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Filed 02/16/21 for the Period Ending 12/31/20
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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (MARK ONE)☒☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020OR☐☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO Commission File Number 001-36680 HubSpot, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 20-2632791(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) 25 First StreetCambridge, Massachusetts, 02141(Address of principal executive offices)(888) 482-7768(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, par value $0.001 per share HUBS New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ☒ NO ☐Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES ☐ NO ☒Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ☒ NO ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of thischapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YES ☒ NO ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. Seethe 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 filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ 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 financialaccounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reportingunder Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report YES ☒ NO ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☒The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock on June 30, 2020, as reported by theNew York Stock Exchange on such date was approximately $9,621,952,510. Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each executive officer, director and holder of 5% or more of theoutstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This calculation does not reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates of theregistrant for any other purpose.On February 12, 2021, the registrant had 46,335,184 shares of common stock outstanding.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. SuchProxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates. Except with respect to informationspecifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10-K. HUBSPOT, INC.TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.PART I ITEM 1. Business 4ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 12ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 34ITEM 2. Properties 34ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings 34ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 34 PART II ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 35ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data 37ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 39ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 55ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 57ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures 92ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures 92ITEM 9B. Other Information 93 PART III ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 94ITEM 11. Executive Compensation 94ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 94ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 94ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 94 PART IV ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 95ITEM 16. 10-K Summary 95SIGNATURES 99 ii SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, andSection 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and these statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other thanstatements of historical fact contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to futureevents or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,”“should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue”or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statementscontained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, statements about: •our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, gross margin and operating expenses; •maintaining and expanding our customer base and increasing our average subscription revenue per customer; •the impact of competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors; •our anticipated growth and expectations regarding our ability to manage our future growth; •our expectations regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, and the markets in which we and ourpartners and customers operate; •our anticipated areas of investments, including sales and marketing, research and development, customer service and support, data centerinfrastructure and service capabilities, and expectations relating to such investments; •our predictions about industry and market trends; •our ability to anticipate and address the evolution of technology and the technological needs of our customers, to roll-out upgrades to our existingsoftware platform and to develop new and enhanced applications to meet the needs of our customers; •our ability to maintain our brand and inbound marketing, selling and servicing thought leadership position; •the impact of our corporate culture and our ability to attract, hire and retain necessary qualified employees to expand our operations; •the anticipated effect on our business of litigation to which we are or may become a party; •our ability to successfully acquire and integrate companies and assets; •our plans regarding declaring or paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future; and •our ability to stay abreast of new or modified laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business both in the United Statesand internationally.1We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business,financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertaintiesand other factors described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changingenvironment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact onthe forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statementsmay not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Weundertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date of thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance onour forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint venturesor investments we may make.In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “HubSpot,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to HubSpot, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicatesotherwise. 2 Risk Factor SummaryThe risk factors detailed in Item 1A entitled “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the risks that we believe are material to our investorsand a reader should carefully consider them. Those risks are not all of the risks we face and other factors not presently known to us or that we currently believe areimmaterial may also affect our business if they occur. The following is a summary of the risk factors detailed in Item 1A: •The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have materially affected how we and our customers are operating our businesses, and the duration and extent towhich this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain. •We have a history of losses and may not achieve profitability in the future. •We are dependent upon customer renewals, the addition of new customers, increased revenue from existing customers and the continued growth of themarket for a CRM Platform. •We face significant competition from both established and new companies offering marketing, sales and customer service software and other relatedapplications, as well as internally developed software, which may harm our ability to add new customers, retain existing customers and grow ourbusiness. •Failure to effectively develop and expand our marketing, sales, customer service, and content management capabilities could harm our ability to increaseour customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our platform. •If we fail to adapt and respond effectively to rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and changing customer needs or requirements,our CRM Platform may become less competitive. •Our ability to introduce new products and features is dependent on adequate research and development resources. If we do not adequately fund ourresearch and development efforts, we may not be able to compete effectively and our business and operating results may be harmed. •Interruptions or delays in service from our third-party data center providers could impair our ability to deliver our platform to our customers, resulting incustomer dissatisfaction, damage to our reputation, loss of customers, limited growth and reduction in revenue. •If our CRM Platform has outages or fails due to defects or similar problems, and if we fail to correct any defect or other software problems, we couldlose customers, become subject to service performance or warranty claims or incur significant costs. •If our or our customers’ security measures are compromised or unauthorized access to data of our customers or their customers is otherwise obtained,our CRM Platform may be perceived as not being secure, our customers may be harmed and may curtail or cease their use of our platform, ourreputation may be damaged and we may incur significant liabilities. •We may experience quarterly fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, which makes our future results difficult to predict andcould cause our operating results to fall below expectations or our guidance. •If we do not accurately predict subscription renewal rates or otherwise fail to forecast our revenue accurately, or if we fail to match our expenditureswith corresponding revenue, our operating results could be adversely affected. •Our ability to raise capital in the future may be limited, and our failure to raise capital when needed could prevent us from growing. 3 PART 1ITEM I. BUSINESSOverview We help scaling companies deliver a delightful customer experience through our cloud-based customer relationship management (“CRM”) Platform. OurCRM Platform includes marketing, sales, service, and content management system, (“CMS”), as well as other tools and integrations, that enable companies toattract, engage, and delight customers throughout the customer experience. Additionally, we provide education, services and support to help customers besuccessful with our platform. We focus on selling to mid-market business-to-business (“B2B”) companies, which we define as companies that have between 2 and 2,000 employees. Wesell our CRM Platform on a subscription basis. In 2020, our total revenue was $883.0 million, and we incurred a net loss of $85.0 million. As of December 31,2020, we had 4,225 full-time employees and 103,994 total customers of varying sizes in more than 120 countries. Our company was formed as a limited liability company in Delaware on April 4, 2005. We converted to a Delaware corporation on June 7, 2007. Ourprincipal executive offices are located at 25 First Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and our main telephone number is 888-482-7768. Our website address ishttps://www.hubspot.com. Information contained on or that can be accessed through our website does not constitute part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, andinclusions of our website address in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are inactive textual references only. The HubSpot ApproachOur CRM Platform features a central database of lead and customer interactions and integrated applications designed to help businesses attract visitors totheir websites, convert visitors into leads, close leads into customers, and delight customers so they become promoters of those businesses.Designed to Help Companies Grow Better. Our CRM Platform was architected from the ground up to enable businesses to transform their marketing, sales,services, and content management playbook to meet the demands of customers today. Our CRM Platform includes both a system of record for maintaining aunified view of the customer experience and a system of engagement for efficiently engaging customers through search engine optimization (“SEO”), web content,social, blogging, email, marketing automation, messaging, support ticketing, knowledge base and more.Ease of Use of a Single, Extensible Platform. We provide a set of integrated applications on a common platform, which offers businesses ease of use andsimplicity. Our CRM Platform has one login, one user interface, one database, and one team for support. Our CRM Platform starts free and grows with ourcustomers. It is designed to scale its power and technical sophistication without losing its ease-of-use. In addition to being a comprehensive suite itself, our CRMPlatform seamlessly integrates with hundreds of external applications, making it easy to extend the functionality of our CRM Platform and customize it for anybusiness. Power of a Unified Customer View. At the core of our CRM Platform is a single CRM database for each business that captures its lead and customeractivity throughout the customer lifecycle. Our CRM Platform creates a unified timeline incorporating all the interactions with a particular customer. In contrast tomany CRM suites which are cobbled together, HubSpot has a set of core functionalities, including reporting, content, messaging, data, and automation, which runsacross our product lines, which we refer to as Hubs.Scalability. Our CRM Platform was designed and built to serve a large number of customers with demanding use cases. Our CRM Platform currentlyprocesses billions of data points each week, and we use leading global cloud infrastructure providers and our own automation technology to dynamically allocatecapacity to handle processing workloads of all sizes. We have built our CRM Platform on modern, scalable distributed technologies. We built the infrastructure tosupport hundreds of microservices and can easily add new features and capabilities to the CRM Platform. We utilize a variety of open-source distributed systemsincluding HBase, Kafka, Vitess, and Elasticsearch to scale our data collection and processing. Our scalability gives us flexibility for future growth and enables us toservice a large variety of businesses of different sizes across different industries.Extensible and Open Architecture. Our CRM Platform features a variety of open application programming interfaces (“APIs”) that allows easy integrationof our platform with other applications. We enable our customers to connect our platform to their other applications, such as ecommerce, event management andvideoconferencing applications. By connecting third-party applications, our customers can leverage our centralized inbound database to perform additionalfunctions and analysis. 4 Our Competitive StrengthsWe believe that our market leadership position is based on the following key strengths:Leading Platform. We have designed and built a world-class CRM Platform. We believe our customers choose our CRM Platform over others because ofits powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use applications. We built HubSpot on a single, unified, and intuitive platform, which we believe contrasts positively withmany other CRM suites.Market Leadership and Strong Brand. We are a recognized thought leader in the cloud-based marketing, sales, customer service, and content managementsoftware industry with a leading brand. Our founders, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, wrote the best-selling marketing book Inbound Marketing: Get FoundUsing Google, Social Media and Blogs. Our marketing, sales, service, and content management experience attracts, engages, and delights customers by being morerelevant, more helpful, more personalized, and less interruptive than traditional marketing and sales tactics. Our INBOUND event is one of the largest inboundindustry conference events with registered attendance increasing from 1,100 in 2011 to over 26,000 in 2019. In 2020, we shifted our INBOUND event to a virtual-only experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we had more than 70,000 registered attendees.Large and Growing Solutions Partner Program. A Solutions Partner is a service provider that helps businesses with strategy, execution, andimplementation of go-to-market activities and technology solutions. Our Solutions Partners promote our brand and offer our CRM Platform to their clients.Solutions Partners and customers referred to us by our Solutions Partners represented approximately 35% of our Total Customers, as defined in our Key BusinessMetrics in Item 7, as of December 31, 2020, and approximately 43% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. These Solutions Partners help us topromote the vision of the inbound experience, efficiently reach new mid-market businesses at scale, and provide our mutual customers with more diverse andhigher-touch services.Freemium Pricing Strategy. Our freemium model attracts customers who begin using our CRM Platform through our free products and then upgrade to ourpaid Hubs. Through our freemium products, our customers are able to receive value from HubSpot before converting to a paid product or engaging with sales.Mid-Market Focus. We believe we have significant competitive advantages reaching mid-market businesses and efficiently reach this market at scale as aresult of our inbound methodology, freemium pricing strategy, and our Solutions Partner channel.Powerful Network Effects. We have built a large and growing ecosystem around our CRM Platform and company. Thousands of our customers integratethird-party applications with our CRM Platform. We believe this ecosystem drives more businesses and professionals to embrace the inbound playbook. As ourengaged audience grows, more Solutions Partners collaborate with us, more third-party developers integrate their applications with our CRM Platform, and moreprofessionals complete our certification programs, all of which help to drive more businesses to adopt our CRM Platform.Our Growth StrategyThe key elements to our growth strategy are:Grow Our Customer Base. The market for our CRM Platform is large and underserved. Mid-market businesses are particularly underserved by existingpoint application vendors and often lack sufficient resources to implement complex solutions. Our all-in-one CRM Platform allows mid-market businesses toefficiently adopt and execute an effective inbound marketing, sales, customer service, and content management strategy to help them expand and grow. We willcontinue to leverage our inbound go-to-market approach, freemium pricing strategy and our network of Solutions Partners to keep growing our business.Increase Revenue from Existing Customers. With 103,994 Total Customers in more than 120 countries spanning many industries, we believe we have asignificant opportunity to increase revenue from our existing customers. We plan to increase revenue from our existing customers by expanding their use of ourCRM Platform by upselling additional offerings and features, adding additional users, and cross-selling our marketing, sales, service, and content managementproducts to existing customers through touchless or low touch in-product purchases. Our scalable pricing model allows us to capture more spend as our customersgrow, increase the number of their customers and prospects managed on our CRM Platform, and offer additional functionality available from our higher price tiersand add-ons, providing us with a substantial opportunity to increase the lifetime value of our customer relationships.Keep Expanding Internationally. There is a significant opportunity for our CRM Platform outside of the United States. As of December 31, 2020,approximately 50% of our Total Customers were located outside of the United States and these customers generated approximately 43% of our total revenue for theyear ended December 31, 2020. We sell to those international customers from our U.S., European, Asia Pacific, and South American based operations. We intendto grow our presence in international markets5through additional investments in local sales, marketing and professional service capabilities, as well as by leveraging our Solutions Partner network. We haveopened eight international offices and plan to open additional international offices. We have significant website traffic from regions outside the United States, andwe believe that markets outside the United States represent a significant growth opportunity.Continue to Innovate and Expand Our CRM Platform. Mid-market businesses are increasingly realizing the value of having an integrated marketing,sales, customer service, and content management platform. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on this opportunity by introducing new products andapplications to extend the functionality of our CRM Platform. Selectively Pursue Acquisitions. We plan to selectively pursue acquisitions of complementary businesses, technologies and teams that would allow us toadd new features and functionalities to our platform and accelerate the pace of our innovation.Our CRM PlatformOur CRM Platform features integrated applications and tools that enable companies to create a cohesive and adaptable customer experience. Each Hub canbe used standalone or in conjunction with the other Hubs. Our Hubs are available in both free and paid tiers (i.e., Starter, Professional and Enterprise) withgradually increasing levels of functionality that support the needs of our customers as they see success with our tools and their businesses grow. HubSpot CRMThe core of our CRM Platform is a single database of lead and customer information that allows businesses to track their interactions with contacts andcustomers, manage their sales activities, and report on their pipeline and sales. This allows a complete view of lead and customer interactions across all of ourintegrated Hubs, giving our CRM Platform substantial power. This integration makes it possible to personalize every aspect of the customer interaction across webcontent, social media engagement, and email messages across devices, including mobile. The integrated Hubs on our CRM Platform have a common user interfaceand are accessed through a single login. There is a free version of HubSpot CRM that can be used standalone, or with any combination of CMS Hub, MarketingHub, Sales Hub, and/or Service Hub.Marketing HubMarketing Hub is an all-in-one toolset for marketers to attract, engage, and nurture new leads towards sales readiness over the entire customer lifecycle.Marketing Hub is available in both free and paid tiers, and can be used standalone, with HubSpot CRM, a third party CRM, and/or any version of CMS Hub, SalesHub or Service Hub. Features include: marketing automation and email, social media, SEO, and reporting and analytics. Sales HubWe designed Sales Hub to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of sales teams. Businesses can empower their teams with tools that deliver apersonalized experience for prospects with less work for sales representatives. Sales Hub is available in both free and paid tiers, and can be used with HubSpotCRM, a third party CRM, and/or any version of Marketing Hub, CMS Hub or Service Hub. Features include: email templates and tracking, conversations and livechat, meeting and call scheduling, lead and website visit alerts, sales automation, and lead scoring.Service HubService Hub is our customer service software that is designed to help businesses manage and connect with customers. Service Hub is available in free andpaid tiers, and can be used standalone, with HubSpot CRM, a third party CRM, and/or any version of Marketing Hub, CMS Hub or Sales Hub. Features include:conversations and live chat functionality, conversational bots, tickets and help desk, automation and routing, knowledge base, team emails, feedback and reportingtools, and customer goals. CMS HubOur content management system (“CMS”) Hub combines the power of content relationship management and a content management system into oneintegrated platform. Our content tools enable businesses to create new and edit existing web content while also personalizing their websites for different visitorsand optimizing their websites to convert more visitors into leads and customers. CMS Hub can be purchased as a standalone product, with HubSpot CRM, a thirdparty CRM, and/or with any version of Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, or Service Hub. Features include: website pages, business blogging, smart content, landingpages and forms, SEO tools, forms and lead flow, web analytics reporting, calls-to-action, and file manager.6Platform Application (“App”) PartnersBusinesses that use software outside of HubSpot can leverage our ecosystem of third-party integrations. We make it easy to find and install new or existingsoftware solutions that complement our CRM Platform. Over 600 integrations and applications are available for our users, across a wide range of categories,including integrations with leading social media, email, sales, video, analytics, content and webinar tools. Our ServicesWe complement our product offerings with professional services, customer success and support, which we view as critical elements of ensuring the long-term retention of our customers. The majority of our services and support is offered over email, phone, chat applications and via web meeting technology ratherthan in-person, which is a more efficient business model for us and our customers.Professional Services. We offer professional services to educate and train customers on how to leverage our CRM Platform to transform how their businessattracts, engages and delights customers. Depending on which Hubs and services a customer purchases, they receive one-on-one training and guidance from one ofour onboarding or technical specialists by web meeting and can purchase additional group training and education in online or in-person classes. Our professionalservices are also available to customers who need additional assistance on a one-time or ongoing basis for an additional fee.Customer Success. Our customers have access to a Customer Success Manager (“CSM”) or Customer Success Team (“CST”) which are responsible for ourcustomers’ long term success, retention and growth on the HubSpot platform. Our CSMs and CSTs address the unique needs and goals of our customers through aseries of ongoing interactions and strategy calls on how to best engage and use our CRM Platform.Support. In addition to assistance provided by our online articles and customer discussion forums, we offer phone and/or email and chat based support,which is included in the cost of a subscription for our Hubs. Phone support is available starting at the Professional product level for all Hubs while email and chatbased support is available for Starter Hubs. We strive to maintain an exceptional quality of customer service. We continuously monitor key customer servicemetrics such as phone hold time, ticket response time and ticket resolution rates, and we monitor the customer satisfaction of our customer support interactions. Webelieve our customer support is an important reason why businesses choose our CRM Platform and recommend it to their colleagues.Our Total CustomersAs of December 31, 2020, we had 103,994 Total Customers in more than 120 countries, representing many industries. No single customer represented morethan one percent of our revenue in 2020, 2019, or 2018. Our TechnologyOur Total Customers have chosen us as their CRM Platform, which we architected and built to be secure, highly distributed and highly scalable. Since ourfounding, we have embraced rapid, iterative product development lifecycles, cloud automation and open-source technologies, including big data platforms, topower marketing, sales, service, and content management programs and provide insights not previously possible or available.Our CRM Platform is a multi-tenant, single code-based, globally available software-as-a-service delivered through APIs, web browsers or mobileapplications. Our commitment to a highly available, reliable, and scalable platform for businesses of all sizes is accomplished through the use of these technologies.Platform Approach. We built HubSpot on a single platform with reusable and composable libraries, allowing us to rapidly address new feature areas andbring new products to market that have a consistent user experience and data model. We have built this platform with scale in mind, supporting thousands ofcomponents including hundreds of microservices,Modern Database Architecture. We process billions of data points weekly across various channels, including social media, email, SEO and website visits,and continue to drive nearly real-time analytics across these channels. This is possible because we built our database from the ground up using distributed big datatechnologies such as HBase, Elasticsearch and Kafka to both process and analyze the large amounts of data we collect. We also utilize Vitess to operate MySQL atscale, allowing our engineers to choose the best datastore for each task.Agility. Our infrastructure and development and software release processes allow us to update our platform for specific groups of customers or our entirecustomer base at any time. This means we can rapidly innovate and deliver new functionality frequently,7without waiting for quarterly or annual release cycles. We typically deploy updates to our software platform thousands of times a day, enabling us to gatherimmediate customer feedback and improve our product quickly and continuously.Cost leverage. Because our CRM Platform was built on an almost exclusive footprint of open-source software and designed to operate in cloud-based datacenters, we have benefited from large-scale price reductions by these cloud computing service providers as they continue to innovate and compete for market share.As our processing volume continues to grow, we continue to receive larger volume discounts on a per-unit basis for costs such as storage, bandwidth andcomputing capacity. We also believe that our extensive use of open-source software will provide additional leverage as we scale our CRM Platform andinfrastructure.Scalability. By leveraging leading cloud infrastructure providers along with our automated technology stack, we are able to scale workloads of varying sizesat any time. This allows us to handle customers of all sizes and demands without traditional operational limitations such as network bandwidth, computing cycles,or storage capacity as we can scale our platform on-demand.Reliability. Customer data is distributed and processed across multiple data centers within a region to provide redundancy. We built our CRM platform on adistributed computing architecture with reduced single points of failure and we operate across data center boundaries daily. In addition to datacenter levelredundancy, this architecture supports multiple live copies of each data set along with snapshot capabilities for faster, point-in-time data recovery instead oftraditional backup and restore methodologies.Security. We leverage industry standard network and perimeter defense technologies, distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”), protection systems (includingweb application firewalls) and enterprise grade domain name system (“DNS”), services across multiple vendors. Our data-center providers operate and certify tohigh industry compliance levels. Due to the broad footprint of our customer base, we regularly test and evaluate our platform with trusted third-party vendors toensure the security and integrity of our services.Marketing and SalesWe believe we are a global leader in implementing an inbound experience in marketing and sales. We believe that our marketing and sales model providesus with a competitive advantage, especially when targeting mid-market businesses, because we can attract and engage these businesses efficiently and at scale.Inbound Marketing. Our marketing team attracts new leads each month through our industry-leading blog and other content, free tools, large social mediafollowing, high search engine rankings and personalized website and email content. In addition, we are generating leads for new and add-on product purchasesthrough content and offers delivered through our CRM Platform to existing customers. Inbound Direct Sales. Our sales representatives are based in our offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dublin, Ireland, Sydney, Australia, Singapore,Tokyo, Japan, Berlin, Germany, Paris, France, and Bogotá, Columbia, and use phone, email, and web meetings to interact with prospects and customers. Themajority of revenue generated by our sales representatives originates with inbound leads produced by our marketing efforts. In addition, through our freemiumproducts and in-product cross-sell offerings, we close new business with little or no interaction by our sales representatives.Inbound Channel Sales. In addition to our direct sales team, we have sales representatives that manage relationships with our worldwide network ofSolutions Partners who both use our platform for their own businesses and also, on a commissioned basis, refer customers to us. These Solutions Partnerscollaborate with us not only to leverage our software platform and educational resources, but also to build their own business by offering new services and shiftingtheir revenue mix to include recurring revenue streams.COVID-19 PandemicIn March 2020, the World Health Organization, or WHO, declared the outbreak of a disease caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”)to be a global pandemic (the “pandemic”). This pandemic is having widespread, rapidly-evolving, and unpredictable impacts on global societies, economies,financial markets, and business practices. While the pandemic has not had a material adverse financial impact on our business to date, the broader implications ofthe pandemic on our results of operations and overall financial performance will depend on future developments and conditions. We are closely monitoring theimpact of the pandemic and developments related thereto and our focus remains on promoting employee health and safety, serving our customers, and ensuringbusiness continuity. For discussion regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results, see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A and“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of this report.8Human Capital ManagementHelping millions of organizations grow better requires a truly remarkable team. We are passionate about building a company culture where people can dotheir best work. Our company culture and our people are not just human resources priorities but critical business priorities. As a result, we consistently focus onhow we can continue to help employees grow, both personally and professionally.Since 2012, we have expanded beyond our Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters to several offices globally and have built a large remote community. Asof December 31, 2020, we had 4,225 full-time employees, or HubSpotters. Of these, 2,813 are in North and Latin America, 1,082 are in Europe, and 330 are in theAsia Pacific region. •Culture and Values. Our award-winning culture is built on the firm belief that personal and professional growth is just as important as business growth.We believe the best people do not only fit our culture, they further it. In 2013, we published the HubSpot Culture Code, which outlines our corecompany values, including transparency, autonomy, flexibility, and HEART. HEART is at the center of who we are and represents the five traits wevalue the most in HubSpotters: Humble, Empathetic, Adaptable, Remarkable and Transparent. The Culture Code has garnered more than five millionviews and is a top reason candidates say they are drawn to working at HubSpot. A copy of our Culture Code can be found at:https://network.hubspot.com/slides/the-hubspot-culture-code. •Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. We have launched various initiatives to further our goal of being a more diverse, inclusive, and equitableworkplace. We have a team dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives, including but not limited to: hiring goals focused on increasingblack, indigenous and people of color representation company-wide, anti-racism training for employees and managers, key external partnerships, and ourannual diversity report. In addition, we have numerous active employee resource groups, including Women@HubSpot, People of Color at HubSpot,BLACKhub, the LGBTQ+ Alliance, and Families@HubSpot, as well as a variety of interest groups globally including age inclusion, ability andaccessibility, and veterans. •Compensation and Benefits. We provide competitive compensation and benefits for our employees globally. Our compensation packages may includebase salary, commission or semi-annual bonuses, and stock-based compensation. We also offer general employee medical and dental plans, unlimitedvacation, life and disability insurance, and Section 401(k) plan matching contributions designed to provide employee benefits competitive with thoseoffered by our peers and other companies with which we compete for talent. In addition, we offer an employee stock purchase plan, under whicheligible employees can voluntarily opt in to buy HubSpot common stock at a discount from the fair market value of the stock as determined on specificdates twice a year. We evaluate both compensation and benefit offerings on an annual basis to ensure competitiveness of both programs and we makeadjustments as needed. •Workplace awards. We are proud to be named a Best Place to Work in 2020 and 2021 by Glassdoor. We have also been recognized as a top workplacein 2020 by Great Place to Work, the Boston Globe, the Boston Business Journal, and more. We are also honored in a number of categories byComparably's workplace awards in 2020 including Best CEOs, Best Companies for Women, Best Companies for Diversity, Best Overall CompanyCulture, and a Best Company for Employee Happiness. •Hybrid Culture and COVID-19. Like other companies, we have learned to adapt during the pandemic. We have prioritized employee safety andtransparency during the pandemic and continue to do so, ensuring all employees are set up to work remotely and providing clarity on office closures andevolving guidelines, where possible. In the third quarter of 2020, we made the decision to permanently move to a hybrid workplace model, which meansthat as of January 1, 2021, our employees will have the option to be fully remote, work full-time from one of our offices, or have the flexibility to workbetween office and remotely. This move provides our employees with continued flexibility, following the pandemic, to work in person, remotely, or in ahybrid model. This will enable us to grow better in serving our customers.CompetitionOur market is evolving, highly competitive and fragmented, and we expect competition to increase in the future. We believe the principal competitivefactors in our market are: ovision for the market, product strategy and pace of innovation; oinbound marketing focus and domain expertise; ointegrated all-in-one CRM Platform; obreadth and depth of product functionality;9 oease of use; oscalable, open architecture; otime to value and total cost of ownership; ointegration with third-party applications and data sources; oname recognition and brand reputation; and o“freemium” go-to-market motion.We believe we compete favorably with respect to all of these factors.We face intense competition from other software companies that develop marketing, sales, service, and content management software. Our competitorsoffer various point applications that provide certain functions and features that we provide, including: ocloud-based marketing automation providers; ocontent management systems; oemail marketing software vendors; osales force automation and CRM software vendors ocustomer service platform vendors; and olarge-scale enterprise suites.In addition, instead of using our CRM Platform, some prospective customers may elect to combine disparate point applications, such as contentmanagement, marketing automation, analytics, social media management, ticketing, and conversational bots. We expect that we will develop and introduce, oracquire, applications serving customer-facing and other front office functions.Intellectual PropertyOur ability to protect our intellectual property, including our technology, will be an important factor in the success and continued growth of our business.We protect our intellectual property through trade secrets law, copyrights, trademarks, patents, and contracts. Some of our technology relies upon third-partylicensed intellectual property. We have 3 issued U.S. Patents, 2 allowed patent pending issuance, 7 U.S. utility patents applications pending, and 2 provisionalpatents filed. We intend to pursue and are pursuing additional patent protection to the extent we believe it would be beneficial and cost-effective.In addition to the foregoing, we have established business procedures designed to maintain the confidentiality of our proprietary information, including theuse of confidentiality agreements and assignment of inventions agreements with employees, independent contractors, consultants, and companies with which weconduct business.Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property, unauthorized parties may still copy or otherwise obtain and use our technology. In addition, weintend to continue to expand our international operations, and effective intellectual property, copyright, trademark and trade secret protection may not be availableor may be limited in foreign countries. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability to compete.Financial Information About SegmentsWe operate as one operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is regularlyevaluated by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), which is our chief executive officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.The CODM evaluates our financial information and resources and assesses the performance of these resources on a consolidated basis. Since we operate in oneoperating segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements. See Footnote 10 within the consolidatedfinancial statements for information by geographic area.Available InformationOur website is located at http://www.hubspot.com, and our investor relations website is located at https://www.hubspot.com/investor-relations. Copies ofour Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant toSections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available, free of charge, on our investor relations website as soon as reasonablypracticable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. The SEC also maintains a10website at http://www.sec.gov that contains our SEC filings and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.We webcast our earnings calls and certain events we participate in or host with members of the investment community on our investor relations website.Additionally, we provide notifications of news or announcements regarding our financial performance, including SEC filings, investor events, press and earningsreleases, and blogs as part of our investor relations website. We have used, and intend to continue to use, our investor relations website as means of disclosingmaterial non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Further corporate governance information, including ourcertificate of incorporation, bylaws, governance guidelines, board committee charters, and code of business conduct and ethics, is also available on our investorrelations website under the heading “Corporate Governance.” The contents of our websites are not intended to be incorporated by reference into this Annual Reporton Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only. 11 Item 1A.RISK FACTORSAn investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K and in our other public filings before making an investment decision. Our business, prospects, financial condition, or operatingresults could be harmed by any of these risks, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. If any such risks anduncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could differ materially from the plans, projections and other forward-lookingstatements included in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this reportand in our other public filings. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and, as a result, you may lose all or part of yourinvestment. Risks Related to Our Business and StrategyThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have materially affected how we and our customers are operating our businesses, and the duration and extent to whichthis will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain.In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”), was reported and in January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared ita Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On February 28, 2020, the WHO raised its assessment of the COVID-19 threat from high to very high at aglobal level due to the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic,(the “pandemic”). The pandemic, which has continued to spread, and the related adverse public health developments, including orders to shelter-in-place, travelrestrictions, and mandated business closures, have adversely affected workforces, organizations, customers, economies, and financial markets globally, leading toan economic downturn and increased market volatility. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses, including ours.Our operations have also been impacted by a range of external factors related to the pandemic that are not within our control. For example, many cities,counties, states, and even countries have imposed or may impose a wide range of restrictions on the physical movement of our employees, partners and customersto limit the spread of the pandemic, including physical distancing, travel bans and restrictions, closure of non-essential business, quarantines, work-from-homedirectives, shelter-in-place orders, and limitations on public gatherings. These measures have caused, and are continuing to cause, business slowdowns orshutdowns in affected areas, both regionally and worldwide. In March 2020, we temporarily closed our global offices, including our corporate headquarters,suspended all company-related travel, and all HubSpot employees globally were required to work from home for several months during the height of the pandemic.We shifted our Solutions Partner events and INBOUND 2020 to virtual-only experiences and have cancelled other customer and industry events. Although we havebegun to slowly re-open our offices on a staggered, region-by-region basis in accordance with local authority guidelines, we may deem it advisable to similarlyalter, postpone or cancel entirely additional customer, employee or industry events in the future. All of these changes may disrupt the way we operate our business.Given that the economic consequences of the pandemic have been exceptionally challenging for many of our customers and prospects, we have also implementedcertain changes to our pricing structure, including reducing prices on our Starter Growth Suite, offering certain product functionality free of charge for a limitedtime, suspending marketing email send limits for a limited time, and offering a one-time six-month advance on commissions to certain of our Solutions Partners.Moreover, the conditions caused by the pandemic may affect the rate of spending on software products and may adversely affect our customers’ abilityor willingness to purchase our offerings; the timing of our current or prospective customers’ purchasing decisions; pricing discounts or extended payment terms;reductions in the amount or duration of customers’ subscription contracts; or increase customer attrition rates, all of which could adversely affect our future sales,operating results and overall financial performance. If the pandemic has a substantial impact on the ability of our customers to purchase our offerings, our results ofoperations and overall financial performance may be harmed.The duration and extent of the impact from the pandemic depends on future developments that cannot be accurately predicted at this time, such as theseverity and transmission rate of the virus, the extent and effectiveness of containment actions, the disruption caused by such actions, and the impact of these andother factors on our employees, customers, partners and vendors. If we are not able to respond to and manage the impact of such events effectively, our businesswill be harmed.To the extent the pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risksdescribed in this “Risk Factors” section, including, in particular, risks related to our dependence on customer renewals, the addition of new customers and increasedrevenue from existing customer, risks that our operating results could be negatively affected by changes in the sizes or types of businesses that purchase ourplatform and the risk that weakened global economic conditions may harm our industry, business and results of operations. 