EX-10.4



 Exhibit 10.4 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of                      by and between Weibo Corporation, an exempted company
incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and                      ([Passport/ID] Number
                    ), an individual (“Executive”). 

1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall have a term of three years (the
“Original Term”). This Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, on 30 days’ written notice to the other party. This Agreement may be extended for an additional one year after the end of the Original
Term if the parties mutually agree in writing to such extension. 
 2. Duties.  

(a) Position. Executive shall be employed as
                    , and as such will report to
                    . 
 (b)
Obligations to the Company. Executive agrees to the best of his ability and experience that he will at all times loyally and conscientiously perform all of the duties and obligations required of and from Executive pursuant to the
express and implicit terms hereof, and to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. During the term of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, Executive further agrees that he will devote all of his business time and attention
to the business of the Company, the Company will be entitled to all of the benefits and profits arising from or incident to all such work services and advice, Executive will not render commercial or professional services of any nature to any person
or organization, whether or not for compensation, without the prior written consent of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), and Executive will not directly or indirectly engage or participate in any business that is
competitive in any manner with the business of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement will prevent Executive from accepting speaking or presentation engagements in exchange for honoraria or from serving on boards of charitable organizations, or from
owning no more than 1% of the outstanding equity securities of a corporation whose stock is listed on a national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market. Executive will comply with and be bound by the Company’s operating policies,
procedures and practices from time to time in effect during the term of Executive’s employment. 
 3. At-Will Employment.
The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law, and that Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated by either party at any time for
any or no reason. If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, award or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. The rights and duties created by this
Section 3 may not be modified in any way except by a written agreement approved by the Board. 







 4. Compensation. For the duties and services to be performed by Executive
hereunder, the Company shall pay Executive, and Executive agrees to accept, the salary, share options, bonuses and other benefits described in Schedule A hereto. 

5. Termination of Employment and Severance Benefits.  

(a) Termination of Employment. This Agreement may be terminated during its Original Term (or any extension thereof) upon the
occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) The Company’s determination in good faith that it is terminating Executive for Cause
(as defined in Section 6 below) (“Termination for Cause”); 
 (ii) The Company’s determination that it is
terminating Executive without Cause, which determination may be made by the Company at any time at the Company’s sole discretion, for any or no reason (“Termination Without Cause”); 

(iii) The effective date of a written notice sent to the Company from Executive stating that Executive is electing to terminate his employment
with the Company (“Voluntary Termination”); 
 (iv) A change in Executive’s status such that a Constructive
Termination (as defined in Schedule B hereto) has occurred; or 
 (v) Following Executive’s termination of employment on account
of death or Disability. 
 (b) Severance Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to receive severance benefits upon termination
of employment only as set forth in Schedule B hereto. 
 6. Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” for Executive’s termination will exist at any time after the happening of one or more of the following events: 

(a) Executive’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in performance of his duties hereunder, including Executive’s refusal to
comply in any material respect with the legal directives of the Board so long as such directives are not inconsistent with Executive’s position and duties, and such refusal to comply is not remedied within 10 working days after written notice
from the Board, which written notice shall state that failure to remedy such conduct may result in Termination for Cause; 
 (b) Dishonest
or fraudulent conduct, a deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Company, or conduct that materially discredits the Company or is materially detrimental to the reputation of the Company, including conviction of a felony; or 

(c) Executive’s incurable material breach of any element of the Company’s Confidential Information and Invention Assignment
Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), including without limitation, Executive’s theft or other misappropriation of the Company’s proprietary information. 







 7. Definition of Disability. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” shall mean that Executive has been unable to perform his duties hereunder as the result of his incapacity due to physical or mental illness, and such inability, which continues for at least 120 consecutive calendar days
or 150 calendar days during any consecutive twelve-month period, if shorter, after its commencement, is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company and its insurers and acceptable to Executive or to Executive’s
legal representative (with such agreement on acceptability not to be unreasonably withheld). 
 8. Confidentiality Agreement.
Executive shall sign, or has signed, a Confidential Agreement. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that he has complied with all obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement and agrees to continue to abide by the terms of
the Confidentiality Agreement and further agrees that the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. 

9. Noncompetition Covenant. Executive hereby agrees that he shall not, during the term of his employment pursuant to this
Agreement and the Severance Period, if any, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Board: 
 (a)
Compete. Carry on any business or activity (whether directly or indirectly, as a partner, stockholder, principal, agent, director, affiliate, employee or consultant) which is competitive with the business conducted by the Company (as
conducted now or during the term of Executive’s employment), nor engage in any other activities that conflict with Executive’s obligations to the Company. 

(b) Solicit Business. Solicit or influence or attempt to influence any client, customer or other person either directly or
indirectly, to direct his or its purchase of the Company’s products and/or services to any person, firm, corporation, institution or other entity in competition with the business of the Company. 

(c) Solicit Personnel. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of 12 months thereafter, solicit or influence or
attempt to influence any person employed by the Company to terminate or otherwise cease his employment with the Company or become an employee of any competitor of the Company. This Section 9(c) is to be read in conjunction with Section 6
of the Confidential Agreement executed by Executive. 
 10. Conflicts. Executive represents that his performance of all the
terms of this Agreement will not breach any other agreement to which Executive is a party. Executive has not, and will not during the term of this Agreement, enter into any oral or written agreement in conflict with any of the provisions of this
Agreement. Executive further represents that he is entering into or has entered into an employment relationship with the Company of his own free will and that he has not been solicited as an employee in any way by the Company. 







 11. Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and
whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the obligations under this Agreement and agrees expressly to perform the obligations
under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. The terms of this Agreement and all of Executive’s rights hereunder shall inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. 

12. Miscellaneous Provisions.  

(a) No Duty to Mitigate. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement
(whether by seeking new employment or in any other manner), nor, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall any such payment be reduced by any earnings that Executive may receive from any other source. 

(b) Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the parties.

 (c) Sole Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole agreement of the parties and supersedes all oral negotiations and
prior writings with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 (d) Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient upon receipt, when delivered personally or by a nationally-recognized delivery service (such as Federal Express or UPS), or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered
mail with postage prepaid, if such notice is addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice. 

(e) Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws. 
 (f) Severability. If one or
more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such
provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms. 







 (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
 (i) Advice of Counsel.
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT 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 SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY BY REASON OF THE DRAFTING OR PREPARATION HEREOF. 
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 The parties have executed this Agreement the date first written above. 

 

			
	WEIBO CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:
	Title:
	Address: 7/F, Shuohuang Development Plaza, No. 6 Caihefang Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100080, People’s Republic of China
	
	EXECUTIVE
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:
	Address: