UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2024
LIFEMD, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39785 | 76-0238453 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
236 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400
New York, NY 10001
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(866) 351-5907
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)). |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | LFMD | The Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 per share | LFMDP | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 26, 2024, Calum MacRae was appointed to the Board of Directors.
Dr. MacRae has served as the Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation of the Department of Medicine of Brigham and Women’s Hospital since 2018, and as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Hospital from 2014 to 2018. Dr. MacRae has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School since 2002. Since 2017, Dr. MacRae has been the director of One Brave Idea, a group of leading scientists from multiple disciplines working together to understand the earliest stages of coronary heart disease. Dr. MacRae received his Bachelors of Science and Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Edinburgh and his Doctorate of Human Molecular Genetics from the University of London.
In connection with Dr. MacRae’s appointment to the Board, the Company and Dr. MacRae entered into a director agreement (the “Director Agreement”), whereby Dr. MacRae will receive three grants under the LifeMD, Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), totaling 50,000 restricted shares of common stock, with a grant of 16,500 restricted shares on April 26, 2024 vesting on April 26, 2025, a grant of 16,500 restricted shares on April 26, 2025 vesting on April 26, 2026 and a grant of 17,000 restricted shares on April 26, 2026 vesting on April 26, 2027. On April 26, 2024, the Company and Dr. MacRae also entered into a restricted stock award agreement (the “Restricted Stock Award Agreement”) in connection with the first grant of 16,500 restricted shares vesting on April 26, 2025. Under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, unvested restricted shares will vest immediately in the event that Dr. MacRae is removed as a director or not asked to stand for re-election for reasons other than for “Cause,” as defined in the Plan, or immediately prior to the closing of a “Change of Control,” as defined in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. The award may be forfeited in the event of Dr. MacRae’s breach of certain covenants contained in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K contains only a brief description of the material terms of and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties to the Director Agreement and the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, and such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, which are filed as Exhibits and incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 29, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Calum MacRae to its Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
10.1 | Director Agreement, dated April 26, 2024, between LifeMD, Inc. and Calum MacRae | |
10.2 | Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated April 26, 2024, between LifeMD, Inc. and Calum MacRae | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated April 29, 2024 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
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.
LIFEMD, INC. | ||
Dated: May 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ Eric Yecies |
Eric Yecies | ||
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel |
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Exhibit 10.1
DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
This DIRECTOR AGREEMENT is made as of April 26, 2024 (the “Agreement”), by and between LifeMD, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Dr. Calum MacRae, an individual with an address of 34 Yarmouth Road, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (the “Director”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Director desire to enter with respect to the appointment of the Director;
WHEREAS, the Director is willing to serve the Company on the terms set forth herein and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Position. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Director hereby agrees to serve the Company as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, provided, however, that the Director’s service on the Board after the next annual stockholders’ meeting shall be subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders.
2. Duties.
(a) During the Directorship Term (as defined herein), the Director shall make reasonable business efforts to attend all Board meetings, serve on appropriate committees and subcommittees as reasonably requested by the Board, make himself available to the Company at mutually convenient times and places, attend external meetings and presentations as appropriate and convenient, and perform such duties, services, and responsibilities—and have the authority—commensurate with such position.
(b) The Director will make reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the Company. The Company recognizes that the Director (i) is or may become a full-time executive employee of another entity, and that his responsibilities to such entity must have priority and (ii) sits or may sit on the board of directors of other entities. Notwithstanding the same, the Director will make reasonable efforts to coordinate his respective commitments so as to fulfill his obligations to the Company and, in any event, will fulfill his legal obligations as a Director. Other than as set forth above, the Director will not, without prior notification to the Board, engage in any other business activity which could reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the performance of his duties, services, and responsibilities hereunder or which is in violation of the reasonable policies established from time to time by the Company and of which the Director has been provided copies, provided that the foregoing shall in no way limit his activities on behalf of (i) any current or future employer and its affiliates or (ii) the board of directors of any entities on which he currently sits or hereafter joins. At such time as the Board receives such notification, the Board may require—upon a majority vote of the remaining Directors—the resignation of the Director if it determines that such business activity may in fact materially interfere with the performance of the Director’s duties, services, and responsibilities hereunder.
3. Compensation.
(a) Equity Compensation. Pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and any amendments thereto, the Director shall receive, upon complete execution of this Agreement, three grants, totaling fifty Thousand (50,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, with a grant of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred (16,500) shares on the date of this Agreement and vesting on the one-year anniversary of this Agreement, a grant of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred (16,500) shares on the one-year anniversary of this Agreement and vesting on the two-year anniversary of this Agreement, and a grant of Seventeen Thousand shares on the two-year anniversary of this Agreement and vesting on the three-year anniversary of this Agreement, so long as this agreement has not been previously terminated by the Company. The foregoing grants of restricted shares shall be made on the Company’s customary form of restricted stock award for directors.
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(b) Independent Contractor. The Director’s status during the Directorship Term shall be that of an independent contractor and not, for any purpose, that of an employee or agent with authority to bind the Company in any respect. All payments and other consideration made or provided to the Director under this Section 3 shall be made or provided without withholding or deduction of any kind, and the Director shall assume sole responsibility for discharging all tax or other obligations associated therewith.
(c) Expense Reimbursements. During the Directorship Term, the Company shall reimburse the Director for (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Director in attending any in-person meetings, provided that the Director complies with the generally applicable policies, practices, and procedures of the Company for submission of expense reports, receipts, or similar documentation of such expenses, and (ii) any costs associated with filings required to be made by the Director or any of the entities managed or controlled by the Director to report beneficial ownership or the acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company. Any reimbursements for material expenses (as compared to reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Director) must be approved in advance by the Company.
4. Directorship Term. The “Directorship Term” as used in this Agreement, shall mean the period commencing on the date hereof and terminating on the earlier of the date of the next annual stockholders meeting or the earliest of the following to occur:
(a) the death of the Director;
(b) the termination of the Director from his membership on the Board by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Director;
(c) the removal of the Director from the Board by the majority stockholders of the Company; or
(d) the resignation by the Director from the Board.
5. Director’s Representation and Acknowledgment. The Director represents to the Company that his execution and performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any agreement or obligation (whether or not written) that he has with or to any person or entity, including without limitation, any prior or current employer. The Director hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement (and any other agreement or obligation referred to herein) shall be an obligation solely of the Company, and the Director shall have no recourse whatsoever against any officer, director, employee, stockholder, representative, or agent of the Company or any of their respective affiliates with regard to this Agreement.
