SEC Form DEF 14C filed by PMGC Holdings Inc.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION
Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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PMGC HOLDINGS INC. |
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PMGC HOLDINGS INC.
120 Newport Center Drive, Suite 249
Newport Beach, CA 92660
INFORMATION STATEMENT
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
To the Holders of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of PMGC Holdings Inc.:
This Information Statement is first being mailed on or about August 26, 2025 to the holders of record of the outstanding common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of PMGC Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”) as of the close of business on August 13, 2025 (the “Record Date”), pursuant to Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This Information Statement relates to actions taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting (the “Written Consent”) of the shareholders of the Company owning a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of voting capital stock (the “Majority Shareholders”) as of the Record Date. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Information Statement to “we,” “us” or “our” are references to PMGC Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
The following actions were authorized by the Written Consent:
1. | Adoption of the PMGC Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A (such adoption, the “Adoption of 2025 Plan”); and |
2. | Approval of the Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation,” and such amendment, “Amendment”) to increase the authorized capital stock of the Company from 786,714,286 to 2,500,000,000 shares, consisting of 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 500,000,000 shares of preferred stock (such approval of the Amendment, the “Authorized Shares Increase”). A copy of the form of Amendment is attached hereto as Appendix B. |
The Written Consent constitutes the consent of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of voting capital stock and is sufficient under the Nevada Revised Statutes and our bylaws (“Bylaws”) to approve the actions described herein. Accordingly, the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase are not presently being submitted to our other shareholders for a vote. Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Exchange Act, the action described herein will not be implemented until twenty (20) calendar days after the date on which this Information Statement has been first mailed to the shareholders.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND A PROXY.
This Information Statement has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is being furnished, pursuant to Section 14C of the Exchange Act to the holders of voting and non-voting stock (“Shareholders”) to notify the Shareholders of the approval of the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase. Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 13, 2025 are entitled to notice of the Written Consent. Because these actions have been approved by the holders of the required majority of the voting power of our outstanding shares of voting stock, no proxies were or are being solicited. The corporate actions will not be effected until 20 calendar days after the mailing of the Information Statement accompanying this notice. We will mail the Notice of Shareholder Action by Written Consent to the Shareholders on or about August 26, 2025.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A HEREIN. THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING FURNISHED TO YOU SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING SHAREHOLDERS OF THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(C) OF THE MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND NO SHAREHOLDERS MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE MATTERS DESCRIBED EXCHANGE ACT AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, INCLUDING REGULATION 14C.
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
/s/ Braeden Lichti | |
Braeden Lichti | |
Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
August 26, 2025 |
INTRODUCTION
This Information Statement is being first mailed on or about August 26, 2025 to the Shareholders by the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) to provide material information regarding the approval of the following actions:
1. | Adoption of the PMGC Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A; and |
2. | Approval of the Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the authorized capital stock of the Company from 785,714,286 to 2,500,000,000 shares, consisting of 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 500,000,000 shares of preferred stock. A copy of the form of Amendment is attached hereto as Appendix B. |
Only one copy of this Information Statement is being delivered to two or more shareholders who share an address unless we have received contrary instruction from one or more of such shareholders. We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Information Statement to a security holder at a shared address to which a single copy of the document was delivered. If you would like to request additional copies of the Information Statement, or if in the future you would like to receive multiple copies of information statements or proxy statements, or annual reports, or, if you are currently receiving multiple copies of these documents and would, in the future, like to receive only a single copy, please so instruct us by writing to the corporate secretary at the Company’s executive offices at the address specified above.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR YOUR VOTE OR A PROXY STATEMENT, BUT RATHER AN INFORMATION STATEMENT DESIGNED TO INFORM YOU OF THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN.
The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company. We will request brokerage houses, nominees, custodians, fiduciaries and other like parties to forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the shares of stock held of record by them.
AUTHORIZATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS
Under the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Bylaws, any action that can be taken at an annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that will be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted to consent to such action in writing. The approval of the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase requires the affirmative vote or written consent of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock held of record on any matter which may properly come before the shareholders.
On the Record Date, the Company had 1,484,827 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 6,372,874 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, with the holders of the Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock being entitled to cast one vote per share. On August 13, 2025, the Majority Shareholders adopted resolutions approving the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase.
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CONSENTING SHAREHOLDERS
On August 13, 2025, the Majority Shareholders, being the record holders of 602 shares of Common Stock and 6,372,874 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, adopted resolutions, among other things, approving the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase. The voting power held by the Majority Shareholders represented approximately 81.11% of the total voting power of all issued and outstanding voting capital stock of the Company as of the Record Date.
We are not seeking written consent from any other shareholder of the Company, and the other shareholders will not be given an opportunity to vote with respect to the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase. All necessary corporate approvals have been obtained. This Information Statement is furnished solely for the purposes of advising shareholders of the actions taken by the Written Consent and giving shareholders notice of such actions taken as required by the Exchange Act.
As the approval of the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase was taken by the Written Consent, there will be no security holders’ meeting and representatives of the principal accountants for the current year and for the most recently completed fiscal year will not have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will not be available to respond to appropriate questions from our shareholders.
APPROVAL OF 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Overview
On August 8, 2025, our Board approved the 2025 Plan, and the stockholders owning a majority of the voting power approved the 2025 Plan on August 13, 2025. The 2025 Plan governs awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and other equity awards, to Employees, Directors, Consultants, and eligible participants. Initially, the maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be subject to awards under the 2025 Plan is 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Plan Effective Date (as defined below), subject to adjustments under the 2025 Plan. Capitalized terms used in this “Approval of 2025 Equity Incentive Plan” section which are not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the 2025 Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A.
The purpose of the 2025 Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to employees, directors and consultants, and to promote the success of our business. The administrator of the 2025 Plan (the “Administrator”) may, in its sole discretion, amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2025 Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. We will obtain stockholder approval of any 2025 Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with legal and regulatory requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards. Unless earlier terminated by the administrator, the 2025 Plan will terminate ten years from its effective date, September 15, 2025 (“Plan Effective Date”).
On the Plan Effective Date, the 2025 Plan will supersede the Company’s Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (“2020 Plan”), as amended, and any shares of Common Stock underlying awards already made under the 2020 Plan will be issued from the 2025 Plan. On the Plan Effective Date, (i) outstanding awards made under the 2020 Plan will remain outstanding, and such awards will remain subject to the original award terms; and (ii) shares subject to any outstanding awards made under the 2020 Plan will be administered from the share reserve of the 2025 Plan.
Authorized Shares
Initially, the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be subject to awards under the 2025 Plan is 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Plan Effective Date. Subject to adjustment upon dividends or other distributions, recapitalizations, stock splits, reorganizations, merger, consolidations, split-ups, spin-offs, combinations, changes in control, repurchases or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company as provided in Section 12 of the 2025 Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2025 Plan will be (i) no less than twenty five percent (25%) of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the 2025 Plan Effective Date; (ii) on January 1 of each calendar year after the 2025 Plan Effective Date, will automatically increase by an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) ten percent (10%) of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of January 1 of the applicable calendar year; and (B) such lesser amount as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.
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Additionally, if an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an exchange program, or, with respect to restricted stock, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased shares of Common Stock (or for Awards other than Options the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the 2025 Plan (unless the 2025 Plan has terminated). Shares of Common Stock that have actually been issued under the 2025 Plan under any Award will not be returned to the 2025 Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the 2025 Plan; provided, however, that if shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest or upon certain events, such shares of Common Stock will become available for future grant under the 2025 Plan. Shares of Common Stock used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the 2025 Plan. To the extent an Award under the 2025 Plan is paid out in cash rather than shares of Common Stock, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2025 Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate number of shares reserved and issuable under the 2025 Plan, plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, any shares of Common Stock that become available for issuance under the 2025 Plan pursuant to Section 3(b) of the 2025 Plan (shares of Common Stock which were subject to Awards which have: expired or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, surrendered pursuant to an exchange program, or with respect to restricted stock, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased shares of Common Stock (or for Awards other than Options the forfeited or repurchased Shares).
