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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

 

EDAP TMS S.A.

 

2025-2 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT (FREE SHARE) PLAN

 

 

 

  

Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.Implementation of the Restricted Stock Unit (Free Share) Plan 3
    
2.Definitions 3
    
3.Purpose 5
    
4.Beneficiaries: Eligible Employees 5
    
5.Notice of the Allocation of the RSUs 5
    
6.Vesting Period 6
    
7.Holding Period 8
    
8.Characteristics of the RSUs 8
    
9.Delivery and holding of the RSUs 8
    
10.Shares subject to plan; individual limitations 9
    
11.Intermediary operations 9
    
12.Adjustment 9
    
13.Amendment to the 2025 RSU (Free Share) Plan 10
    
14.Tax and social rules 10
    
15.Miscellaneous 10

 


 

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1.Implementation of the Restricted Stock Unit (Free Share) Plan

 

Pursuant to the authorization on June 27, 2025 by the shareholders of EDAP, a French société anonyme whose registered office is located at Parc d’Activité de La Poudrette Lamartine, 4, rue du Dauphiné, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France and whose identification number is 316 488 204 R.C.S. Lyon (hereafter referred to as the “Company”), on September 30, 2025, the Board of Directors adopted this 2025-2 restricted stock unit (free share) plan (hereinafter, and as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, the “2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan”), stating the conditions and criteria for the allocation of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (which are known as actions gratuites, or free shares, under French law), for the benefit of employees or certain categories of such employees, and/or corporate officers who meet the conditions set forth by Article L. 225-197-1 II of the French Commercial Code, of the Company or any company in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the share capital and voting rights at the date of allocation of said shares. The 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan provides for the allocation of up to a total of 600,000 RSUs of the Company to the benefit of eligible employees and officers. In addition to any other powers set forth in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and subject to the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the Board of Directors shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion, to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Allocation and any RSUs acquired pursuant thereto.

 

2.Definitions

 

Under the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the following terms and expressions starting with a capital letter shall have the following meaning and may be used indifferently in the singular or in the plural form:

 

"Acquisition Date"

refers to the date when the RSUs have been definitively acquired by the relevant Beneficiary;

 

"Agreed Leave"

refers to any leave of absence of more than three months having received a prior approval from the Company or requiring no prior approval under U.S. laws. Agreed Leaves shall include leaves for illnesses, military leave, and any other personal leave or conditions about which the employee has advance knowledge. Agreed Leave shall not include any absence considered as effective working time, such as maternity leave, of whatever duration, which shall not automatically result in a termination of the employment relationship between the Beneficiary and the Company or the Group.

 

"Allocation"

refers to the decision of the Board of Directors to allocate RSUs to a given Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. This Allocation constitutes a right to be granted RSUs at the end of the Vesting Period subject to compliance with the conditions and criteria set forth by the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan;

 

"Allocation Date"

refers to the date when the Board of Directors decided to allocate RSUs under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan to a given Beneficiary or Beneficiaries;

 

"Allocation Letter" refers to the notice, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 for Beneficiaries residing in France or in Exhibit 2 for U.S. Beneficiaries, which informs a given Beneficiary of the Allocation of RSUs, as stated in Article 5 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan;

 

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"Beneficiaries"

refers to the person(s) for whose benefit the Board of Directors decided an Allocation of RSUs as well as, as the case may be, his or her heirs;

 

“Board of Directors”

refers to the Company’s board of directors;

 

"Bylaws"

refers to the Company’s bylaws in force at the date referred to;

 

“Change in Control”

refers to a merger of the Company into another corporation as a result of which the shareholders holding, together, more than 50% of the share capital and voting rights of the Company immediately before the completion of such merger will not hold, together, more than 50% of the share capital and voting rights of the surviving company or a sale or any other transfer by one or several shareholders, acting alone or in concert, of the Company to one or several third parties of a number of shares resulting in a transfer of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the shares of the Company to said third parties;

 

"Disability"

refers to (i) for French Beneficiaries, the disability of a Beneficiary corresponding to the second or third of the categories provided by Article L. 341-4 of the French Social Security Code, or (ii) for U.S. Beneficiaries, disability as defined under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C);

 

"RSUs"

refers to the restricted stock units, or actions gratuites, which will be allocated to a Beneficiary in accordance with the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, and issued or which will be issued by the Company (and reflected in its current share capital) as of the applicable Acquisition Date;

 

"Group"

refers to the Company and to all the companies and groups affiliated to the Company within in the meaning of Article L. 225-197-2 of the French Commercial Code;

 