6. Director Covenants.
(a) Unauthorized Disclosure. The Director agrees and understands that in the Director’s position with the Company, the Director has been and will be exposed to and receive information relating to the confidential affairs of the Company, including, but not limited to, technical information, business and marketing plans, strategies, customer information, other information concerning the Company’s products, services, promotions, development, financing, expansion plans, business policies and practices, and other forms of information considered by the Company to be confidential and proprietary, and in the nature of trade secrets. The Director agrees that during the Directorship Term and thereafter, the Director will keep such information confidential and will not disclose such information, either directly or indirectly, to any third person or entity without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that (i) the Director shall have no such obligation to the extent such information is or becomes publicly known or generally known in the Company’s industry other than as a result of the Director’s breach of his obligations hereunder and (ii) the Director may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable and lawful under the circumstances, disclose such information to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical, or territorial restriction. Upon termination of the Directorship Term, the Director will promptly return to the Company and/or destroy—at the Director’s direction, unless the Company expresses that specific returns are material and necessary—all property, keys, notes, memoranda, writings, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data, other product or document, and any summary or compilation of the foregoing, in whatever form, including, without limitation, in electronic form, which has been produced by, received by, or otherwise submitted to the Director in the course or otherwise as a result of the Director’s position with the Company during or prior to the Directorship Term, provided that the Company shall retain such materials and make them available to the Director if requested by him/her in connection with any litigation against the Director under circumstances in which (i) the Director demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that the materials are necessary to his defense in the litigation and (ii) the confidentiality of the materials is preserved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to preclude or restrict the Director from making any legally required disclosures or from making disclosures pursuant to any whistleblower or similar statutory or regulatory regime.
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(b) Intellectual Property. Director may contribute to certain inventions, work product, works of authorship, computer programs, ideas, concepts, development tools, design tools, test methodologies, products, devices, techniques, know-how, algorithms, methods, processes, procedures, improvements, whether or not eligible for or covered by patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret protection, and whether or not reduced to practice, that is within the scope of the Company’s business, research, investigations, or results, or results from or is or was suggested by any work performed by Director for the Company, whether solely or jointly with others, and whether or not while engaged in performing work for the Company (“Company IP”). In connection therewith, Director hereby assigns, conveys, and transfers to the Company and its successors and assigns Director’s entire right, title, and interest in and to any and all Company IP, including all intellectual property rights related thereto.
(c) Non-Solicitation. During the Directorship Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Director shall not interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person who, on the date of the termination of the Directorship Term and/or at any time during the one year period prior to the termination of the Directorship Term, was an employee or customer (including those reasonably expected to be a customer) of the Company or otherwise had a material business relationship with the Company. Notably, Director has pre-existing relationships, as well as those created through the ordinary course of business, from Director’s work with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and One Brave Idea—none of which will be deemed a violation of this provision or this Agreement now or into the future, so long as there is no malicious intent to violate this Agreement through such pre-existing relationships.
(d) Non-Compete. During the Directorship Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, without the Board’s approval, the Director shall not in any manner, through any person, firm, or corporation, alone or as a member of a partnership or as an officer, director, stockholder, investor, or employee of or consultant to any other corporation or enterprise, directly engage in the business of developing, marketing, selling, or supporting technology to or for businesses in which the Company engages in or in which the Company has an actual intention, as evidenced by the Company’s written business plans created during the Directorship Term, to engage in, within any geographic area in which the Company is then conducting such business. Nothing in this Section 6 shall prohibit the Director from being (i) a stockholder in a mutual fund or a diversified investment company or (ii) a passive owner of the outstanding stock of any class of securities of a corporation, which is publicly traded, so long as the Director has no active participation in the business of such corporation. Notably, Director has pre-existing relationships with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and One Brave Idea—none of which will be deemed a violation of this provision or this Agreement now or into the future, so long as there is no malicious intent to violate this Agreement through such pre-existing relationships.
(e) Insider Trading. The Director understands and acknowledges that the securities of the Company are publicly traded and subject to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, the Director agrees to: (i) refrain from trading in securities of the Company while in possession of material nonpublic information, (ii) refrain from disclosing any material nonpublic information to anyone except as permitted in connection with the performance of the Director’s duties hereunder or as required by law, and (iii) communicate to any person who, to the Director’s knowledge, receives any material nonpublic information, that such information is material nonpublic information and that the trading and disclosure restrictions in clause (i) above also apply to such person.
(f) Remedies. The Director agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 6 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law. The Director, therefore, also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Director and/or any and all entities acting for and/or with the Director, without having to prove damages or paying a bond, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including, but not limited to, the recovery of damages from the Director. The Director acknowledges that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement had the Director not agreed to the provisions of this Section 6.
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(g) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive any termination of the Directorship Term, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by the Director against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements of this Section 6.
7. Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the engagement of the Director if the Board determines—upon a majority vote of the remaining Directors—that the Director has:
(a) materially breached any provision of this Agreement;
(b) misappropriated funds or property of the Company or otherwise engaged in acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other acts of moral turpitude, even if not in connection with the performance of the Director’s duties hereunder, which could reasonably be expected to result in serious prejudice to the interests of the Company if the Director was retained as a director;
(c) secured any personal profit not completely disclosed to and approved by the Company in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of or with the Company or any affiliate of the Company; or
(d) failed to carry out and perform duties assigned to the Director in a manner acceptable to the Board..
For purposes of this section, the Director shall not be terminated for Cause without: (i) reasonable notice to the Director setting forth the reasons for the Company’s intention to Terminate for Cause and a reasonable opportunity to cure such situation (if capable of cure), (ii) an opportunity for the Director, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board, and (iii) delivery to the Director of a notice of termination from the Board of the Company, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Director had engaged in the conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
8. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Director for his activities as a member of the Board as set forth in the Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A. In addition, the Company shall exercise its best efforts to increase the coverage limit of its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (and not otherwise diminish the scope or value of such coverage) based on market conditions and advice received from the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and shall thereafter maintain in effect such coverage with a coverage limit of at least that amount and containing not materially less favorable provisions.
9. Non-Waiver of Rights. The failure to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the other party hereto of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of either party hereto to enforce each and every provision in accordance with its terms. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions at that time or at any prior or subsequent time.
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10. Notices. Every notice relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, overnight delivery, registered or certified mail—all with postage prepaid and return receipt requested—or email with read receipt confirmation, to:
If to the Company:
LifeMD, Inc.
236 5th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Justin Schreiber, CEO
[***]
and
Legal Department
[***]
If to the Director:
Dr. Calum MacRae
[***]
Either of the parties hereto may change their address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice in writing to such other party pursuant to this Section 10.