Plan Administration
The 2025 Plan will be administered by (A) the Compensation Committee or (B) the Board, if the Compensation Committee does not exist, and in any event, the administrator of the 2025 Plan shall administer the 2025 Plan in compliance with Applicable Laws. Subject to the provisions of the 2025 Plan, and in the case of the Compensation Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to the Compensation Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to determine the Fair Market Value (as defined below); (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted under the 2025 Plan; (iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted under the 2025 Plan; (iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the 2025 Plan; (v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the 2025 Plan, of any Award granted under the 2025 Plan, of which terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine; (vi) to institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program; (vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the 2025 Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the 2025 Plan; (viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the 2025 Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws; (ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to the amendment and termination provisions of the 2025 Plan), including but not limited to, the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option (subject to the Option term provisions set forth in the 2025 Plan; (x) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in a manner prescribed in Section 13 of the 2025 Plan; (xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; (xii) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be due to such Participant under an Award; and (xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the 2025 Plan. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.
“Fair Market Value” means as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(a) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
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(b) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(c) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator using one of the valuation methods set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B)(2) of the Treasury Regulation. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
Eligibility
Under the 2025 Plan, Non-statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and other equity awards granted may be granted to Service Providers. Additionally, Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Stock Options
Subject to the terms and provisions of the 2025 Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Option, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-statutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Non-statutory Stock Options.
The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than five (5) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. The terms of outstanding Awards may be amended without shareholder approval to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, or to cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law or the listing rules of Nasdaq.
The per share exercise price for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. As to an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Options may be granted with a per share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section 424(a).
At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (i) cash; (ii) check; (iii) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; (iv) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (v) consideration received by the Company under cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the 2025 Plan; (vi) by net exercise; (vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; or (viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
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Any Option granted under the 2025 Plan will be exercisable according to the terms of the 2025 Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock.
Restricted Stock
Subject to the terms and provisions of the 2025 Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed. Except as provided in the 2025 Plan or as the Administrator determines, shares of Restricted Stock may not be transferred until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction (as defined below). The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate. Except as otherwise provided in the 2025 Plan, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the 2025 Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted under the 2025 Plan may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
“Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the shares of Common Stock are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.
During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in shares of Common Stock, the shares of Common Stock will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the 2025 Plan.
Restricted Stock Units
Subject to the terms and provisions of the 2025 Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Each Award of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the terms, conditions, and restrictions (if any) related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.
The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may vest upon completion of a specified period of service with the Company or a Subsidiary and/or based on the achievement of certain performance goals during the applicable performance period, as set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If Restricted Stock Units vest based upon satisfaction of performance goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any performance period for the Restricted Stock Units; (y) select the performance goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional vesting conditions, if any, should apply. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award dividend equivalents in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock Units that may be settled in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may only settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all Shares underlying any unvested, unlapsed, unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company for future issuance.
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Other Awards
Other forms of Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof may be granted either alone or in addition to the specified Awards provided for in the 2025 Plan. Subject to the provisions of the 2025 Plan, the Board will have sole and complete discretion to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such other Awards and all other terms and conditions of such other Awards.
Non-transferability of Awards
Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Certain Adjustments
In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the shares of Common Stock occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the 2025 Plan, the Company will adjust the number and class of shares of Common Stock that is reserved and issuable under the 2025 Plan and/or the number, class, and price of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award.
Dissolution or Liquidation
In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
Merger or Change in Control
In the event of a merger or Change in Control (as defined below), each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions of the following paragraph) without a Participant’s consent including, without limitation, that: (i) Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (iii) outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (iv) (A) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (v) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 12(c), the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly.
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In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (or portion thereof), the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an Option is not assumed or substituted in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
An Award will be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything in Section 12(c) of the 2025 Plan to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12(c) of the 2025 Plan to the contrary, if a payment under an Award Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and if the change in control definition contained in the Award Agreement does not comply with the definition of “change of control” for purposes of a distribution under Code Section 409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section 12 will be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Code Section 409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Code Section 409A.
“Change in Control” means any of the following events:
(a) | A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control; or |
(b) | If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or |
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(c) | A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. |
For purposes of the definition of Change in Control, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time. Further, and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation; or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
Treatment of Awards on Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider
Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, any unvested portion of any applicable Awards will be forfeited and shares of Common Stock covered by any vested portion of the applicable Awards that have not been issued to the Participant or its designees, as applicable, pursuant to the exercise or settlement thereof during the period beginning on the date of cessation of the Participant as a Service Provider until three (3) months thereafter, will revert to the 2025 Plan. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if the Service Provider is terminated for Cause, any Award issued to such terminated Service Provider will be forfeited, regardless of any vested or unvested portion of such Award, and in the case of such forfeiture, the Shares covered by the Award will revert to the 2025 Plan.
Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, (A) the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the amount set forth in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), and if no time is specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination, and (B) the unvested portion shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination due to Disability, and after such three (3) months the Shares underlying the unvested portion of the Option will be forfeited and revert to the 2025 Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the 2025 Plan.
Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death, by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the 2025 Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the 2025 Plan.
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Clawback
Awards will be subject to any Company clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable laws. The administrator also may specify in an award agreement that the participant’s rights, payments or benefits with respect to an award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events. The Administrator may require a participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award or shares issued under the Award, any amounts paid under the Award and any payments or proceeds paid or provided upon disposition of the shares issued under the Award in order to comply with such clawback policy or Applicable Laws.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The 2025 Plan is, in part, is a qualified plan for federal income tax purposes. As such, the Company is entitled to (i) withhold and deduct from future wages of the Participant, or make other arrangements for the collection of, all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and all federal, state and local withholding and employment-related tax requirements attributable to a qualified stock option, including, without limitation, the grant, exercise or vesting of, or payment of dividends with respect to, a qualified stock option or a disqualifying disposition of stock received upon exercise of a qualified stock option, or (b) require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any action, including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to a qualified stock option.
Amendment and Termination
The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2025 Plan. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval for each of the following: (i) increases to the shares of Common Stock reserved and issuable under the 2025 Plan other than as set forth in Section 3(c)(ii) to 3(c)(iii) of the 2025 Plan (evergreen and adjustment provisions of the 2025 Plan); (ii) any changes to the applicable prices that a Participant may pay for with regard to applicable Awards granted under the 2025 Plan, provided, however, that the terms of outstanding Awards may be amended without shareholder approval to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, or to cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option; (iii) changes to the 2025 Plan which would expand eligibility for Participant or potential Participants’ Awards; (iv) changes to the 2025 Plan which would materially increase Participants’ or potential Participants’ benefits available under the 2025 Plan; and (v) changes to the 2025 Plan which would expand the types of Awards provided under the 2025 Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2025 Plan, the terms of outstanding Awards may be amended without shareholder approval to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, or to cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option to the extent permitted by applicable law or the listing rules of the applicable trading market.
No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the 2025 Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the 2025 Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it under the 2025 Plan with respect to Awards granted under the 2025 Plan prior to the date of such termination.
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APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY FROM 785,714,286 TO 2,500,000,000 SHARES
The Board and the Majority Shareholders have approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 785,714,286 to 2,500,000,000.
The Amendment, which will be in the form of Appendix B hereto, will be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Secretary of State”). The Company will file the Amendment approximately, but not less than, 20 days after this information statement is mailed to stockholders.
