Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation of Directors and Certain Officers
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, at the
Effective Time, all of the Company’s directors resigned from the Board and any respective committee of the Board of which they were
members. The resignations were not the result of any disagreements with the Company relating to the Company’s operations, policies
or practices. The size of the Board was increased to six directors.
In addition, each of David Domzalski, VYNE’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, Iain Stuart, Ph. D., VYNE’s Chief Scientific Officer, and Mutya Harsch, VYNE’s Chief
Legal Officer and General Counsel, resigned as executive officers at the Closing and their employment was terminated effective July 27,
2026, which terminations are considered to be without “cause” related to a change in control for purposes of their offer letters
with VYNE. Subject to their execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, each of Mr. Domzalski, Mr. Stuart and Ms. Harsch will
be eligible for the separation benefits set forth under their offer letters, as previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Stock Incentive Plan
On April 23, 2026, the Board approved the Yarrow
Bioscience, Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2026 Stock Plan”), subject to stockholder approval and the consummation of
the Merger. On July 16, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2026 Stock Plan at the Special Meeting and on July 27, 2026,
the Board ratified the 2026 Stock Plan. The purpose of the 2026 Stock Plan is to promote and closely align the interests of employees,
officers, non-employee directors and other individual service providers of the Company and its stockholders by providing stock-based compensation
and other performance-based compensation. The initial share pool under the 2026 Stock Plan is 2,688,931. The shares that may be issued
under the 2026 Stock Plan will be automatically increased on January 1 of each year beginning in 2027 and ending with a final increase
on January 1, 2036, in an amount equal to 5% of the diluted stock (including Company Common Stock, preferred stock and unexercised pre-funded
warrants) on the preceding December 31, unless a lower (or no) increase is determined by the administrator. Only 100,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock may be issued under the 2026 Stock Plan as incentive stock options.
The foregoing description of the 2026 Stock Plan
is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2026 Stock Plan, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On April 23, 2026, the Board approved the Yarrow
Bioscience, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2026 ESPP”), subject to stockholder approval and the consummation
of the Merger. On July 16, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2026 ESPP at the Special Meeting and on July 27, 2026,
the Board ratified the 2026 ESPP. The purpose of the 2026 ESPP is to provide employees of the Company and its designated subsidiaries
with an opportunity to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock through accumulated contributions. The 2026 ESPP, and the rights of
participants to make purchases thereunder, is intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code. The initial share pool under the 2026
ESPP is 336,116. The shares that may be issued under the 2026 ESPP will be automatically increased on January 1 of each year beginning
in 2027 and ending with a final increase on January 1, 2036 in an amount equal to the lesser of 1% of the diluted stock (including Company
Common Stock, preferred stock and unexercised pre-funded warrants) on the preceding December 31 or 2,500,000, unless a lower (or no) increase
is determined by the compensation committee of the Board.
The foregoing description of the 2026 ESPP is not
complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2026 ESPP, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 10.6 and incorporated herein by reference.
Appointment of Directors and Certain Officers
On July 27, 2026, the Board appointed Rebecca Frey,
Pharm. D. as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Tyler Zeronda as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Steven Ryder, M.D. as
the Company's Chief Medical Officer, Lori Payton, Ph. D. as the Company's Chief Development Officer and Rachael Alford, Ph. D. as the Company's
Chief Operating Officer, each to serve at the discretion of the Board.
On July 27, 2026, the Board set its size at six
members and appointed the following six individuals to the Board: Rebecca Frey, Mona Ashiya, Steven Hoerter, Bill Lundberg, Peter Silverman
and William White. In connection with his appointment to the Board, Bill Lundberg was also appointed as Chair of the Board.
Rebecca Frey and Steven Hoerter are Class I directors,
whose terms will expire at the Company's 2028 annual meeting of stockholders. Bill Lundberg and William White are Class II directors,
whose terms will expire at the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. Mona Ashiya and Peter Silverman are Class III directors,
whose terms will expire at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.
