July 10, 2023
Chuck Cassidy Dear Chuck,
On behalf of BigCommerce, Inc. (the “Company”; the parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions of the Company, together with the Company, are defined as the “Company Group”), I am pleased confirm the offer of the full-time, exempt position as General Counsel reporting to Daniel Lentz, Chief Financial Officer at our Austin location effective June 2, 2023. You will be provided a job description to outline basic responsibilities and expectations of your position, but the Company reserves the right to add, delete or modify your duties as needed.
Compensation: Your compensation package details are included in the attached Exhibit A.
Equity: Subject to the approval of the Companyʼs Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee thereof, at the next regularly scheduled and administratively feasible board or committee meeting or board or committee action addressing employee equity following your start date, we will recommend that the Company grant you approximately 24,025 restricted stock units covering shares of the Companyʼs common stock (“RSUs”) and options to purchase approximately 15,445 shares of the Companyʼs common stock (“Stock Options”). We expect that your RSUs and Stock Options will vest over a 4-year period, provided that you remain an employee of the Company Group through the applicable vesting date. All grant details, including the total number of shares covered by the RSUs and Stock Options awarded, vesting schedule and other terms and conditions, will be set forth in an equity award agreement between you and the Company. Your RSUs and Stock Options will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Companyʼs 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the award agreement under which the awards are granted. You will receive these documents at the time of grant. Your award(s) will be conditioned on your execution and delivery to the Company of your equity award agreement.
Termination of Employment (Outside of a CIC): You or the Company may terminate your employment at any time during the course of your employment by giving the other party notice in writing. In the event of a termination of your employment by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Plan) or due to your resignation for Good Reason (as defined herein), in either case, more than three (3) months prior to or more than eighteen (18) months after, a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), the Company shall pay you the following (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”):
Termination of Employment in Connection with a Change in Control: In the event of a termination of your employment by the Company without Cause or due to your resignation for Good Reason, in either case, within three (3) months prior to or within eighteen (18) months after a Change in Control or, solely with respect to
subsection (iii) below, within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control (any such termination, a “CIC Termination”), then the Company shall pay you the following (collectively, the “CIC Severance Benefits”):
