As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
23andMe Holding Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 87-1240344 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
349 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
23andMe Holding Co. Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Equity Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kathy Hibbs
Chief Administrative Officer
349 Oyster Point Boulevard
South San Francisco, California, 94080
(Name and address of agent for service)
(650) 938-6300
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies of all notices, orders, and communications to:
Marlee S. Myers
Justin W. Chairman
Alexandra M. Good
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Oxford Centre, Thirty-Second Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(412) 560-3300
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On July 21, 2023, subject to stockholder approval, the Board of Directors (the Board) of 23andMe Holding Co. (the Company) adopted an amendment and restatement of the 23andMe Holding Co. 2021 Incentive Equity Plan (the A&R Plan) to, among other things, increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder. The Board subsequently approved certain modifications to the A&R Plan on August 2, 2023 (all references to the A&R Plan herein shall mean the A&R Plan including such modifications approved on August 2, 2023). The A&R Plan was approved by the Companys stockholders at the Companys 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 6, 2023.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Company is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this Registration Statement) to register the offer and sale of an additional 75,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock), under the A&R Plan. This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Companys Registration Statements on Forms S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 18, 2021 (File No. 333-258910), November 8, 2021 (File No. 333-260867), June 15, 2022 (File No. 333-265626), and March 3, 2023 (File No. 333-270262), and the information required by Part II is omitted, except as supplemented by the information set forth below.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) | The Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 25, 2023; |
(b) | The Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed with the Commission on August 8, 2023; |
(c) | The Companys Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 9, 2023, August 8, 2023 (excluding Item 2.02), and September 11, 2023; and |
(d) | The description of shares of Class A Common Stock contained in (i) Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on May 27, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description and (ii) the Companys Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 17, 2021, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold (other than those furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information deemed to have been furnished rather than filed in accordance with the Commissions rules), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
For the purposes of this Registration Statement, any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), the Company is empowered to indemnify its directors and officers in the circumstances therein provided. Certain portions of Section 145 are summarized below:
Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and in criminal actions where such person had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Under Section 145(c) of the DGCL, indemnification against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by directors, officers, employees and agents is required in those cases where the person to be indemnified has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) and (b), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.
Section 145(d) of the DGCL provides that any indemnification under Section 145(a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 145(a) and (b). Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
Section 145(e) of the DGCL provides that expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in Section 145. Such expenses (including
attorneys fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents of the corporation or by persons serving at the request of the corporation as directors, officers, employees, or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
Section 145(f) of the DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Under Section 145(g) of the DGCL, a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to provide indemnity under Section 145. The Company has obtained insurance which, subject to certain exceptions, insures the directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits the limitation of directors personal liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director except for (i) any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) breaches by a director under section 174 of the DGCL, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchase or redemptions, and (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Charter and Bylaws
Our Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter) limits the liability of the directors of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same existed or may be amended, and our Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Bylaws) provide that the Company will indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by such law.
The Bylaws also provide that the Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Indemnification Agreements
The Company has entered, and expects to continue to enter into, indemnification agreements with its directors, executive officers, and other employees as determined by the Board. Each indemnification agreement provides for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain expenses and costs, if the basis of the indemnitees involvement was by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or was serving at the Companys request in an official capacity for another entity, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the state of Delaware.
The above discussion of the Companys Charter, Bylaws, Indemnification Agreements, and of Section 145 of the DGCL is not intended to be exhaustive and is respectively qualified in its entirety by such Charter, Bylaws, indemnification agreements, and applicable statutes.
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained in the Exhibit Index that immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
* | Filed herewith |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of South San Francisco, State of California on this 15th day of September, 2023.
23ANDME HOLDING CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Anne Wojcicki | |
Name: | Anne Wojcicki | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Anne Wojcicki and Joseph Selsavage, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this registration statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done with respect to this registration statement or any amendments hereto in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on September 15, 2023.
Name |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Anne Wojcicki Anne Wojcicki |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |
September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Joseph Selsavage Joseph Selsavage |
Interim Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) |
September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Roelof Botha Roelof Botha |
Director | September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Patrick Chung Patrick Chung |
Director | September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. |
Director |
September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Neal Mohan Neal Mohan |
Director |
September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. |
Director | September 15, 2023 |
/s/ Richard Scheller, Ph.D. Richard Scheller, Ph.D. |
Director | September 15, 2023 | ||
/s/ Peter Taylor Peter Taylor |
Director | September 15, 2023 |
Exhibit 5.1
September 15, 2023
23andMe Holding Co.
349 Oyster Point Boulevard,
South San Francisco, California 94080
Re: | 23andMe Holding Co. |
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to 23andMe Holding Co., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on the date hereof. The Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale of 75,000,000 shares (the Shares) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, reserved for issuance under the 23andMe Holding Co. Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Equity Plan (the A&R Plan).
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Registration Statement and originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended to date, (iii) certain resolutions of the Companys Board of Directors relating to the Registration Statement, (iv) the A&R Plan, and (v) such other documents, records, and other instruments as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of the opinions set forth herein.