12 We are dependent upon customer renewals, the addition of new customers, increased revenue from existing customers and the continued growth of the marketfor a CRM Platform.We derive, and expect to continue to derive, a substantial portion of our revenue from the sale of subscriptions to our CRM Platform. The market forinbound marketing, sales and customer service products is still evolving, and competitive dynamics may cause pricing levels to change as the marketmatures and as existing and new market participants introduce new types of point applications and different approaches to enable businesses to address theirrespective needs. As a result, we may be forced to reduce the prices we charge for our platform and may be unable to renew existing customer agreements or enterinto new customer agreements at the same prices and upon the same terms that we have historically. In addition, our growth strategy involves a scalable pricingmodel (including freemium versions of our products) intended to provide us with an opportunity to increase the value of our customer relationships over time as weexpand their use of our platform, sell to other parts of their organizations, cross-sell our sales products to existing marketing product customers and vice versathrough touchless or low touch in product purchases, and upsell additional offerings and features. If our cross-selling efforts are unsuccessful or if our existingcustomers do not expand their use of our platform or adopt additional offerings and features, our operating results may suffer.Our subscription renewal rates may decrease, and any decrease could harm our future revenue and operating results.Our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions for our platform after the expiration of their subscription periods, substantially all of whichare one year or less. In addition, our customers may seek to renew for lower subscription tiers, for fewer contacts or seats, or for shorter contract lengths. Also,customers may choose not to renew their subscriptions for a variety of reasons. Our renewal rates may decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors,including limited customer resources, pricing changes, the prices of services offered by our competitors, adoption and utilization of our platform and add-onapplications by our customers, adoption of our new products, customer satisfaction with our platform, mergers and acquisitions affecting our customer base,reductions in our customers’ spending levels or declines in customer activity as a result of economic downturns or uncertainty in financial markets. If our customersdo not renew their subscriptions for our platform or decrease the amount they spend with us, our revenue will decline and our business will suffer. In addition, asubscription model creates certain risks related to the timing of revenue recognition and potential reductions in cash flows. A portion of the subscription-basedrevenue we report each quarter results from the recognition of deferred revenue relating to subscription agreements entered into during previous quarters. A declinein new or renewed subscriptions in any period may not be immediately reflected in our reported financial results for that period, but may result in a decline in ourrevenue in future quarters. If we were to experience significant downturns in subscription sales and renewal rates, our reported financial results might not reflectsuch downturns until future periods.We face significant competition from both established and new companies offering marketing, sales and customer service software and other relatedapplications, as well as internally developed software, which may harm our ability to add new customers, retain existing customers and grow our business.The marketing, sales, customer service, and content management software market is evolving, highly competitive and significantly fragmented. With theintroduction of new technologies and the potential entry of new competitors into the market, we expect competition to persist and intensify in the future, whichcould harm our ability to increase sales, maintain or increase renewals and maintain our prices.We face intense competition from other software companies that develop marketing, sales, customer service, and content management software and frommarketing services companies that provide interactive marketing services. Competition could significantly impede our ability to sell subscriptions to our CRMPlatform on terms favorable to us. Our current and potential competitors may develop and market new technologies that render our existing or future products lesscompetitive, or obsolete. In addition, if these competitors develop products with similar or superior functionality to our platform, we may need to decrease theprices or accept less favorable terms for our platform subscriptions in order to remain competitive. If we are unable to maintain our pricing due to competitivepressures, our margins will be reduced and our operating results will be negatively affected.Our competitors include: •cloud-based marketing automation providers; •email marketing software vendors; •sales force automation and CRM software vendors; •large-scale enterprise suites; •customer service software providers; and •content management systems.13 In addition, instead of using our platform, some prospective customers may elect to combine disparate point applications, such as content management,marketing automation, CRM, analytics and social media management. We expect that new competitors, such as enterprise software vendors that have traditionallyfocused on enterprise resource planning or other applications supporting back office functions, will develop and introduce applications serving customer-facing andother front office functions. This development could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, sales forceautomation and CRM vendors could acquire or develop applications that compete with our marketing software offerings. Some of these companies have acquiredsocial media marketing and other marketing software providers to integrate with their broader offerings.Our current and potential competitors may have significantly more financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have, be able to devotegreater resources to the development, promotion, sale and support of their products and services, may have more extensive customer bases and broader customerrelationships than we have, and may have longer operating histories and greater name recognition than we have. As a result, these competitors may respond fasterto new technologies and undertake more extensive marketing campaigns for their products. In a few cases, these vendors may also be able to offer marketing, sales,customer service and content management software at little or no additional cost by bundling it with their existing suite of applications. To the extent any of ourcompetitors has existing relationships with potential customers for either marketing software or other applications, those customers may be unwilling to purchaseour platform because of their existing relationships with our competitor. If we are unable to compete with such companies, the demand for our CRM Platform couldsubstantially decline.In addition, if one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, our ability to compete effectively could beadversely affected. Our competitors may also establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with our current or future strategic distribution and technologypartners or other parties with whom we have relationships, thereby limiting our ability to promote and implement our platform. We may not be able to competesuccessfully against current or future competitors, and competitive pressures may harm our business, operating results and financial condition.We have experienced rapid growth and organizational change in recent periods and expect continued future growth. If we fail to manage our growtheffectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service or address competitive challenges adequately.Our head count and operations have grown substantially. For example, we had 4,225 full-time employees as of December 31, 2020, as compared with 3,387as of December 31, 2019 and we have opened 8 international offices since 2012. We also plan to open additional offices in the future. This growth has placed, andwill continue to place, a significant strain on our management, administrative, operational and financial infrastructure. We anticipate further growth will be requiredto address increases in our product offerings and continued expansion. Our success will depend in part upon our ability to recruit, hire, train, manage and integrate asignificant number of qualified managers, technical personnel and employees in specialized roles within our company, including in technology, sales andmarketing. Furthermore, preservation of our corporate culture has been made more difficult as our work force has been working from home in connection withrestrictions placed upon businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A long-term continuation of these restrictions could, among other things, negatively impactemployee morale and productivity. Any failure to preserve our culture could harm our future success, including our ability to retain and recruit personnel, innovateand operate effectively and execute on our business strategy. If we experience any of these effects in connection with future growth, if our new employees performpoorly, or if we are unsuccessful in recruiting, hiring, training, managing and integrating these new employees, or retaining these or our existing employees, itcould materially impair our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers and expand their use of our platform, all of which would materially andadversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.In addition, to manage the expected continued growth of our head count, operations and geographic expansion, we will need to continue to improve ourinformation technology infrastructure, operational, financial and management systems and procedures. Our anticipated additional head count and capitalinvestments will increase our costs, which will make it more difficult for us to address any future revenue shortfalls by reducing expenses in the short term. If wefail to successfully manage our growth, we will be unable to successfully execute our business plan, which could have a negative impact on our business, results ofoperations or financial condition.Failure to effectively develop and expand our marketing, sales, customer service, and content management capabilities could harm our ability to increase ourcustomer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our platform.To increase Total Customers and achieve broader market acceptance of our CRM Platform, we will need to expand our marketing, sales, customer serviceand content management operations, including our sales force and third-party channel partners. We will continue to dedicate significant resources to inbound salesand marketing programs. The effectiveness of our inbound sales and marketing and third-party channel partners has varied over time and may vary in the future anddepends on our ability to maintain and improve our CRM Platform. All of these efforts will require us to invest significant financial and other resources. Ourbusiness will be seriously harmed if our efforts do not generate a correspondingly significant increase in revenue. We may not achieve anticipated14revenue growth from expanding our sales force if we are unable to hire, develop and retain talented sales personnel, if our new sales personnel are unable toachieve desired productivity levels in a reasonable period of time or if our sales and marketing programs are not effective.The rate of growth of our business depends on the continued participation and level of service of our Solutions Partners.We rely on our Solutions Partners to provide certain services to our customers, as well as pursue sales of our CRM Platform to customers. To the extent wedo not attract new Solutions Partners, or existing or new Solutions Partners do not refer a growing number of customers to us, our revenue and operating resultswould be harmed. In addition, if our Solutions Partners do not continue to provide services to our customers, we would be required to provide such servicesourselves either by expanding our internal team or engaging other third-party providers, which would increase our operating costs.If we fail to maintain our inbound thought leadership position, our business may suffer.We believe that maintaining our thought leadership position in inbound marketing, sales, services and content management is an important element inattracting new customers. We devote significant resources to develop and maintain our thought leadership position, with a focus on identifying and interpretingemerging trends in the inbound experience, shaping and guiding industry dialog and creating and sharing the best inbound practices. Our activities related todeveloping and maintaining our thought leadership may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses weincurred in such effort. We rely upon the continued services of our management and employees with domain expertise with inbound marketing, sales, services, andcontent management, and the loss of any key employees in this area could harm our competitive position and reputation. If we fail to successfully grow andmaintain our thought leadership position, we may not attract enough new customers or retain our existing customers, and our business could suffer.If we fail to further enhance our brand and maintain our existing strong brand awareness, our ability to expand our customer base will be impaired and ourfinancial condition may suffer.We believe that our development of the HubSpot brand is critical to achieving widespread awareness of our existing and future inbound experiencesolutions, and, as a result, is important to attracting new customers and maintaining existing customers. In the past, our efforts to build our brand have involvedsignificant expenses, and we believe that this investment has resulted in strong brand recognition in the B2B market. Successful promotion and maintenance of ourbrands will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide a reliable and useful CRM Platform at competitiveprices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we incurred in buildingour brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, our business could suffer.If we fail to adapt and respond effectively to rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and changing customer needs or requirements, our CRMPlatform may become less competitive.Our future success depends on our ability to adapt and innovate our CRM Platform. To attract new customers and increase revenue from existing customers,we need to continue to enhance and improve our offerings to meet customer needs at prices that our customers are willing to pay. Such efforts will require addingnew functionality and responding to technological advancements, which will increase our research and development costs. If we are unable to develop newapplications that address our customers’ needs, or to enhance and improve our platform in a timely manner, we may not be able to maintain or increase marketacceptance of our platform. Our ability to grow is also subject to the risk of future disruptive technologies. Access and use of our CRM Platform is provided via thecloud, which, itself, was disruptive to the previous enterprise software model. If new technologies emerge that are able to deliver inbound marketing software andrelated applications at lower prices, more efficiently, more conveniently or more securely, such technologies could adversely affect our ability to compete.If we fail to offer high-quality customer support, our business and reputation may suffer.High-quality education, training and customer support are important for the successful marketing, sale and use of our CRM Platform and for the renewal ofexisting customers. Providing this education, training and support requires that our personnel who manage our online training resource, HubSpot Academy, orprovide customer support have specific inbound experience domain knowledge and expertise, making it more difficult for us to hire qualified personnel and to scaleup our support operations. The importance of high-quality customer support will increase as we expand our business and pursue new customers. If we do not helpour customers use multiple applications within our CRM Platform and provide effective ongoing support, our ability to sell additional functionality and services to,or to retain, existing customers may suffer and our reputation with existing or potential customers may be harmed. 15 We may not be able to scale our business quickly enough to meet our customers’ growing needs and if we are not able to grow efficiently, our operating resultscould be harmed.As usage of our CRM Platform grows and as customers use our platform for additional inbound applications, such as sales and services, we will need todevote additional resources to improving our application architecture, integrating with third-party systems and maintaining infrastructure performance. In addition,we will need to appropriately scale our internal business systems and our services organization, including customer support and professional services, to serve ourgrowing customer base, particularly as our customer demographics change over time. Any failure of or delay in these efforts could cause impaired systemperformance and reduced customer satisfaction. These issues could reduce the attractiveness of our CRM Platform to customers, resulting in decreased sales to newcustomers, lower renewal rates by existing customers, the issuance of service credits, or requested refunds, which could impede our revenue growth and harm ourreputation. Even if we are able to upgrade our systems and expand our staff, any such expansion will be expensive and complex, requiring management’s time andattention. We could also face inefficiencies or operational failures as a result of our efforts to scale our infrastructure. Moreover, there are inherent risks associatedwith upgrading, improving and expanding our information technology systems. We cannot be sure that the expansion and improvements to our infrastructure andsystems will be fully or effectively implemented on a timely basis, if at all. These efforts may reduce revenue and our margins and adversely affect our financialresults.Our ability to introduce new products and features is dependent on adequate research and development resources. If we do not adequately fund our researchand development efforts, we may not be able to compete effectively and our business and operating results may be harmed.To remain competitive, we must continue to develop new product offerings, applications, features and enhancements to our existing CRM Platform.Maintaining adequate research and development personnel and resources to meet the demands of the market is essential. If we are unable to develop our platforminternally due to certain constraints, such as high employee turnover, lack of management ability or a lack of other research and development resources, we maymiss market opportunities. Further, many of our competitors expend a considerably greater amount of funds on their research and development programs, and thosethat do not may be acquired by larger companies that would allocate greater resources to our competitors’ research and development programs. Our failure tomaintain adequate research and development resources or to compete effectively with the research and development programs of our competitors could materiallyadversely affect our business.Changes in the sizes or types of businesses that purchase our platform or in the applications within our CRM Platform purchased or used by our customerscould negatively affect our operating results.Our strategy is to sell subscriptions to our CRM Platform to mid-sized businesses, but we have sold and will continue to sell to organizations ranging fromsmall businesses to enterprises. Our gross margins can vary depending on numerous factors related to the implementation and use of our CRM Platform, includingthe sophistication and intensity of our customers’ use of our platform and the level of professional services and support required by a customer. Sales to enterprisecustomers may entail longer sales cycles and more significant selling efforts. Selling to small businesses may involve greater credit risk and uncertainty. If there arechanges in the mix of businesses that purchase our platform or the mix of the product plans purchased by our customers, our gross margins could decrease and ouroperating results could be adversely affected.We have in the past completed acquisitions and may acquire or invest in other companies or technologies in the future, which could divert management’sattention, fail to meet our expectations, result in additional dilution to our stockholders, increase expenses, disrupt our operations or harm our operatingresults.We have in the past acquired, and we may in the future acquire or invest in, businesses, products or technologies that we believe could complement orexpand our platform, enhance our technical capabilities or otherwise offer growth opportunities, for example, the acquisition of PieSync in 2019. We may not beable to fully realize the anticipated benefits of these or any future acquisitions. The pursuit of potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management andcause us to incur various expenses related to identifying, investigating and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are consummated.There are inherent risks in integrating and managing acquisitions. If we acquire additional businesses, we may not be able to assimilate or integrate theacquired personnel, operations and technologies successfully or effectively manage the combined business following the acquisition and our management may bedistracted from operating our business. We also may not achieve the anticipated benefits from the acquired business due to a number of factors, including:unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with the acquisition; incurrence of acquisition-related costs, which would be recognized as a current period expense;inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset acquisition or investment costs; the inability to maintain relationships with customers and partners of the acquiredbusiness; the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our platform and of maintaining quality and security standards consistent with ourbrand; delays in customer purchases due to uncertainty related to any acquisition; the need to integrate or implement additional controls, procedures and policies;challenges caused by distance, language and cultural differences; harm to our existing business relationships with business partners and customers as a result of theacquisition; the potential loss of key16employees; use of resources that are needed in other parts of our business and diversion of management and employee resources; the inability to recognize acquireddeferred revenue in accordance with our revenue recognition policies; and use of substantial portions of our available cash or the incurrence of debt to consummatethe acquisition. Acquisitions also increase the risk of unforeseen legal liability, including for potential violations of applicable law or industry rules and regulations,arising from prior or ongoing acts or omissions by the acquired businesses which are not discovered by due diligence during the acquisition process. Generally, ifan acquired business fails to meet our expectations, our operating results, business and financial condition may suffer. Acquisitions could also result in dilutiveissuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.In addition, a significant portion of the purchase price of companies we acquire may be allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets, which must beassessed for impairment at least annually. If our acquisitions do not ultimately yield expected returns, we may be required to make charges to our operating resultsbased on our impairment assessment process, which could harm our results of operations.Because our long-term growth strategy involves further expansion of our sales to customers outside the United States, our business will be susceptible to risksassociated with international operations.A component of our growth strategy involves the further expansion of our operations and customer base internationally. We have opened 8 internationaloffices since 2012. We also plan to open additional offices in the future. These international offices focus primarily on sales, professional services and support. Wealso have a development team in Dublin, Ireland. Our current international operations and future initiatives will involve a variety of risks, including: •difficulties in maintaining our company culture with a dispersed and distant workforce; •more stringent regulations relating to data security and the unauthorized use of, or access to, commercial and personal information, particularly in theEuropean Union; •unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, taxes or trade laws; •differing labor regulations, especially in the European Union, where labor laws are generally more advantageous to employees as compared to theUnited States, including deemed hourly wage and overtime regulations in these locations; •challenges inherent in efficiently managing an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implementappropriate systems, policies, benefits and compliance programs; •difficulties in managing a business in new markets with diverse cultures, languages, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute systems andregulatory systems; •currency exchange rate fluctuations and the resulting effect on our revenue and expenses, and the cost and risk of entering into hedging transactionsif we chose to do so in the future; •global economic uncertainty caused by global political events, including the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, on January 31, 2020,or "Brexit", and similar geopolitical developments; •limitations on our ability to reinvest earnings from operations in one country to fund the capital needs of our operations in other countries; •limited or insufficient intellectual property protection; •political instability or terrorist activities; •likelihood of potential or actual violations of domestic and international anticorruption laws, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and theU.K. Bribery Act, or of U.S. and international export control and sanctions regulations, which likelihood may increase with an increase of sales oroperations in foreign jurisdictions and operations in certain industries; and •adverse tax burdens and foreign exchange controls that could make it difficult to repatriate earnings and cash.Our limited experience in operating our business internationally increases the risk that any potential future expansion efforts that we may undertake will notbe successful. If we invest substantial time and resources to expand our international operations and are unable to do so successfully and in a timely manner, ourbusiness and operating results will suffer. We continue to implement policies and procedures to facilitate our compliance with U.S. laws and regulations applicableto or arising from our international business. Inadequacies in our past or current compliance practices may increase the risk of inadvertent violations of such lawsand regulations, which could lead to financial and other penalties that could damage our reputation and impose costs on us.17Risks Related to Employee MattersIf we cannot maintain our company culture as we grow, we could lose the innovation, teamwork, passion and focus on execution that we believe contribute toour success and our business may be harmed.We believe that a critical component to our success has been our company culture, which is based on transparency and personal autonomy. We haveinvested substantial time and resources in building our team within this company culture. Any failure to preserve our culture could negatively affect our ability toretain and recruit personnel and to effectively focus on and pursue our corporate objectives. As we grow as and continue to develop the infrastructure of a publiccompany, we may find it difficult to maintain these important aspects of our company culture. If we fail to maintain our company culture, our business may beadversely impacted.We rely on our management team and other key employees, and the loss of one or more key employees could harm our business.Our success and future growth depend upon the continued services of our management team, including our co-founders, Brian Halligan and DharmeshShah, and other key employees in the areas of research and development, marketing, sales, services, content management, and general and administrative functions.From time to time, there may be changes in our management team resulting from the hiring or departure of executives, which could disrupt our business. We alsoare dependent on the continued service of our existing software engineers and information technology personnel because of the complexity of our platform,technologies and infrastructure. We may terminate any employee’s employment at any time, with or without cause, and any employee may resign at any time, withor without cause. We do not have employment agreements with any of our key personnel. The loss of one or more of our key employees could harm our business.The failure to attract and retain additional qualified personnel could prevent us from executing our business strategy.To execute our business strategy, we must attract and retain highly qualified personnel. In particular, we compete with many other companies for softwaredevelopers with high levels of experience in designing, developing and managing cloud-based software, as well as for skilled information technology, marketing,sales and operations professionals, and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining the professionals we need. Also, inbound sales, marketing, services, andcontent management domain experts are very important to our success and are difficult to replace. We have from time to time in the past experienced, and weexpect to continue to experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and difficulty in retaining highly skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. In particular,we have experienced a competitive hiring environment in the Greater Boston area, where we are headquartered. Many of the companies with which we compete forexperienced personnel have greater resources than we do. In addition, in making employment decisions, particularly in the software industry, job candidates oftenconsider the value of the stock options or other equity incentives they are to receive in connection with their employment. If the price of our stock declines, orexperiences significant volatility, our ability to attract or retain key employees will be adversely affected. If we fail to attract new personnel or fail to retain andmotivate our current personnel, our growth prospects could be severely harmed.Risks Related to Our Technical Operations Infrastructure and Dependence on Third PartiesInterruptions or delays in service from our third-party data center providers could impair our ability to deliver our platform to our customers, resulting incustomer dissatisfaction, damage to our reputation, loss of customers, limited growth and reduction in revenue.We currently serve the majority of our platform functions from third-party data center hosting facilities operated by Amazon Web Services located innorthern Virginia and Google Cloud Platform located in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition, we serve ancillary functions for our customers from third-party datacenter hosting facilities operated by Rackspace located in Dallas, Texas, with a backup facility in Chicago, Illinois. Our operations depend, in part, on our third-party facility providers’ abilities to protect these facilities against damage or interruption from natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes, power ortelecommunications failures, criminal acts and similar events. In the event that any of our third-party facilities arrangements is terminated, or if there is a lapse ofservice or damage to a facility, we could experience interruptions in our platform as well as delays and additional expenses in arranging new facilities and services.Any damage to, or failure of, the systems of our third-party providers could result in interruptions to our platform. Despite precautions taken at our datacenters, the occurrence of spikes in usage volume, a natural disaster, such as earthquakes or hurricane, an act of terrorism, vandalism or sabotage, a decision toclose a facility without adequate notice, or other unanticipated problems at a facility could result in lengthy interruptions in the availability of our on-demandsoftware. Even with current and planned disaster recovery arrangements, our business could be harmed. Also, in the event of damage or interruption, our insurancepolicies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that we may incur. These factors in turn could further reduce our revenue, subject us to liability and causeus to issue credits or cause customers to fail to renew their subscriptions, any of which could materially adversely affect our business.18If our CRM Platform has outages or fails due to defects or similar problems, and if we fail to correct any defect or other software problems, we could losecustomers, become subject to service performance or warranty claims or incur significant costs.Our platform and its underlying infrastructure are inherently complex and may contain material defects or errors. We release modifications, updates, bugfixes and other changes to our software several times per day, without traditional human-performed quality control reviews for each release. We have from time totime found defects in our software and may discover additional defects in the future. We may not be able to detect and correct defects or errors before customersbegin to use our platform or its applications. Consequently, we or our customers may discover defects or errors after our platform has been implemented. Forexample, in March 2019, we had a product outage due to the failure of one of the infrastructure systems that supports multiple parts of our platform. Although nodata from prior to the outage was lost, our customers experienced disruptions in using our platform during the outage. Defects or errors could result in productoutages and could also cause inaccuracies in the data we collect and process for our customers, or even the loss, damage or inadvertent release of such confidentialdata. We implement bug fixes and upgrades as part of our regular system maintenance, which may lead to system downtime. Even if we are able to implement thebug fixes and upgrades in a timely manner, any history of product outages, defects or inaccuracies in the data we collect for our customers, or the loss, damage orinadvertent release of confidential data could cause our reputation to be harmed, and customers may elect not to purchase or renew their agreements with us.Furthermore, these issues could subject us to service performance credits (whether offered by us or required by contract), warranty claims or increased insurancecosts. The costs associated with product outages, any material defects or errors in our platform or other performance problems may be substantial and couldmaterially adversely affect our operating results.In addition, third-party apps and features on our CRM Platform may not meet the same quality standards that we apply to our own development effortsand, to the extent they contain bugs, vulnerabilities or defects, they may create disruptions in our customers’ use of our products, lead to data loss, unauthorizedaccess to customer data, damage our brand and reputation and affect the continued use of our products, any of which could harm our business, results of operationsand financial condition.We are dependent on the continued availability of third-party data hosting and transmission services.A significant portion of our operating cost is from our third-party data hosting and transmission services. If the costs for such services increase due tovendor consolidation, regulation, contract renegotiation, or otherwise, we may not be able to increase the fees for our CRM Platform or services to cover thechanges. As a result, our operating results may be significantly worse than forecasted.If we do not or cannot maintain the compatibility of our CRM Platform with third-party applications that our customers use in their businesses, our revenuewill decline.A significant percentage of our customers choose to integrate our platform with certain capabilities provided by third-party application providers usingapplication programming interfaces (“APIs”) published by these providers. The functionality and popularity of our CRM Platform depends, in part, on our ability tointegrate our platform with third-party applications and platforms, including CRM, CMS, e-commerce, call center, analytics and social media sites that ourcustomers use and from which they obtain data. Third-party providers of applications and APIs may change the features of their applications and platforms, restrictour access to their applications and platforms, or alter the terms governing use of their applications and APIs and access to those applications and platforms in anadverse manner. Such changes could functionally limit or terminate our ability to use these third-party applications and platforms in conjunction with our platform,which could negatively impact our offerings and harm our business. If we fail to integrate our platform with new third-party applications and platforms that ourcustomers use for marketing, sales, services or content management purposes, or fail to renew existing relationships pursuant to which we currently provide suchintegration, we may not be able to offer the functionality that our customers need, which would negatively impact our ability to generate new revenue or maintainexisting revenue and adversely impact our business.19We rely on data provided by third parties, the loss of which could limit the functionality of our platform and disrupt our business.Select functionality of our CRM Platform depends on our ability to deliver data, including search engine results and social media updates, provided byunaffiliated third parties, such as Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter. Some of this data is provided to us pursuant to third-party data sharing policies andterms of use, under data sharing agreements by third-party providers or by customer consent. In the future, any of these third parties could change its data sharingpolicies, including making them more restrictive, or alter its algorithms that determine the placement, display, and accessibility of search results and social mediaupdates, any of which could result in the loss of, or significant impairment to, our ability to collect and provide useful data to our customers. These third partiescould also interpret our, or our service providers’, data collection policies or practices as being inconsistent with their policies, which could result in the loss of ourability to collect this data for our customers. Any such changes could impair our ability to deliver data to our customers and could adversely impact selectfunctionality of our platform, impairing the return on investment that our customers derive from using our solution, as well as adversely affecting our business andour ability to generate revenue.Privacy concerns and end users’ acceptance of Internet behavior tracking may limit the applicability, use and adoption of our CRM Platform.Privacy concerns may cause end users to resist providing the personal data necessary to allow our customers to use our platform effectively. We haveimplemented various features intended to enable our customers to better protect end user privacy, but these measures may not alleviate all potential privacyconcerns and threats. Even the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our platform, especially in certain industriesthat rely on sensitive personal information. Privacy advocacy groups and the technology and other industries are considering various new, additional or differentself-regulatory standards that may place additional burdens on us. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by these groups’ policies and actionsmay limit the use and adoption of our CRM Platform and reduce overall demand for it, or lead to significant fines, penalties or liabilities for any noncompliance orloss of any such action.If our or our customers’ security measures are compromised or unauthorized access to data of our customers or their customers is otherwise obtained, ourCRM Platform may be perceived as not being secure, our customers may be harmed and may curtail or cease their use of our platform, our reputation may bedamaged and we may incur significant liabilities.Our operations involve the storage and transmission of data of our customers and their customers, including personally identifiable information. Our storageis typically the sole source of record for portions of our customers’ businesses and end user data, such as initial contact information and online interactions.Security incidents could result in unauthorized access to, loss of or unauthorized disclosure of this information, litigation, indemnity obligations and other possibleliabilities, as well as negative publicity, which could damage our reputation, impair our sales and harm our customers and our business. Cyber-attacks and othermalicious Internet-based activity continue to increase generally, and cloud-based platform providers of marketing services have been targeted. If our securitymeasures are compromised as a result of third-party action, employee or customer error, malfeasance, stolen or fraudulently obtained log-in credentials orotherwise, our reputation could be damaged, our business may be harmed and we could incur significant liability. If third parties with whom we work, such asvendors or developers, violate applicable laws, our security policies or our acceptable use policy, such violations may also put our customers’ information at riskand could in turn have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, if the security measures of our customers are compromised, even without any actualcompromise of our own systems, we may face negative publicity or reputational harm if our customers or anyone else incorrectly attributes the blame for suchsecurity breaches to us or our systems. We may be unable to anticipate or prevent techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems becausethey change frequently and generally are not detected until after an incident has occurred. As we increase our customer base and our brand becomes more widelyknown and recognized, we may become more of a target for third parties seeking to compromise our security systems or gain unauthorized access to our customers’data. Additionally, we provide extensive access to our database, which stores our customer data, to our development team to facilitate our rapid pace of productdevelopment. If such access or our own operations cause the loss, damage or destruction of our customers’ business data, their sales, lead generation, support andother business operations may be permanently harmed. As a result, our customers may bring claims against us for lost profits and other damages.Our internal computer systems and those of our current and any future strategic collaborators, vendors, and other contractors or consultants are vulnerable todamage from cyber-attacks, computer viruses, unauthorized access, natural disasters, cybersecurity threats, terrorism, war and telecommunication and electricalfailures. Cyber incidents have been increasing in sophistication and frequency and can include third parties gaining access to employee or customer data usingstolen or inferred credentials, computer malware, viruses, spamming, phishing attacks, ransomware, card skimming code, and other deliberate attacks and attemptsto gain unauthorized access. Because the techniques used by computer programmers who may attempt to penetrate and sabotage our network security or ourwebsite change frequently and may not be recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques.20If we were to experience a cyberattack and suffer interruptions in our operations, it could result in a material disruption of our development programs andour business operations, whether due to a loss of our trade secrets or other proprietary information or other disruptions. These cyber-attacks could be carried out bythreat actors of all types (including but not limited to nation states, organized crime, other criminal enterprises, individual actors and/or advanced persistent threatgroups). In addition, we may experience intrusions on our physical premises by any of these threat actors. To the extent that any disruption or security breach wereto result in a loss of, or damage to, our data or applications, or inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information, we could incur liability and ourcompetitive position could be harmed. Any breach, loss, or compromise of personal data may also subject us to civil fines and penalties, or claims for damageseither under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) and relevant member state law in the European Union, other foreign laws, and other relevantstate and federal privacy laws in the United States.Many governments have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security incidents or unauthorized transfers involving certain typesof personal data. In addition, some of our customers contractually require notification of any data security compromise. Security compromises experienced by ourcompetitors, by our customers or by us may lead to public disclosures, which may lead to widespread negative publicity. Any security compromise in our industry,whether actual or perceived, could harm our reputation, erode customer confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures, negatively impact our ability toattract new customers, cause existing customers to elect not to renew their subscriptions or subject us to third-party lawsuits, regulatory fines or other action orliability, which could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.There can be no assurance that any limitations of liability provisions in our contracts for a security breach would be enforceable or adequate or wouldotherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. We also cannot be sure that our existing general liability insurancecoverage and coverage for errors or omissions will continue to be available on acceptable terms or will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or morelarge claims, or that the insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed availableinsurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurancerequirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.Risks Related to Intellectual PropertyOur business may suffer if it is alleged or determined that our technology infringes the intellectual property rights of others.The software industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual andproprietary rights. Companies in the software industry, including those in marketing software, are often required to defend against litigation claims based onallegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. Many of our competitors and other industry participants have been issued patentsand/or have filed patent applications and may assert patent or other intellectual property rights within the industry. Moreover, in recent years, individuals andgroups that are non-practicing entities, commonly referred to as “patent trolls,” have purchased patents and other intellectual property assets for the purpose ofmaking claims of infringement in order to extract settlements. From time to time, we may receive threatening letters or notices or may be the subject of claims thatour services and/or platform and underlying technology infringe or violate the intellectual property rights of others. Responding to such claims, regardless of theirmerit, can be time consuming, costly to defend in litigation, divert management’s attention and resources, damage our reputation and brand and cause us to incursignificant expenses. Our technologies may not be able to withstand any third-party claims or rights against their use. Claims of intellectual property infringementmight require us to redesign our application, delay releases, enter into costly settlement or license agreements or pay costly damage awards, or face a temporary orpermanent injunction prohibiting us from marketing or selling our platform. If we cannot or do not license the infringed technology on reasonable terms or at all, orsubstitute similar technology from another source, our revenue and operating results could be adversely impacted. Additionally, our customers may not purchaseour CRM Platform if they are concerned that they may infringe third-party intellectual property rights. The occurrence of any of these events may have a materialadverse effect on our business.In our subscription agreements with our customers, we generally do not agree to indemnify our customers against any losses or costs incurred inconnection with claims by a third party alleging that a customer’s use of our services or platform infringes the intellectual property rights of the third party. Therecan be no assurance, however, that customers will not assert a common law indemnity claim or that any existing limitations of liability provisions in our contractswould be enforceable or adequate, or would otherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. Our customers who areaccused of intellectual property infringement may in the future seek indemnification from us under common law or other legal theories. If such claims aresuccessful, or if we are required to indemnify or defend our customers from these or other claims, these matters could be disruptive to our business andmanagement and have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.21If we fail to adequately protect our proprietary rights, in the United States and abroad, our competitive position could be impaired and we may lose valuableassets, experience reduced revenue and incur costly litigation to protect our rights.Our success is dependent, in part, upon protecting our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, tradesecret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our products and services. However, the steps we take to protect ourintellectual property may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detectunauthorized use of our intellectual property. Any of our trademarks or other intellectual property rights may be challenged by others or invalidated throughadministrative process or litigation. Furthermore, legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights areuncertain. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our technology and use information that we regard as proprietary tocreate products and services that compete with ours. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized use, copying, transfer and disclosure of our offeringsmay be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions and foreign countries. In addition, the laws of some countries do not protect proprietary rights to thesame extent as the laws of the United States. To the extent we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of our technologyand proprietary information may increase.We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with theparties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances. No assurance can be given that these agreements will be effective in controlling access toand distribution of our products and proprietary information. Further, these agreements may not prevent our competitors from independently developingtechnologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our platform and offerings.We may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights. Litigation may be necessary in the future toenforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets. Such litigation could be costly, time consuming and distracting to management and couldresult in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met withdefenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietarytechnology against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation, could delay further sales or the implementation of our platform and offerings,impair the functionality of our platform and offerings, delay introductions of new features or enhancements, result in our substituting inferior or more costlytechnologies into our platform and offerings, or injure our reputation.Our use of “open source” software could negatively affect our ability to offer our platform and subject us to possible litigation.A substantial portion of our cloud-based platform incorporates so-called “open source” software, and we may incorporate additional open source software inthe future. Open source software is generally freely accessible, usable and modifiable. Certain open source licenses may, in certain circumstances, require us tooffer the components of our platform that incorporate the open source software for no cost, that we make available source code for modifications or derivativeworks we create based upon, incorporating or using the open source software and that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of theparticular open source license. If an author or other third party that distributes open source software we use were to allege that we had not complied with theconditions of one or more of these licenses, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject tosignificant damages, including being enjoined from the offering of the components of our platform that contained the open source software and being required tocomply with the foregoing conditions, which could disrupt our ability to offer the affected software. We could also be subject to suits by parties claiming ownershipof what we believe to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial conditionand require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our products.Risks Related to Government RegulationWe are subject to governmental regulation and other legal obligations, particularly related to privacy, data protection and information security, and our actualor perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business. Compliance with such laws could also impair our efforts to maintain and expandour customer base, and thereby decrease our revenue.Our handling of data is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including regulation by various government agencies, including the U.S. Federal TradeCommission, or FTC, and various state, local and foreign agencies. We collect personally identifiable information and other data from our customers and leads. Wealso handle personally identifiable information about our customers’ customers. We use this information to provide services to our customers, to support, expandand improve our business. We may also share customers’ personally identifiable information with third parties as authorized by the customer or as described in ourprivacy policy.The U.S. federal and various state and foreign governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, use and storage of personalinformation of individuals. In the United States, the FTC and many state attorneys general are applying22federal and state consumer protection laws as imposing standards for the online collection, use and dissemination of data. However, these obligations may beinterpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other requirements or our practices. Any failure orperceived failure by us to comply with privacy or security laws, policies, legal obligations or industry standards or any security incident that results in theunauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other customer data may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines andpenalties and/or adverse publicity, and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.Laws and regulations concerning privacy, data protection and information security are evolving, and changes to such laws and regulations could require usto change features of our platform or restrict our customers’ ability to collect and use email addresses, page viewing data and personal information, which mayreduce demand for our platform. Our failure to comply with federal, state and international data privacy laws and regulations could harm our ability to successfullyoperate our business and pursue our business goals. For example, California recently enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, that, among otherthings, require covered companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers and afford such consumers new abilities to opt-out of certain sales ofpersonal information. The CCPA recently was amended and it is not yet fully clear how the CCPA will be enforced and how certain of its requirements will beinterpreted. We cannot yet predict the impact of the CCPA on our business or operations, but it may require us to modify our data processing practices and policiesand to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply.Additionally, a new California ballot initiative, the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA, was passed in November 2020. Effective starting on January 1,2023, the CPRA imposes additional obligations on companies covered by the legislation and will significantly modify the CCPA, including by expandingconsumers’ rights with respect to certain sensitive personal information. The CPRA also creates a new state agency that will be vested with authority to implementand enforce the CCPA and the CPRA. The effects of the CCPA and the CPRA are potentially significant and may require us to modify our data collection orprocessing practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcementand/or litigation.Certain other state laws impose similar privacy obligations and we also expect anticipate that more states to may enact legislation similar to the CCPA,which provides consumers with new privacy rights and increases the privacy and security obligations of entities handling certain personal information of suchconsumers. The CCPA has prompted a number of proposals for new federal and state-level privacy legislation. Such proposed legislation, if enacted, may addadditional complexity, variation in requirements, restrictions and potential legal risk, require additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impactstrategies and the availability of previously useful data and could result in increased compliance costs and/or changes in business practices and policies.In addition, several foreign jurisdictions, including the European Union and Canada, have regulations dealing with the collection and use of personalinformation obtained from their residents, which are often more restrictive than those in the U.S. Laws and regulations in these jurisdictions apply broadly to thecollection, use, storage, disclosure and security of personal information that identifies or may be used to identify an individual. In relevant part, these laws andregulations may affect our ability to engage in lead generation activities by imposing heightened requirements, such as affirmative opt-ins or consent prior tosending commercial correspondence or engaging in electronic tracking activities. For example, a recent ruling of the European Court of Justice in Case C-673/17provides that a pre-checked opt-in is insufficient to constitute a valid active consumer consent to cookie storage.Within the European Union, legislators have adopted the GDPR and which became effective in May 2018 which may impose additional obligations and riskupon our business and which may increase substantially the penalties to which we could be subject in the event of any non-compliance. In addition, further to theUnited Kingdom's exit from the European Union on January 31, 2020, the GDPR ceased to apply in the United Kingdom at the end of the transition period onDecember 31, 2020. However, as of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom’s European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 incorporated the GDPR (as it existed onDecember 31, 2020 but subject to certain United Kingdom specific amendments) into United Kingdom law (the “UK GDPR”). The UK GDPR and the UK DataProtection Act 2018 set out the United Kingdom’s data protection regime, which is independent from but aligned to the European Union’s data protection regime.Non-compliance with the UK GDPR may result in monetary penalties of up to £17.5 million or 4% of worldwide revenue, whichever is higher. The UnitedKingdom, however, is now regarded as a third country under the European Union’s GDPR which means that transfers of personal data from the EuropeanEconomic Area to the United Kingdom will be restricted unless an appropriate safeguard, as recognized by the European Union’s GDPR, has been put in place.However, under the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement it is lawful to transfer personal data between the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area fora 6 month period following the end of the transition period, with a view to achieving an adequacy decision from the European Commission during that period. Likethe European Union GDPR, the UK GDPR restricts personal data transfers outside the United Kingdom to countries not regarded by the United Kingdom asproviding adequate protection (this means that personal data transfers from the United Kingdom to the European Economic Area remain free flowing).On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, a framework for the transfer of personal data from the European Union tothe United States, as a successor to the Safe Harbor framework that was invalidated by the European Court of Justice in October 2015. We certified to the EU-USPrivacy Shield. On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice23invalidated the EU–US Privacy Shield ruling that it failed to offer adequate protections for European Union personal data transferred to the United States. TheEuropean Court of Justice, in the same decision, deemed that the Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs, approved by the European Commission for transfers ofpersonal data between European Union controllers and non-European Union processors are valid, however the European Court of Justice deemed that transfersmade pursuant to the SCCs need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis to ensure the European Union’s standards of data protection are met. Our customeragreements include SCCs. However, as a result of this decision, companies may be required to adopt additional measures to accomplish transfers of personal datato the United States and other third countries in compliance with the GDPR, and there continue to be concerns about whether the SCCs will face additionalchallenges. Until the remaining legal uncertainties regarding how to legally continue these transfers are settled, we will continue to face uncertainty as to whetherour customers will be permitted to transfer personal data to the United States for processing by us as part of our platform services. If such data transfer to theUnited States is not permitted, it could have a negative effect on our existing business and on our ability to attract and retain new customers. Our customers mayview alternative data transfer mechanisms as being too costly, too burdensome, too legally uncertain or otherwise objectionable and therefore decide not to dobusiness with us. For example, some of our customers or potential customers who do business in the European Union may require their vendors to host all personaldata within the European Union and may decide to do business with one of our competitors who hosts personal data within the European Union instead of doingbusiness with us.The regulatory framework governing the collection, processing, storage, use and sharing of certain information, particularly financial and other personalinformation, is rapidly evolving and is likely to continue to be subject to uncertainty and varying interpretations. It is possible that these laws may be interpretedand applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our existing data management practices or the features of our services and platform capabilities. Any failure orperceived failure by us, or any third parties with which we do business, to comply with our posted privacy policies, changing consumer expectations, evolvinglaws, rules and regulations, industry standards, or contractual obligations to which we or such third parties are or may become subject, may result in actions orother claims against us by governmental entities or private actors, the expenditure of substantial costs, time and other resources or the incurrence of significantfines, penalties or other liabilities. In addition, any such action, particularly to the extent we were found to be guilty of violations or otherwise liable for damages,would damage our reputation and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.We publicly post documentation regarding our practices concerning the collection, processing, use and disclosure of data. Although we endeavor to complywith our published policies and documentation, we may at times fail to do so or be alleged to have failed to do so. Any failure or perceived failure by us to complywith our privacy policies or any applicable privacy, security or data protection, information security or consumer-protection related laws, regulations, orders orindustry standards could expose us to costly litigation, significant awards, fines or judgments, civil and/or criminal penalties or negative publicity, and couldmaterially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The publication of our privacy policy and other documentation thatprovide promises and assurances about privacy and security can subject us to potential state and federal action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair, ormisrepresentative of our actual practices, which could, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and resultsof operations.If our privacy or data security measures fail to comply with current or future laws and regulations, we may be subject to claims, legal proceedings or otheractions by individuals or governmental authorities based on privacy or data protection regulations and our commitments to customers or others, as well as negativepublicity and a potential loss of business. Moreover, if future laws and regulations limit our subscribers’ ability to use and share personal information or our abilityto store, process and share personal information, demand for our solutions could decrease, our costs could increase, and our business, results of operations andfinancial condition could be harmed. We could face liability, or our reputation might be harmed, as a result of the activities of our customers, the content of their websites or the data they store onour servers.As a provider of a cloud-based inbound marketing, sales and customer service software platform, we may be subject to potential liability for the activities ofour customers on or in connection with the data they store on our servers. Although our customer terms of use prohibit illegal use of our services by our customersand permit us to take down websites or take other appropriate actions for illegal use, customers may nonetheless engage in prohibited activities or upload or storecontent with us in violation of applicable law or the customer’s own policies, which could subject us to liability or harm our reputation. Furthermore, customersmay upload, store, or use content on our CRM Platform that may violate our policy on acceptable use which prohibits content that is threatening, abusive,harassing, deceptive, false, misleading, vulgar, obscene, or indecent. While such content may not be illegal, use of our CRM Platform for such content could harmour reputation resulting in a loss of business.Several U.S. federal statutes may apply to us with respect to various customer activities: •The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, or DMCA, provides recourse for owners of copyrighted material who believe that their rights underU.S. copyright law have been infringed on the Internet. Under the DMCA, based on our24 current business activity as an Internet service provider that does not own or control website content posted by our customers, we generally are notliable for infringing content posted by our customers or other third parties, provided that we follow the procedures for handling copyrightinfringement claims set forth in the DMCA. Generally, if we receive a proper notice from, or on behalf, of a copyright owner alleging infringementof copyrighted material located on websites we host, and we fail to expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material orotherwise fail to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by the DMCA, the copyright owner may seek to impose liability on us. Technicalmistakes in complying with the detailed DMCA take-down procedures could subject us to liability for copyright infringement. •The Communications Decency Act of 1996, or CDA, generally protects online service providers, such as us, from liability for certain activities oftheir customers, such as the posting of defamatory or obscene content, unless the online service provider is participating in the unlawful conduct.Under the CDA, we are generally not responsible for the customer-created content hosted on our servers. Consequently, we do not monitor hostedwebsites or prescreen the content placed by our customers on their sites. However, the CDA does not apply in foreign jurisdictions and we maynonetheless be brought into disputes between our customers and third parties which would require us to devote management time and resources toresolve such matters and any publicity from such matters could also have an adverse effect on our reputation and therefore our business. •In addition to the CDA, the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, or the SPEECH Act, provides astatutory exception to the enforcement by a U.S. court of a foreign judgment for defamation under certain circumstances. Generally, the exceptionapplies if the defamation law applied in the foreign court did not provide at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would beprovided by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution or by the constitution and law of the state in which the U.S. court is located, or if nofinding of defamation would be supported under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution or under the constitution and law of the state in whichthe U.S. court is located. Although the SPEECH Act may protect us from the enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States, it does notaffect the enforceability of the judgment in the foreign country that issued the judgment. Given our international presence, we may therefore,nonetheless, have to defend against or comply with any foreign judgments made against us, which could take up substantial management time andresources and damage our reputation.Although these statutes and case law in the United States have generally shielded us from liability for customer activities to date, court rulings in pending orfuture litigation may narrow the scope of protection afforded us under these laws. In addition, laws governing these activities are unsettled in many internationaljurisdictions, or may prove difficult or impossible for us to comply with in some international jurisdictions. Also, notwithstanding the exculpatory language of thesebodies of law, we may become involved in complaints and lawsuits which, even if ultimately resolved in our favor, add cost to our doing business and may divertmanagement’s time and attention. Finally, other existing bodies of law, including the criminal laws of various states, may be deemed to apply or new statutes orregulations may be adopted in the future, any of which could expose us to further liability and increase our costs of doing business.The standards that private entities use to regulate the use of email have in the past interfered with, and may in the future interfere with, the effectiveness of ourCRM Platform and our ability to conduct business.Our customers rely on email to communicate with their existing or prospective customers. Various private entities attempt to regulate the use of email forcommercial solicitation. These entities often advocate standards of conduct or practice that significantly exceed current legal requirements and classify certainemail solicitations that comply with current legal requirements as spam. Some of these entities maintain “blacklists” of companies and individuals, and thewebsites, internet service providers and internet protocol addresses associated with those entities or individuals that do not adhere to those standards of conduct orpractices for commercial email solicitations that the blacklisting entity believes are appropriate. If a company’s internet protocol addresses are listed by ablacklisting entity, emails sent from those addresses may be blocked if they are sent to any internet domain or internet address that subscribes to the blacklistingentity’s service or purchases its blacklist.From time to time, some of our internet protocol addresses may become listed with one or more blacklisting entities due to the messaging practices of ourcustomers. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to successfully remove ourselves from those lists. Blacklisting of this type could interfere with our abilityto market our CRM Platform and services and communicate with our customers and, because we fulfill email delivery on behalf of our customers, could underminethe effectiveness of our customers’ email marketing campaigns, all of which could have a material negative impact on our business and results of operations.25Existing federal, state and foreign laws regulate Internet tracking software, the senders of commercial emails and text messages, website owners and otheractivities, and could impact the use of our CRM Platform and potentially subject us to regulatory enforcement or private litigation.Certain aspects of how our customers utilize our platform are subject to regulations in the United States, European Union and elsewhere. In recent years,U.S. and European lawmakers and regulators have expressed concern over the use of third-party cookies or web beacons for online behavioral advertising, andlegislation adopted recently in the European Union requires informed consent for the placement of a cookie on a user’s device. Regulation of cookies and webbeacons may lead to restrictions on our activities, such as efforts to understand users’ Internet usage. New and expanding “Do Not Track” regulations have recentlybeen enacted or proposed that protect users’ right to choose whether or not to be tracked online. These regulations seek, among other things, to allow end users tohave greater control over the use of private information collected online, to forbid the collection or use of online information, to demand a business to comply withtheir choice to opt out of such collection or use, and to place limits upon the disclosure of information to third party websites. These policies could have asignificant impact on the operation of our CRM Platform and could impair our attractiveness to customers, which would harm our business.Many of our customers and potential customers in the healthcare, financial services and other industries are subject to substantial regulation regarding theircollection, use and protection of data and may be the subject of further regulation in the future. Accordingly, these laws or significant new laws or regulations orchanges in, or repeals of, existing laws, regulations or governmental policy may change the way these customers do business and may require us to implementadditional features or offer additional contractual terms to satisfy customer and regulatory requirements, or could cause the demand for and sales of our CRMPlatform to decrease and adversely impact our financial results.In addition, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, or the CAN-SPAM Act, establishes certain requirementsfor commercial email messages and specifies penalties for the transmission of commercial email messages that are intended to deceive the recipient as to source orcontent. The CAN-SPAM Act, among other things, obligates the sender of commercial emails to provide recipients with the ability to opt out of receiving futurecommercial emails from the sender. The ability of our customers’ message recipients to opt out of receiving commercial emails may minimize the effectiveness ofthe email components of our CRM Platform. In addition, certain states and foreign jurisdictions, such as Australia, Canada and the European Union, have enactedlaws that regulate sending email, and some of these laws are more restrictive than U.S. laws. For example, some foreign laws prohibit sending unsolicited emailunless the recipient has provided the sender advance consent to receipt of such email, or in other words has “opted-in” to receiving it. A requirement that recipientsopt into, or the ability of recipients to opt out of, receiving commercial emails may minimize the effectiveness of our platform.While these laws and regulations generally govern our customers’ use of our platform, we may be subject to certain laws as a data processor on behalf of, oras a business associate of, our customers. For example, laws and regulations governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal information include, in theUnited States, rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of1996, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and state breach notification laws, and internationally, the Data Protection Directive in the European Union and theFederal Data Protection Act in Germany. If we were found to be in violation of any of these laws or regulations as a result of government enforcement or privatelitigation, we could be subjected to civil and criminal sanctions, including both monetary fines and injunctive action that could force us to change our businesspractices, all of which could adversely affect our financial performance and significantly harm our reputation and our business.We are subject to governmental export controls and economic sanctions laws that could impair our ability to compete in international markets and subject us toliability if we are not in full compliance with applicable laws.Our business activities are subject to various restrictions under U.S. export controls and trade and economic sanctions laws, including the U.S. CommerceDepartment’s Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions regulations maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of ForeignAssets Control. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we and certain of our employees could be subject to civil or criminal penalties and reputationalharm. Obtaining the necessary authorizations, including any required license, for a particular transaction may be time-consuming, is not guaranteed, and may resultin the delay or loss of sales opportunities. Furthermore, U.S. export control laws and economic sanctions laws prohibit certain transactions with U.S. embargoed orsanctioned countries, governments, persons and entities. Although we take precautions to prevent transactions with U.S. sanction targets, the possibility exists thatwe could inadvertently provide our solutions to persons prohibited by U.S. sanctions. This could result in negative consequences to us, including governmentinvestigations, penalties and reputational harm.Risks Related to Taxation26We may be subject to additional obligations to collect and remit sales tax and other taxes, and we may be subject to tax liability for past sales, which could harmour business.State, local and foreign jurisdictions have differing rules and regulations governing sales, use, value added, Digital Services Tax, and other taxes, and theserules and regulations are subject to varying interpretations that may change over time. In particular, the applicability of such taxes to our CRM Platform in variousjurisdictions is unclear. Further, these jurisdictions’ rules regarding tax nexus are complex and vary significantly. As a result, we could face the possibility of taxassessments and audits, and our liability for these taxes and associated penalties could exceed our original estimates. A successful assertion that we should becollecting additional sales, use, value added or other taxes in those jurisdictions where we have not historically done so and do not accrue for such taxes couldresult in substantial tax liabilities and related penalties for past sales, discourage customers from purchasing our application or otherwise harm our business andoperating results.Changes in tax laws or regulations that are applied adversely to us or our customers could increase the costs of our CRM Platform and adversely impact ourbusiness.New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time. Any new taxes could adversely affect ourdomestic and international business operations, and our business and financial performance. Further, existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinancescould be interpreted, changed, modified or applied adversely to us. These events could require us or our customers to pay additional tax amounts on a prospectiveor retroactive basis, as well as require us or our customers to pay fines and/or penalties and interest for past amounts deemed to be due. If we raise our prices tooffset the costs of these changes, existing and potential future customers may elect not to continue or purchase our CRM Platform in the future. Additionally, new,changed, modified or newly interpreted or applied tax laws could increase our customers’ and our compliance, operating and other costs, as well as the costs of ourplatform. Any or all of these events could adversely impact our business and financial performance.We are a multinational organization faced with increasingly complex tax issues in many jurisdictions, and we could be obligated to pay additional taxes invarious jurisdictions.As a multinational organization, we may be subject to taxation in several jurisdictions around the world with increasingly complex tax laws, the applicationof which can be uncertain. The amount of taxes we pay in these jurisdictions could increase substantially as a result of changes in the applicable tax principles,including increased tax rates, new tax laws or revised interpretations of existing tax laws and precedents, which could have a material adverse effect on ourliquidity and operating results. Changes in tax laws, such as tax reform in the United States or changes in tax laws resulting from the Organization for EconomicCo-operation and Development’s multi-jurisdictional plan of action to address “base erosion and profit shifting,” could impact our effective tax rate. In addition,the authorities in these jurisdictions could review our tax returns and impose additional tax, interest and penalties, and the authorities could claim that variouswithholding requirements apply to us or our subsidiaries or assert that benefits of tax treaties are not available to us or our subsidiaries, any of which could have amaterial impact on us and the results of our operations.We may not be able to utilize a significant portion of our net operating loss carryforwards, which could adversely affect our profitability.We have incurred losses during our history and do not expect to become profitable in the near future, and we may never achieve profitability. As ofDecember 31, 2020, we had $760 million of U.S. federal and $508 million state net operating loss carryforwards due to prior period losses, which, if not utilized,some of which will begin to expire in 2027 for federal purposes and begin to expire in 2023 for state purposes. These net operating loss carryforwards could expireunused and be unavailable to offset future income tax liabilities, which could adversely affect our profitability. Our U.S federal and certain state net operating losscarryforwards incurred for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 would not expire unused because they can be carried forward indefinitely. In addition,under Section 382 and Section 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, our ability to utilize net operating losscarryforwards or other tax attributes, such as research tax credits, in any taxable year may be further limited if we experience an “ownership change”. Anownership change generally occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who own at least 5% of our stock increase their ownership by more than50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a rolling three-year period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. We may haveexperienced an ownership change in the past, and future issuances of our stock could cause an ownership change. It is possible that any such ownership changecould have a material effect on the use of our net operating loss carryforwards or other tax attributes accrued prior to such ownership change, which couldadversely affect our profitability.27Risks Related to Our Operating Results and Financial Condition We have a history of losses and may not achieve profitability in the future.We generated net losses of $85.0 million in 2020, $53.7 million in 2019, and $63.8 million in 2018. As of December 31, 2020, we had an accumulateddeficit of $483.2 million. We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue levels in future periods to become profitable, and, even if we do, we may not beable to maintain or increase our level of profitability. We intend to continue to expend significant funds to grow our marketing, sales, customer service, and contentmanagement operations, develop and enhance our CRM Platform, scale our data center infrastructure and services capabilities and expand into new markets. Ourefforts to grow our business may be more costly than we expect, and we may not be able to increase our revenue enough to offset our higher operating expenses.We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including the other risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and unforeseenexpenses, difficulties, complications and delays and other unknown events. If we are unable to achieve and sustain profitability, the market price of our commonstock may significantly decrease.From time to time, we may invest funds in social impact investment funds, and may receive no return on our investment or lose our entire investment.From time to time, we may invest in social impact investment funds. For example, in December 2020, we committed $20 million to social impact investing.Our first allocation of those funds was a $12.5 million investment in the Black Economic Development Fund (“BEDF”). The BEDF is managed by the LocalInitiatives Support Corporation (“LISC”), which expects to make investments from the BEDF in the form of bank deposits, bridge financing, and other financing toBlack-led businesses, financial institutions, and anchor institutions. There is no guarantee as to the performance of this investment or any similar investments wemake in the future. Depending on the performance of this investment and future investments we may make, we may not receive any return on our investment or wemay lose our entire investment, which could have an adverse effect on our business. We may experience quarterly fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, which makes our future results difficult to predict and couldcause our operating results to fall below expectations or our guidance.Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and are expected to fluctuate in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside ofour control. As a result, our past results may not be indicative of our future performance, and comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may notbe meaningful. In addition to the other risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, factors that may affect our quarterly operating results include thefollowing: •changes in spending on marketing, sales and customer service software by our current or prospective customers; •pricing our CRM Platform subscriptions effectively so that we are able to attract and retain customers without compromising our profitability; •attracting new customers for our marketing, sales, customer service, and content management software, increasing our existing customers’ use of ourplatform and providing our customers with excellent customer support; •customer renewal rates and the amounts for which agreements are renewed; •global awareness of our thought leadership and brand; •changes in the competitive dynamics of our market, including consolidation among competitors or customers and the introduction of new products orproduct enhancements; •changes to the commission plans, quotas and other compensation-related metrics for our sales representatives; •the amount and timing of payment for operating expenses, particularly research and development, sales and marketing expenses and employeebenefit expenses; •the amount and timing of costs associated with recruiting, training and integrating new employees while maintaining our company culture; •our ability to manage our existing business and future growth, including increases in the number of customers on our platform and the introductionand adoption of our CRM Platform in new markets outside of the United States; •unforeseen costs and expenses related to the expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure, including disruptions in our hosting networkinfrastructure and privacy and data security; •foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and •general economic and political conditions in our domestic and international markets.28 We may not be able to accurately forecast the amount and mix of future subscriptions, revenue and expenses and, as a result, our operating results may fallbelow our estimates or the expectations of public market analysts and investors. If our revenue or operating results fall below the expectations of investors orsecurities analysts, or below any guidance we may provide, the price of our common stock could decline.If we do not accurately predict subscription renewal rates or otherwise fail to forecast our revenue accurately, or if we fail to match our expenditures withcorresponding revenue, our operating results could be adversely affected.Because our recent growth has resulted in the rapid expansion of our business, we do not have a long history upon which to base forecasts of renewal rateswith customers or future operating revenue. As a result, our operating results in future reporting periods may be significantly below the expectations of the publicmarket, equity research analysts or investors, which could harm the price of our common stock.Because we generally recognize revenue from subscriptions ratably over the term of the agreement, near term changes in sales may not be reflectedimmediately in our operating results.We offer our CRM Platform primarily through a mix of monthly, quarterly and single-year subscription agreements and generally recognize revenue ratablyover the related subscription period. As a result, much of the revenue we report in each quarter is derived from agreements entered into during prior months,quarters or years. In addition, we do not record deferred revenue beyond amounts invoiced as a liability on our balance sheet. A decline in new or renewedsubscriptions or marketing solutions agreements in any one quarter is not likely to be reflected immediately in our revenue results for that quarter. Such declines,however, would negatively affect our revenue and deferred revenue balances in future periods, and the effect of significant downturns in sales and marketacceptance of our platform, and potential changes in our rate of renewals, may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods. Oursubscription model also makes it difficult for us to rapidly increase our total revenue and deferred revenue balance through additional sales in any period, asrevenue from new customers must be recognized over the applicable subscription term.Risks Related to Our NotesServicing our debt may require a significant amount of cash. We may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay our indebtedness, and we may nothave the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle for cash conversions of the Notes or to repurchase the Notes for cash upon a fundamental change, whichcould adversely affect our business and results of operations.We incurred indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million in connection with the issuance of our 0.25% convertible senior notes dueJune 1, 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). In June 2020, the Company exchanged approximately $272.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes inprivately-negotiated transactions for an aggregate of approximately $283.0 million in cash and 1.6 million shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2020,$125.8 million of principal remains outstanding on the 2022 Notes. In June 2020, concurrent with the partial repurchase of the 2022 Notes, we incurredindebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of $460.0 million in connection with the issuance of our 0.375% convertible senior notes due June 1, 2025 (the“2025 Notes”) and together with the 2022 Notes (the “Notes”). Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, to pay interest on or to refinance ourindebtedness, including the Notes, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control.Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we areunable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional debtfinancing or equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance any future indebtedness will depend on the capital markets andour financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in adefault on our debt obligations. In addition, any of our future debt agreements may contain restrictive covenants that may prohibit us from adopting any of thesealternatives. Our failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of ourdebt.In addition, holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase their Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental changerepurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Upon conversion of the Notes,unless we elect to deliver solely shares of our common stock to settle such conversion (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we will berequired to make cash payments in respect of the Notes being converted. We may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we arerequired to make repurchases of Notes surrendered therefor or Notes being converted. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Notes or to pay cash uponconversions of the Notes may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by agreements governing our future indebtedness. Our failure to repurchase Notes at atime when the repurchase is required by the indenture governing the notes or to pay any cash payable on future conversions of the Notes as required by suchindenture would constitute a default under such indenture. A default under the indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default underagreements governing our future indebtedness.29If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay theindebtedness and repurchase the Notes or make cash payments upon conversions thereof.In addition, our indebtedness, combined with our other financial obligations and contractual commitments, could have other important consequences. Forexample, it could: •make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general U.S. and worldwide economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes ingovernment regulation; •limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; •place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors who have less debt; and •limit our ability to borrow additional amounts to fund acquisitions, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes.Any of these factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we incur additionalindebtedness, the risks related to our business and our ability to service or repay our indebtedness would increase.The conditional conversion feature of the Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.In the event the conditional conversion feature of the 2022 Notes or the 2025 Notes is triggered, the holders thereof will be entitled to convert the 2022Notes or the 2025 Notes respectively, at any time during specified periods at their option.Because the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the lasttrading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equal to or greater than 130% of the applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day,the 2022 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof during the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Companysettled $2 million of principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash. Between the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter and February 12, 2021, theCompany additionally settled $8.3 million of principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash in response to conversion notices received prior to December 31, 2020. Asof February 12, 2021, the Company has received additional conversion notices subsequent to year-end for approximately $36.1 million of the principal balance ofthe 2022 Notes, which will be settled in cash during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Because the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for atleast 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equal toor greater than 130% of the applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day, the 2025 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof duringthe calendar quarter ending March 31, 2021. As of February 12, 2021, no holders have converted or indicated their intention to convert the 2025 Notes.Whether the Notes that remain outstanding will be convertible following the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2020 will depend on the continued satisfactionof this condition or another conversion condition in the future. If one or more holders elect to convert their Notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversionobligation by delivering solely shares of our common stock (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be required to settle aportion or all of our conversion obligation through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect toconvert their Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes as a current ratherthan long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital. The Notes are currently classified as long-term debt, except for $7.8million, classified as current as of December 31, 2020, for conversion notices received prior to year-end, for which the principal amount, net of discount, isexpected to be cash-settled within the next fiscal quarter.The accounting method for convertible debt securities that may be settled in cash, such as the Notes, could have a material effect on our reported financialresults.Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, which werefer to as ASC 470-20, an entity must separately account for the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may besettled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. ASC 470-20 requires the value of the conversionoption of the Notes, representing the equity component, to be recorded as additional paid-in capital within stockholders’ equity in our consolidated balance sheetand as a discount to the Notes, which reduces their initial carrying value. The carrying value of the Notes, net of the discount recorded, will be accreted up to theprincipal amount of the Notes from the issuance date until maturity, which will result in non-cash charges to interest expense in our consolidated statement ofoperations. Accordingly, we will report lower net income or higher net loss in our financial results because ASC 470-20 requires interest to include both the currentperiod’s accretion of the debt discount and the instrument’s coupon interest, which could adversely affect our reported or future financial results, the trading priceof our common stock and the trading price of the Notes.30In addition, under certain circumstances, convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may be settled entirely or partly in cash are currentlyaccounted for utilizing the treasury stock method, the effect of which is that the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes are not included in the calculation ofdiluted earnings per share except to the extent that the conversion value of the Notes exceeds their principal amount. Under the treasury stock method, for dilutedearnings per share purposes, the transaction is accounted for as if the number of shares of common stock that would be necessary to settle such excess, if we electedto settle such excess in shares, are issued.In August 2020, the FASB issued guidance simplifying ASC 470-20 by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments andconvertible preferred stock. Under the new guidance, we will no longer be required to separately account for the liability and equity components of convertible debtinstruments. This will have the impact of reducing non-cash interest expense, and thereby increasing net income (or decreasing net losses). Additionally, the newguidance eliminates the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires use of the “if-converted” method,which would decrease (increase) our diluted net income (loss) per share. The new standard is effective beginning in January 2022, with early adoption permitted.We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements. Risks Related to Our Common StockOur stock price may be volatile and you may be unable to sell your shares at or above the price you purchased them.The trading prices of the securities of technology companies, including providers of software via the cloud-based model, have been highly volatile. Sinceshares of our common stock were sold in our initial public offering in October 2014 at a price of $25.00 per share, our stock price has ranged from $25.79 to$420.61, through December 31, 2020. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which arebeyond our control, including: •actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results, including as a result of the addition or loss of any number of customers; •announcements by us or our competitors of significant technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capitalcommitments; •the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections; •failure of securities analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in ratings and financial estimates and the publication of other news by anysecurities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors; •changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of cloud-based software or other technology companies, or those in our industry inparticular; •price and volume fluctuations in the trading of our common stock and in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as awhole; •sales of large blocks of our common stock or the dilutive effect of our Notes or any other equity or equity-linked financings; •new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business or industry, including data privacy and datasecurity; •lawsuits threatened or filed against us; •changes in key personnel; and •other events or factors, including changes in general economic, industry and market conditions and trends.In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equitysecurities of many technology companies. Stock prices of many technology companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operatingperformance of those companies.In the past, stockholders have instituted securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securitieslitigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business and adversely affect our business.31If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accuratefinancial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.As a public company we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, and the rules andregulations of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. We expect that compliance with these rules and regulations will continue to increase our legal, accountingand financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time consuming and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems andresources.The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting annually and theeffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures quarterly. In particular, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or Section 404, requires us to performsystem and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management to report on, and our independent registered publicaccounting firm to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our compliance with applicable provisions of Section 404 requiresthat we incur substantial accounting expense and expend significant management time on compliance-related issues as we implement additional corporategovernance practices and comply with reporting requirements. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 applicable to us in atimely manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identifies deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemedto be material weaknesses, the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatoryauthorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.Furthermore, investor perceptions of our company may suffer if deficiencies are found, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our stock.Irrespective of compliance with Section 404, any failure of our internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our stated operatingresults and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these requirements effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial reporting, orfinancial results and could result in an adverse opinion on our internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm.Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of our company.Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that may have the effect ofdelaying or preventing a change in control of us or changes in our management. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws includeprovisions that: •authorize “blank check” preferred stock, which could be issued by the board without stockholder approval and may contain voting, liquidation,dividend and other rights superior to our common stock; •provide for a classified board of directors whose members serve staggered three-year terms; •specify that special meetings of our stockholders can be called only by our board of directors, the chairperson of the board, the chief executiveofficer or the president; •prohibit stockholder action by written consent; •establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder approvals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposednominations of persons for election to our board of directors; •provide that our directors may be removed only for cause; •provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by a majority of directors then in office, even though less than a quorum; •specify that no stockholder is permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors; •authorize our board of directors to modify, alter or repeal our amended and restated bylaws; and •require supermajority votes of the holders of our common stock to amend specified provisions of our charter documents.These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our management.32In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, whichlimits the ability of stockholders owning in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock to merge or combine with us in certain circumstances.Any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying ordeterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect theprice that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.General RisksFailure to comply with laws and regulations could harm our business.Our business is subject to regulation by various federal, state, local and foreign governmental agencies, including agencies responsible for monitoring andenforcing employment and labor laws, workplace safety, environmental laws, consumer protection laws, anti-bribery laws, import/export controls, federal securitieslaws and tax laws and regulations. In certain jurisdictions, these regulatory requirements may be more stringent than those in the United States. Noncompliancewith applicable regulations or requirements could subject us to investigations, sanctions, mandatory recalls, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, fines,damages, civil and criminal penalties or injunctions.We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.We face exposure to movements in currency exchange rates, which may cause our revenue and operating results to differ materially from expectations. Aswe have expanded our international operations our exposure exchange rate fluctuations has increased, in particular with respect to the Euro, British Pound Sterling,Australian Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Japanese Yen and Colombian Peso. As exchange rates vary, revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses and other operatingresults, when re-measured, may differ materially from expectations. In addition, our operating results are subject to fluctuation if our mix of U.S. and foreigncurrency denominated transactions and expenses changes in the future. Furthermore, global political events, including Brexit and similar geopoliticaldevelopments, fluctuating commodity prices and trade tariff developments, have caused global economic uncertainty, which could amplify the volatility ofcurrency fluctuations. Such volatility, even when it increases our revenues or decreases our expenses, impacts our ability to predict our future results and earningsaccurately. Although we may apply certain strategies to mitigate foreign currency risk, these strategies might not eliminate our exposure to foreign exchange ratefluctuations and would involve costs and risks of their own, such as ongoing management time and expertise, external costs to implement the strategies andpotential accounting implications. Additionally, as we anticipate growing our business further outside of the United States, the effects of movements in currencyexchange rates will increase as our transaction volume outside of the United States increases.Weakened global economic conditions may harm our industry, business and results of operations.Our overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic conditions. Global financial developments and downturns seemingly unrelated to us or thesoftware industry may harm us. The United States and other key international economies have been affected from time to time by falling demand for a variety ofgoods and services, restricted credit, poor liquidity, reduced corporate profitability, volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets, bankruptcies, andoverall uncertainty with respect to the economy, including with respect to tariff and trade issues. In particular, the economies of countries in Europe have beenexperiencing weakness associated with high sovereign debt levels, weakness in the banking sector, uncertainty over the future of the Euro zone and volatility in thevalue of the pound sterling and the Euro, including instability surrounding Brexit. We have operations, as well as current and potential new customers, throughoutmost of Europe. If economic conditions in Europe and other key markets for our platform continue to remain uncertain or deteriorate further, it could adverselyaffect our customers’ ability or willingness to subscribe to our platform, delay prospective customers’ purchasing decisions, reduce the value or duration of theirsubscriptions or affect renewal rates, all of which could harm our operating results.Our ability to raise capital in the future may be limited, and our failure to raise capital when needed could prevent us from growing.Our business and operations may consume resources faster than we anticipate. In the future, we may need to raise additional funds to invest in future growthopportunities. Additional financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable toinvest in future growth opportunities, which could seriously harm our business and operating results. If we incur debt, the debt holders would have rights senior tocommon stockholders to make claims on our assets, and the terms of any debt could restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends on our commonstock. Furthermore, if we issue equity securities, stockholders will experience dilution, and the new equity securities could have rights senior to those of ourcommon stock. The Notes are and any additional equity or equity-linked financings would be dilutive to our stockholders. Because our decision to issue securitiesin any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond33our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. As a result, our stockholders bear the risk of our future securitiesofferings reducing the market price of our common stock and diluting their interest.ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTSNone. ITEM 2.PropertiesWe occupy approximately 443,000 square feet of office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts pursuant to lease agreements that expire through 2029. We alsomaintain offices in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dublin, Ireland, Sydney, Australia, Singapore, Tokyo, Japan, Berlin, Germany, Bogotá, Colombia, Paris, France,and Ghent, Belgium. We believe that our current facilities are suitable and adequate to meet our current needs. We intend to add new facilities or expand existingfacilities as we add employees, and we believe that suitable additional or substitute space will be available as needed to accommodate any such expansion of ouroperations. ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. Although the resultsof litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we currently believe that the ultimate costs to resolve any pending matter will not have a materialadverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us becauseof defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. ITEM 4.Mine Safety DisclosuresNot Applicable. 34PART IIITEM 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesMarket Information for Common StockOur common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HUBS” since October 9, 2014. Prior to that date, there was nopublic trading market for our common stock. Our initial public offering was priced at $25.00 per share on October 8, 2014.As of February 12, 2021, we had 27 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of shareholders is greater than this number of recordholders, and includes shareholders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders ofrecord also does not include shareholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.DividendsWe have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings to fund developmentand growth of our business, and do not anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be,subject to applicable law, at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition,contractual restrictions, and capital requirements.Performance GraphThe following performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes ofSection 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing ofthe company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act.The following graph shows a comparison of the cumulative total return for our common stock, the Nasdaq Computer Index and the S&P 500 Index for eachof the last six fiscal years ended December 31, 2020. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in each of the Company’s common stock, the NasdaqComputer Index and the S&P 500. Such returns are based on historical results and are not intended to suggest future performance. 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 HubSpot 100 168 140 263 374 472 1180 S&P 500 Index 100 99 109 130 122 157 182 Nasdaq Computer Index 100 106 119 166 159 240 359 35 Recent Sales of Unregistered SecuritiesNone.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated PurchasersNone.Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation PlansSee Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” for information regarding securitiesauthorized for issuance.Outstanding Convertible Senior Notes, Convertible Note Hedge, and WarrantIn May 2017, we issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes (the “2022 Notes”) due June 1, 2022, of which $272.1million was repurchased in June 2020 and $2 million was settled in cash during the fourth quarter of 2020. As of December 31, 2020, $125.8 million of principalremains outstanding on the 2022 Notes. Also in June 2020, we issued $460 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due June 1, 2025 (the“2025 Notes”).In connection with the offering of the 2025 Notes, the Company purchased capped call options (“Capped Call Options”) that give the Company the option topurchase up to approximately 1.6 million shares of its common stock for $282.52 per share. In connection with the offering of the 2022 Notes, the Companyentered into convertible note hedge transactions (the “Convertible Note Hedges”) with certain counterparties in which the Company has the option to purchase(subject to adjustment for certain specified events) shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of approximately $94.77 per share. In addition, the Companysold warrants (the “Warrants”) to certain bank counterparties whereby the holders of the warrants have the option to purchase (subject to adjustment for certainspecified events) shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $115.8 per share. As of December 31, 2020, Convertible Note Hedges corresponding toapproximately 1.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock and Warrants corresponding to approximately 1.3 million shares of the Company’s commonstock remain outstanding. See Note 9 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. 36 ITEM 6.Selected Consolidated Financial DataYou should read the selected consolidated financial data below in conjunction with “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition andresults of operations” and the consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The selected consolidated financial data in this section are not intended to replace the consolidated financial statements and are qualified in their entirety by theconsolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.The following selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, and the consolidated balancesheet data as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report onForm 10-K. The consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the consolidated balance sheet data as ofDecember 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 (in thousands, except per share data) Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: Revenue: Subscription $853,025 $646,266 $487,450 $356,727 $254,775 Professional services and other 30,001 28,594 25,530 18,885 16,192 Total revenue 883,026 674,860 512,980 375,612 270,967 Cost of revenue: Subscription (1) 130,685 98,510 69,718 51,563 41,182 Professional services and other (1) 36,274 31,448 30,639 24,166 20,683 Total cost of revenue 166,959 129,958 100,357 75,729 61,865 Total gross profit 716,067 544,902 412,623 299,883 209,102 Operating expenses: Research and development (1) 205,589 158,237 117,603 70,373 45,997 Sales and marketing (1) 452,081 340,685 267,444 212,859 162,647 General and administrative (1) 109,225 92,971 75,834 56,787 45,120 Total operating expenses 766,895 591,893 460,881 340,019 253,764 Loss from operations (50,828) (46,991) (48,258) (40,136) (44,662)Other (expense) income Interest income 7,773 19,429 9,176 3,837 854 Interest expense (37,049) (22,818) (21,386) (13,181) (265)Other expense (711) (393) (1,492) (559) (956)Total other expense (29,987) (3,782) (13,702) (9,903) (367)Net loss before income tax expense (80,815) (50,773) (61,960) (50,039) (45,029)Income tax expense (4,216) (2,973) (1,868) 10,325 (533)Net loss (85,031) (53,746) (63,828) (39,714) (45,562)Net loss per common share, basic and diluted (2) $(1.90) $(1.28) $(1.66) $(1.08) $(1.29)Weighted average common shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per common share (2) 44,757 42,025 38,529 36,827 35,197 (1)Stock-based compensation included in the consolidated statements of operations data above was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 (in thousands) Cost of revenue: Subscription $4,408 $3,127 $1,476 $658 $512 Professional services and other 2,536 2,829 2,924 2,327 1,640 Research and development 39,366 33,748 23,328 12,816 8,828 Sales and marketing 50,552 36,599 31,099 19,016 13,352 General and administrative 24,626 21,451 17,434 12,500 8,343 Total stock-based compensation $121,488 $97,754 $76,261 $47,317 $32,675 (2)See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further details on the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to commonstockholders.37 As of December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 (in thousands) Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: Cash, cash equivalents, and investments $1,281,893 $1,015,280 $603,700 $535,737 $150,068 Working capital, excluding deferred revenue 1,324,286 1,018,265 658,714 561,085 144,296 Total assets 1,973,366 1,569,268 833,953 712,175 259,755 Deferred revenue 316,502 234,088 185,484 139,157 96,597 Operating lease liabilities 309,684 267,829 — — — Convertible senior notes 478,936 340,564 318,782 298,447 — Total liabilities 1,210,711 919,310 589,312 501,815 141,055 Total stockholders’ equity $762,655 $649,958 $244,641 $210,360 $118,700 38 ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financialstatements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As discussed in the section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, ifthey never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factorsthat could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors”included under Part I, Item 1A within this Annual Report on Form 10-K.Company OverviewWe provide a cloud-based customer relationship management (“CRM”) Platform. Our CRM Platform is comprised of Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, ServiceHub and content management system (“CMS”) Hub as well as other tools and integrations that enable companies to attract, engage, and delight customersthroughout the customer experience.At the core of our CRM Platform is our CRM that our customers use which creates a single view of all interactions a prospective or existing customer haswith their marketing, sales and customer service teams. The CRM shares data across every application in the CRM Platform, automatically informing morepersonalized emails, website content, ads, and conversations, and enables more accurate timing cues for our customer’s internal teams. In addition, the CRMPlatform was built to easily and seamlessly integrate third party applications to further customize to an individual company’s industry or needs. We designed andbuilt our CRM Platform to serve a broad range of customers globally. Our CRM Platform starts completely free and grows with our customers to meet their needsat different stages in their life-cycles. It supports multiple languages and currencies and offers an array of sophisticated features, including content partitioning atthe enterprise level for companies operating in or serving multiple countries.We focus on selling to mid-market business-to-business, or B2B, companies, which we define as companies that have between two and 2,000employees. While our CRM Platform was built to grow with any company, we focus on selling to mid-market businesses because we believe we have significantcompetitive advantages attracting and serving this market segment. These mid-market businesses seek an integrated, easy-to-implement and easy-to-use solution toreach customers and compete with organizations that have larger marketing, sales, and customer service budgets. We efficiently reach these businesses at scalethrough our proven inbound methodology, our Solutions Partners, and our “freemium” model. A Solutions Partner is a service provider that helps businesses withstrategy, execution, and implementation of go-to-market activities and technology solutions. Our freemium model attracts customers who begin using our CRMPlatform through our free products and then upgrade to our paid products. As of December 31, 2020, we had 4,225 full-time employees and 103,994 TotalCustomers of varying sizes in more than 120 countries, representing almost every industry.Our CRM Platform is a multi-tenant, single code-based and globally available software-as-a-service product delivered through web browsers or mobileapplications. We sell our CRM Platform on a subscription basis. Our total revenue increased to $883.0 million in 2020, from $674.9 million in 2019, and from$513.0 million in 2018, representing year-over-year increases of 31% in 2020 and 32% in 2019. We had net losses of $85.0 million in 2020, $53.7 million in 2019,and $63.8 million in 2018, primarily due to investments in our growth. We derive most of our revenue from subscriptions to our cloud-based CRM Platform and related professional services, which consist of customer on-boarding and training services. Subscription revenue accounted for 97% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020, 96% of our total revenue forthe year ended December 31, 2019 and 95% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018. We sell multiple product plans at different base prices on asubscription basis, each of which includes our CRM and integrated applications to meet the needs of the various customers we serve. Customers pay additional feesif the number of contacts stored and tracked in the customer’s database exceeds specified thresholds. We also generate additional revenue based on the purchase ofadditional subscriptions and products, and the number of account users and subdomains. Most of our customers’ subscriptions are one year or less in duration.Subscriptions are billed in advance on various schedules. Because the mix of billing terms for orders can vary from period to period, the annualized value ofthe orders we enter into with our customers will not be completely reflected in deferred revenue at any single point in time. Accordingly, we do not believe thatchange in deferred revenue is an accurate indicator of future revenue.Many of our customers purchase on-boarding and training services which are designed to help customers enhance their ability to attract, engage and delighttheir customers using our CRM Platform. Professional services and other revenue accounted for 3% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020, 4% oftotal revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 5% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018. We expect professional services and othermargins to range from a moderate loss to breakeven for the foreseeable future.39COVID-19 UpdateIn March 2020, the World Health Organization, or WHO, declared the outbreak of a disease caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) tobe a pandemic (the “pandemic”). This pandemic is having widespread, rapidly-evolving, and unpredictable impacts on global societies, economies, financialmarkets, and business practices. Federal and state governments have implemented measures in an effort to contain the virus, including physical distancing, travelbans and restrictions, closure of non-essential businesses, quarantines, work-from-home directives, shelter-in-place orders, and limitations on public gatherings. These measurements have caused, and are continuing to cause, business slowdowns or shutdowns in affected areas, both regionally and worldwide. Our focus remains on promoting employee health and safety, serving our customers, and ensuring business continuity. In March 2020, we temporarilyclosed our global offices, including our corporate headquarters, suspended all company-related travel, and all HubSpot employees globally were required to workfrom home. We shifted our Solutions Partner events and INBOUND 2020 to virtual-only experiences and have cancelled other customer and industryevents. During the third quarter of 2020, we began to slowly re-open our offices on a staggered, region-to-region basis in accordance with local authority guidelineswhile ensuring that our return to work was thoughtful, prudent, and handled with an abundance of caution with the health of our employees being the top priority. During the fourth quarter of 2020, due to surges in COVID-19 cases at almost all of our office locations, we elected to close all of our global offices. We areclosely monitoring the impact of the pandemic and will continue to be thoughtful about employee safety and well-being.Given that the economic consequences of the pandemic have been exceptionally challenging for many of our customers and prospects, we alsoimplemented certain changes to our pricing structure in March 2020, including reducing prices on our Starter Growth Suite, offering certain product functionalityfree of charge for a limited time, suspending marketing email send limits for a limited time, and offering a one-time six-month advance on commissions to certainof our Solutions Partners.While the pandemic has not had a material adverse financial impact on our business to date, the broader implications of the pandemic on our results ofoperations and overall financial performance will depend on future developments and conditions. The pandemic and its adverse effects are prevalent in thelocations where we, our customers, and partners conduct business. As a result, at the outset of the pandemic, we experienced, and may again experience in thefuture, curtailed customer demand that could adversely impact our business, results of operations and overall financial performance in future periods. Specifically,we may be impacted by changes in our customers’ ability or willingness to purchase our offerings; changes in the timing of our current or prospective customers’purchasing decisions; pricing discounts or extended payment terms; reductions in the amount or duration of customers’ subscription contracts; or increasedcustomer attrition rates. While our revenue, customer retention, and earnings are relatively predictable as a result of our subscription-based business model, theeffect of the pandemic will not be fully reflected in our results of operations and overall financial performance until future periods.While the implications of the pandemic remain uncertain, we plan to continue to make investments to support business growth. We believe that the growthof our business is dependent on many factors, including our ability to expand our customer base, increase adoption of our CRM Platform within existing customers,develop new products and applications to extend the functionality of our CRM Platform and provide a high level of customer service. We expect to invest in salesand marketing to support customer growth. We also expect to invest in research and development as we continue to introduce new products and applications toextend the functionality of our CRM Platform. We also intend to maintain a high level of customer service and support which we consider critical for our continuedsuccess. We plan to continue to invest in our data center infrastructure and services capabilities in order to support continued customer growth. We also expect tocontinue to incur general and administrative expenses to support our business and to maintain the infrastructure required to be a public company. We expect to useour cash flow from operations and the proceeds from our convertible debt and stock offerings to fund these growth strategies and support our business despite thepotential impact from the pandemic and do not expect to be profitable in the near term.40Key Business MetricsThe following key business metrics are presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our press releases announcing our financial results which arefurnished on Form 8-K. We use these key business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business and results ofoperations, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions. These key business metrics may be calculated in a manner different than similar keybusiness metrics used by other companies. Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Total Customers 103,994 73,483 56,628 Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer $9,582 $9,920 9,904 Total Subscription Dollar Retention Rate 102.3% 99.9% 100.7% Total Customers. We believe that our ability to increase our customer base is an indicator of our market penetration and growth of our business as wecontinue to expand our sales force and invest in marketing efforts. We define our Total Customers at the end of a particular period as the number of businessentities or individuals with one or more paid subscriptions to our CRM Platform either paid directly or through a Solutions Partner. We do not include in TotalCustomers business entities or individuals with one or more paid subscriptions solely for our legacy Sales Hub ($10) product or any PieSync product. A singlecustomer may have separate paid subscriptions for separate websites, sales licenses or seats, or our Sales Hub, Marketing Hub, Service Hub, or CMS Hub products,but we count these as one customer if certain customer-provided information such as company name, URL, or email address indicate that these subscriptions aremanaged by the same business entity or individual.Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer. We believe that our ability to increase the Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer is anindicator of our ability to grow the long-term value of our existing customer relationships. We define Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer during aparticular period as subscription revenue, excluding revenue from our legacy Sales Hub ($10) and PieSync products, from our Total Customers during the perioddivided by the average Total Customers during the same period.Total Subscription Dollar Retention Rate. We believe that our ability to retain and expand a customer relationship is an indicator of the stability of ourrevenue base and the long-term value of our customers. We assess our performance in this area using a metric we refer to as our Total Subscription DollarRetention Rate. We compare the aggregate Total Contractual Monthly Subscription Revenue of our Total Customer base as of the beginning of each month, whichwe refer to as Total Retention Base Revenue, to the aggregate Total Contractual Monthly Subscription Revenue of the same group of Total Customers at the end ofthat month, which we refer to as Total Retained Subscription Revenue. We define Total Contractual Monthly Subscription Revenue as the total amount ofsubscription fees contractually committed to be paid for a full month under all of our Total Customer agreements, excluding any commissions owed to ourSolutions Partners. Our Total Subscription Dollar Retention Rate for a given period is calculated by first dividing Total Retained Subscription Revenue by TotalRetention Base Revenue for each month in the period, calculating the weighted average of these rates using the Total Retention Base Revenue for each month inthe period, and then annualizing the resulting rates. Key Components of Consolidated Statements of OperationsRevenueWe derive our revenue from two major sources, revenue from subscriptions to our CRM Platform and professional services and other revenue consistingmainly of on-boarding and training services fees.Subscription based revenue is derived from customers using our CRM Platform for their inbound marketing, sales, service, and content management needs.Our CRM Platform features integrated applications that create a cohesive and adaptable customer experience. These integrated applications include a CRM, searchengine optimization, blogging, website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media, marketing automation, email, predictive lead scoring, salesproductivity, ticketing and helpdesk tools, customer NPS surveys, analytics, and reporting. Subscriptions are billed in advance on various schedules. Allsubscription fees that are billed in advance of service are recorded in deferred revenue. Subscription based revenue is recognized net of consideration paid toSolutions Partners when those Partners purchase a subscription to our CRM Platform.Professional services and other revenue are derived primarily from customer on-boarding and training services. The on-boarding and training servicesprovided to customers typically involves an implementation specialist. An implementation specialist will typically work with our customers to enhance theirunderstanding of how to attract leads and convert them into customers through search engine optimization, social media, blogging and other content. Training isgenerally sold in connection with a customer’s initial41subscription and is billed in advance. The training is also available to be purchased separately following a customer’s purchase of its initial subscription and ourSolutions Partners routinely provide the same training to customers. The Company recognizes revenue from on-boarding and training services as the services areprovided.Cost of Revenue and Operating ExpensesCost of RevenueCost of subscription revenue consists primarily of managed hosting providers and other third-party service providers, employee-related costs includingpayroll, benefits and stock-based compensation expense for our customer support team, amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquiredtechnology, and allocated overhead costs, which we define as rent, facilities, depreciation of fixed assets, and costs related to information technology.Cost of professional services and other revenue consists primarily of personnel costs of our professional services organization, including salaries, benefits,bonuses and stock-based compensation, amortization of capitalized software development costs associated with our internally built software platform, as well asallocated overhead costs.We expect that cost of subscription and professional services and other revenue will increase in absolute dollars as we continue to invest in growing ourbusiness. Over time, we expect to gain benefits of scale associated with our costs of hosting our CRM Platform relative to subscription revenues, resulting inimproved subscription gross margin, exclusive of stock-based compensation. We expect professional services and other margins to range from a moderate loss tobreakeven for the foreseeable future, exclusive of stock-based compensation.Research and DevelopmentResearch and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs of our development team, including payroll, benefits and stock-basedcompensation expense and allocated overhead costs. We capitalize certain software development costs that are attributable to developing new products and addingincremental functionality to our CRM Platform and amortize such costs as costs of subscription revenue over the estimated life of the new product or incrementalfunctionality, which is generally two years. We also capitalize certain development costs that are attributable to developing our internally developed softwareplatforms and amortize such costs throughout the consolidated statement of operations over the estimated life of our internally developed software platforms, whichis generally five years. We focus our research and development efforts on improving our products and developing new ones, delivering new functionality andenhancing the customer experience. We believe delivering new functionality for our customers is an integral part of our solution and provides our customers withaccess to a broad array of options and information critical to their marketing, sales, and customer service efforts. We expect to continue to make investments in andexpand our offerings to enhance our customers’ experience and satisfaction and attract new customers. We expect research and development expenses to increasein absolute dollars as we continue to increase the functionality of our CRM Platform.Sales and MarketingSales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel costs of our sales and marketing employees, including sales commissions and incentives,benefits and stock-based compensation expense, marketing programs, including lead generation, costs of our annual INBOUND conference, other brand buildingexpenses, amortization of capitalized software development costs associated with our internally built software platforms, and allocated overhead costs. We defercertain sales commissions related to acquiring new contracts and amortize them ratably over a period of benefit that we have determined to be approximately one tothree years. Sales and marketing expenses also include commissions paid to our Solutions Partners in instances where the end customer purchases and pays for asubscription to our CRM Platform.We plan to continue to expand sales and marketing to grow our customer base and increase sales to existing customers. This growth will include addingsales personnel and expanding our marketing activities to continue to generate additional leads and build brand awareness. We expect sales and marketing expenseswill increase as a result of hiring net new quota-carrying sales representatives in the United States and worldwide and adding to our marketing staff. Over time, weexpect sales and marketing expenses will decline as a percentage of total revenue, exclusive of stock-based compensation.General and AdministrativeGeneral and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs and related expenses for executive, finance, legal, human resources, employee-relatedinformation technology, administrative personnel, including payroll, benefits and stock-based compensation expense; professional fees for external legal,accounting and other consulting services, amortization of capitalized software development costs associated with our internally built software platforms, andallocated overhead costs. We expect that42general and administrative expenses will increase on an absolute dollar basis but decrease as a percentage of total revenue, exclusive of stock-based compensationexpense, as we focus on processes, systems and controls to enable our internal support functions to scale with the growth of our business. We also anticipatecontinuing increases to general and administrative expenses as we incur the costs of compliance associated with being a publicly traded company, including auditand consulting fees.Other ExpenseInterest income primarily consists of interest earned on invested cash and cash equivalents balances and investments. Interest expense primarily consists ofamortization of the debt discount, issuance costs and contractual interest expense related to our Notes, and the loss on early extinguishment of our 2022Notes. Other expense primarily consists of the impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses associated with monetary assets and liabilities.Income Tax ExpenseThe income tax expense consists of current and deferred taxes for U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. We have historically had a taxable loss in our mostsignificant jurisdiction, the U.S., and a full valuation allowance against the majority of our deferred tax assets. We expect this to continue in the near term.Results of OperationsThe following tables set forth certain consolidated financial data in dollar amounts and as a percentage of total revenue. Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Revenue: Subscription $853,025 $646,266 $487,450 Professional services and other 30,001 28,594 25,530 Total revenue 883,026 674,860 512,980 Cost of revenue: Subscription 130,685 98,510 69,718 Professional services and other 36,274 31,448 30,639 Total cost of revenue 166,959 129,958 100,357 Gross profit 716,067 544,902 412,623 Operating expenses: Research and development 205,589 158,237 117,603 Sales and marketing 452,081 340,685 267,444 General and administrative 109,225 92,971 75,834 Total operating expenses 766,895 591,893 460,881 Loss from operations (50,828) (46,991) (48,258)Other expense: Interest income 7,773 19,429 9,176 Interest expense (37,049) (22,818) (21,386)Other expense (711) (393) (1,492)Total other expense (29,987) (3,782) (13,702)Loss before income tax expense (80,815) (50,773) (61,960)Income tax expense (4,216) (2,973) (1,868)Net loss $(85,031) $(53,746) $(63,828)43 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Revenue: Subscription 97% 96% 95%Professional services and other 3 4 5 Total revenue 100 100 100 Cost of revenue: Subscription 15 15 14 Professional services and other 4 5 6 Total cost of revenue 19 19 20 Gross profit 81 81 80 Operating expenses: Research and development 23 23 23 Sales and marketing 51 50 52 General and administrative 12 14 15 Total operating expenses 87 88 90 Loss from operations (6) (7) (9)Total other expense (3) (1) (3)Loss before income tax expense (9) (8) (12)Income tax expense (0) (0) (0)Net loss (10)% (8)% (12)% *Percentages are based on actual values. Totals may not sum due to rounding.Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019Revenue Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Subscription $853,025 $646,266 $206,759 32%Professional services and other 30,001 28,594 1,407 5%Total revenue $883,026 $674,860 $208,166 31% Subscription revenue increased during 2020 due to an increase throughout the year in Total Customers, which grew from 73,483 as of December 31, 2019to 103,994 as of December 31, 2020. Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer decreased from $9,920 for the year ended December 31, 2019 to $9,582for the year ended December 31, 2020. The growth in Total Customers was primarily driven by our increased sales representative capacity to meet market demandas well as our freemium product offering and lower priced starer products. The decrease in average subscription revenue per customer was driven primarily by thevolume of continued purchases of our lower priced starter products. The 5% increase in professional services and other revenue resulted primarily from the increase in Total Customers and from the delivery of on-boardingservices for the additional subscriptions sold, slightly offset by fewer classroom trainings being held due to social gathering restrictions and travel bansimplemented due to the pandemic. Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Total cost of revenue $166,959 $129,958 $37,001 28%Gross profit 716,067 544,902 171,165 31%Gross margin 81% 81% 44 Total cost of revenue increased 28% during 2020 primarily due to an increase in subscription and hosting costs, employee-related costs, amortization ofcapitalized software development costs, and allocated overheard expenses, offset by a decrease in amortization of acquired technology due to certain acquiredtechnology reaching the end of its useful life during the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross margin remained consistent year-over-year. Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Subscription cost of revenue $130,685 $98,510 $32,175 33%Percentage of subscription revenue 15% 15% The increase in subscription cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to thefollowing: Change (in thousands) Subscription and hosting costs $21,990 Employee-related costs 5,238 Amortization of capitalized software development costs 4,834 Allocated overhead expenses 974 Amortization of acquired technology (861) $32,175 Subscription and hosting costs increased primarily due to growth in our Total Customer base from 73,483 at December 31, 2019 to 103,994 at December 31,2020. Additionally, we saw higher subscription and hosting costs as we focus on the security, reliability and performance of our CRM Platform. Employee-relatedcosts increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our customer support organization to support our customer growth and improve servicelevels and offerings, offset slightly by reduced discretionary spending as a result of the pandemic. Amortization of capitalized software development costsincreased due to the increased number of developers working on our software platform as we continue to develop new products and increased functionality.Allocated overhead expenses increased due to the expansion of our leased space and infrastructure as we continued to grow our business and expand headcount.Amortization of acquired technology decreased due to certain acquired technology reaching the end of its useful life during the year ended December 31, 2020. Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Professional services and other cost of revenue $36,274 $31,448 $4,826 15%Percentage of professional services and other revenue 121% 110% The increase in professional services and other cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 wasprimarily due to the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs and allocated overhead expenses $4,826 $4,826 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our professional services organization to support our customergrowth.Research and Development Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Research and development $205,589 $158,237 $47,352 30%Percentage of total revenue 23% 23% 45 The increase in research and development expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily dueto the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $39,791 Allocated overhead expenses 7,561 $47,352 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our engineering organization to develop new products, increasefunctionality and to maintain our existing CRM Platform, slightly offset by reduced discretionary spending as a result of the pandemic. Allocated overhead expenseincreased due to expanding our leased space and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount.Sales and Marketing Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Sales and marketing $452,081 $340,685 $111,396 33%Percentage of total revenue 51% 50% The increase in sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to thefollowing: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $65,646 Marketing programs 17,536 Solutions Partner commissions 14,637 Allocated overhead expense 13,577 $111,396 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to expand our selling and marketing organizations to grow our customerbase, offset by reduced discretionary spending as a result of the pandemic. Marketing programs increased due to the timing and size of certain marketing efforts aswe continue to make investments in attracting new customers. Solutions Partner commissions increased as a result of increased revenue generated through ourpartners. Allocated overhead expenses increased due to expanding our leased space and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount.General and Administrative Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) General and administrative $109,225 $92,971 $16,254 17%Percentage of total revenue 12% 14% The increase in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarilydue to the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $7,008 Allocated overhead expense 5,884 Customer credit card fees 3,362 $16,254 46 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our business and require additional personnel to support ourexpanded operations, offset by reduced discretionary spending as a result of the pandemic. Allocated overhead expenses increased due to expanding our leasedspace and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount. Customer credit card fees increased due to increased customer transactions aswe continue to grow our business. Other Expense Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Interest income $7,773 $19,429 $(11,656) (60)%Percentage of total revenue 1% 3% Interest expense $(37,049) $(22,818) $(14,231) 62%Percentage of total revenue (4)% (3)% Other expense $(711) $(393) $(318) 81%Percentage of total revenue * * *not meaningfulInterest income primarily consists of interest earned on invested cash and cash equivalents balances and investments. The decrease during the year is due toa decrease in yields on our investment balances, offset by an increase in the amount of investment holdings from the proceeds received from the issuance of the2025 Notes.Interest expense primarily consists of amortization of the debt discount and issuance costs and contractual interest expense related to our Notes, and the losson early extinguishment of our 2022 Notes. The increase during the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to the $10.5 million loss on the earlyextinguishment of our 2022 Notes and amortization of the debt discount and issuance costs related to the 2025 Notes.Other expense primarily consists of the impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses associated with monetary assets and liabilities. The increasewas primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations. Income Tax expense Year Ended December 31, Change 2020 2019 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Income tax expense $(4,216) $(2,973) $(1,243) 42%Effective tax rate 5% 6% Income tax expense consists of current and deferred taxes for U.S. and foreign income taxes. The increase in the income tax expense was primarily drivenby increased income in jurisdictions outside of the United States that are profitable from a tax perspective. Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018Revenue Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Subscription $646,266 $487,450 $158,816 33%Professional services and other 28,594 25,530 3,064 12%Total revenue $674,860 $512,980 $161,880 32% Subscription revenue increased during 2019 due to an increase throughout the year in Total Customers, which grew from 56,628 as of December 31, 2018 to73,483 as of December 31, 2019. Total Average Subscription Revenue per Customer increased from $9,904 for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $9,920 forthe year ended December 31, 2019. The growth in Total Customers was primarily driven by our increased sales representative capacity to meet market demand aswell as the freemium model. The increase in47average subscription revenue per customer was driven primarily by existing customers increasing their use of our products, existing customers purchasingadditional subscriptions, and new customers purchasing our higher price product plans. The increase in average subscription revenue per customer was partiallyoffset by the continued adoption of our freemium model. The 12% increase in professional services and other revenue resulted primarily from the increase in Total Customers and from delivery of on-boarding andtraining services for the additional subscriptions sold.Total Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Total cost of revenue $129,958 $100,357 $29,601 29%Gross profit 544,902 412,623 132,279 32%Gross margin 81% 80% Total cost of revenue increased 29% during 2019 primarily due to an increase in subscription and hosting costs, employee-related costs, amortization ofcapitalized software development costs, amortization of acquired technology, and allocated overheard expenses. The increase in gross margin was primarily drivenby changes to our service offerings for our products offset by increased hosting costs in subscription revenue as we focus on the reliability of our CRM Platform. Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Subscription cost of revenue $98,510 $69,718 $28,792 41%Percentage of subscription revenue 15% 14% The increase in subscription cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarily due to thefollowing: Change (in thousands) Subscription and hosting costs $15,857 Employee-related costs 7,234 Amortization of capitalized software development costs 2,864 Amortization of acquired technology 1,808 Allocated overhead expenses 1,029 $28,792 Subscription and hosting costs increased primarily due to growth in our Total Customer base from 56,628 at December 31, 2018 to 73,483 at December 31,2019, as we focus on the reliability of our CRM Platform. Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our customersupport organization to support our customer growth and improve service levels and offerings. Amortization of capitalized software development costs increaseddue to the increased number of developers working on our software platform as we continue to develop new products and increased functionality. Amortization ofacquired technology increased due to a full year of amortization of acquired technology that was placed into service the second half of 2018. Allocated overheadexpenses increased due to expansion of our leased space and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount. Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Professional services and other cost of revenue $31,448 $30,639 $809 3%Percentage of professional services and other revenue 110% 120% 48 The increase in professional services and other cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 wasprimarily due to the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs and allocated overhead expenses $809 $809 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our professional services organization to support our customergrowth.Research and Development Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Research and development $158,237 $117,603 $40,634 35%Percentage of total revenue 23% 23% The increase in research and development expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarily dueto the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $35,942 Allocated overhead expenses 4,692 $40,634 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our engineering organization to develop new products, increasefunctionality and to maintain our existing CRM Platform. Allocated overhead expense increased due to expanding our leased space and infrastructure as wecontinue to grow our business and expand headcount.Sales and Marketing Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Sales and marketing $340,685 $267,444 $73,241 27%Percentage of total revenue 50% 52% The increase in sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarily due to thefollowing: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $49,875 Solutions Partner commissions 9,900 Allocated overhead expense 6,686 Marketing programs 6,780 $73,241 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to expand our selling and marketing organizations to grow our customerbase. Solutions Partner commissions increased as a result of increased revenue generated through our Partners. Allocated overhead expenses increased due toexpanding our leased space and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount. Marketing programs increased due to the timing and sizeof certain marketing efforts as we continue to make investments in attracting new customers.49General and Administrative Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) General and administrative $92,971 $75,834 $17,137 23%Percentage of total revenue 14% 15% The increase in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarilydue to the following: Change (in thousands) Employee-related costs $11,619 Customer credit card fees 2,961 Allocated overhead expenses 2,557 $17,137 Employee-related costs increased as a result of increased headcount as we continue to grow our business and require additional personnel to support ourexpanded operations. Customer credit card fees increased due to increased customer transactions as we continue to grow our business. Allocated overhead expensesincreased due to expanding our leased space and infrastructure as we continue to grow our business and expand headcount.Other Expense Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Interest income $19,429 $9,176 $10,253 112%Percentage of total revenue 3% 2% Interest expense $(22,818) $(21,386) $(1,432) 7%Percentage of total revenue (3)% (4)% Other expense $(393) $(1,492) $1,099 (74)%Percentage of total revenue * * *not meaningfulInterest income primarily consists of interest earned on invested cash and cash equivalents balances and investments. The increase is primarily due to theincrease in the amount of investment holdings from the proceeds received from the common stock offering that occurred during the first quarter of 2019.Interest expense primarily consists of amortization of the debt discount and issuance costs related to the 2022 Notes that is recorded as interestexpense and contractual interest expense on the 2022 Notes. The increase was primarily due to the use of the effective-interest method to amortize the debt discountand issuance costs related to the 2022 Notes. Other expense primarily consists of the impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses associated with monetary assets and liabilities. The decreasewas primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations. Income Tax Expense Year Ended December 31, Change 2019 2018 Amount % (dollars in thousands) Income tax expense $(2,973) $(1,868) $(1,105) 59%Effective tax rate 6% 3% 50 Income tax expense consists of current and deferred taxes for U.S. and foreign income taxes. The increase in the income tax expense was primarily drivenby increased income in jurisdictions outside of the United States that are profitable from a tax perspective. Liquidity and Capital ResourcesOur principal sources of liquidity to date have been cash and cash equivalents, net accounts receivable, our common stock offerings, and our convertiblenotes offerings.The following table shows cash and cash equivalents, working capital, net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities, net cash and cashequivalents used in investing activities, and net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $378,123 $269,670 $111,489 Working capital 1,011,420 787,235 475,409 Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities 88,913 118,973 84,851 Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities (215,567) (316,194) (71,230)Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities 222,460 359,342 12,778 Our cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2020 was held for working capital purposes. We believe our working capital is sufficient to support ouroperations for at least the next 12 months. At December 31, 2020, $83.7 million of our cash and cash equivalents was held in accounts outside the United States. Asof December 31, 2018, we no longer assert indefinite reinvestment of our foreign earnings because these earnings have been subject to U.S. Federal tax. While wehave concluded that any incremental tax incurred upon ultimate distribution of these earnings to be immaterial, our current plans do not demonstrate a need torepatriate undistributed earnings to fund our U.S. operations.Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating ActivitiesNet cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities consists primarily of net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items, including stock-basedcompensation, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges, net.Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily reflected our net loss of $85.0 million,the portion of the repayment of the 2022 Notes attributable to the debt discount of $49.0 million, benefit for deferred income taxes of $2.2 million and accretion ofbond discounts of $3.7 million, offset by non-cash expenses that included $37.1 million of depreciation and amortization, $121.5 million in stock-basedcompensation, $10.5 million of loss on early extinguishment of 2022 Notes and $24.9 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Working capitalsources of cash and cash equivalents primarily included a $72.6 million increase in deferred revenue primarily resulting from the growth in the number ofcustomers invoiced during the period, a $26.0 million increase in accrued expenses, a $3.7 million increase in accounts payable related to timing of billpayments, and a $31.4 million increase in right-of-use asset. These sources of cash and cash equivalents were offset by a $31.6 million decrease in lease liabilities,a $30.0 million increase in accounts receivable as a result of increased billings to customers consistent with the overall growth of the business, $19.3 millionincrease in deferred commissions and a $17.0 million increase in prepaid and other assets.Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily reflected our net loss of $53.7 millionand accretion of bond discount of $14.2 million offset by non-cash expenses that included $28.8 million of depreciation and amortization, $97.8 million in stock-based compensation, and $21.8 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Working capital sources of cash and cash equivalents primarilyincluded a $49.3 million increase in deferred revenue primarily resulting from the growth in the number of customers invoiced during the period, a $7.8 millionincrease in accrued expenses, a $3.9 million increase in accounts payable related to timing of bill payments, and a $22.7 million increase in right-of-useasset. These sources of cash and cash equivalents were offset by a $15.8 million decrease in lease liabilities, a $15.4 million increase in accounts receivable as aresult of increased billings to customers consistent with the overall growth of the business, $9.7 million increase in deferred commissions and a $3.3 millionincrease in prepaid and other assets.51Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily reflected our net loss of $63.8 millionand accretion of bond discount of $6.8 million offset by non-cash expenses that included $23.4 million of depreciation and amortization, $76.3 million in stock-based compensation, $2.3 million of non-cash rent expense and $20.3 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Working capital sources of cashand cash equivalents primarily included a $49.3 million increase in deferred revenue primarily resulting from the growth in the number of customers invoicedduring the period and a $11.9 million increase in accrued expenses, a $5.8 million increase in deferred rent, a $3.9 million decrease in prepaid and other assets, anda $3.3 million increase in accounts payable related to timing of bill payments. These sources of cash and cash equivalents were offset by a $17.7 million increase inaccounts receivable as a result of increased billings to customers consistent with the overall growth of the business, and a $23.9 million increase in deferredcommissions. Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Investing ActivitiesOur investing activities have consisted primarily of purchases, maturities and sale of investments, property and equipment purchases, an acquisition of abusiness, strategic investments, and capitalization of software development costs. Capitalized software development costs are related to new products orimprovements to our existing software platform that expands the functionality for our customers.Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted primarily of $1.5 billion in purchases ofinvestments, $37.3 million of purchased property and equipment, $2.5 million of purchases of strategic investments, and $21.6 million of capitalized softwaredevelopment costs. These uses of cash were offset by $1.4 billion received related to the maturity of investments and $10.9 million received for sale of investments.Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted primarily of $1.3 billion of purchases ofinvestments, $40.4 million of purchased property and equipment, $13.5 million of capitalized software development costs, a $23.3 million business acquisition and$0.6 million related to the purchase of strategic investments. These uses of cash were offset by $1.1 billion received related to the maturity of investments.Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2018 consisted primarily of $681.6 million of purchases ofinvestments, $22.3 million of purchased property and equipment, $11.2 million of capitalized software development costs and $0.5 million related to the purchaseof strategic investments. These uses of cash were offset by $644.4 million received related to the maturity of investments.Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Financing ActivitiesOur financing activities have consisted primarily of our stock offerings, the various components of our 2025 Notes offering, the various components of our2022 Notes repayment, the issuance of common stock under our stock plans, payments of employee taxes related to the net share settlement of stock-based awards,and repayments of our finance lease obligations.For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash provided by financing activities consisted of $450.1 million of net proceeds from the issuance of the 2025Notes, $363.6 million of proceeds from the settlement of the Convertible Note Hedges related to the 2022 Notes, and $30.4 million of proceeds related to issuanceof common stock under stock plans. This source of cash was offset by $236.0 million used for repayment of the 2022 Notes attributable to the principal, $327.5million for payment to settle the Warrants related to the 2022 Notes, $50.6 million for payment of the Capped Call Options related to the 2025 Notes, and $7.4million used for payment of employee taxes related to the net share settlement of stock-based awards.For the year ended December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities consisted primarily of $342.6 million of net proceedsrelated to common stock offering and $23.6 million of proceeds related to issuance of common stock under stock plans. These sources of cash were offset by $6.2million used for payment of employee taxes related to the net share settlement of stock-based awards, $0.3 million for repayment of debt associated with ourbusiness acquisition and $0.3 million used for repayments of finance leases.For the year ended December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities consisted primarily of $21.6 million of proceeds relatedto issuance of common stock under stock plans. These sources of cash were offset by $8.0 million used for payment of employee taxes related to the net sharesettlement of stock-based awards and $0.7 million used for repayments of finance leases.52Critical Accounting Policies and EstimatesOur management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements which havebeen prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing our financial statements, we makeestimates, assumptions and judgments that can have a significant impact on our reported revenues, results of operations and net income or loss, as well as on thevalue of certain assets and liabilities on our balance sheet during and as of the reporting periods. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are necessary becausefuture events and their effects on our results and the value of our assets cannot be determined with certainty and are made based on our historical experience and onother assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur or additional information is obtained,and we may periodically be faced with uncertainties, the outcomes of which are not within our control and may not be known for a prolonged period of time.Because the use of estimates is inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.We believe that of our significant accounting policies, which are described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidatedfinancial statements, the following accounting policies and specific estimates involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity.Revenue Recognition We generate revenue from arrangements with multiple performance obligations, which typically include subscriptions to our online software solutions andprofessional services which include on-boarding and training services. Our customers do not have the right to take possession of the online software products.Revenue from online software products is recognized ratably over the subscription period beginning on the date the online software product is made available tocustomers. We recognize revenue from on-boarding and training services as the services are provided. Amounts billed that have not yet met the applicable revenuerecognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue. We allocate the transaction price to each distinct performance obligation based on the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of each good or service. We calculateSSP for each type of online software product and professional service offering by averaging the selling price of all purchases within the trailing four calendarquarters. We use four quarters of transaction data to determine SSP as most of our customer arrangements are one year or less and pricing may be subject to changeupon each customer’s renewal. In instances where there are not sufficient data points, or the average selling prices for a particular online software product orprofessional service offering are disparate, we estimate the SSP using other observable inputs, such as similar products or services. If the actual selling price for thesale of an online software product or professional service offering within a multiple performance obligation arrangement substantially differs from the SSP of thatoffering, we use the relative SSP to allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer Sales commissions earned by our sales force are considered incremental, recoverable costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. Sales commissions forinitial contracts are deferred and then amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of benefit that we have determined to be approximately one to three years.The one to three-year period has been determined by taking into consideration the type of product sold, the commitment term of the customer contract, the nature ofthe Company’s technology development life-cycle, and an estimated customer relationship period. Sales commissions for upgrade contracts are deferred andamortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated customer relationship period of the related customer. Capitalized Software Development Costs Software development costs consist of certain payroll and stock compensation costs incurred to develop functionality for our CRM Platform and internally-built software platforms, as well as certain upgrades and enhancements that are expected to result in enhanced functionality. We capitalize certain softwaredevelopment costs for new offerings as well as upgrades to our existing software platforms, while costs associated with planning new developments andmaintaining our CRM Platform software and internally built software platforms are expensed as incurred.. We amortize these development costs over the estimateduseful life of two to five years on a straight-line basis. We determined that a two- to five- year life is appropriate for our internal-use software based on our bestestimate of the useful life of the internally developed software after considering factors such as continuous developments in the technology, obsolescence, andanticipated life of the service offering before significant upgrades. Management evaluates the useful lives of these assets on a quarterly basis and tests forimpairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets. We determine the amount of internal software costs to be capitalized based on the amount of time spent by our developers on projects in the applicationstage of development. There is judgment involved in estimating the time allocated to a particular project in the application stage. A significant change in the timespent on each project could have a material impact on the amount capitalized and related amortization expense in subsequent periods.53Leases On January 1, 2019, we adopted the new lease guidance using a modified retrospective transition method applied to those leases which were not completedas of January 1, 2019. We lease office facilities under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through May 2031. Certain leases contain optional terminationdates.We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception and does not separate lease and non-lease components of an arrangement determined tocontain a lease. Operating and finance leases with a duration of less than 12 months are excluded from right-of-use-assets and lease liabilities and related expense isrecorded as incurred. We use our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the presentvalue of operating lease payments. To determine the estimated incremental borrowing rate, we use publicly available credit ratings for peer companies. We estimatethe incremental borrowing rate using yields for maturities that are in line with the duration of the lease payments, which requires judgment.Contractual Obligations and Commitments Contractual obligations are cash that we are obligated to pay as part of certain contracts that we have entered during our course of business. Certain of ourleases contain optional termination dates. The table below only includes payments up to the optional termination date. If we were to extend leases beyond theoptional termination date, the future commitments would increase by approximately $90.8 million. Below is a table that shows the projected outlays as ofDecember 31, 2020: Payments due in: Total Lessthan1 Year 1-3Years 3-5Years Morethan5 Years (in thousands) Operating leases obligations 388,962 51,933 100,443 97,303 139,283 Vendor commitments 102,397 31,138 71,259 — — Total $491,359 $83,071 $171,702 $97,303 $139,283 Letters of Credit As of December 31, 2020, we had a total of $3.4 million in letters of credit outstanding substantially in favor of certain landlords for office space. Theseirrevocable letters of credit, which are not included in the table of contractual obligations above, are expected to remain in effect, in some cases, until 2029. Off Balance Sheet Arrangements We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements at December 31, 2020 or 2019 exclusive of items described above and indemnifications of officers,directors and employees for certain events or occurrences while the officer, director or employee is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. Recent Accounting Pronouncements For information on recent accounting pronouncements, see Recent Accounting Pronouncements in the notes to the consolidated financial statementsappearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 54ITEM 7A.Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market RiskForeign Currency Exchange RiskWe have foreign currency risks related to our revenue and operating expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro,British Pound Sterling, Australian dollar, Singaporean dollar, Japanese Yen, and Colombian Peso. Since we translate foreign currencies into U.S. dollars forfinancial reporting purposes, currency fluctuations can have an impact on our financial results.We have experienced and will continue to experience fluctuations in our net loss as a result of transaction gains or losses related to revaluing certain currentasset and current liability balances that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the entities in which they are recorded. We recognizedimmaterial amounts of foreign currency gains and losses in each of the periods presented. We have not engaged in the hedging of our foreign currency transactionsto date, we are evaluating the costs and benefits of initiating such a program and may in the future hedge selected significant transactions denominated in currenciesother than the U.S. dollar as we expand our international operation, and our risk grows.Interest Rate SensitivityOur portfolio of cash and cash equivalents and short- and long-term investments is maintained in a variety of securities, including government agencyobligations, corporate bonds and money market funds. Investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and carried at their fair market value withcumulative unrealized gains or losses recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders' equity. A sharp rise in interest ratescould have an adverse impact on the fair market value of certain securities in our portfolio. We do not currently hedge our interest rate exposure and do not enterinto financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.Inflation RiskWe do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business. However, if our costs, in particular personnel, sales and marketing and hostingcosts, were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability orfailure to do so could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.Market Risk and Market Interest RiskIn May 2017, we issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior due June 1, 2022, of which $272.1 million was repurchasedin June 2020 and $2 million was settled in cash in the fourth quarter of 2020. As of December 31, 2020, $125.8 million of principal remains outstanding on the2022 Notes. Also in June 2020, we issued $460 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due June 1, 2025. The fair value of our convertiblesenior notes is subject to interest rate risk, market risk and other factors due to the convertible feature. The fair value of the convertible senior notes will generallyincrease as our common stock price increases and will generally decrease as our common stock price declines in value. The interest and market value changesaffect the fair value of our convertible senior notes but do not impact our financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to the fixed nature of the debtobligation. Generally, the fair values of 2022 Notes and the 2025 Notes (the “Notes”) will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.Additionally, we carry the convertible senior notes at face value less unamortized discount on our balance sheet, and we present the fair value for requireddisclosure purposes only.The table below provides a sensitivity analysis of hypothetical 10% changes of our stock price as of December 31, 2020 and the estimated impact on the fairvalue of the Notes. The selected scenarios are not predictions of future events, but rather are intended to illustrate the effect such event may have on the fair valueof the Notes.2022 Notes Hypothetical change in HubSpot stock price Fair value Estimated change infair value Hypotheticalpercentageincrease(decrease) infair value 10% increase $577,631 $50,480 10%No change $527,151 $— — 10% decrease $472,359 $(54,792) (10)% 55 2025 Notes Hypothetical change in HubSpot stock price Fair value Estimated change infair value Hypotheticalpercentageincrease(decrease) infair value 10% increase $794,047 $75,240 10%No change $718,807 $— — 10% decrease $679,664 $(39,143) (5)% 56 ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PageReports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Error!Bookmarknotdefined.Consolidated Balance Sheets 60Consolidated Statements of Operations 61Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 62Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity 63Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 64Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 66 57Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of HubSpot, Inc.Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial ReportingWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HubSpot, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and therelated consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive loss, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period endedDecember 31, 2020, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internalcontrol over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committeeof Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internalcontrol over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.Change in Accounting PrincipleAs discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for leases in 2019.Basis for OpinionsThe Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for itsassessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reportingappearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control overfinancial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)(PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules andregulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internalcontrol over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financialstatements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidenceregarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significantestimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financialreporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing andevaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as weconsidered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial ReportingA company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financialreporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactionsand dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financialstatements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance withauthorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorizedacquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.58Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation ofeffectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance withthe policies or procedures may deteriorate.Critical Audit MattersThe critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated orrequired to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii)involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on theconsolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the criticalaudit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.Capitalized software development costs – estimate of time and related costs eligible for capitalizationAs described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated capitalized software development costs, net balance was $24.9 millionas of December 31, 2020. The Company capitalizes certain software development costs for new offerings as well as upgrades to existing software platforms.Management determines the amount of internal software costs to be capitalized based on the amount of time spent by developers on projects in the application stageof development. There is judgment involved in estimating time allocated to a particular project in the application stage. The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the estimate of time and related costs eligible for capitalization ascapitalized software development costs is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment by management when determining the amount of time to capitalize forprojects; this in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence related tomanagement’s determination of capitalized costs and management’s judgment related to the amount of time incurred by developers on projects in the applicationstage. Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financialstatements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to capitalized software development costs, including controls overmanagement’s estimate of time and related costs eligible for capitalization. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing management’s process fordetermining the time and related costs eligible for capitalization in the current year, (ii) evaluating whether the time and related costs were eligible forcapitalization, (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in management’s estimate of eligible time and related costs, and (iv) evaluatingthe reasonableness of significant assumptions used by management in estimating eligible time and related costs. Evaluating management’s assumptions related toeligible software development time for capitalization involved evaluating whether the assumptions used by management were reasonable considering (i)inquiries with management and IT product development managers in evaluating the software development costs capitalized for a sample of capitalized projects,and (ii) evaluating management’s estimate of hours through inquiry with a sample of individual software developers regarding the nature, timing and extent of timeworked on development activities. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBoston, MassachusettsFebruary 16, 2021We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016. 59 HUBSPOT, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands, except per share amounts) December 31,2020 December 31,2019 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $378,123 $269,670 Short-term investments 873,073 691,834 Accounts receivable—net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,993 and $1,584 at December 31, 2020and 2019, respectively 126,433 92,517 Deferred commission expense 44,576 32,078 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 34,716 23,625 Total current assets 1,456,921 1,109,724 Long-term investments 30,697 53,776 Property and equipment, net 101,123 83,649 Capitalized software development costs, net 24,943 16,793 Right-of-use assets 275,893 234,390 Deferred commission expense, net of current portion 28,296 19,110 Other assets 13,893 9,824 Intangible assets, net 10,282 11,752 Goodwill 31,318 30,250 Total assets 1,973,366 1,569,268 Liabilities and stockholders’ equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable 13,540 12,842 Accrued compensation costs 44,054 26,318 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 37,184 28,686 Convertible senior notes 7,837 — Operating lease liabilities 30,020 23,613 Deferred revenue 312,866 231,030 Total current liabilities 445,501 322,489 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 279,664 244,216 Deferred revenue, net of current portion 3,636 3,058 Other long-term liabilities 10,811 8,983 Convertible senior notes, net of current portion 471,099 340,564 Total liabilities 1,210,711 919,310 Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) Stockholders’ equity: Common stock, $0.001 par value—authorized, 500,000 shares; 46,115 and 42,955 shares issued andoutstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively 46 44 Additional paid-in capital 1,241,167 1,048,380 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 4,603 (336)Accumulated deficit (483,161) (398,130)Total stockholders’ equity 762,655 649,958 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,973,366 $1,569,268 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.60HUBSPOT, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share amounts) Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Revenue: Subscription $853,025 $646,266 $487,450 Professional services and other 30,001 28,594 25,530 Total revenue 883,026 674,860 512,980 Cost of Revenue: Subscription 130,685 98,510 69,718 Professional services and other 36,274 31,448 30,639 Total cost of revenue 166,959 129,958 100,357 Gross profit 716,067 544,902 412,623 Operating expenses: Research and development 205,589 158,237 117,603 Sales and marketing 452,081 340,685 267,444 General and administrative 109,225 92,971 75,834 Total operating expenses 766,895 591,893 460,881 Loss from operations (50,828) (46,991) (48,258)Other expense: Interest income 7,773 19,429 9,176 Interest expense (37,049) (22,818) (21,386)Other expense (711) (393) (1,492)Total other expense (29,987) (3,782) (13,702)Loss before income tax expense (80,815) (50,773) (61,960)Income tax expense (4,216) (2,973) (1,868)Net loss (85,031) (53,746) (63,828)Net loss per common share, basic and diluted $(1.90) $(1.28) $(1.66)Weighted average common shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per common share: 44,757 42,025 38,529 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.61HUBSPOT, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS(In thousands) Year ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Net loss $(85,031) $(53,746) $(63,828)Other comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments 4,790 (213) (776)Changes in unrealized gain on investments, net of income taxes of ($116) thousand in 2020,$156 thousand in 2019, and $0 in 2018. 149 600 110 Comprehensive loss $(80,092) $(53,359) $(64,494) The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.62HUBSPOT, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(In thousands, except per share amounts) CommonStock, $0.001Par Value Treasury Stock, $0.001Par Value AdditionalPaid-In AccumulatedOtherComprehensive Accumulated Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital (Loss) Income Deficit Total Balances at January 1, 2018 37,503 $38 — $— $496,461 $(57) $(286,082) $210,360 Issuance of common stock under stock plans, net ofshares withheld for employee taxes 1,797 2 — — 14,729 — — 14,731 Stock-based compensation — — — — 78,518 — — 78,518 Cumulative adjustment from adoption of revenuerecognition standard — — — — — — 5,526 5,526 Cumulative translation adjustment — — — — — (776) — (776)Unrealized gain on investments, net of income taxesof $0 — — — — — 110 — 110 Net loss — — — — — — (63,828) (63,828)Balances at December 31, 2018 39,300 40 — — 589,708 (723) (344,384) 244,641 Issuance of common stock under stock plans, net ofshares withheld for employee taxes 1,504 2 — — 16,859 — — 16,861 Stock-based compensation — — — — 99,185 — — 99,185 Issuance of common stock in relation to commonstock offering, net of offering costs incurred $365 2,151 2 — — 342,628 — — 342,630 Cumulative translation adjustment — — — — — (213) — (213)Unrealized gain on investments, net of income taxesof $156 — — — — — 600 — 600 Net loss — — — — — — (53,746) (53,746)Balances at December 31, 2019 42,955 44 — — 1,048,380 (336) (398,130) 649,958 Issuance of common stock under stock plans, net ofshares withheld for employee taxes 1,565 — — — 22,174 — — 22,174 Equity component of 2025 Notes, net of issuancecosts (Note 9) — — — — 96,610 — — 96,610 Purchase of Capped Call Options (Note 9) — — — — (50,600) — — (50,600)Equity component of the repayment of 2022 Notes(Note 9) 1,595 2 — — 611 — — 613 Stock-based compensation — — — — 123,102 — — 123,102 Equity component of the 2022 Notes conversion — — — — (172) — — (172)Settlement of Convertible Note Hedges 12 — 1,062 1,062 Cumulative translation adjustment — — — — — 4,790 — 4,790 Unrealized gain on investments, net of income taxesof ($116) — — — — — 149 — 149 Net loss — — — — — — (85,031) (85,031)Balances at December 31, 2020 46,115 $46 12 $- $1,241,167 $4,603 $(483,161) $762,655 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.63HUBSPOT, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Operating Activities: Net loss $(85,031) $(53,746) $(63,828)Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 37,060 28,793 23,428 Stock-based compensation 121,488 97,754 76,261 Loss on early extinguishment of 2022 Convertible Notes 10,507 — — Repayment of 2022 Convertible Notes attributable to the debt discount (49,048) — — (Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes (2,185) (799) 36 Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 24,890 21,790 20,335 Accretion of bond discount (3,657) (14,160) (6,787)Non-cash rent expense — — 2,336 Unrealized currency translation (952) (156) 483 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition Accounts receivable (29,971) (15,428) (17,726)Prepaid expenses and other assets (17,026) (3,296) 3,880 Deferred commission expense (19,288) (9,666) (23,900)Right-of-use assets 31,406 22,657 — Accounts payable 3,697 3,927 3,298 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 26,020 7,819 11,920 Operating lease liabilities (31,621) (15,781) — Deferred rent — — 5,799 Deferred revenue 72,624 49,265 49,316 Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities 88,913 118,973 84,851 Investing Activities: Purchases of investments (1,517,357) (1,304,847) (681,632)Maturities of investments 1,352,231 1,066,366 644,375 Sale of investments 10,932 — — Purchases of property and equipment (37,274) (40,372) (22,305)Capitalization of software development costs (21,599) (13,474) (11,168)Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired — (23,314) — Purchase of strategic investments (2,500) (553) (500)Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities (215,567) (316,194) (71,230)Financing Activities: Proceeds from issuance of 2025 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs paid of $9.9 million 450,123 — — Proceeds from settlement of Convertible Note Hedges related to the 2022 Convertible Notes 363,554 — — Payments for settlement of Warrants related to the 2022 Convertible Notes (327,543) — — Repayment of 2022 Convertible Notes attributable to the principal (235,993) — — Payments for Capped Call Options related to the 2025 Convertible Notes (50,600) — — Proceeds from common stock offering, net of offering costs paid of $365 — 342,628 — Repayment of debt — (333) — Employee taxes paid related to the net share settlement of stock-based awards (7,424) (6,247) (8,033)Proceeds related to the issuance of common stock under stock plans 30,371 23,578 21,555 Repayment of finance lease obligations (28) (284) (744)Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities 222,460 359,342 12,778 Effect on exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 6,831 (720) (2,069)Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 102,637 161,401 24,330 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year 278,515 117,114 92,784 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year $381,152 $278,515 $117,114 Supplemental cash flow disclosure: Cash paid for interest $1,512 $1,014 $1,036 Cash paid for income taxes $2,306 $3,090 $1,842 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease facilities $65,340 $105,496 $— Non-cash investing and financing activities: Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid $1,038 $4,606 $666 64Asset retirement obligations $773 $2,014 $216 Issuance of common stock for repayment of 2022 Convertible Notes $336,289 $— $— The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements65HUBSPOT, INC.NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Organization and OperationsHubSpot, Inc. (the “Company”) provides a cloud-based CRM Platform, that enables companies to attract, engage, and delight customers throughout thecustomer experience. The Company’s CRM Platform, comprised of Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, and a CMS Hub features integrated applications andtools that enable businesses to create a cohesive and adaptable customer experience.In March 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the outbreak of a disease caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) to bea global pandemic (the “pandemic”). The Company has assessed the impact of the pandemic, and while the broader implications of the pandemic on the results ofoperations and overall financial performance remain uncertain, the Company assessed the potential impact on the December 31, 2020 financial statements anddetermined there were no material adjustments necessary with respect to these consolidated financial statements.Given that the economic consequences of the pandemic have been exceptionally challenging for many customers, in March 2020, the Companyimplemented certain changes to pricing and packaging, including reducing prices on certain products and offering certain product functionality free of charge for alimited time. The Company also made a one-time payment to certain Solutions Partners for six months of commissions in advance of them being earned. Whilerevenue, customer retention, and earnings are relatively predictable under a subscription-based business model, the potential effect of the pandemic will not be fullyreflected in the results of operations and overall financial performance of the Company until future periods given the current macro-economic uncertainty.In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law by the United States. The CARES Act provides asubstantial stimulus and assistance package intended to address the impact of the pandemic, including tax relief and government loans, grants, and investments. InJune 2020, the Jobs Support Scheme (“JSS”) was announced by the Singapore government to provide support to employers and help enterprises retain their localemployees during the pandemic. The CARES Act and the JSS did not have a material impact with respect to these consolidated financial statements. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesBasis of Presentation —The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its whollyowned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.Use of Estimates —The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and thereported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.Operating Segments —The Company operates as one operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for whichseparate financial information is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), which is the Company’s chief executive officer, in decidinghow to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s CODM evaluates the Company’s financial information and resources and assess theperformance of these resources on a consolidated basis. Since the Company operates in one operating segment, all required financial segment information can befound in the consolidated financial statements.Loss Per Share — Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. For purposes of thiscalculation, options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), shares issued pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), theWarrants (defined below), the Conversion Option of the 2022 Notes, and the Conversion Option of the 2025 Notes (the “Conversion Options”) (Note 9) areconsidered to be potential common stock equivalents.66A reconciliation of the denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts) Net loss $(85,031) $(53,746) $(63,828)Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic 44,757 42,025 38,529 Dilutive effect of share equivalents resulting from stock options, RSUs,ESPP, Warrants and the Conversion Options — — — Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted 44,757 42,025 38,529 Net loss per common share, basic and diluted $(1.90) $(1.28) $(1.66) Since the Company incurred net losses for each of the periods presented, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share. All of theCompany’s outstanding stock options, RSUs, and shares issuable under the ESPP, as well as the Warrants and Conversion Options were excluded in the calculationof diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The Company expects to settle the principal amount of the Notes (Note 9) in cash, and therefore, the Company uses the treasury stock method forcalculating any potential dilutive effect of the Warrants and Conversion Options on diluted net income per share, if applicable. As a result, only the amount bywhich the conversion cost of the Notes, if settled in shares, exceeds the aggregated principal amount of the Notes (the “Conversion Spread”) is considered in thediluted earnings per share computation. The Conversion Spread has a dilutive impact on net income per share when the average market price of the Company’scommon stock for a given period of time exceeds the initial conversion price of $94.77 per share for the 2022 Notes and $282.52 for the 2025 Notes. The averagestock price for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $240.59. As the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on thelast trading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equal to or greater than 130% of the conversion price of $94.77 on each applicable tradingday, the 2022 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof during the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2020, theCompany settled approximately $2 million of the principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash. Between the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter andFebruary 12, 2021, the Company additionally settled $8.3 million of principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash in response to conversion notices received prior toDecember 31, 2020. As of February 12, 2021, the Company has received additional conversion notices subsequent to year-end for approximately $36.1 million ofthe principal balance of the 2022 Notes, which will be settled in cash during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. For disclosure purposes, the potentially dilutiveeffect of the Conversion Spread is calculated and included in the table below. As the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on thelast trading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equal to or greater than 130% of the conversion price of $282.52 on each applicable tradingday, the 2025 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof during the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2021. As of February 12, 2021, no holdershave converted or indicated their intention to convert the 2025 Notes. For disclosure purposes, the potentially dilutive effect of the Conversion Spread is calculatedand included in the table below. The following table contains all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Options to purchase common shares 1,020 1,489 1,824 RSUs 1,561 1,207 1,732 Conversion Option of the 2022 Notes and Warrants 1,873 3,104 1,211 Conversion Option of the 2025 Notes 318 — — ESPP 21 2 — Cash and Cash Equivalents —67The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalentsconsist of cash held in bank deposit accounts and short-term, highly-liquid investments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase,consisting primarily of money-market funds.Investments — Investments consist of commercial paper, corporate debt securities and U.S. Treasury securities. Securities having remaining maturities ofmore than three months at the date of purchase and less than one year from the date of the balance sheets are classified as short-term, and those with maturities ofmore than one year from the date of the balance sheet are classified as long-term in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company classifies its debt investmentswith readily determinable market values as available-for-sale. These investments are classified as investments on the consolidated balance sheets and are carried atfair market value, with unrealized gains and losses considered to be temporary in nature reported as accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate componentof stockholders’ equity. The Company reviews all investments for reductions in fair value that are other-than-temporary. When such reductions occur, the cost ofthe investment is adjusted to fair value through recording a loss on investments in the consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses on investments arecalculated on the basis of specific identification.Investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value below cost basis is determined to be other-than-temporary. The Companyperiodically evaluates whether a decline in fair value below cost basis is other-than-temporary by considering available evidence regarding these investmentsincluding, among other factors: the duration of the period that, and extent to which, the fair value is less than cost basis; the financial health of, and businessoutlook for the issuer, including industry and sector performance and operational and financing cash flow factors; overall market conditions and trends and theCompany’s intent and ability to retain its investment in the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for an anticipated recovery in market value. Once adecline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, a write-down is recorded and a new cost basis in the security is established.Strategic investments — Strategic investments consist of non-controlling equity investments in privately held companies. These investments withoutreadily determinable fair values for which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for using the measurementalternative. Under the measurement alternative, the non-marketable securities are carried at cost less any impairments, plus or minus adjustments resulting fromobservable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer.Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — Accounts receivable are carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance fordoubtful accounts based on the probability of future collection. The probability of future collection is based on specific considerations of historical loss patterns andan assessment of the continuation of such patterns based on past collection trends and known or anticipated future economic events that may impact collectability.The probability of future collection is also assessed by geography. To date, losses resulting from uncollected receivables have not exceeded management’sexpectations.The following is a roll forward of the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands): BalanceBeginningof Period Charged toStatement ofOperations Deductions (1) Balance atEnd ofPeriod Allowance for doubtful accounts Year ended December 31, 2020 $1,584 $8,501 $(8,092) $1,993 Year ended December 31, 2019 $1,317 $7,895 $(7,628) $1,584 Year ended December 31, 2018 $638 $5,514 $(4,835) $1,317 (1)Deductions include actual accounts written-off, net of recoveries.Restricted Cash —The Company had restricted cash of $3.0 million at December 31, 2020 and $8.8 million at December 31, 2019 related to letters ofcredit for it leased facilities. The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheetsthat sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. December 31,2020 December 31,2019 (in thousands)Cash and cash equivalents $378,123 $269,670 Restricted cash, included in other assets 3,029 8,845 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $381,152 $278,515 68 Property and Equipment —Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of therelated assets. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, whereas major betterments are capitalized as additions to leaseholdimprovements. Depreciation is recorded over the following estimated useful lives: Estimated Useful LifeEmployee related computer equipment 2 - 3 yearsComputer equipment and purchased software 3 yearsFurniture and fixtures 5 yearsInternal-use software 5 yearsLeasehold improvements Lesser of lease term or useful life The Company capitalizes certain payroll and stock compensation costs incurred to develop functionality for certain of the Company’s internally builtsoftware platforms. The costs incurred during the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Once a piece of incremental functionality hasreached the development stage certain internal costs are capitalized until the functionality is ready for its intended use. Internal-use software is included withinproperty and equipment on the balance sheet. The costs are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of approximately five years. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets —Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that thecarrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable or that the useful lives of those assets are no longer appropriate. Management considers the following potentialindicators of impairment of its long-lived assets (asset group): a substantial decrease in the Company’s stock price, a significant adverse change in the extent ormanner in which a long-lived asset (asset group) is being used, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value ofthe long-lived asset (asset group), an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset (asset group), and a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long lived asset (asset group) will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantlybefore the end of its previously estimated useful life. When such events occur, the Company compares the carrying amounts of the assets to their undiscountedexpected future cash flows. If this comparison indicates that there may be an impairment, the amount of the impairment is calculated as the difference between thecarrying value and fair value. For the years presented, the Company did not recognize an impairment charge. Intangible Assets — Intangible assets consist of acquired technology, trade name and customer relationships. The Company records acquired intangibleassets at fair value on the date of acquisition and amortize such assets in a pattern reflective of the expected economic benefits consumption over the expecteduseful life of the asset. If this pattern cannot be reliably determined, a straight-line amortization method is used. The estimated useful life of acquired technology istwo to seven years and is based on the period over which economic benefits will be derived from each acquired intangible asset. The Company evaluates the usefullives of these assets on an annual basis and tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of theseassets. If the estimate of an intangible asset’s remaining useful life is changed, the remaining carrying value of the intangible asset is amortized prospectively overthe revised remaining useful life. Goodwill —Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a businesscombination. Goodwill is not subject to amortization but is monitored annually for impairment or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment.Management considers the following potential indicators of impairment: significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results,significant changes in the Company’s use of acquired assets or the strategy of the Company’s overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends anda significant decline in the Company’s stock price for a sustained period. The Company performs its annual impairment test on November 30. Currently, theCompany’s goodwill is evaluated at the entity level as it has been determined there is one operating segment comprised of one reporting unit. When assessinggoodwill for impairment the Company first performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative analysis. If theCompany determines it is unlikely that the reporting unit fair value is less than its carrying value then no quantitative assessment is performed. If the Companycannot determine that it is likely that the reporting unit fair value is more than its carrying value, then the Company performs a quantitative assessment. Based onthe qualitative assessment performed on November 30, 2020, the Company determined it was unlikely that it’s reporting unit fair value was less than its carryingvalue and no quantitative assessment was required. There were no indicators that the Company’s goodwill had become impaired since that date, and as such, therewas no impairment of goodwill as of November 30, 2020 or December 31, 2020.For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not recognize an impairment charge. Business Combinations — The Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to assign fair value to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Significantjudgment is used in determining fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as acquired assets and their estimated useful lives. Fair value anduseful life determinations are based on, among other factors, estimates69of future expected cash flows attributable to the acquired intangible assets and appropriate discount rates used in computing present values. Goodwill represents theexcess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company’s estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from theacquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of these tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with thecorresponding offset to goodwill. The Company continues to collect information and reevaluates these estimates and assumptions quarterly and records anyadjustments to the Company’s preliminary estimates to goodwill provided that the Company is within the measurement period. Upon the conclusion of themeasurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments arerecorded to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.Advertising Expense —The Company expenses advertising as incurred, which is included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanyingconsolidated statements of operations. The Company incurred $21.9 million of advertising expense in 2020, $14.9 million in 2019, and $8.4 million in 2018. Leases — On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease guidance using a modified retrospective transition method applied to those leases whichwere not completed as of January 1, 2019. The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception and does not separate lease and non-leasecomponents of an arrangement determined to contain a lease. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current operating lease liabilities andoperating lease liabilities, net of current portion, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, net, accruedexpenses, and other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Operating and finance leases with a duration of less than 12 months areexcluded from right-of-use-assets and operating lease liabilities and related expense is recorded as incurred.ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and the corresponding lease liabilities represent its obligation tomake lease payments arising from the lease. Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease paymentsover the lease term at the lease commencement date. The lease ROU asset includes any initial direct costs incurred and is reduced for tenant incentives. As theCompany’s operating leases do not provide an implicit rate, the net present value of future minimum lease payments is determined using the Company’sincremental borrowing rate. To determine the estimated incremental borrowing rate, the Company uses publicly available credit ratings for peer companies. TheCompany estimates the incremental borrowing rate using yields for maturities that are in line with the duration of the lease payments.Lease expense for minimum lease payments for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Finance leases use the effectiveinterest method to record expense which results in a front-loaded expense recognition pattern.Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”)On the lease commencement date the Company establishes an ARO based on the present value of contractually required estimated future costs to retirelong-lived assets at the termination or expiration of a lease. The asset associated with the ARO is amortized over the corresponding lease term to operating expenseand the ARO is accreted to the end of lease obligation value over the same term. Revenue Recognition — The Company generates revenue from arrangements with multiple performance obligations, which typically include subscriptionsto its online software products and professional services which include on-boarding and training services. The Company’s customers do not have the right to takepossession of the online software products. The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers using a five-step model, which is described below: •Identify the customer contract; •Identify performance obligations that are distinct; •Determine the transaction price; •Allocate the transaction price to the distinct performance obligations; and •Recognize revenue as the performance obligations are satisfied. 70 Identify the customer contractA customer contract is generally identified when the Company and a customer have executed an arrangement that calls for the Company to grant access toits online software products and provide professional services in exchange for consideration from the customer.Identify performance obligations that are distinctA performance obligation is a promise to provide a distinct good or service or a series of distinct goods or services. A good or service that is promised to acustomer is distinct if the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer,and a company’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The Company hasdetermined that subscriptions for its online software products are distinct because, once a customer has access to the online software product that it purchased, theonline software product is fully functional and does not require any additional development, modification, or customization. Professional services sold are distinctbecause the customer benefits from the on-boarding and training to make better use of the online software products it purchased.Determine the transaction priceThe transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to acustomer, excluding sales taxes that are collected on behalf of government agencies. The Company estimates any variable consideration to which it will be entitledat contract inception, and reassesses at each reporting date, when determining the transaction price. The Company does not include variable consideration to theextent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will occur when any uncertainty associated with the variableconsideration is resolved.Allocate the transaction price to the distinct performance obligationsThe transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling prices (“SSP”) of the goods or services beingprovided to the customer. The Company determines the SSP of its goods and services based upon the average sales prices for each type of online software productand professional services sold. In instances where there are not sufficient data points, or the selling prices for a particular online software product or professionalservice are disparate, the Company estimates the SSP using other observable inputs, such as similar products or services.Recognize revenue as the performance obligations are satisfiedRevenues are recognized when or as control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers. Revenue from online software products isrecognized ratably over the subscription period beginning on the date the Company’s online software products are made available to customers. Most subscriptioncontracts are one year or less. The Company recognizes revenue from on-boarding and training services as the services are provided. Cash payments received inadvance of providing subscription or services are recorded to deferred revenue until the performance obligation is satisfied.Solutions Partner CommissionsThe Company pays its Solutions Partners a commission based on the online software product sales price for sales to end-customers. The classification of thecommission paid in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations depends on who purchases the online software product. In instances where an end-customer purchases from the Company, the commission paid to the Solutions Partner is recorded as sales and marketing expense. When a Solutions Partnerpurchases from the Company, the commission paid to the Solutions Partner is netted against the associated revenue recognized.Concentrations of Credit Risk and Significant Customers —Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit riskconsist primarily of cash, investments and accounts receivable.The Company's cash and cash equivalents are generally held with large financial institutions. Although the Company's deposits may exceed federallyinsured limits, the financial institutions that the Company uses have high investment-grade credit ratings and, as a result, the Company believes that, as ofDecember 31, 2020, its risk relating to deposits exceeding federally insured limits was not significant.The Company’s investments consist of highly rated corporate debt securities and U.S. Treasury securities. The Company limits the amount of investments inany single issuer, except U.S. Treasuries. The Company believes that, as of December 31, 2020, its concentration of credit risk related to investments was notsignificant.71The Company has no significant off-balance sheet risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts, or other hedging arrangements.The Company generally does not require collateral from its customers and generally requires payment 30 days from the invoice date. The Companymaintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable. Credit risk arising from accounts receivable ismitigated as a result of transacting with a large number of geographically dispersed customers spread across various industries.At December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no customers that represented more than 10% of the net accounts receivable balance. There were no customersthat individually exceeded 10% of the Company’s revenue in any of the periods presented.Foreign Currency —The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in a foreigncurrency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates, with the resulting translation adjustments directly recorded to aseparate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Income and expense accounts are translated at the weighted-average exchange rates during theperiod. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recorded in other expense.Research and Development —Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits and other expenses associated with productdevelopment. Also included is a benefit related to an Irish research and development tax credit, under which the Company is able to obtain a refundable credit of upto 25% of eligible research and development expenses incurred. The credit is recorded as a reduction of research and development expenses in the period in whichthe eligible expenses are recorded in the consolidated financial statements.Capitalized Software Development Costs —Certain payroll and stock compensation costs incurred to develop functionality for the Company’s softwareand internally built software platforms, as well as certain upgrades and enhancements that are expected to result in enhanced functionality are capitalized. The costsincurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Once an application has reached the development stage, the Company capitalizescertain software development costs for new offerings as well as upgrades to existing software platforms. Capitalized software development costs are amortized on astraight-line basis over their estimated useful life of two to five years. Management evaluates the useful lives of these assets on a quarterly basis and tests forimpairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.The Company determines the amount of internal software costs to be capitalized based on the amount of time spent by the developers on projects in theapplication stage of development. There is judgment involved in estimating time allocated to a particular project in the application stage. Costs associated withbuilding or significantly enhancing the CRM Platform and internally built software platforms are capitalized, while costs associated with planning newdevelopments and maintaining the CRM Platform software and internally built software platforms are expensed as incurred.Capitalized software development costs, exclusive of those costs recorded within property and equipment, consisted of the following: December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 (in thousands) Gross capitalized software development costs $85,630 $61,641 Accumulated amortization (60,687) (44,848)Capitalized software development costs, net $24,943 $16,793 Amortization of capitalized software development costs, exclusive of costs recorded within property and equipment, was $16.0 million in 2020,$11.6 million in 2019, and $9.2 million in 2018. Amortization expense is included in cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.Income Taxes —Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases ofexisting assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced bya valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements is in accordance with accounting authoritative guidance, which prescribesa two-step process to determine the amount of tax benefit to be recognized. First, the tax position must be evaluated to determine the likelihood that it will besustained upon external examination. If the tax position is deemed “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained, the tax position is then assessed to determine the amountof benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The amount of the benefit that may be recognized is the largest amount that has a greater than 50 percentlikelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.72 Stock-Based Compensation — The Company accounts for all stock options and awards granted to employees and nonemployees using a fair valuemethod. Stock-based compensation is recognized as an expense and is measured at the fair value of the award. The measurement date for awards is generally thedate of the grant. For stock options, the Black-Scholes option pricing model is used to measure the fair value of the grant. The fair value of the Company’s commonstock is the closing price of the stock on the date of the grant. The expected term of options granted to employees was calculated using the simplified method,which represents the average of the contractual term of the option and the weighted-average vesting period of the option. The Company considers this appropriateas there is no other method that would be more indicative of exercise activity. The expected volatility for the Company’s common stock was based on an average ofthe historical volatility of a peer group of similar public companies. The determine the Company’s peer companies, the following criteria was used: software orsoftware-as-a-service companies; similar histories and relatively comparable financial leverage; sufficient public company trading history; similar talent pool; andin similar businesses and geographical markets. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rate on U.S. Treasury securities with maturities consistent with theestimated expected term of the awards. The assumed dividend yield is based upon the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Stock-based compensation costs are recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period for awards, on a straight-line basis. Recent Accounting Pronouncements— Recent accounting standards not included below are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidatedfinancial position and results of operations. Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2019: On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the lease guidance using a modified retrospective transition method applied to those leases which were notcompleted as of January 1, 2019. Results for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2018 are presented under the new guidance, while prior periodcomparative amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with historical guidance. The Company applied the new standard using thepackage of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance where the Company: •did not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain a lease; •did not reassess the classification of existing leases; and •did not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases. In addition, the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases. The resulting impact, as of the adoption date, to the consolidated balance sheet of applying the new guidance in 2019 versus the prior guidance was anincrease to right-of-use assets of $152.2 million, a decrease to other assets of $0.3 million, an increase to total assets of $151.9 million, an increase to short-termlease liabilities of $14.1 million, a decrease to accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $0.5 million, an increase to total current liabilities of $13.5 million,an increase to long-term lease liabilities of $164.8 million, a decrease to deferred rent, net of current portion of $26.4 million and an increase to total liabilities of$151.9 million. There was no impact to stockholders’ equity or the consolidated statements of operations as a result of adopting the new guidance. There was noimpact to total operating or financing cash flows of applying the new guidance in 2019 versus the prior guidance other than renaming or adding line items to thestatements of cash flows to conform to the accounting for, and presentation of, the new standard.Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2020: In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance simplifying the accounting for goodwill impairment by removing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Underprevious guidance, Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test required entities to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill in the same manner as the amount ofgoodwill recognized in a business combination by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The carryingvalue in excess of the implied fair value was recognized as goodwill impairment. Under the new guidance, goodwill impairment is recognized based on Step 1 ofthe current guidance, which calculates the carrying value in excess of the reporting unit’s fair value. The guidance was adopted effective January 1, 2020 and didnot have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance that introduces a new methodology for accounting for credit losses on financial instruments. The guidanceestablishes a new forward-looking "expected loss model" that requires entities to estimate current expected credit losses on accounts receivable and other financialinstruments by using all practical and relevant information. The guidance was adopted effective January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on theconsolidated financial statements. 73 In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance simplifying the accounting for incomes taxes by removing (i) the exception to the incremental approach forintraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items, (ii) the exception to recognize a deferred taxliability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment, and (iii) the exception to the general methodology forcalculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The guidance also improves consistent applicationof and simplifies GAAP for other areas accounting for income taxes. The guidance was adopted effective January 1, 2020, using a prospective approach and did nothave a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.Recent Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted in Future Periods:In August 2020, the FASB issued guidance simplifying the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models forconvertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. Limiting the accounting models results in fewer embedded conversion features being bifurcated fromthe host contract and separately recognized as compared with current GAAP. In addition, it eliminates the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings pershare for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2022, withearly adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements. 3. RevenuesDisaggregation of RevenueThe Company provides disaggregation of revenue based on geographic region (Note 10) and based on the subscription versus professional services andother classification on the consolidated statements of operations as it believes these best depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cashflows are affected by economic factors. Deferred Revenue and Deferred Commission Expense Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognitioncriteria have been met. Deferred revenue represents amounts billed for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Deferred revenue that will be recognized duringthe succeeding 12-month period is recorded as current deferred revenue, and the remaining portion is recorded as long-term deferred revenue. Deferred revenueduring the year ended December 31, 2020 increased by $82.4 million resulting from $965.4 million of calculated billings and was offset by revenue recognized of$883.0 million during the same period. $232.0 million of revenue was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020 that was included in deferred revenueat the beginning of the period. As of December 31, 2020, approximately $255.6 million of revenue is expected to be recognized from remaining performanceobligations for contracts with original performance obligations that exceed one year. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately 93% of theseremaining performance obligations over the next 24 months, with the balance recognized thereafter. Additional contract liabilities $1.7 million and $1.4 million were included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2020 andDecember 31, 2019. The incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract, which primarily consist of sales commissions paid for new subscription contracts, are deferred andamortized on a straight-line basis over a period of approximately one to three years. The one to three-year period has been determined by taking into considerationthe type of product sold, the commitment term of the customer contract, the nature of the Company’s technology development life-cycle, and an estimatedcustomer relationship period. Sales commissions for upgrade contracts are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated customerrelationship period of the related customer. Deferred commission expense that will be recorded as expense during the succeeding 12-month period is recorded ascurrent deferred commission expense, and the remaining portion is recorded as long-term deferred commission expense. Deferred commission expense during the year ended December 31, 2020 increased by $21.7 million as a result of deferring incremental costs of obtaining acontract of $65.6 million and was offset by amortization of $43.9 million during the same period.4. Leases The Company leases office facilities under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through May 2031. Operating lease expense costs were $44.6 million in 2020 and $32.2 million in 2019. The Company subleases some of its unused spaces to third parties. Operating sublease income generated under all operating lease agreements for the yearended 2020 and 2019 are as follows:74 Year ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) Operating sublease income $5,000 $2,498 The following table provides a reconciliation between non-cancelable lease commitments and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020: Operating leases Lease commitments (Note 11) $388,962 Less: Legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signedbut not yet commenced — Less: Present value discount (79,469) Total lease liabilities $309,493 Certain leases contain optional termination dates, and the Company is not reasonably certain to extend its lease agreements beyond those dates. TheCompany evaluates whether it will extend these lease agreements each reporting period and updates its lease liabilities accordingly. If the Company were to extendleases beyond the optional termination date, the future commitments would increase by approximately $90.8 million. Lease Term and Discount RateThe Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determiningthe present value of operating lease payments. To determine the estimated incremental borrowing rate, the Company uses publicly available credit ratings for peercompanies. The Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate using yields for maturities that are in line with the duration of the lease payments.The following table provides weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases as of December31, 2020: Weighted-average remaining lease term: 8.0 yearsWeighted-average discount rate: 5.3% Other InformationCash payments related to operating lease liabilities were $48.8 million in 2020 and $28.8 million in 2019. 5. Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsThe Company measures certain financial assets at fair value. Fair value is determined based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset orpaid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market.Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy, as follows:Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets with insufficientvolume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derivedprincipally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.Level 3 — Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.75The following table details the fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at December 31,2020 and December 31, 2019 : December 31, 2020 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total (in thousands) Cash equivalents and investments: Money market funds $172,485 $— $— $172,485 Commercial paper — 12,233 — 12,233 Corporate bonds — 116,371 — 116,371 U.S. Treasury securities — 774,772 — 774,772 Certificates of deposit — 394 — 394 Restricted cash: Money market funds — 3,029 — 3,029 Total $172,485 $906,799 $— $1,079,284 December 31, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total (in thousands) Cash equivalents and investments: Money market funds $96,618 $— $— $96,618 Commercial paper — 87,185 — 87,185 Corporate bonds — 87,138 — 87,138 U.S. Treasury securities — 631,174 — 631,174 Restricted cash: Certificates of deposit — 5,816 — 5,816 Money market funds — 3,029 — 3,029 Total $96,618 $814,342 $— $910,960 The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The fair value ofthe Company’s investments in certain money market funds is their face value and such instruments are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cashequivalents, and restricted cash (within other long-term assets) on the consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, Level 2 securities were pricedby pricing vendors. These pricing vendors utilize the most recent observable market information in pricing these securities or, if specific prices are not available forthese securities, use other observable inputs like market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of the 2022 Notes was $526.1 million and the fair value of the 2025 Notes was $718.8 million (Note 9). The fairvalue was determined based on the quoted price of the 2022 and 2025 Notes in an inactive market on the last trading day of the reporting period and has beenclassified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. For certain other financial instruments, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, finance leases and other current liabilities, the carrying amountsapproximate their fair value due to the relatively short maturity of these balances. Restricted cash is comprised of money market funds and certificates of deposit related to landlord guarantees for leased facilities. These restricted cashbalances have been excluded from our cash and cash equivalents balance on our consolidated balance sheets. Strategic investments consist of non-controlling equity investments in privately held companies. The Company elected the measurement alternative forthese investments without readily determinable fair values and for which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence. These investmentsare accounted for under the cost method of accounting. Under the cost method of accounting, the non-marketable equity securities are carried at cost less anyimpairment, plus or minus adjustments resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer,which is recorded within the statement of operations. The Company holds $6.7 million of strategic investments without readily determinable fair values atDecember 31, 2020 and $4.4 million of strategic investments without readily determinable fair values at December 31, 2019. These investments are included inother assets on the consolidated balance sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of $250 thousand and there havebeen no adjustments to the carrying value of the strategic investments in 2019 or 2018.76The following tables summarize the composition of our short- and long-term investments at December 31, 2020 and 2019: December 31, 2020 AmortizedCost UnrealizedGains UnrealizedLosses AggregateFair Value (in thousands) Commercial paper $12,233 $— $— $12,233 Corporate bonds 115,983 427 (39) 116,371 U.S. Treasury securities 774,667 105 — 774,772 Certificates of deposit 394 — — 394 Total $903,277 $532 $(39) $903,770 December 31, 2019 AmortizedCost UnrealizedGains UnrealizedLosses AggregateFair Value (in thousands) Commercial paper $77,214 $— $— $77,214 Corporate bonds 86,900 251 (13) 87,138 U.S. Treasury securities 581,066 207 (15) 581,258 Total $745,180 $458 $(28) $745,610 For all of our securities for which the amortized cost basis was greater than the fair value at December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has concluded thatthere is no plan to sell the security nor is it more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. In makingthe determination as to whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary, the Company considered the length of time and extent the investment has been in anunrealized loss position, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, the issuers’ credit rating and the time to maturity.Contractual MaturitiesThe contractual maturities of short-term and long-term investments held as follows: December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 AmortizedCost Basis AggregateFair Value AmortizedCost Basis AggregateFair Value ( in thousands) Due within one year $872,637 $873,073 $691,556 $691,834 Due after 1 year and within 2 years 30,640 30,697 53,624 53,776 Total $903,277 $903,770 $745,180 $745,610 6. Property and EquipmentProperty and equipment consists of the following: December 31. 2020 2019 (in thousands) Computer equipment and purchased software $15,128 $13,028 Employee related computer equipment 20,802 13,829 Furniture and fixtures 20,204 14,319 Leasehold improvements 89,850 56,618 Equipment under finance lease 3,450 3,450 Internal-use software 12,528 7,770 Construction in progress 10,014 23,714 Total property and equipment 171,976 132,728 Less accumulated depreciation (70,853) (49,079)Property and equipment, net $101,123 $83,649 77 Depreciation and amortization expense was $20.6 million in 2020, $15.0 million in 2019, and $12.9 million in 2018.The Company capitalized asset retirement costs of $4.4 million at December 31, 2020 and $3.3 million at December 31, 2019 within leaseholdimprovements and the related liability is within other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. These costs represent future lease restorationobligations as required by Company’s leases. The changes in the asset retirement obligation balance during the year ending December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) Beginning balance$3,533 $1,424 Additions 750 2,028 Accretion 236 103 Updates to estimated cash flows 365 (22)Ending balance$4,884 $3,533 7. Business Acquisitions On October 31, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of PieSync, a Belgian-based technology company that operates an integrationplatform as a service (“iPaaS”) solution which continuously syncs customer data bi-directionally across various software applications. PieSync is one of the onlyiPaaS technologies that provides both a current and historical two-way sync of customer data that operates in the background, which will offer customers a moreefficient way of managing multiple applications. The total cash purchase price for the acquisition was $23.3 million, net of cash acquired, which includes a workingcapital settlement of $0.3 million. Other liabilities assumed includes $333 thousand of debt, which the Company repaid in 2019. There was approximately $2.7million of potential consideration that was not included in the purchase price allocation as it is not associated with pre-combination services. This potentialadditional payment is contingent upon post-acquisition employment and will be recognized as compensation expense in the consolidated statement of operationsover a period of 2 years. Through December 31, 2020, $1.6 million of this consideration had been earned and recorded as operating expense in the consolidatedstatements of operations. The transaction costs associated with the acquisition were approximately $527 thousand and were recorded in general and administrativeexpense.The following table summarizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition: Fair value (in thousands) Cash $646 Accounts receivable 133 Other current and noncurrent assets 218 Acquired developed technology 9,800 Other intangible assets 70 Goodwill 15,219 Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities (731)Deferred revenue (210)Deferred tax liability (1,324)Total purchase price $23,821 The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities acquired was recorded asgoodwill. The Company will derive significant value from this acquisition through synergies such as cross selling opportunities and a stronger platform that offers asuite of products not directly matched by competitors. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for foreign income tax purposes. The Company applied variations of the income approach to estimate the fair values of the intangible assets acquired. The primary intangible asset acquiredin the business combination was developed technology and the fair value of the developed technology of $9.8 million was determined based on the estimatedpresent value of expected after-tax cash flows attributable to the technology using an excess earnings method. The Company applied significant estimates andassumptions with respect to forecasted78revenue growth rates, the revenue attributable to the acquired intangible asset over its estimated economic life, and the discount rate. The fair values assigned to theother tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the business combination were based on management’s estimates andassumptions. The Company began amortizing the acquired technology on the date of acquisition. The acquired technology is being amortized over seven years using amethod reflective of the expected economic benefit consumption over the expected useful life of the asset. The weighted average amortization period for theacquired technology is approximately 4.3 years. The amortization expense is recorded to cost of subscription revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company has included the operating results of PieSync, which are not material, in its consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition.The acquisition did not have a material effect on the revenue or earnings in the consolidated income statement for the reporting periods presented. The pro formaresults of the Company as if the acquisition had taken place on the first day of 2018 were not materially different from the amounts reflected in the accompanyingconsolidated financial statements. 