0001305773-22-000042.txt : 20220401 0001305773-22-000042.hdr.sgml : 20220401 20220401170043 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001305773-22-000042 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 10 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220401 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220401 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220401 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Conformis Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001305773 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-264088 FILM NUMBER: 22799181 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 BUSINESS PHONE: (781) 345-9001 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ConforMIS Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041013 S-8 1 s-8_2022x4122xccoxinduceme.htm S-8 Document

Registration No. 333-  
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022        

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Conformis, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware56-2463152
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
600 Technology Park Drive, 4th Floor
Billerica, MA 01821
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award for Michael Fillion
Inducement Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Michael Fillion
(Full Title of the Plan)

Mark A. Augusti
President and Chief Executive Officer
Conformis, Inc.
600 Technology Park Drive, 4th Floor
Billerica, MA 01821
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(781) 345-9001
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copy to:
Brian O'Fahey
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Columbia Square
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 637-5600

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company"



in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer¨Accelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyþ
Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.¨
  



PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.Plan Information.
The information required by Item 1 is included in documents sent or given to Michael Fillion, the recipient of the new hire inducement restricted stock unit awards and inducement non-statutory stock option awards covered by this registration statement, pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Item 2.Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The written statement required by Item 2 is included in documents sent or given to Michael Fillion, the recipient of the new hire inducement restricted stock unit awards and inducement non-statutory stock option awards covered by this registration statement, pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
a.The registrant’s latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the registrant’s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.

b.All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above.

c.The description of the securities contained in the registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A



filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.Description of Securities.

Not applicable.
Item 5.Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Hogan Lovells US LLP has opined as to the legality of the securities being offered by this registration statement.
Item 6.Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

    Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides that none of its directors shall be personally liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

The registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides that the registrant will indemnify each person who was



or is a party or threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the registrant or is or was serving at the registrant’s request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides that expenses must be advanced to these indemnitees under certain circumstances.

The indemnification provisions contained in the registrant’s certificate of incorporation are not exclusive. In addition, the registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These indemnification agreements may require that the registrant will, among other things, indemnify its directors and executive officers for some expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of the registrant’s directors or officers, or any of its subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the registrant’s request.

In addition, the registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided to its directors and officers against losses arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and to the registrant with respect to payments which may be made by it to such directors and officers pursuant to the above indemnification provisions or otherwise as a matter of law.

Item 7.Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.
Item 8.Exhibits.

The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.Undertakings.

1.Item 512(a) of Regulation S-K. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and

(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.



(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

2.Item 512(b) of Regulation S-K. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3.Item 512(h) of Regulation S-K. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.









Item 8.
Exhibits.



 



Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit


 



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Billerica, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on April 1, 2022. 
CONFORMIS, INC.
By:
/s/Mark A. Augusti
Mark A. Augusti
President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Conformis, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark Augusti and Robert S. Howe, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them, and to each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in our names and on our behalf in such capacities to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 1, 2022:
SignatureTitle(s)
/s/Mark A. Augusti

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Mark A. Augusti
/s/Robert S. Howe
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) and Principal Accounting Officer
Robert S. Howe
/s/Kenneth Fallon III
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kenneth Fallon III
/s/Carrie BienkowskiDirector
Carrie Bienkowski
/s/ Philip W. JohnstonDirector
Philip W. Johnston
/s/Bradley Langdale
Director
Bradley Langdale

Director
Richard Meelia
/s/Michael Milligan
Director
Michael Milligan

EX-FILING FEES 2 cfms-ex107feetableinduceme.htm EX-FILING FEES Document
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-8
(Form Type)


Conformis, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Table 1. Newly Registered Securities

Security TypeSecurity Class TitleFee Calculation Rule
Amount Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per UnitMaximum Aggregate Offering PriceFee RateAmount of Registration Fee
EquityCommon stock, par value $0.00001 per shareOther
850,000 (2)
$0.7047(3)
$598,9950.0000927$55.53
Total Offering Amounts$598,995$55.53
Total Fee Offsets
Net Fee Due$55.53

(1)Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)Represents 425,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to an inducement restricted stock unit agreement providing for an employee inducement grant between the Registrant and Michael Fillion and 425,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to an inducement non-statutory stock option agreement providing for an employee inducement grant between the Registrant and Mr. Fillion.
(3)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices per share of common stock of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on March 25, 2022, which was $0.7047 per share.
EX-5.1 3 cfms-ex51opinioninducement.htm EX-5.1 Document

 
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Board of Directors
Conformis, Inc.
600 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821

To the addressee referred to above:
We are acting as counsel to Conformis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S8 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) relating to the proposed offering of up to 850,000 newly issued shares of the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company (the “Shares”), 425,000 of which shares are issuable pursuant to an inducement restricted stock unit agreement providing for an employee inducement grant between the Company and Michael Fillion (the “Inducement RSU Agreement”) and 425,000 of which shares are issuable pursuant to an inducement non-statutory stock option agreement providing for an employee inducement grant between the Company and Mr. Fillion (the “Inducement Stock Option Agreement,” and together with the Inducement RSU Agreement, the “Inducement Award Agreements”). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including pdfs). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations.
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Board of Directors
Conformis, Inc.
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April 1, 2022

Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that following (i) effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (ii) issuance of the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Inducement Award Agreements, and (iii) solely in the case of the Shares issuable pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares specified in the applicable resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof and in the Inducement Stock Option Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

EX-10.1 4 exhibit101-inducementrestr.htm EX-10.1 Document

CONFORMIS, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Inducement Grant
Conformis, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants the following restricted stock units. The terms and conditions attached hereto are also a part hereof.
Notice of Grant
Name of recipient (the “Participant”):
Michael Fillion
Grant Date:April 1, 2022
Number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) granted:
425,000
Vesting Start Date:April 1, 2022
Vesting Schedule:
8% of the RSUsApril 1, 2023
10% of the RSUsApril 1, 2024
15% of the RSUsApril 1, 2025
20% of the RSUsApril 1, 2026
20% of the RSUsApril 1, 2027
15% of the RSUsApril 1, 2028
8% of the RSUsApril 1, 2029
4% of the RSUsApril 1, 2030
Except as provided herein, all vesting is dependent on the Participant continuing to perform services for the Company, as provided herein.

This grant of RSUs satisfies in full all commitments that the Company has to the Participant with respect to the issuance of stock, stock options or other equity securities.
ParticipantConformis, Inc.


                    
Michael Fillion


By:                    
      Mark Augusti
      President & CEO

                    
Street Address

                    
City/State/Zip Code






Conformis, Inc.
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Incorporated Terms and Conditions
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Award of Restricted Stock Units.
In consideration of services to be rendered to the Company, by the Participant, the Company has granted to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), an award with respect to the number of restricted shares units (the “RSUs”) set forth in the Notice of Grant that forms part of this Agreement (the “Notice of Grant”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) upon vesting of the RSU, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

The RSUs evidenced by this Agreement were granted to the Participant pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4), and not pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to the Participant entering into employment with the Company.

2.Vesting Schedule.
The RSUs shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the Notice of Grant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this award of RSUs shall be subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in Section 3.5 of that certain employment agreement by and between the Company and the Participant dated as of March 21, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”)
Upon the vesting of the RSUs, the Company will deliver to the Participant, for each RSU that becomes vested, one share of Common Stock, subject to the payment of any taxes pursuant to Section 6. The Common Stock will be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following each vesting date, but in any event within 30 days of such date.

