EX-10.16



 Exhibit 10.16 
  





 
 FORM OF DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

        between 

                Affimed N.V. 

        and 

                [Director] 

        Dated                [—] 







 



 
 Contents 
  

					
	Clause	 	 	 	Page
			
	1	 	 INDEMNIFICATION OF INDEMNITEE.
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	2	 	 ADDITIONAL INDEMNITY
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	3	 	 CONTRIBUTION
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	4	 	 INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
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	5	 	 ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
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	6	 	 PROCEDURES AND PRESUMPTIONS
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	7	 	 NON-EXCLUSIVITY, SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS, INSURANCE, PRIMACY OF INDEMNIFICATION, AND SUBROGATION.
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	8	 	 EXCEPTION TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION
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	9	 	 DURATION OF AGREEMENT
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	10	 	 SECURITY
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	11	 	 ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES OF THE INDEMNITEE
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	12	 	 SEVERABILITY
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	13	 	 MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
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	14	 	 NOTICE BY INDEMNITEE
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	15	 	 NOTICES
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	16	 	 COUNTERPARTS
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	17	 	 GOVERNING LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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	Schedules	 	
		
	 Schedule 1    Definitions
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 THE UNDERSIGNED: 
  

	(1)	Affimed N.V., a public company with limited liability (naamloze vennootschap), incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and having its corporate seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and its
principle office in Heidelberg, Germany including, where the context permits, all of its Subsidiaries (the “Company”); and 

  

	(2)	[Director], (“Indemnitee”) 

 WHEREAS: 

 

	(A)	Highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification
against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation. 

  

	(B)	The management board of the Company (the “Management Board”) and the supervisory board of the Company (the “Supervisory Board”, the Management Board and Supervisory Board
together referred to as the “Board”) have determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons
serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current
market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being
increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. 


 

	(C)	The uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons. The Supervisory Board has determined that the increased difficulty in
attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and other stakeholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in
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	(D)	It is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that
they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified. 

  

	(E)	The Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to continue to serve as a member of the Board or in any
other capacity without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be
so indemnified. Therefore, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a member of the Board from and after the date hereof, 


IT IS AGREES AS FOLLOWS 
  

	1	INDEMNIFICATION OF INDEMNITEE. 

 The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof: 

 

	1.1.1	Proceedings other than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. 

 Indemnitee shall
be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1.1.1 if, by reason of his Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined in Schedule 1), the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any
Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1.1.1, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. 

  
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	1.1.2	Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. 

 Indemnitee shall be entitled to
the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1.1.2 if, by reason of his Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to
this Section 1.1.2, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in
such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the appropriate court in the Netherlands shall determine that such indemnification may be made. 

 

	1.1.3	Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. 


Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by or on his behalf in
connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee
against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 1 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter
in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 
  

	2	ADDITIONAL INDEMNITY 

 In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the
indemnification provided for in Section 1 of this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him or on his behalf if, by reason of his Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company). The only limitation that shall exist upon the
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the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 11 hereof) to
be unlawful. 
  

	3	CONTRIBUTION 

  

	3.1	Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with
Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to
such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with
Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee. 


 

	3.2	 Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall
elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or
proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company
and all managing directors, supervisory directors, officers or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on
the other hand, from the transaction from which such action, suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by
reference to the relative fault of the Company and all managing directors, supervisory directors, officers or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or
proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which the Law may require to be
considered. The relative fault of the Company and all managing directors, supervisory directors, officers or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or
proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to 



  
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which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or
passive. 

  

	3.3	The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by managing directors, supervisory directors or employees of the Company, other than
Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. 

  

	3.4	To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying
Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event
under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or
transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its managing directors, supervisory directors, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).


  

	4	INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. 
  

	5	ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements
from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be
preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings
to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free. 

  
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	6	PROCEDURES AND PRESUMPTIONS 

 It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee
rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the laws of the Netherlands and public policy of the Netherlands. Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply to claims by Indemnitee
for indemnification under this Agreement: 
  

	 	(a)	To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such relevant documentation and information as is reasonably available to
Indemnitee. Any payment for indemnification requested by the Indemnitee hereunder shall be made no later than ten (10) calander days after receipt of the written request of the Indemnitee; provided, however, that the written request of the
Indemnitee shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to the fullest extent required by law to repay any indemnification payment 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. 

  

	 	(b)	In any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.
Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. 

  

	 	(c)	Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee
by the officers of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined) in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public
accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any managing director, supervisory director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise
shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at
all times acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and
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	 	(d)	The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any
action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or
other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by
clear and convincing evidence 

  

	 	(e)	The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, 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 reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. 