Other than as disclosed in the section of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions of the Combined Company,” beginning on
page 328 and incorporated herein by reference, none of the Company's newly appointed officers or directors has a direct or indirect material
interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Pursuant to a letter agreement dated April 15,
2026, by and among OrbiMed Advisors LLC (“OrbiMed”), Pre-Merger Yarrow and, following the Closing, the Company (the “Letter
Agreement”), OrbiMed is entitled to designate (i) up to two directors to the Board so long as OrbiMed holds at least 15% of the
outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock or a reference ownership percentage of at least 90% of its ownership immediately following
the Closing, and (ii) one such director as long as OrbiMed holds at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares or a reference ownership percentage
of at least 50% (the “OrbiMed Designee(s)”), in each case as calculated pursuant to the Letter Agreement. Mona Ashiya, a Member
at OrbiMed, was appointed to the Pre-Merger Yarrow board of directors in December 2025 in connection with the Pre-Merger Yarrow Series
A preferred financing and serves as an OrbiMed Designee. OrbiMed has the right to designate one additional director in the future after
the Closing.
Other than the Merger Agreement and the Letter
Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between the Company's officers or directors and any other person pursuant to which
such officers or directors were selected as an officer or a director. There are no family relationships among any of the Company's directors
and officers.
Each of the newly appointed principal officers’
and directors’ biographical information is set forth below.
Rebecca Frey. Ms. Frey, age 52, has served
as Pre-Merger Yarrow’s Chief Executive Officer and President since October 2025 and as a member of the Pre-Merger Yarrow board of
directors since December 2025. She was elected as an At-Large Director in accordance with the Pre-Merger Yarrow certificate of incorporation.
Prior to joining Pre-Merger Yarrow, Ms. Frey served as a Venture Partner at RTW, a leading life sciences investment firm, from February
2025 to January 2026 and served as a Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures from February 2021 to December 2025. Ms. Frey also served
as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Prolium Bioscience, a biotechnology company, from February 2025 to July 2025. Prior to joining
RTW, Ms. Frey served as Chief Executive Officer of Siduma Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, from April 2021 to May 2024, Chief Operating
Officer at EvolveImmune Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, from February 2020 to December 2021, Chief Operating Officer at Cardurion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2018 to 2020, and Executive Vice President of Operations at Prevail Therapeutics
Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: PRVL), a biotechnology company, from 2017 to 2018. Prior to joining Prevail, Ms. Frey held various operational
leadership roles at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: ALXN), a biopharmaceutical company, from October 2006 to September
2017. Prior to her service at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Ms. Frey worked in development and medical affairs at Novartis Pharmaceuticals
and was an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University. Ms. Frey currently serves on the board of Octant Bio, a biotechnology company.
Ms. Frey previously served as Executive Chair of Artelis Biopharma from August 2024 to December 2025 and served on the board of directors
of Halda Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, from 2019 until it was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2025. Ms. Frey served
as a director of Latinos in Bio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, from August 2023 to February 2025. Ms. Frey holds a Doctor of Pharmacy
degree from Northeastern University and completed a post-doctoral clinical research fellowship at Northeastern University and Tufts Medical
Center. Ms. Frey also holds an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ms. Frey is
Directorship Certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD. DC).
The Company believes Ms. Frey is qualified to serve
as a member of the Board because of her extensive experience as a senior executive at numerous biotechnology companies and her operational
background and expertise as an investor in life sciences companies, as well as her scientific and medical background.
Tyler Zeronda. Mr. Zeronda, age 40, began
serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer upon the Closing. Mr. Zeronda served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
VYNE Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VYNE), a biopharmaceutical company, since March 2022 and previously served as VYNE’s Interim Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer from June 2021 to March 2022. Mr. Zeronda previously served as Vice President of Finance of VYNE from
March 2020 to June 2021 and as Vice President of Finance of Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (formerly, Nasdaq: FOMX), a pharmaceutical company,
from April 2019 until its merger with VYNE in March 2020, where he helped lead the buildout of the company’s finance department
in the U.S. and was responsible for financial planning, commercial finance and supply chain. From April 2013 until April 2019, Mr. Zeronda
held positions across corporate and operational finance at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: AERI), a pharmaceutical company,
where he helped the company scale and transition from a pre-IPO, clinical-stage company to a commercial-stage public company. Mr. Zeronda
began his career at Ernst & Young, LLP where he focused on assurance services in the healthcare industry. Mr. Zeronda received his
Master of Science in accounting from the University of Virginia, holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in economics and business
and history from Lafayette College and is a licensed CPA.