3.Forfeiture of Unvested RSUs Upon Cessation of Service.
    In the event that the Participant ceases to perform services to the Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, all of the RSUs that are unvested as of the time of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately and automatically to the Company, without the payment of any consideration to the Participant, effective as of such cessation. The Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the unvested RSUs or any Common Stock that may have been issuable with respect thereto. If the Participant provides services to a subsidiary of the Company, any references in this Agreement to provision of services to the Company shall instead be deemed to refer to service with such subsidiary.
4.Transfer Restrictions; Clawback.
(a)The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein; provided, however, that the Board may permit for the gratuitous transfer of this award of RSUs by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or



other entity established for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to this award of RSUs to such proposed transferee; provided further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this award of RSUs. Reference to the Participant in this Agreement, to the extent relevant in context, shall include references to authorized transferees. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 4 shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.
(b)In accepting these RSUs, the Participant agrees to be bound by any clawback policy that the Company has in place or may adopt in future.
5.Rights as a Stockholder.
The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock that may be issuable with respect to the RSUs until the issuance of the shares of Common Stock to the Participant following the vesting of the RSUs.
6.Tax Matters.
(a)Acknowledgments; No Section 83(b) Election. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for obtaining the advice of the Participant’s own tax advisors with respect to the award of RSUs and the Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents with respect to the tax consequences relating to the RSUs. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s tax liability that may arise in connection with the acquisition, vesting and/or disposition of the RSUs. The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is available with respect to RSUs.
(b)Withholding. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state, local or other taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of the RSUs. At such time as the Participant is not aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company or the Common Stock, the Participant shall execute the instructions set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Automatic Sale Instructions”) as the means of satisfying such tax obligation. If the Participant does not execute the Automatic Sale Instructions prior to an applicable vesting date, then the Participant agrees that if under applicable law the Participant will owe taxes at such vesting date on the portion of the Award then vested the Company shall be entitled to immediate payment from the Participant of the amount of any tax required to be withheld by the Company. The Company shall not deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Participant until it is satisfied that all required withholdings have been made.
7.Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events.
(a)Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, the number and class of securities subject to the RSUs shall be equitably adjusted by the Company in the manner determined by the Board.



(b) Reorganization Events. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions with respect to the RSUs (or any portion thereof) on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that the RSUs shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent RSUs shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to the Participant, provide that the unvested portion of the RSUs will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event, (iii) provide that restrictions applicable to the RSUs shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to the Participant with respect to the RSUs equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested portion of the RSUs (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately prior to such Reorganization Event) multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of (I) the Acquisition Price over (II) any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of the RSUs, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the RSUs shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.
For purposes of clause (i) above, the RSUs shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the RSUs confer the right to receive, for each RSU immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received to consist solely of such number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) that the Board determined to be equivalent in value (as of the date of such determination or another date specified by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.
8.Miscellaneous.
(a)No Right To Employment or Other Status. The award of these RSUs shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or provided for in the Employment Agreement.
(b)Amendment.  The Board may, from time to time, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any



related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant, or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 7 hereof or by the Employment Agreement.
(c)Acceleration.  The Board may at any time provide that this award of RSUs shall become immediately vested in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.
(d)Conditions on Delivery of Stock.  The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement until (i) all conditions of this Agreement have been met to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(e) Administration by Board.  The Board will administer this Agreement and may construe and interpret the terms hereof.  The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this award of RSUs in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry this Agreement into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.  All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on the Participant. No individual acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company will be liable to the Participant or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with this award of RSUs, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to this award of RSUs because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of this award of RSUs has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning the award of RSUs unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.
(f) Appointment of Committees.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers hereunder to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”).  All references herein to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority hereunder have been delegated to such Committee.
(g)Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the Employment Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof.
(h)Section 409A. The RSUs awarded pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (“Section 409A”). The delivery of shares of Common Stock on the vesting of the RSUs may not be accelerated or deferred unless permitted or required by Section 409A.
(i)Participant’s Acknowledgements. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily



declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; and (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.
(j)Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.




Exhibit A
Automatic Sale Instructions

The undersigned hereby consents and agrees that any taxes due on a vesting date as a result of the vesting of RSUs on such date shall be paid through an automatic sale of shares as follows:

(a)Upon any vesting of RSUs pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the
(b)Company shall arrange for the sale of such number of shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to the RSUs that vest pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 as is sufficient to generate net proceeds sufficient to satisfy the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations with respect to the income recognized by the Participant upon the vesting of the RSUs (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for all tax purposes, including payroll and social security taxes, that are applicable to such income), and the Company shall retain such net proceeds in satisfaction of such tax withholding obligations.
(c)The Participant hereby appoints the [TITLE] and/or the [TITLE] of the Company his attorney in fact to sell the Participant’s Common Stock in accordance with this Schedule A. The Participant agrees to execute and deliver such documents, instruments and certificates as may reasonably be required in connection with the sale of the Shares pursuant to this Exhibit A.
(d)The Participant represents to the Company that, as of the date hereof, he or she is not aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company or the Common Stock. The Participant and the Company have structured this Agreement, including this Schedule A, to constitute a “binding contract” relating to the sale of Common Stock, consistent with the affirmative defense to liability under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under such Act.
The Company shall not deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Participant until it is satisfied that all required withholdings have been made.

                        _______________________________

                        Participant Name: ________________

                            Date: __________________________




EX-10.2 5 exhibit102-inducementnonxs.htm EX-10.2 Document

CONFORMIS, INC. NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Inducement Grant

Conformis, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants the following stock option. The terms and conditions attached hereto are also a part hereof.

Notice of Grant

Name of optionee (the “Participant”):
Michael Fillion
Grant Date:
April 1, 2022
Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this option (“Shares”):
425,000
Option exercise price per Share:
0.64
Vesting Start Date:
April 1, 2022
Final Exercise Date:
April 1, 2032

Vesting Schedule:

Vesting Date:
Number of Options that Vest:
April 1, 2023
8% of the Shares
April 1, 2024
10% of the Shares
April 1, 2025
15% of the Shares
April 1, 2026
20% of the Shares
April 1, 2027
20% of the Shares
April 1, 2028
15% of the Shares
  April 1, 2029
8% of the Shares
April 1, 2030
4% of the Shares
Except as provided herein, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant, as provided herein.

This option satisfies in full all commitments that the Company has to the Participant with respect to the issuance of stock, stock options or other equity securities.

ParticipantConformis, Inc.

                    
Michael Fillion

By:                    
      Mark Augusti
      President & CEO
                    
Street Address

                    
City/State/Zip Code








Conformis, Inc.

Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement Incorporated Terms and Conditions

1.Grant of Option.

This agreement evidences the grant by the Company, on the grant date (the “Grant Date”) set forth in the Notice of Grant that forms part of this agreement (the “Notice of Grant”) to the Participant of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein, the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Final Exercise Date set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Final Exercise Date”).

The option evidenced by this agreement was granted to the Participant pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(c)(4), and not pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to the Participant entering into employment with the Company.

It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms.

2.Vesting Schedule.