8. Intangible Assets and GoodwillIntangible assets acquired through business combinationsIntangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following: WeightedAverageRemainingUseful Life December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) Acquired technology 40 Months $18,383 $17,297 Other intangible assets 9 Months 70 70 Accumulated amortization (8,171) (5,615)Total $10,282 $11,752 Other intangible assets include trade name and customer relationship. The estimated useful life of acquired technology is two to seven years. The Company evaluates the useful lives of these assets on an annual basis and testsfor impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $2.6 million in 2020, $3.2 million in 2019, and $1.4 million in 2018. Amortization expense ofacquired technology is included in cost of subscription revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 is as follows: Years endedDecember 31, AmortizationExpense (in thousands) 2021 $1,083 2022 1,406 2023 1,844 2024 2,150 2025 2,126 Thereafter 1,673 Total $10,282 GoodwillGoodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net assets acquired and is generally not deductible fortax purposes. Goodwill amounts are not amortized, but rather tested for impairment annually.79The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill consist of the following: (in thousands) Balance as of December 31, 2018 $14,950 PieSync acquisition 15,219 Effect of foreign currency translation 81 Balance as of December 31, 2019 30,250 Effect of foreign currency translation 1,431 Measurement period adjustments (363)Balance as of December 31, 2020 $31,318 9. Convertible Senior Notes2025 Convertible Senior Notes and Capped Call OptionsIn June 2020, the Company issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 0.375% convertible senior notes due June 1, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) in aprivate offering and an additional $60 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment options of theinitial purchasers. The interest rate is fixed at 0.375% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The total netproceeds from the debt offering, after deducting initial purchase discounts and debt issuance costs, were approximately $450.1 million.Each $1,000 of principal amount of the 2025 Notes will initially be convertible into 3.5396 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ConversionOption of the 2025 Notes”), which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $282.52 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence ofcertain specified events. On or after March 1, 2025 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holdersmay convert their 2025 Notes at any time. The 2025 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders prior to the close of business on the business dayimmediately preceding March 1, 2025 under certain circumstances as described in the indenture governing the 2025 Notes (the “Indenture”). Upon conversion, theCompany will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s commonstock, at the Company’s election. The Company expects to settle the principal amount of the 2025 Notes in cash. If the Company undergoes a fundamental changeprior to the maturity date, holders of the notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their notes at a repurchase price equal to 100%of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, ifspecific corporate events occur prior to the applicable maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will increase the conversionrate for a holder who elects to convert their notes in connection with such a corporate event or convert its 2025 Notes called for redemption in connection with suchnotice of redemption, as permitted by the Indenture. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the conditions allowing holders of the 2025 Notes to convert havenot been met and are therefore not convertible during the year ended December 31, 2020. Because the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock forat least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equalto or greater than 130% of the applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day, the 2025 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof duringthe calendar quarter ending March 31, 2021. As of February 12, 2021, no holders have converted or indicated their intention to convert the 2025 Notes. The 2025Notes are classified as long-term debt.In accounting for the issuance of the 2025 Notes, the Company separated the 2025 Notes into liability and equity components. The carrying amount of theliability component was calculated by measuring the fair value of a similar debt instrument that does not have an associated convertible feature. The carryingamount of the equity component representing the Conversion Option was $98.7 million and was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability componentfrom the par value of the 2025 Notes. The equity component is recorded in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheets and is not remeasured aslong as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. The excess of the principal amount of the liability component over its carrying amount (the"Debt Discount") is amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 5.71% over the contractual term of the 2025 Notes.In accounting for the debt issuance costs of $9.9 million related to the 2025 Notes, the Company allocated the total amount incurred to the liability andequity components of the 2025 Notes based on their relative values. Issuance costs attributable to the liability component were $7.8 million and will be amortizedto interest expense using the effective interest method over the contractual terms of the 2025 Notes. Issuance costs attributable to the equity component were $2.1million and are netted with the equity component of the 2025 Notes in stockholders’ equity.The difference in the book and tax allocation between the liability and equity components of the 2025 Notes resulted in a difference between the carryingamount and tax basis of the 2025 Notes. This taxable temporary difference resulted in the Company80recognizing a deferred tax liability and a corresponding reduction in the Company's valuation allowance on its US deferred tax assets, resulting in no net deferredtax impact.The net carrying amount of the liability component of the 2025 Notes is as follows: As of December 31,2020 As of December 31,2019 (in thousands) Principal $460,000 $— Unamortized debt discount (88,756) — Unamortized issuance costs (6,973) — Net carrying amount $364,271 $— The net carrying amount of the equity component of the 2025 Notes is as follows: As of December 31,2020 As of December 31,2019 (in thousands) Debt discount for conversion option $98,730 $— Issuance costs (2,120) — Net carrying amount $96,610 $— Interest expense related to the 2025 Notes is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Contractual interest expense $987 $— $— Amortization of debt discount 9,974 — — Amortization of issuance costs 784 — — Total interest expense $11,745 $— $— In connection with the offering of the 2025 Notes, the Company purchased capped call options (“Capped Call Options”) with respect to its common stockfor $50.6 million. The Capped Call Options are purchased call options that give the Company the option to purchase up to approximately 1.6 million shares of itscommon stock for $282.52 per share, which corresponds to the approximate initial conversion price of the 2025 Notes. The Capped Call Options were purchased inorder to offset potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the 2025 Notes, subject to a cap of $426.44 per share, and expireconcurrently with the 2025 Notes. The Capped Call Options automatically settle in components commencing on April 16, 2025 and are subject to either adjustmentor termination upon the occurrence of specified extraordinary events affecting the Company, including a merger event; a tender offer; and a nationalization,insolvency or delisting involving the Company. In addition, the Capped Call Options are subject to certain specified additional disruption events that may give riseto a termination of the Capped Call Options, including changes in law, insolvency filings, and hedging disruptions. Since the transaction meets certain accountingcriteria, the $50.6 million paid for the Capped Call Options is recorded in stockholders’ equity as a reduction in additional paid-in capital and are not accounted foras separate derivative financial instruments.2022 Convertible Senior Notes, Convertible Note Hedge and WarrantIn May 2017, the Company issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due June 1, 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) in aprivate offering and an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of such notes pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment options of the initialpurchasers of the 2022 Notes. The interest rate is fixed at 0.25% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Thetotal net proceeds from the debt offering, after deducting initial purchase discounts and debt issuance costs, were approximately $389.2 million.Each $1,000 principal amount of the 2022 Notes are currently convertible into 10.5519 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Conversion Option ofthe 2022 Notes”), which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $94.77 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specifiedevents. On or after February 1, 2022 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may converttheir notes at any time. The 2022 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders prior to the close of business on the business day immediately precedingFebruary 1, 2022 under certain circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s commonstock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election. The Company expects to settle the principal amount of the2022 Notes in cash. Because the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive tradingdays ending on the last trading day of the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2020 was equal to or greater than 130% of the applicable conversion price on eachapplicable trading day, the 2022 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders thereof during the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2021. In the fourth quarterof 2020, the Company settled $2 million of principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash. Between the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter and February12, 2021, the Company additionally settled $8.3 million of principal balance of the 2022 Notes in cash in response to conversion notices received prior toDecember 31, 2020. As of February 12, 2021, the Company has received additional conversion notices subsequent to year-end for approximately $36.1 million ofthe principal balance of the 2022 Notes, which will be settled in cash during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.81 The 2022 Notes are classified as long-term debt, except for $7.8 million classified as current as of December 31, 2020 for conversion notices received priorto year-end, for which the principal amount is expected to be cash-settled within the next fiscal quarter. The equity component of the 2022 Notes will continue to beclassified as additional paid-in capital because the Company has the option to settle the principal amount in shares and the maturity date of the 2022 Notes is morethan 12 months away. However, it is the Company’s intent to settle the principal amount of the 2022 Notes in cash.In connection with the offering of the 2022 Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions (the “Convertible Note Hedges”) withcertain counterparties in which the Company has the option to purchase (subject to adjustment for certain specified events) up to approximately 4.2 million sharesof the Company’s common stock at a price of approximately $94.77 per share. The Convertible Note Hedges will be settled in cash or shares, or any combinationthereof, in accordance with the settlement method of the 2022 Notes in excess of the par amount, and are expected to settle concurrently with the conversion of the2022 Notes. The total cost of the Convertible Note Hedges was $78.9 million. In addition, the Company sold warrants (the “Warrants”) to certain bankcounterparties whereby the holders of the Warrants have the option to initially purchase (subject to adjustment for certain specified events) a total of approximately4.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $115.8 per share. The amount by which the settlement price exceeds the strike price may besettled in shares or cash at the Company’s election. The Warrants are expected to settle three business days from each trading day commencing on September 1,2022 and ending on the 79th trading day thereafter. The Company received $58.9 million in cash proceeds, net of issuance costs of $200 thousand, from the sale ofthese Warrants. The purchase of the Convertible Note Hedges and the sale of Warrants is intended to effectively increase the overall conversion price from $94.77to $115.83 per share. As these transactions meet certain accounting criteria, the net $20.0 million paid for the Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants is recorded instockholders’ equity and are not accounted for as separate derivative financial instruments.In June 2020, the Company used part of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2025 Notes for the partial repurchase of the 2022 Notes, which consistedof a repurchase of $272.1 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $283.0 in cash and approximately1.6 million shares of its common stock at $207.17 per share. Of the $613.5 million in aggregate consideration, $248.7 million was allocated to the fair value of thedebt component of the repurchase, and $364.8 million was allocated to the equity component (the associated Conversion Option of the 2022 Notes) of therepurchases, utilizing a discount rate of 4.9% to determine the fair value of the liability component. This rate was based on the Company’s estimated borrowing ratefor a similar liability with the same maturity, but without the associated conversion option. To derive this effective discount rate, the Company utilized observablemarket rates for liabilities with similar estimated credit characteristics. As of the partial repurchase date, the carrying value of the 2022 Notes subject to the 2022Notes partial repurchase, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs, was $238.2 million. The 2022 Notes partial repurchase and issuance of the 2025Notes were deemed to have substantially different terms due to the significant difference between the value of the conversion option immediately prior to and afterthe exchange, and accordingly, the 2022 Notes partial repurchase was accounted for as a debt extinguishment. The 2022 Notes partial repurchase resulted in a $10.5million loss on early extinguishment of debt, which is recorded within interest expense on the Company’s statements of operations. The loss on extinguishment wasdetermined by comparing the consideration attributed to the fair value of the debt component with the carrying value of the debt component, which includes theproportionate amounts of unamortized debt discount and the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs. In connection with the partial repurchase of the 2022Notes, the consideration allocated to the equity component of $364.8 million was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the Company’sconsolidated balance sheet. The Company also reversed a corresponding portion of the associated deferred tax liability and increased the Company’s valuationallowance on its US deferred tax assets, resulting in no net deferred tax impact. As of December 31, 2020, $125.8 million of principal remains outstanding on the2022 Notes.In connection with the partial repurchase of the 2022 Notes, the Company terminated Convertible Note Hedges corresponding to approximately 2.9 millionshares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for cash consideration of $362.5 million, and certain counterparties terminated Warrants corresponding toapproximately 2.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for cash consideration of $327.6 million. The net proceeds of $34.9 millionreceived from these transactions were recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. As of December 31, 2020, Convertible Note Hedges giving theCompany the option to purchase approximately 1.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock and Warrants giving certain counterparties the option toacquire up to 1.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock remain outstanding.82The net carrying amount of the liability component of the 2022 Notes is as follows: As of December 31,2020 As of December 31,2019 (in thousands) Principal $125,839 $399,992 Unamortized debt discount (10,397) (55,299)Unamortized issuance costs (777) (4,129)Net carrying amount $114,665 $340,564 The net carrying amount of the equity component of the 2022 Notes is as follows: As of December 31,2020 As of December 31,2019 (in thousands) Debt discount for conversion option $33,349 106,006 Issuance costs (898) (2,854)Net carrying amount $32,451 $103,152 Interest expense related to the 2022 Notes is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Contractual interest expense $614 $1,000 $1,000 Amortization of debt discount 13,150 20,277 18,923 Amortization of issuance costs 982 1,513 1,412 Total interest expense $14,746 $22,790 $21,335 The net equity impact, included in additional paid-in capital, of the above components of the 2022 Notes is as follows: (in thousands) Conversion Option $(364,835)Issuance of common stock for repayment of 2022 Notes 330,497 Proceeds from settlements of Convertible Note Hedges 362,492 Payments for settlement of Warrants (327,543)Total $611 10. Segment Information and Geographic DataAs more fully described in the Company’s Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company operates in one operating segment. Revenue andlong-lived assets by geographic region, based on physical location of the operations recording the sale or the assets are as follows:Revenues by geographical region: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (In thousands) Americas $568,365 $456,568 $361,136 Europe 243,811 168,452 117,670 Asia Pacific 70,850 49,840 34,174 Total $883,026 $674,860 $512,980 Percentage of revenues generated outside of the Americas 36% 32% 30% Revenue derived from customers outside the United States (international) was approximately 43% of total revenue in 2020, 40% of total revenue in 2019and 37% of total revenue in 2018. 83 Total long-lived assets by geographical region: As ofDecember 31,2020 As ofDecember 31,2019 (In thousands) Americas $206,789 $175,821 Europe 159,338 127,395 Asia Pacific 10,889 14,823 Total long lived assets $377,016 $318,039 Percentage of long lived assets held outside of the Americas 45% 45% 11. Commitments and ContingenciesThe Company leases its office facilities under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through May 2031. Rent expense for non-cancellable operating leases with free rental periods or scheduled rent increases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Improvementreimbursements from landlords of $21.8 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis into rent expense over the terms of the corresponding leases. Certainleases contain optional termination dates. The table below only includes payments up to the optional termination date. If the Company were to extended leasesbeyond the optional termination date the future commitments would increase by approximately $90.8 million.Future minimum payments under all operating lease agreements as of December 31, 2020, are as follows: Operating (in thousands) 2021 $51,933 2022 50,449 2023 49,994 2024 48,617 2025 48,686 Thereafter 139,283 Total $388,962 The Company has entered into certain non-cancelable arrangements (“Vendor Commitments”), which require the future purchase of goods or services.Future minimum payments under all Vendor Commitments as of December 31, 2020, are as follows: Productrelatedobligations INBOUNDeventobligations (in thousands) 2021 $31,138 $- 2022 48,140 316 2023 22,150 653 2024 — — 2025 — — Total $101,428 $969 In December 2020, the Company committed to invest $12.5 million in the Black Economic Development Fund managed by the Local Initiatives SupportCorporation to support Black-led financial institutions, community centers, anchor institutions, and business transactions.Legal ContingenciesFrom time to time the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Althoughthe results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that84the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources andother factors. 12. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossThe following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity, for theyears ended December 31, 2020 and 2019: CumulativeTranslationAdjustment Unrealized Gain(Loss) onInvestments Total (in thousands) Beginning balance at January 1, 2019 $(397) $(326) $(723)Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (213) 600 387 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — — — Ending balance at December 31, 2019 $(610) $274 $(336)Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 4,790 149 4,939 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — — — Ending balance at December 31, 2020 $4,180 $423 $4,603 13. Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based CompensationCommon Stock Reserved — As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has authorized 500 million shares of common stock. The number of sharesof common stock reserved for the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and exercise of common stock options are as follows (in thousands): December 31,2020 December 31,2019 RSUs 1,561 1,529 Common stock options 1,020 1,494 2,581 3,023 For shares reserved for issuance for the Conversion Options, Warrants and Capped Call Options of the Notes, see Note 9. Equity Incentive Plan —The Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) was terminated in connection with the IPO, and accordingly, noshares are available for issuance under the 2007 Plan. The 2007 Plan will continue to govern outstanding awards granted thereunder, the 2007 Plan provided for thegrant of qualified incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options or other awards such as RSUs to the Company’s employees, officers, directors and outsideconsultants. The term of each option is fixed by the Company’s compensation committee and may not exceed 10 years from the date of grant. As of December 31,2020, 472 thousand options to purchase common stock and no RSUs remained outstanding under the 2007 Plan.On September 25, 2014, the Company’s board of directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan(the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan became effective upon the closing of the Company’s IPO in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company initially reserved 1,973,551shares of its common stock, or the Initial Limit, for the issuance of awards under the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan provides that the number of shares reserved andavailable for issuance under the plan automatically increases each January 1, by 5% of the outstanding number of shares of the Company’s common stock on theimmediately preceding December 31 or such lesser number of shares as determined by the compensation committee. This number is subject to adjustment in theevent of a stock split, stock dividend or other change in the Company’s capitalization. The term of each option is fixed by the Company’s compensation committeeand may not exceed 10 years from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2020, 549 thousand options to purchase common stock and 1.6 million RSUs remainedoutstanding under the 2014 Plan.Equity Compensation Expense —The Company’s equity compensation expense is comprised of awards of options to purchase common stock, RSUs, andstock issued under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”).85The following two tables show stock compensation expense by award type and where the stock compensation expense is recorded in the Company’sconsolidated statements of operations: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 ( in thousands) Options $6,377 $5,078 $5,108 ESPP 6,850 4,866 2,833 RSUs 108,261 87,810 68,320 Total stock-based compensation $121,488 $97,754 $76,261 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Cost of revenue, subscription $4,408 $3,127 $1,476 Cost of revenue, service 2,536 2,829 2,924 Research and development 39,366 33,748 23,328 Sales and marketing 50,552 36,599 31,099 General and administrative 24,626 21,451 17,434 Total stock-based compensation $121,488 $97,754 $76,261 Excluded from stock-based compensation expense is $3.6 million of capitalized software development costs in 2020, $2.4 million in 2019, and $2.4 millionin 2018.Stock Options —The fair value of employee options is estimated on the date of each grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the followingassumptions: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Risk-free interest rate (%) 0.47-1.66 1.95-2.55 2.62-2.85 Expected term (years) 5.50-6.24 5.50-6.02 5.06-6.42 Volatility (%) 38.15-40.63 39.46-41.41 41.34-43.55 Expected dividends — — — The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted was $70.98 per share in 2020, $69.44 per share in 2019, and $51.48 per share in 2018.The interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury bond rate at the date of grant with a maturity approximately equal to the expected term. The expected termof options granted to employees was calculated using the simplified method, which represents the average of the contractual term of the option and the weighted-average vesting period of the option. The expected volatility for the Company’s common stock was based on an average of the historical volatility of a peer groupof similar public companies. The assumed dividend yield is based upon the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Forfeitures ofshare-based awards prior to vesting results in a reversal of previously recorded stock-compensation expense associated with such forfeited awards. The fair value ofthe Company’s common stock is the closing price of the stock on the date of grant.The stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows: Options (inthousands) Weighted-AverageExercisePrice Weighted-AverageRemainingLife (in years) AggregateIntrinsicValue(in thousands) Outstanding—January 1, 2020 1,494 $33.09 4.0 $187,398 Granted 111 183.25 Exercised (580) 17.16 Forfeited/expired (5) 145.4 Outstanding—December 31, 2020 1,020 57.98 4.4 $345,144 Options vested or expected to vest—December 31, 2020 1,020 $57.98 4.4 $345,144 Options exercisable—December 31, 2020 828 $34.85 3.5 $299,266 86 Total unrecognized compensation cost related to the nonvested options was $9.8 million at December 31, 2020. That cost is expected to be recognized overa weighted-average period of 2.4 years as of December 31, 2020.Restricted Stock Units —RSUs vest upon achievement of a service condition. The service condition is a time-based condition met over a period of fouryears, with 25% met after one year, and then in equal monthly or quarterly installments over the succeeding three years, or over a period of four years, with equalquarterly installments over those four years. As soon as practicable following each vesting date, the Company will issue to the holder of the RSUs the number ofshares of common stock equal to the aggregate number of RSUs that have vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, in lieu ofissuing shares of common stock to the holder of the RSUs, pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such shares of common stock. . Thetotal stock-based compensation expense expected to be recorded over the remaining life of outstanding RSUs is approximately $213.4 million at December 31,2020. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years. As of December 31, 2020, there are 1.6 million RSUs expected to vestwith an aggregate intrinsic value of $618.5 million. The total fair value of RSUs vested was approximately $101.2 million in 2020, $85.2 million in 2019, and$65.0 million in 2018.The following table summarizes the activity related to RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2020: RSUs Outstanding Shares(in thousands) Weighted-AverageGrant DateFair ValuePer Share Unvested and outstanding at January 1, 2020 1,529 $119.46 Granted 1,035 169.79 Vested (880) 115.01 Canceled (123) 137.73 Unvested and outstanding at December 31, 2020 1,561 $153.91 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)— The ESPP authorizes the issuance of up to a total of 2,005,274 shares of common stock to participatingemployees and allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a 15% discount from the fair market value of the stock as determined on specificdates at six-month intervals. The offering periods for the ESPP commence on June 1 and December 1 of each year.The fair value of employee options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Risk-free interest rate (%) 0.14-1.60 2.56 1.61-2.10 Expected term (years) 0.50 0.50 0.42-0.50 Volatility (%) 34.75-67.22 41.32-45.07 28.45-28.81 Expected dividends — — — The interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury bond rate at the date of grant with a maturity approximately equal to the expected term. The expected termis based on the offering period. The expected volatility for the Company’s common stock was based on an average of the historical volatility of a peer group ofsimilar public companies. The assumed dividend yield is based upon the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. The fair value ofthe Company’s common stock is the closing price of the stock on the date the offering period starts. The following table summarizes the activity related to ESPP: Shares Issued(in thousands) Weighted-AveragePurchase Price Total CashProceeds(in thousands) 2020 132 $149.23 $19,653 2019 116 $123.69 $14,383 2018 148 $80.21 $11,863 87 14. Income TaxesLoss before provision for income taxes was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) United States $(96,555) $(63,200) $(69,769)Foreign 15,740 12,427 7,809 Total $(80,815) $(50,773) $(61,960) The (provision) benefit for income taxes consists of the following: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Current income tax provision Federal $(406) $(238) $(184)State (487) (241) (140)Foreign (5,508) (3,293) (1,508)Total current income tax provision (6,401) (3,772) (1,832)Deferred income tax benefit Federal (116) 160 21 State — — — Foreign 2,301 639 (57)Total deferred income tax benefit (expense) 2,185 799 (36)Total income tax provision $(4,216) $(2,973) $(1,868) The following reconciles the differences between income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate of 21% for 2020, 2019 and 2018 and the provisionfor income taxes: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Expected income tax benefit at the federal statutory rate $16,899 $10,665 $12,955 State taxes net of federal benefit 4,618 3,700 5,155 Stock-based compensation 25,196 16,055 17,575 Executive compensation limitation (3,004) (7,244) — Difference in foreign tax rates 830 693 435 U.S. tax credits 11,529 24,170 1,763 GILTI inclusion — (1,645) (1,177)Meals and entertainment (478) (1,208) (1,411)Change in valuation allowance (62,182) (47,523) (37,059)Other 2,376 (636) (104)Income tax benefit (provision) $(4,216) $(2,973) $(1,868) On December 22, 2017, the United States of America signed tax legislation (the “2017 Act”) which enacted a wide range of changes to the U.S. corporateincome tax system. The 2017 Act reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, broadened the tax base and changes rules forexpensing and capitalizing business expenditures, established a territorial tax system for foreign earnings as well as a minimum tax on certain foreign earnings,provided for a one-time transition tax on previously undistributed foreign earnings, and introduced new rules for the treatment of certain export sales. In 2020, the Company reversed the 2019 recognized tax benefit under the item-by-item method and recorded a tax expense of $116 thousand. 88 Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities —Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets andliabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets andliabilities were as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) Deferred tax assets: Net operating loss carryforwards $190,555 $142,512 Research and investment credits 46,729 35,285 Accruals and reserves 15,278 9,239 Depreciation 2,223 1,756 Intangible assets 164 — Stock-based compensation 7,354 5,451 Interest expense 8,650 3,197 Total deferred tax assets 270,953 197,440 Deferred tax liabilities: Intangible assets (2,546) (2,678)Convertible debt (21,873) (3,550)Capitalized costs (17,009) (11,351)Depreciation (231) (138)Total deferred tax liabilities (41,659) (17,717)Valuation allowance (227,062) (180,092)Net deferred tax assets $2,232 $(369) The Company reviews all available evidence to evaluate the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including its recent history of accumulated losses over themost recent three years as well as its ability to generate income in future periods. The Company has provided a valuation allowance against its U.S. net deferred taxassets as it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized given the nature of the assets and the likelihood of future utilization.The valuation allowance increased by $47.0 million in 2020, $47.3 million in 2019 and $36.1 million in 2018, primarily due to the increase in the U.S. netoperating loss deferred tax asset. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its valuation allowance positions within the next 12 months.Prior to the 2017 Act, the Company had asserted that the earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were indefinitely reinvested in the operations of thosesubsidiaries. In 2018, the Company completed its accounting for the impact of the 2017 Act and determined that it would no longer assert indefinite reinvestment ofits foreign earnings. Earnings through December 31, 2017 have been subject to U.S. federal income tax via the one-time transition tax on previously undistributedforeign earnings. The 2017 Act eliminated the U.S. federal income tax cost for qualified repatriation beginning in 2018. The Company has determined that anyincremental tax incurred upon ultimate distribution of these earnings to the U.S. would not be material.The Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $760 million and $508 million at December 31, 2020 and $568 million and $379million at December 31, 2019. The Company also had international net operating loss carryforwards of $8 million at December 31, 2020 and $6 million atDecember 31, 2019. As a result of the 2017 Act all federal net operating losses, created after January 1, 2018, have an indefinite carryforward period. All federalnet operating losses, created before January 1, 2018, are subject to a 20 year carryforward period and will expire at various dates through 2037. State net operatinglosses will expire at various dates through 2040. The Company has a federal interest expense carryforward of $35.2 million at December 31, 2020, and $13.0million at December 31, 2019, which have an indefinite carryforward period.The Company had federal research and development credit carryforwards of $31.0 million at December 31, 2020 that expire at various dates through 2040.The Company also has state research and investment tax credit carryforwards of $15.7 million, that expire at various dates through 2035.Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, substantial changes in the Company's ownership may limit the amount of netoperating loss carryforwards that could be utilized annually in the future to offset taxable income. Specifically, this limitation may arise in the event of a cumulativechange in ownership of the Company of more than 50% within a three-year period. Any such annual limitation may significantly reduce the utilization of netoperating loss carryforwards before they expire.89Uncertain Tax Positions —The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a two-step process. The Company first determines whether it ismore likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by a tax authority, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes,based on technical merit. If a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold it is then measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognizein the financial statements. The tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.The following summarizes activity related to unrecognized tax benefits: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in thousands) Unrecognized benefit—beginning of the year $5,445 $3,925 $2,725 Gross increases—current period positions 3,003 2,387 1,200 Gross decrease—prior period positions — (867) — Unrecognized benefit—end of period $8,448 $5,445 $3,925 All of the gross unrecognized tax benefits represent a reduction to the research and development tax credit carryforward. The gross decrease to prior periodpositions is a result of the Company completing its documentation of credits generated between 2015 and 2018.All of the unrecognized tax benefits decrease deferred tax assets with a corresponding decrease to the valuation allowance. None of the unrecognized taxbenefits would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized in the future.The Company has elected to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest orpenalties have been recorded through December 31, 2020 because the Company has no tax due because of significant NOL carryforwards.The Company does not expect any significant change in its unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.The Company files tax returns in the United States and various jurisdictions throughout the world where the Company has operations or established ataxable presence. All of the Company’s tax years remain open to examination in the United States, as carryforward attributes generated in past years may still beadjusted upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities if they have or will be used in future periods. The Company remains open toexamination for varying periods in the other foreign jurisdictions and is routinely examined by various taxing authorities. 15. Employee Benefit PlanThe Company maintains a defined contribution savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers certain employees whomeet minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pretax basis, subject to legal limitations.Total employer contributions were $5.9 million in 2020, $4.8 million in 2019, and $4.0 million in 2018. 16. Subsequent EventOn February 8, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity securities of Hustle Con Media, Inc. (the “Hustle”) for approximately $20million. The Hustle is a media company that produces a newsletter, podcast, and premium research content for innovative professionals. 9017. Quarterly Financial Results (unaudited) FourthQuarter ThirdQuarter SecondQuarter FirstQuarter (in thousands, except per share amounts) Year ended December 31, 2020 Revenue $252,065 $228,385 $203,608 $198,968 Cost of revenue 47,294 42,603 38,777 38,285 Gross profit 204,771 185,782 164,831 160,683 Net loss (15,416) (22,498) (29,401) (17,716)Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.34) $(0.49) $(0.67) $(0.41)Year ended December 31, 2019 Revenue $186,186 $173,621 $163,255 $151,798 Cost of revenue 35,975 33,263 31,142 29,578 Gross profit 150,211 140,358 132,113 122,220 Net loss (10,302) (14,987) (17,357) (11,100)Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.24) $(0.35) $(0.41) $(0.27) 91 ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureNone. ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures (a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), as of the end ofthe period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that asof December 31, 2020 , our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. (b)Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequateinternal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act asa process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board ofdirectors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financialstatements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that: •pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of thecompany; •provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance withauthorizations of management and directors of the company; and •provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assetsthat could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation ofeffectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance withthe policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making this assessment,our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control —Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, asof December 31, 2020, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report, which is included under Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K. 92 (c)Inherent Limitations of Internal ControlsOur management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or ourinternal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide onlyreasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation ofcontrols can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitationsinclude the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controlscan be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of anysystem of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed inachieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree ofcompliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. (d)Changes in Internal Control over Financial ReportingNo change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 9B.Other InformationNone. 93PART III ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceThe complete response to this Item regarding the backgrounds of our executive officers and directors and other information required by Items 401, 405 and407 of Regulation S-K will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.Code of Business Conduct and EthicsWe have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that is applicable to all of our employees, officers and directors including our chief executive officerand senior financial officers, which is available on our website under “Investor Relations—Leadership & Governance.” ITEM 11.Executive CompensationThe information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersThe information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceThe information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. ITEM 14.Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesThe information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 94PART IV ITEM 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules(a)Documents Filed as Part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K1.Financial Statements (included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K): •Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm •Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 •Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 •Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 •Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 •Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 •Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements2.Financial Statement SchedulesFinancial statements schedules are omitted as they are either not required or the information is otherwise included in the consolidated financial statements.3.The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit List on the following page and are incorporated herein. ITEM 16.10-K Summary Not applicable. 95 EXHIBIT LIST Exhibit number Description of exhibit 3.1(1) Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and currently in effect) 3.2(2) Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (as currently in effect) 4.1(3) Form of Common Stock Certificate 4.2(4) Fourth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement between the Registrant and the investors named therein dated October 25, 2012 4.3(5) Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2017, between HubSpot, Inc., and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee 4.4(5) Form of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.3) 4.5(6) Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2020, between the Registrant, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee 4.6(6) Form of 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (included in Exhibit 4.5) 4.7(7) Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 10.1(8) Amended and Restated Lease between Jamestown Premier Davenport, LLC and HubSpot, Inc., executed December 14, 2015 and effective as ofNovember 1, 2015; First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease between Davenport Owner (DE) LLC and HubSpot, Inc., effective as ofMarch 23, 2017; Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease between Davenport Owner (DE) LLC and HubSpot, Inc., effective as ofAugust 31, 2018 10.2(9) Lease, dated February 22, 2016, among HubSpot Ireland Limited, HubSpot, Inc. and Hibermia REIT PLC and Agreement for Lease, datedNovember 6, 2015, among HubSpot Ireland Limited, HubSpot, Inc. and Hibermia REIT PLC 10.3(10) Lease dated April 23, 2015 between Two Canal Park Massachusetts LLC (formerly BCSP Cambridge Two Property LLC) and HubSpot, Inc.;First Amendment to Lease dated August 10, 2016; Second Amendment to Lease dated March 12, 2018; Third Amendment to Lease datedDecember 2, 2019; Fourth Amendment to Lease dated January 6, 2020 10.4(11) Lease dated October 7, 2016 between One Canal Park Massachusetts LLC and HubSpot, Inc.; First Amendment to Lease dated February 14,2017; Second Amendment to Lease dated March 12, 2018.; Third Amendment to Lease dated May 2, 2018; Fourth Amendment to Lease datedApril 19, 2019 10.5(12) Lease of 1 – 6 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Windmill Quarter, Dublin 2, dated August 1, 2019, between Hibernia REIT Public Limited Company,as Landlord, HubSpot Ireland Limited, as Tenant, SOBO Management Company Limited by Guarantee, as Management Company, andHubSpot, Inc., as Guarantor 10.6(13)# Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its Executive Officers and Directors 10.7(14)# 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of restricted stock agreement and option agreements thereunder 10.8**# 2014 Stock Option and Grant Plan and forms of restricted stock and option agreements thereunder 10.9(15)# 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 10.10(16)# Senior Executive Cash Incentive Bonus Plan 10.11(17) Form of Call Option Transaction Confirmation 10.12(18) Form of Warrant Confirmation 10.13(19)# Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (as amended and currently in effect) 10.14(20) Form of Capped Call Transaction Confirmation 21.1** List of Subsidiaries 23.1** Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 96 24.1** Power of Attorney (included on signature page) 31.1** Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2** Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1**Ÿ Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 101.INS** Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded withinthe Inline XBRL document 101.SCH** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*) #Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.**Filed herewith.ŸThe certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K and will not be deemed “filed” for purposesof Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filingsunder the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Registrant specificallyincorporates any of them by reference.(1)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2016.(2)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 11, 2020.(3)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed onSeptember 26, 2014.(4)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed on August 25, 2014.(5)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2017.(6)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2020.(7)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2020.(8)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2019.(9)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 4, 2016.(10)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2020.(11)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2020.(12)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2020.(13)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed on August 25, 2014.(14)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed on August 25, 2014.(15)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed onOctober 6, 2014.(16)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-198333) filed onSeptember 26, 2014.97(17)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2017.(18)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2017.(19)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2020.(20)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HubSpot, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2020. 98 SignaturesPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Cambridge, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 16th day of February 2021 . HUBSPOT, INC. By: /s/ Brian Halligan Brian Halligan Chief Executive Officer and Chairman 99 POWER OF ATTORNEYWe, the undersigned directors and officers of HubSpot, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby and severally constitute and appoint Brian Halligan, Kate Bueker, andJohn Kelleher and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in thecapacities indicated below, and to file any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and otherdocuments in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing, requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as eachof us might or could do in person and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and each of them, or their substitutes, shall do or cause to be done byvirtue of this Power of Attorney.Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrantand in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Brian Halligan Chief Executive Officer and Chairman February 16, 2021Brian Halligan (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Kate Bueker Chief Financial Officer February 16, 2021Kate Bueker (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Dharmesh Shah Director and Chief Technology Officer February 16, 2021Dharmesh Shah /s/ Nick Caldwell Director February 16, 2021Nick Caldwell /s/ Ron Gill Director February 16, 2021Ron Gill /s/ Julie Herendeen Director February 16, 2021Julie Herendeen /s/ Lorrie Norrington Director February 16, 2021Lorrie Norrington /s/ Avanish Sahai Director February 16, 2021Avanish Sahai /s/ Jay Simons Director February 16, 2021Jay Simons /s/ Jill Ward Director February 16, 2021Jill Ward 100Exhibit 10.8HUBSPOT, INC. 2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLANSECTION 1. GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONSThe name of the plan is the HubSpot, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan isto encourage and enable the officers, employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants of HubSpot, Inc. (the “Company”) andits Subsidiaries upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company largely depends for the successful conduct of its businessesto acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company’swelfare will assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, thereby stimulating theirefforts on the Company’s behalf and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company.The following terms shall be defined as set forth below:“Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.“Administrator” means either the Board or the compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee performingthe functions of the compensation committee and which is comprised of not less than two Non‑Employee Directors who areindependent.“Award” or “Awards,” except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include IncentiveStock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Awards,Unrestricted Stock Awards, Cash-Based Awards, Performance Share Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights.“Award Certificate” means a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Awardgranted under the Plan. Each Award Certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.“Cash-Based Award” means an Award entitling the recipient to receive a cash-denominated payment.“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations andinterpretations.“Consultant” means any natural person that provides bona fide services to the Company, and such services are not inconnection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain amarket for the Company’s securities.ACTIVE/72134752.4“Covered Employee” means an employee who is a “Covered Employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of theCode.“Dividend Equivalent Right” means an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that wouldhave been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shareshad been issued to and held by the grantee.“Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by stockholders as set forth in Section 21.“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.“Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock determined in good faith bythe Administrator; provided, however, that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities DealersAutomated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”), NASDAQ Global Market or another national securities exchange, the determinationshall be made by reference to the closing price. If there is no closing price for such date, the determination shall be made byreference to the last date preceding such date for which there was a closing price; provided further, however, that if the date forwhich Fair Market Value is determined is the first day when trading prices for the Stock are reported on a national securitiesexchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the “Price to the Public” (or equivalent) set forth on the cover page for the final prospectusrelating to the Company’s Initial Public Offering.“Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option designated and qualified as an “incentive stock option” as defined inSection 422 of the Code.“Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of the first underwritten, firm commitment public offering pursuant toan effective registration statement under the Act covering the offer and sale by the Company of its equity securities, or such otherevent as a result of or following which the Stock shall be publicly held.“Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.“Option” or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Section 5.“Performance-Based Award” means any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award orCash-Based Award granted to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.2ACTIVE/72134752.4“Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of establishing the PerformanceGoal or Performance Goals for an individual for a Performance Cycle. The Performance Criteria (which shall be applicable to theorganizational level specified by the Administrator, including, but not limited to, the Company or a unit, division, group, orSubsidiary of the Company) that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: total shareholder return,earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income (loss) (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciationand/or amortization), changes in the market price of the Stock, economic value-added, funds from operations or similar measure,sales or revenue, acquisitions or strategic transactions, operating income (loss), cash flow (including, but not limited to, operatingcash flow and free cash flow), return on capital, assets, equity, or investment, return on sales, gross or net profit levels, productivity,expense, margins, operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, working capital, earnings (loss) per share of Stock, sales or marketshares and number of customers, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increaseor as compared to results of a peer group. The Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation performance under aPerformance Criterion to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Cycle: (i) asset write-downs orimpairments, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or othersuch laws or provisions affecting reporting results, (iv) accruals for reorganizations and restructuring programs. (v) any extraordinarynon-recurring items, including those described in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s authoritative guidance and/or inmanagement’s discussion and analysis of financial condition of operations appearing the Company’s annual report to stockholdersfor the applicable year, and (vi) any other extraordinary items adjusted from the Company U.S. GAAP results.“Performance Cycle” means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as theAdministrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Criteria will be measured for the purpose ofdetermining a grantee’s right to and the payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award orCash-Based Award, the vesting and/or payment of which is subject to the attainment of one or more Performance Goals. Each suchperiod shall not be less than 12 months.“Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Cycle, the specific goals established in writing by the Administrator for aPerformance Cycle based upon the Performance Criteria. “Performance Share Award” means an Award entitling the recipient to acquire shares of Stock upon the attainment ofspecified Performance Goals.“Restricted Shares” means the shares of Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Award that remain subject to a risk offorfeiture or the Company’s right of repurchase.“Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as theAdministrator may determine at the time of grant.“Restricted Stock Units” means an Award of stock units subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administratormay determine at the time of grant.3ACTIVE/72134752.4“Sale Event” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to anunrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the Company’s outstandingvoting power and outstanding stock immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power andoutstanding stock or other equity interests of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately uponcompletion of such transaction, (iii) the sale of all of the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person, entity or group thereof actingin concert, or (iv) any other transaction in which the owners of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to suchtransaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company or any successor entity immediately uponcompletion of the transaction other than as a result of the acquisition of securities directly from the Company.“Sale Price” means the value as determined by the Administrator of the consideration payable, or otherwise to be receivedby stockholders, per share of Stock pursuant to a Sale Event.“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.“Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant toSection 3.“Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to theexcess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Rightmultiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company has at least a 50percent interest, either directly or indirectly.“Ten Percent Owner” means an employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent orsubsidiary corporation.“Unrestricted Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Stock free of any restrictions.SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT GRANTEES ANDDETERMINE AWARDS(a)Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator.(b)Powers of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent withthe terms of the Plan, including the power and authority:to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;4ACTIVE/72134752.4to determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, StockAppreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Cash-Based Awards,Performance Share Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or any combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or moregrantees;to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of thePlan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the forms ofAward Certificates;to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any Award in circumstances involving the grantee’sdeath, disability, retirement, or a change in control (including a Sale Event);subject to the provisions of Section 5(b), to extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; andat any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts andproceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related writteninstruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising inconnection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.All decisions and interpretations of the Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and Plangrantees.(c)Delegation of Authority to Grant Options and Restricted Stock Units. Subject to applicable law, theAdministrator, in its discretion, may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company all or partof the Administrator’s authority and duties with respect to the granting of Options and Restricted Stock Units to individuals who are(i) not subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and (ii) not Covered Employees. Any suchdelegation by the Administrator shall include a limitation as to the amount of Options and Restricted Stock Units that may be grantedduring the period of the delegation and shall contain guidelines as to the determination of the exercise price and the vestingcriteria. The Administrator may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prioractions of the Administrator’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan.(d)Award Certificate. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Certificates that set forth the terms,conditions and limitations for each Award which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions applicablein the event employment or service terminates.5ACTIVE/72134752.4(e)Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Administrator, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof,shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, andthe members of the Board and the Administrator (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification andreimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonableattorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company’s articles or bylaws orany directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time and/or any indemnificationagreement between such individual and the Company.(f)Foreign Award Recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply withthe laws in other countries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have employees or other individuals eligible forAwards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which Subsidiaries shall becovered by the Plan; (ii) determine which individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify theterms and conditions of any Award granted to individuals outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv)establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Administrator determines suchactions to be necessary or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this Plan as appendices); provided,however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3(a) hereof; and (v)take any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Administrator determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approvalor comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator maynot take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable UnitedStates securities law, the Code, or any other applicable United States governing statute or law.SECTION 3. STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION(a)Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Planshall be 1,973,551 shares (the “Initial Limit”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c), plus on January 1, 2015 and eachJanuary 1 thereafter, the number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be cumulativelyincreased by 5 percent of the number of shares of Stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or suchlesser number of shares of Stock as determined by the Administrator (the “Annual Increase”). Subject to such overall limitation, themaximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed the InitialLimit cumulatively increased on January 1, 2015 and on each January 1 thereafter by the lesser of the Annual Increase for such yearor 1,000,000 shares of Stock, subject in all cases to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c). The shares of Stock underlying anyAwards under the Plan and under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise ofan Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting,satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stockavailable for issuance under the Plan. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shallnot be added to the shares of Stock6ACTIVE/72134752.4available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximumnumber pursuant to any type or types of Award; provided, however, that Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect tono more than 1,000,000 shares of Stock may be granted to any one individual grantee during any one calendar year period. Theshares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by theCompany.(b)[Reserved.](c)Changes in Stock. Subject to Section 3(d) hereof, if, as a result of any reorganization, recapitalization,reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, theoutstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities ofthe Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets aredistributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all orsubstantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of theCompany or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionateadjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, including the maximum number of shares thatmay be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options, (ii) the number of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that can begranted to any one individual grantee and the maximum number of shares that may be granted under a Performance-Based Award,(iii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iv) the repurchaseprice, if any, per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (v) the exercise price for each share subject to anythen outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e.,the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options andStock Appreciation Rights remain exercisable. The Administrator shall also make equitable or proportionate adjustments in thenumber of shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take intoconsideration cash dividends paid other than in the ordinary course or any other extraordinary corporate event. The adjustment bythe Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting fromany such adjustment, but the Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares.(d)Mergers and Other Transactions. In the case of and subject to the consummation of a Sale Event, the partiesthereto may cause the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of suchAwards with new Awards of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of sharesand, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree. To the extent the parties to such Sale Event do notprovide for the assumption, continuation or substitution of Awards, upon the effective time of the Sale Event, the Plan and alloutstanding Awards granted hereunder shall terminate. In such case except as may be otherwise provided in the relevant AwardCertificate, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of the SaleEvent shall become fully exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event, all other Awards with time-based vesting,7ACTIVE/72134752.4conditions or restrictions shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Sale Event and all Awards withconditions and restrictions relating to the attainment of performance goals may become vested and nonforfeitable in connection witha Sale Event in the Administrator’s discretion or to the extent specified in the relevant Award Certificate. In the event of suchtermination, (i) the Company shall have the option (in its sole discretion) to make or provide for a cash payment to the granteesholding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the differencebetween (A) the Sale Price multiplied by the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock AppreciationRights (to the extent then exercisable at prices not in excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all suchoutstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights; or (ii) each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior tothe consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator, to exercise all outstanding Options and Stock AppreciationRights (to the extent then exercisable) held by such grantee.(e)Substitute Awards. The Administrator may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and stockbased awards held by employees, directors or other key persons of another corporation in connection with the merger orconsolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or a Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary ofproperty or stock of the employing corporation. The Administrator may direct that the substitute awards be granted on such termsand conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate in the circumstances. Any substitute Awards granted under the Plan shallnot count against the share limitation set forth in Section 3(a).SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITYGrantees under the Plan will be such full or part-time officers and other employees, Non-Employee Directors andConsultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries as are selected from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion.SECTION 5. STOCK OPTIONS(a)Award of Stock Options. The Administrator may grant Stock Options under the Plan. Any Stock Optiongranted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve.Stock Options granted under the Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. IncentiveStock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a “subsidiary corporation” within themeaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall bedeemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option.Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall containsuch additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable. If theAdministrator so determines, Stock Options may be granted in lieu of cash compensation at the optionee’s election, subject to suchterms and conditions as the Administrator may establish.8ACTIVE/72134752.4(b)Exercise Price. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted pursuant to thisSection 5 shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair MarketValue on the date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Ten Percent Owner, the option price of suchIncentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value on the grant date.(c)Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Stock Option shall beexercisable more than ten years after the date the Stock Option is granted. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted toa Ten Percent Owner, the term of such Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant.(d)Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder. Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whetheror not in installments, as shall be determined by the Administrator at or after the grant date. The Administrator may at any timeaccelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Stock Option. An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as toshares acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options.(e)Method of Exercise. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written or electronic noticeof exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one ormore of the following methods except to the extent otherwise provided in the Option Award Certificate:In cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator;Through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership following such procedures as the Company may prescribe) of shares of Stockthat are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value onthe exercise date;By the optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker topromptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided that in theevent the optionee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the optionee and the broker shall comply with such proceduresand enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Company shall prescribe as a condition of such paymentprocedure; orWith respect to Stock Options that are not Incentive Stock Options, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Companywill reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Valuethat does not exceed the aggregate exercise price.Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. The transfer to the optionee on the records of the Company orof the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receiptfrom the optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of thefull purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in the Option Award Certificate orapplicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold withrespect to9ACTIVE/72134752.4the optionee). In the event an optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through theattestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of thenumber of attested shares. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automatedsystem for the exercise of Stock Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperlessexercise of Stock Options may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.(f)Annual Limit on Incentive Stock Options. To the extent required for “incentive stock option” treatment underSection 422 of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the shares of Stock with respect towhich Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or its parent and subsidiary corporationsbecome exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent that anyStock Option exceeds this limit, it shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option.SECTION 6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS(a)Award of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights under thePlan. A Stock Appreciation right is an award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to the excess ofthe Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multipliedby the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.(b)Exercise Price of Stock Appreciation Rights. The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be lessthan 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant.(c)Grant and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by theAdministrator independently of any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.(d)Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such termsand conditions as shall be determined from time to time by the Administrator. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right may notexceed ten years.SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS(a)Nature of Restricted Stock Awards. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock awards under the Plan. ARestricted Stock Award is any Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator maydetermine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/orachievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The terms and conditions of each such Award Certificate shall bedetermined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees.10ACTIVE/72134752.4(b)Rights as a Stockholder. Upon the grant of the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchaseprice, a grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Shares and receipt of dividends;provided that if the lapse of restrictions with respect to the Restricted Stock Award is tied to the attainment of performance goals,any dividends paid by the Company during the performance period shall accrue and shall not be paid to the grantee until and to theextent the performance goals are met with respect to the Restricted Stock Award. Unless the Administrator shall otherwisedetermine, (i) uncertificated Restricted Shares shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Company or the transferagent to the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Shares are vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and (ii)certificated Restricted Shares shall remain in the possession of the Company until such Restricted Shares are vested as provided inSection 7(d) below, and the grantee shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to deliver to the Company such instruments oftransfer as the Administrator may prescribe.(c)Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered ordisposed of except as specifically provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award Certificate. Except as may otherwise beprovided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, ifa grantee’s employment (or other service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, anyRestricted Shares that have not vested at the time of termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to suchgrantee from or other action by or on behalf of, the Company be deemed to have been reacquired by the Company at its originalpurchase price (if any) from such grantee or such grantee’s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment(or other service relationship), and thereafter shall cease to represent any ownership of the Company by the grantee or rights of thegrantee as a stockholder. Following such deemed reacquisition of Restricted Shares that are represented by physical certificates, agrantee shall surrender such certificates to the Company upon request without consideration.(d)Vesting of Restricted Shares. The Administrator at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or theattainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the RestrictedShares and the Company’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the attainment ofsuch pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall nolonger be Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in theAward Certificate or, subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s rights in any Restricted Sharesthat have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or other service relationship) withthe Company and its Subsidiaries and such shares shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) above.11ACTIVE/72134752.4SECTION 8. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS(a)Nature of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. ARestricted Stock Unit is an Award of stock units that may be settled in shares of Stock upon the satisfaction of such restrictions andconditions at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/orachievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The terms and conditions of each such Award Certificate shall bedetermined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees. Except in thecase of Restricted Stock Units with a deferred settlement date that complies with Section 409A, at the end of the vesting period,vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled in the form of shares of Stock. Restricted Stock Units with deferred settlement datesare subject to Section 409A, and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine in its solediscretion in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.(b)Election to Receive Restricted Stock Units in Lieu of Compensation. The Administrator may, in its solediscretion, permit a grantee to elect to receive a portion of future cash compensation otherwise due to such grantee in the form of anaward of Restricted Stock Units. Any such election shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Company no later than thedate specified by the Administrator and in accordance with Section 409A and such other rules and procedures established by theAdministrator. Any such future cash compensation that the grantee elects to defer shall be converted to a fixed number of RestrictedStock Units based on the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date the compensation would otherwise have been paid to the grantee ifsuch payment had not been deferred as provided herein. The Administrator shall have the sole right to determine whether and underwhat circumstances to permit such elections and to impose such limitations and other terms and conditions thereon as theAdministrator deems appropriate. Any Restricted Stock Units that are elected to be received in lieu of cash compensation shall befully vested, unless otherwise provided in the Award Certificate.(c)Rights as a Stockholder. A grantee shall have the rights as a stockholder only as to shares of Stock acquired bythe grantee upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that the grantee may be credited with Dividend EquivalentRights with respect to the stock units underlying his Restricted Stock Units, subject to the provisions of Section 11 and such termsand conditions as the Administrator may determine. (d)Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or,subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vestedshall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Companyand its Subsidiaries for any reason.12ACTIVE/72134752.4SECTION 9. UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDSGrant or Sale of Unrestricted Stock. The Administrator may grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase pricedetermined by the Administrator) an Unrestricted Stock Award under the Plan. An Unrestricted Stock Award is an Award pursuantto which the grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be grantedin respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of cash compensation due to such grantee.SECTION 10. CASH-BASED AWARDSGrant of Cash-Based Awards. The Administrator may grant Cash-Based Awards under the Plan. A Cash-Based Award isan award that entitles the grantee to a payment in cash upon the attainment of specified Performance Goals. The Administrator shalldetermine the maximum duration of the Cash-Based Award, the amount of cash to which the Cash-Based Award pertains, theconditions upon which the Cash-Based Award shall become vested or payable, and such other provisions as the Administrator shalldetermine. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a cash-denominated payment amount, formula or payment ranges as determinedby the Administrator. Payment, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of theAward and may be made in cash. SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS(a)Nature of Performance Share Awards. The Administrator may grant Performance Share Awards under thePlan. A Performance Share Award is an Award entitling the grantee to receive shares of stock upon the attainment of performancegoals. The Administrator shall determine whether and to whom Performance Share Awards shall be granted, the Performance Goals,the periods during which performance is to be measured, which may not be less than one year except in the case of a Sale Event, andsuch other limitations and conditions as the Administrator shall determine.(b)Rights as a Stockholder. A grantee receiving a Performance Share Award shall have the rights of a stockholderonly as to shares of Stock actually received by the grantee under the Plan and not with respect to shares subject to the Award but notactually received by the grantee. A grantee shall be entitled to receive shares of Stock under a Performance Share Award only uponsatisfaction of all conditions specified in the Performance Share Award Certificate (or in a performance plan adopted by theAdministrator).(c)Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or,subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Performance Share Awards shallautomatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company andits Subsidiaries for any reason.13ACTIVE/72134752.4SECTION 12. PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS TO COVERED EMPLOYEES(a)Performance-Based Awards. The Administrator may grant one or more Performance-Based Awards in the formof a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Awards or Cash-Based Award payable upon the attainmentof Performance Goals that are established by the Administrator and relate to one or more of the Performance Criteria, in each case ona specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Administrator. The Administrator shall define in anobjective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for any Performance Cycle. Depending on thePerformance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overallCompany performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. Each Performance-Based Award shallcomply with the provisions set forth below.(b)Grant of Performance-Based Awards. With respect to each Performance-Based Award granted to a CoveredEmployee (or any other eligible individual that the Administrator determines is reasonably likely to become a Covered Employee),the Administrator shall select, within the first 90 days of a Performance Cycle (or, if shorter, within the maximum period allowedunder Section 162(m) of the Code) the Performance Criteria for such grant, and the Performance Goals with respect to eachPerformance Criterion (including a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with respect to suchAward). Each Performance-Based Award will specify the amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, uponachievement of the various applicable performance targets. The Performance Criteria established by the Administrator may be (butneed not be) different for each Performance Cycle and different Performance Goals may be applicable to Performance-BasedAwards to different Covered Employees.(c)Payment of Performance-Based Awards. Following the completion of a Performance Cycle, the Administratorshall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Cycle have beenachieved and, if so, to also calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance-Based Awards earned for the PerformanceCycle. The Administrator shall then determine the actual size of each Covered Employee’s Performance-Based Award, and, indoing so, may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance-Based Award for a Covered Employee if, in its sole judgment,such reduction or elimination is appropriate.(d)Maximum Award Payable. The maximum Performance-Based Award payable to any one Covered Employeeunder the Plan for a Performance Cycle is 1,000,000 shares of Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(c) hereof) or$2,000,000 in the case of a Performance-Based Award that is a Cash-Based Award.SECTION 13. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS(a)Dividend Equivalent Rights. The Administrator may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights under the Plan. ADividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid onthe shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other Award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued tothe grantee. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any grantee as a14ACTIVE/72134752.4component of an award of Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Award or Performance Share Award or as a freestandingaward. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Certificate. Dividend equivalentscredited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional sharesof Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date ofreinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company, if any. DividendEquivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments. ADividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of an award of Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock Award withperformance vesting or Performance Share Award shall provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled only uponsettlement or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or beforfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award.(b) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or,subject to Section 18 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shallautomatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company andits Subsidiaries for any reason.SECTION 14. TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS(a)Transferability. Except as provided in Section 14(b) below, during a grantee’s lifetime, his or her Awards shallbe exercisable only by the grantee, or by the grantee’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the grantee’s incapacity. NoAwards shall be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a grantee other than by will or by the laws ofdescent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. No Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment,execution, or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void.(b)Administrator Action. Notwithstanding Section 14(a), the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide either inthe Award Certificate regarding a given Award or by subsequent written approval that the grantee (who is an employee or director)may transfer his or her Non-Qualified Options to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such familymembers, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing withthe Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award. In no event may an Award betransferred by a grantee for value.(c)Family Member. For purposes of Section 14(b), “family member” shall mean a grantee’s child, stepchild,grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the grantee’s household (otherthan a tenant of the grantee), a trust in which these persons (or the grantee) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial interest, afoundation in which these persons (or the grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (orthe grantee) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.15ACTIVE/72134752.4(d)Designation of Beneficiary. To the extent permitted by the Company, each grantee to whom an Award has beenmade under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Awardpayable on or after the grantee’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator andshall not be effective until received by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if thedesignated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee’s estate.SECTION 15. TAX WITHHOLDING(a)Payment by Grantee. Each grantee shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award or of anyStock or other amounts received thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the grantee for Federal income taxpurposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, orlocal taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company with respect to such income. The Company and itsSubsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwisedue to the grantee. The Company’s obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any grantee is subject toand conditioned on tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the grantee.(b)Payment in Stock. Subject to approval by the Administrator, the Company’s minimum required tax withholdingobligation may be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the Company withholding from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to anyAward a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy thewithholding amount due. The Administrator may also require Awards to be subject to mandatory share withholding up to therequired withholding amount. For purposes of share withholding, the Fair Market Value of withheld shares shall be determined inthe same manner as the value of Stock includible in income of the grantee.SECTION 16. SECTION 409A AWARDSTo the extent that any Award is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning ofSection 409A (a “409A Award”), the Award shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by theAdministrator from time to time in order to comply with Section 409A. In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payableupon a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) to a grantee who is then considered a “specified employee”(within the meaning of Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months andone day after the grantee’s separation from service, or (ii) the grantee’s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary toprevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A. Further, thesettlement of any such Award may not be accelerated except to the extent permitted by Section 409A.16ACTIVE/72134752.4SECTION 17. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC.(a)Termination of Employment. If the grantee’s employer ceases to be a Subsidiary, the grantee shall be deemed tohave terminated employment for the purposes of the Plan.For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment:(b)a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the Company to a Subsidiary, or fromone Subsidiary to another; or(c)an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by theCompany, if the employee’s right to re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant towhich the leave of absence was granted or if the Administrator otherwise so provides in writing.Unless the Administrator provides otherwise or as required by law, vesting of Awards granted hereunder shall besuspended during any unpaid leave of absence of such grantee that exceeds a period of seven (7) days. SECTION 18. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATIONThe Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Administrator may, at any time, amend or cancel anyoutstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adverselyaffect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent. Except as provided in Section 3(c) or 3(d), without priorstockholder approval, in no event may the Administrator exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding StockOptions or Stock Appreciation Rights or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants or cancellation of Stock Options or StockAppreciation Rights in exchange for cash. To the extent required under the rules of any securities exchange or market system onwhich the Stock is listed, to the extent determined by the Administrator to be required by the Code to ensure that Incentive StockOptions granted under the Plan are qualified under Section 422 of the Code, or to ensure that compensation earned under Awardsqualifies as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval bythe Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this Section 18 shall limit the Administrator’sauthority to take any action permitted pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d).SECTION 19. STATUS OF PLANWith respect to the portion of any Award that has not been exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or otherconsideration not received by a grantee, a grantee shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unlessthe Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any Award or Awards. In its sole discretion, theAdministrator may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or makepayments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with theforegoing sentence.17ACTIVE/72134752.4SECTION 20. GENERAL PROVISIONS(a)No Distribution. The Administrator may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to representto and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.(b)Delivery of Stock Certificates. Stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for allpurposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail,addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall be deemeddelivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by electronicmail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with theCompany, notice of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry”records). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificatesevidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Administrator has determined, with advice ofcounsel (to the extent the Administrator deems such advice necessary or advisable), that the issuance and delivery of such certificatesis in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of anyexchange on which the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan shall besubject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal,state or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted or traded. TheAdministrator may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the termsand conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that an individual make such reasonable covenants, agreements, andrepresentations as the Administrator, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with any such laws,regulations, or requirements. The Administrator shall have the right to require any individual to comply with any timing or otherrestrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in thediscretion of the Administrator. (c)Stockholder Rights. Until Stock is deemed delivered in accordance with Section 20(b), no right to vote orreceive dividends or any other rights of a stockholder will exist with respect to shares of Stock to be issued in connection with anAward, notwithstanding the exercise of a Stock Option or any other action by the grantee with respect to an Award.(d)Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent theBoard from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be eithergenerally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon anyemployee any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.18ACTIVE/72134752.4(e)Trading Policy Restrictions. Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to theCompany’s insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time.(f)Clawback Policy. Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy, as may be adoptedand as in effect from time to time.SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLANThis Plan shall become effective immediately prior to the Company’s Initial Public Offering, following stockholderapproval of the Plan in accordance with applicable state law, the Company’s bylaws and articles of incorporation, and applicablestock exchange rules or pursuant to written consent. No grants of Stock Options and other Awards may be made hereunder after thetenth anniversary of the Effective Date and no grants of Incentive Stock Options may be made hereunder after the tenth anniversaryof the date the Plan is approved by the Board.SECTION 22. GOVERNING LAWThis Plan and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws ofthe State of Delaware, applied without regard to conflict of law principles.DATE APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: September 25, 2014DATE APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS: September 25, 2014 19ACTIVE/72134752.4 GLOBAL INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT UNDER THE HUBSPOT, INC. 2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLANName of Optionee:
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