{"id":40595,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/stock-award-agreement-for-standard-awards-granted-to-employees.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"stock-award-agreement-for-standard-awards-granted-to-employees","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/stock-award-agreement-for-standard-awards-granted-to-employees.html","title":{"rendered":"Stock Award Agreement &#8211; for Standard Awards Granted to Employees &#8211; Agilent Technologies Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009 Stock Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Stock Award Agreement (&#8220;Award Agreement&#8221;)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>For Standard Awards Granted to Employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 1.<\/strong> <strong><u>Grant of Stock<br \/>\nAward<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> This Stock Award Agreement, dated as of the<br \/>\ndate of grant indicated in your account maintained by the company providing<br \/>\nadministrative services in connection with the Plan (as defined below) (the<br \/>\n&#8220;External Administrator&#8221;), is entered into between Agilent Technologies, Inc.<br \/>\n(the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and you as an individual who has been granted Restricted Stock<br \/>\nUnits (the &#8220;Awardee&#8221;) pursuant to the Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan<br \/>\n(the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). This Stock Award represents the right to receive the number of<br \/>\nshares of the Company153s $0.01 par value voting common stock indicated in the<br \/>\nAwardee153s External Administrator account subject to the fulfillment of the<br \/>\nconditions set forth below and pursuant to and subject to the terms and<br \/>\nconditions set forth in the Plan. The Stock Award is an unfunded and unsecured<br \/>\npromise by the Company to deliver shares in the future. Capitalized terms used<br \/>\nand not otherwise defined herein are used with the same meanings as in the Plan.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 2.<\/strong> <strong><u>Vesting<br \/>\nPeriod<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> So long as Awardee remains an Awardee<br \/>\nEligible to Vest, the Stock Award shall vest as to 25% of the shares beginning<br \/>\non the first anniversary of the date of grant stated in Section 1 above and<br \/>\nanother 25% on each subsequent anniversary of the date of grant so that the<br \/>\nStock Award is fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 3.<\/strong> <strong><u>Nontransferability of Stock<br \/>\nAward<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> This Stock Award shall not be transferable<br \/>\nby Awardee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.<br \/>\nThe terms of this Stock Award shall be binding on the executors, administrators,<br \/>\nheirs and successors of Awardee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 4.<\/strong> <strong><u>Termination of Employment or<br \/>\nService<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Any unvested Stock Award shall be forfeited immediately when the Awardee<br \/>\nceases to be an Awardee Eligible to Vest, unless the Awardee ceases to be an<br \/>\nAwardee Eligible to Vest due to Awardee153s death, total and permanent disability,<br \/>\nretirement or participation in the Company153s Workforce Management Program.<br \/>\nExcept as the Committee may otherwise determine, termination of Awardee153s<br \/>\nemployment or service for any reason shall occur on the date such Awardee ceases<br \/>\nto perform services for the Company or any Affiliate without regard to whether<br \/>\nsuch Awardee continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments therefrom<br \/>\nor is paid salary thereby in lieu of notice of termination or, with respect to a<br \/>\nmember of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any<br \/>\nSubsidiary, the date such Awardee is no longer a member of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if an Awardee<br \/>\ndies while an Employee or after Awardee153s retirement in accordance with the<br \/>\nCompany153s local retirement policy, the Stock Award shall immediately vest in<br \/>\nfull. The vested portion of the Stock Award shall be delivered to the executor<br \/>\nor administrator of the Awardee153s<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>estate or, if none, by the person(s) entitled to receive the vested Stock<br \/>\nAward under the Awardee153s will or the laws of descent or distribution.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if an Awardee<br \/>\nterminates employment due to total and permanent disability or due to<br \/>\nparticipation in the Company153s Workforce Management Program, the Stock Award<br \/>\nshall vest in full.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if an Awardee<br \/>\nterminates employment due to retirement in accordance with the Company153s local<br \/>\nretirement policy, any unvested Stock Award will continue to vest under the<br \/>\nvesting schedule set forth in Section 2 above. In addition, except as the<br \/>\nCommittee or its designee shall determine otherwise, if Awardee becomes eligible<br \/>\nto retire or retires in accordance with the Company153s local retirement policy,<br \/>\nthe Stock Award shall immediately vest as to that portion of the shares<br \/>\nnecessary to satisfy any Tax-Related Items (as described in Section 7 below) in<br \/>\nconnection with such eligibility for retirement or retirement and such shares<br \/>\nshall be used to satisfy such Tax-Related Items (either by withholding in shares<br \/>\nor forcing the sale of shares pursuant to the authority in this Stock Award<br \/>\nAgreement, at the Company153s sole discretion).