This option will become exercisable (“vest”) in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the Notice of Grant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this agreement, this option shall be subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in Section 3.5 of that certain employment agreement by and between the Company and the Participant effective as of March 21, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”).

The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Section 3 hereof.

3.Exercise of Option.

(a)Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this option shall be in writing, in the form of the Stock Option Exercise Notice attached as Annex A, signed by the Participant, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, or in such other form (which may be electronic) as is approved by the Company, together with payment in full as follows:
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(1)in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

(2)except as may otherwise be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), in its sole discretion, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding;

(3)to the extent approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their fair market value per share of Common Stock as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board (“Fair Market Value”), provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant for such minimum period of time, if any, as may be established by the Board in its discretion and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements;

(4)to the extent approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive (i) the number of shares underlying the portion of this option being exercised, less (ii) such number of shares as is equal to (A) the aggregate exercise price for the portion of this option being exercised divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;

(5)to the extent permitted by applicable law and approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or

(6)by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share.

(b)Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, director or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive option grants under the Plan (an “Eligible Participant”).

(c)Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the

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non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon such violation.

(d)Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.

(e)Termination for Cause. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment or other relationship. “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in any employment or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or, in the absence of such an agreement, shall mean, in the good faith determination of the Company, the Participant has: (i) committed gross negligence or willful malfeasance in the performance of the Participant’s work or duties; (ii) committed a breach of fiduciary duty or a breach of any non- competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality obligations to the Company; (iii) failed to follow the proper directions of the Participant’s direct or indirect supervisor after written notice of such failure; (iv) been convicted of, or pleaded “guilty” or “no contest” to, any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any felony; (v) disregarded the material rules or material policies of the Company which has not been cured within 15 days after notice thereof from the Company; or (vi) engaged in intentional acts that have generated material adverse publicity toward or about the Company.

4.Withholding.

No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option nor will the Company otherwise recognize ownership of Common Stock under this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or wages. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any shares on exercise of this option or at the same time as payment of the exercise price, unless the Company determines otherwise. If approved by the Board in its sole discretion, the Participant may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock, including shares of Common Stock underlying this option, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, except as otherwise provided by the Board, that the
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total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.

5.Transfer Restrictions; Clawback.

(a)This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant; provided, however, that the Board may permit for the gratuitous transfer of this option by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof if the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to this option to such proposed transferee; provided further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such permitted transfer until such time as such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this option. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 5 shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.

(b)In accepting this option, the Participant agrees to be bound by any clawback policy that the Company has in place or may adopt in future.

6.Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events.

(a)Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of this option shall be equitably adjusted by the Company in the manner determined by the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to this option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then the Participant, if he exercises this option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend, shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of this option, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

(b)Reorganization Events.



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(1)A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(2)In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions with respect to this option (or any portion thereof) on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that this option shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent option shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof),
(ii) upon written notice to the Participant, provide that the unvested and/or unexercised portion of this option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant (to the extent then exercisable) within a specified period following the date of such notice, (iii) provide that this option shall become exercisable, realizable, or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to this option shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to the Participant with respect to this option equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested portion of this option (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately prior to such Reorganization Event) multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of (I) the Acquisition Price over
(II) the exercise price of this option and any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of this option, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, this option shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (net of the exercise price thereof and any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.

(3)For purposes of clause 6(b)(2)(i) above, this option shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, this option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to this option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of this option to consist solely of such number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) that the Board determined to be equivalent in value (as of the date of such determination or another date specified by the Board) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.

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7.Miscellaneous.

(a)No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of this option shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or provided for in the Employment Agreement.

(b)No Rights As Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of this option,
the Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to this option until becoming the record holder of such shares.

(c)Amendment. The Board may amend, modify or terminate this agreement, including but not limited to, substituting another option of the same or a different type and changing the date of exercise or realization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant, or
(ii) the change is permitted under Section 6 hereof or by the Employment Agreement.

(d)Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that this option shall become immediately exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.

(e)Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this agreement until (i) all conditions of this agreement have been met to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and regulations and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

(f)Administration by Board. The Board will administer this agreement and may construe and interpret the terms hereof. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this option in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry this agreement into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on the Participant. No individual acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company will be liable to the Participant or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with this option, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to this option because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of this
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option has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning the option unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

(g)Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers hereunder to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references herein to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority hereunder have been delegated to such Committee.

(h)Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Employment Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof.

(i)Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
































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Conformis, Inc.
600 Technology Park Drive Billerica, MA 01821

ANNEX A

Conformis, Inc.

Stock Option Exercise Notice




Dear Sir or Madam:

I,    (the “Participant”), hereby irrevocably exercise the right to purchase      shares of the Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Conformis, Inc. (the “Company”) at $        per share pursuant to a stock option agreement with the Company dated        (the “Option Agreement”). Enclosed herewith is a payment of $ image_0.jpg, the aggregate purchase price for the Shares. The certificate for the Shares should be registered in my name as it appears below or, if so indicated below, jointly in my name and the name of the person designated below, with right of survivorship.


image_1.jpgDated:

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Signature Print Name:

Address:
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Name and address of persons in whose name the Shares are to be jointly registered (if applicable):

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EX-10.3 6 exhibit103-employmentagree.htm EX-10.3 Document

Conformis, Inc.
        EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Conformis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Michael Fillion, an individual residing at 6 Butler Drive, Middleton, MA 01949 (the “Executive”).
BACKGROUND
A.The Company desires to retain the services of the Executive as a member of the senior management of the Company from the Start Date (defined below). The Company also desires to provide employment security to the Executive, thereby inducing the Executive to continue employment with the Company and enhancing the Executive’s ability to perform effectively.
B.The Executive desires to be employed by the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.Title, Reporting, Duties and Responsibilities.
1.1Title; Reporting. The Company will employ the Executive as Chief Operating Officer reporting to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
1.2Duties. The Executive will devote all of the Executive’s business time, energy, and skill to the affairs of the Company; provided, however, that reasonable time for personal business as well as charitable and professional activities will be permitted, including, with the prior written approval of the Company, serving as a board member of non-competing companies and charitable organizations, so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the Executive’s performance of services under this Agreement. The Executive will perform services at the manufacturing offices of the Company, which are currently located in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and Wallingford, CT unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Executive in writing. However, the Executive will travel as may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of Executive’s role.
1.3Performance of Duties. The Executive will discharge the duties described herein in a diligent and professional manner. The Executive will observe and comply at all times with the lawful directives of the Company’s CEO and Board of Directors (the “Board”) regarding the Executive’s performance of the Executive’s duties and with the Company’s business policies, rules and regulations as adopted from time to time by the Company.
1.4Start Date. The Executive’s first day of employment shall be April 1, 2022 (the “Start Date”.)