We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of the documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, facsimile, or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. With respect to matters of fact relevant to our opinion as set forth below, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company, representations made by the Company in documents examined by us, and representations of officers of the Company.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued by the Company and delivered to participants in accordance with the provisions of the A&R Plan will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | ||||||
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Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401 | +1.412.560.3300 | |||||
United States | +1.412.560.7001 |
23andMe Holding Co.
September 15, 2023
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The opinions expressed herein are limited to the Federal laws of the United States and the Delaware General Corporation Law, and we express no opinion as to laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are acting within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the use of our report dated May 25, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of 23andMe Holding Co., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Santa Clara, California
September 15, 2023
Exhibit 99.1
23ANDME HOLDING CO.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 INCENTIVE EQUITY PLAN
Effective as of the Restated Effective Date (as defined below), the 23andMe Holding Co. 2021 Incentive Equity Plan (as in effect from time to time, the Plan) is hereby amended and restated as set forth below.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees, certain consultants and advisors, and the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of 23andMe Holding Co., a Delaware corporation formerly known as VG Acquisition Corp. (together with its successors, the Company), and its subsidiaries, with the opportunity to receive grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, stock units, and other stock-based awards.
The Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefitting the Companys stockholders, and will align the economic interests of the Participants with those of the stockholders.
The Plan was originally effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan as amended and restated herein shall apply to all Grants (as defined below) made under the Plan before, on or after the Restated Effective Date.
Section 1. Definitions
The following terms has the meanings set forth below for purposes of the Plan:
(a) 409A means Section 409A of the Code.
(b) 10% Stockholder has the meaning given to that term in Section 6(b)(i).
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) Cause has the meaning given to that term in any written employment agreement, offer letter, or severance agreement between the Employer and the Participant, or if no such agreement exists or if such term is not defined therein, and unless otherwise defined in the Grant Instrument, Cause means a finding by the Committee that the Participant (i) has breached his or her employment or service contract with the Employer, (ii) has engaged in disloyalty to the Employer, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony, or proven dishonesty, (iii) has disclosed trade secrets or confidential information of the Employer to persons not entitled to receive such information, (iv) has breached any written non-competition, non-solicitation, invention assignment, or confidentiality agreement between the Participant and the Employer, or (v) has engaged in such other behavior detrimental to the interests of the Employer as the Committee determines.
(e) CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or if there is none then appointed, the President of the Company).
(f) Unless otherwise set forth in a Grant Instrument, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:
(i) Any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a direct or indirect subsidiary of another Person and in which the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares of such other Person representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of such other Person; and provided further, that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur if a Person becomes a beneficial owner of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company solely as the result of an election by another Person to convert their shares of Class B Stock to shares of Class A Stock.
(ii) The consummation of (A) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person where, immediately after the merger or consolidation, the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, in substantially the same proportion as ownership immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the surviving Person would be entitled in the election of directors, or where the members of the Board, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not, immediately after the merger or consolidation, constitute a majority of the board of directors of the surviving Person or (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
(iii) A change in the composition of the Board over a period of 12 consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections, or threatened election contests, for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.
(iv) The consummation of a complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company.
(g) The Committee may modify the definition of Change of Control for a particular Grant as the Committee deems appropriate to comply with 409A or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Grant constitutes deferred compensation subject to 409A and the Grant provides for payment upon a Change of Control, then, for purposes of such payment provisions, no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred upon an event described in items (i) (iv) above unless the event would also constitute a change in ownership or effective control of, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of, the Company under 409A.Class A Stock means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
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(h) Class B Stock means the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
(i) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or another committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. To the extent the Board does not appoint a committee, the Board can serve as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of directors who are non-employee directors as defined under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and independent directors, as determined in accordance with the independence standards established by the stock exchange on which the Class A Stock is at the time primarily traded.
(k) Disability or Disabled means, unless otherwise set forth in the Grant Instrument, a Participants becoming disabled within the meaning of the Employers long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.
(l) Dividend Equivalent means an amount determined by multiplying the number of shares of Class A Stock subject to a Stock Unit or Other Stock-Based Award by the per-share cash dividend paid by the Company on its outstanding shares of Class A Stock, or the per-share Fair Market Value of any dividend paid on its outstanding shares of Class A Stock in consideration other than cash. If interest is credited on accumulated divided equivalents, the term Dividend Equivalent shall include the accrued interest.
(m) Effective Date means the effective date of the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company.
(n) Employee means an employee of the Employer (including an officer or director who is also an employee), but excluding any person who is classified by the Employer as a contractor or consultant, no matter how characterized by the Internal Revenue Service, other governmental agencies, or a court. Any change of characterization of an individual by the Internal Revenue Service or any court or government agency shall have no effect upon the classification of an individual as an Employee for purposes of this Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(o) Employed by, or providing service to, the Employer means employment or service as an Employee, Key Advisor, or member of the Board (so that, for purposes of exercising Options and SARs and satisfying conditions with respect to Stock Awards, Stock Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards, a Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service until the Participant ceases to be any of an Employee, Key Advisor, or member of the Board), unless the Committee determines otherwise. If a Participants relationship is with a subsidiary of the Company and that entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company, the Participant will be deemed to cease employment or service when the entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company, unless the Participant transfers employment or service to an Employer.
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(p) Employer means the Company and its subsidiaries.