"Holding Period"

refers to the period, if any, starting on the Acquisition Date, during which a Beneficiary may not transfer or pledge his or her RSUs, by any means, or convert them into the bearer form; it being specified that the total duration of both the Vesting Period and the Holding Period may in no event be less than two years as from the Allocation Date pursuant to applicable French law;

 

"Presence"

refers to the presence of the Beneficiary in his or her capacity as employee and/or corporate officer of the Company or of any of the companies of the Group;

 

"Regulated Market"

refers to a regulated market in the meaning of Article L. 421-1 of the French monetary and financial code (Code monétaire et financier) the list of which is established and up-dated by the French Minister in charge of the economy upon proposal from the AMF. It is noted that this list does not include the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date of adoption of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan by the Board of Directors;

 

"Trading Day" refers to the days on which the Nasdaq Stock Market is open for trading  other than days when trading ends prior to the usual closing hour;

 

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“U.S. Beneficiaries”

has the meaning ascribed to it in Section III of the Appendix attached hereto.

 

"Vesting Period"

refers to the minimum one-year period starting on the Allocation Date and ending on the Acquisition Date, being specified that the Board of Directors may decide to extend this period for all or part of the RSUs and/or provide for vesting in tranches during such period, as stated in the corresponding Allocation Letter;

 

“Working Day” refers to any day on which legal business can be conducted within the Company, i.e., every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, as long as it is not a public holiday.

 

3.Purpose

 

The 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan sets forth the conditions and criteria for the allocation of RSUs under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, pursuant to Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code and to the authorization granted by the shareholders’ meeting of the Company dated June 27, 2025.

 

The purposes of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan are:

 

-to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility;

 

-to provide additional incentive to Beneficiaries; and

 

-to promote the success of the Company’s business.

 

4.Beneficiaries: Eligible Employees

 

Pursuant to the authorization of the shareholders’ general meeting dated June 27, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company will approve the list of Beneficiaries among eligible employees and corporate officers of the Group, together with the indication of the number of RSUs allocated to each of them.

 

5.Notice of the Allocation of the RSUs

 

The notice of the Allocation of RSUs to each Beneficiary shall be made pursuant to an Allocation Letter made available to the Beneficiary together with a copy of the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, indicating the number of RSUs allocated to the Beneficiary, the Vesting Period and the Holding Period, if any, and any specific terms and conditions of the RSUs determined by the Board of Directors not provided in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, if any.

 

The Beneficiary shall acknowledge receipt of the Allocation documentation comprised of the Allocation Letter and of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan by accepting online his or her documentation by means of the tool made available by the Company and by sending signed copies of the Allocation Letter within three months from the date of notification by the Company of the availability online of the Allocation documentation, the documents being deemed to be received on the date of the electronic delivery, in the absence of which the Allocation shall be null and void for this Beneficiary.

 

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6.Vesting Period

 

6.1.       Principle

 

(a)       The RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall be definitively acquired by the Beneficiaries on the Acquisition Date at the end of the Vesting Period subject to, unless decided otherwise by the Board of Directors as set forth in Article 6.1(b), the continued Presence of the Beneficiary during the Vesting Period, in the absence of which he or she will not be entitled to acquire RSUs on the date when this condition is no longer met, being specified that the Board of Directors is entitled to release a given Beneficiary from their continued Presence condition set forth above with respect to all or part of the RSUs granted.

 

Should the Beneficiary be at the same time an employee and an officer of the same company or of two companies of the Group, the loss of one of these capacities shall not result in the loss of the right to acquire the RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan at the end of the Vesting Period.

 

Pursuant to Article L. 225-197-3 of the French Commercial Code, the Beneficiaries hold a claim against the Company which is personal and may not be transferred until the end of the Vesting Period.

 

During the Vesting Period, the Beneficiaries will not own the RSUs and will not be shareholders of the Company. As a consequence, they will not hold any rights attached to the ordinary shares of the Company.

 

(b)       In addition to any other powers set forth in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and subject to the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the Board of Directors shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion, to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Allocation and any RSUs acquired pursuant thereto. Further, the Board of Directors shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion, to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Allocation may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered.

 

Notwithstanding Articles 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the Board of Directors shall not accelerate or shorten the minimum Vesting Period of one year. For clarity, there shall be no automatic acceleration of vesting with respect to an Allocation under the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan solely based on a Change in Control of the Company except as set forth in Article 6.7.

 

6.2       Internal mobility

 

In the event of transfer or temporary assignment of the Beneficiary within a company of the Group, which involves (a) the termination of the initial employment agreement and the entering into of a new employment agreement or of a position as officer, and/or (b) a resignation of the Beneficiary from his or her position as officer and the acceptance of a new position of officer or the entering into of a new employment agreement in one of such companies, the Beneficiary shall retain his or her right to be allocated RSUs at the end of the Vesting Period.

