Exhibit 10.8
IonQ, Inc.
RSU Award Grant Notice
(2021 Equity Incentive Plan)
IonQ, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded to you (the “Participant”) the number of restricted stock units specified and on the terms set forth below in consideration of your services (the “RSU Award”). Your RSU Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the IonQ, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Award Agreement, including any appendices attached thereto (the “Award Agreement”), which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Award Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Award Agreement.
Participant: |
Date of Grant: |
Number of Restricted Stock Units: |
The vesting schedule will be as follows:
Shares | Vest Date |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.
Issuance Schedule: One share of Common Stock will be issued at the time set forth in Section 5 of the Award Agreement for each restricted stock unit which vests.
Participant
Acknowledgements: By the Participant’s signature below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Participant understands and agrees that:
By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges having received and read the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Award Agreement and the Plan and agrees to all of the terms and conditions set forth in these documents. The Participant consents to receive Plan and related documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
IonQ, Inc.: | Participant: |
By: __________________________________ Signature |
By: __________________________________ Signature |
Title: President & CEO |
Date: __________________________________ |
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Attachments: Award Agreement, 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Attachment I
IONq, Inc.
Award Agreement
(2021 Equity Incentive Plan)
As reflected by your RSU Award Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”), IonQ, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you a RSU Award under the IonQ, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the number of restricted stock units as indicated in your Grant Notice (the “RSU Award”). The terms of your RSU Award as specified in this Award Agreement, including any appendices attached hereto, for your RSU Award (this “Award Agreement”) and the Grant Notice constitute your “Agreement.” Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Award Agreement but defined in the Grant Notice or the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Grant Notice or Plan, as applicable.
The general terms applicable to your RSU Award are as follows:
Your RSU Award is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations, which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement or the Plan that would otherwise result in the forfeiture of this RSU Award, upon your death or Disability, the vesting of the RSUs subject to this RSU Award shall immediately accelerate and the shares of Common Stock to be issued in settlement thereof shall be issued as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, subject to Section 4 and Section 5.
IONQ, Inc.
Award Agreement
(2021 Equity Incentive Plan)
Country Addendum
Terms and Conditions
This Country Addendum includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award if you reside and/or work outside of the United States. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan and/or the Award Agreement to which this Country Addendum is attached.
If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you are currently working and/or residing, transfer to another country after the date the RSU Award is granted, are a consultant, change employment status to a consultant position or are considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine the extent to which the special terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to you. The “Service Recipient” means any entity that engages your services including the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and third-party employers of record.
In accepting the RSU Award, you acknowledge, understand and agree to the following:
Notifications
This Country Addendum also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which you should be aware with respect to your participation in the Plan. The information is provided solely for your convenience and is based on the laws in effect as of June 2025. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that you not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of your participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date by the time you vest in the RSU Award or sell any shares of Common Stock.
You are responsible for complying with all applicable tax, foreign asset reporting and/or exchange control rules that may apply in connection with participation in the Plan and/or the transfer of proceeds acquired thereunder. Prior to settlement of the RSU Award or transfer of funds from or into your country, you should consult the local bank and/or your exchange control advisor, as interpretations of the applicable regulations may vary; additionally, exchange control rules and regulations are subject to change without notice.
In addition, the information contained in this Country Addendum is general in nature and may not apply to your particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure you of any particular result. Accordingly, you are advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the applicable laws in your country may apply to your situation.
Finally, you understand that if you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which you are currently residing and/or working, transfer to another country after the Date of Grant, or are considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the notifications contained herein may not be applicable to you in the same manner.
Argentina
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Neither the RSU Award nor the underlying shares of Common Stock are publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Argentina and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores, “CNV”).
Exchange Controls. You agree and understand that you must comply with the Argentine exchange control rules in connection with funds transferred in or out of Argentina pursuant to the RSU Award. Further, you understand and agree that any bank affecting the repatriation of proceeds received in connection with any sale of Common Stock may impose additional requirements on such transactions.