Increase in Authorized Capital Stock
Upon filing with the Nevada Secretary of State, the Amendment will effect an increase in the number of shares of the Company’s authorized capital stock from 785,714,286 to 2,500,000,000. As of August 13, 2025, 1,484,827 shares of Common Stock and 6,372,874 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
Purpose of Increase in Authorized Capital Stock
The Board believes that the increase in authorized shares of Common Stock will provide the Company greater flexibility with respect to the Company’s capital structure for various purposes, including, but not limited to, managing the Company’s capital structure to support potential financings, strategic acquisitions, and equity-based compensation plans, and other corporate purposes. The Board believes that this increase in authorized shares of Common Stock may make it more expedient for the Company to further the purposes set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, as the increase in authorized shares of Common Stock would be effectuated with shareholder approval.
Effect of Increase in Authorized Capital Stock on Current Shareholders
The additional shares of capital stock will have the same rights as the presently authorized shares, as applicable, including the right to cast one vote per share with regard to Common Stock. Although the authorization of additional shares will not, in itself, have any effect on the rights of any holder of our capital stock, the future issuance of additional shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock (other than by way of a stock split or dividend) would have the effect of diluting the voting rights and could have the effect of diluting earnings per share and book value per share of existing shareholders.
The additional shares of Common Stock could be used in the future for various purposes without further shareholder approval, except as such approval may be required by applicable law. These purposes may include, but are not limited to: raising capital, providing equity incentives to employees, officers or directors, establishing strategic relationships with other companies, expanding the Company’s business through the acquisition of other businesses and/or products, and other purposes as the Board determines.
Possible Anti-Takeover Effects of Increase in Authorized Capital Stock
We could also use the additional shares of capital that will become available for issuance to oppose a hostile takeover attempt or to delay or prevent changes in control or management of the Company. Although the Amendment has not been prompted by the threat of any hostile takeover attempt (nor is the Board currently aware of any such attempts directed at the Company), nevertheless, shareholders should be aware that this proposal could facilitate future efforts by us to deter or prevent changes in control of the Company, including transactions in which the Company’s shareholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices.
Effect of Amendment on Current Shareholders
The increase in authorized shares of capital stock means that the Company may, in the future, determine to authorize the issuance of additional shares, series, and/or classes of Common Stock and/or preferred stock for any proper corporate purpose. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, existing shareholders do not have preemptive rights with respect to future issuances of number of or classes of Common Stock or preferred stock, and shareholders’ interests in the Company could be diluted by future additional issuances with respect to any of the following: earnings per share, voting, liquidation rights and book and market value.
The Board has the power to issue capital stock in one or more classes or series, subject to the provisions of applicable law. The issuance of shares of Preferred Stock and/or additional classes of Common Stock could affect the relative rights of the Company’s capital stock. Depending upon the exact terms, limitations and relative rights and preferences, if any, of the capital stock issued in the future as determined by the Board, the holders of shares of capital stock may be entitled to a higher dividend rate than that paid on the existing classes of capital stock, a prior claim on funds available for the payment of dividends, a fixed preferential payment in the event of liquidation and dissolution of the Company, redemption rights, rights to convert their capital stock, and voting rights which would tend to dilute the voting control of the Company by the holders of shares of capital stock. Depending on the particular terms of any additional classes or series of capital stock authorized in the future, holders thereof may have significant voting rights and the right to representation on the Board. In addition, as a result of such potential future issuances of capital stock (whether in the form of increased number of issued shares, or the creation of any additional classes or series), the approval of the holders of shares of capital stock, voting as a class or as a series, may be required for the taking of certain corporate actions, such as mergers.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table provides information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the Record Date of August 13, 2025 by:
● | each of our executive officers and directors; |
● | all of our current directors and executive officers as a group; and |
● | each person or entity, or group of persons or entities, known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock. |
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We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In general, under these rules a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days of August 13, 2025. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.
Percentage ownership is based on 1,484,827 shares of Common Stock and 6,372,874 shares of outstanding Series B Preferred Stock as of August 13, 2025.
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Beneficial Ownership Percentages | |||||||||||||||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Common Stock |
Series B Preferred Stock |
Percent of Common Stock |
Percent of Series B Preferred Stock |
Percent of Voting Stock |
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Officers and Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||
Braeden Lichti, Chairman of the Board | 2,733 | (2) | 3,336,437 | (3) | * | % | 52.35 | % | 42.48 | % | ||||||||||
Graydon Bensler, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director | 745 | (4) | 3,036,437 | (5) | * | % | 47.65 | % | 38.63 | % | ||||||||||
Jeffrey Parry, Director | 68 | (6) | 0 | * | % | 0 | % | * | % | |||||||||||
George Kovalyov, Director | 21 | (7) | 0 | * | % | 0 | % | * | % | |||||||||||
Juliana Daley, Director | 32 | (8) | 0 | * | % | 0 | % | * | % | |||||||||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (5 persons) | 3,599 | (9) | 6,372,874 | * | % | 100 | % | 81.11 | % | |||||||||||
5%+ Stockholders of Series B Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
Northstrive Companies Inc.(10) | ** | 3,336,437 | (3) | ** | 52.35 | % | 42.44 | % | ||||||||||||
GB Capital Ltd(11) | 602 | (12)** | 3,036,437 | (5) | ** | 47.65 | % | 38.63 | % | |||||||||||
5%+ Stockholders of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* | Denotes less than one (1%) percent. |
** | This shareholder is not a 5% or greater holder of Common Stock, only a 5% or greater holder of Series B Preferred Stock. As of August 13, 2025, the Company does not have any 5% or greater shareholders of Common Stock. The purpose of the subcategory “5%+ Stockholders of Series Preferred Stock” in this Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management table is only meant to indicate the shareholders who own a 5% or greater percentage For such shareholder’s percentage ownership |
(1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is our address of c/o PMGC Inc., 120 Newport Center Drive, Ste. 249, Newport Beach, CA 92660. |
(2) | Consists of (i) 143 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Lichti has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of August 13, 2025 pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) 1,362 shares of Common Stock held by BWL Investments Ltd., of which Mr. Lichti has sole voting and dipositive power over the shares, (iii) 592 shares of Common Stock held by BWL Holdings Ltd., of which Mr. Lichti has sole voting and dipositive power over the shares, (iv) 592 shares of Common Stock held by Northstrive Fund II LP, of which Mr. Lichti has sole voting and dipositive power over the shares and (v) 44 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by BWL Investments Ltd. |
(3) | These shares of Series B Preferred Stock are held through Northstrive Companies Inc., a California corporation wholly owned by Braeden Lichti, the Company’s Chairman. Mr. Lichti has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares. |
(4) | Consists of (i) 602 shares of Common Stock held by GB Capital Ltd, of which Mr. Bensler has sole voting and dipositive power over the shares and (ii) 143 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Bensler has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of August 13, 2025 pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(5) | These shares of Series B Preferred Stock are held through GB Capital Ltd, a British Columbia, Canada corporation wholly owned by Graydon Bensler, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director. Mr. Bensler has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares. |
(6) | Consists of (i) 30 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 38 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Parry has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of August 13, 2025, pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(7) | Consists of 21 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Kovalyov has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of August 13, 2025, pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(8) | Consists of (i) one share of Common Stock and (ii) 31 shares of Common Stock that Ms. Daley has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of August 13, 2025, pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(9) | Consists of (i) 3,179 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers, (ii) 376 shares of Common Stock underlying outstanding options, exercisable within 60 days of August 13, 2025 and (iii) 44 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants. |
(10) | Northstrive Companies Inc. is an entity wholly owned by Braeden Lichti, the Company’s Chairman. Mr. Lichti has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by Northstrive Companies Inc. |
(11) | GB Capital Ltd is an entity wholly owned by Graydon Bensler, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director. Mr. Bensler has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by GB Capital Ltd. |
(12) | Consists of 602 shares of Common Stock held by GB Capital Ltd. |
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
No person who has been our officer or director, or to our knowledge, any of their associates, has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise in any matter to be acted upon. None of our directors opposed the actions to be taken by the Company.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet website that contains reports and other information about issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
If hard copies of the materials are requested, we will send only one Information Statement and other corporate mailings to shareholders who share a single address unless we received contrary instructions from any shareholder at that address. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce our printing and postage costs. However, the Company will deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the Information Statement to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the Information Statement was delivered. You may make such a written or oral request by (a) sending a written notification stating (i) your name, (ii) your shared address and (iii) the address to which the Company should direct the additional copy of the Information Statement, to the Company at 120 Newport Center Drive, Suite 249, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
If multiple shareholders sharing an address have received one copy of this Information Statement or any other corporate mailing and would prefer the Company to mail each shareholder a separate copy of future mailings, you may mail notification to, or call the Company at, its principal executive offices. Additionally, if current shareholders with a shared address received multiple copies of this Information Statement or other corporate mailings and would prefer the Company to mail one copy of future mailings to shareholders at the shared address, notification of such request may also be made by mail or telephone to the Company’s principal executive offices.
