Any such special meeting so called may be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled by the Board of Directors or other person calling the meeting.
C. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of other business proposed to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes identified in the notice of meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
No director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII, or the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VIII to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.
ARTICLE IX
A. The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. By operation of Section 203(b)(3) of the DGCL, the restrictions on business combinations (as defined in Section 203(c)(3) of the DGCL) under Section 203 of the DGCL shall continue to apply for twelve (12) months after the Filing Effective Time, at which time they shall cease to apply by virtue of the election set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (the “203 Opt-Out
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Effective Date”). The provisions of Article IX(B)-(D), including the restrictions on business combinations (as defined in Article IX(D)(3) below) set forth in Article IX(B) below, shall not apply before the 203 Opt-Out Effective Date. From and after the 203 Opt-Out Date, the provisions of Article IX(B) – (D) below shall become effective if, and shall continue in effect for so long as, the Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
B. The Corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
(1) prior to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
(2) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
(3) at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
C. The restrictions contained in the foregoing Article IX(B) shall not apply if:
(1) a stockholder becomes an interested stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceases to be an interested stockholder and (ii) would not, at any time, within the three-year period immediately prior to the business combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, have been an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or
(2) the business combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of a proposed transaction which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the second sentence of this Article IX(C)(2); (ii) is with or by a person who either was not an interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of the Board of Directors; and (iii) is approved by a majority of the directors then in office (but not less than one) who were directors prior to any person becoming an interested stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to (x) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to Section 251(f) of the DGCL, no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation is required); (y) a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, whether as part of a dissolution or
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otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (other than to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary or to the Corporation) having an aggregate market value equal to fifty percent or more of either that aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation; or (z) a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation. The Corporation shall give not less than 20 days’ notice to all interested stockholders prior to the consummation of any of the transactions described in clause (x) or (y) of the second sentence of this Article IX(C)(2).
D. For purposes of this Article IX, references to:
(1) “affiliate” means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person.
(2) “associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of the voting power thereof; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.
(3) “business combination,” when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation, means:
a. any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (a) with the interested stockholder or (b) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation subsection (B) of this Article IX is not applicable to the surviving entity;
b. any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the interested stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation;
c. any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the interested stockholder, except: (i) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; (ii) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (iii) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the
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Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the interested stockholder became such; (iv) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (v) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (iii) through (v) of this subsection shall there be an increase in the interested stockholder’s proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the voting stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);
d. any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is owned by the interested stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested stockholder; or
e. any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (a) through (d) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.
(4) “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this subsection (D) of Article IX, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.
(5) “interested stockholder” means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation at any time within the three year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder; and the affiliates and associates of such person; but “interested stockholder” shall not include (a) any Stockholder Party, any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee, any Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee or any of their respective affiliates or successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, to which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act or (b) any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, further, that in the case of clause (b) such person shall be an interested stockholder if thereafter such person acquires additional shares of voting stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of “owner” below.
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(6) “owner,” including the terms “own,” “owned,” and “ownership” when used with respect to any stock, means a person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:
a. beneficially owns such stock, directly or indirectly;
b. has (i) the right to acquire such stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such person’s affiliates or associates until such tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (ii) the right to vote such stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of any stock because of such person’s right to vote such stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more persons; or
c. has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (ii) of subsection (b) above), or disposing of such stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.
(7) “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.
(8) “stock” means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.
(9) “Stockholder Party” means any Qualified Stockholder of the Corporation.
(10) “Stockholder Party Direct Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party or any of its successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, of which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.
(11) “Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee or any other Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.
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(12) “voting stock” means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference to a percentage of voting stock shall be calculated on the basis of the aggregate number of votes applicable to all outstanding shares of such voting stock, and by allocating to each share of voting stock, that number of votes to which such share is entitled.
ARTICLE X
A. Subject to Article X, Section C, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
B. Subject to Article X(C), the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
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C. Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
D. For purposes of any determination under Article X(C), a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Article X(D) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be.
E. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Article X(C), and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible Article X(A) or Article X(B). The basis of such indemnification by the Corporation shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Article X(C) nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Article X shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
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F. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in appearing at, participating in or defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article X shall be paid by the Corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by employees and agents of the Corporation or by persons acting at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
G. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Article X(A) or Article X(B) shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Article X(A) or Article X(B) but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
H. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.
I. For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article X shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article X, (i) references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (ii) references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and (iii) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.
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J. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified as provided in this Article X, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
K. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Article X, Section E), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any present or former director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of the Corporation.
L. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation and to persons serving at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees and agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.
M. Notwithstanding that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Covered Persons are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights Covered Persons may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of Covered Persons with respect to any claim for which Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Covered Persons against the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this Article X(M) shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.
N. Any repeal or amendment of this Article X by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article X, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Indemnitees on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
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ARTICLE XI
A. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) and any appellate court thereof shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, stockholder or employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders; (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Bylaws or this Certificate of Incorporation (as either may be amended from time to time); (iv) any action, suit or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Chancery Court; or (v) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence and (b) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article XI(A) shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
B. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
C. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article XI.
ARTICLE XII
At any time when any shares of capital stock of the Corporation are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate with or into another entity if, as a result of such merger or consolidation, the capital stock of the Corporation would become, or be converted into or exchange for the right to receive, shares or other equity interests in a domestic or foreign corporation that is not a public benefit corporation or similar entity and the certificate of incorporation (or similar governing document) of which does not contain identical provisions to Article III identifying the public benefit or public benefits, unless the Corporation shall have obtained, in addition to any affirmative vote required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
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ARTICLE XIII
A. In recognition and anticipation that (a) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of an Exempted Person (as defined below) and its Affiliates (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, (b) an Exempted Person and its Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which it or any of its investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of its limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (c) members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Corporation (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article XII are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any Exempted Person, Non-Employee Director or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.
B. Neither (i) any Exempted Person nor (ii) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (other than the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or their respective officers or employees) (the Persons (as defined below) identified in (i) and (ii) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any fiduciary or other duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (A) engaging in and possessing interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries now engages or proposes to engage or (B) competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries, on its own account, or in partnership with, or as an employee, officer, director or shareholder of any other Person (other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries), and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary or other duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section C of Article XII. Subject to Section C of Article XII, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate
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or other business opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or any of its or his or her Affiliates, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such transaction or matter to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any subsidiary of the Corporation for breach of any duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) as a stockholder or director of the Corporation by reason of the fact that such Identified Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, herself or himself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (or its Affiliates).
C. The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of this Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section B of this Article XII shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.
D. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XII, corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (a) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake; (b) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation; or (c) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
E. For purposes of this Article XII, (i) “Affiliate” means (a) in respect of an Exempted Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Exempted Person, controls such Exempted Person or is under common control with such Exempted Person and shall include any principal, member, equityholder, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (b) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (c) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (ii) “Exempted Person” means each of dMY Sponsor IV, LLC and its Affiliates; and (iii) “Person” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.
F. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XII.
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ARTICLE XIV
A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, in addition to any vote required by applicable law, the following provisions in this Certificate of Incorporation may not be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, and no provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X, Article XI, Article XII, Article XIII and this Article XIV; provided, however, that, in addition to any other vote required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation that (x) increases the voting power of the Class B Common Stock or gives the Class B Common Stock additional economic rights or benefits or (y) alters or changes Article V in a manner that favorably, in a disproportionate manner, affects the holders of Class B Common Stock or adversely affects the holders of Class A Common Stock shall not be approved, in each case, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting as a separate class.
B. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Restated Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer as this 7th day of December, 2021.
| PLANET LABS PBC | ||
| By: | /s/ Will Marshall | |
| Name: | Will Marshall | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Certificate of Incorporation]
Exhibit 3.2
Bylaws
of
PLANET LABS PBC
(a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation)
Table of Contents
| Page | ||||||
| Article I - Corporate Offices |
1 | |||||
| 1.1 |
Offices | 1 | ||||
| Article II - Meetings of Stockholders |
1 | |||||
| 2.1 |
Place of Meetings | 1 | ||||
| 2.2 |
Annual Meeting | 1 | ||||
| 2.3 |
Special Meeting | 1 | ||||
| 2.4 |
Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting | 1 | ||||
| 2.5 |
Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors | 5 | ||||
| 2.6 |
Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors | 8 | ||||
| 2.7 |
Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings | 9 | ||||
| 2.8 |
Quorum | 9 | ||||
| 2.9 |
Adjourned Meeting; Notice | 10 | ||||
| 2.10 |
Conduct of Business | 10 | ||||
| 2.11 |
Voting | 11 | ||||
| 2.12 |
Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes | 11 | ||||
| 2.13 |
Proxies | 12 | ||||
| 2.14 |
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote | 12 | ||||
| 2.15 |
Inspectors of Election | 13 | ||||
| 2.16 |
Delivery to the Corporation | 13 | ||||
| Article III - Directors |
13 | |||||
| 3.1 |
Powers | 13 | ||||
| 3.2 |
Number of Directors | 14 | ||||
| 3.3 |
Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors | 14 | ||||
| 3.4 |
Resignation and Vacancies | 14 | ||||
| 3.5 |
Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone | 14 | ||||
| 3.6 |
Regular Meetings | 14 | ||||
| 3.7 |
Special Meetings; Notice | 15 | ||||
| 3.8 |
Quorum | 15 | ||||
| 3.9 |
Board Action without a Meeting | 15 | ||||
| 3.10 |
Fees and Compensation of Directors | 16 | ||||
| Article IV - Committees |
16 | |||||
| 4.1 |
Committees of Directors | 16 | ||||
| 4.2 |
Meetings and Actions of Committees | 16 | ||||
| 4.3 |
Subcommittees | 17 | ||||
| Article V - Officers |
17 | |||||
| 5.1 |
Officers | 17 | ||||
| 5.2 |
Lead Independent Director | 17 | ||||
| 5.3 |
Appointment of Officers | 17 | ||||
| 5.4 |
Subordinate Officers | 17 | ||||
| 5.5 |
Removal and Resignation of Officers | 17 | ||||
| 5.6 |
Vacancies in Offices | 18 | ||||
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| 5.7 |
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations | 18 | ||||
| 5.8 |
Authority and Duties of Officers | 18 | ||||
| 5.9 |
Compensation | 18 | ||||
| Article VI - Records |
18 | |||||
| Article VII - General Matters |
19 | |||||
| 7.1 |
Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments | 19 | ||||
| 7.2 |
Stock Certificates | 19 | ||||
| 7.3 |
Special Designation of Certificates. | 19 | ||||
| 7.4 |
Lost Certificates | 19 | ||||
| 7.5 |
Shares Without Certificates | 20 | ||||
| 7.6 |
Construction; Definitions | 20 | ||||
| 7.7 |
Dividends | 20 | ||||
| 7.8 |
Fiscal Year | 20 | ||||
| 7.9 |
Seal | 20 | ||||
| 7.10 |
Transfer of Stock | 20 | ||||
| 7.11 |
Stock Transfer Agreements | 21 | ||||
| 7.12 |
Registered Stockholders | 21 | ||||
| 7.13 |
Waiver of Notice | 21 | ||||
| Article VIII - Notice |
21 | |||||
| 8.1 |
Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission | 21 | ||||
| Article IX - Indemnification |
22 | |||||
| 9.1 |
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation | 22 | ||||
| 9.2 |
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation | 22 | ||||
| 9.3 |
Authorization of Indemnification | 23 | ||||
| 9.4 |
Good Faith Defined | 23 | ||||
| 9.5 |
Indemnification by a Court | 24 | ||||
| 9.6 |
Expenses Payable in Advance | 24 | ||||
| 9.7 |
Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses | 24 | ||||
| 9.8 |
Insurance | 24 | ||||
| 9.9 |
Certain Definitions | 25 | ||||
| 9.10 |
Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses | 25 | ||||
| 9.11 |
Limitation on Indemnification | 25 | ||||
| 9.12 |
Indemnification of Employees and Agents | 25 | ||||
| 9.13 |
Primacy of Indemnification | 26 | ||||
| 9.14 |
Amendments | 26 | ||||
| Article X - Amendments |
26 | |||||
| Article XI - Public Benefit Corporation Provisions |
26 | |||||
| 11.1 |
Required Statement in Stockholder Meeting Notice | 26 | ||||
| 11.2 |
Periodic Statements | 26 | ||||
| Article XII - Definitions |
27 | |||||
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Bylaws
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Planet Labs PBC
Article I - Corporate Offices
1.1 Offices.
In addition to the registered office of Planet Labs PBC (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders
2.1 Place of Meetings.
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.
2.2 Annual Meeting.
The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 of these bylaws may be transacted. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.
2.3 Special Meeting.
Special meetings of the stockholders may be called, postponed, rescheduled or cancelled only by such persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting.
2.4 Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting.
(i) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in a notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the Chairperson of the Board or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder
present in person who (A) (1) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 in all applicable respects or (B) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”). The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. For purposes of this Section 2.4, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
(ii) Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.4(i), the stockholder must (i) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time (as defined in the Corporation’s Certification of Incorporation), the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be July 15, 2021); provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.
(iii) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(a) As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (1) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); and (2) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);
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(b) As to each Proposing Person, (1) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer; (2) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (3) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation; (4) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand; (5) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement); (6) a representation as to whether such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal; (7) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the Proposing Persons; (8) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) to which any Proposing Person is a party, the intent or effect of which may be (i) to transfer to or from any Proposing Person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (ii) to increase or decrease the voting power of any Proposing Person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation and/or (iii) to provide any Proposing Person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Corporation; and (9) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (9) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and
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(c) As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person; (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment); (3) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other record or beneficial holder(s) or persons(s) who have a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future of the shares of any class or series of the Corporation or any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; and (4) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this paragraph (c) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.
For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting; (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made; and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.
(iv) A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.
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(v) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, if the Proposing Person (or a qualified representative of the Proposing Person) does not appear at the annual meeting to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by the Corporation.
(vi) This Section 2.4 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4, until the last applicable Sunset Date (as defined in the Corporation’s Certification of Incorporation), any holder of record of at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors generally shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4 and may bring any business before an annual meeting of stockholders in person at the annual meeting, without prior notice.
(vii) For purposes of these bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service, in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or by such other means as is reasonably designed to inform the public or securityholders of the Corporation in general of such information including, without limitation, posting on the Corporation’s investor relations website.
2.5 Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors.
(i) Subject in all respects to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual meeting or at a special meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such special meeting) may be made at such meeting only (x) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws or (y) by a stockholder present in person (A) who was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) has complied with this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Section 2.5, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such stockholder, appear at such meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to the rights of holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the foregoing clause (y) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting or special meeting.
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(ii) Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (1) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation; (2) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6; and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
(iii) Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling a special meeting in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, then for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at a special meeting, the stockholder must (1) provide timely notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation; (2) provide the information with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6; and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for nominations to be made at a special meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the 90th day prior to such special meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of the date of such special meeting was first made.
(iv) In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(v) In no event may a Nominating Person provide notice with respect to the nomination of a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by stockholders at the applicable meeting. If the Corporation shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (i) (x) in the case of an annual meeting, the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice or (y) in the case of a special meeting, the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice as set forth in Section 2.5(iii), or (iii) the tenth day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of such increase.
(vi) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(a) As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(a), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(a));
(b) As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(b), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(iii)(b) shall be made with respect to the election of directors at the meeting); and
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(c) As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person; (B) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (C) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (C) are referred to as “Nominee Information”); and (D) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(i).
For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any other participant in such solicitation.
(vii) A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.
(viii) In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.5, until the last applicable Sunset Date, any holder of record of at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors generally shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in the foregoing notice and nomination provisions of this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and may nominate any person for election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting in person at the annual or special meeting, without prior notice.
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2.6 Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors.
(i) To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (i) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee, and such additional information with respect to such proposed nominee as would be required to be provided by the Corporation pursuant to Schedule 14A if such proposed nominee were a participant in the solicitation of proxies by the Corporation in connection with such annual or special meeting and (ii) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed therein or to the Corporation; (C) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect); (D) if elected as director of the Corporation, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such candidate would face re-election; and (E) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-4(d) under the Exchange Act and any associated proxy card of the Corporation and agrees to serve if elected as a director.
(ii) The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Exchange Act and applicable stock exchange rules.
(iii) A candidate for nomination as a director shall further update and supplement the materials delivered pursuant to this Section 2.6, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (or any other office specified by the Corporation in any public announcement) not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and
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supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.
(iv) No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, as applicable. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.5, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Corporation.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless nominated and elected in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6.
(vi) Any shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use by the Board.
2.7 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 8.1 of these bylaws not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
2.8 Quorum.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the person presiding over the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting
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power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to recess the meeting or adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these bylaws until a quorum is present or represented. At any recessed or adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
2.10 Conduct of Business.
The chairperson of each annual and special meeting shall be the Chairperson of the Board or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairperson of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, if one is elected, or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Lead Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chief Executive Officer or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director, the President (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President or if the President is not a director, such other person as shall be appointed by the Board. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairperson of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of the meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of the chairperson of the meeting, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairperson of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting (including, without limitation, determinations with respect to the administration and/or interpretation of any of the rules, regulations or procedures of the meeting, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting), shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such
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chairperson should so determine, such chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The secretary of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be the Secretary or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary so appointed to act by the chairperson of the meeting. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
2.11 Voting.
Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the DGCL, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.
Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.
2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting is fixed by the Board, (i) when no prior action of the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
2.13 Proxies.
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law in any manner provided under Section 212(c) of the DGCL or as otherwise provided under applicable law and filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of an electronic transmission that sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by the stockholder.
2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
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2.15 Inspectors of Election.
Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the person presiding over the meeting shall appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
Such inspectors shall:
(i) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;
(ii) count all votes or ballots;
(iii) count and tabulate all votes;
(iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and
(v) certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.
Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.
2.16 Delivery to the Corporation.
Whenever this Article II requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation expressly opts out of Section 116 of the DGCL with respect to the delivery of information and documents to the Corporation required by this Article II.
Article III - Directors
3.1 Powers.
Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.
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3.2 Number of Directors.
Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, no reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors.
Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, and subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class, if any, for which elected and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Directors need not be stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.
3.4 Resignation and Vacancies.
Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled (i) following the last applicable Sunset Date, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and (ii) until the last applicable Sunset Date, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.
3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.
The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
3.6 Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and at such time and at such place as which has been designated by the Board and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board.
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3.7 Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, if one is elected, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Secretary or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;
(iii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or
(iv) sent by other means of electronic transmission,
directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.
If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.
3.8 Quorum.
At all meetings of the Board, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
3.9 Board Action without a Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Such action by written consent or consent by electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board.
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3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.
Article IV - Committees
4.1 Committees of Directors.
The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Each committee of the Board may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum, and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.
4.2 Meetings and Actions of Committees.
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:
(i) Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);
(ii) Section 3.6 (regular meetings);
(iii) Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice);
(iv) Section 3.9 (board action without a meeting); and
(v) Section 7.14 (waiver of notice),
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members.
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4.3 Subcommittees.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the resolutions of the Board designating the committee or the charter of such committee adopted by the Board, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.
Article V - Officers
5.1 Officers.
The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board, a Vice Chairperson of the Board, a Lead Independent Director, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.
5.2 Lead Independent Director.
The Board may, in its discretion, elect a lead independent director from among its members that are Independent Directors (as defined below) (such director, the “Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director shall preside at all meetings at which a presiding officer, a presiding director or the Chairman of the Board, as applicable, is not present and shall exercise such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board or as prescribed by these Bylaws. For purposes of these Bylaws, “Independent Director” has the meaning ascribed to such term under the rules of the exchange upon which the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock is primarily traded.
5.3 Appointment of Officers.
The Board shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws.
5.4 Subordinate Officers.
The Board may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.
5.5 Removal and Resignation of Officers.
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.
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Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.6 Vacancies in Offices.
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled as provided in Section 5.2 or Section 5.3, as applicable.
5.7 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.
The Chairperson of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or voting securities of any other corporation or other person standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
5.8 Authority and Duties of Officers.
All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.
5.9 Compensation.
The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such shall be fixed from time to time by or at the direction of the Board. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.
Article VI - Records
A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL; (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL; and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Delaware.
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Article VII - General Matters
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.
The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
7.2 Stock Certificates.
The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board by resolution may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be certificated. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, and shall state conspicuously that the Corporation is a public benefit corporation formed pursuant to Subchapter XV of the DGCL. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
7.3 Special Designation of Certificates.
If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or on the back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, set forth in a notice provided pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL); provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face of the back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of any uncertificated shares, included in the aforementioned notice) a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
7.4 Lost Certificates.
Except as provided in this Section 7.4, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may, in addition to any other requirements as may be imposed by the Corporation, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
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7.5 Shares Without Certificates.
The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.
7.6 Construction; Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.
7.7 Dividends.
The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.
The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.
7.8 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.
7.9 Seal.
The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
7.10 Transfer of Stock.
Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.12, shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the persons from and to whom it was transferred.
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7.11 Stock Transfer Agreements.
The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.
7.12 Registered Stockholders.
The Corporation:
(i) shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner; and
(ii) shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
7.13 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.
Article VIII - Notice
8.1 Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission.
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder’s mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be given (1) if mailed, when the notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid; (2) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address; or (3) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail. A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation.
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Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Corporation may give a notice by electronic mail in accordance with the first paragraph of this section without obtaining the consent required by this paragraph.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(ii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and
(iii) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic transmission from and after the time that (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by such electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice, provided, however, the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Article IX - Indemnification
9.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.
Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
9.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.
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Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
9.3 Authorization of Indemnification.
Any indemnification under this Article IX (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
9.4 Good Faith Defined.
For purposes of any determination under Section 9.3, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Section 9.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or 9.2, as the case may be.
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9.5 Indemnification by a Court.
Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 9.3, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 9.1 or 9.2. The basis of such indemnification by the Corporation shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 9.3 nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Article IX shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
9.6 Expenses Payable in Advance.
Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in appearing at, participating in or defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article IX shall be paid by the Corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by employees and agents of the Corporation or by persons acting at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
9.7 Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 9.1 or 9.2 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
9.8 Insurance.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX.
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9.9 Certain Definitions.
For purposes of this Article IX, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article IX shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article IX, (i) references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (ii) references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and (iii) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article IX.
9.10 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified as provided in this Article IX, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
9.11 Limitation on Indemnification.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article IX to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 9.5), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any present or former director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of the Corporation.
9.12 Indemnification of Employees and Agents.
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation and to persons serving at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees and agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise similar to those conferred in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.
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9.13 Primacy of Indemnification.
Notwithstanding that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Covered Persons are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary) and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights Covered Persons may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of Covered Persons with respect to any claim for which Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Covered Persons against the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this Section 9.13 shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.
9.14 Amendments. Any repeal or amendment of this Article IX by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these bylaws inconsistent with this Article IX, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Indemnitees on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
Article X - Amendments
The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that such action by stockholders shall require, in addition to any other vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation with the power to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Article XI - Public Benefit Corporation Provisions
11.1 Required Statement in Stockholder Meeting Notice. The Corporation shall include in every notice of a meeting of stockholders a statement to the effect that it is a public benefit corporation under Subchapter XV of the DGCL.
11.2 Periodic Statements. The Corporation shall no less than biennially provide the stockholders with a statement as to the Corporation’s promotion of the public benefit or public benefits identified in the Certificate of Incorporation and of the best interests of those materially affected by the Corporation’s conduct. The statement shall include: (i) the objectives the Board has established to promote such public benefit or public benefits and interests; (ii) the standards the Board has adopted to measure the Corporation’s progress in promoting such public benefit or public benefits and interests; (iii) objective factual information based on those standards regarding the Corporation’s success in meeting the objectives for promoting such public benefit or public benefits and interests; and (iv) an assessment of the Corporation’s success in meeting the objectives and promoting such public benefit or public benefits and interests.
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Article XII - Definitions
As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
An “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information).
An “electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.
The term “person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
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Exhibit 10.1
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT AGREEMENT
This Indemnification and Advancement Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of ________ __, 20__ by and between Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), and ______________, [a member of the Board of Directors/an officer/an employee/an agent/a fiduciary] of the Company (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous agreements between the Company and Indemnitee covering indemnification and advancement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) believes that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors, officers, or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification and advancement of expenses against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Bylaws” and the “Certificate of Incorporation”, respectively) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses;
WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance, to indemnification, and to advancement of expenses may increase the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and is not a substitute therefor, nor diminishes or abrogates any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and
WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, DGCL and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as an officer or director without adequate additional protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified and be advanced expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as [a/an] [director/officer/employee/agent/fiduciary] of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). This Agreement does not create any obligation on the Company to continue Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee.
Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:
(a) “Agent” means any person who is authorized by the Company or an Enterprise to act for or represent the interests of the Company or an Enterprise, respectively.
(b) A “Change in Control” occurs upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:
i. Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities unless the change in relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
ii. Change in Board of Directors. During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(b)(i), 2(b)(iii) or 2(b)(iv)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
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iii. Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;
iv. Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
v. Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
vi. For purposes of this Section 2(b), the following terms have the following meanings:
| 1 | “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. |
| 2 | “Person” has the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Person excludes (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. |
| 3 | “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner excludes any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity. |
(c) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was acting as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or Agent of the Company or an Enterprise.
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(d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(e) “Enterprise” means any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity for which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or Agent.
(f) “Expenses” includes all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 14(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable in the good faith judgment of such counsel will be presumed conclusively to be reasonable. Expenses, however, do not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(g) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements with the Company), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” does not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(h) The term “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement. A Proceeding also includes a situation the Indemnitee believes in good faith may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding.
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Section 3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
Section 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses under this Section 4 related to any claim, issue or matter in a Proceeding for which Indemnitee has been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless, and only to the extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought determines upon application by Indemnitee that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.
Section 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by law. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
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Section 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party but to which Indemnitee is a witness, deponent, interviewee, or otherwise asked to participate.
Section 7. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 8. Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4 or 5, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including, but not limited to, the DGCL and any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that expand the Company’s ability to indemnify its officers and directors) if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor).
Section 9. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification payment to Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding:
(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except to the extent provided in Section 16(b) and except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or
(b) for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined in Section 2(b) hereof) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or
(c) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification or advancement, of Expenses, including a Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement, (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (iii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.
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Section 10. Advances of Expenses.
(a) The Company will advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee if (i) the Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to obtain indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company or Enterprise, including a proceeding initiated pursuant to Section 14 or (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation. The Company will advance the Expenses within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.
(b) Advances will be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, thus Indemnitee qualifies for advances upon the execution of this Agreement and delivery to the Company. No other form of undertaking is required other than the execution of this Agreement. The Company will make advances without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 11. Procedure for Notification of Claim for Indemnification or Advancement.
(a) Indemnitee will notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof. Indemnitee will include in the written notification to the Company a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding and provide such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding. Indemnitee’s failure to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company will not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company will, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification or advancement, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification or advancement.
(b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.
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Section 12. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.
(a) Unless a Change of Control has occurred, the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made:
i. by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board;
ii. by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board;
iii. if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by written opinion provided by Independent Counsel selected by the Board; or
iv. if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company.
(b) If a Change in Control has occurred, the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made by written opinion provided by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee requests such selection be made by the Board).
(c) The party selecting Independent Counsel pursuant to subsection (a)(iii) or (b) of this Section 12 will provide written notice of the selection to the other party. The notified party may, within ten (10) days after receiving written notice of the selection of Independent Counsel, deliver to the selecting party a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection will set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected will act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof and the final disposition of the Proceeding, Independent Counsel has not been selected or, if selected, any objection to the selection has not been resolved, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by such court or by such other person as such court designates. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel will be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
(d) Indemnitee will cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. The Company will advance and pay any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making the indemnification determination irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee
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harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing of the determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied and providing a copy of any written opinion provided to the Board by Independent Counsel.
(e) If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee within thirty (30) days after such determination.
Section 13. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a) of this Agreement, and the Company will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, will be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(b) If the determination of the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification has not made pursuant to Section 12 within sixty (60) days after the later of (i) receipt by the Company of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding for which Indemnitee requested Indemnification (the “Determination Period”), the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee will be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. The Determination Period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, the Determination Period may be extended an additional fifteen (15) days if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 12(a)(iv) of this Agreement.
(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
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(d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee acted based on the records or books of account of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise, or on information or records given or reports made to the Company or an Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, financial advisor or other expert selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise. Further, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company,” as referred to in this Agreement if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan. The provisions of this Section 13(d) is not exclusive and does not limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
(e) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise may not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 14. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) Indemnitee may commence litigation against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery to obtain indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company does not advance Expenses pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement within the Determination Period, (iv) the Company does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the second to last sentence of Section 12(d) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) the Company does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3, 4, 7, or 8 of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder.
(b) If a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 will be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee may not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, the Company will have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and will not introduce evidence of the determination made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement.
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(c) If a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) The Company is, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and will stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee shall not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder. The Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will (within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance to Indemnitee such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action concerning this Agreement, Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company, or concerning any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, and will indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses unless the court determines that each of the Indemnitee’s claims in such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous or are prohibited by law.
Section 15. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.
(a) The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement are not exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement may not be limited or restricted by any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement in any way with respect to any action taken or omitted by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status occurring prior to any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
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(b) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated. The relationship between the Company and such other Persons, other than an Enterprise, with respect to the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses, and insurance is described by this subsection, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 16 with respect to a Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise.
i. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees:
1) the Company is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of Expenses made pursuant to this Agreement concerning any Proceeding;
2) the Company is primarily liable for all indemnification and indemnification or advancement of Expenses obligations for any Proceeding, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise;
3) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee and/or advance Expenses to Indemnitee in respect of any proceeding are secondary to the obligations of the Company’s obligations;
4) the Company will indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person; and
ii. the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases (A) any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement and (B) any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee against any Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right.
iii. In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss for Indemnitee, the payor has a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Company or its insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance of Expenses to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.
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iv. Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated is specifically in excess over the Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses or any valid and collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company.
(c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company, the Company will obtain a policy or policies covering Indemnitee to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies, including coverage in the event the Company does not or cannot, for any reason, indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee as required by this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company will give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of a Proceeding, as the case may be, to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company will thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. Indemnitee agrees to assist the Company efforts to cause the insurers to pay such amounts and will comply with the terms of such policies, including selection of approved panel counsel, if required.
(d) The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee for any Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise will be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such Enterprise. The Company and Indemnitee intend that any such Enterprise (and its insurers) be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise. The Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses to Indemnitee is secondary to the obligations the Enterprise or its insurers owe to Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to take all reasonably necessary and desirable action to obtain from an Enterprise indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise.
(e) In the event of any payment made by the Company under this Agreement, the Company will be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee from any Enterprise or insurance carrier. Indemnitee will execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 17. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement continues until and terminates upon the later of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee ceases to have a Corporate Status or (b) one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any
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Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement relating thereto. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement are binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.
Section 18. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions will be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
Section 19. Interpretation. Any ambiguity in the terms of this Agreement will be resolved in favor of Indemnitee and in a manner to provide the maximum indemnification and advancement of Expenses permitted by law. The Company and Indemnitee intend that this Agreement provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification and advancement in excess of that expressly provided, without limitation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, vote of the Company stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law.
Section 20. Enforcement.
(b) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving or continuing to serve as a director or officer of the Company.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and is not a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.
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Section 21. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement is binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed or constitutes a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor will any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
Section 22. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company does not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.
Section 23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand to the other party, (b) sent by reputable overnight courier to the other party or (c) sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, with receipt of oral confirmation that such communication has been received:
(b) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee provides to the Company.
(c) If to the Company to:
Name: Planet Labs PBC
Address: 645 Harrison St. Floor 4, San Francisco, CA 94107
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
Email: legal@planet.com
or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 24. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, will contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).
Section 25. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of
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America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or Proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or Proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Section 26. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together constitutes one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
Section 27. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute part of this Agreement or affect the construction thereof.
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Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 7, 2021, is made and entered into by and among (i) Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”) (formerly known as dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, a Delaware corporation), (ii) dMY Sponsor IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), (iii) solely for purposes of Article I, Section 2.4.6 and Article V, (A) Niccolo de Masi and (B) Harry L. You (each, a “Sponsor Principal” and collectively, the “Sponsor Principals”), (iv) (A) Darla Anderson, (B) Francesca Luthi, and (C) Charles E. Wert (each, a “DMY Independent Director” and, collectively, the “DMY Independent Directors” and together with the Sponsor, the “DMY Holders” and each, a “DMY Holder”), and (v) certain former stockholders of Planet Labs Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Planet”) identified on the signature pages hereto (such stockholders, the “Planet Holders” and, collectively with the DMY Holders, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.10 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each, a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Sponsor, the Sponsor Principals and the DMY Independent Directors are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021 (the “Original RRA”);
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 7, 2021 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Planet;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Planet Holders received shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), of the Company;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain other investors (such other investors, collectively, the “Third Party Investor Stockholders”) purchased an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Investor Shares”) in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the respective Subscription Agreements, each dated as of July 7, 2021, entered into by and between the Company and each of the Third Party Investor Stockholders (each, a “Subscription Agreement” and, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Original RRA, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Original RRA) of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original RRA) at the time in question, and the Sponsor is the Holder of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original RRA) as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Sponsor, the Sponsor Principals, and the DMY Independent Directors desire to amend and restate the Original RRA in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Additional Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
“Additional Holder Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain a Misstatement, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.
“Competing Registration Rights” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.7.
“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
“DMY Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“DMY Independent Director” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.
“Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.
“Founders” shall mean Will Marshall and Robbie Schingler.
“Holder Information” shall have the meaning given in Section 4.1.2.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto, for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.
“Insiders Letter Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Investor Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Joinder” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
“Lock-Up Agreement A” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Lock-Up Agreement B” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Lock-Up Agreement C” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
“Lock-Up Period” shall mean (a) with respect to the DMY Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, the Lock-up Period as defined in Lock-Up Agreement A, (b) with respect to the Founders and their respective Permitted Transferees, the Lock-Up Period as defined in Lock-Up Agreement B, and (c) with respect to all other Planet Holders, the Lock-Up Period as defined in Lock-Up Agreement C.
“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.5.
“Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
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“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
“New Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.7.
“Original RRA” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Other Coordinated Offering” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean (a) with respect to the DMY Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to Lock-Up Agreement A and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter; (b) with respect to the Founders and their respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to Lock-up Agreement B and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter; and (c) with respect to all other Planet Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer Registrable Securities pursuant to Lock-Up Agreement C and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, to any person or entity to whom such Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter.
“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.
“Planet” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Planet Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the Warrants and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Warrants or any other equity security, including for the avoidance of doubt, the shares of Common Stock underlying shares of Class B Common Stock, or any warrants or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any loan pursuant to the Insiders Letter Agreement) of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Merger Agreement); (b) any outstanding shares of
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Common Stock or any other equity security (including the Warrants and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Warrants or any other equity security, including for the avoidance of doubt, the shares of Common Stock underlying shares of Class B Common Stock, or any warrants or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any loan pursuant to the Insiders Letter Agreement) of the Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that such securities are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (c) any Additional Holder Common Stock; (d) any Vesting Shares, any Vesting Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any Vesting Warrants (each as defined in Lock-Up Agreement A) and (e) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, exchange, or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (B) (i) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred (other than to Permitted Transferees), (ii) new certificates for such securities not bearing (or book entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and (iii) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale); and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
“Registration” shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, Prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean the documented, out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
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(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration, including the expenses of any special audits and/or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance;
(F) reasonable and documented fees and disbursements not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate for a single counsel (including local and special counsel, to the extent necessary) for the DMY Holders incurred in connection with any registration statement or registered offering (including any Registration) covering Registrable Securities;
(G) in an Underwritten Offering or Other Coordinated Offering, reasonable fees and expenses not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate for each Registration of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders;
(H) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to analyst and investor presentations or any “road show” undertaken in connection with any Registration and/or marketing of the Registrable Securities (including the expenses pursuant to clause (F) and (G) above); and
(I) any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities, excluding in any case, any underwriting fees payable to a third party in connection with such issuance.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“SEC Guidance” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.7.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf” shall mean the Form S-1 Shelf, the Form S-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be.
“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).
“Shelf Takedown” shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.
“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Sponsor Letter” means that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, by and among dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor.
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“Sponsor Principal” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
“Sponsor Support Agreement” means that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2021, by and among the Sponsor, the Company, Planet and the directors and executive officers of the Sponsor.
“Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.2.
“Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).
“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
“Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
“Warrants” means the outstanding warrants, each exercisable for one Common Share, to purchase an aggregate of 5,933,333 Common Shares, issued to the Sponsor pursuant to that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated March 4, 2021, by and among the Sponsor and dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV.
“Withdrawal Notice” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.6.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS AND OFFERINGS
2.1 Shelf Registration.
2.1.1 Filing. Within thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to or file with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), if the Company is then eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (a) the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the filing date thereof, which shall be extended to the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the
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filing date thereof if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement and (b) the fifth (5th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act, including by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1.2, until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) to a (i) Form S-3 Shelf or (ii) file a Form S-3 Shelf as the case may be, in each case, as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.1, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
2.1.2 Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.2, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
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2.1.3 Additional Registrable Securities. Subject to Section 3.4, in the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon written request of a DMY Holder or a Planet Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the Company’s option, any then available Shelf (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each of the DMY Holders, collectively, on the one hand, and the Planet Holders, collectively, on the other.
2.1.4 Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, a DMY Holder or a Planet Holder (a DMY Holder or a Planet Holder being in such case, a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with an anticipated gross aggregate offering price of at least $25 million (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Demanding Holders shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), and to agree to the pricing and other terms of such offering, subject to the Company’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The DMY Holders may collectively demand not more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Planet Holders may collectively demand not more than four (4) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns, in each case, pursuant to this Section 2.1.4 in any twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering.
2.1.5 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advise the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Piggyback Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Piggyback Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and all other shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights held by any other shareholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: at all times (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Piggyback Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective then-ownership of Registrable Securities of each Demanding Holder and Piggyback Holder (if any) that has requested to be
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included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities, but at all times subject to the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement applicable to such Holder; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities of other Persons that the Company is obligated to include in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.1.6 Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that the DMY Holders or the Planet Holders may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the DMY Holders and the Planet Holders or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.1.4, unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that, if the DMY Holders or the Planet Holders elect to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by the DMY Holders, the Planet Holders, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.1.4. Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1.6, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 2.1.6.
2.1.7 New Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2.1, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Shelf Registration as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Shelf Registration and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on Form S-3, or if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company for such registration statement, on such other form available
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to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities to register a lesser amount of Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders. In the event the Company amends the Shelf Registration or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Shelf Registration, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.
2.2 Piggyback Registration.
2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for holders of capital stock other than the Holders), or a Demanding Holder in accordance with Section 2.1.4 proposes to conduct a registered offer of, or conduct a registered offering of, any of its stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash, or any of its equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan or a transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Securities Act, a registration in which the only stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered, or any registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities), then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities (collectively, the “Piggyback Holders”) as soon as practicable but not less than six (6) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Piggyback Holders the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Piggyback Holders may request in writing within four (4) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the
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Registrable Securities requested by the Piggyback Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Piggyback Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Piggyback Holder’s agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering.
2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration (other than an Underwritten Shelf Takedown), in good faith, advises the Company and the Piggyback Holders participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons other than the Piggyback Holders hereunder and (ii) the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(i) If the Registration is initiated and undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration, subject to the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement applicable to such Holder, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Piggyback Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1 (pro rata based on the respective then-ownership of Registrable Securities of each Piggyback Holder that has requested to be included in such Registration), which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; or
(ii) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons other than the Piggyback Holders, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons, other than the Piggyback Holders, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Piggyback Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1 (pro rata based on the respective then-ownership of Registrable Securities of each Piggyback Holder that has requested to be included in such Registration) which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, if any, for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of such persons, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.2.2, in the event a Demanding Holder (i) has submitted notice for a bona fide Underwritten Shelf Takedown and all sales pursuant to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1 have not been effected in accordance with the applicable plan of distribution and (ii) has not submitted a Withdrawal Notice prior to such time that the Company has given written notice of a Piggyback Registration to all Piggyback Holders pursuant to Section 2.2, then any reduction in the number of Registrable Securities to be offered in such offering shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.1.5, instead of this Section 2.2.2.
2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.1.6) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons or entities pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1.6), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.
2.2.5 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject to Section 2.1.6, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.1.4 hereof.
2.3 Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of equity securities of the Company (other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering), if requested by the managing Underwriters, each Holder that is an executive officer, director or Holder in excess of five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock (and for which it is customary for such a Holder to agree to a lock-up) agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the ninety (90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent. Each such Holder agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders).
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2.4 Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.
2.4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”) or (b) an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, with an anticipated aggregate offering price of, either (x) at least $25 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters, brokers, sales agents or placement agents prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit a Holder’s ability to engage in broker-initiated or similar trades that are not underwritten offerings.
2.4.2 Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit a Withdrawal Notice to the Company, the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.4.2.
2.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Agreement.
2.4.4 The Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).
2.4.5 A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than two (2) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.4 in any twelve (12) month period. For the avoidance of doubt, any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1.4 hereof.
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2.4.6 Distributions; Direct Ownership. In the event that the Sponsor distributes all of its Registrable Securities to its members, such members will be treated as the Sponsor under this agreement; provided, however, that if (i) such member acquires less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the then total outstanding Registrable Securities following such distribution and (ii) such Registrable Securities are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, then such member shall not be treated as the Sponsor under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, such members of the Sponsor, taken as a whole, shall not be entitled to rights in excess of those conferred on the Sponsor, as if the Sponsor remained a single entity party to this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof (and including all manners of distribution in such Registration Statement as Holders may reasonably request in connection with the filing of such Registration Statement and as permitted by law, including distribution of Registrable Securities to a Holder’s members, securityholders or partners), and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective, or file a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and either (i) any underwriter overallotment option has terminated by its terms or (ii) the underwriters have advised the Company that they will not exercise such option or any remaining portion thereof;
3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
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3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;
3.1.8 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.9 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or such shorter period of time as may be (a) necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable or (b) advisable in order to reduce the number of days that sales are suspended pursuant to Section 3.4), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);
3.1.10 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;
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3.1.11 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering, or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, permit a representative selected by a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders, the Underwriters or other financial institutions facilitating such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or other sale pursuant to such Registration, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s or entity’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, financial institution, attorney, consultant or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives, Underwriters or financial institutions agree to confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;
3.1.12 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter, or the broker placement agent, or sales agent of such offering or sale, may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.13 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders, the broker, placement agents or sales agent, if any and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, broker, placement agent, sales agent or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;
3.1.14 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;
3.1.15 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect);
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3.1.16 with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.17 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent if such Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent, as applicable.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders selling any Registrable Securities in an offering shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Registration Statement in Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person or entity may participate in any Underwritten Offering or other offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person or entity (i) agrees to sell such person’s or entity’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting or other agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements. The exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights.
3.4.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
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3.4.2 If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control or (b) in the good faith judgment of the Board, be seriously detrimental to the Company and its holders of capital stock and it is therefore essential to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time, the Company shall have the right, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities until such Holder receives written notice from the Company that such sales or offers of Registrable Securities may be resumed, and in each case maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents.
3.4.3 During the period starting with the date ninety (90) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated Registration and provided that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, or if, pursuant to Section 2.1.4, Holders have requested an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Company and Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite such offering, the Company may, on not more than three (3) occasions upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay any other registered offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4 or 2.4 for not more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days or more than ninety (90) total calendar days in each case during any twelve (12)-month period.
3.5 Reporting Obligations3.6 . As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders upon request with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(i) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, managers, directors, controlled affiliates, and agents and each person or entity who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, or based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company and its controlled affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers and agents and each person or entity who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, or based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein in the case of the Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement is contained in (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
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4.1.3 Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties
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hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.1.5. No person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered (or, if delivery is refused, upon presentment) or received by email (with confirmation of transmission) prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on a business day and, if otherwise, on the next business day, (ii) one (1) business day following sending by reputable overnight express courier (charges prepaid), or (iii) three (3) calendar days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Planet Labs PBC, 645 Harrison St., Floor 4, San Francisco, CA 94107, Attention: Legal Department, Email: legal@planet.com, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address, electronic mail address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.
5.2.2 Subject to Section 5.2.4 and Section 5.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to such Holder’s Permitted Transferees; provided, that, with respect to the Planet Holders, the Founders, and DMY Holders, the rights hereunder that are personal to such Holders may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part, except that (x) each of the Planet Holders shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Planet Holders to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Planet Holder (each such affiliate, a “Planet Related Party”) (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of such Planet Holder or such transferees) and (y) each of the DMY Holders shall be permitted to transfer their respective rights hereunder as the DMY Holders to one or more of their respective affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of the DMY Holders (each such affiliate, a “dMY Related Party,” and, together with Planet Related Parties, a “Related Party”) (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of the DMY Holders or such transferees), and the DMY Holders shall be permitted to assign rights to Permitted Transferees; provided, further, that with respect to any Holder, the rights set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 shall not transfer to a Related Party or a Permitted Transferee if (i) such Related Party or Permitted Transferee acquires less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the then outstanding Registrable Securities and (ii) such Registrable Securities are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144. For the avoidance of doubt, any rights applicable to the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock may be transferred or assigned in whole or in part solely to the extent permitted under the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect at the time of such transfer or assignment.
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5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons or entities that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (1) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND (2) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, AND ANY STATE APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
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5.5 TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
5.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of the Sponsor so long as the DMY Holders and their respective affiliates or its or their Permitted Transferees hold, in the aggregate, at least one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (including, for purposes of this provision, any shares of Class B Common Stock in the definition of “Common Stock”); provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of each Planet Holder so long as such Planet Holder and its affiliates or their Permitted Transferees hold, in the aggregate, at least one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (including, for purposes of this provision, any shares of Class B Common Stock in the definition of “Common Stock”); and provided, further, that any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. A provision that has terminated with respect to a party shall not require any consent of such party (and such party’s Common Stock shall not be considered in computing any percentages) with respect to amending or modifying such provision. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.7 Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Third Party Investor Stockholders who have registration rights with respect to their Investor Shares pursuant to their respective Subscription Agreements and (ii) as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company represents and warrants that no person or entity, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person or entity. For so long as (a) the DMY Holders and their respective affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (including, for purposes of this provision, any shares of Class B Common Stock in the definition of “Common Stock”), the Company hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant rights to register any Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) pursuant to the Securities Act that are more favorable, pari passu or senior to those granted to the Holders hereunder except pursuant to Section 5.10 (such rights “Competing Registration Rights”) without the prior written
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consent of the Sponsor, and (b) a Planet Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least one (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (including, for purposes of this provision, any shares of Class B Common Stock in the definition of “Common Stock”), the Company hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant Competing Registration Rights without the prior written consent of such Planet Holder. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
5.8 Term. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the earlier of (a) (i) with respect to the Vesting Shares, the fifth anniversary of the later of the vesting of such Vesting Shares and the expiration of the Lock-Up Period with respect to such Vesting Shares, (ii) with respect to any Vesting Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any Vesting Warrants, the fifth anniversary of the vesting of such Vesting Warrants, and (iii) with respect to all other Registrable Securities, the fifth anniversary of the date of the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period or (b) on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities.