 

6.3       Agreed Leave of Absence Exceeding Three Months

 

In the event a Beneficiary is on an Agreed Leave, such Beneficiary’s Allocation(s) shall (a) stop vesting on the first day of the quarter immediately following the quarter during which the Agreed Leave begins; and (b) resume vesting on the first day of the quarter immediately following the quarter in which the Agreed Leave ends. As a result of any Agreed Leave, the Vesting Period for the applicable Allocation(s) shall be extended in accordance with this Article 6.3.

 

6.4       Disability

 

In the event of Disability before the end of the Vesting Period, the RSUs shall be definitively acquired by the Beneficiary on the date of Disability.

 

6.5       Death

 

In the event of the death of the Beneficiary during the Vesting Period, the RSUs shall be definitively acquired at the date of the request of allocation made by his or her beneficiaries in the framework of the inheritance, in which case no Holding Period will apply.

 

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The request for allocation of the RSUs shall be made within six months from the date of death in compliance with Article L. 225-197-3 of the French Commercial Code.

 

6.6       Retirement

 

In the event of the retirement of a Beneficiary during the Vesting Period, the Board of Directors of the Company may decide to waive the continued Presence condition set forth in Article 6.1(a).

 

6.7       Change in Control

 

(a)       As an exception to the foregoing and unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors at the time of occurrence of a Change in Control or as set forth in the relevant Allocation Letter, in the event of a Change in Control, the following rules shall apply :

 

(i) For Beneficiaries other than U.S. Beneficiaries:

 

(A) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs less than one year after the Allocation Date, all unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be deemed null and void effective immediately prior to the completion of the Change in Control but subject to effective completion;

 

(B) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs (x) on or after the first anniversary and (y) before the second anniversary of the Allocation Date, the Acquisition Date of all then unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be accelerated so that all his/her unvested RSUs shall become definitively acquired immediately prior to the completion of the Change in Control; provided that all such vested RSUs shall be subject to a Holding Period starting from the completion date of the Change in Control until second anniversary of their Allocation Date; or

 

(C) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs on or after the second anniversary of the Allocation Date, the Acquisition Date of all then unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be accelerated so that all his/her unvested RSUs shall become definitively acquired immediately prior to the completion of the Change in Control;

 

provided that, with respect to paragraphs (i)(B) and (i)(C) above, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the continued Presence condition set forth in Article 6.1(a) shall be satisfied on the relevant accelerated Acquisition.

 

(ii) For U.S. Beneficiaries:

 

(A) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs less than one year after the Allocation Date, all unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be deemed null and void effective immediately prior to the completion of the Change in Control but subject to effective completion;

 

(B) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs (x) on or after the first anniversary and (y) before the second anniversary of the Allocation Date, the Acquisition Date of all then unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be accelerated so that all his/her unvested RSUs shall become definitively acquired on the second anniversary of the Allocation Date and no subsequent Holding Period shall apply; or

 

(C) If the completion date of the Change in Control occurs on or after the second anniversary of the Allocation Date, the Acquisition Date of all then unvested RSUs held by a Beneficiary shall be accelerated so that all his/her unvested RSUs shall become definitively acquired immediately prior to the completion of the Change in Control;

 

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provided that, with respect to paragraphs (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) above, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the continued Presence condition set forth in Article 6.1(a) shall be satisfied on the relevant accelerated Acquisition.

 

(b)       The obligations of the Company under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the Change in Control.

 

7.Holding Period

 

7.1       Principle

 

(a)       During the Holding Period, if any, the Beneficiaries concerned will be the owner of the RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and will be shareholders of the Company. As a consequence, they will benefit from all the rights attached to the capacity of shareholder of the Company.

 

However, the RSUs shall not be available during the Holding Period (if any) and the Beneficiaries may not transfer or pledge the RSUs, by any means, or convert them into the bearer form.

 

(b)       At the end of the Holding Period (if any), the RSUs will be fully available, subject to the provisions of the following paragraph.

 

At the end of the Holding Period, if any, the RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan may not be transferred (i) if a “black-out” period is in effect pursuant to the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, as in effect at such time, or (ii) otherwise in contravention of any applicable laws or regulations, or trading rules or restrictions of any exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed at such time.

 

7.2       Specific situations

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 7.1(a) above, the RSUs allocated to the Beneficiaries referred to in Article 6.4 above or to the beneficiaries of the deceased Beneficiary referred to in Article 6.5 above may be freely transferred as from the date of their final allocation.