(q) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(r) Exercise Price means the per share price at which shares of Class A Stock may be purchased under an Option, as designated by the Committee.
(s) Fair Market Value means:
(i) For so long as the Class A Stock is publicly traded, the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined as follows: (A) if the principal trading market for the Class A Stock is a national securities exchange, the closing sales price during regular trading hours on the relevant date or, if there were no trades on that date, the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, or (B) if the Class A Stock is not principally traded on any such exchange, the last reported sale price of a share of Class A Stock during regular trading hours on the relevant date, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.
(ii) If the Class A Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported transactions as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined by the Committee through any reasonable valuation method authorized under the Code.
(t) FICA means the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
(u) GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
(v) Grant means an Option, SAR, Stock Award, Stock Unit, or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(w) Grant Instrument means the written agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of a Grant, including all amendments thereto.
(x) Incentive Stock Option means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
(y) Key Advisor means a consultant or advisor of the Employer.
(z) Merger Agreement means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 4, 2021, by and among the Company, Chrome Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and 23andMe, Inc., Delaware corporation, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 13, 2021, and that certain Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 25, 2021.
(aa) Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
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(bb) Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to be taxed as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code (including, without limitation, any portion of an Incentive Stock Option that exceeds the limitation set forth in Section 422(d) of the Code, as provided in Section 6(h)).
(cc) Option means an option to purchase shares of Class A Stock, as described in Section 6.
(dd) Other Stock-Based Award means any Grant based on, measured by or payable in shares of Class A Stock (other than an Option, Stock Unit, Stock Award, or SAR), as described in Section 10.
(ee) Participant means an Employee, Key Advisor, or Non-Employee Director designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
(ff) Performance Goals means performance goals that may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following criteria: cash flow; free cash flow; earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and charges for stock-based compensation, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and net earnings); earnings per share; growth in earnings or earnings per share; book value growth; stock price; return on equity or average stockholder equity; total stockholder return or growth in total stockholder return either directly or in relation to a comparative group; return on capital; return on assets or net assets; revenue, growth in revenue or return on sales; sales; expense reduction or expense control; expense to revenue ratio; income, net income, or adjusted net income; operating income, net operating income, adjusted operating income, or net operating income after tax; operating profit or net operating profit; operating margin; gross profit margin; return on operating revenue or return on operating profit; regulatory filings; regulatory approvals; litigation and regulatory resolution goals; other operational, regulatory, or departmental objectives; budget comparisons; growth in stockholder value relative to established indexes, or another peer group or peer group index; development and implementation of strategic plans and/or organizational restructuring goals; development and implementation of risk and crisis management programs; achievement of objective or subjective metrics relating to information technology and/or cybersecurity; improvement in workforce diversity or other efforts to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion; achievement of environmental, social, and governance and/or sustainability objectives; compliance requirements and compliance relief; safety goals; productivity goals; goals relating to human capital management, including, without limitation, workforce management and succession planning ; economic value added (including typical adjustments consistently applied from GAAP required to determine economic value added performance measures); measures of customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, or staff development; development or marketing collaborations, formations of joint ventures or partnerships, or the completion of other similar transactions intended to enhance the Companys revenue or profitability or enhance its customer base; merger and acquisitions; and other similar criteria as determined by the Committee. Performance goals applicable to a Grant shall be determined by the Committee and may be established on an absolute or relative basis and may be established on a corporate-wide basis or with respect to one or more business units, divisions, subsidiaries, business segments, or individual employees. Relative performance may be measured against a group of peer companies, a financial market index, or other objective and quantifiable indices.
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(gg) Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority, or other legal entity of any nature whatsoever.
(hh) Restated Effective Date shall mean the date on which this amended and restated Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company.
(ii) Restriction Period has the meaning given to that term in Section 7(a).
(jj) SAR means a stock appreciation right, as described in Section 9.
(kk) Stock Award means an award of shares of Class A Stock, as described in Section 7.
(ll) Stock Unit means an award of a phantom unit representing a share of Class A Stock, as described in Section 8.
(mm) Substitute Awards has the meaning given to that term in Section 4(c).
Section 2. Administration
(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee; provided, however, that any Grants to members of the Board must be authorized by a majority of the Board (counting all Board members for purposes of a quorum, but only non-interested Board members for purposes of such majority approval). The Committee may delegate authority to one or more subcommittees, as it deems appropriate. Subject to compliance with applicable law and the applicable stock exchange rules, the Board, in its discretion, may perform any action of the Committee hereunder in any individual instance (without any need for any formal assumption of authority from the Committee). To the extent that the Board, a subcommittee, or the CEO, as described below administers the Plan, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the Board or such subcommittee or the CEO.
(b) Delegation to CEO. Subject to compliance with applicable law and applicable stock exchange requirements, including Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Committee may delegate all or part of its authority and power to the CEO, as it deems appropriate, with respect to Grants to Employees or Key Advisors who are not executive officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(c) Committee Authority. The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the individuals to whom Grants shall be made under the Plan, (ii) determine the type, size, terms, and conditions of the Grants to be made to each such individual, (iii) determine the time when the Grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise or restriction period, including the criteria for exercisability and the acceleration of exercisability, (v) amend the terms of any previously issued Grant, subject to the provisions of Section 17 below, (vi) determine and adopt terms, guidelines, and provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan and applicable law, that apply to individuals residing outside of the United States who receive Grants under the Plan, and (vii) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.
