Exhibit 10.5
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. One World Trade Center, Suite 8500 New York, NY 10007 P: (212) 220-MMED (6633) |
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December 13, 2021 |
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Robert Barrow |
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Re: Appointment as Chief Executive Officer
Dear Robert:
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mind Medicine (MindMed), Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed you to the position of Chief Executive Offer (“CEO”) effective December 13, 2021, subject to your execution of this Appointment Letter. You are currently serving as Interim CEO, employed under an offer letter dated January 13, 2021 (Attachment 1) (the “Offer Letter”) executed when you joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Development and Chief Development Officer. Your employment will continue to be subject to the terms of the Offer Letter, as amended by this “Appointment Letter” until superseded by an “Employment Agreement” as discussed below.
As CEO you report to the Board and will render such business and professional services in the performance of your duties, consistent with your position as CEO, as shall reasonably be assigned to you, subject to the oversight and direction of the Board. You are expected to continue to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, directives and other legal requirements of federal, state and other governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company and of the professional bodies of which the Company is a member. You continue to be employed by the Company on an “at-will” basis, meaning either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason.
As CEO you report to the Board and will render such business and professional services in the performance of your duties, consistent with your position as CEO, as shall reasonably be assigned to you, subject to the oversight and direction of the Board. You are expected to continue to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, directives and other legal requirements of federal, state and other governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company and of the professional bodies of which the Company is a member. You continue to be employed by the Company on an “at-will” basis, meaning either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason.
Your salary will be paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates at the annualized rate of $375,000 (the “Base Salary”), subject to payroll deductions and withholdings, provided however, that when the Board has completed its work with its compensation consultant, the Board will offer you an Employment Agreement to supersede this Appointment Letter and the Offer Letter, and will adjust your Base Salary retroactive to the date of your appointment as interim CEO (on June
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9, 2021). Retroactive cash compensation adjustments will be paid in one lump sum within two weeks of board approval.
You remain eligible to receive an annual (calendar year) performance bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) with an annual target of 50% (the “Target Percentage”) of your Base Salary(the “Target Bonus”), subject to any increase in your Base Salary approved by the Board as provided above. The Board may also adjust your Target Percentage and bonus eligibility requirements in your Employment Agreement. Any annual bonus for calendar year 2021 will be based on your 2021Base Salary, retroactive to the date of your appointment as interim CEO (on June 9, 2021). The Annual Bonus will be based upon the assessment of the Board (or a committee thereof) of your performance and the Company’s attainment of targeted goals (as established by the Board or a committee thereof in its sole discretion) over the applicable calendar year. The Annual Bonus, if any, will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and withholdings. No amount of any Annual Bonus is guaranteed at any time, and you must be an employee through the date the Annual Bonus is paid to be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus and no partial or prorated bonuses will be provided. Any Annual Bonus, if awarded, will be paid at the same time annual bonuses are generally paid to Executives of the Company.
Subject to approval of the Board, following completion of its work with the compensation consultant, the Board will make an equity grant to you in connection with your new Employment Agreement. The specific type of equity, terms, conditions and vesting schedule will be as set forth in the Company’s then effective equity plan and applicable grant documents. Vesting, size and type of new equity grants will take into consideration the period from the execution of this appointment letter to the date of new grant and changes in MNMD stock price during that period. You currently hold equity grants from the Company which remain in effect in accordance with their terms (Attachment 2).
The Company will reimburse you for reasonable business expenses in accordance with the Company’s standard expense reimbursement policy, subject to any applicable payroll withholdings and deductions (if any). For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that any reimbursements are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”): (a) any such reimbursements will be paid no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, (b) the amount of expenses reimbursed in one year will not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year, and (c) the right to reimbursement under this Agreement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
The Company will pay, directly to your attorney or law firm, your fees, up to a cap of $7,000, for review of this letter and your Employment Agreement to be presented following completion of the Company’s work with the compensation consultant. The fees will be paid within thirty (30) days’ of receipt of all of the following: an invoice from the attorney or law firm for services rendered, an IRS Form W-9 from the attorney or firm providing the services and an IRS Form W- 9 from you.
You and the Company are parties to a Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement and an Indemnity Agreement which remain in full force and effect.
By your signature below, you affirm that your service as CEO of the Company does not and will not breach any agreement or obligation of any kind made prior to your appointment as CEO, including agreements or obligations with prior employers or entities for which you have provided services. You have not and will not enter into any agreement or obligation, either written or oral, in conflict with your duties to the Company.
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By your signature below, you acknowledge that the terms described in this Appointment Letter, together with the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (Attachment 3), the Offer Letter (as amended by this Appointment Letter), the Indemnity Agreement (Attachment 4), and your equity grant documents set forth the entire understanding between us and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral; there are no terms, conditions, representations, warranties or covenants other than those contained herein.
Robert, the Board looks forward to working with you as CEO. Please indicate your acceptance of this appointment by signing below and returning to me.
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/s/ Carol Vallone |
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Carol Vallone, Board Chair and Chair, Compensation Committee |
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO: |
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/s/ Robert Barrow |
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Robert Barrow |
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12/13/2021 |
Attachment 1 - January 13, 2021 Offer Letter
Attachment 2 - Equity Grants & Equity Agreements
Attachment 3 - Proprietary Information & Invention Agreement
Attachment 4 - Indemnity Agreement
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January 13, 2021
Robert Barrow
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Offer of Employment; Sr. Vice President of Development and Chief Development Officer |
Dear Robert:
Mind Medicine (MindMed), Inc., (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you the position of Sr. Vice President of Development and Chief Development Officer reporting to Dr. Miri Halperin Wernli, as the President of the Company. This offer is made on the following terms and the Company may change your position and duties from time-to-time as it deems necessary, but not your work location:
Your full-time base cash salary will be $300,000.00 per year, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings. You will also be eligible for an annual performance bonus up to 40% of base, the terms of which will be at the sole discretion of the board. You will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s stock option plan and I will recommend to the board of directors that you be granted: (i) an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’ s common stock and (ii) the right to receive 500,000 shares of the restricted stock units. The option will vest as follows: 25% of the shares on the first anniversary of your employment, 1/36th of the remaining shares per month thereafter over 36 months. The restricted stock units will vest as follows: 25% of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of your employment and 25% of the restricted stock units will vest each subsequent anniversary of your employment thereafter. Your employment is “at will” (see below) and your first 90-days of employment will be probationary.
You shall receive a one-time signing bonus to be paid on a date to be determined by the Company, which date shall ordinarily be no later than 21 days after you commence employment with the Company, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The signing bonus shall be in the amount of $125,000 (less payroll deductions and all required withholdings) if you accept this offer by January 13, 2021. The signing bonus amount shall be reduced to $100,000 (less payroll deductions and all required withholdings) ifyour acceptance of this offer is after January 13, 2021 or the Company’s issuance of such press announcing is after January 14, 2021.