Steven Ryder, M.D. Dr. Ryder, age 75, has
served as Pre-Merger Yarrow’s Chief Medical Officer since April 2026. Prior to joining Pre-Merger Yarrow, Dr. Ryder served as Chief
Medical Officer of Rallybio Corp. (Nasdaq: RLYB), a biotechnology company, from December 2018 to March 2026, where he was responsible
for leading the company’s clinical development and medical strategy. Prior to Rallybio, Dr. Ryder served as Senior Vice President,
Chief Development Officer at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: ALXN), a biopharmaceutical company, from July 2013 to December
2018, where he led the global development, registration, and approval of new drug candidates for rare diseases and contributed to the
overall growth of the company. Previously, he was the founding President of Astellas Pharma Global Development and spent 21 years in development
at Pfizer. Dr. Ryder currently serves on the board of directors of MBX Biosciences, Inc. and Gaylord Specialty Healthcare. He received
his M.D. from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Lori Payton, Ph. D. Dr. Payton, age 60, has
served as Pre-Merger Yarrow’s Chief Development Officer since January 2026. Prior to joining Pre-Merger Yarrow, Dr. Payton served
as Principal Consultant and Chief Executive Officer at Harkness Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm, from March 2024 to December
2025, where she was responsible for strategic planning and development consulting to several bioscience clients, and served as Senior
Vice President, Development Strategy & Operations at AlloVir, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: ALVR), a biotechnology company, from February
2022 to January 2024, where she was responsible for Strategic Planning, Clinical Operations, Program Management, Biometrics and Vendor
Management functions. In addition, Dr. Payton was a member of the executive leadership team and was accountable for achievement of critical
development milestones. Dr. Payton also served as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Vista Life Innovations, a
nonprofit organization providing programs and services to individuals with disabilities, from July 2020 to August 2021, Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy, Portfolio & Program Management at Sage Therapeutics (formerly, Nasdaq: SAGE) from April 2019 to June 2020 and
Vice President, Global Development Team Leader at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: ALXN) from August 2014 to March 2019.
Dr. Payton held several positions in Research and Development during her tenure at Pfizer from 1993 to 2013. Dr. Payton currently serves
on the Long Term Planning Committee of the board of Vista Life Innovations. Dr. Payton received her B.A. in Biology from Wheaton College
Massachusetts and her Ph. D. in Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics from Boston University School of Medicine.
Rachael Alford, Ph. D. Dr. Alford, age 53,
has served as Pre-Merger Yarrow’s Chief Operating Officer since January 2026. Prior to joining Pre-Merger Yarrow, Dr. Alford served
as Head of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls at Rallybio Corporation (Nasdaq: RLYB), a biotechnology company, from May 2020 to January
2026, where she was responsible for leading the strategy, development and oversight of manufacturing processes for the company’s
drug candidates. Prior to joining Rallybio, Dr. Alford held various operational and developmental roles at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(formerly, Nasdaq: ALXN), a biopharmaceutical company, from November 2004 to May 2020, including Senior Director, Biochemical Process
Development, and Vice President of Global Process Development. Dr. Alford received her B.S. in Chemistry and Ph. D. in Biophysical Chemistry
from Imperial College London and was a postdoctoral research associate at Yale University.
Mona Ashiya, Ph. D. Dr. Ashiya, age 57, has
served as a member of the Pre-Merger Yarrow board of directors since December 2025. Dr. Ashiya is currently a General Partner at OrbiMed
Advisors LLC, an investment firm, where she has served in various roles of increasing responsibility since 2010. She currently serves
on the boards of directors of Shattuck Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: STTK) and several private companies. Dr. Ashiya previously served on the boards
of directors of Disc Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRON) from September 2021 to October 2025 and Sierra Oncology, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: SRRA)
from November 2019 to July 2022. Dr. Ashiya received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her Ph. D. in Cellular, Molecular
and Developmental Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.
The Company believes Dr. Ashiya is qualified to
serve as a member of the Board because of her experience advising and serving as a director of biotechnology companies and her expertise
as an investor in life sciences companies, as well as her finance background.
Steven L. Hoerter. Mr. Hoerter, age 55,
has served as a member of Pre-Merger Yarrow’s board of directors since April 2026. Since July 2026, Mr. Hoerter has served as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of MBX Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBX), a biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Hoerter served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: DCPH), a biopharmaceutical company, from March 2019 to June 2024,
when Deciphera was acquired by ONO Pharmaceutical. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Deciphera from May 2018 to
June 2024. Prior to Deciphera, he served as Chief Commercial Officer of Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a biotechnology company,
from February 2016 to March 2019. From August 2011 to March 2015, Mr. Hoerter served as Senior Vice President, Commercial at Clovis Oncology,
Inc., a biotechnology company, and from March 2015 to February 2016, he served as Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to that, he held roles
of increasing responsibility at F. Hoffmann-La Roche, AG, Genentech, Inc. (acquired by Roche), Chiron Corporation (acquired by Novartis
AG) and Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Hoerter has served as a member of the board of directors of ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC)
since August 2021, C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCCC) since November 2024 and MBX Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBX) since April 2025.