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(d) Committee Determinations. The Committee shall have full power and express discretionary authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements, and instruments for implementing the Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committees interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated individuals.
(e) Indemnification. No member of the Committee or the Board, and no employee of the Company or a subsidiary shall be liable for any act or failure to act with respect to the Plan, except in circumstances involving his or her bad faith or willful misconduct, or for any act or failure to act hereunder by any other member of the Committee or employee or by any agent to whom duties in connection with the administration of this Plan have been delegated. The Company shall indemnify members of the Committee and the Board and any agent of the Committee or the Board who is an employee of the Company or a subsidiary against any and all liabilities or expenses to which they may be subjected by reason of any act or failure to act with respect to their duties on behalf of the Plan, except in circumstances involving such persons bad faith or willful misconduct.
Section 3. Grants
Grants under the Plan may consist of Options as described in Section 6, Stock Awards as described in Section 7, Stock Units as described in Section 8, SARs as described in Section 9, and Other Stock-Based Awards as described in Section 10. All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions consistent with this Plan as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified in writing by the Committee to the Participant in the Grant Instrument. All Grants shall be made conditional upon the Participants acknowledgement, in writing or by acceptance of the Grant, that all decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant, his or her beneficiaries, and any other person having or claiming an interest under such Grant. Grants under a particular Section of the Plan need not be uniform as among the Participants.
Section 4. Shares Subject to the Plan
(a) Shares Authorized. Subject to adjustment as described below in Section 4(b) and Section 4(e) below, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan shall be 104,964,561 shares of Class A Stock. The aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 97,000,000 shares of Class A Stock. Commencing with the first business day of each calendar year beginning in 2024, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan shall be increased by a number equal to (x) 5.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock, taken together, outstanding as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year or (y) such lesser number of shares of Class A Stock as may be determined by the Committee.
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(b) Source of Shares; Share Counting. Shares issued or transferred under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Class A Stock or reacquired shares of Class A Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options or SARs granted under the Plan expire or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered without having been exercised, or if any Stock Awards, Stock Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards are forfeited, terminated, or otherwise not paid in full, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan. If shares of Class A Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan are surrendered in payment of the Exercise Price of an Option, then the number of shares of Class A Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of shares actually issued by the Company upon such exercise and not by the gross number of shares as to which such Option is exercised. Upon the exercise of any SAR under the Plan, the number of shares of Class A Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by only by the net number of shares actually issued by the Company upon such exercise. If shares of Class A Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan are withheld by the Company in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, vesting, or exercise of any Grant or the issuance of shares of Class A Stock thereunder, then the number of shares of Class A Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares issued, vested, or exercised under such Grant, calculated in each instance after payment of such share withholding. To the extent any Grants are paid in cash, and not in shares of Class A Stock, any shares previously subject to such Grants shall again be available for issuance or transfer under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, if shares are repurchased by the Company on the open market with the proceeds of the Exercise Price of Options, such shares may not again be made available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) Substitute Awards. Shares issued or transferred under Grants made pursuant to an assumption, substitution, or exchange for previously granted awards of a company acquired by the Company in a transaction (Substitute Awards) shall not reduce the number of shares of Class A Stock available under the Plan and available shares under a stockholder approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for Grants under the Plan and shall not reduce the Plans share reserve (subject to applicable stock exchange listing and Code requirements).
(d) Individual Limits for Non-Employee Directors. Subject to adjustment as described below in (e), the maximum aggregate grant date value of shares of Class A Stock subject to Grants granted to any Non-Employee Director during any fiscal year, taken together with any cash fees earned by such Non-Employee Director for services rendered during the fiscal year, shall not exceed $400,000 in total value; provided, however, that with respect to the fiscal year during which the Non-Employee Director is first appointed or elected to the Board, the maximum aggregate grant date value of shares of Class A Stock granted to such Non-Employee Director during the initial annual period, taken together with any cash fees earned by such Non-Employee Director for services rendered during such period, shall not exceed $750,000 in total value during the initial annual period. For purposes of this limit, the value of such Grants shall be the grant date fair value of such Grants for financial reporting purposes.
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(e) Adjustments. If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Class A Stock outstanding by reason of (i) a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization, stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) a merger, reorganization, or consolidation, (iii) a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding shares of Class A Stock as a class without the Companys receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Class A Stock is substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Companys payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number and kind of shares of Class A Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum amount of Grants which a Non-Employee Director may receive in any year, the number and kind of shares covered by outstanding Grants, the number and kind of shares issued and to be issued under the Plan, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, the issued shares of Class A Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under the Plan and such outstanding Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. In addition, in the event of a Change of Control, the provisions of Section 12 shall apply. Any adjustments to outstanding Grants shall be consistent with Section 409A or Section 424 of the Code, to the extent applicable. The adjustments of Grants under this Section 4(e) shall include adjustment of shares, Exercise Prices of Stock Options, base prices of SARs, Performance Goals, or other terms and conditions of Grants, as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to determine what appropriate adjustments shall be made and any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
Section 5. Eligibility for Participation
(a) Eligible Persons. All Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Key Advisors shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if the Key Advisors render bona fide services to the Employer, the services are not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and the Key Advisors do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Companys securities.