11. Binding Effect/Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, estates, successors (including, without limitation, by way of merger), and assigns, as applicable. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Director nor the Company shall assign all or any portion of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements referred to herein) sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between them as to such subject matter.
13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is invalid, in whole or in part, such provision or application shall to that extent be severable and shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.
15. Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute in a commercially reasonable fashion before instituting any litigation (with the exception of emergency injunctive relief). If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days, then the parties agree to mediate the dispute with a mutually agreed upon mediator in New York, NY. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator within ten (10) days after either party shall first request commencement of mediation, each party will select a mediator within five (5) days thereof, and those mediators shall select the mediator to be used. The mediation shall be scheduled within thirty (30) days following the selection of the mediator. The parties further agree that any applicable statute of limitations will be tolled for the period of time from the date mediation is requested until 14 days following the mediation. If the mediation does not resolve the dispute, then the parties irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of 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.
16. Legal Fees. The parties hereto agree that the non-prevailing party in any dispute, claim, action, or proceeding between the parties hereto arising out of or relating to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any provision thereof (a “Dispute”), shall reimburse the prevailing party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such Dispute; provided, however, that the Director shall only be required to reimburse the Company for its fees and expenses incurred in connection with a Dispute if the Director’s position in such Dispute was found by the court, arbitrator, or other person or entity presiding over such Dispute to be frivolous or advanced not in good faith.
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17. Mutual Non-Disparagement. The parties mutually agree to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying, or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments made to any party with respect to either of them. Nothing herein shall prohibit Director from enforcing his rights under the restricted stock award agreement.
18. Modifications. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be modified, altered, amended, or waived except by an instrument in writing duly signed by the party to be charged.
19. Tense and Headings. Whenever any words used herein are in the singular form, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural form in all cases where they would so apply. The headings contained herein are solely for the purposes of reference, are not part of this Agreement and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
21. Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Standard Terms For Board Of Directors. The Standard Terms for Board of Directors Positions required by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and set forth in Exhibit B hereto, shall apply to this Agreement. To the extent that there is conflict or confusion between the terms of this Agreement and those sets forth in Exhibit B, Exhibit B shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Director Agreement to be executed by authority of its Board, and the Director has hereunto set his hand, on the day and year first above written.
LIFEMD, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Justin Schreiber | |
Justin Schreiber | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
DIRECTOR | ||
By: | /s/ Dr. Calum MacRae | |
Dr. Calum MacRae, an individual |
[Signature Page To Director Agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
LIFEMD, INC.
DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2024 (the “Agreement”), is made by and between LifeMD, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Dr. Calum MacRae (the “Indemnitee”).
RECITALS:
A. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that the business and affairs of a corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its board of directors.
B. By virtue of the managerial prerogatives vested in the directors and officers of a Delaware corporation, directors, and officers act as fiduciaries of the corporation and its stockholders.
C. It is critically important to the Company and its stockholders that the Company be able to attract and retain the most capable persons reasonably available to serve as directors and officers of the Company.
D. In recognition of the need for corporations to be able to induce capable and responsible persons to accept positions in corporate management, Delaware law authorizes (and in some instances requires) corporations to indemnify their directors and officers, and further authorizes corporations to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of their directors and officers.
E. Courts have recognized that indemnification by a corporation serves the dual policies of (1) allowing corporate officials to resist unjustified lawsuits, secure in the knowledge that, if vindicated, the corporation will bear the expense of litigation, and (2) encouraging capable women and men to serve as corporate directors and officers, secure in the knowledge that the corporation will absorb the costs of defending their honesty and integrity.
F. The number of lawsuits challenging the judgment and actions of directors and officers of corporations, the costs of defending those lawsuits, and the threat to personal assets have all materially increased over the past several years, chilling the willingness of capable women and men to undertake the responsibilities imposed on corporate directors and officers.
G. Recent federal legislation and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the national securities exchanges have exposed such directors and officers to new and substantially broadened civil liabilities.
H. Under Delaware law, a director’s or officer’s right to be reimbursed for the costs of defense of criminal actions, whether such claims are asserted under state or federal law, does not depend upon the merits of the claims asserted against the director or officer and is separate and distinct from any right to indemnification the director may be able to establish.
I. Indemnitee is, or will be, a director of the Company and his or his willingness to serve in such capacity is predicated, in substantial part, upon the Company’s willingness to indemnify him or his in accordance with the principles reflected above, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, and upon the other undertakings set forth in this Agreement.
J. In recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitee’s service as a director of the Company and to enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws (collectively, the “Constituent Documents”), any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), or any change-in-control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification and advancement of Expenses (as defined herein) to Indemnitee on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in this Agreement.
K. In light of the considerations referred to in the preceding recitals, it is the Company’s intention and desire that the provisions of this Agreement be construed liberally, subject to their express terms, to maximize the protections to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder.
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AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:
(a) “Change in Control” shall have occurred at such time, if any, as Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors. For purposes of this Section 1(a), “Incumbent Directors” means the individuals who, as of the date hereof, are directors of the Company and any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, or appointment, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination); provided, however, that an individual shall not be an Incumbent Director if such individual’s election or appointment to the Board occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-12(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.
(b) “Claim” means (i) any threatened, asserted, pending, or completed claim, demand, action, suit, or proceeding—whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative, or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; and (ii) any inquiry or investigation—whether made, instituted, or conducted by the Company or any other Person—including, without limitation, any federal, state, or other governmental entity that Indemnitee reasonably determines might lead to the institution of any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company intends the indemnity to be provided hereunder for acts or failure to act prior to, on, or after the date hereof.
(c) “Controlled Affiliate” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other entity or enterprise, whether or not for profit, that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity or enterprise, whether through the ownership of voting securities, through other voting rights, by contract, or otherwise; provided that direct or indirect beneficial ownership of capital stock or other interests in an entity or enterprise entitling the holder to cast 15% or more of the total number of votes generally entitled to be cast in the election of directors (or persons performing comparable functions) of such entity or enterprise shall be deemed to constitute control for purposes of this definition.
(d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(e) “Expenses” means reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses, and all other costs and expenses paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in (including on appeal), any Claim.