2.Terms of Employment.
2.1Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:




(a)Accrued Compensation” means any accrued Base Salary, any commissions or similar payments earned by the Executive prior to the date of termination, any Bonus earned by the Executive and approved by the Board prior to the date of termination, any accrued PTO (defined below), and any amounts for reimbursement of any appropriate business expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder, all to the extent unpaid on the date of termination. The Executive’s entitlement to any other compensation or benefit under any plan of the Company shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the terms of such plans, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.
(b)Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
(c)Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) any “person”, as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (other than the Company, a subsidiary, an affiliate, or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (ii) a sale of assets involving 75% or more of the fair market value of the assets of the Company as determined in good faith by the Board; or (iii) any merger, reorganization or other transaction of the Company whether or not another entity is the survivor, pursuant to which holders of all the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding prior to the transaction hold, as a group, less than 50% of the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding after the transaction; provided, however, that neither (A) a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company in which the holders of all the shares of capital stock of the Company immediately prior to the merger hold the voting power of the surviving entity following the merger in the same relative amounts with substantially the same rights, preferences and privileges, nor (B) a transaction the primary purpose of which is to raise capital for the Company, will constitute a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any payments or benefits hereunder or pursuant to any other agreement between the Company and the Executive, in either case that are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Change of Control must constitute a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i).
(d)Change of Control Period” means the period of time beginning three (3) months immediately preceding any Change of Control and ending twelve (12) months immediately following such Change of Control.
(e)Death Termination” means termination of the Executive’s employment because of the death of the Executive.
(f)Disability Termination” means termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment by reason of the Executive’s incapacitation due to disability. The Executive will be deemed to be incapacitated due to disability if at the end of any month the Executive is unable to perform substantially all of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement in the normal and regular manner due to illness, injury or mental or physical incapacity, and has been unable so to perform for either (i) three consecutive full calendar months then ending, or (ii) 90 or more of the normal working days during the 12 consecutive full calendar months then ending. Nothing in this paragraph alters the Company’s obligations under applicable law, which may, in certain circumstances, result in the suspension or alteration of the foregoing time periods.
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(g)Qualifying Termination means a termination that: (i) is a Termination for Good Reason by the Executive and/or a Termination Other Than for Cause by the Company; and (ii) occurs at least ninety (90) days following the Effective Date.
(h)Severance Period” means the period following the date of a Qualifying Termination, Death Termination, or Disability Termination, as the case may be, that is equal to six (6) months, in all cases.
(i)Termination for Cause” means termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment, pursuant to a reasonable good faith determination by the Company, by reason of (i) the Executive’s dishonesty or fraud, gross negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities, deliberate violation of a Company policy, or refusal to comply in any material respect with the legal directives of the Board or Chief Executive Officer; (ii) conduct by the Executive that materially discredits the Company, intentional engagement by the Executive in acts materially detrimental to the Company’s operations or business, persistent or habitual negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities, or the Executive’s conviction of or being formally charged with, or the entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest (or its equivalent under any applicable legal system) by the Executive with respect to, a felony, the equivalent thereof, or any other crime involving moral turpitude (other than any minor traffic violation that does not result in imprisonment); (iii) the Executive’s incurable material breach of the terms of this Agreement, the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement or any other material agreement between the Executive and the Company; or (iv) unauthorized use or disclosure by the Executive of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of the Executive’s position with the Company.
(j)Termination for Good Reason” means a Qualifying Termination by the Executive following the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a material reduction or alteration in the Executive’s job responsibilities or title without the consent of the Executive, provided that, following a Change of Control, neither a change in job title nor a reassignment to a new position will constitute a material reduction in job responsibilities; (ii) relocation by the Company or a subsidiary, parent or affiliate, as appropriate, of the Executive’s work site to a facility or location more than 40 miles from Boston, Massachusetts without the Executive’s consent; (iii) a material reduction in Executive’s then-current base salary without the Executive’s consent, provided that an across-the-board reduction in the salary level of all other employees or consultants in positions similar to the Executive’s by the same percentage amount as part of a general salary level reduction will not constitute such a salary reduction; or (iv) a material breach by the Company of this Agreement (each event a “Good Reason”); provided, however, that no such event or condition shall constitute Good Reason unless (x) the Executive gives the Company a written notice of Termination for Good Reason not more than 30 days after the initial existence of the condition, (y) the grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within 60 days of its receipt of such notice and (z) the Executive’s Qualifying Termination occurs within the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days following the Company’s receipt of such notice or (ii) thirty (30) days following Executive’s receipt from Company of a notice indicating that it does not intend to correct the grounds for termination and/or that the Company disputes that the grounds for terminations constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(k)Termination Other Than For Cause” means termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than as specified in Sections 2.1(e), (f), (i) or (l) hereof.
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(l)Voluntary Termination” means termination of the Executive’s employment by the voluntary action of the Executive other than by reason of a Disability Termination or a Death Termination.
2.2Employee at Will. The Executive is an “at will” employee of the Company, and the Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time upon a Termination for Cause or a Termination Other than for Cause by the giving of written notice thereof to the Executive, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2.3Termination for Cause. Upon Termination for Cause, the Company will pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation, if any.
2.4Terminations for Good Reason or Other than for Cause. Upon a Qualifying Termination, the Company will pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation, if any, and for the duration of the Severance Period, as applicable and provided that the Release (as defined below) has been executed and any applicable revocation period has expired as of such date, the Company will: (1) continue to pay the Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of such Qualifying Termination, payable on the Company’s normal payroll schedule, beginning on the Company’s first regular payroll date that occurs on or after the 30th day following the date of the Qualifying Termination; (2) provide Executive with continuation of the Executive’s health insurance coverage in effect at the time of such Qualifying Termination under the Company’s group health insurance plans (to the extent allowed under, and subject to the conditions of, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)); and (3) provide for the partial accelerated vesting of Executive’s Option to Purchase Common Stock and Restricted Stock Award as described in Section 3.5. The Executive’s rights to any compensation or other benefits following a Qualifying Termination, other than Accrued Compensation, are subject to: (1) the execution by Executive of a separation and release agreement in a form to be provided by the Company (the “Release”), that includes a release of any and all claims against the Company (including, without limitation, its subsidiaries, other affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives) related in any way to the Executive’s employment with the Company, such Release to be executed following the Executive’s separation from service with the Company; (2) the expiration of any revocation period provided pursuant to any applicable laws; and (3) Executive’s continued compliance with the ongoing terms of Executive’s Confidentiality, Inventions Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement.