Exchange control regulations in Argentina are subject to frequent change. Prior to remitting funds into or out of Argentina, you should consult your local bank or personal legal advisor regarding any exchange control obligations you may have in connection with the RSU Award.
Austria
Notifications
Exchange Controls. If you hold shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan outside of Austria, or keep the funds derived from the sale of such shares of Common Stock outside of Austria, you may need to submit a report to the Austrian National Bank (e.g., if the value of the shares of Common Stock held outside of Austria exceeds €30,000 quarterly reporting is required). You are strongly encouraged to consult your personal legal and tax advisors about these requirements.
Canada
This Appendix includes special terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award granted to you under the Plan and Agreement if you reside and/or work in Canada.
The information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to your particular situation. Accordingly, you are advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant Canadian laws may apply to your situation.
Terms and Conditions
Withholding Obligations. Section 4(c)(iii) of the Agreement shall have no application.
Data Privacy. You hereby authorize the Company and its representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. You further authorize the Company, its Affiliates and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. You further authorize the Company and its Affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in your employee file.
Language Consent. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices, and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Consentement relatif à la langue utilisée
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé que cette convention («Agreement») soit rédigée en anglais, ainsi que tous les documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, éxécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à la présente.
Continuous Service. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan or the Agreement, your Continuous Service will be deemed to end on the date when you cease to be actively providing services to the Company or an Affiliate (or your Service Recipient, if different), regardless of whether the cessation of your employment was lawful, and shall not include any period of statutory, contractual, common law, civil law or other reasonable notice of termination of employment or any period of salary continuance or deemed employment; provided, however, that where any greater period is expressly required by applicable employment or labor standards legislation (if such legislation is applicable), your Continuous Service will be deemed to end immediately following the minimum prescribed period under that legislation. As a result, if you receive notice of termination, and the Company or its Affiliate (or your Service Recipient, if different) does not require you to continue to attend at work and/or elects to provide you with a payment in lieu of notice, your Continuous Service will end on the date you receive such notice, as opposed any later date when severance payments to you cease, unless otherwise expressly required by applicable employment or labour standards legislation (if such legislation is applicable).
Employment Matters.
The definition of “Cause” is modified such that the following supersedes the existing definition in the Plan:
“Cause” has the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between a Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the Participant’s dishonest statements or acts with respect to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any current or prospective customers, suppliers, vendors or other third parties with which such entity does business; (ii) the Participant’s commission of: (A) a felony or indictable offence, or (B) any misdemeanor or summary conviction offence involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud; (iii) the Participant’s failure to perform the Participant’s assigned duties and responsibilities to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company which failure continues, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, after written notice given to the Participant by the Company; (iv) the Participant’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or insubordination with respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company; (v) the Participant’s material violation of any provision of any agreement(s) between the Participant and the Company relating to noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and/or assignment of inventions; or (vi) any other serious act or omission that amounts to just cause at law; provided, however, that for Employees in Ontario, “Cause” means wilful misconduct, disobedience or wilful neglect of duty that is not trivial and has not been condoned. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Board with respect to Participants who are executive officers of the Company and by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with respect to Participants who are not executive officers of the Company. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant will have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.
References to “at will” employment in the Plan are deleted.
No Fractions. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued under the Agreement and no cash amount shall be payable in respect thereof.
Voluntary Participation. Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary.
Securities Law Information.
The following definitions in Section 14 of the Plan are modified such that the following modifications supplement the existing definitions as follows:
Participant understands that, subject to any applicable contractual restrictions, Participant is permitted to sell shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan, provided that the Company is a “foreign issuer” that is not a public company in any jurisdiction of Canada and the sale of the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan takes place: (i) through an exchange, or a market, outside of Canada on the distribution date; or (ii) to a person or company outside of Canada. For purposes hereof, in addition to not being a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction of Canada, a “foreign issuer” is an issuer that: (i) is not incorporated or existing pursuant to the laws of Canada or any jurisdiction of Canada; (ii) does not have its head office in Canada; and (iii) does not have a majority of its executive officers or directors ordinarily resident in Canada. If any designated broker is appointed under the Plan, Participant shall sell such securities through the designated broker.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Canadian residents are required to report any “foreign property” on form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of such property exceeds a certain threshold (CDN$100,000) at any time in the year. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with these reporting obligations, and Participant should consult with Participant’s own personal tax advisor in this regard.