This Information Statement is provided to the shareholders of the Company only for information purposes in connection with the Majority Shareholders’ approval of the Adoption of 2025 Plan and the Authorized Shares Increase, pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Exchange Act. Please carefully read this Information Statement.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. Such reports and other information and a copy of the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules that were filed with the registration statement may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC in 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information regarding the operation of the public reference rooms may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the web site is www.sec.gov.
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
/s/ Braeden Lichti | |
Braeden Lichti | |
Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
August 26, 2025 |
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Appendix A
PMGC HOLDINGS INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective Date: September 15, 2025
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2025 Equity Incentive Plan are:
● | to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, |
● | to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and |
● | to promote the success of the Company’s business. |
The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Non-statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units, and other equity awards.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:
(a) “Administrator” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or the Board, if the Compensation Committee of the Board does not exist, which administration will be executed, in any event, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) “Award” means: (i) individually or collectively, a grant of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and other equity awards, each of such grants under the Plan; and (ii) awards made under the Company’s former equity incentive plan, the Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
(d) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) “Cause” means:
(i) | with respect to an Employee, (A) as such term is defined in the individual employment agreement or other engagement agreement between the Employee and the Company, or (B) if no such agreement is in place, then “Cause” mean any one of the following: (1) conviction of any felony involving moral turpitude or affecting the Company; (2) any failure to carry out, as an Employee of the Company a reasonable directive of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board or the Employee’s direct supervisor, which involves the business of the Company and which was capable of being lawfully performed by the Employee; (3) embezzlement or theft of funds of the Company; (4) any breach of the Employee’s fiduciary duties or duties of care of the Company (if any); including, without limitation, self-dealing, prohibited disclosure of confidential information of, or relating to, the Company, or engagement in any business competitive to the business of the Company; (5) any conduct (other than conduct in good faith) reasonably determined by the Board to be materially detrimental to the Company, and (6) any other circumstances under which the Company is entitled to terminate Employee’s employment with the Company without paying the Employee severance pay under Applicable Laws; |
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(ii) | with respect to a Consultant, (A) as such term is defined in the individual engagement agreement between the Consultant and the Company or the Parent or Subsidiary, or (B) if no such agreement is in place, then “Cause” shall mean any one of the following: (1) conviction of any felony involving moral turpitude or affecting the Company; (2) any failure to carry out, as a Consultant of the Company, the Parent or Subsidiary a reasonable directive of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board or the Consultant’s direct supervisor, each at the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary (as applicable), which involves the business of the Company, the Parent, or Subsidiary (as applicable) and which was capable of being lawfully performed by the Consultant; (3) embezzlement or theft of funds of the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary; (4) any breach of the Consultant’s fiduciary duties or duties of care of the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary (if any, and as applicable); including, without limitation, self-dealing, prohibited disclosure of confidential information of, or relating to, the Company, or engagement in any business competitive to the business of the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary; (5) any conduct (other than conduct in good faith) reasonably determined by the Board to be materially detrimental to the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary, and (6) any other circumstances under which the Company is entitled to terminate Consultant without reimbursing the Consultant under Applicable Laws; |
(iii) | with respect to a Director, as such term is defined in the individual engagement between the Director and the Company, whether such engagement agreement is a Director Agreement, consulting agreement, or such other agreement. |
(g) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control; or
(ii) Change in Effective Control of the Company. If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or
(iii) Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
For purposes of this Section 2(g), persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.
Further, and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation; or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.
(h) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001.
(i) “Company” means PMGC Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, or any successor thereto.
(j) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(k) “Director” means a member of the Board.
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(l) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.
(m) “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, September 15, 2025.
(n) “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(p) “Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), Awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced or increased. The Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.
(q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator using one of the valuation methods set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B)(2) of the Treasury Regulation. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(r) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(s) “Non-statutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(t) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(u) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).
(v) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.
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(w) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.
(x) “Plan” means this 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.
(y) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock under Section 7 of the Plan, or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.
(zz) “Restricted Stock Units” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.
(aa) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of clarification, a member of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of any Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a Service Provider.
(bb) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
(cc) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f).
3. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Awards and sold under the Plan is [*] Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
(b) Lapsed Awards. If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, or, with respect to Restricted Stock, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in Section 3(a), plus, to the extent allowable under Code Section 422 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to this Section 3(b).
(c) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan, provided that: (i) on the Effective Date, the Company shall reserve and keep available for issuance under this Plan no less than twenty five percent (25%) of the Shares issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date; (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, on January 1 of each calendar year after the Effective Date, the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under this Plan will automatically increase by an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) ten percent (10%) of the Shares issued and outstanding as of January 1 of the applicable calendar year; and (B) such lesser amount as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion; and (iii) on the occurrence of any event set forth in Section 12, the number of Shares reserved and available for issuance under this Plan will be adjusted pursuant to the terms of Section 12. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(c) and subject to Section 17(b), any increases to the Shares reserved and issuable under this Plan other than as set forth in subclauses 3(c)(ii) and 3(c)(iii) herein will require stockholder approval.
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4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Procedure. The Plan will be administered by (A) the Compensation Committee or (B) the Board, if the Compensation Committee does not exist, and in any event, the Administrator shall administer the Plan in compliance with Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of the Compensation Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to the Compensation Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine;
(vi) to institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program;
(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws;
(ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 17(c)), including but not limited to the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option (subject to Section 6(d));
(x) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in a manner prescribed in Section 13;
(xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;
(xii) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that otherwise would be due to such Participant under an Award; and
(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.
5. Eligibility. Non-statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
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6. Stock Options.
(a) Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(b) Option Agreement. Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(c) Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-statutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Non-statutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(c), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted, and calculation will be performed in accordance with Code Section 422 and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than five (5) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Plan, the exercise price of the Option may not be amended without approval of the Company’s shareholders and such amendment(s), if any, shall comply with Applicable Laws.
(e) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e)(i), Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section 424(a).
(ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.
(iii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (1) cash; (2) check; (3) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; (4) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (5) consideration received by the Company under cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (6) by net exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
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(f) Exercise of Option.
(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 11.
Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, any unvested portion of any applicable Awards will be forfeited and Shares covered by any vested portion of the applicable Awards that have not been issued to the Participant or its designees, as applicable, pursuant to the exercise or settlement thereof during the period beginning on the date of cessation of the Participant as a Service Provider until three (3) months thereafter will revert to the Plan Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence in this Section 6(f)(ii), if the Service Provider is terminated for Cause, any Award issued to such terminated Service Provider will be forfeited, regardless of any vested or unvested portion of such Award, and in the case of such forfeiture, the Shares covered by the Award will revert to the Plan.
(iii) Disability of Participant. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, (A) the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the amount set forth in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), and if no time is specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination, and (B) the unvested portion shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination due to Disability, and after such three (3) months the Shares underlying the unvested portion of the Option will be forfeited and revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
(iv) Death of Participant. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death, by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
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(g) Repricing of Options. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the terms of outstanding Awards may be amended without shareholder approval to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, or to cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option to the extent permitted by applicable law or the listing rules of the applicable trading market.
7. Restricted Stock.
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(b) Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.
(c) Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 7 or as the Administrator determines, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.
(d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.
(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.
(f) Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
(g) Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.
8. Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(b) Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the terms, conditions, and restrictions (if any) related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.
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(c) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may vest upon completion of a specified period of service with the Company or a Subsidiary and/or based on the achievement of certain performance goals during the applicable performance period, as set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If Restricted Stock Units vest based upon satisfaction of performance goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any performance period for the Restricted Stock Units; (y) select the performance goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional vesting conditions, if any, should apply.
(d) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.
(e) Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award dividend equivalents in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock Units that may be settled in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
(f) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may only settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.
(g) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all Shares underlying any unvested, unlapsed, unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company for future issuance.
9. Compliance With Code Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The Plan and each Award Agreement under the Plan is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Code Section 409A the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A.
10. Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Non-statutory Stock Option.
11. Limited Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant.
12. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.
(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, the Company will adjust the number and class of Shares that is reserved and issuable under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Award.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions of the following paragraph) without a Participant’s consent including, without limitation, that: (i) Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (iii) outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (iv) (A) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (v) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 12(c), the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly.
In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (or portion thereof), the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an Option is not assumed or substituted in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
For the purposes of this Section 12(c), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12(c) to the contrary, if a payment under an Award Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and if the change in control definition contained in the Award Agreement does not comply with the definition of “change of control” for purposes of a distribution under Code Section 409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section 12 will be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Code Section 409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Code Section 409A.
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13. Tax Withholding.
(a) Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof), the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).
(b) Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the statutory amount required to be withheld, provided the delivery of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, or (iv) selling a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Administrator agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.
14. No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
15. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
16. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 20, the Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated under Section 17, it will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (a) the effective date of the Plan or (b) the earlier of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.
17. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval for each of the following: (i) increases to the Shares reserved and issuable under the Plan other than as set forth in Section 3(c)(ii) to 3(c)(iii) of this Plan; (ii) any changes to the applicable prices Participants pay for applicable Awards made under this Plan, provided, however, that the terms of outstanding Awards may be amended without shareholder approval to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options, or to cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option, pursuant to Section 6(g); (iii) changes to the Plan which would expand eligibility for Participant or potential Participants’ Awards; (iv) changes to the Plan which would materially increase Participants’ or potential Participants’ benefits available under the Plan; and (v) changes to the Plan which would expand the types of Awards provided under the Plan.
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(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
18. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
19. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.
20. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
21. Information to Participants. Beginning on the earlier of (i) the date that the aggregate number of Participants under this Plan is five hundred (500) or more and the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act and (ii) the date that the Company is required to deliver information to Participants pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act, and until such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act or is no longer required to deliver information to Participants pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act, the Company shall provide to each Participant the information described in paragraphs (e)(3), (4), and (5) of Rule 701 under the Securities Act not less frequently than every six (6) months with the financial statements being not more than 180 days old and with such information provided either by physical or electronic delivery to the Participants or by written notice to the Participants of the availability of the information on an Internet site that may be password-protected and of any password needed to access the information. The Company may request that Participants agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section 20 confidential. If a Participant does not agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section 20 confidential, then the Company will not be required to provide the information unless otherwise required pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1) under the Exchange Act or Rule 701 of the Securities Act.
22. Clawback. Awards are subject to any Company clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable laws. The Administrator also may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments or benefits with respect to an award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events. The Administrator may require a participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award or shares issued under the Award, any amounts paid under the Award and any payments or proceeds paid or provided upon disposition of the shares issued under the Award in order to comply with such clawback policy or Applicable Laws.
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APPENDIX A
TO
PMGC HOLDINGS INC. 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(for California residents only, to the extent required by 25102(o))
This Appendix A to the PMGC Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan shall apply only to the Participants who are residents of the State of California and who are receiving an Award under the Plan. Capitalized terms contained herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan, unless otherwise provided by this Appendix A. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in the Plan to the contrary and to the extent required by Applicable Laws, the following terms shall apply to all Awards granted to residents of the State of California, until such time as the Administrator amends this Appendix A or the Administrator otherwise provides.
(a) The term of each Option shall be stated in the Award Agreement, provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof.
(b) Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(c) If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, such Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as specified in the Award Agreement, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days following the date of the Participant’s termination, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination.
(d) If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as specified in the Award Agreement, which shall be six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s termination, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination.
(e) If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as specified in the Award Agreement, which shall not be less than six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s death, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, personal representative, or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination.
(f) No Award shall be granted to a resident of California more than ten (10) years after the earlier of the date of adoption of the Plan or the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders.
(g) In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Award; provided, however, that the Administrator will make such adjustments to an Award required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code to the extent the Company is relying upon the exemption afforded thereby with respect to the Award.
(h) This Appendix A shall be deemed to be part of the Plan and the Administrator shall have the authority to amend this Appendix A in accordance with Section 17 of the Plan.
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PMGC HOLDINGS INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same meanings in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”).
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Name: [●]
Address: [●]
The undersigned Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of PMGC Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:
Date of Grant: | |||
Vesting Commencement Date: | |||
Exercise Price per Share: | |||
Total Number of Shares Granted: | |||
Total Exercise Price: | |||
Type of Option: | Incentive Stock Option | ||
Non-statutory Stock Option | |||
Term/Expiration Date: |
Vesting Schedule:
This Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the following vesting schedule:
[●]
Termination Period:
This Option shall be exercisable for three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless such termination is due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which case this Option shall be exercisable for twelve (12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and this Option may be subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 13(c) of the Plan. Any exercise of an Incentive Stock Option beyond the periods described above will be deemed to be a Non-statutory Stock Option.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. The Administrator of the Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant in Part I of this Option Agreement (“Participant”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Exercise Price”), and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
If designated in the Notice of Stock Option Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Nevertheless, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d), or other amount set forth in that Code Section, this Option shall be treated as a Non-statutory Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event shall the Administrator, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.
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2. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to Exercise. Subject to the Termination Period set forth in the Notice of Option Grant, this Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. If application of the applicable vesting percentage causes a fractional share, such share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share for each month except for the last month in such vesting period, at the end of which last month the Option shall become exercisable for the full remainder of the Shares.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or incapacity, the Participant’s executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”) or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may determine, which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares, together with any applicable tax withholding. Simultaneous with the execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice, as requested by the Company, Participant shall also execute and deliver a counterpart signature page or joinder to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement and/or any other similar documentation applicable to the holders of Common Stock of the Company (“Stockholders Agreements”). This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of (i) a fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price, together with any applicable tax withholding, and (ii) a counterpart signature page or joinder to the Stockholders Agreements. No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise comply with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Participant on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.
