Exhibit 10.1
CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
     This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of this ___day of
                    ,                     , by and between Cytokinetics,
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                     
(“Indemnitee”).
     WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the significant cost of
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and the general reductions in the
coverage of such insurance;
     WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial
increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting officers and directors
to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the coverage of liability
insurance has been severely limited; and
     WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly
qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve as officers and directors of
the Company and to indemnify its officers and directors so as to provide them
with the maximum protection permitted by law.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for Indemnitee’s services as an officer or
director of the Company, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
     1. Indemnification.
          (a) Third Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if
Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or any alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, formal or informal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by reason of
any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in Indemnitee’s
capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or by reason
of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is
approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
          (b) Proceedings By or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by or
in the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director,

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officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by
reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in
Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company
or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, amounts
paid in settlement in each case to the extent actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit
or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudicated by
court order or judgment (for which no further right of appeal exists) to be
liable to the Company in the performance of Indemnitee’s duty to the Company
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
or such other court shall deem proper.
          (c) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. To the extent that Indemnitee has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 1, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any
action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including
a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to
the Indemnitee, (ii) a final adjudication that the Indemnitee was liable to the
Company, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Indemnitee, (iv) a
final adjudication that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Company, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, a final
adjudication that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful, the Indemnitee shall be considered for the purpose hereof
to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.
          (d) The termination of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
Subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 1, or of any claim, issue or matter
therein, by settlement (with or without court approval), or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to
indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal
action, suit or proceeding, create a presumption that Indemnitee had reasonable
cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
     2. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.
Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding referenced in Section 1(a)
or (b) hereof (but not amounts actually paid in settlement of any such action,
suit or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts advanced
only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized
hereby. As used herein, “Expenses” shall mean: (i) all reasonable attorney’s
fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees,
travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone
charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses
of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a
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otherwise participating in, an action, suit or proceeding, including on any
appeal, any premium, security for, and other costs relating to any costs bond,
supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent; (ii) any expense,
liability or loss arising out of or in connection with any action, suite or
proceeding subject to Section 1(a) or 1(b), including without limitation,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid
in settlement; (iii) any interest, assessments or other charges imposed thereon,
any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or
deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement; and (iv) any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the
actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement. The advances to
be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee within thirty
(30) days following delivery of a written request therefore by Indemnitee to the
Company. The right to be indemnified or to receive advancement of Expenses under
this Agreement (i) is a contract right based upon good and valuable
consideration, pursuant to which Indemnitee may sue, (ii) is and is intended to
be retroactive and shall be available as to events occurring prior to the date
of this Agreement and (iii) shall continue after any rescission or restrictive
modification of this Agreement as to events occurring prior thereto. The
Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the
Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that
the Indemnitee undertakes to the fullest extent permitted by law to repay the
advance (without interest) if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal,
that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. No other form
of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement.
          (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition
precedent to his or her right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the
Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made against
Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the President of the
Company at the address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such
other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). Notice
shall be deemed received three business days after the date postmarked if sent
by domestic certified or registered mail, properly addressed, five business days
if sent by airmail to a country outside of North America; otherwise notice shall
be deemed received when such notice shall actually be received by the Company.
In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation
as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power.
          (c) Procedure. Any indemnification and advances provided for in
Section 1 and this Section 2 shall be made promptly, and in any event no later
than thirty (30) days after receipt of the written request of Indemnitee. If a
claim under this Agreement, under any statute, or under any provision of the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws providing for indemnification,
is not paid in full by the Company within thirty (30) days after a written
request for payment thereof has first been received by the Company, Indemnitee
may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring an action against the Company to
recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, subject to Section 12 of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid for the expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) of bringing such action. It shall be a defense to
any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses
incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in advance of its
final disposition) that Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which
make it permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee
for the amount claimed but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the
Company and Indemnitee shall be entitled to receive interim payments of expenses
pursuant to Subsection 2(a) unless and until such defense may be finally
adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no further right of appeal
exists. If the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the
question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification shall be for the court to
decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of
Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent
legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination that
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because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by
applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including it Board
of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent
legal counsel, or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.
          (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of
a claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has director and officer
liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the
commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such policies.
          (e) Selection of Counsel. If Company is obligated under Section 2(a)
hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if
appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with
counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written
notice of its election to do so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not be permitted to settle any action or claim on behalf of Indemnitee in
any manner which would impose any unindemnified liability or penalty on the
Indemnitee or require any acknowledgement of wrongdoing on the part of the
Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Company agrees that it will not, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnitee, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of
any judgment in any pending or threatened claim relating to the matters
contemplated hereby (if the Indemnitee is a party thereto or has been threatened
to be made or would reasonably be expected to be made a party thereto) unless
such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the
Indemnitee from all liability arising or that may arise out of such claim. The
Indemnitee shall not be liable for any settlement of any claim effected against
the Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. After delivery of such
notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel
by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to the same proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the
right to employ his or her counsel in any such proceeding at Indemnitee’s
expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been
previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and
Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not, in
fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the
fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the
Company. The Company shall not be entitled, without the consent of the
Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the
Company or as to which counsel for the Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the
conclusion provided for in clause (ii)(B) above.
     3. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.
          (a) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any
change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or
rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of
its board of directors or an officer, such changes shall be, ipso facto, within
the purview of Indemnitee’s rights and Company’s obligations, under this
Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule
which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its
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otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement
shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations
hereunder.
          (b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement
shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled
under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any
vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The
indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee
for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even
though he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any
action, suit or other covered proceeding.
          (c) Contribution. The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and
hold harmless Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought
by officers, directors or employees of the Company (other than Indemnitee) who
may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.
          (d) Information Sharing. If the Indemnitee is the subject of or is
implicated in any way during an investigation, whether formal or informal, the
Company shall share with Indemnitee any information it has turned over to any
third parties concerning the investigation.
     4. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision
of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the
expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by him
in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil or criminal
action, suit or proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the
Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such
expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled.
     5. Mutual Acknowledgement. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that
in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the
Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or
otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has
undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in
certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public
policy to indemnify Indemnitee.
     6. Officer and Director Liability Insurance. The Company shall, from time
to time, make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for
the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance with
reputable insurance companies providing the officers and directors of the
Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company’s
performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other
considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance
coverage against the protection afforded by such coverage. In all policies of
director and officer liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be named as an
insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits
as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if
Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a
director of the Company but is an officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the
Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably
available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the
amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by such insurance is
limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or if Indemnitee
is covered by similar insurance maintained by a subsidiary or parent of the
Company. If the Company determines that it will eliminate or reduce the level of
insurance coverage described herein applicable at any time to Indemnitee,