Mr. Hoerter previously served on the board of directors of Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: CNST) from September
2018 until it was acquired by MorphoSys AG in July 2021 and Ignyta, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: RXDX) from December 2016 until it was acquired
by Roche in February 2018. Mr. Hoerter received his B.A. from Bucknell University, his M.B.A. from Tilburg University and his M.S. in
management from Purdue University.
The Company believes Mr. Hoerter is qualified to
serve as a member of the Board because of his extensive management and commercial expertise in the biotechnology industry and his experience
serving as a director of public biotechnology companies.
Bill Lundberg, M.D. Dr. Lundberg, age 62,
has served as Chair of Pre-Merger Yarrow’s board of directors since April 2026. Since August 2018, Dr. Lundberg has served as a
Partner at Cold Spring Partners, LLC, an investment firm. Dr. Lundberg previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Merus
N.V. (formerly, Nasdaq: MRUS), a biotechnology company, from December 2019 until Merus was acquired by Genmab A/S in December 2025, and
as the Principal Financial Officer of Merus from December 2019 to June 2023. Dr. Lundberg also served as a member of the board of directors
of Merus from June 2019 to December 2025. Prior to joining Merus, he served as Chief Scientific Officer of CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Nasdaq:
CRSP), a biotechnology company, from January 2015 to February 2018. From February 2011 to January 2015, Dr. Lundberg served as Vice President
and Head of Translational Medicine at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: ALXN), a biopharmaceutical company. Prior to that,
he served as Director and Chief Medical Officer of Taligen Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company acquired by Alexion in 2011. Prior
to joining Taligen, Dr. Lundberg held roles of increasing responsibility in clinical drug development and medical affairs at Xanthus Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (acquired by Antisoma plc), Wyeth (acquired by Pfizer Inc.), and Genzyme Corporation (formerly, Nasdaq: GENZ). Dr. Lundberg has served
as a member of the board of directors of Q32 Bio Inc. (Nasdaq: QTTB) since September 2017 and previously served on the board of directors
of Vor Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: VOR) from July 2019 to July 2025. Dr. Lundberg received his M.D. from Stanford University and his M.B.A.
from the University of Massachusetts. He completed post-doctoral training at the Whitehead Institute/MIT and clinical training in Medicine
and Medical Oncology at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The Company believes Dr. Lundberg is qualified
to serve as a member of the Board because of his experience advising and serving as an executive director of biotechnology companies and
his expertise in medicine and clinical drug development.
Peter B. Silverman, J.D. Mr. Silverman,
age 48, has served as a member of Pre-Merger Yarrow’s board of directors since April 2026. Mr. Silverman previously served as Chief
Operating Officer of Merus N.V. (formerly, Nasdaq: MRUS), a biotechnology company, from January 2023 until its acquisition by Genmab A/S
in December 2025. Prior to serving as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Silverman held several leadership roles at Merus, including Head of
Utrecht from April 2020 to January 2023, General Counsel from February 2018 to December 2025, and Chief Intellectual Property Officer
and Head of U.S. Legal from February 2017 to February 2018. Before joining Merus, Mr. Silverman was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis
LLP, an international law firm, where he represented numerous life sciences companies concerning an array of legal matters and technologies.
Previously, Mr. Silverman was an associate at Kaye Scholer LLP (now Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP), and prior to that Mr. Silverman
served as judicial law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Anne E. Thompson of the District of New Jersey. He holds a J.D. from Fordham
University School of Law and a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester.
The Company believes Mr. Silverman is qualified
to serve as a member of the Board because of his leadership, operational and business experience in the life sciences industry.