(c) Limits on Exercise. The Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise. The Option may not be exercised as to fewer than one hundred (100) Shares unless it is exercised as to all Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
3. Participant’s Representations. In the event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Participant shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
4. Lock-Up Period. Participant hereby agrees that Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Participant (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in FINRA Rule 2241(f)(4) or NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto).
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Participant agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Participant shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this Section 4 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred and eighty (180) day (or other) period. Participant agrees that any transferee of the Option or shares acquired pursuant to the Option shall be bound by this Section 4.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Participant:
(a) cash;
(b) check;
(c) consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
(d) surrender of other Shares which (i) shall be valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, and (ii) must be owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, if accepting such Shares, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company.
6. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law. The exercise of this Option may be contingent upon the Participant’s execution and delivery of any right of first refusal and co-sale agreement, stockholders agreement and/or any similar agreement as the Company may require in its sole discretion.
7. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option (and, prior to exercise, the Shares subject to this Option) may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than (i) by will or the laws of descent or distribution or (ii) to persons who are “family members” (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) through gifts or domestic relations orders. This Option may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant.
8. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.
9. Tax Obligations.
(a) Tax Withholding. Participant agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Participant) for the satisfaction of all federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise. Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.
(b) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, Participant shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Participant because of the early disposition by payment in cash or out of current wages or other compensation payable to the Participant.
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(c) Code Section 409A. Under Code Section 409A, an Option that vests after December 31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was materially modified after October 3, 2004) that was granted with a per Share exercise price that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant (a “discount option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” An Option that is a “discount option” may result in (i) income recognition by Participant prior to the exercise of the Option, (ii) an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The “discount option” may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest tax to the Participant. Participant acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant in a later examination. Participant agrees that if the IRS determines that the Option was granted with a per Share exercise price that was less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, Participant shall be solely responsible for Participant’s costs, including state and federal taxes, related to such a determination.
10. Company’s Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Participant or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7 (the “Right of First Refusal”) of the Exercise Notice.
11. Stockholders Agreement. Participant shall not be permitted to assign any Shares except in compliance with the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
12. Privileges of Stock Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant.
13. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant. This Option Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of New York.
14. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
PARTICIPANT | PMGC HOLDINGS INC. | |
Signature | Signature | |
Print Name | Print Name | |
Title | ||
Residence Address |
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EXHIBIT A
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE
PMGC Holdings Inc.
120 Newport Center Drive, Suite 249
Newport Beach, California 92660
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
1. Option. The person named below (the “Purchaser”) was granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of Common Stock of PMGC Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), by the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Grant Notice”) and the Stock Option Agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”) attached thereto, as described below.
Purchaser’s Name:
Social Security Number:
Address:
Date of Option Grant:
Number of Shares Initially Subject to Option:
Exercise Price per Share:
Type of option: | ¨ Incentive | ¨ Nonqualified |
2. Exercise of Option. I hereby elect to exercise the Option to purchase the following number of Shares, as authorized by the Grant Notice and the Stock Option Agreement:
Total Shares Purchased: | |
Total Exercise Price: |
(Total Shares Purchased multiplied by the Exercise Price per Share)
3. Delivery of Payment. Participant herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Option Agreement, and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option in the following form(s), as authorized by my Stock Option Agreement:
☐ Cash (by check, with a copy attached hereto as Attachment 3): | ||||
☐ Cancellation of indebtedness of the Company owed to me: | $ |
☐ Tender of ___________ fully paid, nonassessable and vested shares of Company Common Stock (such shares must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 6(e)(iii) of the Plan): | $ | |||
☐ Waiver of compensation due or accrued for services: | $ |
4. Title to Shares. The exact spelling of the name(s) under which I will take title to the Shares is:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
I desire to take title to the Shares as follows:
☐ Individual, as separate property
☐ Husband and wife, as community property
☐ Joint Tenants
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5. Representations of Participant. Participant acknowledges that Participant has received, read and understands the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
6. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Common Stock subject to an Award, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares shall be issued to Participant as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
7. Company’s Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Participant or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 (the “Right of First Refusal”).
(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name and address of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”), and (v) that the Holder acknowledges that the Notice is an offer to sell the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).
(b) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all or with the consent of Holder, less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with Section 7(c) below.
(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 7 shall be the Offered Price; provided, however, if the Offered Price consists of no legal consideration (as, for example, in the case of transfer by gift), the purchase price will be the fair market value of the Shares as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.
(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.
(e) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 7, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 7 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.
(f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Participant’s lifetime or on the Participant’s death by will or intestacy to the Participant’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of the Participant’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 7. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse or lineal descendant of Participant (whether natural or adopted). In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section 7, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.
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(g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly traded.
8. Tax Consultation. Participant understands that Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Participant’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Participant represents that Participant has consulted with any tax consultants Participant deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
9. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.
The Administrator reserves the right to include any other legends or restrictions on all certificates for Shares delivered as the Administrator recommends or deems advisable.
(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.
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10. Stockholders’ Agreement; Spousal Consent. As a condition for issuance of any Shares pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company may require Participant to execute and be bound by any right of first refusal and co-sale agreement, voting agreement, stockholders’ agreement or other similar agreement in existence at the time of exercise if such agreement applies to holders of the common stock of the Company. Additionally, if Participant is married on the date of this Exercise Notice, Participant’s spouse shall, as a condition of the Company’s obligations hereunder, execute and deliver to the Company a consent of spouse in the form attached as Exhibit C and/or such other form as the Company may require.
11. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
12. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Participant or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
13. Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Notice is governed by the internal substantive laws, without regard to the choice of law rules, of New York. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Exercise Notice shall continue in full force and effect.
14. Entire Agreement. The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Investment Representation Statement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.
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PARTICIPANT | PMGC HOLDINGS INC. | |
Signature | Signature | |
Print Name | Print Name | |
Address: | Title | |
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120 Newport Center Drive, Suite 249 | ||
Newport Beach, California 92660 | ||
Date Received |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY: | ||
PMGC HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: | ||
GRANTEE: | ||
(Signature) | ||
(Name) | ||
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
PARTICIPANT | : | |
COMPANY | : | PMGC HOLDINGS INC. |
SECURITY | : | COMMON STOCK |
AMOUNT | : | |
DATE | : |
In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Participant represents to the Company the following:
(a) Participant is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Participant is acquiring these Securities for investment for Participant’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(b) Participant acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Participant’s investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Participant understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Participant’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one (1) year or any other fixed period in the future. Participant further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Participant further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Participant understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.
(c) Participant is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Option to Participant, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified by Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker” or “riskless principal transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.
In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may require (i) the availability of current public information about the Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the purchase and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.
(d) Participant further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Participant understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such event.
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Date |
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EXHIBIT C
SPOUSAL CONSENT
The undersigned spouse of Participant has read, understands, and hereby approves the Exercise Notice between Participant and the Company (the “Agreement”). In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further agrees that any community property interest and any other interest shall similarly be bound by and subordinate to the requirements of the Agreement. The undersigned hereby appoints Participant as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement, and the undersigned hereby agrees that the Company and the other shareholders of the Company need not seek any further consent from me and may deal solely with Participant in connection with all matters under the Agreement.
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FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of _______________ (the “Grant Date”) by and between PMGC Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and ______________ (the “Grantee”).
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which awards of Restricted Stock may be granted; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the award of Restricted Stock provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Grant of Restricted Stock. Pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan, the Company hereby issues to the Grantee on the Grant Date a Restricted Stock Award consisting of, in the aggregate, _________ shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”), on the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
2. Consideration. The grant of the Restricted Stock is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company.
3. Restricted Period; Vesting.
3.1. Except as otherwise provided herein, provided that the Grantee remains in Continuous Service through the applicable vesting date, and further provided that any additional conditions and performance goals set forth in Schedule I have been satisfied, the Restricted Stock will vest in accordance with the following schedule:
Vesting Date | Shares of Common Stock | |
[*] | [*] | |
[*] | [*] |
The period over which the Restricted Stock vests is referred to as the “Restricted Period.”
