Exhibit 10.17
Form of Restricted Stock
Agreement (Israeli directors and officers) 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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3.
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Restricted
Period Per Section 102
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The following
provisions shall apply for the purpose of the tax benefits under
Section 102 of the Ordinance:
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(a)
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Restricted
Period Per Section 102. In accordance with the requirements of
Section 102(b)(2) as now in place and as may be amended in the
future, the Restricted Stock shall be granted to the Participant
and held in trust by the Trustee for the benefit of Participant for
a period of no less than twenty four (24) months from the date of
grant in which the Restricted Stocks were granted and placed with a
Trustee (during the Restricted Period Per Section 102 the
Participant will not be allowed to order the Trustee to sell the
Restricted Stock held by him/her on behalf of the Participant or
transfer the Restricted Stock from Trustee’s
hands).
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In order to
apply the tax benefits of Section 102, the Restricted Stock
may not be sold or transferred (other than through a transfer by
will or by operation of law), and no power of attorney or transfer
deed shall be given in respect thereof (other than a power of
attorney for the purpose of participation in general meetings of
shareholders, when applicable).
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(b)
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End of
Restricted Period Per Section 102. Upon the completion of the
Restricted Period Per Section 102 as now in place and as may be
amended in the future, Participant shall be entitled to receive
from the Trustee the Restricted Stock, which have vested, subject
to the provisions of the Plan concerning the continued employment
of Participant at the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, and
subject to any other provisions set forth herein or in the Plan,
and Participant shall be entitled to sell the vested Restricted
Stock subject to the other terms and conditions of this Restricted
Stocks Agreement and the Plan, including the provisions relating to
the payment of tax set forth below.
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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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6.
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Restrictions
on Transfer of Restricted Stocks
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6.1
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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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6.2
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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
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