<\/p>\n<p>(e) In the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section<br \/>\n18(c) of the Plan or any successor), the Stock Award shall vest in full<br \/>\nimmediately prior to the closing of the transaction. The foregoing shall not<br \/>\napply where the Stock Award is assumed, converted or replaced in full by the<br \/>\nsuccessor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor; provided,<br \/>\nhowever, that in the event of a Change of Control in which one or more of the<br \/>\nsuccessor or a parent or subsidiary of the successor has issued publicly traded<br \/>\nequity securities, the assumption, conversion, replacement or continuation shall<br \/>\nbe made by an entity with publicly traded securities and shall provide that the<br \/>\nholders of such assumed, converted, replaced or continued Stock Awards shall be<br \/>\nable to acquire such publicly traded securities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 5.<\/strong> <strong><u>Settlement of Stock<br \/>\nAward<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>If, as of the date of grant, it is not<br \/>\npossible for Awardee to retire in accordance with the Company153s local retirement<br \/>\npolicy during the vesting period described in Section 2 above, the Stock Award<br \/>\nshall be automatically settled in shares of Common Stock upon vesting of the<br \/>\nStock Award. If, as of the date of grant, it is possible for Awardee to retire<br \/>\nin accordance with the Company153s local retirement policy during the vesting<br \/>\nperiod described in Section 2 above, the Stock Award shall be settled in shares<br \/>\nof Common Stock on the normal vesting dates set forth in Section 2 above,<br \/>\nsubject to the accelerated vesting of a portion of the Stock Award as set forth<br \/>\nin Section 4(d) above, which constitute fixed payment dates for purposes of<br \/>\nSection 409A of the Code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 6.<\/strong> <strong><u>Restrictions on Issuance of Shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The Company shall not be obligated<br \/>\nto issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Stock Award unless the<br \/>\nshares are at that time effectively registered or exempt from registration under<br \/>\nthe U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, as applicable, local laws.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 7.<\/strong> <strong><u>Responsibility for<br \/>\nTaxes<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Regardless of any action the Company or<br \/>\nAwardee153s employer (the &#8220;Employer&#8221;) takes with respect to any or all income tax,<br \/>\nsocial<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>insurance, payroll tax or other tax-related withholding (the &#8220;Tax-Related<br \/>\nItems&#8221;), Awardee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related<br \/>\nItems legally due by Awardee is and remains Awardee153s responsibility and that<br \/>\nthe Company and\/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings<br \/>\nregarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect<br \/>\nof the Stock Award, including the grant and vesting of the Stock Award, the<br \/>\nsubsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Stock Award<br \/>\nand the receipt of any dividends or other distributions, if any; and (2) do not<br \/>\ncommit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Stock Award to<br \/>\nreduce or eliminate Awardee153s liability for Tax-Related Items.<\/p>\n<p>Awardee authorizes the Company and\/or the Employer to, in the sole discretion<br \/>\nof the Company and\/or the Employer, withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items<br \/>\nlegally payable by Awardee from Awardee153s wages or other cash compensation paid<br \/>\nto Awardee by the Company and\/or the Employer, within legal limits, or from<br \/>\nproceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock. Alternatively, or in addition,<br \/>\nif permissible under local law, the Company may in its sole discretion (1) sell<br \/>\nor arrange for the sale of shares of Common Stock that Awardee acquires to meet<br \/>\nthe withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, and\/or (2) withhold in shares<br \/>\nof Common Stock, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of shares<br \/>\nof Common Stock necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Awardee shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of<br \/>\nTax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold<br \/>\nas a result of Awardee153s participation in the Plan or Awardee153s acquisition of<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock that cannot be satisfied by the means previously<br \/>\ndescribed. The Company may refuse to deliver the shares of Common Stock if<br \/>\nAwardee fails to comply with Awardee153s obligations in connection with the<br \/>\nTax-Related Items as described in this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 8.