With respect to a salary, you will be paid semi-monthly and you will be eligible for standard Company benefits relating to medical insurance, vacation, sick leave and holidays, as they become available. The Company may modify compensation and benefits from time to time in its sole discretion.
One World Trade Center, Suite 8500, New York, NY 10007; (212) 220-MMED (6633)
Robert Barrow - Offer Letter
January 13, 2021
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As a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by Company rules and regulations and sign and comply with the attached Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement which prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of Company proprietary information.
In your work for the Company, you will be expected not to use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. Rather, you will be expected to use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to your own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company.
You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality.
The Company maintains highly flexible working conditions. Your status will be as an exempt, salaried employee ineligible for overtime pay and you will not be placed on a fixed work schedule but will be expected to be available as required by the nature of your work assignments. In addition, the Company agrees that you can continue consulting for the existing clients of your consulting firm (Jasper Biopharmaceutical Advisors) through March 31, 2021, to the extent that it does not interfere with your employment obligations to the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall cease to engage in consulting third parties, whether through our consulting firm or otherwise, by March 31, 2021.
You may terminate your employment with Company at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying Company. Likewise, the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or advance notice. As required by law, this offer is subject to satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States. In the event that Company terminates your employment without cause, you shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment of$150,000, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings.
This letter, together with your Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement and the Company’s options plan, forms the complete and exclusive statement of your employment agreement with the Company. The employment terms in this letter supersede any other agreements or promises made to you by anyone, whether oral or written. This letter agreement cannot be changed except in a writing signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company.
Please sign and date this letter if you wish to accept employment at the Company under the terms described above. If you accept our offer, we would like you to start on or before January 18, 2021.
Sincerely,
Jamon Alexander Rahn
Co-CEO
cc. Shah Hafizi
Robert Barrow - Offer Letter
January 13, 2021
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Attachment: Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement |
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MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN
RSU AWARD AGREEMENT
This RSU Award Agreement is entered into between Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) and the RSU Holder named below pursuant to the Performance and Restricted Share Unit Plan of the Corporation (the “Plan”) effective January 15, 2021, and confirms that:
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January 15 2022 |
125,000 RSU Shares |
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January 15 2023 |
125,000 RSU Shares |
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January 15 2024 |
125,000 RSU Shares |
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January 15 2025 |
125,000 RSU Shares |
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Total |
500,000 RSU Shares |
all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan.
By signing this RSU Award Agreement, the RSU Holder:
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The grant of the Award and the issuance and delivery of the underlying RSU Shares or the payment of the Market Value in respect of an RSU Share are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (as modified or varied by this RSU Award Agreement), all of which are incorporated into and form an integral part of this RSU Award Agreement.
Nothing in the Plan or in this RSU Award Agreement will affect the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of, term of office of, or consulting agreement with, the RSU Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever. Upon such termination, the RSU Holder’s rights to the Award and the RSU Shares will be subject to restrictions and time limits, the complete details of which are set out in the Plan.
This RSU Award Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns and the RSU Holder and the legal representative of the RSU Holder’s estate and any other person who acquires the Award or RSU Shares by bequest or inheritance. The RSU Holder shall not be entitled to assign this RSU Award Agreement nor the Award granted hereby except in accordance with the Plan.
This RSU Award Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic means, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This RSU Award Agreement, the grant of the Award hereunder and under the Plan, and the settlement of the Award shall be, as applicable, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would impose the laws of another jurisdiction. The Courts of the Province of Ontario shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any disputes or other matters arising herefrom.
To the extent applicable, the Award is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations and guidance under the statute and shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A.
All capitalized terms used herein, unless expressly defined in a different manner, have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.
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Should you wish to accept the grant of the Award as described in this RSU Award Agreement, please sign where indicated below and return one copy of this RSU Award Agreement to the Corporation.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED by the RSU Holder as accepted, and agreed, and intending to be legally bound:
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Robert Barrow |
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Signature of RSU Holder |
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Witness |
The Corporation hereby confirms the grant of the Award described in this RSU Award Agreement effective as of this 15th day of January, 2021 (the “Award Date”).
MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC. |
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Name: Jamon Alexander Rahn |
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Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer |
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Appendix A
U.S. AWARD HOLDER SUPPLEMENT
If the RSU Holder is a U.S. person, or was present in the United States at the time the RSU Holder was offered the Award or at the time the RSU Holder executed and delivered the RSU Award Agreement to which this Appendix A is attached and forms part thereof (the “U.S. Award Holder”), the U.S. Award Holder acknowledges and agrees that:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY [for Award, add: AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF] HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE
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REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC. (THE “CORPORATION”), (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (i) RULE 144 OR (ii) 144A UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (D) IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO (C)(i) OR (D) ABOVE, A LEGAL OPINION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION MUST FIRST BE PROVIDED TO THE CORPORATION OR THE CORPORATION’S TRANSFER AGENT, AS APPLICABLE, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.”
provided, that if the Award or the RSU Shares are being sold outside the United States in compliance with the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act (“Regulation S”), the legend set forth above may be removed by providing an executed declaration to the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of the Award) or to the Corporation and the registrar and transfer agent of the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of RSU Shares), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto (or in such other form as the Corporation may prescribe from time to time) and, if requested by the Corporation or the transfer agent, an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the transfer agent, as applicable, to the effect that such sale is being made in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S; and provided, further, that, if any Award or RSU Shares are being sold otherwise than in accordance with Regulation S and other than to the Corporation, the legend may be removed by delivery to the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of the Award) or to the Corporation and the registrar and transfer agent and the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of RSU Shares), of an opinion of counsel, of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, that such legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws.
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGEND
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Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) |
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[Transfer Agent of the Corporation] |
The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned’s sale of the ______________ of the Corporation to which this declaration relates is being made in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and certifies that (a) the undersigned is either not an affiliate of the Corporation as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the U.S. Securities Act or is an affiliate as so defined solely by virtue of holding his position as an officer or director, (b) the offer of such securities was not made to a person in the United States and either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States or the undersigned and any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and neither the undersigned nor any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (c) neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned nor any person acting on any of their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, (d) the sale is bona fide and not for the purpose of “washing off” the resale restrictions imposed because the securities are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act), (e) the undersigned does not intend to replace the securities sold in reliance on Rule 904 of the U.S. Securities Act with fungible unrestricted securities and (f) the contemplated sale is not a transaction, or part of a series of transactions which, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the U.S. Securities Act. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
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Affirmation By Seller’s Broker-Dealer (required for sales in accordance with Section (b)(ii) above)
We have read the foregoing representations of our customer, _________________________ (the “Seller”) dated _______________________, with regard to our sale, for such Seller’s account, of the securities of the Corporation described therein, and on behalf of ourselves we certify and affirm that (A) we have no knowledge that the transaction had been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (B) the transaction was executed on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market”, (C) neither we, nor any person acting on our behalf, engaged in any directed selling efforts in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, and (D) no selling concession, fee or other remuneration is being paid to us in connection with this offer and sale other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a person executing such transaction as agent. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
OPTION AGREEMENT
This Option Agreement is entered into between Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Robert Barrow (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Stock Option Plan of the Corporation (the “Plan”) effective January 15, 2021.