2.5Disability Termination. The Company may effect a Disability Termination by giving written notice thereof to the Executive. Upon Disability Termination, the Company will pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation, if any.
2.6Death Termination. Upon a Death Termination, the Executive’s employment will be deemed to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs, and the Company will promptly pay to the Executive’s estate Accrued Compensation, if any, and a lump sum amount equal to the Executive’s Base Salary otherwise payable for the Severance Period at the rate in effect at the time of Death Termination.
2.7Voluntary Termination. The Executive may effect a Voluntary Termination by giving at least 30 days advance written notice to the Company. During such period, the Executive will continue to receive regularly scheduled Base Salary payments and coverage under the Company’s benefit plans in which the Executive is a participant (to the extent allowed under any applicable benefit plans), provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to accelerate the effective date of the Voluntary Termination to any earlier date during such period and pay to the Executive any regularly scheduled Base Salary payments for such period in a lump sum on the date of termination. Following the effective date of a Voluntary Termination, the Company will pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation, if any.
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3.Compensation and Benefits.
3.1Base Salary. As payment for the services to be rendered by the Executive as provided in Section 1 and subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement, the Company will pay the Executive a “Base Salary” at the rate of $340,000.00 per year, payable on the Company’s normal payroll schedule. The Executive’s “Base Salary” may be adjusted in accordance with the provisions hereof or as otherwise determined from time to time by the Board.
3.2Additional Benefits.
(a)Benefit Plans. The Executive will be eligible to participate in such of the Company’s benefit plans as are now generally available or later made generally available to senior officers of the Company, including, without limitation, medical, dental, life, and disability insurance plans.
(b)Expense Reimbursement. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for all reasonable, ordinary and necessary travel and entertainment expenses incurred by the Executive in conjunction with the Executive’s services to the Company consistent with the Company’s standard reimbursement policies, subject to Section 6.11(c). The Company will pay travel costs incurred by the Executive in conjunction with the Executive’s services to the Company consistent with the Company’s standard travel policies.
(c)Paid Time Off. The Executive will be entitled, without loss of compensation, to the amount of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) per year generally available or later made generally available to senior officers of the Company, but in any event not less than five (5) weeks (200 hours) during each calendar year, prorated from the Effective Date. Unused PTO may be accrued by the Executive pursuant to the Company’s standard PTO policies.
(d)Incentive Compensation. Commencing as of the Start Date, the Executive will be eligible annually to receive a discretionary year-end bonus targeted at forty percent (40%) of the Executive’s Base Salary, payable in the following calendar year in the form of cash, restricted stock, an option to purchase common stock of the Company, or other form determined by the Board (the “Bonus”). The Bonus will be awarded at the discretion of the Board and may be subject to terms (including, without limitation, incentive targets, goals and/or milestones) as set by the Board and/or Chief Executive Officer, and the bonus will be prorated for the 2022 calendar year based on the percentage of the year the Executive is employed by the company. Any Bonus in the form of an option to purchase Company’s Common Stock will be granted at the then fair market value of such shares pursuant to the Company’s standard form of notice of stock option grant under the Company’s 2015 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan or any successor plan(s). The Executive acknowledges that the Company may pay Bonuses in the form of stock, stock options or other non-cash compensation in lieu of cash, and that entitlement to Bonuses and the form thereof (i.e., cash or otherwise) is in the sole discretion of the Board. The Executive must be employed by the Company on the date the Bonus is approved to be paid by the Board in order to be eligible to receive such Bonus. For purposes of clarity, a grant of equity or other compensation expressly provided as a long-term incentive or for another expressly stated purpose, or that is not expressly provided as a bonus to Executive, is not a bonus for purposes of this Agreement.
3.3Options to Purchase Common Stock.
(a)Option to Purchase Common Stock. The senior management of the Company will recommend that the Board grant the Executive an option to purchase 425,000 shares of the Company’s common stock $0.000001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”)
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having an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock as of the grant date and that such stock will have a term of eight (8) years (the “Option”).
(b)Vesting. The Option would vest, in up to 8 increments, at the end of each full calendar year following the Option grant date and subject to the Executive’s continued service to Conformis through such vesting date. Vesting for the Option is defined by the following table:
Anniversary                Vesting
1st Anniversary            8%
2nd Anniversary            10%
3rd Anniversary            15%
4th Anniversary            20%
5th Anniversary            20%
6th Anniversary            15%
7th Anniversary            8%
8th Anniversary            4%
(c)Form of Option. The Option would be granted pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) and not pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Incentive Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to the Executive entering into employment with the Company. The Option would also be subject to such other terms and conditions as are set for in the applicable Option agreement.
3.4Grant of Restricted Stock.
(a)Restricted Stock Award. The senior management of the Company will recommend that the Board award you the right to receive 425,000 restricted stock units (“RSAs”), each RSA entitling the Executive to receive, upon vesting, one share of Common Stock (the "RSA Award").
(b)Vesting. The RSA Award would vest, in up to 8 increments, at the end of each full calendar year following the RSA grant date and subject to the Executive’s continued service to Conformis through such vesting date. and would cease to vest if the Executive’s service as an employee of the Company is terminated for any reason, except as described in Sections 2.4-2.5 and 3.5. Vesting for the RSA Award is defined by the following table:
Anniversary                Vesting
1st Anniversary            8%
2nd Anniversary            10%
3rd Anniversary            15%
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4th Anniversary            20%
5th Anniversary            20%
6th Anniversary            15%
7th Anniversary            8%
8th Anniversary            4%
(c)Form of RSA Award. The RSA Award would be granted pursuant to the inducement grant exception under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) and not pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Incentive Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to the Executive entering into employment with the Company. The RSA Award would also be subject to such other terms and conditions as are set for in the applicable RSA Award agreement.
3.5Acceleration of Vesting upon a Qualifying Termination. Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Termination that is not during a Change of Control Period, the Executive will become fully vested in the amount of the then unvested RSAs and Common Stock that would have vested on the next anniversary date of the grants and such equity awards shall immediately be exercisable or free from forfeiture or transfer restrictions as of the effective date of the Qualifying Termination. If, however, the Qualifying Termination occurs during a Change of Control Period during the 12 months prior to the next applicable anniversary date, then Executive shall receive the following accelerated vesting of the then unvested portion of the equity awards:
Next Anniversary            Vesting
1st Anniversary            33%
2nd Anniversary            50%
3rd Anniversary            66%
4th Anniversary            80%
5th Anniversary or after        100%