Right to acquire shares of Common Stock. Section 10(a) of the Plan shall only have application in the event applicable laws prohibit, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, any particular action or transaction contemplated in the Agreement or Plan. Furthermore, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or Plan, Participant’s RSU Award shall entitle Participant, upon fulfillment of the requisite conditions, to acquire newly issued shares of Common Stock, and may not be cash-settled (or otherwise settled) without Participant’s consent.
Egypt
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Any transfer of funds in connection with the Plan (e.g., to repatriate proceeds from sale of Common Stock) must be via a licensed bank in Egypt.
Finland
No country-specific provisions.
France
Terms and Conditions
Nature of the Award. You understand and agree that the RSU Award is not intended to qualify for specific tax and social-security treatment applicable to awards granted under Section L. 225-177 to L. 225-186-1 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.
Notifications
Exchange Controls. Cross-border transactions with a value equal to or exceeding €10,000 that do not use a financial institution require reporting to French customs and excise authorities.
Foreign Asset Reporting. If you hold cash or shares of Common Stock outside of France or maintain a foreign bank or brokerage account (including accounts that were opened and closed during the tax year), you are required to report such assets and accounts to the French tax authorities on an annual basis on Form No. 3916, together with your income tax return, by May 15. Failure to complete this reporting can trigger significant penalties. For online filings, the deadline is extended until the beginning of June.
If you hold foreign account balances exceeding €1 million you may have additional monthly reporting obligations.
Germany
Notifications
Exchange Controls. You understand that if you remit funds in excess of €50,000 out of or into Germany, such cross-border payment must be reported monthly to the State Central Bank. In the event that you make or receive a payment in excess of this amount, you understand and agree that you are responsible for obtaining the appropriate form from a German bank and complying with applicable reporting requirements. The online filing portal can be accessed at www.bundesb ank.de.
Italy
Terms and Conditions
Acknowledgment of Nature of Award. By accepting the RSU Award, you acknowledge having received and reviewed the Plan and the Agreement, including this Country Addendum, in their entirety and fully understand and accept all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including this Country Addendum.
You further acknowledge having read and specifically approve the following Sections of the Agreement: Section 4 (“Withholding Obligations”), Section 5 (“Date of Issuance”),Section 10 (“Severability”), the “Vesting Schedule” and “Participant Acknowledgements” set forth in the Grant Notice, and the “Data Privacy,” “Additional Acknowledgements and Agreements,” “Extraordinary Compensation,” “Participation Ceases When Employment Ceases” and “Language” provisions set forth above in this Country Addendum.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. You are required to report in your annual tax return any investments (including Common Stock acquired under the Plan) held outside of Italy, if the investment may give rise to income in Italy. Bank accounts held abroad exceeding in the year the value of €15,000 or the euro equivalent (e.g., bank accounts where proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan are deposited) also shall be reported. You are exempt from the formalities if the investments are made through an authorized broker resident in Italy.
Malaysia
Notifications
Director Notification Obligation. If you are a director of a Malaysian Subsidiary, you are subject to certain notification requirements under the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Malaysian Subsidiary in writing when you receive or dispose of an interest (e.g., this RSU Award or Shares) in the Company or any related company. Such notifications must be made within 5 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company.
Insider-Trading Information. You should be aware of the Malaysian insider-trading rules, which may impact your acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares. Under the Malaysian insider-trading rules, you are prohibited from acquiring or selling Shares or rights to Shares when you are in possession of information which is not generally available and which you know or should know will have a material effect on the price of Shares once such information is generally available.