(b) Selection of Participants. The Committee shall select the Employees, Non-Employee Directors, and Key Advisors to receive Grants and shall determine the number of shares of Class A Stock subject to a particular Grant in such manner as the Committee determines.
Section 6. Options
The Committee may grant Options to an Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Options:
(a) Number of Shares. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Class A Stock that will be subject to each Grant of Options to Employees, Non-Employee Directors, and Key Advisors.
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(b) Type of Option and Exercise Price.
(i) The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination of the foregoing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or its parent or subsidiary corporations, as defined in Section 424 of the Code. Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Non-Employee Directors, and Key Advisors.
(ii) The Exercise Price of a share of Class A Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Stock on the date the Option is granted. However, an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as defined in Section 424 of the Code (a 10% Stockholder), unless the Exercise Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Stock on the date of grant.
(c) Option Term. The Committee shall determine the term of each Option. The term of any Option shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a 10% Stockholder may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option), the exercise of the Option is prohibited by applicable law, including a prohibition on purchases or sales of shares of Class A Stock under the Companys insider trading policy, or pursuant to any restrictions on transfer imposed by the Committee, the term of the Option shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, or until the expiration of such restrictions on transfer, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(d) Exercisability of Options. Options shall become exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.
(e) Grants to Non-Exempt Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options granted to persons who are non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such Options may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Participants death, Disability, or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).
(f) Termination of Employment or Service. Except as provided in the Grant Instrument, an Option may only be exercised while the Participant is employed by, or providing services to, the Employer. The Committee shall determine in the Grant Instrument under what circumstances and during what time periods a Participant may exercise an Option after termination of employment or service.
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(g) Exercise of Options. A Participant may exercise an Option that has become exercisable, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of exercise to the Company. The Participant shall pay the Exercise Price for an Option as specified by the Committee (i) in cash, (ii) unless the Committee determines otherwise, by delivering shares of Class A Stock owned by the Participant and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise at least equal to the Exercise Price or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Committee) to ownership of shares of Class A Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise at least equal to the Exercise Price, (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, (iv) if permitted by the Committee, by withholding shares of Class A Stock subject to the exercisable Option, which have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, or (v) by such other method as the Committee may approve. Shares of Class A Stock used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Participant for the requisite period of time necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Option. Payment for the shares to be issued or transferred pursuant to the Option, and any required withholding taxes, must be received by the Company by the time specified by the Committee depending on the type of payment being made, but in all cases prior to the issuance or transfer of such shares.
(h) Limits on Incentive Stock Options. Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Class A Stock on the date of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year, under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, exceeds $100,000, then the Option, as to the excess, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
Section 7. Stock Awards
The Committee may issue or transfer shares of Class A Stock to an Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor under a Stock Award, upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Stock Awards:
(a) General Requirements. Shares of Class A Stock issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Awards may be issued or transferred for consideration or for no consideration, and subject to restrictions or no restrictions, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, establish conditions under which restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Goals. The period of time during which the Stock Awards will remain subject to restrictions will be designated in the Grant Instrument as the Restriction Period.
(b) Number of Shares. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Class A Stock to be issued or transferred pursuant to a Stock Award and the restrictions applicable to such shares.
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(c) Requirement of Employment or Service. If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer during a period designated in the Grant Instrument as the Restriction Period, or if other specified conditions are not met, the Stock Award shall terminate as to all shares covered by the Grant as to which the restrictions have not lapsed, and those shares of Class A Stock must be immediately returned to the Company. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.
(d) Restrictions on Transfer and Legends . During the Restriction Period, a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the shares of a Stock Award except under Section 15. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Company will retain possession of certificates for shares of Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. Each certificate for a Stock Award, unless held by the Company, or entry in any account contain uncertificated shares subject to a Stock Award, shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Grant. In the case of uncertificated shares, the Committee shall provide notice to the applicable Participant of any such legend or legends in accordance with applicable law. The Participant shall be entitled to have the legend removed from the stock subject to restrictions when all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. The Committee may determine that the Company will not issue certificates for Stock Awards or in the case of uncertificated shares for Stock Awards, cause the issuance of such shares in any applicable electronic stock register, until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.
(e) Right to Vote and to Receive Dividends. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, during the Restriction Period, the Participant shall have the right to vote shares of Stock Awards and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares, subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee, including, without limitation, the achievement of specific Performance Goals. Dividends with respect to Stock Awards that vest based on performance shall vest if and to the extent that the underlying Stock Award vests, as determined by the Committee.
(f) Lapse of Restrictions. All restrictions imposed on Stock Awards shall lapse upon the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period and the satisfaction of all conditions, if any, imposed by the Committee. The Committee may determine, as to any or all Stock Awards, that the restrictions shall lapse without regard to any Restriction Period.