5.9 Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.
5.10 Additional Holders; Joinder. In addition to persons or entities who may become Holders pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of each of the DMY Holders and each Planet Holder (in each case, so long as such Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (including, for purposes of this provision, any shares of Class B Common Stock in the definition of “Common Stock”)), the Company may make any person or entity who acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock after the date hereof a party to this Agreement (each such person or entity, an “Additional Holder”) by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Additional Holder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Joinder”). Such Joinder shall specify the rights and obligations of the applicable Additional Holder under this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery and subject to the terms of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Common Stock of the Company then owned, or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the “Additional Holder Common Stock”) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein and therein and such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to such Additional Holder Common Stock.
5.11 Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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5.12 Entire Agreement; Restatement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. Upon the Closing, the Original RRA shall no longer be of any force or effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||||
| PLANET LABS PBC | ||||
| By: | /s/ William Marshall | |||
| Name: | William Marshall | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| SPONSOR: | ||||
| dMY Sponsor IV, LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Harry L. You | |||
| Name: | Harry L. You | |||
| Title: | Manager | |||
| SPONSOR PRINCIPALS: | ||||
| By: | /s/ Niccolo de Masi | |||
| Name: | Niccolo de Masi | |||
| By: | /s/ Harry L. You | |||
| Name: | Harry L. You | |||
| DMY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS: | ||||
| By: | /s/ Darla Anderson | |||
| Name: | Darla Anderson | |||
| By: | /s/ Francesca Luthi | |||
| Name: | Francesca Luthi | |||
| By: | /s/ Charles E. Wert | |||
| Name: | Charles E. Wert | |||
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| PLANET HOLDERS: | ||||
| GOOGLE LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Tim Reusing | |||
| Name: Tim Reusing | ||||
| Title: Director, Legal/Authorized Signatory | ||||
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above. |
| PLANET HOLDERS: |
| /s/ William Marshall |
| William Marshall |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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| DRAPER ASSOCIATES | ||
| RISKMASTERS FUND II, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy Draper | |
| Name: Timothy Draper | ||
| Title: Management Member | ||
| DRAPER ASSOCIATES | ||
| RISKMASTERS FUND III, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy Draper | |
| Name: Timothy Draper | ||
| Title: Management Member | ||
| DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON FUND | ||
| X, LP | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy Draper | |
| Name: Timothy Draper | ||
| Title: Management Member | ||
| DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON FUND | ||
| X, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy Draper | |
| Name: Timothy Draper | ||
| Title: Management Member | ||
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| PLANET HOLDERS: |
| /s/ Robert Schingler, Jr. |
| Robert Schingler, Jr. |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER
The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein; provided, however, that the undersigned and its permitted assigns (if any) shall not have any rights as Holders, and the undersigned’s (and its transferees’) shares of Common Stock shall not be included as Registrable Securities, for purposes of the Excluded Sections.
For purposes of this Joinder, “Excluded Sections” shall mean [ ].
Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the __________ day of __________, 20__.
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Exhibit 10.11
PLANET LABS INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN1
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an Option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may also be granted under the Plan. For purposes of clarity, this Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan will apply only to Awards granted under the Plan on or after the date this Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan is adopted by the Board.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Administrator” means the Board or a Committee.
(b) “Affiliate” means (i) an entity other than a Subsidiary which, together with the Company, is under common control of a third person or entity and (ii) an entity other than a Subsidiary in which the Company and /or one or more Subsidiaries own a controlling interest.
(c) “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations, and the applicable laws, rules or regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Options, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.
| 1 | Adopted by the board of directors and approved by the stockholders on September 21, 2011. Amended by the board of directors and approved by the stockholders on December 20, 2012 to increase the number of shares from 500,000 to 1,090,000. Amended by the board of directors and approved by the stockholders on December 15, 2013 to increase the number of shares from 1,090,000 to 2,213,765. Amended by the board of directors on December 20, 2014 to increase the number of shares from 2,213,765 to 2,430,408. Amended by the board of directors on January 6, 2015 and approved by the stockholders on January 9, 2015 to increase the number of shares to 3,342,374. Amended by the board of directors on October 16, 2015 and approved by the stockholders on October 21, 2015 to increase the number of shares to 3,842,374. Amended by the board of directors on January 28, 2016 to increase the number of shares to 4,242,374. Amended and restated by the board of directors on October 26, 2016. Increase in the number of shares to 4,242,374 and amendment and restatement approved by the stockholders on November 30, 2016. Amended by the board of directors on May 4, 2017 and approved by the stockholders on May 1, 2018 to increase the number of shares to 5,442,374. Amended by the board of directors on August 1, 2019 and approved by the stockholders on August 10, 2019 to increase the number of shares to 6,442,374, immediately followed by a 1:5 forward stock split on August 12, 2019 which increased the number of shares to 32,211,870. Amended by the board of directors on August 6, 2020 and approved by the stockholders on August 20, 2020 to increase the number of shares to 33,711,870. Amended by the board of directors on March 4, 2021 and approved by the stockholders on March 15, 2021 to increase the number of shares to 33,911,870. Amended by the board of directors on June 10, 2021 and approved by the stockholders on June 22, 2021 to increase the number of shares to 42,211,870, effective as of June 23, 2021. Amended by the board of directors on September 20, 2021 and approved by the stockholders on September 20, 2021. Amended by the board of directors on October 15, 2021 and approved by the stockholders on October 26, 2021 to increase the number of shares to 45,211,870, effective as of October 27, 2021. |
(d) “Award” means any award of an Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units under the Plan.
(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) “California Participant” means a Participant whose Award is issued in reliance on Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.
(g) “Cashless Exercise” means a program approved by the Administrator in which payment of the Option exercise price or tax withholding obligations applicable to an Award or other required deductions may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Award, including by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Company) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of such amount.
(h) “Cause” for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status will exist (unless another definition is provided in an applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) if the Participant’s Continuous Service Status is terminated for any of the following reasons: (i) any material breach by Participant of any material written agreement between Participant and the Company and Participant’s failure to cure such breach within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (ii) any failure by Participant to comply with the Company’s material written policies or rules as they may be in effect from time to time; (iii) neglect or persistent unsatisfactory performance of Participant’s duties and Participant’s failure to cure such condition within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (iv) Participant’s repeated failure to follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the Board or Chief Executive Officer and Participant’s failure to cure such condition within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (v) Participant’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any crime that results in, or is reasonably expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company; (vi) Participant’s commission of or participation in an act of fraud against the Company; (vii) Participant’s intentional material damage to the Company’s business, property or reputation; or (viii) Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company. For purposes of clarity, a termination without “Cause” does not include any termination that occurs as a result of Participant’s death or disability. The determination as to whether a Participant’s Continuous Service Status has been terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate, or any successor thereto, if appropriate.
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(i) “Change of Control” means (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than to an Excluded Entity (as defined below), (ii) the holders of capital stock of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, (iii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, limited liability company or other entity other than an Excluded Entity, or (iv) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of all of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its purpose is to (A) change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, (B) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who hold the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, or (C) obtain funding for the Company in a financing that is approved by the Company’s Board. An “Excluded Entity” means a corporation or other entity of which the holders of voting capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction are the direct or indirect holders of voting securities representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all of such corporation’s or other entity’s voting securities outstanding immediately after such transaction.
(j) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(k) “Committee” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board consisting of two (2) or more Directors (or such lesser or greater number of Directors as shall constitute the minimum number permitted by Applicable Laws to establish a committee or sub-committee of the Board) appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4 below.
(l) “Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
(m) “Company” means Planet Labs Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(n) “Consultant” means any person or entity, including an advisor but not an Employee, that renders, or has rendered, services to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and is compensated for such services, and any Director whether compensated for such services or not.
(o) “Continuous Service Status” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of: (i) Company approved sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company, provided that, if an Employee is holding an Incentive Stock Option and such leave exceeds 3 months then, for purposes of Incentive Stock Option status only, such Employee’s service as an Employee shall be deemed terminated on the 1st day following such 3-month period and the Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter automatically become a Nonstatutory Stock Option in accordance with Applicable Laws, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy. Also, Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of a transfer between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective successors, or a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee.
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(p) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(q) “Disability” means “disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(r) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, with the status of employment determined pursuant to such factors as are deemed appropriate by the Company in its sole discretion, subject to any requirements of Applicable Laws, including the Code. The payment by the Company of a director’s fee shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such director by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(s) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(t) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the per share fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate and applied consistently with respect to Participants. Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon the per share closing price for the Shares as reported in The Wall Street Journal for the applicable date.
(u) “Family Members” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships) of the Participant, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.
(v) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to, and which does, in fact, qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(w) “Involuntary Termination” means (unless another definition is provided in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status other than for (i) death, (ii) Disability or (iii) for Cause by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate.
(x) “Listed Security” means any security of the Company that is listed or approved for listing on a national securities exchange or designated or approved for designation as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or any successor thereto).
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(y) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to, or does not, in fact, qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(z) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(aa) “Option Agreement” means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to or incorporated into such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to, a notice of stock option grant and a form of exercise notice.
(bb) “Option Exchange Program” means a program approved by the Administrator whereby outstanding Options (i) are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, cash or other property or (ii) are amended to decrease the exercise price as a result of a decline in the Fair Market Value.
(cc) “Optioned Stock” means Shares that are subject to an Option or that were issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option.
(dd) “Optionee” means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.
(ee) “Outside Director” means a member of the Board, or a member of the Board of Directors of a Parent or a Subsidiary, in any case, who is not an Employee.
(ff) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(gg) “Participant” means any holder of one or more Awards or Shares issued pursuant to an Award.
(hh) “Plan” means this Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
(ii) “Restricted Stock” means Shares acquired pursuant to a right to purchase or receive Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 8 below.
(jj) “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to such agreement.
(kk) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 8. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.
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(ll) “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement” means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan and includes any document attached to such agreement.
(mm) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision.
(nn) “Share” means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 below.
(oo) “Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.
(pp) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(qq) “Ten Percent Holder” means a person who owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary measured as of an Award’s date of grant.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 10 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 45,211,870 Shares, all of which Shares may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Shares. In the event that any outstanding Option or other right expires or is canceled for any reason, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall remain available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. If a Share previously issued under the Plan is reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision, then such Share shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the provisions of Section 10 below, in no event shall the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options exceed the number set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3 plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated there under, any Shares that again become available for issuance pursuant to the remaining provisions of this Section 3.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) General. The Plan shall be administered by the Board, a Committee appointed by the Board, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different administrative bodies with respect to different classes of Participants and, if permitted by Applicable Laws, the Board may authorize one or more officers of the Company to make Awards under the Plan to Employees and Consultants (who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) within parameters specified by the Board.
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(b) Committee Composition. If a Committee has been appointed pursuant to this Section 4, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and dissolve a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and, in the case of a Committee administering the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent permitted or required by such provisions.
(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(t) above, provided that such determination shall be applied consistently with respect to Participants under the Plan;
(ii) to select the Employees and Consultants to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award;
(iv) to approve the form(s) of agreement(s) and other related documents used under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, which terms and conditions include but are not limited to the exercise or purchase price (if any), the time or times when Awards may vest, be exercised and/or be settled (which may be based on performance criteria), the circumstances (if any) when vesting will be accelerated or forfeiture restrictions will be waived, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award, Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit;
(vi) to amend any outstanding Award or agreement related to any Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, including any amendment adjusting vesting and/or settlement (e.g., in connection with a change in the terms or conditions under which such person is providing services to the Company), provided that no amendment shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant without his or her consent;
(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under Section 7(c)(iii) below instead of Common Stock;
(viii) subject to Applicable Laws, to implement an Option Exchange Program and establish the terms and conditions of such Option Exchange Program without consent of the holders of capital stock of the Company, provided that no amendment or adjustment to an Option that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant shall be made without his or her consent;
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(ix) to approve addenda pursuant to Section 18 below or to grant Awards to, or to modify the terms of, any outstanding Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or any agreement related to any Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit held by Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States with such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom which deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to the extent necessary or appropriate to accommodate such differences; and
(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, any Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and any agreement related to any Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, which constructions, interpretations and decisions shall be final and binding on all Participants.
(d) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee (including officers of the Company, if applicable), or of the Board, as applicable, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Award except for actions taken in bad faith or failures to act in good faith, and (ii) any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided that such member shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend any such claim, action, suit or proceeding before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any other power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless each such person.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Recipients of Grants. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, provided that Employees of Affiliates shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.
(b) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
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(c) ISO $100,000 Limitation. Notwithstanding any designation under Section 5(b) above, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which options designated as incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess options shall be treated as nonstatutory stock options. For purposes of this Section 5(c), incentive stock options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an incentive stock option shall be determined as of the date of the grant of such option.
(d) No Employment Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any Employee or Consultant any right with respect to continuation of an employment or consulting relationship with the Company (any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate), nor shall it interfere in any way with such Employee’s or Consultant’s right or the Company’s (Parent’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier to occur of (i) September 21, 2022 and (ii) the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC, and the Company, in either case, unless sooner terminated under Section 14 below.
7. Options.
(a) Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided that the term shall be no more than 10 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time of such grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the term of the Option shall be 5 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
(b) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement, but shall be subject to the following:
(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
a. granted to an Employee who at the time of grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;
b. granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) below, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option the per Share exercise price shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, provided that, if the per Share exercise price is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, it shall otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws, including Section 409A of the Code; and
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(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction.
(ii) Permissible Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option and to the extent required by Applicable Laws, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash; (2) check; (3) to the extent permitted under, and in accordance with, Applicable Laws, delivery of a promissory note with such recourse, interest, security and redemption provisions as the Administrator determines to be appropriate (subject to the provisions of Section 152 of the Delaware General Corporation Law); (4) cancellation of indebtedness; (5) other previously owned Shares that have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the Option is exercised; (6) a Cashless Exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment permitted under Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company and the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept a particular form of consideration at the time of any Option exercise.
(c) Exercise of Option.
(i) General.
(1) Exercisability. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, consistent with the terms of the Plan and reflected in the Option Agreement, including vesting requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company, and Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, and/or the Optionee.
(2) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine at any time whether and to what extent the vesting of Options shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall continue during any paid leave and shall be tolled during any unpaid leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, vesting shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon an Optionee’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Options to the same extent as would have applied had the Optionee continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.
(3) Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. The Administrator may require that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent an Optionee from exercising the full number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
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(4) Procedures for and Results of Exercise. An Option shall be deemed exercised when written notice of such exercise has been received by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised and has paid, or made arrangements to satisfy, any applicable taxes, withholding, required deductions or other required payments in accordance with Section 9 below. The exercise of an Option shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(5) Rights as Holder of Capital Stock. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a holder of capital stock shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock is issued, except as provided in Section 10 below.
(ii) Termination of Continuous Service Status. The Administrator shall establish and set forth in the applicable Option Agreement the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall remain exercisable, if at all, following termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Administrator at any time. To the extent that an Option Agreement does not specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate upon termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) General Provisions. If the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified below, the Option shall terminate and the Optioned Stock underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. In no event may any Option be exercised after the expiration of the Option term as set forth in the Option Agreement (and subject to this Section 7).
(2) Termination other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than under the circumstances set forth in the subsections (3) through (5) below, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 3 months following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.
(3) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of his or her Disability, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 12 months following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.
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(4) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee during the period of Continuous Service Status since the date of grant of any outstanding Option, or within 3 months following termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the Option may be exercised by any beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 16 below, or if there are no such beneficiaries, by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, at any time within 12 months following the date the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status terminated, but only to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.
(5) Termination for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, any outstanding Option (including any vested portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon first notification to the Optionee of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause. If an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status will be terminated for Cause, all the Optionee’s rights under any Option, including the right to exercise the Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period. Nothing in this Section 7(c)(ii)(5) shall in any way limit the Company’s right to purchase unvested Shares issued upon exercise of an Option as set forth in the applicable Option Agreement.
(iii) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted under the Plan based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Restricted Stock.
(i) Rights to Purchase. When a right to purchase or receive Restricted Stock is granted under the Plan, the Company shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, if any (which shall be as determined by the Administrator, subject to Applicable Laws, including any applicable securities laws), and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The permissible consideration for Restricted Stock shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be the same as is set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) above with respect to exercise of Options. The offer to purchase Shares shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(ii) Repurchase Option.
(1) General. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (including death or Disability) at a purchase price for Shares equal to the original purchase price paid by the purchaser to the Company for such Shares and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine.
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(2) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine at any time whether and to what extent the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, such lapsing shall continue during any paid leave and shall be tolled during any unpaid leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.
(iii) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(iv) Rights as a Holder of Capital Stock. Once the Restricted Stock is purchased, the Participant shall have the rights equivalent to those of a holder of capital stock, and shall be a record holder when his or her purchase and the issuance of the Shares is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Restricted Stock is purchased, except as provided in Section 10 below.
(b) Restricted Stock Units.
(i) Grant. When Restricted Stock Units are granted under the Plan, the Company shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award, including the number of Restricted Stock Units that such person shall be entitled to receive. The offer to receive Restricted Stock Units shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(ii) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms.
(A) General. The Administrator may, in its discretion, set vesting criteria for the Restricted Stock Units that must be met in order to be eligible to receive a payout pursuant to the Award (note that the Administrator may specify additional conditions which must also be met in order to receive a payout pursuant to the Award). Any such vesting criteria may be based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any applicable vesting criteria.
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(B) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine at any time whether and to what extent the vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting shall continue during any paid leave and shall be tolled during any unpaid leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, vesting shall be tolled during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to the Restricted Stock Units received pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.
(iii) Form and Timing of Settlement. Settlement of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and may be subject to additional conditions, if any, each as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.
(iv) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company.
(v) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(vi) Rights as a Holder of Capital Stock. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a holder of capital stock shall exist with respect to the Restricted Stock Units. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock is issued, except as provided in Section 10 below.
9. Taxes.
(a) As a condition of the grant, vesting, exercise and settlement of an Award, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax, withholding, and any other required deductions or payments that may arise in connection with such Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.
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(b) The Administrator may, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, permit a Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) to satisfy all or part of his or her tax, withholding, or any other required deductions or payments by Cashless Exercise or by surrendering Shares (either directly or by stock attestation) that he or she previously acquired; provided that, unless specifically permitted by the Company, any such Cashless Exercise must be an approved broker-assisted Cashless Exercise or the Shares withheld in the Cashless Exercise must be limited to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance and any such surrendered Shares must have been previously held for any minimum duration required to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance. Any payment of taxes by surrendering Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other Transactions.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any action required under Applicable Laws by the holders of capital stock of the Company, (i) the numbers and class of Shares, units representing Shares, or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each such outstanding Option, and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, shall be automatically proportionately adjusted in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, consolidation, reclassification of the Shares or subdivision of the Shares. In the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend with respect to the Shares payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value, a recapitalization (including a recapitalization through a large nonrecurring cash dividend), a rights offering, a reorganization, merger, a spin-off, split-up, change in corporate structure or a similar occurrence, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments, in its discretion, in one or more of (i) the numbers and class of Shares, units representing Shares, or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each outstanding Option and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, and any such adjustment by the Administrator shall be made in the Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. If, by reason of a transaction described in this Section 10(a) or an adjustment pursuant to this Section 10(a), a Participant’s Award agreement or agreement related to any Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares, and the Award agreement or agreement related to the Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit in respect thereof, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award, Optioned Stock, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units prior to such adjustment.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.
(c) Corporate Transactions. In the event of (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, (ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, entity or person, or (iii) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock (a “Corporate Transaction”), each outstanding Award (vested or unvested) will be treated as the Administrator determines, which determination may be made without the consent of any Participant and need not treat all outstanding Awards (or portion thereof) in an identical manner. Such determination, without the consent of any Participant, may provide (without limitation) for one or more of the following in the event of a Corporate Transaction: (A) the continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation); (B) the assumption of such outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent; (C) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of new options or equity awards for such Awards; (D) the cancellation of such Awards in exchange for a payment to the Participants equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Awards as of the closing date of such Corporate Transaction over (2) the exercise price or purchase price paid or to be paid for the Shares subject to the Awards (if any); or (E) the cancellation of any outstanding Awards or an outstanding right to purchase Restricted Stock, in either case, for no consideration. Notwithstanding anything herein, under this Plan, any Award agreement or otherwise (I) any escrow, holdback, earn-out or similar provisions agreed to pursuant to, or in connection with, a Corporate Transaction shall, unless otherwise determined by the Board, apply to any payment or other right a Participant may be entitled to under this Plan, if any, to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply generally to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock with respect to the Corporate Transaction, but only to extent permitted by Applicable Law, including (without limitation), Section 409A of the Code, and (II) the vesting of any Option granted to any Participant for service as an Outside Director shall automatically accelerate such that any such Option shall be 100% vested and exercisable immediately prior to, and contingent upon, a Change of Control.
11. Non-Transferability of Awards.
(a) General. Except as set forth in this Section 11, Awards (or any rights of such Awards) may not be sold, pledged, encumbered, assigned, hypothecated, or disposed of or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary by a Participant will not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of the Option, only by such holder or a transferee permitted by this Section 11.
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(b) Limited Transferability Rights. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 11, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that any Nonstatutory Stock Options may be transferred. Further, beginning with (i) the period when the Company begins to rely on the exemption described in Rule 12h-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the date when the Company ceases to rely on such exemption, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, or (B) the date when the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, an Option, or prior to exercise, the Shares subject to the Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than to (i) persons who are Family Members through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of the Participant upon the death or disability of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit transfers of Nonstatutory Stock Options to the Company or in connection with a Change of Control or other acquisition transactions involving the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 12h-1(f).
12. Non-Transferability of Stock Underlying Awards.
(a) General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Participant or other stockholder shall Transfer (as such term is defined below) any Shares (or any rights of or interests in such Shares) acquired pursuant to any Award (including, without limitation, Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option) to any person or entity unless such Transfer is approved by the Company prior to such Transfer, which approval may be granted or withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion. “Transfer” shall mean, with respect to any security, the direct or indirect assignment, sale, transfer, tender, pledge, hypothecation, or the grant, creation or suffrage of a lien or encumbrance in or upon, or the gift, placement in trust, or the Constructive Sale (as such term is defined below) or other disposition of such security (including transfer by testamentary or intestate succession, merger or otherwise by operation of law) or any right, title or interest therein (including, but not limited to, any right or power to vote to which the holder thereof may be entitled, whether such right or power is granted by proxy or otherwise), or the record or beneficial ownership thereof, the offer to make such a sale, transfer, Constructive Sale or other disposition, and each agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing. “Constructive Sale” shall mean, with respect to any security, a short sale with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring an offsetting derivative contract with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring a futures or forward contract to deliver such security, or entering into any other hedging or other derivative transaction that has the effect of materially changing the economic benefits and risks of ownership. Any purported Transfer effected in violation of this Section 12 shall be null and void and shall have no force or effect and the Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of the Plan or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.
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(b) Approval Process. Any Participant or stockholder seeking the approval of the Company to Transfer some or all of its Shares shall give written notice thereof to the Secretary of the Company that shall include: (1) the name of the stockholder; (2) the proposed transferee; (3) the number of shares of the Transfer of which approval is thereby requested; and (4) the purchase price, if any, of the shares proposed for Transfer. The Company may require the Participant to supplement its notice with such additional information as the Company may request or as may otherwise be required by the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or other applicable written agreement. In addition such request for Transfer shall be subject to such right of first refusal, transfer provisions and any other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or other applicable written agreement.
13. Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan, but no amendment or termination shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant under any outstanding Award, without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain the approval of holders of capital stock with respect to any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery would comply with Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. As a condition to the exercise of any Option, purchase or receipt of any Restricted Stock or settlement of any Restricted Stock Units, the Company may require the person exercising the Option or purchasing or receiving the Restricted Stock or Shares pursuant to settlement of Restricted Stock Units to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise, purchase, receipt or settlement that the Shares are being purchased or received only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is advisable or required by Applicable Laws. Shares issued upon exercise of Options, purchase or receipt of Restricted Stock or settlement of any Restricted Stock Units prior to the date, if ever, on which the Common Stock becomes a Listed Security shall be subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the Company pursuant to which the Participant will be required to offer Shares to the Company before selling or transferring them to any third party on such terms and subject to such conditions as is reflected in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
16. Beneficiaries. If permitted by the Company, a Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate or to any person who has the right to acquire the Award by bequest or inheritance.
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17. Approval of Holders of Capital Stock. If required by Applicable Laws, continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the holders of capital stock of the Company within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted or, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, any date the Plan is amended. Such approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
18. Addenda. The Administrator may approve such addenda to the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for the purpose of granting Awards to Employees or Consultants, which Awards may contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom, which may deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan. The terms of any such addenda shall supersede the terms of the Plan to the extent necessary to accommodate such differences but shall not otherwise affect the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.
19. Information to Holders of Options. In the event the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f) under the Exchange Act, the Company shall provide the information described in Rule 701(e)(3), (4) and (5) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to all holders of Options in accordance with the requirements thereunder until such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company may request that holders of Options agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section confidential. If the holder does not agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section confidential, then the Company will not be required to provide the information unless otherwise required pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1) of the Exchange Act.
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ADDENDUM A
Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
(California Participants)
Prior to the date, if ever, on which the Common Stock becomes a Listed Security and/or the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the terms set forth herein shall apply to Awards issued to California Participants. All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Plan.
1. The following rules shall apply to any Option in the event of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service Status:
(a) If such termination was for reasons other than death, “Permanent Disability” (as defined below), or Cause, the Participant shall have at least 30 days after the date of such termination to exercise his or her Option to the extent the Participant is entitled to exercise on his or her termination date, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the expiration of the term as set forth in the Option Agreement.
(b) If such termination was due to death or Permanent Disability, the Participant shall have at least 6 months after the date of such termination to exercise his or her Option to the extent the Participant is entitled to exercise on his or her termination date, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the expiration of the term as set forth in the Option Agreement.
“Permanent Disability” for purposes of this Addendum shall mean the inability of the Participant, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of the Participant’s position with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary because of the sickness or injury of the Participant.
2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10(a) of the Plan, the Administrator shall in any event make such adjustments as may be required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.
3. Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, no Option shall be exercisable on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of grant and any Award agreement shall terminate on or before the 10th anniversary of the date of grant.
4. The Company shall furnish summary financial information (audited or unaudited) of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, consistent with the requirements of Applicable Laws, at least annually to each California Participant during the period such Participant has one or more Awards outstanding, and in the case of an individual who acquired Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such Participant owns such Shares; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to provide such information if (i) the issuance is limited to key persons whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information or (ii) the Plan or any agreement complies with all conditions of Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; provided that for purposes of determining such compliance, any registered domestic partner shall be considered a “family member” as that term is defined in Rule 701.
Exhibit 10.12
COSMOGIA INC.
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Adopted by the Board on September 21, 2011
Approved by the Stockholders on September 21, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | ||||||
| SECTION 1. |
PURPOSE | 1 | ||||
| SECTION 2. |
DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||
| 2.1 |
“Board” | 1 | ||||
| 2.2 |
“Change in Control” | 1 | ||||
| 2.3 |
“Code” | 2 | ||||
| 2.4 |
“Committee | 2 | ||||
| 2.5 |
“Company | 2 | ||||
| 2.6 |
“Consultant” | 2 | ||||
| 2.7 |
“Disability” | 2 | ||||
| 2.8 |
“Employee | 2 | ||||
| 2.9 |
“Exchange Act | 2 | ||||
| 2.10 |
“Exercise Price” | 2 | ||||
| 2.11 |
“Fair Market Value” | 2 | ||||
| 2.12 |
“ISO” | 3 | ||||
| 2.13 |
“NSO” | 3 | ||||
| 2.14 |
“Option” | 3 | ||||
| 2.15 |
“Optionee” | 3 | ||||
| 2.16 |
“Outside Director” | 3 | ||||
| 2.17 |
“Parent” | 3 | ||||
| 2.18 |
“Plan” | 3 | ||||
| 2.19 |
“Purchase Price” | 3 | ||||
| 2.20 |
“Purchaser” | 3 | ||||
| 2.21 |
“Restricted Share Agreement” | 3 | ||||
| 2.22 |
“Securities Act” | 3 | ||||
| 2.23 |
“Service” | 3 | ||||
| 2.24 |
“Share” | 3 | ||||
| 2.25 |
“Stock” | 4 | ||||
| 2.26 |
“Stock Option Agreement” | 4 | ||||
| 2.27 |
“Subsidiary” | 4 | ||||
| 2.28 |
“Ten-Percent Stockholder” | 4 | ||||
| SECTION 3. |
ADMINISTRATION | 4 | ||||
| 3.1 |
General Rule | 4 | ||||
| 3.2 |
Board Authority and Responsibility | 4 | ||||
| SECTION 4. |
ELIGIBILITY | 4 | ||||
| 4.1 |
General Rule | 4 | ||||
| SECTION 5. |
STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN | 5 | ||||
| 5.1 |
Share Limit | 5 | ||||
| 5.2 |
Additional Shares | 5 | ||||
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| SECTION 6. |
RESTRICTED SHARES | 5 | ||||
| 6.1 |
Restricted Share Agreement | 5 | ||||
| 6.2 |
Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Purchase Rights | 5 | ||||
| 6.3 |
Purchase Price | 5 | ||||
| 6.4 |
Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 7. |
STOCK OPTIONS | 6 | ||||
| 7.1 |
Stock Option Agreement | 6 | ||||
| 7.2 |
Number of Shares; Kind of Option | 6 | ||||
| 7.3 |
Exercise Price | 6 | ||||
| 7.4 |
Term | 6 | ||||
| 7.5 |
Exercisability | 6 | ||||
| 7.6 |
Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions | 7 | ||||
| 7.7 |
Transferability of Options | 7 | ||||
| 7.8 |
Exercise of Options on Termination of Service | 7 | ||||
| 7.9 |
No Rights as a Stockholder | 7 | ||||
| 7.10 |
Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options | 7 | ||||
| SECTION 8. |
PAYMENT FOR SHARES | 8 | ||||
| 8.1 |
General | 8 | ||||
| 8.2 |
Surrender of Stock | 8 | ||||
| 8.3 |
Services Rendered | 8 | ||||
| 8.4 |
Promissory Notes | 8 | ||||
| 8.5 |
Exercise/Sale | 8 | ||||
| 8.6 |
Exercise/Pledge | 8 | ||||
| 8.7 |
Other Forms of Payment | 8 | ||||
| SECTION 9. |
ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES | 9 | ||||
| 9.1 |
General | 9 | ||||
| 9.2 |
Dissolution or Liquidation | 9 | ||||
| 9.3 |
Mergers and Consolidations | 9 | ||||
| 9.4 |
Reservation of Rights | 9 | ||||
| SECTION 10. |
REPURCHASE RIGHTS | 10 | ||||
| 10.1 |
Company’s Right To Repurchase Shares | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 11. |
WITHHOLDING AND OTHER TAXES | 10 | ||||
| 11.1 |
General | 10 | ||||
| 11.2 |
Share Withholding | 10 | ||||
| 11.3 |
Cashless Exercise/Pledge | 10 | ||||
| 11.4 |
Other Forms of Payment | 10 | ||||
| 11.5 |
Employer Fringe Benefit Taxes | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 12. |
SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS | 11 | ||||
| 12.1 |
General | 11 | ||||
| 12.2 |
Dividend Rights | 11 | ||||
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| SECTION 13. |
NO RETENTION RIGHT | 11 | ||||
| SECTION 14. |
DURATION AND AMENDMENTS | 11 | ||||
| 14.1 |
Term of the Plan | 11 | ||||
| 14.2 |
Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan | 11 | ||||
| 14.3 |
Effect of Amendment or Termination | 11 | ||||
| SECTION 15. |
EXECUTION | 12 | ||||
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COSMOGIA INC.
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors effective September 21, 2011. The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected service providers the opportunity to acquire equity in the Company through awards of Options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options) and the award or sale of Shares.
The award of Options and the award or sale of Shares under the Plan is intended to be exempt from the securities qualification requirements of the California Corporations Code by satisfying the exemption under section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code. However, awards of Options and the award or sale of Shares may be made in reliance upon other state securities law exemptions. To the extent that such other exemptions are relied upon, the terms of this Plan which are included only to comply with section 25102(o) shall be disregarded to the extent provided in the Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement. In addition, to the extent that section 25102(o) or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended to delete any requirements set forth in such law or regulations, the terms of this Plan which are included only to comply with section 25102(o) or the regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect prior to any such amendment shall be disregarded to the extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
| 2.1 | “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time. |
| 2.2 | “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: |
| (a) | The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; |
| (b) | The consummation of the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company; or |
| (c) | Any “person” (as defined below) who, by the acquisition or aggregation of securities, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the |
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| “Base Capital Stock”); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person’s beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company. |
For purposes of Section 2.2(c), the term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Change in Control” shall not include (a) a transaction the sole purpose of which is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, (b) a transaction the sole purpose of which is to form a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, (c) a transaction the sole purpose of which is to make an initial public offering of the Company’s Stock or (d) any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board.
| 2.3 | “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
| 2.4 | “Committee” shall mean the committee designated by the Board, which is authorized to administer the Plan, as described in Section 3 hereof. |
| 2.5 | “Company” shall mean Cosmogia Inc., a Delaware corporation. |
| 2.6 | “Consultant” shall mean a consultant or advisor who is not an Employee or Outside Director and who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary. |
| 2.7 | “Disability” shall mean a condition that renders an individual unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. |
| 2.8 | “Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary and who is an “employee” within the meaning of section 3401(c) of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. |
| 2.9 | “Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| 2.10 | “Exercise Price” shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option, as specified in a Stock Option Agreement. |
| 2.11 | “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a Share, the market price of one Share of Stock, determined by the Board in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. |
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| 2.12 | “ISO” shall mean an incentive stock option described in section 422(b) of the Code. |
| 2.13 | “NSO” shall mean a stock option that is not an ISO. |
| 2.14 | “Option” shall mean an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares. |
| 2.15 | “Optionee” shall mean a person that holds an Option. |
| 2.16 | “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary who is not an Employee. |
| 2.17 | “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date. |
| 2.18 | “Plan” shall mean the Cosmogia Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. |
| 2.19 | “Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option). |
| 2.20 | “Purchaser” shall mean a person to whom the Board has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option). |
| 2.21 | “Restricted Share Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares. |
| 2.22 | “Securities Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
| 2.23 | “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, a Consultant or an Outside Director, subject to such further limitations as may be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement. Service shall be deemed to continue during a bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company in writing if and to the extent that continued crediting of Service for purposes of the Plan is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law, as determined by the Company. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, and to the extent required under the Code, an Employee’s employment will be treated as terminating three (3) months after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract or such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Company determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan. |
| 2.24 | “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 9 (if applicable). |
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| 2.25 | “Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company. |
| 2.26 | “Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee’s Option. |
| 2.27 | “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date. |
| 2.28 | “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership for purposes of this Section 2.28, the attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied. |
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
| 3.1 | General Rule. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, the Board may delegate any or all administrative functions under the Plan otherwise exercisable by the Board to one or more Committees. Each Committee shall consist of at least one member of the Board who has been appointed by the Board. Each Committee shall have the authority and be responsible for such functions as the Board has assigned to it. If a Committee has been appointed, any reference to the Board in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee to whom the Board has assigned a particular function. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may also authorize one or more officers of the Company to designate Employees, other than such authorized officer or officers, to receive awards and/or to determine the number of such awards to be received by such persons; provided, however, that the Board shall specify the total number of awards that such officer or officers may so award. |
| 3.2 | Board Authority and Responsibility. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, interpretations and any other actions of the Board with respect to the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons deriving rights under the Plan. |
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
| 4.1 | General Rule. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. Only Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors shall be eligible for the grant of NSOs or the award or sale of Shares. |
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SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
| 5.1 | Share Limit. Subject to Sections 5.2 and 9, the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 500,000 Shares. The number of Shares which are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at any time shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Shares offered under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. |
| 5.2 | Additional Shares. In the event that any outstanding Option or other right expires or is canceled for any reason, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall remain available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. If a Share previously issued under the Plan is reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision, then such Share shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. |
SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES.
| 6.1 | Restricted Share Agreement. Each award or sale of Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company. Such award or sale shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions imposed by the Board, as set forth in the Restricted Share Agreement, that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Share Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. |
| 6.2 | Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Purchase Rights. Any right to acquire Shares (other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Purchaser within thirty (30) days after the Company communicates the grant of such right to the Purchaser. Such right shall be nontransferable and shall be exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom the right was granted. |
| 6.3 | Purchase Price. To the extent an award consists of newly issued Shares, the award recipient shall furnish consideration having a value not less than the par value of such Shares as determined by the Board. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 6.3, the Board shall determine the amount of the Purchase Price in its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 8. |
| 6.4 | Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions. Each award or sale of Shares shall be subject to such forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine, subject to the requirements of Section 10. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Share Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions otherwise applicable to holders of Shares generally. |
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SECTION 7. STOCK OPTIONS.
| 7.1 | Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. The Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions imposed by the Board, as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, which are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. |
| 7.2 | Number of Shares; Kind of Option. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 9. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NSO. |
| 7.3 | Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall set forth the Exercise Price, which shall be payable in a form described in Section 8. Subject to the following requirements, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion: |
| (a) | Minimum Exercise Price for ISOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an ISO shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the Exercise Price per Share of an ISO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. |
| (b) | Minimum Exercise Price for NSOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an NSO shall not be less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. |
| 7.4 | Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The term of an Option shall in no event exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant. The term of an ISO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not exceed five (5) years from the date of grant. Subject to the foregoing, the Board in its sole discretion shall determine when an Option shall expire. |
| 7.5 | Exercisability. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable unless the Optionee has delivered to the Company an executed copy of the Stock Option Agreement. Subject to the following restrictions, the Board in its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of a Change in Control or other events: |
| (a) | Options Granted to Outside Directors. The exercisability of an Option granted to an Optionee for service as an Outside Director shall be automatically accelerated in full in the event of a Change in Control. |
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| (b) | Early Exercise. A Stock Option Agreement may permit the Optionee to exercise the Option as to Shares that are subject to a right of repurchase by the Company in accordance with the requirements of Section 10.1. |
| 7.6 | Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions. Shares purchased on exercise of Options shall be subject to such forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine, subject to the requirements of Section 10. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions otherwise applicable to holders of Shares generally. |
| 7.7 | Transferability of Options. During an Optionee’s lifetime, his or her Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representatives, and shall not be transferable other than by beneficiary designation, will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, to the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, an NSO may be transferred by the Optionee to a revocable trust or to one or more family members or a trust established for the benefit of the Optionee and/or one or more family members to the extent permitted by section 260.140.41(c) of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations and Rule 701 of the Securities Act. |
| 7.8 | Exercise of Options on Termination of Service. Each Option shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Optionee’s Service. Each Stock Option Agreement shall provide the Optionee with the right to exercise the Option following the Optionee’s termination of Service during the Option term, to the extent the Option was exercisable for vested Shares upon termination of Service, for at least thirty (30) days if termination of Service is due to any reason other than cause, death or Disability, and for at least six (6) months after termination of Service if due to death or Disability (but in no event later than the expiration of the Option term). If the Optionee’s Service is terminated for cause, the Stock Option Agreement may provide that the Optionee’s right to exercise the Option terminates immediately on the effective date of the Optionee’s termination. To the extent the Option was not exercisable for vested Shares upon termination of Service, the Option shall terminate when the Optionee’s Service terminates. Subject to the foregoing, such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service. |
| 7.9 | No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Option until such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of the Option. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in Section 9. |
| 7.10 | Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (to the extent not previously exercised), whether or not granted hereunder, in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, materially impair his or her rights or increase the Optionee’s obligations under such Option. |
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SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
| 8.1 | General. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in cash, cash equivalents or one of the other forms provided in this Section 8. |
| 8.2 | Surrender of Stock. To the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, payment may be made in whole or in part by surrendering (in good form for transfer), or attesting to ownership of, Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee; provided, however, that payment may not be made in such form if such action would cause the Company to recognize any (or additional) compensation expense with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of Option exercise. |
| 8.3 | Services Rendered. As determined by the Board in its discretion, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of past or future services rendered to the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary. |
| 8.4 | Promissory Notes. To the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, payment may be made in whole or in part with a full-recourse promissory note executed by the Optionee or Purchaser. The interest rate payable under the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate required to avoid the imputation of income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note, and interest thereon; provided that if the Optionee or Purchaser is a Consultant, such note must be collateralized with such additional security to the extent required by applicable laws. In no event shall the stock certificate(s) representing such Shares be released to the Optionee or Purchaser until such note is paid in full. Subject to the foregoing, the Board shall determine the term, interest rate and other provisions of the note. |
| 8.5 | Exercise/Sale. To the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, and if a public market for the Shares exists, payment may be made in whole or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes. |
| 8.6 | Exercise/Pledge. To the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, and if a public market for the Shares exists, payment may be made in whole or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes. |
| 8.7 | Other Forms of Payment. To the extent permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules. |
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SECTION 9. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
| 9.1 | General. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of the Stock, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification, or a similar occurrence, the Board shall make appropriate adjustments to the following: (i) the number of Shares available for future awards under Section 5; (ii) the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option; (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option; and (iv) the price of Shares subject to the Company’s right of repurchase. |
| 9.2 | Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. |
| 9.3 | Mergers and Consolidations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other consolidation, or in the event of a transaction providing for the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s stock or assets, outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement of merger, consolidation or sale. Such agreement may provide for one or more of the following: (i) the continuation of the outstanding Options by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation; (ii) the assumption of the Plan and outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of options with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Options; (iv) immediate exercisability of such outstanding Options followed by the cancellation of such Options; or (v) settlement of the intrinsic value of the outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable) in cash or cash equivalents or equity (including cash or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Options or the underlying Shares) followed by the cancellation of such Options; in each case without the Optionee’s consent. |
| 9.4 | Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 9, an Optionee or offeree shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. |
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SECTION 10. REPURCHASE RIGHTS.
| 10.1 | Company’s Right To Repurchase Shares. The Company shall have the right to repurchase Shares that have been acquired through an award or sale of Shares or exercise of an Option upon termination of the Purchaser’s or Optionee’s Service if provided in the applicable Restricted Share Agreement or Stock Option Agreement. The Board in its sole discretion shall determine when the right to repurchase shall lapse as to all or any portion of the Shares, and may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a Change in Control or other events; provided, however, that the right to repurchase shall lapse as to all of the Shares issued to an Outside Director for service as an Outside Director in the event of Change in Control. |
SECTION 11. WITHHOLDING AND OTHER TAXES.
| 11.1 | General. An Optionee or Purchaser or his or her successor shall pay, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Board for the satisfaction of, any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the Plan. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied. |
| 11.2 | Share Withholding. The Board may permit an Optionee or Purchaser to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that would otherwise be issued to him or her upon exercise of an Option, or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired; provided, however, that in no event may an Optionee or Purchaser surrender Shares in excess of the legally required withholding amount based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes that apply to supplemental taxable income. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including any restrictions required by rules of any federal or state regulatory body or other authority. All elections by Optionees or Purchasers to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Board may deem necessary or advisable. |
| 11.3 | Cashless Exercise/Pledge. The Board may provide that if Company Shares are publicly traded at the time of exercise, arrangements may be made to meet the Optionee’s or Purchaser’s withholding obligation by cashless exercise or pledge. |
| 11.4 | Other Forms of Payment. The Board may permit such other means of tax withholding as it deems appropriate. |
| 11.5 | Employer Fringe Benefit Taxes. To the extent permitted by applicable federal, state, local and foreign law, an Optionee or Purchaser shall be liable for any fringe benefit tax that may be payable by the Company and/or the Optionee’s or Purchaser’s employer in connection with any award granted to the Optionee or Purchaser under the Plan, which the Company and/or employer may collect by any reasonable method established by the Company and/or employer. |
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SECTION 12. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.
| 12.1 | General. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be listed. |
| 12.2 | Dividend Rights. A Restricted Share Agreement may require that the holders of Shares invest any cash dividends received in additional Shares. Such additional Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the award with respect to which the dividends were paid. |
SECTION 13. NO RETENTION RIGHT.
No provisions of the Plan, or any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any Optionee or Purchaser any right to become an Employee, to be treated as an Employee, or to continue in Service for any period of time, or restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or Parent or subsidiary to whom the Optionee or Purchaser provides Service), which rights are expressly reserved, to terminate the Service of such person at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.
SECTION 14. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
| 14.1 | Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. In the event that the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within twelve (12) months after its adoption by the Board, any grants, exercises or sales shall be made under the Plan after such date. The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10) years after its adoption by the Board. The Plan may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Section 14.2 below. |
| 14.2 | Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. An amendment of the Plan shall not be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders unless it (i) increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (except as provided in Section 9) or (ii) materially changes the class of persons who are eligible for the grant of Options or the award or sale of Shares. |
| 14.3 | Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not adversely affect any Shares previously issued or any Option previously granted under the Plan without the holder’s consent. |
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SECTION 15. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board on September 21, 2011, effective on such date, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.
| COSMOGIA INC. | ||||
| By | /s/ William S. Marshall | |||
| William S. Marshall, Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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Exhibit 10.13
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
ARTICLE I.
PURPOSE
The Plan’s purpose is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities and/or equity-linked compensatory opportunities. Capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in Article XI.
ARTICLE II.
ELIGIBILITY
Service Providers are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan, subject to the limitations described herein.
ARTICLE III.
ADMINISTRATION AND DELEGATION
3.1 Administration. The Plan is administered by the Administrator. The Administrator has authority to determine which Service Providers receive Awards, grant Awards and set Award terms and conditions, subject to the conditions and limitations in the Plan. The Administrator also has the authority to take all actions and make all determinations under the Plan, to interpret the Plan and Award Agreements and to adopt, amend and repeal Plan administrative rules, guidelines and practices as it deems advisable. The Administrator may correct defects and ambiguities, supply omissions and reconcile inconsistencies in the Plan or any Award Agreement as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and any Awards. The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan are in its sole discretion and will be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or any Award.
3.2 Appointment of Committees. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Board or the Administrator may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more Committees or committees of officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Board or the Administrator, as applicable, may rescind any such delegation, abolish any such Committee or committee and/or re-vest in itself any previously delegated authority at any time.
ARTICLE IV.
STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS
4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Article VIII and the terms of this Article IV, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be equal to the Overall Share Limit. As of the Effective Date, no further awards may be granted under the Prior Plans; however, Prior Plan Awards will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Prior Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may consist of authorized but unissued Shares, Shares purchased on the open market or treasury Shares.
4.2 Share Recycling. If all or any part of an Award or Prior Plan Award expires, lapses or is terminated, exchanged for or settled in cash, surrendered, repurchased, canceled without having been fully exercised/settled or forfeited, in any case, in a manner that results in the Company acquiring Shares covered by the Award or Prior Plan Award at a price not greater than the price (as adjusted to reflect any Equity Restructuring) paid by the Participant for such Shares or not issuing any Shares covered by the Award or Prior Plan Award, the unused Shares covered by the Award or Prior Plan Award will, as applicable, become or again be available for Award grants under the Plan. In addition, Shares delivered (either by actual delivery or attestation) to the Company by a Participant to satisfy the applicable exercise or purchase price of an Award or Prior Plan Award and/or to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award (including Shares retained by the Company from the Award or Prior Plan Award being exercised or purchased and/or creating the tax obligation) will, as applicable, become or again be available for Award grants under the Plan. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not count against the Overall Share Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under Section 4.1 and shall not be available for future grants of Awards: (a) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right on exercise thereof; and (b) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.