Pursuant to the Plan, and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and services provided to the Corporation by the Participant and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “Option”) to acquire 1,000,000 subordinate voting shares of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”) at an exercise price of CAD $3.93 per Optioned Share. The Option is granted as of January 15, 2021 (the “Grant Date”), expires at 5:00 (Toronto time) on January 15th, 2026 and vests in accordance with the following schedule:
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January 15, 2022 |
250,000 |
February 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
March 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
April 15, 2022 |
20,834 |
May 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
June 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
July 15, 2022 |
20,834 |
August 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
September 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
October 15, 2022 |
20,834 |
November 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
December 15, 2022 |
20,833 |
January 15, 2023 |
20,834 |
February 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
March 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
April 15, 2023 |
20,834 |
May 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
June 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
July 15, 2023 |
20,834 |
August 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
September 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
October 15, 2023 |
20,834 |
November 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
December 15, 2023 |
20,833 |
January 15, 2024 |
20,834 |
February 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
March 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
April 15, 2024 |
20,834 |
May 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
June 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
July 15, 2024 |
20,834 |
August 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
September 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
October 15, 2024 |
20,834 |
November 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
December 15, 2024 |
20,833 |
January 15, 2025 |
20,834 |
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all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan.
By signing this Option Agreement, the Participant hereby:
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The grant of the Option and the issuance and delivery of the underlying Optioned Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (as modified or varied by this Option Agreement), all of which are incorporated into and form an integral part of this Option Agreement.
Nothing in the Plan or in this Option Agreement will affect the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of, term of office of, or consulting agreement with, the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever. Upon such termination, the Participant’s rights to the Option and the Optioned Shares will be subject to restrictions and time limits, the complete details of which are set out in the Plan.
This Option Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns and the Participant and the legal representative of the Participant’s estate and any other person who acquires Options or Optioned Shares by bequest or inheritance. The Participant shall not be entitled to assign this Option Agreement nor the Option granted hereby except in accordance with the Plan.
This Option Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic means, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Option Agreement has been made in and is to be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would impose the laws of another jurisdiction. The Courts of the Province of Ontario shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any disputes or other matters arising herefrom.
Pursuant to Section 4(e) of the Plan, the Option granted hereunder is intended to be an ISO within the meaning of the Code. The Participant acknowledges that the Option shall be a non-qualified stock option to the extent it fails to qualify as an ISO under Section 422 of the Code.
All capitalized terms used herein, unless expressly defined in a different manner, have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation and the Participant have executed this Option Agreement effective as of the Grant Date.
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/s/ Jamon Alexander Rahn |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation and the Participant have executed this Option Agreement effective as of the Grant Date.
/s/ Robert Barrow |
Name: Robert Barrow |
Schedule “A”
STOCK OPTION PLAN OPTION AGREEMENT
(U.S. OPTIONEE)
Notice is hereby given that, effective this 15th day of January, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) has granted to Robert Barrow (the “Grantee”) an Option to acquire 1,000,000 subordinate voting shares of the Corporation (“Optioned Shares”) up to 5:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the 15th day of January, 2026 at an exercise price of CAD $3.93 per Optioned Share.
Optioned Shares may be acquired as follows:
The grant of the Option evidence hereby is made subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporation’s stock option plan, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated herein, as well as to the Option Agreement to which this Schedule “A” is attached.
Neither the Option nor the Optioned Shares have been or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. The Options may not be exercised in the United States unless exempt from such registration requirements. Any Optioned Shares issued to the Grantee in the United States will be deemed “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) of the U.S. Securities Act) and bear a restrictive legend to such effect.
The Grantee acknowledges that the Options are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” in accordance with the terms of Section 422 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to the maximum extent permitted. The Grantee acknowledges that the Corporation may have federal, state, provincial or local tax withholding and reporting obligations and consents to such actions by the Corporation as may reasonably be required to comply with such obligations in connection with the exercise of Options. The acceptance and exercise of the Option and the sale of Optioned Shares issued pursuant to exercise of the Option may have consequences under federal, provincial and other tax and securities laws which may vary depending on the individual circumstances of the Grantee. Accordingly, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee has been advised to consult the Grantee’s personal legal and tax advisors in connection with the Option Agreement, including this Schedule “A”, and the Grantee’s dealings with respect to the Option or the Optioned Shares.
To exercise your Option, deliver a written Subscription in the form attached hereto as Annex A, specifying the number of Optioned Shares you wish to acquire, together with a certified cheque payable to the Corporation from yourself or from your broker for the aggregate exercise price, and any applicable amount required to be withheld for tax purposes, to the Corporation. A certificate for the Optioned Shares so acquired will be issued by the transfer agent as soon as possible thereafter.
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ANNEX A
SUBSCRIPTION
(U.S. OPTIONEE)
TO: MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
AND TO: THE DIRECTORS THEREOF
WHEREAS Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) granted to the undersigned an option to purchase as fully paid and non-assessable on or before __________________ at $ _________________ per share up to __________________________ subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”):
AND WHEREAS to date the undersigned has exercised such option to the extent of _______________________ Optioned Shares;
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to said option the undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to take up __________________ Optioned Shares at $ ________________ per Optioned Share and tenders herewith the sum of $ _______________ in full payment of the aggregate exercise price for such Optioned Shares.
In connection with such exercise, the undersigned optionee represents, warrants and covenants to the Corporation (and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying thereon) that (check one):
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC. (THE “CORPORATION”), (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (i) RULE 144 OR (ii) 144A UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (D) IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO (C)(i) OR (D) ABOVE, A LEGAL OPINION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION MUST FIRST BE PROVIDED TO THE CORPORATION OR THE CORPORATION’S TRANSFER AGENT, AS APPLICABLE, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.”;
provided, that if the Optioned Shares are being sold under clause (B) above, at a time when the Corporation is a “foreign issuer” as defined in Rule 902 under the U.S. Securities Act, the legend may be removed by providing a declaration to the Corporation or its transfer agent in the form attached hereto as Appendix I or in such form (and subject to the conditions) as the Corporation may from time to time prescribe, to the effect that the sale of the securities is being made in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; and provided, further, that, if any Optioned Shares are being sold under Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act, the legend may be removed by delivering to the Corporation or the Corporations’ transfer agent, as applicable, an opinion of counsel of recognized
standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, that the legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws.