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><u>Adjustment<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The number of shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock subject to this Stock Award and the price per share, if any, of<br \/>\nsuch shares may be adjusted by the Company from time to time pursuant to the<br \/>\nPlan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 9.<\/strong> <strong><u>Nature of the<br \/>\nAward<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>By accepting this Stock Award, Awardee<br \/>\nacknowledges that:<\/p>\n<p>(1) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary<br \/>\nin nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the<br \/>\nCompany at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Award<br \/>\nAgreement;<\/p>\n<p>(2) the grant of the Stock Award is voluntary and occasional and does not<br \/>\ncreate any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Stock Award,<br \/>\nor benefits in lieu of Stock Awards, even if Stock Awards have been granted<br \/>\nrepeatedly in the past;<\/p>\n<p>(3) all decisions with respect to future Stock Award grants, if any, will be<br \/>\nat the sole discretion of the Company;<\/p>\n<p>(4) participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment<br \/>\nwith the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to<br \/>\nterminate Awardee153s employment relationship at any time;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(5) participating in the Plan is voluntary;<\/p>\n<p>(6) the Stock Award is an extraordinary item that does not constitute<br \/>\ncompensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or the<br \/>\nEmployer, and which is outside the scope of Awardee153s employment contract, if<br \/>\nany;<\/p>\n<p>(7) the Stock Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary<br \/>\nfor any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance,<br \/>\nresignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses,<br \/>\nlong-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and in<br \/>\nno event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to,<br \/>\npast services to the Company or the Employer;<\/p>\n<p>(8) in the event Awardee is not an employee of the Company, the Stock Award<br \/>\nwill not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the<br \/>\nCompany; and furthermore, the Stock Award will not be interpreted to form an<br \/>\nemployment contract with the Employer or any subsidiary or affiliate of the<br \/>\nCompany;<\/p>\n<p>(9) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown and<br \/>\ncannot be predicted with certainty;<\/p>\n<p>(10) if Awardee accepts the Stock Award and obtains shares of Common Stock,<br \/>\nthe value of those shares of Common Stock acquired may increase or decrease in<br \/>\nvalue;<\/p>\n<p>(11) in consideration of the grant of the Stock Award, no claim or<br \/>\nentitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Stock<br \/>\nAward or diminution in value of the Stock Award or shares of Common Stock<br \/>\nacquired under the Stock Award resulting from termination of Awardee153s<br \/>\nemployment by the Company or the Employer and Awardee irrevocably releases the<br \/>\nCompany and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding<br \/>\nthe foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to<br \/>\nhave arisen, then, by signing this Award Agreement, Awardee shall be deemed<br \/>\nirrevocably to have waived Awardee153s entitlement to pursue such claim;<\/p>\n<p>(12) by accepting the grant of this Stock Award through the methods described<br \/>\nin Section 21 below, the Awardee and the Company agree that this Stock Award is<br \/>\ngranted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this<br \/>\nAward Agreement, and the Awardee acknowledges that he or she agrees to accept as<br \/>\nbinding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Company<br \/>\nand\/or the External Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and<br \/>\nAward Agreement; and<\/p>\n<p>(13) the Awardee acknowledges that this Award Agreement is between the<br \/>\nAwardee and the Company, and that the Awardee153s local employer is not a party to<br \/>\nthis Award Agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 10.<\/strong> <strong><u>Data Privacy.<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>The Awardee explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection,<br \/>\nuse and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Awardee153s personal data as<br \/>\ndescribed in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company, the<br \/>\nEmployer and the<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>External Administrator for the exclusive purpose of implementing,<br \/>\nadministering and managing Awardee153s participation in the Plan.