3.2. The foregoing vesting schedule notwithstanding, if the Grantee’s continuous service terminates for any reason at any time before all of his or her Restricted Stock has vested other than death or retirement (in the case of a Director), termination of the Grantee’s continuous service is terminated by the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary (as applicable) for Disability, the Grantee’s unvested Restricted Stock shall be automatically forfeited upon such termination of Continuous Service and neither the Company, nor any Parent or Subsidiary, shall have any further obligations to the Grantee under this Agreement.
3.3. The foregoing vesting schedule notwithstanding, in the event of the Grantee’s death or if the Grantee’s Continuous Service is terminated by the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary for Disability, 100% of the unvested Restricted Stock shall vest as of the date of such termination.
4. Restrictions. Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, during the Restricted Period, the Restricted Stock or the rights relating thereto may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Restricted Stock or the rights relating thereto during the Restricted Period shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Restricted Stock will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such shares shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.
5. Rights as Stockholder; Dividends.
5.1. The Grantee shall be the record owner of the Restricted Stock until the shares of Common Stock are sold or otherwise disposed of, and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company including, without limitation, the right to vote such shares and receive all dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any dividends or other distributions shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
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5.2. The Company may issue stock certificates or evidence the Grantee’s interest by using a restricted book entry account with the Company’s transfer agent. Physical possession or custody of any stock certificates that are issued may be retained by the Company until such time as the Restricted Stock vests.
5.3. If the Grantee forfeits any rights he or she has under this Agreement in accordance with Section 3, the Grantee shall, on the date of such forfeiture, no longer have any rights as a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock and shall no longer be entitled to vote or receive dividends on such shares.
6. No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, Consultant or Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s Continuous Service at any time, with or without Cause.
7. Adjustments. If any change is made to the outstanding Common Stock or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the shares of Common Stock shall be adjusted or terminated in any manner as contemplated by Section 11 of the Plan.
8. Tax Liability and Withholding.
8.1. The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock and to take all such other action as the Administrator deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes. The Administrator may permit the Grantee to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation by any of the following means, or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to the Grantee as a result of the vesting of the Restricted Stock; provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock shall be withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (c) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock.
8.2. Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock or the subsequent sale of any shares; and (b) does not commit to structure the Restricted Stock to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.
9. Section 83(b) Election. The Grantee may make an election under Code Section 83(b) (a “Section 83(b) Election”) with respect to the Restricted Stock. Any such election must be made within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date. If the Grantee elects to make a Section 83(b) Election, the Grantee shall provide the Company with a copy of an executed version and satisfactory evidence of the filing of the executed Section 83(b) Election with the US Internal Revenue Service. The Grantee agrees to assume full responsibility for ensuring that the Section 83(b) Election is actually and timely filed with the US Internal Revenue Service and for all tax consequences resulting from the Section 83(b) Election.
10. Compliance with Law. The issuance and transfer of shares of Common Stock shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock may be listed. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Grantee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the shares of Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.
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11. Legends. A legend may be placed on any certificate(s) or other document(s) delivered to the Grantee indicating restrictions on transferability of the shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement or any other restrictions that the Administrator may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable federal or state securities laws or any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.
12. Notices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Grantee at the Grantee’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles.
14. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Grantee or the Company to the Administrator for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Grantee and the Company.
15. Restricted Stock Subject to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s stockholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.
16. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Restricted Stock may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.
17. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
18. Discretionary Nature of Plan. The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, cancelled or terminated by the Company at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Restricted Stock in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Restricted Stock or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Grantee’s employment with the Company.
19. Amendment. The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Restricted Stock, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment shall adversely affect the Grantee’s material rights under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.
20. No Impact on Other Benefits. The value of the Grantee’s Restricted Stock is not part of his normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.
22. Acceptance. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Restricted Stock subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock or disposition of the shares and that the Grantee has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such grant, vesting or disposition.
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FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) between PMGC Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and [*] (the “Award Recipient”) is effective as of [*] (the “Effective Date”). Any undefined terms appearing herein as defined terms shall have the same meaning as they do in the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Plan”). The Company will provide a copy of the Plan to the Award Recipient upon request. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
WITNESSETH:
1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company hereby awards the Award Recipient, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (incorporated herein by reference), and subject further to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, [*] restricted stock units (“RSUs” or the “Award”). Each RSU shall represent an unfunded, unsecured right for the Award Recipient to receive one (1) share of Common Stock, as described in this Agreement.
2. Ownership Rights. The Award Recipient has no voting or other ownership rights in the Company arising from the award of RSUs under this Agreement.
3. Dividends. The Award Recipient shall be credited with dividend equivalents equal to the dividends the Award Recipient would have received if the Award Recipient had been the owner of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of RSUs credited to the Award Recipient on such dividend payment date (the “Dividend Equivalent”). Any Dividend Equivalent deriving from a cash dividend shall be converted into additional RSUs based on the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the dividend payment date. Subject to the Plan, any Dividend Equivalent deriving from a dividend of shares of Common Stock shall be converted into additional RSUs on a one-for-one basis. The Award Recipient shall continue to be credited with Dividend Equivalents until the Settlement Date (defined below) (or, if applicable, the forfeiture of the corresponding Award). The Dividend Equivalents so credited shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the corresponding Award, and they shall vest (or, if applicable, be forfeited) and be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the corresponding Award, as if they had been granted at the same time as such Award.
4. Vesting of Award. The unvested portion of the Award is subject to forfeiture. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, including without limitation, fulfillment of the employment requirements in paragraph 8 below, the Award will vest in accordance with the following schedule (except in the case of the Award Recipient’s earlier Separation from Service due to death or Disability or an earlier Change of Control Transaction, as set forth in paragraph 6 below): [Percentage or fraction] of the RSUs covered by this Award shall vest on [Vesting Schedule] of the Effective Date of this Award, provided, however, that, any RSU representing a fractional share of Common Stock shall accumulate and vest on the next following vesting date on which the aggregate of vested fractional shares represents a whole share of Common Stock.
5. Settlement. Once vested, the Award will be settled as follows:
In General. Subject to paragraph 11 of this Agreement the Award will be settled in Common Stock. Subject to the terms of the Plan, settlement of the vested portion of the Award shall occur on [*] (or if such date is not a business day, the business day immediately following such date); or, in the case of (i) the Award Recipient’s termination from service due to death or Disability or (ii) a Change of Control Transaction, settlement of the Award shall occur as of such earlier date set forth in paragraph 6 hereof (the “Settlement Date”). As soon as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days) following the Settlement Date, the Company shall , issue or cause there to be transferred to the Award Recipient (or, in the case of the Award Recipient’s death, to the Award Recipient’s designated beneficiary or estate, as applicable or, in the case of the Award Recipient’s Disability, to the Award Recipient’s guardian or legal representative, if applicable and if permissible under applicable law) a number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of RSUs (rounded down to a whole number) granted to the Award Recipient under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the RSUs attributable to Dividend Equivalents) that are vested as of the Settlement Date (the “Settlement Shares”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Award Recipient’s termination from service occurs due to Disability, any such settlement of the Award by reason of such termination from Service shall be delayed for six months from the date of the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service if the Participant is considered a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the date of Separation from Service).