The foregoing representations, warranties and covenants are made by the undersigned with the intent that they be relied upon in determining whether the Optioned Shares may be issued under applicable securities laws. The undersigned undertakes to notify the Corporation immediately of any change in any representation, warranty or other information relating to the undersigned set forth herein which takes place prior to the date of issuance of the Optioned Shares.
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FORM OF DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGEND
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The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned’s sale of the subordinate voting shares of Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Company”) to which this declaration relates is being made in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and certifies that (a) the undersigned is either not an affiliate of the Company as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the U.S. Securities
Act or is an affiliate as so defined solely by virtue of holding his position as an officer or director, (b) the offer of such subordinate voting shares was not made to a person in the United States and either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States or the undersigned and any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and neither the undersigned nor any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (c) neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned nor any person acting on any of their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the offer and sale of such subordinate voting shares, (d) the sale is bona fide and not for the purpose of “washing off” the resale restrictions imposed because the subordinate voting shares are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act), (e) the undersigned does not intend to replace the subordinate voting shares sold in reliance on Rule 904 of the U.S. Securities Act with fungible unrestricted securities and (f) the contemplated sale is not a transaction, or part of a series of transactions which, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the U.S. Securities Act. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
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We have read the foregoing representations of our customer, _________________________ (the “Seller”) dated _______________________, with regard to our sale, for such Seller’s account, of the securities of the Company described therein, and on behalf of ourselves we certify and affirm that (A) we have no knowledge that the transaction had been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (B) the transaction was executed on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market”, (C) neither we, nor any person acting on our behalf, engaged in any directed selling efforts in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, and (D) no selling concession, fee or other remuneration is being paid to us in connection with this offer and sale other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a person executing such transaction as agent. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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SUBSCRIPTION
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TO: MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
AND TO: THE DIRECTORS THEREOF
WHEREAS Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) granted to the undersigned an option to purchase as fully paid and non-assessable on or before __________________ at $ _________________ per share up to __________________________ subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”):
AND WHEREAS to date the undersigned has exercised such option to the extent of _______________________ Optioned Shares;
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to said option the undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to take up _________________ Optioned Shares at $ ________________ per Optioned Share and tenders herewith the sum of $ _______________ in full payment of the aggregate exercise price for such Optioned Shares.
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PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN
RSU AWARD AGREEMENT
This RSU Award Agreement is entered into between Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) and the RSU Holder named below pursuant to the Performance and Restricted Share Unit Plan of the Corporation (the “Plan”) effective February 27, 2020, and confirms that:
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March 15, 2022 |
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April 15, 2022 |
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40,312 |
May 15, 2022 |
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40,313 |
June 15, 2022 |
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40,312 |
July 15, 2022 |
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40,313 |
August 15, 2022 |
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40,312 |
September 15, 2022 |
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October 15, 2022 |
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40,312 |
November 15, 2022 |
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December 15, 2022 |
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January 15, 2023 |
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February 15, 2023 |
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March 15, 2023 |
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April 15, 2023 |
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May 15, 2023 |
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June 15, 2023 |
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July 15, 2023 |
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August 15, 2023 |
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September 15, 2023 |
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October 15, 2023 |
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November 15, 2023 |
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December 15, 2023 |
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January 15, 2024 |
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February 15, 2024 |
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March 15, 2024 |
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April 15, 2024 |
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May 15, 2024 |
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June 15, 2024 |
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July 15, 2024 |
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August 15, 2024 |
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September 15, 2024 |
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October 15, 2024 |
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all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan.
By signing this RSU Award Agreement, the RSU Holder:
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The grant of the Award and the issuance and delivery of the underlying RSU Shares or the payment of the Market Value in respect of an RSU Share are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (as modified or varied by this RSU Award Agreement), all of which are incorporated into and form an integral part of this RSU Award Agreement.
Nothing in the Plan or in this RSU Award Agreement will affect the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of, term of office of, or consulting agreement with, the RSU Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever. Upon such termination, the RSU Holder’s rights to the Award and the RSU Shares will be subject to restrictions and time limits, the complete details of which are set out in the Plan.
This RSU Award Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns and the RSU Holder and the legal representative of the RSU Holder’s estate and any other person who acquires the Award or RSU Shares by bequest or inheritance. The RSU Holder shall not be entitled to assign this RSU Award Agreement nor the Award granted hereby except in accordance with the Plan.
This RSU Award Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic means, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This RSU Award Agreement, the grant of the Award hereunder and under the Plan, and the settlement of the Award shall be, as applicable, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would impose the laws of another jurisdiction. The Courts of the Province of Ontario shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any disputes or other matters arising herefrom.
To the extent applicable, the Award is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations and guidance under the statute and shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A.
All capitalized terms used herein, unless expressly defined in a different manner, have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.
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Should you wish to accept the grant of the Award as described in this RSU Award Agreement, please sign where indicated below and return one copy of this RSU Award Agreement to the Corporation.
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The Corporation hereby confirms the grant of the Award described in this RSU Award Agreement effective as of this ____ day of __________ , 2021 (the “Award Date”).
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Appendix A
U.S. AWARD HOLDER SUPPLEMENT
If the RSU Holder is a U.S. person, or was present in the United States at the time the RSU Holder was offered the Award or at the time the RSU Holder executed and delivered the RSU Award Agreement to which this Appendix A is attached and forms part thereof (the “U.S. Award Holder”), the U.S. Award Holder acknowledges and agrees that:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY [for Award, add: AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF] HAVE NOT BEEN AND
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provided, that if the Award or the RSU Shares are being sold outside the United States in compliance with the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act (“Regulation S”), the legend set forth above may be removed by providing an executed declaration to the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of the Award) or to the Corporation and the registrar and transfer agent of the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of RSU Shares), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto (or in such other form as the Corporation may prescribe from time to time) and, if requested by the Corporation or the transfer agent, an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the transfer agent, as applicable, to the effect that such sale is being made in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S; and provided, further, that, if any Award or RSU Shares are being sold otherwise than in accordance with Regulation S and other than to the Corporation, the legend may be removed by delivery to the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of the Award) or to the Corporation and the registrar and transfer agent and the Corporation (in the case of a transfer of RSU Shares), of an opinion of counsel, of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, that such legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws.