 

8.Characteristics of the RSUs

 

The RSUs definitively acquired shall be, at the Company’s choice, new ordinary shares to be issued by the Company or existing shares acquired by the Company.

 

As from the Acquisition Date, the RSUs shall be subject to all the provisions of the Bylaws. They shall be assimilated to existing ordinary shares of the Company and shall benefit from the same rights as from the Acquisition Date.

 

9.Delivery and holding of the RSUs

 

At the end of the Vesting Period (or, if vesting occurs in tranches, within ten days following the applicable Acquisition Date), the Company shall deliver to the Beneficiary the RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan provided that the conditions and criteria for such allocation provided by Articles 5 and 6 above are met.

 

If the Acquisition Date is not a Working Day, the delivery of the RSUs shall be completed the first Working Day following the end of the Vesting Period.

 

The RSUs that may be acquired under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan will be held, during the Holding Period, if any, in nominative form (nominatif pur) in an individual account opened in the name of the relevant Beneficiary at UPTEVIA with a legend stating that they cannot be transferred. If the provisions of Article 7.1(b) above are applicable at the end of the Holding Period (or the end of the Vesting Period if there is no Holding Period), the RSUs shall remain in nominative form (nominatif pur) at UPTEVIA until such time as they are transferred to make sure that the restrictions set forth in Article 7.1(b) above are complied with.

 

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In the event that, as a consequence of the Allocation of RSUs under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the Company or any of the companies of the Group shall be compelled to pay taxes, social costs or any other social security taxes or contributions on behalf of the Beneficiary, the Company retains the right to postpone or to forbid the delivery of the RSUs on the Acquisition Date until the relevant Beneficiary has paid to the Company or to the relevant company of the Group the amount corresponding to these taxes, social costs, or social security taxes or contributions.

 

Without prejudice to the above, 10% of the RSUs allocated to the Chairman of the Board (Président du Conseil d’administration), the Chief Executive Officer (Directeur Général), and other deputy executive officers (Directeurs Généraux Délégués) of the Company or of an Affiliated Company having its registered office in France, must be held in registered form and must not be sold, leased or converted to bearer shares until the mandate as executive officer is over.

 

The amount of RSUs to be held shall be determined by taking into account all the shares already held pursuant to the requirements of the previous free share plans.

 

10.Shares subject to plan; individual limitations

 

10.1       Shares Available for Issuance.

 

The 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan provides for the allocation of up to a total of 600,000 RSUs of the Company to the benefit of eligible employees and officers of the Group.

 

In the event that an Allocation, or any part thereof, for any reason is terminated or canceled without having been definitively acquired by its Beneficiary, or has otherwise not vested, the unacquired portion of RSUs relating to such Allocation shall, provided the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan is still in force, again be available for future allocation pursuant to the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or the Appendix thereunder to the contrary, RSUs withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations with respect to a Beneficiary shall not again be available for issuance under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

11.Intermediary operations

 

Subject to Article 6.7, in the event of exchange without equalization payment in cash (soulte) resulting from a merger or spin-off completed during the Vesting Period or the Holding Period (if any), the remainder of such period(s) shall apply to the rights to receive free shares of the Company or free shares of the surviving entity received by the Beneficiary in exchange for his rights to receive RSUs.

 

The same shall apply in the event of exchange resulting from a public tender offer, a stock split or reverse stock split completed in compliance with applicable regulations during the Holding Period, if any.

 

12.Adjustment

 

Should the Company, during the Vesting Period, undergo an amortization, reduce its share capital, change the allocation of its profits, allocate free shares to all the shareholders, capitalize reserves, profits or issuance premiums, allocate reserves or issue equity securities or give a right to the allocation of equity securities, including a preferential subscription right reserved to the shareholders or any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing, the maximum number of RSUs allocated under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan may be adjusted in order to take into account said operation by application, mutatis mutandis, of the terms of adjustment provided by the law for the beneficiaries of stock options.

 

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Each Beneficiary shall be informed of the practical terms of the adjustment and of its consequences on the Allocation of RSUs he or she benefited from, it being specified that the free shares of the Company allocated pursuant to this adjustment shall be governed by the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

13.Amendment to the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan

 

13.1       Principle

 

The present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors, provided that any such amendment may be subject to shareholder approval to the extent required in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market applicable to foreign private issuers, such as EDAP TMS, and shall be in accordance with applicable law; in any event, any negative vote by shareholders on any amendment will not affect the validity of any previously allocated RSUs. Any such amendment shall be subject to the written consent of the Beneficiaries if it results in a decrease in the rights of said Beneficiaries.