4.Proprietary Information. The Executive will as of the Effective Date execute and deliver to the Company the Employee Confidential Information, Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
5.Indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Executive in respect of any liability, damage, amount paid in settlement, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal or administrative) to which the Executive is or was a party, or threatened to be made a party, by reason of the Executive being or having been an officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise to the full extent required by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company and not prohibited by applicable law. This Section 5 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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6.Miscellaneous.
6.1Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.
6.2Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by personal or courier delivery, facsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and will be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt if personally delivered or delivered by courier, on the date of transmission if transmitted by facsimile, or three business days after mailing if mailed, to the addresses of the Company and the Executive contained in the records of the Company at the time of such notice. Any party may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly given pursuant to this Section 6.2.
6.3Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are intended for convenience of reference and will not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
6.4Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and, to the extent a dispute arises hereunder, will be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excluding those laws that direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
6.5 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, the Executive’s employment with the Company, this Agreement, or the breach of this Agreement (except any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, Exhibit A or the breach of Exhibit A) will be settled by arbitration by, and in accordance with the applicable National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes, of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that nothing in this Section requires the arbitration of disputes or claims for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction in cases in which such temporary equitable relief would be otherwise authorized by law. For clarification, but not limitation, the Executive agrees to arbitrate: (i) any claims of unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under federal, state, or local laws or regulations; (ii) any claim for unpaid or late payment of wages, reimbursement of expenses, or any violation of federal, state, or local wage and hour laws or regulations; (iii) any whistleblower claim or claim alleging unfair business practices under any federal, state or local law; and (iv) any claim arising out of any and all common law claims, including, but not limited to, actions in contract, express or implied (including any claim relating to the interpretation, existence, validity, scope or enforceability of this arbitration provision), estoppel, tort, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, or defamation. The Company shall pay any filing fee and the fees and costs of the Arbitrator(s); provided, however, that if the Executive is the party initiating the arbitration, the Executive will pay an amount equivalent to the filing fee that the Executive would have paid to file a civil action or initiate a claim in the court of general jurisdiction in the state in which the Executive performed services for the Company. Each party shall pay for its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any; provided, however, that if either party prevails on a statutory claim which affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees and costs, the Arbitrator(s) may award reasonable attorneys' fees and/or costs to such prevailing party, applying the same standards a court would apply under the law applicable to the claim(s). Arbitration hearings will be held in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Both parties expressly waive any right that any party either has or may have to a jury trial of any dispute subject to arbitration under this provision. Except as otherwise required under applicable law, (1) both parties agree that neither will assert class action or representative action claims against the other, whether in arbitration or otherwise, which actions are hereby waived; and (2) each party shall only submit
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their own, individual claims in arbitration and will not seek to represent the interests of any other person.
6.6Survival of Obligations. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this Agreement will not be assignable either by the Company (except to an affiliate or successor of the Company) or by the Executive without the prior written consent of the other party.
6.7Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by facsimile or scanned and electronically mailed or otherwise electronically transferred signatures, each of which shall be an original document, and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
6.8Withholding. All sums payable to the Executive hereunder will be reduced by all federal, state, local, and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law.
6.9Enforcement. If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such portion will be adjusted, rather than voided, to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible, and the remainder will be enforced to the maximum extent possible.
6.10Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the exhibits hereto, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and this Agreement supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, plans, and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, any understandings, agreements, or obligations respecting any past or future compensation, bonuses, reimbursements, or other payments to the Executive from the Company. For clarity, this Agreement does not affect, alter, terminate or supersede any prior agreements related to grants of equity in Company, including grants of stock in Company and options to purchase stock in Company, except as, and to the extent, expressly provided herein. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
6.11Compliance with Section 409A.
(a)Subject to this Section 6.11, any severance payments that may be due under this Agreement shall begin only upon the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” (determined as set forth below) which occurs on or after the termination of the Executive’s employment. The following rules shall apply with respect to distribution of the severance payments, if any, to be provided to the Executive under this Agreement, as applicable:
(1)It is intended that each installment of the severance payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”). Neither the Company nor the Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A.
(2)If, as of the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” from the Company, the Executive is not a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), then each installment of the severance payments shall be made on the dates and terms set forth in this Agreement.
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(3)If, as of the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” from the Company, the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A”), then, except as otherwise permitted under Section 409A, any payments that would, absent this subsection, be paid within the six-month period following the Executive’s “separation from service” from the Company shall not be paid until the date that is six months and one day after such separation from service (or, if earlier, the Executive’s death), with any such installments that are required to be delayed being accumulated during the six-month period and paid in a lump sum on the date that is six months and one day following the Executive’s separation from service and any subsequent installments, if any, being paid in accordance with the date and terms set forth herein.
(b)The determination of whether and when the Executive’s “separation from service” from the Company has occurred shall be made in a manner consistent with, and based on the presumptions set forth in, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Solely for purposes of this Section 6.11(b), “Company” shall include all persons with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code.
(c)All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A to the extent such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are subject to Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirements that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to set off or liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.
(d)The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Executive or to any other person if any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, that section.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