(f) “Indemnifiable Claim” means any Claim based upon, arising out of or resulting from (i) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in his capacity as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee, or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other entity or enterprise, whether or not for profit, as to which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company, (ii) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in respect of any business, transaction, communication, filing, disclosure or other activity of the Company or any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of this sentence, or (iii) Indemnitee’s status as a current or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or as a current or former director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee, or agent of the Company or any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of this sentence or any actual, alleged, or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in connection with any obligation or restriction imposed upon Indemnitee by reason of such status. In addition to any service at the actual request of the Company, for purposes of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to be serving or to have served at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee, or agent of another entity or enterprise if Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, agent, trustee or other fiduciary of such entity or enterprise and (i) such entity or enterprise is, or at the time of such service was, a Controlled Affiliate, (ii) such entity or enterprise is or at the time of such service was an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Controlled Affiliate, or (iii) the Company or a Controlled Affiliate (by action of the Board, any committee thereof or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (other than as the CEO himself)) caused or authorized Indemnitee to be nominated, elected, appointed, designated, employed, engaged, or selected to serve in such capacity.
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(g) “Indemnifiable Losses” means any and all Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim; provided, however, that Indemnifiable Losses shall not include Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in respect of any Indemnifiable Claim (or any matter or issue therein) as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged liable to the Company (where such adjudication must be final and non-appealable), unless and only to the extent that the court in which such Indemnifiable Claim was brought shall have determined upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such Expenses as the court shall deem proper (i.e., there was no bad faith, gross negligence, and/or willful misconduct by the Director).
(h) “Independent Counsel” means a nationally recognized law firm, or a member of a nationally recognized law firm, that is experienced in matters of Delaware corporate law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company (or any subsidiary) 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) or (ii) any other named (or, as to a threatened matter, reasonably likely to be named) party to the Indemnifiable Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall 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.
(i) “Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal, or other), and amounts paid or payable in settlement, including, without limitation, all interest, assessments, and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any of the foregoing.
(j) “Person” means any individual, entity, or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(k) “Standard of Conduct” means the standard for conduct by Indemnitee that is a condition precedent to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Indemnifiable Losses relating to, arising out of, or resulting from an Indemnifiable Claim. The Standard of Conduct is (i) good faith and a reasonable belief by Indemnitee that his action was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, or (ii) any other applicable standard of conduct that may hereafter be substituted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
2. Indemnification Obligation. Subject only to Section 7 and to the proviso in this Section, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware in effect on the date hereof or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Indemnifiable Claims and Indemnifiable Losses; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 5, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with (i) any Claim initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Claim or the Claim relates to or arises from the enforcement or prosecution of a right to indemnification under this Agreement, or (ii) the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Nothing herein is intended to limit the scope of permitted indemnification to Indemnitee under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3. Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Indemnifiable Claim, of any and all actual and reasonable Expenses relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim paid or incurred by Indemnitee. Without limiting the generality or effect of any other provision hereof, Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any Standard of Conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within ten business days after any request by Indemnitee that is accompanied by supporting documentation for specific reasonable Expenses to be reimbursed or advanced, the Company shall, in accordance with such request (but without duplication), (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses; provided that Indemnitee shall repay, without interest, any amounts actually advanced to Indemnitee that, at the final disposition of the Indemnifiable Claim to which the advance related, were in excess of amounts paid or payable by Indemnitee in respect of Expenses relating to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim. In connection with any such payment, advancement, or reimbursement, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall execute and deliver to the Company an undertaking, which need not be secured and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses, by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay any amounts paid, advanced, or reimbursed by the Company in respect of Expenses relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim in respect of which it shall have been determined, following the final disposition of such Indemnifiable Claim and in accordance with Section 7, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.
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4. Indemnification for Additional Expenses. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within ten business days of such request accompanied by supporting documentation for specific Expenses to be reimbursed or advanced, any and all actual and reasonable Expenses paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim made, instituted, or conducted by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Indemnifiable Claims, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company; provided, however, if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification, reimbursement, advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be, then the Indemnitee shall be obligated to repay any such Expenses to the Company; provided further, that, regardless in each case of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, reimbursement, advance, or insurance recovery, as the case may be, Indemnitee shall return, without interest, any such advance of Expenses (or portion thereof) which remains unspent at the final disposition of the Claim to which the advance related.
5. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any Indemnifiable Loss but not for the entire amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
6. Procedure for Notification. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement in respect of an Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefore, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss. If, at the time of the receipt of such request, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect under which coverage for such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all Indemnifiable Claims, and Indemnifiable Losses in accordance with the terms of such policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, substantially concurrently with the delivery thereof by the Company. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company of any Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless, and only to the extent that, the Company did not otherwise learn of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss and to the extent that such failure results in forfeiture by the Company of substantial defenses, rights, or insurance coverage.
7. Determination of Right to Indemnification.
(a) To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Indemnifiable Claim or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including, without limitation, dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim in accordance with Section 2 and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 7(b)) shall be required.
(b) To the extent that the provisions of Section 7(a) are inapplicable to an Indemnifiable Claim that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination required to be made under the laws of the State of Delaware as to whether Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable Standard of Conduct (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows: (i) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, or if a Change in Control shall have occurred but Indemnitee shall have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be made pursuant to this clause (i), (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by a majority vote of a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of all Disinterested Directors, or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if a majority of the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and (ii) if a Change in Control shall have occurred and Indemnitee shall not have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be made pursuant to clause (i) above, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.
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(c) If (i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Section 7(a), (ii) no determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under Delaware law is a legally required condition precedent to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses, or (iii) Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 7(b) to have satisfied the applicable Standard of Conduct, then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within ten business days after the later of (x) the notification date in respect of the Indemnifiable Claim or portion thereof to which such Indemnifiable Losses are related, out of which such Indemnifiable Losses arose or from which such Indemnifiable Losses resulted, and (y) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall have been satisfied, an amount equal to the amount of such Indemnifiable Losses. Nothing herein is intended to mean or imply that the Company is intending to use the Delaware General Corporations Law to dispense with a requirement that Indemnitee meet the applicable Standard of Conduct where it is otherwise required by such statute.
(d) If a Standard of Conduct Determination is required to be, but has not been, made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board or a committee of the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or his of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is required to be, or to have been, made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within ten business days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other 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 satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 1(h), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the Person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences and clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(d) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within 30 calendar days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 7(d) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 7(d), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the courts of the State of Delaware for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person or firm selected by such court or by such other person as such Court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the actual and reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 7(b).
8. Cooperation. Indemnitee shall cooperate with reasonable requests of the Company in connection with any Indemnifiable Claim and any individual or firm making such Standard of Conduct Determination, including providing to such Person documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to defend the Indemnifiable Claim or make any Standard of Conduct Determination without incurring any unreimbursed cost in connection therewith. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within ten business days of such request accompanied by supporting documentation for specific costs and expenses to be reimbursed or advanced, any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Person defending the Indemnifiable Claim or making such Standard of Conduct Determination.