 

The new provisions shall apply to the Beneficiaries of the RSUs during the Vesting Period on the date of the decision to amend the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan made by the Board of Directors, or the written consent of the Beneficiary, if required.

 

13.2       Notice of the amendments

 

The affected Beneficiaries shall be notified of an amendment to the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, by any reasonable means, including by electronic delivery, internal mail, by simple letter or, with acknowledgement of receipt, by fax or by e-mail.

 

14.Tax and social rules

 

The Beneficiary shall bear all taxes and mandatory costs which he or she must bear pursuant to the applicable law in relation to the allocation of RSUs, on the due date of said taxes or costs.

Each Beneficiary shall verify and carry out, as the case may be, the declaratory obligations he or she must comply with in relation to the allocation of the RSUs.

 

15.Miscellaneous

 

15.1       Rights in relation to the capacity of employee

 

No provisions of the present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall be construed as granting to the Beneficiary a right to have his or her employment agreement with the Company or any of the companies of the Group maintained, or limiting the right of the Company or any of the companies of the Group to terminate or amend the terms and conditions of the employment agreement of the Beneficiary.

 

15.2       Rights in relation to future free share plans

 

The fact that a person may benefit from the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan does not imply that he or she shall benefit from any other plan that may be implemented thereafter.

 

15.3       Applicable law - Jurisdiction

 

The present 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan is subject to French law. Any dispute relating to its validity, its interpretation or its performance shall be decided by the competent courts of the French Republic.

 

15.4       Additional Provisions Applicable to Beneficiaries

 

Section I of the attached Appendix only applies to Beneficiaries located outside of France, Section II applies to all Beneficiaries, including those located in France and Section III applies to U.S. Beneficiaries.

 

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APPENDIX

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

I - TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO Beneficiaries residing outside of France

 

This Section I contains additional terms and conditions that, unless as provided otherwise, will apply to the Beneficiary if he or she resides outside of France.

 

NOTIFICATIONS

 

This Section I also includes information regarding exchange control and certain other issues of which the Beneficiary should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of de date of approval of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. The Company therefore strongly recommends that the Beneficiary not rely on the information in this Section I as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan because such information may be outdated when the Beneficiary vests in the RSUs and/or sells any RSUs issued pursuant to the award.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Taxes. Regardless of any action the Company or the Beneficiaries’ employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), the Beneficiary acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Beneficiary is and remains the Beneficiary’s responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Free Share grant, including the grant, vesting of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of RSUs acquired pursuant to such vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Beneficiary’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

 

Prior to the time when the RSUs are considered taxable, the Beneficiary will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding obligations of the Company and/or the Employer, if any. In this regard, the Beneficiary authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by the Beneficiary from the Beneficiary’s compensation paid to the Beneficiary by the Company and/or Employer or from proceeds of the sale of RSUs. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, the Company may (a) sell or arrange for the sale of RSUs that the Beneficiary acquires to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items and/or (b) withhold in RSUs, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of RSUs necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount. Finally, the Beneficiary will pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Beneficiary’s participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or the Beneficiary’s acquisition of RSUs that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to honor the vesting and refuse to deliver the RSUs if the Beneficiary fails to comply with Beneficiary’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

 

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Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant, the Beneficiary acknowledges that:

 

(a)       the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan;

 

(b)       the grant of the RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)       all decisions with respect to future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

 

(d)       the Beneficiary’s participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Beneficiary’s employment relationship at any time with or without cause unless otherwise required under local law;

 

(e)       the Beneficiary is voluntarily participating in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan;

 

(f)       the RSUs are an extraordinary item that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or the Employer, and which is outside the scope of Beneficiary’s employment contract, if any;

 

(g)       the RSUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or the Employer;

 

(h)       in the event that the Beneficiary is not an employee of the Company, the grant will not be interpreted to form an employment agreement or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant will not be interpreted to form an employment agreement with the Employer or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company;

 

(i)       the future value of the underlying RSUs is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(j)       if the Beneficiary obtains RSUs, the value of those RSUs may increase or decrease;

 

(k)       in consideration of the grant, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the award of RSUs or diminution in value of the award resulting from termination of the Beneficiary’s employment with the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever) and the Beneficiary irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the Beneficiary shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Beneficiary’s entitlement to pursue such claim; and

 

(l)       unless otherwise decided by the Board of Directors, in the event of termination of Beneficiary’s employment during the Vesting Period, the Beneficiary’s right to vest in the RSUs under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Beneficiary is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under the local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law).

 

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II - TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO ALL Beneficiaries

 

The provisions in this Section II “Data Privacy” apply to all Beneficiaries, including those residing in France.