Section 8. Stock Units
The Committee may grant Stock Units, each of which shall represent one hypothetical share of Class A Stock, to an Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Stock Units:
(a) Crediting of Units. Each Stock Unit shall represent the right of the Participant to receive a share of Class A Stock or an amount of cash based on the value of a share of Class A Stock, if and when specified conditions are met. All Stock Units shall be credited to bookkeeping accounts established on the Companys records for purposes of the Plan.
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(b) Terms of Stock Units. The Committee may grant Stock Units that vest and are payable if specified Performance Goals or other conditions are met, or under other circumstances. Stock Units may be paid at the end of a specified performance period or other period, or payment may be deferred to a date authorized by the Committee. The Committee may accelerate vesting or payment as to any or all Stock Units at any time for any reason, provided such acceleration complies with 409A. The Committee shall determine the number of Stock Units to be granted and the requirements applicable to such Stock Units.
(c) Requirement of Employment or Service. If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer prior to the vesting of Stock Units, or if other conditions established by the Committee are not met, the Participants Stock Units shall be forfeited. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.
(d) Payment With Respect to Stock Units. Payments with respect to Stock Units shall be made in cash, shares of Class A Stock, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine.
Section 9. Stock Appreciation Rights
The Committee may grant SARs to an Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor separately or in tandem with any Option. The following provisions are applicable to SARs:
(a) General Requirements. The Committee may grant SARs to an Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor separately or in tandem with any Option (for all or a portion of the applicable Option). Tandem SARs may be granted either at the time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter while the Option remains outstanding; provided, however, that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, SARs may be granted only at the time of the grant of the Incentive Stock Option. The Committee shall establish the base price of the SAR at the time that the SAR is granted. The base price of each SAR shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Stock as of the date of grant of the SAR. The term of any SAR shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of a SAR, the exercise of the SAR is prohibited by applicable law, including a prohibition on purchases or sales of shares of Class A Stock under the Companys insider trading policy, or pursuant to any restrictions on transfer imposed by the Committee, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, or until the expiration of such restrictions on transfer, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(b) Tandem SARs. In the case of tandem SARs, the number of SARs granted to a Participant that shall be exercisable during a specified period shall not exceed the number of shares of Class A Stock that the Participant may purchase upon the exercise of the related Option during such period. Upon the exercise of an Option, the SARs relating to the shares of Class A Stock covered by such Option shall terminate. Upon the exercise of SARs, the related Option shall terminate to the extent of an equal number of shares of Class A Stock.
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(c) Exercisability. A SAR shall be exercisable during the period specified by the Committee in the Grant Instrument and shall be subject to such vesting and other restrictions as may be specified in the Grant Instrument. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding SARs at any time for any reason. SARs may only be exercised while the Participant is employed by, or providing service to, the Employer or during the applicable period after termination of employment or service specified by the Committee. A tandem SAR shall be exercisable only during the period when the Option to which it is related is also exercisable.
(d) Grants to Non-Exempt Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SARs granted to persons who are non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such SARs may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Participants death, Disability, or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).
(e) Value of SARs. When a Participant exercises SARs, the Participant shall receive in settlement of such SARs an amount equal to the value of the stock appreciation for the number of SARs exercised. The stock appreciation for a SAR is the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the underlying share of Class A Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the base price of the SAR as described in subsection Section 9(a).
(f) Form of Payment. The appreciation in a SAR shall be paid in cash, shares of Class A Stock, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Class A Stock to be received, shares of Class A Stock shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR.
Section 10. Other Stock-Based Awards
The Committee may grant Other Stock-Based Awards, which are awards (other than those described in Section 6 through Section 9) that are based on or measured by shares of Class A Stock, to any Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Key Advisor, on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Stock-Based Awards may be awarded subject to the achievement of Performance Goals or other criteria or other conditions and may be payable in cash, shares of Class A Stock, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine.
Section 11. Dividend Equivalents
The Committee may grant Dividend Equivalents in connection with Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or accrued as contingent cash obligations and may be payable in cash or shares of Class A Stock, and upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Dividend Equivalents with respect to Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards that vest based on performance shall vest and be paid only if and to the extent the underlying Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards vest and are paid, as determined by the Committee.
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Section 12. Consequences of a Change of Control
(a) Assumption of Outstanding Grants. Upon a Change of Control where the Company is not the surviving corporation (or survives only as a subsidiary of another corporation), unless the Committee determines otherwise, all outstanding Grants that are not exercised or paid at the time of the Change of Control shall be assumed by, or replaced with grants (with respect to cash, securities, or a combination thereof) that have comparable terms by, the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation). After a Change of Control, references to the Company as they relate to employment matters shall include the successor employer in the transaction, subject to applicable law.
