number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option immediately before the Effective Time, (ii) unvested and held by a Non-Executive Holder (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that would have (A) its first vesting date on March 1, 2023 or June 1, 2023 will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the applicable Company stock option, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such Company stock option would have vested prior to November 30, 2023, subject to any required withholding of taxes, and such cash amount shall be payable promptly following March 1, 2023 subject to continued employment through March 1, 2023 and (B) vested after November 30, 2023 will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the applicable Company stock option, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option with respect to which such Company option would have vested after November 30, 2023, subject to any required withholding of taxes, and such cash amount shall be payable promptly following December 1, 2023 subject to continued employment through December 1, 2023 and (iii) unvested and held by an Executive Employee (as defined in the Merger Agreement”) that would have vested (A) prior to November 2023 will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the applicable Company stock option, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option, subject to any required withholding of taxes, and such cash amount shall be payable promptly following March 1, 2023 subject to continued employment through March 1, 2023, (B) after October 2023 and prior to November 2025 will be canceled in exchange for a restricted stock unit award (each, an “Assumed RSU Award”) with respect to a number of Parent Holdco ADSs (as defined in the Merger Agreement), equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the applicable Company stock option, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option, divided by the Parent Holdco ADS Price (as defined in the Merger Agreement), vesting in two equal annual installments on November 1, 2023 and November 1, 2024, subject to continued employment through each vesting date and (C) after October 2025 will be cancelled in exchange for an Assumed RSU Award with respect to a number of Parent Holdco ADSs, equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the applicable Company stock option, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option, divided by the Parent Holdco ADS Price (as defined in the Merger Agreement), vesting on November 1, 2025, subject to continued employment through November 1, 2025; provided that any consideration provided in exchange for Company stock options (whether cash or Assumed RSU Awards in respect of Parent Holdco ADSs) that is subject to employment through applicable vesting dates shall accelerate and fully vest upon the holder of a Company stock option being terminated without Cause (as defined in the Merger Agreement), subject to such holder’s execution of an effective release of claims in favor of Parent; provided, further that that any Company stock option with a per-share exercise price equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration will be canceled for no consideration.
Concurrent with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Frederic Chereau, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Matthias Hebben, Global VP, Head of Technology of the Company, and Mariana Nacht, Chief Scientific Officer of the Company (collectively, the Key Employees), entered into (i) employment offer letters with Parent that will supersede their employment agreement with the Company, to be effective at, and contingent upon, the Effective Time and (ii) restrictive covenant agreements with the Company (or, in the case of Ms. Nacht, reaffirming her obligations under her existing restrictive covenant agreement). In connection with their employment offer letters, Mr. Chereau, Mr. Hebben and Ms. Nacht will be (i) employed at a division of Parent Holdco (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (ii) provided with annual base salaries of $558,500, $350,000 and $440,000, respectively, with a bonus opportunity ranging from zero to ninety percent of base salary. Mr. Chereau, Mr. Hebben and Ms. Nacht will also be (i) eligible to receive cash retention bonuses in the amounts of $322,025, $147,500 and $198,000, respectively, that will become fully vested on the one-year anniversary of the Closing for Mr. Chereau and will vest as to one-third of the total amount on the Closing and two-thirds on the one-year anniversary of the Closing for Mr. Hebben and Ms. Nacht, in each case, subject to continued employment through such date (and, for Mr. Hebben’s and Ms. Nacht’s first third, subject to clawback if either resigns prior to the first anniversary), (ii) granted Parent Holdco restricted stock units as soon as practicable following the Effective Time that vest on the second anniversary of the Closing for Mr. Chereau and Mr. Hebben and the 18-month anniversary of the Closing for Ms. Nacht, with a value of $418,875, $210,000 and $330,000, respectively, (iii) eligible to receive Parent Holdco performance shares with an expected value equal to 75% (60% for Mr. Hebben) of base salary for each year of employment beginning with 2023 in the case of Mr. Chereau and Mr. Hebben or 2024 in the case of