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9. Presumption of Entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the Person making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable Standard of Conduct.
10. No Other Presumption. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable Standard of Conduct or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.
11. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent Documents, or the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity Provisions”); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will without further action be deemed to have such greater right hereunder, and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the date hereof, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder. The Company may not, without the consent of Indemnitee, adopt any amendment to any of the Constituent Documents the effect of which would be to deny, diminish, or encumber Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement.
12. Liability Insurance and Funding. For the duration of Indemnitee’s service as a director of the Company and for a reasonable period of time thereafter, which such period shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion but shall in no event be less than two (2) years, the Company shall cause to be maintained in effect policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for directors and/or officers of the Company, that is substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. Upon reasonable request, the Company shall provide Indemnitee or his or his counsel with a copy of all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations, endorsements, and other related materials. In all policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance obtained by the Company, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits, subject to the same limitations, as are accorded to the Company’s directors and officers most favorably insured by such policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, but shall not be required to, create a trust fund, grant a security interest, or use other means, including, without limitation, a letter of credit, to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to satisfy its obligations to indemnify and advance expenses pursuant to this Agreement. The Company understands and acknowledges that the Director may resign from all positions with the Company if it fails to timely implement, or to thereafter maintain in place, such increased coverages.
13. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the related rights of recovery of Indemnitee against other Persons (other than Indemnitee’s successors), including any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Indemnifiable Claim” in Section 1(f). Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required to evidence such rights (all of Indemnitee’s reasonable Expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and charges, related thereto to be reimbursed by or, at the option of Indemnitee, advanced by the Company).
14. No Duplication of Payments.
(a) The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Indemnifiable Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise already actually received payment (net of Expenses incurred in connection therewith) under any insurance policy, the Constituent Documents and Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise (including from any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Indemnifiable Claim” in Section 1(f)) in respect of such Indemnifiable Losses otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 14(a) above, the Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses, and/or insurance provided by one or more venture capital funds, the general partners, managing members, or other control persons and/or any affiliated management companies of such venture capital funds, and certain of its or their affiliates (collectively, the “Fund Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees that in connection with any Indemnifiable Claim, (i) it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Fund Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines, and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Company’s Constituent Documents (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Fund Indemnitors, and, (iii) it irrevocably waives, relinquishes, and releases the Fund Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Fund Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Fund Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Fund 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 Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Fund Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 14(b).
15. Defense of Claims. Subject to the provisions of applicable policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, if any, the Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Indemnifiable Claim or to assume or lead the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided that if Indemnitee determines, after consultation with counsel selected by Indemnitee, that (a) the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict, (b) the named parties in any such Indemnifiable Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall conclude that there may be one or more legal defenses available to him or his that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company, (c) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, or (d) Indemnitee has interests in the claim or underlying subject matter that are different from or in addition to those of other Persons against whom the Claim has been made or might reasonably be expected to be made, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular Indemnifiable Claim for all indemnitees in Indemnitee’s circumstances) at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim effected without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim to which the Indemnitee is or could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such Indemnifiable Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.
16. Mutual Acknowledgment. Both the Company and the Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company may be required in the future to undertake to the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee and, in that event, the Indemnitee’s rights and the Company’s obligations hereunder shall be subject to that determination.
17. Successors and Binding Agreement.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including, without limitation, any Person acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization, or otherwise (and such successor will thereafter be deemed the “Company” for purposes of this Agreement), but shall not otherwise be assignable or delegable by the Company.
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Indemnitee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, legatees, and other successors.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 17(a) and 17(b). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Indemnitee’s right to receive payments hereunder shall not be assignable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by the Indemnitee’s will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 17(c), the Company shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred.
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18. Notices. For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests, or approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered, email with read receipt (legal@lifemd.com), or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or one business day after having been sent for next-day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company (to the attention of the General Counsel of the Company) and to Indemnitee at the applicable address shown on the signature page hereto, or to such other address as any party hereto may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address will be effective only upon receipt.
19. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement, waive all procedural objections to suit in that jurisdiction, including, without limitation, objections as to venue or inconvenience, agree that service in any such action may be made by notice given in accordance with Section 18 and also agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware.
20. Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute in a commercially reasonable fashion before instituting any litigation (with the exception of emergency injunctive relief). If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days, then the parties agree to mediate the dispute with a mutually agreed upon mediator in New York, NY. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator within ten (10) days after either party shall first request commencement of mediation, each party will select a mediator within five (5) days thereof, and those mediators shall select the mediator to be used. The mediation shall be scheduled within thirty (30) days following the selection of the mediator. The parties further agree that any applicable statute of limitations will be tolled for the period of time from the date mediation is requested until 14 days following the mediation. If the mediation does not resolve the dispute, then the parties irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of 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.
20. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any Person or circumstance is held invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other Person or circumstance shall not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise illegal shall be reformed to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to make it enforceable, valid, or legal. In the event that any court or other adjudicative body shall decline to reform any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise illegal as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, the parties hereto shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to replace the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise illegal with one or more alternative provisions that effectuate the purpose and intent of the original provisions of this Agreement as fully as possible without being invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise illegal.
21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by Indemnitee and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party hereto that is not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
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22. Certain Interpretive Matters. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (1) “it” or “its” or words of any gender include each other gender, (2) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (3) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (4) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Annex” or “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Annex, or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (5) the terms “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation” (whether or not so expressed), and (6) the word “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number will refer to calendar days unless business days are specified and whenever action must be taken (including the giving of notice or the delivery of documents) under this Agreement during a certain period of time or by a particular date that ends or occurs on a non-business day, then such period or date will be extended until the immediately following business day. As used herein, “business day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a United States federal holiday.
23. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Any prior agreements or understandings between the parties hereto with respect to indemnification are hereby terminated and of no further force or effect. This Agreement is not the exclusive means of securing indemnification rights of Indemnitee and is in addition to any rights Indemnitee may have under any Constituent Documents or Delaware Law.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
25. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of: (a) six years after the date that the Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent, or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise which the Indemnitee served at the request of the Company; (b) the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations pertaining to any and all potential proceedings covered by the indemnification provided for herein; or (c) the final termination of all pending proceedings in respect of which the Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by the Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement relating thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Indemnitee has executed, and the Company has caused its duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
LIFEMD, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Justin Schreiber | |
Justin Schreiber | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
INDEMNITEE: | ||
By: | /s/ Dr. Calum MacRae | |
Dr. Calum MacRae, an individual |
[Signature Page To Director And Officer Indemnification Agreement]
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EXHIBIT B
STANDARD TERMS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS
1. | This Attachment provides certain terms that apply to the letter agreement between LifeMD Inc., (“Company”) and Calum A MacRae, MD, PhD (“Board Member”) for Board Member to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Company. These terms are required by the policies of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (“Hospital” or if MGB is the entity use “MGB” throughout). |
2. | It is understood that Hospital policies limit the amount of time that Board Member may spend on all of Board Members’ outside activities to no more 20 percent of Board Member’s professional effort, not to exceed the equivalent of one working day per seven-day week. It is understood that his/her time involvement as a Director of the Company will be carried out within this framework. Furthermore, it is understood that Board Member may not, as part of his/her activities as a member of the Company’s Board, use any of the facilities, space, materials, or other resources of Hospital (other than limited use of his/her office space and computer). |
3. | Company may list Board Member’s name and Hospital affiliation in standard descriptions of its Board that list all other Board members and in regulatory filings required by law. Otherwise, however, both during Board Member’s term as a member of the Board and thereafter, Company will not use the name of Board Member nor that of Hospital, nor Mass General Brigham, nor any variation thereon nor adaptation thereof, in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, or other publicity without the prior written approval of the party whose name is sought to be used. |
4. | Company is not, by virtue of Board Member’s Board membership on Company’s Board, acquiring any rights to any intellectual property created by Board Member using Hospital support, facilities, or resources. |
5. | Board Member shall not disclose to Hospital any confidential information of Company. Board Member shall not disclose to Company any (i) unpublished results of research performed at Hospital by his/her or any other Hospital employee, student, or member of Hospital’s professional staff, or (ii) other confidential information of Hospital. |
6. | Each of the Company and Board Member acknowledges and agrees that (i) Board Member is entering into this agreement in his/her individual capacity and not as an employee or agent of Hospital or any MGB institution, and (ii) neither Hospital nor any other MGB institution is a party to this agreement nor has any liability or obligation whatsoever hereunder. |
7. | The Company and the Board Member each acknowledges and agrees that for the purposes of Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act (also known as the “Physician Payments Sunshine Act”), all payments or transfers of value by Company pursuant to the Agreement will be made to Board Member acting in Board Member’s personal capacity and no payments or transfers of value by Company pursuant to the Agreement will be made to, or considered to be or reported as direct or indirect payments to, MGB or Hospital. |
8. | Board Member’s membership on the Company’s Board will not be construed to restrict or limit any of his/her MGB duties or activities. |
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Exhibit 10.2
LIFEMD, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
DIRECTORS
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD (this “Agreement”) is granted as of April 26, 2024 (the “Grant Date”), and reflected in this RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) between LifeMD, Inc. (the “Company”), and Dr. Calum MacRae (the “Director”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Director, shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value (“Shares”), subject to certain restrictions as set forth in this Agreement (this “Restricted Stock Award”), pursuant to the LifeMD, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and any Amendments thereto (capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its stockholders to grant the Shares herein to the Director; and
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Restricted Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the additional terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Director a restricted Shares award of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred (16,500) Shares (the “Restricted Shares”). The Restricted Shares shall vest in accordance with Section 2 hereof.
2. Vesting.
(a) Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred (16,500) Restricted Shares shall vest upon the one-year anniversary of the Grant Date. Restricted Shares shall vest upon the three-year anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the terms herein and the Director continuing in service on the Board through each applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Shares shall vest upon the termination of the services provided to the Company by the Director in his capacity as a director of the Company on account of being removed from such role or otherwise not being asked to stand for re-election for reasons other than Cause (as that term is defined in a service and/or director agreement of such Director, or if such term or terms is not defined in a service and/or director agreement or there is not a service agreement, as defined by the Plan). If terminated for Cause, the Restricted Shares shall vest in a pro rata fashion up until the point of time that served as the basis for termination for Cause. Similarly, in the case of death or disability, the Restricted Shares shall vest in a pro rata fashion up until the point in time of death or disability. In lieu of fractional vesting, the number of Restricted Shares shall be rounded up each time until fractional Restricted Shares are eliminated.
All of the Compensation to the extent it is then unvested, shall vest immediately prior to the closing for any Change of Control. As used herein, “Change of Control” means: (i) a bona fide transfer or series of related transfers of Shares to any person or Group in which, or as a result of which, such person or Group obtains the direct or indirect right to elect a majority of the board of directors of the Company; or (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. As used herein, “Group” means any group or syndicate that would be considered a “person” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) However, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at the option of the Board in its sole and absolute discretion, all Restricted Shares shall be immediately forfeited in the even any of the following events occur:
(i) The Director purchases or sells securities of the Company without written authorization in accordance with the Company’s insider trading policy then in effect, if any;
(ii) The Director (A) discloses, publishes or authorizes anyone else to use, disclose or publish, without the prior written consent of the Company, any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, including, without limitation, any information relating to existing or potential customers, business methods, financial information, trade or industry practices, sales and marketing strategies, employee information, vendor lists, business strategies, intellectual property, trade secrets or any other proprietary or confidential information or (B) directly or indirectly uses any such proprietary or confidential information for the individual benefit of the Director or the benefit of a third party;
(iii) During the term of the Director’s service and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Director disrupts or damages, impairs, or interferes with the business of the Company or its Affiliates by recruiting, soliciting or otherwise inducing any of their respective directors or employees to enter into employment or other relationship with any other business entity, or terminate or materially diminish their relationship with the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable. Notably, Director has pre-existing relationships, as well as those created through the ordinary course of business, from Director’s work with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and One Brave Idea—none of which will be deemed a violation of this provision or this Agreement now or into the future, so long as there is no malicious intent to violate this Agreement through such pre-existing relationships;
(iv) During the term of the Director’s service and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Director solicits or directs business of any person or entity who is (A) a customer of the Company or its Affiliates at any time or (B) solicited to be a “prospective customer” of the Company or its Affiliates, in any case either for such Director or for any other person or entity. For purposes of this clause (v), “prospective customer” means a person or entity who contacted, or is contacted by, the Company or its Affiliates regarding the provision of services to or on behalf of such person or entity; provided that the Director has actual knowledge of such prospective customer. Notably, Director has pre-existing relationships, as well as those created through the ordinary course of business, from Director’s work with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and One Brave Idea—none of which will be deemed a violation of this provision or this Agreement now or into the future, so long as there is no malicious intent to violate this Agreement through such pre-existing relationships.
