Exhibit 10.16
Form of Restricted Stock
Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option
Plan
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
Made as of the
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BETWEEN:
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Pluristem
Therapeutics Inc.
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A company
incorporated in Nevada, USA
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(hereinafter
the "Company")
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(hereinafter
the "Participant")
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WHEREAS
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On January 21,
2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option Plan, a copy of which has
been made available to the Participant, forming an integral part
hereof (the “Plan”); and –
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WHEREAS
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Pursuant to the
Plan, the Company has decided to grant Restricted Stocks of the
Company to the Participant, as detailed within Exhibit A, and the
Participant has agreed to such grant, subject to all the terms and
conditions as set forth in the Plan and as provided
herein;
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as
follows:
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1.
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Preamble and
Definitions
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1.1
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The preamble to
this Agreement constitutes an integral part of this Agreement, as
do the terms of the Plan.
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1.2
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Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have
the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
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2.
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Grant of
Restricted Stocks
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2.1
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The Company
hereby grants to the Participant the number of Restricted Stocks as
set forth in Exhibit A hereto, subject to the terms and the
conditions as set forth in the Plan and as provided
herein.
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2.2
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The Participant
is aware that the Company intends in the future to issue additional
shares and to grant additional options to various entities and
individuals, as the Company in its sole discretion shall
determine.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 7.1 (m) of the Plan and in
addition thereto, if in any such Transaction as described in
Section 7.1 (m) of the Plan, the Successor Company (or parent or
subsidiary of the Successor Company) does not agree to assume or
substitute for the Restricted Stocks, the Vesting Dates, unless
reasonably determined otherwise by the Board, shall be accelerated
so that any unvested Restricted Stocks shall be immediately vested
in full as of the date which is ten (10) days prior to the
effective date of the Transaction, and the Committee shall notify
the Participant that the unvested Restricted Stocks are fully
vested for a period of ten (10) days from the date of such notice,
If the successor Company (or parent or subsidiary of the Successor
Company) agrees to assume or substitute for the Restricted Stocks
and Participant’s employment with the Successor Company is
terminated by the Successor Company without “Cause”
within one year of the closing of such Transaction, the Vesting
Dates shall be accelerated so that any unvested portion of the
substituted Restricted Stocks shall be immediately vested in full
as of the date of such termination without Cause.
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Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stocks shall vest according to
the Vesting Dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto, provided that the
Participant is an Employee of or providing services to the Company
and/or its Affiliates on the applicable Vesting Date. Where there
is a discrepancy between the terms of Exhibit A and the terms of
the Plan, Exhibit A shall govern.
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5.
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Restrictions
on Transfer of Restricted Stocks
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5.1
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The transfer of
Restricted Stocks shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
the Plan and in the Company’s Articles of Association and any
shareholders’agreement to which the holders of ordinary
shares of the Company are bound.
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5.2
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With respect to
any Approved 102 Awards, subject to the provisions of Section 102
and any rules or regulation or orders or procedures promulgated
thereunder, a Participant shall not sell or release from trust any
Restricted Stocks, until the lapse of the Holding Period required
under Section 102 of the Ordinance. Notwithstanding the above, if
any such sale or release occurs during the Holding Period, the
sanctions under Section 102 of the Ordinance and under any rules or
regulation or orders or procedures promulgated thereunder shall
apply to and shall be borne by such Participant.
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5.3
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With respect to
Unapproved 102 Awards, if the Participant ceases to be employed by
the Company or any Affiliate, the Participant shall extend to the
Company and/or its Affiliate a security or guarantee for the
payment of tax due at the time of sale of Shares, all in accordance
with the provisions of Section 102 and the rules, regulation or
orders promulgated thereunder.
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5.4
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The Participant
shall not dispose of any Shares in transactions which violate, in
the opinion of the Company, any applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
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