4.3 Incentive Stock Option Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no more than 56,963,788 Shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.
4.4 Substitute Awards. In connection with an entity’s merger or consolidation with the Company or any Subsidiary or the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s acquisition of an entity’s property or stock, the Administrator may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted before such merger or consolidation by such entity or its affiliate. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on Awards in the Plan. Substitute Awards will not count against the Overall Share Limit (nor shall Shares subject to a Substitute Award be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above), except that Shares acquired by exercise of substitute Incentive Stock Options will count against the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and Shares subject to such Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above); provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Service Providers prior to such acquisition or combination.
4.5 Non-Employee Director Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, the Administrator may establish compensation for non-employee Directors from time to time, subject to the limitations in the Plan. The Administrator will from time to time determine the terms, conditions and amounts of all such non-employee Director compensation in its discretion and pursuant to the exercise of its business judgment, taking into account such factors, circumstances and considerations as it shall deem relevant from time to time; provided that, the sum of any cash compensation, or other compensation, and the value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of Awards granted to a non-employee Director as compensation for services as a non-employee Director during any fiscal year of the Company may not exceed $750,000 (or, with respect to the first fiscal year of the Company in which a non-employee Director initially serves as a non-employee Director, $1,000,000).
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ARTICLE V.
STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
5.1 General. The Administrator may grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to Service Providers subject to the limitations in the Plan, including any limitations in the Plan that apply to Incentive Stock Options. The Administrator will determine the number of Shares covered by each Option and Stock Appreciation Right and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right. A Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right) to receive from the Company upon exercise of the exercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right an amount determined by multiplying the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price per Share of the Stock Appreciation Right by the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, subject to any limitations of the Plan or that the Administrator may impose, and payable in cash, Shares valued at Fair Market Value, or a combination of the two, as the Administrator may determine or provide in the Award Agreement.
5.2 Exercise Price. The Administrator will establish each Option’s and Stock Appreciation Right’s exercise price and specify the exercise price in the Award Agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the exercise price will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date of the Option (subject to Section 5.6) or Stock Appreciation Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price per share of the Shares subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, may be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant; provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Sections 424 and 409A of the Code.
5.3 Duration. Each Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable at such times and as specified in the Award Agreement, provided that, subject to Section 5.6, the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right will not exceed ten years. Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless determined otherwise by the Company, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (other than an Incentive Stock Option) (i) the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is prohibited by Applicable Law, as determined by the Company, or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by the applicable Participant due to any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be automatically extended until the date that is 30 days after the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement, as determined by the Company; provided, however, in no event shall the extension last beyond the ten year term (or any shorter maximum, if applicable) of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, if the Participant, prior to the end of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, violates the non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other similar restrictive covenant provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant shall terminate immediately upon such violation, unless the Company otherwise determines.
5.4 Exercise. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivering to the Company (or its Agent) a written notice of exercise, in a form the Administrator approves (which may be electronic and provided through the online platform maintained by an Agent), signed by the person authorized to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, together with, as applicable, payment in full (i) as specified in Section 5.5 for the number of Shares for which the Award is exercised and (ii) as specified in Section 9.5 for any applicable taxes. Unless the Administrator otherwise determines, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
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5.5 Payment Upon Exercise. Subject to Section 10.8, any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) and Applicable Laws, the exercise price of an Option must be paid (i) by online payment through the Agent’s electronic platform or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Agent (or, in each case, if the Company has no Agent accepting payment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company), or (ii) by cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or check payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Administrator may limit the use of one or all of such payment forms if one or more of the payment forms in clauses (a) through (e) below is permitted, or (iii) solely with the consent of the Administrator, by:
(b) if there is a public market for Shares at the time of exercise, unless the Administrator otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including electronically or telephonically to the extent permitted by the Administrator) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Administrator to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or (B) the Participant’s delivery to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Administrator to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator;
(c) delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Shares owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value;
(d) surrendering Shares then issuable upon the Option’s exercise valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date;
(e) delivery of a promissory note or any other property that the Administrator determines is good and valuable consideration; or
(f) any combination of the above payment forms approved by the Administrator.
5.6 Additional Terms of Incentive Stock Options. The Administrator may grant Incentive Stock Options only to employees of the Company, any of its present or future parent or subsidiary corporations, as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, respectively, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code. If an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Greater Than 10% Stockholder, the exercise price will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the Option’s grant date, and the term of the Option will not exceed five years. All Incentive Stock Options will be subject to and construed consistently with Section 422 of the Code. By accepting an Incentive Stock Option, the Participant agrees to give prompt notice to the Company of dispositions or other transfers (other than in connection with a Change in Control) of Shares acquired under the Option made within (i) two years from the grant date of the Option or (ii) one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, specifying the date of the disposition or other transfer and the amount the Participant realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, in such disposition or other transfer. Neither the Company nor the Administrator will be liable to a Participant, or any other party, if an Incentive Stock Option fails or ceases to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. Any Incentive Stock Option or portion thereof that fails to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code for any reason, including becoming exercisable with respect to Shares having a fair market value exceeding the $100,000 limitation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-4, will be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
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ARTICLE VI.
RESTRICTED STOCK; RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
6.1 General. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock, or the right to purchase Restricted Stock, to any Service Provider, subject to the Company’s right to repurchase all or part of such Shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price from the Participant (or to require forfeiture of such Shares) if conditions the Administrator specifies in the Award Agreement are not satisfied before the end of the applicable restriction period or periods that the Administrator establishes for such Award. In addition, the Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Units to any Service Provider, which may be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions during the applicable restriction period or periods, as set forth in an Award Agreement. The Administrator will determine and set forth in the Award Agreement the terms and conditions for each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Award, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in the Plan.
6.2 Restricted Stock.
(a) Dividends. Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to all ordinary cash dividends paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the Award Agreement. In addition, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if any dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, or consist of a dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock of property other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Shares or other property will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any award of Restricted Stock, dividends which are paid to holders of Common Stock prior to vesting shall only be paid out to the Participant holding such Restricted Stock to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied. All such dividend payments will be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the right to the dividend payment becomes nonforfeitable.
(b) Stock Certificates. The Company may require that the Participant deposit in escrow with the Company (or its designee) any stock certificates issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock, together with a stock power endorsed in blank.
6.3 Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Settlement. The Administrator may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units will occur upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Restricted Stock Units vest or will instead be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the Participant’s election, in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.
(b) Stockholder Rights. A Participant will have no rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Unit unless and until the Shares are delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit.
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ARTICLE VII.
OTHER STOCK OR CASH BASED AWARDS; DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
7.1 Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be granted to Participants, including Awards entitling Participants to receive Shares to be delivered in the future and including annual or other periodic or long-term cash bonus awards (whether based on specified Performance Criteria or otherwise), in each case subject to any conditions and limitations in the Plan. Such Other Stock or Cash Based Awards will also be available as a payment form in the settlement of other Awards, as standalone payments and as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Administrator determines. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including any purchase price, performance goal(s) (which may be based on the Performance Criteria), transfer restrictions, and vesting conditions, which will be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In addition, the Company may adopt subplans or programs under the Plan pursuant to which it makes Awards available in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
7.2 Dividend Equivalents. A grant of Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock or Cash Based Award may provide a Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, and no dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall be payable with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, settled in cash or Shares and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Award with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents are paid and subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dividend Equivalents with respect to an Award shall only be paid out to the Participant to the extent that the vesting conditions applicable to the underlying Award are satisfied. All such Dividend Equivalent payments will be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year following calendar year in which the right to the Dividend Equivalent payment becomes nonforfeitable in accordance with the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.
ARTICLE VIII.
ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK
AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS
8.1 Equity Restructuring. In connection with any Equity Restructuring, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Administrator will equitably adjust each outstanding Award as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and/or the Award’s exercise price or grant price (if applicable), granting new Awards to Participants, and/or making a cash payment to Participants. The adjustments provided under this Section 8.1 will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Administrator will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.
8.2 Corporate Transactions. In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, amalgamation, repurchase, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, Change in Control, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, other similar corporate transaction or event, other unusual or nonrecurring transaction or event affecting the Company or its financial statements or any change in any Applicable Laws or accounting principles, the Administrator, on such terms
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and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event (except that action to give effect to a change in Applicable Law or accounting principles may be made within a reasonable period of time after such change), is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to (x) prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award granted or issued under the Plan, (y) to facilitate such transaction or event or (z) give effect to such changes in Applicable Laws or accounting principles:
(a) To provide for the cancellation of any such Award in exchange for either an amount of cash or other property with a value equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights under the vested portion of such Award, as applicable; provided that, if the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, in any case, is equal to or less than zero, then the Award may be terminated without payment;
(b) To provide that such Award shall vest and, to the extent applicable, be exercisable as to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the provisions of such Award;
(c) To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and/or applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator;
(d) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards and/or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Article IV on the maximum number and kind of shares which may be issued) and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price or applicable performance goals), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards;
(e) To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or
(f) To provide that the Award will terminate and cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after the applicable event.
8.3 Effect of Non-Assumption in a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.2, if a Change in Control occurs and a Participant’s Award is not continued, converted, assumed, or replaced with a substantially similar award by (a) the Company, or (b) a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary (an “Assumption”), and provided that the Participant has not had a Termination of Service, then, immediately prior to the Change in Control, such Award shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Award shall lapse, in which case, such Award shall be canceled upon the consummation of the Change in Control in exchange for the right to receive the Change in Control consideration payable to other holders of Common Stock (i) which may be on such terms and conditions as apply generally to holders of Common Stock under the Change in Control documents (including, without limitation, any escrow, earn-out or other deferred consideration provisions) or such other terms and conditions as the Administrator may provide, and (ii) determined by reference to the number of Shares subject to such Award and net of any applicable exercise price; provided that to the extent that any Award constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” that
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may not be paid upon the Change in Control under Section 409A (to the extent applicable to such Award) without the imposition of taxes thereon under Section 409A, the timing of such payments shall be governed by the applicable Award Agreement (subject to any deferred consideration provisions applicable under the Change in Control documents); and provided, further, that if the amount to which the Participant would be entitled upon the settlement or exercise of such Award at the time of the Change in Control is equal to or less than zero, then such Award may be terminated without payment. The Administrator shall determine whether an Assumption of an Award has occurred in connection with a Change in Control.
8.4 Administrative Stand Still. In the event of any pending stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other extraordinary transaction or change affecting the Shares or the share price of Common Stock, including any Equity Restructuring or any securities offering or other similar transaction, for administrative convenience, the Administrator may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award for up to 60 days before or after such transaction.
8.5 General. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no Participant will have any rights due to any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of any class, dividend payment, increase or decrease in the number of Shares of any class or dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or other corporation. Except as expressly provided with respect to an Equity Restructuring under Section 8.1 or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of Shares of any class, or securities convertible into Shares of any class, will affect, and no adjustment will be made regarding, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the Award’s grant or exercise price. The existence of the Plan, any Award Agreements and the Awards granted hereunder will not affect or restrict in any way the Company’s right or power to make or authorize (i) any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, (ii) any merger, consolidation dissolution or liquidation of the Company or sale of Company assets or (iii) any sale or issuance of securities, including securities with rights superior to those of the Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares. The Administrator may treat Participants and Awards (or portions thereof) differently under this Article VIII.
ARTICLE IX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
9.1 Transferability. Except as the Administrator may determine or provide in an Award Agreement or otherwise for Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except for certain beneficiary designations, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or, subject to the Administrator’s consent, pursuant to a domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, will be exercisable only by the Participant. Any permitted transfer of an Award hereunder shall be without consideration, except as required by Applicable Law. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, will include references to a Participant’s authorized transferee that the Administrator specifically approves.
9.2 Documentation. Each Award will be evidenced in an Award Agreement, which may be written or electronic, as the Administrator determines. The Award Agreement will contain the terms and conditions applicable to an Award. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
9.3 Discretion. Except as the Plan otherwise provides, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award to a Participant need not be identical, and the Administrator need not treat Participants or Awards (or portions thereof) uniformly.
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9.4 Termination of Status. The Administrator will determine how a Participant’s Disability, death, retirement or authorized leave of absence or any other change or purported change in a Participant’s Service Provider status affects an Award (including whether and when a Termination of Service has occurred) and the extent to which, and the period during which the Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award, if applicable.
9.5 Withholding. Each Participant must pay the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any taxes required by Applicable Law to be withheld in connection with such Participant’s Awards by the date of the event creating the tax liability. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries may deduct an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations based on the applicable statutory withholding rates (or such other rate as may be determined by the Administrator after considering any accounting consequences or costs) from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant. Subject to Section 10.8 and any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods), Participants may satisfy such tax obligations through the Agent’s electronic platform or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Agent (or, in each case, if the Company has no Agent accepting payment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company) or, solely with the consent of the Administrator, by (i) cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or check made payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Administrator may limit the use of the foregoing payment forms in its discretion, (ii) to the extent permitted by the Administrator, delivery of Shares (in whole or in part), including Shares delivered by attestation and Shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of delivery, (iii) if there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligations are satisfied, unless the Administrator otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including electronically or telephonically to the extent permitted by the Administrator) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Administrator to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to satisfy the tax obligations, or (B) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Administrator to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator, or (iv) to the extent permitted by the Administrator, any combination of the foregoing payment forms approved by the Administrator. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of Shares which may be so delivered or retained pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be limited to the number of Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery or retention no greater than the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the maximum individual statutory tax rate in the applicable jurisdiction at the time of such withholding (or such other rate as may be required to avoid the liability classification of the applicable award under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America), and for clarity, may be less than such maximum individual statutory tax rate (and may be the minimum individual statutory tax rate) if so determined by the Administrator. If any tax withholding obligation will be satisfied under clause (ii) above by the Company’s retention of Shares from the Award creating the tax obligation and there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligation is satisfied, the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on the applicable Participant’s behalf some or all of the Shares retained and to remit the proceeds of the sale to the Company or its designee, and each Participant’s acceptance of an Award under the Plan will constitute the Participant’s authorization to the Company and instruction and authorization to such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this sentence.
9.6 Amendment of Award; Repricing. The Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including by substituting another Award of the same or a different type, changing the exercise or settlement date, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Participant’s consent to such action will be required unless (i) the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Award, or (ii) the change
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is permitted under Article VIII or pursuant to Section 10.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (i) reduce the exercise price per share of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or (ii) cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price per share that is less than the exercise price per share of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
9.7 Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Shares under the Plan or remove restrictions from Shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all Award conditions have been met or removed to the Company’s satisfaction, (ii) as determined by the Company, all other legal matters regarding the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any Applicable Laws. The Company’s inability to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which the Administrator determines is necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any securities, will relieve the Company of any liability for failing to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained.
9.8 Acceleration. The Administrator may at any time provide that any Award will become immediately vested and fully or partially exercisable, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise fully or partially realizable.
9.9 Cash Settlement. Without limiting the generality of any other provision of the Plan, the Administrator may provide, in an Award Agreement or subsequent to the grant of an Award, in its discretion, that any Award may be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
9.10 Broker-Assisted Sales. In the event of a broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the payment of amounts owed by a Participant under or with respect to the Plan or Awards, including amounts to be paid under the final sentence of Section 9.5: (i) any Shares to be sold through the broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the payment first becomes due, or as soon thereafter as practicable; (ii) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other Participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (iii) the applicable Participant will be responsible for all broker’s fees and other costs of sale, and by accepting an Award, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and its Subsidiaries harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (iv) to the extent the Company, its Subsidiaries or their designee receives proceeds of such sale that exceed the amount owed, the Company or its Subsidiary will pay such excess in cash to the applicable Participant as soon as reasonably practicable; (v) the Company, its Subsidiaries and their designees are under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price; and (vi) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the Participant’s applicable obligation, the Participant may be required to pay immediately upon demand to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their designee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Participant’s obligation.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 No Right to Employment or Other Status. No person will have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award will not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate their respective relationships with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or any Award, except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan.
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10.2 No Rights as Stockholder; Certificates. Subject to the Award Agreement, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary will have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under an Award until becoming the record holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless the Administrator otherwise determines or Applicable Laws require, the Company will not be required to deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares may be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator). The Company may place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan that the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws.
10.3 Effective Date and Term of Plan. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan will become effective on the date on which the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan (the “Effective Date”) and will remain in effect until the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted under the Plan after 10 years from the earlier of (i) the date the Board adopted the Plan or (ii) the date the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date in accordance with the Plan. If the Plan is not approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan will not become effective and no Awards will be granted under the Plan.
10.4 Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided that no amendment, other than (a) as permitted by the applicable Award Agreement, (b) as provided under Sections 10.6 and 10.15, or (c) an amendment to increase the Overall Share Limit, may materially and adversely affect any Award outstanding at the time of such amendment without the affected Participant’s consent. No Awards may be granted under the Plan during any suspension period or after the Plan’s termination. Awards outstanding at the time of any Plan suspension or termination will continue to be governed by the Plan and the Award Agreement, as in effect before such suspension or termination. The Board will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws.
10.5 Provisions for Foreign Participants. The Administrator may modify Awards granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Plan to address differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters.
10.6 Section 409A.
(a) General. To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. To the extent applicable, the Plan and the Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A, such that no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties under Section 409A apply. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may, without a Participant’s consent, amend this Plan or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and retroactive actions) as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of Awards, including any such actions intended to (A) exempt this Plan or any Award from Section 409A, or (B) comply with Section 409A, including regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after an Award’s grant date. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to an Award’s tax treatment under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company will have no obligation under this Section 10.6 or otherwise to avoid the taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and will have no liability to any Participant or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute noncompliant “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under the Plan that may be made in installments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.
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(b) Separation from Service. If an Award is subject to and constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A, any payment or settlement of such Award upon a termination of a Participant’s Service Provider relationship will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A, be made only upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A), whether such “separation from service” occurs upon or after the termination of the Participant’s Service Provider relationship. For purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms means a “separation from service.”
(c) Payments to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” required to be made under an Award subject to Section 409A to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A and as the Administrator determines) due to his or her “separation from service” will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, be delayed for the six-month period immediately following such “separation from service” (or, if earlier, until the specified employee’s death) and will instead be paid (as set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day immediately following such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (without interest). Any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under such Award payable more than six months following the Participant’s “separation from service” will be paid at the time or times the payments are otherwise scheduled to be made.
10.7 Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan or any Award, and such individual will not be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument executed in his or her capacity as an Administrator, director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee and agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been or will be granted or delegated any duty or power relating to the Plan’s administration or interpretation, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Administrator’s approval) arising from any act or omission concerning this Plan unless arising from such person’s own fraud or bad faith.
10.8 Lock-Up Period. The Company may, at the request of any underwriter representative or otherwise, in connection with registering the offering of any Company securities under the Securities Act, prohibit Participants from, directly or indirectly, selling or otherwise transferring any Shares or other Company securities during a period of up to 180 days following the effective date of a Company registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or such longer period as determined by the underwriter.
10.9 Data Privacy. As a condition for receiving any Award, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates exclusively for implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may hold certain personal information about a Participant, including the Participant’s name, address and telephone number; birthdate; social security number, insurance number or other identification number; salary; nationality; job title(s); any Shares held in the Company or its Subsidiaries and affiliates; and Award details, to implement, manage and administer the Plan and Awards
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(the “Data”). The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary to implement, administer and manage a Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data to third parties assisting the Company with Plan implementation, administration and management. These recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and the Participant’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. By accepting an Award, each Participant authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any required Data transfer to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Participant will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. A Participant may, at any time, view the Data that the Company and its Subsidiaries hold regarding such Participant, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data regarding such Participant, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data regarding the Participant or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 10.9 in writing, without cost, by contacting the local human resources representative. If the Participant refuses or withdraws the consents in this Section 10.9, the Company may cancel Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and, in the Administrator’s discretion, the Participant may forfeit any outstanding Awards. For more information on the consequences of refusing or withdrawing consent, Participants may contact their local human resources representative.
10.10 Severability. If any portion of the Plan or any action taken under it is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.
10.11 Governing Documents. If any contradiction occurs between the Plan and any Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company (or any Subsidiary) that the Administrator has approved, the Plan will govern, unless it is expressly specified in such Award Agreement or other written document that the specific provision of the Plan will not apply. For clarity, the foregoing sentence shall not limit the applicability of any additive language contained in an Award Agreement or other written agreement which provides supplemental or additional terms not inconsistent with the Plan.
10.12 Governing Law. The Plan and all Awards will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice-of-law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.
10.13 Claw-back Provisions. All Awards (including, without limitation, any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Participant upon any receipt or exercise of any Award or upon the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award) shall be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with Applicable Laws (including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder) as and to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy or the Award Agreement.
10.14 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, if any conflict, the Plan’s text, rather than such titles or headings, will control.
10.15 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan and all Awards will be administered only in conformance with Applicable Laws. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Plan and all Award Agreements will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.
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10.16 Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
10.17 Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan will be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except as expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.
ARTICLE XI.
DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan, the following words and phrases will have the following meanings:
11.1 “Administrator” means the Board or a Committee to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board shall conduct the general administration of the Plan with respect to Awards granted to non-employee Directors and, with respect to such Awards, the term “Administrator” as used in the Plan shall mean and refer to the Board.
11.2 “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution, entity or person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or a Participant with regard to the Plan.
11.3 “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under U.S. federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of any foreign country or other jurisdiction where Awards are granted.
11.4 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalents, or Other Stock or Cash Based Awards.
11.5 “Award Agreement” means a written agreement evidencing an Award, which may be electronic, that contains such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines, consistent with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
11.6 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
11.7 “Cause” means “Cause” (or any term of similar effect) as defined in a Participant’s employment or service agreement (or similar agreement) with the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof if such an agreement exists and contains a definition of Cause (or term of similar effect), or, if no such agreement exists or such agreement does not contain a definition of Cause (or term of similar effect), then Cause means: (a) a material act of dishonesty made by the Participant in connection with performance of the Participant’s responsibilities to the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate, (b) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or any
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other act of moral turpitude, (c) the Participant’s gross misconduct in connection with performance of the Participant’s duties as an employee or service provider of the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate, (d) the Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of the Participant’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary or affiliate; (e) the Participant’s persistent and willful failure to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate after written notice of the acts or omissions constituting the grounds for “Cause” and a failure to remedy such failure within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s receipt of such written notice thereof; or (f) the Participant’s material and willful breach of any obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate. For purposes of clarity, a termination without “Cause” does not include any termination that occurs as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability.
11.8 “Change in Control” means and includes each of the following:
(a) A transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of Common Stock to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a transaction or series of transactions that meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) below) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; or
(b) During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsections (a) or (c)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or
(c) The consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case other than a transaction:
(i) which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and
(ii) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (ii) as beneficially owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award (or portion of any Award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (a), (b) or (c) with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Award if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.
1.1 “Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company, par value of $0.0001 per share.
1.2 “Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock of the Company, par value of $0.0001 per share.
11.9 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.
11.10 “Committee” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board, which may include one or more Company directors or executive officers, to the extent Applicable Laws permit. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3, it is intended that each member of the Committee will be, at the time the Committee takes any action with respect to an Award that is subject to Rule 16b-3, a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3; however, a Committee member’s failure to qualify as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 will not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.
11.11 “Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company.
11.12 “Company” means Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation, or any successor.
11.13 “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to render services to such entity that qualifies as a consultant or advisor under the applicable rules of Form S-8 Registration Statements.
11.14 “Designated Beneficiary” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries the Participant designates, in a manner the Administrator determines, to receive amounts due or exercise the Participant’s rights if the Participant dies or becomes incapacitated. Without a Participant’s effective designation, “Designated Beneficiary” will mean the Participant’s estate.
11.15 “Director” means a Board member.
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11.16 “Disability” means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
11.17 “Dividend Equivalents” means a right granted to a Participant under the Plan to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares.
11.18 “Employee” means any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
11.19 “Equity Restructuring” means, as determined by the Administrator, a non-reciprocal transaction between the Company and its stockholders, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, or other large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the share price of Common Stock (or other securities of the Company) and causes a change in the per share value of the Common Stock underlying outstanding Awards.
11.20 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
11.21 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows: (a) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Common Stock as quoted on such exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (b) if the Common Stock is not traded on a stock exchange but is quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or (c) without an established market for the Common Stock, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award granted on the pricing date of the Company’s initial public offering, the Fair Market Value shall mean the initial public offering price of a Share as set forth in the Company’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
11.22 “Greater Than 10% Stockholder” means an individual then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively.
11.23 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
11.24 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option, or portion thereof, not intended or not qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option.
11.25 “Option” means an option to purchase Shares, which will either be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
11.26 “Other Stock or Cash Based Awards” means cash awards, awards of Shares, and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property awarded to a Participant under Article VII.
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11.27 “Overall Share Limit” means the sum of (a) 32,550,736 Shares; (b) any Shares which are subject to Prior Plan Awards as of the Effective Date which, following the Effective Date, become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Article IV; and (c) an annual increase on the first day of each Company fiscal year beginning with February 1, 2022 and ending on and including February 1, 2031, equal to the lesser of (i) a number of Shares equal to 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding Company fiscal year and (ii) such smaller number of Shares as is determined by the Board.
11.28 “Participant” means a Service Provider who has been granted an Award.
11.29 “Performance Criteria” means the criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator may select for an Award to establish performance goals for a performance period, which may include (but is not limited to) the following: net earnings or losses (either before or after one or more of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non-cash equity-based compensation expense); gross or net sales or revenue or sales or revenue growth; net income (either before or after taxes) or adjusted net income; profits (including but not limited to gross profits, net profits, profit growth, net operation profit or economic profit), profit return ratios or operating margin; operating efficiency; budget or operating earnings (either before or after taxes or before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus); cash flow (including operating cash flow and free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); return on assets; return on capital or invested capital; cost of capital; return on stockholders’ equity; total stockholder return; return on sales; costs, reductions in costs and cost control measures; expenses; working capital; earnings or loss per share; adjusted earnings or loss per share; price per share or dividends per share (or appreciation in or maintenance of such price or dividends); regulatory achievements or compliance; implementation, completion or attainment of objectives relating to research, development, regulatory, commercial, or strategic milestones or developments; market share; economic value or economic value added models; division, group or corporate financial goals; customer satisfaction/growth; customer service; employee satisfaction; recruitment and maintenance of personnel; human resources management; supervision of litigation and other legal matters; strategic partnerships, collaborations and transactions; financial ratios (including those measuring liquidity, activity, profitability or leverage); debt levels or reductions; sales-related goals; financing and other capital raising transactions; cash on hand; acquisition, licensing or divestiture activity; investment sourcing activity; and marketing initiatives, any of which may be measured in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary, or based upon performance relative to performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to performance of other companies.
11.30 “Plan” means this 2021 Incentive Award Plan.
11.31 “Prior Plans” means the Planet Labs Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and the Cosmogia Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, in each case, as amended from time to time.
11.32 “Prior Plan Award” means an award outstanding under any Prior Plan as of the Effective Date.
11.33 “Restricted Stock” means Shares awarded to a Participant under Article VI subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.
11.34 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded, unsecured right to receive, on the applicable settlement date, one Share or an amount in cash or other consideration determined by the Administrator to be of equal value as of such settlement date awarded to a Participant under Article VI subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.
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11.35 “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
11.36 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder.
11.37 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
11.38 “Service Provider” means an Employee, Consultant or Director.
11.39 “Shares” means shares of Common Stock.
11.40 “Stock Appreciation Right” means a stock appreciation right granted under Article V.
11.41 “Subsidiary” means any entity (other than the Company), whether domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain beneficially owns, at the time of the determination, securities or interests representing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities or interests in one of the other entities in such chain.
11.42 “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.
11.43 “Termination of Service” means the date the Participant ceases to be a Service Provider.
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PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
GLOBAL STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the stock option (the “Option”) described in this Global Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and the Global Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the appendix thereto as Exhibit B (the “Appendix” and together with the Global Stock Option Agreement, the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Grant Notice or the Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
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By accepting (whether in writing, electronically or otherwise) the Option, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.
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Exhibit A
GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Global Stock Option Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the Appendix hereto (together, this “Agreement”) shall have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL
1.1 Grant of Option. The Company has granted the Option to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”).
1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The Option is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control, unless it is expressly specified in this Agreement or the Grant Notice that the specific provision of the Plan will not apply. For clarity, the foregoing sentence shall not limit the applicability of any additive language contained in this Agreement which provides supplemental or additional terms not inconsistent with the Plan. If the Appendix described in Section 5.19 below applies to Participant, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement or the Plan and the provisions in the Appendix, the terms and conditions in the Appendix shall control.
ARTICLE II.
PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY
2.1 Commencement of Exercisability. The Option will vest and become exercisable according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice (the “Vesting Schedule”) except that any fraction of a Share as to which the Option would be vested or exercisable will be accumulated and will vest and become exercisable only when a whole vested Share has accumulated. Except as otherwise set forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan or this Agreement, and unless the Administrator otherwise determines, the Option will immediately expire and be forfeited as to any portion of the Option that is not vested and exercisable as of the Termination of Service for any reason (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting and exercisability which may occur in connection with such Termination of Service, if any). For the avoidance of doubt, Participant’s employment or other service during only a portion of a vesting period where a Termination of Service occurs prior to a vesting date shall not entitle Participant to vest in a pro-rata portion of the Option with respect to such portion of the vesting period.
2.2 Duration of Exercisability. The Vesting Schedule is cumulative. Any portion of the Option which vests and becomes exercisable will remain vested and exercisable until the Option expires. The Option will be forfeited immediately upon its expiration.
2.3 Expiration of Option. Except as may be extended in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Plan, the Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after, and will expire on, the first of the following to occur:
(a) The final expiration date in the Grant Notice;
(b) Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of three (3) months from the Participant’s Termination of Service, unless Participant’s Termination of Service is for Cause or by reason of Participant’s death or Disability;
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(c) Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of twelve (12) months from the Participant’s Termination of Service if the Termination of Service occurs by reason of Participant’s death or Disability; or
(d) Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause.
2.4 Termination Date. For purposes of this Option, Participant’s Termination of Service will be considered to occur as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of Applicable Laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides services or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any) and, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or determined by the Company, Participant’s right to time vest in this Option, if any, will terminate effective as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction where Participant is rendering services or the terms of Participant’s employment or other service agreement, if any) and the post-termination exercise period (if any) during which Participant may exercise this Option (to the extent vested) will commence on such date. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of this Option (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).
ARTICLE III.
EXERCISE OF OPTION
3.1 Person Eligible to Exercise. During Participant’s lifetime, only Participant may exercise the Option. After Participant’s death, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time the Option expires, be exercised by Participant’s Designated Beneficiary to the extent such designation has been permitted by the Administrator and is valid under Applicable Laws.
3.2 Partial Exercise. Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised, in whole or in part, according to the procedures in the Plan at any time prior to the time the Option or portion thereof expires, except that the Option may only be exercised for whole Shares.
ARTICLE IV.
EXERCISE PRICE; TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING
4.1 Representation. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Option and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
4.2 Exercise Price; Responsibility for Taxes.
(a) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Subsidiary or affiliate which employs Participant or to which Participant otherwise renders services (the “Service Recipient”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in
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the Plan and legally applicable or deemed applicable to Participant (“Tax-Related Items”) is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount (if any) actually withheld by the Company or the Service Recipient. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Service Recipient (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of this Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, or the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of this Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Service Recipient (or former Service Recipient, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) At the time Participant exercises his or her Option, in whole or in part, or at the time any other withholding event for Tax-Related Items occurs with respect to the Option, Participant hereby authorizes the Company and/or the Service Recipient, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the exercise price of the Option and/or any applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items (as applicable) by one or a combination of the following methods:
(i) Requiring Participant to make a payment in a form acceptable to the Company;
(ii) Withholding from Participant’s salary, wages, or any other amounts payable to Participant;
(iii) Withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent);
(iv) Withholding Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option; or
(v) Any other method of withholding determined by the Company and to the extent required by Applicable Laws or the Plan, approved by the Administrator.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or herein, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum rates applicable in Participant’s jurisdiction(s). In the event of over-withholding, Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash (with no entitlement to the equivalent in Shares) or if not refunded, Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. In the event of under-withholding, Participant may be required to pay any additional Tax-Related Items directly to the applicable tax authority or to the Company and/or the Service Recipient. If the obligations for Tax-Related Items are satisfied by withholding Shares, for tax purposes, Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the exercised Option, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of satisfying the withholding obligations for the Tax-Related Items.
(d) Participant agrees to pay the Company or the Service Recipient any amount of the exercise price and/or Tax-Related Items that cannot be satisfied by the means described above in Section 3.2(b). The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares to Participant or Participant’s legal representative unless and until Participant or Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the applicable exercise price and the amount of any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items resulting from the Option or the Shares subject to the Option.
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ARTICLE V.
OTHER PROVISIONS
5.1 Nature of Grant. By accepting this Option, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is wholly discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of this Option is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future grants of options or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) this Option and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right of employment or other service relationship with the Company;
(e) this Option and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company or the Service Recipient, and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company, the Service Recipient or any Subsidiary or affiliate, as applicable, to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any);
(f) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(g) this Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) this Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of the same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purposes, including but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the Shares underlying this Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, this Option will have no value;
(k) if Participant exercises this Option and acquires Shares, the value of such Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;
(l) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of any portion of this Option resulting from Participant’s Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and regardless of whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of Applicable Laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing service or the terms of Participant’s employment or other service agreement, if any);
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(m) unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, this Option and the Shares subject to the Option, and the income from and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of a Subsidiary or affiliate;
(n) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, this Option and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have this Option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
(o) neither the Company, the Service Recipient nor any other Subsidiary or affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the U.S. dollar that may affect the value of this Option or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the exercise of this Option or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon exercise.
5.2 No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s receipt, vesting or exercise of the Option or the Shares allocated thereto or the sale of such Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan and the Option before accepting the Option or otherwise taking any action related to the Option or the Plan.
5.3 Adjustments. Participant acknowledges that the Option and the Shares subject to the Option are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.
5.4 Clawback. The Option and the Shares issuable hereunder shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy in effect on the Grant Date or as may be adopted or maintained by the Company following the Grant Date, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
5.5 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant (or, if Participant is then deceased, to the Designated Beneficiary) at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, or comparable non-U.S. postal service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.
5.6 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
5.7 Compliance with Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, unless there is an exemption from any registration, qualification or other legal requirement applicable to the Shares, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Shares under any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local securities or exchange control law or under rulings or regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or of any other governmental regulatory body, or prior to obtaining any
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approval or other clearance from any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Company shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the SEC or any other state or non-U.S. securities commission or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares. Further, Participant agrees that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend this Agreement without Participant’s consent to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws in connection with the issuance of Shares.
5.8 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
5.9 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Option will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
5.10 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including the Appendix and any other exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment, consulting and/or severance agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement.
5.11 Severability. If any portion of the Grant Notice or this Agreement or any action taken under the Grant Notice or this Agreement, in any case is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable), and the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable) will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.
5.12 Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Option, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Option, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.5.13 Not a Contract of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or other service of the Company, the Service Recipient or any other Subsidiary or affiliate or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company, the Service Recipient and any other Subsidiary or affiliate, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company, the Service Recipient or any other Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant.
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5.14 Incentive Stock Options. If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option:
(a) Participant acknowledges that to the extent the aggregate fair market value of shares (determined as of the time the option with respect to the shares is granted) with respect to which stock options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, including this Option, are exercisable for the first time by Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 or if for any other reason such stock options do not qualify or cease to qualify for treatment as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, such stock options (including this Option) will be treated as non-qualified stock options. Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence will be applied by taking this Option and other stock options into account in the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code. Participant also acknowledges that if this Option is exercised more than three months after Participant’s Termination of Service, other than by reason of death or disability, this Option will be taxed as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(b) Participant will give prompt written notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or other transfer is made (i) within two years from the Grant Date or (ii) within one year after the transfer of such Shares to Participant. Such notice will specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer.
5.15 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Laws, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.
5.16 Electronic Delivery and Participation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the company or a third party designated by the Company.
5.17 Governing Law and Venue. The Grant Notice and this Agreement are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice of law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Agreement, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the city and county of San Francisco, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Option is granted and/or to be performed.
5.18 Language. Participant acknowledges that Participant is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. If Participant received this Agreement, or any other document related to this Option and/or the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
5.19 Appendix. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, this Option shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions set forth in the Appendix to this Agreement for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix constitutes part of this Agreement.
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5.20 Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Option and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
5.21 Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant.
5.22 Insider Trading/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on Participant’s country or broker’s country, or the country in which the Shares are listed, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or attempt to sell, or otherwise dispose of the Shares, rights to Shares (e.g., this Option) or rights linked to the value of Shares, during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by Applicable Laws). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, Participant may be prohibited from (i) disclosing insider information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a “need to know” basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant acknowledges that it is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
5.23 Foreign Asset/Account Reporting, Exchange Control and Tax Reporting. Participant acknowledges that Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash (including dividends and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) derived from his or her participation in the Plan in, to and/or from a brokerage/bank account or legal entity located outside Participant’s country. Applicable Laws may require that Participant report such accounts, assets, the balances therein, the value thereof and/or the transactions related thereto to the applicable authorities in such country. Participant also may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting requirements and should consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.
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APPENDIX TO
GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Grant Notice, the Global Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) and the Plan.
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option if Participant resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below. If Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the country in which Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the Administrator shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix also includes information regarding securities, exchange controls, tax and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, tax and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of November 2021. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date when Participant exercises the Option or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the Applicable Laws in Participant’s country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant in the same manner.
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DATA PRIVACY
The following provisions shall only apply to Participant if he or she resides outside the European Union (EU) / European Economic Area (EEA) / United Kingdom (UK) (collectively, “EEA+”):
(a) Participant voluntarily consents to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer to the United States and other jurisdictions, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (defined below) as described in the Agreement and any other Option materials by and among, as applicable, the Company or the Service Recipient for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing his or her participation in the Plan.
(b) Participant understands that the Company or the Service Recipient may collect, maintain, process and disclose, certain personal information about him or her, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all equity awards or any other entitlement to stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in his or her favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and, managing the Plan.
(c) Participant understands that Data will be transferred to one or more stock plan service provider(s) selected by the Company, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country (e.g., the United States) may have different, including less stringent, data privacy laws and protections than his or her country. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients that 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 his or her participation in the Plan.
(d) Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan, including to maintain records regarding participation. Participant understands that if he or she resides in certain jurisdictions, to the extent required by applicable laws, he or she may, at any time, request access to Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents given by accepting these Options, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing these consents on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent or if he or she later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her engagement as a Service Provider with the Company or the Service Recipient will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing his or her consent is that the Company will not be able to grant him or her Options under the Plan or administer or maintain Options. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan (including the right to retain these Options). Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative for more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent.
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The following provisions shall only apply to Participant if he or she resides in the EEA+:
(a) Data Collected and Purposes of Collection. Participant understands that the Company, acting as controller, as well as the Service Recipient, will process, to the extent permissible under applicable law, certain personal information about Participant, including name, home address and telephone number, information necessary to set up a trading account for Participant and process the Options (e.g., mailing address for a check payment or bank account wire transfer information), date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, employment location, details of all Options granted, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, and where applicable service termination date and reason for termination, any capital shares or directorships held in the Company (where needed for legal or tax compliance), and any other information necessary to process mandatory tax withholding and reporting (all such personal information is referred to as “Data”).
(b) Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing. The Data is collected from Participant and the Service Recipient, for the purpose of setting up Participant’s trading account, implementing, administering and managing the Plan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The legal bases (that is, the legal justification) for processing the Data is that it is necessary to perform this Agreement (including to administer and manage the Plan) and is in the Company’s legitimate interests to comply with applicable non-EEA+ laws when performing, administering and managing the Plan, which means the Company is using the relevant Data to conduct and develop its business activities, subject to Participant’s interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. The Data must be provided in order for Participant to participate in the Plan and for the parties to the Agreement to perform pre-contractual steps at Participant’s request, as well as their respective obligations thereunder. If Participant does not provide Data, he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan and become a party to the Agreement.
(c) Transfers and Recipients of Data. Participant understands that the Data will be transferred to and among the Company and the Service Recipient, as well as third-party service providers (E*Trade Financial Corporate Services, Inc. (and certain of its affiliated companies) (collectively, “Service Provider”), and other stock administration providers, brokers, transfer agents, accounting firms, payroll processing firms or tax firms) for the purposes explained above, which are necessary to allow the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data, including recipients who will set up Participant’s trading account, may be located in the United States and in other jurisdictions outside of the EEA+ where the Company, the Service Recipient, or their Service Provider have operations. The United States and some of these other jurisdictions have not been found by the European Commission to have adequate data protection safeguards. If Company or the Service Recipient transfer Data outside of the EEA+, those transfers will be made solely to the extent necessary to perform pre-contractual steps at Participant’s request or the Agreement, and take necessary actions in connection therewith. In addition, the Company and the Service Recipient will take steps as required and recognized by the European Commission to provide adequate safeguards for the transferred Data, and third-party service providers may commit to do so, such as the European Commission-approved standard contractual clauses. Information about those safeguards can be obtained by contacting Dataprotectionofficer@planet.com.
(d) Data Retention. The Company will hold and use the Data only as long as it is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax, exchange control, securities and labor law. This means Data may be retained after Participant’s employment or service is terminated.
(e) Participant’s Rights in Respect of Data. Participant has the right to access (and obtain a copy of) Participant’s Data being processed by the Company and understands why the Company is processing such Data. Additionally, subject to applicable law, Participant is entitled to have any inadequate, incomplete or incorrect Data corrected (that is, rectified). Further, subject to applicable law,
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and under certain circumstances, Participant may be entitled to the following rights in regard to his or her Data: (i) to object to the processing of Data on grounds relating to Participant’s particular situation; (ii) to have his or her Data erased, under certain circumstances, such as where it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was processed; (iii) to restrict the processing of Participant’s Data so that it is stored but not actively processed (e.g., while the Company assesses whether Participant is entitled to have Data erased) under certain circumstances; and (iv) to port a copy of the Data provided pursuant to the Agreement or generated by Participant, in a common machine-readable format. To exercise his or her rights, Participant may submit a request by email to mydata@planet.com. Participant notes that the Company may request proof of identity, and reserves the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, including if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. The Company will endeavor to respond to a Participant inquiry with the applicable timeframe. Participant also has the right to lodge a complaint in regard to how the Company is processing Participant’s Data by contacting the relevant data protection supervisory authority.
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Exhibit B
AUSTRALIA
Notifications
Tax Information. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to the conditions in the Act).
Securities Law Information. If Participant acquires Shares covered by this Option and Participant offers his or her Shares for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. Participant should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.
Exchange Control Information. Exchange control reporting is required for cash transactions exceeding A$10,000 and international fund transfers. The Australian bank assisting with the transaction may file the report. If there is no Australian bank involved in the transfer, Participant will have to file the report. Participant should consult with his or her personal advisor to ensure that he or she is properly complying with applicable reporting requirements in Australia.
BELGIUM
Terms and Conditions
Tax Considerations. Participant will receive a separate offer letter, acceptance/rejection form and undertaking in addition to the Agreement. Participant should refer to the offer letter for a more detailed description of the tax consequences of choosing to accept this Option.
Notifications
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Belgian residents are required to report any security or bank account (including brokerage accounts) they maintain outside of Belgium on their annual tax return. In a separate report, they must provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). The forms to complete this report are available on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
Stock Exchange Tax Information. A stock exchange tax applies to transactions executed by a Belgian resident through a non-Belgian financial intermediary, such as a U.S. broker. The stock exchange tax likely will apply when the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option are sold. Participant should consult with a personal tax or financial advisor for additional details on his or her obligations with respect to the stock exchange tax.
Annual Securities Account Tax Information. An “annual securities accounts tax” has been implemented, which imposes a 0.15% annual tax on the value of qualifying securities held in a Belgian or foreign securities account. The tax will not apply unless the total value of securities Participant holds in such an account exceeds an average of €1 million on four reference dates within the relevant reporting period (i.e., December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30). Different payment obligations may apply, depending on whether the securities account is held with a Belgian or foreign financial institution. Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor for more information regarding his or her annual securities accounts tax payment obligations.
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Exhibit B
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
Method of Payment. The following provision supplements Section 5.5 of the Plan:
Notwithstanding any provision of the Grant Notice, the Option Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, under no circumstances will the Company and/or the Service Recipient, or their respective agents, satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by withholding Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option and otherwise deliverable to Participant.
Termination Date. This provision replaces Section 2.4 of the Option Agreement:
For purposes of this Option, Participant’s Termination of Service will be considered to occur (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid, unlawful or in breach of employment or other laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing services or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), Participant’s right to vest in this Option (if any) will terminate, and will not be extended by any notice period, as of the date that is the earliest of: (i) the date Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company and/or Service Recipient terminates, (ii) the date Participant receives written notice of termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company and/or Service Recipient, or (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company and/or Service Recipient. Further, the post-termination exercise period (if any) during which Participant may exercise this Option (to the extent vested) will commence on such date. Such date shall exclude any period during which notice, pay in lieu of notice or related payments or damages are provided or required to be provided under applicable law. For greater certainty, Participant will not earn or be entitled to any pro-rated vesting for that portion of time before the date on which the Participant’s right to vest terminates, nor will Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable employment standards legislation explicitly requires continued participation in the Plan during a statutory notice period, Participant acknowledges that his or her right to participate in the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the last day of Participant’s minimum statutory notice period, but Participant will not earn or be entitled to pro-rata vesting if the vesting date falls after the end of Participant’s statutory notice period, nor will Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
The following provisions will apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Data Privacy. This provision supplements the Data Privacy provisions of this Exhibit B of the Option Agreement:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including the Service Recipient) and the Company’s representatives, including the broker(s) designated by the Company, to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or non-professional, involved with the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company and/or Service Recipient and any stock plan service provider, or such other broker(s) as designated by the Company, to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company and/or Service Recipient to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
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French Language Provision. Participant hereby provides his or her consent to receive Plan information in English. Specifically, Participant acknowledges as follows:
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Option Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The sale or other disposal of the Shares acquired at exercise of the Option may not take place within Canada. Participant will be permitted to sell or dispose of any Shares under the Plan only if such sale or disposal takes place outside Canada on the facilities on which such Shares are traded.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Specified foreign property, including shares and rights to receive shares (e.g., Options) of a non-Canadian company held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of the specified foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus, the Option must be reported (generally at a nil cost) if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because Participant holds other specified foreign property. When Shares are acquired upon exercise of the Option, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the Shares. The ACB ordinarily is equal to the fair market value of the Shares at the time of acquisition, but if Participant owns other Shares, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other Shares. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor to ensure compliance with the applicable reporting obligations.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Czech National Bank (“CNB”) may require Czech residents to fulfill certain notification duties in relation to the purchase of Shares and the opening and maintenance of a foreign account. In addition, Czech residents may need to report the following even in the absence of a request from the CNB: (a) foreign direct investments with a value of CZK 2,500,000 or more in the aggregate and (b) other foreign financial assets with a value meeting or exceeding a prescribed threshold. Because exchange control regulations change frequently and without notice, Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor regarding participation in the Plan to ensure compliance with current regulations. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable Czech exchange control laws.