William White, J.D. Mr. White, age 53, has
served as a member of Pre-Merger Yarrow’s board of directors since April 2026. Since June 2026, Mr. White has served as Chief Financial
Officer & Head of Corporate Development of Avere Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company. Mr. White served as the
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development and Treasurer at Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AKRO), a biotechnology company, from April 2019 until its acquisition by Novo Nordisk in December 2025. Before joining Akero, Mr. White
served as a Managing Director and Head of US Life Sciences Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank AG, an investment banking company, from
September 2017 until March 2019. Prior to that position, Mr. White was a Managing Director in Healthcare Investment Banking at Citigroup
Inc., a multinational investment bank and financial services company, from May 2006 until September 2017. Previously, he served as an
associate and later as a Vice President in Healthcare Investment Banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co., a global financial institution,
from November 2000 to March 2006. Mr. White has served as a member of the board of directors of Disc Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRON) since
December 2020 and previously served on the board of directors of Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq: VTYX) from May 2021 until
its acquisition by Eli Lilly and Company in March 2026. Mr. White received an A.B. from Princeton University, an M.P.P. from Harvard University
and a J.D. from Columbia University.
The Company believes Mr. White is qualified to
serve as a member of the Board because of his extensive financial leadership experience in the life sciences industry and in healthcare
investment banking.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
In connection with the Closing, Mr. White (Chair),
Mr. Hoerter and Dr. Lundberg were appointed to the audit committee of the Board.
Compensation Committee
In connection with the Closing, Mr. Hoerter (Chair),
Dr. Ashiya and Mr. Silverman were appointed to the compensation committee of the Board.
Governance Committee
In connection with the Closing, Dr. Lundberg (Chair),
Mr. White and Mr. Silverman were appointed to the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board.
Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
Non-employee members of the
Board are eligible to receive cash and equity compensation in accordance with our non-employee director compensation program. As of the
Closing, this program provides for the following annual cash retainers:
Annual
Retainer
Board Retainers
Chair $70,000
Non-Chair Member $40,000
Audit Committee Retainers:
Chair $15,000
Non-Chair Member $7,500
Compensation Committee Retainers:
Chair $12,000
Non-Chair Member $6,000
Nominating Committee Retainers
Chair $10,000
Non-Chair Member $5,000
In connection with the Company’s
annual meeting of stockholders, each non-employee member of the Board will receive an annual grant of options to purchase Company Common
Stock equal to 0.054% of the Company, which will vest on the earlier of the next annual stockholder meeting or the first anniversary of
the date of grant. In addition, in connection with a non-employee director’s initial appointment to the Board, they will receive
an initial grant of options to purchase Company Common Stock equal to 0.108% of the Company, in connection with a director’s appointment
to the Board, subject to vesting in equal monthly installments through the third anniversary of the date of grant.
Additionally, all members
of the Board are reimbursed for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket travel and lodging expenses incurred in connection with attending
meetings and activities of the Board and its committees.
Amended and Restated Offer Letters
On July 27, 2026, as approved
by the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Company entered into amended and restated offer letters (the “A&R Offer Letters”)
with each of Ms. Frey and Dr. Alford.
Under Ms. Frey’s A&R
Offer Letter, she will receive an annual base salary of $660,000 and a target annual bonus of 55% of base salary. In the event of Ms.
Frey’s termination without “cause” or resignation for “good reason,” she would be eligible for the following
severance benefits under the A&R Offer Letter, subject to a release of claims: (i) if such termination is more than three months prior
to more than 12 months after a change in control of the Company (the “CIC Protection Period”), 12 months of base salary continuation,
12 months of subsidized benefits continuation and a pro-rated annual bonus or (ii) if such termination is during the CIC Protection Period,
(a) 1.5 times the sum of her base salary and target bonus, payable in installments over 18 months, (b) 18 months of subsidized benefits
continuation, (c) a pro-rated annual bonus, and (d) full acceleration of all outstanding equity awards (with any performance criteria
based on the greater of target or actual performance). Additionally, in the event of Ms. Frey’s death or disability, she would receive
a pro-rated annual bonus.
Under Dr. Alford’s A&R
Offer Letter, she will receive an annual base salary of $470,000 and a target annual bonus of 40% of base salary. In the event of Dr.
Alford’s termination without “cause” or resignation for “good reason,” she would be eligible for the following
severance benefits under the A&R Offer Letter, subject to a release of claims: (i) if such termination outside of the CIC Protection
Period, nine months of base salary continuation and nine months of subsidized benefits continuation and a pro-rated annual bonus or (ii)
if such termination is during the CIC Protection Period, (a) the sum of her base salary and target bonus, payable in installments over
12 months, (b) 12 months of subsidized benefits continuation, and (c) full acceleration of all outstanding equity awards (with any performance
criteria based on the greater of target or actual performance).
The
foregoing description of the A&R Offer Letters does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the A&R Offer Letters, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.7 and 10.8.