Netherlands
Notifications
Dutch Insider Trading Obligations. By accepting the RSU Award, you acknowledge that it is your responsibility to be aware of the Dutch insider trading rules, which may affect the sale of Common Stock acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. In particular, you understand and acknowledge that (i) you have reviewed the summary of the Dutch insider trading rules below and (ii) you may be prohibited from effecting certain transactions if you have insider information regarding the Company. You acknowledge and understand that you have been advised to read the discussion carefully to determine whether the insider rules could apply to you. If you are uncertain whether the insider rules apply to you or your situation, you acknowledge that the Company recommends that you consult with a legal advisor. You acknowledge and agree that the Company cannot be held liable if you violate the Dutch insider trading rules. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for ensuring your own compliance with these rules.
Summary of Dutch Prohibition Against Insider Trading. Dutch securities laws prohibit insider trading. The regulations are based upon the European Market Abuse Directive and are stated in section 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht or Wft) and in section 2 of the Market Abuse Decree (Besluit
marktmisbruik Wft). For further information, see the website of the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM); http://www.afm.nl/~/media/Files/brochures/2012/insider-dealing.ashx.
Singapore
Terms and Conditions
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is being made in reliance of section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289) (“SFA”) for which it is exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements under the SFA. You understand that the shares of Common Stock have not been registered with the SFA. Unless you sell the shares of Common Stock via a public exchange outside of Singapore (e.g., NASDAQ), you agree not to sell, transfer, gift, hypothecate or otherwise transfer such shares of Common Stock within Singapore within six (6) months of acquiring the shares of Common Stock, except as expressly approved by the Company in writing. The Company believes that a typical sale through a U.S. brokerage firm would not require the Company's consent under these rules.
Notifications
Notification Obligation. If you are a director1 or chief executive officer of a Singapore subsidiary of the Company, you must notify the Singapore subsidiary in writing of an interest (e.g., the RSU Award, shares of Common Stock, etc.) or change in a previously disclosed interest (and the particulars thereof) in the Singapore subsidiary or any related corporation of the Singapore subsidiary (including the Company) within two business days of (i) acquiring or disposing of such interest, or the date on which such director or chief executive officer becomes such a director or chief executive officer, whichever is later, or (ii) in the case of a change in a previously disclosed interest (e.g., sale of shares of Common Stock), after the occurrence of the event giving rise to such change. Interests held by your spouse and minor children may be deemed to be interests held by you.
Tax Considerations. If you are not a Singapore citizen and your employment in Singapore ceases (which, based on the current guidance issued by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) would include going on an overseas posting or planning to leave Singapore for more than three months), unless certain conditions prescribed by the Income Tax Act and/or the IRAS are met, your Service Recipient must inform the IRAS by filing the prescribed form (“Tax Clearance Form”) by the stated deadline and shall withhold all monies in your Service Recipient’s possession which are or may be payable to or for your benefit, until the expiry of 30 days after receipt by the IRAS of the Tax Clearance Form or, if earlier, receipt of clearance instructions from the IRAS.
South Korea
Notifications
Exchange Control Notification. If you receive foreign funds via wire transfer, the funds must be processed through a foreign exchange bank in Korea, and at the time that the funds are sent/received, you may need to explain the transaction to the bank and submit any requested paperwork.
Sale of Shares. Because the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, you are required to use the services of a broker licensed in Korea when selling the shares of a non-Korean public company.
Spain
1 A director includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or the majority of the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director.
Notifications
Exchange Controls. To participate in the Plan, you agree to comply with exchange control regulations in Spain. The acquisition of Shares under the Plan must be declared for statistical purposes to the Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones (the “DGCI”). Because you will not acquire the Shares through the use of a Spanish financial institution, you must make the declaration by filing a D-6 form with the DGCI. Generally, the D-6 form must be filed each January while the Shares are owned. In addition, the sale of Shares must also be declared on D-6 form filed with the DGCI in January, unless the sale proceeds exceed the applicable threshold, in which case, the filing is due within one month after the sale.