 

Data Privacy

 

Beneficiary is informed of the processing of his/her personal data by the Company who acts as the data controller and who Beneficiary may contact by mail or email at:

 

·EDAP TMS

Parc d’Activité de La Poudrette Lamartine

4, rue du Dauphiné, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin

France

·dpo@edap-tms.com

 

The Company has appointed a data protection officer (“DPO”), who may be contacted by email at: dpo@edap-tms.com

 

The Company processes the personal data of the Beneficiary for the following purposes:

 

-the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Beneficiary’s participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan. The legal basis for the processing of personal data by the Company is the performance of the Allocation Letter and the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan entered into between the Company and the Beneficiary.
-complying with all with all Company’s corporate and tax legal obligations. The legal basis justifying this processing is the Company’s legal obligations relating to the performance of the Allocation Letter and the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan;
-responding to the Beneficiary’s requests to exercise his/her rights in relation to his/her personal data, including carrying out the necessary checks to ensure that such requests comes from the Beneficiary. The legal basis for this processing is the compliance with the Company’s legal obligation to answer the Beneficiary’s personal data requests;
-defending its interests in the event of litigation, including preservation of evidence for the purposes of possible legal proceedings. The legal basis for this processing is the legitimate interest of the Company to organize its defense and defend or assert its rights;
-managing operations to reorganize the Company's capital and activities, including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, partial sales of business lines, capital increases and reductions. The legal basis for this processing is the legitimate interest of the Company to reorganize its capital and activities according to the needs of its development.

 

The Beneficiary understands that the Company processes personal information about the Beneficiary, including, but not limited to, the Beneficiary’s name, home address and telephone number, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards or any other entitlement to RSUs awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Beneficiary’s favor (“Data”). The recipients of the Data are duly authorized personnel of the Company who have access to the Data in connection with the performance of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, any service providers and consultants acting on their behalf in the processing of the Data, as well as banks and regulatory, administrative or judicial authorities within the scope of their respective missions.

 

The Beneficiary understands that, in the framework of the processing of the Data by the Company as described herein, such Data may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area and that it is possible that the recipients’ country (United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Beneficiary’s country. To the extent necessary, the Company will implement appropriate safeguards for such data transfers. The Beneficiary may request detailed information on and a copy of such safeguards, as the case may be, by contacting the Company’s DPO. The Beneficiary understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Beneficiary’s participation in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, without prejudice of the legal obligations applicable to the Company in respect of Data retention, as the case may be.

 

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The Beneficiary understands that the Beneficiary may, at any time, and subject to applicable legal and regulatory provisions, contact the Company to exercise his/her rights data protection rights:

 

-Right to access the Data: the Beneficiary is entitled to obtain confirmation from the Company as to whether any personal data concerning the Beneficiary is processed by the Company. This includes the right to access such personal data, to obtain a copy of it free of charge (except for repetitive or excessive requests), unless otherwise provided by the applicable data protection laws, and to be provided with a description of the main features of the processing implemented in relation to his/her personal data (including, the purposes of such processing, categories of personal data processed, recipients or categories of recipients of personal data, the envisaged retention period or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine it);
-Right to rectify the Data: the Beneficiary has the right to obtain from the Company without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate, incomplete or outdated personal data concerning the Beneficiary;
-Right to erase the Data: the Beneficiary has the right to obtain from the Company without undue delay the erasure of his/her personal data under certain conditions. The Company may refuse the erasure of personal data under certain conditions;
-Right to limit the processing of the Data: the Beneficiary has the right to limit the processing of his/her personal data under certain conditions. When the Beneficiary has obtained from the Company a restriction of processing of his/her personal data, the Beneficiary will be informed by the Company prior to lifting of such limitation;
-Right to object to the processing of the Data: As a general matter, the Beneficiary has the right to object, at any time and on legitimate grounds relating to the Beneficiary’s particular situation, to the processing of his/her personal data. Provided that such objection is justified, the Company will no longer process the personal data concerned unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the Beneficiary’s interests;
-Right to request the portability of the Data: Where the processing is carried out by automated means, the Beneficiary can request from the Company: (i) to communicate to the Beneficiary the personal data that the Beneficiary shared with the Company, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, in order to be able to further transmit such personal data to another data controller; or (ii) to directly transmit such personal data to such other data controller, if technically feasible.

 

The Beneficiary understands, however, that the processing of his/her Data is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that if the Beneficiary does not provide his/her Data, this may affect the Beneficiary’s ability to participate in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan. For more information on the consequences of a potential request for erasure or objection that the Beneficiary may contemplate, the Beneficiary understands that the Company may contact the Company and its DPO.. The Beneficiary also has the right to provide the Company with specific instructions for the processing of his/her Data after his/her death. Finally, the Beneficiary has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in relation to the processing of his/her Data, e.g. the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) for France.