Company:    
/s/ Mark A. Augusti     Date: _3/27/22_______
Mark A. Augusti
Chief Executive Officer


Executive:    
    /s/ Michael Fillion     Date: __3/23/22______
Michael Fillion

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EXHIBIT A

EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, INVENTIONS AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, INVENTIONS AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) confirms the agreement between the undersigned individual (“Employee”) and Conformis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Conformis”). This Agreement is effective as of March 21, 2022 and is a material part of the consideration for Employee’s employment and promotion by Conformis.
7.Proprietary Information. Employee understands that Conformis possesses and will possess Proprietary Information which is important to its business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Proprietary Information” means all forms and types of business, financial, marketing, operations, research and development, scientific, technical, economic, manufacturing and engineering information, whether tangible or intangible, that relates to the present or potential businesses, products or services of Conformis (including any person or entity directly or indirectly controlled by or controlling Conformis, or in which any of the aforesaid have at least a 50% beneficial interest), including without limitation, inventions and ideas (whether or not patentable, copyrightable, or subject to protection as trademark or trade name), trade secrets, original works, disclosures, processes, systems, methods, techniques, improvements, formulas, procedures, concepts, compositions, drawings, models, designs, prototypes, diagrams, flow charts, research, data, devices, machinery, instruments, materials, products, patterns, plans, compilations, programs, sequences, specifications, documentation, algorithms, software, computer programs, source code, object code, know-how, databases, trade names, intellectual property, clinical data and clinical observations, costs of production, price policy and price lists and similar financial data, marketing and sales data, promotional methods, business, financial and marketing plans, technology and product roadmaps, product integration plans, information on strategic partnership and alliances, licenses, customer lists and relationship information, supplier lists and relationship information, employee and consulting relationship information, accounting and financial data, any and all other proprietary information or information which is received in confidence by or for Conformis from any other person irrespective of the medium in which such information is memorialized or communicated.
8.Conformis Materials. Employee understands that Conformis possesses or will possess “Conformis Materials” which are important to its business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Conformis Materials” are documents or other media or tangible items that contain or embody Proprietary Information or any other information concerning the business, operations or future/strategic plans of Conformis, whether such documents have been prepared by Employee or by others. “Conformis Materials” also include, but are not limited to, laptops, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), blueprints, drawings, photographs, charts, graphs, notebooks, customer lists, computer files, disks, drives, tapes or printouts, sound recordings and other printed, typewritten or handwritten documents, as well as samples, prototypes, models, products and the like. Any property situated on Conformis’ premises and owned by Conformis, including laptops, notebooks, cell phones, PDAs, computer files, emails, disks, drives, and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, are subject to inspection by Conformis personnel at any time with or without notice.
9.Treatment of Proprietary Information and Conformis Property.
9.1Relationship. Employee understands that Employee’s employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Employee and Conformis with respect to Proprietary Information. Employee further understands that the unauthorized taking of Conformis’ Proprietary Information may result in a civil and/or criminal liability under applicable state or
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federal law, including without limitation an award for double the amount of Conformis’ damages and attorneys’ fees in the event of willful action.
9.2Obligations Regarding Proprietary Information. All Proprietary Information and all title, patents, patent rights, copyrights, mask work rights, trade secret rights, and other intellectual property and rights (collectively “Rights”) in connection therewith are and will be the sole property of Conformis. Employee hereby assigns to Conformis any Rights Employee may have or acquire in such Proprietary Information. At all times, both during Employee’s employment by Conformis and after his/her termination by Employee or by Conformis for any or no reason, Employee will keep in confidence and trust and will not use or disclose, lecture upon, or publish any Proprietary Information without the prior written consent of an officer of Conformis except as may be necessary and appropriate in the ordinary course of performing Employee’s duties to Conformis. Employee will obtain Conformis’ written approval before publishing or submitting for publication any material (written, verbal, or otherwise) that relates to Conformis and/or incorporates any Proprietary Information. Proprietary Information may be considered technical data that is subject to compliance with the export control laws and regulations of the United States or other countries, and Employee will comply with such laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that, at all such times, Employee is free to use information which is generally known in the trade or industry and which is rightfully received free of a confidentiality obligation, and nothing contained in this Agreement will prohibit Employee from disclosing to anyone the amount of Employee’s own compensation.
9.3Obligations Regarding Conformis Materials. All Conformis Materials are and will remain the sole property of Conformis. During Employee’s employment by Conformis, Employee will not remove any Conformis Materials from the business premises of Conformis or deliver any Conformis Materials to any person or entity outside Conformis, except as Employee is required to do in connection with performing the Employee’s duties to Conformis. Immediately upon the termination of Employee’s employment by Employee or by Conformis for any or no reason, or during Employee’s employment if so requested by Conformis, Employee will return all Conformis Materials, apparatus, equipment and other physical property, or any reproduction of such property, excepting only (i) Employee’s personal copies of records relating to Employee’s compensation; (ii) Employee’s personal copies of any materials previously distributed generally to shareholders or stockholders of Conformis; and (iii) Employee’s copy of this Agreement.
9.4Third Party Information. Employee recognizes that Conformis has received and in the future will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information, including but not limited to personally identifiable or health information, subject to a duty on Conformis’ part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and, in some cases, to use it only for certain limited purposes. Employee owes Conformis and such third parties, both during the term of Employee’s employment and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person, firm or corporation (except in a manner that is consistent with Conformis’ agreement with the third party or as otherwise required by law) or use it for the benefit of anyone other than Conformis or such third party (consistent with Conformis’ agreement with the third party).
10.Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship.
10.1Ownership and Assignment. All Inventions (as defined below) will be the sole property of Conformis unless the Invention: (a) was developed entirely on Employee’s own time without using any of Conformis’ equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information; (b) does not relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the Invention to Conformis’ business, including, without limitation, patient-specific, patient-matched and patient-engineered orthopedic implants, instruments and surgical procedures, or its actual or reasonably anticipated research or
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development; and (c) does not result from any work performed by the Employee for Conformis. All such Inventions shall be immediately assignable to Conformis, and, notwithstanding any other documents evidencing assignment that may be executed, this Agreement shall operate to automatically and immediately assign any and all such Inventions. Employee hereby immediately assigns such Inventions and all Rights in them to Conformis. Such assignment shall be to the maximum extent allowed under applicable law.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Inventions” includes all improvements, inventions, designs, formulas, works of authorship, trade secrets, technology, computer programs, compositions, ideas, processes, techniques, know-how and data, whether or not patentable, made or conceived or reduced to practice or developed by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, during the term of Employee’s employment, including during any period prior to the date of this Agreement. Employee hereby waives and quitclaims to Conformis any and all claims of any nature whatsoever which Employee now or may hereafter have for infringement of any proprietary rights assigned to Conformis. Employee acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of employment and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).
10.2Disclosure of Inventions. Employee promptly will disclose in writing to Employee’s immediate supervisor, with a copy to the President of Conformis, or to any other persons designated by Conformis, all Inventions. Employee also will disclose to the President of Conformis all things that would be Inventions if made during the term of Employee’s employment, but which were conceived, reduced to practice, or developed by Employee within six months after the termination of Employee’s employment with Conformis, unless Employee can demonstrate that the Invention had been conceived and first reduced to practice by Employee following the termination of Employee’s employment with Conformis and without use of any Proprietary Information or Conformis Materials. Such disclosures will be received by Conformis in confidence (to the extent they are not assigned in this Section 4 and do not extend the assignment made in this Section 4). Employee will not disclose Inventions to any person outside Conformis unless requested to do so by an officer of Conformis. Employee will keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that may be required by Conformis) of all Proprietary Information developed by Employee and all Inventions made by Employee during the period of Employee’s employment at Conformis, which records will be available to and remain the sole property of Conformis at all times.
10.3Further Assurances. Employee will perform, during and after Employee’s employment, all acts deemed necessary or desirable by Conformis to permit and assist it, at Conformis’ expense, in obtaining, maintaining, defending and enforcing Rights with respect to such Inventions and improvements in any and all countries. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation in legal proceedings. Employee will execute such declarations, assignments, or other documents as may be necessary in the course of Invention evaluation, patent prosecution, or protection of patent or analogous property rights, to assure that title in such Inventions will be held by Conformis or by such other parties designated by Conformis as may be appropriate under the circumstances. Employee irrevocably designates and appoints Conformis and its duly authorized officers and agents, as Employee’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on Employee’s behalf and instead of Employee, to execute and file any documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the above purposes with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Employee.
10.4Moral Rights. Any assignment of copyright pursuant to this Agreement includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights” (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent such Moral
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Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to the extent the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights exist, Employee hereby waives such Moral Rights and consents to any such action of Conformis that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such consent. Employee will confirm any such waivers and consents from time to time as requested by Conformis.