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FORM OF DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGEND
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The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned’s sale of the ______________ of the Corporation to which this declaration relates is being made in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and certifies that (a) the undersigned is either not an affiliate of the Corporation as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the U.S. Securities Act or is an affiliate as so defined solely by virtue of holding his position as an officer or director, (b) the offer of such securities was not made to a person in the United States and either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States or the undersigned and any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and neither the undersigned nor any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (c) neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned nor any person acting on any of their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, (d) the sale is bona fide and not for the purpose of “washing off” the resale restrictions imposed because the securities are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act), (e) the undersigned does not intend to replace the securities sold in reliance on Rule 904 of the U.S. Securities Act with fungible unrestricted securities and (f) the contemplated sale is not a transaction, or part of a series of transactions which, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the U.S. Securities Act. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
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We have read the foregoing representations of our customer, _________________________ (the “Seller”) dated _______________________, with regard to our sale, for such Seller’s account, of the securities of the Corporation described therein, and on behalf of ourselves we certify and affirm that (A) we have no knowledge that the transaction had been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (B) the transaction was executed on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market”, (C) neither we, nor any person acting on our behalf, engaged in any directed selling efforts in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, and (D) no selling concession, fee or other remuneration is being paid to us in connection with this offer and sale other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a person executing such transaction as agent. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
OPTION AGREEMENT
This Option Agreement is entered into between Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Robert Barrow (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Stock Option Plan of the Corporation (the “Plan”) effective February 27, 2020.
Pursuant to the Plan, and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and services provided to the Corporation by the Participant and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “Option”) to acquire 2,515,500 subordinate voting shares of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”) at an exercise price of C$3.08 per Optioned Share. The Option is granted as of April 16, 2021 (the “Grant Date”), expires at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on April 16, 2026 and vests in accordance with the following schedule:
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February 15, 2022 |
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52,406 |
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52,406 |
April 15, 2022 |
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May 15, 2022 |
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52,407 |
June 15, 2022 |
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52,406 |
July 15, 2022 |
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52,406 |
August 15, 2022 |
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September 15, 2022 |
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October 15, 2022 |
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November 15, 2022 |
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December 15, 2022 |
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March 15, 2023 |
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June 15, 2023 |
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August 15, 2023 |
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September 15, 2023 |
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October 15, 2023 |
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November 15, 2023 |
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December 15, 2023 |
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February 15, 2024 |
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March 15, 2024 |
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April 15, 2024 |
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May 15, 2024 |
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June 15, 2024 |
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July 15, 2024 |
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August 15, 2024 |
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September 15, 2024 |
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October 15, 2024 |
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November 15, 2024 |
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all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan.
By signing this Option Agreement, the Participant hereby:
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The grant of the Option and the issuance and delivery of the underlying Optioned Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (as modified or varied by this Option Agreement), all of which are incorporated into and form an integral part of this Option Agreement.
Nothing in the Plan or in this Option Agreement will affect the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of, term of office of, or consulting agreement with, the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever. Upon such termination, the Participant’s rights to the Option and the Optioned Shares will be subject to restrictions and time limits, the complete details of which are set out in the Plan.
This Option Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns and the Participant and the legal representative of the Participant’s estate and any other person who acquires Options or Optioned Shares by bequest or inheritance. The Participant shall not be entitled to assign this Option Agreement nor the Option granted hereby except in accordance with the Plan.
This Option Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic means, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Option Agreement has been made in and is to be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would impose the laws of another jurisdiction. The Courts of the Province of Ontario shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any disputes or other matters arising herefrom.
Pursuant to Section 4(e) of the Plan, the Option granted hereunder is intended to be an ISO within the meaning of the Code. The Participant acknowledges that the Option shall be a non-qualified stock option to the extent it fails to qualify as an ISO under Section 422 of the Code.
All capitalized terms used herein, unless expressly defined in a different manner, have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.
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Schedule “A”
STOCK OPTION PLAN OPTION AGREEMENT
(U.S. OPTIONEE)
Notice is hereby given that, effective this 16th day of April, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) has granted to Robert Barrow (the “Grantee”) an Option to acquire 2,515,500 subordinate voting shares of the Corporation (“Optioned Shares”) up to 5:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the 16th day of April, 2026 at an exercise price of C$3.08 per Optioned Share.
Optioned Shares may be acquired as follows:
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January 15, 2022 |
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February 15, 2022 |
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March 15, 2022 |
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April 15, 2022 |
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May 15, 2022 |
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June 15, 2022 |
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July 15, 2022 |
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August 15, 2022 |
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September 15, 2022 |
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October 15, 2022 |
52,406 |
November 15, 2022 |
52,406 |
December 15, 2022 |
52,406 |
January 15, 2023 |
52,407 |
February 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
March 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
April 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
May 15, 2023 |
52,407 |
June 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
July 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
August 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
September 15, 2023 |
52,407 |
October 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
November 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
December 15, 2023 |
52,406 |
January 15, 2024 |
52,407 |
February 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
March 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
April 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
May 15, 2024 |
52,407 |
June 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
July 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
August 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
September 15, 2024 |
52,407 |
October 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
November 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
December 15, 2024 |
52,406 |
January 15, 2025 |
52,407 |
Total |
2,515,500 |
all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan.
The grant of the Option evidence hereby is made subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporation’s stock option plan, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated herein, as well as to the Option Agreement to which this Schedule “A” is attached.
Neither the Option nor the Optioned Shares have been or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. The Options may not be exercised in the United States unless exempt from such registration requirements. Any Optioned
Shares issued to the Grantee in the United States will be deemed “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) of the U.S. Securities Act) and bear a restrictive legend to such effect.
The Grantee acknowledges that the Options are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” in accordance with the terms of Section 422 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, to the maximum extent permitted. The Grantee acknowledges that the Corporation may have federal, state, provincial or local tax withholding and reporting obligations and consents to such actions by the Corporation as may reasonably be required to comply with such obligations in connection with the exercise of Options. The acceptance and exercise of the Option and the sale of Optioned Shares issued pursuant to exercise of the Option may have consequences under federal, provincial and other tax and securities laws which may vary depending on the individual circumstances of the Grantee. Accordingly, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee has been advised to consult the Grantee’s personal legal and tax advisors in connection with the Option Agreement, including this Schedule “A”, and the Grantee’s dealings with respect to the Option or the Optioned Shares.
To exercise your Option, deliver a written Subscription in the form attached hereto as Annex A, specifying the number of Optioned Shares you wish to acquire, together with a certified cheque payable to the Corporation from yourself or from your broker for the aggregate exercise price, and any applicable amount required to be withheld for tax purposes, to the Corporation. A certificate for the Optioned Shares so acquired will be issued by the transfer agent as soon as possible thereafter.
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ANNEX A
SUBSCRIPTION
(U.S. OPTIONEE)
TO: MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
AND TO: THE DIRECTORS THEREOF
WHEREAS Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) granted to the undersigned an option to purchase as fully paid and non-assessable on or before __________________ at $ _________________ per share up to __________________________ subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”):
AND WHEREAS to date the undersigned has exercised such option to the extent of _______________________ Optioned Shares;
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to said option the undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to take up __________________ Optioned Shares at $ ________________ per Optioned Share and tenders herewith the sum of $ _______________ in full payment of the aggregate exercise price for such Optioned Shares.