(a) Termination of Rights. Upon the issuance or transfer of Settlement Shares in settlement of the Award (including, without limitation, the RSUs attributable to Dividend Equivalents), the Award shall be settled in full and the Award Recipient (or his or her designated beneficiary or estate, in the case of death) shall have no further rights with respect to the Award.
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(b) Certificates or Book Entry. As of the Settlement Date, the Company shall, at the discretion of the Administrator or its designee, either issue one or more certificates in the Award Recipient’s name for such Settlement Shares or evidence book-entry registration of the Settlement Shares in the Award Recipient’s name (or, in the case of death, to the Award Recipient’s designated beneficiary, if any). No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued in settlement of the RSUs, and any fractional share of Common Stock that would otherwise be Settlement Stock as of the Settlement Date shall be settled through a cash payment based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock.
(c) Conditions to Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to evidence book-entry registration or issue or deliver any certificate or certificates representing Settlement Shares in the event the Company reasonably anticipates that such registration, issuance or delivery would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law; provided that the Company must evidence book-entry registration or issue or deliver said certificate or certificates at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that such registration, issuance or delivery would not cause such violation.
(d) Legends. The Settlement Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator may deem reasonably advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Settlement Shares are listed, any applicable Federal or state laws or the Company’s Articles of of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on or otherwise apply to any certificates or book-entry position representing Settlement Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
6. Accelerated Vesting and Settlement on Change of Control Transaction and Termination From Service Due to Death and Disability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:
(a) Upon a Change of Control, the Award (including, without limitation, the RSUs attributable to Dividend Equivalents) shall immediately and fully vest and become nonforfeitable, and such Award shall be settled as soon as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days) following the date of such Change of Control; provided, however, that, in the event that such Change of Control does not qualify as an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, the Award shall not be settled until the first Settlement Date that is also a permissible payment event under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder (but shall not be subject to the forfeiture provisions of paragraph 8 hereof following such Change of Control).
(b) In the event of the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service due to death or Disability, the Award (including, without limitation, the RSUs attributable to Dividend Equivalents) shall immediately and fully vest and become nonforfeitable effective as of the date of the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service due to death or Disability, and such Award shall be settled as soon as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days) following the date of such Award Recipient’s Separation from Service due to death or Disability, as applicable.
(c) The Administrator shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine whether the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service is by reason of Disability, as defined by the Plan and in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
7. Cancellation of Award. The Administrator has the right to cancel for no consideration all or any portion of the Award in accordance with the Plan if the Award Recipient has been terminated for Cause. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to suspend the vesting of or the right to receive Settlement Shares in respect of all or any portion of the Award if the Administrator makes in good faith the determination described in the preceding sentence. Any such suspension of an Award shall remain in effect until the suspension shall be presented to and acted on by the Administrator at its next meeting.
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8. Service Requirements. Except as provided in this Agreement, in order to vest in and not forfeit the Award (or portion thereof, as the case may be), the Award Recipient must remain a Service Provider. If there is a termination from service for any reason (other than due to death or Disability) before a portion of the Award has fully vested, the Award Recipient will forfeit any portion of the Award and corresponding Dividend Equivalents that have not vested as of the date of such termination of service, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator.
9. No Right to Continued Service. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Award Recipient any right to continue as a Service Provider to the Company, the Parent, or a Subsidiary for any given period or on any specified terms nor in any way affect the Company’s, the Parent’s, or the Subsidiary’s right to terminate the Award Recipient’s employment without prior notice at any time for any reason or for no reason.
10. Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the RSUs subject to this Award (including, without limitation, Dividend Equivalents) may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Award Recipient otherwise than by will or by the laws of intestacy, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, Parent, or Subsidiary; provided, however, that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
11. Adjustment in Award. The number of shares of Common Stock underlying this Award shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan, and the Administrator shall be authorized to make such other equitable adjustments of the Award or shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto so that the value of the interest of the Award Recipient shall not be decreased by reason of the occurrence of such event. Any such adjustment shall be deemed conclusive and binding on the Company, the Award Recipient, his or her beneficiaries and all other interested parties.
12. Administration; Amendment. This Award has been made pursuant to a determination by the Administrator and/or the Board of Directors of the Company, and the Administrator shall have plenary authority to interpret, in its sole and absolute discretion, any provision of this Agreement and to make any determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Agreement. All such interpretations and determinations shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, the Award Recipient, his or her beneficiaries and all other interested parties. Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, at any time by the Administrator; provided, however, that no amendment to this Agreement may adversely affect the Award Recipient’s rights under this Agreement without the Award Recipient’s consent except such an amendment made to cause the Award to comply with applicable law, stock exchange rules or accounting rules.
13. Binding Nature of Plan. The Award is subject to the Plan. The Award Recipient agrees to be bound by all terms and provisions of the Plan and related administrative rules and procedures, including, without limitation, terms and provisions and administrative rules and procedures adopted and/or modified after the granting of the Award. In the event any provisions hereof are inconsistent with those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control, except to the extent expressly modified herein pursuant to authority granted under the Plan.
14. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The Award and the obligation of the Company to deliver the Settlement Shares subject to the Award are subject to compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, to receipt of any approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required, and to any determinations the Company may make regarding the application of all such laws, rules and regulations.
15. Notices. Any notice to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing to the following address:
PMGC Holdings Inc.
120 Newport Center Drive, Suite 249
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Email: [email protected]
The Company will address any notice to the Award Recipient to his or her current address according to the Company’s personnel files. All written notices provided in accordance with this paragraph shall be deemed to be given when (a) delivered to the appropriate address(es) by hand or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by email; or (c) received by the addressee, if sent by U.S. mail to the appropriate address or by Company inter-office mail to the appropriate mail code. Either party may designate in writing some other address or facsimile number for notice under this Agreement.
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16. Withholding. The Award Recipient authorizes the Company to withhold from his or her compensation, including the RSUs granted hereunder and the Settlement Shares issuable hereunder, to satisfy any income and employment tax withholding obligations in connection with this Award. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Award Recipient for federal income tax purposes with respect to any Settlement Shares subject to this Award, the Award Recipient shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, all federal, state and local income and employment taxes that are required by applicable laws and regulations to be withheld with respect to such amount. The Award Recipient agrees that the Company may delay delivery of the Settlement Shares until proper payment of such taxes has been made by the Award Recipient. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, the Award Recipient may satisfy such obligations under this paragraph 16 by any method authorized under the Plan.
17. Voluntary Participation. Participation in the Plan is voluntary. The value of the Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Award Recipient’s employment contract, if any. As such, the Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
18. Force and Effect. The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any judicial or legal determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions.
19. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors of the respective parties.
20. Applicable Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement and any rules and regulations relating to the Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, unless preempted by federal law, and also in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and any interpretive authorities promulgated thereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by an appropriate officer of PMGC Holdings Inc. and by the Award Recipient, both as of the day and year first above written.
PMGC HOLDINGS INC.
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
AWARD RECIPIENT | |
Name: |
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Appendix B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PMGC HOLDINGS INC.
PMGC Holdings Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Nevada Revised Statutes, does hereby certify:
FIRST: That the Board of Directors of PMGC Holdings Inc. duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”), declaring said amendments to be advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders. Shareholders of the Company owning a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of voting capital stock approved the proposed amendment. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
“RESOLVED, that Article IV, Section 1 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Section 1. Number of Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue shall be two billion five hundred million (2,500,000,000) shares. The Corporation shall be authorized to issue two classes of shares of stock, designated as “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The Corporation shall be authorized to issue two billion (2,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, each share to have a par value of $0.0001 per share, and five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, each share to have a par value of $0.0001 per share.
SECOND: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section 78.207 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed on [*], 2025.
By: | ||
Name: | Graydon Bensler | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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