FRANCE
Terms and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the Option, Participant confirms having read and understood the Plan and Agreement which were provided in the English language. Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
Consentement Relatif à la Langue Utilisée. En acceptant l’attribution, Participant confirme avoir lu et compris le Plan et le Contrat, qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Participant accepte les termes de ces documents en connaissance de cause.
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Notifications
Tax Information. The Option is not intended to qualify for special tax or social security treatment in France.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made electronically by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de) and is available in both German and English.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If Participant’s acquisition of Shares under the Plan leads to a “qualified participation” at any point during the calendar year, Participant will need to report the acquisition of such Shares when Participant files his or her tax return for the relevant year. A qualified participation occurs if (i) the value of the Shares acquired exceeds EUR 150,000 or (ii) Participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the total Common Stock.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
Terms and Conditions
Sale of Shares. Participant hereby agrees that the Shares acquired under the Plan may not be sold or otherwise offered for sale in Singapore prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chap. 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”) or pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The Option is being offered to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the SFA, are exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements under the SFA and are not made to Participant with a view to the underlying Shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Director Notification Obligation. Directors (including alternate, substitute, associate and shadow directors) of a Singapore Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify such entity in writing within two business days of any of the following events: (i) the acquisition or disposal of an interest (e.g., Options granted under the Plan) in the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate, (ii) any change in previously-disclosed interests (e.g., sale of Options), or (iii) becoming a director, associate director or shadow director of a Subsidiary or affiliate in Singapore, if the individual holds such an interest at that time. These notification requirements apply regardless of whether the directors are residents of or employed in Singapore.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Responsibility for Taxes. The following provisions supplement Section 4.2 of the Option Agreement:
Without limitation to Section 4.2 of the Option Agreement, Participant agrees that Participant is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Service Recipient or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). Participant also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Service Recipient against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on Participant’s behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is a director or executive officer (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act), Participant understands that he or she may not be able to indemnify the Company or the Service Recipient for the amount of Tax-Related Items not collected from or paid by Participant because the indemnification could be considered to be a loan. In this case, any income tax not collected within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items occurs may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and employee National Insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying the Company and/or the Service Recipient (as appropriate) for the value of employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Service Recipient may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 4.2 of the Option Agreement or otherwise permitted under the Plan.
Joint Election. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the exercise of any Options, Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions (“Employer NICs”) which may be payable by the Company or the Service Recipient (or any successor to the Company or the Service Recipient) with respect to the purchase of Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option or any other event giving rise to any Tax-Related Items in connection with the Option.
Without limitation to the above, Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company and/or the Service Recipient (the “Election”), the form of such Election being formally approved by HMRC, and any other consent or elections required to accomplish the transfer of the Employer NICs to Participant. Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Service Recipient. Participant agrees to enter into an Election prior to the exercise of any Options. Participant further agrees that the Company or the Service Recipient may collect the Employer NICs from Participant at any time after they arise by any of the means set forth in Section 4.2 of the Option Agreement.
If Participant does not enter into the Joint Election prior to exercise of the Option or any other event giving rise to Tax-Related Items, Participant will not be entitled to exercise the Option or receive any benefit in connection with the Option unless and until Participant enters into the Joint Election and no Shares or other benefit pursuant to the Option will be issued or delivered to Participant under the Plan, without any liability to the Company or the Service Recipient.
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Attachment to Appendix for the United Kingdom
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
Important Note on the Joint Election to Transfer
Employer National Insurance Contributions
As a condition of participation in the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and either the stock options and/or restricted stock unit awards (the “Awards”) provided for under the Plan that have been granted to you (the “Participant”) by Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Participant is required to enter into a joint election to transfer to the Participant any liability for employer National Insurance contributions (the “Employer’s Liability”) that may arise in connection with the grant of the Awards or in connection with any Awards that may be granted by the Company to the Participant under the Plan (the “Joint Election”).
If the Participant does not agree to enter into the Joint Election, the grant of the Awards will be worthless and the Participant will not be able to exercise and/or vest in the Awards or receive any benefit in connection with the Awards.
By entering into the Joint Election (whether by signing the related Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice in hard copy, or by signing or electronically accepting such Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice, or by signing or electronically accepting this NICs Joint Election):
| • | the Participant agrees that any Employer’s Liability that may arise in connection with or pursuant to the exercise and/or vesting of the Awards (or any Awards granted to the Participant under the Plan) or the acquisition of Shares or other taxable events in connection with the Awards will be transferred to the Participant; |
| • | the Participant authorises the Company and/or the Participant’s employer to recover an amount sufficient to cover this liability by any method set forth in the Award Agreement and/or the Joint Election, including but not limited to deductions from Participant’s salary or other payments due or the sale of sufficient shares acquired pursuant to the Awards; and |
| • | the Participant acknowledges that even if he or she has accepted the Joint Election via the Company’s online procedure, the Company or the Participant’s employer may still require the Participant to sign a paper copy of the Joint Election (or a substantially similar form) if the Company determines such is necessary to give effect to the Joint Election. |
By accepting the Awards through the Company’s online acceptance procedure (or by signing or electronically accepting the Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice), the Participant is agreeing to be bound by the terms of the Joint Election.
Please read the terms of the Joint Election carefully before accepting the Award Agreement and the Joint Election.
Please print and keep a copy of the Joint Election for your records.
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Exhibit B
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
ELECTION
Election To Transfer the Employer’s National Insurance Liability to the Employee
This Election is between:
| A. | The individual who has obtained authorized access to this Election (the “Employee”), who is employed by a company listed in the attached Schedule (the “Employer”) and who is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units and / or Stock Options (“Awards”) pursuant to the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (together, the “Plan”), and |
| B. | Planet Labs PBC, with its registered office at 645 Harrison Street, Floor 4, San Francisco, CA USA (the “Company”), which may grant Awards under the Plan and is entering into this Election on behalf of the Employer. |
| 1. | Introduction |
| 1.1 | This Election relates to all Awards granted to the Employee under the Plan up to the termination date of the Plan. |
| 1.2 | In this Election the following words and phrases have the following meanings: |
“ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
“Relevant Employment Income” from Awards on which employer’s National Insurance Contributions become due means:
| (i) | an amount that counts as employment income of the earner under section 426 ITEPA (restricted securities: charge on certain post-acquisition events); |
| (ii) | an amount that counts as employment income of the earner under section 438 of ITEPA (convertible securities: charge on certain post-acquisition events); or |
| (iii) | any gain that is treated as remuneration derived from the earner’s employment by virtue of section 4(4)(a) SSCBA, including without limitation: |
| (A) | the acquisition of securities pursuant to the Awards (within section 477(3)(a) of ITEPA); |
| (B) | the assignment (if applicable) or release of the Awards in return for consideration (within section 477(3)(b) of ITEPA); |
| (C) | the receipt of a benefit in connection with the Awards, other than a benefit within (i) or (ii) above (within section 477(3)(c) of ITEPA). |
“SSCBA” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
“Taxable Event” means any event giving rise to Relevant Employment Income.
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| 1.3 | This Election relates to the employer’s secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may arise in respect of Relevant Employment Income (the “Employer’s Liability”) pursuant to section 4(4)(a) and/or paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the SSCBA. |
| 1.4 | This Election does not apply in relation to any liability, or any part of any liability, arising as a result of regulations being given retrospective effect by virtue of section 4B(2) of either the SSCBA, or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992. |
| 1.5 | This Election does not apply to the extent that it relates to relevant employment income which is employment income of the earner by virtue of Chapter 3A of Part VII of ITEPA (employment income: securities with artificially depressed market value). |
| 2. | The Election |
The Employee and the Company jointly elect that the entire liability of the Employer to pay the Employer’s Liability that arises on any Relevant Employment Income is hereby transferred to the Employee. The Employee understands that, by accepting the Awards (whether by signing the Grant Notice and/or Award Agreement or via the Company’s designated electronic acceptance procedures) or by separately signing or electronically accepting this Election, he or she will become personally liable for the Employer’s Liability covered by this Election. This Election is made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 to SSCBA.
| 3. | Payment of the Employer’s Liability |
| 3.1 | The Employee hereby authorises the Company and/or the Employer to collect the Employer’s Liability from the Employee at any time after the Taxable Event: |
| (i) | by deduction from salary or any other payment payable to the Employee at any time on or after the date of the Taxable Event; and/or |
| (ii) | directly from the Employee by payment in cash or cleared funds; and/or |
| (iii) | by arranging, on behalf of the Employee, for the sale of some of the securities which the Employee is entitled to receive in respect of the Awards; and/or |
| (iv) | by any other means specified in the applicable award agreement. |
| 3.2 | The Company hereby reserves for itself and the Employer the right to withhold the transfer of any securities in respect of the Awards to the Employee until full payment of the Employer’s Liability is received. |
| 3.3 | The Company agrees to procure the remittance by the Employer of the Employer’s Liability to HM Revenue & Customs on behalf of the Employee within 14 days after the end of the UK tax month during which the Taxable Event occurs (or within 17 days after the end of the UK tax month during which the Taxable Event occurs if payments are made electronically). |
| 4. | Duration of Election |
| 4.1 | The Employee and the Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Election regardless of whether the Employee is transferred abroad or is not employed by the Employer on the date on which the Employer’s Liability becomes due. |
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| 4.2 | Any reference to the Company and/or the Employer shall include that entity’s successors in title and assigns as permitted in accordance with the terms of the Plan and relevant award agreement. This Election will continue in effect in respect of any awards which replace the Awards in circumstances where section 483 of ITEPA applies. |
| 4.3 | This Election will continue in effect until the earliest of the following: |
| (i) | the Employee and the Company agree in writing that it should cease to have effect; |
| (ii) | on the date the Company serves written notice on the Employee terminating its effect; |
| (iii) | on the date HM Revenue & Customs withdraws approval of this Election; or |
| (iv) | after due payment of the Employer’s Liability in respect of the entirety of the Awards to which this Election relates or could relate, such that the Election ceases to have effect in accordance with its terms. |
| 4.4 | This Election will continue in force regardless of whether the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Employer. |
Acceptance by the Employee
The Employee acknowledges that, by accepting the Awards (whether by signing the Grant Notice and/or Award Agreement or via the Company’s designated electronic acceptance procedures) or by separately signing or electronically accepting this Election, the Employee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Election.
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Acceptance by the Company
The Company acknowledges that, by arranging for the scanned signature of an authorised representative to appear on this Election, the Company agrees to be bound by the terms of this Election.
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SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER COMPANIES
The employer companies to which this Election relates are:
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PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) described in this Global Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and the Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the appendix thereto as Exhibit B (the “Appendix” and together with the Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Grant Notice or the Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
Participant:
Grant Date:
Number of RSUs:
Vesting Commencement Date:
Vesting Schedule:
By accepting (whether in writing, electronically or otherwise) the RSUs, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.
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Exhibit A
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the Appendix hereto (together, this “Agreement”) shall have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL
1.1 Grant of RSUs. The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share, as set forth in this Agreement. Participant will have no right to the distribution of any Shares until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.
1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control, unless it is expressly specified in this Agreement or the Grant Notice that the specific provision of the Plan will not apply. For clarity, the foregoing sentence shall not limit the applicability of any additive language contained in this Agreement which provides supplemental or additional terms not inconsistent with the Plan. If the Appendix described in Section 4.18 below applies to Participant, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement or the Plan and the provisions in the Appendix, the terms and conditions in the Appendix shall control.
1.3 Unsecured Promise. The RSUs will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.
ARTICLE II.
VESTING; FORFEITURE AND SETTLEMENT
2.1 Vesting; Forfeiture. The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated. In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting which may occur in connection with such Termination of Service). For the avoidance of doubt, Participant’s employment or other service during only a portion of a vesting period where a Termination of Service occurs prior to a vesting date shall not entitle Participant to vest in a pro-rata portion of the RSUs with respect to such portion of the vesting period.
2.2 Termination Date. For purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s Termination of Service will be considered to occur as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of Applicable Laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides services or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any) and, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or determined by the Company, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs, if any, will terminate effective as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction where Participant is rendering services or the terms of Participant’s employment or other service agreement, if any). The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of the RSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).
Exhibit B
2.3 Settlement.
(a) RSUs that vest will be paid in Shares as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of the applicable RSU, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the date on which the applicable RSU vests.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Laws or an applicable provision of the Plan until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)); provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.
ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING
3.1 Representation. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of the RSUs and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
3.2 Responsibility for Taxes.
(a) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Subsidiary or affiliate which employs Participant or to which Participant otherwise renders services (the “Service Recipient”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable or deemed applicable to Participant (“Tax-Related Items”) is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount (if any) actually withheld by the Company or the Service Recipient. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Service Recipient (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the RSUs, or the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of any 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 Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Service Recipient (or former Service Recipient, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) In this regard and unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Participant authorizes and agrees that the Company or its agent shall satisfy any applicable withholding obligations or rights with regard to all Tax-Related Items by withholding in Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs. The number of Shares which may be so withheld or surrendered shall be limited to the number of Shares which have a fair market value on the date of withholding no greater than the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the maximum individual statutory withholding rates in Participant’s applicable jurisdictions for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to
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such taxable income, in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Plan. In the event that such withholding in Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences or if the Administrator determines otherwise, by Participant’s acceptance of this Agreement, (1) Participant authorizes and directs the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of Shares from those Shares issued to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations or rights for Tax-Related Items, (2) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation payable to Participant or (3) requiring Participant to make cash payment in an amount equal to the withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items.
(c) In the event of over-withholding, Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash (with no entitlement to the equivalent in Shares) or, if not refunded, Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. In the event of under-withholding, Participant may be required to pay any additional Tax-Related Items directly to the applicable tax authority or to the Company and/or the Service Recipient. If the obligations for Tax-Related Items are satisfied by withholding Shares, for tax purposes, Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of satisfying the withholding obligations for the Tax-Related Items.
(d) Participant agrees to pay the Company or the Service Recipient any amount of Tax-Related Items that cannot be satisfied by the means described above in Section 3.2(b). The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares to Participant or Participant’s legal representative unless and until Participant or Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items resulting from the RSUs or the Shares subject to the RSUs.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS
4.1 Nature of Grant. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is wholly discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
(b) the grant of the RSUs is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of restricted stock units, or benefits in lieu of restricted stock units, even if restricted stock units have been granted in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future grants of restricted stock units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the RSUs and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right of employment or other service relationship with the Company;
(e) the RSUs and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company or the Service Recipient, and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company, the Service Recipient or any Subsidiary or affiliate, as applicable, to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any);
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(f) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(g) the RSUs and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) the RSUs and any Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of the same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purposes, including but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(i) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSUs is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of any portion of the RSUs resulting from Participant’s Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and regardless of whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of Applicable Laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing service or the terms of Participant’s employment or other service agreement, if any);
(k) unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income from and value of the same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service Participant may provide as a director of a Subsidiary or other affiliate;
(l) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the RSUs and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the RSUs or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
(m) neither the Company, the Service Recipient nor any other Subsidiary or affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the U.S. dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the vesting of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs.
4.2 No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s receipt, vesting or settlement of the RSUs or the Shares allocated thereto or the sale of such Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan and the RSUs before accepting the RSUs or otherwise taking any action related to the RSUs or the Plan.
4.3 Adjustments. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.
4.4 Clawback. The RSUs and the Shares issuable hereunder shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy in effect on the Grant Date or as may be adopted or maintained by the Company following the Grant Date, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
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4.5 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant (or, if Participant is then deceased, to the Designated Beneficiary) at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, or comparable non-U.S. postal service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.
4.6 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
4.7 Compliance with Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, unless there is an exemption from any registration, qualification or other legal requirement applicable to the Shares, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares issuable upon settlement of the RSUs prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Shares under any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local securities or exchange control law or under rulings or regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or of any other governmental regulatory body, or prior to obtaining any approval or other clearance from any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Company shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the SEC or any other state or non-U.S. securities commission or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares. Further, Participant agrees that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend this Agreement without Participant’s consent to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws in connection with the issuance of Shares.
4.8 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
4.9 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the RSUs will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
4.10 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including the Appendix and any other exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment, consulting and/or severance agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement.
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4.11 Severability. If any portion of the Grant Notice or this Agreement or any action taken under the Grant Notice or this Agreement, in any case is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable), and the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement (as applicable) will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.
4.12 Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
4.13 Not a Contract of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or other service of the Company, the Service Recipient or any other Subsidiary or affiliate or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company, the Service Recipient and any other Subsidiary or affiliate, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company, the Service Recipient or any other Subsidiary or affiliate and Participant.
4.14 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Laws, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.
4.15 Electronic Delivery and Participation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the company or a third party designated by the Company.
4.16 Governing Law and Venue. The Grant Notice and this Agreement are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice of law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Agreement, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the city and county of San Francisco, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where the RSUs are granted and/or to be performed.
4.17 Language. Participant acknowledges that Participant is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. If Participant received this Agreement, or any other document related to the RSUs and/or the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
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4.18 Appendix. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, the RSUs shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions set forth in the Appendix to this Agreement for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Appendix, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix constitutes part of this Agreement.
4.19 Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the RSUs and the Shares issuable thereunder, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
4.20 Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant.
4.21 Insider Trading/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on Participant’s country or broker’s country, or the country in which the Shares are listed, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or attempt to sell, or otherwise dispose of the Shares, rights to Shares (e.g., the RSUs) or rights linked to the value of Shares, during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by Applicable Laws). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, Participant may be prohibited from (i) disclosing insider information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a “need to know” basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant acknowledges that it is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.
4.22 Foreign Asset/Account Reporting, Exchange Control and Tax Reporting. Participant acknowledges that Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash (including dividends and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) derived from his or her participation in the Plan in, to and/or from a brokerage/bank account or legal entity located outside Participant’s country. Applicable Laws may require that Participant report such accounts, assets, the balances therein, the value thereof and/or the transactions related thereto to the applicable authorities in such country. Participant also may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting requirements and should consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.
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APPENDIX TO
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Grant Notice, the Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”) and the Plan.
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSUs if Participant resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below. If Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the country in which Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the Administrator shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix also includes information regarding securities, exchange controls, tax and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, tax and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of November 2021. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date when Participant vests in the RSUs, the RSUs are settled or Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the Applicable Laws in Participant’s country may apply to Participant’s situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant transfers to another country after the Grant Date, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant in the same manner.
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Exhibit B
DATA PRIVACY
The following provisions shall only apply to Participant if he or she resides outside the European Union (EU) / European Economic Area (EEA) / United Kingdom (UK) (collectively, “EEA+”):
(a) Participant voluntarily consents to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer to the United States and other jurisdictions, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (defined below) as described in the Agreement and any other RSU materials by and among, as applicable, the Company or the Service Recipient for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing his or her participation in the Plan.
(b) Participant understands that the Company or the Service Recipient may collect, maintain, process and disclose, certain personal information about him or her, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all equity awards or any other entitlement to stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in his or her favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and, managing the Plan.
(c) Participant understands that Data will be transferred to one or more stock plan service provider(s) selected by the Company, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country (e.g., the United States) may have different, including less stringent, data privacy laws and protections than his or her country. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients that 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 his or her participation in the Plan.
(d) Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan, including to maintain records regarding participation. Participant understands that if he or she resides in certain jurisdictions, to the extent required by applicable laws, he or she may, at any time, request access to Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents given by accepting these RSUs, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing these consents on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent or if he or she later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her engagement as a Service Provider with the Company or the Service Recipient will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing his or her consent is that the Company will not be able to grant him or her RSUs under the Plan or administer or maintain RSUs. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan (including the right to retain these RSUs). Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative for more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent.
Exhibit B
The following provisions shall only apply to Participant if he or she resides in the EEA+:
(a) Data Collected and Purposes of Collection. Participant understands that the Company, acting as controller, as well as the Service Recipient, will process, to the extent permissible under applicable law, certain personal information about Participant, including name, home address and telephone number, information necessary to set up a trading account for Participant and process the RSUs (e.g., mailing address for a check payment or bank account wire transfer information), date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, employment location, details of all RSUs granted, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, and where applicable service termination date and reason for termination, any capital shares or directorships held in the Company (where needed for legal or tax compliance), and any other information necessary to process mandatory tax withholding and reporting (all such personal information is referred to as “Data”).
(b) Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing. The Data is collected from Participant and the Service Recipient, for the purpose of setting up Participant’s trading account, implementing, administering and managing the Plan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The legal bases (that is, the legal justification) for processing the Data is that it is necessary to perform this Agreement (including to administer and manage the Plan) and is in the Company’s legitimate interests to comply with applicable non-EEA+ laws when performing, administering and managing the Plan, which means the Company is using the relevant Data to conduct and develop its business activities, subject to Participant’s interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. The Data must be provided in order for Participant to participate in the Plan and for the parties to the Agreement to perform pre-contractual steps at Participant’s request, as well as their respective obligations thereunder. If Participant does not provide Data, he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan and become a party to the Agreement.
(c) Transfers and Recipients of Data. Participant understands that the Data will be transferred to and among the Company and the Service Recipient, as well as third-party service providers (E*Trade Financial Corporate Services, Inc. (and certain of its affiliated companies) (collectively, “Service Provider”), and other stock administration providers, brokers, transfer agents, accounting firms, payroll processing firms or tax firms) for the purposes explained above, which are necessary to allow the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data, including recipients who will set up Participant’s trading account, may be located in the United States and in other jurisdictions outside of the EEA+ where the Company, the Service Recipient, or their Service Provider have operations. The United States and some of these other jurisdictions have not been found by the European Commission to have adequate data protection safeguards. If Company or the Service Recipient transfer Data outside of the EEA+, those transfers will be made solely to the extent necessary to perform pre-contractual steps at Participant’s request or the Agreement, and take necessary actions in connection therewith. In addition, the Company and the Service Recipient will take steps as required and recognized by the European Commission to provide adequate safeguards for the transferred Data, and third-party service providers may commit to do so, such as the European Commission-approved standard contractual clauses. Information about those safeguards can be obtained by contacting Dataprotectionofficer@planet.com.
(d) Data Retention. The Company will hold and use the Data only as long as it is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax, exchange control, securities and labor law. This means Data may be retained after Participant’s employment or service is terminated.
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Exhibit B
(e) Participant’s Rights in Respect of Data. Participant has the right to access (and obtain a copy of) Participant’s Data being processed by the Company and understands why the Company is processing such Data. Additionally, subject to applicable law, Participant is entitled to have any inadequate, incomplete or incorrect Data corrected (that is, rectified). Further, subject to applicable law, and under certain circumstances, Participant may be entitled to the following rights in regard to his or her Data: (i) to object to the processing of Data on grounds relating to Participant’s particular situation; (ii) to have his or her Data erased, under certain circumstances, such as where it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was processed; (iii) to restrict the processing of Participant’s Data so that it is stored but not actively processed (e.g., while the Company assesses whether Participant is entitled to have Data erased) under certain circumstances; and (iv) to port a copy of the Data provided pursuant to the Agreement or generated by Participant, in a common machine-readable format. To exercise his or her rights, Participant may submit a request by email to mydata@planet.com. Participant notes that the Company may request proof of identity, and reserves the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, including if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. The Company will endeavor to respond to a Participant inquiry with the applicable timeframe. Participant also has the right to lodge a complaint in regard to how the Company is processing Participant’s Data by contacting the relevant data protection supervisory authority.
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Exhibit B
AUSTRALIA
Notifications
Tax Information. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to the conditions in the Act).
Securities Law Information. If Participant acquires Shares covered by the RSUs and Participant offers his or her Shares for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. Participant should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.
Exchange Control Information. Exchange control reporting is required for cash transactions exceeding A$10,000 and international fund transfers. The Australian bank assisting with the transaction may file the report. If there is no Australian bank involved in the transfer, Participant will have to file the report. Participant should consult with his or her personal advisor to ensure that he or she is properly complying with applicable reporting requirements in Australia.
BELGIUM
Notifications
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Belgian residents are required to report any security or bank account (including brokerage accounts) they maintain outside of Belgium on their annual tax return. In a separate report, they must provide the National Bank of Belgium with certain details regarding such foreign accounts (including the account number, bank name and country in which any such account was opened). The forms to complete this report are available on the website of the National Bank of Belgium.
Stock Exchange Tax Information. A stock exchange tax applies to transactions executed by a Belgian resident through a non-Belgian financial intermediary, such as a U.S. broker. The stock exchange tax likely will not apply when the RSUs vest, but likely will apply when the Shares are sold. Participant should consult with a personal tax or financial advisor for additional details on his or her obligations with respect to the stock exchange tax.
Annual Securities Account Tax Information. An “annual securities accounts tax” has been implemented, which imposes a 0.15% annual tax on the value of qualifying securities held in a Belgian or foreign securities account. The tax will not apply unless the total value of securities Participant holds in such an account exceeds an average of €1 million on four reference dates within the relevant reporting period (i.e., December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30). Different payment obligations may apply, depending on whether the securities account is held with a Belgian or foreign financial institution. Participant should consult his or her personal tax advisor for more information regarding his or her annual securities accounts tax payment obligations.
BRAZIL
Terms and Conditions
Nature of Grant. This provision supplements Section 4.1 of the RSU Agreement:
Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) Participant is making an investment decision, and (ii) the value of the Shares underlying the RSUs is not fixed and may increase or decrease over the vesting period, without compensation to Participant.
Exhibit B
Further, Participant acknowledges and agrees that, for all legal purposes, (i) any benefits provided to Participant under the Plan are unrelated to his or her employment or service; (ii) the Plan is not a part of the terms and conditions of Participant’s employment or service; and (iii) the income from Participant’s participation in the Plan, if any, is not part of his or her remuneration from employment or service.
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSUs, Participant agrees to comply with all applicable Brazilian laws and pay any and all applicable Tax-Related Items associated with the vesting or settlement of the RSUs acquired under the Plan, the sale of the Shares acquired under the Plan, or the receipt of any dividends paid on such RSUs.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Brazilian residents and persons domiciled in Brazil are required to submit an annual declaration of assets and rights held outside of Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil if the aggregate value of such assets and rights is equal to or greater than US$1,000,000. Quarterly reporting is required if such value exceeds US$100,000,000. The assets and rights that must be reported include Shares acquired under the Plan and may include the RSUs. The thresholds are subject to change annually.
Tax on Financial Transaction (IOF). Repatriation of funds into Brazil and the conversion between Brazilian Real and United States Dollars associated with such fund transfers may be subject to the Tax on Financial Transactions. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable Tax on Financial Transactions arising from his or her participation in the Plan. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor for additional details.
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
Form of Settlement. For the avoidance of doubt, the RSUs shall be settled in Shares only. In no event shall the RSUs be settled in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan to the contrary.
Termination Date. This provision replaces Section 2.2 of the RSU Agreement:
For purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s Termination of Service will be considered to occur (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid, unlawful or in breach of employment or other laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing services or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs (if any) will terminate, and will not be extended by any notice period, as of the date that is the earliest of: (i) the date Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company and/or Service Recipient terminates, (ii) the date Participant receives written notice of termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company and/or Service Recipient, or (iii) the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company and/or Service Recipient. In either case, the date shall exclude any period during which notice, pay in lieu of notice or related payments or damages are provided or required to be provided under applicable law. For greater certainty, Participant will not earn or be entitled to any pro-rated vesting for that portion of time before the date on which the Participant’s right to vest terminates, nor will Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
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Exhibit B
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable employment standards legislation explicitly requires continued participation in the Plan during a statutory notice period, Participant acknowledges that his or her right to participate in the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the last day of Participant’s minimum statutory notice period, but Participant will not earn or be entitled to pro-rata vesting if the vesting date falls after the end of Participant’s statutory notice period, nor will Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
The following provisions will apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:
Data Privacy. This provision supplements the Data Privacy provisions of this Exhibit B of the RSU Agreement:
Participant hereby authorizes the Company (including the Service Recipient) and the Company’s representatives, including the broker(s) designated by the Company, to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or non-professional, involved with the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company and/or Service Recipient and any stock plan service provider, or such other broker(s) as designated by the Company, to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company and/or Service Recipient to record such information and to keep such information in Participant’s employee file.
French Language Provision. Participant hereby provides his or her consent to receive Plan information in English. Specifically, Participant acknowledges as follows:
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this RSU Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la redaction en anglais de cette convention (“Agreement”), ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procedures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à la présente convention.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. There may be securities law implications if Participant sells the Shares acquired under the Plan through a broker other than a broker appointed under the Plan or if the sale does not take place through the facilities of a stock exchange outside of Canada.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Specified foreign property, including shares and rights to receive shares (e.g., RSUs) of a non-Canadian company held by a Canadian resident must generally be reported annually on a Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of the specified foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time during the year. Thus, the RSUs must be reported (generally at a nil cost) if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because Participant holds other specified foreign property. When Shares are acquired upon settlement of the RSUs, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the Shares. The ACB ordinarily is equal to the fair market value of the Shares at the time of acquisition, but if Participant owns other Shares, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other Shares. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor to ensure compliance with the applicable reporting obligations.
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Exhibit B
CZECH REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Czech National Bank (“CNB”) may require Czech residents to fulfill certain notification duties in relation to the purchase of Shares and the opening and maintenance of a foreign account. In addition, Czech residents may need to report the following even in the absence of a request from the CNB: (a) foreign direct investments with a value of CZK 2,500,000 or more in the aggregate and (b) other foreign financial assets with a value meeting or exceeding a prescribed threshold. Because exchange control regulations change frequently and without notice, Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor regarding participation in the Plan to ensure compliance with current regulations. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable Czech exchange control laws.
FRANCE
Terms and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the RSUs, Participant confirms having read and understood the Plan and Agreement which were provided in the English language. Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
Consentement Relatif à la Langue Utilisée. En acceptant l’attribution, Participant confirme avoir lu et compris le Plan et le Contrat, qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Participant accepte les termes de ces documents en connaissance de cause.
Notifications
Tax Information. The RSUs are not intended to qualify for special tax or social security treatment in France.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. In case of payments in connection with securities (including proceeds realized upon the sale of Shares or the receipt of dividends), the report must be made electronically by the 5th day of the month following the month in which the payment was received. The form of report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de) and is available in both German and English.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If Participant’s acquisition of Shares under the Plan leads to a “qualified participation” at any point during the calendar year, Participant will need to report the acquisition of such Shares when Participant files his or her tax return for the relevant year. A qualified participation occurs if (i) the value of the Shares acquired exceeds EUR 150,000 or (ii) Participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the total Common Stock.
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Exhibit B
JAPAN
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If Participant acquires shares valued at more than JPY 100 million in a single transaction, Participant must file a Securities Acquisition Report with the Ministry of Finance through the Bank of Japan within 20 days after the acquisition of the shares. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor to determine Participant’s reporting obligations.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report details of any assets (including Shares acquired under the Plan) held outside Japan as of December 31 each year, to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value exceeding ¥50 million. Such report will be due by March 15 each year. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor as to whether the reporting obligation applies and whether Participant will be required to report details of any outstanding RSUs in the report.
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
SINGAPORE
Terms and Conditions
Sale of Shares. Participant hereby agrees that the Shares acquired under the Plan may not be sold or otherwise offered for sale in Singapore prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chap. 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”) or pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSUs are being offered to Participant in reliance on the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the SFA, are exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements under the SFA and are not made to Participant with a view to the underlying Shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Director Notification Obligation. Directors (including alternate, substitute, associate and shadow directors) of a Singapore Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify such entity in writing within two business days of any of the following events: (i) the acquisition or disposal of an interest (e.g., RSUs granted under the Plan) in the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate, (ii) any change in previously-disclosed interests (e.g., sale of RSUs), or (iii) becoming a director, associate director or shadow director of a Subsidiary or affiliate in Singapore, if the individual holds such an interest at that time. These notification requirements apply regardless of whether the directors are residents of or employed in Singapore.
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Exhibit B
UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Form of Settlement. RSUs granted to employees resident in the United Kingdom shall be settled in Shares only. In no event shall any of such RSUs be settled in cash.
Responsibility for Taxes. The following provisions supplement Section 3.2 of the RSU Agreement:
Without limitation to Section 3.2 of the RSU Agreement, Participant agrees that Participant is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Service Recipient or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). Participant also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Service Recipient against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on Participant’s behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is a director or executive officer (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act), Participant understands that he or she may not be able to indemnify the Company or the Service Recipient for the amount of Tax-Related Items not collected from or paid by Participant because the indemnification could be considered to be a loan. In this case, any income tax not collected within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items occurs may constitute a benefit to Participant on which additional income tax and employee National Insurance contributions (“NICs”) may be payable. Participant understands that he or she will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying the Company and/or the Service Recipient (as appropriate) for the value of employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Service Recipient may recover from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 3.2 of the RSU Agreement or otherwise permitted by the Plan.
Joint Election. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the vesting of any RSUs, Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions (“Employer NICs”) which may be payable by the Company or the Service Recipient (or any successor to the Company or the Service Recipient) with respect to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to the vesting of the RSUs or other event giving rise to any Tax-Related Items in connection with the RSUs.
Without limitation to the above, Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company and/or the Employer (the “Election”), the form of such Election being formally approved by HMRC, and any other consents or elections required to accomplish the transfer of the Employer NICs to Participant. Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Service Recipient. Participant agrees to enter into an Election prior to the vesting of any RSUs. Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Service Recipient may collect the Employer NICs from Participant at any time after they arise by any of the means set forth in Section 3.2 of the RSU Agreement.
If Participant does not enter into the Joint Election prior to vesting of the RSUs or any other event giving rise to Tax-Related Items, Participant will not be entitled to vest in the RSUs or receive any benefit in connection with the RSUs unless and until Participant enters into the Joint Election and no Shares or other benefit pursuant to the RSUs will be issued or delivered to Participant under the Plan, without any liability to the Company or the Service Recipient.
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Exhibit B
Attachment to Appendix for the United Kingdom
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
Important Note on the Joint Election to Transfer
Employer National Insurance Contributions
As a condition of participation in the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and either the stock options and/or restricted stock unit awards (the “Awards”) provided for under the Plan that have been granted to you (the “Participant”) by Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Participant is required to enter into a joint election to transfer to the Participant any liability for employer National Insurance contributions (the “Employer’s Liability”) that may arise in connection with the grant of the Awards or in connection with any Awards that may be granted by the Company to the Participant under the Plan (the “Joint Election”).
If the Participant does not agree to enter into the Joint Election, the grant of the Awards will be worthless and the Participant will not be able to exercise and/or vest in the Awards or receive any benefit in connection with the Awards.
By entering into the Joint Election (whether by signing the related Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice in hard copy, or by signing or electronically accepting such Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice, or by signing or electronically accepting this NICs Joint Election):
| • | the Participant agrees that any Employer’s Liability that may arise in connection with or pursuant to the exercise and/or vesting of the Awards (or any Awards granted to the Participant under the Plan) or the acquisition of Shares or other taxable events in connection with the Awards will be transferred to the Participant; |
| • | the Participant authorises the Company and/or the Participant’s employer to recover an amount sufficient to cover this liability by any method set forth in the Award Agreement and/or the Joint Election, including but not limited to deductions from Participant’s salary or other payments due or the sale of sufficient shares acquired pursuant to the Awards; and |
| • | the Participant acknowledges that even if he or she has accepted the Joint Election via the Company’s online procedure, the Company or the Participant’s employer may still require the Participant to sign a paper copy of the Joint Election (or a substantially similar form) if the Company determines such is necessary to give effect to the Joint Election. |
By accepting the Awards through the Company’s online acceptance procedure (or by signing or electronically accepting the Award Agreement and/or Grant Notice), the Participant is agreeing to be bound by the terms of the Joint Election.
Please read the terms of the Joint Election carefully before accepting the Award Agreement and the Joint Election.
Please print and keep a copy of the Joint Election for your records.
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Exhibit B
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
ELECTION
Election To Transfer the Employer’s National Insurance Liability to the Employee
This Election is between:
| A. | The individual who has obtained authorized access to this Election (the “Employee”), who is employed by a company listed in the attached Schedule (the “Employer”) and who is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units and / or Stock Options (“Awards”) pursuant to the Planet Labs PBC 2021 Incentive Award Plan (together, the “Plan”), and |
| B. | Planet Labs PBC, with its registered office at 645 Harrison Street, Floor 4, San Francisco, CA USA (the “Company”), which may grant Awards under the Plan and is entering into this Election on behalf of the Employer. |
| 1. | Introduction |
| 1.1 | This Election relates to all Awards granted to the Employee under the Plan up to the termination date of the Plan. |
| 1.2 | In this Election the following words and phrases have the following meanings: |
“ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
“Relevant Employment Income” from Awards on which employer’s National Insurance Contributions become due means:
| (i) | an amount that counts as employment income of the earner under section 426 ITEPA (restricted securities: charge on certain post-acquisition events); |
| (ii) | an amount that counts as employment income of the earner under section 438 of ITEPA (convertible securities: charge on certain post-acquisition events); or |
| (iii) | any gain that is treated as remuneration derived from the earner’s employment by virtue of section 4(4)(a) SSCBA, including without limitation: |
| (A) | the acquisition of securities pursuant to the Awards (within section 477(3)(a) of ITEPA); |
| (B) | the assignment (if applicable) or release of the Awards in return for consideration (within section 477(3)(b) of ITEPA); |
| (C) | the receipt of a benefit in connection with the Awards, other than a benefit within (i) or (ii) above (within section 477(3)(c) of ITEPA). |
“SSCBA” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
“Taxable Event” means any event giving rise to Relevant Employment Income.
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| 1.3 | This Election relates to the employer’s secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may arise in respect of Relevant Employment Income (the “Employer’s Liability”) pursuant to section 4(4)(a) and/or paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the SSCBA. |
| 1.4 | This Election does not apply in relation to any liability, or any part of any liability, arising as a result of regulations being given retrospective effect by virtue of section 4B(2) of either the SSCBA, or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992. |
| 1.5 | This Election does not apply to the extent that it relates to relevant employment income which is employment income of the earner by virtue of Chapter 3A of Part VII of ITEPA (employment income: securities with artificially depressed market value). |
| 2. | The Election |
The Employee and the Company jointly elect that the entire liability of the Employer to pay the Employer’s Liability that arises on any Relevant Employment Income is hereby transferred to the Employee. The Employee understands that, by accepting the Awards (whether by signing the Grant Notice and/or Award Agreement or via the Company’s designated electronic acceptance procedures) or by separately signing or electronically accepting this Election, he or she will become personally liable for the Employer’s Liability covered by this Election. This Election is made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 to SSCBA.
| 3. | Payment of the Employer’s Liability |
| 3.1 | The Employee hereby authorises the Company and/or the Employer to collect the Employer’s Liability from the Employee at any time after the Taxable Event: |
| (i) | by deduction from salary or any other payment payable to the Employee at any time on or after the date of the Taxable Event; and/or |
| (ii) | directly from the Employee by payment in cash or cleared funds; and/or |
| (iii) | by arranging, on behalf of the Employee, for the sale of some of the securities which the Employee is entitled to receive in respect of the Awards; and/or |
| (iv) | by any other means specified in the applicable award agreement. |
| 3.2 | The Company hereby reserves for itself and the Employer the right to withhold the transfer of any securities in respect of the Awards to the Employee until full payment of the Employer’s Liability is received. |
| 3.3 | The Company agrees to procure the remittance by the Employer of the Employer’s Liability to HM Revenue & Customs on behalf of the Employee within 14 days after the end of the UK tax month during which the Taxable Event occurs (or within 17 days after the end of the UK tax month during which the Taxable Event occurs if payments are made electronically). |
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| 4. | Duration of Election |
| 4.1 | The Employee and the Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Election regardless of whether the Employee is transferred abroad or is not employed by the Employer on the date on which the Employer’s Liability becomes due. |
| 4.2 | Any reference to the Company and/or the Employer shall include that entity’s successors in title and assigns as permitted in accordance with the terms of the Plan and relevant award agreement. This Election will continue in effect in respect of any awards which replace the Awards in circumstances where section 483 of ITEPA applies. |
| 4.3 | This Election will continue in effect until the earliest of the following: |
| (i) | the Employee and the Company agree in writing that it should cease to have effect; |
| (ii) | on the date the Company serves written notice on the Employee terminating its effect; |
| (iii) | on the date HM Revenue & Customs withdraws approval of this Election; or |
| (iv) | after due payment of the Employer’s Liability in respect of the entirety of the Awards to which this Election relates or could relate, such that the Election ceases to have effect in accordance with its terms. |
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Acceptance by the Employee
The Employee acknowledges that, by accepting the Awards (whether by signing the Grant Notice and/or Award Agreement or via the Company’s designated electronic acceptance procedures) or by separately signing or electronically accepting this Election, the Employee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Election.
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Acceptance by the Company
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Exhibit B
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER COMPANIES
The employer companies to which this Election relates are:
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Exhibit 10.14
PLANET LABS PBC
2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
ARTICLE I.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Plan is to assist Eligible Individuals of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries in acquiring a stock ownership interest in the Company.
The Plan consists of two components: (i) the Section 423 Component and (ii) the Non-Section 423 Component. The Section 423 Component is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. The Non-Section 423 Component authorizes the grant of rights which need not qualify as rights granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Rights granted under the Non-Section 423 Component shall be granted pursuant to separate Offerings containing such sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Administrator and designed to achieve tax, securities laws or other objectives for Eligible Individuals and Designated Subsidiaries but shall not be intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided herein, the Non-Section 423 Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the Section 423 Component. Offerings intended to be made under the Non-Section 423 Component will be designated as such by the Administrator at or prior to the time of such Offering.
For purposes of this Plan, the Administrator may designate separate Offerings under the Plan in which Eligible Individuals will participate. The terms of these Offerings need not be identical, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Period(s) in each such Offering are identical, provided that the terms of participation are the same within each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component (as determined under Section 423 of the Code). Solely by way of example and without limiting the foregoing, the Company could, but shall not be required to, provide for simultaneous Offerings under the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component of the Plan.
ARTICLE II.
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
2.1 “Administrator” means the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in Article XI.
2.2 “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution, entity or person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or an Employee or Consultant with regard to the Plan.
2.3 “Applicable Law” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under U.S. federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of any foreign country or other jurisdiction where rights under this Plan are granted.
2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.5 “Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company, par value of $0.0001 per share.
2.6 “Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock of the Company, par value of $0.0001 per share.
2.7 “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.
2.8 “Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted therefore.
2.9 “Company” means Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation, or any successor.
2.10 “Compensation” means, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator: (i) with respect to an Eligible Individual who is an Employee, the gross cash compensation paid by the Company or its Subsidiary (as applicable) to such Eligible Individual as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, including for clarity, any prior-week adjustments; commissions; cash incentive compensation and one-time bonuses (e.g., retention or sign on bonuses); overtime payments; or compensation paid by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary in respect of periods of absence from work; and excluding any education or tuition reimbursements; travel expenses; business and moving reimbursements; income received in connection with any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards; fringe benefits; other special payments and all contributions made by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary for the Employee’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established; and (ii) with respect to an Eligible Individual who is a Consultant, the gross cash compensation paid to such Eligible Individual as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, including for clarity, any prior-week adjustments; commissions; cash incentive compensation and one-time bonuses (e.g., retention or sign on bonuses); overtime payments; or compensation paid by such Consultant’s employer in respect of periods of absence from work; and excluding any education or tuition reimbursements; travel expenses; business and moving reimbursements; income received in connection with any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards; fringe benefits; other special payments and all contributions made by such Consultant’s employer for the Consultant’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established.
2.11 “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor engaged by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary to render services to such entity that qualifies as a consultant or advisor under the applicable rules of Form S-8 Registration Statements. For purposes of a Consultant’s participation in, or other rights under, the Plan, all determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.
2.12 “Designated Beneficiary” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries the Participant designates, in a manner the Administrator determines, to receive amounts due or exercise the Participant’s rights if the Participant dies or becomes incapacitated. Without a Participant’s effective designation, “Designated Beneficiary” will mean the Participant’s estate.
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2.13 “Designated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary designated by the Administrator in accordance with Section 11.2(b), such designation to specify whether such participation is in the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component. A Designated Subsidiary may participate in either the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component, but not both.
2.14 “Effective Date” means the date on which the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan.
2.15 “Eligible Individual” means an Employee (or, solely with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, a Consultant) who does not, immediately after any rights under this Plan are granted, own (directly or through attribution) stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock and other securities of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (as determined under Section 423(b)(3) of the Code). For purposes of the foregoing, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock that an Employee or Consultant, as applicable, may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the Employee or Consultant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may provide in an Offering Document that an Employee shall not be eligible to participate in an Offering Period under the Section 423 Component if: (a) such Employee is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code; (b) such Employee has not met a service requirement designated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 423(b)(4)(A) of the Code (which service requirement may not exceed two years); (c) such Employee’s customary employment is for 20 hours per week or less; (d) such Employee’s customary employment is for less than five months in any calendar year; and/or (e) such Employee is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction and the grant of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan to such Employee would be prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction or the grant of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan to such Employee in compliance with the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, that any exclusion in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall be applied in an identical manner under each Offering Period to all Employees, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(e).
Further notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, the first sentence in this definition shall apply in determining who is an “Eligible Individual,” except (i) the Administrator may further limit eligibility within the Company or within a Designated Subsidiary so as to only designate certain Employees or Consultants of the Company or of a Designated Subsidiary as “Eligible Individuals”, and (ii) to the extent the restrictions in the first sentence in this definition are not consistent with any applicable local law, such applicable local law shall control.
2.16 “Employee” means any individual who renders services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary in the status of an employee, and, with respect to the Section 423 Component, a person who is an employee of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code. For purposes of an Employee’s participation in, or other rights under the Plan, all determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2). Where the period of leave exceeds three months and the Employee’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three-month period.
2.17 “Enrollment Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period.
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2.18 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows: (a) if the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (b) if the Shares are not traded on a stock exchange but are quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or (c) without an established market for the Shares, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion.
2.19 “Non-Section 423 Component” means those Offerings under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan, in each case, pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares during an Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Individuals who are Employees or Consultants that need not satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are set forth under Section 423 of the Code.
2.20 “Offering” means an offer by the Company under the Plan to Eligible Individuals of a right to purchase Shares that may be exercised during an Offering Period, as further described in Article IV hereof. Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator, each Offering to the Eligible Individuals of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be deemed a separate Offering, even if the dates and other terms of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical, and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. To the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation § 1.423-2(a)(1), the terms of each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component need not be identical, provided that the terms of the Section 423 Component and an Offering thereunder together satisfy Treasury Regulation § 1.423-2(a)(2) and (a)(3).
2.21 “Offering Document” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1.
2.22 “Offering Period” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1.
2.23 “Parent” means any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
2.24 “Participant” means any Eligible Individual who is an Employee or, solely in respect of the Non-Section 423 Component, a Consultant, in each case, who has executed a subscription agreement and been granted rights to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan.
2.25 “Plan” means this 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the Section 423 Component and Non-Section 423 Component and any other sub-plans or appendices hereto, as amended from time to time.
2.26 “Purchase Date” means the last Trading Day of each Purchase Period or such other date as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Offering Document.
2.27 “Purchase Period” shall refer to one or more specified periods within an Offering Period, as designated in the applicable Offering Document; provided, however, that, if no Purchase Period is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the Purchase Period for each Offering Period covered by such Offering Document shall be the same as the applicable Offering Period.