In connection with such exercise, the undersigned optionee represents, warrants and covenants to the Corporation (and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying thereon) that (check one):
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Non-U.S. Persons Outside the United States: The undersigned is not a U.S. person (the definition of which includes, but is not limited to, a person resident in the United States, a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States, and a trust or estate of which any trustee, executor or administrator is a U.S. person), the undersigned was not offered the Optioned Shares in the United States and the options are not being exercised within the United States or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person.The terms “United States” and “U.S. person” are as defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”); or |
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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC. (THE “CORPORATION”), (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (i) RULE 144 OR (ii) 144A UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (D) IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO (C)(i) OR (D) ABOVE, A LEGAL OPINION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION MUST FIRST BE PROVIDED TO THE CORPORATION OR THE CORPORATION’S TRANSFER AGENT, AS APPLICABLE, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.”;
provided, that if the Optioned Shares are being sold under clause (B) above, at a time when the Corporation is a “foreign issuer” as defined in Rule 902 under the U.S. Securities Act, the legend may be removed by providing a declaration to the Corporation or its transfer agent in the form attached hereto as Appendix I or in such form (and subject to the conditions) as the Corporation may from time to time prescribe, to the effect that the sale of the securities is being made in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; and provided, further, that, if any Optioned Shares are being sold under Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act, the legend may be removed by delivering to the Corporation or the Corporations’ transfer agent, as applicable, an opinion of counsel of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, that the legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws.
The foregoing representations, warranties and covenants are made by the undersigned with the intent that they be relied upon in determining whether the Optioned Shares may be issued under applicable securities laws. The undersigned undertakes to notify the Corporation immediately of any change in any representation, warranty or other information relating to the undersigned set forth herein which takes place prior to the date of issuance of the Optioned Shares.
Registration of the share certificate to the following name and address:
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FORM OF DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGEND
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The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned’s sale of the subordinate voting shares of Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Company”) to which this declaration relates is being made in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and certifies that (a) the undersigned is either not an affiliate of the Company as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the U.S. Securities Act or is an affiliate as so defined solely by virtue of holding his position as an officer or director, (b) the offer of such subordinate voting shares was not made to a person in the United States and either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States or the undersigned and any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and neither the undersigned nor any person acting on the undersigned’s behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (c) neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned nor any person acting on any of their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the offer and sale of such subordinate voting shares, (d) the sale is bona fide and not for the purpose of “washing off” the resale restrictions imposed because the subordinate voting shares are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act), (e) the undersigned does not intend to replace the subordinate voting shares sold in reliance on Rule 904 of the U.S. Securities Act with fungible unrestricted securities and (f) the contemplated sale is not a transaction, or part of a series of transactions which, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the U.S. Securities Act. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
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We have read the foregoing representations of our customer, _________________________ (the “Seller”) dated _______________________, with regard to our sale, for such Seller’s account, of the securities of the Company described therein, and on behalf of ourselves we certify and affirm that (A) we have no knowledge that the transaction had been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (B) the transaction was executed on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market”, (C) neither we, nor any person acting on our behalf, engaged in any directed selling efforts in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, and (D) no selling concession, fee or other remuneration is being paid to us in connection with this offer and sale other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a person executing such transaction as agent. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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SUBSCRIPTION
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TO: MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.
AND TO: THE DIRECTORS THEREOF
WHEREAS Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Corporation”) granted to the undersigned an option to purchase as fully paid and non-assessable on or before __________________ at $ _________________ per share up to __________________________ subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Corporation (the “Optioned Shares”):
AND WHEREAS to date the undersigned has exercised such option to the extent of _______________________ Optioned Shares;
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to said option the undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to take up __________________ Optioned Shares at $ ________________ per Optioned Share and tenders herewith the sum of $ _______________ in full payment of the aggregate exercise price for such Optioned Shares.
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EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
In consideration of my employment or continued employment by Mind Medicine (MindMed), Inc. (the “Company”), and the compensation now and hereafter paid to me, I hereby agree as follows:
2.1 Proprietary Rights. The term “Proprietary Rights” shall mean all trade secret, patent, copyright, mask work and other intellectual property rights throughout the world.
2.2 Inventions. The term “Inventions” shall mean all trade secrets, inventions, mask works, ideas, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques.
2.3 Prior Inventions. I have set forth on Exhibit A (Previous Inventions) attached hereto a complete list of all Inventions that I have, alone or jointly with others, made prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company that I consider to be my property or the property of third parties and that I wish to have excluded from the scope of this Agreement (collectively referred to as “Prior Inventions”). If no such disclosure is attached, I represent that there are no Prior Inventions. If, in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate a Prior Invention into a Company product, process or machine, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I agree that I will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any Company Inventions without the Company’s prior written consent.
2.4 Assignment of Inventions. Subject to Section 2.6, I hereby assign and agree to assign in the future (when any such Inventions or Proprietary Rights are first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible medium, as applicable) to the Company all my right, title and interest in and to any and all Inventions (and all Proprietary Rights with respect thereto). I will, at the Company’s request, promptly execute a written assignment to the Company of any such Company Invention, and I will preserve any such Invention as part of the Proprietary Information of the Company (the “Company Inventions”).
2.5 Obligation to Keep Company Informed. I will promptly and fully disclose in writing to the Company all Inventions during my employment and for one (1) year after my employment, including any that may be covered by
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Section 2870. I agree to assist in every proper way and to execute those documents and take such acts as are reasonably requested by the Company to obtain, sustain and from time to time enforce patents, copyrights and other rights and protections relating to Inventions in the United States or any other country.
2.6 Government or Third Party. I also agree to assign all my right, title and interest in and to any particular Invention to a third party, including without limitation the United States, as directed by the Company.
The obligations pursuant to Sections I and 2 of this Agreement shall apply to any time during which I was previously employed, or am in the future employed, by the Company as a consultant if no other agreement governs nondisclosure and assignment of inventions during such period. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective
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This Agreement shall be effective as of the first day of my employment with the Company.
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1. Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list of all inventions or improvements relevant to the subject matter of my employment by Mind Medicine (MindMed), Inc. (the “Company”) that have been made or conceived or first reduced to practice by me alone or jointly with others prior to my engagement by the Company:
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2. Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the disclosure under Section l above with respect to inventions or improvements generally listed below, the proprietary rights and duty of confidentiality with respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):
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EXHIBIT B
LIMITED EXCLUSION NOTIFICATION APPLICABLE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY
THIS IS TO NOTIFY you in accordance with Section 2872 of the California Labor Code that the foregoing Agreement between you and the Company does not require you to assign or offer to assign to the Company any invention that you developed entirely on your own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:
To the extent a provision in the foregoing Agreement purports to require you to assign an invention otherwise excluded from the preceding paragraph, the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
This limited exclusion does not apply to any patent or invention covered by a contract between the Company and the United States or any of its agencies requiring full title to such patent or invention to be in the United States.
I ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT of a copy of this notification.
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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THE AGREEMENT is made with effect on the 12/1/2021 .
BETWEEN:
MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC., a company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (hereinafter referred to as “MindMed”)
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Rob Barrow , of the City of XXXXXX ,
in the State/Province of XXXXXXX (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Party”)
WHEREAS:
NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, and in consideration of the Indemnified Party service or continued service as a director or officer of MindMed or a MindMed Subsidiary, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration are hereby acknowledged, MindMed and the Indemnified Party do hereby covenant and agree as follows.
1.1 In this Agreement:
2.1 The Indemnified Party agrees to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of MindMed. If requested by MindMed in writing, and provided it is agreeable to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party also agrees to become and serve as an officer of MindMed or a director or officer of any MindMed Subsidiary designated by MindMed. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any enterprise), any existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s articles or the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
3.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, MindMed agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Indemnitees to the fullest extent authorized by law, including but not limited to that permitted under the Business Corporations Act, from and against all judgments, penalties and fines awarded or imposed in, and all amounts paid in settlement of, any proceeding in which any of the Indemnitees:
by reason of the Indemnified Party being or having been a director or officer of MindMed or a MindMed Subsidiary, and all other costs, charges and expenses, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitees in respect of a proceeding identified in this Section 3.1, provided that:
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3.2 To the extent permitted by law, at the request of the Indemnitees, MindMed will promptly pay all costs, charges and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitees in respect of a proceeding identified in Section 3.1 as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of that proceeding, on receipt of the following:
3.3 The written certification of an Indemnitee, together with a copy of a receipt or a statement indicating the amount paid, or to be paid, by that Indemnitee, will constitute satisfactory evidence of any costs, charges and expenses for the purposes of Section 3.2.
3.4 Without limiting the generality of Section 3.1, MindMed agrees, to the extent permitted by law, that the indemnities provided herein will include all costs, charges, expenses, judgments, settlement amounts, fees, fines, penalties, losses, damages or liabilities arising by operation of statute, rule, regulation or ordinance or otherwise at law and incurred by or imposed upon the Indemnitees in relation to the affairs of MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary by reason of the Indemnified Party being or having been a director or officer thereof, including but not limited to, any statutory obligations or liabilities that may arise to creditors, employees, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, or any government or agency or division of any government, whether federal, provincial, state, regional or municipal.
3.5 Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, MindMed will not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify the Indemnitees:
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3.6 If the Indemnitee is determined to be entitled under any provisions of this Agreement to indemnification by MindMed for some or a portion of the costs, charges and expenses or the judgments, penalties and fines awarded or imposed in, or paid in settlement in respect of any proceeding but not for the total amount thereof, MindMed shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be so entitled to indemnification.
4.1 If a claim for indemnification under this Agreement is not paid in full by MindMed:
after a written claim in compliance with all requirements under this Agreement therefor has been received by MindMed and any applicable approval of the Court has been obtained where required, whichever is later, the Indemnitees may any time thereafter bring suit against MindMed to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and if successful in whole or in part, the Indemnitees will also be entitled to be paid all expenses of prosecuting such claim. It will be a defence to any such action that the Indemnified Party has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under Section 3.1 of this Agreement or applicable law for MindMed to indemnify the Indemnitees for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defence will be on MindMed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no suit shall be brought under the provisions of this Section 4.1 until after the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date when MindMed first receives notice of the proceeding in respect of which the claim for indemnification is made.
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5.1 Promptly after receiving notice from any of the Indemnitees of any proceeding identified in Section 3.1, MindMed may, and upon the written request of the Indemnitees will, promptly assume conduct of the defence thereof and, at MindMed’s expense, retain counsel on behalf of the Indemnitees who is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitees, to represent the Indemnitees in respect of the proceeding. If MindMed assumes conduct of the defence on behalf of the Indemnitees, the Indemnified Party hereby consents to the conduct thereof and to any action taken by MindMed, in good faith, in connection therewith, and the Indemnified Party will fully cooperate, and the obligations of MindMed under this Agreement with respect to the proceeding are conditional on the other Indemnitees providing the same consent as the Indemnified Party and fully cooperating, in such defence including, without limitation, the provision of documents, attending examinations for discovery, making affidavits, meeting with counsel, testifying and divulging to MindMed all information reasonably required to defend or prosecute the proceeding.
5.2 In connection with any proceeding in respect of which the Indemnitees may be entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the Indemnitees will have the right to employ separate counsel of their choosing and to participate in the defence thereof but the fees and disbursements of such counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnitees unless:
in which event the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel will be paid by MindMed, subject to the terms hereof.
5.3 No admission of liability and no settlement of any proceeding by MindMed in a manner adverse to the Indemnitees will be made without the consent of the Indemnitees, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. No admission of liability will be made by the Indemnitees without the consent of MindMed and MindMed will not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding made without its consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
6.1 In the event of any payment under a MindMed policy of insurance, the Indemnitee agrees that the insurer making such payment shall be subrogated to all of the Indemnitee’s rights of recovery and the Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and shall do everything necessary to secure and preserve such rights of recovery, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the subrogated insurer effectively to bring suit in the name of the Indemnitee.
7.1 In the event of any claim for indemnification hereunder where Court approval is required before payment of an indemnity or the advancement of funds may be made by MindMed, MindMed will,
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if determined by its Board of Directors, promptly and with reasonable efforts apply to the Court for an order approving the payment of an indemnity, or the advancement of funds to, the Indemnitees. If the Board of Directors determines not to authorize the application for Court approval in any such case, or if MindMed fails to pursue any such application promptly and with reasonable efforts, the Indemnitees shall be entitled to apply for such Court approval.
8.1 MindMed agrees to reimburse the Indemnitees for all taxes payable by the Indemnitees under the taxing laws of any jurisdiction, should the reimbursement of costs, charges and expenses under this Agreement, including this Section 8.1, constitute a taxable benefit to the Indemnitees.
9.1 Termination of any proceedings by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of “nolo contendere” or its equivalent, will not, of itself, create any presumption for the purposes of this Agreement that the Indemnified Party did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of MindMed or a MindMed Subsidiary, as the case may be, or, in the case of a proceeding (other than a civil proceeding) that is enforced by monetary penalty, that he or she did not have reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful (unless the judgment or order of a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction in the matter specifically finds otherwise.) Neither the failure of MindMed (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of the Indemnitees is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnified Party has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by MindMed (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its shareholders) that the Indemnified Party has not met such applicable standard of conduct, will be a defence to any action brought by the Indemnitees against MindMed to recover the amount of any indemnification claim, nor create a presumption that the Indemnified Party has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
10.1 Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or restrict the Indemnified Party from, at any time, changing his or her title or position within MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary or from resigning as a director or officer of MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary.