  

	7	NON-EXCLUSIVITY, SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS, INSURANCE, PRIMACY OF INDEMNIFICATION, AND SUBROGATION. 

  

	7.1	 The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any
time be entitled under applicable law, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors or otherwise, of the Company. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right
of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the laws of the Netherlands, whether by statute or
judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right
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or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment
of any other right or remedy. 

  

	7.2	To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for managing directors, supervisory directors, officers, employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of
any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms
to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any managing director, supervisory director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms 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. 


 

	7.3	In the event of any payment 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 papers required and take all action
necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

  

	7.4	The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement or otherwise. 

  

	7.5	The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a managing director, supervisory director, officer, employee or agent of any
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. 


  
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	8	EXCEPTION TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION 

 Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement,
the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee: 
  

	 	(a)	for which it has been established by a competent court in a final and conclusive decision that such claim results from willful (opzettelijk), intentionally reckless (bewust roekeloos) or seriously culpable (ernstig
verwijtbaar) conduct by the Indemnitee; 

  

	 	(b)	for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or
other indemnity provision; or 

  

	 	(c)	for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
similar provisions of federal, state, provincial or local statutory law or common law; or 

  

	 	(d)	in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its managing directors,
supervisory directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion,
pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law. 

  

	9	DURATION OF AGREEMENT 

  

	9.1	This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of: 

  

	 	(i)	ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a Board member; 

  

	 	(ii)	one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced
by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement relating thereto; or 

  

	 	(iii)	three (3) years after the date on which the Company is declared bankrupt. 

  

	9.2	 This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his heirs,
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all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree 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. 

  

	10	SECURITY 

 To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company
may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not
be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee. 
  

	11	ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES OF THE INDEMNITEE 

  

	11.1	The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a Board member, and the Company
acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a Board member. 

  

	11.2	In the event that advancement of Expenses or payment of any claim for indemnification is not made pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request from
Indemnitee therefor, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the Netherlands, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. The Company shall not oppose
Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication. 

  

	11.3	The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any Proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 11 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in
any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by the Company
of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the
Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of
Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be. 


  
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	11.4	This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

  

	12	SEVERABILITY 

 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In the
event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict. 

 

	13	MODIFICATION AND WAIVER 

 No supplement, modification, waiver, termination or amendment
of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of 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. 
  

	14	NOTICE BY INDEMNITEE 

 Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon
being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify
the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company. 

 

	15	NOTICES 

  

	15.1	All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: 


 

	 	(i)	upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; 

  

	 	(ii)	when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day; 


  
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	 	(iii)	five (5) calendar days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or 

  

	 	(iv)	one (1) calendar day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. 


 

	15.2	All communications shall be sent: 

  

	 	(a)	If to Indemnitee, at the address set forth below Indemnitee’s signature hereto; 

  

	 	(b)	If to the Company, at: Affimed N.V., Im Neuenheimer Feld 582, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. 

 or
to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be. 
  

	16	COUNTERPARTS 

 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

	17	GOVERNING LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION 

 This Agreement and the legal relations among
the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Netherlands, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action
or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the appropriate court of the Netherlands (the “Netherlands Court”), and not in any state or federal court in the United States of America or any
court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Netherlands Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue
of any such action or proceeding in the Netherlands Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Netherlands Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 

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 AGREED AND SIGNED ON [DATE] BY: 

Affimed N.V. 
  

	
	  

	 Name:
 Title:


 [Director] 
  

	
	  

	 Name:
 Title:


 Address: 
  

	
	  

	  

	  

	  



  
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	Schedule 1	    Definitions 

 “Agreement” means this director
indemnification agreement between the Company and the Indemnitee. 
 “Board” means the Management Board and Supervisory Board combined.

 “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a managing director, supervisory director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at the express request of the Company. 

“Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that
Indemnitee is or was serving at the express request of the Company as a managing director, supervisory director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 

“Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ 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, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in, a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any
appeal resulting from any Proceeding and 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, including without limitation the premium, security for,
and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee. 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning stated in the preambule. 

“Management Board” means the management board of the Company. 

“Proceeding” includes any actual, threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which
Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a Board member, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as a Board member, or by reason of the
fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a managing director, supervisory director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other Enterprise; in


  
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each case whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including
one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under this Agreement. 

“Subsidiaries” means the subsidiaries of Affimed N.V. 

“Supervisory Board” means the supervisory board of the Company. 

  
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