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(v) “Offering” means the grant to Eligible Employees of Purchase Rights, with the exercise of those Purchase Rights
automatically occurring at the end of one or more Purchase Periods. The terms and conditions of an Offering will generally
be set forth in the “Offering Document” approved by the Board for that Offering.
(w) “Offering Date” means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.
(x) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Corporation within the meaning of Section
16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(y) “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who holds an outstanding Purchase Right.
(z) “Plan” means this NVIDIA Corporation 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the 423 and Non-423
Components, as amended from time to time.
(aa) “Purchase Date” means one or more dates during an Offering selected by the Board on which Purchase Rights
will be exercised and on which purchases of shares of Common Stock will be carried out in accordance with such Offering.
(bb) “Purchase Period” means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering Date
or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or
more Purchase Periods.
(cc) “Purchase Right” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
(dd) “Related Corporation” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company whether now
or subsequently established, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f), respectively, of the Code.
(ee) “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ff) “Trading Day” means any day on which the exchange(s) or market(s) on which shares of Common Stock are listed,
including but not limited to the NYSE, Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market
or any successors thereto, is open for trading.