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2.28 “Purchase Price” means the purchase price designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which purchase price, for purposes of the Section 423 Component, shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower); provided, however, that, if no purchase price is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase price for the Offering Periods covered by such Offering Document shall be 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, further, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Administrator pursuant to Article VIII and shall not be less than the par value of a Share.
2.29 “Section 423 Component” means those Offerings under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan or any Offering(s), in each case, pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares during an Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Individuals who are Employees that are intended to satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are set forth under Section 423 of the Code.
2.30 “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.31 “Share” means a share of Common Stock.
2.32 “Subsidiary” means any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in an unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain; provided, however, that a limited liability company or partnership may be treated as a Subsidiary to the extent either (a) such entity is treated as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) by reason of the Company or any other Subsidiary that is a corporation being the sole owner of such entity, or (b) such entity elects to be classified as a corporation under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) and such entity would otherwise qualify as a Subsidiary. In addition, with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, Subsidiary shall include any corporate or non-corporate entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect equity interest or significant business relationship.
2.33 “Trading Day” means a day on which national stock exchanges in the United States are open for trading.
ARTICLE III.
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 Number of Shares. Subject to Article VIII, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall be 8,137,683 Shares. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Article VIII, on the first day of each Company fiscal year beginning on February 1, 2022 and ending on and including February 1, 2031, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased by that number of Shares equal to the lesser of (a) 1% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding Company fiscal year and (b) such smaller number of Shares as determined by the Board. If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Shares not purchased under such right shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the number of Shares that may be issued or transferred pursuant to the rights granted under the Section 423 Component of the Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 14,240,945 Shares, subject to Article VIII.
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3.2 Shares Distributed. Any Shares distributed pursuant to the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury shares or Shares purchased on the open market.
ARTICLE IV.
OFFERING PERIODS; OFFERING DOCUMENTS; PURCHASE DATES
4.1 Offering Periods. The Administrator may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to purchase Shares under the Plan to Eligible Individuals during one or more periods (each, an “Offering Period”) selected by the Administrator. The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period shall be set forth in an “Offering Document” adopted by the Administrator from time to time, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference into and made part of the Plan. The Administrator shall establish in each Offering Document one or more Purchase Periods within such Offering Period during which rights granted under the Plan shall be exercised and purchases of Shares carried out in accordance with such Offering Document and the Plan. The provisions of separate Offerings or Offering Periods under the Plan may be partially or wholly concurrent and need not be identical.
4.2 Offering Documents. Each Offering Document with respect to an Offering Period shall specify (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference or otherwise):
(a) the length of the Offering Period, which period shall not exceed 27 months;
(b) the length of the Purchase Period(s) within the Offering Period, which period(s), in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall not exceed six months;
(c) in connection with each Offering Period that contains more than one Purchase Period, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased by any Eligible Individual during each Purchase Period (if applicable), which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 5,000 Shares (and which, for the Section 423 Component Offering Periods, shall be subject to the limitations described in Section 5.5 below);
(d) the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased by any Eligible Individual during such Offering Period (if applicable), which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 20,000 Shares (and which, for the Section 423 Component Offering Periods, shall be subject to the limitations described in Section 5.5 below); and
(e) such other provisions as the Administrator determines are appropriate, subject to the Plan.
ARTICLE V.
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
5.1 Eligibility. Any Eligible Individual who is serving as an Employee or Consultant on a given Enrollment Date for an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article V and, for the Section 423 Component, the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that any Eligible Individual who is a Consultant shall only participate in the Non-Section 423 Component of the Plan.
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5.2 Enrollment in Plan.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein or in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, an Eligible Individual may become a Participant in the Plan for an Offering Period by delivering a subscription agreement to the Company by such time prior to the Enrollment Date for such Offering Period (or such other date specified in the Offering Document) designated by the Administrator and in such form as the Company provides.
(b) Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, each subscription agreement shall designate either a whole dollar amount or a whole percentage of such Eligible Individual’s Compensation to be withheld by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary employing or engaging such Eligible Individual on each payday during the Offering Period as payroll deductions under the Plan. The dollar amount or percentage of Compensation designated as payroll deductions by an Eligible Individual may not be less than 1% of such Eligible Individual’s Compensation and may not be more than the maximum percentage specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which maximum percentage shall be 15% in the absence of any such designation); provided that, in no event shall the actual amount withheld on any payday hereunder exceed the net amount payable to the Eligible Individual on such payday after taxes and any other applicable deductions therefrom (and if amounts to be withheld hereunder would otherwise result in a negative payment to the Eligible Individual on such payday, the amount to be withheld hereunder shall instead be reduced by the least amount necessary to avoid a negative payment amount for the Eligible Individual on such payday, as determined by the Administrator). The payroll deductions made for each Participant shall be credited to an account for such Participant under the Plan and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in the terms of an Offering Document, a Participant may decrease the dollar amount or percentage of Compensation designated in his or her subscription agreement, subject to the limits of this Section 5.2, or may suspend his or her payroll deductions, in any case, at any time during an Offering Period; provided, however, that the Administrator may limit or eliminate the type or number of changes a Participant may make to his or her payroll deduction elections during each Offering Period in the applicable Offering Document (and in the absence of any specific designation by the Administrator, a Participant shall be allowed to decrease (but not increase) or suspend his or her payroll deduction elections, in either case, once during each Purchase Period). Any such change or suspension of payroll deductions shall be effective with the first full payroll period starting as soon as reasonably practicable after, but in no event later than one full payroll period following, the Company’s receipt of the new subscription agreement (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). If a Participant suspends his or her payroll deductions during an Offering Period, such Participant’s cumulative unapplied payroll deductions prior to the suspension (if any) shall remain in his or her account and shall be applied to the purchase of Shares on the next occurring Purchase Date (and shall not be paid to Participant unless he or she withdraws from participation in the Plan pursuant to Article VII). For clarity, if a Participant who suspends participation in an Offering Period ceases to be an Eligible Individual or he or she withdraws from participation in such Offering Period, in either case, prior to the Purchase Date next-following his or her suspension of participation in the Offering Period, in any case, such Participant’s cumulative unapplied payroll deductions shall be returned to him or her in accordance with Article VII.
(d) Except as otherwise set forth in herein or in an Offering Document or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant may participate in the Plan only by means of payroll deduction and may not make contributions by lump sum payment for any Offering Period.
5.3 Payroll Deductions. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the applicable Offering Document, payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first payday following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payday in the Offering Period to which the Participant’s authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Article VII or
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suspended by the Participant or the Administrator as provided in Section 5.2 and Section 5.6, respectively. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in any non-U.S. jurisdiction where participation in the Plan through payroll deductions is prohibited, the Administrator may provide that an Eligible Individual may elect to participate through contributions to the Participant’s account under the Plan in a form acceptable to the Administrator in lieu of or in addition to payroll deductions; provided, however, that, for any Offering under the Section 423 Component, the Administrator shall take into consideration any limitations under Section 423 of the Code when applying an alternative method of contribution.
5.4 Effect of Enrollment. A Participant’s completion of a subscription agreement will enroll such Participant in the Plan for each subsequent Offering Period on the terms contained therein until the Participant either submits a new subscription agreement, withdraws from participation under the Plan as provided in Article VII or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan.
5.5 Limitation on Purchase of Shares. An Eligible Individual who is an Employee may be granted rights under the Section 423 Component only if such rights, together with any other rights granted to such Eligible Individual under “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary, as specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, do not permit such Eligible Individual’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock (determined as of the first day of the Offering Period during which such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.
5.6 Suspension of Payroll Deductions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 5.5 (with respect to the Section 423 Component) or the other limitations set forth in this Plan, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be suspended by the Administrator at any time during an Offering Period. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares by reason of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, Section 5.5 or the other limitations set forth in this Plan shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Purchase Date.
5.7 Foreign Employees and Consultants. In order to facilitate participation in the Plan, the Administrator may provide for such special terms, rules and procedures applicable to Participants who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction, or who are employed or engaged outside of the United States, as the Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Except as permitted by Section 423 of the Code, with respect to the Section 423 Component, such special terms may not be more favorable than the terms of rights granted under the Section 423 Component to Eligible Individuals who are Employees and residents of the United States. Such special terms may be set forth in an addendum to the Plan in the form of an appendix or sub-plan (which appendix or sub-plan may be designed to govern Offerings under the Section 423 Component or the Non-Section 423 Component, as determined by the Administrator). To the extent that the terms and conditions set forth in an appendix or sub-plan conflict with any provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the appendix or sub-plan shall govern except as otherwise set forth therein. The adoption of any such appendix or sub-plan shall be pursuant to Section 11.2(f) and any other applicable provision herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures, with respect to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed or engaged in non-U.S. jurisdictions, regarding the exclusion of particular Subsidiaries from participation in the Plan, eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions or other contributions by Participants, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, data privacy security, payroll tax, withholding procedures, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions or contributions.
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5.8 Leave of Absence. During leaves of absence approved by the Company meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2) under the Code, unless otherwise set forth in the terms of an Offering Document, a Participant may continue participation in the Plan by making cash payments to the Company on his or her normal payday equal to the Participant’s authorized payroll deduction.
ARTICLE VI.
GRANT AND EXERCISE OF RIGHTS
6.1 Grant of Rights. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Individual participating in such Offering Period shall be granted a right to purchase the maximum number of Shares specified under Section 4.2, subject to the limits in Section 5.5, and shall have the right to buy, on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price), such number of whole Shares as is determined by dividing (a) such Participant’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Purchase Date, by (b) the applicable Purchase Price (rounded down to the nearest Share). The right shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period, or if earlier, the date on which the Participant withdraws in accordance with Section 7.1 or Section 7.3.
6.2 Exercise of Rights. On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions and any other additional payments specifically provided for herein or in the applicable Offering Document will be applied to the purchase of whole Shares, up to the maximum number of Shares permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering Document, at the Purchase Price. No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of rights granted under the Plan, unless the Offering Document specifically provides otherwise. Any cash in lieu of fractional Shares remaining after the purchase of whole Shares upon exercise of a purchase right will be credited to a Participant’s account and carried forward and applied toward the purchase of whole Shares for the next following Offering Period. Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may determine and may be issued in certificated form or issued pursuant to book-entry procedures.
6.3 Pro Rata Allocation of Shares. If the Administrator determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of Shares with respect to which rights are to be exercised may exceed (a) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (b) the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants for whom rights to purchase Shares are to be exercised pursuant to this Article VI on such Purchase Date, and shall either (i) continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (ii) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Article IX. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant without interest in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date, or such earlier date as determined by the Administrator.
6.4 Withholding. At the time a Participant’s rights under the Plan are exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Shares issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, that arise upon the exercise of the right or the disposition of the Shares. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation or Shares received pursuant to the Plan the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Shares by the Participant.
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6.5 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for, or make any book entries evidencing, Shares purchased upon the exercise of rights under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges, if any, on which the Shares are then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; (d) the payment to the Company of all amounts that it is required to withhold under federal, state or local law upon exercise of the rights, if any; and (e) the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the rights as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience.
ARTICLE VII.
WITHDRAWAL; CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY
7.1 Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her rights under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company no later than one day prior to the end of the then-applicable Purchase Period (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). All of the Participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account during such Purchase Period and not yet used to exercise rights under the Plan shall be paid to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal, such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of any subsequent Offering Period unless the Participant is an Eligible Individual and timely delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement by the applicable enrollment deadline for any such subsequent Offering Period, as determined by the Administrator.
7.2 Future Participation. A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary or in any subsequent Offering Period that commences on or after the Participant’s withdrawal from any Offering Period.
7.3 Cessation of Eligibility. Upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Individual for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to this Article VII and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account during the then-current Purchase Period shall be paid to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, within 30 days following such Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Individual, and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated. For clarity, if a Participant transfers employment or engagement from the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in either the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component to any Designated Subsidiary that is neither participating in the Section 423 Component nor the Non-Section 423 Component, then, in any case, such transfer shall be treated as a termination of employment or engagement under the Plan and the Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan pursuant to this Article VII and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account during the then-current Purchase Period shall be paid to
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such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, within 30 days following such Participant’s transfer of employment or engagement, and such Participant’s participation in the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated. If a Participant transfers employment or engagement from the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423 Component to any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Non-Section 423 Component, such transfer shall not be treated as a termination of employment or engagement under the Plan, but the Participant shall immediately cease to participate in the Section 423 Component; however, any contributions made for the then-current Purchase Period in which such transfer occurs shall be transferred to the Non-Section 423 Component, and such Participant shall immediately join the then-current Offering under the Non-Section 423 Component upon the same terms and conditions in effect for the Participant’s participation in the Section 423 Component, except for such modifications otherwise applicable for Participants in such Offering. A Participant who transfers employment or engagement from any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Non-Section 423 Component to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423 Component shall not be treated as terminating the Participant’s employment or engagement under the Plan and shall remain a Participant in the Non-Section 423 Component until the earlier of (i) the end of the current Offering Period under the Non-Section 423 Component or (ii) the Enrollment Date of the first Offering Period in which the Participant is eligible to participate following such transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may establish different rules to govern transfers of employment or engagement between entities participating in the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code or other Applicable Law.
ARTICLE VIII.
ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN SHARES
8.1 Changes in Capitalization. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event that the Administrator determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), change in control, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, repurchase, redemption, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event, as determined by the Administrator, affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any outstanding purchase rights under the Plan, the Administrator shall make equitable adjustments, if any, to reflect such change with respect to (a) the aggregate number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 and the limitations established in each Offering Document pursuant to Section 4.2 on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased); (b) the class(es) and number of Shares and price per Share subject to outstanding rights; and (c) the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights.
8.2 Other Adjustments. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event of any transaction or event described in Section 8.1 or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or of changes in Applicable Law or accounting principles, the Administrator, in its discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any right under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws, regulations or principles:
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(a) To provide for either (i) termination of any outstanding right in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been obtained upon the exercise of such right had such right been currently exercisable or (ii) the replacement of such outstanding right with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion;
(b) To provide that the outstanding rights under the Plan shall be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices;
(c) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding rights under the Plan and/or in the terms and conditions of outstanding rights and rights that may be granted in the future;
(d) To provide that Participants’ accumulated payroll deductions may be used to purchase Shares prior to the next occurring Purchase Date on such date as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion and the Participants’ rights under the ongoing Offering Period(s) shall be terminated; and
(e) To provide that all outstanding rights shall terminate without being exercised.
8.3 No Adjustment Under Certain Circumstances. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, no adjustment or action described in this Article VIII or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause the Section 423 Component of the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
8.4 No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Administrator under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to outstanding rights under the Plan or the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
9.1 Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time; provided, however, that approval of the Company’s stockholders shall be required to amend the Plan to increase the aggregate number, or change the type, of shares that may be sold pursuant to rights under the Plan under Section 3.1 (other than an adjustment as provided by Article VIII) or as may otherwise be required under Section 423 of the Code.
9.2 Certain Changes to Plan. Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected (and, with respect to the Section 423 Component of the Plan, to the extent permitted by Section 423 of the Code), the Administrator shall be entitled to change or terminate the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld from Compensation during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of payroll withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Shares for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion to be advisable that are consistent with the Plan.
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9.3 Actions In the Event of Unfavorable Financial Accounting Consequences. In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:
(a) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;
(b) shortening any Offering Period so that the Offering Period ends on a new or earlier Purchase Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action;
(c) allocating Shares; and
(d) such other changes and modifications as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate.
Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participant.
9.4 Payments Upon Termination of Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance in each Participant’s Plan account shall be refunded as soon as practicable after such termination, without any interest thereon, or if the Administrator so determines, the Offering Period may be shortened so that the purchase of Shares occurs prior to the termination of the Plan.
ARTICLE X.
TERM OF PLAN
The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated by the Board in accordance with Section 9.1. No right may be granted under the Plan prior to the Effective Date. No rights may be granted under the Plan during any period of suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan.
ARTICLE XI.
ADMINISTRATION
11.1 Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Administrator of the Plan shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board (or another committee or a subcommittee of the Board to which the Board delegates administration of the Plan). The Board may at any time vest in the Board any authority or duties for administration of the Plan. The Administrator may delegate administrative tasks under the Plan to the services of an Agent or employees to assist in the administration of the Plan, including establishing and maintaining an individual securities account under the Plan for each Participant.
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11.2 Authority of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(a) To determine when and how rights to purchase Shares shall be granted and the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need not be identical).
(b) To designate from time to time which Subsidiaries of the Company shall be Designated Subsidiaries, which designation may be made without the approval of the stockholders of the Company.
(c) To impose a mandatory holding period pursuant to which Participants may not dispose of or transfer Shares purchased under the Plan for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its discretion.
(d) To construe and interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Administrator, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.
(e) To amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as provided in Article IX.
(f) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Administrator deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code for the Section 423 Component.
(g) The Administrator may adopt annexes or sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries or locations, which annexes or sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code. The rules of such annexes or sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3.1 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such annex or sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such annex or sub-plan.
11.3 Decisions Binding. The Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan, any rights granted pursuant to the Plan, any subscription agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.
ARTICLE XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Restriction upon Assignment. A right granted under the Plan shall not be transferable other than by will or the Applicable Laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. Except in the case of a Participant’s death, a right under the Plan may not be exercised to any extent except by the Participant. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or alienation of the Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s rights under the Plan or any rights thereunder.
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12.2 Rights as a Stockholder. With respect to Shares subject to a right granted under the Plan, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be a stockholder of the Company, and no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder, until such Shares have been issued to the Participant or the Designated Beneficiary following exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. No adjustments shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash securities, or other property) or distribution or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Administrator.
12.3 Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions or contributions of a Participant under the Plan.
12.4 Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
12.5 Equal Rights and Privileges. Subject to Section 5.7, all Eligible Individuals who are Employees will have equal rights and privileges under the Section 423 Component so that the Section 423 Component of this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Subject to Section 5.7, any provision of the Section 423 Component that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code will, without further act or amendment by the Company, the Board or the Administrator, be reformed to comply with the equal rights and privileges requirement of Section 423 of the Code. Eligible Individuals participating in the Non-Section 423 Component need not have the same rights and privileges as other Eligible Individuals participating in the Non-Section 423 Component or as Eligible Individuals participating in the Section 423 Component.
12.6 Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
12.7 Reports. Statements of account shall be given to Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.
12.8 No Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any person (including any Eligible Individual or Participant) the right to employment or service (or to remain in the employ or service) with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or affect the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate the employment or service of any person (including any Eligible Individual or Participant) at any time, with or without cause.
12.9 Notice of Disposition of Shares. Each Participant shall hold any Shares purchased upon exercise of a right under the Section 423 Component of the Plan in such Participant’s stock account provided through the Company’s third party Plan administrator (e.g., E*Trade) until the later of: (a) two years following the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period in which the Shares were purchased and (b) one year following the Purchase Date on which such Shares were purchased (together, the “Holding Periods”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares purchased upon exercise of a right under the Section 423 Component of the Plan that is made during the Holding Periods. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Participant in such disposition or other transfer.
12.10 Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, Designated Beneficiary or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan or any Offering Period, and such individual will not be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument executed in his or her capacity as an Administrator, director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any
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Subsidiary. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee and agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been or will be granted or delegated any duty or power relating to the Plan’s administration or interpretation, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Administrator’s approval) arising from any act or omission concerning this Plan unless arising from such person’s own fraud or bad faith.
12.11 Data Privacy. As a condition for participation in the Plan, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates exclusively for implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may hold certain personal information about a Participant, including the Participant’s name, address and telephone number; birthdate; social security, insurance number or other identification number; salary; nationality; job title(s); any Shares held in the Company or its Subsidiaries and affiliates; and participation details, to implement, manage and administer the Plan and any Offering Period(s) (the “Data”). The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary to implement, administer and manage a Participant’s participation in the Plan and any Offering Period(s), and the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data to third parties assisting the Company with Plan implementation, administration and management. These recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and the Participant’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. By participating in any Offering Period under the Plan, each Participant authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any required Data transfer to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Participant will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. A Participant may, at any time, view the Data that the Company holds regarding such Participant, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data regarding such Participant, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data regarding the Participant or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 12.12 in writing, without cost, by contacting the local human resources representative. If the Participant refuses or withdraws the consents in this Section 12.12, and the Company may cancel Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan or any Offering Period(s). For more information on the consequences of refusing or withdrawing consent, Participants may contact their local human resources representative.
12.12 Severability. If any portion of the Plan or any action taken under it is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.
12.13 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, if any conflict, the Plan’s text, rather than such titles or headings, will control.
12.14 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan and all Offering Periods will be administered only in conformance with Applicable Laws. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Plan and all Offering Periods will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.
12.15 Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan will be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except as expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.
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12.16 Governing Law. The Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice of law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.
12.17 Electronic Forms. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and in the discretion of the Administrator, an Eligible Individual may submit any form or notice as set forth herein by means of an electronic form approved by the Administrator. Before the commencement of an Offering Period, the Administrator shall prescribe the time limits within which any such electronic form shall be submitted to the Administrator with respect to such Offering Period in order to be a valid election. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Eligible Individual hereby consents to the electronic submission of any form or notice by the Company under or relating to this Plan (including the submission of Internal Revenue Service Form 3922).
12.18 Section 409A. The Section 423 Component of the Plan and the rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Offerings thereunder are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code and the U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”). Neither the Non-Section 423 Component nor any right to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an Offering thereunder is intended to constitute or provide for “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that any right to purchase Shares granted under the Plan may be or become subject to Section 409A or that any provision of the Plan may cause a right to purchase Shares granted under the Plan to be or become subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may adopt such amendments to the Plan and/or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A, either through compliance with the requirements of Section 409A or with an available exemption therefrom.
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Exhibit 10.21
OUTSIDE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY1
Adopted and approved by the Board of Directors on December 7, 2021
Planet Labs PBC (the “Company”) believes that providing cash and equity compensation to the members of its Board of Directors (the “Board,” and members of the Board, the “Directors”) represents an effective tool to attract, retain and reward Directors who are not employees of the Company or any of its parents or subsidiaries (“Outside Directors”). This Outside Director Compensation Policy (the “Policy”) is intended to formalize the Company’s policy regarding cash compensation and grants of equity to its Outside Directors. The cash and equity compensation described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically as set forth herein and without further action of the Board, to each Outside Director eligible to receive compensation under this Policy, unless such Outside Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation by written notice to the Company.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Policy will have the meaning given to such terms in the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “2021 Plan”) or any other applicable equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (the 2021 Plan or any other such plan, in each case, as may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Each Outside Director will be solely responsible for any tax obligations incurred by such Outside Director as a result of the equity and cash payments such Outside Director receives under this Policy.
This Policy will be effective upon approval of the Board (such date, the “Effective Date”), and the compensation described herein will commence with the Company’s fiscal year 2023. This Policy shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board. This Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board at any time in its sole discretion. No Outside Director shall have any rights hereunder, except with respect to equity awards granted pursuant to Section 2 of this Policy.
1. CASH COMPENSATION
Annual Cash Retainer
Each Outside Director will be paid an annual cash retainer (the “Annual Cash Retainer”) of $150,000. There are no per-meeting attendance fees for attending Board meetings.
| 1 | NTD: Planet intends to handle cash/equity comp prior to the first annual meeting outside of this Policy. |
Committee Annual Cash Retainers
Effective as of the Effective Date, each Outside Director who serves as the Lead Independent Director or as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee or the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board will be paid additional annual cash retainers (each, a “Committee Annual Cash Retainer”) as follows:
| Lead Independent Director: |
$ | 25,000 | ||
| Chairperson of Audit Committee: |
$ | 20,000 | ||
| Chairperson of Compensation Committee: |
$ | 12,000 | ||
| Chairperson of Nominating and Governance Committee: |
$ | 8,000 |
Payment of Retainers
The Annual Cash Retainers and Committee Annual Cash Retainers described in this Section 1 will be paid quarterly in arrears (but not later than the fifteenth (15th) day following the end of the applicable fiscal quarter) and pro-rated for any partial quarter of service as an Outside Director.
2. EQUITY COMPENSATION
Outside Directors will be granted the equity awards (“Awards”) described below. Such Awards shall be granted under and subject to the applicable terms of the Plan and may be granted subject to the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in substantially the forms approved by the Board prior to or in connection with such grants. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) subject to any Award granted to an Outside Director under this Policy will be determined by dividing the dollar value of the Award (the “Grant Value”) over the trailing average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE over the 30 trading days prior to the grant date and rounding to the nearest whole Share. All grants of Awards to Outside Directors pursuant to this Section 2 will be automatic and nondiscretionary, except as otherwise provided herein, and will be made in accordance with the following provisions:
No Discretion. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person (other than the Board) will have any discretion to select which Outside Directors will be granted any Awards under this Policy or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by such Awards.
Initial Award. Each individual who first becomes an Outside Director on or following the Effective Date will automatically be granted an Award of restricted stock units (an “Initial Award”) with a Grant Value equal to (x) $200,000 multiplied by (y) the fraction obtained by dividing (A) the number of days during the period beginning on the date the individual first becomes an Outside Director and ending on the one-year anniversary of the date of the most recent annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to occur prior to the grant date by (B) 365.
The Initial Award will be granted on the first trading date on or after the date on which such individual first becomes an Outside Director (or, if later, the first date on which the Company files a Registration on Form S-8 covering the Shares issuable pursuant to the Initial Award), whether through election by the stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy. If an individual was a member of the Board and also an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary thereof, becoming an Outside Director due to termination of employment will not entitle the Outside Director to an Initial Award.
Subject to Section 4 of this Policy, each Initial Award will vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date the Initial Award is granted or (ii) the date of the Annual Meeting next following the date the Initial Award is granted, in each case, subject to the Outside Director continuing to be an Outside Director through the applicable vesting date.
Annual Award. On the date of each Annual Meeting to occur following the Effective Date, each Outside Director will be automatically granted an Award of restricted stock units (an “Annual Award”) with a Grant Value equal to $200,000.
Subject to Section 4 of this Policy, each Annual Award will vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date the Annual Award is granted or (ii) the date of the Annual Meeting next following the date the Annual Award is granted, in each case, subject to the Outside Director continuing to be an Outside Director through the applicable vesting date.
3. COMPENSATION ELECTION
An Outside Director shall have the option to elect, on or prior to December 31st of the calendar year immediately prior to the calendar year in which the next Annual Meeting occurs, to receive up to the entire amount of his or her Annual Cash Retainer for the period commencing on the date of such next Annual Meeting (the amount subject to any such election, the “Election Amount”) in the form of Awards of restricted stock units (each, an “Election Award”) having an aggregate Grant Value equal to the dollar value of the Election Amount. Such Election Awards will be granted at the same time as the Annual Award and, subject to Section 4 of this Policy, will vest in four equal installments on each of September 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15 following the grant date. Any such elections shall be made in accordance with election procedures established by the Board, as in effect from time to time.
4. CHANGE IN CONTROL
In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2021 Plan) (or any similar or like term as defined in the then-applicable Plan), each Outside Director will fully vest in his or her outstanding Awards, including any Initial Award, Annual Award or Election Award, provided that the Outside Director continues to be an Outside Director until at least immediately prior to such Change in Control.
5. TRAVEL EXPENSES
Each Outside Director’s reasonable, customary and documented travel expenses to Board meetings will be reimbursed by the Company.
6. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
All applicable provisions of the Plan will apply to Awards granted to Outside Directors as if fully set forth herein, and all grants of Awards hereby are subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan.
Exhibit 14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
(As of December 7, 2021)
About the Code
This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) contains general guidelines for conducting the business of Planet Labs PBC and its subsidiaries (“Planet”, “Company” or “we”) consistent with the highest standards of business ethics.
As a Public Benefit Corporation, our purpose is to accelerate humanity toward a more sustainable, secure and prosperous world by illuminating environmental and social change. Our Code is one way in which we put our purpose, values, and commitments into practice. It applies to all of our directors, officers, other employees and contractors (“Planeteers” or “you”).
We all have a responsibility to adhere to the Code and the values within it in both letter and spirit. Adherence to this Code allows Planet and you to conduct our business with the highest ethical and legal standards. Thank you for reading it carefully and understanding the rules it puts in place.
Raising Questions and Reporting Concerns
All Planeteers have a duty to report any known or suspected violation of this Code, including violations of the laws, rules, regulations or policies that apply to Planet. Please note, this Code is not intended to be a comprehensive rulebook and cannot address every situation that you may face. If you are not sure how to handle something, or if you think there is a problem, we want to hear from you.
If you’re not sure where to raise an issue, you can:
| • | Speak to your manager |
| • | Contact the legal department at legalcompliance@planet.com |
| • | Contact the Chief Legal Officer or Chief Financial Officer |
| • | Submit a report through the online hotline form or by calling one of the hotline phone numbers, both available here (English) or here (German). |
You can report anonymously through the hotline, which is hosted by an independent third party.
Additional information about where to raise particular issues is included in the sections below. All reports of known or suspected violations of the law or this Code will be handled with sensitivity and discretion. All Planeteers are expected to cooperate in any internal investigation of misconduct.
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Policy Against Retaliation
The Company prohibits retaliation against any Planeteer who, in good faith, seeks help or reports known or suspected violations. Any Planeteer who engages in reprisal or retaliation against another Planeteer because that Planeteer, in good faith, sought help or filed a report will be subject to disciplinary action, including potential termination of employment.
Violations
It is Company policy that any Planeteer who violates this Code will be subject to appropriate discipline, which may include, for an employee, termination of employment or, for a director, a request that such director resign from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). This determination will be based upon the facts and circumstances of each particular situation.
If you are accused of violating this Code, you will be given an opportunity to present your version of the events at issue prior to any determination of appropriate discipline. Employees and directors who violate the law or this Code may expose themselves to substantial civil damages, criminal fines and prison terms. The Company may also face substantial fines and penalties and may incur damage to its reputation and standing in the community.
Your conduct as a representative of the Company, if it does not comply with the law or with this Code, can result in serious consequences for both you and the Company.
Waivers
Any waiver of this Code for our directors or executive officers may be made only by our Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and will be disclosed to the public as required by law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, when applicable. Waivers of this Code for other employees may be made only by our Chief Legal Officer or Chief Financial Officer and will be reported to our Audit Committee.
Honest and Ethical Conduct
It is our policy to promote high standards of integrity by conducting our affairs in an honest and ethical manner. The Company’s integrity and reputation depends on the honesty, fairness and integrity brought to the job by all Planeteers. Unyielding personal integrity and sound judgment is the foundation of corporate integrity.
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Conflicts of Interest
Planeteers must act in the best interests of the Company. You must refrain from having a personal interest in or engaging in any activity that presents a “conflict of interest.” You should also seek to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
A conflict of interest occurs when your personal interest interferes with the interests of the Company, including with actual or prospective customers, re-sellers, end-users, employees, vendors, investors, or otherwise. A conflict of interest can arise whenever you take action or have an interest that prevents you from performing your Company duties and responsibilities honestly, objectively, effectively, and fully.
Planet requires that you disclose any situation that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest, as described below.
Identifying a Conflict of Interest
When faced with a potential conflict of interest, ask yourself:
| • | Would this activity create (or could it be perceived to create) an incentive for me to benefit myself, my friends, or my family at the expense of Planet? |
| • | Would this activity harm my reputation, negatively impact my ability to do my job, or potentially harm Planet? |
| • | Would this activity embarrass Planet or me if it showed up in social media, a newspaper, or other public forum? |
If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” the relationship or situation could reasonably be expected to create a conflict of interest and you should notify your manager or the Legal Department at https://go.planet.com/legal for review before undertaking the activity.
Identifying potential conflicts of interest may not always be clear-cut. The following situations are examples of situations that might reasonably be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest:
| • | Outside Employment. An employee being employed by, serving as a director of, or providing any services to a company that the individual knows or suspects is a material customer, supplier, or competitor of the Company (other than services to be provided as part of an employee’s job responsibilities for the Company). |
| • | Improper Personal Benefits. A Planeteer obtaining any material personal benefits or favors because of their position with the Company. Please see “Gifts and Entertainment” below for additional guidelines in this area. |
| • | Financial Interests. A Planeteer having a “material interest” (ownership or otherwise) in any company that the individual knows or suspects is a material customer, supplier, or competitor of the Company and using their position to influence a transaction with such company. |
| • | Service on Boards and Committees. A Planeteer serving on a board of directors or trustees, or on a committee of any entity (whether profit or not-for-profit) whose interests reasonably would be expected to conflict with those of the Company. |
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| • | Actions of Family Members. The actions of family members outside the workplace may also give rise to the conflicts of interest described above because they may influence an employee’s or director’s objectivity in making decisions on behalf of the Company. |
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
If you suspect that you have a situation that could give rise to a conflict of interest, or something that others could reasonably perceive as a conflict of interest, you must report it in writing to your manager and the Legal Department at https://go.planet.com/legal.
Actual or potential conflicts of interest involving a director or executive officer other than a member of the Legal Department should be disclosed directly to the Chief Legal Officer. Actual or potential conflicts of interest involving any member of the Legal Department should be disclosed directly to the Chief Financial Officer. Please also understand that as circumstances change, a situation that previously did not present a conflict of interest may subsequently present one.
Corporate Opportunities
You have an obligation to advance the Company’s interests when the opportunity to do so arises. If you discover or are presented with a business opportunity through the use of corporate property or information or because of your position with the Company, you should first present the business opportunity to the Company before pursuing the opportunity in your individual capacity. You may not use corporate property, information or your position with the Company for personal gain while employed by us or, for a director, while serving on our Board of Directors.
Confidential Information
Your Employment Agreement and the Proprietary Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement that you signed when you joined Planet outlines your duty to protect Planet’s information, and your obligation to protect confidential information continues after you leave the Company.
You have access to a variety of confidential information regarding Planet. Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or, if disclosed, harmful to Planet or its collaborators, customers or suppliers. Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information could cause competitive harm to Planet or its collaborators, customers or suppliers and could result in legal liability to you and the Company. In addition, confidential information should only be shared on a need-to-know basis.
You have a duty to safeguard all of Planet’s confidential information and confidential information of third parties with which Planet conducts business, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. Unauthorized disclosure of any confidential information is prohibited. Additionally, you should take appropriate precautions to ensure that confidential or sensitive business information, whether it is proprietary to the Company or another company, is not communicated within the Company except to employees and directors who have a need to know such information to perform their job responsibilities.
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Compliance with Laws
You are expected to understand and comply with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to your job position. These include, without limitation, laws covering bribery and kickbacks, the development, testing, manufacture, marketing and sale of our products, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, information privacy, insider trading, illegal political contributions, antitrust prohibitions, foreign corrupt practices, offering or receiving gratuities, environmental hazards, employment discrimination or harassment, occupational health and safety, false or misleading financial information or misuse of corporate assets.
If any doubt exists about whether a course of action is lawful, you should seek advice from your manager or the Chief Legal Officer.
Competition and Fair Dealing
You should endeavor to deal fairly with fellow employees and with Planet’s customers, suppliers, competitors, collaborators, and licensors. You should not take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair-dealing practice. You should also handle the confidential and/or nonpublic information of our collaborators, licensors, suppliers, and customers responsibly and in accordance with our agreements with them, including information regarding their technology and product pipelines.
We must also compete with our competitors legally and ethically, never using unsolicited information that we suspect is proprietary or stolen or inducing anyone to breach their confidentiality obligations. You should never reveal or use nonpublic proprietary information obtained or developed during prior employment at a different company. You may seek business intelligence about our competitors from public sources, surveys and competitive research. It is never appropriate to use deception, theft or invasive tactics to obtain competitive intelligence. If you obtain confidential nonpublic information accidentally or from an unknown source that relates to a competitor, it may be unethical to use this information. If this happens to you, immediately contact a member of the Legal Department.
Planeteers should seek partners, vendors, and customers who operate with integrity and follow ethical principles similar to ours. Planeteers should report signs that a partner, vendor, or customer is acting unethically or illegally to legalcompliance@planet.com
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Intellectual Property
Planet depends on intellectual property protections for its business. We are committed to protecting our intellectual property, which includes our trademarks, copyrights, software code, trade secrets, patents, patent applications, concepts, designs, and business processes and also expect all Planeteers to respect and carefully protect our intellectual property.
We also respect the hard work of others and the ownership rights they have in their intellectual property. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights of others must be respected and you are not permitted to use or incorporate the intellectual property of others on behalf of Planet without an appropriate license.
Data Protection
Data protection is an essential element in maintaining the trust that our customers, candidates, and employees place in us. We abide by the various privacy laws, regulations and numerous contracts with customers that require us to protect certain kinds of information.
As a Planeteer, you are expected to do your best to protect the confidentiality and security of all the confidential information you obtain while working here, including our customers’ business information and personal data. You must comply with our Policy on Use and Handling of Customer Data.
You should immediately report any actual or suspected unauthorized use of Planet systems, compromise of passwords or other system access control mechanisms, unusual system behavior, or other concerning activity about our data. Please ensure you comply with all of our data security and privacy policies and requirements and only collect, use and/or access confidential information and personal data as strictly necessary and authorized.
Anti-Corruption Compliance
Planet is committed to complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and other applicable anti-corruption laws. The FCPA prohibits the Company and its employees, directors, officers, and agents from offering, giving, or promising money or any other item of value, directly or indirectly, to win or retain business or to influence any act or decision of any government official, political party, candidate for political office, or official of a public international organization.
You must NEVER directly or indirectly offer, promise or give money or anything of value to a government official or private individual to obtain or retain a business benefit for Planet or to acquire any improper advantage for Planet.
In addition, gifts and entertainment should not compromise, or appear to compromise, your ability to make objective and fair business decisions. Giving and receiving of gifts are subject to a variety of laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company’s operations. These include, without limitation, laws covering the marketing, bribery, and kickbacks. You are expected to understand and comply with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to your job position.
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It is your responsibility to use good judgment in this area and follow the law. As a general rule, you may give or receive gifts or entertainment to or from collaborators, customers or suppliers only if the gift or entertainment is infrequent, modest, intended to further legitimate business goals, in compliance with applicable law, and provided the gift or entertainment would not be viewed as an inducement to or reward for any particular business decision. All gifts and entertainment expenses should be properly accounted for on expense reports.
You should make every effort to refuse or return a gift that is beyond these permissible guidelines. If it would be inappropriate to refuse a gift or you are unable to return a gift, you should promptly report the gift to your manager. Your manager should bring the gift to the attention of the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, who may require you to donate the gift to an appropriate community organization. If you have any questions about whether it is permissible to accept a gift or something else of value, contact your manager or bizcompliance@planet.com.
Please review the Company’s Foreign Corrupt Practices and Anti-Bribery Compliance Policy and Gifts, Travel and Entertainment Policy, as amended from time to time, for a more detailed discussion of our policies regarding giving or receiving gifts related to business transactions in other countries, and ensure you are familiar with the parameters and processes around these policies. If you have any questions please contact the Legal team at legalcompliance@planet.com
International Trade Laws
Planet is committed to complying with all applicable global export control, economic sanctions, and customs laws that regulate cross-border transfers of goods, software, and technology.
When delivering products or services internationally, keep in mind that there may be additional steps required to comply with local laws and regulations. Compliance with global trade laws and regulations protects Planet’s ability to conduct international business.
A failure to comply with government rules and regulations around international trade can result in fines, penalties, imprisonment and/or a loss of import privileges. U.S. laws and regulations also impose various trade sanctions or embargoes against other countries or persons, and prohibit cooperation with certain boycotts imposed by some countries against others. The Company does not participate in prohibited boycotts.
The scope of these licensing requirements, trade sanctions, and trade embargoes may vary from country to country. They may range from specific prohibitions on trade of a given item to a total prohibition of all commercial transactions. It is important to note that the Company may not facilitate or encourage a non-domestic company to perform a transaction that it could not perform itself pursuant to sanctions laws.
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Due to the complexities of these international trade laws, contact a member of the Legal Department before exporting or importing goods or services, or engaging in transactions with countries or persons that may be affected by economic or trade sanctions.
Company Records
Accurate and reliable records are crucial to our business. Our records are the basis of our earnings statements, financial reports, regulatory submissions and many other aspects of our business and guide our business decision-making and strategic planning.
Company records include financial records, personnel records, records relating to our technology and product development, customer collaborations, manufacturing and regulatory submissions and all other records maintained in the ordinary course of our business. All Company records must be complete, accurate and reliable in all material respects. Planeteers should not share login information or otherwise input data using anyone else’s account information for third party software services.
All terms and conditions of agreements entered into by Planet must be formally documented. Contract terms and conditions define the key attributes of Planet’s rights, obligations, and liabilities. Making business commitments outside of the formal contracting process, through side deals or side letters (whether written or verbal) is prohibited. You should not make any verbal or written commitments that create a new agreement or modify an existing agreement outside of the formal contracting process.
Use of Company Assets
You should protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use for legitimate business purposes only and not for any personal benefit or the personal benefit of anyone else. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on Planet’s financial performance. The use of Planet funds or assets, whether or not for personal gain, for any unlawful or improper purpose is prohibited.
Employees should be aware that Planet property includes all data and communications transmitted or received to or by, or contained in, our electronic systems. Company property also includes all written communications.
To the extent permitted by law, the Company has the ability, and reserves the right, to monitor all electronic and telephonic communication. These communications may also be subject to disclosure to law enforcement, with appropriate legal process..
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Accuracy of Financial Reports and Other Public Communications
As a public company we are subject to various securities laws, regulations and reporting obligations. Both federal law and our policies require the disclosure in all public communications of accurate and complete information regarding the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Inaccurate, incomplete or untimely reporting will not be tolerated and can severely damage the Company and result in legal liability.
In addition, the Company’s employees within our finance and accounting functions have a special responsibility to ensure that all of our financial disclosures are full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable. These employees must understand and strictly comply with generally accepted accounting principles and all standards, laws and regulations for accounting and financial reporting of transactions, estimates and forecasts.
Interactions with the Government
Planet conducts business with the U.S. government, state and local governments and the governments of other countries. We are committed to conducting our business with all governments and their representatives with the highest standards of business ethics and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the special requirements that apply to communications with governmental bodies that may have regulatory authority over our products and operations, such as government contracts and government transactions.
Planet strictly observes the laws, rules, and regulations that govern the acquisition of goods and services and the performance of government contracts by governmental entities. Activities that may be appropriate when dealing with non-government customers may be improper and even illegal when dealing with government customers. The penalties for failing to follow government procurement laws are severe and include substantial civil and criminal fines, imprisonment, and debarment of the Company from doing business with the government.
If your job responsibilities relate to a government entity, you are expected to understand and comply with the special laws, rules and regulations that apply to your job position as well as with any applicable standard operating procedures that the Company has implemented. If any doubt exists about whether a course of action is lawful, you should seek advice immediately from your manager and the Company’s Chief Legal Officer.
Political Contributions and Volunteer Activities
Planet encourages its employees and directors to participate in the political process as individuals and on their own time. However, federal and state contribution and lobbying laws severely limit the contributions Planet can make to political parties or candidates. It is Company policy that Planet funds or assets not be used to make a political contribution to any political party or candidate, unless prior approval has been given by our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Legal Officer. The Company will not reimburse you for personal political contributions. When you participate in non-Company political affairs, you should be careful to make it clear that your views and actions are your own, and not made on behalf of the Company. Please contact the Chief Legal Officer if you have any questions about this policy.
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Competing Fairly
Compliance with Antitrust Laws
Antitrust laws of the United States and other countries are designed to protect consumers and competitors against unfair business practices and to promote and preserve competition. Our policy is to compete vigorously and ethically while complying with all antitrust, monopoly, competition or cartel laws in all countries, states or localities in which the Company conducts business.
Violations of antitrust laws may result in severe penalties against Planet and its employees, including potentially substantial fines and criminal sanctions. You are expected to maintain basic familiarity with the antitrust principles applicable to your activities, and you should consult a member of the Legal Department with any questions you may have concerning compliance with these laws.
Meetings with Competitors
You should exercise caution in meetings with competitors. Any meeting with a competitor may give rise to the appearance of impropriety. As a result, if you are required to meet with a competitor for any reason, you should obtain the prior approval of an executive officer of the Company. You should try to meet with competitors in a closely monitored, controlled environment for a limited period of time. You should create and circulate agendas in advance of any such meetings, and the contents of your meeting should be fully documented.
Compliance with Insider Trading Laws
Insider trading can result in significant civil and penalties, including potential imprisonment. To reduce the risk of insider trading and the appearance of impropriety, the Company maintains an Insider Trading Compliance Policy (“Insider Trading Policy”) applicable to all officers, directors, employees and certain designated contingent workers and consultants. Compliance with this Code requires compliance with the Insider Trading Policy, so be sure to familiarize yourself with the restrictions under the Insider Trading Policy and abide by its provisions.
Consistent with our Insider Trading Policy, you are prohibited from trading in the stock or other securities of the Company while in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company. In addition, you are prohibited from recommending, “tipping” or suggesting that anyone else buy or sell the Company’s stock or other securities on the basis of material non-public information.
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Public Communications and Regulation Fair Disclosure (“FD”)
Planet places a high value on its credibility and reputation in the community. What is written or said about Planet in the media and investment community directly impacts our reputation, positively or negatively.
Our policy is to provide timely, accurate and complete information in response to public requests (from media, analysts, etc.), consistent with our obligations to maintain the confidentiality of competitive and proprietary information and to prevent selective disclosure of market-sensitive financial data.
Planet has adopted a separate Policy Statement – Guidelines for Corporate Disclosure to maintain our credibility and reputation in the community, to maintain the confidentiality of competitive and proprietary information and to prevent selective disclosure of market-sensitive financial data.
In connection with its public communications, Planet is also required to comply with a rule under the federal securities laws referred to as Regulation FD (which stands for “fair disclosure”). Regulation FD provides that, when we disclose material non-public information about Planet to securities market professionals or the Company’s stockholders (where it is reasonably foreseeable that the stockholders will trade on the information), we must also disclose the information to the public. “Securities market professionals” generally include analysts, institutional investors and other investment advisors.
The Company has designated certain individuals as “spokespersons” who are responsible for communicating with analysts, institutional investors and representatives of the media. Any Planeteer who is not a designated spokesperson of the Company is prohibited from communicating any information about the Company to analysts, institutional investors, other stockholders or representatives of the media, except at the request of the Company’s designated spokespersons.
You should contact communications@planet.com or a member of the Communications team if you have any questions about spokespeople or if you are contacted by analysts, institutional investors, other stockholders, or representations of the media.
Environment, Health & Safety
Planet is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its employees and to avoiding adverse impact and injury to the environment and the communities in which it does business. You must comply with all applicable environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and Company standards.
Failure to comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations can result in civil and criminal liability against you and the Company, as well as disciplinary action by the Company, up to and including termination of employment. You should contact a member of the Legal Department if you have any questions about the laws, regulations and policies that apply to you or the Company.
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Environment
We strive to be leaders in the community on environmental preservation. Whether it be supporting environmental conservation efforts with our data or individually conserving resources in our offices, we are committed to minimizing our environmental impact, including in the space ecosystem. You should strive to conserve resources and reduce waste and emissions through recycling and other energy conservation measures. You have a responsibility to promptly report any known or suspected violations of environmental laws or any events that may result in a discharge or emission of hazardous materials by Planet.