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Awardee hereby understands that the Company and the Employer hold<br \/>\ncertain personal information about the Awardee, including, but not limited to,<br \/>\nAwardee153s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social<br \/>\ninsurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any<br \/>\nshares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Stock<br \/>\nAwards or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled,<br \/>\nexercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Awardee153s favor, for the<br \/>\npurpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (&#8220;Data&#8221;). Awardee<br \/>\nhereby understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties (including<br \/>\nthe External Administrator) assisting in the implementation, administration and<br \/>\nmanagement of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in Awardee153s<br \/>\ncountry or elsewhere, such as outside the European Economic Area, and that the<br \/>\nrecipient153s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than<br \/>\nAwardee153s country. All such transfers of Data will be in accordance with the<br \/>\nCompany153s Privacy Policies and Guidelines. Awardee hereby understands that<br \/>\nAwardee may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential<br \/>\nrecipients of the Data by contacting Awardee153s local human resources<br \/>\nrepresentative. Awardee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use,<br \/>\nretain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of<br \/>\nimplementing, administering and managing the Awardee153s participation in the<br \/>\nPlan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a<br \/>\nbroker or other third party with whom Awardee may elect to deposit any Common<br \/>\nStock acquired upon vesting of the Stock Award. Awardee hereby understands that<br \/>\nAwardee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the<br \/>\nstorage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or<br \/>\nrefuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting<br \/>\nin writing Awardee153s local human resources representative. Awardee hereby<br \/>\nunderstands, however, that refusing or withdrawing the Awardee153s consent may<br \/>\naffect the Awardee153s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on<br \/>\nthe consequences of Awardee153s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent,<br \/>\nAwardee understands that he or she may contact his or her human resources<br \/>\nrepresentative responsible for Awardee153s country at the local or regional<br \/>\nlevel.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 11.<\/strong> <strong><u>No Rights Until<br \/>\nIssuance<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Awardee shall have no rights hereunder<br \/>\nas a shareholder with respect to any shares subject to this Stock Award until<br \/>\nthe date that shares of Common Stock are issued to the Awardee. The Committee in<br \/>\nits sole discretion may substitute a cash payment in lieu of shares of Common<br \/>\nStock, such cash payment to be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares on<br \/>\nthe date that such Shares would have otherwise been issued under the terms of<br \/>\nthe Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 12.<\/strong> <strong><u>Administrative<br \/>\nProcedures<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Awardee agrees to follow the<br \/>\nadministrative procedures that may be established by the Company and\/or its<br \/>\ndesignated broker for participation in the Plan which may include a requirement<br \/>\nthat the shares issued upon vesting be held by the Company153s designated broker<br \/>\nuntil the Awardee disposes of such shares. Awardee further agrees that the<br \/>\nCompany may determine the actual method of withholding for Tax-Related Items as<br \/>\ndescribed in Section 7 above. Awardee agrees to update the Company with respect<br \/>\nto Awardee153s home address, contact information and any information necessary for<br \/>\nthe<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Company or one of its affiliates to process any required tax withholding or<br \/>\nreporting related to this Stock Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 13.<\/strong> <strong><u>Governing Law and<br \/>\nVenue<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>This Award Agreement shall be governed by<br \/>\nand construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to<br \/>\nits principles of conflicts of laws as provided in the Plan. Any proceeding<br \/>\narising out of or relating to this Award Agreement or the Plan may be brought<br \/>\nonly in the state or federal courts located in the Northern District of<br \/>\nCalifornia where this grant is made and\/or to be performed, and the parties to<br \/>\nthis Award Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 14.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><u>Amendment<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> This Stock Award may be<br \/>\namended as provided in the Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 15.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><u>Language<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> If the Awardee has received<br \/>\nthis or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other<br \/>\nthan English and if the translated version is different than the English<br \/>\nversion, the English version will control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 16.<\/strong> <strong><u>Electronic<br \/>\nDelivery<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The Company may, in its sole discretion,<br \/>\ndecide to deliver any documents related to the Stock Award granted under (and<br \/>\nparticipation in) the Plan or future awards that may be granted under the Plan<br \/>\nby electronic means or to request the Awardee153s consent to participate in the<br \/>\nPlan by electronic means. The Awardee hereby consents to receive such documents<br \/>\nby electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan<br \/>\nthrough an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the<br \/>\nCompany or another third party designated by the Company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 17.