10.5Pre-Existing Inventions. Employee has attached to this Agreement as Attachment A a complete list of all existing inventions or improvements to which Employee claims ownership as of the date of this Agreement and that Employee desires to specifically clarify are not subject to this Agreement, and Employee acknowledges and agrees that such list is complete. If disclosure of an item on Attachment A would cause Employee to violate any prior confidentiality agreement, Employee understands that Employee is not to list such in Attachment A but is to inform Conformis that all items have not been listed for that reason. A space is provided on Attachment A for such purpose. If no such list is attached to this Agreement, Employee represents that Employee has no such inventions and improvements at the time of signing this Agreement. Employee will not improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former employers or other third parties, if any, and Employee will not bring onto the premises of Conformis any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employers or other third parties unless consented to in writing by such employers or such other third parties. If, in the course of Employee’s employment with Conformis, Employee incorporates a prior Employee-owned invention into a Conformis product, process or machine, Conformis is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such prior invention for any and all purposes as Conformis determines in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee agrees that Employee will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, prior inventions in any Inventions without Conformis’ prior written consent.
11.Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.
11.1Non-Competition During Employment. Employee agrees that during the term of Employee’s employment with Conformis, Employee shall not engage in any employment, business, or activity that is in any way competitive with the business or proposed business of Conformis, and Employee will not assist any other person or organization in competing with Conformis or in preparing to engage in competition with the business or proposed business of Conformis. The provisions of this section will apply both during normal working hours and at all other times including, but not limited to, nights, weekends and vacation time, while Employee is employed by Conformis.
11.2Non-Competition After Employment. Employee agrees that during the Non-competition Period (hereinafter defined), Employee shall not directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Conformis, either on Employee’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, compete with Conformis in the development, engineering, marketing, management, production, sale or distribution of Competitive Products (hereinafter defined) in the Territory (hereinafter defined). “Non-competition Period” shall mean the twelve (12) month period commencing upon termination of Employee’s employment with Conformis; provided that the period shall be extended for so long as Employee violates the non-competition obligation set forth herein and for any period(s) of time required for litigation to enforce its provisions. “Competitive Products” shall mean (a) any replacement or resurfacing implants for a knee joint or a hip joint and (b) patient-specific orthopedic products and services that are manufactured using, or that employ, a medical image for the purpose of performing medical or surgical procedures on a knee joint or a hip joint and (c) other products that fall within the research and development activities of Conformis at the time of Employee’s termination. “Territory” shall mean anywhere in the world. Conformis and I mutually agree that the following consideration supports my promises,
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undertakings, and obligations under this Section 11.2 regarding post-employment non-competition: the Option to Purchase Common Stock and the Restricted Stock Awards described in my Employment Agreement at Sections 3.3 and 3.4, which consideration I acknowledge and agree is adequate, fair, reasonable, and mutually agreed upon.
11.3Non-solicitation; Non-interference. Employee agrees that during the term of Employee’s employment with Conformis and the Non-competition Period, Employee will not directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Conformis, either on Employee’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, (i) disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with the business of Conformis whether by way of interfering with or raiding Conformis’ directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, vendors, suppliers, and partners with which Conformis does business, or in any manner attempting to persuade, solicit, recruit, encourage or induce any such persons to discontinue their relationship with Conformis, or (ii) solicit, service, accept orders from, or otherwise have business contact with any customer or potential customer of Conformis with whom Employee had any contact during the one year period preceding Employee’s termination of employment, if such contact could directly or indirectly divert business from or adversely affect the business of Conformis. However, this obligation will not affect any responsibility Employee may have as an employee of Conformis with respect to the bona fide hiring and firing of Conformis personnel.
11.4Acknowledgement. Employee understands and recognizes that (i) during and as a result of Employee’s employment by Conformis, Employee will acquire experience, skills and knowledge related to Conformis’ business and will become familiar with Conformis’ Proprietary Information; (ii) his/her working for a competitor of Conformis would lead to the inevitable disclosure of Conformis’ Proprietary Information; (iii) the goodwill to which Employee may be exposed in the course of employment belongs exclusively to Conformis; (iv) in the course of Employee’s employment with Conformis, customers and others may come to recognize and associate Employee with Conformis, its products and services, and that Employee will thereby benefit from Conformis’ goodwill; and (v) if Employee were to engage in competition with Conformis, directly or indirectly, Employee would thereby usurp Conformis’ goodwill.
11.5Reasonableness. Employee acknowledges and agrees that because of the nature of Conformis’ products, services and customers, because of Employee’s position with Conformis and because of the scope of Conformis’ business, the restrictions contained in this Section 5 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of Conformis. If at any time the provisions of this Section 5 shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable or are prohibited by the laws of the jurisdiction where they are to be performed or enforced, by reason of being vague or overbroad in any manner, or for any other reason, such provisions shall be considered divisible and shall become and be immediately amended to include only such restrictions and to such extent as shall be deemed to be reasonable and enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction over this Agreement; and Conformis and Employee agree that the provisions of this Section 5, as so amended, shall be valid and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included herein.
12.No Conflict With Other Agreements. Employee represents and warrants that (a) the performance of Employee’s employment with Conformis and all the terms of this Agreement will not breach or conflict with any other agreement to which Employee is a party, including without limitation, any confidentiality agreement, nondisclosure agreement, non-competition and/or non-solicitation agreement, employment agreement, proprietary rights agreement or the like, (b) Employee will abide by all such agreements to the extent required by law, (c) Employee has delivered to Conformis a copy of all such agreements that may bear on Employee’s employment with Conformis, and (d) Employee has not entered into, and will not enter into, any agreement either written or oral in conflict herewith or in conflict with Employee’s employment with Conformis. If Employee is requested to perform any task on behalf of Conformis that
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would violate any outstanding obligations of any kind that Employee has to any of Employee’s prior employers or third parties, Employee shall contact Conformis’ human resources or legal departments as soon as possible to resolve the issue.
13.At Will Employment. This Agreement is not a contract guaranteeing employment of a specified length, and each of Employee and Conformis has the right to terminate Employee’s employment at any time, for any or no reason, with or without cause.
14.Termination Certificate. Upon termination of Employee’s employment by Employee or by Conformis for any or no reason, Employee will execute and deliver to Conformis a termination certificate substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Attachment B.
15.Limitation of Application; Independent Agreement. Employee acknowledges that (a) this Agreement does not purport to set forth all of the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment and, as an employee of Conformis, Employee has obligations to Conformis which are not set forth in this Agreement, (b) this Agreement is a separate binding obligation independent of Employee’s employment or continued employment by Conformis and (c) any breach or alleged breach by Conformis of any obligation to Employee of any nature shall not affect in any manner the binding nature of Employee’s obligations under this Agreement and Employee WAIVES any defense based on any alleged material breach by Conformis of any of its obligations to Employee in regard to any claim against Employee alleging breach of this Agreement.
16.Survival; Forwarding of Agreement. This Agreement shall survive any and all changes in terms and conditions of Employee’s employment with Conformis and any break in Employee’s service or employment with Conformis. All of the provisions of this Agreement will continue in effect after termination of Employee’s employment, regardless of the reason or reasons for termination, and whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary on Employee’s part. Employee will notify any future client, employer or potential employer or client of Employee’s obligations under this Agreement. Conformis is entitled to communicate Employee’s obligations under this Agreement to any future employer or potential employer.
17.Equitable Relief. Conformis has expended substantial efforts to maintain the confidentiality and proprietary nature of the information described in this Agreement and would be materially and irreparably injured by an unauthorized disclosure of any of that information. Any breach of this Agreement will result in irreparable and continuing damage to Conformis for which there can be no adequate remedy at law, and in the event of any such breach, Conformis will be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and other equitable remedies (without any need to post any bond or other security) in addition to such other and further relief as may be proper.
18.Disputes. Any dispute in the meaning, effect or validity of this Agreement will be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The exclusive venue for any disputes relating to this Agreement will be in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The non-prevailing party in any dispute will pay the prevailing party’s attorneys’ fees and costs relating to such dispute.
19.Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, such illegal or unenforceable portion(s) will be revised to make them legal and enforceable. The remainder of this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
20.Assignment; Binding Nature. Conformis may assign this Agreement, or any rights or obligations herein, in connection with the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of its
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assets or stock, without any consent of, or notice to, Employee to be effective. This Agreement will be binding upon Employee, Employee’s heirs, executors, assigns, and administrators and will inure to the benefit of Conformis, its subsidiaries, successors and assigns.
21.Entire Agreement; Modification in Writing. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, terms and conditions, whether written or oral, made by the parties hereto concerning the specific subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement can only be modified by a subsequent written agreement executed by the Employee and an executive officer of Conformis.
22.Acknowledgement. Employee acknowledges that this Agreement is a condition of Employee’s employment with Conformis, and that Employee has had a full and adequate opportunity to read, understand and discuss with Employee’s advisors, including legal counsel, the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement prior to signing hereunder.
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I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH IT IMPOSES UPON ME WITHOUT RESERVATION. NO PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ME TO INDUCE ME TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. I SIGN THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY AND FREELY, IN DUPLICATE, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ONE ORIGINAL COUNTERPART WILL BE RETAINED BY CONFORMIS AND THE OTHER ORIGINAL COUNTERPART WILL BE RETAINED BY ME.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CONFORMIS AND I HAVE EXECUTED THIS EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, INVENTIONS AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT AS OF March 23, 2022.


/s/Michael Fillion    
Employee’s Signature

Michal Fillion    
Type/Print Employee’s Name

Address:        

        

        

Fax Number:        

E-mail:        

                    

AGREED TO:

Conformis, Inc.


By:     /s/Mark A. Augusti______________________

Name: _Mark A. Augusti________________________
Title: _CEO______________________________

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EX-23.2 7 cfms-ex232gtconsentinducem.htm EX-23.2 Document

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We have issued our report dated March 2, 2022 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Conformis, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in this Registration Statement.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 1, 2022

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