 

Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or future awards that may be granted under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan by electronic means or to request the Beneficiary’s consent to participate in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan by electronic means. The Beneficiary hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 

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Severability. The provisions of this 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

III - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE TAX RESIDENTS OF, OR SUBJECT TO TAX IN, THE UNITED STATES (“U.S. Beneficiaries”)

 

Securities Representations.

 

(i)       The U.S. Beneficiary acknowledges that the RSUs are securities, the issuance by the Company of which requires compliance with federal and state securities laws.

 

(ii)       The U.S. Beneficiary acknowledges that these securities are made available to the U.S. Beneficiary only on the condition that the U.S. Beneficiary makes the representations contained in this section to the Company.

 

(iii)       The U.S. Beneficiary has made a reasonable investigation of the affairs of the Company sufficient to be well informed as to the rights and the value of these securities.

 

Section 409A of the Code and Payment Timing.

 

(i)                  General. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and the Allocation Letters thereunder shall be interpreted, construed and administered consistent with that intent.  Any reference to Section 409A of the Code in this Appendix will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. If any of the terms and conditions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or any Allocation Letter contravenes any regulations or guidance under Section 409A of the Code or could cause any granted award to be subject to taxes, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Company may, in its sole discretion and without the U.S. Beneficiary’s consent, modify the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or grant documents to: (a) comply with, or avoid being subject to Section 409A of the Code, (b) avoid the incurrence of additional taxes, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, and (c) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable term, condition or provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(ii)                Disability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 6.4 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the RSUs shall be delivered no later than the 30th day following the date on which the Disability is incurred by the U.S. Beneficiary.

 

(iii)              Death. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 6.5 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the RSUs shall be delivered no later than the 15th day of the third month after the date of the U.S. Beneficiary’s death.

 

(iv)               Retirement. Article 6.6 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan does not apply to U.S. Beneficiaries.

 

(v)                Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 6.7 of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, if RSUs are definitively acquired on a Change in Control (i.e., issued to you) and the RSUs are deemed to be nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, such Shares may only be acquired upon such Change in Control if it qualifies as a permissible date of distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, and if such Change in Control does not qualify as a permissible date of distribution, the RSUs shall be issued when they otherwise would have been issued as though such Change in Control had not occurred.

 

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(vi)               Separation from Service. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the U.S. Beneficiary shall not be considered to have separated from service with the Company for purposes of this 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and no payment or benefit shall be due to the U.S. Beneficiary under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and the Allocation Letters thereunder on account of a separation from service until the Beneficiary would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.  Any payments or benefits described in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and the Allocation Letters thereunder that are due within the “short-term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and the Allocation Letters thereunder, to the extent that any amounts are payable upon a “separation from service” (as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code), the U.S. Beneficiary is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), and such payment is a “deferral of compensation” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A of the Code), such payment, under this 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan or any other agreement of the Company, shall be made on the first business day of the seventh month after the date of such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each payment under the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall considered a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(vii)             No Tax Guarantee. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments described in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan and the Allocation Letters thereunder will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The U.S. Beneficiary shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A. Furthermore, the Company makes no representation as to the tax status of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan to the U.S. Beneficiary who should seek his or her own tax advice.

 

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Exhibit 1

 

Form of Allocation Letter to Beneficiaries Residing in France

 

[Beneficiary Name and Address]
  [Date]

 

[Letter delivered by electronic delivery/ Letter with acknowledgment of receipt requested]

 

[Name of Beneficiary],

 

We have the pleasure to inform you that, pursuant to the authorization granted by the shareholders’ meeting held on June 27, 2025, the board of directors of EDAP TMS (the “Company”), during its meeting held on [ ] (the “Allocation Date”), allocated to you free shares of the Company (the “Allocation”), under the terms and conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5 of the French Commercial Code, in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan of the Company (the “ 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan”) and specific conditions set forth in this Allocation Letter, according to the deliberation of the Board of Directors during its meeting held on [ ], 2025. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

The Board of Directors allocated to you [ ] free ordinary shares of the Company (the “Free Shares”), with a par value of EUR 0.13 each.