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><u>Severability<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The provisions of this<br \/>\nAward Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined<br \/>\nto be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining<br \/>\nprovisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 18.<\/strong> <strong><u>Section 409A of the Code<\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) This Stock Award shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a<br \/>\nmanner that does not result in the imposition on the Awardee of any additional<br \/>\ntax, penalty, or interest under Section 409A of the Code. The preceding<br \/>\nprovision, however, shall not be construed as a guarantee any particular tax<br \/>\neffect and the Company shall not be liable to the Awardee any payment made under<br \/>\nthis Stock Award that is determined to result in an additional tax, penalty, or<br \/>\ninterest under Section 409A of the Code, nor for reporting in good faith any<br \/>\npayment made under any Award as an amount includible in gross income under<br \/>\nSection 409A of the Code.<\/p>\n<p>(b) &#8220;Termination of employment,&#8221; &#8220;resignation,&#8221; or words of similar import,<br \/>\nas used in this Stock Award means for purposes of payments under this Award that<br \/>\nare payments of deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the<br \/>\nAwardee153s &#8220;separation from service&#8221; as defined in Section 409A of the Code.<\/p>\n<p>(c) To the extent any payment or settlement that is a payment of deferred<br \/>\ncompensation subject to Section 409A of the Code is contingent upon a &#8220;change in<br \/>\ncontrol,&#8221; such payment or settlement shall only occur if the event giving rise<br \/>\nto the change in control would also constitute a change in ownership or<br \/>\neffective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial<br \/>\nportion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Section 409A of the Code. The vesting of any Award shall not be affected by<br \/>\nthe preceding sentence.<\/p>\n<p>(d) If a payment obligation under this Stock Award arises on account of the<br \/>\nAwardee153s separation from service while the Awardee is a &#8220;specified employee&#8221;<br \/>\n(as defined in Section 409A of the Code), any payment of &#8220;deferred compensation&#8221;<br \/>\n(as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after giving<br \/>\neffect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(3) through<br \/>\n(b)(12)) that is scheduled to be paid within six (6) months after such<br \/>\nseparation from service shall accrue without interest and shall be paid within<br \/>\n15 days after the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of such<br \/>\nseparation from service or, if earlier, within 15 days after his or her death.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 19.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><u>Recoupment<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> This Stock Award is subject<br \/>\nto the terms of the Agilent Technologies Executive Compensation Recoupment<br \/>\nPolicy in the form approved by the Committee as the date of grant (the<br \/>\n&#8220;Policy&#8221;), if and to the extent that the Policy by its terms applies to the<br \/>\nStock Award and the Awardee; and the terms of the Policy as of the date of grant<br \/>\nare incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 20.<\/strong> <strong><u>Entire<br \/>\nAgreement<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The Plan is incorporated herein by<br \/>\nreference. The Plan and this Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement of<br \/>\nthe parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their<br \/>\nentirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Awardee with<br \/>\nrespect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the<br \/>\nAwardee153s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the<br \/>\nAwardee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 21.<\/strong> <strong><u>Acceptance and<br \/>\nRejection<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>This Award Agreement is one of the<br \/>\ndocuments governing this Stock Award, which the Awardee may accept or reject<br \/>\nonline through the External Administrator153s website. If the Awardee has not<br \/>\nrejected this Stock Award by the time of the first vesting event, the Awardee<br \/>\nwill be deemed to have accepted this Stock Award, and the shares of Common Stock<br \/>\nvested pursuant to the Stock Award will be issued and taxed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 22.<\/strong> <strong><u>Plan Document<br \/>\nAcknowledgment<\/u><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The Awardee further acknowledges<br \/>\nthat he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following<br \/>\nsections of the Award Agreement: Nontransferability of Stock Award; Restrictions<br \/>\non Issuance of Shares of Common Stock; Responsibility for Taxes; Nature of the<br \/>\nAward; Data Privacy; No Rights Until Issuance; Governing Law and Venue;<br \/>\nLanguage; Electronic Delivery and Entire Agreement.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ William P. Sullivan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>William P. 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