(v) The Director fails to reasonably cooperate to effect a smooth transition of the Director’s duties and to ensure that the Company is apprised of the status of all matters the Director is managing or is unavailable for consultation after termination of the Director’s service if such availability is a condition of any agreement to which the Company and the Director are parties;
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(vi) The Director fails to assign all of such Director’s rights, title and interest in and to any and all ideas, inventions, formulas, source codes, techniques, processes, concepts, systems, programs, software, computer data bases, trademarks, service marks, brand names, trade names, compilations, documents, data, notes, designs, drawings, technical data and/or training materials, including improvements thereto or derivatives therefrom, whether or not patentable or subject to copyright or trademark or trade secret protection, developed and produced by the Director used or intended for use by or on behalf of the Company or the Company’s clients; or
(vii) The Director acts in a disloyal manner to the Company, such as making comments, whether oral or in writing, that tend to disparage or injure (i) the reputation or business of the Company or its Affiliates, or is likely to result in discredit to, or loss of business, reputation or goodwill of, the Company or its Affiliates or (ii) its directors, officers, or stockholders.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” means with respect to a person or entity, any other person or entity controlled by, in control of or under common control with such person or entity, and “controlled,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with” shall mean direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of management policies (whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, of a person or entity.
3. Representations and Warranties; Acknowledgements. In connection with the grant of the Restricted Shares hereunder, the Director represents and warrants to the Company that:
(a) The Director is acquiring Restricted Shares for Director’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof.
(b) The Director understands that: (a) the Restricted Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) sold in reliance on an exemption therefrom; and (b) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, the Director represents that the Director is familiar with SEC Rule 144, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
(c) The Director is able to bear the economic risk of the Director’s investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Restricted Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
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(d) The Director and the Director’s advisers have had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares as the Director and the Director’s advisers have requested and have had full and free access and opportunity to inspect, review, examine, and inquire about such other information concerning the Company and its Affiliates as they have requested. The Director and the Director’s advisers have also been provided with an opportunity to review and ask questions about the Plan.
(e) The Director has had an opportunity to consult with independent legal counsel regarding the Director’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Plan, and fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein. The Director is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, or representatives with respect to the legal, tax, economic, and related considerations of an investment in the Shares. The Director understands that in the future the Shares may significantly increase or decrease in value, and the Company has not made any representation to the Director about the potential future value of the Shares.
4. The Director understands and agrees that the investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk and that no guarantees have been made or can be made with respect to the future value of the Restricted Shares or the future profitability or success of the Company.
5. Termination of Relationship. Upon termination for Cause of the Director’s service on the Board, all unvested Shares of Restricted Shares shall be automatically and irrefutably forfeited. If such forfeiture occurs, the Director shall execute and deliver to the Company any and all further documents (including an Assignment Separate From Certificate) as the Company reasonably requests to further document the forfeiture. As used in this Agreement, “service”, “termination of service” and like terms shall be construed to include any employment or consulting relationship with the Company or its Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, a change from performing service on the Board to such an employment or consulting relationship or vice versa shall not be treated as a termination of employment.
6. Redemption. If any of the events specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement occur within one (1) year from the last date of the Director’s service (the “Termination Date”), all Restricted Shares that vested during the one (1) year period ending on the Termination Date shall be forfeited and forthwith surrendered by the Director to the Company within ten (10) days after the Director receives written demand from the Company for such Restricted Shares.
7. Certificates or Book Statement. Certificates or an electronic Book Statement (collectively herein, “Certificates”) evidencing the Restricted Shares shall be issued by the Company and shall be registered in the Director’s name promptly after the date the shares are vested. No Certificates shall be issued for fractional shares, but rather rounded up to the next whole share.
8. Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Director, the Director’s estate, nor the Transferee have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock covered by the Restricted Shares unless and until such Restricted Shares have vested. “Transferee” shall mean an individual to whom such Director’s vested Restricted Shares are transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
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9. Legend on Certificates. The Certificates representing the vested Restricted Shares delivered to the Director as contemplated by Section 7 shall bear such legends, and be subject to such stop transfer orders, as the Company may deem advisable to give notice of restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Plan, the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, or any applicable law. The Company may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such Certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
10. Transferability. To the extent that the Restricted Shares are then unvested, the Director shall not transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Restricted Shares.
11. Retention by the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement entered into by the Company and the Director contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (i) shall be deemed to obligate the Company or any of its Affiliates to employ or retain the Director in any capacity whatsoever, or (ii) shall prohibit or restrict the Company or any of its Affiliates from terminating the service, if any, of the Director at any time or for any reason whatsoever, and the Director hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other Person has made any representations or promises whatsoever to the Director concerning the Director’s service or continued service by the Company.
12. Sale of Shares Acquired. If the Director is an officer (as defined by Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Section 16(b)”), any shares of the Company’s Common Stock acquired pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards granted hereunder cannot be sold by the Director, subject to registration or an exemption from registration such as to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, until at least six (6) months elapse from the date of grant of this Restricted Stock Award, except in the case of death or disability or if the grant was exempt from the short-swing profit provisions of Section 16(b).
13. Withholding. The Director acknowledges that the Director is responsible for all liability for applicable tax related to the issuance or vesting of this Restricted Stock Award. Unless the Director uses a designated broker to sell Shares with an aggregate fair market value sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld by the Company, or the Director delivers in cash or certified check the amount required to be withheld by the Company, the Company will issue the number of Shares owed to the Director under this Restricted Stock Award less a number of Shares equal to, in the aggregate, the amount of applicable tax related to the delivery of such Shares.
You may elect to be taxed at the time your shares are granted rather than as and when they vest by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with the IRS within 30 days from the date your shares are issued. THE FORM FOR MAKING THIS SECTION 83(B) ELECTION IS ATTACHED TO YOUR RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT AS EXHIBIT A. YOU (AND NOT THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS) SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATELY FILING SUCH FORM, EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS TO MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF. THE 83(B) ELECTION FORM MUST BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF YOUR SHARES.
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14. Adjustments. The Restricted Shares under this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, including but not limited to Section 3(b) (Changes in Stock) and 3(c) (Sale Events) of the Plan.
15. Limitation on Obligations. The Company’s obligation with respect to the Restricted Shares granted hereunder is limited solely to the delivery to the Director of Shares on the date when such Shares are due to be delivered hereunder, and in no way shall the Company become obligated to pay cash in respect of such obligation. This Restricted Stock Award shall not be secured by any specific assets of the Company, nor shall any assets of the Company be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall not be liable to the Director for damages relating to any delays in issuing the share Certificates to him (or his designated entities), any loss of the Certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the Certificates or in the Certificates themselves.