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the Company shall provide Indemnitee with thirty (30) days prior written notice
prior to effectuating such elimination or reduction.
     7. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall
be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation
of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order, to perform
its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as provided in
this Section 7. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on
any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
     8. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:
          (a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses
to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought
voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to
proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under
this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the
Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit; or
          (b) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by
Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the
Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or
          (c) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or
liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments,
fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) which
have been actually paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a
policy of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance maintained by the
Company.
          (d) Claims under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses
and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or any similar successor statute, however, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary stated or implied in this Section 8(d), indemnification pursuant
to this Agreement relating to any action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee
for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of
securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws shall not
be prohibited if Indemnitee establishes in any action, suit or proceeding that
no recovery of such profits from Indemnitee is permitted under Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws.
     9. Construction of Certain Phrases.
          (a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the “Company” shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that
if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such
constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,

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partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in
the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the
resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
          (b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises”
shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any
excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan;
and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes
duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent
with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries;
and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an
employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not
opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.
     10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
     11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect
successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all, substantially
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of the Company. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, legal
representatives, executives and administrators. The Company shall require and
cause any successor (whether direct or indirect, and whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial
part of the business or assets of the Company, to assume and agree in writing to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
     12. Attorneys’ Fees. If any action is instituted by Indemnitee under this
Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof, Indemnitee shall be
entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action, unless as a
part of such action, the court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of
the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were not
made in good faith or were frivolous. If an action is instituted by or in the
name of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any of the
terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs
and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee in defense of
such action (including with respect to Indemnitee’s counterclaims and
cross-claims made in such action), unless as a part of such action the court
determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made
in bad faith or were frivolous.
     13. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective as of the
date set forth on the first page and shall apply to acts or omissions of
Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was an officer,
director, employee or other agent of the Company, or was serving at the request
of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as the time such act or
omission occurred. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained
herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director, officer,
employee or other agent of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of
the Company as a director, officer, employee or other agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee may be subject
to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee was serving in such
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     14. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, on the date of such
receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses for
notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or
as subsequently modified by written notice.
     15. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Delaware.
     16. Waiver of Jury. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to waive its
respective rights to a jury trial of any claim or cause of action based upon or
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The scope
of this Waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that
may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this
Agreement, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and
all other common law and statutory claims. Each party hereto further represents
and warrants that it has reviewed this Waiver with its legal counsel and that it
knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation
with legal counsel.
     17. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to
contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely
within Delaware without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof.
     18. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of
action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee,
Indemnitee’s estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of
such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be
extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal
action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter
period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such
shorter period shall govern.
     19. Subrogation. If a payment is made under this Agreement, the Company
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do
all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
     20. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
The failure of either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not
be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
     21. Remedies. The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for
breach of this Agreement may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult to
prove, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement
by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any
necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking
injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded
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which he or she may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that
Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief,
including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent
injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in
connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver,
Indemnitee may be obligated to post a bond or make an undertaking, and the
Company hereby waives any such requirement of a bond or undertaking.
     22. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes and merges all previous
written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements,
relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto. This Agreement
can only be modified by a writing specifically stating the intent to amend this
Agreement and signed by the Indemnitee and an authorized representative of the
Company.
     23. Advice of Counsel. Each party acknowledges that, in executing this
Agreement, such party has had the opportunity to seek the advice of independent
legal counsel, and has read and understood all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement. This Agreement will not be construed against any party by reason
of the drafting or preparation hereof.
     24. Headings. The headings for each Article and Section in this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
limit or expand on the meaning of the language contained in the particular
article or section.
     25. Waiver. Any delay in enforcing a party’s rights under this Agreement or
any waiver as to a particular default or other matter will not constitute a
waiver of such party’s rights to the future enforcement of its rights under this
Agreement, excepting only as to an express written and signed waiver as to a
particular matter for a particular period of time.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

             
 
                CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED        
 
                          Signature of Authorized Signatory      
 
                          Print Name and Title    
 
           
 
  Address:        
 
           
 
     
 
   
 
           
 
     
 
   
 
           
 
     
 
   

         
 
        AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:    
 
        INDEMNITEE:      
 
              Signature      
 
              Print Name and Title    
 
       
Address:
       
 
       
 
 
 
   
 
       
 
 
 
   
 
       
 
 
 
   

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