11.1 For greater certainty, if the Indemnified Party is deceased and is or becomes entitled to indemnification under any of the provisions of this Agreement, MindMed agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party’s estate and his or her heirs and personal or other legal representatives to the same extent as it would indemnify the Indemnified Party, if alive, hereunder, and such estate, heirs and personal or other representatives will be bound by the same covenants and obligations as the Indemnified Party is bound hereunder.
12.1 The indemnification provided for in this Agreement will not derogate from, exclude or reduce any other rights or remedies, in law or in equity, to which the Indemnitees may be entitled by operation of law or under any statute, rule, regulation or ordinance or by virtue of any available insurance coverage, including, but not limited to the following:
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both as to matters arising out of the capacity of the Indemnified Party as a director or officer of MindMed or a MindMed Subsidiary or as to matters arising out of another capacity of the Indemnified Party with MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary, while being a director or officer of MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary, or as to matters arising by reason of his or her being or having been at the request of MindMed, a director, officer or employee of any other legal entity of which MindMed is or was an equity owner or creditor.
13.1 The Indemnified Party agrees that the Indemnitees shall use their reasonable efforts to give written notice to MindMed within five (5) days of being served with any statement of claim, writ, notice of motion, information, indictment or other document commencing or continuing any proceedings against any of the Indemnitees as a party, provided that, the failure by the Indemnified Party to so notify MindMed shall not relieve MindMed from any liability under this Agreement except to the extent that such failure prejudices MindMed.
14.1 The Indemnified Party agrees to provide, and the obligations of MindMed under this Agreement are conditional on the Indemnitees providing MindMed and its insurers with such information and co-operation as MindMed may reasonably require from time to time in respect of all matters hereunder.
14.2 MindMed agrees to provide such information and co-operation to the Indemnitees as the Indemnitees may reasonably require from time to time in respect of all matters hereunder, provided that the Indemnitees shall maintain all such information in strictest confidence except to the extent necessary for the Indemnitees’ defence. Nothing contained herein shall limit the right of MindMed to refrain from disclosure of any such information to the Indemnitees in order to protect legal privilege (solicitor/client, litigation or otherwise).
15.1 This Agreement has effect from the date as set forth on the first page hereof with respect to any proceedings threatened or made against the Indemnitees after the date hereof.
16.1 It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and the obligations of MindMed will not be affected, discharged, impaired, mitigated or released by reason of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding of creditors of MindMed and that in such event any amount owing to the Indemnitees hereunder will be treated in the same manner as the other fees or expenses of the directors and officers of MindMed.
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17.1 The obligations of MindMed will not terminate or be released upon the Indemnified Party ceasing to be a director or officer of MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary at any time or times and will survive and remain in full force and effect unless, in being a director or officer of a MindMed Subsidiary, the Indemnified Party is no longer doing so at the request or on behalf of MindMed.
18.1 Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and will be sufficiently given if delivered (either hand delivered or sent by registered mail, all charges prepaid) or if transmitted by email,
Suite 1700, The Guinness Tower
1055 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9
Attention: XXXXXXXX
Phone: XXXXXXXXX
Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rob Barrow
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[NAME]
Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX ______
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Phone: XXXXXXXX _______________
Email: XXXXXXXXX ______________
18.2 Any notice or other communication will be deemed to be given and received: (a) in the case of registered mail, on the fourth (4th) Business Day following the day of mailing, provided there is no Postal Interruption at the time of mailing or at any time during the five days either preceding or following the day of mailing in which case any such notice or communication will be deemed to be received only upon actual receipt thereof; and (b) in the case of hand delivery or transmission by email, on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of delivery or receipt and if the notice is delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a Business Day, then the notice shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next Business Day.
18.3 Any party hereto may, from time to time, modify or change its address by providing written notice to the other party, and thereafter the address as modified or changed will be deemed to be the address of the person specified above.
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19.1 If any portion of a provision or provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever:
20.1 This Agreement and all matters arising herein or therefrom, including the capacity, form, essentials and performance of this Agreement, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
20.2 Each of the parties, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, irrevocably and unconditionally, with respect to any matter or thing arising out of or pertaining to this Agreement, attorns, submits to and accepts, for itself and in respect of its assets, the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.
21.1 No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. For greater certainty, the rights of the Indemnified Party under this Agreement shall not be prejudiced or impaired by permitting or consenting to any assignment in bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or any other creditor’s proceedings of or against MindMed or by the winding-up or dissolution of MindMed or any MindMed Subsidiary.
21.2 This Agreement and the obligations of MindMed hereunder will not be affected, discharged, impaired, mitigated or released by reason of any waiver, extension of time or indulgence by the Indemnitees of any breach or default in performance by MindMed of any terms, covenants, conditions of this Agreement, nor will any waiver, indulgence or extension of time constitute a waiver of:
nor will the failure by the Indemnitees to assert any of their rights or remedies hereunder in a timely fashion be construed as a waiver or acquiescence and will not affect the Indemnitees’ right to assert any such right thereafter.
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22.1 No action or proceeding brought or instituted under this Agreement and no recovery pursuant thereto shall be a bar or defence to any further action or proceeding which may be brought under this Agreement.
23.1 This Agreement will supersede and replace any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements between the parties (except any written agreement of employment between MindMed and/or a MindMed Subsidiary and the Indemnified Party, which agreement of employment, if in existence, will remain in full and effect except to the extent augmented or amended herein) and discussions between the parties hereto respecting the matters set forth herein, and will constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein.
24.1 This Agreement and the benefits and obligations of all covenants herein contained will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of MindMed, its successors and assigns, and the Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and personal or other legal representatives.
25.1 Each of the parties hereto will at all times and from time to time hereafter and upon every reasonable written request so to do, make, do, execute, deliver or cause to be made, done, executed and delivered all such further acts, deeds, assurances and things as may be reasonably required for more effectually implementing and carrying out the provisions and the intent of this Agreement.
26.1 The Indemnified Party acknowledges that the Indemnified Party has been advised to obtain independent legal advice with respect to entering into this Agreement, that the Indemnified Party has obtained such independent legal advice or has expressly determined not to seek such advice, and that the Indemnified Party is entering into this Agreement with full knowledge of the contents hereof, of the Indemnified Party’s own free will and with full capacity and authority to do so.
27.1 Headings will not be used in any way in construing or interpreting any provision hereof.
27.2 Whenever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement, the same will be construed as meaning plural or feminine or body politic or corporate or vice versa, as the context so requires.
27.3 Words such as herein, therefrom, and hereinafter reference and refer to the whole Agreement, and are not restricted to the Section or paragraph in which they appear.
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IN WITNESS WHEREBY the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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