(b) Other Alternatives. In the event of a Change of Control, if any outstanding Grants are not assumed by, or replaced with grants that have comparable terms by, the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation), the Committee may (but is not obligated to) make adjustments to the terms and conditions of outstanding Grants, including, without limitation, taking any of the following actions (or combination thereof) with respect to any or all outstanding Grants, without the consent of any Participant: (i) the Committee may determine that outstanding Stock Options and SARs shall automatically accelerate and become fully exercisable and the restrictions and conditions on outstanding Stock Awards, Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards, and Dividend Equivalents shall immediately lapse; (ii) the Committee may determine that Participants shall receive a payment in settlement of outstanding Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards, or Dividend Equivalents, in such amount and form as may be determined by the Committee; (iii) the Committee may require that Participants surrender their outstanding Stock Options and SARs in exchange for a payment by the Company, in cash or shares of Class A Stock as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Class A Stock subject to the Participants unexercised Stock Options and SARs exceeds the Stock Option Exercise Price or SAR base price; and (iv) after giving Participants an opportunity to exercise all of their outstanding Stock Options and SARs, the Committee may terminate any or all unexercised Stock Options and SARs at such time as the Committee deems appropriate. Such surrender, termination, or payment shall take place as of the date of the Change of Control or such other date as the Committee may specify. Without limiting the foregoing, if the per share Fair Market Value of the share of Class A Stock does not exceed the per share Stock Option Exercise Price or SAR base price, as applicable, the Company shall not be required to make any payment to the Participant upon surrender of the Stock Option or SAR and shall have the right to cancel any such Stock Option or SAR for no consideration.
Section 13. Deferrals
The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant in connection with any Grant. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee shall establish rules and procedures for such deferrals and may provide for interest or other earnings to be paid on such deferrals. The rules and procedures for any such deferrals shall be consistent with applicable requirements of 409A.
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Section 14. Withholding of Taxes
(a) Required Withholding. All Grants under the Plan shall be subject to applicable United States federal (including FICA), state and local, foreign country, or other tax withholding requirements. The Employer may require that the Participant or other person receiving Grants or exercising Grants pay to the Employer an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax withholding requirements with respect to such Grants, or the Employer may deduct from other wages and compensation paid by the Employer the amount of any withholding taxes due with respect to such Grants.
(b) Share Withholding. The Committee may permit or require the Employers tax withholding obligation with respect to Grants paid in shares of Class A Stock to be satisfied by having shares withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the Participants applicable withholding tax rate for United States federal (including FICA), state and local, foreign country, or other tax liabilities. The Committee may, in its discretion, and subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt, allow Participants to elect to have such share withholding applied to all or a portion of the tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any particular Grant. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, share withholding for taxes shall not exceed the Participants minimum applicable tax withholding amount.
Section 15. Transferability of Grants
(a) Nontransferability of Grants. Except as described in subsection Section 15(b) below, only the Participant may exercise rights under a Grant during the Participants lifetime. A Participant may not transfer those rights except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) with respect to Grants other than Incentive Stock Options, pursuant to a domestic relations order. When a Participant dies, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Participant may exercise such rights. Any such successor must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive the Grant under the Participants will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.
(b) Transfer of Nonqualified Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide, in a Grant Instrument, that a Participant may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to family members, or one or more trusts or other entities for the benefit of or owned by family members, consistent with the applicable securities laws, according to such terms as the Committee may determine; provided that the Participant receives no consideration for the transfer of an Option and the transferred Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the Option immediately before the transfer.
Section 16. Requirements for Issuance or Transfer of Shares
No shares of Class A Stock shall be issued or transferred in connection with any Grant hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares of Class A Stock have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition any Grant on the Participants undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on his or her subsequent disposition of the shares of Class A Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable, and certificates representing such
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shares, or entries in any electronic stock register for uncertificated shares, may be legended to reflect any such restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Class A Stock issued or transferred under the Plan, or entries in any electronic stock register for any such shares that are uncertificated, may be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and interpretations, including any requirement that a legend be placed thereon.
Section 17. Amendment and Termination of the Plan
(a) Amendment. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Plan without stockholder approval if such approval is required in order to comply with the Code or other applicable law, or to comply with applicable stock exchange requirements.
(b) No Repricing of Options or SARs. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Class A Stock, other securities, or property), stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, change in control, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Class A Stock or other securities, or similar transactions), the Company may not, without obtaining stockholder approval, (i) amend the terms of outstanding Stock Options or SARs to reduce the Exercise Price of such outstanding Stock Options or base price of such SARs, (ii) cancel outstanding Stock Options or SARs in exchange for Stock Options or SARs with an Exercise Price or base price, as applicable, that is less than the Exercise Price or base price of the original Stock Options or SARs, or (iii) cancel outstanding Stock Options or SARs with an Exercise Price or base price, as applicable, above the current stock price in exchange for cash or other securities.
(c) Termination of Plan. The Plan shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the Restated Effective Date, unless the Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.
(d) Termination and Amendment of Outstanding Grants. A termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant is made shall not materially impair the rights of a Participant with respect to such Grant unless the Participant consents or unless the Committee acts under Section 18(f). The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Grant may be terminated or amended under Section 18(f) or may be amended by agreement of the Company and the Participant consistent with the Plan.
Section 18. Miscellaneous
(a) Grants in Connection with Corporate Transactions and Otherwise. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the Committee to make Grants under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of the business or assets of any corporation, firm, or association, including Grants to employees thereof who become Employees, or (ii) limit the right of the
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Company to grant stock options or make other awards outside of the Plan. The Committee may make a Grant to an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization, or liquidation involving the Company, in substitution for a stock option or stock awards grant made by such corporation. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may establish such terms and conditions of the new Grants as it deems appropriate, including setting the Exercise Price of Options or the base price of SARs at a price necessary to retain for the Participant the same economic value as the prior options or rights.