In addition, you may be required to electronically declare to the Bank of Spain any foreign accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), any foreign instruments (including Shares acquired under the Plan), and any transactions with non-Spanish residents (including any payments of Shares made pursuant to the Plan), depending on the balances in such accounts together with the value of such instruments as of December 31 of the relevant year, or the volume of transactions with non-Spanish residents during the relevant year.
Foreign Account / Assets Reporting Information. To the extent that you hold rights or assets (e.g., cash or shares held in a bank or brokerage account) outside of Spain with a value in excess of €50,000 per type of right or asset (e.g., Shares, cash, etc.) as of December 31 each year, you are required to report information on such rights and assets on your tax return for such year. After such rights or assets are initially reported, the reporting obligation will only apply for subsequent years if the value of any previously-reported rights or assets increases by more than €20,000 or if you transfer or dispose of any previously-reported rights or assets. The reporting must be completed by March 31. Failure to comply with this reporting requirement may result in penalties. Accordingly, you should consult with your personal tax and legal advisors to ensure that you are properly complying with your reporting obligations.
Sweden
Terms and Conditions
Tax Withholding. Without limiting the Company’s and the Service Recipient’s authority to satisfy their withholding obligations (if any) for Tax-Related Items as set forth herein, in accepting the RSU Award, you authorize the Company and/or the Service Recipient to sell or withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to you upon vesting to satisfy Tax Related Items, regardless of whether the Company and/or the Service Recipient have an obligation to withhold such Tax-Related Items.
United Arab Emirates
Notifications
Securities Laws. Participation in the Plan is being offered only to eligible individuals and is in the nature of providing equity incentives to individuals in the United Arab Emirates. The Plan and this Award Agreement are intended for distribution only to eligible individuals and must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered should conduct their own due diligence on the securities. If you do not understand the contents of the Plan or this Award Agreement, you should consult an authorized financial adviser. The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with the Plan. Neither the Ministry of Economy nor the Dubai Department of Economic Development have approved the Plan or this Award Agreement nor taken steps to verify the information set out therein and have no responsibility for such documents.
United Kingdom
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provision supplements Section 4 of the Award Agreement:
Tax-Related Items shall include Primary and to the extent legally possible secondary class 1 National Insurance Contributions. You agree that the Company, the Service recipient may calculate the Tax-Related Items to be withheld and accounted for by reference to the maximum applicable rates, without prejudice to any right you may have to recover any overpayment from relevant U.K. tax authorities. You understand and agree that if payment or withholding of any income tax liability arising in connection with your participation in the Plan is not made by you to your employer within 90 days of the event giving rise to such income tax liability or such other period specified in Section 222(1)I of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the “Due Date”), that the amount of any uncollected income tax will constitute a loan owed by you to your employer, effective on the Due Date. You understand and agree that the loan will bear interest at the then-current official rate of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), it will be immediately due and repayable by you, and the Company and/or the Service Recipient may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in the Plan and/or this Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you understand and agree that if you are a director or an executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of such terms for purposes of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), you will not be eligible for such a loan to cover the income tax liability. You further understand that, in the event that you are such a director or executive officer and the income tax is not collected from or paid by you by the Due Date, the amount of any uncollected income tax will constitute an additional benefit to you on which additional income tax and National Insurance Contributions (“NIC(s)”) will be payable. You understand and agree that you are responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or Service Recipient (as appropriate) for the value of any primary and (to the extent legally possible) secondary class 1 NIC due on this additional benefit which the Company or the Service Recipient may recover from you by any of the means referred to in the Plan and/or this Award Agreement.
Employer National Insurance Contribution Joint Transfer. At the discretion of the Company, the RSU Award cannot be settled until you have entered into an election with the Company or the Service Recipient (as appropriate) in a form approved by the Company and HMRC to treat any liability of the Company and/or the Service Recipient for employer’s NIC arising in respect of the granting, exercise, settlement of or other dealing in the RSU Award, or the acquisition of shares of Common Stock on the settlement of the RSU Award, as transferred to and met by you pursuant Paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
Attachment II
2021 Equity Incentive Plan