Health and Safety
The Company is committed not only to complying with all relevant health and safety laws, but also to conducting business in a manner that protects the safety of its employees. If you have a concern about unsafe conditions or tasks that present a risk of injury to you, please report these concerns immediately to your manager or a member of the Legal Department.
Employment Practices
Each Planeteer is expected to create a respectful workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination. We believe that a strong, dynamic workplace only exists where people with diverse backgrounds and experiences are empowered to share their values and perspectives, challenge themselves with new ideas, and think critically on difficult questions. We seek to maintain a culture that welcomes and respects that engagement.
Planet is an equal opportunity employer and employment is based solely on individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Planet strictly prohibits discrimination or harassments of any kind on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, martial status, gender identity or expression, genetic status, citizenship status, or other characteristic protected by law.
Planet also prohibits harassment and bullying in any form, whether physical or verbal and whether committed by managers, other personnel or non-employees.
If you have any complaints about discrimination, harassment, or bullying, report such conduct to your manager, our Chief Legal Officer, Chief People Officer, or a member of our People team. All complaints will be treated with sensitivity and discretion.
Any member of management who has reason to believe that an employee has been the victim of harassment or discrimination or who receives a report of alleged harassment or discrimination is required to report it to a member of the People team immediately.
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Violence Prevention and Weapons
The safety and security of Company employees is vitally important. The Company will not tolerate violence or threats of violence in, or related to, the workplace. If you experience, witness or otherwise become aware of a violent or potentially violent situation that occurs on the Company’s property or affects the Company’s business you must immediately report the situation to your manager or the People Team.
The Company does not permit any individual to have weapons of any kind on Company property or in vehicles, while on the job or off-site while on Company business. This is true even if you have obtained legal permits to carry weapons.
Conclusion
The Company reserves the right to amend, supplement or discontinue this Code and the matters addressed herein, without prior notice, at any time. Nothing in this Code alters the at-will employment policy of Planet.
This Code, as applied to the Company’s principal financial officers, shall be our “code of ethics” within the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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Exhibit 16.1
December 13, 2021
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements of Planet Labs PBC (f/k/a dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV) included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated December 13, 2021. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01, in which we were informed of our dismissal upon the closing of the Business Combination.
We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained therein.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC |
| New York, New York |
Exhibit 21.1
| Name of Subsidiary |
Jurisdiction | |
| Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC | Delaware | |
| Terra Bella Technologies Inc. | Delaware | |
| Planet Labs Netherlands BV | The Netherlands | |
| Planet Labs Canada ULC | Canada | |
| Planet Labs Geomatics Corp. | Canada | |
| Blackbridge Sarl | Luxembourg | |
| Planet Labs Germany GmbH | Germany | |
| PL Foreign Holdco, Inc. | Delaware | |
| Planet Labs Federal, Inc. | Delaware | |
| Planet Labs Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | |
| VanderSat B.V. | The Netherlands |
Exhibit 99.1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of October 31, 2021 and for the
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
| Page(s) | ||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 |
2 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 |
3 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 |
4 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 |
5 | |||
| Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
6-31 | |||
Planet Labs Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| (in thousands, except share and par value amounts) | October 31, 2021 |
January 31, 2021 |
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| Assets |
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| Current assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 58,989 | $ | 71,183 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net |
15,177 | 47,110 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
19,068 | 7,134 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
93,234 | 125,427 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net |
138,011 | 159,855 | ||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net |
10,473 | 11,994 | ||||||
| Goodwill |
88,393 | 88,393 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net |
4,832 | 5,673 | ||||||
| Restricted cash, non-current |
5,749 | 4,982 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets |
8,977 | 2,984 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 349,669 | $ | 399,308 | ||||
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| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Current liabilities |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 7,059 | $ | 1,446 | ||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities (1) |
28,642 | 30,195 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue (1) |
47,013 | 57,570 | ||||||
| Liability from early exercise of stock options |
17,032 | — | ||||||
| Convertible notes, at fair value (1) |
109,953 | 8,244 | ||||||
| Preferred stock warrant liability |
14,047 | 11,359 | ||||||
| Debt, net of discount |
64,972 | — | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
288,718 | 108,814 | ||||||
| Debt, net of discount |
— | 62,644 | ||||||
| Convertible notes, at fair value (1) |
— | 92,968 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue (1) |
7,976 | 15,122 | ||||||
| Deferred hosting costs (1) |
13,141 | 7,971 | ||||||
| Deferred rent |
1,354 | 2,991 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities |
1,287 | 1,287 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
312,476 | 291,797 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) |
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| Stockholders’ equity |
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| Convertible preferred stock, $0.00002 par value, 105,000,000 shares authorized, 85,682,990 shares issued and outstanding, $696,415 aggregate liquidation preference at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 (1) |
2 | 2 | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.00002 par value, 155,000,000 and 15,000,000 Class A and Class B shares authorized, respectively; 17,625,967 and 14,876,627 Class A shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively; 13,811,878 Class B shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 |
1 | 1 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
766,150 | 745,644 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
2,104 | 1,769 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit |
(731,064 | ) | (639,905 | ) | ||||
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| Total stockholders’ equity |
37,193 | 107,511 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ | 349,669 | $ | 399,308 | ||||
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| (1) | Balance includes related-party transactions entered into with Google. See Note 10. |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Revenue (1) |
$ | 94,063 | $ | 82,887 | ||||
| Cost of revenue (1) |
59,757 | 64,558 | ||||||
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| Gross profit |
34,306 | 18,329 | ||||||
| Operating expenses |
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| Research and development (1) |
39,521 | 32,441 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing |
33,691 | 27,221 | ||||||
| General and administrative |
31,939 | 25,548 | ||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
105,151 | 85,210 | ||||||
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| Loss from operations |
(70,845 | ) | (66,881 | ) | ||||
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| Debt extinguishment gain |
— | 673 | ||||||
| Interest expense |
(7,750 | ) | (6,835 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities |
(11,429 | ) | (16,513 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net |
(313 | ) | 520 | |||||
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| Total other expense, net |
(19,492 | ) | (22,155 | ) | ||||
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| Loss before provision for income taxes |
(90,337 | ) | (89,036 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes |
822 | 569 | ||||||
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$ | (91,159 | ) | $ | (89,605 | ) | ||
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$ | (90,824 | ) | $ | (89,568 | ) | ||
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| Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (3.01 | ) | $ | (3.13 | ) | ||
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30,264,402 | 28,640,817 | ||||||
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| (1) | Balance includes related-party transactions entered into with Google. See Note 10. |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
| (in thousands, except share |
Convertible Preferred Stock |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Balances at January 31, 2021 |
85,682,990 | $ | 2 | 28,688,505 | $ | 1 | $ | 745,644 | $ | 1,769 | $ | (639,905 | ) | $ | 107,511 | |||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common shares from the exercise of stock options |
— | — | 2,749,340 | — | 6,866 | — | — | 6,866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock awards |
— | — | — | — | 896 | — | — | 896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of recourse note to employee |
— | — | — | — | (389 | ) | — | — | (389 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
— | — | — | — | 13,133 | — | — | 13,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation |
— | — | — | — | — | 335 | — | 335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | — | (91,159 | ) | (91,159 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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85,682,990 | $ | 2 | 31,437,845 | $ | 1 | $ | 766,150 | $ | 2,104 | $ | (731,064 | ) | $ | 37,193 | |||||||||||||||||
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Additional Paid-in Capital |
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Accumulated Deficit |
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| Balances at January 31, 2020 |
85,682,990 | $ | 2 | 27,597,805 | $ | 1 | $ | 728,943 | $ | 1,493 | $ | (512,802 | ) | $ | 217,637 | |||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock warrants |
— | — | — | — | 1,624 | — | — | 1,624 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common shares from the exercise of stock options |
— | — | 906,450 | — | 438 | — | — | 438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
— | — | — | 11,481 | — | — | 11,481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation |
— | — | — | — | 37 | — | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | (89,605 | ) | (89,605 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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85,682,990 | $ | 2 | 28,504,255 | $ | 1 | $ | 742,486 | $ | 1,488 | $ | (602,407 | ) | $ | 141,612 | |||||||||||||||||
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Planet Labs Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| Nine Months Ended October 31, |
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| Operating activities |
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| Net loss |
$ | (91,159 | ) | $ | (89,605 | ) | ||
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| Depreciation and amortization |
33,865 | 46,300 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation, net of capitalized cost of $514 and $392, respectively |
12,619 | 11,089 | ||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts |
140 | 1,001 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities |
11,429 | 16,513 | ||||||
| Debt extinguishment gain |
— | (673 | ) | |||||
| Deferred income taxes |
406 | 121 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
2,328 | 1,966 | ||||||
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| Accounts receivable |
32,336 | (17,512 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(12,860 | ) | (1,321 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities |
2,061 | (565 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenue |
(17,401 | ) | (768 | ) | ||||
| Deferred hosting cost |
6,759 | 6,802 | ||||||
| Deferred rent |
(1,539 | ) | (1,444 | ) | ||||
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(21,016 | ) | (28,096 | ) | ||||
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(6,051 | ) | (20,845 | ) | ||||
| Capitalized internal-use software |
(2,678 | ) | (3,009 | ) | ||||
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(454 | ) | (422 | ) | ||||
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(9,183 | ) | (24,276 | ) | ||||
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| Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options |
6,866 | 438 | ||||||
| Proceeds from the early exercise of common stock options |
17,928 | — | ||||||
| Payments of deferred offering costs |
(5,281 | ) | — | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt and common stock warrants, net of issuance costs |
— | 14,862 | ||||||
| Principal payment of convertible notes |
— | (2,586 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and preferred stock warrant |
— | 71,125 | ||||||
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19,513 | 83,839 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
(807 | ) | 250 | |||||
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(11,493 | ) | 31,717 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period |
76,540 | 27,739 | ||||||
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$ | 65,047 | $ | 59,456 | ||||
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| Cash paid for interest |
$ | 5,422 | $ | 4,727 | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes |
$ | 672 | $ | 447 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities |
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| Accrued purchase of property and equipment |
$ | 444 | $ | 890 | ||||
| Deferred offering costs, accrued but not paid |
$ | 1,129 | $ | — | ||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
| 1. | Organization |
Planet Labs Inc. (including its subsidiaries or the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 28, 2010. The Company was originally incorporated as Cosmogia Inc., and the name was subsequently changed to Planet Labs Inc. on June 24, 2013. The Company was founded to design, construct, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers via an online platform. During 2015 the Company acquired certain entities of the BlackBridge Corporation Group (“BlackBridge”). In April 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Terra Bella Technologies Inc. (“Terra Bella”). The acquisition of BlackBridge provided the Company downstream knowledge and global reach, while the acquisition of Terra Bella added high-resolution imagery capabilities to the Company’s fleet. In March 2019, to accelerate the adoption of commercial geospatial information services, the Company completed its acquisition of Boundless Spatial, Inc. (“Boundless”) and subsequently changed the Boundless name to Planet Labs Federal, Inc. on March 11, 2019.
The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations throughout the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, Asia and Europe. The Company has wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries in Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, Singapore and the Netherlands.
Business Combination
On July 7, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (“dMY IV”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Business Combination”). On December 7, 2021, the Company completed the Business Combination (the “Closing”), pursuant to which, via a series of mergers, the Company merged with and into dMY IV and dMY IV was renamed Planet Labs PBC.
Upon the Closing, all of the Company’s outstanding equity interests were converted into the right to receive equity interests in Planet Labs PBC. The Company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and preferred stock were converted into shares of Planet Labs PBC at the exchange ratio of 1.53184. Upon the Closing, the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $590.2 million, including $252.0 million in gross proceeds from a Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) financing which closed substantially simultaneously with the Business Combination. The Company paid approximately $54.4 million of transaction expenses upon closing of the Business Combination.
Immediately prior to the Closing, the outstanding principal, accrued interest and repayment fees of $67.1 million of the credit agreement with SVB and Hercules was repaid and the Venture Tranche B loans and the 2020 Convertible Notes converted into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. In addition, immediately prior to the Closing, certain warrants for the purchase of Series D convertible preferred stock issued in connection with the 2020 Convertible Notes converted into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. See Note 7 for further details of these financial instruments.
The Business Combination is expected to be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization; the Company will be considered the accounting predecessor and dMY IV will be treated as the acquired company for financial statement reporting purposes.
| 2. | Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation |
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”).
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Certain notes or other information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP have been omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in connection with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the two years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management they include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. The results of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending January 31, 2022 or any other future period.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Planet Labs Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year end is January 31.
Liquidity and Going Concern
Since its inception, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. As of October 31, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $731.1 million. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021, the Company incurred a net loss before income tax of $90.3 million and had net cash outflows from operations of $21.0 million. The Company expects to incur additional operating losses and negative cash flows from operations in the future as it continues to expand its commercial operations and research and development programs. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the Company had $59.0 million and $71.2 million of cash and cash equivalents, respectively.
As further discussed in Note 7, as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the Company had $77.1 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes outstanding (the “2020 Convertible Notes” and “Tranche B”), of which approximately $71.1 million had a maturity date of June 22, 2022 and $6.0 million had no stated maturity date. In addition, as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the Company had $67.0 million of principal and fees due to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Hercules Capital Inc. (“Hercules”) with a maturity date of June 21, 2022 (the “SVB & Hercules Loan”). The SVB and Hercules Loan also contained a “springing maturity” provision, which accelerates the maturity date for repayment of the loan, including interest and fees to March 23, 2022, if the outstanding 2020 Convertible Notes did not convert into equity securities by such date.
These conditions raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As a result of the proceeds received from the Business Combination and PIPE financing, and the conversion of the 2020 Convertible Notes (see Note 1), management expects the Company to have the ability to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern no longer exists.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The significant estimates and assumptions that affect the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the useful lives of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software and intangible assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, estimates related to revenue recognition, including the assessment of performance obligations within a contract and the determination of standalone selling price (“SSP”) for each performance obligation, the fair value of common stock and other assumptions used to
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
measure stock-based compensation, the fair value of convertible notes and preferred stock warrants, the fair value of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed from business combinations, the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions, and contingencies.
These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors; however, due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is ongoing uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or assumptions or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. These estimates and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur and additional information is obtained.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents include interest-bearing bank deposits, money market funds and other highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase.
The Company had restricted cash of $6.1 million and $5.4 million as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively, which consisted of collateral money market accounts for the Company’s headquarters and other domestic office operating leases of $4.2 million and $4.3 million, performance guarantees required for the Company’s foreign sales activities of $1.6 million and $0.9 million and $0.3 million and $0.2 million in deposits related to the Company’s foreign operations as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively.
A reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 is as follows:
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 58,989 | $ | 71,183 | ||||
| Restricted cash, current |
309 | 375 | ||||||
| Restricted cash, non-current |
5,749 | 4,982 | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an “exit price”), in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
The Company measures fair value based on a three-level hierarchy of inputs, maximizing the use of observable inputs, where available, and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s level within the three-level hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is as follows:
Level 1: Observable inputs such as unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date;
Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These inputs are based on the Company’s own assumptions about current market conditions and require significant management judgment or estimation.
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accrued liabilities, preferred stock warrant liabilities and convertible notes.
The fair value of cash, cash equivalents and accrued liabilities approximate the stated carrying value, due to the short time to maturity. The carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding debt approximates fair value as the debt bears a floating rate that approximates the market interest rate. The Company’s convertible notes and preferred stock warrant liability, where the values are based on valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and are significant to the overall fair value measurement, are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of these Level 3 financial liabilities is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation (Note 4). The Company measures certain non-financial assets including property and equipment, and other intangible assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods after initial measurement in circumstances when the fair value of such assets are impaired below their recorded cost. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 there were no material non-financial assets recorded at fair value.
Fair Value Option
The Company has elected the fair value option to account for its convertible notes. The Company records the convertible notes at fair value with changes in fair value recorded on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss (Note 4). The primary reason for electing the fair value option is for simplification and cost-benefit considerations of accounting for the convertible notes at fair value versus bifurcation of the embedded derivatives. As a result of applying the fair value option, direct costs and fees related to the convertible notes were expensed as incurred and were not deferred.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Significant improvements that extend the useful life or add functionality to property and equipment are capitalized. Depreciation is computed once an asset is placed in service using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, which is as follows:
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| Computer equipment and purchased software |
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| Office furniture, equipment and fixtures |
5 | |||
| Satellites |
2.2 to 9 | |||
| Ground stations and ground station equipment |
3 to 10 | |||
| Leasehold improvements |
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Costs directly associated with design, construction, launch, and commissioning of satellites and systems are capitalized when the design and operation of the satellites and systems is at a sufficiently advanced stage such that the Company believes that recovery of the costs through future cash inflows is probable. The Company capitalizes material, labor and launch costs (including integration and launch insurance costs) that are incurred and necessary for the satellites to be placed into service. The Company depreciates the cost of a satellite over its estimated useful life, using the straight-line method of depreciation, once it is placed into service, which is when the Company determines that the satellites are providing imagery that meets the required quality specifications for sale to its customers.
The estimated useful life over which the Company depreciates a satellite is determined once the satellite has been placed into service. The initial determination of the satellite’s useful life involves the consideration of multiple factors, including design life, random part failure probabilities, expected component degradation and cycle life, fuel consumption (where applicable), and experience with satellite parts, vendors and similar assets.
At least annually, or more frequently, should facts and circumstances indicate a need, the Company performs an assessment of the remaining useful lives of its property and equipment including its satellites. The assessment for satellites evaluates satellite usage data, remaining fuel (where applicable), operational stresses and other factors that may impact the satellite’s expected useful life.
In February 2021, the Company completed an assessment of the useful lives of its satellites and adjusted the estimated useful life of certain satellites from 6 years to 9 years. This change in accounting estimate was effective beginning in fiscal year 2022.
In August 2021, additional information specific to a single high resolution satellite became available which indicated the useful life of the satellite will be less than originally estimated. The change in estimate for this satellite was accounted for prospectively beginning in August 2021.
The effect of these changes in estimate was a net decrease in depreciation expense of $13.7 million and a decrease in basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of approximately $0.45 for the nine months ended October 31, 2021. These changes in estimate are expected to result in a net decrease in depreciation expense of $17.6 million for the year ended January 31, 2022.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company has capitalized qualified legal, accounting and other direct costs related to the merger with dMY IV (see Note 1). Deferred offering costs are included in other assets on the balance sheets and were deferred until the completion of the merger with dMY IV on December 7, 2021, at which time they were deducted from additional paid-in capital. As of October 31, 2021, $6.3 million of deferred offering costs were capitalized within other assets.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). Under Topic 606, the Company recognizes revenue under the core principle to depict the transfer of control to the Company’s customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. In order to achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company derives its revenue principally from licensing rights to use imagery that is delivered digitally through its online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, however, generally they have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The data licenses are generally purchased via a fixed price contract on a subscription or usage basis, whereby a customer pays for access to the Company’s imagery that may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, less frequently, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content or archive access licenses. The Company’s imagery licensing agreements and service agreements are generally non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions.
At contract inception, the Company assesses the product offerings in its contracts to identify performance obligations that are distinct. A performance obligation is distinct when it is separately identifiable from other items in a bundled package and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. To identify the performance obligations, the Company considers all of the product offerings promised in the contract.
Imagery licensing arrangements generally provide customers with the right to access imagery through the Company’s platform, download content on a limited or unlimited basis over the contractual period depending on the terms of the applicable contract, or provide both the right to access imagery and download content. The access to imagery through the Company’s online platform and the ability to download such imagery represent two separate performance obligations. As such, a portion of the total contract consideration related to access to continuously updated imagery content is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.
At contract inception, existing or archived imagery is available for download by the customer. The existing or archived imagery has significant standalone functionality and is not updated once licensed to a particular customer. As such, the portion of the contract consideration related to the download license of existing or archive imagery content is recognized as revenue at the commencement of the contract when control of the imagery is transferred, and the imagery is available for download by the customer. The portion of the contractual consideration related to the download of monitoring imagery content is recognized over the term of the contract utilizing a usage-based output measure of progress based on the download capacity specified in the contract. To the extent the number of downloads of the specified imagery content is unlimited, the contractual consideration related to downloads is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
When the Company’s contracts with customers contain more than a single performance obligation, management allocates the total contract consideration to each performance obligation on a relative SSP basis. The SSP is the price at which the Company would sell a promised product or service separately to a customer. Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. The Company determines SSP by considering its overall pricing practices and market conditions, including the Company’s discounting practices, the size and volume of the Company’s transactions, the customer demographic, price lists, historical sales, contract prices and customer relationships.
The Company also provides other services to customers, including professional services such as training, analytical services, research and development services to third parties, and other value-added activities related to imagery products. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services contracts. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed.
The Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis. The Company is the principal in the transaction as it is the party responsible for the performance obligation and it controls the product or service before transferring it to the customer.
Revenue excludes sales and usage based taxes where it has been determined that the Company is acting as a pass through agent.
The transaction price is the total amount of consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the product offerings in a contract. The prices of imagery licensing and other services are generally fixed at contract inception and therefore, the Company’s contracts do not contain a significant amount of variable consideration. From time to time, the Company may enter into contracts with its customers that provide a form of variable consideration, including a revenue share arrangement. For these arrangements, the Company estimates the variable consideration at the contract inception based on the most likely amount in a range of possible outcomes. The estimate of variable consideration is reassessed on a quarterly basis.
The Company typically bills in advance either quarterly or annually for contacts with terms of one year or longer. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the underlying performance obligations have been satisfied. Advance payments from customers have been categorized as current or non-current deferred revenue based on the expected performance date. The Company applied the practical expedient in Topic 606 and did not evaluate contracts of one year or less for the existence of a significant financing component. The financing component of multi-year contracts were not significant.
Emerging Growth Company
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (‘‘JOBS Act’’) allows an emerging growth company (‘‘EGC’’) to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act allows emerging growth companies to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are applicable to
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Planet Labs Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
private companies. The Company is an EGC and has elected to use the extended transition period under the JOBS Act until the earlier of the date that it is (i) no longer an EGC or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. The adoption dates discussed below, within the Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements section, reflect this election.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15), which clarifies the accounting for implementation costs in cloud computing arrangements. The Company adopted this guidance as of February 1, 2021, with no material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606, which amends ASC 808 to clarify when transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement under ASC 808 are within the scope of the FASB’s new revenue standard, ASU 2014-09 (codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606). The Company adopted this guidance as of February 1, 2021, with no material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| 3. | Revenue |
Deferred Revenue
During the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $35.3 million and $33.9 million, respectively, that had been included in deferred revenue as of January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company often enters into multi-year imagery licensing arrangements with its customers, whereby the Company generally invoices the amount for the first year of the contract at signing followed by subsequent annual invoices at the anniversary of each year. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. The Company’s remaining performance obligations were $154.8 million as of October 31, 2021, which consists of both deferred revenue of $55.0 million and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced in future periods of $99.8 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 68% of the remaining performance obligation over the next 12 months, approximately 92% of the remaining obligation over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table disaggregates revenue by major geographic region:
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| United States |
$ | 39,293 | $ | 44,219 | ||||
| Norway |
10,914 | 98 | ||||||
| Canada |
6,476 | 14,171 | ||||||
| Rest of world |
37,380 | 24,399 | ||||||
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$ | 94,063 | $ | 82,887 | ||||
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No single country in the Rest of world accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract
Commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force are considered incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. Accordingly, commissions are capitalized when incurred and amortized to sales and marketing expense over the period of benefit from the underlying contracts. The period of benefit from the underlying contract is consistent with the timing of transfer to the performance obligations to which the capitalized costs relate, and is generally consistent with the contract term.
During the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company deferred $1.2 million and $2.5 million of commission expenditures to be amortized in future periods. The Company’s amortization of commission expenditures was $1.7 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, deferred commissions consisted of the following:
| October 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| Deferred commission, current |
$ | 1,206 | $ | 1,030 | ||||
| Deferred commission, non-current |
1,102 | 1,697 | ||||||
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$ | 2,308 | $ | 2,727 | ||||
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The current portion of deferred commissions are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The non-current portion of deferred commissions are included in other non-current assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
| 4. | Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities |
Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their respective fair values.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for recognition or disclosure purposes as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 by level within the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
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| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
| Assets |
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| Cash equivalents: money market funds |
$ | 37,535 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| Restricted cash: money market funds |
5,875 | — | — | |||||||||
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43,410 | — | — | |||||||||
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| Convertible notes |
— | — | 109,953 | |||||||||
| Preferred stock warrant liability |
— | — | 14,047 | |||||||||
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| Total liabilities |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 124,000 | ||||||
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| Assets |
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| Cash equivalents: money market funds |
$ | 50,449 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| Restricted cash: money market funds |
5,165 | — | — | |||||||||
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55,614 | — | — | |||||||||
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| Liabilities |
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| Convertible notes |
— | — | 101,212 | |||||||||
| Preferred stock warrant liability |
— | — | 11,359 | |||||||||
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| Total liabilities |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,571 | ||||||
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The fair value of the Company’s money market funds is based on quoted active market prices for the funds and is determined using the market approach. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses on money market funds as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021.
The Company measures its convertible notes and preferred stock warrants at fair value based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which causes them to be classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. These valuations use assumptions and estimates the Company believes would be made by a market participant in making the same valuation. The Company assess these assumptions and estimates on an on-going basis as additional data impacting the assumptions and estimates are obtained. Changes in the fair value of the convertible notes and preferred stock warrants related to updated assumptions and estimates are recognized within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The fair value of the convertible notes and preferred stock warrants may change significantly as additional data is obtained, impacting the Company’s assumptions regarding probabilities of outcomes used to estimate the fair value of the liabilities. In evaluating this information, considerable judgment is required to interpret the data used to develop the assumptions and estimates. The estimates of fair value may not be indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. Accordingly, the use of different market assumptions and/or different valuation techniques may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts, and such changes could materially impact the Company’s results of operations in future periods.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Level 3 Disclosures
The following table provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurements of the Company’s Level 3 inputs:
| Fair Value as of October 31, 2021 |
Valuation |
Unobservable |
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| Convertible Notes |
$109,953 | Market approach | Probability of Conversion upon Business Combination | 100% | ||||||
| Discount for lack of marketability | 5% | |||||||||
| Preferred Stock Warrant Liability |
14,047 | Black-Scholes | Expected Term | 8.4 years | ||||||
| Volatility | 60% | |||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.49% | |||||||||
| Dividend yield | 0% | |||||||||
| Market approach | Probability of Conversion upon Business Combination | 100% | ||||||||
| Discount for lack of marketability | 5% | |||||||||
| Fair value as of January 31, 2021 |
Valuation |
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| Convertible Notes |
$ | 101,212 | Probability-weighted | Estimated time to liquidation | 0.2-.5 years | |||||
| Volatility | 35.00% | |||||||||
| Discount Yield | 16.00% | |||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.06% | |||||||||
| Preferred Stock Warrant Liability |
11,359 | Option Pricing Method | Term | 0.5-1.75 years | ||||||
| Volatility | 60.00% | |||||||||
| Discount for lack of marketability | 10%- 17% | |||||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
The fair value of the convertible notes as of October 31, 2021 was estimated using a market approach. The fair value of the convertible notes as of January 31, 2021 was estimated using a probability- weighted hybrid method combining (i) an option pricing model, and (2) a discounted cash flow analysis. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s convertible note are the probability of conversion upon business combination, discount for lack of marketability, estimated time to liquidation, volatility, discount yield and risk-free interest rates. Significant changes in the probability of conversion upon business combination, estimated time to liquidation, volatility and discount yield would result in significantly lower or higher fair value measurement, respectively.
The fair value of the preferred stock warrant liability as of October 31, 2021 was estimated using a market approach and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of January 31, 2021, the fair value of the preferred stock warrants was estimated using an option pricing model. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s preferred stock warrant liabilities are probability of conversion upon business combination, volatility, term and discount for lack of marketability. Significant changes in the probability of conversion upon business combination and volatility would result in significantly lower or higher fair value measurement, respectively.
The following table presents changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020:
| (in thousands) | Convertible Notes |
Preferred Stock Warrant Liability |
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| Fair value, January 31, 2020 |
$ | 10,804 | $ | 3,849 | ||||
| Issuance |
68,528 | 2,596 | ||||||
| Extinguishment |
(3,260 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value |
15,346 | 1,167 | ||||||
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$ | 91,418 | $ | 7,612 | ||||
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| Fair value, January 31, 2021 |
$ | 101,212 | $ | 11,359 | ||||
| Change in fair value |
8,741 | 2,688 | ||||||
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| Fair value at end of period, October 31, 2021 |
$ | 109,953 | $ | 14,047 | ||||
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For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the changes in fair value of the convertible notes resulted from an increase in probability of conversion upon a business combination, an adjustment to the remaining period to the expected outcome and changes to the overall enterprise valuation. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the changes in the fair value of the preferred stock warrant liability resulted from a change in probability of conversion upon a business combination, change in the estimated fair value of preferred stock and overall enterprise valuation.
Immediately prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, the convertible notes and certain preferred stock warrants converted into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, see Note 1.
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Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
| 5. | Balance Sheet Components |
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
| October 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| Satellites* |
$ | 306,989 | $ | 302,577 | ||||
| Leasehold improvements |
15,448 | 15,630 | ||||||
| Ground stations and ground station equipment |
12,648 | 12,560 | ||||||
| Office furniture, equipment and fixtures |
5,077 | 4,995 | ||||||
| Computer equipment and purchased software |
8,094 | 7,837 | ||||||
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| Total property and equipment, gross |
348,256 | 343,599 | ||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation |
(210,245 | ) | (183,744 | ) | ||||
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| Total property and equipment, net |
$ | 138,011 | $ | 159,855 | ||||
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| * | Satellites include $9.1 million and $13.3 million of satellites in process and not in service as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively. |
Interest expense associated with manufactured satellites was not material for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
Total depreciation expense for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was $28.1 million and $38.9 million, respectively, of which $24.5 million and $34.0 million, respectively, was depreciation expense specific to satellites.
Capitalized Internal-Use Software Development Costs
Capitalized internal-use software costs, net of accumulated amortization consists of the following:
| October 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software |
$ | 35,370 | $ | 32,425 | ||||
| Less: Accumulated amortization |
(24,897 | ) | (20,431 | ) | ||||
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| $ | 10,473 | $ | 11,994 | |||||
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Interest expense associated with capitalized internal-use software costs was not material for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
Amortization expense for capitalized internal-use software for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was $4.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible assets consist of the following:
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| (in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Foreign Currency Translation |
Net Carrying Amount |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Foreign Currency Translation |
Net Carrying Amount |
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| Developed technology |
$ | 8,070 | $ | (7,311 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 750 | $ | 8,070 | $ | (6,869 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 1192 | ||||||||||||
| Image library |
11,983 | (10,449 | ) | 44 | 1,578 | 11,430 | (10,203 | ) | 104 | 1331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships |
3,280 | (2,017 | ) | 9 | 1,272 | 3,280 | (1,615 | ) | 9 | 1674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names and other |
3,755 | (2,562 | ) | 39 | 1,232 | 3,755 | (2,318 | ) | 39 | 1476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total intangible assets |
27,088 | (22,339 | ) | 83 | 4,832 | 26,535 | (21,005 | ) | 143 | 5,673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Goodwill |
$ | 86,587 | $ | — | $ | 1,806 | $ | 88,393 | 86,587 | $ | — | $ | 1,806 | $ | 88,393 | |||||||||||||||||
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Amortization expense for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
There have been no material changes to the Company’s future amortization of intangible assets as of October 31, 2021.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
| October 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| R&D funding receivables (1) |
$ | 7,705 | $ | — | ||||
| Prepaid tax and withholding tax receivables |
1,030 | 1,761 | ||||||
| Prepaid satellite launch services |
2,480 | — | ||||||
| Deferred commissions |
1,206 | 1,030 | ||||||
| Deposits |
727 | 667 | ||||||
| Restricted cash |
309 | 375 | ||||||
| Other prepayments and receivables |
5,611 | 3,301 | ||||||
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| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets |
$ | 19,068 | $ | 7,134 | ||||
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Other non-current assets consist of the following:
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| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs |
$ | 6,260 | $ | — | ||||
| Deferred commissions |
1,102 | 1,697 | ||||||
| Prepaid satellite launch services |
1,473 | 772 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets |
142 | 515 | ||||||
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| Total other non-current assets |
$ | 8,977 | $ | 2,984 | ||||
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities consist of the following:
| October 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| Deferred R&D service liability (1) |
$ | 13,179 | $ | 8,208 | ||||
| Payroll and related expenses |
3,873 | 3,229 | ||||||
| Customer payable (2) |
— | 10,000 | ||||||
| Deferred hosting costs |
3,890 | 2,301 | ||||||
| Deferred rent |
2,160 | 2,215 | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs |
1,129 | — | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable |
616 | 616 | ||||||
| Withholding taxes and other taxes payable |
967 | 841 | ||||||
| Other accruals |
2,828 | 2,785 | ||||||
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$ | 28,642 | $ | 30,195 | ||||
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| (1) | In December 2020, the Company entered into a development services agreement, whereby the Company agreed to provide the technical knowledge and services to design and develop certain prototype satellites and deliver and test early data collected (the “R&D Services Agreement”). The R&D Services Agreement is unrelated to the Company’s ordinary business activities and provides for a fee of $40.2 million, to be paid to the Company as specified milestones are achieved over a three-year period. The Company has discretion in managing the activities under the R&D Services Agreement and retains all developed intellectual property. The Company has no obligation to repay any of the funds received regardless of the outcome of the development work; therefore, the arrangement is accounted for as funded research and development pursuant to ASC 730-20, Research and Development. As ASC 730-20 does not indicate the accounting model for research and development services, the Company determined the total transaction price is taken over the agreement term as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method. Through October 31, 2021, the Company has received $8.3 million under the R&D Services Agreement. As of October 31, 2021, the Company has the contractual right to receive an additional $7.7 million under the R&D Services Agreement, which is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets. The deferred R&D service liability was $13.2 million and $8.2 million as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively, which is included in accrued and other current liabilities. |
| (2) | Customer payable reflects consideration due to a customer as a result of a legal settlement agreement related to a revenue share arrangement. The customer payable was estimated at the inception of the contract and accounted for as a reduction in the customer’s transaction price. |
| 6. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Leases
The Company leases office space under various noncancelable operating leases with varying lease expiration dates through 2024. Certain leases contain renewal options for the Company to extend the lease term and escalation clauses. There have been no material changes to the Company’s future lease commitments as of October 31, 2021.
Rent expense for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, net of sublease income of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, was $2.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable lease term.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
Launch and Ground Station
The Company has purchase commitments for future satellite launch services and ground station services, including leases, to be performed by third- parties subsequent to October 31, 2021. Future purchase commitments under noncancelable launch service and ground station service contracts as of October 31, 2021 as follows:
| (in thousands) | Launch | Ground Station | ||||||
| Remainder of 2022 |
$ | 1,025 | $ | 669 | ||||
| 2023 |
800 | 2,422 | ||||||
| 2024 |
1,200 | 1,001 | ||||||
| 2025 |
— | 693 | ||||||
| 2026 |
— | 402 | ||||||
| Thereafter |
— | 76 | ||||||
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$ | 3,025 | $ | 5,263 | ||||
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Other
The Company has minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google through January 31, 2028. Future minimum purchase commitments under the noncancelable hosting service agreement as of October 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| Remainder of 2022 |
$ | 6,102 | ||
| 2023 |
25,378 | |||
| 2024 |
28,050 | |||
| 2025 |
30,120 | |||
| 2026 |
31,190 | |||
| Thereafter |
66,152 | |||
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$ | 186,992 | ||
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Contingencies
The Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings and is not aware of any pending or threatened claims, individually or in the aggregate, that are expected to have a material adverse impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of each reporting period. From time to time however, the Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business activities including events arising from revenue contracts entered into by the Company. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.
| 7. | Debt, Convertible Notes, and Warrants |
Venture Loan Amendment
On June 21, 2019, the Company amended its 2017 loan Agreements with the Venture Lending & Leasing, Inc. (“Venture”), an affiliate of Western Technology Investment (the “Amendment”). Under the Amendment, the 2017 loans were bifurcated into two tranches: Tranche A, in an amount of $49.0 million, representing the remaining principal amount of the 2017 loans; and Tranche B, in an amount of $8.6 million, representing the 2017 loans
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
prepayment penalty. Tranche A was paid in full upon the execution of the Amendment. Tranche B, consisting of two separate subordinated contract liability instruments of $4.3 million each (“Tranche B”), remained outstanding. The Tranche B loans bear no interest, have no maturity date or prepayment schedule, and are subordinate to SVB & Hercules Loan (defined below) for any enforcement of a security interest or lien. At the option of the lenders, the Tranche B loans can be converted into Series D convertible preferred stock at any time. In addition, the Tranche B loans include conversion features conditioned on future rounds of preferred equity financing, and bridge financing. The Company cannot prepay the Tranche B loans. The Tranche B loans shall become due and payable in full upon an Acceleration Event (as defined in the Tranche B loans), which includes an event of default, a change in control, an initial public offering and liquidity event. The Tranche B loans also include optional prepayment and conversion features contingent upon additional debt issuance by the Company. The Company elected to apply the fair value option to the outstanding Tranche B loans. As such, the Tranche B loans are recognized at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
In July 2021, the Company amended certain terms of its Venture Tranche B loans and certain terms of the warrants issued to Venture to provide for, among other things, (i) an amendment to the definition of an initial public offering to include the acquisition of the Company by a SPAC, (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic conversion of the outstanding principal under the notes into bridge financing securities and (iii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic exchange of the warrants for shares of the Company securities. The form of bridge financing securities to be issued are substantially in the same form as the Company’s amended 2020 Convertible Notes and would result in such bridge financing securities being converted into shares of common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) the Capped Price immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination or (ii) 80% of the value of consideration payable for each share of Class A common stock provided for in the Business Combination.
The amended terms of the Venture Tranche B loans were not considered substantially different than the original terms of such loans. As such, the Tranche B loans continue to be recognized at fair value pursuant to the fair value option. The Tranche B loans are classified as a current liability and measured at fair value (see Note 4) at each reporting date. The fair value at October 31, 2021 reflects changes in fair value as a result of the July 2021 amendment.
Immediately prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, the Venture Tranche B loans converted into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, see Note 1.
SVB & Hercules Loan
The Company has a Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules for a $50 million secured loan with an interest rate of 11.0% per annum (the prime rate plus 5.5%, minimum of 11.0%). The loan matures in June 2022. With the proceeds, the Company paid back $49.0 million of senior secured debt (the 2017 loans above). In connection with the loan, the Company issued warrants to the lenders and their affiliates for the purchase of 685,320 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with an exercise price of $0.00002 per share with an expiration date of June 2029. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to make interest-only payments until the maturity date of June 21, 2022. This maturity date is subject to a springing maturity condition, whereby, if 91 days prior to the June 21, 2022 maturity date of the 2020 Convertible Notes, the outstanding 2020 Convertible Note have not been converted into equity securities, the SVB & Hercules Loan will become due and payable, including interest and fees. Due to this springing maturity provision, the SVB & Hercules Loan is classified as a current liability as of October 31, 2021.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
On June 5, 2020, the Company obtained an additional $15 million secured loan from SVB and Hercules. The loan bears an interest rate of 11.0% per annum and matures on June 21, 2022, or 91 days prior to the maturity date of the 2020 Convertible Notes, described below, if the outstanding 2020 Convertible Notes have not been converted into equity securities. With the proceeds, the Company paid back $2.6 million, or 30% of the face value of Venture Tranche B. In connection with the loan, the Company issued warrants to the lenders and their affiliates for the purchase 250,780 shares of Class A common stock of the Company with an expiration date of June 2030.
Upon the Closing of the Business Combination, the outstanding principal, accrued interest and repayment fees of $67.1 million of the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules was repaid, see Note 1.
2020 Convertible Notes
During the year ended January 31, 2021, a Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which it sold warrants to purchase shares of Series D convertible preferred stock of the Company and unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “2020 Convertible Notes”). The 2020 Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum, that compounds quarterly and matures on June 22, 2022. The principal amount of 2020 Convertible Notes issued is $71.1 million in aggregate. The Company issued warrants for the purchase of Series D convertible preferred stock, equal to 20% of the original principal amount of the notes, with an exercise price of $14.37544. The warrants expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance. The number of shares of Series D convertible preferred stock issuable under the warrants is 989,528 in aggregate.
The 2020 Convertible Notes contain automatic conversion features in the event of the closing of the Company’s next sale of preferred stock occurring on or prior to the 2020 Convertible Notes’ maturity date resulting in gross proceeds in excess of at least $75.0 million (the “Next Equity Financing”). Upon closing of a Next Equity Financing, all outstanding principal and accrued interest under the 2020 Convertible Notes will automatically convert at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price received from investors in the Next Equity Financing and (ii) $2.5 billion divided by the Company’s capitalization (the “Capped Price”), immediately prior to the closing of the Next Equity Financing.
The 2020 Convertible Notes also contain an optional conversion feature upon an equity financing by the Company which does not constitute a Next Equity Financing (a “Non-Qualified Financing Conversion”). In the event of a Non-Qualified Financing Conversion, the 2020 Convertible Notes will be convertible at the option of the holder, into a series of capital stock issued in the Non-Qualified Financing at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price received from investors in the Non-Qualified Financing and (ii) the Capped Price.
In the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the 2020 Convertible Note agreement, prior to repayment in full and prior to the Next Equity Financing, at the option of the holder, either (i) the Company shall pay 200% of the then outstanding principal accrued interest, or (ii) shall convert into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to the Capped Price immediately prior to the closing of the Change of Control.
The Company elected to apply the fair value option to the outstanding 2020 Convertible Notes. As such, the 2020 Convertible Notes are recognized at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
In July 2021, the Company amended certain terms of its 2020 Convertible Notes to provide for, among other things, the automatic conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the notes into shares of
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination. The conversion price in such event is equal to the lesser of (i) the Capped Price immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination or (ii) 80% of the value of consideration payable for each share of Class A common stock provided for in the Business Combination transaction.
The amended terms of the 2020 Convertible Notes were not considered substantially different than the original terms of such notes. As such, the 2020 Convertible Notes continue to be recognized at fair value pursuant to the fair value option. The 2020 Convertible Notes are classified as a current liability and measured at fair value (Note 4) at each reporting date. The fair value at October 31, 2021 reflects changes in fair value as a result of the July 2021 amendment.
Immediately prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, the 2020 Convertible Notes converted into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, see Note 1.
As of October 31, 2021, the Company is in compliance with the covenants associated with each of the Company’s debt and credit facilities.
A summary of the Company’s debt balance and outstanding convertible notes as of October 31, 2021 is as follows:
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Contractual Interest Rate |
Maturity Date | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 7,841 | $ | — | $ | 6,035 | — | % | n/a | |||||||||||
| 2020 Convertible Notes |
102,112 | — | 71,125 | 6.0 | % | June 22, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| SVB & Hercules Loan |
64,972 | — | 66,950 | 11.0 | % | June 21, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
The following table presents the interest expense related to the contractual interest coupon, the amortization of debt issuance costs and the amortization of debt discounts:
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| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Contractual interest coupon |
$ | 5,422 | $ | 4,869 | ||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs |
679 | 583 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discounts |
1,649 | 1,383 | ||||||
| Debt extinguishment gain |
— | (673 | ) | |||||
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$ | 7,750 | $ | 6,162 | ||||
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Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
As of October 31, 2021, future payments related to loan principal amounts due per fiscal year are as follows:
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| Remainder of 2022: |
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| 2022 |
$ | — | ||
| 2023 |
138,075 | |||
| 2024 |
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138,075 | |||
| Add: Venture Tranche B, principal balance |
6,035 | |||
| Add : Change in fair value of liabilities |
35,390 | |||
| Less: Amount representing discount accretion and warrant issued |
(4,575 | ) | ||
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$ | 174,925 | ||
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A summary of warrants issued in connection with the Company’s debt and convertible note agreements and outstanding as of October 31, 2021 is as follows:
| Number of Warrants Outstanding |
Number of Warrants Exercisable |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Term (in Years) |
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| Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock |
936,100 | 936,100 | $ | 0.004 | 7.90 | |||||||||||
| Warrants to purchase Series B Convertible Preferred Stock |
497,010 | 497,010 | 5.030 | 3.33 | ||||||||||||
| Warrants to purchase Series D Convertible Preferred Stock |
1,476,468 | 1,476,468 | 14.375 | 7.77 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | Common Stock |
Common stockholders are entitled to dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors, subject to the prior rights of the convertible preferred stockholders. As of October 31, 2021, no dividends have been declared. The holders of the Class A Common Stock and the holders of the Class B Common Stock at all times vote together as one class on all matters. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock, which are held by the Company’s founders, is entitled to 10 votes for each share of Class B Common Stock, and each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock is entitled to 1 vote for each share of Class A Common Stock.
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Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
| 9. | Preferred Stock |
The Company has authorized 105,000,000 shares of preferred stock at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021.
Convertible preferred stock (“preferred stock”) outstanding at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, consists of the following (in thousands except for shares and per share amounts):
| Series |
Shares |
Shares |
Per
Share |
Aggregate |
Proceeds Net |
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30,000,000 | 26,072,555 | $ | 0.79 | $ | 20,522 | $ | 13,218 | ||||||||||||
| B |
15,000,000 | 10,314,505 | $ | 5.03 | 51,883 | 51,792 | ||||||||||||||
| C |
14,436,335 | 13,756,905 | $ | 9.20 | 126,549 | 126,232 | ||||||||||||||
| C prime |
5,563,665 | 4,024,175 | $ | 11.04 | 44,422 | 44,422 | ||||||||||||||
| D |
40,000,000 | 31,514,850 | $ | 14.38 | 453,039 | 178,384 | ||||||||||||||
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| 105,000,000 | 85,682,990 | $ | 696,415 | $ | 414,048 | |||||||||||||||
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| 10. | Related Party Transactions |
As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, Google owned greater than 10% of the Company’s common equivalent shares through its total investment of 18,633,305 shares in Series D preferred stock.
In March 2020, Google purchased $10.0 million of 2020 Convertible Notes (Note 7). Upon issuance of the 2020 Convertible Note to Google, the Company also issued warrants to Google for the purchase of 139,126 shares of Series D preferred stock. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the outstanding principal and accrued interest associated with the 2020 Convertible Notes held by Google was $11.0 million and $10.5 million, included in Convertible notes, current and non-current, on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.
In 2017, the Company and Google entered into a five year content license agreement under which Google licensed content covering Google’s specified areas of interest. The contract automatically renews for one additional year if the parties fail to fulfill their respective obligations at the end of year 5. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the deferred revenue balance associated with the content license agreement was $15.2 million and $20.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $5.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively, related to the content license agreement.
In addition, the Company purchases hosting and other services from Google, of which $17.0 million and $10.3 million is deferred as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively. The Company recorded hosting expense of $13.7 million and $9.5 million during the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of October 31, 2021, the Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance related to hosting and other services provided by Google was $1.9 million. As of January 31, 2021, no amounts were due for such services. On June 28, 2021, the Company amended the terms of its hosting agreement with Google. The amendment, among other things, increases the aggregate purchase commitments to $193.0 million. The amended agreement commenced on August 1, 2021 and extends through January 31, 2028. See Note 6 for future Google hosting purchase commitments, including the amended commitments as of October 31, 2021.
| 11. | Stock Incentive Plans |
In December 2011, the Company adopted the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for the granting of stock options and RSUs to employees, consultants, and advisors of the Company. Options granted
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
under the Plan may be either incentive stock options (“ISO”) or nonqualified stock options (“NSO”). ISOs may be granted only to Company employees including officers and directors who are also employees. NSOs may be granted to Company employees, consultants, and advisors. As of October 31, 2021, 36,274,025 shares of common stock are reserved for future issuance under the Plan.