(b) Governing Document. The Plan shall be the controlling document. No other statements, representations, explanatory materials, or examples, oral or written, may amend the Plan in any manner. The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns.
(c) Funding of the Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under the Plan.
(d) Rights of Participants. Nothing in the Plan shall entitle any Employee, Non-Employee Director, Key Advisor, or other person to any claim or right to receive a Grant under the Plan. Any Grant under the Plan shall be a one-time award that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future Grants under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Employer or any other employment rights.
(e) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Class A Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Grant. Except as otherwise provided under the Plan, the Committee shall determine whether cash, other awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
(f) Compliance with Law.
(i) The Plan, the exercise of Options and SARs, and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Class A Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. In addition, it is the intent of the Company that Incentive Stock Options comply with the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code, and that, to the extent applicable, Grants comply with the requirements of 409A. To the extent that any legal requirement of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, 409A, or Section 422 of the Code as set forth in the Plan ceases to be required under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, 409A, or Section 422 of the Code, that Plan provision shall cease to apply. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Participants. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.
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(ii) The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of 409A, to the extent applicable. Each Grant shall be construed and administered such that the Grant either (A) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of 409A or (B) satisfies the requirements of 409A. If a Grant is subject to 409A, (I) distributions shall only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted under 409A, (II) payments to be made upon a termination of employment or service shall only be made upon a separation from service under 409A, (III) unless the Grant specifies otherwise, each installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of 409A, and (IV) in no event shall a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year in which a distribution is made except in accordance with 409A.
(iii) Any Grant that is subject to 409A and that is to be distributed to a Key Employee (as defined below) upon separation from service shall be administered so that any distribution with respect to such Grant shall be postponed for six months following the date of the Participants separation from service, if required by 409A. If a distribution is delayed pursuant to 409A, the distribution shall be paid within 15 days after the end of the six-month period. If the Participant dies during such six-month period, any postponed amounts shall be paid within 90 days of the Participants death. The determination of Key Employees, including the number and identity of persons considered Key Employees and the identification date, shall be made by the Committee or its delegate each year in accordance with Section 416(i) of the Code and the specified employee requirements of 409A.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Grant Instrument to the contrary, each Participant shall be solely responsible for the tax consequences of Grants under the Plan, and in no event shall the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company have any responsibility or liability if a Grant does not meet any applicable requirements of 409A. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan to prevent taxation under 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that the Plan or any Grant complies with 409A or any other any provision of federal, state, local, or other tax law.
(g) Establishment of Subplans. The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable blue sky, securities, or tax laws of various jurisdictions. The Board shall establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan setting forth (i) such limitations on the Committees discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable and (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement shall apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Employer shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not affected.
(h) Clawback Rights. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may provide in any Grant Instrument that, if a Participant breaches any restrictive covenant agreement between the Participant and the Employer (which may be set forth in any Grant Instrument) or otherwise engages in activities that constitute Cause either while employed
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by, or providing service to, the Employer or within a specified period of time thereafter, all Grants held by the Participant shall terminate, and the Company may rescind any exercise of an Option or SAR and the vesting of any other Grant and delivery of shares upon such exercise or vesting (including pursuant to dividends and Dividend Equivalents), as applicable on such terms as the Committee shall determine, including the right to require that in the event of any such rescission, (i) the Participant shall return to the Company the shares received upon the exercise of any Option or SAR and/or the vesting and payment of any other Grant (including pursuant to dividends and Dividend Equivalents) or, (ii) if the Participant no longer owns the shares, the Participant shall pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the shares (or, in the event the Participant transfers the shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of the breach of the restrictive covenant agreement (including a Participants Grant Instrument containing restrictive covenants) or activity constituting Cause), net of the price originally paid by the Participant for the shares. Payment by the Participant shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Committee. The Employer shall be entitled to set off against the amount of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to the Participant by the Employer. In addition, all Grants under the Plan shall be subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment policies, share trading policies, and other policies that may be implemented by the Board from time to time.
(i) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The validity, construction, interpretation, and effect of the Plan and Grant Instruments issued under the Plan shall be governed and construed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Any action arising out of, or relating to, any of the provisions of the Plan and Grants made hereunder shall be brought only in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if such court does not have jurisdiction or will not accept jurisdiction, in any court of general jurisdiction in Delaware, and the jurisdiction of such court in any such proceeding shall be exclusive.
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Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
23andMe Holding Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Newly Registered Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security Type |
Security Title(1) |
Fee Calculation Rule |
Amount Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Per Unit |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) |
Fee Rate |
Amount of Registration |
Carry Forward Form Type |
Carry Forward File Number |
Carry Forward Initial Effective Date |
Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward | |||||||||||||
Fees to be Paid | Equity | Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | Other | 75,000,000 | $1.06 | $79,500,000.00 | $110.20 per $1,000,000.00 | $8,760.90 | | | | | ||||||||||||
Fees Previously Paid | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Carry Forward Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carry Forward Securities | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $79,500,000.00 | $8,760.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $8,760.90 |
(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall also cover any additional shares of the registrants Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock), that become issuable under the 23andMe Holding Co. Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Equity Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. |
(2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 8, 2023. |