 

The periods (named “Vesting Periods”) at the end of which a portion of the Allocation will become effective and final (i.e., the Free Shares will be issued to you and be your property) shall be set, and your Free Share shall vest on a 48-month period, as follows:

 

(a) 1/2 of your Free Shares shall become definitively acquired on the second anniversary of the Allocation Date (the “First Acquisition Date”); and

 

(b) 1/8th of your Free Shares shall become definitively acquired upon expiration of each 6 month-period that elapses after the First Acquisition Date so that all of the Free Shares shall be definitively acquired four years following the Allocation Date (subject to any continuous Presence condition);

 

provided that, for each above tranche, the total number of Free Shares that will vest on the relevant Acquisition Date shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number; and

 

provided that your continued Presence condition set forth in Article 6.1(a) of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall be satisfied on each applicable Acquisition Date.

 

In the event of your Disability before the end of any Vesting Period, all your then unvested Free Shares shall be definitively acquired on the date of your Disability. In the event of your death during any Vesting Period, your then unvested Free Shares shall be definitively acquired subject to a request of allocation being made by your beneficiaries in the framework of the inheritance. The request for allocation of the Free Shares shall be made within six (6) months from the date of your death in compliance with Article L. 225-197-3 of the French Commercial Code.

 

The Vesting Period being at least equal to two years from the Allocation Date, the Free Shares will, in principle, not be subject to a Holding Period, subject to the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

The detailed terms of such Allocation (including possible acceleration of your Vesting Periods in case of Change in Control) are further described in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto. The 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the Free Shares granted herein shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

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In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Allocation Letter and the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall govern.

 

We thank you for accepting the 2025 Free Share Allocation Plan and this Allocation Letter no later than [ ], failing which the above allocation will be null and void. Yours sincerely,

 

__________________________________

[__•__]

 

 

Reserved to the Beneficiary:

 

 

[Mr./Ms.] ______________________________________declares having perused this Allocation Letter (including the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan appended thereto) and accepting its terms.

 

 

 

On _________________________

 

 

Signature: _____________________________

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2

 

Form of Allocation Letter to U.S. Beneficiaries

 

[Beneficiary Name and Address]
  [Date]

 

[Letter delivered by electronic delivery/ Letter with acknowledgment of receipt requested]

 

[Name of Beneficiary],

 

We have the pleasure to inform you that, pursuant to the authorization granted by the shareholders’ meeting held on June 27, 2025, the board of directors of EDAP TMS (the “Company”), during its meeting held on [ ] (the “Allocation Date”), allocated to you restricted stock units, or actions gratuites or free shares, of the Company (the “Allocation”), under the terms and conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5 of the French Commercial Code, in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan of the Company (the “ 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan”) and specific conditions set forth in this Allocation Letter, according to the deliberation of the Board of Directors during its meeting held on [ ], 2025. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

The Board of Directors allocated to you [ ] Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (actions gratuites with a par value of EUR 0.13 each).

 

The periods (named “Vesting Periods”), at the end of which a portion of the Allocation will become effective and final (i.e., the RSUs will be issued to you and be your property), shall be set, and your RSUs shall vest, as follows:

 

(a) 1/2 of your RSUs shall become definitively acquired on the second anniversary of the Allocation Date (the “First Acquisition Date”); and

 

(b) 1/8 of your RSUs shall become definitively acquired upon expiration of each 6 month-period that elapses after the First Acquisition Date so that all of the RSUs shall be definitively acquired three years following the Allocation Date (subject to any continuous Presence condition);

 

provided that, for each tranche of RSUs, the total number of RSUs that will vest on the relevant Acquisition Date shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number; and

 

provided that your continued Presence condition set forth in Article 6.1(a) shall be satisfied on each applicable Acquisition Date.

 

In the event of your Disability before the end of any Vesting Period, all your then unvested RSUs shall be definitively acquired on the date of your Disability. In the event of your death during any Vesting Period, your then unvested RSUs shall be definitively acquired subject to a request of allocation being made by your beneficiaries in the framework of the inheritance. The request for allocation of the RSUs shall be made no later than the 15th day of the third month.

 

The Vesting Period being at least equal to two years from the Allocation Date, the Free Shares will, in principle, not be subject to a Holding Period, subject to the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

The detailed terms of such Allocation (including possible acceleration of your Vesting Periods in case of Change in Control) are further described in the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto. The 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the RSUs granted herein shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan.

 

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In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Allocation Letter and the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan, the provisions of the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan shall govern.

 

We thank you for accepting the 2025 Free Share Allocation Plan and this Allocation Letter no later than [ ], failing which the above allocation will be null and void. Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

__________________________________

[__•__]

 

 

Reserved to the Beneficiary:

 

 

[Mr./Ms.] ______________________________________declares having perused this Allocation Letter (including the 2025-2 RSU (Free Share) Plan appended thereto) and accepting its terms.

 

 

 

On _________________________

 

 

Signature: _____________________________

 

 

 

 

 

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