Options under the Plan have a contractual life for periods of up to ten years (or five years if granted to a 10% stockholder). Options granted generally vest over four years.
A summary of stock option activity under the Plan is as follows:
| Options Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Term (Years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) |
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| Balances at January 31, 2021 |
25,620,937 | $ | 4.88 | 7.21 | ||||||||||||
| Exercised |
(2,749,340 | ) | 9.02 | |||||||||||||
| Granted |
7,957,396 | 13.92 | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited |
(1,767,093 | ) | 5.88 | |||||||||||||
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29,061,900 | $ | 6.90 | 7.17 | $ | 264,080 | ||||||||||
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| Vested and exercisable |
17,187,395 | $ | 4.56 | 5.89 | $ | 196,513 | ||||||||||
The intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was $13.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was $5.81 and $2.60 per share, respectively. As of October 31, 2021, total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options were $53.9 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 3.43 years.
The fair value of the employee stock options granted during the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 was estimated using the following assumptions:
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Weighted-average expected term (years) |
2.62 - 7.32 | 5.08 - 6.65 | ||
| Expected volatility |
42.45% - 48.39% | 42.45% - 44.28% | ||
| Risk-free interest rate |
0.37% - 1.23% | 0.31% - 0.46% | ||
| Dividend yield |
0.00% | 0.00% | ||
The expected term of stock options represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. The Company uses the simplified method to determine its expected term because it does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. As the Company is privately held and there has been no public market for its common stock to date, the expected volatility is based on the average historical stock price volatility of comparable publicly-traded companies in its industry peer group. The risk-free rate assumption is based on the
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
U.S. Treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options. The expected dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts.
Early Exercises of Stock Options
The Plan allows for the early exercise of stock options for certain individuals as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Shares of common stock issued upon early exercises of unvested options are not deemed, for accounting purposes, to be issued until those shares vest according to their respective vesting schedules and accordingly, the consideration received for early exercises is initially recorded as a liability and reclassified to common stock and additional paid-in capital as the underlying awards vest. Stock options that are early exercised are subject to a repurchase option that allows the Company to repurchase within ninety days of an individual’s termination for any reason, any unvested shares of such individual for a repurchase price equal to the lesser of the then-current fair market value of a share and the amount previously paid by the individual for such unvested shares. As of October 31, 2021, the Company had $17.0 million recorded in accrued and other current liabilities for early exercise of unvested stock options, and the related number of unvested shares subject to repurchase was 1,140,000.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense related to options granted to employees and nonemployees was recognized as follows:
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue |
$ | 688 | $ | 585 | ||||
| Research and development |
4,582 | 2,898 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing |
1,959 | 1,193 | ||||||
| General and administrative |
5,904 | 6,805 | ||||||
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$ | 13,133 | $ | 11,481 | ||||
| Capitalized internal-use software development costs |
(514 | ) | (392 | ) | ||||
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$ | 12,619 | $ | 11,089 | ||||
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A summary of RSU activity under the Plan is as follows:
| Number of RSUs |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
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| Balances at January 31, 2021 |
1,085,610 | $ | 6.09 | |||||
| Granted |
2,531,752 | |||||||
| Forfeited |
(132,359 | ) | $ | 7.30 | ||||
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3,485,003 | $ | 11.99 | |||||
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
An RSU will vest on the first date upon which both the service-based requirement and the liquidity event requirement are satisfied. Service-based requirement generally requires four years continuous service from a vesting commencement date. The liquidity event requirement will be satisfied as to any then outstanding RSUs on the first to occur of: (1) a change of control where the consideration paid for the Company’s Common Stock is cash, equity securities that are publicly traded, or a combination of both (such Change of Control, a “Qualifying Change of Control”); or (2) the effective date of an IPO (together, a “Liquidity Event”). In order for the liquidity event requirement to be satisfied, the Liquidity Event must occur on or before the seven year anniversary of the date of grant (the “Liquidity Event Deadline”). No RSUs will vest, and no shares allocated to the RSUs shall be issued, unless a Liquidity Event occurs on or before the Liquidity Event Deadline. As such, there were no RSUs vested as at October 31, 2021, and no stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs was recognized for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020. As of October 31, 2021, there was approximately $41.8 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs, of which, approximately $13.3 million related to RSUs which had met the service-based condition and would be recognized upon a Liquidity Event.
| 12. | Income Taxes |
The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of its U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.
The Company evaluates its tax positions on a quarterly basis and revises its estimates accordingly. Gross unrecognized tax benefits were $5.4 million and $4.7 million as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would not affect the effective tax rate due to the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets. The Company determined that no accrual for interest and penalties was required as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 and no such expenses were incurred in the periods presented.
The Company does not anticipate the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months.
The Company files U.S. federal, various state and foreign income tax returns. The Company is not currently under audit by any taxing authorities. All tax years remain open to examination by taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
| 13. | Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders |
The Company computes earnings (loss) per share of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock using the two-class method required for participating securities. Basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for each class of common stock because they are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per Class A common stock and Class B common stock (amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Numerator: |
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| Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (91,159 | ) | $ | (89,605 | ) | ||
| Denominator: |
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| Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
30,264,402 | 28,640,817 | ||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (3.01 | ) | $ | (3.13 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted earnings per share was the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all potential Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
The following table presents the potential common stock outstanding that was excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock as of the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Convertible Preferred Stock |
85,682,990 | 85,682,990 | ||||||
| Warrants to purchase Series B Convertible Preferred Stock |
497,010 | 497,010 | ||||||
| Warrants to purchase Series D Convertible Preferred Stock |
1,476,468 | 1,476,468 | ||||||
| Convertible notes |
5,285,711 | 4,680,515 | ||||||
| Common stock options |
29,061,900 | 23,894,808 | ||||||
| Restricted Stock Units |
3,485,003 | 1,085,610 | ||||||
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| 14. | Subsequent Events |
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through December 13, 2021, which is the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement with VanderSat Holding B.V., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, to acquire all of the equity interest of VanderSat B.V. (“VanderSat”) (the “VanderSat Purchase Agreement”). VanderSat is a provider of advanced earth data and analytics. On December 13, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition. The consideration consisted of approximately $10.2 million in cash, as adjusted per the terms of the VanderSat Purchase Agreement, and 1,900,739 shares of Class A common stock of Planet Labs PBC. The acquisition is expected to be accounted for as a business combination. The allocation of purchase price, including the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date has not been completed.
In November 2021, the Company amended certain terms of certain warrants for the purchase of Series D convertible preferred stock issued in connection with the 2020 Convertible Notes. The amendments include, among other things, (i) an amendment to the definition of an initial public offering to include the acquisition of the Company by a SPAC and (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic exchange of the warrants for shares of the Company securities.
On December 7, 2021, the Company completed the Business Combination with dMY IV and certain other related transactions, see Note 1.
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Exhibit 99.2
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Defined terms included below and not otherwise defined in this Exhibit 99.2 have the same meaning as terms defined and included elsewhere in the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 13, 2021. Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” refers to Planet Labs PBC (“Planet”) (f/k/a dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV) and its subsidiaries after the Closing, and dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (“dMY IV”) prior to the Closing.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the financial information of Former Planet and dMY IV adjusted to give effect to the Business Combination and related transactions. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 combines the historical balance sheets of Former Planet and dMY IV on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination and related transactions, summarized below, had been consummated on October 31, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and year ended January 31, 2021 combine the historical statements of operations of Former Planet and dMY IV for such periods on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination and related transactions, summarized below, had been consummated on February 1, 2020, the beginning of the earliest period presented. Former Planet’s fiscal year ends on January 31, and dMY IV’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Pursuant to the Bylaws, on December 7, 2021, the Board approved a resolution changing the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31 of each calendar year, effective as of the same date. The pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented on the basis of Former Planet’s fiscal year (January 31) and combines the historical results of the fiscal periods of Former Planet and dMY IV.
The Business Combination and related transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement are as follows:
| • | the Business Combination; |
| • | the conversion of Former Planet’s convertible notes for shares of Former Planet’s Class A common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination; |
| • | the PIPE Investment; and |
| • | the repayment of Former Planet’s existing debt. |
The pro forma condensed combined financial information may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the post-combination company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, public stockholders were offered the opportunity to redeem shares of dMY IV Class A common stock then held by them for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit (as of two business days prior to the Closing) in the trust account. The unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial statements reflect actual redemptions of 689,670 shares of Class A common stock at approximately $10.00 per share, or $6.9 million in the aggregate.
The following summarizes the pro forma capitalization of the Company immediately after the Business Combination and related transactions:
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| Former Planet stockholders- Class A Common Stock |
173,907,448 | 66.2 | % | |||||
| Former Planet stockholders- Class B Common Stock (1) |
21,157,586 | 8.1 | % | |||||
| dMY IV’s public stockholders- Class A Common Stock |
33,810,330 | 12.9 | % | |||||
| Holders of dMY IV’s sponsor shares- Class A Common Stock (2) |
8,625,000 | 3.3 | % | |||||
| PIPE Investors- Class A Common Stock |
25,200,000 | 9.6 | % | |||||
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| (1) | The Planet Class B common stock will have substantially the same rights and privileges as the Planet Class A common stock but the Planet Class B common stock will carry 20 votes per share until the earlier of (a) the 10-year anniversary of the Closing and (b) the date that is six months after the date that such Planet Founder no longer provides services to Planet as a director, executive officer, member of the senior leadership team or other full-time employee with an on-going substantial role at Planet, at which time such shares will convert to Planet Class A common stock. Shares of Planet Class B common stock held by a Planet Founder shall also automatically convert into shares of Planet Class A common stock immediately (x) following the transfer of such shares of Planet Class B common stock to a person other than a qualified stockholder of such Planet Founder, (y) on the date that such Planet Founder is terminated for cause, or (z) upon such Planet Founder’s death or mental incapacity. Recipients of the Planet Class B common stock owned a majority of the voting interest of Former Planet prior to the Business Combination. |
| (2) | Includes 862,500 shares of Planet Class A common stock subject to certain vesting restrictions pursuant to the Lock-up Agreement entered by the Sponsor. For illustrative purposes, the Company has elected to show the Founder Shares subject to future vesting as part of the capitalization table as the Sponsor shall have full ownership rights, including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends and distributions thereon, while the shares subject to future vesting are held in escrow. |
| (3) | The capitalization excludes the following: |
| • | 43,213,397 unexercised Former Planet stock options |
| • | 65,595 unexercised Former Planet warrants |
| • | 5,688,135 unvested Former Planet restricted stock units |
| • | 26,998,540 shares issuable as Contingent Consideration |
| • | 6,900,000 unexercised Planet public warrants |
| • | 5,933,333 unexercised Planet private place warrants |
Former Planet was determined to be the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination based on the following predominate factors:
| • | Former Planet’s existing stockholders has the greatest voting interest in the combined entity with approximately 90% of the voting interest; |
| • | Former Planet has the ability to nominate a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the combined entity; |
| • | Former Planet’s senior management is the senior management of the combined entity; and |
| • | Former Planet is the larger entity based on historical operating activity and has the larger employee base. |
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP, whereby dMY IV was treated as the acquired company and Former Planet was treated as the acquirer.
Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Former Planet issuing stock for the net assets of dMY IV, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of dMY IV are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Subsequently, results of operations presented for the period prior to the Business Combination are those of Former Planet.
Assumptions and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are described in the accompanying notes. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the operating results and financial position that would have been achieved had the Business Combination and related transactions occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to project the future operating results or financial position of the Company following the completion of the Business Combination and related transactions. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2021
(in thousands)
| As of October 31, 2021 |
As of September 30, 2021 |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 3) |
As of October 31, 2021 |
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| Former Planet (Historical) |
dMY IV (Historical) |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 58,989 | $ | 76 | $ | 345,099 | (a) | $ | 527,779 | |||||||||
| (12,075 | ) | (b) | ||||||||||||||||
| (42,323 | ) | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
| 252,000 | (d) | |||||||||||||||||
| (67,088 | ) | (l) | ||||||||||||||||
| (6,899 | ) | (m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net |
15,177 | — | 15,177 | |||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
19,068 | 475 | 19,543 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total current assets |
93,234 | 551 | 468,714 | 562,499 | ||||||||||||||
| Investment held in Trust Account |
— | 345,099 | (345,099 | ) | (a) | — | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net |
138,011 | — | 138,011 | |||||||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net |
10,473 | — | 10,473 | |||||||||||||||
| Goodwill |
88,393 | — | 88,393 | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net |
4,832 | — | 4,832 | |||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash, non-current |
5,749 | — | 5,749 | |||||||||||||||
| Other non-current assets |
8,977 | — | (6,310 | ) | (c) | 2,667 | ||||||||||||
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| Total assets |
349,669 | 345,650 | 117,305 | 812,624 | ||||||||||||||
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| Liabilities |
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| Accounts payable |
7,059 | 123 | 7,182 | |||||||||||||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities |
28,642 | 4,164 | (1,156 | ) | (c) | 28,186 | ||||||||||||
| (3,464 | ) | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue |
47,013 | — | 47,013 | |||||||||||||||
| Liability from early exercise of stock options |
17,032 | — | 17,032 | |||||||||||||||
| Convertible notes, at fair value |
109,953 | — | (109,953 | ) | (g) | — | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock warrant liability |
14,047 | — | (6,708 | ) | (h) | 7,339 | ||||||||||||
| Debt, net of discount |
64,972 | — | (64,972 | ) | (l) | — | ||||||||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
288,718 | 4,287 | (186,253 | ) | 106,752 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred legal fees |
— | 2,361 | (2,361 | ) | (c) | — | ||||||||||||
| Derivative warrant liabilities |
— | 34,470 | 34,470 | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commissions |
— | 12,075 | (12,075 | ) | (b) | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue |
7,976 | — | 7,976 | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred hosting costs |
13,141 | — | 13,141 | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred rent |
1,354 | — | 1,354 | |||||||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities |
1,287 | — | 1,287 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total liabilities |
312,476 | 53,193 | (200,689 | ) | 164,980 | |||||||||||||
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| Commitments and contingencies |
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| Class A common stock subject to possible redemption |
— | 345,000 | (345,000 | ) | (e) | — | ||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity |
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| Convertible preferred stock |
2 | — | (2 | ) | (i) | — | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
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| Class A |
— | — | 3 | (d) | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | (e) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | (f) | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (i) | |||||||||||||||||
| — | (m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Class B |
— | 1 | (1 | ) | (f) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | (i) | |||||||||||||||||
| Former Planet Common Stock |
1 | — | (1 | ) | (i) | — | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
766,150 | — | (7,000 | ) | (c) | 1,386,019 | ||||||||||||
| (18,523 | ) | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
| 251,997 | (d) | |||||||||||||||||
| 344,997 | (e) | |||||||||||||||||
| 109,953 | (g) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6,708 | (h) | |||||||||||||||||
| (16 | ) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||
| (66,807 | ) | (j) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5,459 | (k) | |||||||||||||||||
| (6,899 | ) | (m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
2,104 | — | — | 2,104 | ||||||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit |
(731,064 | ) | (52,544 | ) | (14,263 | ) | (c) | (740,505 | ) | |||||||||
| (1,866 | ) | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
| 66,807 | (j) | |||||||||||||||||
| (5,459 | ) | (k) | ||||||||||||||||
| (2,116 | ) | (l) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total stockholders’ equity |
37,193 | (52,543 | ) | 662,994 | 647,644 | |||||||||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ | 349,669 | $ | 345,650 | $ | 117,305 | $ | 812,624 | ||||||||||
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 3) |
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 |
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| Former Planet (Historical) |
dMY IV (Historical) |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Revenue |
$ | 94,063 | $ | — | $ | 94,063 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue |
59,757 | — | 238 | (gg) | 60,788 | |||||||||||||
| 793 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Gross profit |
34,306 | — | (1,031 | ) | 33,275 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses |
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| Research and development |
39,521 | — | 1,586 | (gg) | 46,389 | |||||||||||||
| 5,282 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing |
33,691 | — | 678 | (gg) | 36,627 | |||||||||||||
| 2,258 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative |
31,939 | 7,452 | (70 | ) | (aa) | 48,170 | ||||||||||||
| 2,044 | (gg) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6,805 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
105,151 | 7,452 | 18,583 | 131,186 | ||||||||||||||
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| Loss from operations |
(70,845 | ) | (7,452 | ) | (19,614 | ) | (97,911 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Other income (expense) |
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| Interest expense |
(7,750 | ) | — | 7,750 | (ee) | — | ||||||||||||
| Income from investments held in Trust Account |
— | 99 | (99 | ) | (bb) | — | ||||||||||||
| Loss upon issuance of private placement warrants |
— | (14,062 | ) | (14,062 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities |
— | (711 | ) | (711 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities |
— | 705 | 705 | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities |
(11,429 | ) | — | 8,741 | (cc) | (4,383 | ) | |||||||||||
| (1,695 | ) | (dd) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income(expense), net |
(313 | ) | — | (313 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| Total other income (expense) |
(19,492 | ) | (13,969 | ) | 14,697 | (18,764 | ) | |||||||||||
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| Loss before provision for income taxes |
(90,337 | ) | (21,421 | ) | (4,917 | ) | (116,675 | ) | ||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
822 | — | (1,229 | ) | (ll) | (407 | ) | |||||||||||
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| Net loss |
$ | (91,159 | ) | $ | (21,421 | ) | $ | (3,688 | ) | $ | (116,268 | ) | ||||||
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| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
30,264,402 | 261,837,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share |
$ | (3.01 | ) | $ | (0.44 | ) | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
For the period from December 15, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 3) |
Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
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| Former Planet (Historical) |
dMY IV (Historical) |
Pro Forma Combined |
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| Revenue |
$ | 113,168 | $ | — | $ | 113,168 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue |
87,383 | — | 318 | (gg) | 89,044 | |||||||||||||
| 286 | (hh) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1,057 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Gross profit |
25,785 | — | (1,661 | ) | 24,124 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Research and development |
43,825 | — | 2,115 | (gg) | 54,887 | |||||||||||||
| 1,905 | (hh) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7,042 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing |
37,268 | — | 904 | (gg) | 41,997 | |||||||||||||
| 814 | (hh) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,011 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative |
32,134 | 1 | 2,725 | (gg) | 46,388 | |||||||||||||
| 2,454 | (hh) | |||||||||||||||||
| 9,074 | (ii) | |||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Total operating expenses |
113,227 | 1 | 30,044 | 143,272 | ||||||||||||||
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| Loss from operations |
(87,442 | ) | (1 | ) | (31,705 | ) | (119,148 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Other income (expense) |
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| Debt extinguishment gain (loss) |
673 | — | (2,116 | ) | (ff) | (1,443 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(9,447 | ) | — | 9,447 | (ee) | — | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities |
(30,053 | ) | — | 25,139 | (cc) | (1,014 | ) | |||||||||||
| 3,900 | (dd) | |||||||||||||||||
| Offering costs |
— | — | (1,866 | ) | (jj) | (16,129 | ) | |||||||||||
| (14,263 | ) | (kk) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income (exepnse), net |
239 | — | — | 239 | ||||||||||||||
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|
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| Total other income (expense) |
(38,588 | ) | — | 20,241 | (18,347 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Loss before provision for income taxes |
(126,030 | ) | (1 | ) | (11,464 | ) | (137,495 | ) | ||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
1,073 | — | (2,866 | ) | (ll) | (1,793 | ) | |||||||||||
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| Net loss |
$ | (127,103 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (8,598 | ) | $ | (135,702 | ) | ||||||
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| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
28,863,607 | 261,837,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share |
$ | (4.40 | ) | $ | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||||||
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| 1. | Basis of Presentation |
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP, whereby dMY IV was treated as the acquired company and Former Planet was treated as the acquirer. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Former Planet issuing stock for the net assets of dMY IV, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of dMY IV were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Subsequently, results of operations presented for the period prior to the Business Combination are those of Former Planet.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if they had been consummated on October 31, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and year ended January 31, 2021 give pro forma effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if it had been consummated on February 1, 2020. Former Planet’s fiscal year ends on January 31, and dMY IV’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Pursuant to the Bylaws, on December 7, 2021, the Board approved a resolution changing the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31 of each calendar year, effective as of the same date. The pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented on the basis of Former Planet’s fiscal year (January 31) and combines the historical results of the fiscal periods of Former Planet and dMY IV.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| • | Former Planet’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 and the related notes included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K; and |
| • | dMY IV’s unaudited condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2021 and the related notes included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on November 26, 2021. |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| • | Former Planet’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and the related notes included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K; and |
| • | dMY IV’s unaudited condensed statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the related notes included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on November 26, 2021. |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| • | Former Planet’s audited consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended January 31, 2021 and the related notes included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; and |
| • | dMY IV’s audited statement of operations for the period from December 15, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 and the related notes included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus . |
Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination and related transactions.
The pro forma adjustments reflecting the completion of the Business Combination and related transactions are based on currently available information and assumptions and methodologies that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. Management believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Business Combination and related transactions based on information available to management at the current time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Business Combination and related transactions taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the post-combination company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of Former Planet and dMY IV.
| 2. | Accounting Policies and Reclassifications |
Following the completion of the Business Combination, management will perform a comprehensive review of Former Planet’s and dMY IV’s accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the post-combination company. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
| 3. | Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information |
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination and related transactions and has been prepared for informational purposes only.
The pro forma combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the post-combination company filed consolidated income tax returns during the periods presented.
The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statement of operations are based upon the number of the Company’s shares outstanding, assuming the Business Combination and related transactions occurred on February 1, 2020.
Transaction Accounting Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 31, 2021, are as follows:
| (a) | Reflects the reclassification of investment held in the trust account that became available following the Business Combination. |
| (b) | Reflects the settlement of $12.1 million in deferred underwriting commissions. |
| (c) | Represents transaction costs expected to be incurred by Former Planet and dMY IV of approximately $20.39 million and $27.09 million, respectively, for legal, financial advisory and other professional fees. The dMY IV transaction costs exclude the deferred underwriting commissions as described in Note 3(b) above. |
For the Former Planet transaction costs:
| • | $1.16 million was deferred in other non-current assets and accrued in accrued and other current liabilities as of October 31, 2021; |
| • | $5.15 million was deferred in other non-current assets and paid by Former Planet as of October 31, 2021; |
| • | $15.24 million was reflected as a reduction of cash, which represents Former Planet’s transaction costs less the amounts previously paid by Former Planet; |
| • | $18.52 million were capitalized and offset against the proceeds from the Business Combination and reflected as a decrease in additional paid-in capital; and |
| • | $1.87 million were not capitalized as part of the Business Combination and reflected as a decrease in accumulated deficit. The costs expensed through accumulated deficit, which include amounts allocated to the public warrant and private placement warrant liabilities of dMY IV assumed as part of the Business Combination, are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 as discussed in Note 2(jj) below. |
For the dMY IV transaction costs:
| • | $3.46 million was accrued by dMY IV in accrued expenses and recognized in expense as of September 30, 2021; |
| • | $2.36 million was accrued by dMY IV in deferred legal fees and recognized in expense as of September 30, 2021; |
| • | $27.09 million was reflected as a reduction of cash; |
| • | $7.00 million represents equity issuance costs related to the PIPE Investment and was capitalized and offset against the proceeds from the PIPE Investment and reflected as a decrease in additional paid-in capital; and |
| • | $14.26 million was reflected as an adjustment to accumulated deficit, which represents the total dMY IV transaction costs less: (1) $7.00 million capitalized and offset against the proceeds from the PIPE Investment; and (2) $5.83 million previously recognized by dMY IV as of September 30, 2021. The costs expensed through accumulated deficit are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 as discussed in Note 2(kk) below. |
| (d) | Reflects proceeds of $252.0 million from the issuance and sale of 25,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $10.00 per share in the PIPE Investment pursuant to the Subscription Agreements. |
| (e) | Reflects the reclassification of $345.0 million of Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption to permanent equity. |
| (f) | Reflects the conversion of Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor into Class A Common Stock. |
| (g) | Reflects the conversion of Former Planet convertible notes and accrued interest into 6,905,761 shares of Former Planet common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination. |
| (h) | Reflects the exercise of certain Former Planet warrants into 1,943,057 shares of Former Planet common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination. |
| (i) | Reflects the recapitalization of Former Planet equity comprised of 85,682,990 shares of Former Planet preferred stock and 35,071,408 shares of Former Planet common stock, including shares issued in adjustments 3(g) and 3(h), into 173,907,448 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and 21,157,586 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock. Shares of Former Planet preferred stock and Former Planet common stock were exchanged for shares the Company’s common stock at the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the contractual terms in the Merger Agreement. |
| (j) | Reflects the elimination of dMY IV’s historical accumulated deficit after recording the transaction costs to be incurred by dMY IV as described in Note 3(c) above. |
| (k) | Represents stock-based expense associated with certain Former Planet restricted stock units that vested upon the consummation of the Business Combination. These costs expensed through Accumulated deficit are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 as discussed in Note 2(hh) below. |
| (l) | Represents the repayment of Former Planet’s existing debt for approximately $67.1 million, including repayment fees associated with the debt of approximately $2.0 million. The difference between cash proceeds and the carrying value of Former Planet’s debt is recorded as debt extinguishment loss and recorded as a decrease to Accumulated deficit. The debt extinguishment loss recorded through accumulated deficit are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 as discussed in Note 2(ff) below. |
| (m) | Represents redemptions of 689,670 shares of dMY IV Class A Common Stock for $6.9 million allocated to Class A common stock and additional paid-in capital using par value of $0.0001 per share and at a redemption price of $10.00 per share. |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and year ended January 31, 2021 are as follows:
| (aa) | Represents pro forma adjustment to eliminate historical expenses related to dMY IV’s office space, secretarial and administrative support services paid to the Sponsor, which terminated upon consummation of the Business Combination. |
| (bb) | Represents pro forma adjustment to eliminate income from investments held in Trust Account. |
| (cc) | Reflects the elimination of the change in fair value of Former Planet’s convertible notes, which converted into Former Planet common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination. |
| (dd) | Reflects the elimination of the change in fair value of certain Former Planet warrants, which were exercised into shares of Former Planet common stock immediately prior to the Business Combination. |
| (ee) | Reflects the elimination of interest expense related to Former Planet’s convertible notes and debt, which either converted into Former Planet common stock as described in Note 3(g) above or was repaid as described in Note 3(l) above. |
| (ff) | Represents pro forma adjustment to recognize the debt extinguishment loss related to the repayment of Former Planet’s existing debt as discussed in Note 3(l) above. The loss is reflected as if incurred on February 1, 2020, the date the Business Combination occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. This is a non-recurring item. |
| (gg) | Reflects the amortization of estimated stock-based expense associated with stock-based awards granted as part of the Business Combination. A portion of the Contingent Consideration is subject to continued service requirements by employees to receive shares issuable pursuant to the Contingent Consideration provisions. These shares were |
| determined to be within scope of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Compensation expense for awards with market conditions is recognized over the requisite service period and is not reversed if the market condition is not met. |
| (hh) | Represents stock-based expense associated with certain Former Planet restricted stock units that vested upon the consummation of the Business Combination. These costs are reflected as if incurred on February 1, 2020, the date the Business Combination occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. This is a non-recurring item. |
| (ii) | Reflects the amortization of estimated stock-based expense associated with unvested restricted stock units previously granted by Former Planet, which are subject to vesting based upon both a service-based requirement and a liquidity event requirement. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the liquidity event requirement was met and the Company will amortize stock-based compensation expense associated with the unvested restricted stock units over the remaining requisite service period. |
| (jj) | Reflects Former Planet transaction costs of $1.87 million allocated to the public warrant and private placement warrant liabilities that were assumed as part of the Business Combination. These costs are reflected as if incurred on February 1, 2020, the date the Business Combination occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. This is a non-recurring item. |
| (kk) | Reflects dMY IV transaction costs that were expensed upon the closing of the Business Combination. These costs are reflected as if incurred on February 1, 2020, the date the Business Combination occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. This is a non-recurring item. |
| (ll) | Reflects the adjustment to income tax expense as a result of the tax impact on the pro forma adjustments at the estimated combined statutory tax rate of 25.0%. |
4. Loss per Share
Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination and related transactions, assuming the shares were outstanding since February 1, 2020. As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the Business Combination and related transactions have been outstanding for the entire periods presented. Basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for each class of common stock because they are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights.
| Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 |
Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
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| Pro forma net loss (in thousands) |
$ | (116,268 | ) | $ | (135,702 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
261,837,864 | 261,837,864 | ||||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted (2) |
$ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (0.52 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares calculation, basic and diluted |
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| dMY IV’s public stockholders |
33,810,330 | 33,810,330 | ||||||
| Holders of dMY IV sponsor shares (1) |
7,762,500 | 7,762,500 | ||||||
| PIPE Investors |
25,200,000 | 25,200,000 | ||||||
| Former Planet stockholders - Class A |
173,907,448 | 173,907,448 | ||||||
| Former Planet stockholders - Class B |
21,157,586 | 21,157,586 | ||||||
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| (2) | The pro forma basic and diluted shares exclude the following because including them would be antidilutive: |
| • | 43,213,397 unexercised Former Planet stock options |
| • | 65,595 unexercised Former Planet warrants |
| • | 5,688,135 unvested Former Planet restricted stock units |
| • | 26,998,540 shares issuable as Contingent Consideration |
| • | 6,900,000 unexercised Planet public warrants |
| • | 5,933,333 unexercised Planet private place warrants |
Exhibit 99.3
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF PLANET
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Planet Labs Inc. (“Former Planet,” “we,” “us” and “our”) should be read together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2021 and for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, and the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, in each case together with related notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or included in the proxy statement/prospectus incorporated herein by reference with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements only. The discussion and analysis should also be read together with the section entitled “Business of Planet” and the pro forma financial information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K in the section titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.” The following discussion contains forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included in the proxy statement/prospectus incorporated herein by reference. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Planet” to “Planet” and “the Company” refer to the business and operations of Former Planet and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination and to Planet Labs PBC and its consolidated subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination.
Business and Overview
Our mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the whole world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Our platform includes imagery, insights, and machine learning that empower companies, governments, and communities around the world to make timely decisions about our evolving world.
We deliver a differentiated data set: a new image of the entire Earth landmass every day. To collect this powerful data set, we design, build and operate hundreds of satellites, making our fleet the largest Earth observation fleet of satellites in history. Our daily stream of proprietary data and machine learning analytics, delivered through our cloud-native platform, helps companies, governments and civil society use satellite imagery to discover insights as change happens.
To help further our mission, we have developed advanced satellite technology that increases the cost performance of each satellite. This has enabled us to launch large fleets of satellites at lower cost and in turn record over 1,700 images on average for every point on Earth’s landmass, a non-replicable historical archive for analytics, machine learning, and insights. We have advanced data processing capabilities that enable us to produce “AI-ready” data sets. As this data set continues to grow, we believe its value to our customers will further increase.
We currently serve more than 700 customers across large vertical markets, including agriculture, mapping, forestry, finance and insurance, and federal, state, and local government agencies. For example, our data, products, and services have helped farmers make decisions that resulted in significant increases in their harvests, while using less resources and lowering costs, by alerting them quickly to changes happening within their fields. Governments use our data to deliver public services more effectively in disaster response. Mapping companies use our data to keep online maps up to date. And journalists and human rights organizations use our data to uncover and report the truth about events in hard-to-reach places.
Our proprietary data set and analytics are delivered pursuant to subscription and usage-based data licensing agreements and are accessed by our customers through our online platform and subscription APIs. We believe our efficient cost structure, one-to-many business model and differentiated data set have enabled us to grow our customer base across multiple vertical markets. As of October 31, 2021, our EoP Customer Count was approximately 740 customers, which represented a 32% year-over-year growth when compared to October 31, 2020. Our EoP Customer Count has grown quarter-over-quarter for every quarter in the prior two years. For a definition of EoP Customer Count see the section titled “Key Operational and Business Metrics.” Over 90% of our customers sign annual or multiyear contracts, with an average contract length of over 2 years, weighted on an annual contract value basis.
Legacy Earth Observation satellites generally cost hundreds of millions of dollars and have long development cycles. By contrast, our high-resolution “Dove” and “SuperDove” satellites cost low hundreds of thousands of dollars each to build and launch, and achieve estimated payback periods of three to six months. We are constantly iterating our designs, and we add upgraded capabilities to our fleet each year. Additionally, traditional geospatial imagery is often sold on an exclusive, one-to-one basis and requires highly technical experts to use. Our data is sold as a one-to-many subscription product, with the same data often sold to multiple customers. Further, our software tools and analytic solutions help to make our data more accessible to non-technical business users creating a larger market opportunity.
We estimate our total addressable market to be over $100 billion by 2027, which we define as the market for satellite data services, sustainability transformation, and digital transformation. Based on our management’s estimates and Allied Market Research reports, we estimate the markets for geospatial data, services and analytics within the global markets created by the sustainability transformation and digital transformation will reach $35 billion and $74 billion, respectively, by 2027. According to Allied Market Research, the baseline satellite data services market, separate from the impact from the sustainability and digital transformation macro trends, is estimated to reach $19 billion by 2027.
To grow our market share and increase revenue, we plan to invest significantly in our sales and marketing activities, as well as increase our investment in software engineering to expand our available solutions. As we increase our revenue, we believe that we can achieve operating leverage as our current fleet of satellites which generate the data we sell to our customers are at scale. New satellites are added to the fleet primarily to replace existing satellites that have reached their end of life and to introduce new capabilities. Therefore, our capital expense requirements are incurred primarily to maintain and improve the capabilities of our existing fleet of satellites. Our ability to drive operational scale through our business model is reflected in the year-over-year improvement of our Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA results for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021.
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | Year Ended January 31, | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except percentages) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) |
$ | 34.3 | $ | 18.3 | $ | 25.8 | $ | (6.7 | ) | |||||||
| Gross Margin percentage |
36 | % | 22 | % | 23 | % | (7 | )% | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss) |
$ | 35.0 | $ | 18.9 | $ | 26.6 | $ | (5.9 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Gross Margin percentage |
37 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | (6 | )% | ||||||||
| Net loss |
$ | (91.2 | ) | $ | (89.6 | ) | $ | (127.1 | ) | $ | (123.7 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | (24.4 | ) | $ | (9.5 | ) | $ | (11.2 | ) | $ | (23.8 | ) | ||||
See the section titled “—Non-GAAP Information” for information regarding our definition and use of Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, a reconciliation of gross profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA.
The Business Combination
We entered into the Merger Agreement with dMY IV, a special purpose acquisition company, on July 7, 2021. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the favorable vote of dMY IV’s stockholders on December 3, 2021, on
December 7, 2021, First Merger Sub, a newly formed subsidiary of dMY IV, merged with and into Planet, with Planet surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (the “First Merger”), and pursuant to Planet’s election immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation merged with and into dMY IV, with dMY IV surviving the merger (the “Business Combination”). Following the Business Combination, dMY IV was renamed Planet Labs PBC.
The Business Combination is anticipated to be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under the guidance in Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations, dMY IV is expected to be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. We expect Planet Labs Inc. to be deemed the accounting predecessor of the combined business, and Planet Labs PBC, as the parent company of the combined business, will be the successor SEC registrant, meaning that our consolidated financial statements for previous periods will be disclosed in the registrant’s future periodic reports filed with the SEC. The Business Combination is expected to have a significant impact on our future reported financial position and results as a consequence of the reverse recapitalization. The most significant change in our future reported financial position and results are expected to be an estimated net increase in cash (as compared to our consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2021) of approximately $468.8 million, including $252.0 million in gross proceeds from the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) consummated substantially simultaneously with the Business Combination. We also repaid our existing debt of approximately $67.1 million, including repayment fees associated with the debt of approximately $2.0 million and accrued interest, after the Business Combination was consummated. In addition, immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination, outstanding convertible notes were automatically converted into shares of Former Planet’s Class A common stock, and as such, the converted convertible notes are no longer outstanding and ceased to exist at the effective time of the Business Combination. See the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Planet —Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt.”
As a result of the Business Combination, we are an SEC-registered company listed on the NYSE which requires us to hire additional personnel and implement procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We expect to incur additional annual expenses as a public company for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees, and additional internal and external accounting, legal, and administrative resources, including increased personnel costs, audit and other professional service fees. Our results of operations and statements of financial position may not be comparable between periods as a result of the Business Combination described above.
Impact of COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to spread throughout the United States and other parts of the world and has negatively affected the U.S. and global economies, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel and transport restrictions, including mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place” and quarantine restrictions. We have taken measures to protect the health and safety of our employees, including shifting many employees to remote work. We have also worked with our customers and suppliers to minimize disruptions, and we support our community in addressing the challenges posed by this ongoing global pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has generally disrupted the operations of our vendors, customers, and prospective customers, and may continue to disrupt their operations, including as a result of travel restrictions and/or business shutdowns, uncertainty in the financial markets, or other harm to their business and financial results. This disruption could result in a reduction to information technology budgets, delayed purchasing decisions, longer sales cycles, extended payment terms, the timing of payments, and postponed or canceled projects, all of which could negatively impact our business and operating results, including sales and cash flows. The ultimate impact of COVID-19, including the impact of any new strains or variants of the virus, on our financial and operating results is unknown and will depend on the length of time that the disruptions to our vendors, customers and prospective customers exist. The full extent of the impact of COVID-19 is unknown but we do not expect the COVID-19 pandemic to have a material impact on our business going forward.
Our Business Model
We primarily generate revenue through selling licenses to our data and analytics to customers over an entirely cloud-based platform via fixed price subscription and usage-based contracts. Data licensing subscriptions and minimum commitment usage-based contracts provide a large recurring revenue base for our business with a low incremental cost to serve each additional customer. Payment terms of our customer agreements are most commonly in advance on an either quarterly or annual basis, although a small number of large contracts have required payment terms quarterly in arrears. We also generate an immaterial amount of revenue from sales of third-party imagery, professional services, and customer support.
We employ a “land-and-expand” go-to-market strategy with the goal to deliver increasing value to our customers and generate more revenue with each customer over time by expanding the scope of the services we offer. We work closely with our customers and partners to enable their early success, both from an account management and technical management perspective. Deeper adoption from our customers comes in many forms, including more users, more area coverage, and more advanced software analytics capabilities.
Two key elements of our growth strategy include scaling in existing verticals and expanding into new verticals.
Scaling in Existing Verticals:
We plan to invest in sales, marketing and software solutions to drive our expansion within our existing customer base and further penetrate verticals that are early adopters of geospatial data, such as Civil Government, Agriculture, Defense & Intelligence, and Mapping. In addition, we plan to invest in expanding the analytic tools we make available to these customers with the goal of increasing the services we provide to these customers and more deeply embed our data and analytics into their business intelligence systems.
Expansion into New Verticals:
We plan to invest in our software engineering teams to develop solutions to address use cases in emerging markets in our industry such as Energy & Infrastructure, Finance & Insurance, and Consumer Packaged Goods. In addition, to expand our reach within vertical markets, we intend to leverage our open data platform with specific vertical partners to deliver vertical market-specific solutions. We believe our increased investment in developing software analytics solutions has the potential to accelerate the usage of our data and analytics across broader audiences.
Factors Affecting the Results of Operations
We believe that our financial condition and result of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this Current Report on Form 8-K or proxy statement/prospectus incorporated by reference, titled “Risk Factors.”
Continuing to Acquire New Customers
Attracting new customers is an important factor affecting our future growth and operating performance. We believe our ability to attract customers will be driven by our ability to continue to improve our data and offer software and analytic solutions that make our data easier to consume and integrate into our customers’ workflows, our success in offering new data sets and products to solve customer problems, increases in our global sales presence and increases in our marketing investments. We plan to invest in making our data more digestible and accessible to non-technical business users and build solutions to address more use cases and expand our addressable market. As a result of this strategy, we anticipate our research and development expenditures will increase in the near term. In addition, to expand our reach with customers, we intend to partner with independent software vendors and solution providers who are building vertical market-specific solutions. While we have customers and partners today in many markets, we believe that our increased investment in developing software analytics solutions has the potential to accelerate the usage of our data and analytics across broader audiences.
Retention and Expansion of Existing Customers
We are focused on increasing customer retention and expanding revenue with existing customers because this will affect our financial results, including revenues, gross profit, operating loss, and operating cash flows. To increase customer retention and expansion of revenue from existing customers, we are making a number of investments in our operations. Areas of investment that affect customer retention and expansion include our customer success function, continuous improvements to our existing data, and the software tools and analytic tools that make our data easier to consume and potentially result in our data becoming deeply embedded into customer workflows. Additionally, customer retention and expansion is driven by the speed with which our customers realize the value of our data once they become customers, our ability to cross-sell our different products to our existing customers and our ability to offer new products to our customers. As a result of the foregoing, we anticipate our cost of revenue, operating expenses, and capital expenditures will continue to increase and consequently, we are likely to experience losses in the near term, delaying our ability to achieve profitability and adversely affecting cash flows.
Developing New Sensors and Data Sets
We expect that our ability to provide new data sets through new sensors and new proprietary data will be an important factor for our long-term growth and future market penetration. We believe offering new data sets and fusing new data sets with our existing data sets will enable us to deliver greater value to our existing customers and help us attract new customers. This may require significant investment in technology and personnel and result in increased research and development costs as well as costs of revenue.
Investment Decisions
We regularly review our existing customers and target markets to determine where we should invest in our product and technology roadmap, both for our space systems engineering to enable new geospatial coverage models, as well as our software engineering focused on providing sophisticated analytics models and tools to service an expanding set of markets and use cases. Our financial performance relies heavily on effective balance between driving continued growth, maintaining technology leadership, and improving margins across the business.
Seasonality
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonality in our business and fluctuations in our operating results due to customer behavior, buying patterns and usage-based contracts. For example, we typically have customers who increase their usage of our data services when they need more frequent data monitoring over broader areas during peak agricultural seasons. These customers may expand their usage and then subsequently scale back. We believe that the seasonal trends that we have experienced in the past may occur in the future. To the extent that we experience seasonality, it may impact our operating results and financial metrics, as well as our ability to forecast future operating results and financial metrics. Additionally, when we introduce new products to the market, we may not have sufficient experience in selling certain products to determine if demand for these products are or will be subject to material seasonality.
Key Operational and Business Metrics
In addition to the measures presented in our consolidated financial statements, we use the following key operational and business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, develop financial forecasts, and make strategic decisions.
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Net Dollar Retention Rate |
98 | % | 132 | % | 113 | % | 102 | % | ||||||||
| Net Dollar Retention Rate including Winbacks |
105 | % | 136 | % | 117.0 | % | 103 | % | ||||||||
| EoP Customer Count |
742 | 563 | 618 | 442 | ||||||||||||
| % Recurring |
94 | % | 93 | % | 92 | % | 88 | % | ||||||||
| Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue |
9 | % | 29 | % | 27 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||
ACV and EoP ACV Book of Business
In connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize, we calculate Annual Contract Value (“ACV”) for contracts of one year or greater as the total amount of value that a customer has contracted to pay for the most recent 12 month period for the contract. For short-term contracts (contracts less than 12 months), ACV is equal to total contract value.
We also calculate EoP ACV Book of Business in connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize. We define EoP ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts. Active contracts exclude any contract that has been canceled, expired prior to the last day of the period without renewing, or for any other reason is not expected to generate revenue in the subsequent period. For contracts ending on the last day of the period, the ACV is either updated to reflect the ACV of the renewed contract or, if the contract has not yet renewed, the ACV is excluded from the EoP ACV Book of Business. We do not annualize short-term contracts in calculating our EoP ACV Book of Business. We calculate the ACV of usage-based contracts based on the committed contracted revenue or the revenue achieved on the usage-based contract in the prior 12-month period.
Net Dollar Retention Rate
We define Net Dollar Retention Rate as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We define existing customers as customers with an active contract with Planet. We believe our Net Dollar Retention Rate is a useful metric for investors as it can be used to measure our ability to retain and grow revenue generated from our existing customers, on which our ability to drive long-term growth and profitability is, in part, dependent. We use Net Dollar Retention Rate to assess customer adoption of new products, inform opportunities to make improvements across our products, identify opportunities to improve operations, and manage go to market functions, as well as to understand how much future growth may come from cross-selling and up-selling customers. Management applies judgment in determining the value of active contracts in a given period, as set forth in the definition of ACV above. Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 113% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to 102% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, due to our success in upselling and cross-selling to our existing customers during the period, as well as a reduction in customers with contract lengths less than one year. Net Dollar Retention Rate decreased to 98% for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to 132% for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to the lower renewal value of a large government contract and the discontinuation of services to a government customer that ceased to exist beginning in August 2021. In addition, the Net Dollar Retention Rate in the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was positively impacted by the significant increase in annual contract value from a contract with an existing international government customer.
Net Dollar Retention Rate including Winbacks
We report on two metrics for net dollar retention—net retention excluding winbacks and including winbacks. A winback is a previously existing customer who was inactive at the start of the fiscal year, but has reactivated during the same fiscal year period. The reactivation period must be within 24 months from the last active contract with the customer; otherwise, the customer is assumed as a new customer. We define Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers and winbacks in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We believe this metric is useful to investors as it captures the value of customer contracts that resume business with Planet after being inactive and thereby provides a quantification of Planet’s ability to recapture lost business. Management uses this metric to understand the adoption of our products and long-term customer retention, as well as the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives in re-engaging inactive customers. Beyond the judgments underlying managements’ calculation of Net Dollar Retention set forth above, there are no additional assumptions or estimates made in connection with Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 117% including winbacks as compared to 113% excluding winbacks for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021. Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks also increased to 103% as compared to 102% excluding winbacks for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks including winbacks decreased to 105% for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to 136% including winbacks for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The Net Dollar Retention including winbacks as of October 31, 2021 was primarily impacted by the discontinuation of services to a government customer that ceased to exist beginning in August 2021. In addition, the Net Dollar Retention Rate in the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was positively impacted by a significant expansion with an existing international government customer.
EoP Customer Count
We define EoP Customer Count as the total count of all existing customers at the end of the period. We define existing customers as customers with an active contract with Planet at the end of the reported period. For the purpose of this metric, we define a customer as a distinct entity that uses our data or services. We sell directly to customers, as well as indirectly through our partner network. If a partner does not provide the end customer’s name, then the partner is reported as the customer. Each customer, regardless of the number of active opportunities with Planet, is counted only once. For example, if a customer utilizes multiple products of Planet, we only count that customer once for purposes of EoP Customer Count. A customer with multiple divisions, segments, or subsidiaries are also counted as a single unique customer based on the parent organization or parent account. We believe EoP Customer Count is a useful metric for investors and management to track as it is an important indicator of the broader adoption of our platform and is a measure of our success in growing our market presence and penetration. Management applies judgment as to which customers are deemed to have an active contract in a period, as well as whether a customer is a distinct entity that uses our data or services. The EoP Customer Count increased to 618 as of January 31, 2021, as compared to 442 as of January 31, 2020. EoP Customer Count increased to 742 as of October 31, 2021, as compared to 563 as of October 31, 2020. These increases are primarily attributable to the increased demand for our data.