16. Securities Laws. Upon the vesting of any Restricted Shares, the Company may require the Director to make or enter into such written representations, warranties, and agreements as the Company may reasonably request solely to comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement. The granting of the Restricted Shares hereunder shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals of any governmental agencies as may be required.
17. Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute in a commercially reasonable fashion before instituting any litigation (with the exception of emergency injunctive relief). If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days, then the parties agree to mediate the dispute with a mutually agreed upon mediator in New York, NY. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator within ten (10) days after either party shall first request commencement of mediation, each party will select a mediator within five (5) days thereof, and those mediators shall select the mediator to be used. The mediation shall be scheduled within thirty (30) days following the selection of the mediator. The parties further agree that any applicable statute of limitations will be tolled for the period of time from the date mediation is requested until 14 days following the mediation. If the mediation does not resolve the dispute, then the parties irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of 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.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute, disagreement, or issue of construction or interpretation arising hereunder whether relating to its execution, its validity, the obligations provided herein or performance, shall be governed or interpreted according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to choice of law considerations.
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19. Restricted Shares Award Subject to Plan. This Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
20. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed one and the same instrument.
21. Copy of Plan. By execution of this Agreement, the Director acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
22. New Shares.
(a) Any shares of capital stock of the Company or any successor thereto (“New Shares”) issued by the Company from time to time (including without limitation in any stock split or stock dividend) with respect to Restricted Shares (“Old Shares”) shall also be treated as Restricted Shares for all purposes of this Agreement.
(b) The New Shares so issued shall at all times be vested in the same proportion as the Old Shares are vested. For example: (i) if none of the Old Shares are vested as of the date that the New Shares are issued, then none of the New Shares will be vested when issued, (ii) if, from time to time, 25% of the Old Shares become vested at any later date, then 25% of the New Shares shall also become vested on that date; and (ii) if all of the Old Shares are vested on a date, then all of the New Shares shall be vested on that date.
(c) The New Shares shall be subject to this Agreement, including without limitation Section 3 thereof, to the same extent as the Old Shares.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Restricted Stock Award Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY: | ||
LIFEMD, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Justin Schreiber | |
Name: | Justin Schreiber | |
Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
DIRECTOR: | ||
/s/ Dr. Calum MacRae | ||
Dr. Calum MacRae | ||
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EXHIBIT A
LIFEMD,
INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
TAXE ELETION UNDER SECTION 83(B)
This statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, AND pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-2, to include in his or her gross income the amount of any compensation taxable to him or her in connection with his or her receipt of the property as described below:
1. Information of the undersigned are as follows:
(a) | Name of Taxpayer: | ||
(b) | Taxpayer’s Address: | ||
(c) | Taxpayer’s ID #: |
2. The property with respect to which the election is being made are _________ shares of the common stock of LifeMD, Inc.
3. The property was issued on _________________________.
4. The taxable year in which the election is being made is the calendar year _______.
5. The property is subject to the following restrictions: The Shares remain subject to forfeiture pending completion of a vesting schedule, or upon the occurrence of certain events
6. The fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse) of such property is $______ per share.
7. The amount paid for such property is $0.00 per share.
A copy of this statement was furnished to LifeMD, Inc. for whom taxpayer rendered the services underlying the transfer of property. The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked except with the consent of the Commissioner
This statement is executed on ______________________, 2024.
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___________________________, Taxpayer
This election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center with which taxpayer files his or her federal income tax returns and must be made within thirty (30) days after the execution date of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. This filing should be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. Participant must retain two (2) copies of the completed form for filing with his or her federal and state tax returns for the current tax year and an additional copy for his or her records.
Exhibit 99.1
LifeMD Appoints Dr. Calum MacRae to its Board of Directors
NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 — LifeMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFMD), a leading provider of virtual primary care services, today announced the appointment of Calum MacRae, M.D., Ph.D., a clinician, researcher and educator at Harvard Medical School, as an independent member of its Board of Directors.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. MacRae to the LifeMD Board of Directors. He brings deep experience in cardiology, internal medicine and clinical innovation, with a focus on disease management and the implementation of novel solutions to improve the delivery of virtual healthcare services,” said Justin Schreiber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LifeMD. “Aside from being a world-renowned clinician, we are particularly excited to leverage Dr. MacRae’s experience with systematic approaches to the management of chronic disease, which includes leveraging novel in-home tools and labs that can transform the way chronic and preventative care are delivered.”
“I am impressed by LifeMD’s strategy and track record of providing innovative and quality virtual care to its patients,” said Dr. MacRae. “I look forward to working closely with my fellow directors and the management team to further realize the company’s potential and expand its solutions by applying my insight and experience.”
Dr. MacRae is a cardiologist and geneticist whose clinical interests include exploring how research findings, including genomics discoveries, can be efficiently implemented into clinical care. Currently, he is Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation at the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and a Principal Faculty Member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
His research focuses on the biology and genomics of cardiovascular disease, and he is particularly interested in the interface between technology and biomedicine. Since 2016, Dr. MacRae has been the leader of the One Brave Idea initiative to advance understanding of how technology can inform disease and disease management. This work was funded by the American Heart Association, Verily, AstraZeneca and Quest Diagnostics. He has worked with multiple technology companies on novel sensors and their utility in health and wellness, and is currently the Principal Investigator of Apple’s Heart and Movement Study.
Dr. MacRae has served as a scientific advisor to various pharmaceutical, data and technology companies in the U.S. and Europe, ranging from global leaders to venture-backed companies, and has also served on the advisory boards of several investment firms. He is a co-founder of Atman Health and Tanaist.
Dr. MacRae received his medical degree from University of Edinburgh Medical School and a Ph.D. in Human Molecular Genetics at the University of London. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
About LifeMD, Inc.
LifeMD is a leading provider of virtual primary care. LifeMD offers telemedicine, laboratory and pharmacy services, and specialized treatment across more than 200 conditions, including primary care, men’s and women’s health, weight management, and hormone therapy. The Company leverages a vertically-integrated, proprietary digital care platform, a 50-state affiliated medical group, and a U.S.-based patient care center to increase access to high-quality and affordable care. For more information, please visit LifeMD.com.
Investor Contact
Marc Benathen, Chief Financial Officer
marc@lifemd.com
Media Contact
Jessica Friedeman, Chief Marketing Officer
press@lifemd.com
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