Percent of Recurring ACV
Percent of Recurring ACV is the portion of the total EoP ACV Book of Business that is recurring in nature. We define Percent of Recurring ACV as the dollar value of all data subscription contracts and the committed portion of usage-based contracts divided by the total dollar value of all contracts in our ACV Book of Business at a specific point in time. We believe Percent of Recurring ACV is useful to investors to better understand how much of our revenue is from customers that have the potential to renew their contracts over multiple years rather than being one-time in nature. We track Percent of Recurring ACV to inform estimates for the future revenue growth potential of our business and improve the predictability of our financial results. There are no significant estimates underlying management’s calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV, but management applies judgment as to which customers have an active contract at a period end for the purpose of determining ACV Book of Business, which is used as part of the calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV. Percent of Recurring ACV increased to 92% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to 88% for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2020. Percent of Recurring ACV increased to 94% for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to 93% for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. These increases are primarily attributable to scaling our business models towards subscription and annual commitment usage sales and a reduction in customers with contract lengths less than one year.
Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue
We define capital expenditures as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized internally developed software development costs, which are included in our statements of cash flows from investing activities. We define Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue as the total amount of capital expenditures divided by total revenue in the reported period. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a performance measure that we use to evaluate the appropriate level of capital expenditures needed to support demand for our data services and related revenue, and to provide a comparable view of our performance relative to other earth observation companies, which may invest significantly greater amounts in their satellites to deliver their data to customers. We use an agile space systems strategy, which means we invest in a larger number of significantly lower cost satellites and software infrastructure to automate the management of the satellites and to deliver our data to clients. Other earth observation companies may spend more than ten times on a single satellite what Planet spends to build and launch a fleet of 180 satellites. As a result of our strategy and our business model, our capital expenditures may be more similar to software companies with large data center infrastructure costs. Therefore, we believe it is important to look at our level of capital expenditure investments relative to revenue when evaluating our performance relative to other earth observation companies or to other software and data companies with significant data center infrastructure investment requirements. We believe Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a useful metric for investors because it provides visibility to the level of capital expenditures required to operate our business and our relative capital efficiency. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue increased to 27% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to 25% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in capital expenditures related to the launch of high-resolution satellites. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue decreased to 9% for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to 29% for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in capital expenditures to fund the build and deployment of our high-resolution fleet, as the remaining satellites in the SkySat constellation were launched in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
We derive revenue principally from licensing rights to use our imagery that is delivered digitally through our online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, but generally have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The data licenses are generally purchased via a fixed price contract on a subscription or usage basis, whereby a customer pays for access to our imagery or derived imagery data that may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, less frequently, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content licenses.
We also provide an immaterial amount of other services to customers, including professional services such as training, analytical services, research and development services to third parties, and other value-added activities related to our imagery, data and technology. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services and analytics contracts. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists of employee-related costs of performing account and data provisioning, customer support, satellite and engineering operations, as well as the costs of operating and retrieving information from the satellites, processing and storing the data retrieved, third party imagery expenses, depreciation of satellites and ground stations, and the amortization of capitalized internal-use software related to creating imagery provided to customers. Employee-related costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. To a lesser
extent, cost of revenue includes costs from professional services, including costs paid to subcontractors and certain third-party fees.
We expect cost of revenue to continue to increase as we invest in our delivery organization and future product sets that will likely require higher compute capacity. As we continue to grow our subscription revenue contracts and increase the revenue associated with our analytic capabilities, we anticipate further economies of scale on our satellites and other infrastructure costs as we incur lower marginal cost with each new customer we add to our platform.
Research and Development
Research and development expenditures primarily include personnel related expenses for employees and consultants, hardware costs, supplies costs, contractor fees and administrative expenses. Employee-related costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. Expenses classified as research and development are expensed as incurred and attributable to advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development and the research and development of new product iterations.
We continue to iterate on the design of our satellites and the capabilities of our automated operations to optimize for efficiency and technical capability of each satellite. Satellite costs associated with the design, manufacturing, launch, and commissioning of experimental satellites or other space related research and development activities are expensed as incurred.
We intend to continue to invest in our software platform development, machine learning and analytic tools and applications and new satellite technologies for both the satellite fleet operations and data collection capabilities to drive incremental value to our existing customers and to enable us to expand our traction in emerging markets and with new customers. As a result of the foregoing, we expect research and development expenditures to increase in future periods.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenditures primarily include costs incurred to market and distribute our products. Such costs include expenses related to advertising and conferences, sales commissions, salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for our sales and marketing personnel and sales office expenses. Sales and marketing costs are expensed as incurred.
We intend to continue to invest in our selling and marketing capabilities in the future and expect this expense to increase in future periods as we look to upsell new product features and expand into new market verticals. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue may fluctuate from period to period based on total revenue and the timing of our investments.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses include personnel-related expenses and facilities-related costs primarily for our executive, finance, accounting, legal and human resources functions. General and administrative expenses also include fees for professional services principally consisting of legal, audit, tax, and insurance, as well as executive management expenses. General and administrative expenses are expensed as incurred.
We expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses related to compliance and reporting obligations of public companies, and increased costs for insurance, investor relations, and professional services. As a result, we expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in future periods and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue, but we expect to realize operating scale with respect to these expenses over time as we grow our revenue.
Debt Extinguishment gain (loss)
Debt extinguishment gain (loss) reflects the gains or losses associated with the extinguishment of debt with Venture Lending & Leasing, Inc. (“Venture”), an affiliate of Western Technology Investment, or incurred in connection with our early repayment of such debt.
Interest Expense
Interest expense primarily consists of interest expense associated with our borrowings and amortization of debt issuance costs for our loans. Our debt as of October 31, 2021 included loans with Venture and our Credit Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”). We subsequently repaid our debt with SVB and Hercules, of $67.1 million, including the outstanding principal, accrued interest and repayment fees, after the Business Combination was consummated.
Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities
Change in fair value of liabilities includes the change in fair value of our Series B and Series D Preferred Stock Warrant liabilities and the change in fair value of our convertible notes. We expect to incur other incremental income or expense for the fair value adjustments for the outstanding warrant liabilities at the end of each reporting period or through the exercise of the warrants. We expect to incur an incremental other income or expense for the fair value adjustments for the outstanding convertible notes through the conversion of the notes. Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the convertible notes converted into shares of Former Planet Class A common stock.
Other Income (Expenses), net
Other income, net, consists of interest income earned and net gains or losses on foreign currency.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes, as well as those foreign jurisdictions where we have business operations, based on enacted tax rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We believe that it is more likely than not that the majority of the U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, we recorded a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in these jurisdictions.
Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended October 31, 2020
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the interim periods indicated and the changes between such periods.
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$ | 94,063 | $ | 82,887 | $ | 11,176 | 13 | % | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue |
59,757 | 64,558 | (4,801 | ) | (7 | )% | ||||||||||
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34,306 | 18,329 | 15,977 | 87 | % | |||||||||||
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| Research and development |
39,521 | 32,441 | 7,080 | 22 | % | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing |
33,691 | 27,221 | 6,470 | 24 | % | |||||||||||
| General and administrative |
31,939 | 25,548 | 6,391 | 25 | % | |||||||||||
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(70,845 | ) | (66,881 | ) | (3,964 | ) | 6 | % | ||||||||
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— | 673 | (673 | ) | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
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| Interest expense |
(7,750 | ) | (6,835 | ) | (915 | ) | 13 | % | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible |
(11,429 | ) | (16,513 | ) | 5,084 | (31 | )% | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net |
(313 | ) | 520 | (833 | ) | (160 | )% | |||||||||
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(90,337 | ) | (89,036 | ) | (1,301 | ) | 1 | % | ||||||||
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822 | 569 | 253 | 44 | % | |||||||||||
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Revenue
Revenue increased $11.2 million, or 13%, to $94.1 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 from $82.9 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The increase is due, in part, to a significant new customer contract in Europe which resulted in a $10.5 million increase in revenue for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, and an increase in total customers worldwide, which was offset by the timing of renewal of a significant customer at the end of December 2020 that resulted in a decrease in revenue of approximately $7.0 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021. Total customers increased approximately 32% from an EoP Customer Count of 563 as of October 31, 2020 to 742 as of October 31, 2021. The increase in total customers and the associated revenue from those customers was largely due to our investment in expanding our sales and marketing teams.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue decreased $4.8 million, or 7%, to $59.8 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $64.6 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily due to an $8.1 million decrease in depreciation expense, mainly associated with reduced satellite depreciation expense, primarily as a result of an increase in the estimated useful life of certain of our high resolution satellites from six years to nine years effective February 1, 2021. See Note 2 in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2021 and for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K for information on the change in estimate. The decrease in depreciation and amortization was partially offset by an increase in hosting costs of $4.1 million associated with the increase in archive data costs and the growth of our customer base by approximately 180 customers, or 32%.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $7.1 million, or 22%, to $39.5 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $32.4 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $7.6 million in employee and personnel costs associated with research and development as a result of an increase in headcount and stock-based compensation expenses. Other increases include an increase of $1.7 million related to spacecraft research and development spend. These increases were offset by $2.7 million of contra-research and development expenses related to the partnership with Carbon Mapper, Inc. in the nine months ended October 31, 2021.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased $6.5 million, or 24%, to $33.7 million, for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $27.2 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $4.8 million in employee and personnel costs associated with sales and marketing as a result of an increase in headcount, commissions and stock-based compensation expenses. The increase was also due to an increase of $1.0 million in marketing program expenses related to events and other virtual campaigns.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased $6.4 million, or 25%, to $31.9 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $25.5 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily related to an increase in finance and accounting personnel costs of $6.2 million as a result of an increase in headcount and stock-based compensation expenses as well as an increase to professional service fees, including legal, audit and accounting fees.
Debt Extinguishment Gain
Debt extinguishment gain for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, reflects the gain realized upon the repayment of $2.6 million of our borrowings under the Venture Tranche B Loans.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $0.9 million, or 13%, to $7.8 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $6.8 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in interest expense is due to the additional $15.0 million loan under our Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules in June 2020.
Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities
The change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities decreased $5.1 million to $11.4 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $16.5 million for the same period in 2020.
The change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities during the nine months ended October 31, 2021 reflects a $9.1 million loss due to the revaluation of the 2020 Convertible Notes, and a $2.7 million loss due to the revaluation of the liability classified Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants, offset by a $0.4 million gain due to the revaluation of the Venture Tranche B convertible note.
The change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities during the nine months ended October 31, 2020 reflects a $15.2 million loss due to the revaluation of the 2020 Convertible Notes, a $0.1 million loss due to the revaluation of the Venture Tranche B convertible notes and a $1.2 million loss due to the revaluation of the liability classified Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense) of $(0.3) million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, primarily reflects realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes increased to $0.8 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, from $0.6 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.
Year Ended January 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended January 31, 2020
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the years indicated, and the changes between such periods.
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$ | 113,168 | $ | 95,736 | $ | 17,432 | 18 | % | ||||||||
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87,383 | 102,393 | (15,010 | (15 | )% | |||||||||||
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25,785 | (6,657 | ) | 32,442 | (487 | )% | ||||||||||
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43,825 | 37,871 | 5,954 | 16 | % | |||||||||||
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37,268 | 34,913 | 2,355 | 7 | % | |||||||||||
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32,134 | 27,019 | 5,115 | 19 | % | |||||||||||
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113,227 | 99,803 | 13,424 | 13 | % | |||||||||||
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(87,442 | ) | (106,460 | ) | 19,018 | (18 | )% | |||||||||
| Debt extinguishment gain (loss) |
673 | (11,529 | ) | 12,202 | (106 | )% | ||||||||||
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(9,447 | ) | (6,946 | ) | (2,501 | ) | 36 | % | ||||||||
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(30,053 | ) | 207 | (30,260 | ) | (14,618 | )% | |||||||||
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239 | 1,144 | (905 | ) | (79 | )% | ||||||||||
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(38,588 | ) | (17,124 | ) | (21,464 | ) | 125 | % | ||||||||
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(126,030 | ) | (123,584 | ) | (2,446 | ) | 2 | % | ||||||||
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1,073 | 130 | 943 | 725 | % | |||||||||||
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$ | (127,103 | ) | $ | (123,714 | ) | $ | (3,389 | ) | 3 | % | |||||
Revenue
Revenue increased $17.4 million, or 18%, to $113.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 from $95.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is primarily attributable to an increase in the value of our existing customer contracts and an increase in new customer contracts. EoP Customer Count increased approximately 40% from 442 as of January 31, 2020 to 618 as of January 31, 2021. The increase in revenue and EoP Customer Count was largely due to our expanded marketing efforts, investment in new high resolution data offerings, investments in analytic capabilities, and expansion of our commercial sales team globally.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue decreased $15.0 million, or 15%, to $87.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, from $102.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The decrease in cost of revenue is driven by a $13.9 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expense year-over-year, in large part due to a reduction in satellite depreciation related to our RapidEye fleet of satellites. Our RapidEye satellite fleet reached the end of its useful life in March 2020 and did not require replacement as customers were able to transition to our PlanetScope products. This resulted in a $7.6 million decrease in depreciation and amortization for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021. The end of life of the RapidEye fleet also resulted in a $1.5 million decrease in ground station costs. These decreases were offset in part by an increase in hosting costs of $2.6 million resulting from the increase in archive data and current data accessed by our growing customer base.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $6.0 million, or 16%, to $43.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, from $37.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The increase in research and development expense is primarily due to an employee and personnel cost increase of $6.9 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, which resulted from an increase in headcount in both our space systems and software development teams.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased $2.4 million, or 7%, to $37.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, from $34.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The increase in sales and marketing expense is primarily related to the increase in headcount in the sales and marketing organization. This increase was offset by the reduction in travel, entertainment, and marketing spend due to COVID-19, as our user conference was transitioned from an in-person event in the fall of 2019 to a virtual event in the fall of 2020 at lower cost, and employees were discouraged from traveling to meet customers. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 32.9% from 36.5% due to the increase in revenue in addition to the lower non-personnel related costs.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased $5.1 million, or 19%, to $32.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, from $27.0 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. The increase in general and administrative expense is primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $6.6 million due to options granted to executives during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021. This increase was partially offset by lower travel and entertainment expenses and other overhead expenses due to COVID-19.
As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses remained flat at approximately 28%.
Debt Extinguishment (Gain) Loss
Debt extinguishment gain for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 reflects the gain realized upon the repayment of a portion of our borrowings under the Venture Tranche B loans.
Debt extinguishment loss for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020 reflects the loss realized upon the early repayment of the 2017 Venture loans.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $2.5 million, or 36%, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, from $6.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. This increase was primarily related to an increase in borrowings under our Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in borrowings under the 2017 Venture loans.
Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities
The change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities was a loss of $30.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as compared to a gain of $0.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020.
The change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 reflects a $24.4 million loss due to the revaluation of the 2020 Convertible Notes, a $0.7 million loss due to the revaluation of the Venture Tranche B convertible note, and a $4.9 million loss due to the revaluation of the liability classified Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants. The increase in fair value of these instruments is primarily related to the increase in our enterprise valuation.
The change in fair value of liabilities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020 reflects a $0.2 million gain due to the revaluation of the Venture Tranche B convertible note and a $0.1 million gain due to the revaluation of the liability classified Series B and Series D preferred stock warrant.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense) of $0.2 million and $1.1 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, primarily reflects realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes increased to $1.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 from $0.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the foreign withholding taxes. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rates for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and the tax impact of the non-deductible revaluation loss on our convertible debts.
Non-GAAP Information
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA which are non-GAAP performance measures that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our operating performance, as they are similar to measures reported by our public competitors and are regularly used by security analysts, institutional investors, and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects.
As mentioned above, Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures, are additions, and not substitutes for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to gross profit, net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Further, Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry and facilitates comparisons on a consistent basis across reporting periods. Further, we believe it is helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results because it excludes items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.
We include these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by management to evaluate our core operating performance and trends and to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital and new investments.
Non-GAAP Gross Profit excludes stock-based compensation expenses that are classified as cost of revenue, which is required in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain expenses that are required in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We exclude in this calculation certain non-cash expenses, such as depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities, and expenses that are considered unrelated to our underlying business performance, such as interest income, interest expense, and taxes.
Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss)
We define and calculate Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss) as gross profit adjusted for stock-based compensation classified as cost of revenue, and Non-GAAP Gross Margin percentage as the percentage of Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss) to revenue as outlined in the reconciliation below.
The table below reconciles our Gross Profit (Loss) (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss), for the periods indicated:
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$ | 34,306 | $ | 18,329 | $ | 25,785 | $ | (6,657 | ) | |||||||
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Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Loss) excludes stock-based compensation, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy.
Adjusted EBITDA
We define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net loss before the impact of interest income and expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for the following items: stock-based compensation, change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities, gain or loss on the extinguishment of debt and non-operating income and expenses such as foreign currency exchange gain or loss, as outlined in the reconciliation below.
The table below reconciles our net loss (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
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$ | (91,159 | ) | $ | (89,605 | ) | $ | (127,103 | ) | $ | (123,714 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense |
7,750 | 6,835 | 9,447 | 6,946 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income |
(12 | ) | (49 | ) | (53 | ) | (980 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax provision |
822 | 569 | 1,073 | 130 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
33,865 | 46,300 | 62,212 | 77,629 | ||||||||||||
| Debt extinguishment (gain) loss |
— | (673 | ) | (673 | ) | 11,529 | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities |
11,429 | 16,513 | 30,053 | (207 | ) | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
12,619 | 11,089 | 14,012 | 5,071 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense |
325 | (471 | ) | (186 | ) | (164 | ) | |||||||||
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There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA, including:
| • | Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy; |
| • | Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization expense and, although these are non-cash expenses, the assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future; |
| • | Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt, which reduces cash available to us; |
| • | Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax expense that reduces cash available to us; and |
| • | the expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude from similar measures when they report their operating results. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our operations have historically been primarily funded by the net proceeds from the sale of our equity securities and borrowings under our credit facilities, as well as cash received from our customers. As of January 31, 2021 and 2020, we had $71.2 million and $21.7 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, and an accumulated deficit of $639.9 million and $512.8 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2021, we had $59.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and an accumulated deficit of $731.1 million.
We measure liquidity in terms of our ability to fund the cash requirements of our business operations, including working capital and capital expenditure needs, contractual obligations, including our debt obligations as described below, and other commitments, with cash flows from operations and other sources of funding. Our current working capital needs relate mainly to our continued development of our platform and product offerings in new markets, as well as compensation and benefits of our employees. Our ability to expand and grow our business will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs and the evolution of our operating cash flows.
We have historically generated net losses and negative cash flows from operations. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, prior to the conversion of the 2020 Convertible Notes into shares of Former Planet Class A common stock in connection with the Business Combination, certain other indebtedness was to become due and payable in March 2022. These conditions raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Business Combination closed on that date, our cash and cash equivalents would have amounted to approximately $527.8 million at October 31, 2021, as adjusted for the net proceeds received in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. We expect that our operating cash flows together with our cash on hand and the cash received in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (including the proceeds of the Private Placement), provide us with the ability to meet our obligations as they become due within one year from the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and have determined that substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern no longer exists.
We may, however, need additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other developments, including unanticipated regulatory developments, significant acquisitions and competitive pressures. We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to continue to increase in the immediate future, as we seek to grow our business. To the extent that our current resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing. The sale of additional equity would result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of debt financing would result in debt service obligations and the instruments governing such debt could provide for operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that any such equity or debt financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all. If the needed financing is not available, or if the terms of financing are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to decrease our level of investment in software and market expansion efforts or to scale back our existing operations, which could have an adverse impact on our business and financial prospects.
Debt
The principal balance of our outstanding debt was $144.1 million as of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, which comprised, for each period, the Venture Loan Amendment, SVB and Hercules Loan and 2020 Convertible Notes discussed below.
Venture Loans
In November 2014, we entered into a secured term loan agreement with Venture for a $25.0 million loan with an interest rate of 11.0% per annum (the prime rate plus 7.75%, minimum of 11.0%) (the “2014 loan”). We drew the full amount under the loan agreement in November 2014, which was fully repaid in March 2019.
In May 2017, we entered into two additional secured term loan agreements (the “2017 loan agreements”) with Venture for loan amounts of $25.0 million each (the “2017 loans”). Each of the 2017 loans bore an interest rate of 11.0% per annum. We drew down $25.0 million ($12.5 million from each of the two 2017 loans) in May 2017, which was scheduled to mature in November 2021, with the remaining $25.0 million ($12.5 million from each of the two 2017 loans) which was scheduled to mature in August 2022, drawn down in February 2018.
Under the terms of the 2017 loan agreements, we were required to make majority interest-only payments until May 2019 (with nominal amounts for principal repayments) for the first $25.0 million that was drawn down in May 2017 and majority interest-only payments until February 2020 (with nominal amounts for principal repayments) for the remaining $25.0 million that was drawn in February 2018. In June 2019, we paid the remaining $49.0 million of outstanding balance of the 2017 loans from Venture in cash prior to their scheduled
repayments. In connection with the repayment, we issued subordinated debt to Venture (“Venture Tranche B”, further described below) representing a prepayment penalty, with a nominal value of $8.6 million and a fair value of $11.0 million for the debt upon issuance.
Borrowings under the 2017 loans from Venture were collateralized by certain of our assets, including our internally developed technology. The 2017 loan agreements included customary events of default provisions, including failure to pay amounts due, breaches of covenants and warranties, certain judgments and judicial actions against us, material adverse effect events, cross default and insolvency. If an event of default occurred, Venture was entitled to require immediate repayment of all amounts due.
In connection with the 2014 loan, we issued warrants to Venture for the purchase of up to 497,010 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock, with an exercise price of $5.030 per share. The warrants were exercised in connection with the Business Combination.
In connection with the 2017 loans, we issued warrants to Venture for the purchase of up to 243,470 and 243,470 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock (convertible into common stock) for the loan amounts drawn in 2018 and 2017, respectively, with an exercise price of $14.375 per share. The warrants were exercised in connection with the Business Combination.
On June 21, 2019, we amended the 2017 loan agreements with Venture (the “Amendment”). Under the Amendment, the 2017 loans were bifurcated into two tranches: Tranche A, in an amount of $49.0 million, representing the remaining principal amount of the 2017 loans; and Tranche B, in an amount of $8.6 million, representing the 2017 loans prepayment penalty. Tranche A was paid in full upon the execution of the Amendment. Tranche B, consisting of two separate subordinated contract liability instruments of $4.3 million each (the “Venture Tranche B Loans”), remained outstanding as of October 31, 2021. The Venture Tranche B Loans bore no interest, had no maturity date or prepayment schedule, and were subordinate to the SVB and Hercules Loan (see below) for any security interest or lien. At the option of the lenders, the Venture Tranche B Loans could be converted into Series D convertible preferred stock at any time. In addition, the Venture Tranche B Loans included conversion features conditioned on future rounds of preferred equity financing, and bridge financing. The Venture Tranche B Loans were not pre-payable.
The Venture Tranche B Loans were to become due and payable in full upon an Acceleration Event (as defined in the Amendment), which includes an event of default, a change in control, an initial public offering or a liquidity event. The Venture Tranche B Loans also included optional prepayment and conversion features contingent upon additional debt issuance.
In July 2021, we amended certain terms of our Venture Tranche B Loans to provide for, among other things, (i) an amendment to the definition of an initial public offering to include the acquisition by a special purchase acquisition company and (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic conversion of the outstanding principal under the notes into bridge financing securities. The form of bridge financing securities to be issued were substantially in the same form as our amended 2020 Convertible Notes and would result in such bridge financing securities being converted into shares of Class A common stock immediately prior to the Closing at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) the Capped Price immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination or (ii) 80% of the value of consideration payable per each share of Class A common stock provided for in the Business Combination.
In July 2021, we amended certain terms of warrants issued to Venture to provide for, among other things, (i) an amendment to the definition of an initial public offering to include the acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company and (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic exchange of the warrants for shares of our securities.
During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, we repaid $2.6 million of the Venture Tranche B Loans. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, $6.0 million was outstanding under the Venture Tranche B loans. The Venture B Tranche loan included customary restrictive covenants that imposed operating and financial restrictions
on us, including restrictions on our ability to take actions that could be in our best interests. We were in compliance with all of the covenants as of October 31, 2021.
As discussed above, immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Venture Tranche B Loans converted into shares of Former Planet Class A common stock.
SVB and Hercules Credit Agreement
On June 21, 2019, we entered into a Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules for a $50 million secured loan (the “2019 SVB and Hercules Loan”) with an interest rate of 11.0% per annum (the prime rate plus 5.5%, minimum of 11.0%). The 2019 SVB and Hercules Loan was set to mature in June 2022. With the proceeds from the 2019 SVB and Hercules Loan, we repaid $49.0 million of senior secured debt (the Venture 2017 loans above). Under the terms of the 2019 SVB and Hercules Loan agreement, we were required to make interest-only payments until the maturity date of June 2022.
On June 5, 2020, we obtained a $15 million secured loan from SVB and Hercules (the “2020 SVB and Hercules Loan” and together with the 2019 SVB and Hercules Loan, the “SVB and Hercules Loans”). The 2020 SVB and Hercules Loan bore an interest rate of 11.0% per annum and was set to mature in June 2022. This maturity date was subject to a springing maturity condition, whereby, if 91 days prior to the June 21, 2022 maturity date of the 2020 Convertible Notes, the outstanding 2020 Convertible Notes had not been converted into equity securities, then the SVB and Hercules Loan would become due and payable, including any accrued and unpaid interest as well as any unpaid but payable fees. With the proceeds from the 2020 SVB and Hercules Loan, we repaid $2.6 million, or 30%, of the face value of the Venture Tranche B Loans.
In connection with the SVB and Hercules Loans, we issued warrants for the purchase of shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $0.00002 per share. The warrants to purchase 685,320 shares and 250,780 shares were set to expire in June 2029 and June 2030, respectively.
As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, $67.0 million was outstanding under the SVB and Hercules Loans. Borrowings under the SVB and Hercules Loans were collateralized by certain of our assets, including our internally developed technology. The SVB and Hercules Loans agreements included customary events of default provisions and customary restrictive covenants that imposed operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to take actions that could be in our best interests. These restrictive covenants included operating covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness, effect certain acquisitions or make other fundamental changes.
The Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules required us to deliver audited financial statements that do not contain an explanatory paragraph regarding “going concern”. We executed letters with SVB and Hercules in which SVB and Hercules agreed to waive any purported breach of the debt agreement with respect to our delivery of audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021. As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, we were in compliance with, or had received appropriate waivers for, the covenants associated with our Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules.
As discussed above, upon closing of the Business Combination, the outstanding principal, accrued interest and prepayment fees of $67.1 million of the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules was repaid.
2020 Convertible Promissory Notes
During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, we entered into a Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which we issued to them certain convertible notes (the “2020 Convertible Notes”). The 2020 Convertible Notes bore interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum with quarterly compounding and were set to mature on June 22, 2022. The principal amount of 2020 Convertible Notes issued was $71.1 million in aggregate. The 2020 Convertible Notes contained automatic conversion features in the event of the closing of our next sale of preferred stock occurring on or prior to the 2020 Convertible Notes’ maturity date resulting in gross proceeds in excess of at least $75.0 million (a “Next Equity Financing”). Upon closing of
a Next Equity Financing, all outstanding principal and accrued interest under the 2020 Convertible Notes would automatically convert at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price received from investors in the Next Equity Financing and (ii) $2.5 billion divided by our fully diluted capitalization (the “Capped Price”), immediately prior to the closing of the Next Equity Financing.
The 2020 Convertible Notes also contained an optional conversion feature upon an equity financing by us which does not constitute a Next Equity Financing (a “Non-Qualified Financing Conversion”). In the event of a Non-Qualified Financing Conversion, the 2020 Convertible Notes would be convertible at the option of the holder into a series of capital stock issued in the Non-Qualified Financing at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price received from investors in the Non-Qualified Financing and (ii) the Capped Price.
In the event of a change of control, defined as any transaction that qualifies as a “Liquidation Event” as defined in our certificate of incorporation in effect as of the initial closing of the issuances of the 2020 Convertible Notes, except for liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Planet Labs Inc., prior to repayment in full and prior to the Next Equity Financing, at the option of certain holders, either (i) we shall pay 200% of the then outstanding principal, plus accrued interest, or (ii) the 2020 Convertible Notes shall convert into common stock at a conversion price equal to the Capped Price immediately prior to the closing of the Change of Control.
In July 2021, we amended certain terms of our 2020 Convertible Notes to provide for, among other things, the automatic conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the notes into shares of Class A common stock immediately prior to the Closing. The conversion price in such event is equal to the lesser of (i) the Capped Price immediately prior to the Closing or (ii) 80% of the value of consideration payable per each share of Class A common stock provided for in the Business Combination.
Warrants for the issuance of 989,528 shares of Series D preferred stock, at an exercise price of $11.437544, were issued in connection with the 2020 Convertible Notes. As of October 31, 2021, the warrants were outstanding and are exercisable at any time until expiration in 2030.
In November 2021, we amended certain terms of certain warrants for the purchase of Series D convertible preferred stock issued in connection with the 2020 Convertible Notes. The amendments include, among other things, (i) an amendment to the definition of an initial public offering to include the acquisition of Planet Labs Inc. by a special purpose acquisition company and (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of an initial public offering, the automatic exchange of the warrants for shares of our securities.
As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, $71.1 million was outstanding under the 2020 Convertible Notes.
As discussed above, immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the 2020 Convertible Notes converted into shares of Former Planet Class A common stock.
Statement of Cash Flows
The following tables present a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the following comparative periods. For additional detail, please see the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as presented within the Consolidated Financial Statements and Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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$ | (21,016 | ) | $ | (28,096 | ) | $ | (4,027 | ) | $ | (33,687 | ) | ||||
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(9,183 | ) | (24,276 | ) | (30,800 | ) | (27,172 | ) | ||||||||
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19,513 | 83,839 | 83,940 | 8,728 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, primarily consisted of the net loss of $91.2 million, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash items included depreciation and amortization expense of $33.9 million, stock-based compensation expense of $12.6 million and a change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities and convertible notes of $11.4 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $32.3 million decrease in accounts receivable, $2.0 million increase in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities and a $6.8 million increase in deferred hosting costs, which was offset by a $17.4 million decrease in deferred revenue and $12.9 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets.
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, primarily consisted of the net loss of $89.6 million, adjusted for non-cash items, which included depreciation and amortization expense of $46.3 million, a change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities and convertible notes of $16.5 million and stock-based compensation expense of $11.1 million. These non-cash items were partially offset by a change in operating assets and liabilities of $14.8 million.
Net cash used in operating activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, primarily consisted of the net loss of $127.1 million, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash items included depreciation and amortization expense of $62.2 million, stock-based compensation expense of $14.0 million, and the change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities and convertible notes of $30.1 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $14.4 million increase in deferred revenue, a $11.0 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, a $8.0 million increase in deferred hosting costs, and a $2.6 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, which were partially offset by a $19.9 million increase in accounts receivable and $2.2 million decrease in deferred rent.
Net cash used in operating activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, primarily consisted of the net loss of $123.7 million, adjusted for non-cash items, which included depreciation and amortization expense of $77.6 million, stock-based compensation expense of $5.1 million and a loss on extinguishment of debt of $11.5 million. These non-cash items were partially offset by a change in operating assets and liabilities of $6.0 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $27.3 million decrease in deferred revenue and $3.7 million decrease in deferred rent, which were offset partially by a $9.0 million decrease in accounts receivable and $12.9 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets.
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, consisted of purchases of property and equipment of $6.1 million, inclusive of satellite expenditures of $5.8 million, and capitalized internal-use software costs of $2.7 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, consisted of purchases of property and equipment of $20.8 million, inclusive of satellite expenditures of $17.5 million, and capitalized internal-use software costs of $3.0 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, consisted of purchases of property and equipment of $26.1 million, inclusive of satellite expenditures of $25.0 million, and capitalized internal-use software costs of $4.0 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, consisted of purchases of property and equipment of $16.7 million, inclusive of satellite expenditures of $13.4 million and capitalized internal-use software costs of $7.4 million. Cash used in investing activities also includes $2.5 million, net of cash acquired for the acquisition of Boundless Spatial, Inc. in March 2019.
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2021, consisted of proceeds from the exercise of common stock options of $24.4 million, inclusive of an early exercise of $17.9 million in July 2021, which was partially offset by payment of deferred transaction costs of $5.3 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, consisted of proceeds of $71.1 million received from the issuance of a portion of the 2020 Convertible Notes and warrants and $14.9 million net proceeds received from borrowings under the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules which was partially offset by repayment of $2.6 million of principal balance of the Venture Tranche B Loans.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, primarily consisted of net proceeds of $71.1 million received from the issuance of the 2020 Convertible Promissory Notes and warrants and $14.9 million net proceeds received from borrowings under the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules. The proceeds received from the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules were used in part for the repayment of $2.6 million of principal balance of the Venture Tranche B Loans.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, primarily consisted of $10.0 million in net proceeds received from the issuance of Series D preferred stock, $49.6 million in net proceeds received borrowings under the Credit Agreement with SVB and Hercules. These proceeds were partially offset by repayment of the 2017 loans from Venture of $51.2 million.
Contractual Obligations
The following table and the information that follows summarizes our contractual obligations as of October 31, 2021.
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8,288 | 4,119 | 3,557 | 578 | 34 | |||||||||||||||
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186,992 | 18,791 | 55,799 | 62,613 | 49,789 | |||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Includes operating leases of corporate office facilities, including our headquarters in San Francisco, California. |
| (2) | Includes purchase commitments under non-cancelable future satellite launch services and ground station services, including leases, to be performed by third-parties. |
| (3) | Includes minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google, LLC (“Google”) through January 31, 2028. Please refer to Note 11 in our audited consolidated financial statements included in our proxy statement/prospectus incorporated by reference for information regarding our related party transactions with Google. |
| (4) | Includes principal due under the SVB and Hercules Loan and the 2020 Convertible Notes and excludes interest due under the SVB and Hercules Loan and 2020 Convertible Notes of $7.0 million as of October 31, 2021. The Venture Tranche B Loans, with a principal balance of $6.0 million, are classified as a current liability as it has no stated maturity. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet activities or have any arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities, such as variable interest, special purpose, and structured finance entities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described below have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements and, therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. Accordingly, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). Under Topic 606, we recognize revenue under the core principle to depict the transfer of control to our customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which we expect to be entitled. In order to achieve that core principle, we apply the following five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied.
We derive our revenue principally from licensing rights to use imagery that is delivered digitally through our online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, however, generally they have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The licenses are generally purchased on a subscription basis, whereby a customer pays for access to our imagery that may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content licenses at the time of download. Our imagery licensing agreements and service agreements are generally non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions. The recognition and measurement of revenue requires the use of judgments and estimates. Specifically, judgment is used in identifying the performance obligations and the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of the performance obligations.
At contract inception, we assess the product offerings in our contracts to identify performance obligations that are distinct. A performance obligation is distinct when it is separately identifiable from other items in a bundled package and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. To identify the performance obligations, we consider all of the product offerings promised in the contract.
Data licensing arrangements generally provide customers with the right to access imagery through our platform, download content on a limited or unlimited basis over the contractual period depending on the terms of the applicable contract, or provide both the right to access imagery and download content. We have determined that access to imagery through our online platform and the ability to download such imagery represent two separate performance obligations. As such, a portion of the total contract consideration related to access to continuously updated imagery content is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. At contract inception, existing or archived imagery is available for download by the customer. The existing or archived imagery has significant standalone functionality and is not updated once licensed to a particular customer. As such, the portion of the contract consideration related to the download license of existing or archive imagery content is recognized as revenue at the commencement of the contract when control of the imagery is transferred, and the imagery is available for download by the customer. The portion of the contractual consideration related to the download of monitoring imagery content is recognized over the term of the contract utilizing a usage-based output measure of progress based on the download capacity specified in the contract. To the extent the number of downloads of the specified imagery content is unlimited, the contractual consideration related to downloads is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.
When our contracts with customers contain more than a single performance obligation, management allocates the total contract consideration to each performance obligation on a relative SSP basis. The SSP is the price at which we would sell a promised product or service separately to a customer. Judgment is required to determine the SSP
for each distinct performance obligation. We determine the SSP by considering our overall pricing practices and market conditions, including our discounting practices, the size and volume of our transactions, the customer demographic, price lists, historical sales, contract prices and customer relationships.
We also provide other services to customers, including professional services such as training, analytical services, research and development services to third parties, and other value-added activities related to imagery products. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services contracts. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed.
We recognize revenue on a gross basis. We are the principal in the transaction as we are the party responsible for the performance obligation and we control the product or service before transferring it to the customer.
The transaction price is the total amount of consideration that we expect to be entitled to in exchange for the product offerings in a contract. The prices of imagery licensing and other services are generally fixed at contract inception and therefore, our contracts do not contain a significant amount of variable consideration. From time to time, we may enter into contracts with our customers that provide a form of variable consideration, including a revenue share arrangement. For these arrangements, we estimate the variable consideration at the contract inception based on the most likely amount in a range of possible outcomes. The estimate of variable consideration is reassessed on a quarterly basis.
We typically bill in advance either quarterly or annually for contracts with terms of one year or longer. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the underlying performance obligations have been satisfied. Advance payments from customers have been categorized as current or non-current deferred revenue based on the expected performance date. We applied the practical expedient in Topic 606 and did not evaluate contracts of one year or less for the existence of a significant financing component. The financing component of multi-year contracts was not significant.
Stock-Based Compensation and Common Stock Valuation
Stock-based compensation expense is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the stock-based awards, and is recognized over the requisite service period. We determine the fair value of stock-based awards granted or modified on the modification date at fair value, using appropriate valuation techniques. We recognize forfeitures as they occur.
We grant certain awards, primarily options, that vest based upon a service condition. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options granted. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the underlying common stock, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the price of the common stock, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the common stock. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option awards represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. We record stock-based compensation expense for stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally four years.
The fair value of the Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) is the fair value of the underlying stock at the measurement date. For awards that are subject to both time-based service and performance conditions (including liquidity events), no expense is recognized until it is probable that the vesting criteria would be met. Stock-based compensation expense for awards with performance and other vesting criteria is recognized as expense under an accelerated graded vesting model.
We have historically granted stock options at an exercise price equal to the fair value as determined by the Board of Directors on the date of grant. Given the absence of a public market for our common stock, our Board of Directors estimated the fair value of our common stock at the time of each grant of an equity-based award.
Common Stock Valuations
Our Board of Directors utilized various valuation methodologies in accordance with the framework of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Technical Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, to estimate the fair value of our common stock. These estimates and assumptions include numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of our common stock at each grant date, including the following factors:
| • | relevant precedent transactions including our capital transactions; |
| • | the liquidation preferences, rights, preferences, and privileges of our preferred stock relative to the common stock; |
| • | our actual operating and financial performance; |
| • | our current business conditions and projections; |
| • | our stage of development; |
| • | the likelihood and timing of achieving a liquidity event for the common stock underlying the stock options, such as an initial public offering, given prevailing market conditions; |
| • | any adjustment necessary to recognize a lack of marketability of the common stock underlying the granted options; |
| • | the market performance of comparable publicly traded companies; and |
| • | U.S. and global capital market conditions. |
In valuing our common stock, our Board of Directors determined the equity value of our business generally using the income approach and the market approach valuation methods. In allocating the equity value, we considered and have used a combination of the option pricing method, or OPM, the Probability Weighted Expected Return Method, or PWERM, and the Hybrid Method (which is a combination of the OPM and PWERM). When using the Hybrid Method, it involves the estimation of multiple future potential outcomes for us and estimates of the probability of each respective potential outcome. The common stock per share value determined using this approach is ultimately based upon probability-weighted per share values resulting from the various future scenarios. Our scenarios included the use of an initial public offering scenario and a scenario assuming continued operation as a private entity (in which an OPM was applied). After the Equity Value is determined and allocated to the various classes of shares, a discount for lack of marketability, or DLOM, is applied to arrive at the fair value of the common stock. A DLOM is applied based on the theory that as a private company, an owner of the stock has limited opportunities to sell this stock and any such sale would involve significant transaction costs, thereby reducing overall fair market value.
In addition, we also considered any secondary transactions involving our capital stock. In our evaluation of those transactions, we considered the facts and circumstances of each transaction to determine the extent to which they represented a fair value exchange. Factors considered include transaction volume, timing, whether the transactions occurred among willing and unrelated parties, and whether the transactions involved investors with access to our financial information.
Application of these approaches involves the use of estimates, judgment, and assumptions that are highly complex and subjective, such as those regarding our expected future revenue, expenses, and future cash flows, discount rates, market multiples, the selection of comparable companies, and the probability of possible future events. Changes in any or all of these estimates and assumptions or the relationships between those assumptions impact our valuations as of each valuation date and may have a material impact on the valuation of our common stock.
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the fair value of our common stock will be determined based on the quoted market price on the NYSE.
Preferred Stock Warrants and Convertible Notes
As of October 31, 2021, we had preferred stock warrants which were exercisable for Series B and Series D preferred stock. We evaluated the Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded the Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, the settlement provisions of the Series B and certain Series D preferred stock warrants meet the criteria for liability classification as the number of shares to be issued was not fixed at the time of issuance. Certain other Series D preferred stock warrants meet the criteria for liability classification as certain terms of the warrants preclude them from being indexed to our stock. As such, the Series B preferred stock warrants and Series D preferred stock warrants are recognized as liabilities and recorded at fair value. The change in fair value of the Series B and Series D preferred stock warrants is recognized at each reporting date in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
We have elected the fair value option to account for our convertible notes. We record the convertible notes at fair value with changes in fair value recorded on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The primary reason for electing the fair value option is for simplification and cost-benefit considerations of accounting for the convertible notes at fair value versus bifurcation of the embedded derivatives. As a result of applying the fair value option, direct costs and fees related to the convertible notes were expensed as incurred and were not deferred.
The fair value of our preferred stock warrants and convertible notes are based on significant inputs including, estimated time to liquidation, volatility and discount yield, which are not observable in the market and which causes them to be classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. These valuations use assumptions and estimates we believe would be made by a market participant in making the same valuation. We assess these assumptions and estimates on an on-going basis as additional data impacting the assumptions and estimates are obtained.
The fair value of the convertible notes and preferred stock warrants may change significantly as additional data is obtained, impacting our assumptions regarding probabilities of outcomes used to estimate the fair value of the liabilities. In evaluating this information, considerable judgment is required to interpret the data used to develop the assumptions and estimates. The estimates of fair value may not be indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. Accordingly, the use of different market assumptions and/or different valuation techniques may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts, and such changes could materially impact our results of operations in future periods.
Property and Equipment and Long-lived Assets
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Significant improvements that extend the useful life or add functionality to property and equipment are capitalized. Depreciation is computed once an asset is placed in service using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset.
Costs directly associated with design, construction, launch, and commissioning of satellites and systems are capitalized when the design and operation of the satellites and systems is at a sufficiently advanced stage such that we believe the recovery of the costs through future cash inflows to be probable. We capitalize materials, labor and launch costs (including integration and launch insurance costs) that are incurred and necessary for the satellites to be placed into service. We depreciate the cost of a satellite over its estimated useful life, using a straight-line method of depreciation, once it is placed into service, which is when we determine that the satellites are providing imagery that meets the required quality specifications for sale to our customers.
The estimated useful life over which we depreciate a satellite is determined once the satellite has been placed into service. The initial determination of the satellite’s useful life involves the consideration of multiple factors, including design life, random part failure probabilities, expected component degradation and cycle life, fuel consumption (where applicable), and experience with satellite parts, vendors and similar assets.
At least annually, or more frequently, should facts and circumstances indicate a need, we perform an assessment of the remaining useful lives of our property and equipment including our satellites. The assessment for satellites evaluates satellite usage data, remaining fuel (where applicable), operational stresses and other factors that may impact the satellite’s expected useful life.
In February 2021, we completed an assessment of the useful lives of our satellites and adjusted the estimated useful life of certain satellites from 6 years to 9 years. This change in accounting estimate was effective beginning in fiscal year 2022. In August 2021, additional information specific to a single high resolution satellite became available which indicated the useful life for the satellite will be less than originally estimated. The change in estimate for this satellite was accounted for prospectively beginning in August 2021. The effect of these changes in estimate was a net decrease in depreciation expense of $13.7 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2021. These changes in estimate are expected to result in a net decrease in depreciation expense of $17.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.
For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized an additional $0.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively, in depreciation expense as a result of retirement of certain satellites.
Additionally, the carrying amount of long-lived assets to be held and used in the business are reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment indicators include, among other conditions, cash flow deficits, historic or anticipated declines in revenue or operating profit or material adverse changes in the business climate that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may be impaired. When impairment indicators are present, the recoverability of the asset is measured by comparing the carrying value of the asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. This evaluation is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities, or an asset group. If the carrying amount of the asset or asset group is not recoverable, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of each long-lived asset or asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. No events or changes in circumstances indicated the carrying amounts of our long-lived assets may not be recoverable during the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method whereby deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits for which future realization is uncertain.
As of January 31, 2021, we had deferred tax assets of $131.1 million before valuation allowance. We regularly assess whether we can realize our deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. We evaluate all available positive and negative evidence such as past operating results, future reversals of existing deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, as well as prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Based on management’s assessment that the realization of any future benefit from our deferred tax assets cannot be sufficiently assured, we recorded a valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets. Management’s estimates of future profitability and future changes in ownership may materially impact our valuation allowance and our net deferred tax position.
Judgement is required in evaluating our uncertain tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. We may recognize a tax benefit only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. As of October 31, 2021, our estimated gross unrecognized tax benefits were $5.4 million, none of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.
We are subject to income tax in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. As of January 31, 2021, we had a net deferred tax asset of $0.4 million. Our federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward totaled $384.8 million,
of which $261.1 million will expire at various dates through 2037 and $123.7 million has an indefinite carryforward. Additionally, we have state and foreign NOL carryforwards of $163.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The NOL carryforwards may be available to offset future income tax liabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Please refer to Note 2 in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of the date of this prospectus.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We have operations within the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe and as such we are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business, including the effects of interest rate changes and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about these market risks is set forth below.
Foreign Currency Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to transactions in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, which is our functional currency. Our foreign subsidiaries, revenue and operating expenses expose us to foreign currency exchange risk. For the nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, approximately 22% and 10%, respectively, of our revenue was in foreign currencies. For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, approximately 10% and 15 %, respectively, of our revenue was in foreign currencies. These sales were primarily denominated in Euro.
A hypothetical 10% change in exchange rates, with the U.S. dollar as the functional and reporting currency, would not result in a material increase or decrease in cost of revenue and operating expenses.
Interest Rate Risk
Cash and cash equivalents consist solely of cash held in depository accounts and as such are not affected by either an increase or decrease in interest rates. Due to the short term nature of cash equivalents, including our money market accounts, would also not be significantly impacted by changes in the interest rates.
As of October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, interest rates on our borrowings are primarily fixed.
We believe that a 10% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material effect on our interest income or expense.
Inflation Risk
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.